The New York herald., 1874-08-31

ee,,nu or nar,shioners win be held In the chapel
adjoining the church, on TUESDAY evening nextr
for the purpose oil contributing to"ards tue oo)ecs
In view.
was preached from the text lound IN tne
gospel Tor the day Matthew. vi, 2o-2a-"seek frst
the kingdom OF God and his justice, and all these
things shal. be added unto You" COO @ Is ,ne t1e
nothing. and without Him you could not exist one
moment Your Creator 1t Is whose SUSTAINING
cessities IN lie. We can return to Him nothing
but what He has given unto US In compensation
whole world and lose his own soul what doth it
avail him 7 Therefore Is the soul OF man OF more
value to him than all this world put together. An
the treasure in the world could not have recon
ciied one soul 70 God. IL required an infinite
sacrifice to eiect the redemption OF fallen man
saviour Jesus Christ, on Calvary. What can equal
the innnite power OF that sacrifice which gave life
body and 1t is mere inanmate clay: therefore the
soul ls the life OF man and his most precious pos
WHAT Is THE woRLD9
Mammon: mo man can serve two mas
tess' te Coo and mammon St John tells US .'Al
the world Is concuplscence OF the flesh, con-
cuplscence OF tne eye and the pride or life.
There the Kingdom Of God dwes not" No
given TO mankind. When man grew rebellous
in the progress Of the world do we not read that
He opened the noodgates OF heaven and destroyed
the unrepentant deluging the world. Then, when
man again began TO people the earth and forgot
his duty TO ms creator IN Sodom and GOmorrah,
God showered down ire and birthstone, sweeping
the wicked Inhabitants from the fire on earth into,
the eternal torments OF he'll. Where these two,
cities stood there remains at this day naught but
two stagnant pools of water. Are we 10 believe
that
NOWADAYS THE SINS OF MAN
are less offensive to God than they were in.
the days when these awful vlstationsfell upon
the unrepentant people2 No, far from 1t.
II He passes by those who give way to plas-
phemy and to the qualification OF their unbrldled
passions, without striking them down In the.
wrath OF His just and Onended majesty, 1t is
only for their eternal punishment IN the life
toward which all are Fastening. The heart of
every man has ruling passion and the con-
fct between good and bad Is going on from the;
time when he reaches the use OF reason. The man
who gives way to unbridled passion is salts
fed, for sin feeds upon itself and satiaton leads to
but endless desire which can never lead to peace.
The heart has been hkened TO KING
at peace-one who Is In the enjoy
ment OF everv consolation, having no enemies.
But finally rebellion arises in his dominion, and
he offers ransom Tor the arrest OF the rngleaders
who have destroyed his peace. They are caught
and punished, aud the other subjects who were
seduced from their allegiance to the king by those
who were executed, become thenceiorth (being
pardOned) the most Obedient subjects. So 1t Is
with man. II he will out search his heart, and,
finding the ruling passion In the KINGDOM there,
exterminate IT, then by the grace OF God the lesser
vices Will be easy OF control, and thus alone can
we become the true and faithful servants OF our
divine Lord and Master, our Creator and Re-
deemer. ExhOrting MIS- hearers to approach the
throne OF grace through the tribunal OF confession
the reverend pastor closed his sermon.