New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-20

The wheels OF providence never roll backward. The
purposes OF God interrupted or defeated. 1
charge those who IN their youth 10 look forward
with faith and hope to the good aud great things which
God VIII do in their time, congratulating them
on the everincreasing value attached to human life
the ways of God unfold more aud more entreat them
TO have the Word OF God dwell in them richly, enlarg
ing and Illuminating their souls by the promises which
pertain to his imperial Kingdom.
1t psychological fact, arrestng my daily attention,
for mentioning which may be pardoned that so much
present to my mind OF what remains to be done
IL seems TO If were just beginning and
not ending my professional life II could but give TO
those just entering on Christian labor glimpse OF
those visions which swim before my eyes Of
the future condition OF the church - and the
world, in the last and largest illusions OF
the spirit and the universal reign OF TRUTH
righteousness and love, that testimony might aid the
decision OF to devote themselves heartily TO that
kingdom which gives TO our personal life all its value
aud dignity What can rescue our personal lives from
oblivion but living attachment to Christ apd HIS king
dom What Is any man more tnan a leaf, or ripple IN
mighty torrent II he iveth unto himselfi 1t startes
US when we compute now last the world empues its
population into eternity Within the space passing
under review, more than thousand to nve hundred
millions OF men have gone out OF the world The Names
| officially informed. OF l,053,532 persons are
egsered who died In this city within the last 81
We can hardly grasp because they have died by
one. here and therei but the succession has never
stand his individual insignifcance, let him think
OF himself unit in this vast throng He drops into
the food and disappears Generations pass away, put
the kingdom OF the Redeemer a6ldeth. His shall
endure forever and the humble man who abides in
Christ shall shine above the brightness OF the armament
and as the stars from heaven.
Looking back upon this pastorate which this day
closes thank God for the privilege aud honor OF having
held IT,
Ny thanks due also to this people for their uni
form kindness from the beginning to the end. Special
thanks due to those who IN the best sense have
been fellow helpers Of the truth The most efficient
members OF church not always those who hold the
most conspicuous names and offices. Humble persons
there In every communion who have suspected
the place they hold In pastors esteem because of their
quick sympathy with truth, their readiness for PRAYER
and every good work, whose upturned faces in the
house OF God expressive OF delight IN what they heard
have been before him during tho week stimulus IN
preparation OF their spiritual food aud whose honest
been his greatest earthly encouragement.
regard the work Of Christian pastor the noblest
OF all calugs III has " do with the springs " human
thought the foundations OF human character and tue
laws of human destiny Ii without cares aud
spOnsDlltles but, were they mutipeda thousand fold
would not hesitate the plan Of life 20 be formed 10
give myself ~ It with all my heart and IL any young
man Is here now who Is looking forward 10 this as the
work OF his fe let him that his choice will
never De an occasion OF regret. Christian pulpit Is
greater than nations throne pd say that the review
OF sucn an Official life would bring no regreti Must not
this pleasure he qualified No regret ~ the exceency
OF the olcC but 10 the manner OF meeting ITS Obigi
TONS regrets many Never had any pastor greater 90
casion for thankulness In view OF his opportunities
OF the uniform Kndness and indulgence with which he
has been treated than myself Tue words which have