The New York herald., 1874-09-21

shrleks and groans OF the dying, In the biackened
as you mount the narrow stars daily to the tops
OF your factories. you read the one great
lesson to be ever prepared for that last moment.
Let this remind you to unite yourselves morning
and night 10 God IN prayer 10 approach the
sacraments frequently, tnat we may be ready Tor
our summons and prepare to stand before our
God; and may this be the grace and blessing that
God may work IN this parish and city from our
great calamity OF yesterday and sorrow OF 10.
day.
SERMON BY REV. MR.. BURNHAM.
Rev. Mr.. Barnham, pastor OF the Central Con-
gregational Church, who appeared before his
parishioners for the first time since his summer
vacation, preached special sermon on the
calamity. He said
But just returned to my pulpit this morning
after season OF rest, prolonged by your kindness,
speaking Tor the first time after a silence OF eight
Weeks yoq might expect from me anoher ne tmeWe
dence OF God In our city has turned both your
thoughts and my own into another channel than
tnat OF simple greeting as pastor ahd people.
God has thrust a powerful sermon upon US OF his
own. Turning aside therefore from my expected
words, will speak with you from some selections
found IN the book OF Job, xvii, is, le;-
sa y hps % as the % e T1
when our rest together is in the dust"
The keynote of the book Of Job is found in the
fact, not that God tortures men by calamity and
suffering INTO goodness but that He often orualns
pathway TO glory through suffering, and always
strives to impress upon US the lact that ialth Is
| TO say this morning there are two thoughts to
| hx oeeply In mind. Flrst-Man does not Exist for
the work OF his hands; it Is not simply Y build
| weiiare OF his soul. His victories are not best
and cnieest In tne earthly, but in the spiritual
| and heavenly. van never climbs 80 high or gets
so strong that God does not sooner or later lorce
the consciousness of weakness upon nim. We
| wllnin US. The saviours words are full OF mean
! pg:-"Blessed are they that hunger and thirst
after righteousness, lOr they SHAH be hled" 1t Is
I Gods desl.e tnat tie human heart shall be made
/ to eel TINS hunoer
asToaea a these ne pfssSz esS III f9SsAA y trs ass ys
viii be made ana defeated, purposes will be
| formed and suddenly broken OF, hopes will be
cherished and dashed down. There are hours in
! lie that make better or worse rapidly the
mutual question Is. How and why are our pur-
poses broken on ard hopes dashedf First, our
| purposes are broken en by God. Here Is q state
ment that makes Its appeal to every heart The
God we worship Is everywhere present, ever and
always putting 0rth a present wisdom and power.
God dashes our hopes, and yet, second, God is not
the visible cause. There are orces OF matter and
powers OF mlnd distinct from the agency OF God
and power OF God and yet not independent OF them.
These forces and tendencies Goa upholds and IN
in New York city, it is said. clerk lett light in
some careless position. The result was the great
are. commercial crisis a. a general gen panic; Busi,
and so 1t was. out what did God dor lie sustained
the forces and tendencies OF matter so that IL was
all under natural law. lew years age your own
city was swept oy the flames, and some three
years ago Chicago. = Hundreds in Chicago
the the names; they simply said, "our city is
| melting away,n and yet God was there sustaining
HIS own way. Yesterday some Of You lived an age
almost in the sad calamity Of fire that visited US.
You can today scarGeiv tear your thoughts from
| ter caused. Suddenly, Unexpectedly. many
were hurried into eternisy beyond the reach Of
human aid. sad as 1t may seem let US not forget
tnat God was IN that scene He had q purpose
init.
that when our purposes are broken OF God
Is not the direct cause. God permits Gre
as o our aseassa noe sn
counter false friendships. Our plans are the sport
Of ckne s gals vey apd e% sss
up Of eaftGy hopes sooner or later death steals ID
S s'sra nos s 9y Hs SSSE SEst 'AGsSa ss not
hopes. Let ct US not croxd Him out Of seht
N5 Grees COD 0ao oday ssn Mark one Of the e
things we are to remember here is that the suffer
We ask, why was 1t s' and in the burden OF
allctlon or the excitement or fear We cannot see
there. One OBJECT may be ior u.s. a more careial
study of Gods natural laws. Let the cho.era
o snrOag 1 fsmoSng in provans
clean streets &C.. let typhoid lever scourge VII
lage or lamy there may be some G work OF inspeG-
way disaster may be through carelessness. fire
and loss of lie may be prevented repetiion by 90.
may be told by Gods providence that we our
selves have some law to obey the interests OF 9TH
ers to consider Ia some way, and when calamity
beials any part OF our life, physical, mental or
social, We may be needing TO De reused to exam
inc our own conduct and habit. Our business here
is to unfold wnat God has given and to accept HIS
assistance. But Notwithstanding all thus, let US
not forget His agency. There Is a world OF mean
ing in those lines OF Bonar:-"Calm me, my God,
and keep me calm" There are hours in iiie when
we have done all we can do ana we must rest re-
suits with God. Often In such hours the feeling Ol
weakness insecurity and CONSCIOUSNESS OF want
creeps over you and the falling back on the Divine
nuSfl lnnkn rd
F'rst-There is the great Importance OF under
standing the world in which we live. We can
sharpen our mind in that direction, but that Is
not the only training We need
SecOnd-Let us not forget that the world again
is not vast machine with God Withdrawn IRON
Tnnd-And to return to our first thought lie,
us not allow present experiences to crowd God
periec ed that looks no furtner than earth. Coo
has lessons for us to-day in this scene We contem
plate. Let us gather them; God has desires ant
aspirations Tor our life Still; let us find them anC
be cOnquer0rs through His grace.
FUNERALS OF THE VICTIMS.
Funeral corteges have been frequent the streets
this afternoon, and Tor several days hence they
Will be numerous The three Murphy girls were
all buried to-day, and their remains were followed
to the cemetery by large procession Of mourn
ers. They were the only support OF a widowed
mother, and the shock upon the aged lady was Sc
severe that she, too will follow them to the grave
in a few days. Others OF the victims were also
buried this afternoon. and their remains were fol
lowed to their final home by crowds Of the afflicted
operatives The funeral expenses have generally
been borne by the corporations and they have
also given directions for the employment, at thel
expense, of the best surgical skill for the uniortu
nate wounded.
THE DEAD, WOUNDED AND MISSING.
The casualties of those identified thus far mum
Der eighteen killed, six missing and seven no.
Identified. The additional one recognized ana no.
before reported is Maggie Dillon, whose body wal
sent to New Bedford soon after the accident
Those whose remains have not been claimed vii
be buried tomorrow. Many OF the wounded are
lying in a critical condition and cannot possibly
recover In TACT 1t is thought some Will not sur
vive the night. Many
INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE
are narrated, some OF them being Of the mos