The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-24
MASONIC TEMPLE.


D B. FRoTHEGHAM.
In the hall OF the new Masonic Temple corner
OF sixth avenue and Tgenty-thlrd street Mr. O..
Isl rockingham preached Yesterday morning.
HIS subject was tue "Falthiulness OF Cod.n The
object 81 the sermon was TO prove that 70 Himself
Coo could not DE unfaIthul HIS IDEAS OF right
ana justice we're different IN many respects from
those OF men, and those u men were, 10 their
turn, different rom each other. One man would
say. III nad the remodelIing u the world would
ordain 80 and sou another says u he had
mad the reconstruction OF affairs he
would have condition VI affairs obtain Just the
opposite from those longed Tor ny No. l. Let me
illustrate suppose one or those men who nave
az neart tine amenoraton Of The working classes
expresses desire 10 remodel ne world. At once
we know that ne would predicate all other ar
rangements or society on that or the CELEBRATION
al tie lmpassable Chasm between labor ana capt
tai. And wnen this was done there would pc no
use OF any further arrangements as society would
be equally distributed ana what one mau nad all
Others would nave. competition would cease ana
the sweetness OF rewarded human enorts would
woMASs RIGHTS.
Another person has sIong idea that the
Arrangement or social AFFAIRS IS wrong, OWING
TO the position winch woman is forced 10 occupy.
lie would, II trusted vita the Tlghtng 81 tue
word, maze this hrsJ object 81 MS care the sub
iegt Or reform. lie would make woman equal,
Ia All pontIca respects, 10 man, and n as radl-
cal as some OF MS school II Is possible mat ne
would ordaIn that she should be superior 70 man.
Inus every man has his own idea OF what ~
ripnL ana what Is wrong. Among themselves
men al not agree on subjects III ethcs. Ho~
then, can they nope 10 agree 10 all points with
tue lan ) aid down ny PROVIDENCE, whleh 70 mem,
in many INSTANCES, appear harsn ana cruel When
IN reality they are the onsnOot VI The Great IN
PROVIDENCE POLITICALLY EXPLAINED.
A poem, when a short time since was very
mucn read, "lhe Hermit developed TINS differ
ence in very Gear nght monk, walkin2 along
the road, ponderlng on the Ways OF Proylaehee,
was Accosted ~ youth VINO begged leave 70 &C
X company him. The request was granted ana Dotn
travelled together until the end oi the 1rst day,
wEeu they came 10 TIE mousse OF very wealthy
I ana very nosptao!e gentleman Who took them ia
aud gave them MS best wine ana sOitest oed
+ Among otner things tHe most mad goblet whcn
he priced more tnan anything else Ia rs posses
SION. Wnen hey were leaving the house the
young man stole the goblet Ihe monk wondered
but said Dotang, ana they toned on untll the emu
u the second aay, when, oyet tahe1 " storm,
mousse Aiter long delay they were
adLutted snd, after passing hungry night they
isliment the youth gave the mis- ! me goolet. At
the end III the next day they came 70 the mouse u
a nospltaOle man, who had young H0u, the apple
ii nl. eve When they were abolI u leave, tile
young man sTaugled the boy, ana run from tue
house, followed ~ the monk. when they had
gone little = ay, they let ore u lhe sIsGnts u
the man whose chlld the young man nad kuled,
young man threw the KIND waiter INTO stream
ana drowned him. The monk began to
uenounce the young man Tor MS nendisn
aud lneXCusable cOnducL Nhen suddenly
hOly light nlumned the place and the
yo2ng man stCoa reyealed.-an angel All his
acts u TIE eye 81 a man we're cruel-ln Tact, bru-
til: bGt listen TO him explain. The nrst man was
proud Of MS wealth ana the elegant manner In
wA4ch ne could receive guests. Ia iuture he
would nave TO receive them Without MS hand
some goblet, ana ne would be less proud, Inc
unser was rewarded i0r doing kindness mat he
mlyht again practse knuLess. Tue man whose
son was killed nad in MS alteration u the boy Tor
gotten God. Now MS PRIDE vas broken and his
love was gone IL would return 3 Cod Tue SER
want Was ToTneu because mat nlgnt nc INTENDED
10 rob nls already much gr4eyed Master. thus II
WIu De seen tRat man cannot latlom The inten-
tl0n Oi tue Almighty.
cons MANIFESTATION MATTER or LAW.
Coo mAnlests Himself according 70 certain
gwen laws. Inc stars move now the same a. they
DID tnousanUs 81 years ago; the winds blow, tue
earn reyOYes hEHt travels, ana n T. needless 70
eApesL lnem ~ deFi2te nom tee rules sci upon
them By Providence.
suppose that III the case or the schiller accident
Gol aad suddenly M de the rock liquid DiAOW-
four hundred AYES would nave been saved, but
Cod would have peen uniQithlul - Himself.
The people Missouri are going ~ ask God 70
deliver tuem rom tue graSshopper plague. These
grassnoppers are tae natural result ~ certain
cOuulilOn, the eject Of q cause, and n God re-
moves 0F preveurs the results Whca should be
Obtained BIZ tue condition 81 things existing lie
would again De un44lthial 70 Himself