The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-14
CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY.

oBsERyAEcE or cHILDREN's DAY-DIscoURsE BIZ
REV. DIR. u. II. CHAPLIN
The second Sunday in June is set apart in the
Church OF the Divine Paternity as "Cnildren's
Day" In other words, 1t is the DAY on which, in
the morning service. the Sabbath school children
are MADE tine subjects OF special attention. The
host OF little ones filled the church. Ii was most
pleasing spectacle, and It's beauty was enhanced
by profuson OF beautiful nowers-"a charming
interminglng OF the Mowers OF the earth and the
flowers OF the hearth,n to quote the pas
tor, Rev. DR.. Chaplin. An unusual feature in
the preliminary exercises was the singing and
the hymns OF the children, and their infantile
voices ringing out In a clear and harmonious ac-
cord was one OF the MOST delightful features Of
the morning worship. The text selected by DR..
ChapIn was, "Sulfer little children to come unto
me, for OF such Is the kingdom OF heaven" The
iathernood OF God, he began, was fully and for
chilly exemplided by Christ's love OF little chill
dren, Us shown while lie was on earth. Christ
could give His disciples no better idea OF the
holiness and purity OF heaven than by telling
them that OF such Is the kingdom OF heaven. he
then proceeded to unfold the meaning OF the
text. There Is mystery no one can solve Ma
ture is not divided from God Much less
great world oil humanity there rs steadiast
power working beyond mans power. SYMBOLS OF
a
material universe. Men feel that there Is some
tang IN them beyond the outward world. had
rather be q
FANATIC OF THB SOUL
than the fanatic OF the sense IL is higher and
better. Tine true life embraces both; the true
man recognizes that there Is Kingdom OF God;
recognizes the spiritual nature OF his inward be-
ing. We recognize everywhere and in all denomi-
nations aspirations toward the divine History
establishes the processes oil the uivlae Will. And
history ls 1un Of mystery; now wrong, now right.
A divine purpose alone explains II. Man mas
some thing 10 do In the carrying out OF
this purpose. day with God IS as
q thousand years and a thousand years as one
day. Ills work Is slow and gradual, but sure. In
the text the kingdom OF GOD means the Gospel
d Gospel sure to grow, sure 10 prosper. what en-
couragement TO good workers, what consolation
10 those who preach Gods Word. The good seed
ling on good ground is to grow. Man
works anu COD WORKS. his purpose lves ana
grows IN the heart 0, man. his great character
lslc is working WITHIN. it is not IN manners, In
gradual WORK; II IS not sudden. Conviction may
be sudden. There nrst comes the blaze aud then
the luf ear. Not laws not institutions are going
70 do the work. III must come from tine heart.
/ In children are the utmost possibilities OF
tine times. christ says this. Here Is the tender
SOFA SOIL different rom the nard, lndurated SOL
OF the grown man. In the child Is that disposition
Christianity Tequires-reverence submission and
trusting iaIth. The worst man Is yet a child, for
deep within him there still remains some OF the
feelings Of the child. In these children centre all
the hopes OF tue future. Beautiful are the MOWERS
OF the earth, and deucate and tender, but IN re
beautiful and delicate and tender aud requiring
the most careful culture are THESE flowers VI tue
hearth.