The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-17
DR.. McGlynn on the Birth
Of the Church.
TIE BROAD AND NARROW PATH.
Beecher on Patient En-
durance.
The Papal ENJOYS at tie Church Of
the Epiphany.

TIE CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.
THE SCHILLER pIsAsTER-sERMoN BY REV. ".
Il. ALGER
The congregation OF the Church OF the Messiah,
Tnuty-fo street and Park avenue, listened
yesterday morning with evident pleasure and in
terest 10 a touching sermon By their pastor, Rev.
W r Alger The text was Revelation, XXI, l.
"And there was no more sea- The sad catastro-
phe OF the steamship schiller was employed 70
illustrate a beautiful allegory founded upon the
storms and struggles Of life. lhe preacher
said that there are two vast oceans whose
unknown mysteries and faEhomless depths
must ever claim the admiration and wonder
OF manklnd-Ehe ocean Of waters ana the ocean OF
me- Ihe mighty storms OF an enraged sea that
snap asunder ike pipe stems tall masts Of the
greatest ships are not more dangerous or de-
struetIve oi lie than the hurricanes OF passion
Which enguf Its victim who IS heaved and
tossed aIhwart the rough sea OF troubled thought
without knowing what blessing or Calamity II may
brirg ortn. The elements u our terrestrial globe
ana those OF tue human heart do not act Of them
selves. IL IS Goa alone, who, TO fulfil the ends Of
ms own inscrutable ways, directs the tempest
that carries catastrophe calamity and destruction
upon its sable wings. sucn cataStTophes are the
eNpression OF Gods omnipotent Will: otherwise
lhey could not nave happened. Behind
THE CURTAIN OF STORM CLOUD,
n Is His nat wnlcn directs the whole II man oe
Immortal deata should nave no terrors LOT ILL.,
III immortality exists not tnen COO IA not God, aud
IL would be impiety 10 think that calamitles came
IRON HIS nand Tue WILL OF God must be good aud
III 4 omnipotent on the as on the land; IN the
affairs OF lie in the Workings OF our minus
Ire murlnurs OF hope and fear tnat are blended
togeI her in the wreck whicn strens the SAND
aud tue eternal waves that sweep over men 5
cherished things give clear music OIL heaven aho
been a bar and barrier, . trial and mystery
70 tne pride or men. When ms toiling hand
reached its Drlny saore IL SAID 10 MIN ;-"Ihus 1T
rnalt fbou go ana NO iurLher.n 1t saId:-''You
may suDuue the PLAIN mountain ana forest, pub
VII break and scatter your naa no,n,ss >
was paIaral that John, wandering on the rock
bound shore Of MS lonely PatmOs should nken tne
WORKINGS VI the w the toSsihEs VI our human
Passions, and exclalm III the words ol tue text.
that when life Is over there snah oe no more
sea- This figure implies the killing OF worldly
passions ana preJudlces, the gathering OF Gods
A HARnoR or REFUGE,
even haven 1l rest. As gaze upon that
meeting place OF mysteries and loyehness-tne
horizon lIne-and LninA upon tue lnnumeraoe
worlds 81 life winch creep under n, the mllI0ns
III usaeS ana insects. the marine plants aud now
err ming Win their thousands OF wonders q
lne deep, so toO looking into cur own lives, may
NJ peneId ia them thousands Of uneGplored men
IL mysteries ana hidden secrets whose very e4-
1stence have not before oeeh aIsallsa ~. Lis =
an abyss fuh VI mafvels-a proOiem solved bus
~ the grave. We dlp into It's margin mere an
inere, now and tnen, wondering ~ ~ pfolound
aeptns: but Dolder minds seek Itslower sOunulBgs
~ II IN a diving bell, Dringing up 10 the surface
IRON Ime TO time lew solemn suggestions OF the
mlgntY unknown world wilmer We are all JOUR-
ueylu0. Toe moon divided tides eDO anu now; the
waters twInke " the breeze Or surge and sven 70
me dlrae 81 the tempest. swallowing up frdu
,.r.s liz The race of rs nucfuatiag tide Our pas
stons too are Always on the move, always on the
Watcn 70 gel our better thoughts unxuarded anu
~ swallow taem up IA q sea OF mental troubles
AL 10 tnls world i resuessness and unpeacefu-
ncss; but remember that soon yOa shaA
s s@tS Ian there snall be no more
go. Death shaA swallow Il up IN immortality.
Tue time must soon come wnen men VII not ser
mUaIze on Immortality; they sAail see ana snow
d. Oae cannot lOok upon tie ocean wltaOut
tulnAlnz Of death. IL ITS depGhs great ships have
EyERY BILLow r 4 TOMBSTONE
g. commemorate tue loss Oi those WHO lie beneath
~ alassy surface. Il i the suolmess 81 sepui-
craveyarGs Snow some distinction between the
GIeu aud poor Vic repoSe DeheaLh tae sIassy
a9tIfs ana the same sun snlues alike on
zoe wa4ets taat enclose tue bones ~
ssc4 oIner Ii tnslr watery resting place.
Tue earth aud ITS contents are not our own. We
Aie uwcliers ia them, but possess tneE nOt. ihey
hut ipreteli - vs. - endless Worla ~ Come, .he
Iuuess whereof sndl be man be1 ond we srAfe.
ii tAls Is not - way ~ We oenOid inc starry won
acrs % heaven, with ianAnrfAoie FeFo.FAAS
wutlasg Does God snow these myriaos of
words and say, These tnings arc nine oul yQ9
snaA not SCARE tnemgn Ihls cannot PC. II would
MAZE GOD rIEND.
Who can contemplate tne scene q dead motuer
stretched ~ tne SANDS VI toe sea with her Oany
III ner arms, nseparaby wrapt IN the embrace or
death, aud not eAciSllos surrey LheFe sa@i4 ~
another napier lac ~ store Or her and
COLUMBUS, judging TOn Strange piece q WOOD
ICked up ~ the se2siae, pledlt@ied the -
We, TOO, looking On tae strands ~ hle, must
AIS KNOW that Nv tne s--us and TOKENS seen nerc
IeioN around u there = aAotAeF anu better
world above, wnere tssfs shaii "
10 MORE @kA.
The apocalyptic alegory does not convey the
iaea u oceans anniaIa ,ed. Dut the o0ltcrauon u
EafNflffleA, t0E kfUNNtGn anu NuE0thN