The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19
GOD A POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.
The Analogy Of Nature--Suffenng the
Price Of Happiness.
CHRIST THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THEIIFE.
Mr.. Bsschcr on the Duty Of Self-Hslp and
Independent Thought.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

CONGREGATION
had the pleasure or listening once more, yesterday
morning. 70 their own pastor, after the Interrupt
lions OF the last few weeks He chose his text
srom l. samuel x 6-"ADd the spirit or the Lord
will come upon thee and thou shalt prophesy with
them and shalt be turned into another man,
Baul was evidently ntted, by his physique az least
TO be king over 1000 900 OF lsraellies, being iuIy
n mead and shoulders above ms fellows thoroughly
courageous In time OF emergency and ready 10 DO
whatsoever duty was assigned him, but 1t was
with great surprise, imagine, that he heard OF
MS appointment TO a kingly position. He was the
son OF a very humble fatner. who belonged 70
very humble tribe, and yet we md that tmmed-
ately upon mis- anointment he appears 10 have
enlarged In mind, broadened in neart and grasped
hts duties as giant would. IL often happens,
dear friends that a man grows TO Ill the place
that Is assigned him and that he surprises nlmsen
by what he accomplisnes when the right motive
power is applied. When strong force acts 1t is
impossible 10 place any limits 70 human possioil-
ity and think that may assert just here that
God in heaven, and speak 1t reverenty, IS sur
prised ana disappointed at the present achieve
ments OF the human race-that what we have &C
eomplished thus TAR seems TO be entirely unwor-
thy OF immortal souls and also entirely unworthy
or ourselves, as delicate pieces OF mechanism
breathed upon and inspired constantly by tEe
breath OF God. A
LITTLE LOWER THAN THE Angela
and yet gravltating with the density OF lead 10
the eartn with powers that Seacn up 10 the
things OF ete nifty, we are ensireiy satisneo Win
those pleasures which coma and 20 ike the
shadows or clouds Oh an inland laAe-inore IKE
children who fan apprenend the grandeur OF
their own mission than Ike athletes VINO are de-
termlned 10 naat he good night and lay the crown
ar victory AZ the feet or our Leader the last day.
How few OF US have any incentive TO work beyond
tne ordinary! We have ambition Tor money and
sor influence and fame. We spend our inylgorated
powers year BY year IN tue attainment
OF those things which no man can
keep. wnIe consciously we sacrlnce Ia
those things when alone are eternal Tnat which
we carry with Us we care lttle Tor; that whlch we
strip or as a worn out garment when we die. that
we are exceedingly careful about. We spend our
time aud strength Tor the things when 90 NOT
Iast and Ell glp eternal verltes the development
OF character growth Of soul. the power OF lalta-
things whcn inc ground cannot nold out when
rld IN ulaen time. IL Is a strange thing 10 me-
mat we leave eternal things Tor the temporal,
aud yet can any OF them sarlsIyf NO. suppose
the dlsappOlntmen Of a man WHO has for twenty
years been taken up with the idea tnat wealth
could nll aim Is more otter than any otner expe-
rtence. The man o. lame Is not satisfied when
his words rs 70 the uttermost part OF me word;
TaERR i A LONGING DISSATISFIED.
We nave teUdency, when i 10 De satisfied
might be- Tne Inotaer counnes herseii TO ner
household; the man OF business confines himselito
and i satlsBeu with 81. Perhaps tnls Is law oil
nature out there are hidden Ia US capabilities M
never yet mas human being done ms Oest. In
ali these ages OF history there has been no limit
me DAD You can bear one pound more no matter
how high 700 CLIMB there are heights above you;
40 matter how large your influence II may DC more
rerIect Toe world only the outside, and
isod himself knows o. what we are capable. HIS
40 piammet une wRich can SOUND lis
depths. We are PLAYING with baaoes ike little
Ne laoS 4, human beings sad ZEE their faculties
undeveioped. eau the grave cover TINS WHOLLY
We are not created " De merely artists and
orators aud then pas beneath tue awful shadow
oi 0blIsI 0n ana uolnlngness. No, no; a thousand
tunes 10. our present nttlene-s Is The proDnecy
ii lnm1r.a ille ana our nnsatsncd lOnglngs are
prO0f tnat though tney roll the stone against the
sepuIcEre, angels sn4ll roll the stone away. TnIs
Il out our clndh0oa. We once IN great lille get
gliml sea very laint ghmpse-oi wat map
may Oc under great pressure. For instance, wneH
We read tie hIstory Of Peter the Hermit we nnd
VITA surprise Snat ne was an ordinary man. AMI,
under IKE circumstance. ron AID could ret
America on ore a. ne set europe IN a blaze. Eiu-
man nature In It's cold Gay Is weak, cut
HUMAN NATURE - COSFLAGRATfOS
il 50 mlSnty that angels NAV lo0k N adulira-
non. That poOr man went 70 the Hoiy Land and
heatuen. H. came oacE and told hIs story -
slng.e nan ia ueao earnest. showing 70 that man
that ne vas ready = give a. Ire, % that he could
Two men t0lu a fnlra, aud the three toll hundreds,
sn1 me aqnasu9 s1 19 w fnrsoe w va 5s ren5S
eastward, sword IA nand, 70 wre-t the sepulchre
nom 5ne iroa arasp II the otracsnA. Aud We
read " taat monk WAC sat before Domini-
eau monastery, wretcned IN his rags, poor
and unle.tered, put Le sat IooNlng Up
% the picture Of the Last SUPPER aud
the door Of the monastery. until at last the spirit
Of tue twelve apostles. oy KIND o. reiraction,
eel, and tae power O. the twelve IN MS hui
man neart. aud when Is walked VITA toe Twelve
Oehina aim the waole C0ntinenf of Europe shook
WITH earthquake. That mans tread made
the gioDe osclliate IN - oroF. an ord aary man,
man Is In dead earnest, vnat cannot ne 90 Begin
In your youtn ana work Tor twenty sears vita
meath the planet Jupiter 70 keep that thing rom
your grasp. Wnat man wants with every
Ana Il ne ~1as. Tie law OF nature
gives Il to him VITA Donntiul hand. ! want to
illustrate tuls little. nave seen N your case,
my sister. alG ~ your case, ny brother. glimpse
81 Was uignt De. lou are hGnt-hearted,
Giddy gir perhaps, ana Al the altar, barely thluE-
ing Vi ne a. redness Of your VOWS, you Pledged
yourself, aao since that time o. have been
PRiEsIEss ~ TIE TEMPLE Or COD.
sorrows ca G one after another, ana then, per
haps, death took your Al. II you 1ad known 10
fwevc months arone Il would nave broAen your
heart outright, but as Your days ar - saa be
yous strength. FIRST came the tttle cl I'D then
10 storm. anu tnen yOu ind yourself stan Iing AZ
midnight alvuc and even tnen you CIV out
s~sOlfs wall not mIuc.n The limit Of Jour en- ur-
aucs = not yet rcaegea It's marve4ous You nave
heard tue stOrt OI the plot Maynard. lie was pilot
betNee4 Detroit and Buuat0. One daY az noon a
sailor came up aud told Tie captain the hold was
o. nrc. fheTe we're nuudf ed~ol barrels Or pItcn
anu tar BOARD. aGd there wa no nope Of saw
40 passengers They hurried 10 the captain, say
iIg, "nhst shall We DO w The captain turned
20 me iiot AMI said, 'Jonn Maynard, now lar are
Nc from laud &" seven mUes-n .u0w ong viii 10
tabe 70 run taere ~ "ihFee quarters ul an mourn
ssIheu mead Eer for shore Nh M lie nasxenyer.
hurried forward 70 eaten tue nrst glimpse III land.
Inc phot was 4 man % Goa. and set an humble one;
Up 81 THAI moment iaat was tie hmll 0l MS
capabilities. the captain, standing among
the passengers, took u. trumpet ana above
ssSif.r allow she hcaayf southeast ..ucad
her s0utn-run Ter ashore" And All tseg heard
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