The New York herald., 1876-12-11

tanned last night
Al DR.. Cuylcr's church. on the corner OF Lafayette
avenue and oxford street, sl95 was subscribed
Mr. Hepworth preached TO very large congrega-
tion yesterday morning from The text Isaiah xiii,
25:-"And 1t hath set him nre round about yet he
knew not, and It burned him, yet he laid II not to
heart" The reverend gentleman began by saying
that within the last week we had startled by
which had aroused the thoughtiulness Of every
wise Our sister city had been struck by tho
hand OF great alction, and this had aroused feel
ing OF our own helplessness aud tho possibility OF
like experience ourselves. We recognize In II The
hand OF God. whose providenccs are inscrutabe.
which are always wise, and never cruel except to tho
thoughtess 1t not the fact that 800 or 400
persons haa died suddenly that startled us, tor as
largo as the nsmber was just as large num-
bcr carried their graves Ia this vast
city every week. but IN this We struck by
the shape in which tho ailciion had come. II
cry OF woe, but chorus Of waings that
struck our attention. The preacher said, as he
tempatcd that great horror, that no was struck by
the mysterious way in which GoIs affections came.
Jesus said that death was like thief IN the
night who not only comes in darkness but comes on
tip and strikes when least OF all you expected him
and when least OF all you were prepared for him.
Tho reverend gentleman then continued What
change this was in tow nours-that In the afternoon
Of an evenings amusement and that they crossed
Of what TO happen than has
blind man who walks oil precipice. The
only single spark at rst then ilrc no bigger than
aman's hand; then moment the suicc gates. as It
were burst open, and, like arm OF the sea VI lire at
high tide, the waves rushed and rolled and hissed
through tho whole building, hng II with waing and
speaker said ho thought much Of differences
man nature under such circumstances and wondered
what were the thoughts OF the people when they found
| themselves hemmed In by wall OF nre and death
staring them IN the face, ready or unready. There
were some called who we're innocent as children
There were others blackencd by guilt and crime, un-
rcpentant; the day Of judgment had como tor them,
the trumpet OF doom was sounded and they could not
! fail 10 hear IL or faii TO obey its summons
/ DISASTER ACCIDENT.
/ Mr. Hepworth SAID he knew his congregation were
anxious TO hear what place In tho providhtal disci-
pine and education OF God such this hor-
ror would occupy He would not Tor "A single moment
yicld his faith IN the protection OF Almighty God
/ who controls cveryt ng that happens, IRON the
greatest events TO those most insienBcant and he
said this great sorrow was God aud that IL had
1 an important place the discipline or tho word, for
admoniion in the first place and instruction in the
second. 1t no accident, al tho word was gencr
ally interpreted There accidents in Gods
world What was done by mans folly vas
Mhelmed and and controlled . BY higher n.opS power
/ when all things run smoothly, and then talk
about accidents" when tho dark places come. He
said there lesson in this providence to this city,
and he begged his hearers to let be wasted tell
ing them 70 ask themselves tho question, what effect
has IL produced on the people Di this cy? and they
would find that the lesson had been rightly inter-
preted
HOW HORROR.
He said he hoped the community would learn the
lesson and seli by oath OF feally
/
HIS high ana glorious namc, The next lesson were
taught was that were creatures OF uncertainty
a a. svS WI ,hnu ths ncona would nroasv osk Sha
/ we 60 trembling through liley" A thousand times
II we had an abiding faith and trust IN God then II
did not, he said matter what should come
would DO prepared Tho speaker reprehended tho
general carcessncss and thoughtlessness the part
of men in the world, and SAID little thought would
| compel US to ways He did DO
understood as talking on the high plane OF Bibc CON-
mands, but on the low plane OF ordinary ipsurancc.
He said that there danger In the air. aud that,
perhaps all in sudcnncss and haste might be called
ON to 60 once. He asked his hearers II they
were ready. II not, then why not get readys
Why live in world that might crush them.
tY He said he could not com prehend such conduct
We ought say TO God that wo ready to do His
will II He would only show US the way
FIFTH
Rev DR.. Armiage took for hts subject yesterday the
Crown OF Thorns" In his opening prayer the Doctor
prayed ardently for tho afflicted OF sister
city, He plead that the Great Ruler OF the Universe
would pour tho consolation OF His spirit into those
broken hearts. We stand abashed said th PASTOR 10
think OF human weakness coniending with Thy ap-
pointments Oh, God TO think OF thar unsighy and
unrecognizablc Of humanity Such disasters
alarming, aud PROSTATE ourselves at Thy feet be-
many Of our brothers and sisters IN that city,
much q part Of own. robed in habili-
ments OF black, dark The tomb. But
one short week ago hundreds Of trusly wives,
faithful husbands, loving fathers and cnging chill
| dren, who were in the full enjoy ment OF life and
health, are now sleeping IN thai terrible trench at
Greenwood, ana the homes made happy by their pres
encc are dark anu cold and cherries. May the God
OF Peace visit aud ift up that sorrowstrcken people
DR.. Armitag5 selected his text from John XIX 2:-
'.And tho soldiers plated crown OF horns and put It
on his head" The las, words, the last the
Doctor Especially is this so OF those persons and
those things love- Who would ever forget the
act .as' Of G''s dear fa,hcry How their .nr last lass
words burn in our hearts. ana how their last
acts earth continually rise up before usl AS we
worship here to-day many a heart-brokcn father and
many sou crushcd mother takes up the last relic
and recalls the last words OF their ones, gone
| from earth forever only few short days ago they
forth well and vigorous but to-day, alas! those
forms so vrile IN liie those iaces whose lineamens
were comcy when the warm blood coursed through
their veins and animated their being, are now
| cnarrcd and fearful mass OF flesh and Done some
little article OF clothing, some lttlc souvenir of that
dear son. idolized daughter that fond parent
is now being conncd over by stricken relatives, who
will consider these memcnocs very to their
hearts because OF the melancholy associations sur.
rounding them This was Brooklyn's crown of
tborns, although 1t sets so heavily upon bcr brow
and nflicts wounds malignant It viii the end
work good. We all have TO wear The crown OF thorns.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Grace Baptist church, Fitythird street, near
Seventh avenue thronged last evening to hear the
pastor. Rev. Spencer Kcnnard, on "Lcssons Of tho
Brooklyn Tragedy. His text was Lamentations ill.,,
q He referred to the Brooklyn tragedy as foows:-
Surely so serious visitation OF Providence should
not TAIL in producing impression In addi-
ion 10 the general interest which all hui
man hearts feel, cannot help observing
tho different special ways which, according
to their interests different classes affected by
evcnt like this. The journalist concerned IN It
furnishing item upon which he must exercise his
skful pen.. The illustrated papers send their artists
to secure the most graphic pictures. Thousands Of
people hurry TO the scene 10 gratiiy taste Tor excite
ment horror and rudeIy jostc the hcart-broken
relatives searching for their dead. Even tho thieves
pck pockets are stirred with lively interest to ply
their wreched trade among the crowded spectators
and among the blackcned corpses Of the victims
But how far all tins separated from the deep and
bitter OF that great company who mourn to-day
with grci that has scarce any human aIevinton over
! the loved and lost
BLESSING or HUMAN SYMPATHY.
/ Tho very first lesson should learn is the needs
and the blessing OF human sympathy. We are IN this
shallow lilc very selfish We little Tor
the woes that weigh upon fellows, " they bo but
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