The New York herald., 1876-12-01
CHURCH OF DIVINE PATERNITY.


THE MAJESTY OF THE PEOPLE REFLEX OF
DIVINE Law SERMON BY REV. DIR. CHAPLIN.
Yesterday morning tho Church OF the Divine Pater
nifty, at tho corner Of Filth avenue and Forty-dfth
street, was crowded by n large congregation. Rev.
DR.. Chapn delivered true Thanksgiving sermon
founded the beautiful 147th psalm:-'Praisc ye the
Lord for Il is good to sing praises unto God; for Il
is pleasant and praise is comely The Lord doth build
up jerusalem; he gathereh together the ou,casts Of
Israel He heaeth the broken in heart and bindeth up
their wounds. Sing unto the Lord with Thanksgiving
sing praise upon the harp unto our Cod who cover
eth the heavens with clouds who preparcth rain Tor
the earth, who maketh grass 10 grow upon the noun
tains"
Taking the last Of his text, the preacher
started out OF the most eloquent patriotic and
phosophc OF disqussitons, ald to show how intense
was the feeling engendcred by his words u will be
only necessary noto that the audience could not be
prevented from testiiying their appreciation by ap
plausc such as met Mr. Beccher's grand pcroratlons
before and during The war.
In tins beautiful psalm, the preacher said. in rapid
touched surely then, If we recognize God at all we
must recognize Him more fully in observing this
day. There is not word IN the psalm that does
not find corresponding language in the human
heart. Religion and science recognize the Divine
Will as expressed IN stcadfast iaw-Providcnce,
law and order lie makes grass to grow upon
the mountains, but the matcralist says ho knows
why tho grass grows--ihe wind, the rain and the soil
nave something with that. VI tnls reason
ing good enough far as goes but does not go
FIR enough Asa lawyer says TO the judge aud jury,
.sThc facts not all in.n Who regulates the wind
and the ran and ,hc thousand conditions going per-
feet the formation OF perfect pant-even blade OF
grass? saw mechanic place piece Of WIRE in
tain machine and II came out eccd implement Of
trade and commerce. l not particularly i'm
pressed with this transformation, but impressed
with the greatness OF the mind that could conceive
this machine and make it.
oBEDIESr rHKsE WONDERS.
Therefore, my conception OF God IS not blurred but
intensified when witness the wonders He works upon
the earih and science ony sets the notes Of intel
lectua anthem which sings praises TO the great God.
This has been hard and barren year. and regard
TO our national matters perpicxing year, but,
thecss, He has covered the heavenS with Clouds has
given rain to the earth and caused grass grow upon
the mountains The great question has been the
bread question. II the earth gives us her bounty
afford to do without the smiles OF men, Has Ma
ture been bountful TO usY Yes Our harvests
good there is a Providence all whose method is
universal and whose will is steadiast law; He is
set up not only to control Nature but Nature herself
is He II is, too the achievement OF natural science
to discover the good results that Provdence intends
IT, then, wo admit Providence and the logical order
of all, must believe that II nation dssoves it
Is time for to die II It is not SO, die we
shall not de it is not tme for us 10 die Applausc)
This is a land of too much promise to have II go down
iu kind Of u sudden shipwreck, and although
heaven may be covered with Clouds and 1t may bo
preparing rain. il Is only that the grass shall grow
on the mountains The people OF this country rise
the ogs and mists OF parties They onger
than Hercules and moro beautiful than Apollo, and
they will maintain the glory and integrity OF the coun-
lry against satTaps the mountains retain their
grandeur and glory" Great and enthusiastic ap.
DauSel