The New York herald., 1876-11-20
MASONIC TEMPLE.

IMMORTALITY OF THE soUL-sERMoN BIZ THE
REV. JOHN WEISS.
In tho absence OF Mr.. rockingham tho Rev. John
Weiss OF Boston, occupied the pulpit OF Masonic
Temple yesterday morning. Quite large congrega-
tions WAS present Mr. Weiss began his discourse by
relating anecdotc of a man who, whom asked
what the meaning OF immortality Of tho
soul, replied "An or none" That, ho con-
tinucd, good republican doctrine and SO is uni
vcrsal suffrage good doctrine, and yet
think by this time you Will say good many people
incapacitatcd to vote; and sometimes you can
not help wishing their rights could be takcn away
from tbom; but ss universal suffrage cannot be re-
called neither Immortality BE- recalled. II II only
necessary bc born In this planet in order 80 be in
hcrltors Of eternal liie II often query "what
does God save such and such for ?" Hero arc
men. having all the proportions OF manhood wearing
putting the breath OF lie into broiheis and nes,
and filing their bodies with all the
anything with these specimens OF brutality? And
when you wonder how it is that the Divine Being can
be paciaed IN admitting such misbirhs into creation
II 10 you that they are not tolerated at all but
that Death the great SEXTON waiting with his spade
~ shovel thcm IN.
are you not also disgusted with people who are
detected by standard faus-suoh Inability TO speak
tho truth, sandercrs and the tnordinate vanity of
some mcn9 For instance, tho younger Colman, the
actor who wroto an abuse OF himself TO keep alive
his reputation. And not less revolving the
people who guilty OF nothing but trivaity They
seem walk up and down the streets to advertise
some dry goods emporium Others Of this class ap-
pear 10 be into the world TO tell you from time
time that IS hot or cold or wet look into
tho modistes windows. We should say they prom
enade up and the fashionable avenue that they
had been induced TO put those garments to adver
tlsc the fashion, only the term nduced is significant
oi effort for tbcin What they were born for
Is MYSTERY, and yet the coming up tho
hills evcry morning giids their tuttering wings
In speaking OF annhiiation Mr.. Wcss remarked that
there were somo people 20 unhappily born that 70
them the term Of annnilatlon would DO no moro
straint than the of hell To You, perhaps
there would be thought narrowing the thought
that would be plunged into perfect nonentity; 10
c in cold extinction and to rot II is too horrible.
So say confess to an all pervading instinct Of
personal contin uanco bat l also confess that il Is
coupled with idea that therc Is point somewhere
in human existence where analogy controls
the tate of You and l do not
actually SEQ Gods world by day. Wc
have to wait Till tho night That say the
moment when the earth, shading It's eyes, looks aott
and the space occupied by light Its waves roll
everywhere. Aftcrward darkness rs our charm to
denote the hour when the earth comes out OF tho
glory OF God. TO those OF you who to-day sitting
in grief the shadow Of great sadness il is
your night; and your night your powers OF vision
are to be their best. Why Is your beng turned 20
some particular starr 1t is the nights assurance.
You, too, when earth releases you shall beam high
to oversako him-to ovcrtakc her in the fight OF
souls.