The New York herald., 1876-07-10
FIFTH UNIvERSALIsT SOCIETY.

LOUTREI.
Rev. A. H. Loutrcl conducted the services yesterday
morning at Plimpton Hall and selected his from
First Epistlc Of ST Paul TO tho Corinthians, v 90
"Brethrcn, the time short" He aid:-If you have
stood on the bank Of = rivor and gazed on the
waters as they rpped past you can we'll understand
how people all ages havo agreed 10 believe that
stream is the fttest possible emblem Of time. You
linger, half amused. hall saddened perhaps, ON the
banks watching tho debris that is borne by the
face few blossoms, faded leaves, bits OF grass
futtering insects-all carried toward tho mighty
sea, bringing back TO mind tho sweet verse Of the
poet:-
Time. like an evsrtonins stream.
Bears all II. sons away;
They die forgotten; As dream
Dies as the opening day.
How many people are living who existed lVo years
ago? ard in 100 years from this day how many
us will be alives Every new year, every birthday
is a landmark, and the waters OF the invisible stream
of Time are constantly washing them away. II may
give you parable should DO so with the story OF
ship sailing down river on mistaken course Happy
make the air resonant With JOY; all upon the
bark bent upon pleasure as they float gayy along,
the songs OF children minsle in the chorus o T
mirth All is smiling AS the morning. the air Is bam,
ladon with the scents oil flowers that boomcd upon the
banks and mingled with the aromatic odors OF The dis
tant forests Everything induces to forge,iulness
OF pain, but there Thing all those happy
voyagers torgct-to be sure they were on
the right course There are two branches OF
lett. one leads among dangerous currents and toward
destruction, the other to fair and prosperous land
but the that dangerous locked broad and lar
while the mouth OF the river of salc! cpmcd narrow
winding and tortuous and SO tho happy chose
the broad aud sailed Singing, and did not
the breakers hat were almost roaring In their careless
ears. Rut after they had given themselves up TO the
delights OF the hour aud were seated with pleasure
they noticed that the RIVER lately SO broad and smiling
became narrower and more difficult 10 navigate Ii
beset with shoals; the banks lately so blooming,
became rugged aud bare hostile men appeared tho
shores mona aced the ship the waters became dark
and urbd, and the OF the cataract reached the
ears OF those who would listen. and few determined
to go back, in spite o! the crics OF Coward" from
the needless oues; but they found IN rowing small
boat laboriousiy back TO the FORKS OF the
harder task than to azily oa down with the tide But
the danger became epacing md the breakers
were actually sight, tho waves augry curling
their black and pointed crest few more Jumped from
the vessel swan to the shore TO Ixht their way
pack through the thckcs and to suffer by having their
bodies by the thorn. But the reckless still
NAMED until he snip went dashing into the rapids
tho precipice with all on board, even while the
drunkards were calling for more wine to drown tho
thoughts OF danger.
The preacher concluded by drawing from this story
the evident moral and exhortng his hearers to be
they were taking the right course in The voyage of
life The services concluded with the sacred song OF
What Shall the Harvest Be