The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26

II Is high time that We acknowledged not only the
fathcrhood Of God but the brotherhood OF man. s.xs
Again, the street mrresses me With the TACT that IL
Is very hard thing TOR man W keep his heart right
and get To heaven. lnhnite temptations spring upon
US from those places Of public concourse What
Temptation 10 extortion and 10 vanity What allure
ment to dissipation n the maelstroms and heligatcs
OF The street The eye Of the everlasting God on the
street, and the day When the crowns Of heaven
distributed some OF the brightest OF them viii be gwen
those who are faithful 10 God and 10 the souls
OF others amid the marts o! business, proving them
selves the heroes oil the street
Again, the street imprcsses me with the fact that life
Is full Of pretension and sham. What subtcrsuge,
what double dealing what two acednessl Do all tho
people who wish you good morning really hope tor you
happy dayf Are all those anxious about your health
who inquire concerning ~ Does world know half
as much as II protends to know Is ,hore not many
q wretchcd stock OF goods behind brilliant show
fact that society rs hollows While tops shipper and
fools chucke and simpetons ggge, how few people
there who are honest and iaught The courtezan
and the libcrtne 60 down the In beautiful APP
parc while In their hearts there volcanoes OF pas
sion consuming their lives away. say these things
10 create IN you misan,hropy, do forget there
thousands OF people great deal better than they
seem.
Again. the street imprcsses me with the fact that
Is great field for Christian charity There are hunger
and suffering and want and wretch cdness IN the
country: bat these evils chiefly congrecate IN our
great cities ana over the street crime walks ana
drunkenness staggers want is most squad and hun
ger most lean. Oh those poor wandercrsi they have
chance Born IN depreciation, US they get up from
their hands and knees 70 walk, they take tneir htst
step the road to despair On let US go forth IN the
name OF tue LORD Jesus Cnriet 10 rescue tncHi
Let us ministers rot! be afraid OF soiling
our black clothes While are In the
study rounding Oft some period rhetoricay We might
be saving some soul from death Oh, Christian aymen,
20 out and work. then give OF your means, aud Il you
are lazy go and too sngy 10 help them get out
oil the way and hide yourselves IN tho dens OF the
earth Beware lest IN the last great day the destitute
rise up 10 your neglect. They waiting for
you men who have dollars, men who have influence.
men OF churches, men OF great heart II is not the
will OF your Heavenly Father that one OF those little
ones should perish
Lastly, the street impresses mo with tho TACT that
all the people looking forward. see expectancy
on almost every face meet between mere and tho
way Where you lind thousand people walking
straight on you only hnd one stopping and look.
ing back The fact Is God made us all 10 look ahead
because we are immortal
HEAVENLY STREETS
In this tramp OF the multitude on the streets
hear the tramp Of great host marching and marching
for eternity. Beyond the fine, straight shaped street
there's world popuous and tremendous great
throng fills those bouevards and the streets are rush.
ing with the chariots OF conquerors river nows
through that city and OF lie laden with cvcrast
ing irut bend their branches. No plumcd hearse
rattles over that pavement They know not how TO
CLEAN in the light OF that sets They take
census IN that city, tor IT Is inhabited by multi
tude which man can number, rank beyond rank,
host beyond host, glory beyond glory, sweeping all
round the heavens, thousands OF thousands millions
Of millions qnSdriions OF quadrillions, quntons OF
qun&ons. Blessed all they who enter IN through
the gate that city Oh start for It this morning
Through the blood OF the great sacrifice Of the Son OF
God take up your march for heaven.