The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-21
How the Soul May Approach Perfec-
tion-The Unattained.
THE LONE WOMAN'S MISSION.
Shall We Recognize Our Friends
in Heaven?
THE BLESSING OF CHILDREN
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.


THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD.
"Ip oonssouence Of tho inclcmcncy OF the weather."
sa,d tho Rev. Mr. Hcpworth, "the congregation 10 not
ou.o 10 large this morning" This said just previ
Gus 20 the taking up OF tho collection and intended
doubtless as hint that those who were present should
make up BY the berality OF thor gfs for those who
were absent Thc incemency' Of tho weather did not
affect tho heartiness OF the congregational singing
Did fashioned tunes and hymns from MI. Sankey's
collection were sung with considerable vim by con-
xregaton that nearly filed every pow in the largo
auditorium Of the church.
The subject selected by Mr.. Hcpworth was 'God
and His providence" and the text the first worse
of tho twenty third psalm Of David"The Lord 10 my
shepherd" These words SAID Mr. Hepworth, are
The testimony OF the love good man bears TO the
Eternal Father II ia the expression OF high order
OF Christian faith. This psalm probably composed
on ono OF the hillsides south OF the little town OF
Bethlehem After tracing tho circumstances and tho
difficulties under which David unsuccess uy guarded
his ocks OF sheep from ravages Of the wolves, he
yad:-David turned to God and threw the whole re-
sponsbhily OF his own life from his own soul on 70
God From the beginning Of the Old Testament to tho
end is found the fatherhood OF Cod and the indica-
lions are everywhere that God desires to do every.
thing Tor man. You remember the Red Sea, for In
them were the cruel enemies OF tue children
oil Israel The word came 10 them 10 20
forward and although their there
seems 10 be an impossible barrier, and that on
whichever side they looked they were shut IN TO de-
structon yet God seemed to say TO them, trust Ia
Mo All mat od wanted OF these children Israel
was an implicit faith in HIM. There always appears
something very beautiful IN that Illustration OF
Gods dealings with His own chosen people. he
wanted impress upon tho people oil Israel the ono
they not 10 DO the judges o. what could
be done and what could not be dohe Then we 500
God again as tho indicator Of His people, as the one
who wins victory for them. WHAT would the people
OF Israel have done had not been for that coud by
day and the pillar OF IRE by nghtf God said 10
Gideon, Il want 10 provo TO tnh people shat u Is not
they but that am doing this work, ana he reduced
leader. Gideon went forth, ana The enemy innumer-
able as they were were overcome and the victory was
rescued from them II was COD VINO oid ~ VINO saio,
~ viii give you the victory"
BUILDING GOD.
There il no religion, brethren, without belief In
Coa,s nrovdence No man can build except he build
on Coo. Every docs build on God consciously
and unconscousy Science puts away God or tres 70
90 So and yet could not live for an hour unless God
with It Consciously or unconsciousiy we presume
God In every capacity. take II there Is no courage
In human lie except IL comes from eeng Of GODS
presence. know OF courage ielt by myself except
tho feeling that God Is with me and that God VIII help
mo alt Is God in that worketh and willeth to do
of His own good pleasure" And SO Is In all tho
other attitudes OF the events OF lite man cannot
endure unless he thinks that God can nep him, Wnen
rr,ef Is fresh upon feeling OF rebellion; It
almost always SO with human nature II We nave
trust then our griet Is black and we become gore,
badly; but IT, the other hand, our trust Is m God
feel the pang, We can say Ips all rignt" and
20 God not my wii but Thine be done." Gods
uays are to us inscrutable; lie complex, there
arc 30 many intrcacics In IT, that We cannot UNDER
stand II always II you look at piece OF tapestry On
ne wrong side you look vain 10 see any purpose IN
L. How many people look at their lives In that way
Their life seems 70 them to be collection OF ODDS ana
ends There Is bis blue and that IS their good for
tune. There bit OF black and that Is their bad
luck. How can people obtain any other ideas
wnen thcy look on the wrong side Of the tapestry
han Ou O q
the other side you viii be delighted to what a
perfect pattern is How clear and beautiful are the
perfect is It that you may catch all the perfume Of
THE LESSON or THE DISCOURSE.
want to impress upon you the lesson OF this
morning. I want that you should believe that God
loves you II you dv love Him want you 70 ieel that
love more than you have ielt II before NO matter
what has been appointed to you no matter what may
happen you the future, lot your dissemination IN
your mind be that God Is your father. Be true
He viii see that your life here Is frightened
by some other lie he will that the music OF the
duties Of our daily lie are we'll performed, because
fellow men God, when HIS fingers run across our
hcarstrngs gives The conscious pitch OF goodness
or Lie Il Is tlon, my brethren, the right ptch
and when God sweeps the strings then comes tho
millennium and there will ever be with us harmonies
that will mako our life gad for evermore What must
be- the feelings OF God, brothers and SISTERS when
He sweeps tho strings OF nature and comes
string that has been toned at all or toned to
In harmony with His WILL II III we who keep single
string out Of tune, and thus we are not IN harmony
with the divine nature. II We Will only tune that
string We shall be very glad we shall rejoice with a
Joy unspeakablc and shall forth praises for
shis great goodness ward us that II fail all
things else shall feel that all Is gained when have
gained an answering trust In Him. Let us, hence.
forsh trust less ourselves and TO Cod
us trust HIM all through the way.
Tho singing OF "The rock to which clingo as q
solo by the organs and the pron0uncing of the bene
diction brought tho service TO a close