The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-06
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.

THE LoAvEs AND FIsHEs-sERMoN By THE
REV. r. F. ALsoP OF PITTsDURo, PA.
The pulpit Of the Holy Trinity Church, Harlem, was
yesterday occupied by the Rev. X. +. Asop, OF Pitts
burg, Pa The text OF tho morning discourse was
taken from st. Matthew xiv, 20-"And they took up
of the fragments that remained twelve baskets fall "
The argument conveyed in the sermon was that In CIV
ing there is gain remember, said the preacher,
swhen was quite lad became possessed OF q load
stone and while amusing myself with its attractive
powers noticed that bits OF steel and needles II
gave us own strange power, that its strong nIu-
ence lost none Of It's potency by giving but, on
tho contrary, seemed TO become more sensitive as It
was used. For long time this phenomenon puzzled
me- and finally when the novelty wore away, re.
membored the piay'hlng no more Ia the l,ght Of
seen that IN that wooder,oy was symbolizcd grand
moral maxim A little consideration will suffice to
show that give to gain and that the magnet III dis
tributing its power only follows rule thut holds in
laws than those physical The provero says
There aSa' v wSon az .ss m NV seem
ut first sight, truer proverb was never ut
tered The smith who wclds the neavy ham
MGR all day long gives out with every stroke q MIMI
mum OF his strength, and yet how his brawny muscles
grow and tougher. You may admire his magnificent
physique but do you stop to think that IL has been
man who seeks to gain strength by inaction degener
ates and sokeus: he gvcs nothing no gaiDs nothing;
his mucles are lax his functions sluggish and morbid
The worker the contrary, gains power and at the
ycar's end has strength than hs mad, conse
quently more tnan ne gave
THIS same principle Vi gun by giving Is true, intel
lectually considered. We are adm0nished, ''Teach
that you may learn" The man who keeps his knowl-
edge TO himself never progresses; tho Frightening
fleet tho attraction Of mind TO mind reaches not his
boarded store; rusts corrodcs loses It's beauty and
finally its charm; it produces nothing In others; It's
growth is stunted, and having been viewed and con
sidered from all points from which 1t Is possible for the
owning mind to and entertain II becomes monoo-
nous. Not with the happy thought gwen out in
general companionship or the new fact or truth
from science In The quiet OF the closet Once
started they grow Ia brilliancy and magnl6cence,
adding happiness and light TO tho whole world.
Hoarded knowledge, like tho light undor the
bushel sickens in It's own gases and dies
potter TO trust the Pickering flame with wind aud
storm than thus hide and XIII it, Our affections are
obedient to this Same strange law The love Of the
mother for the youngest born seems without limit,
but as years roll her love grows and grows, repeat
ing itself with each to the household 1t
grows stronger and wider year by year, and the end OF
lie alone marks the limit Of It's developments Since
as we have seen, physical, I'M eecual and alec.
tona natures governed by this law, why not our
spiritual natures? Our spiritual nature Is amenube to
the same rule and II be full OF the love OF God and
the dong of His will every hour teaching some
new those around u.s. and the seed Is bearing
u thousand-fold y.4a