The Morning herald., 1877-01-17
DEE. lTExUE BAPTIST 0HURCH.
0esMs0N By the Pastor, leaWo n. HAlds-
MsGm.-ss.Au 1htssgs Work Together joT

ssraso~ by aAs Pastor, Isa~o n. Haids-
ssss.-"AU 1htssDs Work Together Jor
G0od
On last Lords Day morning the Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church was we'll h.led. This
ID owing to tho free seats, which all church.
90 should have. Rev. Mr.. HaldemaD gave
his congregation most excellent sermon.
BE based bis remarks on the Sth chaper Of
Romans, 2sth verse "And We know that
all things work together tor good 10 them
that love God, TO them who are the called
according to His purpose" Mr.. d. said
when 3 thing occurs We speak OF 1t -
chance. There 10 no room ior chance, bs
cause everywhere there 10 cause flowing out
of combination of laws. Accident fears
We ind ourselves In law. As you pass /
through these events yeu will find yourself
coming out Of great primal law. j 10
fact that law 10 everywhere. You canno
speak careless word, or make slip upon |
the sidewalk without 1t coming from some |
law, and behind all law there 10 primary
intelligence. So all law flows out Of this.
II this be true, % 1t is, all law works to-
eether for good, 20 everything that occurs
has some purpose. 1t 10 absurd ,o|
say that everything occurs With
out this primal law, wisp Of straw that 10
tossed hither and thither, or the mote that
comes into my eye. There is meaning In all
this, and 1t is found to bring forth its re-
sult, where there 10 progress there 10 =
purpose, In every thing, God is working for
good. But some may say, some Things
seem to work contrary to each other, yet II
you look into 1t you will 6ud there is band
that joins them which proves % good; you
zee the iron twisted and hamered, but II you
70 through the factory you fnd the pur-
pose. / cannot see said Mr.. H., Why that
mother 10 robbed Of her only support; but
when We seek the cause, W. fud tho good
there IA In It, these tears and dark things
which you and shrink from, must I'LL be
laid down, remembering that all things
work for good. You ask me what g0od
can be wrought out of the Brooklyn dre,
where there was 90 much sorrow aud pain,
but you have only to seek and you will dnd
that 1t has led men to examine these houses
and to make them more safe. You say what
: possible good can be gotten out Of that
lawful accident that happened the o,ber day
ut Astabula, where all those persons went
down, but 1t taught men that bridges WILL
be built that will not 60 down and
cars that will not turn over. God has
bewn this continent out OF dis
obstruction. What 10 the result OF ke-
publica Only that He should carry It to the
extremes; nothing ever occurred that has
put the world back; take the war Of this
country, what did 1t do after killing thou
sands Of men9 1t let the bands and fettsra
of slave after slave loose. Look only a. the
battles of Fredericksburgh aud the Poto-
mac, at these things which the people were
H<>A suh lot
blood shed. this terrible slaughter OF. mel
meant Who are our kind and good mem
They are those that have goue through
trouble. II this be true IN common things
how much more 1t must be In spirt ual
things. We will find it to be the case II
We seek It out OF the external word OF God
Take Jesus Christ through his dark hours
on the cross, could there be greater
disaster. vet involved the creates,
oossible good, and has proven IT,
self. Look at the church in
The Epistles, their awful darkness and
trouble. but It was only to bring 1t to The
light; you know how Paul prayed that the
thorns might be taken away; he wanted bis
way but God told him that His grace was
sufficient for him. Look at the child taken
fiom the mothers arms, and 1t Causes her
u to weep tears OF sorrow; 1t was only hat 1t
stood between her and God, and we sre
when It isgone she is lifted up. Think sll
is working together for our good. Sin and
rood are relative terms, when man finds
out that sin IL in him, it leads him 10 cry
lpuc for God TO deliver him, and learns him
4 u, hate and despise the very appearance ol
evil. and brings him near to Himself; this
| IL the case of every child OF God. But u he
has not the divine lite in him. he will Ko
down and down.
Mr.. II. said that he wanted to be bold
to speak, because he felt 1t to be Gods
te.NinoDy. You, who are born Of Col, did
not. know what evil was until y"u Ro'
Oh rist, and it teaches you to close you'
lips. and shows you your weakness Th'
next lesson is that there is God OF Love
leading YOU all the way along. Let me ast
! YOU this question in the face of all your pas
failures, have you desire to be more lik'
, Christi not 10 70 back into those os'
things, but to be like Christ, then 1t Is
nroof that all things work together for you
rood. am led to believe that behind al
ehinga His hand is weaving His own purr
nose. and when l look in this way can say
from nv heart that all is for my good, and
! shall De conformed to the image OF biz
Son. and in the face OF this can look fnit
. r. all and thauk God that He Is behind 1t all
Then. nv brother, 70 out into aud welcome
all darkness aud binding tears, knowing
that II is working for our good.
M Haldeman said that he onc
! stood bv the side of friend as the physt
, cisn cut and twisted bis wriet, and Mr.. Il
ssid II pained him when h. SAW him suffer
: hnt when he saw the purpose of It, be vel
comed The pain. And 10 eau welcome al
] thinvs. to see what 10 In store for me
+. Mother welcome the loss OF that child
hecsuse ne ouIy took It, to add beauty 7.
. the glory. once heard Of a garden ~n'c'
Z had In It a very fine flower, aud h
: gardener took care OF 1t day after day
But one day he missed It. and on iuquir'D'
found that The master had taken 1t. soyo'
have been wate, ing that flower with you