New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-08
PULPIT LESSONS.
BrESsINGS AND EVILS OF WEALTH.
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The theme OF the discourse OF the Rev. Dr.
Il & stofrs yesterday morning at Tie Church Of the
Pilgrim. 0'ongcgaonap In Brooklyn was the great in
lucuee rxctcd for good or i'll in modern times by Money
and the a: ses to which II likely TO lead unless Tue
poss,or we're a"tuaed by religious motives Inc dea'h
Of Commodore Vanderbilt was intellectually adVef"d TO-
but lis character not dwelt upon TIE text was ~
Iure XII 49, "AnJ He said unto tneIn, take heed and
hvare of ooyetousncs; for a mans life consistent not
u The Abundance Of tire things which he possesseth
The sermon was substantially rs follows:
One cannot touch the words oil Jesus christ WITHOUT
being impressed with tive oppuIencc and completeness OF
Iii, mind; the abundance OF pure and elevated thoughts
with which IL was filed. II like lake Overlooking
peruuaily from hidden springs; take away twlgS or
stones along its Margin that tiny sire ans low from II
here and there il is sin full before. II Is Ike day
OF brilliant Sunshine, when single ray VIII iluhhe
darkened room. Thus IN the case before us the Jew
Comes IN hrst az To u whom he considered pure
honest and just that lie should settle Tor MN MS iih
teTpa Quarrel But Jesus caIne Ito the NOrIu not 10
rCrv Individual wrongs, but 10 cuinciate treat uur
and 50 he declined to decide the dispute but lie went on
instead. in thoughts just aud supreme, 70 pro
hG nd ono 81 Men often saw that their minds
rrrclled 10y the closely reasoned doctrines OF ihe Aps
9' :" ,tc, m, n and If fsnny prcccpt instruct
Inc them 10 beware Of the subtle influences OF wealth
meant more the Of the Jews tLah ol any other
n,,c Ie Greek was enlIOred OF and philosophy,
prf rsrcd Ior little beyond them. The Roman not
ay.rse the requirement OF wealth, nut ne Nalucn "
only as a mean, 10 attain power AMI power vas %hat
lac lived f0r But thc forever cut If from these
refined aspirations OF the Greek ana ne s" ~ we pos
session great wealth IN only avenue TO distinction
so that the desire quTe IL became VITA ann thOs
passion, AID lS sermon OF sus came nome 10 MN WIN
Int II is sermon That ia pertinent to own time
pertinent before since its uteiauce me
wealth OF the world j. sie"ttr i,an ~ eve We d.,
Think how much 10 has increased within our own day'
Peace always been the case, mas ehded 10 us nc
cnuation, even as constantly reeut'hs "uis I " ~
scatter Tine world scarcely richer at le c,o,e u
tar CrSadcs than when they began 200 years DnIotf
Jber democratic liberty, has Aelpod 70 increase It, IL
h now more widely distributed than formerly hnch
Dsidet il is held larger by single individuas
than te case b. tore 10y toS' too VINO iie no.
wrcst il trou dependent and helpless Subjects Money 70
able 10 'y more to biiis mort % III mi NY fr T
al mougrn Invention Ia dC Oeratic countries,
too constitutes has OIs ssusr aTct9eness
Within the last twelve months iree men nave pds7eu
vy s az RI 4ted wealth. caultJ be t0l IN nulpbcIs
80 nIai1y there deaths closely
.roniod together a. call tie attention OF me Whole
pr,pc 60 their significance. Tie pay ne OF me
,c. man is az subject 10 natural Laws as that OF ms
poorer noielbCr IHcir Is 40 OW er IA ~eaitn 20 sy e
coming Of death. Nay, even y the care IL hocss>es'
by he aHXeIies and worry u edHscs may hasten IT,
It .ti nnpr~s'ei{ Is tiS tllir o. me 'H'
moral, and spiritual life. Courage; nope uiSt ~ H,,
cudcay0rs 10 reach hi4ler plane oil lnt"ietluaI
aryity: keen desires TO search out hidden truths
do ..O consist n, thty seact! CON ~ "''"' Si0
SESSION q wealth The gloaG t1iaheiS' tnG men len
Whose thoughts have enilytncd IRE %o,t ,b iSa
centuries very often, almOs aiways been tnose
WHO ate their crust Of bread ana dran, "a IT sour VINO
the clTc Of H. To out man today upon any great
,cintliic literary, rrgous undcItaAn ana 10 press
moon MIN "A SaitIabunddnce OF monc5 Tor It's accom-
rsancn would be Iae tying gold eagles 20 the ieet OF
Inc c!trr bird that 10 carry your message 10 some
distant place would either Do Retarded III Is ulSut OI,
Nor likely, ONcrbItedcd WOhld sink INTO the sea- .
The Gospel is Just supreme III ITS ethcs az III us
doctiiuea promises None but divine "dcAer coulo
nave planted himself directly ACROSS The philosophy OF
tne world and determined 10 conquer mat World l" NM
self. lie begins By sqaa!cy facing tAs tendency 10
Mari coYet0I-uess. Enc peoples tbat nave D1en
have be. !OUF; scotland, Ireland
>7sitLcrlInd-til the>a
muac themselves Iet most powerfully ana nODly I'D the
In tory OF Europe when they have acted IN tht st OF
p4riJlc poverty. In TINS country. too, the I'm: 81
s,r It extremity the tma Of nOblc>t enieaVur Ana
If We aro continue o. cfOT III wealth. ana resources
dung iic ieXt century IN the past, therc Is danger
t.tt snrt hing That exalted courage, honor lntcElty'
and Industry t!I d,nssuad the earlier history 81 me
republic arr die Lr this then ia your motto iF
tnc year They words tAat might wen ~
written The wal, co. our rooms, Oh our I,aftS III our
lives. How mach grdndgr persons should W. DC al ln'
end 0f the year having recognized the supremacy Oi
Gods kingdom worldly o-piti.gus! I]t 10 tahe
these words, .4l.Ad th"I nave Uttu DJ recent
events and ua,lscolc them MIR this >pcrial lesson
mga's glcst wealth does not depend GA 5h5 ot !LFhs
or Il Int the C!OSeuCss OF LIS d!iat4oA
~ > Inpdthy Tod.