The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-13
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

THE GOODNESS or GOD TO HIS PEOPLE-SER.
MON BY REV. DIR. BRIDGMAN, OF ALBANY.
The Rev. Dr. Brdgmau, OF Albany, occupied the
pulpit OF Plymouth Church yesterday, and preached
IN the morning on the Of God TOR dis people,
selecting his text the twenty seventh and twenty
eighth of the orieth chapter OF tho prophecy
oil Isaiah. Dr. Bridgman said that no man had loss
10 BIO hopeful than the man who wrote those
words. Yet there were no words SO charged with
hope those that sung by the grayhared seer,
whose life speedily to he ended by the cruetes Of
tyrannous kpg But IT Is Still true that 1t Is In the
deepest wells that the stars most clearly and
do indeed learn in suffering what they teach in
song 1t was desirable that the prophet rested
his faith that which the foundation faith OF
mankind-namely, God. Creation rested upon the
work OF Gods hand man rested upon God Himself. We
rest upon with the serenest confidence. We
look upon the spendors of with fear that
there VIII be another splendid 1t out OF
the power OF God that receive material creation;
but God Is equally powerful In the spiritual universe.
Yet do bring " the survey of The spiritual UNI
the same faith. On this earth the most dreadful
tragedies take place. RevivAls oil religion glow into a
time OF fcrvor and then these times OF grace are FOL
lowed by period that Is more dead than ever. Then
it that say, VIII not this spiritual creation 80
back to- night agalnY VIII not the victory 60 back
again TO tho deviI? No, thousand times mol
There Is refuge for outside of this truth. In
hours OF darkness 10 DO able to say II believe in God
IN His goodness" Is to raise ourselves into con
seriousness that is triumphant over every trouble. All
nature TO such man will be vast record OF cvlliza
tom the progress OF Gods own thought the march
OF the Dcty to His blessed and eternal triumph.
Blessed IS The man who thus believes The Bible de-
carcs that not only considered and cared Tor In
the counses Of Goo. but that we are needed 10 satisfy
the yearning of HIS love. We cannot understand
it is that God is our father It seems 80 presumpu-
TO tniuk OF God our father and we seemed to
reach all reasonable limitations IN the athcrhood of
! God. But TO limit that Is 10 limit God THIS Is not
only the aith of Isaiah, the SEER the prophet but II
| is taken up IN all Its magnificent straiEs until 1t
reaches Paul. who says, ~ persuaded that neither
prilcpaties, nor powers, nor lie, nor death VIII be
Jesus our Lord"
REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
CHRISTIAN soILcITUDE--sERMoN By REV. WILL
AlI Il oARY.
The Rev William d. Cary, pastor Of tho Congrcga-
tionsl Church, Lynn. Mass preached yesterday
ing in the Reformed Episcopal Church, Madison ave-
nue. ari Fiity-dith street His text IRON H.
Kings w. 70 ltwss the beautiful and pathetic story
! al tue Shunammitc woman whose child dead In
her grea, grief she had commanded be
saddled and, accom- panied by servant, out to
seek Elisha the man Of God. When the prophet heard
of her coming he his servant, Gehaz to greet
and meet her in the words OF tho text, say
ng-Is well with thee Is well with thy husba ndS
Is 1t well with thy chidS' The preacher said 10 sub
stance that Elisha rugged man like St. John the
Baptist He stunned cities and the ways oil man,
making his resting place in Mount Carme--he garden
of owerswnich Juts out boldly into the clear waters
of inc Mediterranean sea Near TO that place lived
the sh unammto woman whose visit had caused tie
anxious inquiry OF Elisha through his servant Gehaz
Tao woman answered the servant saying 1T is well,
and pass cd reach the prophet HIMSELF To whom
she laid her sorrows.
AS we 20 along the streets many one asks US mo
Chemically slow you and how are your family "
We as mechanically answer, "Well, shank YOU" MOI
thag the corresponds absolutely 10 the state oil
iacts reply Is practically true Tor he ques-
toner IL not able to sympaLhizc with u.s. Let US meet
a friend who look iuto the depths oil our hearts,
then can we disclose only The true state OF our
feelings, SAID the preacher The woman fet that II
was useless tell the servant Gchaz her woes, there
fore she passed inform Elisha ol her grieL so
Is with NE, servant OF the Lord can ask, us IL
well with thee Y' and without seeking your
confidence ] say, Go 10 my LoIa
and thy Lord" lay boiore the throne OF
His grace the true condition OF your spiritual welfare
AS Elisha indicates so II ~ intended, that We shouid
seek the welfare OF the family. The question is now
asked, Will you not come TO the Master tell him your
there his feet and be Will with you 10 your
house where all wnl be vol with your Can the mother
be happy If the enid Is wanderer IRON the pain OF
grace? Ne, she must be convinced that her children
aud husband will be gathered together with her In tho
blissful hereafter In a certain sense the woman 10
the guardian Of the fanny IL sometimes happens,
said the preacher that she welded careless or
unbelieving husband, and instead sing able 10 con
vert him her mind becomes inattentive 10 the re-.