The New York herald., 1878-10-28
FASHIONABLE SINS.

HOW THEY WE'RE DENOUNCED IN SERMON
BY THE LEV. MR.. CoLCoRD AT CHICKERINa
HALL.
Chckering hall was we'll filed yesterday afternoon
by the announccmen that the Rev. Mr. Cocord
would preach there on ''Day Lille III New York" ana
would rebuke fashionable sin. His auditors, while
they OF the better class Of people, did aot gen.
orally seem to be fashionable. The service began
with .Hold the Fort'' and other we'll known hymns,
sung by the congregation. The text was taken from
Deuteronomy XIV, 16:-"For all that do such things
and all that DO unrightcousIy are an abomination
unto the Lord thy God" intended last Sunday,
said the prea to pre.n on the bright side OF ifc
bur could preach then and have changed the sub
ject somewhat My subject to-day Is tho open SIM which
needs be preached against because u is common.
shall speak plainly, and hope God Will enable
not TO finch. Wo need not seek for the sins that
hide in the dark 10 find an abominaton to God The
words OF the text were spoken against the common
sins of day. The first wish to speak against IL
the desecration OF the Lords day. Multitudss vic.
late tho sancti,y Of tho Sabbath, which the poor
mans day.
no SABBATH.
havo lately boen In lands where thsro is NO
Sabbath. In Brussels found that though the streets
full OF pleasure seekers they were not the clerks
and mechanics. The clerks had to WORK seven days.
They had noday OF 1t because thoy with
othors had encouraged tho idea OF desecrating tho
Sabbath In Paris, whom Christians would build
American cnapeI they had TO pay the workmsn foS
scven days week, whether they had Six sevsn
pioycs Of railroads and hotels and other workmcn
nave TO work seven days. Workingmen, DO you wsh
mot observed There are many capitalists who would
be glad 10 have their money yield thcm return ios
seven days instead Of SIX But u wia De zone oy tns
places Of amusement open on Sundays for the sake OF
the work,nsmen. II means that some must WORK foi
thnra Inn hRnN ma Pd. n lnov
spare anything else. but no, that l. Is our Mayna
Charta. II 20 guard our rights We cannot lose It
Another common sin is lying "You liel" wsrs
words that startled me the street the othcr day.
man who resented tho insult was q notorious liar.
Lying Is almost trade. IL 10 fashionable. People
say they not IN when you call II Is lie. They are
In, but do 10 say The present depression
oil business, say Is caused by lack OF confidence.
himself He loses his soii-rospect, and gets into
habit OF lying, and u holds him as In vise The
speaker then toia story about clerk who was DIS
charged Tor not ying about flannel, aud who became
u merchant prince. Another man, PROCESSING
Christian, failed Tor ten cents the dollar whom
could have paid more. He ought se have
been branaod rs hypocrite. Many men
creep Into The Church who ought to be out OF It. liza
man would go TO heaven he must bo honest. Prob.
ably no would call dishonesty respectable sim
but as long as man y disnonest in Respectable
way is recognized In society Dishonesty Is theft,
and We should brand 1t as sucn.
GRINDING THE POOR.
Ano.ner SIN ~ inc ,r r ~ a
cents and lind her thread IL seems me lhcre
Is oppression somewhere. What the Church needs
to-day Is manhood.
There are good who driuk winc would not
for IT IS u temptation 10 the weak. l know young
man VINO was ruined ny The woman who ioved him.
He was a man OF brilliant talents, bu@,aptr mpsrance
took hold of him. Hc r0se from the gutter and won
a beautiful woman. O1c New Years Day sno held
out IN her jewelled hand cup oi ruby liquid. she
said sYou Will not rel iuse TO takc IL from mef" lie
foil into moral grave from which no has never
iound a resurrection. There are many woak onoi
who cannot drink winc We have no right to tempt
them.
There Is tho sin OF pride. What have we to bs
proud Of? We worms OF the dust Seinshnes
tho speaker also denounced as fashionable sin. Per
haps some In The congregation had hoard their own
Gins referred TO. They might say they could not help
SHINING; but they could. Tho great sin tho OF
IN bciief In stho Gospel OF God. "rhis Gospel
PREACH hs said ''and this offer to you all 10 you
who wish to be delivered from the thraldom Of SIN
say come TO Him, for In Him there Is eternal rcst."