The New York herald., 1878-03-24
TEMPLE AHAvATH-CHESED.

How TO P1oCURE 0LADNEss or HEART-sEn-
MON BY REV. DIR. HUEBscH.
Rev. DR.. Huebsch yesterday preached q sermon In
the Temple LhavathC Chossd, Lexington avenue, TAX
ing his text from Proverbs, xv. 18-"A merry heart
cheereth up the but when The heart feel
eth pain tho spirit Is depressed"
This sentence of the wise king, said the Doctor,
states TACT which can DO proved by experience.
Genuine Joy has an embellishing power; It sheds
beams OF light which adorn with peculiar charms
the homeliost face; and the second part OF
tenco Is also not TO DO doubednamey, that the
row oil tho heart exezts q depressing influence on
mans spirit and hangs like icadon weight on tho
wings oil his activity But the aim OF the Scrpturul
Proverbs does not conlne Itself to stating empirical
truths as dry facts without any further inention the
Short popular sayings collected IN the Bible are rnther
characterisIc through the moral teaching lhey con-
vey 70 the mind oi toe reader.
Now, wnat can we learn from tho statement that
merry heart cheereth up The countcnaace, and that
sorrowtul heart dcprcsses spiritP Is Il In cur
own power to enjoin yladness 10 dwell In breast
or 10 drive out sorrow from the chambers OF
hearty Arc wo not The slaves OF circumstanccsY Do
not feelings constantly change with the rapid and
chequsred change oI eventsf IL useless 10 say that
We can entirely irec ourselves from the powerful In
huencS OF the things that are and happen around
St0iclsm developed 10 It's extreme has deadening
effect upon man's sentiments; It annihliatss sor-
row. just as pain Is stopped by the killing Of the
Of an aching tooth; but with the the same
time the percsptbity Of JOY freezes death by
lie aud growth Thousand promising germs hch
LAID iuto tho human bosom il tho aim OF
them oy the nigh ice mountains, "duly, aoating on
the colu sea OF "tatum."' Men who live aud do with
the retrain
kiild not thee with halt 50 good will
may be gooi for a tragedy or Tor museum Life
requires other than tnoso grand marble statues
scuipured according 10 tho strict
est rules vi art but whose breast Is st0ne with no
living heart Ia IT, Human lile n ali lis branches re-
n m v vtnvn NV
row. accessible to praise and to blame loving virtue
with the cold adheronce OF cast Iron but the
LIVING love OF v warm soul
sTOICIsx A FAILURE.
Stolcsm proved a iaure; II could not base Roman
society ON u solid foundation; II could not check
perhaps II accelerated the fall oi Rome. Those IN
midst that dcotn II great service their peuera
t0u to revive delunct stocism, by cutting of all
sources OF warm religious Hfo, ani BY placing the
Guild 0 cold ogic-"duty'-On the throne the sole
ruler are greatly mistaken. They may perhaps sue.
ceed TO weaken the Dobor feelings the hearts Of
their votaries, but they mover will succeed 10
strengthen virtue to make nan happy IN his joys and
to give him consolation Ia his adversIea Tho Miecss
marble system ot unbelief cannot effect this
JACOBS LADDKR
The poor and iorsaken wauderer Jacob In his
drcsn tho ladder which connects oarth with Deaveu;
top thus ladder percovcs tho glory OF tho
Lord; he Lears the promising word OF Providence. II
will be with thee, nnd Will guard thoe wherever thou
goest," and this VISION ILLS him with strength cour-
ago and hope This dream OF The third patriarch "
Tue reality Of human life. We are aud remain, long
VIC 1--we on earth. subject TO Tho many changes
which tno produces Ia our worldly prosperity, but in
tue urn oeNoI III IN aHIuhhg rt0viucnco We possess
coanterpoise against the powcr OF circumstances.
HEAVENLY
He who leans with chlldiike confidence hts
Heavenly Father Will never 10 onslaved by the haps
una tnshaps OF life. With his warm heart meeting
Joy sorrow, the Will I'LL hun with thanks, the
Other with hopeful resignation; Tor he knows his Re-
dsenor lvoth ami there Is suffering great that
should No. nnd the soothing balm Of consolation
the Goad VI sIncore beiicf FAith is the stan with
winch we can control lie, ana " Is laid Ia our
hand whether our c0untenance shall be choerod up by
heart glad IN It's Maker, or whether spirits shall
DO depressed by heart that causcs It's own pam In
struying away from Him VINO Is eternal JOY.