The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29
THE WORD"
Life Worthless Without the Mem
Dry of the Dead.
MANS SOUL PRECIOUS.
The Gospels Effective Plan tor Mans
Salvation.
CENTRAL NJ. Z. CHURCH.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. By REV. DIR. NEWMAN.
Al the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, Sew
enth avenue and Fourteenth street, Rev. Dr. Newman
delivered discourse yesterday forenoon on the SUBJ
iect OF ..Forehought Those present evidently
anxious 10 the last services previous 10
the closing the Oh urch for renovation, as is not
10 be opened for public worship again until
the second Sunday in September Taking for
his text Proverbs, W., 6-"Go 10 the ant,
thou suggard; consider her way and BIO wise"-
Dr. Newman said:-Tne Bible is universal book
There illusions therein to every department OF
nature and ntmations OF all tho sciences II 10 not
loo much say that in the near future the Bible Will
DO considered book oil scientific accuracy. These
illusions Incidental ana arc designed 10 point
moral. The references TO zoology are especially full.
Isaiah calls the thoughtless to consider that "the
knoweth his owner aud the ass his masters crib"
Jeremiah invites the awess TO reflect that
sthe stork the heaven knowcth her APP
pointed tme and the turtle dove, the crane and tho
swallow observe the time OF their coming" Our
Lord commands the dstrustiul 10 "behold tho fowls
OF The AIR, who SOW not, neither 40 they reap. nor
gather into barns yet your Heavenly Father ioedeth
ihemn Solomon declares, ''There are tour things
which be title upon the earth, but they exceed
ing wise. The ants people not strong, yet they
prepare their meat in Tho summer; the coneys are
but feeble folk, YET they mako their houses in tho
rocks tho locusts nave no king yet .hey 80 ior.h all
hands and Is the ngs palaces" These statements
all scientifically accurate Bunon could not
stated one-haf much about the curious habits OF
animals have some mai uraists he would have been
considered novelist. Dr. Linceum communicated to
Darwin the marvellous results OF mis- studies during
twelve years OF the American mound-buiiding ant,
which he describes thrifty, dgent and vident
rs ying in paved cities constructing public roads.
He says these nts farmers, who prepare the soil
weed The harvest and store the grain IN barns.
On The cleared area around their mound they permit
nothing 10 grow except species OF grain bearing
bling rice II The grain becomes wet these little farm
carry IL III the sunshine to dry. and Lihceum
assured Mr. Darwin that the American ants plant the
iced Tor ensuing crop AL this confirms the WORDS
of Solomon.
LESSONS PROM
The first lesson suggested by NO little Great IL
this-lhry luln the end OF their bong and live ac-
cordlng 10 tneir nature. This Is true the whole
animal creation. There are some little creatures
whose lite rs song, whose existence Is breath, but
they accom- pIish the end for winch they were m ade
Such a eulogy cannot be pronounced on man. He ex-
ATS The subordinate 10 the supreme and degradcs the
supreme TO The subordinate. He was not made for
The universe nor for society," nor Tor angeishe was
or God. de has Tue intelligence 10 appreciate
God; he has the power TO love HIS creator, and his
supurnal happiness Is compahonship with the Al
mighty. Il call You more servants but friends ~
The ant Is the embodiment oil iorethought When
carries gram OF corn into It's barn II bites of the
yerm to prevent 1t from sproutng. "rhe provid-
18th ner meat IL the summer and gathereth her food
every in which he Is to prepare Tor the future
Providence gives every man u chance. This explains
why in the lie OF Byron ana OF Tom Moore, they
gave expression to deep religious thought, winch
may be placed side BY side with Tho psalms
oil David and tho hymns Of Wesley. No year has
two Junes Only once year does summer weave her
million tinted corona around her blushing temples;
only she waves her wand and forms oil celestial
loneliness beauty the landscape and shed inc IRA
GRANGE heaven on tho tainted air oil earth There
winter In every life. The Latins said, opportunity
has hair IN front, behind she is bald; hence the
adage "Let Us take Time by the iorelock." The ant
10 patient toer. Work Is the Law OF nature. Tho
greatest OF men have been The hardest workers "As
twin not work neither shall he eaL' This applies
70 the two classes OF tramps The mendicant tramp,
who the foot OF the ladder and tho DANDY tramp,
who eats WELL drinks we'll ana dresses well at the
expense oil othera Work IL devotion