New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
GOD BEHIND THE sCoURGE.

The Rsr. L. d. Bean at NE Brick Church (fTesbgerfan)
The sermon of the Rev. l.. ID. Bevan was
about the yellow fever and formed the preface ola pow
erful appeal in behalf OF generous collection for the
sufferers in the South cities. The text was from
Amos ill., o Shall there be evil in city and the Lord
hath not done 1t :"
There an absolute connection said the preacher be-
tween cause and effect and moreover, the tie is d.
vine one. Behind all the evil and pain which we see
there is cause and in it God himself There Is much
in this doctrine that different from the rosecolOred
morality which prevails nowadays, and whose divinity
has begotten world that has escaped from His hand
It's God is far away fromus. He is complacen and has
forgotten justice. He has attribute except infinite
imbecity. Such divinity is not only unscriptural,
but IL 10 unphOsOphcal. Evil might be the result OF
Gods Will In the natural way or AS matter OF ludg-
itself to a special Judgment from Him. Don't DO too
ready TO say God is Furnishing city Tor IT'S wldness
was burned It SAID God mad sent Judgment On the
town because playhouse had been opened there But
quarter In which the play house was or III Waoh the
South IL not being afflicted for sins not Southern;
IL evil be His doing 10 Is subject 10 His control REQ
pie say Is pain aud evil why have any God Inc
reply Il this Tue majesty OF natural laws Oppresses US
See the tornado. WHAT Is man IN It's presence Inc
most we can do TO elude ITS violence by skill ana care
Are such things then ungoyernabiet CanSo CONCEIVE
a universe IN which an intelligence ike man exists anu
you tel me the evll n the city Is tno result o.
law And that all II 10 be there God nath done II,
and he control It. IL may OYcrWhcm me- out uOt
Him IL may be beyond me, but not beyond HIN. Does
tins comfort brethren when we LOOK out on the
sorrow OF the hour God hath done II; He eau control
IT, Again, II Il be Gods doing II hath some moral
quality IN IL. This may be Judgment. Where there Is
evil Will grant that natural Jaw has been broken put
not always Dy tho who suffers. In relation u TINS
outbreak OF yellow feverif could lay our finger on
all tne lines OF cause undoubtedly there would be found
some where neglect Of duy-sOme stu Ii may DC that
God would call attention to tor would reOuke US
Yes God hath Wed the evil, but not the wrong. lie Is
administrator of justice and Will tedch Us that law
cannot be broken win inpunity. nope we may earn
the awful scOurge OF cholera 10 teach LOEdOn
how be careful IA sanitary matters Let US sec 10
IN that We iu New-York learn nc a less cost
one more thought would urge upon you. TIT be
Gods DOING lie hath some gracious end IN IT, DcheVe
IN righteous God, but alrO IN tender Father
Out OF This evil shall come some good Inc
stricken clues and the others, TOO, shall learn
to be clean. Aud, too, there are ethical con-
sideratious taus ht us body polite. Tne plague
unity and disrespoct OF persons IL strikes
white ana black alike IL Dr1ngs the North aud South
tOgether In sympathy IL has not always been So Tue
leaps 10 arms but TO charity to prayers to
God that life might preseryed-nOt destroyed as
formerly God may be sending thls evil Ia the cities Tor
some 50 great purposes these My friends, may De
that the evil which government cannot mend, may De
mended by this outDurst OF sympathy aud ChIlSuan
held