The New York herald., 1878-09-16
SOWING THE SEEDS.
Men Sin Alone, Alone They Must
Ask Forgiveness.
GEARNEY'S BLASPHEMY DENOUNCED.
A Good Cause Is Often Ruined
by Its Advocates.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

CALVARI BAPTIST CAURCA
DUTIES ON RETURNING HoMx-NKw YoRK's
CAUSE FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY REV.
MR.. M'ARTHUR
Rev. r. >. Macarthur preached In Calvary Baptist
Church, yesterday morning, on "rhe Good Resolution
on Returning Home" He took for his text Genesis.
xxxv., 3"And let US arise and 20 up TO Bethel, and
will make there an altar unto God. who answered
me the day OF my DISTRESS and with me in the
way which l went"
jacob said the preacher, fed from the face OF MS
angry brother; twice seven years be served for the
fair beautiful Rache six years more hc spent In
partnership with his uncle Laban. He Is now return
ing land OF iashers The crsis In his life is
past, the meeting with the angel OF the covenant
some time alter no reached Palestine; God com
mandcd him to 60 up to Bethel. Now that We my
hearers. are returning to our own good city we
may express the meaning OF the text In threeioid
resolutions Will regularly attend the houss OF God
will daily build an altar OF prayer; We will con-
stantly cherish the spirit Of gratitude The text
gives US frat earnest exhortation 10 attend the
house Of God. This is tho meaning Of the word
Beh.L" There is great danger just now that the ex-
hortaton may be forgotten, and that Sunday may be
made simply a day of sinful pleasure. The law of
God as revealed In His word as we'll In the human
constitution, demands that day In seven shall be
. day OF rest. Arc to have Continents tal Sunday
In beloved landf Is the word OF IsraePs God TO
be treated as the ol man9 Parents appeal to
you TO follow Jacobs example. Empoyersl where
are your clerks, whore are your employees To-day
You are proiesssdy Christian merchants. Mothers
ana fathers all over tho land have intrused their
10 your dave you d0no your duty toward thcm
Do you always set them the proper example your
yelvesf Do you say 10 them Come let us rsc and 60
to the Bethel"
rhe text gives us in the second place a soiemn
promise. Have not too often iorgotton our vowsY
Wheu In sickness and distress you vowed soemnly
TO God; health came anu the vows vanished. But
shall you give way to despairf No, no; come back
renew tho VOWS aud the light of Gods countsnance
will upon you. In Jacobs wanderpgs his altar3
IN seaside anu country uomss. inc regularity OF your
personal ana fanny lite mas been broken. your altar
has ialen It must Oe rebuilt Private prayer mus. not
be neglected. Men sin alone. alone they must ask
forgiveness Even the heathcn SET us an example IN
this respect Pericles. the great Athenisn, would
commouce oraton without prayin 10 the gods.
Scipo undertook an affair OF Importance with
out seeking the help Of the oety. Tne family altar.
then, must erected. The first days OF welded life
should be- sanclinsd to God by prayer. II q
beautiful signt when The monks and nuns came at
sunsel's holy hour to the island OF Montreal The
arst thing they did on leaving their boats 10 build
altar and 10 consecrate Inc island by prayer and
praise
jacob had, in the third place, suicient reason for
his vow. God had been win him 'in the way which
be went" Eacn OF us can say the same this morn
Ing. The preacher then contrasted the conditon OF
ths country with that ot Great Britain, where disas-
have recently swept 50 many human beings out
OIL existence wltnout moments warning The North
especially should be grateful when comparing It's con-
QltOn with tnAt OF tno Soutn. new Iork city u
growing steadily In wealth aud civilization, and the
boy and girl living now who Will see the American
metropolis become the great centre OF the word.
Thanks to the OF the public press that has been
lifted earnestly, urging the authorities OF the city
to take proper sanitary precautions, this great city
has probably been cicaner than II Is now. BY
the blessing OF God, resting upon these precau-
Jious city has avoided the plague and pes.
thence which now devastating large por-
tions OF far land fnc result - that
this has been an exceptionally healthy season
In New York; ay, we mere IN our congregation Can
say that tnere been the death o child since
the months OF spring Our hearts, then, should
overflow with gratitude Ihe air vi moua tain and
sea has flushed your cheeks. Is there correspond.
ing growth your spiritual powerY DO not waste
strength you have acquired In undue devotion 10
business, nor IN dissipation and Jolly Consecrate
good OF men. May we return 20 our work more pa
tent, loving, purer IN heart aud more Christ
ike In life. Le. each one make this three old reso-
luton al will daily hula altar OF prayer,
will constantly cherish spirit OF gratitude TO God,
who with me IN the way went"
yoUR HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR YELLOW FEvER sUP.
Mr. McArInur then stated that he know we'll that
nearly aii his bearers mad already contributed
dviduay The yellow lever iund, but he hoped
they would In THIS nour OF prayer, not forget suner
Ing mau K nj the South. collection was tnen
taken up, at tue close OF which Mr.. Littleheld
nouuced that tho sum of $525 mad been contrib
Tor the South, aud that the amount would duly
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