The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09
CENTRAL Nj. Z. CHURCH.

THE GOOD MANS TRUsT-sERMoN BY REV. DR.
NEWMAN.
The Rev. DIR. Newman preached on the subject Of
the good trust taking his text from Psalm xci
4-"Under his wings shalt thou trust
1t Plato who said began Mr.. Newman. all
things are disposed by the Almighty, who takes
the whole universe for the safety and advantage Of
the whole. It was Horace who said, kings have
authority their proper subjects. but that
Jehovah has authority over kings themselves" It
Cicero who told the Roman Senate. 1--WE have not
conquered the Spanish by our numbers, nor the
Gaus by strength. nor the Carthagenians by our
policy, the Greeks by our learning but we have
conquered them because have acknowledged that
all things are governed by the providence Of God"
1t was David who sang. The Lord reigneth. let the
earth rejoice" 1t was Paul who declared, "He up
holdeth all things by the word OF his power. 1t
Christ who taught His disciples to pray For thine
is the kingdom, the power and the glory. Guided by
these great authorities let inquire whether under
the present order and constitution of things there is
room for blissful and intelligent trust in the love
and protection OF God, has the Almighty framed
the universe so constituted His government and
organized society. that good and evil come alike
the vrtuous and the vicious; to those who worship
Him and to those who worship Him not
Is the good mans trust fact fiction? 1t is true
has great power over matter and mind. He has made
the desert to blossom like the rose, arrested the
thunderbolt. prevented inundations cured disease,
taught the needle to the sun to be an artist and
nature, he has compelled science to plough the
fields gather harvests delve our mines and les
sen the burden Of human toll But man is helpless
in the presence OF some natural forces. a sin
gle hurricane destroys the hopes OF whole
season. trifing chemical change In an
edible root starves million OF people
The waves Of the sea. like banditt seize and app
proprae the wealth of the rich and the little all of
the poor The explosions of the firedamp
destructive park of artillery. The destruc ion
of the pestience wasteth at MONDAY. The d. unit
famine hurries untiInely grave half the popu-
lat; ,,eDa ssa Tn hre day GAR hn Ike.
whose power felt to the Highlands Of Scotland
entombed &C, 600 persons and lett Lisbon ruin In
presence Of such evils the strongest stand power
less and aghast these things the operation OF
system of nature without regard to human charac-
in the administration of His moral government?
II the former then ! am atheist; If the latter.
then l am a Christian. All / wish to know is that
they subject to Gods control Here, then. there
is room for an intelligent trust. Would unbelief al
lay my fears? Fears exist anecedent to belief, and
spring from nature and circumstances. II unbe-
lief can allay my fears it must be constant and uni
form: il must be disturbed But 1t IL liable to
be disturbed BY the mysteries of life Intelligent
men will ask themselves these mighty questions-
Whence came the stupendous fabric of nature? Was
ii produced by chance or design? Whence its order
and beauty? Whence its sorrow and JOY? Is love
immortal? Do part at the grave foreverY cannot
avoid these questionings by my vigilance repress
them by my will, for have imagination and hope,
which not the product of creed or culture but
natural endowmcnts On the other hand, will
faith in a wise, powerful and gracious God. tran
duillize my mind? This trust removes me from two
extremes-from atheism and superstition. II is the
expression of sublime faith in Him who is too wise
and too good TO be unkind. IL IS blissful
pose in Him VINO never acts without and
reigns for the good of His earthly children Let
be assured that He rules on high that He
be surprised pcrplexed nor afiiict me willingly
nor in violation my rights. and l can trust Him