The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-06
THE BROOKLYN RINK CHURCH.


THE BREAD oUEsTIoN-sERMoN BY THE REV.
DIR. FULTON.
DIR. Fulton told his congregation that after two
months hard work he stood alone in the effort to
continue his church for the people, in Brooklyn.
He then discussed the bread" question from the
standpoint OF the petition in the Lords Prayer.
Men can't live on gold or silver or precious stones
they must eat bread to live. Hence Christ touched
on great question when He said He was "the bread
of life." This prayer is the foundation of phlan-
thropy. but not of beggary. There is nothing in
1t to suit tramps. God is the author OF bread. 1t is
not mans production. Trace the history Of wheat
from the time the grain falls into the earth until
it laid upon the rich mans table bread.
1t is the gift of God and the creature of His
hands. A pastor once asked infant
class who gave them their daily bread. Mother"
they said. 'But who gave it to motherY' ''The
baker" But the miller gave it to him, tho farmer
to the miller the ground to the farmer. and God to
the ground. And this is the brief history of loaf
OF bread. Man can't keep back tho drought the
ram the worms rust, SO that bread must be the
gift of God.
''MUsr' PLEASE"
The landlords of ireland would give millions to
have kept back the rains that have destroyed the
crops of that country. But man could not do it.
The prayer for broad disproves ndelity and points
to a Being who above ana over all. Millions
make the great mistake OF life by ignoring prayer.
And there are men here who. whether this work
in the Rink wins loses. will not lose
hour nor . wink of sleep on account of it,
But victory cannot be forced here. 1t must come
from God And the Doctor thanked God for the
sacrifices that some have made and making,
though no had previously told the Lord that in his
work and purpose he stood alone. ireland. he said,
the favors OF landlords, and tenants demand the
right to stay by their hoinesteads. This is what
makes trade unions n curse. The Doctor told of
boy who called bin to say that he could not
learn a certain trade because the union would not
take any more apprentices. Dr. Fulton took the lad
to a non-union employer and got him work.
There two words in the English language,
the Doctor said which mean great deal
represent principles In Brooklyn 10000 people,
without home or place to eat live from door to
counted multitudes fed as the sparrows fed;
and there something beautiful in it, The beggars
have q dozen to feed in ton minutes And yet the
Doctor urged his people to give on the principle
that che that giveh to the poor lendeth to the Lord
and whatsoever hath this worlds goods and seeth his
brother have need. how dweAeth the love of
GOD in himg' 1t is impossible to read this text
thing for the poor. The brotherhood is the
grand underlying principle of the Gospel
pray that business may come to his employer that
he may have work himself The Lord Jesus Christ
is the friend OF the poor. But they must come to
God for their daily bread not the dog for his bone
or the hog for his corn cob and run OF to eat it
alone. In discussing the other word. "must." the
wentto them and demanded not work but bread.
and thus became robbers. But in this prayer Christ
gave u idea to the people.
AvARICE OF FAITH.
The avarice OF men and tho lack Of faith OF q few
who make money by destroying weaker men Is what
makes the trouble. Go through the principal street
in New York and you will block OF empty
buildings that were reared some years ago on the de-
struction OF weaker merchants. The spirit OF this
prayer il it could become universal. would change
society. The Germans made money out of our
bonds in the war because they could pray this
YOn n
bless some one eise 1t il useless for man to pray
this prayer and refuse to share his loaf with the
poor. This world is costly thing, and the Doctor
demonstrated this by the wear and tear Of clothes
shoes. streets. burning Of coal and wood. whereby
work is made for millions of He
then turned aside to reprove those who stood
aloof and waited to see what would become of his
is needed in the South to-day. man showed him
some leather coins with which the negroes of the
South paid to bind them as i'll the olden times
What men. black and white. in the South to-day
want is Christianity 1t is needed in California and
God bless Joseph Cook for going there and telling
them what the spirit OF this prayer means. Not like
another man who went there and could not say his
soul was his own. The Doctor referred the Indian
war and remarked that if he was an Indian and
knows he should pray the Lord God to put him I'M
The Rink Committee will decide on Wednesday
whether the Doctors services shall be contin-
ued.
FIFTH AV. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
PRAYER-sERMoN BY REV. JOHN HALL
The Rev. John Hall. at the Fifth Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church. preached from Psalms. cxvii.. 10
"open to me the gates of righteousness; will go
into them and will praise the Lord" The reverend
preacher first explained the meaning of the entire
psalm This said he, is not the language Of a SOL
der laundering at the gates of fortress; it is the
poetca expression of Joy ut being able to the
gates Of righteousness. This should BIO brought
home to evey here in church God has
| ordained the Sabbath. while the mode Of OBJ
serving the DAY has been. perhaps, some
| what modified The great obligation Of using
il for the worship OF God still remains strong
ever. The spirit Of God has ordained the ministry
it is not human institution. but divine appoint
ment People attend the sanctuary in vain how
ever il they do not rst realize the fact that Christ
is the way to the Father, but IL they realize that
then they indeed have the basis for true worship,
and all their feelings are truly sanctihed. You do
not allow rain or snow bad weather to deter you
habitually from attending your office, do not let
worship. continued the preacher. Let all say of the
| altar-"Open to me the gates of righteousness;
will go into them and will praise the Lord
The may be said i'll sitting at the feet of the
throne of the Most High. When we have spiritual
intelligence pc expects us to come to Him and ex-
| press our wants. A religion without prayer seems
to inconceivable. Ii God made me in His like
ness cannot feel my kinship to Him without com
ing to Him. telling Him of my wants. Brethren,
pray in your families, pray in tins house OF tho
Lord; put your whole heart and strength into it.
Fathers and mothers, If 1t has over happened
to you that your children have grown up
strong. but at tho same time have be-
come independent OF you. so that your heart
has been hungry and yearnng for the sense Of one
ness with them. remember that God is your Father.
who In yearning for this of oneness with you.
The observance of the feast OF tho sacrament implies
an acceptance Of the Rodeemer DO not be afraid,
in attending communion. of recalling your own
fsilings anu shortcomings and comparing thcm with
the divine perfection OF the Lord Let affections
| DO busy.
RELAXATION OF TnE SPIRIT.
Relaxation OF tho body is an excellent thing, but
often this relaxation or the body IN also accompanied
with the relaxation of principle. of WILL Of purpose
against which cannot sufficiently warn you. DO
not enter upon another season of Christian activity
with n relaxed purpose aud a relaxed WILL Last
spring one OF fellow members declared his in
tention OF attending June communion. but before
that time he laid in his grave II is mex
pressibly sweet and consoing to us all to know that
this noble purpose was in his mind before no died.
Let every one use his whole influence and power
for Christ's sake. He says. my son, 20 work" Ii
Is not, "Go and critcise others, 60 and talk" but
ss,o work n rood thing be inbued with