, 1879-03-24
An Eloquent Memorial Sermon on tho
Late DR.. De Koven by the Rev.
DR.. Sullivan.
4 Spcck OF Wnr III the Church Of tho
Ascension Growing out Of
Niiunlisnls
Father Hickey CALLS tho Catholic Church
49, the Basis Of Civil and Ro-
ligious Liberty.
The Pcnteoost Revival on the. North
Side.
SAVED by WORKS.

Tie Central Church, tnsfug at his text:
Yea, saith THO Spirit, that They may rest from
their lahors and thor works DO 'nllow Ihcm'
1t Is often o quality Of poetic language that
lis meaning is ubscurct The heart that pours
forth the words Is full Of great yisIonH n,nt
etmitcs, which arc often seen With difficulty by
any Subsequent reader Of the hgiy-colorct
language The passage have Just rcad posscss
thut oycrfowluy fullncss which enborrnsFcs
With too much meaning rather than With the
usual embarrassment OF too little. It mny I'M
ply that tic righteous dead arc happy because
they rest from troubles, and that their goUd
works attend Them to tho Judgment nnr and
Justify them. THIS Is a large import and
enough ot Itself. But the writer may nso llavu
congratulated the righteous that they III death
rest from their lnhors hut Tint their good works
contsn,tc,-not being capable Of death, they fol-
low md attend the spirit, md arc ns tmmortAl
ns the spirit that performed them. The sants
die as to their labor md wear!ness but not ns to
their usefulness. Amid nit the shades Of
thought and feeling which sprang up over this
massage, one mny well hesitate which form Of
fts rich meaning, to attribute to ,uhu, MS bcin.
his puski,g thought. It Will, however, he truth
enough for tie morning, X we s6us taEc the
lesson Tint the righteous dead nro blessed, In
that tlcuth terminated their 1abors nh1 sorr0ws,
md mt their usefulness. TlIcy rest frotn care.
but not from influence uFon humanity; their
works continue after them. The character The
honorable acquire Dy mems Of much scif-denal
md much study, md perhaps through great
tcmp,atinn and opposition, Is mn tiHncrishsblo
.osscssion, n,ul nothing Terminates tn the Grnvc
except the difficulties which attended the long
pursuit OF such excellence.
Al, the records vi history como to the Burpnrt
Of this sentiment vi st. Iohu; for this rccursl
OF ncn shows us that otr world IN oil Its shapes
1,j9r. ~
s,tni fculinga. ilnl deeds nj tic faithful. Uur
world Is nothing clse thau tic works uf the
katnts following nlung, attus the sntns thcm-
sesyes have gone away from ,l'eir lonc and often
Inply those oHly who lived n1ml tuca fur rclIg-
in,', Int NIL thusc worthy ones who lred for lie
highest good nf mankind. For as il.c word st,-
nihcs holy per8on we may well rail t.osu holy
Who lIscd 1or tic progrcss OF lcaraIu4, und Eap-
pnesa, md liberty Aside from tl>e meaning Of
LernIs our moral world Is nothing clsc to-day
lhnn the gatscfeduD rco.nsntlers of the long
yesterday The h'iinati race long nGo sat down
tnu feast having oniy fye 'oaves nnt two small
fishes, MtI as The hours Ut he feast have pissed
by tho lnayes have expanded. Alnl whit We Gull
tic Church, or tllG IFarnItE, 0r the wisdom Ut
t.e nineteenth century. Ia only the nl,nltcrlrss
basketfulB which remain after tic guests have
guns hona from the grand fcstiyfty.
One Of the car'tlpal t'leas OF tlMt wing OF lie
ministerial army cnlled the Ativchltsts Ia that
the present lahors Of thu pscar,er, and iaymer,,
tmr church. nn.l school, nTc nl In win as IN any
:cs,iit III tho public Good: sEat uncr Ill these
influences the world Is Erowltl. wnrHe Instead of
aetter. mud that the batter t!ny will bryin only
khch Christ shnil cn1ne with divine power anil
,usl, aside The childish efforts OF tnnn. ltwoull
yaG,o ,syay 10 }ss p9ssee ,ns 5oF II ,he ot %Hpt t.
:llc actual history q our carth, nr tnorr
conflict with the Bible co,,n.Hntl tint man
..osla ts a,!c"tr aud tas,! latotcs IN tue yne.
moment III tl.s presence of history, fur ali that
NC enjoy uf lnnsuagc, s.rl scieuce, nui art. md
Industry, and Improved politics. and improved
lones nnd Improved 3D.. ss,lgio., n,l returned Il
tbs paat worthless all rolled up into one largu
!olume., II our Christian effort mlist hope uuth'
tnE until tic persaual conllIE of Christ, then
Luther ought to have hoped nothing urd have
achieved nothing ntld the patriots Win conceived
tl!t !.lCa Of freelom III conscience should llayc
hoped ntthnE NH! tnvo achieved nothing until
God. There Is certainly w!tlc intellectual aid
Religious difference between tEB nineteenth rcn
turY ud the nllIth or tenth century, undi Cnris
t'ups. and patrlots, and .pltlahthropIsta rarrlel
hociety across tu great istnncu by the tlr pt ar
Invisible ind spiritual Lord, It iB Rmpiv tritl1nr
With tho common sense of tpcn To ,rm thai
an cnd l,as come 10 thu gatnl works uf t,a,.
kind and tl,at nothing great run nov bo achicy
ed until tl,u scokurs nt u!l good shall lave tht
assistance OF Il yKible ilIll tangible Muster
Men who tau tnark what hns heen accomplished
r. the wide domain Of all gopa fEom Paul |.
Wesley, IN religion. attl from Cmaar 10 Victoria
in government, and can t1en shy, ave M,is
walt for Christ to come und live oa earth" 1,u,
be tnen vi great sentimental NIFTY, hut tle,
nust be qu!ts incapable nf tllul1nE my EGsleFsl
Inv Of tod; and ,,ust be drcalners Ike il,v ul,
Sun worsitpcrs, whu at lust, learned to sc'
nothtnE ut a. Eroat garo nboye them. Th'
thrown b. to Blble, wel ordsrs s ali IL rsaer i
toA patient mt! contant work. atl,l tells ,te.,
tlnt they sf!ul have their ruwart--l,lat tito l,ar
vest Is ripe, tllnt lnhorcrs nro too few; tat nul
will reap what they SOW; tint even Grafn suw,
upon tlIl. YAtcra 6liall be harvested: ,lut ir
Iurd will always be with Ilts toIlert, not avn,
for ntneteeu Centuries, un'l then sud'lri.ty con,
ascension to the end ot t!lr world. With sur
numerous MID unnl!stakabc words does tl4
Bible ussatl In alvauco the Second Atlyun
theory. aud crustles out Of It what little is lei
to IL Ut 1ilo alter !ts conflict with hjstpry.
It sta1ll,B ns onu OF tho ,lsust cheering ]lwa .
earth nlnl US one 0t tho impressive lessns ut III
sacrcu Book tlsat III! this waEso of ths taithiunr
tl follow tt!eln MIlli Dcctitu pnrt Ut the p,lh}f
well.betng; thut the gEuyc IL only p!acu wtitr
the labor cclaca md not wlcrn TIL. results III.
BIessed the ticad becausu Il,a w0Ft dead apple
nly to ttEr fears A'N1 their kchrllesE, Hlltt H.
tn thosc got,d thoughts nm! deeds over wtiir
their tears tel AZ thc n!aer nlsn tb ihe laurln
ayovIttons, men whose hur Is nov gray. In mlt
dle VI later life. love to meet IN rrlncubraucut
their school Or college lite, ind will even she
tcarA III lie eur recollection vi curly scu,ea, MI
yet would not tlcslre to 70 liuck nnll travel Nv,
1!ISsc yy1rs ot lhhor, because t!'ey Ice! tint ti'
sti!l lofu III their minds l lseutta MI the gno
s!Aves vi tiplT tnsks, gu ttloba whn nru stan,
i1l$ uinr nut uu t!ic coniacs of II ,laefu Iifr, "
lftrai, or moral, Or Christian, ars nut tuseu the
curly wo1ks perlss but they nrs to see nothtt
Perish except thu ace'denls ot tie long uvcup
tioA,
Death ends sl!c strugElu but not tlle empire
cately.atrung hurps of which We k.u,w III,
$hllE. Those lEo!!nn strlngs which will iii
iorth their lauder Or softer strains IN the sna!
en's window when only zephyr russcs, IL ~
RI Ihls r
which ktnnl III tbs valleys alol,g Which t1oyu ,
the wtuds Of thought Au' sentiment. There Il
two sides to this truth. Had influences beua Il
human rncc 10 reu1tiy a. good tut,untces III.
up into nobIonuss. Ia all laI,,is hearts ara 1t
bleeding from nowa which fell hundred ,ea
ago. Tllc ltaIiaas, indeed. NY still weIsl,
down by The iron hat4 which Lcsan to gr,
tIcu, uuder the twelve C;rsar4; ireland Ii
rsgs nlld hunger to-day BECAUSE rot,hvr lnids y
Iii ekhausting relieion-jlt'Han ulnl EDglial
cut otf this sourceh Of hnppiness long gencEatl
A l I'm tas La