New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-19


with us in this cry to Heaven, when the
be in the grip Of DOOM grows dark in the shadow
Oh osaster ana OF death They cry out to God the
God, and feel they are heard and grow
strong to bear the burden to fight the battle
1t Ia no wonder that In the disaster we have had
to face this summer that hearts should stirred
old and sacred way; that there should been per-
petai prayer FROM the churches and in many hearts
dnmb longing for the help God. There is a divine
egotism, IL may say SUCH. native as
this. which has taken captive We believe in God
now very mnch "a the old Purtans believed Him. We
feel for the time that special and peculiar
claims on the Divine regard Nor should doubt the
worth there in the movement of the Nations heart
ward eternal love and when goes out on such
Godke errand "a this This great trouble has smitten
plugging, with hunger born Of long wait
ing. into the tides of which had
@ I" sWefp through our anh as meyer before and
mad pnge-f through this greed for gain and what it
all We hold most dear. 1t has done much wrench
away from The plague spot Of the most of our praying
others Now for self forgotten in the pray
anG as this spirit To
that God will help him ard restore HIM again to health
and strength At the time of the plague ~ thens. Plu
tarch says, the oracle told them they offer prayer
in behalf Of oil other nations 1t wa. from the Divine
Now AN not here this morning to scott Mt those among
y h ns great SO % m % h N" q" f G
answered in the restoration of the President. make
expect We have the last 200 years studied the
Still the truth H. we ar hasd ' often ny tue " nden
Of the spirit, aud think there is much
forcta-e Of future revelation Of spirit which will be
given At one Of the prayer meetings held in behalf of
hard and bravado shall call it, with
e ana DEATH and left no room for the humble aud low
inc spirit which would wait ON Gods will and would
uteranccs made from Of the pulpts ha city
S S and of s' have have S nss t in b%% , "f
diton Il" our dear suffering friend kept tim" TO the
were TO believe sucn reports that the great painful
mystery Ia to be solved iii this and in other And
the prayers into rremptory demand Heaven
TO see to 1t, anyway; that God must submit a. n
prayer test shall good by the Presidents
To my mind there is terrible threat, a spirit like
this to the hottest instincts of SOU. all that
best IN the religious fc q any people Let this prcsump
much speaking and are to he answered not In the III
vine way aud according to the Divine will. but In our
lives, Tfour President should recover there will
up among trust in the potency OF prayer srcalrd
superstition to the uuspeakabe damage Of the careful
anu painful study OF human harris aud their remedies,
hat II Will lac very much ia in Of the old
Eastern cities, when the plague suites them. hccause
the whole community is fostering in nth where
stead seeing drains and dunghtls they all
the children outside the clty aud set them crying Ia Al
tive that men aud women will come t" believe these APP
pcals Heaven worth more than all science, skin
aud human endeayor. IL viii brush aside that most
precious tung we have 10 our own name. srhcp, and
God would no fatal it is imagine that
eld wG PRAYED over Hnt ,',l H ,' 20 tn" weeds will
Tue ether dare hardly name is too pain
hope One day it seems a. the hungry longing
Nation TO have lts President back nus he satisfied and
VIII be. and then arc al radiant with joy Ihon there
is touch al gladu"ss in the tones al human voces.
But another morning comes. and cveryw here there IA a
touch at sadness ana we wonder whether we are watch
ng the ebbng tides al lie there by the
hravry whispers " DO DOT let siuk" NJ m.
deed II prayer VIII h, and loving, aud word. Of
dyinr on then saw II il is dent1 hat will he hc re-
iip
that the demand must he Rnswercd1 1nUd aHdS Will
scrt the old sweet ptns OF prayer aud fath aud love If
would have answered hut no answer hn- coue, there
no God and So FOR tue sake OF all We mold most dear
IN religions life. We must stand against this ing for
sign, and this presumption wucn would Incuse the
Eternal Providence within boundaries, ana se'ilc ON
own poor Judgment wuat God stAll aud shall not do
which claims To hod special communion with Heaven
in his ctsts, that there has been steady tendency
eXa the power o. prayer anuyr all mat science aud
our blessing while with II the poorest viii work won
d"rs have. G"nhed siso whet her. among those
believe Ia the ply stefan rather nan the priest there
been deep an adequate sense OF the sacrness
worS the doctors nN" been doinS all lhr"ugn the sum
ner, aud az It, very aud of
all true prayer confess to the deepest aud most rev
erent ian IA their ncIvors aud To the - Ia aso that
the prayers which maze b"eh offered, these meetings
wa'cn tne good pu5 Soisns have held by the bedside
tons, tender as II lac were thousand umcs their
broI nave occn the tru3 anu tne boat some of them
have been giving their lives mis- mothers
do Tor their ohl H. without tue least reserve
taton, nignt aud day Tucy nave touched the poor
manned body as Coils sacred temple, ami suffered 10
his suffering aud in their hearts have answered nack
moan vita moan. while hey have summoned light iato
their looked AZ them. lest they should bring
shadow 10 shadow aud have hidden cheer ~ all their
tones, they could MOI always make good 10 hr kht
tat the spirit might hc'p the flesh III ga man
where III the word hidden prayer in surgical n-iru-
men which would be fine ana potent !
then 1t is In their hands, ana III their hearts
thank God FOR such Inon, and give them no second
place Let the Issue Toe What II may they frat and
claim the drcpcA gratitude or great generous Ma
Iloh what had prayer been but for the GOOD duciorA
The prayer wuich makcs its moan to God hut has no
science no skin, ~ backed by study md pancti.
fed Ivy stedfaSt and persistent euortvor 10 reach
down To the springs Ol me- would nave been infant
crying IN The night An infant crying "a
with no language but a cry Thrsr have fought
death back for three months with patience and skill
which should win our admiration and II their skill
not nI prayers, which IpuEt stand first NJ
Gods neSsng, Htie President gels we'll; aud moi the
church tut the college In the place where must look
Ioi The Snres proc" Of Gods prc-cnce and grace
best, aud the President /" taken away must hold
thom in proud aud loving remembrance II said Ibat
one Is Too hopoiui canot think and | seen
the worth oil Albright hopeful spirit
suffering Those who would help need hone IA "A fine
subtle medicine, which viii touch the fountains of Uf,
wlth anew blessing ! have lt that except for hope
The brave heart of the President would Rave given vay
hhd tile poor chances ett woud have lost ia Heath
And now may not say In conclusion that these pray-
ers 81 ~" Nation mst ha"es wider scope duing Ihese
days through which watching he I'll. no
tworn lfe and death. II he IL restored we must am
pray that the lie grown sacred us may be held.
sacred ana " he II taken away that those ullnw
OF ''Od We must pray that the whole may ,old
III reverence those IN s nigh places. Whatever NAV be
Iau us we must sun pray Let Thy VIII he done and
thcu Iuost verenly and faithfully slyc ourselves Ia d
lib VIII who holds lie aud death Ia HIS hands
FEW WORDS FROM DIR. ROBINSON.
The Rev. DIR. &. S. Robinson, pastor of the