New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS
MONEY THE MIRACLE-woRKER.

material or educaonal whether a railroad or the CON
yersion Of the world What WAS once done by miracle
Ia now done by money. Money is tho miracle
worker The chariot OF the gospel rolls
on dollars Money hastons tho millennium All proper
giving is worship it alteration and thanksgiving a. a
sincle shake 1t is easier to give ten thousand worlds
In song which have not than to give God ten cents
we have The earth lie the Lords and its fulness. We
must acknowledge Gods ownership. All We have is u
loan from Him. We should give best. all II neces
sary We ought to give systematically, and not from
tmpulsc-it does not always prompt The Jews gave II
tenth and had law that effect We need law indi
yiduas How will our gifts compare with our receipts!
Ney-York last year spent for amusemens alone three
times the amount OF money raisel for home missionary
work in all the United States for the period We
uu,t have systematic way OF giving and not sliT
shod way single dollar may look largo, but when
spread out over year it is thin knee upon and
pray Thy kingdom come" tits remarkable fact that
when O man is diminished in his resources the first
thing he is to diminish his charities The object Of
missionary giving to enrich the heart Of the gver
Missions are for the Church much the
Church for missions. We are interested In any
thing as money is at stake. II gave
we would feel moro. Giving is as much a matter OF
habit rs anything else. We need to begin young Give
for our home missionary to-day that may get
he start OF the devil, rum and infdelty.
DANGERS FROM MATERIALIsTIC ATHEISM.
The Rev. Dr. William NJ. Taylor Of the Broadway
change of front In the army of unbee The point now
attacked not much any OF the doctrines OF rev.
estion as whether there is any Reveaer; not much
any one difficulties connected with the admins
exss at all and we are asked at the bidding OF ma
tsriaisc philosophy TO give up religion altogether ana
us without any regard to the existence either of u
prene Being OF future life. IL these negatlons are
hear from among men. Wherever there is Christian
Church that is in any worthy tue name there you
lNon Int hama Nnlar
righteousness and holiness radate Take the splendid
charities of city, of which we are all so proud
CHURCHES There were few, II any, OF such institutions
anywhere before the advent OF Christ; and on this
care OF the sick the reclamation OF the fallen the
help OF the needy the training of the blind the reeep
ton aod training of the orphan and the like was re
ceived from the churches. The spirit which sustains
them s kept alive by the churches aud II the latter
Then think of the restraining influences OF the churches
the business men Of New-YorkN whether they be them
Christians Notices TO protect their property
many churches whose members working for the ele
walton of the depraved the reclamation OF the fallen and
sally received the Sabbath will disappear from the cal
endsr This actually realized In France during the
first revolution should 1t be done here, the tolng and
moiling myTlads will then have to labor their
workshops in their mines IN their counting houses and
DAYS alike And think you that would be no calamity
Yet this day and all that makes potent as factor in
and lfe must go il the materialistic atheism tina,
ever 66d say hoIS general
Let these principles become triumphant
bereaved will be taken from There is power in
negation sustain the heart in such an hour and
reed. To tell ping mOufner beside open grave
that his friend companion. child wife, husband,
INTO general being like oottle OF that has burst
in the depths OF the sea- Is to give him sloae when he
eeS X 1 p b nsT Of SG he So
hours Of earthly existence aud for what sinks
beneath our grasp like broken spar in wintry
II these principles OF materalise atheism should be
universally accepted the saeredness OF human life would
cease he recognized. We have only 10 look at the
Advent to be convinced that this is true The
men Thus the general adoption OF these dark mega
tons by the community would be the shortest road back
PUBLIC MORALS AND THE DAILY PRESS.
The Rev. DR.. Cornelius b. Smith. OF the st. James
Protestant Episcopal Church The daily newspaper ILLS
great portion Of the Leisure hours OF the OF the
people. its influence is great that ablest
allow 1t In sense TO be their prophet 1t IL
often overlooked that the greatest vessel well the
EMP left to float without a guide VIII drit
all classes Influenced by the newspapers. II
yOu compare the daily papers OF Amerch WIN 0ie from
Eugland yoI will soc very marked difference in this
one respect viz, the tlrst pige Oh an Ametclh nay
murder railroad acct lent or th't tho sanetty OF
home ha been cruey laid waste Then in columns
loaded and douoy ieadod every detail held inrth to
eager Of the Onscrupuoas public. The English
II.
reading put into the hands Of the young tends nightly
make them pessmist5 !, ia libel on hum eli nat
do in papers The editors say that tho
fault lies with the people that II they told only what
was worth telling IL would he the cutting of
their right arms; their papers would not sell. few
years agoii was Thought no drama could succeed that
not IN degree impure. Now ii Is thought
drama succeed that is Impure IN any degree. This
great Is owing largely TO the valiant efforts Of
the editors OF daily papers The editors OF cur dsles
have siwsys been II TIE frGnt Ia every moral a.
and the inner pages forward into the future A
your audoncos so IL the editors VIII respect audi
eDces aud not slight them with trash they Will find they
will not be losers but gamers by IT, Let them I'LL their
papers with travels. history. scence and mechanics
and at the same tune relate briefly what OF current
events needs be told. chief support In every is
the editors. They calm when tho people wrought
into throbbng suring mob. They have held the peo
pie IN check through many an unseen udeveloped riot
Religion thanks thoM for many gOOi deed Of charity,
OF brothery Kindness ana now we ask them To
homes. We mpore them not to send us tho poison OF
the world the bitterness of the but the bright sde
the true side. OF human nature.
PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
The Rev. Daniel H. Martin, OF the Union Reformed |
Church, OF High Bridge, preaching to newly received
members You have Joined the Church. bat do lean
on that safeguard from sin, lean Christ; and ro-
member that tho Christian life must be one OF |
progress. Do not be discouraged IL the progress
, seeMs SLOW SLOW ana yonI Ideal keeps out.
climbing the mountain slope Uniting with the Church
does not mark tue end, marks beginning the real
had snued and confessed desire to mend their ways.
Ezra said TO them. 1t not work OF day OF
Two" II is easier to make resolve than to maintain
The resolution. IL is easier 10 enter school than
continue as pupil 1t ia one thing 10 join regiment
OF soldiers but quite another 10 endure the hardships
the campaign. Progress In the Christian life requires
diligence aud vigilance TO begin 1t is good thing,
out II lie not everything Fruit buds pretty to look
a. but apple blossom fulhis its mission TIL it
mas borne an apple. Merely beginning the Christian
MO VIII not save you any moro than merely beginning
Journey will bring you to your destination II you fail
70 pursue it, "He that endureh 10 the end shall he
saved Taxing the first step in the Christian journey
40 more constitutes man Christian than lucky shot
az target makes good naTksman out OF poor one.
ION must persevere IN the Christian journey us we'll as
Degin IT, II weasel starts for foreign port then
stops in mdoccan for lack of fue rst part OF the
tourney counts for nothing not we'd until he
has finished the course, aud kept the faith" The
Doctrine OF the perseverance Of the saints is SAINTS
perseverance, Tue of life, says the scripture
Is given to him who IS faithful unto death
NEARLY $1,000 AT A SIN GLE COLLECTION.