New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-22


Yesterday forenoon Sermon vas delivered
in the Presbyterian Church. corner OF Stanton and
FOr.ythsts., by Rev ALEXANDER MILNE, Pastor oftho
Free Church of Canobie. Scotland The texts chosen
were from Isaiah Ssh chap xth and xith verses and
from Paul to The Corinthians, Second Epise, 2i chap,
XVIII verse
For a. the ran coneth down. ard the snow son heaven
and returneh not thther, bn. watereth the earth and
Akeh II brnE forth and bud thar may give seed the
sewer and oreaf % the eater So shall my word be that
Foeth forth Of my month IL shall not return unto
void, but il shall accomplish that which please and II
and H
Now thanks Be- unto God which always cluseth NJ to
triumph in ChIist and mszeth msnest the savOr Of his
knowledge by Us N every place. Cor. :, 1iv.
The great truth observed Mr.. NJ taught in those
words, wrs tina, the preaching OF Gods Gospel was al
ways accompanied with a power Of efficacy. Before
Jesus came, his forerunner John taught Of the coming
Kingdom OF the Lord. The preaching OF the Bapaii
was not attended with any great measure Of success
in the conversion Of sinuers-thcy would not bear
him. jesus took step in advance Of John by the per
foTmance Of miracles, which evidence of his power
overcame many of the scruples and objections OF
those who bad turned IT, deaf car to the
preaching OF the Baptist. The Apostles followed
the Master but through the preaching of neither the
former or tie latter were all who heard saved because
ell who heard did not believe SO in the present day
many heard the Gospel preached them aud were saved
many heard il and were condemned. Some heard
the words OF Divine truth and believed, others heard
the message OF love cent by Jesus himself Jet dbe'
loved In either case the efficacy Of the preaching OF
the word was demonstrated Coming from the quarter
from whence il did the preaching OF the word could
be without efficacy, because 1t was message oil
love sent from tie Christ himself. AT the same hms
the power Of the preaching of the ChriSaan Ministry
nowadays the Same as during the ministry ofthe
Apostles, it either LEFT in the condition as
it found him, or lie became awakened sense Of
spiritual light. The power then Of the efficacy of the
preaching Of the Word resulted either in salvation to
those who heard and believed AID damnaon to those
who cosed their hearts the appeals OF their Savior
The soul receiving in the Word awakened up in
creased in strength became justified sanctifcd. and
finally eloried IN Heaven above Thus hearkonrg
preaching worked as Savior OF lie unto lie" But
20 him who would not accept the promises Of pardon
with the Sope OF future glory by receiving humby and
contrtey the preaching Of the Word Of Life the Word
would be a "Sayor Of death unto death" They were
the condemned criminal. mmured within thick walls
OF his nosoe dungeon whom pardon for his crimes
was offered by the authorities, would he but humble
he naughty spirit acknowledge his derelction from
duty and confess his wckedness but who stiff ked
bucyed up with pride and selfsufciency rejected the
preferred forgiveness and thus brought his destruction
dow upon his own head But the Gospel was not the
cause of the sinners condemnation II because of
bis contempt and neglect of the preaching fthe Chris
tan ministry The sinner almost made the Gospel the
occasion of his own condemnation; for the Gospel
upon coming 10 those who were afterward saved
found them dead spiritually, and then became the be-
ginning Of life to them But it by their determined
rejection Of Christ so preached that sinners already
spiritually dead made their rejection agTavaon,
and sank deeper end deeper in spiritual death.
Ministers Of the Christian Church had many severe
trials to in the Of their ministry but
they also had many joys They often lad the grief
see the Bread Of Lilo rejected by benighted sinners
the words Of Divine truth fail disrcgarded upon mat
tentve care hearts mpenetrabe TO the tears Of a cruel
fed Savior sinners seeking Death and refusing Life
On the other hand the Christian Minister tasted much
of the sweetness Of the SAVIOR Of Lite unto Life"
The great object OF the minister should be 20 make
acknowledge themselves ghcvous snners-to exhort
them Of the duties Of their condition 10 place before
them in clear terms the obi cations OF the laws Of Col
and the fearful penalties that followed upon their viola
ton or disregard And when ministers upheld Christ
to the gaze Of men, exhibiting the Redeem'r in all his
inexhaust.be love and gooduess-in 81 his glorious
beauty and when snners eye were thereby attracted
10 God. aud when they heard the Word OF Gods
revelation unto man and acknowledged the Christ
cruoihed, then was the Father on high gorhei-theu
were tie souls q suners saved from condemnation
and then the iaborer in the vineyard OF the Lord
realized the swcc; SAVIOR Of Life unto Lite