New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-13
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
SKETCH OF A SERMON.
TIKI Glory of Christ's Suffering asd Humili-
alton.
BY -. HENRY GLLEs.


BY REy. HENRY GILES
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In consequence OF the destruction by tire of
TIE Female Academy, en- tue fret instant the Second
Unitarian Church. brooklyn held their service onSln
day ~ the institute. in Washingtonst Rev. Henry
Giles preached eloquent and effective discourse in
the morning. from the above text. In commencing, he
said
What hour was this VIVA, was It's glory Itwss
the hour Of his Crucifxion-it the glory OF the
Cross. This, according the IDEAS OF those around
Him. was strange kind Of slory and 20 the ideas OF
the worldly in any age such glory is but little inteh
gible. En-, this hour 70 which Christ had now come
for which from the beginning He ordainei-was
the greatest hour the history Of the world and that
CToss, shameful il was in the eyes of men, the
sublimes throne that ever king ascendei Here it is
that we have Christ revealed in His fuInessrevesled
in tic holy grandeur Of His spirit in tire profoundes.
meaning OF His life. Here was testimony for right.
eousness more impressive than marvels. Here
soul immoved in is goodness and rectitude pateu,
and benignant or'dft crueltes and wrong spectacle
more impressive to and angels than miracles and
powers Great had been Jesus in word and deed: yet
was He stll greater in silence and submissiveness.
Never was Jesus divney the minister of Heaven
than in His quiescen subjecton the spirit Of
Gods glory dyinely IN Ills face, than whentturnej
III meekness the scoers. Jesus not granier at
the tomb OF Lazarus than He was in the hall of Pilot
and grendest of all He when hung upon the Gross,
and fingered slowly in death, with mercy and fith in
Ills heart, with prayer and blessing His lips Look
ing upon Christ in His latest Affections, Hun in
the simplicity and the singleness OF His own blessed ma
ture; Him dsrobed of oil the outward accesss-
res which distract the astcnton from HIMSELF without
miracle and without hosannah, depressed in mind,
wearied and broken down in body-alone in the midst
Of his cnemies-the derided, the condemned the cruel
fed, with deeper love than ever, our affections hail
Him as the sent of God.
Let speak on u few of the attributes OF spiritual
excellence in which the suffering and crucfed Jesus
was glorhed.
Fra. The suffering and crucifed Jesus was gorihed
in His henisnity The light OF benignity which shone
upon his whole transcendenty respondent
on its close. But, what the bensnity of Jesus
Standing at this point Of his career but not resting all
attention upon H. let US look from II, upon the good
ness which every stage marks the way OF Christ Ihis
goodness was no cnteebled sensibty. Il war prin
cipe and an affection united the principle having lie
from the affection and the affection energy from the
principle Tie goodness OF Chrit, therefore, was ex
al,t and comprehensive strong, while was tender.
His thoughts reached 10 the immortal and his love had
the height and compass Of his thoughts. He saw the
immortal eushIned in every form OF man, and there
fore his first affection for the human soul he saw
in that soul deahless essence, and thus eternal life
attracted his especial interest. To this goodness all
humanity was dear To this goodness the wellbeing
of that humanity dear all that could raise IL aud
all that could redeem IT, But though our Saviour loved
tie soul He did not overlook the body though He APP
precated only He could appreciate the relations OF
eternity, He did not despse the charities OF time
United as he 10 the stories OF the spiritual world
there was such atmosphere OF gentleness about
him. that none feared bis approach and many heard
his steps with gladness. Therefore II wac that parents
brought him their babes to bless therefore was, thst
Mary sat at his feet and that John leaned upon his
breast Therefore II wa, that in the very thirst
OF torture and dissolution, he had words Of thought
full soace for his weeping mother. Nay, so
lris nifty
his miracles directed TO relieve them; and 40 har
noniousy could he blend the gentle with the Goilke,
nj human sweetness Is never absent from mysterious
power In every action Of supernatural as
well as The smple-hero always most heavenly cOur
ecusnes-a courteousnes which is at once the spirit OF
Lofty bereyolence and OF noble manners. The detected
soul is that which he seems 10 lean the contrte
and lowy spirit IL that which he delights 20 welcome
He said IN plain words he seek and 10 the
lost and graciousy did he fulfill his mission Abating
ot from the standard of perfect right he had
abundant compassion tor human nhrtntes. Ready to
love ANY n1ton God; and TO the
the feebenets Osincere butmperiectw ready TO follow
with kind thoughts the rich who desiredto go the
way OF duty but who could not bear Us hardest trials
Jesus siill, admitted OF compromise with SIN and 20
thoee only who renowned IL did he give the full blessing
OF hs peace The struggle ofthe spirit had always from
him the kindest encouragement and never the slightest
reproach Wherever single wish existed for better
state the soul in which the wish had BIRTH was precious
20 him and when the with grew into resolve and re
solve became reformation, then no matter how ruined
that soul had been. matter how derpsed-he took IL
10 the bosom OF his mercy and he gave refuge from
contempt When those who had lost the worlds e.
teem and still worse hal lost their own those who hal
no rest on earth and light in hesyen-thoe who look
ed ia vain within them and above them for support,
when they come near 10 him, with their bleeding
hearts and their bleeding eyes, be discerned faith in
their spirits Of which they Themselves were not yet con-
scsous; and speaking comfort TO that faith, ne gently
bound up their bruises and he gently wiped of their
tears But in all this reach not the hight OF
SAVERS goodness That not seen in the day Of his
power, in the day OF his humiliation. hot IN
contact with the grateful but the thankless not near
the loving, but the hating must We look for the sub
lmest exhibition of IL. There souls that Gun be
bounieous the breast Of heaven while their lives
pleasant there souls that meet stu with an an
gels mercy when 1t Genes an upTeslsting supp
but these souls may be embittered BY adversely,
and become fierce by oppositon. Not so was Christ
No change could cloud his bengnant heart; humanity,
In the madness OF liz guilt, sacred % his pity
and he loved with love unspeakable in the persons OF
his most cruel enemies Bereayed deserted, wrapped
grief and darkness, ungrscou. word escapes hin
the lsst his breathing goodness unbemished and
diyne-diyine IN his consolation 10 the penitent thief
siyne in his prayer for the upenitent transgressors
Seo0pd: The suffering and Inundated Jesus WA go-
rhed in bis trust Mighty, indeed, the trust de-
msnded, ami mighty was the trust exhibited In the
moral history Of the world, the combination OF events
presented IN the tragedy Of Calvary, was the most DIS
nal and the most disheartenipg. Here Is the affection
OF the innocent the triumph OF the guilty the hpps
rent failure of the best purposes whatever Is nys-
ferrous in tie ways OF GOd-whateyer Ia evil III the
ways Of msn-whsiever obscures our hope, whstever
tries cur isIth- 10 would seem az God IN making
Jefus the great preacher OF immortality, had collected
in His person al those perplexes OF visible exstence,
which Il needs immortality explain Iniqufy rules
in The palace snd the temple Justice s Knocked at IN
the Courts the wicked rejoice the good weep and
lament; Christ travels in the OF MS soul Herod
reyels in the funess OF his desire sad the outward
eye are such appeGrsnces-Jesus on the eross-Herod
the throne Appreciated only by the sense. what
bewiidering result the death OF Christ Shame
wsits on purify benehcence leads 20 agony, and hatred
follows love. When are not coniOunded at tue con
trarieties Il human li.e-when We would pierce the
skies for some glidsnce in cur Obscurlty-when We
uoul6 invoke a spirit from the dead 70 ease Us Of our
dOubt-ihe nO-t oppressive difficulties that have ever
lain heavily upon thoughs-that have ever en- ian
gered our trust in Providence in God have been light
ana easy compared with those which hickened around
the death scene Of Jesus But not for an instant did
the trust OF Jesus tremble. he had null confidence IN
God LIS nial heart chung 20 hs Father, as the ininu
table source o. goodness and OF wisdom TIE tempest
rseed-ihe heavens were blackihe deluge beat upon
Hs head-bui his spin. fixed In MS rest and from