New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-30
Profession VS.. Practice.


A sermon was preached yesterday morning in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Forsythst by Rev Bishop
WAUGH on Profession and Practice The Church was
moderately filled, and the Congregation listened with
marked attention to the Rev preacher. The services Of
the morning were commenced by singing and prayer
after which Bishop Waugh read the 5lst Psalm and a
portion Of the third chapter of the Epste to the EPhes
ans after these Scripture readings he turned to the 6h
chapter Of Romans and 22d his text But now
being made free from sin, and become servants to God
ave lave your fruit holiness, and the end everlasting
life" And then proceeded to its illustration.
Christ complete Savior, and he is able and willing 20
say and deliver from sin all who desire to come to God
through him. shall attempt to show that there are TWO
essentials to this coming Tod: the first IS Justification
freely fully and wholly by faith III the Lord Jesus Christ
and The daily practice OF Ills teachings and in the second
place by Spiritual sancthcaiion and regeneration lwOuld
desire TO show the practical results Of this great rodemp
ton regeneration and sanctihcaton' and, In conclusion
shall show the happiness resulting from Chrlsuah le
For now having been made free from sin and become
Servants God ye have your fruit in holiness and the
lend everlasting life" If extend thoughts thus far
fail 10 perceive the lnesIimabe blessings whch
flow from due performance of our obligations rs Christ
ians not merely protesting Christians, but as carrying
into daily r0ctic the teachings of great leader Al
though may feel that it duty TO dohomage to God
and obey his preceps st unless we are sancIed ana
reeeneraed our natures are such that we cannot carry
into effect the prompngs OF our conscences The service
which Christian renders to God Is voluntary ser
vice: il is Just in accordance with the moral tastes
Ct his sanctifed bcng-ths religion draws him
to God and gives 10 his life and character
serenity that nowhere else 10 be found lie is brought
to regard the Jehovah his master not As yrancal
MASTER but a being to whom he owes nnuneraDle 6es'
sings whose commands he feels his duty to obey
When the christian enters into the service OF God ne be
comes to all inents and purposes, practical servant L
DO not wish intimate that christian atalns IN hs first
attempt to the full stature OF child OF God; sn II ne
persevere then will he become perfect IN the service ne
has entered should he not succeed and yet strive
TO do then viii the Great Being regard the desire that
prompted rather than the extent OF achievement as the
measure of his servants uines 1hs brings us 10 c0nsd
er whether should regard the service OF God as heart
service, or practical and experimental Religion IL
embraces christian charity; and the extent of the
service we owe to God is fully laid down IN our text
When we shake oil ungOdliness and turn TO God we are
10 cherish living active, sober charity The example OF
practical professors among the nobles fruits OF CHRIS
any and the most effective of Gods agents for the
regeneration of mankind We can cIed the soundness oil
a nrofession without an exhibition Of its outward effect
but when the time OF trial comes and the fruit u not forth
coming then is confidence shaken But II 1t IS exit
bd AT the time otria then IS more powerful elect pro-
duced On the public mind through It's nsrumeniaty than
the press OF the pulpit capable Of producing do not
claim for religion that will make us different race IN the
social solethat IL will free Us from the trAlles ana
liabilities of humanity; but l contend that the
religion of Christ when fully practced will have thorough
and purifying influence on both the internal and external
man The Rev gentleman then spoke OF the martyrs those
practical Christians whom neither the gbbet nor the dun
eeon nor the stake had been able 10 subdue and ne be-
eycd such times persecution and trial should again
come would BE- many ready suffer maryrdom the
cause of God The intelligent Christian knows no law supe
ror To his duty God and he daily striving and search
ing cut for opportunity 20 obey IT, and to carry INTO pac
cal Effect It's treceps ike that feeble profession Of
reeion which leads a man feel satisfied with having
once been God and 10 M down convinced that
further exerton unnecessary From the due observance
of Gods commands and the carrying taem into prac
tics in life and character comes forth the mOsthSy
fut What a beautiful sight is that OF the Christian who
has fully embarked in the service ot God he presses on
and on and grows in his character more Ike the great
erpar Jesus Christ Christianity viii not relieve u nom
the N STUDIES of life but it will give 70 our lives holy
pesce ana serenity that paSSeth understanding IL Chris
pnv does not produce this effect then You may be
tain that there is something wrong somewhere Tor re-
igion is designed to make US all happy. The Christian
lives hsppy not SO much for himself for Others for in
their hspness his own bound up. His religion teaches
him 10 90 forth bless benefit others The more happy
true Christian is the DESTROYS Is he of imparng his
with others See You not then how great sn1 go
rous ana holy and beautiful the world would become II all
mankind were become Christians, And the end OF AL
.his is everlasting life. This is what makes the Chris
tim fes SO happy; he knows that within himself is
spirit tina, shall mngle in the eternal world with the great
and the good and the holy when freed from the evils OF hui
mainly and that in that eternal world he shah bSk in the
presence of the OF all Truth and holiness and for
yer bvnn the praise of jehovah And as are capable
of progressing here earth to various OF goodness
ana hteOusness, 10 suppose that shall
not while have many for believing that We shall
continue to progress through various degrees OF light andn
teligeuce ard holiness in the world 20 come.
ne Rev preacher then proceeded TO exhor his hearers
10 practical exempfcaii0n Of the doctrines they pro
fessed and 70 show the world by Their hives and cor
duct that they believed with their whole hearts as wei rs
protested with their lips.
After tbs sermon the Lords Prayer was chsunted by the
Choir and the congregation sung the do1ooy ihe pSnoP
thn cave his bensdicon and aSsembase dispersed