New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-10
ANNUAL SERN0S OF THE HONE MISSION
AIRS SOCIETY


Tie annual eernon in teialf OF the Home Missionary
Society was preached las. evening in the Church of
the Puftsps by TIE Rev. j. 3. SHAW. D. b., of Roch-
ester from the text il the Gospel of Mark cssp.er w.
verse 19
'Go home thy eais and ;cl them bow great fng the
Lord hath doae foI thee
Dr. Shaw said there were two things suggested in
this text concerning Christ One wash is love Of home.
He spent most of his time at hoae. T1at home must
have been humble, for his parents were poor. No
cloud lowered above, no angel stood by the Gcor.
But We think he tared msny years there, because
il ives mCre Ike the nome he had LETT IN heaven thsn
any sny other spot. Ii we wish to prove MS
attachment for hs home, we have only 20
recolect that nearly the last thing he
did was to found home for his mother:
Home is an expansive wcrdi 1t may be 50 expanded
as 10 Include our country, our dear Sutherland The
other thing suggested by the text s thst our Lord
owned an hoBored all the awful relation, of life. He
assumed and fulfilled them. He became son to his
parens; He became good citizen, and Sad tue trlD'
ute to Caesar. IL is the devil who tskes man away
fom bis home ard Christ who leads him back Those
men woo cannot live with their wives, and thoee wo
men who cannot live with their husbands and taose
fathers who have cast their children out OF DOORS We
know by whom they are pc sseased. Let me AK you
to rotce that this spoken of in the text seems to
understand that home is e1panive word; he seemed
to think that not only his own family, but al those
aroutd him should know that be had been restored.
in the following order. Christ 10 ready TO DO
all that he can for his disciples. Christians are
bound to tell what Christ has done tor them
Christians should seek to know more Of Chrst, that
they NAV have more to ,ell. Ii Christians were
MOI faithful in telling what Christ has done tor the
or country would soon be brought to Christ. IL Is
the work Of the Home Missionary Society to send
forth men to tell and foally, the men sent forth and
tutsired by this Society have Of all men, the most t.
tell Christ is able to do great things for his people.
Who shall limit His power who hung the world upon
nothing We are Christs sheep; and will not a man
do all be can for his fockl We are Christs brsth-
rem; ard will not man do all he can for his breth-
rem We are Christs body; and will not man do
a he can for his body We will take it for grant
ed that Christ is ready to do all for his people.
We learn from TIE story of this leper that
q man is bound to tell Whist Christ has
done for him, unless Christ himself forbid.
In this know that our Savior had reasons why
he commanded sielce, but now there is no such rsa-
SOD. We shall have to look 10 other direction for
ard whittier cannot say. Tue rulers OF that
day tried to serce the disciples, but they could
no. Il was almost az necessary for Peter to peak
for the and the ky to utter their voices. Had The
Messiah come upon earth, had He died and risen
again, and should they keep it to themselves Tnere
timer, my brethren, when nothing but the com,
msnd Of Gcd could have sealed yo -oues; and If
your learts as full OF love nov then, you
would not ask to prove That great things
God has done for you. If had no other means
! would Try 20 speak with my hands and TAX with
my fingers and If they were denied me, would
use ny eyes and make signs for Christ.
Christians should seek to know more OF Christ that
they may have more to tell. There is, however a
differ, nee between seeking for ourselves, or tor otn
ers; between gathering to hoard, or to give away.
Many OF Gods people seek grace just as niser seeks
eod-the to put it into his chest the other into
his heart. We must guard against telling what We
have do for Christ, but must tell what lie has
done for US; not what We have given to HIN, Out
what He has given TO us. Pride urges man TO speak
Of himself but gratitude urges him to speak of Christ
Tie why Christ does not more for some OF bis
Ia DANA He
some than others have grown to the stature OF
full. grown men, while others are sunted Ill growth
These favored ones lock down upon the rest ana ven
continually in the sunshine. The reason Is that we
10 not make full surrender Of ourselves to the
Lord If we DO give up all to God how 10 1t that we
shrink from every demand he makes upon Us We
want Josephs patience without descending in.o !ne
pit; We want Daniels faith, without gong INTO the
hons den we want Pauls joy, without gong into tue
pIison; We would eat mabns aud drink OF toe "Nef
from the rock without gong into Tue desert
We would feed upon the clusters OF Nsnss.
without giving up the fesh-pots OF EsypI.
We are to show in the next place, that II Christians
had more TO tell and more faithful, our country
would SOC ner be brought to Christ. we believe thls
country Is to be brought to Christ ana we oanno. ueny
that there are omens of evil, but there are omeGs OF
gee also; ard we will not despair for our rspuohG
Our fathers took possession of tbs counr ior IN
al sball not God take care OF bis own JoIsat'
on board, be must be thrown overoodrui y g
must return TO his own place. VIII our county
saved, the world is safe; drawn by our eAaWPie'
thew will swell the hossrnas 10 the crest King
Ii is the work of the Home Missionary Society
to serd forth men to tell what the Lotd mas
done for them-men who are quallhed 70 w
il. nan is better than tract; man IS Ue..e.
them good book; man with the Bible IN MS ne.fI
ard mouth, is the best edition OF that noY oook
put forth. This Society does not send iorln lheI W
breach denomin atons tenes II does pot send TUG
forth 10 run dividing hnes, and build seP1rst!as a
with stones stolen perhaps from another MAJ " ~.
dalton. But they come to tel what thy Loiu
doIe for them Il is not 20 much Chrst 10 me manee
or On the cross or even Christ in glory but Cnrist 10
them the hope of glory" Tie men sent iorsn ~ .n
Society have of ell men the most to tell atu 70
-uapg- plant i. thrves when al Others @I'is, ~ NC
Faith requires a northern exposure ana hatu " n's
II Gee ale tie things which make farm grow 20 me-
are more fsvcrsby situated for securing nn!'d da
fslth than missionaries. Trey nus. !, :, vs. -
They have suffered for the Master. SnaA Lo9 suoI
rnt be sustained They only ak for enough 70 Asgp
life ffom going OFT. Let US stand py these sH -
ne uucvIded loaf remains. Should we nV' aso sus
tain that Society which has sent f1fin t.e ,e
men, ard undertaken to support tuem 80
Nes.Ycrk / believe would never nt.e IT,
Weeten New.Yo.k but for these men. iu'
first m's.i psries came among Us from NeS-Ens-
lend; Ne Ike ell the rest CT the wcrlu ofe 800 49,
thing TO New-England. AId this Society leu V
We were too weak 10 fee ourselves. anu W ino ~
stand by H. because il hss stood by US. 10 800
would :. III Ike treason 10 the emory OF oG'
enc a. TO REL ding it, would sooner lenu e ~ -
that surrounds cur LEAD. ILls a.I'Cu 80, Dxigh,
tie death # four late President N.Y. merry g.
20 whom tie srpel Of desth came, ana s4'' ne hi
up and follow ne. II we wouiu
e. gain we must {, low him where ne nos s. 80.
j. OF cuscp reNsay that never ul- lvs .
S,c!eiy better than &C. night. /: has aSays nAu t
| first place il MY heart, ard s1aA heep Ia .ii,
il denies itsslf Shall We tie its haul. Let u tsiy
s,o,.,a -, IL M;s.iouarg society aId Yield II