The New York herald., 1869-05-31
Sermon by Rev. Or. schenck

sermon by Rev. DR.. Schenck.
There was good attendance last evening at the
above church. DR.. Atwater was expected TO preach,
but was prevented 30 doing, and his place was ably
supplied by the Rev. Dr. Schenck, who, after the
ordinary devotional exercises, mounted the pulpit
and gave an admirable sermon from Matthew XIII,
Al, 1.-The men OF Nineveh shall rise In judgment with
this generation and shall condemn it, because they re-
pened at the preaching OF Jonas and behold greater
than Jonas is here" Tne plain meaning Of this
passage not that the Ninevtes should actually and
personally testify against others Dut that their con-
duct In somewhat similar case should illustrate
the guilt OF those who rejected Christ and his In
structiOns. Thus they should condemn the unbe-
heving hearers OF the Gospel by exhibiting their
concentration as more clearly deserved: Ine speaaer
city Of Nineveh. and gave the circumstances osthe
case Of its inhabitants, which In the DAY OF jldg-
ment shall Illustrate the guilt OF those VINO REJECT
the Lord Jesus Christ and his instructions.
The appearance and reception OF Christ were then
ne savSer sSven e bepv
tbe as well as numerous and their fulfment even
more SO. IL Is not however, upon the greatness OF
the preparatory and attending circumstances OF
warning in the text: there is another and
HreaT ra sroud which a @ ana
proof was based. Jonah only went as ambassador
for God to Nnevah, but Christ came to his own and
his own received him not. The history Of our Lord
was then portrayed with Its long list OF wrongs,
OF charges OF basrhemy, fasehood, &c..the cry
Vi away WIFI away Will lhc
lot Of SOdOm and GOmOrrah in the DAY
Of judgment shall be much more t0erable
tnan for these. The reverend gentleman said
that he was, however, not addressing coneregaton
OF Jews but OF Christians, one composed OF greater
smaller number OF them, Of merely nominal
Christians convinced by education and the force Of
example Of the truth OF all that has yet been
said. The guilt OF the Jews, as shown, was
deepened by contrast with the conduct OF the
Ninevites, but he would lead them to another
principle most clearly revealed by our Saviour.
IL that where the truth as 1t Is In Jesus Is pro-
claimed in any way known, that truth stands as II
were In the place Of Christ His iowa divinity was
1t were, communicated to the truth which He an
nonnced, that wherever 1t be met or by whatever
medium communicated 1t still remains divine truth
The Lord Jesus wherever speaking OF HIS word is
found il were there present. where HIS truth IS
present As for instance in the invitation "Come
unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden y
Ii results from this that every hearer OF the gospel
Is brought into direct and personal contact with the
Son of God. and 1t would be well for every one II
they could be brought to think so. The uncertainty
of the time allotted for repentance-the certainty
OF the judgmentday-shOuld weigh greatly with
those wavering between indifference and ROdliness
What bitterness IL would add to perdited selves,
IT. as we passed into the Almighty presence we
should hear condemnation reiterated from IN
Vulnerable lips saying:--''We had no Gospel, no Son
OF God to proclaim TO his Tree salvatiou we had
no such offers OF mercy such as you enjoyed and
richly have you deserved your DOOM" In conclu-
sion the reverend orator urged on his hearers the
necessity OF seiZing the salvaiiOn God holds out
10 us before II be too late.