The New York herald., 1869-05-31
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Scrpw0n by the Rev. Mr. Mclean, Of Buffalo.
There was a fair attendance yesterday morning AT
the above church 10 hear this gentleman, one of the
delegates 10 the Assembly, and, after the usual de-
votional exercises he took his text from Rom ms.
sixth chapter twenty third verse--''The gin ol ,od
n eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.n It
must appear strange that man should not only b.
the object OF God's constant care, and that such
stupendous sacrifice should have been made Tor nm.
Now that IL has been ascertained that we occ;.ry
only smar portion OF Gods mighty king
dom IL seems still stranger that such IN
Unite love should have been lavIshcd on u.
Had our little world been blotted out what
comparative loss would 1t have been among So
many what Is man, that God should have done 80
much for himf 10 40 INTO this question We musI
see what man is. The state Of man compared with
that Of the lower ANIMALS, who have no compared
with him. and Tor whose beneft nature IN God has
spread oounteous table, would appear far from EN-.
viable But. on the other side, the immortal charac
ter Of man makes him worthy object OF Divine
regard. uayIng commenced breathe he can
never cease TO exist. Death comes not 10 end the
life OF man. but to give birth to new and happier
existence. We should think deeply the TACT that
we cannot die, and that II Il this that endows man
with 80 much Importance lie cannot die he lives
forever fhe grave Is oniv q few steps removed but
beyond n Is an existence of happiness eternal or
unceasing misery. DO we feel tins DO we realize
this, no we take up the Bibe as we ougntg We
snould shudder ~ the thought OF annihIatio, II ~
revolving tn our soul. But death In sin virtually
aunihilatrs our existence. surely " we are TO 1--we
forever we should inquire INTO our future exist
cuce. wna ~ there, happiness ar misery VINO
kuow-y VINO can tcllf Reason has never pcpe-
trated the eternal world. Revelation thanks bc 10
God has drawn aside the veil. few years hence the
places that now Know US shall know us more.
Where shall we bef IN eternity VIII that be to us
an eternity or OF misery NJ bliss What shall we TO
~ merit eternal happiness How shall we OBTAIN
such u prlzer Unhapp,ly mems thoughts VI
their bodIes, their sous are forpotton.
How can Immortality aud happiness. SAID TO I've
tue gif Of God-the righteous and the wicked,
i've for ever ihis ~ Tie pr1nceiy inheritance to all.
All must i've forever. There ~ no such thing as
annihilation bat while tins u so. and wniic death
the portion of all. aud while persons exist VINO hold
to the doctrine of the annihilation OF the wicked.
the wages OF SIN are not eternal DEATH but niscr-
able oxpIaton Of earthly shortcomings, aud n
striking contrast to the lot or the righteous -
eternal bfe through Christ Jesus. The latter
IL The great prize SET before us Of whic,
true Christians have ioretaste IN this world II ~
not an eternal existence that ~ promised u.s. but an
Immortality az glory. In this world our toys are like
dreams, our sorrows only too real The oys OF youth
are only half remembered IN old aae while It's sor-
rows are vividly remembered and carried TO the
grave. What contrast TO the future state of the
rgnlcous9 wDai language II equal ~ the dcseJiptlVp