The New York herald., 1869-03-01
THE SOUTH REFORMED CHURCH.
False and True Christianity-Sermon by Rev,
DR.. Cuy1er.

DR.. Cuyler.
The South Reformed church, corner of Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue, was last evening densely
crowded, large number unable to obtain seats be
ing obliged to stand to hear discourse by Rev. DR.
r L. Cuyier. His subject was 'sFase and True Chris
tianty, upon which he preached very forcible and
practical sermon, and which was most cttentively
listened to by the large audience. As the basis Of his
discourse the reverend speaker selected his text
Revelations, xxi, 2a The Lamb is the hight thereof
The nrst instalment OF the heaven hereaftsr
was the heaven begun here below. The foretase (
heaven was doing good and leading pure ano|G0A
like lives. He proceeded to describe the n6eytn ~
the future a. symbolIzed in the context ffcn xhol
he had selected mis- text. What, saltef ell.t 49,
the supreme glory Of heavena what vas its onief
attraction, its great and signal beah0f TneIa1D
Gas the light thereof Who ana whatWas the EAnuy
This lamb was Jesus Chr1st. me chief char
acteristics OF heaven ho next proceeded to
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son q wa. ns n saa y ana the
aionsmsnt ms6 n sss - oslysry was the only
nope q escSy 4f!lh rhat religion that
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than ii the story OF Socrates dying from drinking
heml0ck Of the good deeds OF the philanthropist
Howard. There wss net . more certain truth than
How % walk every inch Of the journey OF NE,
no mataer how d<verse this journey was revealed In
inc teachings Of CnrlS 10 His will as revealed In the
New 1ostAmgEt IN IN trouble the way Of
delivo.nce z me ctset and PRAYER. One rises from
one 70 the Path cf duty-a path no matter where
Il lesdA no lnatser what difficulties present them
eolvoe, no matter II II leads 70 hell, that must be
taken. -netend VIII be right Christ fs the light
thereof. From this point he diverged into disserta
ton On t1eatrea II PROGRESSIVE Christian should ask
him II ne might 70 occasionally to the theatre he
would AK hiw II ne wanted TO g0f He would ask II
Christ was the '4ht OF the New York theatres II
ChrsnGntfy w.A taught by actors; II visiting
the theatre rg<de one more inclined to a Christian
terzed ~ disspati0ns or revels places OF re-
sort Tor tno CHRISTIAN When person felt inclined
to any eene00us indulgences, he would have tnat
person ask himself II such indulgences would make
1M better Christian. He berated In this connec-
kion what he called liberal piety According to his
Interpretation pietv pety, nothing more less.
There wag no half way business about 1t. Piety
meanta gOdy le-a life not OF pleasures, but OF con-
3ecrati0n TO gOdliness and holy works. He pictured
the different effects upon individuals Of true Chris
easements and far up attcs the true Christian on
his dcathbcd. The light OF the Lamb lllumned those
dark ana miserable and out Of the way places.
Bright was the pathway to the grave to such. To
others who had been too busy In lifes pleasures,
who had failed in their Christian duty, the pathway
OF the future was obscure; darkness and shadows
were round about It. In conclusion ne enforced the
importance OF leading true Christian lives II one
should be happy IN this life happy In death, happy
through the unending hereafter He assured all that
reliance their only hope-Christ was the light and
the Way