The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-04
JOIN STREET VI. E. CHUR CHI.
Christian Uumanity-Powerful Appeal ia Be-
half of the Fo0r-Lecture by the Rev. John
l.. 1IcNair.

Christian Humanity-POwerfuI Appeal la Be-
half of the Fo0r-Lecture by the Rev. John
l.. DIcNair.
The parable Of Dives and Lazarus was the subject
OF the lecture delivered by the Rev. John l.. McNair
IN the John street Methodist Episcopal church, last
evening. He said that the parable referred to was
INTENDED TO represent the results OF unbelie in God,
which existed in the days OF Lazarus as well "a now.
God made revelations to the prophets by signs visions
and stars; So did He inculcate His lessons to men
by parallels and the great lesson TO be learned from
the parable quoted was that 1t is not sufficient for
salvation for to live life without sim unless he
does good and gives practical proof OF his belief In
God by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and
assisting the needy generally, according to his
means To gain salvation the rich man must not
only do this but must also show that he regards the
poorest ard most ragged be gar as brothcrn Christ,
The Pharsees charged Christ, II not with crime,
at least with nconslsten cy, IN eating and assocat
ing with publcans and nners; but Christ rebuked
them in simple but powerful language, and showed
them the justice ol Ills conduct by all the
sSoNS or HUMILITY
which His life affords This is the greatest but still
the one least pracIised by men. Many there are
who. like the ricn man IN the parable, believe that
while they commit no sin they are certain OF heaven;
but the sin OF omission Is, IN The eyes OF God, as
great az The sin OF commission. To Illustrate the
TENDER CARE OF GOD
for the poor ana afflicted the lecturer insanced the
the dog for exaInpe-which prompted them ~ hex
Tue sores OF these stricken creatures 10 give them
relief from their pains. When the unreas0nlng
brute manifested such deep feelings OF sympathy for
afflicted man, how much more should his brother
man make known his sympathy 10y his tender care
for and succor OF his suffering fellow creature VINO
was made after the same noble and sublime model
as himself, and VINO possessed all the natural sus-
ceptibiIties of suffering himself. Thus, then, the
conclusion TO be drawn from the parable was that II
a rich man assisted and succored not the
POOR AND NEEDY
he practically believed not i'll God, and. conse-
quently, could never enter the Kingdom of heaven,
even II he never had committed sin in his life. God
has said, ''He that belleveth shall be saved,
and he that believeth not shall be damned"
But he cohtended, II man treated the
poor who came TO his door as Dives treated Lazarus
he had no real belief In God, and, therefore, could
not be saved. Some men might 1ater Themselves
and they might believe the nat'ery Of others that
they were good men, but self-lattery was weakness
and the dattery OF others was
THE LANGUAGE or FOOLS.
He earnestly begged them TO strictly guard against
thus. There was another great truth which he be,
leved the parable contained and II was that an I'M
interrupted flow OF prosperity In this life was almost
certain TO lead to destruction. He concluded by
earnestly appealing 10 them TO he Kind TO the poor,
and 1t would bring its own reward In good time.