The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27
NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL cauaCH
Tae Christian TRIALS Sermon by the Rev. G.
nlaurcc Mincs. of Boston.

Tae Christian Trials SepSn0n by the Rev. G..
liaur.ce Vince, OF Boston.
Owing TO the great heat which prevailed yesterday
the congregation at the New England Congrega
tional church was not SO large as could have been
wished. The sermon was preached by Rev. c. Maui
rice Wines, OF Boston, AMI IS the last that Will he
listened to in that church this season. for they like
many o,her congregations in New York, are not
warm weather worshippers.
Mr.. Wines selected his text from Second Timothy
ILL.,, l2-"Yea, and all. that viii live cody In Christ
Jesus shall suffer persecution" The wonderful
pregnancy OF Scriptura language, said the preacher
the condensation OF a multitude Of truths into few
words each Of which adds strength and significance
to the Others, is IA attestation OF the
DIVINE ORIGIN OF THE BIBLE.
In this verse, Tor example, there Is whole theory
OF Christian lie. The Apostle announces universal
law OF experience, which he mad verified in mis- own
personal history. Ihe principle underlying the
whole n rather negative than postive-to W.T. tn 1t
religion consists neither IN the establishment OF an
objective or external relation of the individual TO
the law ana ussice of God nor in the possession Of
certain spiritual emotions whose experience lnsures
state OF subjective enjoyment or OF inward and
ton OF the sinner to The law OF Gods justice is
truth that belongs to God not to the sinner. His
aud their runOus results within his soul Is what be-
longs To him.
WHAT HE NEEDS AND FEELS
that he needs IS the power OF God unto salvation,
which shall make him personally holy. Religion IS
something within the soul, not without IT, Religion
is godlness. ''All that VIII live cody" This cody
iie finding its divine source in the person aud work
OF the saviour, consists primarily and essentially In
a determination Of Tie Will. Gan that VIII love
God.n Literally, all whose will Is determined upon
cody lie. This high resolve does not necessarily
BRING quetness, peace and enjoyment In this line,
but rather the reverse. There conscious, sell.
determined forces, antaSonistic TO golness, that
VIII be eXerted to interrupt the sous pro sress and
destroy its pcace for 'all that viii live cody in
Christ Jesus shah suffer prosecutions What an
amazing amount OF
HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE IS REVEALED
in these few words Mr.. Wines then went on to il.
luslrate the Succession and unity OF these truths
after which he spoke Of the OBJECT OF avoiding he'll
and gaining heaven. salvation he said, is not the
deverance OF mankind from the niseries ofhell and
the bestownelt upon them Of the felcitles Of hea-
ven. II we could separate the torments and anguish
OF perdon from the state Of the heart, the that
causes them, he'll W. ud not be the unmlxed evil that
it now is. Ii
THE DAMNED ENDURED ONLY MISERY
their suiferlngs might he disciplinary, and by Gods
blessing remedial Nor Is heaven TO be desired and
sriven after only because OF It's blessed deverance
from the pains anu sorrows Of lie. Perdiion Is in
fact merely the natural issue OF sin in the heart and
conduct, the final debasement OF The man ana the
ruin aud remorse inevitably consequent upon a
course Of wrong dong.