The New York herald., 1870-03-28
nEDDING METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Falsity the Bane OF the Dny-Sermon by
the Pastor, the Rev. John 8. Willis.
The Hedding Methodist Episcopal church, located
upon East Seventeenth street. near Stuyuesant
square, was built about sixteen years ago. and Is SO
called after bishop OF the denomination to which
IL belongs. The first step towards the erection of
the sacred ediHce was made few years before
when the Methodist Episcopal ladies' Home Mission
established the Hedding Mission chapel upon the
spot where now stands the church.
THE PASTOR,
Rev, John 8, Wilis came to the church about year
ago rom the Wilmington Conference, relieving the
REV. william p Corbett, now Of the John street
Methodist Episcopal church, who had preached to
the Hedding congregation very successfully and
TO their great satisfaction during the three preced
ing years; but the present pastor is now, perhaps
as much beloved by the congregation as was the
Rev. Mr.. Corbett and his ministry is equally sue.
cessu, as evidenced by his nstrumentaty in effect
ing the conversion Of 100 OF MS hearers In the
last year.
owing 10 the severe storm OF wind and rain which
prevailed without interission throughout the whole
OF yesterday only the most devouS OF the difar ent
denominations attended their respective places OF
worship. At the Hedding Methodist Episcopal
church there was no exception to this general rule.
But about
assembled at morning service, few, II any, OF the
pews being well filed, although none were entirely
unoccupied except in the galleries. After the usual
preliminary services the pastor announced as the
text or hts discourse part OF the seventh verse Of
the sixteenth chapter OF first Samuel-"For man
ookea the hear he reverend Sus as
began his sermon by remarking that Shakespeare
mad ,,s saa ,v IAN the woTas m . stage y and men and
out all the world was but pantomime, IL is very
wonderful that divine prophet should have dis
covered the same fact. Tue occasion OF the utter
ance OF the words OF the text was tho order
received by Samuel from God to anoint son
son appeared before Samuel the prophet waa
struck with his appearance, but the Lord indcated
that tnis was not the chosen one In the words OF the
text. Another came before him Of imposing mein
and beautiful appearance but ne was refused also.
Thus
SEVEN OF THE SONS OF JESSE
passed one by one in review, but the Lord did not
indicate any or them as hts chosen king OF Israel.
When Samuel asked II Jesse had not another son. he
was told that there was one more. shepherd boy
VINO was tending his focks. Samael ordered him
to be called. When he appeared the majesty OF
manhood and dignity OF mein which was shown by
the others was wanting In David. But ne was Gods
selection, and this was just what God meant.by the
text The speaker said, that Ia discussing TINS sub.
ject the first thought that strikes III that sur.
face view OF life is not always correct 1t Is unsafe
In several respects. First, in Its insecurity:
FALsirY Is THE BANE or THE AGR.
This falsity Is Indicated Ia every avenue OF life
Society Is controlled oy outside show and gew. .gaw
ana II NJ this that keeps the poor poorer They de-
sire TO emulate tho rcn and II not rich themselves
at least to appear so. Secondly this aslty Is also
Indicated BY the endcavor OF the ignorant to appear
wise. Different forms OF deception show 1t. Ii a
man cannot be popular In orthodoxy, he invcnts
some new ism. The way
TO Pill. A CHURCH ON A RAINY DAY
is to preach heterodoxy II men wish to he popular
they must be odd. Thirdly, this ssty Is exhibited
in desire to appear noble. Some show q desire 90
trace their mmily origin 10 some remote period and
some TO the T. +. VS., 1rst families OF Virginia. 10
Is not best to 60 too far back Better to be Ike Nat
Pryor who had his epitaph written:-
Here lios Nat Pryor, descended from Adam and Eve
III any man can 90 higher, he here has my leave.
The reverend speaker continued at considerable
length 70 nterpret and apny the i0xt. warning his