The New York herald., 1870-06-20
JERSEY CITY CHURCHES.
Methodist Interpretation of Righte0usness-
Sermon by the Rev. MIR. Larew-A MedicO-
RELIGIOUS Exposition.

A Methodist Interpretation of Righte0usmess-
Sermon by the Rev. MIR. Larew-A MedicO.
Religious Exposition.
At the Hedding Methodist Episcopal church, in
Jersey City, sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr..
Larew, Of ST. Paui's, who took for his text,
"Bessed are they that hunger and thirst after
righteousness, for they shall be filed" The
preacher, who is most fluent speaker,
devoted half an hour to the explanation
of this text. The discourse very practical,
much as he pointed out to his hearers how far they
fell short of the work expected of them. His object
was evidently to stimulate them to energy in the
good work. That many Of his hearers were den
cient In zeal and activity may be cleaned from the
sermon which was delivered in very forcible and
earnest manner.
We have been working hard. said he, to bring our.
selves upto
THE BIBLE STANDARD,
and yet we are conscious Of great deficiencies. We
are in state Of doubt which brings a paralysis Of
all our moral ana spiritual movements. The divine
nature is the essence Of all religion for we are
made through Christ parakers Of the divine nature
hasee hase an ads dsa that christianity Is nonns than
ing the Church, and they ask you what benefit it
will bring to them. The answer fs simple. 1t IS to
70 them me- a ey ay
not In works; 1t ID
A SPIRIT, A LIFE,
The text says-"Blessed are they that hunger after
righteousness for they shall be filed" You cannot
fil u man with works Righteousness Is not some-
thing put on, something which we evoke by
magic. 1t is q working, efficient power-a power
to forgive and entertain kindly feelings towards
our neighbors Some men would like
to have righteousness and yet remain
in worldly condition. 1t is this effort to reconcile
two opposites which leaves so many OF us empty
when we think we ought to be filled. When our
physical system Is filed with efete matter, when
the liver or the stomach does not discharge its func
tions, the blood becomes clORged and we lose appe-
tte, not because we do not want food, but because
the system is already overloaded; TONES
will not suffce the system must first be cleared out
then new matter must be taken in ana once In 1t
will take of ITSELF SO In the spiritual system,
wordness the new matter of righteousness cannot
find place there. Before the righteousness and wis.,
dom Of God can enter there all this
OLD MATTER MUST BE PuRGED OUT.
Jesus would never have been In manger II there
was room for Him in the Inn. Our hearts are
already full and there is no room for Him there.
He cannot enter there. "He came unto His own
and His own received Him notn 1t Is not necessary
that man be poor in deeds and mortgages but that
he hunger and thirst after Righteousness. why is 1t
that so many among us have not this power and
spirit within us7 You may say what you Will, put
say you have not hungered after righteousness. You
do not turn TO your ungodly neighbor anu induce
him to join the Church.
MODEST, MILD AND GENTLE HINT.
When preacher lacks the power OF righteous.
ness how poverty stricken he Is, how spiritually
dyspeptlc And what o blessed thing for preacher
to have the spirit and power OF preaching re-
member the time when got into the pulpit, and
felt dry and cold and could only preach by great
tain put into which springeth up into life eter
nal. Wicked men are every day committing crimes
because they are filed with the spirit anu power Of
evil and they tell you they cannot resist this power
to do evil That proves the spirit and the power Of
an opposite kind.