The New York herald., 1870-09-26
FORTY SECOND STREET YGEsBYiEGllS
CHURCH.
Christian Longing After Unseen Things SER
mon by Rev. II. &. HuyCen.

Christian Longing After Unseen Things ser =
mon by Rev. II. 6. HnyGen.
respectable audience assembled yesterday In
the Forty second street Presbyterian church to hear
a sermon from Rev. II. C. Hayden, talented divine
from Ohio. The preacher took bis text from Rev
elations xiii. 1I:--'And they oyercame him by the
blood OF the Lamb and by the word Of their testi.
mony; ana they loved not their lives unto the DEATH
Faitn and open vision, said he, do often seem OF
kindred power. There are times when the earthly
aud the heavenly estate Of the believer seem to be
alongside, and the shouts OF the Charch militant
mingle with the shouts of the Church triumphant on
the border Line. We shou Id naturally expect In this
life foresbadowng OF the characteristics OF the
future life OF glory. The beginning forecasts the
end as the planting or the Puritan pilgrim colony
forecast the type OF civilization which should prevail
on this continent, The glory OF institutions OF
learning and religion and the permanence OF our
civil and religious liberty. In like manner the Won
Grous Inauguration Of The Kingdom OF Christ at
Pentacost foreshowed its vast increase and rapid
spread all over the world. Now, without doubt,
Christ worked up certain extraordinary homes m
the minds or men. He was explicit III saving that
His Kingdom was not Of this world. king He was,
but alter no earthly fashion. His sceptre was TO
sway only loving souls and be maintained by no
gttering squadrons. Bringing life aud immortality
out or obscurity into light, He gave disnctlveness
to future.
UNSEEN AND SPIRITUAL THINGS
which carried the hearts Of His followers forward
ana liked them upon the inheritance Of which He
spoke. The early disciples anticipate the speedy
coming OF the Lord 10 fulfil their cherished hopes
and kept steadily IN view the heavenly Canaan
whittier Christ the forerunner hath for us entered
The wondrous power OF ths faith in unseen things
can be traced on the pages OF the early history OF
the Church. ana has giaddened the hearts of mil
lions through eighteen centuries. The significance of
this for Christians may be readily seen. This Is a
world OF longing hearts, dissatisfied with present
experience hoping that the coming time will bring
rest TO troubled souls and light to them that now SIT
In darkness. But there Is vast difference In the
experience OF men according as Their
ligious faith Is settled or ahOat The creations
OF mems fancies are are poor story for
before the minds or men well defined expectations:
fastens upon Christ and looks to Him with 4 strong
assurance for hep In life, deiverance in death and
complete sanctDcatiOn or our Sin-defiled nature and
its nnal glorincation with Him. Christian faith
STOOD THE TEST or AGES,
implous. Christian longings have u Character OF
their own, different rom mere human longngs be-
cause they take their inspiration from the word,
from the work and from The spirit OF Christ. But
this longing TO be useful must not spend itself In
musing aud rhapsody II must be active and cner
getic. There comes In, TOO, an element OF patient
waiting and seif-sacrifce. Thus Paul links his in
tense yearnlngs after spiritual good with the most
laborous side of Christian His strong faith
and hope inspire his daily toll and nerve his soul TO
endurance while he fights tue good tight. SO must
world and the world Will not be reclaimed. There
Is q constant neyer-ceasing struggle, and the
thought Of heaven must inspire US to lay hold Of
THE ELEMENTS OF VICTORY.
The means by which Christians will overcome
their enemies are the blood OF the Lamb that the
atonement OF Christ, which is of infinite power
against our Ioes within, our nnrulv passions and
against the direct attacks Of our foes from without.
The Christian then has no divided neart no selfish
fear awed by the terrors OF he'll There is no holding
back when Christ demands sacrifices OF time or
treasure or life. so between us and the realization
OF our iongngs lies stretch Of distance which must
be ned up and trayersed. Tie elements of power
by which The saints have conquered must be laid
hold OF TO light the battles OF our t,nes The blood
OF Christ ceansed from all sin. the word OF God en-
dutetn forever and the testimony OF the early Chris
tians holds equally well Tor the present ttme Chris
tians must not, therefore, be dsneartened at th,
length OF the road aQd the obstacles Ia the way Il