The New York herald., 1870-09-26
CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION.
The slavery of Sin-Scrmon by Rev. DIR.
Morgan.

The slavery of Sin-ScrmOn by Rev. DIR.
Morgan.
On yesterday morning the Church OF the Resur-
rcctlon, on Madison avenue, corner Forty seventh
street was extremely well filed, and with congre-
CATION IN consOnance with its aristOcrac surround
ings, IL is plain unassuming stone building OF
limited dmensons but so well arranged as to space
that 1t accommodl ties large number OF persons
without Inconvenience
The Rev. DIR. Morgan onlciated and delivered an
excellent discourse from the text, "Because the
creature itself also shall be delivered from the bond
age OF corruption into the glorious liberty of the
children OF God. For we know that the whole crea-
ton groaneth ana travai!eth in PAIN together until
now. ."-R0mans viii, q. ~.
In exempnfcation OF this text the preacher said
there WAS virtue In a noble name or inheritance
that would entail liberty its possessors To ex.
plain this lie quoted the words OF Christ to the Jews
that boasted of being Abrailams seed, in the Cos
pei of st. John, rs follows:-"Then. sa,d Jesus to
those Jews that believed on Him, II ye continue in
my word, thch are ye MY disciples indeed And
ye shall know the truth and the
TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
They answered him, ave be Abraham's seed and
Thou We shall be frcer' Jesus answered them.
"Verily i say unto you, wbOsOever commtteth sin
the house ior ever, but the law abldeth ever II the
law, therefore shall make you free, We shall be free
indeed" He Went on to say that while In SIN man
tradicuon OF ths people say what greater liberty
eau there be than TO do what we desire2 True this
j. liberty IN certain sense, but is t rather the
liberty Of the brute creatonf Man Is a superior
creature and liberty IN him should consist In the
power OF dong naht and in executing what his rea.
son tells hun Is proper.
I-HE MAN OF SIN ~'v's" "a .,.-
has not freedom, bat Is UNCONSCIOUS OF hs want OF
liberty. so Is Il captive in barred prison when
sleep leaves him un onscious Of his misery But 1t
Is moi true that sinners are unconscious OF their
bondage, FOR they groan under IL necessarily. Their
sinful deeds they commit under the protest Of their
conscience. They do not act as freemen, but as en-
who have lost their freedom and WHO the slaves
OF their own base passions. sinner Is Il slave over
whom has been made silent bargain but not the
less certain, and 10 q taskmasker relentless aud
eXacting Every single vice is In itself taskmaster
ana crushes Its victim with the lash OF bitterness
and the sting Of conscience. man who can really
say that he is free s not who is able to crafty
ms every wish but Is rather one who Is not hurried
away by ms own base PASSIONS one that acts with
stern resolution or doing right aud walking In the
paths OF recthude. This man IS free Tor he does
what is right from choice and not because 1t Is the
law. Laws made only Tor the wicked and not
for the good. The just man would not do wrong,
even II there were no law. Therefore the Just man
Is free while the sinner has 20 act properly because
ne ls obliged 70, and thus becomes a slave.
), DR., Morgan concluded by saying that 1t is liberty
which gives dignity to man, and converts duty ia
choice and law TO love. The liberty Of rarfsofned
spirit may defy captivity Tor true freedom consists
in being able 10 choose the right path because 1t is
right.