The New York herald., 1870-04-04
CHRIST CBURCE.

The AtOnement-SernlOn by Rev. Dr. Ever.
AT Christ Church yesterday morning there Was,
Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the hea.
vens, large and attentive congregation. The ser.
mon was preached by the rector, Rev. Dr. Ever
(whO has just recovered from long and severe Ill.
nessl
The text was taken from ST. Johns Gospel, tenth
chapter aud eleventh verse-"The Good Shcp.
herd giveth his life for tho sheep.n The fol.
lowing Is the substance Of the discourse:--
Like as life deepens as we draw to.
wards death. SO does Lent deepen as we approach
Easter. Long since the Church hath put on her vo.
let robes, and yelled her ornaments; to-day she
ters upon Passion Week, aud bushes her giorias. To-
day turn from tile examination OF souls to the
contemplation Of the death OF our blessed Lord.
"The Good shepherd gtveth his life for the sheep"
Something far different from this Is the teaching OF
the day II IS asked by many aoont us why ls it;
himself has SAID 80 little about lt2 We lind it not IN
the sermon on sue Mount. The greater part
Of the Masters teaching is Simply moral.
such SUCH consequence" TO these ''' | answer that
THE Law or REVELATION
Is that truth develops; what seed Genesis Is the
blade In Exodus, the ear III the prophets ard the full
corn 10 inc ear Ia tne gospes. Natufal religion
Of the GOdnead IN the Old Testament is the simple
city OF unity but ends in the New, IN the compeXlty
or trinity. The first promise OF the Shiloh Is that he
shall be OF the ''seed Of the woman, tnen the seed
OF Abraham OF Jacob, OF the tribe Of Judah, of the
house OF DAVID until at last Jesus the Christ stands
upon earth. Development, then, Is the grand law of
revelation. What Is germIpa In the Gospel expands
IN the episte, and even here growth ends not, for
the germs both OF gospel aud episile are fully de-
veloped In tho Catholic Church.
TIH BIBLE Is THE GREAT SEED BOOK
OF the Church, and 1t Is the utmost arrogance for
the individual mind TO attemps It's lnterplel latlon.
some have done this and suppose that the atone
ment must be OF secondary Importance, because
Christ docs not make II prominent. What Is THIS
but dividing the holy Spirit rs IL not the same
spirit that speaks through the Apostles and tho
Church as through CHRISTI Moreover the atonemeny
depends on the incarnation aud the death Of tue
Lord. The former would not be believed Dy his
enemies nor the latter by his friends. SO Ho could
not II He would teach fully tins great doctrine;
hence lie only let drop seed sayings, which alter
ward sprang up and became the complete living
the Bible. and hese develop side by side in history
II st. Peter founded the Roman Church, also did
st. Paul found the English.
If ST. PETERS IS ROME,
and to him belongs the term ethou art Peter, and
upon this rock will bIild my Church." so TO him
also belong those other germs 'Sim0n, Satan hath
desired TO sift thee as wheat, but / have prayed
thy bretbren;n and "thou shalt deny me tnrice;''
both Of these have developed ana to-day ST. Paul
In England Ia rebukiDg st. Peter OF Rome because
ST Peter IL In error, and 1t Is the duty o every Cath
o,ic Christian 10 stand 0y ST. Paul until ST. Peter
converted. But to return. The sheep are saved, not
by the spoess liie the sublime teaching. the pure
morality OF the Shepherd, but by MS death, There
lamb under the Old dispensation and the death Of
Christ 10 the new: 1t IS by the shedding OF his blood
that nau IS saved; for without shedding OF blood
there Is no remission or sins.