The New York herald., 1871-02-27
BAPTIST ,HuRcH.
Waiting for Chiisi-How We should Renew
Oar spiritual Strcngth-scrmon by Rev.
nr Arnitaue.

Waiting for Chiis,-How We should Renew
Our Spiritual SIrcngth-Scrmon by Rev.
Dr. Armisagc.
Notwithstanding the great inclemency OF the
weather the usual large and fashionable congre-
cation assembled for divine service yesterday az
the Baptist church In Forty-sxth street and Filth
avenue.
The Rev. DR.. ATmliage, after the usual exercises
preached most eloquent sermon on The means by
which we are enabled TO renew our spiritual
strength ana the manner which we should put
1t forth when acquired 1t Is OF The essence or that
strength that it should not lie dormant within us,
but rather that it should be exercised towards the
attaining Of
THE GREAT END
for which II was given TO us. The reverend gentle
man took for his text the last tour verses OF the for
,eth chapter OF the prophet Isaiah, in which he
first adverts 10 the great contrast between the in.
finite God and His Unite creatures, and concludes
10y declaring that sthcy that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings "a eagles; they shall run and hot be
weary and they shan walk and not fantn
The preacher commenced his discourse by re-
marking that this tremendous contrast between the
Creator and His creatures Is the doctrine OF the
whole BiD.e as well as Of rhe prophets. Every
where In Iioly WRIT he said, we are tos of God mat
we cannot reach up to ilm, even IN msgin ination,
and OF man that we are unable 10
CONCEIVE THE DEprH OF Bis BAsESEss.
The power 70 lit n up rom that depih belongs
selves from the slough in which our nature il
plunged. There Is no verse IN the Hoy scriptures,
he continued in which tins contrast between God
and man u put so prominently before u; IN which
our own great weakness Is so forcibly dwelt on.
Even the you,hs snail faint and be weary, and tue
young men sball utterly aI;' - aud In which we are
tersey told the means by winch we can rejuyo-
nate aud strengthen ourselves IN the service 81 Cod
We must wait upon Christ 10 renew our strength,
and we shan smount as e1gies,i we shall run
ana not he weary and we shall walk and not be
iantn Let US first, he continued. look 10 the
source rom whlch this new strength comes. This
j. matter which Intimately concerns All OF us: Tor
we all are absolutely weak III the spirit. The best
ana greatest among ms
AXE EuT COMPARATIVELY STRONG,
and III the ieryor winch agmates the most active
ana Jealous workers III the vineyard Of tile Lord be
not renewed u VIII grow weak rs our physical
Strength without nourshment. The Spiritual vIgor
ol each ana every one or US must be renewed: our
old strength IL or viii be sOop encrvaed, and ii IS
10 God llimsel we must turn 10 renew II. As the
Eartli Dees u put On new iace when the storms
oi winter shail have passed away so must our
Spiritual raiment he renewed III order that we may
appear ever beautiful In the Jes OF oar Creator.
Whence, then, lie asked comes THIS sirength1 10
comes nom the pastor OF the church when ne Is
co.he1 with the power OF Gcd. IL Is q
strange and irrational theo.Y 10 suppose tnat
man can strengthen himself wIiGout ald
from outside aia tnat comes, through His
minister iIoln God. n would BE- as irrational TO
suppose that The trees side could put iorih tbelr
green Goa o. leaves wbont the nouigsaing nnpence