The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-12


refined sea OF faces, that Sabbath BY Sabbath look
with an intense interest into the face Of their PASTOR
was last night instructed and greatly edined By
q sermon from DR.. Hepw0rth on the
old but ever new and never wearyina
theme-Christ and the lessons OF HIS life.
Mr.. Hepworth's text was taken from John K Oil
am the door" He said these are strange words for
any one to utter to listening world. rhe person
who assumed SO much must give us strong proof
Of his right to use such language. IL would be an
onence In any mere man, though he were greatest
among the great to tell that only through him and
his words we get into better civilization and
truer form of religion. Are not we also men, and
can we not find our way for Ourselvesf Such lam
guage not 50 much magnines him as 1t beheads us.
But on the other hand, II the preacher is commits
stoned OF God and has omnipotence resident in his
WILL then We simply say, klngly order OF speech Ia
becoming In o king. Socrates would make the
world laugh at him II he should say, II am the
door,"
PLATO. WITH ALL Hrs WONDERFUL INSIGHT,
would be thought immodest and c0nceitcd to tho
last degree IL he should say. 81 am the door," Blu
when Jesus cures the sick, gives hearing to the
deaf, sight to the blind and life to the dead ana
then turns to the generations OF men and says, IL
am the door," we all bow in His majestic presenco
and say reverenty, even so. Master" aud through
Thee we enter Heaven What place In the afrec-
lions OF the world this lowly Nazarene has. other
kings and potentates climb to the throne, aud then
awe men into obedience Dy their display and their
bayonets. This King is dressed In homespun has
long train Of llveried servants. and yet He win
rule when thrones have crumbei into dust and
regal robes are covered with mould. What would
not give for glimpse at His facei In our trav.
els we climb to The top OF Sinai and our hearts ara
stilled to worship; but when we stand BY the
sepulchre where the Lord lay we leel as though We
were In the presence OF God. What has He done
that all TINS honor should be paid to Himi Well
The sacred and progressive Impulse OF this nine.
teentn century comes IRON Him. Religion was onca
and acknowledzed international duties or obliga:
tons. The Persian worsnipped his nre and damned
and Or al Who
were doomed to toll. Jesus, like fire under ves-
ons al
psrvaded wi, with snat ,, novel element sa called
preted during the last eighteen centuries. Many
good deeds have been done in Its name, but who
| can fail to see that the work OF making all men
bravely. Jesus Of Nazareth Is the door through
| winch we 60 to these mighty improvements. But
ana not so much interested tonight IN settling the
question, What has Christ done for the world that
what He has done or can DO Tor you personally that
! He should call himself the door through which you
get to God Il has always been fayorite doctrins
i
| He takes the load from
| THE Overwhelmed SHOULDERS OF THE SINNER
and carries 1t himself We'll, TINS Is doctrine very
( dear to me. believe 10 II with all my heart am
thankful for 1t. A while ago . young man came to
me in sore trouble. He told me his whole story, and
think the telling relieved him; but II helped him
more to feel that I would be friend to him and
| took counsel together; we worked together. II he
had been LETT to himself fear he would have gone
under but the fact that he could tell me OIL could
| trust me. could depend upon me, gave him amaz.
ing confidence and strength l think bore his
troubles for him. know suffered with him, and
my sympathy took great load on him. Well, Il
human friendship can do so much, what cannot
divine love d0s The guilty, sin-strlcken SOUL how.
ever far down 1t may have gSt in selfish ~
sure Of HIS aid, Of His love, OF His help. In this
real sense Christ will bear his load for him. Will boz
as 1t were, his substitute In suffering and SIM Or,
| again, how many are there In this room tonight
who have had oil their faith taken out OF their hearts
| in one way or anotherY You were taught 10 be-
lieve but your lives have been hard; you have not
succeeded, but have been met with constant disap-
has lost his way at night You tumble round to get
| hold OF landmarks. and you ind none. What would
you give to have the faith OF your YOUTH Well
| there liz only one way In which to get something
| better than you have ever had before. Jesus OF
Nazareth shines through the darkness OF your life
ike great Drummond light. Call upon Him, follow
Him, obey Him. II you conquered by bad habit,
sitting IN dark rOom he Is the door by which you
can get the light. you are tempted In any way
tried In any way, perpiexed In any way, still tho
remedy Is the same We are all sitting In darkness
and Jesus Christ the Saviour Is the door between u
and the perfect day.