The New York herald., 1871-11-13
CHURCH OF TIE MESSIAH.

Mr.. Hspworth's idea sf . True Christian
Church-Indinerc Of she People to tho
sancsuary-A Ministry % she Masses
Needed.
Mr.. Hepworth's text WAS taken from Ephesians
w., Stone Lord, one faith. baptism.n He SAID
even In the early times, when these words were
uttered, there were vigorous and rancorous dine
ences among the converts 70 Christianity. One
would think that persons who read tho Rev Testa-
ment for the sake Of the spiritual revelations It
contains would hardly be able to IND material for
fierce controversy. Tho object OF the book is 20
evidently TO draw al men into spiritual unity,
TO allay Ill personal animoslty-ln . word
70 fraternlxe the worfd-that We instinctvely
speak OF bitter arguments - unchrlsttan. Still,
the truth b that men are naturally puguscious, IN.
tellectually - wen a. physically. ana whom one
man has formed very decided opinion no has no
patience whatever with another who does not see
and think a. he does. st. Paul. speaking to us,
take IT. as well a. to the scmsmatc Ephesians bids
us forget our chickering's and our CONTROVERSIAL
heartburnngs in the glorious fact that after all We
who are Christians have one Lord one faith and
one baptism.
Iwant to talk to you very earnestly this morning
about my idea Of the true Church and the true
faith. When I look abroad upon the moro tnan .
miion Of people who live under tho roofs Of New
ter TO third OF the whole population ever attend
THE SACRED sERvIcss or TIE cRuRcH,
am forced TO believe two things-nrst that there
ID something the matter with the people, and.
second, that there ID something the matter with the
Church. Now, let mo say, the large number VINO
never darken the doors 0f the church ID not made
up exclusively Of the poor and ignorant. We are
too apt TO lay this natterIng unctlon to our souls
and to say "wel in oil large communities there
will be social dregs, both men and women, who arc
utterly careless, II tney are not wholly ignorant Of
religious things" Now, after I nave subtracted
from this two-thirds OF o million who are
mot connected with any religious establish
large It may be-who because OF their depraved or
poverty-stricken lite, keep sunday as they keep
drcds OF thousands who care nothing for the sane
tuary and who never receive any benent from Il
c q Of n
too eager In the pursuit OF pleasure and gain TO
for ANYTHING less exciting; and let me say Il boldly
the best cIass-smali merchants. young men, clerks
and men OF moderate means who have become IN
and inactive and exorDtanty expensive. We have
churches In plentiful number, perhaps, for the poor
s:yeo &C. OSsa a y ep y @ @ ~
Sonlct sSd ccnsolssion 70 Sy many poor nssrs iSs
soss well ior rnc ssc .' wSss Ss'
buildings We have for tie wealthy This very
church In which Am preaching y ono Of them.
RxrEnsvn oosNsR L0ms
tney arc built OF grante Or freest0nej they are
sDhostsrcd with Ss sOsss @ % ana sieepssss Of Susn,
ions, and when they are finished lh6se words are
out over the portsIs-"The poor have tne Gospel
saw such an inscription over such door, and wno
Win piece o. chalk wrote underneath, YES, tne
poor nave tho Gospel preached to them, but not
here" Now do not bellevs tnat ths u exa0sy the
iorm q Unrlstisnlv WHOA the Maseer M0nid ap,
s ae I'VE werS % come COM INTO snis city Nss snas
have never had auy doubt on tnas subject. think
the Christ instead Of occupying this splendid pulpit
would stand out yonder on the steps and get the
crowd about him. the rich and Sho poor In the same
audience. Now I am told that rich mon IKE "a
be exclusive They have elegant houses. and they
want 70 worsbip God elegantly. 0on't pelleve it
Wealth " sometimes purse-proud and concerted
but tue large majority OF rich men IN this CITY
would DO glad to sitting BY their side the clerk
on small SALARY and the carpenter and tho mason