The New York herald., 1871-03-06
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

The Gospel Scheme OF Salvntion-Sermon hy
the Rev. Mr.. Hcpworth.
At this church, yesterday, there was large ana
fashionable attendance owing perhaps In some
measure to the dneness or the weather. After the
usual exercises, which were markedly earnest, Mr..
Hepworth preached from Matthew xviii, 1I-"For
the Son Of Man Is come to save that which was Iostn
He began by saying-How curious 1t Is that when
man is deeply IN earnest, he sometim lines compressse
into few wordsa
WHOLE SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY. sa
Language Is very ductile at times and tho heart
can put It's whole weight Of Joy or sorrow into sim
gle sentence. What different thing language IL to
the polite man Of society," who means nothing though
he says great deal, from what 1t is to the man
whose soul seems possessed by some vast project
and who says little, but means q great deal. The
proverbs which have become a part Of our daily
speech are an illustration OF this point proverb
is q wise and long speech on ON important subject
boiled down to a single phrase or sentence. Once
simmer sticks to the clothes 1t Is common pro.
perty, loses sight OF It's own paternity and becomes
Q part OF tho philosophy OF every age. No one has
xIGnT1HR MEANING
into words than dd Christ. The text Is an ilustrG
tlOn or this Its significance is deeper than We
think. 1t implies more than 1t seems 10 say, and the
part OF the sentence which is not seen by the casual
OF Man" mean that lie is the embodiment OF the re-
gous necessities or the human race; that lie repro
sents IFS own person their tn eress. In the last
part of the sentence He, by implication, discoyer
the nature Or God and HIS interest IN and love Tor
s ns f any oae As ws are ever %aa 70
providence Or the Father more than aaotnss
Z tas erns ra s ssnas out nnd U
the Christian philosophy - It's great point Of coa-
trast with all otner religions. Thcy mad said .or
hated part the poor, the sick, the guilty aad
miserable were the victims OF the caprice Or the
(AAsn fta
declares that God IS the Father soI Of a mat che groai
miracle Of the advent OF Christ Including Bethie
Ssy1 % as as q tie Sex a s We
am come 10 save those who, but for my coming,
would be lost. Wnen We think Of the
VARIOUS NATURAL RELIGIONS
which have risen, now partial and weak and In.
suicicnt and exclusive they all seem by tie sde VI
and charmed thom by mis- rude cloquence COniu-
cius talked 10 ASIA alone, and his systenof religion,
OF any other country aud flourish or even 1--we.
Jesus talked to the hebrews for lbs imWedlate
anddenGe put am sure when pose e sae agn 1s
wondering ages before Hin breathiessly listening 70
catch the tones Of HIS voice. What picture His
obligation, into M
and though 1t has Htrug led seemingly IN vain, fuf
the ascendancy for eighteen centuries at last It Is
beginning to be acknowledged. simple Bible trt1as
are pound vet 70 convsrt tnS world n e w1oe moe a Ss
motive power OF progress. Like an atom OF ieavcn
In the lump Of dogn, the words o. the Master were
put into tho thoughts Aud the politics OF Inc wOrld
and leaven once Introduced can never be teken out
again, and, though hidden for long while, VIII st1g
work on silently until 1t has converted and changed
the whole lump, 80 tie sermon on the Mount, tie
cruclGxon aud the ascension, though lost sight OF
for hundreds Of years, and though they were
BURIED UNDER fHs MASS OF TRADITION
and the complication OK risuallsm, stu survived tho
dow nfall OF empires and the ruin OF dynast es and
have at last real Sclid hold ON the world. rho
CHRISTIAN religion is from Heaven Literally from
Heavcn-and VIII yet claim the whole world for is
own And, brethren, IL tclla us-w0ndr0uS truth -
TINT every one OF us; that even you and can gct
very close TO Gol SO CLOSE that Ills lilo, with ltd
pcral splcnS0r and ours, with its beGgarly rays
may becQWe one dis shadow mar fall on Us ana