The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-03
NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The Wisdom Of God Revealed In Christi
Sermon by Rev. Merrill Richardson.

The Wisdom Of God as Revealed In Christ
Sermon by Rev. Merrill Richardson.
somewhat sparse congregation, the effect, OF
course, OF the advent OF summer and exodus into
the country at this season OF people OF wealth
and fashion, was assembled yesterday morning at
the New England Congregational church, corner OF
Madison avenue and FOrty-seventh street. The SER
mon ives preached by Rev. Merrill Richardson, the
pastor. His subject was "The Wisdom OF God as
Revealed in Christ" and the text upon which it was
based l. Corinthians, l., 24:-"But unto them which
are called both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power
OF God. and the wisd ON Of GOd. He started Oh with
the idea that
MANKIND NEEDS SAVING.
The conviction OF men was universal. All kinds
of religion make It essential that men should 20
through some process OF publication to ensure their
salvation. Christ came with this message from
Heaven. God was not partial. He was not willing
10 lose single child. He was not at enmity with
any one, but only with sin. Men must repent of
their iniQultles But God could pardon men while
in their sins. 1t was not men were condemned.
They condemned themselves by their SINS God is
without variableness shadow OF turning.
Over the whole earth God provides the same
clements OF lie. His rainbow or promise extends
over all natiOnalites. Man is the same everywhere
Greek was to be redeemed, but the whole world.
The Gospel OF Christ breaks down the walls between
tecost Having calculated this portion OF his theme
he proceeded To show that the whole aim OF Christ
did not create laws or repeal them If natural law
Is suspended the world goes to ruin 1t Is in the
moral world Christ p Srs1 the law IN all Its
kiss each other Cold, relentles, iron justice forms
no part OF Gods
PROGRAMME OF SALVATION.
He taxes into view temptation. We cannot love
man VINO has no milk VI human Kindness In his
derness all weakness. While Christ invites all to
salvation. and Is full Of tenderness ana love- there
is justice and mercy as It's basis If God was only
justice if only ihunderbolis were hurled from His
throne, We would fear and trembe, but we could not
that we can both honor and love Him He VIII not
allow jot or little OF His law TO pass away, but He
is full OF tenderness and pity-a tenderness and
Ine salvation OF the world. Christ said that men
VINO had seen Him had seen the Father had seen
loving and anxious that all should be saved and
none perish. THIS blending OF justice and mercy is
tempered with foroearance OF love, Is teaching
OF the prophets is the burden OF the songs OF the
Bible. In the operations of
the same thing is shown. We know when We
Violated Hs 0 s% %ags shows ss s penS s moi
ment you stop the cause then follows that
we can nun mere fat Go@ TOO
true. The law OF government Is to keep men from
penalty. 1t Is SO In Gods government. Man brings
the penalty OF violated law or himself. Hero IS
man who for thirty years has violated his consttu-
tlonal laws has sat on the rack every year and
curses God for the pain he endures 1t Is the
mans own fault He might have kept
his body strong, healthtul and vigorous.
His sunerings are OF his own making.
But then men say that GOD is too good to innlct
pain; they must 20 farther and admit that the
pain through following the laws transgression is
ms own work and that GOD will not apate His law
to abate such pain. The Gospel insists ON the law.
Man cannot be saved unless he repents. Whose
ever may can come and be saved. Salvation Is
without money and without price. All
GODS ATTRIBUTES
are in harmony. His law and mercy are emblems OF
creation. Gods Gospel plan meets the wants IN other
religions. II meets the requirements OF sacrifices.
IL answers the wants OF all. While grace is the
foundation OF every mans salvation he will be
judged by the deeds in the body; Just in proportion
TO mans fidelity and good Christian works will he
he rewarded. No law IS changed, no law passes
away principle Is violated. After sin grace
meets the sin. In conclusion he said that Gods
Gospel as the only true scheme Of salvation meets
the universal wants Of ALL
After the sermon followed the communion SER
vice.