The New York herald., 1871-02-06
LEXIysION AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
re "aiemorial OacriUx''- Sermon by DIR.
VA Joseph S8ndersor.

Joseph Sanderson.
sespite the sharp air and cutting wind Of yester.
Gas morning the Lexington avenue Presbyterian
charch was as We'll filed as usual. The services
were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dir. Joseph
Sanderson, who also preached the sermon. The
SUBJECT OF the discourse was the
MEMORIAL OFFERING
Of S5,ooo0Oo which the church decided to raise
upon It's reunion in November, 1899, after division
Of over thlrtylhree years. 1t was intended that the
entire iund should be PAID In By next May, hut as
yet only SO 600, 900 has been subscribed. The funds
will be used f0r charitable and educational pur-
poses.
The reverend speaker took FOR hi text Mark xii,
A-"And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and
beheld how the people money Into the treasury;
aud many tnat were ricn cas-; In nll,ch''
One OF the most
WONDERFUL CHAEAcTERi sTTcs or TILE BIBLE
is, that III all that reiales TO il furnishes per-
iect guide.
We are enjoned to be Jealous in good works.
If an illustration be required or united Jealous
effort for the glory Of God we find It in the manner
an which the Israetcs contributed TO the formation
OF the tabernacle TO Tire erection OF the temple and
10 its rebuilding. on their return from the land or
nave the Macedonians, the Tnessalonans and tie
poor widow with her two mites. II we want q war
rant ior complying with ihS request OF the reunited
the support OF the house and the cause OF Cod. we
flnl 1t III the
LAST WORDS OF OUR MASTER
as he assembled to His throne. Also in the charge
of the apostle to tho youthful Tim0my-that he
charge the people to do good works, to be ready TO
distribute und willing to communicates also In the
example OF the people whom Jesus beheld as they
cast money into the treasury OF the temple. The
persons spoken or In the text are God aud man,
creator and creature, the gver and the receiver,
aud they meet lace to face In the temple--Gods =
house-aHd ct the treasury In the house. Jewish
antiquarians tell that one OF the courts OF the
temple there were thirteen chests, one Tor each OF
the twelve tribes or Israel and the thirteenth Tor
women only. Into these chests were dropped the
offerings OF the people. when they came 10 the
temple, and IL was commanded '.,rst none should
appear before the Lord empty" The money thus
collected was 10 pay Tor
THE PUBLIC SACRIFICES.
the incense wood for the altar and other expenses
connected with the temple, while part OF II was
distributed TO The poor. IL was opposite these re-
cepiacles that Christ took his seat, that lie might
observe the voluntary offerings OF the people. AS
lie sat there lie doubtless saw great variety Of
wor5biprers, and Observed much deprayly aud
hypocrisy among the attendants upon the templo
services. Some would appear with pomipou5, self.
confident air, as though tue treasury would not be
large enough 10 hold their contributions. And be-
hold, when the
OFFERING or PRIDE AsD covErouaNEss
was passed In, 1t WAS the mercst tp,itance--Sc
small that It scarcely made jingle as u fell. Otness
would come with wenlicd purses, aud would not
only display the contents, but also tie large
pieces selected for the Lord and wonlu pass thciy
large contributions into the temple chs 81 Win great
ostentation, and with an evident desire that ns
put In an appearance with grufr, dasatlsned an,
as though the chests IN the vcstbule we're au ~,
pertinence, saying inwardiy tEat thc bord shcaiu
support HIS own house ana that
PRIESTS SHOULD WORK
like ether men, Another party ia tue PROCESSION oi