The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-24
WEST PREsBYrERns CHURCH.

The Economy Of Gods Grace and Mercy in
tho Scheme OF observation-disclosures by
Rev. DR.. Heacock.
A comparatively large congregation, for this sea.
son OF the year and the artstocratc neighoornood
assembled in the West Presbyterian church. In Forty
second street. opposite Reservoir square, yesterday
to whom the Rev. DR.. Heacock, OF Buffalo, who ia
temporarily supplying the pulpit for DR.. Hastings,
the pastor, dlscoursed upon the economy OF Gods
grace in the scheme OF redemption. His remarks
were based on Psalm lxxxix., S0-34-
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in judy
viii ny their asa e nSs WITH s
rod and their nquty with stripes Nevertheless loving
falfaness 10 fail Ny Covenant wiz not break. NOR asr
the thing that is gone out of my bps
The work of redemption, he said, involves reve-
lation Of the divine character just as much as any
work involves revelation Of the character OF the
person engaged In It, The
LIFE WORK OF JOHN HOWARD,
for instance was o revelation OF one Of the purest
nobest and philanthropc Christian characters. This
is what Is meant by God seeking HIS own glory, and
the carrying out Of such work implies that there
must be such revelation OF the character OF God,
being OF inenabie beauty, tenderness and grace.
When we speak Of manifestinR to our fellow men
the glory OF God we simply mean the reflection OF
the divine character by our words and deeds and
lives. No wonder that all heaven resounds with
!
heavenly hosts look back upon His great work OF
redempti on And this praise springs not from any
craven fear which they have OF Goo, but is rather
the lrrepressible tribute OF qualification Him who
has planned ana executed this mighty wOrk. Hence III
we blot out what God mas done and what nc intends
TO do We blot out every thing ~ Will make all my
@ 10 pass dden wee see M
love in redemption. Poor, dark. sorrowing hearts
ID TINS word OF 9urs nave Seen 6y Gods
We have need to see and 10 feel the strength which
we can have In every Time OF tl1al ana feeDlcness,
GOD PRoFFERs HIMSELF
TO each OF rs just such Being US He Is here
presented Ii We refuse to accept God that is
another matter; but we might as well attempt to
put out the light Of heaven and to ven glory OF
the this morning as out this reat
and glorious God wholly from our minds and
We msy e ySs m the s
we may smut our hearts against this reye-
Of GSa fbe 91t hs IS a. 4s
grace and we hold the relation OF concurrence with
His plan. He Is the ful1Iment OF all saving bless
simply TO do with His gracious scheme Of salYane-
"a man who desired 10 convey himsair and he ne
merchandise BY walter would dc-yes INTO the boat
been out God and the river ofie lows therein,
and yet how many times do even Christians try to
way by mechanical force. Gods agency is original
and perpetual. and II soul Is asleep IN sin God
nous We o
suggaru, and asking for little more sleep, little
more siumber, little more folding OF the hands In
Sleep and regretiing that 1t had been awakened so
soon When a man accepts the grace or God he
enters into that relation which is implied in the
words "My covenant will not break" God Will
secure faith, and yet Will see that the
man moves freely according to his own
WILL Hence we may come unto Elm In our
LOWEST STATE OF MORAL DEPRAyITY
and cast ourselves upon his mercy and grace and
love, just we are and just where we are and ac-
cept his love and forgiveness and be brought the
gates Of eternal life And thus from Grst TO last 1t
viii be all the work OF Him VINO sent His Son to die
for US and His Spirit TO touch our hearts and to
trials ana anctlons steadfast unto the end Oh,
deriul work OF the great God He hath brought US
out OF darkness into HIS marvellous light. God
looks into the depths OF every part which offers
accepts all the ofices Of Christ and to give HIM all
the praise Of It's redemption. We may commit our
ss,res TO Him. assured that He will bring rs
safely over the river, and hence he
that belisYet9 here snail De saved nereaiter :
~ lac reverend speaker. Il teaches every one abb
.. Insal dependslpoe upon God aud the sanctid.
soute ih boy life fe, y. !. tea ga 1ss
y as to depend eI uoon God Tor MART, But
%sp ssss,D T. qS Ss Aea g Sinss
''I HrMAN AGENCY IS EvEkYwdFRE Rscoonfznp,
ana hence, II God gives faith. love, repentance We
must exercise them. The hardest lesson In Chrts-
tan experience TO be learned IL moral ana spiritual
dependence upon God, and yet IT Is the lesson
must trust some other power. The Docsor then
illustrated BY historical examples and personal incl
dents this idea OF dependence upon COD, and re-
marked that IL II a lesson which every Christian
must learn, ana that only Ivy 1t can We paddle
boats aaains, the currents OF evil and pull away
| into heaven.