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


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The Power OF an IndweiIinx Christ-scrmon
u 'a by Rev. Or. Chapman. il't- -.
Although several families who attend the ~.
Johns Methodist Church, on Bedford avenue, arc
out Of town, the church remains open. and Will con.
tinue so throughout the summer. The pulpit will
be supplied during the month Of August while the
pastor is enjoying bi1cf vacation. Yesterday
morning the Rev. J. A. M. Chapman, upon whom
the Wesleyan University conferred the degree OF
DID. at its late commencement. occupied the pulpit
and preached TO . full congregation, composed
largely Of attendants at otner churches from
the twenty -seventh verso Of the nrst chapter OF
Colossisns-"Cnrist In you the hope OF glory" In
his introduction the speaker said that the culmna-
ting purpose Of the old dspensston was prepare
ton for the enforcement OF Christ In the neart Of
the world. 1t commenced from without and worked
inward with the SPECIFIC purpose OF securing an In.
ternal foothold, rom which It might emancipate
and rule the individual and the race The old dis.
pensation had two objects IN YIew-to keep alive
aud intensity an expectation OF Ghrst's coming and
to develop an apprehension Of moral and spiritual
holiness that should constitute subjective prepare
tton Tor Cnrist's advent Whatever may be our
theory in regard to innate ideas It is certain that the
material OF Gil practical nowledge comes through
the senses and that ell practical knowledge is do
= , THE ACTION or rnp S;rp
By which purity Of was no external ,, object ct
paIsso -Dy dividing the ANIMAL creation into clean
PAD unclean. ana Dy setting men apart for specific
purposes. The idea Of publication runs through
the ceremonial OF the old Church, and was
designed to develop and create the idea Of
9pirl tual holiness and tlus prepare the world
for the Introduction OF spiritual religion. And
yet MOUNTAINEERING all this previous training
And preparation, even after the advent Of Christ,
the Idea Of aspiritual dspensatlon was but imper-
OF Penteoost that It was clearly apprchended, and
ever since the tendency mas been to fall out OF the
spiritual into the merely formal to drop the neart
out OF Christ religion, leaving 1t, the hand,
mere creed, and on the other q mere form, But
Christ In you the hope Of gery, Christ the heart
H. the living foundation or the whole temple OF
Christian truth; II Is the root whence springs the
tree OF practical OnrstianIty. 1t - the fountain
whence issues all the streams OF
CHARITY AND PHILANTHROPY
that gladden. and bless our weary world. This was
30 because II Ia the most central and vital In mans
being. The most powerful passion Of the
human heart II love. The essential ele-
mont OF Gods nature Is love and the
predominant element Of mans being - love, SO
that Christ In entnr0ning himself In the heart OF
man wins an allegiance based upon bonds tnat
nothing can break. DR.. Chapman dwelt upon tue
power Of the love princ,ple ~ applied 70 getting
and said that religious wars and prosecutions were
the most cruel and heisn by reason Of the strength
OF this principle UnCrOwn Christ before the w0rld
and you dethrone Him from the heart Of humanity
and cut tho only bond which can hold the Church
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