The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-12
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, YORKvILLE.

Description Of the New Church-Opening
Services-sermon by w. X. Carroll on
sPreark tho Word"
The opening services Of st. Paul's Episcopal
church, YorKville were celebrated yesterday. The
church Is situated in Eighty fifth street. west OF
Third avenue, and though built OF simple materials
the design is elegant and graceful, and presents q
fine appearance. The structure is entirely OF wood
and Of Gothic design The interior is fitted up with
pews OF oak. ornamented with black walnut. The
walls are painted plain stone color, and little or no
attempt has been made at decoration, with the ex-
cepton Of the chancel. At the back OF the chancel
and the altar there Is handsome stained glass
window, representing a cross and
CROWN OF GLORY.
over the window, In old Roman text there Is the
inscription, "Jesus Christ, Him crucifed,n while on
either side there the inscriptions, "God Is Lightn
and "God is Love-" The building is eighty-nve feet
by forty-ve, and Will seat 500 people. The church
Is at pre- ;ent In debt TO the extent OF $4,000 but
every effort Is being made to pay 1t on and 1t Is
pected that in a short time the title viii be clear.
Rev. DR.. Dwyer assisted at the SERVICES after
which the sermon was preached BY Rev. W. Il. Car.
ron, the pastor. He tooK his text from ii. Timothy
w., 2-"Preach the Word"
The second epistle to Timothy, from which the
text was taken, said the speaker, was supposed to
have been the last written by
THE GREAT APOSTLE.
He had at that time grown old In his Divine Mas
ters service. Long, faithfully and successfully he
had commended for the truth as Is in Jesus With
q humble and plous confidence, reviewing his past
labors from the hour in which Jesus had
him from the Pharasaism which held his
heart In bondage and poured into his soul the light
Of life and peace and Joy from the upper sanctuary
and set him free, he could say, al have
A~w,o A..aoA
have kept the faith" During hts eventful ministry
he had laid up In his heart many valuable lessons
and gathered much Christian experience. He had
proved the weakness OF his own heart and had
tested the efficacy OF the Gospel which he preached
He had reason to know Of the deceitfuness and
helpessness OF human nature, and now, when
about to leave the scene OF his labors and
ENTER INTO THE JOY OF HIS LORD
he gives in this epistle to Timothy, VINO was to sue
coed him In the government and ministry Of the
Church, many very important directions. Pro-
minent among these stand the words OF
to understand what st. Paul meant by the 'Wordn
which he so earnestly exhOrted Timothy to preach.
He meant BY It such large. CONFERENCE.-THE expIa-
believer intelligent as to doctrine and active and
holy IN the practice Of Christianity. In all cemmu-
preston OF the invisible idea In the mind; and this
Insignificant title "rhe Woid,n is given to Jesus In
ton and expression to men OF the invisible and 9th.
erwise incomprehenslble God. To preach the Word,
then, IN comprehensive sense Is to open and de.
clare
TO LOST AND SINFUL MEN
those great transactions OF the everlasting
covenant between the Persons OF the Trinity entered
into and to be carried ou, for the glory OF God and
the good OF man, ere time began-a covenant In
and in Which the Son engaged to come down rom
heaven to earth, and TO suffer and die as mans
surety and substitute. Many suppose that Christ
oVpn1 ny n frnr hnn nar Hr treAr
tween an angry God and His sinful creatures and
to ward or from them His wrath. Bot this was
Christ came down from heaven not 80 much to ward
on the wrath Of an angry God as that the
LOVE or JEHOVAH,
the Infinitely holy One, might how freely forth in
strict accordance with his justice TO guilty and
belllous men. From the manger to the cross and
things or SINNERS In every breath lie presthed, IN
every word He spoke In every step He took In every
paa p Hs ea 70 s
dong, obeyng and suffering and atoning for His
people. His very heart was In II. 70 such an ex.
He said 10. Gomez in the volume OF the book 1t Is
written OF Me. I delight to do Thy Will, o MY
accomplished the great work OF salvation that once
and again the opening heavens gave testimony to
the Pleasure wherewith the Father behed 1t; and so
perfectly mas lie competed
HIS MIGHTY UNDERTAKING
that amid darkness from above, temptation and re-
proach from below, He could 1t up His face to God
and say, ut Is nnishedp-so finished that nothing
now remains for sinner to do bat In penltence and
faith TO receive the great salvation. Christ has
tered into heaven, TO appear In the presence OF
God for us as our great ntercessor He Is seated in
the place OF power, honor and glory, as the head
over all things to the Church, to hear,
receive and answer the prayers OF Hls peo-
pie. And every cry OF distress, every petition
for grace, guidance, mercy or any other blessing
which, winged by faith, goes M from His poor, sim
full struggling people here below Is as sweet music
In the ears OF our assembled Lord. IL matters not
whence 1t comes-irom cathedral church, village
meeting house or log cabin-pr0yldcd IL be the cry
and answered In His own good llme
Al the conclusion OF the sermon brief address
was made ny the Rev. Dr. Dwyer In reference to the
new church. lie said that although the congrega-
ton was small at present, II they would all work
together 1t would soon increase lie advised them
TO be ever mindful Of the Lord Jesus On rst. ana TO
let all they should do be done for His sake. The
services were then closed with the singing or the
1891 hymn,