The New York herald., 1871-07-31
SERVICES IN WASHINGTON.
NINTH STREET METHODIST CHR III.
Interesting Discourse by DIR. DrinkhOuse ON
the Character OF Christ, the Duty Of Man
and Rewards for the Faithful.

Interesting Discourse by DIR. DrinkhOuse ON
tho Character OF Christ, the Duty Of Man
and Rewards for the Faithful.
WASHINGTON, July 80, 1ssE
Rev. Dr.. E. J. Drinkhouse preached this morning
at the Ninth street Methodist Protestant church on
the subject, "A Character, Duty and Reward i"
taking for his text 'Belicve ON the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved" Acts xvi sl This
Is the sum of the Bible all Its teaching-Gcd for
Its author and salvation for Its end. And the text
suggests q natural division, which we accept
as including all the thought 1t contains, &c
Consider 1rst a characteristic Lord Jesus
Christ He calls Himself 'the beginning Of
tho creation OF GOd.n We take It there
Is profound meaning here. Compare John l., IA, and
Genesis l., I, &c. God alone has been from eternity
and no man may compass the thought. Then, VIC
conceive, camo creation, the work OF God. First,
creation Of the moral universe; second, creation OF
the physical universe; third creation OF the Vital
universe. We understand Christ to mean that He is
the beginning Of each and all these &C.. and this
view seems TO be established, and VIC mean TO abate
not one jot OF Its force In our estimate Of Cnrst's
character as thus f0reshadowed by Paul's
sublime denniton, as given to the Cocssians
H., B-20)-"Who Is tho image OF the
invisible Cod" &C. The first revelation
our world had OF this character we hnd in the gar.
den promise, ''the seed OF the woman &C., but
dim conception, theni afterwards the fOreShadow-
iugs Of the ceremonial law; then tho prophets came
with increasing light Isaiah sang his lofty num-
bers, and colossal figure or peerless beauty aud
strength nlls the vision OF tho moral world &C. The
elders Of past ages anticipating o coming birth,
the desire OF all nations, made struggling efforts TO
baptize MIN with name-the Shiloh, the Branch,
Messiah, Plant or Renown, &c; bat II was not until
after his birth this supernatural ofspring Of the
Holy Ghost was named, and that name made
fuliy indicative, after the Hebrew manner, OF his
personal character. The speaker then traced the
name Lord Jesus Christ In Its original application
TO the saviour Dy evangeists and apostles, ana
pointed out the meaning OF the triple word,
THE GREAT AUTHORITATIVE NAME.
ages. the great historical character Of the world,
hated ana feared, loved and adorcd the enigma OF
philosophy. the stutlhcattou or indeIlty the Son
OF COD ana the Son OF Man, the divine IN
the human, and the human In the divine.
Notice. second, duty. Believe In the Lord Jesus
to be sin~the one S''va sin That stands s n'To pe
u cen man and the remedy for SIN. What
kind OF unbelief Is sin? The speaker proceeded
10 answer THIS question, ending with the conclusion
that the kind OF unbeef which IL sin Is 70 believe
not In God and believe not the Lord Jesus Christ.
while thsy 60 together, like balloonand the atmo.
sphere In which 1t noats, arc jnst as distinct as
either The one Is simple faith, tho other Is trust.
Lhe speaker elaborated this distinction, and vent on
farther 10 show that faith IL not mere submission
or the Intellect TO authority. but we believe upon
evidence, and trust froui convection that
| CHRIST Is WORTHY OF OUR TRUST.
| difference was shown 10 exist between beneving
In TACT and believing on person Belief respects
facts and relations: trst aigaya rests On person