The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-03

The Lord Hath Need or It-Discourso by Rev.
Thomas ID. Anderson.
The First Baptist church, now situated on Thirty
ninth street and Park avenue, was, Its name in
dcates the first OF that denomination established
this CITY, 1t Is now 100 years old, having been or
ganized June 49, 1892 Cart and Horse street (now
Wnliam). From there It was moved to Gold street,
and thence to Broome. When leaving Broome street
for its present site the former property
was sold to St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
Society, In order that the ground should not
be used for secular purposes. The Church was
first under the care Of elder Gano, who was sue
ceeded by elders Foster, COlyer, Parkinson, Cone
Mott (who was drowned after two years. pastorate)
and Anderson, at present in charge OF the spiritual
welfare Of the congregation.
The building now occupied by the Church is by no
large enough for Its congregation but adjon.
Ing 1t new and magnificent building is in course
OF erection and nearly completed, which will be
opened for divine worship in october. 1t viii be a
very handsome building when finished, ana viii have
o spire 200 1eet high.
The morning service yesterday was very largely
attended and by very fashionable assemblage who
listened to the Rev. Dr. Anderson's discourse with
much attention. He took for his text, "And II any
man say unto you, Why do ye thisi say We that the
Lord hath need Of him, and straightway he will
send him hlther'' MARK XII, 81, and spoke as fol.
lOws:-In studying the Bible we constantly being
surprised at the amount Of truth contained In some
OF its simplest Incidents we are startled by doc
trine OF most significant import leaping out Of the
record OF the most ordinary event. 1t goes to i'm
press on us that viewed by the light Of the kingdom
OF GOd every occurrence In our brief life is
LINKED TO AN ETERNAL DESTINY.
the guidance Of divine wlsdoms Two truths arise
out OF this apparently trining incident that are
Moray " our Most Careiul consluerdtlOn, me nrst
h1
through the
APPROPRIATION OF INsTRUMENrAL1TIEs
In our possession In the tight Of this remark
Christs earthly poverty was as essential TO the
plan OF salvatlon as his incarnation, death and
resurrection. In setting up his Kingdom lie was to
work on the elements around. The salvation or the
world, which he had planned, was to be sort OF
spiritual recovery from the deadly sickness OF sim
OF the sinners.
Mr.. Anderson spoke with much earnestness Of the
necessity OF helping the LORD In His work OF saliva
ton. and explained that part Of the Scripture from
which he took hts text in lucid, clear and
the tone OF conviction and feeling with which he
expounded the doctrines Of Holy Writ. In exempt
WHAT WAS MEANT BY ASSISTING GOD
in His work OF salvation he instanced the case OF
Christ sending one OF His disciples for che colt on
into Jerusalem. as was propnesied years be.
fore the event took place. He said that IN
to send for the colt which belonged to one OF Ills
creatures. He had none OF His own, and therefore
WAS Opu2eu 10 appropriate WnaJ was not HIS Ana
when the colt was brought to Jesus then was full
filled all that part OF Scripture which peraned to
the coming OF Christ Then when He came toward
Jerusalem the poodle strewed flowers and branches
of reeA. and proclaimed Him the Son Of God An6
all this having fOreteld II 1t did not take place
the prophecies relative TO that event would not have
been verified. Thus Jesus always employed the DOS
sessions and the will Of others as
THE BASIS OF Ills MINISTRY,
very often greatly clarifying them. Thus at the
marriage feast He changed water into wine, aud to
feed the starving multitude He made the small sup
ply OF loaves aud fishes suffce for large number Of
His followers.
The second truth to be deducted from the theory
developed in the opening of MI. Anders0n's dis
course was as he stated that the Lords requisti0n
is the ground OF our cheerful REIMBURSEMENT OF all
our worldly goods. Thus all thai the apostle
said 10 the owner OF the colt was, "The
Lord hath need OF it, That was all that
ness the command TO give to the Lord. What more
pleasing duty than to give to the Lord and II any
thing could reconcile . person to the loss OF his
riches 1t is
THE SWEET WORDS
",he Lord hath need OF it, Could there be q soul
OF these words2 Yesterday stood entranced wnen
thought how it would be If the colt had been refused
to Jesus II would have prevented the fuflment Of
the Scripture; for the colt was as much necessary
as was the Lord; therefore without beth the words
OF Holy Writ would remain unfulflled. There
FORE when the Lord Whispers into our soul, let us
not hold back. but give to Him. In the work OF sal
walton He needs our possession. He works with
none other The withholding OF the colt would nave
been the prevention OF the prOphesled kinRly tr-
umph, and II we withhold what the Lord wants from
US 1t will prevent us from enjoying the triumph OF
being one OF the chosen in that heavenly kingdom
which is the reward OF good Christians.