The New York herald., 1871-03-20
ST. L,kE's METHODIST EFss0p.i CHURCH
The Ways Of Interpreting ScrIpturc-scrmoi
BY The HnY. c. =. IiaErnMer.

The ways of Interpreting Scripiurc-~c rmGn
by the Rev. &. :. Narrower.
The services at ~. lukes Methodist Epis.
copal church, in West Forty-drst street, yester.
day, were, IS usual attended by large crowd of
wen dressed aud devout worshppers. After the
singing OF NO h,mus 10 praise of the holy name OF
Jesus. IN which The congregation Joined with ine
eject the Rev. G. : narrower assembled the pulpit.
He took Tor His texI Acts w., i2-..Neiher
is there salvation IN any other; Tor
there is none oiher namc under heaven
gwen among men whereby We must ne savcdu
He sad:1here are iwo ways OF interpreting Scrip
ture Of which I VIII REMIND you. one regards
every word as the chosen WORD cf God, expressing
the absolute Idea. ana proceeds 10 End ;he history
and eiymolo4y of each word ana then
10 CIT AND CARVE
the facts oi human nature, life Destiny according
TO the word. IS tnis method men have reached he
conclusion taIt every natural thought OF mans
heart is ryIl. and mat man l. naturally
child II the dc,ll; onh hy adoption
ami conde>ceudns grace enid Of God.
An other method i y rcgarti The words ot any par
ticuar writer ~ speaker reliable only lar they
harno nize with ,ue other teachings oi scripture.
This Is the method u interpreting scripture by sci1r
ture, and cutting and carving, Il need oe. specla
words ana propositions 10 nj the spirit OF chris
tianilY. Ae Chrlst Interpreted Noses accordanc.
win The higher revelation This second method
interprets Moses moi only, but Peter ana paul in
accordance eiih C.nist ana ChristS spirit
THg 9oEAL NATURE or Man
Christ teache, oniy the supremacy OF love linn As
the Saviour, ana The dury Of trust aud patience
This was OF -acrincing the logical sursace.-litera
meaning or Scripture for The deeper Christian
spirit, aud 10 preserve the great facts ana laws or
nature lnyioate is the only way 10 deal
ably with the words Cf the Bible by wllomsocver
spoken written. There some. II s true, who
have seemed 90 mink the name Of Christ was KIND
uf sesame ny which
THE DOORS or HEAVEN wEI. orESED:
that his name Is only q name and IL must SIMPLY
De confessed and depended upon Is 1t not caicu-
laet 10 starte such Iepose when we read OF men
wRo had done wonderful works N lliS name casting
cut devils, and SAID, lord, Lord, open unto us, "
and He answered. II never knew you.i 'sSot those
VINO say Lord, lord. but those who do my Fathers
wl enter in.', Those who rightly learn OF Christ
must rightly love aud reverence Him. oh, the
abuse OF The name OF Christ that nas
been. ,hat IS Friends o. Christianity,
let US never be guilty OF IT, Did say apuses yes
worse than abuse-the making OF the best words
thai lips can ntrcr offensive, symbolical OF IN.
fanny that was a virtue rather than wee TO hate
known He Inuss DC loved; but II He he not so
known-if HIS name be dentihed with iniquity,
misgovernment.
UNpgIsCIpLrD DEGRADATION
OF the people, the deprivation OF liberty, the crush
ing II nope the support OF oud-rnouthed vice and
qnired 20 love II. nor the righteous TO
HeitHu III. Again, Tue u3Ne Oh tDELst Is tue
name or God the revelation OF His will. In the
Gospel we have GODS salvation Tor man. In the name
Of Christ we have the symbol or His holiness aud
truth. Now, when there ts sol which loves God,
loves Gods VIII, there Il soul which, c0miug into
contact with Christ will love Him supremey. IL
may be a Jew, That IN proportion as he loves and
nonors God hates what he thinks is the mock Mes
siah IL may be holy thelst OF Judea, who regards
Christ a. usurper Of the throne OF the nnnlc; IL
may be 0 Catholic, VINO breads Christ, but
LOVES MARY AND THE SAINTS:
10 may be Ca!vinist, who has been thrown OF
h NAV hp n
cynic, that thinks the Gospel q myth, legend,
fiction; but whoever IL De who h0nOs the truth or
God. desires TO know ana Keep IT, loves virtue,
purity and love sacrifices nome and friends for his
conviction, though IL he even TO throw away his
fathers faith: IL in him is the spirit and principe
charmed hy him-nay. new IN his soul he loves
Cnrlst-not an lMposior, not myth but the Christ
or the spirit and The Life, the Christ Of souls,
Chlist OF Goa nc loves.
rnE TUBE KEYED 70
~ sllent With all others. but when lne pitch ~
dust TIL the current passes; The Waters are quiet till
the noon rises: the seed Is entire I'LL the and
dew burst IT, the diamond is dark till the cutter
opens IT: the heatnen vas IN his solitude TIL the
missionary Drought hm into the church,: the Karen
woman was a slave TIL Judson showed her q God
man because he was trouble maker and al,
unpeieyer. came 10 know him, he was only John
Wesley said bishop OF his day said DR.. Mott
81 dreaded the Metholsts the lOcllsts: but found
them hfe-tlpped prophcis-r There Will come UP
IRON East ana West, North ana South, to.sit down
ture and icolatry aud blasphems and kingly ambi-
ton, but knowing not what they did, w,ll come and
cast their crowns at his teet.