The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-26
MURRAY HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Earnest Work Required to Find
Snlvation-SermOn by the Rev. DIR.
Henry II. Cha pin.
This beautiful house OF worship on Fortieth
street, near Lexington avenue, was quite well
filed last evening by an earnest and at
tentive congregation The pulpit was occu-
pied by the Rev. DR.. Henry b. Chaplin,
who continued his discourse Of the morning,
the text being Matthew XII, IL, "And from the days
Of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven suffereth violence, ana the violent take it
by force" In the morning service the preacher ex-
planned fully the meaning Of the text and eoquently
dwelt upon the Savionr's great work OF
saving fallen, sinful world and the
fact that sinners are not able to appreciate the
extent oheir responsibility to Him, and the fears
of humanity In this respect, and last evening Dr.
Chaplin concluded his sermon by taking the last por
ton OF the teyt-"The violent take 1t by force" say
ing that he wished to dwell while on the kind OF
effort that was needed for salvation. The effort
was not wholly different rom that required
in the acquisition Of temporal wealth. To obtain
TINS Kind of prosperity one must be diligent and
prudent, energetic and cautious, aud just the
DILIGENCE AND ENERGY
CURED to attain Heaven. All are dependent on
God, anu If they VIII comply with Ills word
In life many OF the more industrious, tile
more patient, fail to secure temporal welfare, end
ulIB JHeli udyb dS poor Us WHICH, tHey were uSucfcu
into existence; but spiritual welfare can be OBJ
tanned for the asking. Nothing will be refused the
seeker after salvation Gods promises are 'yea
and 'amcn." There is more encouragement IN
seeking spiritual than temporal good. we live IN
land where the Bible Is scattered far and wide,
and which shows us the way to eternal life; but
there is u
MAJESTY AND DEPTH
about 1t that requires earnest study, and few there
are that give 1t that amount of thought as Is paid
to secular learning. This Is wrong, and If sinner
wishes to be saved let him study the works Of God
diligently and he would soon learn his salvation
and what the saviour would have him to do to
find eternal life Earnest effort should be
is power i'm earnest opportunities. Never
stop to reason as many do, but appear at the
throne of grace with earnestness and God will
respond 20 your cry for mercy. The reverend gen.
tleman then referred to the faith o seeker after
salvation is required to have, and how hard, under
such circumstances 1t Ia to cherish It; but though
the combat was a terrible one the saviour must he
FULLY AND WHOLLY TRUSTED;
all reliance must he placed In Him; no help must
be sought In ones self good deeds alone moth
ing, but Jesus to the Christian must he all in all.
The temptations OF Satan are many, and when the
seeker after salvation is not allured from IL by the
pleasures OF the world held up to him by the
adversary he then often whispers In his
saved. How fallaciousl Sin rules many
around u, and earnest effort is needed to over
come 1t. Even with Christian IL Is hard to resist
all temptations. The preacher closed with an elo-
quent appeal to his hearers asking them to use oil
diligence in attaining spiritual welfare; to begin
to day in seeking Christianity i'm earnest and not
go down to perdition self destroyer.