The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-29
REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF HARLEM.

Onenes= 90 G:.-ist and God-Scr,nom by
Rev. DIR. g. H. Vaudeville
One OF the Oldest churches in Harlem is the Re-
formed Dutch church, between 12lst and led
streets, near Third avenue tbs an old-fashioncd
wooden editce and in the early days stood upon
the old Boston stage road Great, monster abOrigi-
nal forest trees almost hide 1t from sight Although
midsummer there was u large attendance at the
services yesterday. Rev. Giles IL. Vaudeville
preached the sermon He took for his text
st. John, XIII, 3O:--"l and My Father are oner
These words he began were uttered BY Jesus
Christ to Ills disciples when he was preparing them
for His departure from their midst He meant to
say that lie was like the Father, not in body but
in mind, heart and spirit. Every pulsa.ion which
Jesus felt for the souls of men had Its counterpart
In the yearnings OF the Father. The Son no more
earnestly besought men TO be reconced to God
than God Himself IN other words thcrc was en-
tire unity between the Son and the Father In the
MATTER OF REDEMPTION.
They possessed oneness Ofnature. All the perfec-
tons OF the Father were possessed by the Son. The
divinity OF the Son could be no more denied than
the divinity OF the Father. To deny this was TO
tho perfecti0ns of Cod and the same PROJECTIONS
exist In Jesus. God Is Omnscent, 0mnlpre sent,
is all this In ali the Son was the brightness OF the
Fathers glory. Jesus Christ was one with the
Father, one in nature in essence and in glory. There
was also perfect oneness In thought and action.
There were no differences in opinion, no con-
traritics OF will We're not the Son III perfect accord
with the Father in I'LL respects our confidence
would be shaken. our hopes destroyed. The Father
looks with as much JOY upon the return OF the
prodiga as the Son. Enlarging on this point he
oneness between the Son and The Father In this
in the Bible showing that God took pleasure III
the loss OF the wicked In thus regard he urged the
same oneness showed itse further argumcntw was,
that when our race had lost its opportunity Of
salvation through the
ArosrAcY OF REBELLION,
God sent his to become the ransom OF lost
souls. He sanctified and sent into this world. He
gave Hin TO all the hcplcssness OF infancy to
the storm OF reproach, to the trials Of common life
to the agonics of the cross. He gave Ills son. His
cocqual through the cternties OF the past sacri-
flee. Christ came not to play the tyrant, but to
men from sin ana everlasting death. From His
birth in Bethlehem to His death on the cross the
will of Christ was the will OF the Father From this
rom examples in the life of Christ. lie instanced,
frst, Christ ut the house of simon the Pharisce.
Around him we've proud, supercilious men They
thanked God they were not like other men.
Through this crowd there came
WOMAN or SIN.
They looked upon her with scorn. Not thus Jesus.
He does not scorn her. lie does not utter words Of
reproach ana condemnation, lie tells her. Two.
man, thy sin is forgiven Jesus showed this for
givcness 90 this penitent one that He might reflect
the heart Of the Father. See Jcans when woman
borne down by disease touched The hem CT His gar
mcnt. Did lie reprOach her Tor trying 10
steal blessing No; He said, "1ty faith
hath made thee whole, 60 in peace Ia THIS
was reflected the heart Of the Father. In this and
various other citations he urged was shown the
same great, benevolent heart OF Cod. some VI these
rccitals were dramatically told, and The style verg-
ink close TO the dignity and coaucncc OF prose poe
TRY, aud prc-cminently so the scenes of the cruel
hxon. All these scenes. he Claimed enabled them
TO see the Father as rejected through the son. This
view gave encouragement to All to come to the
Father for
SALVATION THROUGH JEsiIs.
Personal salvation was paramount to any other
consideration. salvation was not mechanical
salvation was serving the man by making him
Godlike God was not cold and iron hearted; was
not a tsrant who said TO man. 40 this and i've
.DO ihjS and die" The Father was Just as
anxious Tor their salvation IA the son. In con-
c!usion. lac urged that rs Christ was one with
God, SO they might become one with Christ--one
with Him IN thought, desire and purpose. He
cioquentiy urged upon AL 80 strive to become thus
one with Christ and thus III themselves 10 Join the
great hrong OF the redeemed IN the world 10 come.