The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-04
STElNsyAY TaaEL.

MIR. Hepworih ON Rcpcntnncc-The Unity
Between the Old and New Tcstamcnts--
esod's Justice.
large congregation assembled at Steinway Hall
yesterday morning to hear MI. Hepworth. The IN
terest taken IN MS departure, judging from the
crowds who flock to hear him. has IN no measure
abeted, and he expects to soon have funds enough
for the erection OF suitable ediiice for worship.
MI. HepwOrth preached from words found M John
/. 29-"Benod the Lamb or God, which taketh away
the sins OF the world.n He aid-The doctrine OF
atonement lies at the foundation Of the Christian
religion. Il ut once proclams forgiveness for all
who repent OF their sins, and Is the prophecy OF
blessed immortality. Without II the CHRISTIAN reli
gion wOu1 be very like q temple without corner
stone. Through 1t we are brought nearer 10 Go1
not that He was ever very far away from any one
OF u.s. but that we have been reduced by SIN, and
gone long distance from Him.
The text Indicates unity between the Old ana
the New scriptures Let us follow the thread from
tins proclamation of the sturdy baptist as his eyes
iall on the CHRIST, lar back through The ages until
We come to It's starting point. Perhaps may the
better understand the beauty aud The divine signd
canoe o. the doctrine. In the oden time the Israel
ties were a bond people; they had fallen In their
estate and had become tAc hewers OF wood and 5ne
drawers OF water 10 naughty and oyerbearing
race jehovah promised to deliver Them from op
preston Il they would obey Him. They were
joined to De ready TO start on their journey any
moment. Tney must be Wiling to meet famine.
par1hlng thsrs5 anu dreary lile running through
FlrSt, the hot sands, then the Jordan, and after
that the promised possession OF tne Holy Land,
NOW, please 10 noe one or two fGcts:-Frst the
people were slaves. Ihey were capable OF better
Things aud We. tney were competed TO 90 tle
whimsical bid1lng OF tvrant. Second, this state
OF servtude was an inherited evil. You might say
Oh the israelite that ne had himself committed no
va Inc \ ia pin NJ did nlf
the act thaJ he was born u slave, and that unless
something was done by power stronger than mis-
oppressor ne Woudiive slave and ule one That
was the simple tact OF the case.
GOD DETERMINED INTERPOSE
He affection alter another upon tie tyrant,
but with no result. AT last matters reached a ell
max. lie determined to SEND His destroying angel
The altalul were 10 choose spotleSs lamb ana to
sprinkle blood upon the lintes OF then houses.
1hat BLOOD the sign OF safety. IL was much |
more than that; IL was the proclamation OF enan-
cipatouthe decree OF liberty. IL was the token Of
freedom from the cIrse OF slavery and from all It's
attendant eyas, which haa Tor so many years hung
over The chosen race. Thereafter they were 10 oe |
Ireemen, TO lear The voice oil Jehoyan, 10 see the
cloud hanging over the rockriven top OF Sinai to
be guided by the iery pllaf at mgnt and the guild
ing MIST by uaY. The blood sprinkled on The door
posts mealt all tnat 10 iorlorn, downtrodden race
If you ask me why Jehovah nd not Tree His people
at once and without M these attenuaDt cerem ones
the answer Is l don't know. The councils OF the
Most High arc neld win closed doors. | simply
accept the tact. What wonder, theu that people
OF Israel kept this anniversary with all the pomp
and spenAor OF me Temple; that they Kept M per-
petual remembrance Ihs dellverance that they |
came from all the country round once year 10 |
hear the story all over again ana TO make the !
streets oil Jerusalem ring with The songs OF eman-
cipalea aud grale III peopie7
Wen. when john the Bapust saw Christ, he said,
"Benold the LamD OF God which taketh away the
sins OF the world" The whole race is IN the bondage
OF SIN. ii IL not SIN tnai we nave ourselves COM
mltted; II Is stu wh!ca our ancestors nave COM
United, anu II the consequences OF winch we are
all involved The simple iscC Is thar our renglous
nature Is distorted ana twisted. We cd It hard 10
do right, with all the incentives OF the Christian re-
hgion IN our hearts. II left 10 ourselves, II not
acted upon by the influences OF the Church. of
prayer. OF Christian parentsln WORD, II iei TO act
The disease Is i'll our wills, ana the is well
nigh mortal. InlS Is no more
A MATTER OF REVELATION
than II IS matter oil common sense. Any physician
Will tell us thai we may inherit bodily disease from
the distant past, which, unless some remedy Is ap-
pied. VIII lreiy eDo In our death. Men actually
die OF consumption VINO have not been improvident,
who are involved physically IN the mistakes ana
crimes OF their ancestors. suppose some great
inLerpose between you aud your inevitable
faJe; would you not go down on your Knees
to him? IN the same way we are compelled
TO answer for the moral eva OF days gone
By. God has seen the preaicalnent, lie has
pitied us lie has determined to relieve us,
10 emauclpale u.s. But where Is the lamb, you ask?
Wnere Is the blood which, 5prnkied our lives,
VIII DC DY the angel OF death, ana Dld him pass
over usy You Will find that lamD In the person OF
spirit, obey His commandments make use OF the
means which He has revealed. and IN no ordinary
you WIN and that the life OF Christ sacrificed
IN yCur behalf, has been your salvation. ana that
TIE death OF The Lord Is the oren door through
which you enter tne temple OF q blessed immoral
ICY. How eau the world hesitate2 Ii gold ana sill
ver were offered, how We should rush with neadong
speed to avail ourselves OF the GIT III physical
strength were offered. we should throw away our
crutcnes AMI a PROSTATE az the feet OF the saviour
81 1t Is eJerna lie, petter than physical strength,
far very far beyond the value OF money, snail we
nor. with the greater speed and with more grateful
hearts, accept Tue gntr