The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-27
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

Mr.. HepwOrth's Farewell Sermon for the
scasOn-Progrcss OF tho Preparations
for tho New Church-Scrmon ON Work
Ing Together with God.
Mr.. Hepworth preached yesterday morning his
last morning sermon Of the season. The excite
ment, anxietfes wear and tear Of the last few
months have told upon him, and he is about to try
the effects OF rusticiy and quiet. The Board of the
Trustees for the church are:-Mr. G. L.
Anthony (chairman), s. W. Fay, JUICES Sterling
and Hilton, Mr.. Fay and others. Several plots OF
land are under offer to this Board, and it is ex-
pected that in the course OF the present week the
location of the new house to be built for Mr.. Hep
worth's ministry will be decided upon
Mr.. HepwOrth's text was selected yesterday
morning from H. Corinthians vi, I've, then, as
workers together with HIM. He said:-To feel
that we and God are working In the same vineyard
that we are laboring for the same end, adds dig
nifty and strength to the heart. The popularity OF
Christianity is that 1t reveals a God who not only
exercises watchfu care over the whole world but
also over each individual. It il this personal in
terest In us which astounds us. We shall never be
able to understand 1t. Our own estimate Of our
selves Is such that even the most conceited dandy
understands why Cod should even give him q pass
Ing thought.
GREATNESS is RELATIVE
Milton, Shakespeare, Caesar seem to us to be great,
and worthy the notice even Of angels, perhaps.
But such lordly men have no more right to claim
the sympathy of High Heaven than an ant who can
OutdO his fellows and carry larger grain of sand
than they has claim on our sympathy The greatest
is no more than the least before God; for even our
greatness is httleness, Is noLhingness in His sight
we shrink abashed from the thought that the All.
mighty should know OF our existence or take any
note of what we DO or say. And because we cannot
us the Lords Prayer. And when with bowed heads
we repeat those holy words which give to human
nature all its heritage OF dignity the glad con-
seriousness steals over us that
GOD CARES FOR US
just as we care for our children. Each one Of MS,
even the poorest, Is part Of the family, and en-
joys in some special way the parents love. l say
to each one OF YOU Thou art the man whom God
hears and helps" To yourself you seem to be part
OF the great world and lost in the mass as drop OF
water Is lost in great oceans bulk but to Him you
are known as separate and special existence, 10
be minstered unto by the angels and by the Holy
Spirit In some peculiar way.
You see that picture OF Calvary and You shudder
The clouds gather heavy and dark. Thunder rever.
berates throughout the heavens. The earth itself
shakes as beneath the tread OF a great army.
The victim bows His head and dies. 4
great os sacrifice aac has been been made The Lamb
picture and you turn from It with horror that men
can be SO hateful and SO cruel; that they can hate
walk thoughtrully away You say to YOURSELF "There
must be purpose In all this" II is the deepest
tragedy of which history bears record. Yet 1t was
evidently done by the providence OF God. Fol-
what and for whom The answer comes echoing
along the corridors OF time" "Thou art the man.
y was all done for you, that you might find the
reach heaven at astn And at that thought all your
gratitude leaps up IN song.
GRATITUDE.
Now, brethren, each one OF us can do some thing
for God. Not one so poor but he can help to bring
the Kingdom of love little closer to the earth Not
one so l0wly but he can add to the power OF the
Church, and become preacher OF the Word. Even
we who have gathered together TO form a new
church OF Christ have part of the vineyard allotted
to rs, and we must see to 1t that are not idle.
l cannot help speaking TO you this morning with
especial gratitude for the blessings we have re-
ceived, for are about to part until the autumn.
unusual heaviness, and need rest. Still would
not leave you for this reason alone. There
are other and sufficient reasons for giving
up for while, and with the hope OF
beginning our work IN the autumn
without speaking OF the circumstances In which
are placed. 1t is hoped that before long we shall
find the spot on which to build our church. We
have every reason to suppose this. When 10 shall
be accomplished you will be apprised of the fact;
possible expedition, for we all want house. You
have stood 10y me molly thus far, and hope you
VIII work for the cause through the summer
months. God grant the building may be partly up
by the time we meet againl cannot speak OF the
way In which this city has received me without
great gratitude / broke away from the
FRIENDSHIPS OF TWENTY YEARS,
ahu new friends came around me at once, and New
lrork, with generous sympathy which can never
forget gave me more than 100000 with which to
oeRh our enterprise, while its ministers and those
VI bIookyn nave been more like brothers than
ssaaaneets. Ihe newspapers have given us their
MAIN nelp, anu shall not go too far In saying that
lne Kindness OF the HERALD in making our position
known az q religious society to the religious world
ana tne CHARITY and general iendlinesa with which
we nave been cheered In our work by all the other
papers, viii not be forgotten long as we have a
voice to say what the heart deeply feels Breth
rem let us nO on with our work and NAV the uood