The New York herald., 1872-10-28
SERVICES IN WASHINGTON.
Sermon in tho metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Churches-Rev. DIR. TifYany's
Pulpit Effort, in Presence OF President
Grant and . Crowded Congregation.

Sermon i'm tho Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Churches-Rev. Dr. TifTany's
Pulpit Effort, i'm Presence OF President
Grant and . Crowded Congregation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 1872.
The Rev. DR.. Tiffany recently appointed pastor
of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church.
preached this morning from Isaiah, xiv, 25-"There
is no God else beside me- Just God and Saviour"
God here said the reverend speaker, reveals Him.
sefin twoiOld character-a Just Gcd and Saviour.
How these conflicting characteristics can coexst in
one being is human difficulty solved by the revea-
ton of the Trinity of personalities in the Godhead.
We cannot conceive OF absolute Justice to the guilty.
and OF offered, unmcrited pardon as the consistent
acts OF one individual But the union OF persons
in the Godhead is possible conception, is also
the union Of one OF these persons with humanity.
These are possible conceivngs and we understand
the Scriptures to assert them to be actual facts.
The mystery about them is only such as attaches
to all the conceptions of finite minds concerning
the infinite. Even Christ, though He was the alb
soute God, had his divinity so veied and shr0uded
superhuman aid. II it were otherwise Cod would
be less to us than some men are, whose thoughts,
actions aeetlons we cannot compass ahe reasons
the fact OF the incarnation is paralleled
in every cradle. The text declares fact in Gods
history whichin fulness OF time became fact In
the history OF the race. 1t asserts Gods supreme
sovereignty and its universal recognition,
which this recognition VIII be achieved. AS Q
Saviour He chooses to win recognition from those
recognition from those who refuse it, Compulsion
will be used only upon those who refuse to bow the
CHRIST is Lord to the glory g Of Goa the
shall hide themselves in the dens and in the
rocks OF the mountains and say to the mountains
and rocks Fall on us and hide us from the face OF
Him that stteth on the throne and from The wrath
OF the Lamb;" thus, even In denial, making
acknowledgment OF the great day of His wrath.
The punishment of criminal is but one way Of
the necessity for punishment is the greater glory
OF an administrator. Gods plan for the rec0gnf-
tion OF His sovereignty contempates compulsion
and punishment only as the final act when o long
series OF wise and persistent effort has failed.
His plan OF winning includes pledge on His
a suficient Saviour, His Only Son, thereby afford
ing US the strongest assurance that He could give
This Divine Son, whose relation 10 the Father i'm
parts confidence that He may elicit our sympathy,
ness OF sinful flesh, able to save and the only name
given among men whereby we may be saved 10
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ages; His oath, OF which Paul speaks as IAN
end Of all strife. that we might have strong
by confidence In Gods Word and
oath, God wins our acknowledgements OF his SOW
ereignty The terms and methods are such as dis
play Gods intent OF universal acceptance. The
Saviour Is realized by our looking to Him. Though
ness our minds exercised on acts of repentance or
schemes for reformation, these are not to engross
our attention from Him as personal saviour-able.
willing to save, and, more important still, saving,
now even as we trust him.
THE OLD TESTAMENT IN EVIDENCE.
The Illustration Is doubtless from the history OF
the brazen serpent, by looking on which
the smitten lsraelites were healed; and
the preacher brought this scene very vividly
before his congregation and held their closest at
tentiOn as he transferred the scene from the desert
to Jerusalem and transmitted the rod with the
brazen serpent into the with its dying Christ
The fulness Of salvation for the saving Of ala
men, and its completeness In saving each one per-
fectly, were discussed with animation and vigOr,
bringing the immense congregation into full SYM
pathy with the speaker and awaking audible res
ponses from some OF the more demonstrative
hearers.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS.
AT the close of the service many crowded around
the chancel to welcome the preacher, among whom
President hfs family