The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-22
SEVENTEENTH STREET METHODIST EPIsCO
PAL CHURCH.

A Namo Which IL Above All Othor Namcs-
What Christ Sy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Rev.
j. Il. Willis.
The celebrity that Rev. ]. s. Willis has recently
obtained on account OF his sermon on James Fisk,
Jr, attracted to his church In Seventeenth street
yesterday very large congregation. The pastor
selected Tor his text Philippians H., 9-"wherefore
God also hath given Him name which Is above all
other Names" In opening his discourse he stated
that It was not necessary to illustrate by example
the power that is In name. We see it In the case
OF washington, whose name is revered by every
American; 1t Is tali3man that causes enthusiasm In
every heart. So Is 1t with the name OF Napoleon. He
dwelt upon Napoleon's power; the enthusiasm that
his name created; the power OF Alexander's,
Cesar's aud Grants names In war; A. T. Stewards
IN commercial circles. and yet declared there was
{ NO NAME LIKE THAT OF JESUS CHRIST
This name-Jesus Cnrlst-rises above every other
name. These heroes he had named might he
great, but there was greater name even the Lord
OF lords. Jesus Christ owns all the gold Of OphIr
all the riches Of the earth and sea, AMI migh,ier
tnan any earthly ruler nls name he proposed TO
talk about this morning. The name was symbol Of
TIE CLEAREST REVELATION
the world has ever had. we have the revelation Of
God In the Oh Testament put 1t is not such As we
have In Christ. We have the revelations OF God in
nature. Tho human mind seeks the revelations OF
God IN the cid rocks. in the that bespange the
armament In the flowers, everywhere, even Ia the
breath OF the air. In nature
COP Is WHITING HIS LESSONS,
but the revelations OF Christ are more distinct.
Chtlst Ia the ideal Of Gods justice. lie was invested
with the divinity OF the GOdhead Himself Never tlll
Jesus came did man get an Idea OF the, justice OF
God. Never until Christ came sounding The line or
Gods tenderness In the sea OF Ills love did man
fully appreciate the justice OF Jehovah. His coming
THE MERCY OF GOD.
How beautifully does II illustrate that with COD
justice might be vndlcated and Gods mercy shown
In all It's bcautyi God IS Just as well as merclful,
and Christ Is symbol OF HIS mercy. All are within
the pale OF Gods salvation and He can bring you
M ana rescue you from the sins that press you
down. With ;De natural eye II would be hard TO see
Christ but with the spiritual eye you can see moth
ing but Jesus Christ. Everything depends upon adj
justlnR the vision. II you would see Christ your
ey es must be anointed with
tbs HEAVENLY EYE sALvE,
and then you can SEQ nothing else. On, may God
help you all 10 see Him. There is something In the
revelation Of Jesus Christ that SO tender that we
love 10 icok upon II. Christ s also symbol OF an
tagonism. The pastor dwelt upon the antagonlsm
that Christ met with from the Jewish Pharsecs
who prosecuted him. He came TO HIS own and Ills
own received linn not They said 1--WE Will not have
while
JESUS CHRisT's BANNERS
are n0annR on every breeze, the antagonism goes
on. The Pharisecs expected Him TO come az con.
querOr-rcstore Jerusaie IN and work HIS career In
Blood but when He came as weak and simple
teacher their antag0nism exhibited itself. He
taught them to love God ana look 10 the glory OF
name that Is above every other name. 1ney said,
sThn Kind OF religion ts AL deluslon Ths antago