The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-23
ALANsoN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Duty and Blessing OF Loving
Our Standardization OF Love to
God and Love to rIcn--SermOn by

The Duty and Blessing OF Loving
Our INSTRUMENTATION Of Love to
God and Love to EIcn-SermOn by
Rev. N. G. Cheney.
Alanson Methodist Episcopal church stands In
the midst Of a very popuous district, in Norfolk
street, between Grand and Broome Streets and is
OF the most important Methodist enterprises
in the lower part Of the city. Yesterday morning
the church was not three-quarters filled with wor-
shippers, but this is accounted for by the fact that
a large majority OF the congregation are working
people, many Of whom are hindered by business from
attending the morning service. The congregations
arc said to be very much larger in the evening.
The Rev. N G. Cheney is the pastor lie preached
q sermon yesterday morning on
LOVE TO OUR NEIGuBORs
and as an introduction he read O couple OF psalms
a portion Of Matthew's gospel relating to the man
who fell among thieves and the thirteenth chap.
ter OF l. Corinthians, all of which refer to this duty
OF love to mankind And in thus reading the Word
OF God Mr. Cheney showed an appreciation OF its
power and worth which other ministers who adj
mire their own words more than Gods word might
well initiate. His text was, ''Thou shalt love thy
neighbor myself" True legislators, he said dig
down until they come upon this rock strata rs
basis for their legislation. It is very popular for
us to admire men who care for themselves or, as
we sometimes say, who mind No. l. But such
man Will never make much impression upon
society. He dogs no. feel that he is an individual
and bears relation to other individuals around
him. He ia swallowed up in self and cares
not for his neighbour This Is SIM and our
sins never make mistakes They come back
TO every man and they stay with him, and as do
our bad deeds SO also do our good ones. We can
not lay our sins on any one else and blessed be
God no man can get the honor or glory of our good
deeds but ourselves. But in the performance OF
good deeds good men are sometimes very SELFISH
and are very apt in speaking OF them to multiply
the personal pronoun and say ~ did it: did NJ
we must watch ourselves carefully at this point.
In regard TO men standing upon their individual
rights, Mr., Cheney showed that the poor nelghbor
had right TO appease his hunger out OF the rich
ton where certain individual rights are resigned
for the good OF the whole body. Hence the rich
agrees 10 feed the poor and the thief must consent
to DC locked up II he he found stealing, and thus
every part Of society Is mutually benefited And
every rightly framed law has this principle as its
DasiS-0Vc thy nelghbor myself He would TO
Cod that II so prevailed as TO
SHUT UP THE RUM SHOPS
all around them ana stop the Sabbatn.breakers
from their dissertation OF the holy day. Mr. Cheney
then cited some OF the characteristics of this love
as given In the lessons he had read and of the food
upon which IL feeds, and remarked that If we do |
not let 1t develop Its own life IL will wither and de-
Love, he said makes us timber and NJ TO be used
by God Tor his own glory. The sinner who hears |
the word OF God, not TO criticise 10 but TO learn
what Is the will OF God concerning him, IL not far
from the kingdom OF God. The preacher next no. |
ticed the social distinctions OF men, but thanked |
God that all had common rights In the blood of the
LORD Jesus Christ. In regard TO individual useful
ness nc said wealth Is power" and he would adj
wise every man to live within his income and to Law |
by his spare pennies and open an account with
some savings bank. But man may be useful
without money, and God wants many a man TO be
So God loves the Door. but lie loves the rich Also