The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-03
WORSHIP AT THE ACADEMY.

Sermon by Bishop Wiley-Faith I'm God.
The Academy of Music was about half filed yes
terday afternoon, the congregation being smaller
than those attending ON the several previous Sun
days. Bishop Wiley preached the sermon
After the usual Introductory services, which con-
sisted OF singing by the congregation; prayer by
DR.. Clarke, of Boston; and reading of portion Of
the Scriptures by DR.. L. II. King of New York, a
collection was taken up to meet the expenses of
opening the house for services on Sunday afternoon.
BISHOP WILEY
then announced his text from st. John, xiv. 1, .
sLet not your heart be troubled; We believe in God,
believe also in me- In my Fathers house are many
mansions; il 1t were not SO would have told you
go to prepare place for YOU"
1t did not take us long to determine that these
words must have been spoken by our Lord Jesus
Christ. Surely no mere man would have placed
himself SO near the side Of God He Is placed In
these words, and no mere man would have claimed
faith and confidence as did the speaker Of these
words The circumstances under which the words
were spoken could be easily gathered. On the
morrow from that time our Saviour was
LED TO TIE CROSS.
and He had already announced this fact to His
disciples. They were overwhelmed with astonsh-
ment 1t was an impenetrable mystery to them.
The terrible fact stood out before them, could they
be mistaken about Him in their minds. Then
Christ addressed them exhorting them not to lose
faith in Him, and trust In Him they would trust
in God. He was going to prepare place for them
and would come again. This the consolation
then that He offered These words as touched the
world, and were the central words Of Chris
tlanity. They come to the philosopher and the
Bishop Wiley said he did not know what the world
would be without faith In God Ii was his fortune
to spend some time In pagan land where God was 9
hufn
that there as conG sSsee
! He doubted II there was
\ REAL ATHEIST
8 In all the universe or God There were men who
willing to call themselves atheists and believe
themselves goddess but the human heart could not
rest without some almighty power to rest upon.
God, saying it was faith for daily bread, for gov
eminent Of the world faith in all peryadng Provi-
spirit for Fatheriand; it was that which brought
the inadel to his feet In the storm and made him
cry aord aeysG as II was tine the
of the human spirit Faith in God alone did not
meet our entire wants. We were sinners we had
We needed sanctilication, holiness, purity. The
world IN which We lived there was
NO PROVISION FOR SIN
w lille we might have faith in God AZ o creator; still
the wants OF the human spirit cried out for more
of God-God as a sanctiler, as a brother
heart and 1T 1t for acceptance. The
man who had not Christ in his heart was not
Christian, the man who had not faith in Christ had
not taken all that God had provided for him, and
the man who rejected this broader faith in God
which took Christ in it cast from him heavens
remedy and Gods provision Tor his most essential
need Ii was faith that brought peace with God
and lifted us up into glorious hope. There were
larger supplies In God Jan q daily provider-there
was Saviour, sanctlfer.
HOW STRONG A MAN
was the ChristianS What trouble could cross his
path for which God had not made provision God
had offered to the world Christ aud a RedeCmer,
and our faith laid hold upon Him. 1t was the Cos
pei remedy. How perfect In its supply for mans
need was this Gospel OF Christ. Let us take into
our hearts this full and glorious faith and then let
our hearts rest and go on the Masters work,
triumphing over the world, conquering all things
by this grace and strength OF Christ "And you, my
un-C hristian friends" concluded the Bishop, 'you
are standing just outside Of this glorious circle Of
rest. Let me ask you In. Come out OF the cold
and enter here, where there Is life and warmth"