The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-26
SOUTH SECOND STREET METHODIST
CHURCH

Sabbath School Jubilee-SermOn by Rev. w.
G. steel.
The exercises In the South Second street Metho-
dist Episcopal church during the day yesterday
mad reference 10 the Sabbath school work, and was
kind OF jubilee In the morning Rev. w. c. Steel,
or Harlem, preached very appropriate sermon
Introductory to the subsequent services. His text
was taken from the eleventh chapter OF Eccesiastes
and the sixth verse-"ln the morning sow thy
seed" In his Introductory remarks the preacher
said that there was nothing which had so agitated
the Church so generally in later years-nothing that
had been OF so much interest to parents. especially
IN It's relation the Church Of the future, the
question of the relation Of childhood TO the Church
OF Jesus. Great and strong ecclesiastical bodies
had been shaken from centre to circumference
py the question OF baptismal regeneration, as to
whether child was regenerated by the sprinklng
OF symbolic drops OF water upon the brow, or whe.
rite Much as was thought OF the rite of baptism,
If the ncgectful parent Jailed TO provide i Tor his
for guilt always involved the 20 wer OF choice the
great Scripture doctrine That the Lord Jesus took
upon him human nature, thus dignlylng and deity
ing It, formed the golden ladder up whose shining
rounds children were climbing from every nation
and tribe under heaven. TINS point was eloauently
that Children Should be dedicated to God in bap.
tism, for that rite had taken the place OF crcum-
became accountabie the responsibility was trans
ferred from Christ Jesus to parents which was fear
Iul to contemplate. Then 1t was that the divine
command came, 'SOw In the morning thy seed"
Parents should listen to the sermon from the wheat
fed-to care for the little ones in the morning Of
life to take the bud with the morning dew upon 1t
ana lift It up God before It wihered and Its
leaves began TO falI The seed 10 be sOwn was the
word OF God and one Of the great proofs OF Its div
unity was be found In the fact that In the Bible
were lessons simple that any child could under
stand them; the pictures we're painted with such 2
sKiru pencil That they could be seen At glance. 1t
was proper that the great elemental truths OF Scrip
ture should be tangnt In early ChildnOOd for II the
truths Of theology were not taught then they would
be Jelly FISH Christians and any popular heresy that
might come sweeping past rs wind from
the pit Of darkness would sweep them away.
In these DAYS OF sensational Sabbath school
entertainments the cardinal truths OF the Bible
ought to be kept prominently before the minds Of
children, for IL was by the truth they were TO be
be the parents at home, who were to teach religion
not only by precept Du by the silent power of char
acter Young people were shrewd observers. They
could tell by glance ol the eye whether nrmpess
nau degenerated into anger, aud whether the force
OF parental discipline was being destroyed by IN.
vOking Satan's power to enforce II. Firmness ana
gentleness should characterize home government.
Some people might consider Abraham an OLD Iogy
because vi his strict family discipline IN Wlsnink W
enforce the principle Of obedience, wnicn esus soo
OF his TO prohibit their BOYS rom uelnx ia
the streets late at night out hts wisdom was seen ~
the prosperity that attended MIN when conIss.eo
with the evil that befei Ell. The minister au 'o
SABBATH school teacher were also Couiinahuru ="
feed the lambs and lead them TO the Goou ~
and the nearer got to Jesus tne CLOSET ,I hc
sOwn pray erfully and the conversion ol sme " ~
ward Augustine In answer 10 tne pI"yois y, a,s
mothyr Was cited az q notable INSTANCES " enyouI
AGE the latth OF the diderent sewers ne naa men