The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-23
SEVENTH AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

The Rev. DIR. Wild Upon Mans Source Of
Supernatural Aid by the Holy Spirit.
DR.. Wild, Of the Seventh avenue Methodist Epis-
copal church Of Brooklyn, delivered very excel
lent ana impressive sermon yesterday morning in
that edi1ce. The singing, conducted by Mr.. Mars
ton, was well chosen, and beautifully rendered by
o full choir Of voices. After the opening services
the Rev. Doctor selected for his text the eighth
chapter OF Romans, twenty-sxth verse, likewise
the Spirit also helpeth our in1rmities, and re-
marked In substance as follows:-
Man naturally Is weak in those things that make
for his salvation ana peace. But here we have re-
vealed to US source OF power 1t is said that
knowledge is power; if so, then ignorance Is weak
ness. To increase in knowledge is to augment our
power. To this end the Holy Spirit is promised
guide into all truth. Wisdom Is the application OF
knowledge; to know is science, and to do Is art.
Science Is honored by art for In art 1t has Its test
and valuation. So faith Is q divine science, that
should be honored, tested and sanctiled by prac-
tice. whatsoever is not Of faith is SIM" 1t Is
very cheering to look upon this life but introduce
tory to the sublime mysteries of that which is to
come. 1t is as but the beginning of never-ending
that may be sacred as enduring, majestic az
inviting and sublime as mysterious.
MIND AND MATTER
are delicately adjusted in man; in him they have
an intimate Correlation that gives rise to the law OF
mutual dependence and influence. Matter some.
times touches hard upon spirit and the spirit gives
in return sensitive impressions to matter. The
flesh has an ethical relation to the spirit, and
Christianity accepts and egisates for both matter
and mind. All this implies the possibility Of the
Holy Spirit being a competent and sure help to
man. Similarly the whole world of matter was adj
justed to the Godhead in the person Of Christ.
Thus to Him nature was pliable and subject. Ie
was indeed marvellous with men, yet simple IN
result for the man Christ Jesus Ho to WAX IN
intensity their going forth TO comfort the demons
in their graveyard retreat or meet and assail them
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struction; to cut or the life-fowing juice Of the
fine foaged fig tree, and curse 1t with the curse Of
tudes Of the Temple, till He chded them with MAX
ing the house Of His Father aplace Of merchandise
which done they fed In terror-for the lamb became
lion simple cord scorpion lash Of revenge, the
servant MASTER and the man Christ Jesus God.
1t was easy for Jesus to begin at the end as
a beginning. He could grow bread from bread,
multiply fish without life, yet enough and whole
some In quantity and quality to feed the multitude.
growing the harvesting, the grinding and baking.
He evaded by not waiting, the vessel, the net, the
tacking and perils Of the deep. Oh, marvellous
Lord, mans God-who shall doubt Thy power to
save and help The Holy Spirit takes Of the things
that are Christ's and shows them unto US. He il
to the Church what Christ was in bodily presence
to the disciples-a guide, comforter, a help,
feels, for the spirit and motive power essential
to the discharge of duty colneth from Him. Ntco-
be Y'' The wind bloweth where it listeth This We
know; but who shall tell us from whence 1t came
and how All who shall tell us OF the mode and
manner OF the Spirits approach. 1t
FELT EVIDENCE.
BY the law OF association, by pure reasoning, we
cannot account for some Of our thoughts and much
OF experience in religious sense except by ad-
hitting the supernatural. The Creator moves the
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I'll the mind OF the audience, the best
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nov fSs pv wis1 pressSse X IN the emn and taoer:
nacle OF old the people went i, M BY the way Of the
the way Of the HOLY On HOLES So, now, we, as the
temples of the living CO. permit the people to
come in by the way OF the ma Is through
pr99ches us by way Of the spirit. Men get at our
spirits. through matter, and God gets at niattef
presence the child Of God often feels, and by Il Is
inspired with boldness in the discharge of duty.
Man. by his very constitution, has one side OF his
being open heavenward and the other eartlward.
A Divine bodily presence was sufficient for the in
FAINT Church; but the maturing Church needs q
Divine presence co-equal with itself and its
THE SPIRITS woEK
is to inspire and direct In olden times men were
moved to write the Scriptures, and we are COM
manded to search them, for they testify OF Christ.
on the day OF Pentecost the Church, through us
agencies, was presented to the divine multltudc,
with power and adaptive competence to preach the
Gospel to them In their own tongues so to-day
the Spirit moves the Church abreast the hcathen
world, with ability and adaptive competence to
preach to them the Gospel in their own tongues.
Inc day OIL inspiration iS HOJ WIoiiJ p,s9vu ,W ay
even now God degns to instruct Much OF what we
regard as nature may be super nature GODS work
Is perfect therefore not easily uscernea. VINO Oh
us perceive the complex motions oil tue Earth. The
supernatural is often hidden IN the natural. JOB
says "For God speaketh once, yea twice. yet man
perceiyeth IL not. In dream; in vision Of tho
night, when deep sleep alleth upon men in slun-
behring's upon the bed. Then he openeth the ears Of
men and sealeth their instruction." And now my
friends begin when you need Him, trust Him, AMI
lie will help you. Try Him, that You may know
His power May lie come TO You through the day
and through the night watches and be an exceed