The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-28
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Mysterious Book Of Life-The Reve-
lations and Their Lessons-Sermon by
the Rev. Wayland Hoyt.
There was q large congregation at the Taber.
nacle Baptist church, Second avenue and Tenth
street, yesterday morning. The Rev. Wayland
Hoyt preached the sermon. He took his text from
the Book OF Revelations, w., 7. The Lord stood in
His glory, he said, before John, who had received
His seven messages for Asia Minor. He saw the
twenty -four elders and the glorious rainbow lifted
above the throne. In the hand OF the Glorious One
on the throne was book. sealed with seven seals.
He 1.-THE preacher) h8d no fancy for explaining
such transcendent and celestial scenes. Edwin
Irving, In London died OF broken heart because OF
his many fruitless attempts at explaining these
revelations. 1t was CLAIM that the Lord required
worthy person to open the seals OF this holy book.
The Lamb opened the book What was life but q
book OF mystery, that was scaled with even more
than seven seals There was much trouble; there
were hearts
BROKEN WITH HOPES DEFERRED;
there were emptied hearts and emptied hands.
What was lie to them but book sealed with mys-
terry In another point Of view. they also found
themselves in the Apostles place. There was no
place from which they could come to unclasp the
book.
Had they not shed tears Of great bitterness ?
Christ the being that dried the Apostles tears
Might their tears be dried away by his revelation
of particular providence, He would not say any.
thing against the magnificent scientific activity OF
the age. He was not at all AFRAID OF the deductions
workings OF he brain to the heat OF the sun. When
they had reached the true understanding OF the
Bible they would ind that the voice OF nature and
the voice Of the Scriptures were In perfect har-
mony. But 1t was trHe. nevertheless, that some OF
the scientists tried 10
SHOVE GOD OUT OF HIS OWN WORLD
and to replace Him bV the cold ClanknQ of ma
chine. This was matter for the SOUL He had q
sufficient answer to all these doubts that the reye.
latIon OF God as given by Christ That of
distant, cast-ir0A cold Deity, but OF one that
kind loving and close to them. A woman laid her
the Master distinguished her touch II ON that OF all
the great thrOng, and He raised her up. When
they dung Him at the cross He did not forget to
pray even at that moment for His executioners-
"torgve them, Tor they know not what they do"
Christ came upon this earth to give every erring
and loving heart the tender care of the glorious
Deity. If they could only be sure that pain was
only way TO happiness they would say to them
selves that they feared not the changes of this world
but could always place their trust in the Redeemer.
sympathy meant suffering with God. 1t was writ
SUFFERED wIrn ALL HUMAN KIND
THIS matter OF sympathy was s miHh!y help It
one heart suffering with theirs. What comfort
II was to knew the wealth OF assistance they pos
sessed How much good they could do with
could not give money they could give at least SYM
patty. The man was had accumulated wealth was
apt 10 forget the struggles oil tnOSe VINO were poor
lie had met an English n0bleman in Europe who
was true Christian, and told him-"What have
principally to guard against is the feeling of caste
which prevails among my own class" Ruskn
said-"iOu must not only give money, but you
must also give heart" There was not throb OF
pain t6at did not thrill the heart Of the Deity.
They had Redeemer who had been tempted Just
as they had been tempted. twas just as difficult
Tor the Saviour
TO FACE THE CROSS
as 1t was for them to face the greatest crisis
Of physical suffering. And now lie reigned
all over the world, and He forgot not the
sunerings he had once undergone. 1t was
universal throne. Their LORD was yet their friend
Deity was still their brother and still their friend
The Lord also dried their tears by tine revelation
OF their ultimate glorious destiny, as exemped in
His own. How beautiful was nature. When He
looked upon the more glorious prospect OF nature
He said to Himself, ''rhs belongs to Me- toO.n
WhyS Because it all belonged to the Divine Father,
and was he not the Son The Redeemer's
achievement was their own; His heaven was
theirs. Their eyes would not always be filed with
teals, for there was q place yonder where he
would wipe away all tears Not always this hard
battle with sin, Tor there was place where there
was
NO SIN AND NO SUFFERING.
little longer and their hearts would beat forever
with love divine, aud JOY pure and heavenly
would be theirs. In the vision of such brightness
their tears must be dried. There was blessing In
all the mystery of this wondrous scroll OF lfe-it
was that the Divine heart was still beating for