The New York herald., 1873-05-05
IRON TEMPLE.

What It is To he Watchful-What We
Are To BE Watchful Against-Our Re-
ward-Serm0n by the Rev. DIR. Scud-
der.
Yesterday morning the beautiful Spring-like
weather invited throngs OF people to attend divine
service. DR.. Scudders church was flied, and 1t
seems church that Is rapidly increasing It's num-
Der OF members. Yesterday twenty-five members
were admitted. After the services the Holy Com
munion was administered. The text was Revela-
ti0ns ILL.,, 2-"Be watchful."
Whatever method OF explanation may be adopted
the fact Is indtsputable that we are encompassed
with peril 1t Is evident In the physical constitu-
ton OF things No will say that the laws ma
ture are bad laws, and yet those laws good as
they are, bring only destruction and ruin to the
careless. II you violate the rules of digestion the
law which God has given to give health viii come
upon you like demon In the shape OF dyspepsia.
Not only are we called on to watch against me-
chanlcal agents. as wind, water, fire and elec-
WATCH AGAINST OUR FELLOW MEN
as our greatest enemies: A man who ceases. to
watch on this earth might as well cease to live.
We are constituted In body and mind with refer
ence to this thing Man is built vertically, like
watch tower, and IN the very top are these watch
ful agents. The defensive weapons in man are in
ferior to those of many animals but he has reason
and though swords and lancets don't grow in his
body, he can make them. have thus shown you
that man has watchful nature. Be watchlu. In
the old classic fable 1t was said that Argus had 100
eyes and that only two slept at time, and man
needs to be
and always wauchfu. All this is very real, but 1t
Is only type OF higher moral things. The text
says. "Be watchful." Watchfulness involves activ-
ity Or mind and body and involves looking out
with purpose.
| shall notice but two forms of watching-nrst,
against excursion and incursiOn OF evil Men
tempt US as well as devils. Men must keep their
hear hearts as men in the olden times kept their cas-
ties But there Is something more dangerous to our
souls than assault from devils and men, that is
the corrupt moral sentments-corrupti IN politics.
corrupt IN trade. The atmosphere becomes
tainted; 1t loses the oxygen OF honesty. There is
greater danger In this than In the assault of man,
simply because 1t Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. We
breathe 1t without knowing 1t. A man is called
on to watch the
WEAK PARTS OF HIS NATURE.
Every man ought TO analyZe himself and find his
weak spots, anu then watch them as the Holanders
do their dykes.
Watch wei, therefore. against the incurslons Of
evil whether they be the attacks OF men or an i'm
palpable attack. Watch, also, against excursions
OF evil. Our passions are like horses, easily break
ing from the steady, swinging trOt into o galop.
Break them in when they are colts. Never leave
them unhitched. Watch against these excursions.
Keep thy heart with all diligence, says the wise
for the second coming Of our Lord. The revival Of
the Greek literature, leading to search OF the
Scriptures, was verltable advent OF the Lord but
He Is 10 come literally on
THE LAST DAY.
When we die that Is the last day for us. Watch
for Him as the virgins, with their lamps trimmed,
watched for the coming OF the bridegroom. We are
to watch also as stewards. The first watchfulness Is
love, but In the service OF the Lord we are to en-
ploy every faculty. and this Is the watchfuness Of
fidelity. Watch for the coming OF our great Master,
1or we know not when He will come; II we do that
it will all be well with us. The marriage OF heaven
and earth, the marriage supper OF the Lamb, the
palm branch, the crown, the home and all the
beatGc vision of Christ is for u.s. II we do one thing
and that Is be watchfu