The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-12
THE TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Some OF the Hindranccs to Higher
Lifc-Thc Call OF God and Mans Duty
In RespOnse-A Moral from the Life OF
the Late Chief Justice.
Notwithstanding the incemency OF the weather
last evening Steinway Hall was comfortably filed
by appreciative audience TO listen to the
OF the Rev. Wayand Hoyt, OF the Tabernacle Bap-
fist church, on the subject "Some OF the Hindrances
to Nobler Lifen He selected as his text the pas.
sage found In Exodus w., Island he said, 0 my
Lord, send, l pray Thee, by the hand OF him
whom Thou wilt send" He said Mans duty is
to be contents his duty is to be discomfort; and in
this paradox may be found the secret OF successful
life. lie then proceeded to portray the shepherd
life of Moses, Its humble, retired character devoid
OF variety In experiences, out from which God
called HIM to "a
He showed the reluctance of Moses to accept this
call and the persistent excuses he made and the
answers given, until In the END, as though
in effect, ''Send whom Thou wilt send, but do not
send me.n His subject naturally divided itself
into two heads. First, the call to nober life Sec
ond, the hindrances which prevent our entering
upon 1t. AS Moses was called to the performance
OF great mission from his humble occupation OF
shepherd, SO Is every man called to aspire to a
higher and nobler existence We should know
more. From our daily occupations we should
study to increase our wisdom, as did Hugh Miller
over the stones, which he chiselled In his
humble avocaton as builder. Before every mans
eye lou HAS Opcueu u DTOdu open DOCK WHICH IL Is
MS duty to study. Again, we should be more low
ing, more interested In humanity, following the
example OF Christ. We should be stronger,
steader, flrmer against temptation. We should
not tarry In indian tending sheep, for as Cod called
Moses so He calls every man. He proceeded to
show how God called man; through those aspira-
tons toward good which are felt by all at times;
through the griefs which come upon us, sadden-
ing the soul and yet lifting us up toward
Him. As God promised to render Moses all neces-
sary assistance In the performance OF those duties
to which he was called He is ready to help every
one he leaves no man alone In considering the
hlndrances to higher life he first referred to the
habits which bind us to the lower one, which
makes any radical change distasteml to us. After
illustrating the difficulty OF breaking away from
such habits he showed thereirom the danger Of
putting or our souls conversion the preparation
Tor the life hereafter. Man loses in process OF time
his
SPIRITUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY
and becomes deaf to the call Of the Holy Spirit.
Another hindrance was found In the failure or pre-
viOus attempts toward IL. Now, he urged the
continuance oil effort; new resolutions with ever
increasing determination to keep them. Failure
should never paralyze our efforts, but prompt to
bring cur weakness to the Lord Jesus, who would
render us every assistance. lie concluded by ad-
dressing himself particularly to the young, and
urging them to yield to the call Of God. He made
q beautiful ausion to the death OF Chief Justice
Chase who, from the time that he stood up In the
face or public opinion in Ohio, young man, to de-
lend the black bondwoman, had. in Christian pu-
rity, continually striven for higher and nobler
life, presenting an example which all, in their re-
spectiye spheres, would do well to emulate.