The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-23
SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.

Installation Of the Rev. ID. b. JuttOn as
PastOr-Sermon by the Rev. II. 3.
INSTRUMENTATION and Abnega-
tion-The Principles Respectively OF
Sin and Grace.
The formal installation of the Rev. d. b. Jutton
as pastor OF the congregation of the above named
church took place yesterday afternoon in the
presence of a large assembage voluntary per-
Torrance by the choir opened the interesting pro-
gramme. portion OF the Holy Scriptures was
read by the Rev. w. II. Pendleton, and prayer
was said by the Rev. Mr.. Brouner, pastor OF the
North Baptist church. The sermon OF the occasion
was preached by the Rev. r. s. Macarthur, who,
at the appointed time, came forth and took his
text from Matthew X, 39-"He that fndeth his
life shall lose it, and he that oseth his life for my
sake shall find it,"
This remarkable saying Of Christ is recorded by
all the Evangelists, and by two OF them twice. 1t
was an axiomatical saying well understood by
His disciples. Considered literally, 1t seems 20 be
a contradiction. Considered practically, it seems
to encourage
THE Widest FANATICIsM.
This, however, is not justified by the latter por-
ton OF Christ's saving Is 1t the proiundity OF it
that renders 1t obscure9 True, the higher truths,
whether Of art or Of science or Of religion, seem
to be obscure. Human language almost
1t totally breaks down when expressing divine
thought. This saying is so full OF truth-Christ
packs so much truth into his sayings that no one
generation is able to take all the truth therefrom
Nevertheless we may explain this saying OF Christ
when we bear in mind that in the first place He
speaks OF the natural physical life and in the Sec
ond place He speaks OF the hlgher Spiritual NE
the higher Lie, without which one is dead. And
whoever loses his physical life and becomes a mar
tyr Tor the sake OF Jesus ne gains that lie OF glory
which is the only true and enduring life, Eternal
life Is indeed the
REWARD oELF-DENIAL.
When man proposes self as the object OF his
worship it is easy to the result. Society is sus
picious OF such q man; It shuns him, and defeats
his projects God will withdraw from him. and
allow him to fall into his own snares. The man
SINKS nom life 10 death. Never had man
greater opportunity OF illustrating either portion
OF this remarkable saying than Pontus Plate. He
was an ambitious politician, and 1t was said TO him.
Cesar IL Was self that he had to consider on the
one hand; truth, justice and right on the other.
Plate should have done right; He ought not
before they should walk over his own body. do
not Judge Plate from the Christian standard, but
by the Roman law and according to that law he
was guilty OF grievous wrong. 1t was so with
Judas. They were two men with whom self was
such an object that no parent dare name child
after them.
But when we remember our own frailties, our
severity is turned into pity, and we lee disposed
example OF the force Of each portion OF the text
is to be found in Cain on the one hand
anu raul Oh tue Otner. me urSt SIN
was the result of supreme selnshness; the
HERoISM OF PAUL
was the consequence OF the sefsacrincng spirit
within him. When you reduce sin to its last an
alysis 1t becomes seltshness The opposite 70 this
Is seli-abnegaton, and 1t must produce opposite
effects; and thus can the second portion or the
text be illustrated. Christ Himself was marvel
Of selfabnegation. He lived not for himself, but
for Him that sent Him. And as Christ was thus
obedent unto God so was Paul unto Christ. He lost
himself in Christ; he gave up his life, and by so
doing found the nobler life that win endure for
he loses all lear of his Creator. and
from his vision of good in God acquires
o sympathy for his fellow man. Miserable Is he
VINO cannot partake of the life Of another and SYM
patnize with him. Happy is the man who lorgets
himself and lives an unconscious life, by losing SELF
in the love OF his fellow men,
The reverend speaker here went ut length into
Illustrations OF such action on the part OF men,
mentioning, among Others, the late Chief Justice
Chase who lost his case in Cincinnati Court f0rty
that "a mans man Tor a. that, " though his color
be black. The world wants such men; God wants
such men, and He extends His providential hand
TO them, saying ''Come up higher" The law OF the
text is as universal as gravitaton,
AS ETERNAL AS GOD.
Its operation is more work Of the heart than OF
the head. Hereupon the reverend speaker cited
himself as one who had personally experienced
the truth OF the text since his becoming pastor.
And TO the reverend brother who comes among us,
TO him and to every one OF his flock no higher law
could be laid down than this 'He that findeth his
life shall lose it, but he that loseth his life Tor
Christ's sake shall find it,"
At the close OF the energetic discourse the whole
congregation rose and chanted the appropriate
hymn commencing with the following stanza:-
All hail the power of Jesus name,
Let angels PROSTATE tall
Bring forth the ROYAL diadem