The New York herald., 1873-12-08
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.
~Faith and What Comes of It''-Hoyv
IL Has Purified the Political Atmos-
phcre OF New York-Scrmon by the
Rev. Eenry Powers.

~Faith and What Comes of It',-Hoyv
IL Has Purified the Political Atmos-
phcre OF New York-Scrmon by the
Rev. Henry Powers.
large congregation greeted the Rev. Henry
Powers, pastor OF the Church OF the Messiah
yesterday morning. the subject OF his discourse
being Path and What Comes OF IT. Selecting
as his text Matthew TX, 90 According to your faith
be IL unto you.n After introducing his subject
the pastor said III you will carefully examine the
New Testament accounts concerning the acgu-
sition by any one OF any desired blessing, you will
nnd that faith is universally assigned as that with
Out which The blessing never occurs. so
essential has this element ol faith been re-
Earded throughout the Christian ages tnat the
word itself has been Incorporated into the
LITERATURE OF THE CHURCH
ns synonymous with the Gospel. and to ask a man
Mlat Is his ialth is equivalent TO lnquirlng o him
what is ms religion what is the guiding principle
of his lie. Faitn is inseparable IRON the soul
30 nucn ialth. SO much soul; and according TO the
measure OF our faith-that is according to the
greatness and the integrity OF our sous-will be
ouI pehei IN the reality and value OF unseen
tnngs II IS one Of the commonest principles ia life.
~ y Just as necessary and Just as generally made
use oI as sight ITSELF Faith Is the great educating
power Of the wcrld. We must distinguish faith
IRON lancy-lrom that nothing which sometimes
usurps its place, and which is feeling without TT
ness, an enect without a cause, CIPHER without
INIT Again, we must distinguish faith from Tatal
lsm wnlcn Is something that stands al the oppo-
elie e4Heine from fancy, and Is condition into
WhIch thousands are continually drifting They
!ook behind them, and there is eternity; they ook
before theIn aud there Is eternity; they look about
them, and cenclnde thai tney are in the prasp al a
power beside which what iuey eau 40 to help Them
selves Is ABOUT as much as a silp can 40 on the
curve OF the la al Niagara.
when, with the CONVECTION aud the courage " q
can do a worthy thin2, aaa possess the constancy
10 lOlow IL up we Can Cast ourselves, as did Paul
and Moses and Abraham, ltC the arms OF the Most
High, with the perfect assurance OF the energy
intention and Accomplishment OF the eternal
viii, and feel In every bure OF souls that
In Him we 1--we and move. What is the object OF
this faithS IL Is the hidden things nrst
then persons, and then God who IS the great being
and person, the origin and life OF all Men OF faith
are looking constantly for q city which hath foun-
dations whose builder and maker Is God Their
truth. When they put their hands TO any enter
prise II is because they behold the
SPIRITUAL AND BBAUTE0US
form or the ideal OF their souls enshrined in that
outward and visible tabernacle OF the material
world. Among the illustrations which the preacher
nsea OF the power OF faith he said we have seen
within one day that tremendous power the Ameri-
can slave system, overJnrown by the faith which
- hAhulul OF men had In the principles OF eternal
l)usuce. They believed ard they spoke and their
speech went IN silent but yincible power throupL.
Sut tbe civnzed world. Against them was interest
ara wealth and law and prestige, and a great
poutcal party, with the President and Congress OF
I ane unitso STATES, the army and navy ana Church
also OF the nation; while with them was only
lalth-iaith IN the powers OF the unseen world in
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FEAT FAITH THEY CONQUERED
aiunphlng over the world, the lesh and the devil
@ @ana breaking every pondman's chain TAKE now a
ihVfc recent case. III this city OF New York but a
IcN sbVlt months ago THEFT and vliany violence
nnu Colrupllon had entrenched themselves 20
suVhsv that the hearts OF good men failed them
~" MioHitY was rampant OH every sides.