New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-11

izson but II maintains that all these agencies sub
begins IN human hearts through evangelical truth ana
u spreads from within outwardiy TIL all - renewed
there is divine command to justify the announcement
that the preaching OF the Gospel Is the s' business OF
The Gospels what is III and can we agree In defining
from the SI sesSSess through
vicarous suffering. Gods Tree ana righteous mercy, the
pcaey OF PRAYER necessity OF holiness all we're re-
yeaeX Bar now these truths are set forth with new
proofs, are enforced by new motives amid stronger
light and for a wider audience The GOspe-we agree
in saving thar tits threeold message-of forgiveness
through Lord, OF personal holiness through the
newing and gracious help of the Spirit Of blessed
ness amid all earthly changes. for those who love aud
serve God. forgiveness Holiness! Blcssednessl
What more can needi The Gospewe gree in calling
a twofod nessage-Chrsrs work for us, In living aud
dying and pleading. ana regning; ana Cnrst's work IN
u.s. beginning In grace and ending I'm glory The Gospel
"a single message-O CHRIST as erucihed the ooncen-
rated revelation OF the divine holiness aud love. the
RedeSmer ana comforter me patron ard sancer OF US
al. This Gospel three-foid' twofod, single - Chfse
uame to found even more than 20 teach. Yet 10 Is le
Gospel he taught, IL is the Gospel His apostles tagn
Aud so mighty did ~ prove, that tne most ;c
preacher OF the Apostolic Age resolved from experience
among men save Jesus Christ and Jesus Chrls , us ~
hcd The Jews deemed 10 no "sign no emOOu'nvt. u
power. and the Greeks deemed IL foohshness plt ne
found it TO be power and wisdom nay more INC Po"eI
VI God aud the wisdom OF God. - ~. J. AL. .,
Aud this Gospel are 20 preach what - tu's ~
ingi Are we creed in defining 1t Let us mark The
words that describe it, one OF the o3n1oISSt means
sntboritv sixtv times in The New Testament is this
word found Everywhere It describes tne bearing OF
mon who feel that they are speaking in Gods name.
uou Nv nrd ,rsrsated IN the same way means "to
talk" IL is applied to the easy conversational method
sdopted by our Lord, and TO the somewhat eX
lggeratcd sayings Of the woman OF samaria
describes o,o g intToduo Pc" aSS s ysJG
Of religious themes. third word means to reason"
discuss 1t Is the word used 10 describe Papls dis
unueS s, az tSS trembed Tie fourth and one Of T6e
eommonesi words OF ALL translated preach" means 10
announce "glad tidings. More than fifty times tins
word is used 1t the glory Of the new dispense
L
This the thought that jushes the outburst OF the
Prophet How beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet Of them that preach the Gospel Of peace"
word of our Siyors longest discourse and il the word
that Is found Oftenest there We he heralds"
and takers aud "reasoners and publishers Of good
Constantly connected with these terms which are all
translated preach" other three. One means TO
from our own experience; another means 10 teach"
and third " to exhOr entreat." Thus at PonecOst
PETER testified and exhored saying Save yourselves
from TINS unt0ward generation" Thus Christ sent His
disciples teach all nations; thus, the Apostles ceased
moi ~ eaeh ana preach Jesus Christ the word suggest
ing that the truths which announce also TO
explain and apply Thus ALSO wherever Paul went he
exhorteG and entreaed his own summary OF his minis
NV is AS we 20 we beseech men in ChriSts stead be
We reconced Got" Another fact deserves 10 be
named From the promise gwen la Matthew IN cOnDec-
tion with this command it may be gathered that the
work of preaching the gospel TO all creation belongs to
each age IL Is thing done once for all IL has TO
he done again and again and again. The Christian
and women aud children Of each geDeratOn-re-
deemed by the same blood. renewed and enriched
by the same spirit, have the same honors and
responsibilities II Is their glory that they have TO
make known to the world OF each generation the love
and the wisdom Of God. One fact more aud this part Of
my statement VIII be complete The first teachers Of
the Gospel took palms. under the direction oil thtlr LORD,
TO put the substance Of their teaching into perma
nent form. ard TO supply for their instruction in writing
as il was needed. Hence the Evangests wrote their
Gospels the records ot all that Jesus began TO do and
20 teach" Hence the Apostles wrote their letters to
put the churches IN remembrance or what they had
taught preserve the interrupted truth for after
generations aud 10 settle Questions which spring up IN
the OF Christian aud ecclesiastical life. The
written word supplements the living voice and Is
essential to the completeness OF our work: holy
devoted ministry carried on by all saints ana the open
Bible.
ton OF duty, familiar to us all. They contain
nothing new aud yet they rebnke theories and practices
which found on all sides They tell us is the Cos
pei we are TO preach not science OF equcauoh OF Elm
zeal duty; what think on public questions, or
snn I truth We are TO seUd eSansels not pastors
we are preach the Gospel with the authority OF
quiet talk we enforce II by argument, by appeals
10 what ourselves have felt, by earnest entreaty
There rs preaching that doubts in everything and
epeaks with authority. There Is preaching that Will
not reason, but always dogmatc or emotional There
is preaching that cOndescends TO talk" but Is
ever formal and slted And there is preaching that
Is cold discussion bald announcement, never caring
10 entreat Apostolic preaching authority, aud ar
gument. tak and testimony-a combination OF them all
saturated With PRAYERS anu p sSs iHc re-, Is It My
of China and Japan aud then the Gospel dies out
there Is ministry that gives only Binle leaving
without the witness OF living heart ana holy me
Gods method combines the two, and bids men fully
give" the Gospel spoken and written to every creature
THE GOSPEL FOR EVERY CREATURE.
To every creature Is this possible and IS 1t there
fore our duty The Christians Of each age are to give
the Gospel to the people OF that Every Christian
is TO tell the good news to as many as he can reach
Christians are collectively TO tell it If they can to the
word What is the limit Of our ability and duty In
ten or twenty years can repentance and remission OF
sins be preached through Christ to all generations
century are able preach the Gospel 10 the whole
world THAI the Christians of the first century were to
binding and the last command Of our Lord is sun
mons claiming liberal obedience from us all
OUR RESOURCES
We can do IL. Remember how largely our material
facilities arc increased. When Franklin printer and
saesnan wished TO marry. his wifes mother objected
IN the marriage because there then two presses in
America and thought there was not room Tor third
II ia not 100 years since aud there are now some 5000
nrinting offices this country alone 1.-THE OF them
could print the New Testament for the world. Only 10
wears 20 10 cross from the Atlantic 10 the racine was
1reae. now il Is pleasantly done between Monday
ing ant Saturday night. Any man VINO mas 10 travel
nend his NE IN travelling the facilities OF travel would
practically mu tipy his years hye-fold In haf cen
tnry of travel "a missionary now effect as much as
s gond have done in two centuries and half 100 Years
ago The yearly income of England is five or six times
doubled within 50 years. The increase Of the United
states doubles it is said every hye ana twenty years
wealth Church is incomparaOy stronger than II has
WV Pity THOUSAND MISSIONARIES.
But what is it need TO fulfill this duty' With $1,000
missionaries at work for ten years, and with fifteen
millions year for years to support Them 1t is dem
onstrable that the Gospel might be preached, and
preached repeatedly to every man and woman and child
earth. --,-
It seems a great COMPATIBILITY thousand preachers
Aud yet number is not one per cent OF the
of evangelical churches in Chr1steDdOm. Ihere are
three or fOuc Denominations in America any one OF
which could supply al the preachers we need England
sent az 20 the Cumea 10 take single fortress,
and TO keep up for few years Mo1amlnedan despOt-
ism Ten lines the number OF fell on each size IN
the great American Five hundred years ago the
(rusades had lives, and they Thought 10 WIN
from men well nigh as chvalrOus the invaders an
earthly Jerusalem and a temporal sovereignty Ana
cannot nifty thousand redeemed men be found TO WIN
hack the world 10 Jesus Christi Have hymns no