The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-27
WORSHIP IN WASHINGTON.
Sermon by DIR. Tiffany on Christ's King.
dom, In tho Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church.


WASHINGTON Jan. 26, 1873.
The Rev. DR.. Tiffany, pastor of this church, after
an absence Of two Sundays, reappeared in the pull.
pit and preached remarkable sermon from the
eighth verse OF the Second Psalm-"Ask OF me and
shall give thee the heather for thine inheritance
and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy pos
session." Opening his discourse by an exposition
of the dramatic structure Of the PSALM and MOTTO
ing the fact that certain statements Of the,
New Testament were fulfilled in Christ, he PROF.
ceded to inquire whether the verse of the
text was as yet unfulfled, and, II 30,
in what sense we were to interpret it
The fact that Christ has asked OF the Father the
glory that He had before the worlds were and that
Christ's disciples were authorized to ask in His
name, imply that He has demanded proprietary
right OF the earth He blessed by dwelling in. The
added fact that He said,
GALL POWER Is GIVEN UNTO ME-"
81 have overcome the world" indicate that In
some sense He has already entered upon posses
sion OF the Kingdoms while the instructions to
His disciples to "Go teach and baptize" show that
lie will, by use of the cooperative human element,
be installed in His possession. His method was to
acquire His rights by mediation and have His right
conceded by proclamation. BY so doing He mag
nides both the work and His agencies. To have
absolved the guilt OF the race by an act OF Sove-
regnty would not have added to glory already
achieved; but vacatng the throne and becoming
HeSu nc Will VIII ny Ile eAulDltioA VI III oS1 Va
love.
Twas great to speak world from nausht;
Twas greater TO redeem.
This method. moreover. magnines His agents.
This display OF His love Is so w0nderlul that whe
he communicates 1t by and through men their
telling 1t induces others to believe and connde In
it, and thus the race He redeems becomes CO
operative in its own exaltaton. This fact gives
an insight into perplexing and diflicut questions.
II we are asked why has His Gospel been SO long
Withheld from parts OF Ills dominion the answer
cannot be found In Their eonation as not needing
sin and consequent SUFFERING nor In the absence oi
a Or preparation to receive 1t, Tor the
DELAY IN REALIZING RESULTS
has always been clearly seen to arise from the diff
fculty In preparing teachers. The answer cannot
ing, but must be found in the indifference or SUI
pineness Of His agents. who have not taken DOS
session Of Inc ne mas Yea:
Christ answered this interrogatory in the parable
OF the talents and in His declaration Of RESPONSE
bty according to privilege, and Paul elaborated
1t in the episte to the Romans, showing that
when the Gentles which have not the law, do by
nature the things contained in the law, these, hay
them send them Gospel which increases respon-
sibilitya Because the service Of God in the best
aids only and WshOas TIE ass Of the cos
pei acceptance, though not moral impossible
considerations the sending to others is necessary
to life. since in Christian dscpleship we get by
syn S s n 10
loaves and two fishes, which would not have made
meal for the Master and HIS disciples II eaten by
themselves, fed five thousand when distributed
with His blessing Christ has put upon the Church
the duty OF glorifying Him by the occupancy of His
acquired territory. The Church is His body. We
are the feet by which He moves, the hands by
which He besses. The end shall completely justify
Him In the sight OF all the nations. He has asked
and received, has sent out here one and there.
another to herald His coming He by His prOvi-
dence has arranged the nations SO that they may
be reached
HE rs REIGNING IN CIVILIZATION
using unanonted agencies to develop his purpose
and complete his plan. Literature develops power
TO interpret Him: science unsanctined furnishes
demonstration OF Bible verites AS Roman roads
built Tor national ACKNOWLEDGMENT became high
ways lor Gospel bearers, so the worlds wealth AMI
culture may all aid In Fastening the day OF His
triumph. Already the indications OF His victories
are heralded In the reaching out Of hands from
emma and Japan, who cannot take the CIVILIZATION
without ieeng the power OF the religion which
rfoduced IT, ant, remembering that His cxpectans
ieet are waiting, let US go up aud possess tue and
, 10 nave done something 10 help wall Oe Joy Or-
ever,