, 1873-11-28

UIaio1. Servlcc9 OF prcsbytcrInn and
Methodist Churcll1s.-Scrmon by tho
IEcv. Dr. 3syuxey.
The Ashland Avouuo and Eighth Presbyterian
Churches. and the parn Avenue and Western
Ayonuo Methodist Churches united in holiday
services at tho Park Avenue Church, tho Roy.
Arthur swazoy, D. D., pastor of tho Ashland
Ayonuo Church, officiating. rho Rev. Mr.. Reid,
OF Tho Eighth Presbyterian Church, read tho
Scriptures, the Rev. Mr. Yonker, Of tho Weatorn
Avenue Church, offered the prayer, and the Rov.
DR.. Daniels, of the Park Avenue Church, read
tho morning lcssou. The congregation WAS
mon by the Nay. Arthur swazoy, gavo
profound attention. Ho took for hs text:
" And tho poor have tho Gospel preached unto
thom." Matt. 11:5, and aaid: When John tho
baptist WAS III prison, ho ac:,t two of his disoi-
pies to Jouus with tho question, "Art thou he
thu. should Gomez Jesus answered., 100 show
John theso things which you do hear and eco
tile blind receive their sight, the lamo walk, the
loporB are cleaneod, tho donf henr, tho dead arc
.aised, and tho poor lave tho Gospel preached
unto shem." Ono Of tho sgna OF truo Gospel
TO- that 1t ia preached to tho poor.
Prophecy anticipated \ Gospel for tho
poor. lilo Church was originally from the poor,
Tho world is to bo recovered by making the uut-
lay OF lore and labor primarily upon the poor.
Tllia ia Gods plan. 0ue reason for 1t is to koop
the balance Of Coda meroy. Tho poor are
forced to toll. They lack tho refncmeuta md
tho relief OF luxury and oven compotencu. they
hayo lous human lovo lavi.hed upon t4em. III
health, tloy keep soul aud body together by daily
earnings. In uicltnoss, !aore il no i.oolne, no
breat, no physician. 1t is to show TINT thure
nro offsets TO IL hard lot. Illat tho good Word
ut God COMES TO them, full Of Eeleliatlon, full
II hopo. Tho rich hsso lruad and iyeries. the
poor hAyo hunger aad rags Tl!o Gospel for this
posed 10 peculiar temptations. aliua,'thropy.
w..lcl. poverty crowtI u.ea. 4 terrible nothing
IL o ,tarriblo temptation. Out Of poverty tLu
poverty t4o ntro!!g como up almost sublime.
"loyerty," BayH Victor Hugo, ais cruclble iuto
which aest!ny casts a 'nan whonoyar clio aesHea
d scoundrcl Or a demi-god." Tho Gospel makes
. cIoar. squad, sweet miul in II poor a1ens NY
would )il!o to kias your foot nha 60 bring all
tEs "osld 70 leo one OF Gods elect.
Tho npoaker took the ground thatt tho aospel
ooula reach the rich only through THO poor. TINT
ths Church comes 10 10 u E!:ra secular society.
and lokcs I'll! the asunla OF godtlliesu When 1t
Is not emphasized that tl4a Gospel lelongB to tbs
V,or.
Tho grand reason wlytle Gospels tho Gospel
to tho poer is TINT 1t ii t!ls ,ro relnoy for tho
wfeto!4ednees Of tho world. saAp-llollaca aud
Aohpitals only 1nItIgato, And do nat cuso. Two
monlon buco!no llunis!eha wnllu yon ara uandlng
ono to tho HaAso of Atoroy, Industry, temper
a,ce, patlenco. sof-rcnreot fidelity, tho fear Of
God, tLoro break up tia ae''eaio1y Of wrotoAyd-
,esp bll,w ,4,all how n!uol. le il wortl, III liza
hight Of heaven, that sllore IL hope far him,
t4vlnn help fer lin, and you haya Eisou him =
leverage. lila csues If rose:ty an1ng tho
cody a,o 1tIoradIc. Tho revcrena speaker hclo
Ehowcd that iii converting tue poor you
I'LL up tho uotLer Apyas. so that thors IL loss