The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-30
CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS.

a Sermon by DIR. Storrs on the Purpose
OF Christ in Coming into This World
The Redemption and Regeneration OF
Man.
The Church Of the Pilgrims gave evidence yester-
day that the heat Of the weather had driven many
or its usual attendants into the country. Before
she sermon several children had administered
INTO them the ordinance Of baptism. DR.. Storrs
preached on the regeneration and redemption OF
man. His text was selected from the sixth chap
ter OF Romans the last clause Of the fourth verse
"That like as Christ was raised up from the dead
by the glory OF the Father even 80 we also should
walk In newness Of lie." This is presented by the
Apostle, writing by the inspiration of the Holy
Ghost, as the end Of Christians having come into
rest His work, suffering, death and resurrection
are the end, far as human souls know that like
as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory
OF the Father, even SO we also should walk in new.
ness Of life and this view Of the end OF Christ's
purpose in coming into the world not only is here
presented but everywhere in the New Testament,
for as we read the New Testament with clear and
open intelligence, ready to receive what it de-
elares we cannot but see that God in this work OF
redemption has put forth His mighty power that
He may obtain some purpose concerning man.
When we think OF the hidden wonders oil the life
In its nature-His resurrection and ascension, we
mast feel that the gospel OF redemption IS
We need not undertake to resolve the miracles in
the New Testament; they are inherent. We might
rs well undertake to resolve the rock into mist.
1t is crowded with miracles from the first verse
which shows Him as the son OF Mary TO the last
verse-which shows HIM King Of Heaven. l look
upon creation and see chaos rounded into cosmos,
and know there Is some purpose In the act OF
God, and find the purpose IN the creation OF human
life.
look upon the wonders OF redemption, which
gurpass the wonders OF creation. 1t Is not merely
TO extend the dominion Of human life IL exists
It Is for some end higher and more difficult to OBJ
tain, and that end Is the redemption morally of
that life which Is created physically. Redemption
is for the moral renewal OF that life in Gods like
ness.
Here Is the end of redemption. If the sermon
ON the mount Is all Christ meant to accomplish,
all these were not needed; but II the end TO be
obtained was to redeem man, then all were
needed. match the machinery against the result
and say the means were not too vast.
That we may walk In newness OF life, this is the
end OF redemption, and 1t Is when this end Is
attained in men that God Is satisfied and rejoices
IN the result and the work. Angels triumph before
God, not because another is added to the Kingdom,
bnt because the glory OF God Is magni1ed.
we may find the signs In the soul. Where the
new spiritual, divine life has commenced you find
some time or other indications OF IT.; there is a
new testimony OF the love OF God. lie shows him
GOD OF POWER
We can DO nothing but by making Gods laws our
Instruments lIf we undertake to work without
them, the strongest will Is crushed. we feel that
God Is Cod OF power, but we never get the
thought OF God as q God of love until we come to
know Him. The Saviour came into the world to
proclaim It; the apostles take 1t up. God is love-
and yet We never enter into the living apprecia-
tion OF that supreme truth In Christ, till we have
felt IL by inward experience, and then we have an
overwhelming and exhilarating sense OF II, and
ehen we feel we can say, Our Father. We come not
only 70 say IT, DAT 70 think IL aud feel II and when