New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-13

ooklng upon Jesus as he walked he said, Behold the
Lamb Of Cod and the two disciples heard him speak
and they followed Jesus" DR.. Rlgg said:
John the Baptist the very pattern OF cospel
preacher. He preached Jesus and the Kingdom of
Chrst as about TO DO immediately revealed, Christ the
judge who should Judge his thrashing-hoor and the
Savior who should baptze mon with the Holy Ghost and
with fire. To him was the Sou OF God truly revealed
He ved for nothing than prepare the way the
Lord. He desired 10 10 nothing bat crying in
the wideIness aud wished for no personal recognition
or attention. he said Of himself, lie must Increase
must decrease =; ana this any doprecdting spirit
but as t0methng longed aiter IL was MS Joy 10 an
nonhce ~ such AZ waited for tho LORD that tuer SAVIOR
and their King was at hand, even At the door, his feot
already within hearing He could truly cav, My JOY Is
IuuNeo, WIN the coming OF christ DnuOHess no hhd
personally known his cousin Jesus, bat not as tho
TrsoI. SniSy We l0y9ai9n was 70 mn SrgSS SUI,
HIM the Sou Of GOD aud the Savior Ivy the
LOIy Ghost descending upon itlin IN Tue FORM OF ooFP
GOD, the Son az the Almighty Father. This baptism
took place six weeks before the time OF the ex Ia tue
interval had occurred Christie temptation IN the wider
ness Alter Lis coming from the wilderness, he was
marveling disciples about John tho Lamb. of God
WHAT thrill OF joyful surprise must have affected their
version OF the first disciples to Christ may be derived
lessons as 10 the means Of the spread Of the Gospel
tbe words iDd DeTsnaSiop ~ His d,scines me two
Disciples of the text who lett john and followed Jesus
These were Andrew simon Peters brother and John
the beloved disciple the writer OF this gospel Andrew
went TO his brother Simon, and sand 10 nm, We have
!ounu INC hesSan' ana oiOnGhg ma the next mornS
Cephas," or the Rock. II must have seemed very i'm
Character that he should ever deserve such name. He
was thorough Gallean Of thkle nature, aDoundng IN
irregular impulses. Al one moment ne was filed with
noble purposes lofty ambitions, and eXoeent resou-
lions; at another ume he ready 10 90 anything
peril But by the grace Of God, sincti-
lying strengthening, and confirming him, he became
The Peter OF the DdyOl PeutccOst From the way ia wc
Simon Joined TO Christ the lesson is enforced that
when brother has found the truth he should gain over
ms brethren as Andrew guned simon III tha5 way
may religion extend lie influence. SJme come to GOD
straightiro effect OF the preached Word but III the
larger humbei OF cases tne lusthnehCdIIy OF Drolet
or sister, OF friend or knsnln, Is the more cfeetiye
In Tho answer OF Nathaniel OF Bcana 10 Philip when the
latter tola nun mat me CHRIST had beeh louuu IN
Jesus OF Nazareth an objection immediately occurs TO
the Thoughtful, learned Nathaniel Moses, in the law,
Should be horn in Be3heicbcm. or IuieS Hence
Nathaniel asks, 80 Con any good thing come ont
OF Nazareth The thoughtful ana weIl-9structed
often ma more difficulty IN receiving tho trutn than the
opposing arguments when never 20 the others.
But when once they DO embrace the faith their conyc
and useful Phhp could not answer Nathanie's doubts,
but he made the best reply possible saying Come and
sec" Nathaniel saw, ana was brought TO Christ Yet
al that meeting, at least his question 70 Chrss birth
place was not answered Undoubtedly he learned after
ward that Jesus born Bethlehem, he did
want 70 accept Christ un that doubt met SO with
not satisfactorily overcome, and they might as well
Tess It, Inere Is Tor them so exceeding great weight
Christ, III His death and glorious resurrection, that
they can well afford 10 leave single question uuan-
swered.
THE PROVINCE OF FAITH.
By & Rsr M De Cppst Of Paris Egang,o1i
The Rev. MIR. De COppet of Paris preached
In French, yesterday morning before very large con
gregatOn OF French Swiss and Begians in the French
Evangelical Church, on Universtyplace He selected
his text from John tx, %: 81 believe because was
blind and now see.'
through the experience OF ourselves ana Others When
ever anything good Is done man improves and that IS
called progress. tle DIh OF C9I!It IS date IN me
eve OF our progress Pagan soSle IaI reached us ul
development, and, instead OF improving, had reached
the lowest depths OF oorruPoh anu OF an
kinds. Slavery lad assumed us most IeEOInS aspect
10 find heroes, We are OBLIGED TO 20 backward to the
forw ard begins Slowly, but surely progress is real
lied First takes ia homes the place which
liberty arc developed So tie truth OF Christianity is
proved by history. Among Christian nations, are not
prosperous the most free and the most Intelligent
Experience speaks ue also through the lives Of those
sincere Christians, not half worldly, not 6isots see
ing nothing beyond their circle, bat those whose
lives tell, 81 believe because see Our own experience
proves 10 us the truth Of Christianity which alone can
answer the great questions OF existence and destiny
philosophers IN vain attempt TO explain LVA Is hot
the Bible. We have fortune, health and all the
eDOyDcuts Of home but there is an empty place re-
be found anything eartn We must 60 10 God, he
hevo. aud receive what earth cannot give Make 10
yourself the application OF what know TO be true
md % c yo w vii eo soy vii, the hind mn 6
Aeyo because was blind and now ace"
MISSION WORK IN EGYPT.
By he IN. Laasiag he UR.ted Prtg t-01 C1arch
The services at this church, yesterday morn
ing were conducted by the Rev Dr. c. Lansing of Cairo
Egypt assisted by the regular pastor Dr. Matthews 1t
was expected that the Rev. Dr. Simpson Of London
wonld onicate. but at the last moment change was
made, and he accepted pulpit In Pmladelpha, TO re-
turn aud preach here lnday. DR.. Lansings text
was taken from Matthew, iX s. SC, Gone suggested
Of his missionary work III Egypt Of which nc gave quite
an extended account
a missionary and even then the reception was most
gratifying. Everywhere along the Nile the natiycs
Hooked TO the shores wherever the book-boat' hap
pened to touch. and upon tls trip 1900 copies OF
The Bible sold. After selling an, hey read the
where and in all cases much interest manifested in
thc Word Of God II was by this work That the Word
oTt"pt work now was the or,izti - tI' dne
tiOns and the education OF native ministry To TINS
onnded nv numerous out-stations OF tbe foT1r
two were not occupied; the Church mad been abe
TO send the stations made by death IN one
instance and removal IN the other II notable fact
that in these surrounding stations The Church was more
prosperous than II the large cities for tho reason thai
Alexandria and Cairo, the great ceniers o. trace and
commerce. all we're worldly minded.
THE RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD.
Sermon BY RI j. H. Jones' d. at he Ch2, Of DiscgL
At the Church of the Disciples on Madison
ave. the Rev. ]. H. Jones, D. D. Professor at Treyeccs
College, Wales. preached before large congregation
Yesterday morning. BE took for his text: Then they
also which arc fallen asleep in Christ perlshed II
~ TINS t 1 Egy But nov i. GbTis rSG ar ~ S
dead aud become the first fruits OF them that slept"
/ Corinthians, XIV, IS, 10, and 20. He said
The resurrection Of Christ was the most important and
wonderful event in the history OF the world IL began
new epoch in the history o humanity OF tue church, ana
81 Christ himself Christ dld not arise from The dead
then they also who have fallen asleep n Christ who
placed all their hopes OF future life in Him, per
ished. ana are The most miserable OF mon for
nave nothing look 70, nothing 10 hope for beyond IA
grave as IL from the resurrection W Christ the faith
81 the Christian receives its chief support But the
resurrection OF Christ was the natural result Of HIS
death As the natural G9asequehc' OF every act OF dis
Of perfect obedience 70 Gods VIII is life. The resurree-
lion Of Christ tue h!s fruits Of them that slept
Death owes It's most beautiful form, that Of Sleep
m bor begottcn OF ChTiss direction. And Christ
Iaaf As The Rnr ~ nl0