The New York herald., 1873-08-25
MURRAY HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Rev. John Miller on the Saving
POWor Of God.

The Rev. John Miller the Saving
POSvcr Of God.
The Murray Hill Presbyterian church was well
filed yesterday morning. the pulpit being occupied
by the Rev. John Miller, OF Princeton, N. j. The
sermon was very impressive appeal for the exer-
else OF greater faith among all classes of people,
church-gocrs as well as sinners, in the promises OF
the Lord. 1t was delivered more as an exhortation
than as o regular discourse, and for that reason
appealed more directly to the hearts of all present
Taking for his text "Kept by the power
OF God through faith," the minister COM
pared the tathfulness OF the Almighty to the
watchfulness of the chief Of great establishment.
He illustrated by saying that small scrap OF
paper, with words upon 1t, placed in letter-box
at the corner OF street, will, II rightly directed,
reach friend In far Off Australia. 1t Is trivial
little matter to all the clerks and deputies through
whose hands 1t passes, but it may bring great joy
to the heart OF the person for whom 1t is intended
very little faith only is requisite In this case, but
the simple act OF writing and depositing the mes
sage is an exercise of this virtue 1t is very differ
ent from casting II anOaJ on the great ocean In o
bottle
THE HOPEFUL ARE NEVER FoRsAKEN.
The spirit OF God cannot be corrupted. II we
belong to the kingdom OF the kedeemer we may
stumble, but we will not fall. We will rise again
life we are born again but we do not at once get
off our swaddling clothes; we are vet poor, feeble,
sinful men, until we are deemed worthy to be at
tendants at the mercy seat OF the Most High. The
Holy Ghost has yet to take possession of our souls.
some doubt the merit of another's atOnement for
our SINS Our whole life OF Christian work must
be based upon what Christ has done
dlsayowed, nor his goodness, towards US
heaven and are asked what it was that brought us
there we can only point to the King on His throne
and say, "The iath that we had in the power OF
Cod" II l, as your minister on this occasion,
stand here before you, 1t is only because God per-
mits. Christ's righteousness is our claim for re-
demptiOn.
FAITH THAT ENDURETH.
1t Is true that do not understand how for long
eternity can be kept happy in heaven, but hope
to be "kept by the power of God through faith,
ready to be revealed at the last time" Then l
shall see the beauties of heaven with immortal
eyes. With my humanity alone to guide
me 1t would seem that the same master
and the same scenes would soon grow uninterest-
ing. TO be like the Sphinx Off the desert, with my
eyes always fixed upon one set OF Objects would to
me now seem dreadfully mOnOtOnOus. MOnOtOny
always makes one uncomfortable. Nothing could
have been sweeter to the ear OF Penelope than the
songs OF Phemeus discOursing Of the heroes away
on the plains OF windy Troy, and her own hero too,
among rhem But even she, the heather ideal OF
the faithful wife, grew tired of this. No. poor hui
manity. in its weakness, cannot comprehend the
mysteries Of heavenly bliss. Here Is another OPP
pOrtunity for the exercise OF faith. We know that
the Apostle tells us that there shall be secured
the faithful happiness that fadeth not away. II
do not doubt; God will make me happy" should be
the expression OF our feelings. Have faith, then,
in the inheritance which fadeth not away.
WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION.
IL we are saved, then, and enjoy the eternal
blessing 1t is alone through the power OF God. Let
the poor sinner ask this aith OF God and when he
gets the iatn next pray for the blessed acceptance
Even the wind that moves through the branches.
OF the trees outside this church-the trees them
selves, forsooth, move ana exist by the power of
God. Ii this picture OF heaven entrances you 1t
by the power OF Cod The tree and the sinner
alike work out their own growth and salvation.