New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-21

Ills manhood as doctrine equally important with the
Not the Of tho %n%sn bo%v the old Serssy
revived In our day, but tae Godhrad Ia tho human
sSS S Sna .o" Ssy
unto the Son Of MaD-not the son OF man. for that
S So V %o% n son OF ss t ia
hts bestloved title, the title OF the Son o.
Man en as we psSen SnsS the nn OF both in
His one person He were too low TO reacn tne ~. fIss
were not man Our Brother, aod yet our Creator |!
preach Christ az no. Is to preach 'h atonement o,
His LambhoOd. His most precious attribute and quality
10 us Christ cruc ID. Clrist as the mediator Christ
taking guilty mans place. Christ stuff ring The stroke OF
Divine justice enduring the penalty OF mans sins He
wounded Tor our trausSressons, bruised for our
iniquties. Ii HIS stripes are healed and the
Atonement-the very heart OF the gospel The vicarous
sacritcc-oh that is to preach Christ Indeed
Then, again, to preach Cnrst TO preach His Priest
hood: taat not only Is He the victim bat the Priest also
the exclusive Priest uf the Church. Oroing III Himself
the whoo Priesthood OF the Christian Church. Priest
forever after the order Of Mechseiec with success
sor no predecessor without father or mother WI bout
beginning OF days or end If years, Christ forever
Prirst-and for human beings to call themselves
priests" since His death is npety. Is intruding into
His sublime. awiui prcrogltives.
Aud, again to preach Christ Is preach Hts Headshp
Churcn, His sole supremacy Is to deny tnat
there any Vicar Of Christ that Christ has COMMITTED
the government OF His Cnurch 10 any "head He nm
SELF the head. Aud then. again. to preach Christ IS
preach the immediate access OF the soul 10 Chfls
without media without intervention, to Law tue sinners
hands in Chrlss hands, place his heart against CnfsCs
beating heart II Is drec sceess TO onrls ho' untvngs
the Church, but through Christ to the Church anu s
to preach the real presence OF C9rst ~ It's tug 1n IN ,
bread aud tue wei ca Chrsts real presence forever
III the heart Of believer through tue spirit, not
limited TO the LrTs supper; IN the heart rom day 10
day, from hour 10 hour IN sickness, IN SORROW III tl
Then. again TO preach Christ is preach Him
great model and exemplar as The great goal to which
purify himself even as Christ pare. Have we
Carsts spirit Do We ref ct His image TINS 1t is to
preach Christ, Christ In HIS GOdnoad Ill His iucarna
lion, IN His humanity In His Ono:nent, IN His priest
hood, IN HIS headSnp of the Church, IN the immediate
Of the soul TO Him, Christ as our exemplar,
Christ in the Word Chllst in the ordinances, Chlist
first, last, without endto preach nothing nut Christ
Cnrsl; ana around CHRIST waen lie is preached, like
tue solar planets around me sum every thing FATHERS N
beautiful harmony and revOlve' The sicraments ana
ordinances taxing tneir light from HIM. the cehtrai
sun
But beloved mark St. Paul's description OF the mode
and manner of His preaching" warning every man
ana teaching every man" Warning ana teaching com,
puts 1t rs as though het0resaw TINS litterday apos-
acy TINS sicky sen,menia.ls 'als 'iSe n wan
every man"-wbIta Is not the Gospel message OF
God to be appeased by the blooi Of HIS son -
say these LDel aiiss. NJ. Ir"py The Aionement did
the Atoncmcnt. God loV cd the world tna He gave
HIS only begoten SON.. and how shall we escape II we
neglect great salvation He who neglects II negccts
II at his peril. This Is the teaching OF 81 Paul: Know
ing tho ierrorS OF me Lord We preach Hin srnai
every man." here is the great work OF the minister OF
the Gospel. Oar rengon the religion OF humanity, Is
intellect, thence affecting the seDsbiliies. the heart
thence TO the will developing itself ~ holy living 49,,
Then, AGAIN. tho power OF Christianity hes IN tne
truth II prOmugates more than anything else. IL mas
some power as AN organic ttloI as SOCIAL element IL
has some power as ritual drl We admit, some power
as bodily exercise. some power as an eSthetlcai some
gltest power Its strength is IN It's trdh the truth 1t
contains not III government. not IN ritual, not Ill us
which inc minister Christ goes of to his work. Al
else work IL temporary but this ruth All our
lies his office preacher! Do you remember mat
striking expression where lie says: WGereunto was
ordained preacher and an apostle" Mark the words.
He puts the preacher first then The apostle ana yet we
have reached a day IN the history of the CHRISTIAN
deprecdte office OF preaching, 10 elevate the worship
the liturgy beyond the preaching OF the Gospel u take
tho Inf Lentia church papers III this city not long
ago in an article on thus subject scohed ana ridicuied
OF "a priesthoodi 1t ought to he called III our day q
ing tue Gospel the iulInes5 OF preaching by which man
is to DO saved; Is derd,d IN Proestant,E Episcopal
Once more, marx iiIa of st. PAurs preach
perfect in Clst Jesus" An that is design ALL
lnere presentations OF the believer spoken OF
@ N.Y. Se s9f d i n san s S The
believer. the second ny Apostles OF tne church Tue
5nd oy 1eI c Prs. s yonr BODY as sace
holy acceptable unto the Lord" Tue second is that we
third and fual is the presentation by Jesus when ST.
Paul VINO shall present HIS Churcb to Him
with Chrst's name. An! whcn We PIT away our dead
how imperfect they seem IN themselves out they are
perfect IN Christ Jesus.
the Bishop uttered these concluding words he turned
to the candidate for clerical ework, who had mean
while stepped modesy forward and stood waiting with
bowed head, and thus addressed him:
My beloved brother. you have to-day heard from the
lips OF the greatest preacher next 10 Christ Himself
st. Paui-wba should be the subject. the manner, anI
the end OF your preaching What words can add
This ia your work. You called to-day TO be an EN-
has sadOr Cbrst, to Deseech though God did
beseech them by you. / nothing to to you but
what ST. Paul said 10 Timothy give thee charge IN
the sight OF God, q" Preach the Gospel the
ospel alone Preach Christ forever. In every sermon,
iu every response That sermon Is fatal ana detective
that does tell the sinner 10 be saved through
Christ Preach not yourself not with enticlng words
OF mans WISDOM" not philosophy, not science. Leave
that TO the great scholars their coiser TO answer
scientific niidelity. Preach Christ Hold Him up. Hide
yourself behind Him. Let the Masters face only be
seen, and you shall present yOur people az last TO
Him perfect In Christ Jesus. "Oh," said dying min
ister cog land years had my lie 10 i've
over again would preach philosophy less and Christ
more" Be that your work.