The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18

the Reformed Episcopal Church. was to preac Oh in
the church corner OF Madison avenue and orty-
seventh street drew forth q crowded congregation,
OF the best class OF people. There was
much interest In the proceedings, and SO great was
the crowd that even the aisles were nled. After
the regular prayers Of the Church, difrering but
slightly from those Of the regular Episcopal service,
BISHOP CHENEY AsCEHDED THE PULPIT
ana took for his text the passage from l. John, w.,
1e-"And wehave known and believed the love that
God hath to us.n He said-The apostle made grand
discovery. II was not grand announcement but
shout Of triumph. In Syracuse ran Archimedes
CRYING II have found itln His was not the mind
to hide hts discovery. He reasoned, not by guesses
but by acknowledged principles OF mathematics.
He then felt that ne was grand discoverer.
Something OF this feeling was In John when he
wrote what have given In the text That prema-
ture suffering has been realized each time a soul
has come to Jesus. Years ago read descriptions
OF the Yosemite. stood entranced. My magma
ton can hardly 20 any further. But when stood
there and looked apace
THE GREAT Gar,
and then realized Gods greatness in creation, to
me 1t was as much a discovery as II mad been the
first to see 1t. So with each soul that comes to
Jesus He has heard the truths OF Christ. He has
heard them said hundred times. But he feels
them truly in his own experience; he becomes as
much q dscoverer as II no one before him had
never felt 1t. year ago stood upon the deck OF
steamboat when we came from Europe up New York
Harbor, more beautiful to US than the Bay OF
Naples. And yet one class was different nom all
others. They saw things strangers could NOT
see. This is what this text shows us. Now what
has the Christian discovereds In each egg there
is a germ which ia In future to be bird, which
will ny through the skies; but before that that egg
lao with fhriot
who finds suddenly all the beauties of uod's
love. In wills we see strange things. The father
gives one son the preference over another and
road car when sombody said to me- s7rnat is the
boundary line between New York and Pennsyl-
vania." But for this remark ! should not have
known IL, and have remained
IGNORANT OF AN IMPORTANT FACT.
There with g. d9sn re VS. Us ne we
gregation who are suffering to believe, VINO are
suffering to do better. If take my broken arm to
less s's likely 1G 70 Be- CURED. ' So ann
convinced there is great goooness in me
saeh coss
from God. remember that story OF Lincoln. One
day when all had been refused admttance he
THE BASIS OF THIS MANS GRATITUDE
which Lincoln showed. Now. am convinced the
basis OF our goodness Is the love that Is in Gods
a4s S pleased the .
We know Him. but because we are convinced he
has given us his love. One day at the mouth OF
the MISSISSIPPI saw . vessel aground. she was
fast and waiting for the tide. She hoped for the
ocean to rise and carry her on It would
not nave helped her for the Captain to have
measured her water tanks. so our hope Is IN the
great ocean OF Gods love- Some men expend
their EFFORTS with no result. So some men go
through life hoping that they are on the right
track, but they never get Gods love. It's pres
sent salvation, it's present love which the text
talks about The confidence expressed In the text
u its remarkable point IL was
THR CONFIDENCE OF THK APOSTOLIC AGE
It seems strange that with the Bible open before
MS we can doubt Gods love for u.s. knew a
man who lived on q lot which he had suratted on.
He lived for years aud reared hts children there,
and yet he was never certain tnat ground belonged
to him. II he had had deed ne would have felt
safe. deed would have treasured him. And yet the
IRE came and swept away all the records in the
city ! came rom. But with God, when we have
His assurance. no devil, no power can destroy it.
There Is no safety In sailing forever in gale or
doubt, blowing the whistle Of nnDel,ef when
we can sail out OF these risks into
clear sea. I suppose these are hard times
In New York as they are In the West. Surprising
a man came TO you and said II have made that
note good and you need not feel worried
about n,n and yet in spite OF 1t you
fretted about 10 and tossed about ali Night
doubling your friends wora, IL would speak very
badly for your trust In your friend. And yet this
Is the attitude OF many OF VI toward God. l was
one day
WAITING FOR A FRIEND
who was to arrive by the railroad rom q certain
distant place. waited and waited and no did not