New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02
TIE ESSENCE OF FAITH.

t.. Rn Dr. C.y1T a. TIE LaayetsoTG PTssoyTtn Church
BrOoklyA
At the present time a good portion OF the
attention of the religious public Of Brooklyn Is directed
70 the community OF the Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler'
xhere ever since Jan a powerful revival has been in
progress AT the last communion between Is and ~
iued the church. and the religious interest has become
ss.orbing Yesterday morning Dr. Cuyler preached the
troe nature OF faith and it, necessity means OF sal
vaon Choosing for bis text the words BY grace are
VIC saved through faith" he began:
TAss time when one needs thorough instruction in
the treat cardinal truth Of salvation When we hunger
90, hread we must not be put of with a have
of;en preached through these past years on the vital
necessity faith and The nature or ~, and nope 10
a,rLe tRat note again and again Audiences are con-
tipually cnancug Familiar faces are departing and
new ones and there is, therefore, continual
nsa for the teaching of that great truth-that
saved through faith And IN making faith essential to
our salvation mind does not appeal 70 an exercise
10 IT. Tne idea Of faith is instructive all per-
sons being with IT, Children ought never to lose
their faith In their father and mother. WedOck, holy
wedoek born Of faith each one takes the other IN
simple trust all business has its life in faith; every
Int ont on faita in the master 10 bring it
in again. TIE acceptance OF every Govern
mont bond depends on faith in the Government
ana penatrates all e from the nursery to the grave
Now then there Is faith OF niger kind, necessary 20
salvation and we should just what is and then
exercse II 20 to the Lord Jesus Christie hDd IT,
yea VIII 10 spread in texts Ike this: Believe on te
Lord Jesns Christ aud thou shalt be saved" He that
beleyeth the son OF God hath everlasting fe"-Dot
shall have bus hath Faith is not mer ely believing
says That mas saying efficacy than the truth
OF BancrOfvs History or IN the truth OF what jefferson
says" An men created free and equal" Believing
IN Christ divine being passionate beng.
sublime being is not sufficient Out II is living assent
Ia fuat elOri0ns truth. You may believe in your mind
the whole revelation in regard the Lord Jesus Christ.
and yet feel repentance for sin and desire for
better life OF course, yOu cannot be saved on mere
intellect assent for the Bible declares except ye repent
We shall ali likewise persn'
suppose IL would have been very different for any
Evangelical Alliance any General Assembly, Synod.
Association 70 have laid down the plan OF salvation
simply. as GO-s Book Goes. Very likely that Alliance
OF Assembly might have communicated 1t as follows
Here certain articles OF doc5rlnew yer aseentS
Them shall have everlasting life. DID John OF Paul
Peter with al their utterauces OF inspired truth
make assent OF the mind an essential 10 salvation
Ne they never nculcdted any system, however sub
lime They directed sinners to Divine Person, An A.
mighty Person, Glorious PersOn-Jesus Christ He
thai beAeyeth Him hath everlasting life" Now that
Ia the Bible description OF faith. TO believe Christ
~ teel your 70 Him; to believe He is able
and Wiling you, 70 beaeYe that he you
now Is 10 cast yourselves unreservedly on His mercy
and trust Him alone for salvation" That Is the
answer / found IN treatise awhile ago, and
snoald like 70 know what there IL IL all
that answer that IS vital except the last i've
words, trust IN Him alone for salvation"
Does feeling need Of water in the desert satisfy
your thlrsti ABLE and wi!lngf Would 1t be enough,
you were hungry 10 20 10 the door OF some Charitable
Institution. anc seeing that they willing
you food. 10 stand outside without eating No; yoa
must trust Him tath IS simply trusting yourself 70
Jesus Christ No less and no more than that The boy
seeing the glory OF the diminish, SAYS The Sun rs
gong down. Out hs father says No; the sta
uOBary and the earth moves" TIE boy believes bis
father The boy believed by sight and he went wrong
When he believed by rust he went right So we are 70
walk. not by appearances, which deceptive but
10 rest belief the son OF God and 20 rnst
His love. The Bible offers admirable instance OF
fsith tho story OF Abraham, who, no much hi
parental love might rebel went forth trusting the
vision ~ ms Coo 70 0tfer up his Isaac Aud when
tho climax reached then God stretched forth His
hand and sand. IL ls enough Now know that you
have faith