New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
SEEKING OUT SINNERS A DUTY.

The Lord Bshop Of Lcaed Church Of the TRANSPORTATION
An immense congregation assembled in the
Church OF the TRANSPORTATION yesterday morning to
listen sermon by the Rt. Rev. George A. selwyn'
Lord Bishop OF Litchfed. England. Several prominent
EpiscOpalian ecclesastcs were present. among whom
was Bishop Potter of NewYOrk The Bishop announced
his text from Ist chapter of St. John, AID verse, He
brought him to Jesus"
May God enable us to draw from the history OF the
Apostle st. Andrew pointed lesson which each aud
every Of shall carry home and practice In our
daily lives. The saints those who follow the Lamb
withersoever He goeth 1t Is not enough that we do
good in passive way. accomplishing that which Is
thrust in our path but we must seek out sinners from
the lanes ana byways Of e and bring them to repent
goodness OF Christ With st. Andrew for guide and
with God for our teacher. what should be the object
the great clerical convention which Is now being held In
your midst what should be the work OF this cSngrega
do Its Masters work. to enter more cheerfuy and more
fee from the wrath to come. The ambassadors OF
Christ must cry aloud from every church IN hIs t9wn
made to feel the influence the gospel of Lord
Jesus Christ. The drunkard and the progate must be
men, crawling along the crooked path OF dOubledealing
and vice, must be sraghtened must be BROUGHT WITHIN
no vain repentance which the prophet breaches; ;
but gody saving which taketh away the sins Of the
world Come to HIM. each and every one of you; come
and sit His feet and battle them with tears Ye
put away that false pride of heart which shuts you
of from There Is no & one gate0ns but m S 9
craft and you will receive His promise that
Ministers but to Hin The servants are not the work
but merely the means to accomplish an end. The Lord
bishops and the clergy Who are now assembled In your
city can but pray that Christ will give us strength
is not the clergy alone. but the people also
You will remember when Christ came upon earth, he
found it in state OF religious chaos but He said to HIS
disciples Follow Me and ye shall be fishers Of men,
and he says the same 70 you to-day, :" Follow HIM ana
your children to the Lordnot merely to the bapsmal
font but again and again. Let your prayers and devo-
tons the family circle aid you day by day in bringing
your children nearer to Jesus Aud ye who in
thority who are they to whom you arc daily giving
orders they beasts Of burden simply to hear and
execute your mandates they not rather human
souls be saveda Ye who in the refined circles Of
polished society look at the drunkard he passes your
door he is the one you it direct mission
which you are called upon to perform. and duty
you dare not neglect. Look, too, at the outcast
ohdren-he friendless the fatheress and mOtherless
the weak, the lonely and the despised among men; IL
Christ crucfed. There ties more binding than ties
of boodthey are spiritual ties 10 the lost lamb that
causes of the shepherd to mourn. not those
who are safe within the fold. have been into the
great Labor Exchange Of this city and have seen those
land, and who have remained in your midst but bref
few and far between The facilities for travelling make
men like the "rOlliDg stone which gathers no moss.
be invited to visit your churches to witness pecu
liar of Christian love Surely the most careless
and the most ignorant, when he saw the whole city
stirred up by the religious inhuenee OF the ,e
Divine Spirit, would ask the question: Who is this 2"
and would This is the Lords dOings" To
live in society If ignorant OF Christ is
grevious Offense Go to the sranger.let it be your
work invite them to the house OF God and say In
answer to his question: come in the name of Jesus OF
Nqzareth May God grant this feeling shall grow IN the
hearts of each one who hears my voice Angels are
waiting to rejoice every sinner who Is saved men
are waiting to exhOrt them also. We pray the Lord to
complete the number Of His elect He has fed us with
the bread of nfe and with thankful hearts gather up
the agments to bear away to far of lands These
the duties of daily ves-he duties of all We dare
not appear before God empty handed. May God save
US ali from the doom Of the unfathtul servant