New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-20

a., o,.n. r,rah,e are secopd 10 the plain words o.
life The edco is only the shadow OF which ,e ndes
preached here is eternal sSs in the words
Of His gospel be sacrificed to the ,t" precicGs
soed by His M the Tn q
through grace Tis is t 4eSSs in sovereign
OF this voa np salvation had its source and every
RECOLLECTION OF your lannen q, Your teSt-sracc,
OF God must oA rne Gospel like great river. rises
among the hills Far above the hlgn Pi,no redemn
philosophy and conceit tas p the name OF God me
Ether would even lead your thoughts. You NIL I ~
rest as y9u .nR Rs He has saved you
Your consolation find in sscrihela gIavo s , Nd IN
pfesson;; cod has now spoken plainly. But on
Golgotha mercy and truth met together an the gloom
o. b otbeT The last deseron of this world was chron
cIed on the day Jesus died God Is reconeled to
~ blood a pan Of salvation dish0nOrabe 70 the per-
lection and destructive OF the government OF Goo never
can have place In this house that we nave constructed
70 the blessed divinity Grace IL is the secret, the
SOLE the sufficient expression ann chahne OF tue recon-
ced Fathers love to man tru We salute r sorta TI
SORTS of grace unto us through INC fahers love
Through saving grace WE s sns Tue eniared in The
compshmeut of the Fathers purpose In the works OF
the Son. How continually has lie taken you by tne
hand and striven TO lead you to Him who alone IS
precious. To Him must every soul come for ire When
the srubbornness OF unbelef Is exoreIse1 When u,
consecraes himself body ana sOui a9a spp, ~ .os 9
service OF Jesus, this is the token OF the Presenc
God. so will we magnify together the grace Oh tne
Father the Son, and the Holy Ghost "'uin VIC Nnuip
NV last thoughts that this text presents the sign
manual of this congregation My dear friends. We have
more than ,buding, we have church 1t is not
enough that we ind yidualy saved Our purpose Is
10 impress and 10 enforce upon tue minds Oh men the
truth of the spirit OF which we are possessed AS sueh
company of believers crest Is the cross ana the
motto upon our seal grace grace unto ~ Letths Dc
the inspiration of our Influence civil corporation
The grace OF God who bringeth salvatlOn VIII
manifest itself in Justice love. and truth among men
That grace is spurious which does not make nahhoOl
more real Too much advantage Is taken III thIs WORM
o that proyerb OF Satan that corporations have no soul
10 Gisefimnate about divine grace unless the civil cor
poration in all its business transactions IS sernpulousy
honest before men, that the sermon which the world
reads during the week so in the corporation OF this
church. from all sharp practices from All oNereacnlnE
from all doubledealing may the uou vi an gray
committee the control Of this congregation, see 10 IL
mat vour Individual influence and your united action
be in accordance with tins. still let grace be the
golden circumference OF our eccleSldstlcdl sympathy
and relations. Ii not enough TO tolerate those VINO
differ from us on minor points of ecclesiastical disc
pine; let the cry OF this great compensation be ever
Grace with all those who love our LORD Jesus christ
in sincerity Whatever discipline, whatever ceremonies
we may accept time to time Tor the we.Oelng OF
our local coumunitv they become not only selfish, but
in the blacklist degree sinful, when they occasion
division IN the great family OF christ AS the Lord
iiva,h before whom stand no intrusive authority on
earth shall ever separate mo or the people over whom
preside from the love and the iull recognition Vi Tue
our walls like those of Zerubbabel have been bnit in
trOubous times. Hitherto hath the Lord heiRed US.
Oar testimony has lhiS TEX as It's @ M NC ars
most holy faith Ten years OF history are finished.
Grace, grace be unto the past All lnirmtes, all short
comugs we commit to the tender mercy OF the COD or
All grace Tie new year OF history opens before us ;
grace be unto IL. Oar only rule OF conformity is the
unconsraned undeseryed favor OF saving God GLORY
shall come at last but glory Is only grace in
blossom Grace is glory the bud. Glory - grace i'll
ful bloom and glory have the same initial letter.
though the after part of the syllable Il changed ana
made more full Grace. the hearts true home VIII come
al length Grace be unto it and peace from Him which
is and which and which is TO come, and from Jesus
CHRIST who is the faithful witness and the first DegOtten
,f.,o IaaI uuHf he a.
and TO HIN be glory aud dominion forever and ever.
mo