New-York tribune., 1874-04-06
THE NEED OF wATCHFULNEss.

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The Rev. James Kennedy preached yester-
day morning at the Fourth Reformed Presbyterian
Church West Fortyeishth-st, from the text;
Wherefore let him that thnketh ne standeth take
hees, lest he tail f." l. Corinthians, x, T.
Ar Kennedy said IN substance In tins chapter there
IA an example the saying that history repeats
itself and also Of the statement Of the Apostle that
-whatsoever things written aioretime, were writ
ten for our learning" Ia 10 Paul goes OF the
ohies incidents and wilderness journey OF
Irae, OF Old AMI upou them POUNDS ~drnnss lha exn0r
IN which tney are lSt as hloe ~ the gene
ration that came out OF Egvpt declaring th1t
a these things happened unto them ioT e1anples ana M
they are written fur our aGmOni ion upon wnOm the
ends OF Lh- world come" The expression the ends
81 the world literally the meeting OF tus AGES pre-
cseiv * presses the introduction OF New TsGimenJ
asUeusatuu duriuc the apostolic period The l1raehes
thr davs OF Pant imagined thaJ they STOOD I'M
measur0ly above all Others ana so c1fatagaut
prpsumptuous tine hopes Wuich theY rested on
Baptist had warned them, Think not % say ia your
hearts have Abr ham 70 our lItncr Yet they teLi
and tncir grand history tue Christian Church to
beware "a similar f,te Nor Is the warning uuueeieh'
Indivduals, cougre cations. Churches, nations Dear
hiS ~ ,,r h.,nes o-d .,0nariutv secure our posi-
uOns. the more require 20 take need 1ney
think ,i stand sac ll the covenant IetDonsnp
7" Coo anu yJt ly ''.c y ,o5 .rn t ba rors me
Lord near iii speaking from the midst O the ire
taken uto covenant with Hun, anu 10 lis OYeftuIes
and obed.rnt" Yet they ial from the promise OF
HIS rest. and tie OF them: " 1e snail know
my breach of promise" We may think tnat
We stand strong iaith IN CHrlst In divine
truth. and VET be liable 10 tall. or Israel
n Is said at when ney had witnessed the stupendOus
miracle dividing Oi tnc Red sea, and the destruc-
tiou u IT, closing OF their fierce pursuers, then
believed they words they sung HIS praise" But,
aIa,! 30 Was a shUrtiv-d tIth anu out d mOmentdrY
toI ttic VrOsperr want days thirst or a drink
al bitter water faith in God II exhausted and
their iov dssipated thoroughly the sun OF Arabia
evauo.i,eu tAeir bodhv moisture and Wore out tnelr
bodily strength But oh nov sadly :aen tney are from
tina faith hen reaukel, O ye OF little farh, where
fore did We doubt r. And all around u.s. how many can
DE pointed TO- proessed Christianity aud are
now mtGe 50 How many processing churches, TOO;
commenced orthodoxy aBd ended in neterOdOXT as bad
a. auy luudclty-WAO have been at pains
20 eAaunge every evangelical element from
their belief. and have thoroughly got the Gospel
OF free grace OF their system That u mOckery to
call t.Ieai uv Christian name. How many TOO, IN
spIta OF scriptua rducatOn are still like an empty
bOfe ready ~ take from whatever another may
pour IN. while others ia matters OF faith are 40
ehaneeOnKe that they take their color ana spiritual
views from the place in which they last sat or the
sprlfa pdbulum which some sensational orator last
fed tnem Hence the reluctance manifested by 80 many
to accept pronounced definite creed and the naZi'
ness lu relation divine truth under which some are