The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-16
CHAPEL OF ST. LUKE,S HOSPITAL.

Religious Services MISUNDERSTANDING
Appeal in Aid or the ChlIdren's Home
at st. JOhniand.
In the chapel OF st. Luke's Hospital, yesterday
afternoon, the Rev. Mr.. Ferguson preached, and
collection was taken up for the benefit Of the Chill
dren's Home at 81. Johnand. The text was from
Isaiah liv., 2, 3-"Enlarge the place OF thy tent,
and let them stretch forth the curtains OF thine
haDitations."
Catholicity is the motto OF the Church OF Christ
Under the old dspensation Jehovah saw lit to
limit the promises to the peculiar people-to the
children OF Abraham, Of Isaac and OF Jacob. In
the funess Of time, however, when the Lamb slain
from the beginning of the world came to
be onered-wh en- the preparatory dispense
ton OF types and symbols had reached Its
com pletion, then, in the circumstances
prec eding ana following the advent Of the Messiah
the GRID was notified in the most unmistakape
manner that all this was changed. And the fact OF
this departure from the ancient order is what the
church commentaries in the season through
winch we have just passed In the series OF epiph-
anies or manifestations which was ushered in by
the angelic announcement 10 the shepherds Of
Bethlehem, and the supernatural appearing OF the
starry guide which led the Eastern magi to their
SaviOur's feet, and wEicn was continued not on the
same day, but on the same day OF different years;
by HIS maniiestng HIS divine precedence to the
doctors in the temple; in the manifestation OF the
trinity at His baptism and OF His own divinity
again at the marriage feast IN Cana we have the
comforting assurance that He who is God and
Father oil ALL who made OF one blood all the nations
that dwell on the lace Of the earth, absolutely
designed that Christ's gospel should be of uni
versal dissemination, and that hencefOrth
NEITHER RACE NOR CLASS DISTINCTIONS
were to debar any pentent child from the fullest,
freest communion with the Throne Of the heavenly
grace. And, furthermore, owing to the rule '.as 1t
Is with the body so Is 1t with the members;" as
when the body suffers the members languish or
when the body relolces the members partake Tits
JOY, we reason that there Is no believer, however
poor or despicabe his worldly estate, who cannot
place his hands On these beautiful SMILES OF
Isaiah and say, with the utmost confidence "These
promises are mine; my legal inheritance; mine BY
virtue OF my interest in the merits OF tie atone
ment. the precious blood WHEREOF has become to
every believer the sign manual OF the Testator
Christ True, they are not mine by immediate pos
session. My finite capacities could in nowlse con-
tain these infinite treasures, even were their nos
source of all the JOY know below-is
THE EARNEST OF THE SPIRIT.
secret indwelng power that wtnesseth with
my spirit that by aud by, when the fulness of the
OF Zion, having come to her right mind shall EN-
brace her Christ, and be enriched by the precious
jewels dug from the Gentle mine.
Planting his feet firmly on this evangelical basis
the preacher approached the consideration OF the
text He explained the figure employed by the
prophet, dwelt at length on the caution coyped
Herewith, and concluded with an appeaI to- his
congregation to AID In the evangeliZatIon of the
heather IN our own and other lands But not the
calling in vain for drink OF water within the
shadow cast by the mansions Of our rich
THERE ARE LITTLE HOMELESS WAIrs
at every corner glad TO stave off the hunger panp
by crust from our ash barrels. They appeal to
us loudly for nelp If not in words at least in
pinched features and half-clad limbs side hv Sida
with these children must stand AT the ndgment
seat OF Christ. They our brothers. and ON 4
great Will be your condemnation and nine on thar
day II we have Jailed when 1t was within 0ur
power TO aid the enlargement OF the borders ar
the Church Of Almighty God "