The New York herald., 1874-08-24
CHURCH OF THE MEDIATOR

The Rev. DIR. Thomas r. Cornell ON tho
Life In the Flesh and the Life In the
Som OF God.
The Church OF the Mediator corner OF Jefferson
street and Ormond place, Brooklyn, was very
largely attended yesterday by the usual congrega-
ton and many strangers, attracted thither by tho
fame OF the new rector, Rev. Dr. Thomas r. Cor
nell, who selected ior MS discourse part Of the
twentieth verse OF the second chapter OF St. Psui's
Epstle to the Galatians--sThc life which now
live in the flesh live by the iaith OF the Son Of
God, who loved me, and gave himself Tor me-" st.
Paul, the Doctor said, was the great philosopher
OF Christian doctrine. HIS chief idea Of
the subject was one that explained Its
principles, touched Its deepest grounds and
set forth in clear terms the nature, oper.
atons and effects Of the Christian system. The
great teacher OF truth Is St. John, but the practi-
cal apostle Is ST. James. lie shows the daily lfo
OF man. His epistles are not stries about words,
they are addresses to the devoted heart and con-
science. Therefore these writings have ever BEEN
neld as the grand life OF Christian doctrine. Faith
is explained both as to the object II apprenendx
ana the manner Of Its workings; 1t is seen 70 act
and move in the soul. II the Bible were better
known there would be less sceptcism; one would
not be SO liable to be carried away with every vain
doctrine or hold his own trust In God so cold
ana lifeess thing had he come into the wide
experience OF this the latest and greatest
Of the apostles. 1t was not q faith
about Christ, but Christ Himself that lived in the
Apostle; this upheld him amid all difficulties, dan
gers and Deaths and this must be faith ana fuel To
us ere we can come into the new life to which wo
are called--"The lite which now live IN the nesh
When he stood up before Felix and Agrlppa. when
he was chained prisoner at Rome when all hu-
man AID had forsaken nim, TINS was the lfe IN tho
he was the scoY OF heather mObs and Jewish
hatred, when ne gave his body to the scourge st
this the life he lived and endured with all long
suffering, with j0ylulness because he lived BY tho
OF the Son Of God PauI's whole course Is lesson
to mankind-hrst, because 1t mad In IL this mighty
fatn In Jesus and our lives fal so miserably below
1t that our faith touches only the outside OF truth
and rest upon us but an outer garment that N
always about Christ These words tells US what
but the indirect setting orth OF the reason Of our
Blessed Lords incarnation. As lie lived by the
HIM human life IN its woe ana Weakness ih.s
might go through 1t IN HIS strength, 70 be not only
70 T'h nose o but ~ US ts too s,ea 'hns
whole life. II s is not 50 much training of certain
body, soul and spirit to Him; transformation OF
the whole man. not taking us out Of the world bnt
In our homes, about our buslness, amid our pleas
nres and our pains, In prosperity and adverslty in
public highways or unirequented paths, wherever
God "The iife which now nve in the nesh 1--WE
by the faith OF the Son OF God.r A simple trust
that holds the soul to Him and keeps 10
ever near the eternal realities that sur
round u.s. It sees heaven already begun ON
earth, that see the exalted Saviour's pledge and
proof that His own should ascend thlther Jesus
Is as truly with them here a. they would be with
Him there. The hope OF glory Il the endurance OF
the eternal lie already begun In them. Dead unto
the law In Christ and with Him they are alone
unto God they obey not because they fear, bus
such obedience Is the natural and spontaneous
expression OF their love- The careless indifferent
man too busted to look above 10 grinding out his
life. Jesus Christ loves him for He comes mot to
Judge but to bless not to condemn but TO save,
not to punish but TO pardon. The Gospel half
heard this.