The New York herald., 1874-11-09
CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION.

Memorial Services to the Rev. II. e.
Montgomery, ID. D.-Sermon by Bishop
Whipple.
Very interesting services were held In this
church, corner Madison avenue and Thirty-6fth
street, yesterday morning IN tribute to the men,
ory OF the late Rev. H. E. Montgomery, D. D., who
was during the past nineteen years the rector OF
this church. The Right Rev. Bishop Whipple, OF
Minnesota preached the sermon. His text was
st. John XII. 2s-"And when she had SO said she
went her way called Nary her sister, secretly,
saying the Master Is come and calleth lor thee"
The peculiar force OF the Gospel OF Jesus Christ is
he began, that it is the gospel OF the
heart. 1t tells US OF people who lived
in the world ike ourselves and who bore
SORROWS as we do. We all love to lnger on It..
The world was bright and beautiful, but the
stricken hearts OF Martha and Mary asked for con-
ISOLATION. Their hearts turned to that One whose
divine compassion is never withheld Martina
went out TO meet Jesus. Her WON mln's heart had
but one thought. Jesus said to her. 'Thy brother
shall rise again. she could not fathom the
mystery OF the resurrection, but she believed IN
the power or Jesus Christ. so she nastened with
gladness to ten Mary that the Master had come.
man WHO but short tune ago was telling me OF
his plans, and VINO was tnen iul oi generous lie.
Is dead. know OF nothing in human exDerience
whcn touches the neart as Inc soul fitting
from It's earthly temple. THIS Is oereayed
PARISH, tue PASTOR udS Decu CdiiSu away. NcIy
awful and mysterious Is death, but not more
than the resurrection. My heart msgives me as
turn 10 speak OF that heart which
LIVED FOR CHRIST AND DIED IN HIN.
or his youthful lie know tnis-tne friends of his
youth were the friends oi mis- manhood. In his
youth he gave up all ior Christ. While theolog-
ical student he visited distant Missions and by
his bravery won the love OF all. HAD God SO
ordered his lie would have been spent In this
way: but a parish IN Philadelphia needed his
services soon after he was ordained, and he be-
came their pastor. The mission became q well
ordered parish, but then
GOD CALLED HIN
here. Here he found struggling parish, but
cannot write u history OF II. He was the best OF
pastors, because he was the best OF men. He was
one OF the busiest men ever knew, and one OF
the most truthful. he hated shams. 1t was not
truth of word alone that he respected.
but truth or lie. He was a brave
man, but suLh men are always brave. lie never
considered what the world would think. He was
"a ell cultured man, but his theology was OF tine
simplest kind. His unwavering trust made him
faithful to the Church. My brethren. weep not for
tne dead. but ior the living. Weep for those who
are fighting liies battle. Your old pastor win
never again plead with you 10 work in Gods vlue-
yard. You Will not forget his lessons while the
grass is not yet grown over his grave.
TIE MASTER CALLED HIM.
His death was not that sudden death from which,
III the molly iltanies, pray the Lord to deliver u.s.
He heard the Masters voice calling him and he
went. 1 share tais sorrow in common with you.
We must part, to my Western diocese and you to
your business Remember that iOr each of us
tnere are hours OF preparation and then our time
will come.