New-York tribune., 1874-04-27
COOPERATION IN THE CHURCH.

ia, Rr Stephen H. Tyng d. d. atne church Of Holy Trinity
Yesterday was the final day of the dedi-
catory services in the (P E) Church of the Holy
Trinity at Madson-ave. and Forty-secondst OF which
the Rev. s. II. Tying jr D. d. is rector The church,
on the previous Sunday, full. The sermon by the
rector was upon the combined and individual duties Of
the members of the church. The text was from Nehe
miah iv 49, ave return all of US 10 the wall, every
man unto his work" Defense is good said he but ed
cation better The powers Of the Christian and OF the
Church perverted when they are expended in con-
stant sefprotecton. Such scheme OF effort is con
fession OF weakness because acknowledgment of
belief Our commission is to construct somewhat for
the glory OF God although heresy may sometimes call
TO the defense Of the faith once delivered to the
saints, and enmty may at times compel US to
and sword; yet these only incidental duties
in long life of peaceful industry for Christ TO the
than ito the war" as we committed by the very
terms conservation To the second we give heed
IN 1.-THE time of necessity alone This preparation
duty in the Christian and In the church life is nicely
measured and adjusted in the history Of the restored
were surrounded by the animosty, and malice and
crueltes and prosecutions OF the peoples whom they
Geshem, and Tobiah, with their 'sueers and curses
stop the work Aa time Of great necessity
Is written: Therefore set in the lower places behind
The wall and on the higher places even sci the people
snS be wh anS ros n aS6 sad
unto tue mobiles and to the rulers and 10 che rest OF the
people BE not afraid OF them; remember the Lord
which great terrible fght for your brethren,
your sous and your daughters, your wives and your
houses And IL came to pass, when our enemies heard
that IL was known unto and God had brought their
counsel 10 nought that we returned all OF us TO the
wall, every unto his work" The time for self-de-
fense had passed. When the emergency they
returned 70 the wall.
Still another suggestion preliminary TO our topic is
contained the context Preparedness battle
victory Doubtless defense of labor most desirable in
the church as the world II possible for every
one TO be OF influence equally well. There for
the defense Of the doctrines OF the Gospel AGAINST the
army Of infdelity and ratlonallsm constant host OF
scholars who stall protect the Church in its peaceful
life, but the people called 10 militia WORK at least In
their every day Christian relations they need some
knowledge of the school OF arms Doubts dificnlties
sneers fall about them the hall OF battle Unless
able 10 give for the faith which s III them sad
havoc will be made Of the host The builders of the
wall must also be the defenders Of the city when is m
closed within the wall. When man Is intelligent IN
devotion TIE Lord Jesus Christ when his fath 10
traditional, but conviction OF experience ana
Of deep seconsecraton he has the earnest VI victory
against every foe.
This suggestive fact in the rebuilding OF jerusalem by
the restored Jews gives our hrst topic the true
work the true church. The church OF Jesus Christ
manesty does not exist Tor tsef ana yet many people
have exalted the idea OF the church into an idol 10 be
wOTsbped by church people called but that system
OF church life which has for its united axiom, every
for himself aud God for ALL" is an abomination
aud an imposition upon the world You are not your
own; We are bought with price. We have IN our own
communities buildings erected for the gorlucauon OF
fashion for the manifestation OF social excusyeness for
the deepening OF the lines OF distinction between
men, eaeh TO fade away Ia the sight OF Him who is
no respecfer OF persons. The church does not
exist for ITSELF the church exists for the world The
world hopes for Savior IL has xpected TO
itself The church Is the herald OF Its hope Tue world
which satisfies The church is the well OF salvation.
spFingDg up even to testify the truth of God The
world needs renewing and the church placed in the
by which II surrounded The world needs the Cross
The church Is the Golgotha, lifting up Jesus
Christ orueihed among men, But the peculiar