New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-10
THE POWER AND SPIRIT OF FAITH.
The Rec Stephen George Bennett at 81. PEERS Church (Prols.a
EpisoopIl, Brooklyn.

EpisoopID brooklyn.
The Rev. Stephen George Bennett preached
yesterday morning at St. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church. In Safest Brooklyn, from the following text
"And he blessed Joseph and said. God. before whom
my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which
fed all my life long this day. the Angel which
redeemed me from all evil bless the lads; and let my
name be named on them, and the name OF my fathers
Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow multitude
in the midst OF the earth. Xviii IL, l6.
Jacobs hfe the preacher said, OF trials and
hardshps but throughout that life he had walked be.
fore God the faith Of the promise made his fathers
He at the time when he uttered the words OF the
text about 10 close his eyes the OF this world
with all its vantes aud to enter upon the enjoyment OF
the better world with that God in whom he had put his
trust The death here pictured Is refreshing to the
righteous soul. He called to him his Joseph and his
grandsOns Ephraim and Manasseh, and then he
the lads" AS he did he uttered practical prophecy
by especially blessing the younger soma prophesy
Israel should been brought again the promised
lard. Jacob had waited for tho salvation OF God and
going 10 Him 10 ENJOY the benefits that saliva
ton. He about 10 yield up the ghost tho faith OF
tie promise made TO Abraham and Isaac This picture
IL Xpreasve Of the beautiful effects OF the power and
spirit OF faith and although there recorded other in
stances OF Jacobs manifestation OF this great
faith this was the last one OF his life, closing
the whole scene his walk with God lie
alluded to Him as the GOD before whom his Fathers
family God speaking with all reyerenoe) whom Jacob
had 10 and he TO t and
with all his faith in those promises He had seen the
hand OF God in all things that had happened durnR his
fe and this the God he hal served all his life long
lie speaks OF Him by the name Of the Angel and was
by OF faith Jacob had prevailed against the Angel
OF God. In many places In the Bible God speaks of
Himself the Angel. and where He does in the Old
Testament HI pregres thereby the Lord Jesus Christ,
"The Angel which redeemed mo-" as spoken OF Jy Jacob
Is type OF the promised Messah for rede nptioa IL one
If the provinces Of Christ ths Angel which redeemed"
the world from ali evil" The patriarch was not con
tent TO confne his blessing to tbs Deity; bat called on
the redeemIng angel TO bless the Lads. Jacob wa.
saint, term generally UNDER IN The present
day. but at che same time term which the proper
Scrytural one for IA good man. lie that mon
be separated from this wicked world aud 30 be-
come citizen OF Heaven. He had fears whlo "a ns
preparing the world for he going home ~
"a life OF eternal enjoyment, aod IN wished THAI after he
had departed, his family should walk before The
God He gave a cheerful testimony OF his abiding faitn
God similar that which tho saints ID all ages beve
given. What "a cheerful thing soch abiding IA 40
must be! Not single Christian will ever regret, In
last moments, having had faith IN God, but he will
come the hour which shall unite him with that
God In His glorious eternity. This will not be
with the worldlings In their last moments they lose
all. aud have no hope beyond. 1t will bs no pleasing
recollection when tho last hoS shall arrive TO remep