The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-02
THE GOSPEL.
Pulpit Proclamations in the City
and Suburbs Yesterday.
rockingham Ola sp'fi'""
Commissions.
Bfshap MeQuaid on Public Schools and
the Rights Of Parents.
freeman Clarke on Where to
Put Ones Treasure"
BEECHER AND TEMPERANCE.
DR.. Hall and the Responsibilities
OF the Ministry.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES,
Science and Prayer-sermon by@ Rev

Science and Prayer-sermon by@ rev.
George II. Hepworth.
At the Church OF the Disciples very large
audeace gathered yesterday morning. ihe sing
ing, IN Which all the congregation joined was
unusually impressive.
Mt. Hepworth took his text fromJ hlhgs' i "
.As the I ord God of Israel iIveth, before whom
nsano there shall not be dew nor rain these years,
Int according to my word" The Prophet Elijah,
the nreacher SAID. was q model man physically.
He had the muscle OF Hercules the shoulders OF
Samson and the grace OF Saul. He spent his
yontb IN the forests OF Guead, east OF the Jordan,
and was early trained TO endurance, HIS beard
nowed 70 his waist his face was Drowned oy
q syrian sun and his figure was tall and
commanding. Many time he had hurled
d,suay into The midst OF she robbers
who made their home In the mountain
Businesses and protected the shepherds OF the
plain by his valor and prowess At the time OF the
text stood In the presence of the apostate King
OF Israel to denounce the corruption of his public
and private lie. Anab had married the wrong
woman She was pagan. and in marrying her
Ahab married all her gods. Things had come to q
pretty pass, and even the LORD was tired and out
OF patience with his servant.
FIRST, Elijah staked his life on his conference
with the KING. He WAS man OF convictions, and
when he believed he believed with all his might
We OF this day. make believe good dea.. We so
to church from fashion or from custom 100 much
and not because we have any very firm or decided
CONVICTIONS about religion II the minister breaches
Q good sermon We think religion very admirable
tning. We grow hot OF a sudden and resolve TO
devote our lives TO It's service. Ii, on the other
hand the minister has been busy all the week,
or bored TO death by those who have no bus-
ness with him. and breaches poorly, then we lose
our interest in religion itself, or think IL is not
90 very much, alter all This hanging our faith
on the minister is all wrong John Knox was a
man Of conviction. Nineteen years IN the galeys
dld not crush him, and when ne stood before Mary
and denounced her and her ways he was ready 10
de- but he could not be dishonest. When Luther
stood before the princes and cardinals oil the Diet
OF Worms he SAID what he thought and ne could
not be induced either by brides or threats to re-
tract q single word. These are the KIND or men
We want to-day. man ought to nave convictions
on all the great subjects oil religion.
In the second place, the story OF Elijah makes
Christianity. On the top OF Carmel the
priests OF Baal prayed till their voices
were hoarse. Still, the clouds die not appear
tempt OF their words. The pile would not light.
When Elijah began TO cry aloud to the true God now
ever, troop OF angels, each with blazing torch
In MS hand, came down froU, the city on nigh and
set fire to the wood. The flames burst forth and the
black smoke curled high IN attestaton OF the real
presence OF the God or Israel Sucn things do not
day, at least they do not occur in just
that way. The same miracle happens, but 1t does
not make its appeal 70 eye ear and imagination
As In the days OF the worlds childhood. When
man prays sincerely ne gets what can be had III
no other way. Prayer is miracle. Words go up
and gifts come down. The praying man is strong,
wnile the self-dependent man is weak. Now, We
are continually running after strange gods. The
od-iashoned worship is not enough. Some make
science their god. science is brave and can &C
complish many things, but 1t can't come up from
cnid's grave and tel us what 1t sees. Some make
friendship, and some make riches their god.
Lastly, the speaker SAID he believed that the
Deity Just as truly present with US as he was with
the sturdy Old prophet We can trace Hum all
through history, and We can see Him In our own
lives.