New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-21
HOW TO PREACH CHRIST.

Bshop opmmtn' at the First Reformed Episcopal Church
The modest little church ON the corner of
Forty seveDhst aud Madisonave., known the First
Reformed Episcopal Church. and established through
the efforts OF Bishop Cummns was pretty well filled
yesterday morning, despite the thickly falling snow
fakes The services consisted of a forcible by
Bishop Cummins and the ordination OF Nj. Potter
presby the latter ceremony being participated in by
the Bishop and Dr. r. r. Leacock Of this city, Dr. Mar
shall b. Smith Of NewJersey, and the Row. Mason Gal
sgher OF Brooklyn. The text Of the sermon taken
FROM ColIossians H. %: " Whom preach, warning
every aud teaching every man In all wisdom that
may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus"
We well understand how great ana woudrous must
have been the privilege of those who listened to the
preaching Of St. Paul to have heard him at Damascus
IN his fret and newborn zeal and love Christ he
preached the gospel in the synagosues Immediately
after his proving 10 the Jews from their
Scriptures that Jesus was the child Of God to SIT under
his teacEiOg at Antioch where he with Barnabas
year have heard HIM preach at Lystra where with
such wonderful eloqueDce he expouuded tho word Of
that the heather regarded him Mercury the god
OF cOGuence, descended from the skies TO have been
with him at Athens he stood Mars Hill the peer OF
s an Jesus and the resurrection 10 nave been under
his ministry at EphesuS when for two years under the
shadow OF the Temple OF Diana he preached Christ
SO nightly that his church avorite among all
his converts; TO have heard hun preach at Metus to
the elders OF that church when so touching was his
eOqueDce the whole body Of elders fell on hs neck
weeping aud kissed him; 10 have been with him at
Rome when with his arm chained 10 a Roman soldier
he preached the gospel for two whole years In that city
what privilege. what "a delIght
fe we need not lament too much that we never have
heard ST. Paul preach In the fesh for though this has
Deen de5ied TO u how familiar we are with ms preach
lug WIN Its subject, its manner. To the Cornthian
ChuIeh LIE says: have determined 10 know nothing
among YOU but Christ and Hin cruclfed." And to-day
IN TINS text In this Epistle 10 the Colossans by
s.ionE passage he cODdenses the whole Gospel
ls suyec It's manner Its enG-n this sentence, Whom
VIC Pieavp, Warning every man. and teaching every
a ma, ~ S a. ,oat we may present every per
How clear the sound the note falls OIL the ear
lie had Just mentioned the Chrl.f az nrist
YOU be says the hope Of glory" then strikes the
striking OF some great bell In grand old c.,Isr'I
tower at midDight-so clear so penetratng ~ na ,a
whom We preach" What is 1t 10 preach Chpsi9 "oo
how yaia IL Is for preacher to-day TO inv fnlIv ~
ansg or that question: What IT 10 preach Christi
IIepy nrs to preach Christ Ia His Godhead in tr,s
essential deity, Cod OF one substance, by whom All
things were made; who. being In the form Of God
thought IL robbery to be equal with GOd essen
tal deity OF Christ. not His dlvnlty-ihat wsnld not
make HIN necessarily equal with the Father bat 1t Is
10 preach HIS GOdhead. That ia Hin ali fullness OF
Godhcad dwelt bodily II is TO exhort this Doctrine to
make it the very cornerstone Of our faith.
SECONDLY t0Prcsch Christ "a " preach Ills humanity.