The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-22
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY.
Rev. stephen III. Tying, DR., ID. d., on the
Goodness OF God and Repentance.

Rev. stephen III. Tying, Dr., ID. d., on the
Goodness OF God and Repentance.
large and select congregation attended divine
service in the Church OF the Holy Trinity, Madison
avenue and Forty-second street, yesterday. Rev.
stephen H. Tying, Jr, d. D., preached an earnest
and impressive discourse, taking for his text the
words 1.-The goodness OF God leadeth thee to re-
pentance.o He said :-The word God Is a contrac-
ton OF good. 1t expresses the highest advance Of
our race IN the comprehension OF the Infinite One.
1t introduces all that by revelation He has taught
man about His own perfectlons and saving plans.
The goodness OF God is not single attribute, like
omnipotence or justice. 1t Is the character which
every act bears, the disposition which every word
implies, the Wilderness and the halo which belong
to every manifestation that God makes OF His own
motive. He Is good in what He Is and is not; IN
what He bestOws and withholds, when He speaks
and Is silent, God is good. Whatsoever Is the no
tton OF God or His revelations to man this
Is the elimination OF all true thought and the
divine conviction Of all persuasions Only the good
can know God. Our conceptions Of the Divine
nature can never ontgrow our consciousness and
possession OF that which Is its all-descriptve char
acterisuc, "Blessed are the pure In heart" The
last remnant OF moral faint In the soul must give
partial apprehension. But how then, shall any liv-
ing man attain Panl says to their shame, Some
men have not the knowledge Of God" Might he
not have said all The highest aspiration Of the
highest mind Is to know God. The truest wisdom is
TO develop goodness as the means by which we may
attain 1t. The design and tendency OF the revealed
goodness OF God are to lead men to repentance. The
supposed Inquire Is that OF traveller. He is seek
ing country. he submits TO be led. His hand Is
in that OF guide. The goodly nand is called re-
Is more misreprcsented or more misunderstood II
Is ever associated with tears-tOo often regarded as
On inevitable act There are valleys OF humiliation
m nae nOh a
them. David was refreshed by the side OF their
reminders Of love, what recollections OF the Hum
bled One have we here to console uS Pains OF
r r. out as by hs
ened every now and then with Shadows but sun
shine is here the SOUPS portion. How cain the
What peace rules his heart and sences his lears !!
Fair is everything about him. What noun tains Of
privilege stand about himl Here are the refugees
from the heat; from their tops, hope In the slopes
and the sunshine OF the far-on In cities OF strug
gle Is the traveller often to test his purposes;
among men IL he to meet seductions to SIN, often
most lnsidi0us. The repenLing life Is full OF con-
in us aud the sin IN the world. But cities are full
Of houses Of rest. What hours are those which
the repentant soul enjoys IN the family OF
grace How sweet the fellowship with the Father
TO him who has deliberately turned his back upon
SIM II Is An experience which is beyond all
pleasures OF ain. The goodness Of God to us is re-
veaied continually to us 1t consists In His mani
fold mercies; in HIS suffering and forbearance.
Did His patience weary Of our transgressionsy'
Was His justice not restrainedY Let such cOnsid-
erations lead us to true turning from the things
that He hates Many have knowledge OF this
Guide so q true estimate Of the goodness OF God.
Memory has no bitterness, conscience no remorse
heart no sadness, which this Guide does not cheer
ana drive away. For every loss there Ia sweet
compensation Faith perceives more In good
God than all earthly possessions or relations. We
can have all faith in His promises, for He has said
that not one jOt or little shall pass away. This
Guide is our God Never loose the possession Of this
Guiding Hand. Keep yourselves IN love. Be con-
tent TO be pilgrim in the goody hand Of repent
where there Is no more sin. Previous TO the
sermon the rector announced that during the
months Of July and August services would be held
In the church every Sunday morning at half-past
ten and Sunday afternoons at i've O'Clock.