The New York herald., 1874-08-07
SOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH.

The pulpit OF the South Baptist church on West
Twenty fifth street. between Seventh and Eighth
avenues, was filed by Rev. Or. Cordo, of Jersey
City, who preached an eloquent and instructive
discourse from Matthew, Xxx, 20. 27-"Whosoever
will be great among you let him be your minister
and whosoever Will be chief let him be your SER
want" He said these words were spoken at O
time when the mother OF Zebedee's children with
her sons, came and asked the Saviour to grant
that her two sons might sit. one on Gods right
band and one on HIS lett in the heavenly
kingdom. Jesus answered and said, "Ye know
not what ye ask: for to sit on my right hand
and Oh my left is not mine to give, but 1t shall
be given to them for whom 1t is prepared
OF my Father.n The Jews In those days
could not get over the idea of
temporal kingdom, and the disciples grew from
fishermen TO be politicians, and disputed with
each other as to who should occupy the best
places. Christ dealt very gently with those He had
chosen as his followers, and His words on this oc
casiOn were intended as lesson to teach them to
be lOwly, Ike Himself He taught them that he
who would stand nrst in power must do the great
est work. Ambition is good thing, and 1t is not
to be wonder cd at that the disciples descendants
Of the Jewish race, were so. An unambitious man
or an unambitious church Will amount TO nothing.
You may lay 1t down as general principle that
every man should desire power. Brutal force s the
lowest, intellectual power ts great and glorious,
but the greatest and sublimest gift is the soul
pOver-the power OF love. Whatever may be ones
power IS strongest. Power among men wiz be
measured according to mans use to ms
fellow man ~ Tae an men ,s whom non . TINS o wofid ORC
nave come among US with authority, but the men
who have done the most good Tor humanity and
the glory Of ChrisC's Kingdom. In William OF
Orange, We have the type OF noble man, whose
services in good cause and whose whole lie en-
great explorer, David Livingstone who spent
thirty years OF his lilo In heathcn country seek
ing to enhance the cause OF civilization ana re.
ngfon, made mis- name a power and caused his
memory to be hOnored by the civilized nations OF
the globe. Livingstone said the luxury OF doing
good was all the compensate ton he craved IN this
world. Ths maxim Of Christ is full OF wisdom. If
u.s. 40 to he E5eA Tor aSenx sn N oces es
TO ereasness ss INT 1os NECESSARY to know what
done done in behalf Of man and for the glory Of his
Maker. There is no noer ambition than the aim
to mould another mans character into our highest
conception OF character. When man is first con-
verted to Christ then ne begins to be worth some
thing. Power Is the richest boon we can give to
man IL he only knows now to use It, What men
need Is not SO much the simple word Of The Gospel
but the service OF II. One single act OF charity,
man than dozen sermons. There are many men
and children among you who win measure your
GIVE the poor lifl; II your neanbor s In distress
help him out % Of T. and drid you ynaemr zee ma, man
down When all tn6 WOrlu CUnOemnb nlm,
have the courage TO stand by him and
help and II you can, save him II you DO these
things You do urgent service for humanity and
your Maker Men little understand what God has
placed them in power for. Certainly 1t IS not to
do eyl. Princes are too likely to think that their
greatness consists in thelr position and not In
their good services. 1t Is not to be disguised that
too many OF our churches are closed to the wants
OF the s.niul the lOwly and the suffering The
Church Is OF less value than the ends ts intended
to accomplish. am deeply grieved, sometimes,
when see that so little Is done 0r the poor and
those In darkness. Our Savfour.Shepherd minis
tered unto booily as well as unto the spiritual
wants ol His followers He raised the Dead cured
the SICK and led the hungry. Some, indeed, there
are among us who can Offer but o poor apology
for Christianity. How hard 1t Is TO make
men feel for their fellow men. II the re-
liziOn OF Jesus Cnrist means anything II means
that you are to knock AZ every door Of
mems hearts until you find admfttance. MEMS
bodies afford avenues to their souls. and we should
take the iield opened to US. 1t Is the duty OF the
Christian to study and practice charity In Its
strictest sense. We bring reproach upon our
selves by letting many about us die for want OF
food. The Church cur tails IL power by neglect1ng
these common means or WORK to humanity. But
preach that wayn 'Gye us the true Gospel"
An, they know iull well what is right and what Is
wrong We neglect too much the commandments
Christ gave us on the subject Of charity. There Is
too much OF selnshnees, jealousy and secti0nalism
among u.s. The true road IS the one laid out by
our Saviour in tire text.-"Whosoeyer VIII be
great among You, let hifa be your minister; and
whOsoever viii be clficf among you, let him be
yOur serVaut.n