, 1875-04-26
II EPuLPIT.
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Christ o] : Creels and Of the
:: Gospels.
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The Rev ~ oIle llerford Believes In
tho Latter.
Dr.. STazey breaches on "C}od the
Creator"
Ho Takes Exception to Some Of Or.
Drapcr's Assertions.
N,111A1BER II 2l5.


THE TWO CHRlSTs.
aEnsfoT nY TIE HEY nRooEE NEnFonp.
Tho 1iov. Brooke Hcrford, tho pastor OF tho
Church OF tho Messiah, preached yesterday
evening on t'Tho Christ Of the Crceis and OF
tho Qospc!a," as follows,
OF ali the subjects OF religions thought, thoro
ia mono on which 30 retoico 10 speak To you IL
| on Jesus Christ. feel that, Tn tho matter Of
religion, this subject lies coutra 10 al others,
We may differ from Other Churches, and thoy
may differ from each other, ID to what exactly
| Was that mighty Lifo which eighteen centuries
| uso roso up, aud babe mon follow Him aud be-
| lore in Him. but all Churches alike in look
ing to Him ~ our Tcscher and Savior. Through
all these ngee tho worlds best lifn has kept re-
foning itself back to Chsiat as its originating
| aud sustaining influence. Every reformation
that has taken place Ia the world haa como from
mems desire to got nearer 10 what theY believed
Christ's thought to hnro beon. Every new
church that has been founded has sprung from
some ondaaror, however tnperlec.fy fulfilled, to
| form community that should moro truly ropro~
sent Christ. And now, thcro is not a church
throughout the world tha. does not own Chriet
| II its teacher not ono that docs not wish itJ
thought and faith to be that which animated
Him. not ono that docs not hold t.s doctrines in
the idea that they arc, in aome way, what 1lo
would hsye bis people believe. Nan7 people
hayo tho iIea, indeed, that we UuikatlanB arc IN
exception to this; That VIC hare got religion
that loarcs Christ out OF that no only mention
Him at all TO give 1t respectable flavor and
rncke 1t look ~ mich lllo the religion Of others
"a re caa. Dut thoGe who havo ever como
amoug tie. who know anything about cur uor-
ahip, and tho work no try to do, know that thiG
| ia cr.lni Misrepresentation. Our religion may
bo right or It may oo wrong, but 1t my ratio We
hold it. sincerely Believing It to DO tho religion
fulluchs of Ills Thought get; We do not think
any OF tho churches hays. SO 70 keep trying TO
:. got o. near Christ aH we can ~ near to Aig Mo
ing tho people, mud trying to get them to bo!ioro
. ! and to do! And this, ne thlnk, should De tho
.. antisayor Of nil Christians.
Ibis will perhaps Indicate whr have rnndo
Tho distinction in tle ll,lc Of ths lecture betweon
i lho 'Elrist Of tho {ioHpolB" md tic Chrlst OF
l. the CkccdB,H W. believe that tho image OF That
l,u!y and Inspiring hfo slich Christ lived IN tho
.; Epecuations und doctrines Of men about Lila
- nature. Wo ara quite ar<1o that those arocula-
+ tiona and doctrines arose out OF msnn desire 70
,r glorfy Him; hut uone tbe less wo bcliorc thut
e5 their ron brnct has been TO calas up boforc tho
:, human mind a Grand theological CHRIST quite
y, different teo,u that low}y yot majestic JeHla WHO
gu Himself lsal out H,a religion 10 sin,rly This
II Theological Cnrint Ia what meant by tho Christ
OF rho Creods" II is with tns That they arc occ1.
pied. 1t is OH mere explanations aud dciiuittons Of
t. Nov, we want to draw rnena attention from all
these explanations aud definitions OF the life, to
- lilo ll1e iIseif: We rant to turn Hon from tho
crecds to tho Goapels! In tho dospo!s We bo.
u lluse got bac1 tho rery nearest that we can Ia
W tho payiur lie really lived among tneu. aud AZ
lfo keemed to those WHO aetually liatened to ila
VOICE aud Looked into Iils facel 1t waa that
=; | Jife-Clulst as wo tnve Him in tho Gospda-
ia that act Christianity going 10 tho world. u II
ho that image OF the CHRIST Of tho Gospcla wh!cl.
- las continued tho one constant reality, nnl I'm
i, ono hopeful power to the human heart amid al
tie cllauges IL .le croet1s about Him. It is that
(. Christ Of tllo doapeks In Whoso VOID aud Hoi's
.. aud spirit resldcH4 as wo believe, tho undyioS
:. :. sy line oi though: in all hare to nay nbou.
this will be ti.is: Fist. ne will 70 to tho ctaela
ET mud seo wl1a. tloy hare made Of Christ; second,
TO- we will recall tho reality Of what Christ Was aA
tho gospels siiow Him to ua, and this wi!l clca!
n. ~ tho way Tor consider ering, lastly. in which o!
Il. tloso two lea ho real sp aud instruction 1nd
IL. enyl.g influence Of Christianity.
- Let III look tltst. thon. at tho crcede, Na!j
II tho Significance Of these. soa1e People nsl.
,st say, "The crce1a include The, gospels-~the
etoeds do not say yo are to po!isya tl.on ~.
ea stesd Of tho eospola but as we'll: Irae, ois
~ ~ which tLosc ~lo nAdo tham or nrheld them
ID lsayo regarded az particularly Important ior mon
~: to beove tue worry reason OF their lasns ooor
sso framed nj all 10 bring shosc nloss Important
posuta together, to oxpr'ssa them with an1ustake
#. able clearncsv. 10 hesp them constantly an.
ii. prominently before The mind. Well what ia tht
|
No out about Christ ? Il does not need much tell
SS, san ing. 1no creels aro pretty we'll known. ~
tE. baron aIase1cs used to say "Thore are thre
croeds that arc eoneEslly acknowledged In th
N Clrist,au world, contradictory In many rosrocl
A.: to each other, and two OF them composed ly no
4f'a body knows whom atd nobody k1iowB whore.
Tsesa three are What ID called tae u; APOSTLES
-, tvs ever dion it UP; thu Eicenc Greed; no1
r. lilo so-cal|od AtlanaHan Cleod the only cesta
A. thing about which B, that Il WAS not written p
AtlauaAlua. Tho Apoasloa Crooa III the htua
[Ka pest: ..-..-
Lori Vic lived y to Iioy dhes, horn
st4f crcied, dead anu hursl. s4 *aftel iao he'll
s thra day liz @ fsoM he ', ss ,ns s 1ssena " M
ia aase stinsq u qaeR 1n'ai aal III Is a:a ~
s,;- HIT what q lry little Skeleton 1t u Talk Q
oan thjs beine Christians faith about Christ! Wh
il does mol tell you ono word shout Christ
Oi aprit II you wsre to take suglo parable, or
psa a'nge discourse OF Christa and sot that up II
.ssI soe living faith Yet this otsca ia Tho simpler
aaFs of iii. Iuaeed you hare this significant fac
i7;7 that lie creele kept eating moro and moro q
a'So iMs n,en fott that tlia 50 called Apaate
Creed dlI uot sell all that il beloved . OhrIstta
FUR to believe about Cnrst, Did not tell thu me-
- i.ow? Ny putting IN something more Of III
~ and apirits No! BY going Into nose mimi
ss s aud detailed explanations ol xhas iis nssu su
Wad4 1t WA8 not 6u&Ic1aps 70 0eIleF6 IN JOSH
Ises Christ, HiB only Son, our Lnrd." 10 tn Il
| e1eat council Of Nlcna they soetled it that MT
I'VE must beliva in him Az
n Tia oaly.begottea Son Of God, Rsgo.ten q i
10 Father before u wosa4 uod Of oo' l!Ghs p '.a M
IN ono substance with ths Fs(ler by whom al tain
H.. wsEs n,sda Whe tos " 'asa su1 fos our ssI.a' L. !
ttioa came down from heafen, hAa #aA 1aa7f1Abe "
si1s Holy 0hoat Of the Virgin Mary, Aud W. made ma
sna W. cruclaea .o fos ~ upef h r1nesi ;s r. ~
kgatu according 10 tie scriptures, And aseeale9 10
Els to@FEs Aa AetA ~. ~ j, .Mrx d, idrA is II
quick and ths dead: ~hoss Kingdom shall ha'o !
nv end.
i'll. Now, DO yow feel ~ il you gat fulleE. etes
ar, moro living thought of thu bayior, when u
. haxo goua through III thst7 Aud rot thsse >
NV, really oniy fair specimens OF What all cree
ION n1ys beeli, and OF tho kind OF thing That
Ice tia crnaIix hAs set up ~ tho 1uuAk II
c1es nortant OF III Tor men to loep tu their utnds
- regard to Christ! l might taka you to tho Z
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