The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
THE DISCIPLINE OF DEIAY-sERMoN BY THE
REV. DIR. w. F. MORGAN.

THE DISCIPLINE OF DELAY-SERMoN BY TIE
REV. DR. w. F. MORGAN
st. Thomas Methodist Episcopal church was
well filed yesterday by an eager audience TO lis
ten 10 sermon by DR.. Morgan on the above sub
ject Inc minister took his text from Acts l., A.
Gle commanded them that taey should not
part from jerusalem out wait for the promise OF
the Father THIS day, said the preacher, was in
ancient times called Expectation Day, the only
Lords day that interviewed oetw cen the ascension
OF Jesus Christ and the descent OF the Holy Ghost
IL represen.ed the period during which the
apostles were ooeyIng the command oil ineIr
Master, when He commanded them that they
should not depart from Jerusalem, out wall ior
the promise OF the Father. III was, no
doubl, day OF intense suspense 10
the aposle., but delay was Que OF the ways that
God nad oil teaching us an bringing US nearer TO
him. Delay was manifest in everything In ma
ture. Tue beautiful spring that we all SO dearly
love, ala not ut single leap leave the lap OF VIM
ter, Dut ner coming was "A delay. Aud so with the
nowers-tneY do not me up from the eartn at
the first touch or the warm sunshine, but their
coming Is SLOW anu delayed. And so God delays
the fnlllment OF some OF HIS promises 10 ills
chi dren that He NAV the better teacn them leqi-
ence TO His viii. Tue divine said that we should
all thank Coo for the discipline oil delay We
should thank Hin Tor clogglng our feet wnen we
were tempted to go too last, Tor ~ was TINS
very discipline OF delay that made US ponder and
think, aud 50 ntted US better TO soar on angels
wings TO that home tnat mas been prepared Tor
those VINO do the Masters Will The discipline OF
delay was Gods excellent method OF regulating
Tue a. ostes did not repiue when tod 20 tarry at
Je! usllem and wait the Fatner's promise, and
surely we have no right TO expect TO be exempt
\ from railing under Gods governing laws. Rather
let thank Him for mat law; let US lay II 10 our
1 hearts, and say that III his wisdom God has pro-
! vided this means TO teacn Us more clearly our
4 duty. The blessed Saviour suffered delay while
\ on earth. lie had TO come under this divine
\ law, aud DE taught HIS disciples In the
\ beautiful words OF the text, that they, too, must
submit All DIVINE laws were good and beautiful
/ If men would only look al them Ia tue right lghr,
1 and they were not hard 10 obey II We made up
/ our minds That they were Tor our good and July
/ determined TO OBEY them. They were lie ever
lasting TO those VINO obeyed them, and no man
could ever repent OF having truly sought the
saviour or OF having bowed meekly as lie did 10
the divine WILL God ndd given US no terrible
commands; they were light and pleasant, anu lie
was Hing at all times 10 listen 10 our supplica-
tlon, 10 help us mud tue way, and to instruct us
what the commands were Il we asked IllIr, anu II
Tor TINS reason That he Delayed. He did IL to
discipline US, and we should accept His command
ala the apostles at Jerusalem, and tarry Tor the
luidlmeat OF Ills blessed promise.