The New York herald., 1875-12-20
FROTHINGHAM'S IDEAS OF FAITH.
The Age Of Reason Has Come and the Scientist
0YeraweS the TheOlOgian.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

now TO BEAR OUR BURDENs-sERdoN DY THE
REV. MR. HEPwoRTH.
Mr.. Hepworth preached TO his flock yesterday morn
ing from l. Peter H. 6-ssWhereln ye greatly rejoice,
though now for a season. if need be- ye are in heav
ness, through manifold temptations Two great sur
prses God includes within the experience Of Christians
these two opposite eements-heayiness and rejoicing
Then are quickly told by the apostle, lest we fall
into error heaviness needs be, and Is only
for season, while great rejoicing when it begins, viii
last forever. There some men who are
under the impression that Christian life does not,
and ought not 10 include heaviness, and some
young Christians greatly IN wonderment because
after the birth and acceptance Of God they still
have seasons OF great and continuous dependency
We only half learn Christ when we know that much,
the other half Of education is important Gold,
however pure when taken from the mine, must needs
be put into the fre before all the alloy Is taken away
The saddest passages 10 the New Testament
nected very closely with this matter Christ Jesus
himself looked into the young mans eyes and said:
sFoXes have holes the birds OF the air have nests,
but the Son Of Nan hath not where to lay his head
expression Of loneliness unathomable You can see
behind the spoken words heart homesckness for
God feeling almost OF estrangemcnt and over
whemed with the consciousness that it Is an alien and
stranger on the earth. Surely we can follow in the
STEPS OF OUR MASTER.
40 man has right 70 expect 5rf9hi hi6w tie Command
aoru 5dg6t to accept His experience also
We kc many mis,aa about Christian life It's aim
teach you how to get rid OF ifes load but how
to bear 1t. Jesus said himself s'rake my yoke upon
you for il is easy take my burden for 1t is light"
Pray, have dropped our bucket into the waters OF
that we'll AID drawn up the living water? think
Jesus intended to convey the fact that all human Iio
Is hard that God intended il should be hard that
in coming He did intend 70 between the
necessary dispensatons OF Cod but simply to teach
men that LIES lesson though hard TO be learned must
De learned ana that GODS hand when heaviest IS a
Fathers hand and not the hand or tyrant and when
He utters that sentiment He that OF all the bur-
dens which men must bear His burden is the nghtest
For instance men are bearing their shoulders a
great weigh-hc one man feels that he ought not to
nave had that burden at an MS shoulders bend, and
he feels that there Is injustice about it. To such
man burden is a very heavy thing. You cannot
measure its weight by ayoirdupos because leaden
neart top ol the burden makes an infinite we ght
TO bear burden in such way l. not relglon; II is
PURE, USADrLrEkArkD PAGANisA
my Gay. tits buruvn mine, but
Gods ana know lie VIII help me 10 carry y That
takes up his burden and II is nothing but many
pounds ayordupois and the mans heart makes II less
That Is the difference between some Christians and
others
We are told in the third and fourth verses of this
chapter something which think will surprise you,
less you wei acquainted with the book-"Blessed
be the God Father o Lord Jesus Christ which,
according 10 hls abundant mercy, hath begotten US
again unto a lively hope Notice, the adjective Is en-
phatc. God does not give us dead hope, 'by the
resnrrectou OF Jesrs Christ from the dead to an in
heritance ncoTrUpiOle and undened and that fadeth
not away reserved heaven tor you who are kept by
the power OF God through faith unto salvation ready
| sometimes wonder which has the most effect the
great tomorrow the little to-day. This is small
nifty God gives us, and surely we ought TO be
able bear what comes, with Gods help, II
He has reserved Tor US inheritance incorrupti-
Bile in heaven, where shall dwell IN peace
and Joy. ] think that promise is present help TO me
can bear pam little, IL after little it is to 90
away forever This life, alter all, nothing. God
gives it az primary school, and when we have
learned the primary lesson to take vacation
the vacation death for little WHILE and then grad
uate into the eternal happiness.
The lith verse tells
ANOTHER SECRET.
We who kept by the power OF God. That s a
wonderful thing. / would scarcely believe il II 1t
were not corroborated in many other places find
in Isaiah-'The Lord shall guide thee continually 4"
In Psalms lnd-.He viii not suffer thy foot 10 be
moved He that keepeth thee shall slumber; be-
hold, He that keepeth Israel shall not slumber nor
seepr These are but representative passages in the
book Of law, the book Of revelation, the book
Of promise You cannot be too grateful that you are
your keeper; don't worry II you have faith in
God you have everything. Ii is blessed thing to be
kept and 70 feel that kept by Cod and IL is a
terrible thing feel that must keep watch and
ward ourselves all the time Human nature Is so
weak, unless trusts God it is good for nothing
Here men oi honor, and who knows what .empta-
tions ght drag you down. The great trouble with
all is thai do not accept the word OF God as such
and act upon it, Amosp every one has a theory and
he searches the Scriptures to subsantae his theory
the only way IL which TO study Christianity to put
away all preconceyed notions, all prejudice and study
y dspsssonaely and then our hearts viii be made glad