The New York herald., 1875-07-19
WASHINGTON SQUARE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

'icHRIsF DUB 1IFE"--rHB DEPENDENCE AND
Trust WE MUST PLACE IN THE REDEENrgE.
| The Rev. W. II. Lloyd preached here yesterday
morning, naming as hia subject 'Christ Our Liien %
There was o full house, in spite OF tba warmth
| In some remarks mado before tire serm01 hs
| gave 10 20 be understood that he expected re-
! ytval would soon oegin In the Church. The rev
erend gentleman took his text nom ST. PAU 10
| the Colossians III. l. he said:-The langUaIe Of
| ST. Paul, speaking Of human life and existence,
often appears paradoxica Some peopls think
OF him simply as one who loved to play Wibh
the nowers OF an exuberant imaguatiJn-oeau-
tifu as figures Of speech, but undemor-
strative In idea. But this Judgment on
tais great apostle comes from men who have
not entered into the fervor OF God's purposes
Tney cannot understand the fervid Imagination OF
the great apostle nor shat transcendental form Of
expression which he loves to indulge 10. Here ia
this passage the apostle demonstrates the divin-
ity OF Christ. He calls upon those WHOM ne ad-
dresses for an undivided worship. He impresses
on them the gratitude they owe TO Christ lie
shows them all the goodness OF Cnrist'a nature
and that everlasting good will he has shown the
world. He shows them the beauty OF llViag the
life; OF those VINO have been blessed by the mani.
festation OF Christ. In this subject tnen, have
three points 10 consder-First that Christ and
Christ and the Christians shall be msnl-
tested hereafter: third, tnat Christ ana
HIS people shall dwell together In eternity.
Paul refers in the flrst proposition to the normal
condition OF tne soul previous to regeneration.
IN a state OF guilt, which means dea5n. Hs brings
this lie nearer TO u.s. These passages imply that
there ex3ts
VITAL AND ORGANIC UNION
between as and Chrlsi SO that II you take away
from The body that spiritual essence II Is no more
than so muoh nesh Thus, II you take away Jesus !
Christ from the soul 1t is also dead beyond re- |
demption This idea Of dependence on christ is 1
beautifully illustrated in the parable OF The vine.
He says, Il am the vine" and He shows how the |
TIE clusters OF red fruit be already t0efe they ]
will wlther AMI die. This IDEA or CRrist being Gne
Master not alone illustrated in TINS passage. but
throughout the New Testament. In tDe ILLUSTRATION
Of the building He Is the corner stone. Christ Is
the bread. He Is our life In our relation 20 God
The condition OF The rsgenerateG soul is ono oi
Justification. Disease ID force which IL antago-
nistic 70 he BODY, and by Its antasonism produces
death. so any innuence upon the soul which ia
-' ~ DEATH TO THE SOUL
We must 1y TO Him for help as the hunter flies to Q
cavern Tor refuge He IL the water OF ne The
intellect is quiekened into being anu neE lie,
ana goes accoraing to the right; the love Ia us IL
heightened and the Will Is MADE purer. CArls1ans
judge OF man by his conduct ane they are right.
TO be sure the man who goes about To rengl0us
conventions with gilL-edeed BlDle updor his
arm and the fire of pisty In his eye
is a religious fraud. But these Nc nnd oai sooner
or later Tnere are various types oi Christians.
There is no perfection in our poor weak human
nature, put we do the best we can. Some Gay, as
shown In this passage, she Master wil maze liIc-
be the first. Men sconed at His Messiaasbip al uue
time, but He conquered alter all. d forced IA TO
acknowledge that
Underneath the beggar's rags
There was the princes blood.
We can AFFORD to want ana be poor urti that
day when we look with pity upon ali the things OF
this earth, when We stand beside Hin III the
heaven wuich christ had prepared for us and to
which He will surely bring Bis sheep.