The New York herald., 1875-08-16
SIMPSON METHODIST CHURCH, BROOK
LYN.
TILE CHRISTIAN HARvEsT-sE SERMON nY REV. W.
r. DAVIS.

r. DAVIS.
Rev. W. R. Davis, pastor of the Simpson Methodist
church. Of Clermont and Wiloughby avenues is
one Of the few Brooklyn cergymen who have declined
vacations and remained at their posts during the sum-
months Yesterday morning he preached an elo-
quent and interesting to large congregation
choosing the text of his discourse the sixth verse Of
the 10th Psalm, foows:'H that goeh forth and
weepeth, bearing precious seed shall doubtless come
again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."
He said in the course Of his remarks that man must
only be the sower but he also be the reaper
And often that between the time Of sowing and
the time Of reapng he suffers the greatest anxiety
This is caused to great extent by aversion to
waste. The good thing which is done is sure to como
back the mans life giving to 1t great beattude and
full lrution. Every good action brings a harvest and
the gathering Of that harvest should be LEFT the hands
OF God. His timo for gathering 1t may be fur
ther down the line, further on in years but
this should be no source of Encouragement God says
can't spare your energy out Of the energy with which
/ am trying TO win the world back to lie. There is
nothing SO cXquisely balanced the work a man has
TO do and the power given him TO achieve that work
God proposes to win humanity to Himself through hui
manity Jesus Chrsrs way Of getting into the hearts
Of humanity and saving humanity is Gods way Of saw
ing all men. Redemption, in It's true approach the
world is not great uprooting Of things Christ said
IN the parable Of the tarcs "Do not root them OUT the
good take Of ITSELF and when it brought
the harvest there will be time for separation There
are men who would get at evil ia a shatcrng way.
They would 60 out into the world with sword
and cut and crash and smash wckedne8s God does not
teach US anything Of that kind If you would save
men,
BE A MAN
When Christ came He had neither axe nor sword He
had sweet voice and a great heart He stood where
the shadows longest aud spoke sweet words and
golden truths and by turning mems faces toward God
Gods toward men He began the work which Is
now being carried out You get harvcsts with.
out work Evil does not require any care to make il
grow and flourish But when a man wants a blessing
or vineyard In irnitOn or orchard with apples he
must work God does not grow apples without cultva-
ton. IL Is the same in the intellectual Geld and In tho
moral fold. There must be the cultivation God
gays, would you have light in your soulY Be jt live IL
man can have his thorn harvest and his wheat bar-
vest, but he cannot have both at the same time He
gather his black harvest Of evil and have ne bac,
bloom and suffer its black results: but no human heart
s 80 rich and great that II can at the same time bring
forth e
THE GOLDEN HARVEST or WHEAT
There Is a life that lies in perpotual sunshine Uo
who lives II can bring the sheaves with him because
ne had the seed. One day when Martin Luther was
gong up PAIR OF stone stairs hs knees seed fell in
his heart ana sprung up that he rocked two cont.
nests by his el0quonce
Tie preacher closed by avino.-nCultlvate tbia
secd. Let u spring up your hearts aud YOU shall
come agin. You shall come IN the evening Shadows:
there sdl be no tears ia your cyes: vOu shall come
rejoicing Every tear that falls on your path hero God
viii take 10 heaven and preserve 10 as q Jewel for vour
crown. Every drop Of sweat shed in Gods work He
will keep az a diadom for your coronation A man
shall reap the harvest in time Therefore be not weary
in wel-dong; look at the light that dawnlng on The
hills and think Of the welcome He viii give Won when
mn ~esA" IN him uiih vnpF arms lull VI sheagesp