The New York herald., 1875-12-13
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.


tAs THY DAYS, so SHALL THY STRENGTH BE "
Tho beautiful weather yesterday lett for
naming nIoors, and the thoroughfares were thronged
with church going people at an early hour. Mr. Hep
worths church was filled by larger congregation than
usual The reverend gentleman selected his text from
Deuteronomy xxxiil., 25-.As thy days, so shall thy
strength be" Such promise as that is evidently
part OF revelation, he said In no other literature, ex
cent that OF the Bible do ind words OF such import
ancc OF such sublime significance Not OF the gods
who processes 10 control the physical and spiritual
universe ever dared through the lips OF myths
to utter such sentence, He alone has the
right 10 use IL who has the ability TO keep
the promise, and like 10 turn from that
to the twenty-seventh which its fuGlnent and
plement ''lhe eternal God is thy refuge, and under
meath thee are tie everlasting arms" Here we
told that we be so perpexed that God cannot
extricate us This is Of the many sentences in
Holy Writ which We see aiar OF and for which We give
thanks but which, somehow, enters into the
inner rcccsscs OF our hearts and becomes component
part Of our nature When this happens and We learn
how in God Hc bids US our lives, instead of
being checkcred by and sunshine, will run along
smoothly the high level OF the table land Of Chris
tian faith aud virtue FOR these very comfortable
words 10 hear very difficult words to beeve-words
whose chemistry marvellous that they act on the
TINE OLD TESTAMENT KISSES THE LIPS
Of the New Testament; in this seIcnce both utter pre-
ciSely the same thought great many look on the Old
Testament as a book OF awe anddrcad Notso. The Old
Testament is loving and tender mother II deals
details OF per,on life y contains longer cat
aiogue Of duty but all through the Old Testament YOU
see eNempGed the love which Jehovah had ior His
children. ind the words of my text repeated in the
New Testament by the lips OF Jesus. The God Of the
Isracles said As thy days shall tiny strength be
Jesus said His disciples Il Will be with you Away,
even unto the end OF the world When ye pray to me /
viii con aua There q
necton between the jehovah OF the Old Testament and
me Jesus OF tho new If they are not ono they are
not tsr apart Both work m for The end
Now, my dear friends let rs look at this passage.
We arc taught in the rst place. that in all the changes
OF lie Hand works one general plan. God never
withdraws Himself from any human life. When His
face is hidden il your own fault and not His The
changes that come 70 us are
PART or rux rLAx or GOD.
No 1--we proGtably through long continued pros
pcrity. Not tho alone guide on journey
10 heaven. We must sometimes have the lesser hight
or The and stars The trouble We are afrad Of
God The Oh Cayinism x not wholly cradicated from
minds mean not the doctrines OF CALVIN, Tor
they true that strange spirit which makes
afraid 81 cod We al believe in r,tribution-
taught that by daily experience; but,
for to gc rid ol every trace OF fear for that y bar
rier IL heaven We ought to be able come to Him
to be 50 intimate and that you depend il
at al times; for "Thou. Lord, art
one Cod ono spirit. father" Wherever VIC look
and change but The eternal heart beats IN
which bcgotlen when man hrst maGe has
never been diminished III Its intensity. ! have
watched tho eject nf Christianity upon mau phys
ical organ i2aton, and tell you it there
any power equal 70 the power Of Christianity
The tells that the inturc u Gods care. aud
ours II is fact common 10 human life that
man tell what Is 10 happen tomorrow. There
some events that cast their shadows before, but
'IrAyES FROM NoRTALs FATE, =
ana is part of fhe wise man 10 prepare for
tsinty and II possible be prepared Tor tho worst
best. 81 how anxious about the future--the re-
sponsibily feel about the future. do
that should not be solictogs about what
do but how many and women wearing their
life through anxiety. II coud only ieei that
GODS HANDS
then should roll the burden OF hearts and sim
ply say ''Thy hand leads III take the step to-day
and then IL God wants to walk tomorrow He viii give
ne the power But how does God into my lie
Individuality, steamer is perfect in workman
ship and machinery. but the steamer cannot go with
out pilot How Us IL with our soulsg We have got
the machinery but is II cnouthf No unless YOU
have a in the whcelhousc; unless you have a
compass you must inevitably 20 wrong, No steamer
be left to nd its way from the Atlantic The
Pacific; be left to lind his way from
craGlc the grave Here is the organization per
feet Come Lord and take possession OF u.s.
the captains and Jesus Christ is the pilot and 10
storms Gains must he vpilant But, alter all Il
Is the captain but the pilot who controls the des
tiny of the whole thing Ask Christ 10 and take
possession and there be no danger, no harm.