The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-05
Mr.. Hepworth DiScOurses on the World
Turned Upside Down.
THE DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY.
Mr.. Beecher on Social Life in the
Next World,
SUDDEN CONVERSIONS CRITICISED.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.


TIE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DowN-THE CON-
CERT PITCH OF HEAVEN.
The attendance was considerably less az the
Church OF the Disciples yesterday morning rnan
usual. Mr.. Hepworth noticed the fact, and 1t
seemed to STIR him up TO unusual eoquence, that
the lew might be impressed; and those who re-
NAMED away account OF the weather certainly
did miss as 1ne sermon as ever was preached by
this most eloquent clergyman. My dear brethren,
he said want to talk you this morning concern
Ing an event or which we read in the seventeenth
chapter OF Acts sixth verse-"These that have
turned the world upside down have come hither
also." This is the criticism OF unbelieyers; this Is
the verd ct OF an enemy. ST. Paul and his COM
panons had been preaching at various points along
the coast washed by the Egean sea with great
success. Earnestness and faith always sue
sesslul. When man believes with his heart his
words are warm. and wnen he speaks what be
Knows TO be ths truth men are ready to listen
ntently, and ready to receive at once. St. Paul
had been at Thessalonica about three weeks; he
nau preached In the streets during secular days
and on the sabbath 1t was his custom to enter
the synagogue and then, making use OF The He
brew privilege TO speak and expound the Scrip
lures ne took the scroll OF the Old Testament and
argued st. Pauls forte was the logic OF Socrates,
TO begin by asking you simple question, and
then lead you till you arrived ut the conclu-
sion he ioresaw and determined.
There are two points to discuss. First, that
Jesus, Messiah rather. must needs die, be buried
ana rise again. and In order TO prove this TO them
be turned after another to the prophecies OF
olden times, bringing TO bear with convergent
force on tins point everything that mad been said
In times past concerning the
INCOMING OF THE LORD,
and when he had sufficiently proved this the next
point was found TO be equally essential which
was that Jesus OF Nazareth was tnat foretold
Messiah. And ] think can see this sturdy
preacher standing up IN tnat Hebrew synagogue
saiklng with the power OF inward conyic.
ton IN language that coulu Do stayed
Its sneG no more no taa "a od ,nS
With tue language God mad put into mis- lips. His
Dbject was not 10 produce an effect on tne world,
their DOUBT OF the ulure with a nope OF the resur
rectlon OF Christ, and therefore In their own I'M
mortality.
And yet take 1t If we look al the matter closely
we snati hnd there was great deal oil truth In
the accusation they made 10 the rulers .Ihese
that nave been turning the world upside down are
come hitDer aiso,n and wnen think OF II tnere
seems to me 10 ne sometnlug in the New Tesla
ment that is restless. a spirit all through tnis
book. wnich VIII give no rest or peace TIL after the
SS sue NOT TO send peace but siiaouga He
Himself tue Prince OF Peace ne could
nay % ne a2s 1od We mus
laLner aud motner ana all tue sweet relationship
o. nome when we BUCKLE on our armOr 10 ngn.
any mah's heart, he must needs have all. Eye can
not serve God and mammon." Either your Will Or
trample the other under loot. SO true IL u.s. tnen,
dear friends, that Christianity Is an
It Is two-edged sword that cuts both ways.
Very much ike a bit OF leaven IN pan OF hour. 10
mass, tI a. last Il has so altered It's nature
that IL IS better htteu 10 give US health ana
that curious process OF fermentation that goes
on IN new wine; no nand can star
purlncaion DAY alter day till a. last good results
are attained.
reason, why Christianity Is ike sword ana a
battle, the only reason why IL turns men upside
down - that they are wrong side up 70 begin
WIN. Ii we were right side up then christianity
would be in perfect accord win all our plans aud
amoItions and acts. Now, tue trouble IS the
Master Is loyal, and there Is no peace IN our
hearts so long as we are divided. IL Is a warfare
against themselves wBIch Is waged. Strangely,
il viii cease It's effort or credit us with VIC
tory till
has been trodden inso the SOD. When the Apos-
tie paul went heaven and began TO sing the
nalleuJahs, mis- song was not IN dlscord with the
ptners; ne only sweled the great mountain
Of sound by the magnificent tones Of nis experi-
ence. But when TO men on earth he struck THIS
heavenly tune 70 mgner pltch tnan tney were
attempted TO JON IN tney found themselves out
OF tune; but ne was precentor anu was right aud
they were wrong, aud wnen they said TO hun,
"lOu are putting US out, ne replied. "les thank
God am pattng you out; my business now is
out. rnc tnlng Tor you TO DO is 10 be silent and
snen take your pItcn from me: then heaven and
sarth snail sing together according TO the
CONCERT PITCH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
md truth.
Ana again. dear friends, read the New Tesla
ment with incre sing surprise. | don't wonder
the cavaliers SAT. the apostles were turning the
world UPSIDE down, or tney certainly ola do it;
tnnk one proof or the divinity OF Christ Is 10 be
lound Just mere No human brain could have
found its way through the
PROBLEM or DEPRAvITY,
and no human heart could have settled the ques-
aon OF lie Tor al time, and we have not Jet neen
raised the heights 10 which we are 10 come,
therefore do we strive JET. We are not &C peace
with the wOrld with the law OF God. ana the
auit Is not Ills, but IN our own lives aud thoughts.
My dear iriends, You and 1 are daily singing the
praise Of Cod In dlscord with the angels around
Tue throne. We not happy ourselves. aud
cannot sing OF happiness; only ne VINO IS at con-
icious peace with Heaven has voice according
IN THE ORCHESTRA ABOVE.
1t is a very curious thing 70 me. and the poios-
apny OF Id is equally curious, that Jesus In his
revelations mas cOntradicted almost All our preju-
aices ana preconccived notions. For he said,
servant. Does the world appreciate mat I
take IL not. When the world gets 70 that point
where man OF talent aud wealth Will solemniy
eel that hls powers are 10 be consecrated unse,i-
sally TO the good o the world, that MS powers are
Ioaned 10 MIN ana God will demand the right KIND
interest Tor every one, U brethren, waen that
time comes, metninks, the millennium Will be
Atraght upon us there will be no more battle Tor
as Tor we have won the victory and are At peace
with God aud with ourselves
Jesus must have seen lar into the future when
ne uttered those words-away over the mountain
Up OF tue nineteenth century Our idea OF a
treat man Is not that oi q man who serves the
word, bus we appreciate this thing and a
tind OF envy stirs us thai we are not ike such
ones. "He that would be greatest among you let
nlm be- your servanLu There rs = well OF wisdom,
tie depths OF winch has never yet been sounded
80, brethren, Christ has turned the world upside
down.
VINO are our heroesf Turn over the paSes OF
history and nnd out 70 whom do we build mOsu.
ments and 10 whom do you raise engles % c0l0s-
al stature on lofty pedestals In your cltesy IL ~
lome Caesar or some Alexander or some Napoleon.
For what? victories indeed; but victories
bought w graves hear then the w0rd Of the
Master 1ninKer OF all tlmc:-"Blcsscd are the
peaCemakegs. Tor they snail be called the cntl-
dren Of G0dn veriy our Relormer mas urned
the world upside down. NO longer snail
we lit hearts to them, but 20 some
poorer man forgotten by the great world, who