New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-08
PULPIT LESSONS.
DISCERNING CHRIST.
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The Rev. DR.. r. s. Storrs preached In MS
ehurch-the Church Of the Pgrims-at Henry ana ken-
sensts rooklyn yesterday morning, upon tile SUBJECT
"Disccinlng Carist-" The house was well filled The
pu,pt was tasefully adorned with ivy and gcranlum
Two or of the members of the church were bnsy IN
the yestbule before the services getting tho signatures OF
their fellow-mcmbes TO formal petition to DIT s'orrs'
desiring that he decline the call TO the Old Brick Churcn
of this city and hs present pastorate The pa
per boro the Of E. Chittendcn and ether we'll
known members Of the church Dr. sors said after the
services that he had not yet reached decision upon the
call and that he was unable cay when he should an.
pounoe his determination. The subject he added had
phases and considerations, less personal than puoe'
which required be slowly digested After the hrst
prayer children baptized The pastor then
read the fifth chapter Of Revelations The text OF me
sermon was John XIV 10: yet little while and tho
world seeTh more but ye zee me; because i've
ye shall live also"
certain preparation Is necessary said the preacher,
10 the true discerning OF anything which Is not imme-
daely and fully manifested TO the physical senses The
child in q sense the when he stands upon IT'S
shore ana sees the waveets running up the beach along
the sands tho sounding pillows rush up upon the
rocks beneath the push Of the STORM But he does not
ace the ocean I'm the sense which the sailor standing
beside It, secs IT, who knows the terrific power of IT, who
knows the gigantic sweep Of its immense currents ana
who has felt, upon his shiverng ship the shock o
ia vast bi,ioWs. He sees the star. in scuse, hut
he does not In the sense that the astronomer
does, who has caught the glonons color OF II on on
his lens, who has calculated its distance ana IFS
mass and it's motion; who sees something OF the I'M
mense system in which IL is only one OF multtndes
And with everything else. The child sees the
cathedral but not the architect does who sees now
the stone has been nodded into an inaddble song unO
the air The child has not the preparation Of mind which
Ia necessary the discerning Of the meaning and
bearing Of human work much less Of me yases" and
OF course where the thing 10 b. dtscerned
appeals the mind. One reads poetry ard IL nothing
and lOf;iest thoughts Of the human mind one reads
Scripture even and finds an interesting. various and
somewhat confused narrative OF ancient History ara 10
oulgence Of the Divine mind, subordnaimg al human
minds.
There must be everywhere this preparation OF
mind for the true discerning OF that which
makes fits appeal TO the mind, and except for TINS
We cannot zee that which - presented 10 the mhH
through the and where it Is character That takes
our attention and exCitos te1tTd there must De
sympathy with that character TO appreciate it.
There is nothing for important as this discerning
OF the OF God II we may look INTO His lace Who u
the sun of Righteousness, then the ObScnItstlSBl small
be turned into day before the irraiaed spirit Mhtt IS
neet SsaTy discern tie Spirit q. thfstf One Is pre-
pared Christ de when he Las within himself
q longing after tod.
When one has the thirst for the knowledge of inn
We ask OF the Spirit this and It says, :" cannot
tell; do not know whether am 70 ouuast tue
body not" II Is " IA great peTChance" AS famous
Frenchman has said Are friends dead foreyeri Is
the tio child gone out OF existence foreverf shall We
never dear ones beyCndf And the world las
not voice with which 10 teach us, and nan sOinetiuls
~ be athirst for the knowledge oil immortality
IL possible NE would wrench the secret tron
tie universe by the sacrifice OF hs OWL lie mat e might
be- able tell 10 others. Then Christ comes
From the glory OF His resurrection and ascension ashes
light on every grave, glorious and heavenly light on
the soul Of looking forward to the future as
blank and .s1iate. Whea hungers this
lGjon of immortality there it IS.