New-York tribune., 1875-05-17
CUPIsT,s ALI-REACHING POWER.
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The Rev W. j. Tucker the Madison SIvGre Pesby'crtGn
Church.

Church.
The Rev. w. J. Tucker, the pastor instIlled
at the Madison Square Presyt ran Church Oh last
Wednesday evening preached at that church yesterday
morning. Before the usual prayer he made the follow
Ing address TO his congregation:
before ask you 10 unite with me In prayer wish to
speak Of that covenant into which Eyo entered dur
ing the past week. stand beioie !ou thls
morning and look into your fac 5, Icmcinbcr-
Ing that hcnceforth God wills, am to
give out to you from this pulpit His ru;h and by His
goodness to administer tho affairs Of this church. find
support in the thought that begin ny work amcnsyou
not from without working upon you. hut from yous
sy1npathics and your prayers ana ycnr hoariy co
P,st ba fr@Is within ihe heart Te Work wt la.
been Civ II 20 is woh has has f,n /. al the
have have learned to love the Rev Dr. Adams; bui
II is simply work whlca he put into my hands curing
now 10 be my place. in this pu t Christ said, Lot
am with you Away am thai We may be assured OF nat
Alm:hty God upon that which is jcfogo u"
The sermon was based upon Matt heW xiii, 30; lie
that lthcreth not y itR me- scatteretl aDIoa'i.'
h thf s0pe ntrJiuctiSn Of Luke rs our Lord comes up
the retirement OF Galilcc, To eater upon IL He
wO.k. The work had been PIC pared Tor liha thVGSu
esd 5as 1np 9 Sh h S aa Esp' lie ' M Gor tia
baptm Of john and soon altcr TIE nor more P9hi me ,,s
won't up 10 Jerusalem and i2is-t ~ INC IIhpe'
claiming the Temple a ii 1 I!Aers n%t sbe losS one
who had come. Accordingly lhere,ore He retired from
and continued lis abode a. Cal cIhauIh
Here began that ministry to be chiefly know as the
ministry lie taught men IN ther > naso3ues
wrought miracles in their streets, and went aDoa; doing
good. This ministry o. service continued fOt nearly
year, and Yet no steps lad been takeh toward per
mautncy Of results The first step taken IN ls dIeo
tion the appointment OF ten men ~ the nucleus oi
the Church. These ne began Ia instruct n tlo nc OK
His kingdom. During this period came Tie sermon on
Bst sl the Church thus organized had no real dstin
gnsif u9Cc t H S"iic1S i1o % tScn p,o lie cSsst OF
Ccsarca Philppi. 'wno do men say that ala r. Was
Peter under the strings Of his spi,.t, made answer.
Thou arr the the living Cod And that doctrine,
ton Of The Church and tlen ana Lot before then lie took
| Ills disciples and began 20 reveal unto th'I
them all thy could bear Of this I'D picture lie pointed
ont to them the coming glory. AS He begins HIS isst
am siiS!s shtcned Inti it be accomplished and atlet
travelling, step by STEP and day by day, ne IN e"npany
with His disciples reaches Jerusaem ana al through
the Passover aud Tie trial ao oroush. fac to ace
with the Christ And nen there ,lashes H!oh 's te rg
urrection Death could not hold HIM lho store wnicn
tho angel rolled away rOn the sepMehtf ana ths puat
ng of The confines or the gI's, W. tH th aaon Of
the Church. aud from His lips ie tat great commission.
% Go ye world and preach the Gospel 10 every
such was the simple outline Of The divine purpose q
God I'm CHRIST The words Oi my tex not uttered IN
sDiIt OF challenge. They not defiant words tnoy
are tnged rather with sadness Next TO te SINS VI lis
world Christ fet most the waste o TINS ne ne hSs
ali men who feel the elfncstness or fo upon then w
come and bo with Him. that ut last their "orA may
/ be bound up in his. The subject OF the morning
ia tho claim upon all for work. ana over against
th5 subject ask You TO hold continuously IA Your a
thOu.its what may no: rc'cr TO- tho waste q. ' ut
con ,ecrated lie. Chrlsts words are exclusive, bht no
! more than His WORKS Compare toa moneat lho
work Oi CAIst for The human SOUL M lhat ga mo- iiy'
Morality lit man to ABOVE The average oi NJ
IL reach down Ato way below tue at elasc oi s,
but for hearts that arc tar down IN s!n IL h"S no
power. and for those who uaA thenat"ess s
lost il hls no power. Wien did tho SIN OF
| tho prOdigal SON bcgin Morality says Us siu
began where ne began waste his substance Chtlst
SAYS his sln beg when ho lett his iatneis house Wh
o aat i'm his want there upon him the Thought Oh
Ls fnthcr house and his heart reached out Tor e home
that he had Ito resolved 10 20 10 ms iathor anu
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