The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-17

70 OAt nature Of paw OF the power anu
wisdom Of CODA Kind OF commnghng Of God's
nature with ours after such sort that In our
great emergencies We are conscious OF a strength
NOT our own and in such wise as being helped and
up-borne o. invisible hands placed beneath us bY
lie command or the Almighty. For instance, u IS
e. q, will put new spirit within you and |
will take away the stony heart out OF your nesh
and Will give you heart OF fesn" And once
more i il commanded, least away al
youf Lransgressions, WHEREBY you nave
transgresged and make You new heart ana new
spirit, Tor why Will We ole, for | nave no pleasure
In your dying saltn the LORD Godi tnerelote i've
yeu Implying d certain partnership between US
and Cod. Listen 10 the direct Word u Jesus,
coming Ike a golden command, that gives US q
conception OF ideal character:-"Jesus answered
and sand unto him, Verify verify, say unto you,
except man be BORN again, ne cannot see the
klugdcm OF Sod.N leave Ihe Interpretation OF
mat passage 10 your common sense II needs only
TO be read 10 oe understood. IL Is statement OF
fundamental TACT IN coos providence; u = a
barrier 10 our eternal Bliss IL ~
KEY 10 HEAVEN,
which viii turn for only on certain conditions
with which we have complied, ana, OF course, the
implication IS very clear mat II we nave not com.
Piled with the conditions the door oil heaven Will
not open; for remember, Gods world Is q world
governed ny law. Again, u 10 said oy Jesus
verify, verify, say unto YOU except a man De
born OF water and OF Ine spirit he cannot enter
into the kingdom OF Cod" But what If men are
thus born Listen again, "As many - believed
, sons OF God, even 10 those VINO were
born not only q blood and the win will Of
y
time OF the spirit and the VIII OF Godn Inen TINS
again will happen. FOR wnOsoeyer DeheVetn
that Jesus is Christ, is born OF God for whatsoever
Is born OF God overcometn this world, and they
are victorious that overcome the word even IN
faith,n and so the victory IS promised 10 those
who believe in the name OF she ever living Son OF
the ever living God. The necessity Tor TINS new
@ nn pr 70 aVs Neither
You 1 are as present nj Tor the Kingdom o.
mere mns 60 On T Sene hoy
ire which burns away an stuDole ana leaves lhe
ground iree You ana III order 10 ENJOY Tue nass
OF heaven must undergo process wnicn we nave
not been through before I'VE snail al De
changed IN the twinkling OF an eye" something
must happen 10 us be tore we can pillow our neaas
the bosom OF Christ. We cannot come Into
heaven with garments all stained with guilt ana
crime We must be clothed IN waite. Where
shan we get our new garments, so tnat, properly
vested, we may approach the throne OF the Father
and cry out glory glory glory Now then, let
me ask what is THIS change the Bible spea Ks orr
Let me question II little closely. Pray what ART
thou Come ana reveal thyself oh secret OF rev.
elatlon mystery OF G0d come forth ana speak Tor
WHAT DOES COD INQUIRE or UsS
What can be superaddeu To US that we may
stand win courage before the Almighty, ana reel
that we have rgnt 10 redemption Tell me
is tnat being born agalng TO conform VIII Gods
laws, is that IT. Yes, emphaticaly yes. Let US
not Try TO cleanse me water at the mouth Of the
river out fnd a way 10 the source ana cleanse
that. Yes, change mans lie; but IN order 10 90
Change MS motives Look at the streets OF Jeru-
salem. l can see walking there man OF moore
I stature. a man or prleBLlY mleu ana on Nnose
shoulders hang priestly garments, man who
thanks God that he belongs 10
SPIRITUAL ARIsTocRACY
and who points TO the poor Deggar rom wnom
even Christ would have shrunk, vita dlsdain. That
man walks the straight and narrow path; tnereIs
no law OF Moses With which he does not comply;
ne swears BY Apranam and Isaac and JACOB; ne
knows now TO Kill the bullock before the altar, ana
vet mat man may be damned by the just proVi-
dence OF Cod. IL is not ne VINO can lay The sacrl-
nee on the altar who shall receive the benedictIon
OF Christ; it is ne wrose lie is pure. he whose
/ n
cause within MIN. And so say that 10 Do born
again includes cnange IN a mans hie,
mood is something deeper than external
oeeds. A mans character II rs that tets
here IN deeds and there IN bliss Wen, then, tEls
new birth is not at all like taxing on an old suit
oil clothes and clothing yourself IN new one,
more Ike taxing an od golden vessel all battered
ana scratched, and giving It 10 goldsmith and
saying, my uear SIR, melt that all over again.
give NE vessel Of the same shape and OF the
same gold; let me have every scratch erased,
every dent taken out, Dut let me have tue same
god IN the vessel.n That IS the new birtn or
which Cnrist speaks the necessity Of which Is cor
roborated oy our own CONSCIOUSNESS. ~ SOUNDS
IN trumpet tones through all nations. from age
70 age the cry goes up, .'1e must De born AGAIN
or you can never enter The kingdom OF Cod" lhat
awful IS proven Dy tile logic 81 tue overcast
I ing word and Is only announced In Holy Writ.
nave asked aud tried to answer the question
what 1t Is. Now let me ask, How Is II 70 DC ac-
I compnshed DO not mistake me, we are getting
into deeper water, yet we can swim n we cannot
walk TO the oiher side quite safely. How Is tnls
change TO lie accomplished / answer, 10 Is TO 90
accompls he'd partly hy you and partly by God.
Don't let MS leave either element OUT. The I'M
culty with some peoples religion IS That goodness
TO them Is simply an improvement OF themselves.
on tue otner hano, 70 ne Eodlike ! 70 nave Ood IN
Az miracle 90 say Nothing u miracle win
God. II lie has commanded us lie will
-FOUR part ana wat IS Gods part Your part
Is calmly and quietly BY introspection TO come 70
yOurself-t0 recognize that at present you are ab-
solutely SINFUL that prayers and otner religious
duties are irksome 10 you. That proves surely
mat you are not ia your normal condiuon-tnar
you are SICK. God made you, ana since tnen some
thing has happened tnat shuts you out rom his
face ano makes you shun INN. ! teii you thas y
you ana me. Your part j. 10 recognize that and
otner kindred facts ana then CRY ont IN PRAYER 70
God. not Only Tor pardon, but lor neip taat nc WI
assist sou and save you, ana then you nave done
your part. Wnen man Is down In the dust then
ae mas done all tnat COD requires 81 him, ana tne
liz SHALL BE EXALTED
When a man l. CONSCIOUS oil his own bitterness,
then he is ready Or the reception Of somsthlng
better than himself ne viii have poured upon aim
the spirit 0f tue living Cod and that man y con-
seCratcd, sanCrflc1 born again. WHAT dinereLb
motives and aims, and instead or turning away
rom COD. se turns toward HIM and enters INTO
snail Il In darkness, Gas wnen a man snall desire
and 0ng f0r Goa and tue revelation ne snall have
living but there Is another plane up yonder,
pane where tncse i've aud walk VINO
eacs eeea osM M,s:a tselr 'I pravers' " AMI
/ there are men living on ms iootsto0l WHO are
saints, reauy TO DO, ana pear, anu suher, WttnDub
s4n even as christ did. Jesus CHRIST SEM HIS Com
Iorier unto ne world, ana lie ~ here now tbs com
fOrfer tnis Holy Splrlt-sent on MISSION. WAT
4. the m sslon To unbar the doors 20 al who ask,
and We I'VE In christ ana draw on lis re-
sources.
4 M brethren. this Is a strong statement. Give Il
i a careful consideration. ! am sure II y truth,
4 ard want y0u 10 feel IL. II there are any walking
on a plane nlgner than where We are, brethren,
i let US say that We Will walk there TOO. We WILL
7 besiexe tue Throne or Grace TIL this Comforter
4 taxes possession Of our hearts. 10 seems to me
many VI i've IA yalcy. and
i kuow that The sun mas risen only By
seeing glld the tops OF the mountains. IL seems
i u me that these mountain tops are the mca Of
Il Cod who are porn again. Tie Invitation 10 you
and me Is 70 begin 70 climb. Let those who VIII
4 live IN the valley. Brethren, we sfe In the patR
i that leads 10 tie summit. ff there Is any height
NEARER 10 HEAVEN
we Will climb upward, that wnen the sun FIRST
rises ABOVE the horizon he Will KISS oar cheeks