The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-26

lowed through It's varied scenes until the Day or
fentecost, when the Light OF the world came to
enng mere and moro, an III now the day is &C hhn1
Wnen the Kingdoms OF this world shall be pre-
Claimed az the Kingdoms OF our God aud OF HIS
ct rhe preacher was very earnest In setting forth
en as tne light and the life OF men and in his
Tbe sacr 20 inc unconverted among his hearers
THE LORDS SUPPER
"a. Shen sa.er almlAisIered and about twenty
preachers participated in the service At the
same time an English service was held in Inc
nsue chapel at which the Rev. william Ross
dents and visitors, however, attended the GER
man meeting and partook OF the Lords Supper
prayer meeting was he0 again In the Germans'
i tent, ana al TWO r n; young peoples meeting
IN the dspes r. S, SUNDAY school convened in
dresses we're made by Mr.. @. ". Smith, suporin.
tendent Of FoTty, third street Methodist Episcopal
by a German minister present. Mr.. w. Il. Du
Puy is the supern tendent OF this school, and Mr.
Myers has an adult Bible class. The exercises are
usually of an interesting character, but they held
brief session today on account CT the preaching
In the Tabernacle.
AT three O'Clock the Rev. Mr.. Yost OF Second
street Methodist Episcopal church, New York.
preached to very largo audience In English,
so great salvation ~ he regretted that he could
not SPEAK English as well az he could German,
as well as he could. lie could not preach any
thing else to them than the Gospel OF Christ, and
nc WOulu not II ne could, because This IL MS own
salvation aud the salvation OF all mankind. When
ne came TO this country he knew nothing about
ing starvation, AID he did not know saved man
"a ali tne world. But he went 10 American
Methodist meetings and was there convinced Of
his need OF change OF heart, and after year
seeking he obtained the great salvation about
which he spoke 10 the Congregation this alter
noon. How could he, then, preach anything else.
danger and the Greek word here translated is
connected with the name OF Jesus, so that it
refers primarily to the salvation effected by Christ.
a n n q
because IL saves men from darkness, superstition,
ignorance and idolatry. 1t sheds abundance OF
men from sin and tho guilt and power and domin-
loh OF SIN ana rom all It's consequences. Itsaves
Without this salvation we are without hope and
without God but with 1t all is light and peace and
joy. 1t is properly called great because IL pre-
pares men for q blssu immortality and future
life. II ia "a salvation for ever and ever. and Mr..
Yost thanked God that IL WAS his privilege to
preach such salvation as this.
The text and the theme naturally divided itself
into three heads, and these MIR. Yost followed in
his discourse. FIRST the greatness OF TINS saliva
ton second It may be neglected, and thirdly the
consequences OF neglect-how shall we escape II
we neglect 1t. While there are many systems or
salvatlon, there Is only one thai IL great 1t Is
that provided by the Lord Jesus Christ. Great as
was me Jewish salvation, IL Is not to be compared
with that OF the Gospel OF Christ. That was only
for Jews. IL was full OF types aud shadows; 1t
promised temporal blessings and consisted in GER
unt He that was foreshadowed should come.
But this Gospel OF Jesus Christ Is not for one ma
ton, put Tor all; 1t is not FOR Americans only, but
for Germans also; it 10 not for white people alone
but coored people may obtain 1t as well. 1t Ia ior
all men who dwell on the face OF the earth. 1t has
in II the very essence or those things that were
typifed by the Jewish sacrifices, and 1t promises
not only temporal but spiritual blessings Also
Mr.. Yost continued his admirable discourse as
herewith indicated, and his sermon was followed
with other prayer meetings and with preaching
again In Gel m an in the evening. The Seawanhaka
brought up few non German visitors to-day TO
the Cnn and some surprise and dissatisfaction
was expressed by the more pious here at the in
novation on the sabbath custom heretofore pre-
vailing.