New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-12
PRECIOUS PROMISES OF THE SAVIOR.

truth of Gods love and mercy.
PRECIOUS PROMISES OF THE SAVIOR
I'll, Ron Noah Porter ID, Plymouth church conGre0a-
toaoO.
The Rev. DIR. Noah Porter, President OF Yale
College occupied Mr.. Decchcr's pulpit yesterday morn
ing preaching short sermon on Tie precious nature %
Gods promises of salvation all that come unto Him.
Tho house Was fllcd but the absence of the usual camp
chairs IN the sses was suggestive of the rCtnfO?ceIneS
that Summer resorts have received from fNmo'h
Church The Rev. Mr. Halliday sat by DT Porter III"
AT the close announced that Dr. Incr WIS
not able to preach in the evening adding ra'her l'n
have no service here tonight shall preach my sell IL
was also announced that the Rev MI Julien OF N" nee"
ford voul conduct the services during the next threc
weeks and place would then he taken ny thc rev 1T
Roinson of Troy who would preach until MI h'ecnoI7
return Mr. Halliday said that this tAionday) morning
woud be the last time the o'clock morning services
would be held in the chapel although they would De re-
sunod again in September.
II Is now seven months nearly since the fst mec'hs
was held.
The text was taken from II. Peter l., a. ""hefe-
by are given unto exceeding great and preetons prom
ises. tina, H., these We might be artakers of the dvinc
nature escaped the corruption that Is in the world
through last
These words translated exactly. said the preacher
may be nut some what thus Christ by His power Of ho
ness gave to gracious promises promises tha
nr,cious in order that by believing these promises We
MIGHT have been lifted mp 10 share in the DIVINE IN
berance and he wholly delivered from 'he corruption
and death Of this world Now 1t is assumed III the mrs.
Mace that there is corruption in the world All ph' Ill
affirming that man is not what he should he; that III
some respects is degenerate and corrupt Men dlher
worry greatly i'm their views the nature OF ms cor"
ruption but they as to the facf that some " :"
dcsemcracy exists Some hold that it Is mSior''ne'
o,he, mat IL s a farlt some ascribc circumstances
as 10 education, laws institutions. bad dSest"h ''
tilatcd holscs ilIequed labor. defective and l-mm
AGED school and bah government. Others tanght by
common and conscience refer I" the lhdiiu" wiz
IN man inat pcrycrts unreasOniby ana weK'oN tut
most favorable circumstances Bat the corruption cNStS
In the second place all led TO perceive maj corr
,ion i IN, result Of lust that il comes from ureSifamed
desire The impulses that are perverted mo cNi are ~
sautary in themselves The na;m' iDvG sc ~ nc
comes r1c, and inSatatc aH.D non otiI-u'i'.ft y I
ycried INTO sclfsn-ss. hatred suspicion 'd lt3'1nSA
- Tesni 6y SOM sin that his IDOL Bat the subsection
a. tine soul 20 any one Of these luSis Is @ , &
Eepeuse Works the ruin o. the .ol Goa Ris'ii V
n 81 make ben2 blessed who carrie hiS'l ,n' h1,s"
az "a unlretrainsd Cese. Their j. disorder coiiulH"h
death In the very center of Iii rehs ~ ie HvS TX
of atiyty when the sour 81 49, iDdN id' t.
The resources Of the universe howe er "y"ne cann"'
b come To that a heaven nor bring him to Lta'ci
He has the elements "i H., u IA r! WIl," ~ u, i ,I,t
ape the s,ish appetite ahd pfluc and sh VIII '"'
We ro &C. ia The tArd place. to escape from This cor,
inOduccs 10 heaven beca'' II wakes lp h,' !
in his soul Ny hearers u H.ic is ny,.nI -, 80,
hi, Is tire and tho truth is rcIf simple ma Wr' n'
human .t' al this blessed nr,ni[hl Drought -" IN
luony with one an' her ana mo bi!moHN ' ,or.
man would IN TINS moment become IKE Goa ~ 'harie
and ..c
pe1cr thI' f'icls IN lac hcart % "a - IN M 1850,
w,ud ha. pen Nlt. human s"fltN, WIN az ''N'"N
snd fa ON, iwaiI eacc Wolli hc unmied as to
reflect within is depths TIC c,l>i ~ g ,l ln
heavens cannot bat In depc'e ~ me bosom % Ii'
2Ii " W., ,. would send M it, varor at The iourh
the moun. lAht. Nan would moi only he al peace WIN
God but TIC words of our text. ne would b. par
this Is tnis rl, as,nt fancy or can II % in s'.
fact To hecvr that he maS has hrcn ,le ut,'hi ia ~
formers II al ages. ard th@t cream '', hot !t' N'',.i
We ask ncSt. m tc touith = "ce cow can man %,,'n
~ thisl one elys abolish pf"l'i'!, " i ,,
education universal. anothc. si'Ns abolish g''lnn'u
another "'1'l';, r. I.r ~ t Becomes impossible
Man is King himself and rs I" Cot - G'i
nositiyc I,lcsn Cut yourself oh from God ana 'dhi
alone" T.c Old ,toic and elcarih 'iid ,ns MN i i
lions ana denorslEg. Nov tne say 1i,"Wh Ch'is'' =.
wno,n yoa have been bapt1 d. and III "hoh i /
~, we Oxen the Nr~ Testament and what do we sec
tberc Very distinctly it sand 10y men who hal l
eTce OF hie ami knew the world III winch they Ncu' ui
were very near 10 Christ III W on 'htH ttv' en-,
no other remedy for THIS dleailri c"Iinlo, tm"h c
90 pei of Christ That is the power OF Noi Thi" s'.a
toi 10 every soul that wants H. feef s LcV r
Jr Christ gives yOa ana my WA " ", , ,;ot
Iii cor upton and make yon todhke. Nov t'e POM
Ia which w sh your furtl r attention Tor mo
ment Is that il j. lay the force o. tEesc pioic m ,h
gospel That This power Is eX'tei some say II j. oI e
e~ ,npIe ~ CHRIST Now We al cunoede tia tIc VA''hi
az Christ has done mach for tn world IL ma ,''h
great thing Tor man mat one human hes mas VS., ~ ~
e. ASPIRE o 1' ya,anc 81 christ however inspiring and
81 snbIiine desires. IT rather serves u cNhsperae ne
amalc mated, not loved Doth ny ue liQ, i
Gee of the Old line aud Of the n" tmc ihe 'r @ III
Christ il m of,lse to scfn lugont SINNERS ol tn' Gnu
and The new time. long man gives hnseI 10 any
desire srlf-seliant undevout sensual anu aI
dulent Just 80 long docs the example oi '"'S' o"'
an Nor acin does the gospel transform by it, simple
.1thority Christ taught s one having authority re
aroused Inc OF those whom He ad!rrs'ed ana
sarced their h, arts through and through There i the
greatest uOwef n doing good 10 man through lhc eN'
rob,es. ~ a ,womise to forgive at all mankind.
""n.ideP the remote future which these promises en-
brac, Alter few years OF stug &c my SOU Is 10 ~ &c
nvrred from its desire Isn't the promise on sum 5OG'
Can il le that thi- Is my destiny that heaven ana sch
heaven il my homel Not the heaven OF sel1lalc ana
sainsh Int the heaven OF s,iSicilnoc III nNt
81 sefEnirol n obedience, and OF everything wch "c
can corruption extne uished forever IN ne slsn OF ci
and His loving holiness Lot me ask II there is any mug
Which car, break this power Of lust and snfcincSs except
ths proinset great company whom 10 mar Gan nuIii-
ier have been redeemed God by these Influences,
and we cannot the redemption ont OF colrd
zion that bct affected N THIS way We ee ne ';hc
In WHICH 10 corruption hes neen stayed Jrs as
fast aud just ~ far as It's llvllg soudS ma, e
In OF the human heart Inc puiy itI prom
is Of tle gospel MT for all men III all c0niios OF
knowledge Of isnoIance, OF 5'rarisih, o cN,Nlton'
Jy have elevated The savage nom MS cruelty an gross
ness. They have abaed- oi niin Satin i @
ture Of cocct aud se''sualit! III men ~n3n gems I
alfnre and lust had removed iaF from God ana hcd last
In the bonds OF corruption. H., A.. ,,,,, - ~ ,,ri
renemlr tl,a, Christ save as from ihe corruption
that the world Onlyas We open our r"rts I" ' ~
fuepce OF these promises IL l. only as We are hu,c
and attracted by tie light that shines iron aDoc tEat
strength to conquer Ill sire, ana ihOsc :" "a WI"
are conscious of week.-mrs. and would ma deHeiahc,
from the GOspe would wen 10 take home THIS moral
the for man To become Deter II Us
Omen his heart TO The exceeding and precious PROM
ses In All Their import which reveal the love 0f our M
deeJDer not 20 try 20 become good enough 70
hc9,n the CHRISTIAN life but W. eagerly dcsrins Ies-
~ ~ heeye th,t rlst loves aud orgives Us IN order
that there may awakened in oar hearts the love 10
Him winch shall mold Tia in His service.
CHR1sTrs PRESENCE WITH HIS DISCIPLES.
Isy.- tfuFffY