The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-12
THE CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS.
SERMON By REV. DIR. DEEMs-JEsUs' ANSWER
TO THE PHARIsEEs.

TO THE PHARIsEEs.
The Church OF the Strangers, which the elo-
quence OF Dr. Deems always Ills to overnowlng.
was crowded yesterday TO listen 10 that reverend
gentlemanis pathetic discourse upon the answer
OF Jesus to the Pnarisees. The text was taken
from the Gospel according to ST. Matthew, XIII,
15-"Tnen went the Pnarlsees and took counsel
how they might entangle him In his TALK The
preacher sad:--n any public man expects
TO escape censure. or wants TO be wTetched
and unhappy ii censured, it is better he
were dead at once. Genius, holiness. up
rigntness and Klndred virtues cannot escape
tne slandeIer's tongue. The more eminent the
man the he will be talked about and criticised
Even Jesus himself was not exempt from the evil
tongues OF HIS enemies. But He was 0st Impru-
dent In the eyes OF HIS opponents. lie had no
policy OF design, and would talk aud eat W On any,
the most wicked VINO might chance to be near. He
never thought OF what people might say OF Him.
The parables thst lie had gwen touched the Jews.
and they deemed 1t expedlent TO put this bold,
inclslve man out Of the way. Therefore the Phari-
sees combined among themselves to entangIe linn
In HIS talk. TO DO a thing like this requires no
skill, but cunning only. 1t was
THE BITTERNESS OF sEcTARIANIsM,
not the politicians. that moved In this thing.
were the Pnarsees the bad people OF Judea
No, but the pink OF orthodoxy Itself. 1t was the
Church that undertook TO kill Him OF. When q
great man rises IL Is not the sinners, but the
saints that persecute him. lie must be circum-
cisej baptlzed aud all the rest OF IT, yet are theJ
not satlsned. me three Jewish Sects remaining
AFTER Juoea was conquered by the Romans were
the PharIsees, Sadducees ana herodIans. Tne FIRST
heresy and the third the civil element In the
state. The Sadducees we're innoels, not benev1ng
in angels heaven or a lie beyond tue grave. 10
the herodians or polilclans, went the Pharlsees
for the purpose oil enCangling Jesus. see how de-
celtuly lie was approached. Had they gone TO
HUI Openly and boldly their ends would have Deen
defeated; but natterlng HIM, calling Him by high
sounding names, was calculated 10 throw Christ
or Ills guard. IheJ spoke TO Him words that
were true, out the lie was IN their own hearts.
Look al the trap that was here laid for HIM.
Tney put Him the most adtolt question IN at was
ever framed since the world Degan in asking n lt
were right 10 give trioute 20 C9sar or not. II lie
said no tnen would they denuunce HIM to the
HerodIans, saying :-"Mgnty Caesar, dost tuou
hear what trls Ganleean assertsr And u lie an-
swered yes, stralgntway would the enemies or
Christ turn round TO me Jews anu exclalm :-'.Be-
hold this young teacher would nave US pay
tribute TO the usurplng scoundrei VINO sits en-.
tnr0ned In his welcomes on the
SEVEN HILLS OF ROME.
They thought 20 crush dim between the upper
and neither mlstones. But Jesus discovered their
hypocrisy. "Wny tempt ye me 2" said He unto
them. lie did not saw yea or nay 10 JneIr ques-
ton, nor dld lie hold HIS peace. as they Thought
lie might, but answ cred In words that utterly
founded the Pnarisees. And mere IL may Ue 90
served tnai many OF US labor under ually temp.
taton to make toe words OF Jesus suit some end Of
our own. InIs temptation IS often incurred by
young tneologans IN composing their sermons,
wnrn they want TO make tie text suit some pre-
conceived idea OF their own minds. And every
man entering tue Church with the OBJECT OF crit.
cisIuR the WORD, tue Bible, or the minister, IL a
hypocrite ia nls soul. Ii there IS auy one here
unaer THESE circumstances me term applles 10
MIN. There was Jesus Ia the Tempe, surrounded
By HIS enemies, VINO wanted 20 entaagle Him.
he ASKED Tor penny, Tor lie had not
one 10 HIS own pocket lie asked whose
image was imprinted the CON, and tneT
answered, Cgsar's. Tie money OF country shows
the master u II. Then came Cnrlst upon them
with eleven Greek words translat ed into their
English equlvalent-words That nave done more
Tor arts pOutIcs, civilization ana government tnan
any others uttered since the world began. "Ren-
der unto Cesar the things that are Casar's and
To God the tnIags that are GOd's." The saviour
utters mere d sentence that In word contains all
our duties to God ana man.
THE POLITICIANS
troubled Him no more. Brother, II you are mis-