The New York herald., 1875-12-20
ST JAMES NJ. E. CHURCH, HARLEM.

SERMON BY THE REV. CYRUS d. Foss ON THE
EpIsTLE TO THE CHURCH OF EPHEsUs.
There was large attendance at the ST. James
Methodist Episcopal church, of Madison ave-
and 126th street. the services yesterday morn
ing. Attracting the large congregation was no doubt
the fact that Rev. Dr. G. d. Foss, President OF
Wesleyan University was announced TO occupy the
pulpit. He preached clear, straightforward and most
practical DISCOURSE taking for his text the second chap
ter Of Revelations from the second to the twenty fth
verse-"I know thy works and thy labor and thy
patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are
evil" &c.
st. John, he began was directed to write the words
of the text unto the angel Of the Church of Ephcsus
After Christ left the world He still loved the Church.
The episte to tho Church OF Ephesus was manifesto
tlon OF His love revealed through His chosen evan
gelst There We're three points embodied In the words
OF the textnrst praise OF the Church; second blame
of the Church, and third the prescription for the
OF its faults. The Church
GODS PECULIAR TREASURE
They shall be mtne, saith the Lord, when | come to
make up my Jewels on the great day Of judgment He
will II was thirsty and ye gave me drink was
hungry and ye fed mo- was SICK and prison and ye
visited me. lie never forgets anything. He remem-
bers all the deeds OF all lives patience strug
Cling adversely, our endurance of hardships, abb
stcnance from evil A man may not have eminent
virtues: but II he holds to what is good and true
he will at least be commended by Jesus for this
But while observing the words OF praise IN the text
ana how spoken. The art of ccnsurc people
never learn. They 70 at it tho wrong way, and IL
does no good In the text was shown model OF cen
sure Parents must censurc their children and hus-
bands their and wives their husbands and friends
their friends but there right way and a wrong
way of doing it, After John Wesley had preached
a very energetic discourse the duty OF chiding sin
and calling them 70 repentance, OF his hearers
went out, and, seeing drunken man, began a TRADE
Of scathng censuro upon the evils OF ntemperance
aud the It brought upon its victim and family,
and now unless he stopped drinking, he 10 go
IN h4iI hp of up n.
ard turned upon hts censurcr and gave him a sound
drubblng Smartng from his beating the man
went Wesley and told him about IL.
~ not at all surprised said the great
preacher land what is more think you deserved 1t.
The members Of the Church OF Ephesus told
that they had lost their FIRST love Fathers and mothers
could recall their first love Touched by love they be-
came one in every thought and endeavor. Thoy could
also recall their first love To Christ and what pleasure
il was then to 20 church Ceremonals VIII not save
There must be love IN the soul The backsldcr forgets
bis conversion. But let return TO his rst love,
REPENT
and there Is JOY In heaven. From along the shining
ranks Of the angels sent up anthems OF praise. Re
pcntauce Is not TO be sorry that you have snned.
Judas though he confessed that he hQd shed innocent
blood and away the pieces OF silver given him for
bcraying Jesus Christ and went out and hanged him
self, did not repent
After repentance must follow the first works In
other words repentance must be followed by deeds
They must be active Christians They must not be
satisfied with securing their own salvation but they
must strive for the salvation OF Others In the text
was laid down the whole programme Of duty OF tho
Church. Unless this programme was iully and iaith-
fully carried out Christ might direct the candlesck TO
be removed out Of It's place. II they would continue as
a church they mus discharge The duties incumbent on
hmm "a a church