The New York herald., 1875-08-30
THE RELIGION OF FEAR.
Daniel Webster Quoted to Give
Point to a Sermon.
GODS INTEREST IN SINNERS.
A Methodist Miracle--A Cripple
Made Whole Again.
THE BRICK CHURCH.

SERMON ON THE RELIGION OF FEAR.
Dr. Murray preached in the Brick Presbyterian
church yesterday morning rather slim congrega-
ton from the text ST. Luke, chapter xiii, 5'But
! will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him
which after he hath killed hath power into hell
yea, l say unto you, fear him." These Christs
Eords and He speaking, He always did that
Ehch He knew and was tcstifyng what He had seen.
He knew what had to fear; therefore His words
rerc emphatic The emphasis aud solernnty of these
lords do not lie simply the repetition but also in the
'oncse statement of the ground Of fear The words
ecm to be suggested by the fact that He much
car Of aud so little fear OF God He everywhere
hw man cringng in fear OF man and indif
erent to Gods retrbution. We shall not see
these words in their true light till we
BEE the teachings which follow. The next words
Te:-"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthngs,
and not one OF them is forgotten before God But
bven the very hairs Of your head are all numbered
Fear not, therefore; arc OF more value than many
parrows" Side by side stand HIS judicial power and
HIS fatherly character When the soul has feared Him
Yho has power to cast into hell, 1t may trust Him who
aumbers the hairs of your head What sort of fear is
that is enjoined here 1t important point to de-
termine. The fear Of God which is enoincd hero Is
more reverence This is one form in which the fear
OF God exists simple apprehension OF His greatness,
glimpse Of His adorable majesty are enough in devout
minds The sense Of an infinite greatness above
composes and overshadows the soul A right view of
the character of God tends at bcget this feeling
Spiritual knowledge OF God always brings this
REvKRESTIAL
I think nothing shocks right mind more than
becoming familiarity with God in prayer speech; 1t
certainly is taking Gods name in vain from the be-
ginning the end OF the Scriptures this is
Taught. But the fear OF God insisted in the text is
than this; II may be defined raised
10 its highest point An ordinary view Of divine power
Is quite enough to keep dcvout soul in reverence,
but there when extraordinary view is
born into the soula storm at sea- an earthquake may
be made the occasion Of an inlet into the soul OF divine
reverence and the heart cries out for words Of in
spiration TO unburden itself So too, there
sons when there manifestations Of divine pres
in the hearts OF men, and the habtual reverence
Of the soul is intensified into awe. The fear which the
Saviour strongly enlorces Is
ESSENTIALLY DIFPERENT
from both these types it is sraply the dread Of Gods
hisplcasurc against SIM It IL fear its proper sense,
for Jesus points to the fact that is to be felt in
view of God rs having power to kill and cast into hell
Is 1t God revealed to in the wonder OF His wisdom
and the majesty OF His power that Christ bids earY
There sin prevalent in this day than the sin
OF presumption 1t may well be questioned whether
to-day we do not need gospel Of fear more than
gospel Of love. There Is only check that can be
put upon this presumptionthe fear Of Gods just dis