New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-12
WORKING IN GODS VINEYARD.

The Rer Dr. Deems at he Church Of me SrdnD6@
The Rev. c. +. Deems, ID. d., pastor OF the
Church Of the Strangers, winthroplace near Clinton
place. preached that church yesterday morning from
the text Matthew XXI 20 Son, go work to-day III my
vineyard"
This request represents Gods privilege to man. In he
eyes OF love- request il command and In the eyes vi
humble, loving souls who look toward those Who are
higher privilege is a command God never says any
thing in the way OF n command but that u IL
privilege for him obey We viii adhere 10 this saying
Son, In my whey ard 1t Is the voice OF each
mans Father speaking him to-day. II is sin that has
made us torpid it is sin that has clipped our wings
We do not run in the ways Of God, therefore We 90
not fly the errands OF duty. There ~ no
preaching that begins TO do man good unid - ~
makes him uneasy Ny voice 10 you = giving ne "oS
of the Master Don't bc easy at all. iou wond 40 DIT
ter the risk OF cong into wrong by your ei9s IN
the Christ, than to hc still Now. dcif ienu-
ther are three eood things stand in the way
of mans salvation. one is sentiment ao'her u or'l1
good they all things that men must nave ana !e
II is possible for one 10 be 80 concnied WIN te ~ To
sOul. They not the only things, ipr Inc lh-
thai man may have thcmnl anu yer Dr ioS, oi ni
doXy wii not save man nor VIII profession saNe ' n
cnuTch should hc witnessing church PM MARX II u
man rests herr then my Trends, ne may n VIII
did yOn find anything III the Sclphits ihai s''u
fccll no -on,rtincs people keep out ot Christianity
hccans thcy o not comprehend iii ~ stem of theo
ogy All these Suggestions OF theology yon may nyrr
understand hut mark. when you Iak about the differ
enccs of Cir sans. they moi all me;aphysca amer
rnrrs Yes. Tnc Bible says, "Gr, WORK :" Gni then
you have assurance, II any man DO His WIZ lie
shall know doc rire whether II be If Cod
\ vineyard is place where man may W"ih, "hore
work is needed and where work vii! he rewarded IT.
man goes ana works IN sn open place. his WORN = h' "
to ne naught some men renal away nom W ioiu
service Simply hcins' few who are hSa-'d III rig
MASTER WORK fail Shall % out Of ihc vineyard
because there man who ma, cur his Iinsr,i No. lie
sh0Gld work all The more for That Al t WORK H Il"
ont side the Church OF God amounts To- nothing Al me
work does IN the vineyard of thu i"d WI iiiIt
forever And vet you men viii 40 outsidr me ilch
aud plant L,crf ching you plant outside t.c thu!ch
vii! p n4h the vnlv thing thai VIII stand Is hii wicn
yOu do in Chart O Christ Every SINCE Nofu oai
speak tor THIS vineyard, every "ihSic moment anu
day c give 70 tids work. Is 80 'g t''' Is Sc &C.
Com" away from worldly and sinG tang ana give oi
your iacnt. H. This vineyard great many men Who
give 10 tie Church do not iee ih ~ ~ i'iams ,,
bring mutt You daY in the sacred scripture means
inst 30 and tncn work WORK IN tEe whey "o WHO" i
God vineyard ana yours AMI do II now
Here were men, two sons-nOi only men int SONS
who beard rlis rcic,t OF tbr father ara soc how ity
treated IT. one said, M, VIII MOI -" "'' lhi
ana women would thik very iinpoliic ;epy
10 hi, ia.irr do wicEc ncSs now ~ skiliIuif
tho sc,yic, o. he Master that il the hou" of noon does
not find yor engaged in ti1 WORK 90 COZ YOU III"
another .on The iathcr slIhr {" linn ne SAID
" VIII, 81" liEc the inst son Il hest RE ltcf
spoke an ig;y word, DIt hcauuhrd II - MS tue goo
deed. Ih, uilcr IiVu Olr beautiful void bd ma ici
T. ~ W. rn'' bs%i,z,G: ,ncy ,ni tnrlr names on The
chucn-l,oUh ana You WISH 10 ind them yon are com
luclv bound IN IN 1rd. II irt3 nave ever done
any wors cod the Father knows H. hu none or tine
fclloW-UUrkris huuV II. ana tncse lc1pc say, How
can men siaC oul o the church " II r. ,hcc uai tdk
most aioni thcr work. bHt IL is The work that tcils.
Don't f. yor work. Don't 90 HTUii.i ana IA ado This
hn- AMI say. nave nceI many years III iic WORK
The :, about IL an" TIE ser.
Lea N. come back 10 the fifi son. He said. ." will
not" bat lL,rWard went. Ny Ircnds. hc,rcl You moi
in Allow y',,rolvrs 10 c DISCOURAGED. q. >nu ,is0ous
and Shiful wGracs. III, and when You come, Z"
I1gut to We. Il, Yuu NOu come mo
e;nrcn aud de- morning il vii hc sad thu Tor yon
ii
So Vnicily siIid VIII not Do not ." discouraged ht
all that The blessed ~ Tor had lust sven h'n IN sic ."
and amer ,s fauier's back was tanned Ec went Iaui
sand la, 80 Itrl . b.!sphcnicr," nut aft"rWt d within
ne came q IN I'Itl nod, what servant lac
WAS, Don't sop thInk aDsut vnat Noa save sald.
Now. which Ca these two sons VIII Nod t.! ono ot
them rrprscnt< .i4c cil thc rock IL the
I,DSInl ana h.1kc. The oth.r represents he man Oh
stone lcli ANA c1Uhnl man Z" powder winch
snail II Ntn YUi ono or tIe J'!lcfi VIII ~. ON II
broken g. peers c voice ~ rae lard VIII come 10
lon. AMI lie viii lhc sacrifices OF God are thr
0Acn contrr meant. II ,Ic uthcf, ,hc ludS-
Iurut Miil sweep away.