The New York herald., 1876-07-24
FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE CHILD OUR BEST PATrERN-sERMoS by
THE REV. MR. gowELL.
The services of the above church were held in the
chapel IN Twenty street n ntn avenue, yes
terday morning. The congregation meet there pend
ing the purchase of large and suitable structure
which they have in view The pastor delivered his
last sermon prior TO few weeks OF rest and recreation
The church Will remain open during his aosence The
text suggesting the te OF the is found In the
Gospel according to st. Mark, X. 15-'Veriy say
unto you wnosoever shall not receive the X ngdom "i
the Lord little child he shall not enter therein 4"
The preacher began by saying that the bret
and simple text he had selected was best
su'eu W Tue slmIie ihouei nc "ou,u
present TO them. Chrlst,n he said ''was IN HIS Iie
preeminenty The children's trend, and lived as one
oil them IL was recorued on good authority ihat truly
great and good iond OF children and were
loved IN relurn while such arrogant lnldes as Vol
iaire were the terror OF their lives FIRST among
the merits OF the ebid as mouel Was lis teachaOe-
ptss. illustrated IN s des re Tor knowledge the mo
ment us little eyes looked into :he wori. Second,
It's 1t put disguise to cover ITSELF
IL appeared 10 the word wnat II really was. ignorant
OF hypocrisy and false pretence Next came the qual-
ty oi obedience, TO he louud in the many itte ex-
amples iurn shed us OF which amounted 10 hero
ISM DO We carry TINS with Tie into the churchf DO
we follow the example of NOAH diligently aoorine on
amiu oerlsion ana scorh ana otier'hg ahder ne age
OF 900 years, IN simpie obedience 20 God commanuy
Again, We have IN That chd The beautiful possession OF
humiity. 1t knows no pride nor seinshness-has 10
proud ambition II knows no line OF
CASTE IN SOCIAL LIFE,
and would have Tor ls companions the poor
and iosly as the sons o tue kings OF earth. The
same beautiful numiny do we see In CHRIST Himself, in
HIS Giscplcs wrang ling to whicu OF them
SHOULD hod the highest place with him. Here II
that lie held up His arms before them the tle
child ana gave the words oil text. The last
quality which will refer is thai OF the perfect
example OF trust and confidence have present ed
hat htile chiid has unshaken sith in man,
thoug ht of care. mlnd vi The future, thorough
reliant upon mankind for its pro ecton; trusts all to
US We should trust all I" Jesus, ieavng ali doubt
ana aud lear behind us. The inlcrcnoes to be
drawn that Christ does not contradict human de-
pravity as applied TO children; that we
to infer that manly strength and scholarly
attainmenls are dispensing 10 God, and that sim
pclty character and lie essential to savatiOn
1t cannot be denied that the OF today is drifting
away from the teaching OF the Gospel that there
cold, dead freezing, damnng gulf, WIDE US the
between the poor and The rich and the hlgh and the
low. Ii time a crusade preached against II
from end end OF the world We must not seek sal
vatlon by climbing over our fellow man. What
they are and wat have We more than tucy that we
have not received The brightest broadcloth which
adorns our backs is but second hand gwen IRON
back oi a sheep With the little child before us let
take lesson that shall tree from pride, bigotry
and all that cvil. remembering God tells us that
must he as such TO entcrinto The kingdom OF heaven