The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-10
The Temple OF God Opened
in Heaven.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
JESUS CHRIST OUR PRECIPITATION.


Mr. Hepworth preached a very earnest sermon yes
terday morning from the text First Epistle Of John
first chs pier and seventh verse-''But if we walk in
the Light as he is in the light have fellowship
with another and the blood Of Jesus Christ his
cleanseth from ali sin" The connection between
the death of the Lord and souls in this life and the
hereafter is not only very intimate but also very i'm
portant, and yet the attitude which Christ assumes
seems not to be that OF an who has the arbi-
trary right to dispose of his property as he IT. but
rather that Of very tender, very wise and very
determined father, whose will is that his child shall
lean the whole lesson whether it be by by
Joy and at stand purified by fire gorned by
the life OF Christ and standing in Hrs eternal presence
l would like TO look at one or two passages in which
Christ assumes a certain relationship to the human
soul and thus find the connection between these
passages and ourselves In the fourteenth chapter OF
John ! read Jesus saith unto him, am the way,
the truth and the lile" sometimes a single word
makes immense difference. Jesus did not say am
way truth and me- no, II am the way, me
truth and the life" and renders the assertion en-
phatc by the following assumption of right and power
''No man cometh to the father put by me" Here
then certain conditions which II would De Wen Tor
you and | 10 look into. We are marching on toward
The other world hoping for tree entrance in its
have the watchword which will be the ''open
sesame in that awful hour. Look at the
First Epstle OF John second chapter My little chill
dren, this thing you that ye not If
any sin have an advocate'-not such an at
toruey as YOU lind in New York whose business shall
be to twist the law We have an advocate with the
Father, man who shall speak 10 the Father in our be-
half and excuse for our transgressons-Jesus
Christ the righteous and He is the Precipitation Tor
SINS and only, but also for the sins of
the whole world Once more, First Timothy, second
chapter 'For there is one God and
MEDIATOR
between God and man, the man Jesus Christ who
gave himself ransom for all to be testified in due
time. +" There are many other passages OF IKE I'M
portance but think these enough TO prove that
what l sand in the beginning is true, that you and
j dependent Tor eternal salvation
upon ourselves much upon
our Advocate and Intercessor, and you will say
that there very something in the death of
Christ by means of which something you and | gain
advantage which otherwise we should not possess
Indeed this something is made OF such moment and
Importance that told that unless pos
Besses IL he very serious danger. For one then
/ want TO knowEI have the right to know
what that something is and though He may
be pleased to hide the way which 1t shall act in
my SOUL yet when he tells me there conditions by
which may possess this magic something, | not
long stretching my hand accept the conditions
once. What happens between now and the grave is
nothing but what happens IN my everlasting journey
! must be careful about indeed.
Let us look at IT, In the first place. What is our fit
for heaven Is there not enough in this world
10 turn the heavens blackr Do you see anything else,
hardly anything else but sin and iniquty from the
rising OF the sun TO the going down thereby What do
you suppose the angels think on locking down at US
Do they not wcepr think Look at New York
Why do we have police force? Because every
Is AFRAID Of every other What is our business2
IL is like panic in church. Ii should cry
''Flrel every would at once be living under in
tense excitement and although might be necessary
30 tread down else TO get out the impulse
OF the moment YOU would do IL That is life as the
angels see IL; not see it. Look into
hearts II we compare ourselves with our own ideals
perhaps stand very respectfully indeed but God
hath set up q standard by which is be
measured. Adam, before his Sin, had communion with
angels he just generous, true and loyal II might
have been always When We look at Jesus we ind
He is the life OF the first Adam carried OUT It is
beautiful illustration OF what human nature might be If
sin had entered Paradise. We are to be measured
by the lie Of Christ alone. hethinks when measure
our hearts by
Right STANDARD
we will be compelled to admit too weak to de-
serve immortality II is notthe sin that troubles you
know IL is Adam opened one door he ought not 10
have opened and since whole troops OF evil in
fiuences have been pouring in. We are so sinful
that more naturally do wrong than right. Why am
! trying every week 70 induce young men into the
church. except for the fact that must be persuaded
20 do that which best for themi There is something
Infinitely wrong lives that have TO be per-
suaded TO be grateful We so down naturally
man slides down hill on sled
Now, my dear friends must leave you there with
that facti No, dare not This book tells me God
loves want 10 dwell with God in the great here
after but have not the wedding garment cannot
10 IN my rags l cannot make the garment, but some
poor country relative feels the house of his rich
city relative. We are the poor relations OF heaven
the
COUNTRY COUSINS oP THE ANGELS
We look garments and say 1--WE well
dressed" but when we look at the white-robcd
angels we look at clothes and say-"ony rags
Jesus Christ says MY child, have II all for
have garment Tor every man IN the world" and you
take on your old clothes and put the white garments
Christ hath made for YOU and when you robcd in
these garments you come forth and oh, what beno-
dIction is; and when you look at the Lord you say,
alt is Christ that hath done all this and | am in
debtcd the Cross OF Calvary for everything have
'Ceanseth thee from all sin" is the text let us not