The New York herald., 1876-11-20
Or. John Hall on the Glory
that Is to Come.
CHRIST'S MISSION ON EARTH
Father Kearney on the Bles
sings of Charity.
Missions as Seen by One in Going
Around the World
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

4 CONFERENCE ABOUT HEAyEN-sERMoN DY
Mr.. HRPwoRTH.
The incennent weather yesterday housed oil the fair
weather Christians most completely The Church OF
the Disciples showed but sparse sprnkling OF wor
shippers compared with the large number which
usually assemblies there. Mr. Hcpworth preached a
very sermon, taking for his text John Xxx 10
s.Jesus saith unto her sMary!' She turned herself
and saith unto him, Rabboni which is TO say
Master" This passage said tho preacher. is full
OF tender associations, and suggests truth in
which nil very intimately inter
estcd. Before Jesus went on high to assume
The throne Of power, and become the judge OF all
kind, lie doubtless felt q strong attraction toward
those who had stood by his side in loyal sympathy In
lines OF deep distress, and He made Himself visible
after the experience which call DEATH only that
He might with His lips speak words OF comfort
those who loved Him, but that He might also confirm
them IN their belief Of the resurrection aud thus I'LL
them with conviction and certainty which would
become strong impulse in everything which they
would say thereafter.
When John looked into the sepulchrc he two
angels the at the head and the other tho feet
OF Jesus. That passage may be connected with i'm
porian in the Old Testament ana the event is
symbol OF which the part just read is the illustra-
tion and result This the Tabernacle in the wilder
ness. We will enter the court, which is the
altar OF sacrifice and with hushed breath and timid
hands will lift aside that sacred curtain which
shuts out from view the holy place. There on tie
right the table OF snew bread and on the lett tho
golden candcscks and in the centre is the altar
ofnccnse, burning day and night from year and
from generation TO generation. II lit the curtain
which shuts out IRON view the holy Of hoies, We
stand in the presence OF the altar OF the covenant
Look! On the right hand is one OF tho chcrubim with
his wings oustrctcne though in the act Of protect
ing something. The left is another OF the chcrubim
bowed TIL they almost meet and they gazing, ap
Darcntly upon something upon the altar OF the cove
liant, OF the greatest importance. What is II?
IT IS THE MERCY SEAT.
The laws OF stone beneath, on which arc craven tho
commandments of the living God and then because
these hard and stern and cold, and have
failed IN their ability 70 accord with them perfectly,
conceang Them entirely from view that piece solid
gold which Is type Of Gods prceessness 10 us and
which have bccn taught 10 call the mercy
Christ has always been the covenant OF promise Ho
has always been the embodiment OF Gods mercy.
Christ, then our mercy seat, christs mercy is tho
wonder OF the Christan revelation, and Christ in HIS
personality and preaching gives men this promise,
tha, II they come IN tho right spirit the spirit Of
triton, Goo will bury their inquitics In the depths OF
the These incidents, Of which the Bible is full,
have an interest ior us What Christ enjoyed
you and l enjoy; that which HIS
delight ought 10 be our delight ana He
had no means Of aspiration that are not vouch-
and do you not believe, are YOU convinced, that
there is an interest yonder N everything going
and the harmony OF angels voces but hear
or them. Christ talks about '.their angelsnas
though each OF us had mis- angels whose spec
tai mission to look after Us, and Tor us, and
that we're kept stcadast to the truth The Old
Testament ana the New talks OF
CLOUDS WITNESSES
round about us all Again, Mary found Christ but 1t
was under peculiar circumstances, II was Mary Mag
dalene the sinner. who found Him; 1t n woman,
not a man. She iound Him after long search, when
she had no other purpose bur that single in her
heart. She iound HIM when she was thoroughly alb
sorbed by desire to the Lord. We search Tor
Ubrst, hoping 10 find him incidentally when
searching Tor something else, but viii not lind Him.
Sometimes are like the doubting Thomas, who
sons about The matter TIL he is sure something Is
wrong, and who needs to put his finger IN the very
before he be rcconvcrtcd to his old iath
What God demands is that we shall be loyal Tor
day Lastly, Jesus calls her by her hrst
name, she calls Him by His title He Is familiar.
but she azores; lie condcscends, but she worships.
THIS shows that lie does not watch over a crowd.
He knows us individuals; He is acquainted with
personality; He aath numbered the very hairs of
heads, and He asks by name to do His will and
TO give your whole heart 10 Him. Let us look upon
Him seated on the throne and with all heart and
volco say, "Rabboni, Thou art indeed our Masicr"