The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-28
CHURCH OF THE REFORMATION.
RAITH-ANNIvRRsARY sEBA ON BY THE REV

MIR. HENRY JONES.
AT the Church late OF the Epiphany now of the
Reformation Stanton street. yesterdays services
conducted and the sermon preached By the Rev.
Henry Jones, OF Wilkesbarre, Pa. The occasion was
the forty adversary the laying the
stone OF the church cdice. The reverend gentleman
chose his text from the Nth chapter of Second
Corinthians, seventh verse-"For walk by faith,
not by sight" He SAID tits verse has always been a
puzzle many. For the heather it necessary to
Bee and make manifest Human The to-day
- 1t eighteen hundred years ago. Empires have
crumbled away, countries have disappeared from the
face Of the csrth but human remains the same
We must have faith. All SAINTS that go glory Gin 60
only by one way-that OF iaith. There
ways By only ono way can we reach the beatitudes
Of heaven, whsre our iaith shall be turned to
sight Faith is the prime mover all this
worlds affairs The agrcui,urist has ianh aen he
plants his crops he would not plant them. Tho
manufacturer faith when he makes his wares he
would not make them. Ii n man have genuine iai,h
his business We expect HIM 10 DO everything required
by tina, islh SO in the iath OF everlasting liic We
must have faith IN God. We must not rc.y much
upon strength, but look TO Father in
heaven TOR aid. Some say the apostles had faith be-
cause they Jesus. l. God unseen today DO
not see HIM IN every flower III every ieais Our
minds we do not ses yet We believe we have
ihem. The things seen are but the shadows OF the
Look at the lighthouse IN the ocean, towering
Above the angry waves that dash INCREASINGLY at IT'S
base We do mo-! upon what II stands, but never
heess beneath the crested waves is its foundation of
Inc fact OF not seeing my saviour does shake
iaith any tnan the violence OF tne shakes
The rock beats against Tho believer walks by iaith
to another world. Columbus rad latin. and after days
OF patent wa,ch ing ana waiting his aith rewarded
We must look to God must turn our eyes heaven
where hope day 10 JOIN our loved ones who have
gone before.
Mr. Jones then referred to the first meeting in Jan
uary 1888, when az ,Iss and few ragged children
formed the church ~ They had iaiih, said the
preacher. but could the, that 10 twenty i've years
there would De over 3,'ss baptism l,sOV commun
cants entered and IN rty young sent forth the
mIusiryy They had faith and went steadily on.
God alone say What shall tho harvest be- but IL
you faithiul when you reach that snining shore
the words your reception will be. well done, GOOD
and faithful servant" The preacher closed in quoting
from the address nj The lamented Bishop Moore OF Vr
gna who LAID the corner stone iorty three ago
abiding to the future worshlppors III the edlncc
who ssid when the top stone OF this building shall be
laia when you enter the sacred temple
TO worship and adore the Aim ghiy remember that 1t Is
The house OF God and the gate oi heaven. Remember
that the OF Jehovah VIII be upon you and is HIS
revealed word to which you will be called to listen
Say not tomorrow will think OF God and eternity
of heaven and Of hell but to-day while II called
day, embrace the invitation reflect upon the
tznty oil lie and r. member that tho apostle has de-
cared, Beloved. now IS the accepted time beloved,
now is the day of salvation y