The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-15

They that wait on the Lord shall renew ther strength
they shah mount up with wings eagles; they shall
run and not DO weary and shall walk and not flint"
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
MAN ALONE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS
HERE AND HIS FATE HEREAFTER.
Mr. Hopworsh preached yesterday morning from tho
text ST. John X, 15-"I lay down my ifo for tho
sheep
This he said, and kindred texts indicate q very pc
cuIiar relationship between and God, and they
go to show that some very serious misfortune
has at time in tho past happened to
us; IL is . misfortune OF no ordinary kind. Self.
recovery seems be impossbility. Outside help
absolutely necessary; Gods arm alone save Tho
affection that fallen upon is OF serious sture
that It requires for its sacrifice great that
earth and heaven shudder at the thought oft II in.
dicaies, also,
PECULIAR RELATIONSHIP
between God and man, aud the Almighty In tho
attitude OF one who has not simply desire that we
shall recover but also solicitudo In behalf He
has with infinite wisdom perfected plan by which
salvation made possible and easy and He great
in His lie is ready to send His only begotten
Child into The world TO suffer untold agony and sorrow
that by means OF this agony and sorrow you and
might find the way which have lost. and
S'.S"'~s~'"~A'~
road to heaven.
want this morning to call for your most careful
attention. because is my desire that We shall look
certain facts square the face Let say, to begin
wtl-what you might regard an axiom,
requiring no discussion whatever-that no
enter heaven; nothing sinful can
cross the threshold OF Gods eternal palace.
Then II follows matter OF course that you and l.
at present situated necessarily excluded; none
~ huarn Simon hnwn livht
Il may DO deemed by our own Judgment, can ever
enter into the immediate presence OF God therefore
none OF u.s. OF u.s. will ever find way there
unless something extraordinary happens unless q
miracle of Providence shall be performed IN our be-
half We cannot ind the way; IL has been irretrev-
ably lost. God can find IT, perhaps, and out Of the
goodness OF lis heart He may do II, but unless no
does you and most assurcdly doomed to exclu
from HIS presence
Il seems to me that position is well takcn. Our
logic shows that 1t must be true. We need not open
the Book divine revelation in order to discover
own judgment corroborates H. We are satisfied With
That statement as starting point IN our argument,
and yet say, "SOme are better than Others there
icrent classes OF criminals win all 80 10 the same
place ~ With that question ! have nothing 10 do
just With the fact that they are all, without ex-
ccption cxclu ed have to do and that assert on the
authority Of human judgment and OF that sense which
we call common
saw turner some years since putting by his winter
apples He was very careful in his selection Of them.
He took one that dccaycd IRON skin 70 core,
and saw the justice Of putting that apple aside lie
ed, and without moments hesitation he put that
by the side Of the that wholly worthless then
he took up third aud on examination found only The
slig hcst spcck without moment hcsitation he
put that with the other two. said, us not that In
Justiccsn lie said. s'You do not know what am 60
am jus, or an"ss But said why do not
put that last apple in the barreiy'' 'Because'' he
SAID, my whole winters crop depends on my not
lstting IN any apple with 4 sptck, Tor when II Is
laii away that minute speck OF corruption
would spread and destroy all the rest" SO
and say cannot go TO heaven unless change
ours and the justice Of At there difference
OF opinion on that; but here Is man who has never
committed murder nor stolen outright aud man who
seldom lies outright He has corruption In his SOUL
and you in doubt-about whatY As TO what God
ver,cd have no,hl 10 do, but, so far as heaven Is
concerned, II 1t Is &c into which no sin can enter;
then II Is place into which that man can never under
any circumstances except those which indicate radt-
cal change. Brethren, am | riehty Is my position
well takens Granted my premises must you not mr.
ut my CONCLUSIONS But here IL another man, who
perhaps n member OF church, but has not always
been true to his VOWS, he had
ONLY A LITTLE sror
In his heart can't 90 ing Not Il there Is moral
government. God cannot overlook your sin unless there
is equivalent Tor It. So, brethren, you and with
our acknowledged SINS In lives less there Is an
interference IN the :: Ian Of Cod can never enter
heaven We ought TO stand face To lace with that fact
Lei look into our lives and see what Is there. We
children Of God are we noty We are the children
ot God made by Him, aud hc gave 10 us as possibi
ity destiny nnspeakaby grand Would II not be .
10 enter communion Win tnat TOD.
Would not PRAYER become the JOY OF his lifcY Would
not the known will OF the Father call for implicit obe
diencef ! think so; Il could hardly be otherwise.
Would not everything base and mean and low he dts
tasteful 10 Himy think so. What has happened that
should not be so, and why Il that It not at
the present momcnty So lar II from being that
II the great wonder Of our lives DO not lear
God instead OF loving HimY Don't shrink from
DEATH when taught that death is lifet And Is
It not hard 10 be good and easy to be what we cali bad
Have we not passions that extremely difficult 10
controls They like team OF wild horses; they
get tho bit in their mouths and run away with Sec
this dwelling diot do you suppose that part OF
Gods plan orgmaliyY Is IL not that poor unfor.
tunatc lite is the result OF some broken law See that
mailman tearing his hair la his cage; do you think
God intended tbat2 A thousand times no. There Is a
break somewhere We have rushed into the arena and
put our will against Gods WILL and that ~ the result
We not lay those things the altar OF God II IS
the FAULT OF
MANS FREE AGENCY.
that has directly opposed the Almighty All tho crimc
and guilt in the world and In your hearts this moment
is purely voluntary and you entirely responsible
IT, and you will be made responsible Tor Il the last day.
want TO siare you IL cam want you fce that II
Is your own fault, and not Gods IL yorarc saved
and, than this, If you to be saved you must
begin now.
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