The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03
1t Is Chart for the Befogged on
the Ocean of Lie.
salvation Does Not Depend
Upon Belief.
Christ Died for Sinners, Yet Who Would Now
Die for Even Righteous Man:
The Magnitude Of the Sons Sacri-
fee Illustrated.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
rAl xFrEcr OF THE BIBLE on MANS MINI

OnChSh Or I1E OlSClILES.
rAl INJECT OF THE BIBLE on MANS MIND
SERMON BY REV. MR. HEPwoRrH.
The beautiful weather yesterday was tho cause Of
bringing together a much larger congregation than
usual in the Church OF the Disciples The ordinance
OF the Lords supper, which Is usually celebrated
the FIRST Sunday in each month"; omitted yesterday
In favor OF Easter Sunday. Mr. Hepworlh selected
his text from Psalms, cxix lo5-"Thy word is lamp
INTO my feet and light my path" II in tho
history OF progress God should himself and
deliver revelation to mankind that revelation would
undoubtedly be lamp 10 our feet and light upon our
path II that book, the hottest book In possession
purportng TO be revelation from God, being care
FULLY followed. becomes lamp unto feet and
light In our path II is strong argu
mont in favor OF its divine origin anu authority.
had tho honor last Sabbath OF speaking you
cerning some OF the effects which tho Bible produces
IN mans life and ON the general life OF society
With your permission would like to continue the
strain Tor little, for tho subject is not easily
haustcd suppose that this book has boon the focal
point OF honest and OF dishonest criticism for the last
l,s00 years. The results which would accrue to in
ndelty II Il could be captured would be unspcakabiy
great The book Is the strategic key to every defensive
position behind which tho soul of man has arrayed
ITSELF and the capture Of the book is the surrender OF
everything You remember in tho Crimcan war; tho
stretches itself in its magnncencc aud monumental
dignity The whole force of attack was concentrated
on that single point There we're formidable Garth
works on to the lett there were extensive ornaments
on 70 the right; and yet the main army paid no heed
whatever 10 tho armamcnts on the right or the earth
works on the left The one central tower was the key
20 the whole position II It could be captured victory
would cnsue II II could not be iakcn then defeat sat
on the invading armies. IL has always been with
the Bible During all these centuries 1t has been
Nalakof; yet II has not been taken. Philosophers
distance,
inspected IT'S weaknesses aud strength by
IL has been laughed at and rdiculed, nlenaced and
threatened, and yet stands us simple, unadorncd
majesty aud splendor untouched by the arrows OF tho
ignorant and unscathrd by skill OF scientific artii
iery. Ii holds ITS own and has done 500 years.
stands alone as mountain rising from plain
whose rock ribbed TOP pierces the ciouus and ilsses
The stars. Some OF you have seen Eddyslone Light
house II is only slender shalt Of granite built .
rock that is above the surface only at low tue. BY
night a.d b. day, in summer anu winter, II stands
the beacon ght of . natiOns safety. sometimes IN
storms tue waves with The power OF legion OF devils
come dashne against its granite sides; II rs hid from
view, the broken INTO perfect shower Of
toam and The steady light fails To penetrate tho
obscurity OF the broken but the Is broken
ant the lighthouse stands sometimes IN the midst
OF terrific storm, you stand altar OIL vesses
deck and oscalc, it impossible for Il 10 main
taiu lis perpendicular position exactly; 1t will yield
bit and recover itself But when the storm over
and the clouds are tired oi Their work. there stands
old Eddysionc and the winter storms and the sum
mer wnirlwInds arc alike po~criess to destroy IT,
just 50 II is with the Bioc; nothing uproot it.
nothing can take ITS influence or authority out oil our
hearts or lives. II has
A DIVINE POWER or sELr -rERPErUAriox.
Its ability live not IN your Willingness that II shall
live. but in IT'S own inherent Immortality. II Is not
dependent upon your upnoiang your downtreading
II Is not dependent upon your good will your III
viii Whatever may bc your relations TO IT, Il is tho
Dame yesterday, to-day and forever. God IS IN IL and
therefore Il stands Now let us look AT II once moro
have marked regularity has toward al-,hat Ia,
its simpleness anu IT'S proiundiy The child can un
dcrstand part II, bu. another part The prooundest
man cannot comprehend. You have been at the |
shorc Doubtless, and have sccn two sShls-rght close
20 the sand little child playially bathn- IN The surf
IL very shallow water where q is playing and you
say lis this the ocean ~ That is the one
aspect rs the ocean Tor the child Now look
bar OIL There, riding IN tho ollng, Is an
Immense man war or one OF those huge clippers
that ply between Francisco and New York. Thai
hlld out here, that Is the mans ocean,
aud vet the same water Near by y is emerald grccu
that Indicates shallow water; altar OF II is deep blue,
and there you are o. soundings and yet Is the same
and stretches from continent to continent Well,
brethren, Is SO precisely with the Bible Your httlc
BABY goes to aud reads the Lords Prayer IL has only
. dun conception Of the signncancc oil the language
and yet IL brings It's little cup TO the well and
cup nlicd. The o.d man. whose eye looks through
HE secrets oil nature, TO the BiUc and he finds
what he cannot exphln-conceptons of God, and Of
Christ and Of duty, and he stands before them In
ignorant wonder, and n the amazcmcnt which
IS caused ~ h,s inab,iiiy, and he
cries .ut:--.0 God. II hign: | cam
which the Bible rs adapted mans mind II has milk
Tor babvs aud Tor men II has doctrines plain 10
hc untutorcd and which science cannot solve
ret its peculiarly Is that II nils every iull;
and that Bible will Ill whatever you take to II u, and
than full But rs no, only adapted TO satisfy me
Is log Let ne carry this simie 10 the end IL can.
vessel caught tho calm The log one Thick cur
tain let down to the water, and they know they arc
near some coast see what the captain does. He
leaves tho wheel in the hands OF sumo Subordinate and
quety goes into his apartment aud takes down the
chart lie knows how lac Is sailing and he knows his
OF speed, and by simple process OF reasoning he
has finger inc exact spot where the log vs..
He where lac and he knows where he wants to
be, aud tie knows what his ncxs duty ~, and SO the
vessel sails. white an ignorant captain would driit
with the current the and dash, pcradventure,
upon the ROCKS and all be lost Now, rs
u your relationship to the Bblcf
II not smooth sailing with Us always;
wish Il We not only caught sometimes
IN heavy blow but the thick mist oil cubarrass
mrni anu fear. We don't know where are. We need
direction and guidance and where shall NO get ~
Can any give ity rcrnaps he Is In the fog,
VIII bodies and souls IN hts handsy No.
What wan; at suc, time as that Is the Word OF
God, if there Is Word Of God. What want rs
revelation IRON I'm, aud not revelation IRON earth.
] would like 10 continue this discussion
BATH and could go on and MI the time allotted to
ordinary sermon. IL seems TO me ought to know
more about the Bible IN order TO trust ourselves
direction We Christians tail IN giving crcdencc the
Bible. as II demands. What the world wants most =
eimpic, childikc faith ~ the Word OF God Then life
viii he bcausIcd ard beet
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
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