The New York herald., 1876-12-04
Rev. Dr.. Hall on the Work Of
Home Missions.
3CIIRISTS RULE OF LIFE"
Dedication of a New Franciscan
Convent.
Father kane's Discourse on the "Sea-
son Of Advent"
CHURCH OF TIE DISCIPLES.

A GLIMPSE or HEAvRN--sERMoN BY THE REV.
GEORGE nEPwoRTH.
very largo congregation assembled in the Church
ol Disciples yesterday morning II being the drst
Sabbath IN the month the ordnance OF the Lords
Supper administered, to which Mr.. Hepworth
gave his customary liberal invitation, and twelve
members joined the church. Mr. Aepwortn preached
and eloquent sermon, taking for his text
l. Corinthians, IL, 9-"Eye hath not seen. nor ear
heard neither entered the heart OF man, the
things which God hath prepared for them love
him. - The preacher began by saying that he always
hcsitated before the profound ssnncaon and the un
Approachable promise OF those words; that there
rhetorical cmphasis them which never fails 10
attract attention. progressive emphasis. ST. Paul
first speaks oi tho physical senses, ot what tho
hath seen OF what the hath heard, and he makes
these the BY which judge Of the eternal
things But the things OF eternity are SO much
grander that the itself is forgotten He then
makes the conception Of tho human heart-ts long
ings, its aspirations-a criterion, and IN judging Of
eternal things by this standard he says learn
nothing OF hcaven that the standard itself high
enough, the criterion not glorious enough. "The eye
hath seeL the hath never heard, the heart
OF man hath never conceived the things which God
hath prepared for them that love him. The speaker
proceeded to that must, then, Le very deghtfu
pleasure to mediate upon the and great privi
lcge TO borrow OF its sunlight for the dnrkened
present; that 1t must be hcalthiul and invgoraing
hng TO mediate upon the character Of God and upon
His disposition towards and upon the Kingdom
which TO be when all the dynases Of time shall be
trombied 10 dust He looked upon the lives OF others
ind his own as bundle OF hopes and fears, aspraons
ind dsapponimcnts, and found that wc depended
ierydargcy upon the iuturc Tor encouragement and
aeavcn are flung wide opclf and
md hear long we can walk along the rough ruad or
lc with hope and glad heart, but il the doors
VI heaven should be SHUT and we lett alone amid the
Lhudows OF our own groplng and wisdom, lilo
would be without beginning and without end;
would havc no aim, no purpose and no crown. We
ny scientific that when they an 20 ray
Of light by means OF the they discover their
continual surprise ana bcwildermcnt pale yellow
beam ol light which seems stranger lhcrc that they
find u impossible account for It's presence ard
II absolutely necessary 10 the ompction OF tho
whole IL seemed 10 hum that that fact was smile Of
our own spiritual condltion that have all the
varied ccors which can be analyzcd and understood,
bot that in their midst there is stray which
hnd II hard 20 account or and difficult TO understand
And vel that one beau was important 10 the integrity
Of lille, that II IS like the green wine that
BISDs THE BUNDLE OF OUR FACULTIES,
and makes them glorious unit. lie had often asked
hmseli, what Of The things which the heart
purcd Tor those who love Him. In the nrst place,
uu II Impossible the state oil affairs in
heaven: ". shall uc strangers there for while. Wo-
viii step region o darkness into such blaze Of
tight ,ha for little our eyes will pe blinded. We
viii have fought, not with boasts OF Ephcsus, but
with Wild forces without, and perhaps wilder forces
within Every day we are subject 10 tue subtle energy
Of temptation, and we cannot trust ourselves from
hour hour. Satan hath spread snare Tor leet,
has poisoned the very air We breathe. that he may
take lives and claim US for his own.
There is not family who had Tot suffered
sorrow, who had not seen dtsappoin intmcnts, that
had thrown their shadow many year.
wc dread The END; Walk in uncertainty all the
time: We love, and the brightest imIlusc and
glory OF life; but hold that happiness with uu-
certain tenure, any accident may oil wuat is
dearcr than our own lie.
We are told oy Word Of Cod that up yondcr there
Is city in winch The wnd howls tempest and
upon winch the gloom ., night never settles We ar
told oil the inhaptanis OF that land those who
passed nrongh the baptism OF blood shcd on Calvary,
ratcd, and Instead OF arasping tnai they may Keep,
they grasp that lhey may give. Surely We cannot
conceive oil such stale OF things as this.
We told that IN the upper land there
ptlalls tha. all shall stand erect,
NOT IN their own strength, but IN strength
which God hath given thenL There Is one other thing
wicn conceive, and that IS The duration vi
The heavenly state. Eternity Is an idea we cannot
grasp; have means OF measuring II. no criterion
al all BY which 10 form judi sment Here everything
ends, everything begins. When babe Is oorn,
whether grows be not, u dos but above
thc.e is no yesterday Tomorrow, but an eternal
to-day. God invlcs every one to take tho journey,
and usures In the cad. The Bible tells that
there three classes OF nenirst, those who will be
lost; s.conu, those VINO will be scarcely saved, and,
thrl lose who will be
dupt grace they likcncd three vessels start
In. to cross the Tao nrst badly built aud baay
eunppcd goinG down III the first storm The sccoud
weatnering The Storm nut falling when III signt OF
her lag and beng rescued Just IN time. rhc third
made not calM and wnen the storm comes
no spars snaI, nes part auJ she lreasts the storm
and drops anchor IN the harbor With nag lying. II
we are ever wrecked IL Will not be Gods faut for
Christ died Calvary that We might be saved.