The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-08
CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS.
SERMON by DIR. sToERs-THE MISSES TILToN ADJ
NITTFD AS MEMBLRS.

SERMON by DIR. sToIRs-THE MISSES TILToN AD-
MITTED AS MEMBERS.
The Rev. Or. Storrs OF the Church Of the Pilgrims,
Brooklyn, preached TO large congregation in that cd
ice yesterday morning, taking for his text the Epstle
of Paul the Romans, 18th chapter and 10th verse;
"For it. when we were enemies rcconcilcd to
God by tho death of His Son, much moro,
being reconciled, shall be saved by His life"
Tho reverend gentleman said that this argument, tho
binding force of which so grand, could not be
answered. Spring, coming with lis warmth and beauty
caused tho flowers TO open their petals and bloom FORTH
And SO reconciliation by Chriss death the budding
forth INTO lie, the bossoming into greater
love and affection for God. 1t was not that God had
been roconcled TO Paul, but that Paul had been
rcconced to God God immutabc in
power and ovo and wisdom, and upon His
great foresight rested all our hopes. for tho
future. Nan mus: be reconced TO Him. not He to
man. We have TO adjust ourselves TO the sun If wo
wish II to shine with Its full force upon We
not adjust the to us, must turn toward it; SO
sinful man mus. turn toward Cod aud tho rcconca-
ton must 10 himself. God revealed in love
which went to the extreme OF sc-sacriGcc
His life OF continual sacrifice. There
was no character possessed by any Of friends
which touched deeply until We saw embodied
in il the spirit OF scli.sacritce And thus
" that Christ's great sacrifice drew
from Paul that passionate ana aiorpg love where be-
fore existed codncss and hardness OF heart This was
Paul's of the atoncmcnt in the death of Christ
lie became rcconced unto God through Chriss DEATH
and until then had never known how great his enmity
toward God how great his pride aud selfish
ness Out OF cnmty he had been rccunccd into love
and alteration The atoncment of Christ was the in
spiration OF his JOY and the basis OF his hope Before
Chrisl's atonemcnt he had been
FIGHTING GOD,
but he working with Him. What harm could
do HIM So long Ms he was with God. Paul had
the Lord IN the heavens he had heard His voice
in the air ana Tell PROSTATE 10 the carth dazzlcd with
the brightness lie would have doubted the
existence OF anything upon the earth which
his eye had seen and his hand felt as
to have doubted the existence of God
when partakng OF the Lords supper are apt to
think only OF Christ with his wounded hands and
pierced side, when should thnk also OF the glory of
Christ on high II WINS indeed sad thing 10 walk in
hand and with thought oil the rcigning Christ on
the other We are the Lords
supper not seeing the wreath OF thorns but tho
Of diamonds Not the palsicd and cold hand in
death. but the living, tender loving hand. The
crcnd gentleman closed his discourse by saying that IL
the saddcst thing the world to be living day amer
day with the reconciliation by the death Of
Christ and walking upon the earth the II tho
cross OF Calvary bad never been.
RECEIVED As MEMBERS.
At four O'Clock yesterday afternoon the Lord Supper
administered by the Rev DR.. Storrs. aud forty
threc new members received into the church, among
Theodore Ticn. There ercvcry iow persons present.
besides the members of the church. neither tho father
mother Of Florence and Alice being visible among
The CONGREGATION.