The New York herald., 1876-07-03
SABBATH DAY SERMONS.
centennial 0rations by Prominent
Preachers Yesterday.
NATIONAL AND PERSONAL FAITH.
6od's Sovereignty Source Of Joy
to Good Men.
RELIGION IN POLITICS.
Farewell Address of the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher.
)UR C0UNTRY'S PROGRESS AND DESTINY.
Why Methodist Camp Meetings
Are Spiritual Failures.
IN POLITICS.
Farewell Address of the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher.
OUR CoUNTRY'S PROGRESS AND DESTINY.
Why Methodist Camp Meetings
Are Spiritual Failures.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
NATIONAL AND PERSONAL rnrH--sERMoS B,
REV. MIR. HEPwoRrH.


REV MI. HEPwoRTH.
Considering the intense heat yesterday morning
large congregation assembled in The Church o! the
Disciples IL being g first Sunday in the month the
usual ordinance ofthc Lord's supper administered
and httcen members received into the church
Nj Hepworlh selected his text from the second Epistc
OF Peter, hrsi vcrse-"slmon Peter. servant and
apostle Jesus Christ them that have obta ned like
precious faith with us, through the Righteousness OF
God and Saviour Jesus Christ" Peter ight well
call that a precious faith winch had transformed and
transdgured him, said Mr. Hcpworth. lie looked into
the face ofhis Master and became man. Living
the plane OF peasant, Jesus touched him with his
magic finger and he became at aprncc OF the house
Of Israel With no aims purposes beyond mendng
his boat and net Jesus taught him TO embrace
the whole world IN the general plan OF his salvation
And alter he had sat ut the feet oil the Master his heart
beat in sympathy with everything grand and great
sverything that manly and pure and noble only
! few months companionship with the Lord and from
fisherman he became an apostle IRON being COW.
ard he changed into a hero, whose the world
shall lisp long it loves generosity, long it
admires self denial There great reason, then,
why Peter should speak OF this faith precious faith
and yet it seems that faith IN the Lord would transform
you and me well as Peter. Though 500 years
gone by II has not lost power Faith occupies
Testament as well as tho Old We com
handed to have iaih as lhOush it were sub
looked upon by God as criminal Thou
shalt not kill Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt
have taith the Lord Jesus Christi Those the
commandments they run one alter another; all of
them canio from the lips oi the Almighty The ten
commandments were engraycn on stone. The eleventh
commandment. 'Have iath II the Lord Jesus Christ,
has been engraved IN our human hearts.
AGAIN, faith nsures salvation IN the uturc, and we
sre tod we cannot look 10 Heaven with any hope
less crowd around Hm who calls Himself the door.
Faith Is said TO give "A man conservation. IL gives
IA n.I him. tha.,
cert pitch that governs the angels songs heaven.
We arc told also that faith justihcs man. doctrine
too hte preached and too little understood doctrine
about winch there are more errors tnan cluster around
most OF the statements oi the New Testament 1t is
papabe aud evident doctrine taught by Jesus and HIS
disciples, What perfect iaith IN Christ always
Justhes and enables him to escape
and avoid the otherwise inevitable punishment of
guilt ami crime /, is important and fundamental
doctrine OF that book and one must either give up the
book or accept the dogma IL Is pa.t OF tue instruc
ton Jesus CHRIST impaired, and, being such you dare
put II aside. Besides that II is the glory OF
HE at is.n said Mr Hepworth, 'the one doctrinc
upon which TO buiid my hope oil all time to come Tor
know that no flesh can be justified in the OF
~ offended Deity; your life and mino cannot be ac
septabie God We all fallen very far short OF
me standard OF righteousness which has been gwen
Is the lite of our Master But We told that the
man that goes up 10 heaven with
his ps and utlers tha maine with earnestness and
aith at The bar OF cpd, 1t shall be like covering of
charity, which hides multitude OF sins, and shall
pass the wrath OF God into the peace OF heaven"
talth has great deal to do with our every
nigh given out under hs burden, sinks by the side OF
he road IN despair he pillows his head friendly
stone he tails asleep. He d. cams of those waiting Tor
him on yonGer hillside, and when he awakcs 1t is as
though he touched with new liie energy
thrills him from head TO foot Exalted above all
WEAKNESS he takes tho burden up, and with beaming
and hopeful heart ne trudses TIL at last he falls
into the embrace OF those who have waited and loved.
THIS Illustration OF what faith Will do
You set that faith only by looking through Christ.
often wonder what there is in the uturc OF INF
ue's life that should be hopeful TO him. have talked
with many. have asked, what inspiration hayc
you? What impulse hayn YOU Have you anything
that comes from altar OF beyond tho reach ol your
physical vision ~ and the answer is Invariably but
they cay, Il am right and you are wrong" and al
ways say, "Then thank God am wrong
Como out with mo IN the star lit night y on OF
Gondcr little space Of blue with at ALL Let
me bring my telescope to bear on that little spo, OF
blue you and that lltlc spot which look blank
10 your eye SIMPLY tcemng with liie ana glory |
ioox and see nothing | look through ,h, fclrsrons
and everything Let us look into the armament
OF social hic Here rs our AMBITION our business
social iogreat points OF life, all of them; but way
oG yondcr lies grave, or sick bed, poverty sudden
and terrible With my naked vision to look can
nothing. | reason about it, and can arrive at
nothing better than wish and longing But look
through the scriptures to eht over the top o Calvary
direct my telescope, and behold, my life is
thcky stu ldcd with stars IN that direction than any
where else. SO do not trust myself but look through
the lens OF Jesus Christ, and though | become
attracted by my business and social elements,
sull can never forget the blank spots
that filed with stars, II you only look
In the right direction. 1t rs always so; let have
faith IN Jesus Christ and all viii lac made hight But
forget that there two homes every
man--the home earth well the home in heaven
Jordan hcs between. bnt man must strain his
eyes the green eds beyond aud forget the path he
Is treaing There rs something beautiful in that
tribute call patriotism, We all love country,
and the sight OF the flag that iypihcs institutions
sends thrill every true hcsrt-God FIRST, God al
ways and country comes Ia the second place. AS We
love the Lord ought TO love the Institutions OF
the land which has given US birih. We have
tyrs and heroes IL is nard 10 tell which noDcst
oi the two. We bow IN reverence before Tho martyr
that comes the stake crying songs Of victory
the other hero through the smoke and din OF the battle
urging his comraGcs 10 victory with his last breath
both these characters should DO side by side
hearts We are
PRICE,
VIC have paid for the proud OF tho price
we have paid Tor our national institutions, and when
We remember that the united often there
seems TO be a kind OF divine Patriotism the whoic
people We have been led ways know not oi
and stand IN the midst o the nineteenth century
with the crown oi our centennial upon Us. We stand
With the crown OF justice aud honor and manhood
upon us. Let resolve that VIII work Tor
country ss for our tod rut our politics next our re
llrlon then we would build surcrstructure that
would tourh heaven ITSELF To do this We want ind-
vldsI fath aad althlulness God bless America from
beginning TO end God bless every household, black
and white and may the shadow Of the cross bc thrown
IL. ..s.tVH HfraI