The New York herald., 1876-09-25
A WET SABBATH.
Services and Attendance at Various
Churches Yesterday.
THE CHALLENGE OF ST. PAUL.
Dedication Of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception.
HE SONS OF GOD.
Semi-Centennial Anniversary of St.
Johns Parish.
Rev. Father Kane's Sermon
on Humility.
Dedication Of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception.
THE SONS OF GOD.
Rev. Father Kane's Sermon
on Humility.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES

TuB CnALLkSoH or ST. PAUf.--sEENoN M
RKv. Ma nxPwoRrH.
rAsrs vss . large attendance al the Church OF tho
Disciples yesterday. Mr. Hepwor.h preached from
Romans. viii, si-"wbst shall ~e then say to these
shingsf IL Goo be for who DO against uss"
when reads ths verse. said Mr.. Hepworth, 10
seems 10 sound very like the swapping OF whip The
argument wish the last sentence, which s not
aassoa bat .asemeal Of TACT ST Paul has boon lay
ing down foundation stones In this chapter lie be-
gins by saying that there n condemnation to those
wbo IN chrst Jcsas; no condemnation because wc
have passed over being simply ohildike Ignorance
needs ia~, that which I. seifwiiled needs control
out whom loves God PERFECTLY then what
Fatner deslres without tho Intervention OF . re-
aucst on the Fathers part To live with your heart
cscss TO God prayer aud communion 10 bring tho
xinedon s shs Father upon tho earth. Then he goes
10 say that every who led BY the spirit
OF God son OF God and he establishes . family re
lssloa; God the everlasting Father OF the human
aud each Of consciously entering into the
out OF se ana knecls at the Oos OF she throne
thereby making the promises OF 6od hts own.
have often wondered how tins sentence struck tho
Romsns. Tor whom sas written They had no con-
sse VINO csred only for His own pleasure
pense II all created sh,ns~ The Romsn God was
eminently selfish Cod ruled by by fear.
Il was iron rod which he held the heads OF the
people aud their allegiance to him the result OF
respect and sdoraton but rather of fear lest they
issvbcycd they should he dcs,roycd But Paul Gays
hat God has no more power Than love; that ~ hts
power is boundlcss. 80 his iove rs iaahomlcss.
and the ono circunfcrcnes holds them both
That Is the marvel Of Christian revelation,
and u must have been . strange statement to those
7hilosophic minds Ia Rome u must have startled
them as something entireiy novel; they murt have
pondered upon u aud argued aad reasoned AS 10 tho
probability Tor and against ~ aud ~. Paul instead OF
presenting HIS statement with logical argument
front OF IT, simply told them tho fact ana .c, them 10
Qussiion. wonsicr sometimes " IN the nineteenth
century would endure tuat style OF speech Paul wss
the only one ot tho apostles who had the power aud
abi!uy TO argue. Matthew, Mars JOhu ana Luke 90
not argue they Simply state f,cs, and the facts
from the heart aud ps wnhoui any accompaniment of
logic; there Is gwen thing you SIMPLY
take the statements and prove them true nj your
lcisurc.
linen Paul goes on TO say that " We are children
then we must be hcrs, according to a natural law
heirs OF Gvd and JOIN, heirs OF christ, lifting poor
humanity upon M equality wnh the princsy heart OF
our Lord anu Master go ;nst wc look Him As
ear brother T5' u. having iaid these
STONES DOCTRINE
he asks the question o. the tex -what shali say
10 these ,hnss. II God Ue ior us. then 10
against usy"
ia,hcrnood of God aud the personality OF God. pd YOU
ever think that u the personality II Goa dcusea
all your religion ~ou.d VANISH ike INST before
morning SUM- Did you ever TANK ina. all the motive
of our moral lie depends the fatherhood Goif
have interest In Hun. except tha which
comes from fear u are only the
creation OF HIS hands, created Tor Ms PURPOSES,
religion becomes an mpossiailIy you cannot have
my religion hrst 9" All y"u have 30; creator
and thcu between The creator and the created,
ana the nature o yorr religion depends upon the
turc OF that tic.
Tho Bb,c rs the only took that makes that chord Of
union a very close one because when are IN sick.
trial, instead OF stiins Gown IN despair or hgnt
Ing adverse events. simply look up nni cay,
wcli IL isa hard road ! am travelling, but
there is kind leader | very tired. but |
will have rest by and by. 1t is dark, but the
stars Will he out before midnigh ht. eau one.
yet there Is some one near and there Is helpful
hand underneath me, though cannot feel H. IL Is
God whom the Atucuians called unknown, but whom
Paul revealed Faith of that kind clevaics cducaics,
sy mpaihy. II were to try lo put the state
mcnt into logical shape might hot be nblc To do 81
cannot prove that which say except by experiments:
but oh. brctren the logic of your experiment viii DO
rrciragnblc.
have been greatly interested In what has been
gong during the ast week We htvo
had 10 our midst OF the greatest think.
OF tho ago. We all lit hats
In respect to his intellectual capacity suppose |
to adopt Huxicys theory aud TO regulate my
self the question, what am ~ The answer would be,
you man but horse. Where did tho
horse come irony lie developed OF
primitive organizations behind that; evolved from
something simpler still
Now, brethren unless there Is God beyond and
above ali natural things would not gve penny
that book What ~ Tho direction In which that book
turns your attention Right up To- God This " tho
highest motive you conrcivc of, and the moro
closely you cling To the idea that God your father
tho higher stature you attain 10.