The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-24
PULPIT PREACHNGS.
The Power and Influence of the
Holy Ghost.
THE NECESSITY OF GRACE.
Anglo American Tribute to ST..
George the Martyr.
SHALL THE REVIVAL GO ON {?
infatuated Hearers and Pretty
Preachers.
A FEMALE EVANGELlST'S SERMON.
The NECESSITY OF GRACE.
SHALL THE REVIVAL GO ON
infatuated Hearers and Pretty
Preachers.
A FEMALE EvANGELlST'S SERMON.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
THE HOLY oHosT-sERMos BY THE REV

CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
THE HOLY GHosT-sERMoS BY THE REV.
GEORGE H. HEPwoRTH.
The Church of the Disciples crowded to overflow
ing yesterday morning. The revival which has com
menced in this city is TO continue in this church, and
meetings to be held every evening this week Mr..
l.. T. Thatcher, who had charge of the choir a. the
Hippodrome, will lead the singing Mr.. Sankcy at
tended the services this church yesterday morning
and joined very heartily in singing his hymns which
have become prominent part OF the services Mr..
Hepworth preached very eloquent and earnest ser
.mon, takng his text from Acts XIX, 2-"Hc said unto
them, Have yc received the Holy Ghost We be-
levcd; Aud they said unto him, We have not 80
much as heard whether there DO any Holy Ghost
There appears 10 be two very important steps to be
taken tho Christian lfa and they suggested by
The question when Paul asked and by the which
was gwen. First, arc believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ, aud thea To
look with such supplication ard such conscious
ness OF adaptation TO God that lis eye viii be turned
in direction, ana He viii stretch His hands out and
lay them heads, that may receive thcreirom
The Holy Ghost The whole doctrine of the pres
ence OF this Third Person OF the Trinity and OF His
government in human affairs is to great many per-
mystery. II is understood by those who
have embraced religion and fear thor
oughly appreciated by a great many who seem to he
veTy God in icir actions, Their pray
their aspirations. We have PARTON our
sms ANA ,nriuItics from His hands with trepda
tion ana husancy, ana with Just shade OF DOUBT
10 whether We have received ~ or not, but the ic Tree
IN OF Tho i4oy Gnost Is beyond oGr comprehension
md apparently beyond our grasp We arc not only III
great intellectual anu spiritual crror on thus subject,
but We fail 10 appreciate It's practical value in our
everyday Work. want, with your permission, to
aihi" 'hs SUBJECT very NSnty tbis morn
me- and God help me that may put thus
important matter before You who are Christians
fashion that You will not be satisfied tl you nave
entered INTO the iuncss OF thus baptism And may
God help me to put u III such aiiurng fashion To you
VINO out ol the ark OF SAFETY that you may be
drawn into closer anu sweetcr relations with the Al
mighty saviour, aud your appreciation o ms great
r,Iice your DchaI. bequckened increased. Now,
II you VIII turn with me Tor lew moments To John,
XVI, you viii nnd these words -"Nevcrlclcss, / 4
tell you the train. IL - cxpedient Tor You that 90
away Tor II 20 not away tbs comforter viii
unlo YOU but II depart VIII send him your (
10 my mind that Is
MARVELLOUS SENTENCE
and contains great many imporsnt truths. The dis
ripts were walking beneath tue sha,iow OF the cross
They had iailed to understand the fact that Jesus
VAS to build kngdom tina, Of tins /
Aorld, that its stone be lad I
the aspirations and faith and upward longngs I
pi the human heart they had walked by II 5 side Tor
i,rcc years anu more unreliable men could not 10 /
lound. they had lost even The scircaancc they had /
formerly possessed, aud such their confidence IN
Jcus and their love for HIM that they ha, como ~
HIN al once and never leaned On their Judg ment
tncy had lost themselves utterly HIM; He Was tho
sun liked eternal seli.crcacd shedding Hls light ar
md wide into all hearts. they ntle inslg-
nIican satellites each within It's circuit marked
out by the hand OF tod; each revolving in It's
Kept IN place by Hun o. themselves they knew
lothng; they were utterly helpless Whatsoever He
commanded they dld but when IL. Withdrew Himself
IRON their company for a short period they tho
most dcspondent Of men, and yet they were to he tho
preachers OF the Word throughout the weird II must
needs be that great change came over Them they
must be changed INTO men OF sef reliance; into
men who dsdaincd oxpcdicncy aud dared 10
do what was right. key we're 10 be
heroes and demigods, ana il ths reason that,
ons beioic The Holy Ghost had ucsccndcd Jesus said -:
1T esrcdient Tor you that 20 away IL remain ye
Will rely me- II 90 viii send thee other com
ortcr of whom ye have scarcely heard. aud ye shall
form with hIm an intimate friendship ami he shall lie
TO you Tor ever power OF thought power of viii and
power of speech" Il seems wonderful marvel does
u noty have great deal OF sympathy with the poor
disciples. know how strangely they must have iclt
and now bewIdcred they must have been They had
lett all 10 follow Ill IN, and they had been wandering
three years following every iootstcpo the Masters,
and ali at once when HIS affairs theirs mex
iricaby entanged He comes 10 them aud says .Now
am going 10 leave you What i tins friendships
said they 10 each other. 1--WE had supposed
that He was To found Kingdom and
We were 10 be the rulers or tho twelve
divisions, and now when death stared every
W; you snail he alone IRON tins moment'n 1t
wis "A marvellous probcia ana yet II the enigma
d human SALVATION Ii MAS the darkness like thai of
he tomb. who opens the other side the light
The perfect day; IS one OF tho paradoXes in me of
uhrlst why friends those disciples Ike ,tlo
children around the mothers cci; they take
spoDsblity; they play with their toys and happy;
but when the u.otncr leaves the their eyes arc
tiled with tears. zee how weak these disciples were.
In great emergency, when they ought 10 stood
by their Master, ihcy torsook Him. ever, Wei,
=,
another Do you remember the israeliics IL tho oden
time, wncn the presence oil BOD visible, 1t
Christ lost their sell reliance Tor timcy People say
ought 10 walk 10y sgbt instead OF faith; but
Infinitely more valuable
pEcEiTFuL
the thing that see: the mighty thing is that
Ktich believe II could COO should
fvubt HIM. We do not see Hum and believe linn.
have shown you how iu OF faults the disciples.
Now now can corroboratc the statement by tue
lsracues. They had the pillar OF cloud the pillar
Of ire. They did not depend themselves at all, but
hcari God speak from the top OF Sinai and when they
received the D.c.soguc they received children
rcive commands OF mother. cod
goou to them, aud they became dependent
that they lost their character But
these latter days q Is better Ia the larger
development Of the Almghty's plan walk, not by
sight, but by faith, ana He ooks down into
hearts from high and asks you with the eye faith
10 follow HIM. and instead OF the visible presence of
God have the spirit, the Holy Ghost the Comforter
10 lead US We have he Father IN the o.d Testament
have the son IN the New iesancL but Tor $500
We have hal The Holy Ghost We can appropriate tho
love OF the Father u VIII ana the love The sou,
and be guided Ny the Holy spirit and then the whole
TRINITY has become the property Of tho faithful heart
il was cNpcdicn that Christ should 70, aud when lie
vent 10 heaven lie prayed to God TO send the Com
iortcr among men, and what Christ asked was not
denied, the Holy Gnost sent The Holy Ghost was
abe last gut and think the best one.
PILGRIM CHURCH.