The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-10
MASONIC TEMPLE.
ssTHE TRAVAIL OF HUMANIrY" -sERMoN BY O. d.

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rRoTHINGHAM
ssThe Travail OF Humanity was the theme upon
which o. B. rockingham dscoursed yesterday to
large audience Masonic Temple. Tho pastor stated
This Palm Sunday-a Sunday that opens Passion Week,
commemorative OF tho sucrings and agony OF the Son
OF Man-was nt occasion speak OF the travail
OF humanity The atty third chapter Of Isaiah describes
in touching language the suffering and OF tho
servant of jehovah Gle is dcspiscd and rejected OF
mon; man of sorrows and acquainted with grief (;
and we hid. as 1t were, faces from Him; He was
dcspised, and We esteemed Him not" The minister
spoke OF tho little band Of sraees that sustained tho
Saviour and kept avo the love for HIS Gospel; thcy
too, were discarded and despised The language
OF tho prophet Is an application TO Christ.
Cnrstcndom describes Its Christ In tho
same phrases as tho apostlc-as man Of sorrows,
acquainted with grief born obscurity, beginning his
career deadly conflict with Satan anu ending it
with bitter tears at Gethsemanc. Driven from His
native place, misunderstood by His own brethren,
scourged by the Roman soldiers and at last nailed 10
the cross-this is not one half tho story The
agonics oil the thieves on the right aud LETT OF Him
not the agonies that Christ suffered; his suffer-
inss we're only such us
THE SON OF COP COULD SUFFER-.
He alono all the world-piteousy and help
cssy alonc-mado the mark for the and OF
all the world That Chrisendoms Interpretation or
the Son oil Man. The history OF Jesus Is simply the
forcrunner Of tho story Of tho prophets walking over
burning poushsharcs The Hero sees the cross on Cal
the Son OF Man tn His agony Is the old old story Of
suffering aud agony; and this all understand to be
the history OF all who undertake to benefit their fellow
men whoever opens the gate Of tho prison house of
will take his lie in his hand, and he must make
up his mind to pass scepcss nights and so down to
bloody grave Tho pastor pointed to tho long line Of
precursors who have been maryrcd IN holy crusades
efforts 10 benefit their fellow mon. Hc spoke Of
tho great inventors and dscoycrcrs and pointed out
SPECIAL showing how they endured ridicue,
agony and suffering, and not article OF pleasure do
we to-day possess but was brought TO us by bloody
agony He recalled the persecution OF the Jews in tho
Middle Ages illustration OF the truth that hui
manity must pass through sore travail Even SO 1t
was ownaimcs, when we lind that the mon who
opposed slavery reved and even Dr. Claiming
In Boston ridculcd for foreteiling war and tho
abolition OF slavery There is another side. Christcn
dom has striven for nearly 1000 years 10 put US in
penitcntial mood II has told US to look upon tho
dark sdc the shadowy,
rnx NIGHT SIDE OF NATURE;
TO Ak upon tho enormities II has pointed TO
dcsoIe wastes to storms uproars In nature and told
US about weeping dcws, sobbing rain and murmuring
Hood II points wild breaches poverty sickness,
rcads history with an eye Of hope IL speaks
Of cooling dew, sparkling fountains glad sunshine,
babbng brooks and laughing rls This makes us feel
that attempt is something better that the travail
OF Jews in Babylon read the past with visions
They hanged their harps upon the willows, but tho
eternal music Of their race was going on In their
souls. The minister next considered whether jesus
suffered and graphically depicted his bravery and hero
when lie confronted Plate when Hs sat down bv the
we'll In tho desert and drank OF the waters OF life IN His
heart Men only SOW the crown OF thorns angels SOW
roses Jesus was hero; He know He was rcgenera-
tor and He disinterested. The travail OF human
ity. Mr.. rockingham insisted, proves that there Is
history OF the lives OF the heroes and rcgeneators
OF our race proves IT, The preacher concluded by re-
ferrng to the gratitude OF man. us SHOWN in the travail
will yet be celebrated and the rendered by the
benciactors Of our race will not be forgotten