The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-15
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

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ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
SERMON III THE REV. FATHER BYRoN-THE
HOLY SPIRITS ENLIGHTENMENT OF MAN AS
! TO SIN.
AT St. stephens church, In East Twenty eighth
street, yesterday morning, a large congregation
attended the high The Virgins altar
chasiey decorated with flowers and at the foot OF the
statue several lamps were burning
Tho sermon preached by tho Rev. Father Byron,
who took the subject Of his text tho gospel OF the
day, which taken from Johns account Of tho
savour's last sermon delivered the evening before His
death. The saviour's words had for their scope
exhortation to obedience that Holy Gospel which
He had brought them and then because the hearts Of
the apostles grew 10 be sad He consoled them by
promising to send the Comforter who would assuage
their The words Of Christ revealed TO the
meaning OF the Office OF the Holy Spirit Both before
the Incarnation Of OF God vol after His
ascension, Il tho Office Of the Holy Ghost to
gten mems nteIlecss to tho nature OF sin, that
they might understand how thing IL to
offend God The mcrciful work Is still the Divine
Spirits and will contnus be for all time to come
But in proportion TO the light which received
to the horror Of sin, a light which pre-
sen,s virtue true coors-nviting chaste, beautifu
always in It's every form an onerng acceptable to the
Almighty This contrast in itself Is meant to help
men IN clnging TO whatever Is good and pleasing to
God, even though there might BIO attached to IL some
bitter or troublesome surroundings. The more Gods
goodness, holiness and projections understood by
us the greater becomes our horror Of sin. But why
should be for the Holy Ghost TO enlghten
II is because people do not understand
the real evil OF the real value OF virtue Speak
TO the men Of the world and you will hear their
vcrsatio1 nothing but OF the temporal losses which
have happened to themselves others, but
word othe spiritual affections OF their souls These
spiritual bruises. sinful stains upon tho hcart never
receive any attention They are never thought OF be-
do realize tho evil Of and understand
its nature ST. Augustine says that sin Is any wilful
thought word deed contrary 10 the law Of God ST.
Ambrose says thatn is wilful transgression OF she
] divine commandments Of Gods holy law. The man
who sins God aud with every repeated
offence cries out WITH she Psamis. Il will not serve
NAN MAox OUT or THE SLIME
ofhc earth refuses 10 pay homage TO MS Creator Well
might 81 Ambrose say. Behold nothngness itself
! taking up arms against the supreme Being 10 make
itself cqnnl TO Him. How basphcnous is the language
OF the sinner to God. And yet man is Gods most IA
upon him every benefit, created all things for his
and promised eternal reward for fidelity HIS service
Nay God gave mp HIS only begotten Son to save him,
aud life OF that Saviour was written with drops
OF blood the terrible enormty 81 sim Mans insults to
God may be IN thought or word or deed ana thus we
/ see how the sinner may use every sense which God
| gave him to mock and trife with an infinitely great
master. God has been the kindcst iather. and
He has done much for MS who can measure
own iniquy when rebel against Him. Alter being
vauquished by tho devil and alured into become
the devils saves and thus pass from the
vice OF who loves with infinite love be
the slaves OF master that is seeking lure
perdition. What miserable state for 10 plunge
into To those who may have the Insfo tune Of being
OF the devil there still the voice OF the
calling TO return whc there is chance God IS too mer-
cifn TO refuse 10 receive prayer offered with fervent
heart and contrite purpose that the rcbclllous heart
may be chastencd into obedience.
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
THE ANCHOR OF THE SOUL SERMON By THE
REV. DR. ARMITAGE
The Rev. Dr. Armitage pastor Of the Fifth avenue
Baptist church, preached the subject:-'0ur Souls
Anchor" As Introduction and foundation to his
DISCOURSE he read the last OF the sixth chap
ter Of ST. Paurs Epistle to the Hebrews.
Said Mr.. Armage:-Thcrc is probably nothing that
could absorb the spirit OF than standing on
the heights OF Neversnk during great storm and
ing a boat apparently drifting heplessy upon tho
shore. There Is way Of beating into the open
sea- and II wind and waves conspiring
wreck the vessel Just she is about 10 get among
the breakers her head wind, aud she
OF no availS Her anchor. that has fastened to the
ground and prevents her drifting The Gospel docs tho
for God swore that We should nave salvation
in HIS Son II VIC would only hy to Him.
RELIANCE THE
will prove II nialbIy Now, II might be said how
ain that have salvation ChristY In
England every anchor that goes board ship has by
law TO be tested, and. If good one, IL stamped BY
this means the British government pledges itself to
between the sup owner and loss II, relying on
this anchor and properly his vessel Is lost So
God does not ask us to depend upon an untested
Choir. In order that may feel safe He stamped
upon anchor all OF HIS own attributes. God hav-
ing done this expects Us 10 manage our craft We
; sense WHICH God has bestowed
upon for securing salvation. He has
given us thus responsibility. He IL not going 10 drag
us into heaven. He has gwen reason aud will
pcct the part oil In casting anchor where
there Is good holding ground y must 60 out Of you
vessel could be anchored by fastening her anchor TO
her capstnn In the last place. inasmuch man needs
~l,r ..nAl Cad nc nd A mas Az
the brain. II Is real and operative tho
massey used by ships. In fact y so,
INDEPENDENT LIBERAL CHURCH.
SERMON by Mr.. O. H. FRoTH1NGHAM ON THE
COMMANDMENTS
Tho Grand Lodge Room in the Masonic Temple, u
Twenty third and Sixth avenue, filled with
an attentive congregation yesterday morning. Tho
reading desk the platform at the east elegantly
decorated with flowers and exotic vines The
vices opened with sacred by the quartet OF
the Independent Liberal church. The pastor, Mr.. o.
b. rockingham, read selections from the ancient
Scriptures OF the Siamcse, Persians and Hebrews,
quoting from tho latter the twentieth, twenty 1rst
twenty second and twenty third chapters of Exodus
relative to the commandments. Speaking TO those
tex,s, the minister called attention to the
fact that in opening the Sermon on the
Mount JcsuS MAS very careiul 10 .OOSerNo tnc
moral Law Of the Jews and throughout His ministry be
consistent when the young man 10 HIM
tMatthew xix, 16) ana asked what no should do 10
gain eternal life, Jesus said 10 him. keep the COM
mandments.v The young man said to him (which
All these things havcI kept from my youth up; what
lack YETI" And Jesus told him. zone thing thou
lackcst; the spirit OF tho commandments" The CON-
andments referred TO the given in tho Law OF
Moses, in what wc call the dccaoguc. They contain
the spirit OF the Hebrew moral law. The com
Iuandmcnts prohibiiory in thor character. Tho
law relative the Seventh Day Is prohibition against
giving The whole OF life labor ..Six days shalt thou
labor ard do ali thy work but the seventh day the
sabbath OF the Lord thy God; In It thou shalt not do
any work thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter. thy
man servant thy maid servant thy cattle,
the stranger that is within thy gates" II Is
tor q day OF rest-rest Tor all. " Is not commanded
that II shall be day religious obscrvanccs