The New York herald., 1876-07-24
ST. PAUL'S M. +. CHURCH
COME, FOR ALL THINGS ARE NOW READY


sERMoN BY REV. Z. H. PEARcE.
Al ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church yesterday
morning serm n was preached by the Rev. Eugene
II. Pcarce, OF The Drew Theological Seminary, Mad
son. n Y. He selected a text that portion of the
twenty.sNh OF Luke, xiv, which reads
"Come, Tor all things are ready" Tho text, he
felt sure, Illustrated the scheme Of redemption. The
plan OF redemption was good, SO surprisingly good
that none but uod could have devised ~ And yet,
however great the work, 1t was so simple, when prop
erly understood tha, It was wonderfully well adapted
to the understanding OF all. AS 1t was with the
declaration OF The text it with the parable OF
the mustard seed; 80 OF tho net which cast INTO
the sea, aud SO when tho fishermen and trade
gathered arout The saviour to hear more concernns
the pearl OF great price Thus II as With CLrists
teachings always, whether IN the howell or IN the
palace; thrir granueur lay IN ,he vast
simplest OF language But, IN consideration OF the
had cited, he te II to be wei. give attention
to the special indcauons the on-''Come for
all thugs are now r,ady"-to those VINO, the pre-
ceding showed had refused the arst invitation
and hose who had made excuses, In thc declaration
made as read the invitation WIS pointed expression
The need OF the Gospel by ALL aud the call TO parakc
the least was IN entire accordance with other ex-
prcssions scattered roughout the record OF the say
uqs OF Christ. They like the compass the
Mariner enabling him to navigate ely tue Otherwise
unknown and dangerous seas. The Gospels were
guide men, telling them the way which they mus,
go order reach the harbor OF bliss hereafter He
then proceeded 10 81 ow that unless there Ia men
desire Tor and an acoomp lshment OF a union with
Cnrs, through His declared word, there could
any hope he then proceeded 10 consider the anaoges
to be founi lho connection with the
salvation. He claimed that IL appealed 10 the social
nature OF man. 1t nvited Inn to least Aud in that
connection he would take the case OF a man who had
become entirely isolated from society. While he
uuued the course which nsd caused his isolation
his way grew darker and darker unt he reached the
PRISON house oil his lite. Other hearts might be
gladdened, but no
SOLITARY RAY OF GLADNxss
would enter his benighted soul uutii he wen. down
forever Blu, those, however oen,ghted who sought
the Gospels for iigh found in them The consolation
winch Co. dcsgned-a consolation beyond all others
which had been sought Tor. Science had been tried,
but 1t had been found wanting; IN tact, there was
nothing equal to the Gospels OF Jesus Christ Tor afford
ing consolation TO the afflicted who honestly sought
reIie. Then, again, there was IN the text lhe other
smi,itude OF lhc qualification OF hun9erhe proposal
to supply the OF the body, which was IN simili-
tude OF need for providing Tor The craving OF the
soul In the same Inc OF thought the narrative
elsewhere OF how the multitude was fed So al.o,
the OF the feeding OF the children of Israel with
mama All these were II illustration OF the TACT that
however engrossed IN business men might be- however
worldly their religion they, as soon as the need was
iet Tor a at.on whcn they could not hnd else
where, came to Gods onerng to them and therein
found reieL SO lsraci's children fe when they re-
ceived the heaven sent mamma which they found sus
taned tn EN- in all their troubles. From these Illus
tratlons he the conclusion that God worked Tor
the conc ation OF men with HIMSELF and he felt that
il that nclliaton with God meant recon-
citation between one auother There was he said, a
tine, Crisis, culm nation in the affairs of men-a
supreme time AT which man REJECTS or lays hold ON
God With the first admonit'On that he Is sinner and
needs his God, he stands delicate ground, for he
REJECTS the lesson OF the ADM init ion he apt TO 60
until bis consceuce becomes deadened aud declines TO
admunish ann iurther. Ana yet even then there
the invtation Come, Tor all thugs are now ready"
Without the best intentions would fail OF success,
AID was, therefore, OF the utmost importance that
all who desire happiness here and hereafter should
prom .ty and fully respond TO the call-"Come Tor all
things are now ready"