The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-24
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.


ARMITAGE.
A goodly number OF dcvout worshippcrs assembled
yesterday at the above church to hear discourse by
the pastor Rev. Dr. Armitage, who took his subject
tho miracle OF Peter healing the lame the door
OF the Temple, described In the third chapter OF
Acts Thousands, tens Of thousands and hundreds OF
thousands he said, had within the last few weeks been
moved by a man OF God singing
Watching and waiting ut the beautiful gate,
Who win be watching and waiting for me.
The words OF the beautiful hymn had stirred the hearts
OF hundreds of thousands, and naturally think that
those who watching and waiting may be those who
have a brother a sister, husband wife or child who
had entered into the heavenly rest. II looked at
the construction of the lines would SEQ that this
was not the intention of the hymn. The intention Is
TO convey the mind tho love OF Christ His chi
drcn He is watching TO see what He can do for them
how He can
LAVISH TIE LOVE OF ms HEART
upon them. There is beautiful gate found at this end
OF the pilgrims well beautiful gate above.
SO let us approach the beautiful gate below and II Will
be an Introduction TO that better gate OF which John
speaks in Revelation The minister dwelt on tho
object OF Peter and Johns visit to the Temple, which
was prayer described wildly the condition OF tho
cripple who had been lame from bis birth nd carried 10
this gae which Josephus tells called the Cornth
man gate because was OF Cornthian brass ana which
required twenty men TO open and close. Tho cripple
was watching aud waiting Tor aims but Peter gave him
something better than gold or silver. While no was
healed, and he passed with the apostles the garden
threshold To the Temple, leaping and praising God
The pastor spoke OF Chss mode of spreading the truth
by means OF HIS apostles, who were sent out two by
Two TO support each other by counsel and labor You
know, san he, that men use one diamond TO polish
another SO John polished Peter and Peter polished
John as they entered the Temple together They had
just preached Christ Pentccost and brought thou
sands to knowledge OF the truth. And now they
passed the beautiful gate TO the Temple where the Jews
assembled TO point every argument with Christs
name pleading chrsts merit, anu they felt while they
stood there and prayed there that Christ was there with
them That beautiful gate indicated to them III
commence their abors Alter speaking oil the knowl-
cdgo of the apostles the art oi catching fshcs the
minister stated that he believed they had chosen this
and place cast their nets among the people that
they might be fishers oil men, Christ had commissioned
them. THIS suggested TO him the thought that IL
Christians would save sinners they must not isolate
themselves from society," but where the ish and
THROW THE NET
and gather tho Masters in the spirit
Of prayer such was the policy OF the apostles when
they entered the beautiful gate, and in the chap.
shown that the result OF this moral the
saved The mister expressed the belief that Christ
have often passed tins cripple at the gate but He
in no hurry TO work miracle. He probably re-
served that man TO the future, and when He passed
into the beautiful gate above He left him the bcaui-
fu gate below, that the apostles might heal him. and
healing him shox forth HIS glory. lie believed that
Christ Kept him for wonder aud miracle for the
spread OF tho Gospel after lie had fulfilled this mission
Peter gave to the cripple the Same hand that Christ
gave him when He walked upon tho water, and said
In the name oJesus the Nazarcne rsc IN and walk "
s'Brcthrcn sad the pustor, IN conclusion, lido that
with your fellow Give the sinner your hand; lift
him up. Tho beautiful gate below and the beautiful
gate above united III Peters grasp. Brethren,
follow the example of the apostle. DO not isolate
yourselves IRON the sinner. If you cannot work u
miracle, you can give HIM your hand ana ift him up.
You BRING sinners 10 the beautiful gate, and may
temple here, aud then take you safely through tho
beautiful gate above"