New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-18
THE CHRISTIANS LIBERTY.
me Rev. w HtehcOek at ae Fourteenth Sbe't ITeoyeT

Tne w Hitchcock at &c 5ourtee" street fT'''sS'''"
The Rev. E. W. Hitchcock, pastor OF the
American Chapel in Paris France, occupied the pulpit oil
the Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Church at the morn
ING service serday Nh Hitchcock left this church ID
1872 after pastorate Of six years. to enter upon us
labors abroad where he has since been very successful
Under his management the American Chapel IN Farls
has not only been made selfsupportmg' put mas ois
uensed large sums OF money among other similar lnStu
lions Tho preacher taking his text from Romans yil
81 "The glorious liberty Vt tho Children OF God spoke
substantially rs follows:
have somewhere read that one day wayworn' sun
burned man. like one returned from foreign lands visited
market In which there Gagged birds exposed Tor
sale The little eaptlves flying from side to side 10
their prison, rufng their sunny pumage on the wres
and sugeng 70 be Free The stranger looked until tears
started In his eyes, then turning around TO the owner
asked the price of one bird He paid the price,
Opcned the door and set the prisoner free ana TINS ne
did with captive after captive until every bird was away
soaring 10 the skies The crowd locked on amazed,
thinking him mad until. in TO the question OF
their curiosity. ne answered was once myself cap
tive; 1 know the sweets of liberty" The swces OF
liberty o. who can know them but those who have felt
fettersf The bars that imprisoned the birds had no
power to move the traders heart nor tho oystadcrs
because they suggested no personal experience OF zap
fyty II was otherwise with the Stranger TO MN tney
recalled days and nights of struggling fear ana alatng
home until at deiverance came aud liberty pr ecess
Free himself ho Onged 70 set others nee Even inc
captive birds touched his synpatheuc near'i anu SeI
eonstrant, and physical serytude, ana pb's-
q it, IS true, because Of it's whitening bliglt
and it's possibilities of wrong, ls the sefNltuoe
bad and not so sad that which waEps tue Intellect
which letters godke aspirations which cuts on t9e
n degraded aud ruinOus service Blessed as are tle
sweets physical liberty pleasant as physea! ND
fnteiy more blessed Is that glorious liberty OF the chill
den Of God Of which the apostle and into
this glorious liberty 20 which as the children 81 Co.. VIC
Pt 70 apprecste the liberty we must first understand
eonethng of the bondage from which the children Of
that sin is slavery On the walls of of the Oldest OF
Egyptian temples you will find inscribed, " The impioqs
enf g remorsc The BFshms teach, as par,
OF their creed that the natural state, %hlGn
upon his deathbed, said TO his son: There IS
slavery like Gin and no liberty hke GODS Sefyi ST
tOrment;" Seneca sad, No tmadom Is INC the thr9
dom of the passions" EpIetetus said Slavery - the
OF vice. liberty t1e name on virtue, amI IUel0
said " The wise man alone Is free The sniul man
n1aster o. accused one. how hast thou cursed us J!
Thou hast thrown up barrier between man ana hls
thee We should not have known the of orphan or
OF widow VIC should not have known tear or SIGH sol,
by rang and joy had been as the ecstasy OF heyS
diveS SaS The apostle Paul believed it when he
said "FOr the expectation OF tie creature wait
tbe crcaturo itself also shall be delivered from the
bondage OF corruption unto the glorious haety ~ Tue
sons OF God" We may rest assured brencn that there
is dellyernnee blessed and glorious beyond all CON-
paris0n If only lay hold OF IT, In US inucss and
from the penalty OF sin also FROM the pollution OF sin,
also from the dominion Of sin Nov listen % tie blno
for them that in Cnist JcsIs who walk not tel lne
bon Scaee With God Through our Lord Jesus Christ We
arc washed and sanctied and justified 40 tue name Oh
fortb si3 snail have no more dominion you" Whist
Is tho consequence Listen Bot NOW OelsS uade Ite
from sin and become servants to God &c nave your run
unto hOpesa and the end everlasting life. F0r Tue WAGES
OF sin Is DEATH but the gilt OF God b eternal lie through
SereeptIon of the liberty into whi Christ introduces
those who trust him nevertheless we must rise still
Nv rcnas have aot been speaking fables you this
morning There may DC some person ICGseh @
have scarcely found yourselves IS II not ior dCF-
cTanco from spiritual bondage For enlarged spiritual
freeIoml Is not in word for the glorious liberty Of
the children OF GOdf Your soul so GOdukc IN us attrI
butes so lmtess IN iCs capacities was Dot made ior
"FreedoD," Who hold this proud motto When your coG,
tys banner is uninried Who ac ready 70 aeeno ~ Mi1
tongue and pen ana sword need be- Have you attained
realization OF us yauef Dayey you entered nI3 INC most
exalted, The most blessed lfcedon4 lac ane'eH' lew ~
we know maintained That as the children OF Abraham
they never were ana neEe coa &c SsG T ~ VITO WHO
Messahs promise they looked Tor tehlvtal pIl WHY
should march the head Of the united nEt!ol eAPe tie
tsd ts Jewish faith lie who should release them
should be their Messiah noae other should nave
S1ee that Christ came to work out. II was quite
another kingdom that lac To set up He caire not
~ Hbc pSfio,s He cane 10 give liberty to the captive
He to reign ION sea to sea- anu noJ as ein ~
prince spiritual prince Has throne IS JuSilc IT'S
soepIer truth Ills banner love- His kngdoln heavenly
kingdom Ills enpe IN The hearts ah9 ayes 81 nT liz
eOuntFymoD, bu5 they did not want 10 uhhorstu MN
apfi rn,ed aud in their passion theI slew tie Holy
one OF IrGel And yet christ Was lheir hhg, anu iie
was able to give t6cm Infinitely better than they
were asking or drcamng. II yOu want free
dom. here il isthc son whl maze you iTgs
in my word We shall know truth and The truth shall
make YOU tree" Truth is the enlightenment OF tue rca-
SOU liberty is the redemption OF the Will Many are sue
ecssul business proficient IN ar; ana III staesmalshp
by following out their Wills Everything thal IS ale
Ifonate should he retained, but when God has some
Thing better for YOU take H. be not eOhtht WIN INC
~ Gd arc free aud they alone They have place in
their Fathers house they have snare III the eterna
As men arc and as society u.s. courts OF justice are
needed and penal laws and prisons and rcfonatol IN,
statesman do much but they cannot ACCOMPLISH all
that needs 10 be accomplished Inc worh OF lei1To can
side Tho fountain OF all bitterness as well US ne iol.
tam all crne is the human ncart ihat fountain must
he reached and eleansed and swectcned before the
gtreaIus can be pure. Christianity stands unclaIenged
and alone the cOnquerOr OF SINS the suDduer OF SELF the
enaocjpatOr OF the Make your own, then, by
personal experience OF It's power Tue truth as u s IN
the slaves OF the West Indies came into the
possession their freedom they met in their places
OF worship, and singing praises TO God waited Tor the
day that should make them free Some OF the number
wascned or tue first ray Of light thaT should proclaim
the Of day. and when these gave the signal OF the
dsc0yerya signal that they we're no longer slaves Du
forever freethe TtecIoiiS
proclaimed their exalted unbOundcd Joy. The brighter
Sun OF Righteousness has dawned upon TINS SUI
oppressed world IL Is already high m the heayens II
has proclaimed il still prociaDs, freedom for all VINO
will assert their manhood. They will leave their ZOOS
ensd letters and enter the glorious liberty Of the
children OF God
TRANSFORMING INTO CHRIsTs IMAGE.
The ReU Dr. WILLIAM Adams at me FIN Aeenue PTesbye.
Tf0a Church.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church was
opened yesterday, though the Rev. Dr. John Han, the