The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-01
PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD
Not on Account of What You Are
But of What He Is.
ST. PAUL THE PLATO OF THE GOSPEL.
Why Good Presbyterians Are the Strongest
Supporters Of Free Government.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

THE GIFTS or THE HOLY GHosT-sxRMoN By
THE REV. Mr. HEPwoRTH.
Tho Church OF the Disciples was. as usual well nllsd
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Hspworth preached very earnest sermon, con-
tnuing the subject which he treated tho pre-
sious sabbath-the Holy Ghost. His text from
John, XIV, le-sAnd l will pray the father, and He
shall give you another comforter, that he may abide
with you forever" must reiterate what SAID last
Sunday. that never approach this most marvellous
OF subjects-the presence Of the Holy Ghost in this
world-wthout great intellectual trepidation and
feeling OF large personal responsibility and pray God
TO use me this morning that may give you not tho
result Of my own thinking this matter, but rather
the truth as 1t comes from Him, and may my words
fall upon you, not with the authority OF
human reasoning but with the authority of
Gods approval The human race has lived,
SO far, under thrce dispensations. in each one or
which God has manifested himself to man in peculiar
and miraculous ways, and each manifestation OF Him
self has proof OF His kindness and pity toward
as and Of His desire that should all hnd way out
Of the darkness, TO trust in Him. The first dispense
that OF Moses. The human race was IN its in
ancy, and the Old Testament is little more than
A PICTURE BOOK
revealing Gods will to the human heart In the centre
OF that effort we the rugged top Of Sinai above it
the awful cloud which Inhabited by God himself
Little wonder that Moses, coming down from imme-
da,e with the Father should have had such
glory upon his countcnance that it necessary to
put veil before he could administer the Office OF
priest the tabernacle. Little wonder that the people
who heard the voice asked Moses request God TO
withdraw hmself-the sound too much Tor them
TO bear. But that dispensation closed when
that wonderful star stopped above Beth
lehem anu tho godchild LAID IN the
manger. This was dispensaton for full grown mcn
t.attl
OF larger better things than the world
had dreamed Of And SO wc have in the dispense
lion OF Christ pattern which hidden TO follow.
We are TO walk in Christs footsteps, and II we obey
His commands and never lose sight OF His face then
We shall lind our way through the darkness into the
light beyond. and we shall receive the reward OF our
faith In the world that awai1 US Even here, amid the
sorrows OF ie We can be in perfect rest and security
II We trust IN Him. But Jesus said was necessary Tor
Him 10 depart He went TO heaven 10 SIT the throne
H. had abdicaled, and would fan believe that since
Jesus reseated Himself on the throne,
THE urrRR JERUSALEM,
Heaven has been more enicnt toward shortcomings
but He uttered before His departure the words OF tho
text"And will pray The father. and he shall give you
mother comforter, that he may abide with you for
rver.n Then we are living IN the third and last dis
pensation, the highest dispcnsation,
THE DisrENsATIoS Oh FAITH
In Gods immediate presence in our hearts and in
last is here and we are living under It's privileges Oh,
that We were not so blind and shortsighted that we
could understand and appreciate that God here to-day
~ He was present IN Jerusalem In the odcn tmc
Gou here ready 10 listen TO our petitions and ready
10 help Immediately upon the uterance OF our
quest II request is uttered IN faith or II He ut
10 refrain from giving He throws the blessed light of
the treason My IN our pathway.
God never yet lost battle; no human life was
ever yet failure that conducted under the guild
OF Heaven We fail because We stand at the door
and do not Come in when the Holy Spirit knocks
Now may call your attentonand lot me do II IN all
loving kindncssto an expression, the reason OF which
i think you VIII see once:-.The spirit whom the
world cannot receive Then, brethren, II Is true
that after all the sacrifice God has for there
some who not under the covenanted power of
the Holy Spirit There may he some here who hardly
know what am talking about when speak OF tho
privileges Christian enjoys ! hope not Are you
letting HE slip from your grasp Let mo tell You
Tor all that II Is not Gods ault II you are not
wholly happy. Gods throne casts no shadow IL
Is only worldncss that makes shadow, and
though the burden you carry may be heavy
yet remember that when the Holy Spirit is
IN your heart, somehow takes halt the burden Off
Oh my brethren remember shat the worldly can know
nothing OF the and beauty of that heart arpe
citation that comes OF tho Holy Spirit May We live
for ever and for the kingdom OF Jesus Christ
Lord.
The revival Is stil IN progress and meetings to be
held every evening during this week, they last
On Thursday evening mass praise meeting will he
held at which the Hppodrome Choir will be present
All are invited 10 these meetings. but especially those
who have no church relationship.