The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-19

hand TO your ear for moment; there Is crowd CON-
ing out o. The gate yonder. What does u mean
II necessary 10 leave. He tries ia vain 10 say goodby
10 the people; hundreds follow HIM To the gate Ana
deriul things He has done Why, only yesterday He
touched blind mans eyes and he saw and
nna ns erea Issus 0s ,no o'foe a.
DAVID have mercy on me" He Is at the other end OF
the crowd and he thinks Il is necessary III his
in order 10 reach Christ And men think when they
pray. but Jesus can hear tho slightest whisper u II
comes from an earnest heart Well friends. liartimeus
had alib, ana Jesus looked ut HIM and said-.Be OF
good cheer, my isith hath made thee whole. There
seems to be An intimate relationship between mans
state OF mind and a mans state OF health II Isl
curious statement is nots II is subject upon which
We have thought very little. Bartn,eus had iaith.
Jesus saw IL and gave 10 him according 10 his fah
II seems 10 me We are living ~ AN age OF fnith.
know science has doubts broadcast
the world, know philosophers have asked questions
stic of tho century Christian iailh though
even IN this century there Is
TERRIBLE LACK
or implicit confidence In the Word Of God You and
might md easy Theoretically 10 trust In the proyl
oence OF the Almighty. but you and might find II
wan. TO walk by SIGHT we want 70 SEQ our path before
US, and God says, III you trust me you shall come out
right" We accept It theoretically, and YET When you
bring that statement down to u mans heart he Is I'M
willing unable TO yield his practical assent TO IT,
When read this event in the Scriptures occurs to
Now York and you aud should be in HIS presence
and He should say 10 us--boing blind, or dear, or
IL you perfectly do II It shall DO doLe
how many Of you would ret UP from your beds and
walk How many OF us would listen and catch tho
sound OF the Masters voice! How many Of us, sight
los hitherto, would look out into the beautiful world
All well, after MI It won't do TO measure
us by our faith Somehow far OF
IRON God, and lacking element Is
trust in Gods Son But you say, II have not seen
HIM; II could only look upon Him ,henl could trust
Him; IL could only the dead get up from the
bier then would DO surc" That rs another illusion
with which we deceive ourselves. l do not believe
haitian aufn
by sight than faith. Why, II havo tho promise Of
God and believe IL 10 be a PROMISE what more do
wanty Am to say 81 want furthc. proof" And yet
that IS what We say when wo take that position oh.
brethren this Is strange mistake wo make Christ
should como to New York this morning He would not
tnd any moro followers than he did l,S00 years
ago. man docs not believe what Ho Sees know
man who can put his finger on q liable and IN itup. !
know It can be done. The man says
SPIRITS
l cannot the spirits but tho table move.
There s effect but cannot lind any cause. don't
believe It, And II Jesus Christ should come from
heaven and stand in New York to-day and oppose u.s.
as Hc opposed all the legends and traditions In tho
synagogue Of that olden citytf He opposed in the
way, Hc would have small following.
That Is not tho way 10 believe. The scriptures have
opened tho way "fa,th comes by hearing and hear
ing by the word OF God" don't caro- because havc
not seen Christ with my eJes To sec with tho eye s
thing; TO believe with tho heart is mother I
know by experience that Jesus Christ Is the Lord that
lie has control over heaven and earth, und that is
my business not ~ time In rcplnlng because
did not 1.-Two ], 500 years ago
That Is the way Bartimcus had faith, and It Is
little curious that should have example Of that
kind Of faith IN those days There are great many
people who are blind in our day. after all There are
men who have not seen Tor many years
anything OF tho providence Of God, and
must be blind indeed who does
recognize the finger Of God in lie. There other
men whose eyes diseased in peculiar way who
boast OF cyesght and yet who look and do not sce who
iisen and do not hear Nothing goes right; they
at purposes with God; they always trying to
swim against the stream.
Al, friends, Il seems to mo this is all wrong. Tho
thing necessary is to SO TO the Lord Jesus Christ
and lot Him touch and then shall not only
that there is providence but that we part Of
IL. We must confess that blind and go to Him
Tor sight; thcn shall want to mpiore you
do what Bartmeus dd-toliow Him who is willing TO
teach YOU willing to lead you and willing 70 heal you