The New York herald., 1876-07-24
FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE CHILD OUR BEST PATIERN--sERMoN BY
THE REV. Mr.. EowKLL.

THE CHILD OUR BEST PATrERN-sERMoN BY
THE REV. MR.. EowrLL.
The services OF the above church held IN the
chapel IN Twentyninth street near Ninln avenue yes
terday morning. The congregation meet there pend
ing The purchase of large and suitable structure
which they have in view. The pastor delivered his
last sermon prior weeks of and recreation.
The church Will remain open during his absence. The
text suggesting the tte oil the sermon is found in the
Gospel according to st. Mark, x. l5-"Nerliy l say
unto you whosoever shall not receive tho X ngdom al
the LORD as little child he shall not enter therein
The preacher began by saying that the briei
and simple he had selected best
suited 10 the simple moael he would
present TO them .Chrlstu he said .swas IN HIS nie
pre-cmnentiy The chldrens fneno. and lived as one
OF tnem IL was recorded good authority that truly
great and good men were ever iond OF children and we're
loved IN return, while such arrogant nhdeis AS Vol
iae were tie very terror OF their lives First among
the merits OF the chd as mode Was lis teachabe-
pess illustrated IN is des re Tor knowledge the mo-
ment IT'S iitte eyes looked out into :he wori Second
was It's SIN erit 1t no disguise TO cover ITSELF
IL appeared 10 the word wnat It really was, ignorant
OF hypocrisy and false pretence Next came the quail
NY OF obedience TO be ouud IN the many ilttie OK
ampes iurn shed us some OF which amounted 10 hero
ISM. Do We carry this with us into the churchy DO
we follow the example of Noah, aiigeny laboring on
amid jerlson and scorn, and Offering under he age
of 800 years, IN simple obedience God COMMAND?
Again We have IN that child the beautiful possession OF
humility. Ii knows no pride nor seinshness-has 10
proud ambition. II knows no iine OF
CASTE IN SOCIAL LIFE,
and would as soon have Tor iis companions the poor
and oNy Us the sons oil the kings oil he eartb The
beautiful numInty do we see IN Christ Himself, in
contrast wi HIS dscipcs wrangng to whcn of them
SHOULD hold the highest place with Him. Here II
that He held up His arms before them the little
child gave the words oil text The last
quality 10 which We will refer is thai OF the perfect
example OF trust and confidence have presen ed
hat htllc chld has unshaken lsitb in man. no
thought OF care. mlnd vi the iuture, thoroughly
reliant upon mankind for its pro ection trusts all to
US. we should trust all 1" Jesus, eavins ali doubt
and and lear behind us The inlcrrnocs TO be
drawn that Christ does not contradict human
pravity applied 10 children; that
not to infer that manly strength aud scholarly
attainments are dispensing 10 God, and that sim
plicy oi character and lie are essential to salvation
1t caunot be denied that the OF to-day drifting
away from the teaching OF the Gospel; that there is
cold, dead, freezing, danning gulf WIDE The
between the poor and The rich and the high and the
low. 1t Is time crusade was preached against 1t
from end end OF the world. We must not seek sal
vauon by climbing fellow man. What arc
they are; and at have more than tiey that
have received2 The brightest broadcoth which
adorns backs Is but second hand, gwen from
back sheep With the little child before us let
take lesson that shall Tree us from pride bigory
and all that is evil remembering God tells us that
must te such to enter into the Kingdom OF heaven.