The New York herald., 1876-11-13
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

THE LOVE or GoD-sERMoN BIZ Mr. HEPwoRTH.
Mr.. Hepworth preached to his flock yesterday morn
ing from the text john XVIII 26.I have declared unto
them thy and will declare IT, that the love where
with thou hast loved me may be in them, and In
them" We here q statement and a promise
Christ says that He has declared tho Of God and
He adds that He will continue to declare it. What,
thcn is the name Of God which Jesus thus makes the
foundation OF His ministry and tho rainbow Of the
worlds promises The old hymn has it, .'That name
to is love" Jesus then makes Himself respon-
sibe for the faith OF those who put their Him.
He sad by the apostle to be the author OF faith
and its foundation also. He s our completed faith. II
believe in Him need believe nothing more; II we
20 Him need 60 nowhere else He Is tho fountain
the river the thar RECEIVES mouth,
and In Revelations Ho is called the alpha and omega.
the beginning and the end So that Christianity
ssts in faith hand in the hand Of Christ, and in
being led by Him without once questioning his motive,
without trying to penetrate into His plans rest
ing in the iact that He IL omnipotcnt and has
given his promise OF safety
But what did Jesus pray for In tnat wonderful chap
teri He prayed that as God loved Him SO the world
might love Him. He prayed that VIC might all fall in
love with Christ Jesus roposes In tho lovo OF
God, and that they and He might be one. oven He
and the Higher onc that all may be In purity
and in spirit Not that God will como down to the
level Of human nature but that by tho OF
regeneration, which Is magical human nature will be
transmitted; II shall even parnkc OF divinity and then
Gods plans Will be our plans aud His will our will.
Love and indifference arc not exchnngeabe tcrmS
Love Is impulsve; love knows no rest.
ACTIVITY.
and who loves pours out his soul into anothsr's
life and Is interested that other lilo, sometimes
to the degree OF undergraduates Ono become
absorbed In what another Is doing that he forget
(lor timc at least) what he should be doing himself
In proportion TO our love we shall bc scli-iorgetlul
haI Ia has ia
But IL Is terrible to think that in such congregation
this there arc not only saints who walk with their
heads In clouds but men who do not even look up
TO see II the heavens over their heads; and
one OF the saddcst thoughts that ever mpresses
minister in the presence OF large congregation Is
that there men in he reach OF his voice who
on the slippery road to ruin--men to-day who, IN
twelve months from now, unless something is done 10
them, will go TO destruction Is u not true that
men are In great danger, morally and spiritually
And when we look 20 .ne olue SKY we iec tha' 'nsrc
the air is nlled with anxious faces trying to devise
to save them. and perhaps the very rams
rxAns FROM ANGELS xYKs
that will not be stayed because earth so niquitoua
God loves Us; then Gods love is active and in what
way has He shown His activity lie has done II by
sending Jesus Christ into the world TO blow the
inr note-a note sounded from Judcan hillrops, and
taken up and reverberaied Till AT last u sounds the
nineteenth century clear and distinct, as though Christ
had just put his lips TO the trumpet; voice Of warn
Ing bidding us all hesitate in career and become
more thoughtful, giving us one more opportunity TO
look up and unloose the bonds Of slavery and
Stanu lrcemcn onCo moIe, hnOtnet OPportu-
nifty 10 take another chart than that by which
we have sailed. II Is wonderful wonder
more and more that God loves lhns actively, that
He anxious for US aud does SO much tor us, and
am and more surprised and alarmed al the fact
tnat we are so undeserving OF II all should think
GOD would just HIS hand In while and just
try the exper of letting get on without Him.
wonder that He docs not eclipse the sun aud let us
walk few days or years or generations In the
darkness Of our own deeds. l wonder at Gods or
bearapce toward all OF u.s. We don't deserve HIS kind.
ness We do not merit what He has dono for us, what
He Is dong for U.S. wnat He promises 10 do But,
brethren His request and His request equal TO
command) tnat should give Him, in return for HIS
love, love; that IL all Because He knows that u
wc love Him Il will change our livca We doD't lovo
Him enough Our love IL not perfect You must have
psrpsndiouiar lave before horizontal and when xou