The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-14
GODS WORSHIP.
A Glimpse Through Faith at the
Heavenly Realm.
THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS.
Lessons from the Ravens
that Fed Elijah.
THE INDISPENSABLE VIRTUE
An Anniversary in a Famous Church
Thanks and Praise.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

CHURCH OF HE DlSClILEo.
CHEERFUL sEIMoN BY REV. DI. HEPwoITH-
DEATH ONLY a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WE
KNOW EACH OTHER THERE.
The Rev. Or. Hepworth yesterday preached another
Of his cheerful and eloquent sermons to large
songregregation, selecting hts text from Hebrews
Il l3:-..These all died in faith, not having
received the promises, but having seen them
anar on ana were persuaded OF them and embraced
them, and confessed thai they were strangers and
pilgrims on the eurth.h Death, said the reverend
speaker is only transition, but much OF It's soenny
and force depends on the manner in which the grave
change occurs and regarded. When the unbeever
says goodby at The edge OF tho tomb II IS goodpy
forever. The thought OF reunion never enters Ills
mind. Hc is no longer father - the child, q hus-
band to the wife, brother or son. Every tie OF re-
lationship has been permanently severed To such
ono death Is period Of despair an incident 10 DO
dreaded Tor around II gather the darkest shadows that
can rest upon To the Christian, on the con-
trary death comes AS one OF Gods mghtiest messen-
gers but sent always Oh a benencent GRAND It's
business IL not nnihaie Tor death destroys moth
Ing Il simply removes the chains IRON oil some
loved onos limbs anu unlocks the munacies that
holds her within tho embrace Of sunerihg 20
the end that she may be lifted into the In
dsscribaoIy beautiful presence OF Cod VINO
who art in heaven.n When Christian puts his child
In grave he forgets the body and remembers only
the soul uud although once IN while ho goes 70 tho
cemetery scatter flowers upon the DUST he knows
that the little arms which used 10 Clasp him around
the neck longer there The bud has been trans
planted bloom IN the great celestial garden above.
The parent lifted by Tho assurance that all Is not
ret over The child and he were simply pilgrims and
.tranrcrs The ono has finished it's earthly Journey
the other remains to carry lis burden only few
hours longer to climb The mountain SIDE until he 100
IL called rest-and rest oh, SO sweet, Tor II means
glory without END, and gathering around another
hcartnstone I'm "a mansion not made with hands"
HAVE LOOKED BEFoEKy
cannot mention the word heaven without recalling
certain tender associations. Concernng the future,
although the Bible may speak somewhat vaguely, we
sin catch glimpses from us golden pages Of the
hle to 1--we. As the tourist prepares himself
With map and guide book 10 understand the novelties
which he is about 10 seek, and Is able 10 describe the
beauties OF art and nature, tho Christian pilgrim
and stranger learns " anticipate the pleasures OF
heaven. Wherever we go. though tho way may be but
o short one there u tomb tho end OF the Journey
No man lives forever our bodies wear OUT our senses
give way; wo become dccrepit, and ~ last
lapse into the helplessncss OF infancy. on fellow
men and women, have you thought of this? Have you
attempted peer INTO the great hereafter and probe
built your faith upon rockf Do you expect 10
God, no Christi Do you hope to converse with the
apostles 10 ST. Ut tho eot OF Moses 10 listen 10 the
wondrous story OF Isaiah OF Chrst's
voice he describes the imperial path along which he
walked-a king whiic men thought him u beggary
uo ! believe shall realize all these things and
morc Tor the Bibe gives Us the blessed assuance that
they Will come 70 pass.
GOING HOME.
In the fourteenth chapter ST. John Christ says to
HIS disciples, II go to prepare place Tor you" Won
drous uttcrunce aud ireightcd with more than we
think. We going home. We are 10 have rcst, TO
lie down in peace alter c's struggles are over Truly
Is there something beautiful III this idea Of home
as connected with hcaveny II am going home" said
my lu,ner Just before ho died. and the words have
ed since like tho echo OF distant STRAIN of
music. A little while longer and hts weakness
gone HIS heart ceased TO beat amt he entered on that
rest which belongs TO the people VI God Al the close
oil The late war The President announced to the million
OF men who were under arms the glorious news that
the cannon more 10 belch forth It's suiphurous
smoke thai the rattle OF musketry was henceforth
" be hushed that the hag saie America unit
the sold foundations OF nations victory. What Joy
there was in tho hearts OF men at the thought OF
going home ana pressing father and mother, vile and
children, once more IN their arms So with US IN lie.
II is battle nelc For twenty. forty or sixty years
IN the mlds. OF struggle where from every
ambush the enemy may seek our rum; but at last
tho call from heaven, .Soldier, come
home. We lay aside our soied uniform aud the nag
that consecratcd by prayers and journey
into the presence oil God And VIC ina that when
was denied us here-rcst
Did the significance OF the phrase ever strike you
"therc shall DC no night theres" THINK OF It. The
thing we most dread on earth Is night. We have an
instructive aversion to darkness The little child
trembes with lear whenever the shadows begin to
deepen, Tor they are the symbols oil evil, this
childhood drcaa more or less clings to through lie.
But ''thcre is no night there" We shall neither
stumble fall God is the sun and centre and In His
glory we shall live forever.
RECOGNITION IN THE NEXT
The question is frequently asked, shall we know
each otner thereY VIII my father and mother know
mcY shall recognize my wife and childreny' Yes;
relationships do not drop when death comes,
and we know each other here SO shall we know each
other IA the great beyond. You remember tho trans
ngurution scene the Mount--Jesus IN the centre,
Moses one side and Elias on the other, and Potter
nnd james and John looking up ana recognizing them
by divine instinct Perhaps they were talking about
the past or iorecastng tho future, or perhaps God
Himself had sent them 10 minister In the working out
OF some divine plan. Did they not know each other
l surely think they did Did not Jesus say 10 the
thie the cross, "rhs day thou shalt be
with me IN Paradise" DO you believe that
when the thief reached the portals OF bliss
ho did recognize the MastcrY Yes. my
Christian friends shall know Christ and the apostles
aud II We know them We shall know each other. Lot
US then Ioos forward to heaven with great
nnd unspcakable anticipation You and may be
srangcrs here, but there shall be at home safe
our Fathers arms We shall all OF our friends
who have gone before and clothed with spiritual
bodes they VIII again clasp TO their hearts. They
are waiting Tor us, and fellow Christians, God Is walt
Ing Tor u.s. Let our lives earth be such that when
the summons comes IT VIII nud prepared cross
10 the other shore and eager Tor the welcome OF
angels there.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Mr.. DEECEER DAPTIZES TWENTY-FIVE BABIES