, 1877-04-23
pETE1l'S LOVE.
SERMON By THE nEv. ". r. HARRIS,

aERMON By THE nEV. W. r. HAARIaONs
Tho Ncv. ". r. Harrison. pastor of ths First
II, +. Church Of Atlanta, Ga, who Ia Ut present
staying with Dr.. McCbesney. Of this city, preached
yesterday morning in Park Avenue M. z. Church.
I1a WAS introduced by Dr., Mcchcsncy. whn said
that for ycnss past he had fu1t thAt ltctaodsm
to bo tho means under God Of bringing together
the North and South, and that the bonda 80 rude"
~ shattered In time Of trial would ultimately Ia
renewed. 1fc commended Dr.. Harrthou, who Ia
now On tour through tho North IN connection
With this subject one weil 1ualldcd 10 speak as
to tho prosrc.s Of Methodist work in the South.
Dr.. Harrison is tnau Of about 90
years Of nge, With pleasant, intellectual
face and gray beard, and spcaks slowly aa1 very
distinctly Tho Rrcateat attention was paid 10 his
discourse BY tho unusually largo congregation. lie
began by directing thu prhyeHul attention Of his
hearers to tho twcnty.nrst chapter Of ST. John,
and especially to tue fifteenth verse, and from that
to tho nineteenth, Inclusive, being Tho account Of
tho appearance OF Christ 70 the Disciples, md his
Questioning Of Petor ~ 10 his faith! AsynopsIa
| Of tho sermon ia appended:
ltiaa very remarkable fact tlst tho Disciples Of
Innate connection with Him s1ery dsy for more
tnan three yca,f, rct,nod ia spite Of Ila repeated
sssuraaees n strong md emphatic Language. 70 e.
"f 1e'u ,ndai,tsnd ae .he sst oi II, death Msnxiai
have always connected sin with punishment, guilt
jesus to sin, ami thsscforo il seemed impossibIo 10
iiis followers that 1Ic could eune1. A. fig could
eesa s :er pun.sn nss u 1e PEI seu GnfSs as g.
INK jews, Id themselves Of tho !lebrnic tira m!
belief on shiloh Of tho Messiah as being temporal
under tho tonian yoke ihe{ locked for delisosanee
a. tho hands Of Him who bad been promised II
In o%.n sas soua peuy
esss ] the sseisd ely md tomsn soldiers s.and ~
+ " q ro %sa res any
snd maj ajcaty to drive cot the hatsful usurpeta and
1u.tore the throne of Judah 10 II: rratins glory.
eoula MI think that lls who was To sasv tho na-
uons should die victim Of lloulaa power.
esss.i,ss % T. y H. i ii: 5s %isy is!ieSsa
Him to tho foot Ut the Croha and looked even W.
u thc last mon,cnt, for msnifestation of t!.e
1lut when Christ bowed tiiA bead and d!od, when
they saw the spsar Of tho soldier thrust Into Ills
thei. filth failed them. Whcn tho Disciples
buried Christ they buried a1so their ho?cs, and
gave VIZ Y despait bu. !ls so.s salu Ar sna A.
was snNsdeI TINT he ndeca beheld tic risen Savior.
The prints Of tho malta wcsr there, and 4 nccded
\ no further proof OF this wonurous miracle.
still ths Disc.plos knew not what thoy xere OF.
pccted 10 do to advance His UoaEsl. The Lord hsd
es u taes. ss's shs Old ,shs risnna q Tho Dis
etplca, aud ucar tho htrtlpiscu OF many Of them.
Seycn met there, Petef, Thomas. Nathaniel. tue
sla not t's come, end sRnin teIf fsIth xa,sssa
r.. "
man i. ever lived. atd a. vory coward. q man
possessed Of u,ntchless oloquunse, and again un::
e 4a sa MS'! e H. esssr % Il: 1 S
waaea knes.d:ep IN Ia blosl 70 10 .srss Chit.
sta ss sna
Pctes had = " doing .own;sth!nx !'xhs o. wronY.
.ss is 10 they s a.sin NJ
i asS III ss. (. /. T. !ss fst n y.ta. H. cyl
verified IL that occupation. lut humaa enterprises.
II pstt & csua notsx
hey aw srs % tns ,os
sbip sad ys shali nd." Bya a. a.Sssen en- ~ .hs; ~
%s e Sss s sss
Of ChFat carried with 1t conviction Of truth. In
~ Joh H. s
Petor springs into tho watst to met his Lord. Th'
5ssy foaad fs Of Goals and a'h laid 'as'aSa sa'
s s5 as2 nas sas s ese e rst'a
ss.s ts % ss1 sss sx Hi.tH t. .os
"lovo" has In this cass different meanings, IN
wors a., a.ea nsantan lo,a ISta Of ~ head
swe,ol IL ths spirit of the 1Ist but dnaIy owned
"!;of4, They knowc's a'l things; Thou kuasss
III 'S Spresion o, tho passage to Christian.
an4 whyi l. \ !,cfaase n, lls had prSsrsrsA them
tl*y loTc lila VIII tbs love II a nrx.bosa s9u
sssa pe.ssd :.iI ;bs .pssisr. seI q ay upon s III
) hs.vI hand q ldal aad e h*sat ns wsth sever
f9a Ss sn9s net ;h Shit .s ss ' '9 in
j Thee" May a:od bring all ths iove.s OF chri,