The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-30
Murmurs Against Fortune Elo-
quently Rebuked.
TEMPTATIONS AND DOWNSLIDINGS
Cultivation OF the Conscience a Neces.
sity of the Just.
MORAL DOUG H F A c E S
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

CHRIST The CORNER SIONE--SthMoN bi REV.
GEORGE Fl. HEPwoRrH.
Every part OF Rev. George II. Hepworth's spacious
church cdince Oiled at the morning service yester
day. In announcing an sold fokes' concert" for the
benefit OF his church. to be given there Thursday
evening" Mr.. Hepworlh took occasion 10 say word in
regard to the position Of the church in relation
10 amusemcnts al believe" said he, .that It
Is right OF the church to take charge OF the pleas
OF the world; and my theory is that everybody
young and oid-shoud nave amusement OF some kind.
II the church would provide them with more amuse-
mcnt little inclined 10 think that our young
men and women, too, would not go elsewhere. Now,
want the church TO be preeminent for It's love for
young people, and want them to have more OF every
amusement that is innocent aud legitimate We viii
have nothing in this place that Is not covered by the
canopy OF the pure Christian religion.
THE NAME
For the text OF his sermon Mr.. Hopworth read the
twentieth verse of Pauls Epistle TO the Ephesnns,
wherein he speaks OF the faithful as "Duit upon the
foundation Of the apostles ana prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone" Neither the
scholar nor the OF faith he said, could pronounce
the name OF Jesus Christ without awe. One bows his
head that II in the Divine presence, because
from Christ he hath received his hope OF the future;
the other walks through paths Of lie trying to
the sandals from oil his feet because is holy ground
because that has been the benedction OF lie IN
all generations oil men. IL is Wonurous ana magic
name written in ctsers OF gold upon all the centuries
TO the scholar Us the fountain oil all the arts and in
fuences that have upliited the centuries All the eIe
OF civilization have been controlled and directed
by the lie and prccepts OF Christ Go into the aim
old cathcdrals OF Europe or into the galleries OF art
where stored the magic works Of genius hat have
the emulation OF the world for generations and
still remain the noblest embodmcnts OF the souTs as
pirations and you will find tho subjects OF the grand
est pictures are with the humble cradle at
Bethlehem. Listen 10 the music that fills the vaulted
roof and bears the soul upward, 1t we're, until the
VII VI.
gotten In glimpse OF the heavenly city ITSELF The
Inspiration OF the strain is again the e Of Christ.
CHRIST THE TEACHER AND RkDEEMER
Mr. Hepworth proceeded 10 discuss some OF the as
poets In which Christ is presented to our conscious
From HIS lips have fallen the highest laws that
rovern human lie and progress. These laws not
he result OF His arbitrary Will. but on the contrary
ire made in perfect accord with and adapted to our
interest and constitution. God Is never arbitrary but
5br,ss Was PRESENTED as the Reaeemer This the
preacher said, Is the wonder of our human lie, how.
NTH all our unworthiness we can ever ma our way
into the home on high; and no man can conceive 1t
unless reads the life OF the Lord The future every
man must face. Death is an inevitable post in the
OF the SOUL There is universal dread OF death
and mas been the tall. Every one shrinks from
It No to make that leap into the darkness
until the Bible dsspates these fears and CHRIST gives
us faith instead OF doubt, joy instead OF gloom. He
tells US that He will walk through the valley OF shad-
ows with US and that we His His
staff If CONSCIOUS Of our own unworthiness we say,
ave clothed upon only with the rags OF our right
eoushess, He replies, " But VIII give you The gar.
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and soiled behind, enter heaven through our latin
In the spotess life OF the Master.
IxFINITUDE GODS LOVE AND MERCY
The mercy and love OF God thus shown were sxpa-
tiated upon by Mr.. Hcpwortn. | cannot comprehend,
he said the boundess love which forget past
and can bear with from day 10 day while We
dulge in the most persistent carecssncss. II Is be-
You'd the reach OF my understanding wonder at
God always how He can be so patient with us. We
persist doing wrong, and God persists doing good.
We persist stunning Him, and He still persists in
stretching out His hand TO us, saying notwhstand-
ing all we have done, ''Comc, my children, take My
hand and Will see that you arrive safely at home at
last.n Some day there will come TO US a darkness,
and we shall know the world more. How many
times has to some TREND during the st year
/ never lost the opportunity on these occasions
of saying 10 the riepds well as TO myself "As that
poor child lies now. we, too shall lie one day.
The death OF a dear one Is sad event, but II the
mourncrs have iath that the grave rs only door to
lie everlasting then they may strew flowers upon the
earth above the hieess form and they will
thing.
In conclusion the preacher spoke in affecting terms
OF the life beyond the grave when those who parted
with tears and In agony this world shall meet and
JOIN hands around the great white throne TO part
more.