The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-23
FIFTH AVENUE REFORMED CHURCH.

FAREWELL SERMON BY TIE REV. DIR. LUDLOW.
The Row. DR.. Ludlow preached impressive tare-
well sermon yesterday morning in the Reformed
Dutch Church o! Fifth avenue and Forty.
eighth street. The text was taken from Deuteronomy,
xxx, 29-.T call heaven and earth TO record
this day against you, that ! have set before you
life death, blessing and cursng therefore choose
life, thu both you and thy seed may i've The
preacher that this contains tho last sentence
OF Noses farewell! the people OF Israel when the
great leader resigned hts immense charge into tho
hands or God who gave II. This awful appeal TO the
children OF Israel at the conclusion OF long
and to be forgotten career. Forty years
had Moses spent IN growing up. 70 mans
knowledge OF the learning and philosophy OF his age;
iorty years had he passed IN bringing the chosen peo
pie OF God OF tho land OF Egypt and up from tho
house OF bondage and iorty more years were devoted
TO tho exclusive Of Jehovah, making thus 100
years OF a lie the richest experience and wisdom
mat was ever enjoyed by the founding Of the
Nile had become the foremost statesman and the great
est OF morals and OF religion that was known
10 the ancient world The reverend preacher gathered
from his experience and most profound wisdom
thor ripcned fruits. compressed them INTO tho words
Of text and appealed 10 tho congregation, saying
Il ca heaven and earth to record this day against
YOU that have sci before you lie ana death" lie.
memory, and bear witness to the lessons i
that have been taught YOU Oh men AMI
Christians mind forever your associations
with the Church Christ. Let the gift OF lilo through
Jesus forever with you and rest always IN your
hearts. The preacher mad lulnlled the Now Iesta-
ment expressed by the mouth OF ST. Paul; he sct lie
before tho people for them TO choose between e and
Unsoivabc was the divine doctrine Of preor
dnation the Scripture showed that salvation depends
upon our tree Will God counseed US TO choose
tho light; we wcro prayed TO 40 II. He urged Tho
congregation with all earncstness 10 mark the blood
posts OF their hearts with the mark Of light IL was
hard, he said. to hoar person narrate how this or
that estate belonged once to some old family
nearly all Of whose members were gone;
but 1t was inexpressibly sad TO know
that some Of members may have left
nh nf fhaIl wnS uur Nriv
Tho preachers heart carried away with those who
have chosen the light and sat with him at the table Of
his Lord aud Master. 'lf you remain in the Church,
said DR.. Ludlow, ''stay within It's limits; but II you
leave IT Tor another go over heartily TO that other
church. The lines OF influences and OF sympathy be-
pastor and people have gone out from the hearts
OF both and like the old geographical landmarks point
out the bounds Of the preachers accomplished work.
which shall lever be forgotten You are all now cited,
not IN prcacners name but in that OF the CREATOR
who asks you choose the hight"
In conclusion. DIR. Ludlow made moving appeal to
his congregation to witness the labors OF hts eight
years. pasloraie among them. He paid an eloquent
tribute their steadfastncss In the faith, and called
upon God and the good angels 10 bless them forever