The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
The Lesson of the Birds Nest
Applied to Man.
TALMAGE TO HOUSEKEEPERS
An American College at Rome-The
Forty Hours.
WIREPULLING AND PIETY.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

WHY WE BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE-sERMoN
BY THE REV. MIR. HEPwoRrH.
The Church Of the Disciples llled 10 It's utmost
capacity yesterd day morning. The delightful spring
like weather gave none excuse Tor remaining at
home
Mr. Hcpworth preached earnest and affecting
mon taking for his text H. Corinthians l., "a
The difference between atheist and
CHRISTIAN, SAID Mr. Hepwor.h, Ia very obvious
The atheist has profound confidence in himself.
while the Christian has profound distrust OF
himself. The atheist makes his own mind his only
criterion OF judgment. while the Christian measures
everything By the Word OF God. The atheist walks by
sght and therefore travels along very short road
The Christian walks by faith. believing himself
10 be Leu by the hands Of angels or by the
impulse OF the Holy Spirit and cannot see the end
OF his Journey II you would look the dcathbeds
OF each OF these you would find the practical value oil
the principles which these separate lives have been
conducted Go with me Tor moment INTO the cham
Der where the atheist is breathing his last II may
he that with the stocism Of strong viii hc bids de-
dancc to death closes his eyes eternal sleep
bat moro likely he Will look forward TO the future with
Tears in his eyes and with a regret IN his heart
There s nothing IN the darkness OF tnat chamber to
tighten up soul; he is drowning without spar 10
cling he is dying without hope In the iuture ana
instead OF message OF love 10 those who remain, bid
ding them so to live that they will meet him on the
other shore, gasps out groan OF agony and falls
over the prccipice into the deep abyss oil ann
hIatlon. Leave thls tragic scene, and 80
win me into tho chamber the dying CnrisaD. his
life he knows is unworthy, he recalls the days
OF he past they bear ample testimony " ms snort
comnes, II not to his iniquity He looks iorwardl 10
the future, because he has right 10 claim minor-
talty, because he has Friend yondcr, VINO $40
years ago lett HIM the promise that lie would leave
The gate OF heaven agar, that across us blessed
threshold those who trust IN Him might walk I'M
harmed. There is nc sign in that chamber except
that which comes from temporary separation, anu
beneath the Sigh IS The sunny hope Of reunion
winch VIII never DO broken me one scene
which | have described Is terrible de-
ieat, and the other a glorious triumph In the
one case the VINO dies dies. In the other case
the man who dies lives Inc one goes on. OF ie WIN
he has taken hold OF the oustrctched hand OF CHRIST
ami walks through the valley OF the shadow OF death,
without tearing any evil, because the Master Is WIN
him.
II were Judge OF tho value ot faith then by us
practical results lis effect the lie SO long as that
lille lasts should say that faith Is tho pearl OF great
price; that a man must tina: even though he
gets nothing else; that in order 10 purchase Il
II we're cheap for man TO give everything else nc
owns 4 mans chief happiness comes from the fu-
turc and II wc ieel that il viii 10 ali right you by
anu Dy then We can bear anything u you ask where
get this filth answer from one foundation only, the
Bible. 1 do not get II from science, although on the
whole the OF curroborate the Bible.
do not get It from philosophy, although philosophy
cal research tends 10 make man reverential toward
Heaven. But do not admit science or philosophy as
my foundation stones IN this matter 80 to the
do do What the Book says Is true l believe TO be
true. 1t rs sale for 10 dstrust my own mind and
trust the Word.
believe IN the Bible because OF It's Intrinsic worth
ana merit. / wonder II make This palmer to
you Darwin said ne was willing to submit everything
10 the law OF 1.-THE survival OF the htes" Everything
to the good Of man continued everything not
essential, however beautiful, perisheu II eau lind
anything that has lasted Is sure proof that IS what
men need. Put the Bible by that standard. II towers
better than that which measures II,
The mlghtcs lorce tor good that the word has ever
yet seen. think when one reads the Bibo he Is i'm
pressed with the fact that II had Divine origin.
II does not need any logic 10 prove it-tho
assertion Is made by the Book ITSELF l feel
with regard to the Bible, as read 1t more ana moro
carefully and critically am overcome by the persua-
sion Gods hand 10 be seen every page, that
Gods pen wrote II, that Gods spirit dictated H. IL rs
so wondrous, SO marvellous SO magnificent that l
adore Him who gave utterance 10 those principles
ana precepts But more, | believe In The Bible
because IL to to be tho ony book that goes
10 the root OF human motives once let the SPIRIT OF
God In your and II VIII educate you Ia the tight
direction. IL will give you hopes you never dreamed
OF before ana change your doubts into certainties Of
another kind, and VIII develop that which Is best
our souls; IT will make whole man oil you, man
who trusts In q cd and trusts To God.