The New York herald., 1877-09-24
CHURCH OF ALL SOULS.
THE DUTIES OF aoD's MINIsrERs-sERMoN B,

THE DUTIES OE GOD MISREPRESENTATION 6x
Rev. DIR. BELLOWS
In the Church OF All Souls, Fourth avenue and
Twentieth street, yesterday morning, Rev. DR.. Bellows
occupied the pulpit and took the subject OF mis- dis
course the following words from the Epstle TO the
Coiossians, l. 2S:-"Whom wo preach warning every
man and teaching every man IN all wisdom; tha. We
may present every perfect in Christ Jesus. ;"
1t is one OF the encouragements OF tho Chistian
minister tho doctor said, to know that he is lol-
lowing out teachings Of Christ and His discpcs to
know that doctrines which he teaches the
same which taught eighteen hundred years ago,
the Christian religion was but passing through It's
infancy A. this day. just as IN The past tho minister
has for his guide the apostles He has the Same warn
ing and tho same guidance that they had-lhat,
namely, OF the blessed Redecmer. Under this guid-
ance there be no failure; SUCCESS Is certain
TO crown every effort. or all the duties that The min
lster has TO perform there pleasant, nor
one which he undertakes moro willingly, than that OF
bringing sinners TO repentance, OF Uribging every
man "a sense OF the unriRhteousness of his ways
and OF the obligations under which he Is placed 10 the
God OF Heaven. And though tnorc are many obstacles
to the successful performance oi TINS duty the minis.
Ter still nnds comparatively easy matter for there
always have been and are spirits that icoi The arac-
ton kindred souls tnat ieel wish of that bright
hope something better aud higher than the things
OF this world; that instinctvey look up to heaven
and longlngiy sigh Tor toe bliss oi Tho blessed.
Even among the rudest and most unciviized savascs
this trait Is noticeable, and the efforts 10 fashion 1t
into q Striking and ennobling CHARACTERISTIC have
almost invariably been crowned with success To
those untutored hearts God speaks and into them In
fuses rays HIS divine grace SO that their owners
instinctIvely even lightly appealed to, revolt
from the performance OF their customary bad worEs
and humbly tall PROSTATE Deore the knowledge OF tho
living God. TINS goes to prove that even DivIno
Providence had no witness there would still bc IN
human nature an instinct capable Of opening man
heart TO tho truth aud leading HIM 10 the performance
OF ali just and righteous actions
From the beginning oil all time human nature has
been with Its ataininents restive under
It's slow development, anu this is plainly noticeable in
all 1t docs IL not content wlh the knowledge II
from meagre surroundings, out ambtiously
looks higher anu longs 10 pierce The TO ~ mysteries
OF heaven the secrets OF the grave the well springs
OF ic Religion has at all times been testimony Of
indestructibIe sense, witness OF the inn orta-
Ivy OF his soul, OF the destined dismemocrmt Mt ana
dissolution of mis- body, and mas at all times ned
him with a conviction, which IN many cases proved
erroneous that heaven would ever avert from him The
mis- Tor tune of disease the calamity Of worldly re-
verses. The Jews the olden time looked
proudly the massive walls which girdied
their sanctned city, Jerusalem, aud fels
even to tho end Of time. This convection was Infused
into them by their religion and by their deep rooted
belief in It's truth. But when Jerusalem was sacked
by ruthless invader and its grand walls evelled to
the dust they looked upon the calamity as inc ruin OF
the people anu an outrage upon the honor oil GOd.
Thcy did not consider the visitation as punishment
upon themselves, but considered H. us well as Their
ohcr troubles, as SO many outrages upon the honor
OF Heaven. But Heaven never meant to iuinl all the
lOngngs OF human nature Had II done 80 this earl
would now DO the homo OF willy tyrants, the domain
oI "A iauaLcaI people 1t is tnat l0nged Tor
such concession from Heaven, but, thanks ~ Gods
resistance, the longing was never Answered