The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04
SUMMER SERMONS
From New York and Brooklyn Pull
pits Yesterday.
THE BURDENS OF LIFE.
Mr.. buckingham on the
Papal Anniversary.
SERVICES IN THE GOSPEL TENT.
THE BURDENS OF LIFE.
SERVICES IN THE GOSPEL TENT
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

CdUhCd OE LIE OAOSAI AI0'
uRMoN BIZ REV. DE-. HRPwoRTH-How TO
LIGHTEN THE BURDENS OF LUE-FAITH AND
scEPTIcIsM-DysPEPsIA BAD FOE RELIGION.
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth yesterday morning preached 20
cue OF his usually large audiences from the text-SI
Matthew. HI, 30-.sTor my yoke is easy and my bur-
den is nght,n taxing ss his tneme "How 10 tighten
the burdens Of life"
THE SERMON
The preacher saidI desire to call special attention
70 the last clause In that verse-My burden - light
For that Is the utterancs OF profound philosopher
Who evidently discovered u truth which men have
often sought yet always found It contains the
secret or all happiness, the means OF discovering
Beauty everywhere, the means by which the tear is
ehanged into the SMILE and the frown into golden
rown Of glory. One Of the chief thoughts embodied
n the passage Is that mans life ut its very best
. q burden. wo living In the midst OF per-
plexties ve grow respondent in falling to forecast
he future and escape tho evils that continually
threaten US second thought Is that most men
shoosc the greater burden ratner than the lesa We
srust too much to our personal judgment and in our
pride look the results OF this as tho means whereby
W may control the exgencies by which we are sur
rounded But the truth 10 that be who trusts himself
goes his own way TO heaven, hile the man who
lruss God goes under the authority Of the Chief Of
y
M TO the directing character OF another and yet II We
are thoroughly convinced that that being Is thorouRhy
Interested In welfare, and guiding and guarding
BUR every interest, surely ought TO DO willing 10
FIELD 10 Him even when HIS commands cont.avene our
Judgment Still another thought that grows out Of the
ext Is the golden one that religion US u has been
pur Lord and Master gives Iightness 70 the
,urdens Of our lives, guides us without
he end we shall secure greater happiness here and
ssreaitcr and attain . larger spiritual, manly and
moral growth than be attained IN any other way
An unconditional surrender 10 the voice and will or
sol will us the victory. But look little further
What does Christ mean wnen He says, my burden Is
ights" answer by asking the question. What is the
Inference between an attitude Of obedience aud an
altitude OF disobedienceY The Bible tells US ''the way
d the transgressor 10 hard. Tho meaning is not that
The end OF the journey awaited by punishment, tut
that punishment follows us all along the Journey Tor
o sopn Is SS ahaS ana are
lie goes, they pay we'll The Bible puts
g that doetriDe emphaticaly and oil expert
nee proves that II illogical Evil ways cannot bring
o. and unless y man IS guided by moral principles,
restlcssnsss aud misery. These but the naIurals
rosults OF the want Of peace IN the conscience-ot
peace with Heaven and peace with mankind. NO oad
nan can, IN nature OF things be happy for 1.-THE
Eay OF the transgressor Is hard and beneath all the
JOY and contentmsnt OF the evil doer there 10
craving and torbds the peaceful sleep
that Ii enjoyed Dy his Christian brother, 70 whom God
comes sometimes in bis dreams saying "Forget the
shngs that are behind, ana reaching iortn unto
the things which are before press the mark
TOR the prize OF The high calling OF Goa IN Cnrss
Jesua"
PATH AND scRPrCIsn.
Look again the difference the attitude OF faith
ma that o scepticsin What ID II that makes tho life
M our Lord precious many OF usY Why II, on the
Dther hand. that many are IN constant rebellion
against Tue decrees OF GodY Why Is that when dis
appointments threaten to crush Us and domestic
trouble throws It's shadows around We stand aghast
and bcwdered, not compromising the significance vi
she event and being able to say, "rhy Will anu not
mine be done" II IL we cannot pursuade our
selves that Gods will IS just and right Tho dimculty,
my frenas not events but In our own hearts, Tor
when these are right everything else Is right The
man who looks out upon the spendor OF the armament
through diseased eyes sees almost nothing
DYSPEPSIA VERSUS Rad THEOLOGY
The mau afflicted with dyspepsia Gun scarcely be
ehecrul his social intercourse or religion he DO
pomes gloomy aud morOse and this gives u character
" his faith which Ii cold, hard and forbdding. You
sill nnd him speaking against VII innocent amuse
ncnts and insisting that they must be wicked because
ae Is incapable o participating In their pleasure.
physical disease: great deal CT religious
haYshness that has Its cause mol SO often in msap
prehension oil the Scriptures as IN some personal do
detect in education. oh, brethren, how often
you and have talked this matter over when there
was trouble In your households, Tor the skeleton il
everywhere, and how often you have been told that
God only requires uith and implicit obedience TO over
the pcrplexity, distrust and tears from which
you suffered Accept what God says an everlasting
iiuth put It in. practice IN your daily lives and you
will you the end Of your journey that tho
will all be lifted and forgotten in the presence
Of that mansion madc with hands that God keeps
with the sunlight OF HIS love. Faith IL tho
golden key thatwll unlock the gate oil the New Jeru
salem.