The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-01
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

NEUROLOGICAL IANDMARKs--sERMoN BY TIE
REV. GEORGE II. HEPwoRTH.
Every seat in the Church Of the Disciples
pied during tho morning service yesterday. Mr.. Hep
worth preached from the text found in the twelfth
chapter of Exodus fourteenth verse :'And this day
shall be unto you for memorial and we shall keep it
a feast TO tho Lord throughout your generations ye
shall keep 1t a feast by an ordinance forever"
have somewhere heard, said the pastor, that fair
princess fell asleep her boat she oated down
the OF Greenland, and when she awoke she
found her great dsmay, that the end OF her pearl
necklace loose and had fallen the side of tho
boat and that VIII lie she slept after another OF tho
precious pearls had dropped into the stream and
lost forever. somehow think this story vel! adapted
to ourselves We, too are floating down the stream OF
liie and one by one the days, the weeks,
tho months and the years--all pearls OF price,
less vaue--drop into tho deep and we know
them forever am wonderstruck
that in heaven there is record OF time; that
is only of the pecuarhies Of earthly exist
ence. With God everything is present-there is
past with Hin lie is tho same yesterdy, to-day and
forever With Him a thousand years--these are the
words of David IN one of his inspired
a thousand years day when 1t is past Mark
the terrible earnestness of these words. How shall
poor, feeble man consider the life of Him with whom
thousand years are but few brief hours? He the
speaker had sat by clock when all else was still as
tho grave and listened TO Its solemn, measured tick
until became SO nervous that he was compelled TO
stay the pendulum IN Its course with every tick he
knew that another moment which he was unable TO
call back had flown. Perhaps many OF his hearers had
known n similar experience; perhaps they, too. had
grown ervous under like crcu zlng
the fact that they could never go back and knowing
that they were always being pushed along by
force they could not resist But to one who
prepared to 90 tho knowledge OF these facts
had he rather looks forward with esgerness
tnt ha hOu Int tax IN
Wecount time by hours, by days and weeks, not by
months and years. Nor were years always Of the
value. When in prosperity time passed like u
dream, but ia the ''days Of sorrow 1t dragged along
oh how slew Old FINE seemed 10 have forgotten
himself and gone to sleep, and each hour became an
eternity.
1t was we'll 10 have landmarks in life to designate
the great chapters ones EXISTENCE aud II did great
deal OF good once IN WHILE ut stated intervals TO
get away the shock Of worldly affairs and take an
inventory Of spiritual STOCK, ana no one VINO had NOT
tried II knew how much sweet consolation there
could be derived from gathering every once In while
the family hearth anu, win only those OF the
family about recall the tender mercies OF God during
the past months. The year just passed was unlike
any OF its predecessors. Each year had an
experience peculiarly It's own. Death had visited
many families tho Church OF the Disciples during
the last twelve MONTHS but he rcjoiced to say that IN
most of these cases lie had not taken AS UGH he
had gwen He (Death) the mask of terror but
alter all his hand the hand OF friend. He some
times frightened us BY his sudden appearance but he
could hurt the Chrstian and therefore when the
pastor stood by the side oil one who was sleeping his
last long sleep he iclt like saying 'Thank God,
brother, you are safe know; whether we are sale
know not"
In conclusion Mr. Hcpworth urged his bearers to
look their OF tho past and zee how they
stood with God-consider II they were 10 pass away
amid the shadows Of the approaching night, how they
would the Father. How would matters stand
with them If they suddenly transferred TO tue
other shore? Such a thing not impossiOe; in
proof Of which lie would point TO the number OF fatal
accidents curing the past year TO show how many had
gone home without n moments warning. On every
hand were .'dim, uncertain shapes that cheat the
sight and pitfalls urked in shade along the ground
We might tread the secret spring at any moment,
and therefore he would urge his hearers TO be ready
TO cast all Jesus that they might be able TO walk
with u manly tread conscious that II the sudden
sprIpg was Tor them IL would take them unawarcs
Mr. Hepworth announced 10 his congregation that
himself and lady would be At homo Today, between
the hours of eleven A. NJ. and SIX 7. NJ,