The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-26
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.

SERMON DY REV. n. 8. MACARTHUR ON ''WHITHER
SHALL WE GO FOR ETERNAL LIEF"
At tho Calvary Baptist Church, Twenty-third street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues, the plstor Rev. r.
s. Macarthur has been preaching during the present
month o series OF Sunday evening sermons on doc
trinal subjects Next month the sermons will DO
popular topics, such as "The Labor Question"
.Preaching the Gospel to tho Poor" &c. Tho subject
OF tho discourse last evening was, "Whither Shall
We Go for Eternal Lief" tho text being follows:-
'srhon Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom
shall we go9 Thou hast tho words OF eternal life -
John, W., 6s.
SERMON.
The preacher began by saying that many OF Christ's
procssed followers seemed 10 have turned away from
Him. They may have been offended with the doc
trine which He had just uttered He turns to HIS
chosen apostles with the tender and affecting qucs-
tion "will yc also 90 away2 2" His heart seems to DO
deeply moved. Ho emphasizes the pronoun ''yo''-
aye, tho chosen ones who have such displays OF
my power and love, will 20 80 away" There has
been much difference of opinion as to tho intention
with which the question asked Peter, as usual
Is the speaker HIS profoundly suggestive.
Whittier could they 90 If not to Christr HIS words
were nfc-giving He is the fountain OF life.
Men must have God. And affirm that his
existence cannot be proved. No man can say "rherc
IL no God, /" unless he knows every sun, star d
forco in the universe. II there be portion OF space
when he has not visited God may be thorc force
he does not know; It may be God Az Professor
Chrstieb ssys To BIO able to affirm authorItatively
that no God exists O man must be omnisccnt and
omniprosent-ihat is, he himself must God, and
then, after ALL there would be one" The assumption
OF atheism can never BIO proved Atheism requires
moro faith than u belief In God Apart from every
ohs .hae ooevy Bun praoslen atheism
Is common. How many I've without Godr They
would mover miss Him should He cease TO be. Away
with the miserable dclusion OF tho atheist! Away
darkness night, death We want God. We want a
Father We refuse to DO orphaned in our Fatncr's
world. living man must have living God. As
the hart panteth alter the water brooks SO pants
souls alter Thee, D Cod
HOPE MArERIALIsM.
Can 60 to ateralisnY IL has many forms It's
lowest identifies nina with matter anu thought with
motion. IL Is virtual atheism Rule out the spiritual
nature from man and you must rule out God. The
old ntidcl stronghold, chance or tate, Is aban
doncd. Men talk OF law. What IS lawS II is name
A law implies iaw-gycr. through all HIS laws
God Is seon. Ma,crialism Is old II was In
called :snc gospel Of dirt" The authority above s
quoted calls II "the gospel OF the fcsh 'whosc god
Is It's bey. Man, according to this view, rs the sum
OF wind and weather, Of sound ana lisht Of food and
clolning." He u a vegetable. Ho Is what he oats.
| Hc Is u 'rcort In which elements are decomposcd
aud gases generated" HIS motto should DO, LET
eat and drink, tomorrow We uie." am ashamed "
| rcfutc sucn NONSENSE Must we enter into argu-
mcnt to prove that we arc not bcastsi No, men and
init TO be robbed OF immortality and glorys Arc our
crim mails moro responsible than tho house thoy
rob or the pistol they use IN killing their fellows
Ayaunt, doctrine OF devils! What OF Milton, Shake
spcare, Angelo, Mozartf Were they just bone. flesh,
biood phosphorus and nothing moreY Consciousnc ss
contradicts materalism. Our Tree Will docs The
We Tree know IL Our sense OF moral
sponsibiiiy conrudicls this libel alike on God and
man made III His image Shall We 30 TO Spirituasmy
| THIS ~ vulgar cheat q monstrous fraud. The
"crockery GODS Of some vi these conlemptble i'm
| posters have been baulv brokon. Whlthcr shall wo
| go: TOO long have wo tried 10 drink from broken
clsterng which hold no watcr OF lie. Mystcrics sur
| round Us. Dangers near. Whcncc came wei
| Whittier 20 wsY We want man TO syinpathzo with
us. We want a God to succ0s US. Both arc In tho
| God-man-son OF Mary, son OF God. Christ meets
| every want Of every man. Hc Is tho complement OF
| every heart lie Is the ideal man. rho glory oil tho
Godhsad ana tno grandeur OF manhood meet In Him.
lilo meets tho demands Of tho intellect. Ho satisfies
| tho longngs OF tho heart only IN Christ can the
heart rost Tho heart which cngs TO Jesus can say,
any beloved Is the chief among ten thousand, he 10
altogether lovely" The will finds repose In jesus But
most OF all tho con science needs Him. Who can boar
q wounded conscioDco? The scnso oil guilt Expresses
| us. Christ has borne the burden In Him rs lilo,
| light and lovo, The world DEGREES, SIN Destroys
| Lord thou hast the words OF eternal lifo