The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07

M 1 4, 1915 1DlI liH
the prophet Mcheas learned in what consisted the
SoSs a 3. tho ord Of u
ment and to love mercy and TO walk socitous with
Thy G0d 90 n sd 20 sn Sody o
the purposes for which they were given We should
keep rigid watchfuness over ourselves. REFRESHING
unruIy passions and keeping all In subsection 10 God,
in whose honor alone our faculties should be- en-
ployed The epste OF st. Paul 70 the romans told US
OF the dreadful punishment that God inflicted on those
Of God 10 revealed from heaven upon all i'm.
Who Who de,a,n the truth Of God in ,niquisy," that
Is all those who received His grace and reaped no
tivity all those grand truths which He had been
pleased TO make known 10 them Upon those who re-
however did not command Heaven and earth to re.
vengc the contempt OF His favors. David dreaded
shreasensd By His prophe,s 10 ,ncs Punishment on
His people, but this was Tho Withdrawal by God tho
sns!alnmcnt OF His graces-t WAS the silence o. God
OF mercy and bounty TO those who faithfully corre
spondcd with His graces but Ho was also armed with
wrath and vengeance against those who dcspisod His
goodness and merely heard, but would not
do 1t was for this reason that Chris.
told IN the Gospel that the servant who received
but little and who pronted by that little should receive
more that he buried tho talent should have
taken from him ana no himself be into exterior
darkness where there would be perpetual weeping and
gnnshing OF teeth. In permitting US, after repeated
sion God punished us When tho measure OF our in-
Duties was filled up He abandoned u.s. The graces Hc
upon US were gwen 70 enable h US 20 a
The ruitless ng trec mentioned In tho Gospel, was
struck with anathema because bore no Fruit the
servant condemned ami he lost the talent no had
received because he did not mako proper usc OF H. In
tho cpise Of the day we read that any man thought
himself religious, not brdng hts tongue. but dccclv-
ing his own heart such mans religion vain and
that religion, clean and indebted before God and the
Father. TO visit the faheress and widows In thor
trbuations and TO keep ones self unsposted In this
world.
SWEDENBORGIAN CHURCH.
STEWARDSHIP, THE LAW OF ITS REWARD or
PUYIsHMENT-sERMoN BY THE REV. cHAuN-
CEY GILES
Mr.. Chaunccy Gllcs' sermon yesterday was 70.
qucncc Of preached tho preceding Sunday. Tho
subject Of the lattor was "Man Steward, Not an
Owner" Yesterday Mr.. Giles preached on ''Thc Laws
OF Mans Stewardship In Relation to It's Rewards or
PunishmentG" His text was taken from Luxe, XIII,
Al. 49, In the words Of tho text, said Mr. Giles,
Lord teaches the nature and RESPONSE
bility to Him and TO follow Our ability is
the measure OF our duty. This is u particular and
general rule II applies TO every faculty ana posses
The Lord does not ask any one 10 do more than
he But while the Lord asks no moro than we
able TO give He also asks no less Any departure
from the Divine order always produces suffering
cordng tho degree of the departure This principle
OF making our ability the measure OF our duty Is
most comforting doctrine to those who trying to
do hcir duty and is very terrible one TO those who
shrk IT. Let apply 1t to ourselves as now church.
men. What has the Lord given 10 US ? Ho has given
US fuller and clearer revelation Of His divine truths
These truths relate TO tho highest problems Of mans
existence. Surely much Is gwen to tho men OF tho
now Church, and much will DO required OF Let US
try 10 learn nat the requirements arc.
First-They raise higher standard OF motive. One
OF the most powerful motives to u Christian lie has
n Another.
higher ana better, but still not the highest duty
our motive should be not fear, not duty. but love-
Our hearts ought to be lled with love TO the Lord
Secomd-This clear knowledge OF spiritual truth this
insight into the souls destiny and tho means OF OBJ
taining the highest good requires Of groater de
lily and skill in using the means for our regeneration
and conjunction with tho Lord When man is In
road to take no Is excusabe for hes
itation and delay. But there can be no such
who knows the way. II q man thinks he is to
be admitted 10 heaven from mere mercy he ma, have
for not knowing what 10 do, Tor waiting
In Inc nope ina, ne LORI n WIN s anger ana
such excuse. II he fails Of heaven II is has own fault,
and wholly his fault
Third-Again, the new churchmnn knows what the
difficulties IN the way OF his salvation are He knows
they tho evil and false principles ia himself
and that they arc the only obstacles In way the
Lords to him-hey are tho only hindrance In
the way OF lite He knows that he must shun them
SINS against God He must cease To do owl una learn
to do Well Hc knows too that Just SO far as he ,rios
this work tho Lord Will help him. that lie cannot
fail II he viii do what he can What encouragement
What motive to effort! Has any other man such pow
erul incentives to sef-denal, 10 the crucax.on OF
worldly lustsy
FomM-wo have also motives TO heavenly life
which other people can have. II rs impossible 10
influence . man by truths which he does not know.
TO most Christians tho spiritual world Is n
blank Tho only thing that is generally accepted
about it Is that shall exist in state
OF happiness or misery. The motives to a
spiritual lie, therefore, are limited to the
very low one Of tear or the very fain.
spiritual world u roal and substantial world. He
knows that he is TO live In II as human being IN
human form. He Will exercise human affections, have
human wants and human joys. He knows that his
relations and condition will grow out OF and be deter
mined by the character he forms In this liic He
knows that he is not gong into tho vast realms Of
empty space, but INTO real world popuous with hu-
man beings; world where the Kingdoms OF nature,
though spiritual, contain a vastly greater variety Of
objects more beautiful forms; world IN which the
landscapes more lovely than poot's dream,
where all human relations Will be lovely pure, peace
iul and blessed according to tho character formed
while in the materisl body. Here Is constant aud
most powerful motive to lead heavenly life Kcali-
ties press upon us The eternal future springs from
the living present We arc to-day gathering the ma
tcrals Of our homes and putting them into the forms
they i'll assume and retain.
Fifh-Uur greater knowledge reveals to us also IN O
clearer light tho and delormtes OF our own
hearts and the strength OF our selnsn and worldly
loves. We have difficulties TO overcome known to US
and TO the Lord alone. How ought this insight into
our own nirntlcs lead 10 regard brethren
How tender wo should DO Of thor reputation! How
prompt excuse their faults How ready TO give
them sympathy How willing to forgive! There are
no people the earth whose trusts and Responsible
ties are 50 great as ours We must De something more
than faithful aborers In our natural avocatons
Much has been gwen to UGH Will be required oil
US. Let us meet our responsibilities like men.
THE RUSSIAN-GREEK CHAPEL.
DOCTRINES OF THE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH
EXPOSITION BIZ REV. FATHER BJERRING.
At tho regular Sabbath service in the Greek Chapel