New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-22
TEACHING THE WORD OF GOD.
The Rev Dr. John Hail, at the Fam Aesaps Pfes5yer'd
Cbbrrh.

At the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday morning the Rev Dr.. John Hall preached
from Deuteronomy iv. 10: Gather me the people to-
gcthcr, and will make them hear words, that they
may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live
upon the EARTH and that they may teach their Children
lie spoke substantially as tOllOws
The book OF Deuteronomy is made up mainly OF three
addresses 10y Moses the people OF Israel and he
Learses the wonderful work of God in HIS relations with
lis people. The younger members OF the congregation
may think that this Dc address 81 the pure Jewish
type / wish that some OF our church congregations
were little Jewish in some respects than they arc
Our setting apart day for rest and worship and our
gathering together for that purpose descend TO us from
the Jews Our singing and reading the Scriptures, our
form Of church government by elders selected from and
by the congregation, All come ron Jt%Ia! tAanneis
Christ, aud in Him Jew and Gentle ere one,
Us the Oid and New Tcstaments are one. Ih@ light at
An rly hour tins morning was not as stross light
l. now but II the same light, and The light OF tile
Penta ch though not strong rs the light now Is OF
the same character. Lawyers, in order to undcl stand
Tue modern law must know the Old Anglican Law apOu
which IS founded and the Old and tue Ne" Iestamcnts
bear the same relation to each otLer some people
believe they can learn Of God Dy His woras. II you
want TO know Row much natural men know "a God by
His works, you must look 10 the heather, who have
never shape hcardO OF Him. Wchaye the responsi-
biity Of hearing Ills artcuaie words ana when tie
Lord speaks every faculty should be lac lagl
nation, the Judgment, the consceucc lie wll aud the
affections. IL great educational process when God
speaks to men and they rightly hear Hin IL IS ioG
great practical use these words ,pOkeuthat may
lear HIM. child naturally learns to speak English,
bat you must teach him Latin by another process and
distinct aud appropriate process il Necessary TO teach us
To fear God. We are the same church and people and
are To do Tho same work the Lord had His people do IN
oden times. In doing this we shall enjoy our worship
A medical man who gives dreary round OF the old
prescriptions he learned nc college leads very different
life from who takes an interest in each case and Is
all the time coming closer To his fellOwInan. submit
that oil real, earnest active Life are thousand
times better than twenty years OF sleepy, torpid exist
A lawyer who lives as dcad man among dead
FORMS never looking at law except 30 much IA Is neces
sary day to day does not know how Wise AMI noble
he may become by keen and studiOus interest In the
great underlying principles OF law ia the root OF liberty
merchant who works by prices current nnd dairy mar
kctS looking INTO the laws or supply anu dcmand
leading n dun niOnoonou. existence, is poor thing
Let him look into and study the great principles which
by which all the world feeding and
clothing all Tie word, and then he VIII cease 10 be like
fciryb which makes SO many trips ana rrlcs
passengers and collects many fares become
intelligent agent and IA man. Sme mun IN the minis
try give out annually many sermons, cnboIl ing mat
which they learned at college and DO Just rs lutte
they attending lectures and prayer meetings and
lead pitiable contemplate HE, instead of carving
angels work. This principle applies to the church which
Is lust kept going and holds 90 MANY services Nv nny
cOnmuniOns, lectures, ami grinis along like a mill
would lain save you nom sucn llsipId religious life
and that Is 10 be- accomplished by taking lively.
earnest interest IN good works, intent lifting "
fellowship with God, and then praying have
additional interest TOmOrrw some OF yOu VIII 80 down
to Nast. aud that lies under the shadow OF church
tower up mere churches are plenty. but there is vast
territory lying between, where places OF worship are
some III extreme luxury. When you sick 1t 10 only
moments work To touch Wire and summon medical
AID but win many IN That part OF The city sickness
have been ANA the wants OF these people, and re
forts which surrounded me-, knowing tneir suffering.
mans works follow INN. There Is not IN American poe
artist, statesman Who goes Ia Europe but Is followed
by his works, making different man II him from what
he would have been had II not bean Tor his works, and
heaven than Europe aud Your good works viii
follow yon ihcfewhero angelic hosts praise God with
ulik cen,