New-York tribune., 1878-04-15
SERMONS AND SERVICES.
woPDs FROM CITY PULPITs.

SERMONS BY THE REV. DRs. CHAPLIN, CROSBY AM
NEWMAN, MR. BEEcHER AND oTHERs-PALM
SUNDAY CEREMONIES IN CATHOLIC AND EPIsCo
PAL CHURCHES.
Palm Sunday and bright Spring weather togethei
filed the churches yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Chapn
took for his subject True Greatness and True Rel'
gion: the Rev. DR.. Crosby preached upon the Monl'
ments of Gods Law; Mr.. Beecher upon the Father
hood of God and the Rev. w. T. Sabine upon Chrsts
Cup of Suffering. The Rev. DR.. j. p. Newman
preached his first sermon at the Central NJ. Il.
Church. The services at the Roman Catholic
churches were very impressive.
TRUE GREATNESS AND TRUE RELIGION.
The Rec Dr. H. Chapn a e church ofue Dtrtne Iater'
nHB (t'HiuIsdiiSt)
The text chosen by the Rev. Dr. Il. IL.
Chipin was part OF Acts SO "Who went aDont DONG
Good We need not 70 be told said the preacher, Of
whom this was spoken OF whom else than Jesus couia
il be said peculiarly that ne went about doing good
This IA the chief characteristic by which lie stands apart
from the Hlnstrous OF this earth. All through Christs
career IN the Wilderness in the city, all HIS way 10 tue
cross all the way to the benediciion That DroAe from
His lips in the bright cloud when lie ascended to heaven
He was continually doing good.
Some lessons to be drawn from the text on this Palm
Sunday are these: II is a commonplace truth that good
ness is true grcaness but It Is perhaps more common
on our lips than practical conduct In the glare
and haste the world seem TO lose their sense oii
stealiIg and lying nbstracty Acknowledged to be
wrong buJ their bad qualities are much toned down IN
worldly standard Wheu y embrzzcs millions, lac
is n hero in the sight OF many or his feOw-men when
his power declines and he falls he Is lancnicd rs
mnrtyr When I say that the worlds estimate ot
character Il generally wrong | do not mean
that All the admiration rendered 10 men com
Scnimcnt But believe that anything which has long
received the homage ofmcn s always rendered to some
thing in 1t mIins.csiy good. Men have always reyer-
cuccd goodness even II iEcy have not acknowledged us
sugcIuuye merit There il chord IN INC human breast
winch always responds TO ~ die foep'iSin ol ~ IT,
cnt day is TmIrSnblc for THIS ~ lls We" OF thf-l.
Science ANA philosophy turn aide and reverence that
The human, suffering Christ. II Jesus lived to-day.
he could not be- msulted without he insult o''nk r.
scented py those men VINO seem now To h"huf MN HH';
Bu' with all these qualifications ci hC Sipl'm h l'
is ne. dcd that We should more iu itc.shzr .Ha' E"oi
ness Is The ony real goodness. ~ contains u" 'eucht
OF takurss II Is moi The goodness OF thUsc pctrOu~
sonnet aue- called weak good people ta"t ha kcs lhe
ness j. essential IN the nature OF God. II not Ils
power ana Hts wisdom hat moves rs. d,s'henlsHea
recognizing Uuast God, then 10 hc NJ Woud 20. Az
His power without His goodness could not eau I'i'h or
iuc text suggests the identity Of religion with good
pc.s We are not yet beyond tuc nee s'fy oi asking
cnre that comes 80 them generally IN vnrI OF excite
mcnt That docs not seem o. me 90 Dee the true we
ion JrsUs Is me gatctn and lie calmHc-s itself
Then again. win many 1t D. right opinions Nhrh WIN
them arct the conIuunso of rrsiousc but reason must
not ice Uudcrvap,d. The moment We lower Il from ihc
u1shcId are liable 60 be Giycn about by every gust
of doctrine. san others mHkc religion series oi dr'o-
tirnaI acis. Int Il-dUyal saiuIsh,p is Only glow.
worm l-ht. True religion is Gu'IH' ,s Ihc man MHo
even imprIfyy uuMuChtnts Tie goodness OF Jesus has
m him thr essentials of religion, don't care about ie
loGic or Dis premises II ht has IT, D, h- IT, Ac.s "' u
vnfiou without communion with cod are essentially
Sit huu force and the of communion TltH God
Is right action. People apt 10 divorce religion ana
poodurss: vet tie union iuiissoiuc 10 D. n-pirt-
tIoa ana actiou-iuward life and outward fruit. The
test OF gDoduc, is IN doing therefor. lus Is not 80
easy a every SHOWS who duriuga lifetime stcks Tor
patience humility. kindness aud charity lis following
IN the road where Jesus rud which leads 10 salvation.
salvation il freedom from snln-Hnos. ard sim hat
over there OF he'll here hereafter, these constitute
it, Il Heaven where they not, aud where We rse
m gAcr Unc higher from them In the spirit OF Christ