The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
PALM SUNDAY.
Sermons and Services in the Diff
ferent Churches.
CHRIST AND CHILDREN.
GA Man OF Sorrows and Ac-
quainted with Grief"
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.


THE WORTH AND WORK OF cHRisriANIrf-
SERMON BY REV. DIR. HEPwoEIH.
Dr. Hepworth preached yesterday morning from
Mark H. l5-.Go ye into all tho world and
preach the gospel 10 every creature" He SAID mat
the marvellous spread OF the Gospel was not to be nc.
counted Tor by the ordinary historical criticism, but
only by tho ADMISSION OF cminentiy divine
lie. Tho extraordinary circumstances OF Chris
tianity-nrsi, teacher; second, cross
seemed very slight causes for such majestic
and royal effect. But when We consaer that from
the Sips OF that Teacher came fundamental uutns,
sounded forth with an irresistible power, and that
the mai ure OF man is that he will grope through
possible DO satish TIL he discovers
tho last truth you see a good ana sufficient reason
for tho marvellous success which christianity has as
o system OF thought and as mode OF .iie Chris
tanity began IN the sacrifice OF death Calvary Il
shadow thrown upon all the ages oil history The ves
oil tho apostles revelations OF sell denial. and
many OF them ended In fierce and DIRE adiul death.
Il you plant OF and tond II carefully you
VIII it'd that 1t Will give you back har-
vest that will dcy all computation TO caicuiste
the number ana extent But II the world were dis
posed tread upon the sproutins corn as they saw
it coming up progress would be greatly retarded
but II the corn were needed then 1t would BIO carefully
watched and placed out OF the way OF travel;
1t would be watched night and day until the
world came to It's senses and saw how great
was need that which Ut had
rejected II with Christianity. Tho truth
that was planted with great effort was scorned,
but at last the whole world saw how great mistake
had been made. One hundred years after the death
of Christ over nvc hundred thousand had been con-
verted TO the new system throughout tho world. BY
the middle OF the fourth century that 500, QUO had
reached to 600 000 and from that time onward tho
tnrr hasp nm
tho entire population o. the globe knees before
the symbol of It's faith and OF It's ultimate
DAY when every knee shall bow ana every tongue
confess the glory OF Jesus Chris Of God and the uni
versai Father.
Ii seems strange, when We think OF IT, that tho suf
fering OF should be necessary 10 the salvation OF
tie other We cannot AVOID an emotion OF surprise
think oil the shadow Of the cross on Calvary
shedding hight OF glory on the human soul ia
heaven still this Is not surprising, and has its
analogy in tho physical world. Ii we stood on the
desert OF Sflara ana saw that vast plain OF sand,
srolch,ug IRON horizon to horizon we should say at
nrst that II useless blank space the surface
OF the world. But when we get on the shore OF the
Mediterranean and expect 10 lind climate ike that
OF our Northern states. we lind that there IRE the
snow-clad alps and the climate ana the fruits Of
the tropIc. There could not have been any SOUTH
Europe II the soft brcez, had not blown from
torrid sands, aud by their breath had MADE those
yinc-c clad hnIs oil Italy possibility The question
back to Us, Why was christianity success
far That question can DO partly answered by ask
ing another Why have all Other religions failedr
The religion oil Greece ~ Ike the spectrai shadows
that vunsn before the rising .! the sun The religion
OF India shows US to-day a fading glory-a glory as
fading AS tho once beautiful Babylon Thc rcllgi0n OF
Monninmed depended upon the edge oil tue sword,
ANA when the sword edge became dull or when other
swords found sharper stnl, " sunk down into
utter complete decay. There Is law under
all these changes, and II Is tho survival
OF hiltest that which Is the httesl
To live will There no reason Tor the sys-
TEN Of Christianity except that 1t Is worth more be-
cause IL viii IL mas had everything against
II except that Is right and upon tho stren.t III o.
lact
hauIciy, ils work ana ils worm. II Is by this u
claims the allegiance OF those whom IT addresses
There three great facts II that safe IRON al
altack--uame!y, God. Christ ana Immortality.
III you would know what Christianity Is you mus
plant ~ IA your liie; will then speak Tor Itself
Every argument may DO In vain but thai will be
umphant.