The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
SOWING THE SEED.
Pastors Ulterances from the Pulpit 10
Their People. "A
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
Morality Is Firmly Established and Die
tates to Religion"
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

sHE PROOF or PERSONAL ooD-sERMoN BIZ
DIR. HErwoRTH
The Rev. Dr.. Hcpworth preached yesterday on "a
Fsrsonai God. selecting for his text Exodus, vi, u
~ VIII take you 10 me- tor people. and will DO 10
you = God" On beautiful October evening, said Mr.
Hspworth, In the year 1852 In his home In Marsh
Held, Daniel Webster lay dying The shadows OF the
last change were feeting him. and he face
lace with tho enemy who, until Chrst's advent sue
seeded In pusing ail under bis lee. When asked
concerning his religious belief hts eye brrhsnsd for
, moment and his voice, only too soon 10 be ssisd
forever, answered in NO uncertain or unhesitxting
tones:-" There 10 . God: all must ack nowledgc
Him. ] see in His wondrous works both Himself
and His power" Before the kissed the hills she
next morning and beheId by aroused world
- now day for work. Daniel Webster had closed
hts eyes and solved the great problem that We must
Ill later solve Let'me sketch another pic
lure Mr. Eckel s OF tho foremost physicists OF
Hermany. The dream OF his life has been account
Tor the existencs universe without being com.
PEELED 10 the result that the IDEA OF God is necessity
MOST naturass nd easy 70 account ior lhs presen!
unknown intciiigence, bus Eckel says, In language
which seems like music IN the minor Key TO Us, that
however despondingly ne may take such . step. no
may NJ ioast make tho attempt to undertake the exist,
enco OF tie world without tho postuate overrui
Ing and supreme intelligence The one end and aim
OF his life 10 TO Danish God-to account the world
On purely physical grounds. God to him 10 unnecss-
j
rather DO Daniel Webster, dy Ing Marshned, with
the name OF tho and tue infinite Father on my
amid shsoows, Cropping my way month after month,
year alter year, without ray OF ght to sh inc upon
my path aud without puise OF 0slief on my con-
science. Brethren, lot me- say 10 you this morning
lhe best scientists that Daniel Webster right
and that Ecker Is wrong. II there Ia one emphatic
word which comes from scientific men II IL the declar
alton ol personal God. supreme intelligence, .
supreme Denevoeucs that puts It's everlasting arms
uueer these frames, leads up through the
darkness VI persistent doubt 70 light Of the
peri.ct day OF trust aud confidence
NO coxCKsSoN.
Rem mber, please, that no concession TO the
rciisious sentiment OF MANKIND. Science thor
Uughly acspolic Whenever science, to-day. says
HAT outside the physical universe there IL controlling
- personal God 10 whom you and hold intimate
LAT ons that declaration 10 the result Of the deepest
hihking OF the largest knowledge OF the ucts and OF
Inc severcst deduction thereirom. DR.. uopworth
then proceeded to describe tue effect upon think
Ing man ol survey OF the universe, how suggestive
such survey was OF thought-lhe stars In constant
motion. the heart Of man that beats with thrill as
tue spectacle oil beauty-how grand everything was,
and how manifest 10 the beholder was the
Tact that everything was gong toward oreordained
planner outside the plan or the machinery. To the
demonstration Of personal God Two things m ust DO
preliminariiy settled. FIRST that there was such
lining as chance. Chance WAS the bugDsar Of . small
MIND. What seemed 10 be chance vas really hidden
law. The second thing was that matter had no power
70 move Of itself The best scisLtsts OF the day In
Bst upon " that in matter itself there power Of
motion. II matter moves then something moves q,
and II II moves according to plan and IN drec-
ton OF . divine purpose then there must be person
vho 10 strong aud wise OUTSIDE oil matter, and
who directs ana controls IL II TINS
the u was an assertion that was The corner stone
VI the superstructurs for the building OF our
character. The Bible full OF tho declarations OF
personal God. When Christ He told Us that Coo
WAS not only person, out that He was our Father,
and that the bond between Us was very peculiar
That was the central Thought OF tho revelation OF
jesus Christ. Wnen Christ taught Us TO say ssOur
Father" He put rne capsions on and the monument
complete
Mr.. Hepworth said that Mr.. Huxley had re-
marked that the belief In personal Goa was not me-
cessary 10 religion that II only matter oil 0pin-
lon. To tins the preacher replied that Inere coud be
no holy Lille unless u was In connection with holy
person and from whom derive strength. In
This respect God had been very good u.s. He had
not only given q revelation. but he had gwen
pattern follow In the lie OF Jesus Christ