The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-18

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FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
DID JESUS GIVE MoNHx TO THE PooR?-
SERMON BIZ REV. DB. ARMIT<pE.
The Rev. DR.. Armitage preached che SUBJECT,
"Did Jesus give money the poorf" taking his text
from John xiii, 20, Us follows:-"Some thought be-
Judas had the bag that Jesus said 10 MIN, Buy
what need for the least; or that he should give
something the poor Our text, said tho reverend
Doctor. lands as Al the threshold OF the supper
room, at the moment when lively and stirring point
Is reached which puts pen and brush 10 confusion by
IFS rich and varied emotions The Masters voice has
the startling words, "0ne Of you shall beray
me-" This revelation Of dark treason asonished
them ALL and retcr beckonsd toJohn, VINO was leaning
ON the bosom OF Christ to ask Jesus privately who
capable OF this black crime Jesus replied, IN an
UNDERGONE that the traitor, was she when He would
now give . sop" from ene paschal dish. He then
gave The sop 10 Judas but only Peter and John knew
The dreadful Significance OF the act Immediately
Jesus charged JUDAS "What thou doest do quickly 70
when Inc niscreaut arose, lett the sacred chamber
and went out into the OF tho night 10
close his bargain for the body OF his Lord. Yet so
Judas lott the room nine OF the disciples were not
Of his traitorous purposes but supposed that
as he the treasurer OF the company, Jcsus had
sent him out 10 Duy something that needed At the
table Tor the least, or ese that as aImoner He had
sent him TO givo something 10 the ''p00r."
The record OF this last thought, which passed
through the breasts of His disciples makes this pass
age germ text said the preacnef because II opens 10
U.S. by lair and honest implication. what Is nowhere
definitely stated by the evangettsts-namely. that
while Jesus lelt the deepest commseraItoh for the
poor and wrought gracious miracles their
benefit, by healing all manner OF diseases among
them, He also the habit OF relieving their pow
ersy by distribution Of money. No feature 10 more
prominent practical Christianity than that oil AIMS
giving to the needy, and In nothing does II more
forceiuly show Its power than In loosenng the
~, LAVA nf
money. Al hrst sight II appears strange that
In recording all the SACRIFICES which He made
for wretcned The scriptures never record specific
acts in which Ho gave money TO the poor But there
may be very good reasons why, II our Lord uid give
money to relieve the poor, tho Tao. should no, be
only did He charge HIS disciples again and again, whom
He bestowed miraculous merces, that they SHOULD
tell one as II HIS modesty shrunk from open pub.
licaton; but He also gavc explicit directions that
when his followers gave aims they should not sound
that, with a modest secrecy, thor own right hand
should not be allowed 10 know what their Lett gave
And no would scarcely violate HIS own injunction in
delicate matter, ny spreading His benevoence
abroad on the record
There are other passages when seem to imply
that Christ gave money 10 the poor. You remember
the stir winch JUDAS made when Mary broke upon
which was worth about dtly dollars in our currency,
and WHOM no called 'waste" under the nsin uating
touch Of generosity that It might have been given TO
the poor. sad tho preachcr-Not that he cared for
the poor" says John, ''Out because he was thief
and Kept the bag, purse out Of which aims were
gwen 10 the poor" Tuis Transaction SHOWS that as
Chriss he was In the habit Of distributing
aims 70 the poor. II We were 10 indulge our curl
0s,.y ws msn. ask a,s ana p"sn me nan many CUES
very first OF them would DO 10 know whore
and how no obtained the money to give to the poor
Poor He He was not pauper. And Il 10
very interesting tact that when He organized his
little band Apostles 10 travel here and thcre with
the company which act carries win It .no idea that
they were 10 live on tho products VI their own IN
austry and needed general iund for their necessary
expcnseA The fisheries OF the Lake OF Tiberius were
among tho productive In the world at that limo
ana yielded large wealth, ana a. 10 ciear that the
Apostles never entirely lett their calling Usher.
men till alter His resurrection. Luxe speaks OF
some women OF more less W ath who accompanied
CHRIS. anu The Twelve. publishing the good news
ana mentions oy name Mary, the Nsgdalene; Joanna,
the wife oil Cnuka; wiie oi Herods steward, aud many
others who ministercd 10 Him Of their substance.
Saiome the oil Zebedee and mother Of James and
John, another wealthy woman followed Jesus TO the
last These women not only contributed to HIS sup.
port while He living, but brought spices 10 EN-.
balm HIS body when Ao lay In The tomb
IL 10 OF the sweetest thoughts in our Lords life
that in HIS poverty He had little TO give to tho poor
At moment when q traitor Was about TO sell HIS
body for less $40 Of our money HIS disciples sup
posed He had what small amount was Lett IN
his treasury 10 relieve their wants.
And yet men wonder that love Him who was
Wiling his poverty to snare tho presents which He
received from rich women with His poorer brethren.
Ought VIC not 10 blush whom covetousness refuses
TO yield TO Him and His poor what they ncedf The
Lord forgive Us lest We perish with our money and
drown US 10 perdition
WASHINGTON SQUARE M. E. CHURCH
THE LIFE OF MosEs-sERMoN BIZ DR. J. n.
KING.
Dr. ]. ~ King preached At the Washington square
Methodist Episcopal Church the text. "And Noses
went up from the plains Of Moab the top Of Psgah
and the Lord showed him all the land oil Gilead unto
DAN and said to him. l have caused thee TO IL
with thine eyes, but thou shalt not 20 thither"
deuteronomy, xxxiw, ! to y Noses. said tho
speaker, was unquestionably one OF the foremost
OF the world in greatness aud wisdom. He was
legislator for the world, and bis code embraced prin.
cipIes upon which all stable governments based
He whole from crushi ng and ignom inious
bondage, and type OF the Of God. Never did
such stream Of Influences dow from the life OF any
II gave JOY and strength TO every Christian
household and the dispensatioa OF the Church OF
Jesus Christ In place OF doing away with the sub.
slruc.ure OF Noses stepped on to H.
Great as Noses WIS he had his mperfectons, and Il
those Cod visited that intiction OF allowing
him only tho promised land. IL the Lord thus
with OF HIS chosen servants, whose life had
been good Ia the main and whose iau IS were
few, how viii II DC with the sinner, who has nothing
TO for lilo OF indifference and neglect OF hts
Maker? Can he even expect the small privilege Of one
look IRON Pisgah on tue cid OF Paradise and eternity
II d,e In the midst Of their Abors they should
be cautious about what business they engage IN.
There who build churches out OF the proceeds
oil Thscaty MINK tucy nave COnC1llateo Hehvcn.
A Protestant cathedral in Dublin has been restored
by the money OF man who traficked In the soul
destroying business OF rum. There Is popular acad
envy not many miles IRON New York built the
proceeds OF rum, but Heaven 10 not thus Appoascd.
God nelp the Christian Church that may cour.
age die oil poverty rather than lake the proceeds Of
unholy gain.
ALL SOULS CHURCH.
LOVE FOR ooD-sEBMoN By REV. DIR. BEL
LOWS.
The Rev DR.. Bellows took his teat from tho First