The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18
CHICKERING HALL


THE JOY OF cHRIsr-sERMoN By REV. sAM-
uEL coLcoRD.
In Chickcring Hall the Rev. Samuel Colcord
preached 'The Joy Of Christ tho text being taken
from Hebrews XIII. 2-"Looking unto Jesus. the
author and nnsher Of faith who for the JOY that
was set before him endured the cross, despisDg the
shame and down the right hand OF the throne
OF God" Mr.. colcord, IN beginning his discourse
went on to say that mankind when called upon to
undergo suHerings. make SACRIFICES bear trials.
through the ordeal PATIENTLY because OF the great
Joy to DO attained In consequence. So Christ. the
agony He endured In the terrible cross he chose 20
tho great joy sol before HIM. What that cx-
cesding great joyY II was 10 sec tho saliva
In it's consummation Ho expressed HIS great JOY In
conversation with His disciples on tho way 10 Elm.
maus He asked, "Ought not Christ 20 have suffered
those things und TO enter INTO his gloryY" Whatwas
the GROWING glory OF tbs life Of Jesus Christ but the
accomplishment Of the great work for which He lett
HIS noavcnly aDodef The redemption OF mankind.
81 Paul. in his letter to Philippians. exhorts them
TO fuh MS JOY. the iulhment oil this JOY being the
gun ir them through his labors Again he addresses
tnen his JOY and crown the success OF his lsoors
in lnsr behalf evidently being considered by him the
GROWING glory OF his ie. The completeness OF our
salvation 10 be our JOY spd our crown Thus wc
become the partners OF the JOY Of Christ but 10 enter
into this Joy VIZ must catch the spirit 81 HIS Joy and
love.
The iattor part OF Mr. cocord's discourse was an
appeal tho uncovered ~ tuo the Joy OF CurtSt
by accepting His oilers Of mercy aud redemption.
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
JESUS rEMPTEp-sERMoN By REV. DR. ARMI-
Rev. Dr. Armitage preached yesterday morning on
the subject, sJssus Tsmpted-tne Second Tempta-
tion," taking his text from Matthew w., 67:-"rhen
tho devil rakeh him up into the holy CITY," &c Look
1t the exceeding craft OF second temptation OF
our Lord SAID tho Reverend Doctor; Satan mad boon
so fearfuy ioed In his nrst attempt that he artiuy
profits by his Defeat and this time no
revorses the order OF his attack by approaching
tho Saviour another side Of His nature
Before he had attempted to inspire Him With distrus
OF his Father, he ries TO push is trust In COD
presumption. Dstrust 10 doubt In excess, and pro-
sumption the extreme oil trust be therefore seems
TO reason In this WY :-''rhs young Nazarsne has
taken appeal to high spiritual INSTINCTS and seeing
that cannot araw Him aside from them must por-
vert theIn." Tho question was whether Jesus was so
perfectly devoted 10 his Fathers will Is he pro-
iessod TO BE-; whether MS whole hear. .r.,n was
under tho pressure Of an intcnser tocling
discord could not DO creuted between them
When you keep this object IN wow The remarkable
skill and subLcty OF the second temptation shows tho
work OF master mind. The whole plan proves some
the agency fearful powers, endowmsnt Of super
human gifts anu enorgies an Intelligence as LOFTY ~
his malice, as majestic rs his own terrible ialL
LOOK TEMPTATION ITsELP.
Tha nrst tnng IL IL change the LOCALITY from that OF
the first trial, that tho whole scene Is changed,
as well ~ the Establishment Satan leaus
Jesus from the companionsuip OF wild beasts
10 the society Of men; from tho desoiA-
ti0ns OF the wilderness into the gorge0usness
wids OF nature 70 the Rreat centre Of metropolitan
spirituality and ecclesiastical power He brought
MN not only TO tho temple, but took him up to one
OF is nigh pinnacies, which men commonly assembled
as We would one OF our towers or steepes. Tor sur
OF tho city itsei and the mountains found about
Jerusalem. TINS pinnacle was some prominent ole
vati0n IN the architecture OF that massive pile over
looking tho dizzy heigA above the Redeem Valley.
There stood The roof OF what called The Royal
Porch at the south side Of the temple, Of which 10
made MS head swim because vi the greut depth below
Having reached tho point whatever Its name Satan
began 10 ply the second temptation. Tho spirit and
substance OF II seems TO have been Now, al ac-
kno wiedge that when the desert thou act
edst with entire confidence IN Thy Father and proved
Thyseli u true Thou almost dead with hun.
ger and showed my perfect dependence upon Him by
refusing DESTINATIONS display OF Thy power
before me when We were alone Tor the mere self-ln-
diligence OF Thy appetite, but trusted Him 10 Iced
Tnoe. That was right. needed NO credenoe that
Thou vast Inc Son oil God for heard the from
hcavon declare Thee ~ BEES ut The Jordan But now
as | that Thou dep0ndost with all loyalty upon
Thy Father and dis word, as u ~ written In
the sacred books will afford Thee another
GOD. aud under circumstances where there Is no
room even conjecture 10 His aid. ii Thou art
tho Son OF God cast Thyseh down."
sArAN's
Satan seems to suggest that If He had descended
v!sbly the multitude would have proclaimed HIM
King and tho shout w0ula have filed tho land, Shilo
In their hands as Ho flung HIS holy body upon the
yielding air and u0ated down among the h0sannahs
of the people as gently as II ne had come from the
gates of glory tho wings OF dove And why could
He give this satisfactory proof OF HIS mission
To have gratifiod sucn a demand must have led The
Jews to reject Him.