The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
GOSPEL LESSONS.
Temptation Necessary to the Moral
Growth of Man.
CHRIST AND SINNERS.
Explanation OF the Religious Uses
OF Anusen1ents.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

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"DRAwNo NEAR TO GoD'-sERMos BY EEv.
DIR. HEPwoRTH.
"Drawing Near to God" the subject Of DR..
Hepworth's discourse yesterday morning. The
text solecsed was Psalm ixxlii, 2s:-"But 1t
Is good for mo to draw near TO Co.,"
On Sunday evening, November 8, 1858. said Or.
Hepworth, Mr.. Huxley delivered lecture in the
city Of Edinburgh the physical basis Of fe During
the lecture he expressed opinion In relation 20 the
origin and destiny OF man, and OF the moon. Ho
said, In suustance, that If he was asked what wero
the politics The people who lived in the moon, his
answer would be that II was impossible for him 10
think IL out and that he did not care, therefore. to
trouble himself any way concerning that country
and said that such questions were questions OF lunar
politics This q strong assertion OF strong man,
and in some respects representative OF the most
advanced scientific thought During tho last
that answer OF Mr.. Huxley had produced change IN
the thought of the world and yet was voice that
was heard all over Great Britain. Why was this?
Because II was statement that did not satisfy mems
souls and therefore Shey becametndinerent to IT. We
have learned by experience ono or two thlsss which,
perhaps worry seldom into the shape OF an expire
sion. Ono in spiritual life that which pro-
quccs good results can be priced sustained ana cher
shed and that whatever produces evil results s TO
DO avoided Brethren, hie OF nearness to
God ia necessarily lite OF holiness This brings TO
us SO com pc,e nearness that there Is not shadow
betwoon aud the perfection OF spiritual lie. Many
OF you have lived 10 the present momcIl ~ such
way be perfectly satisfactory 10 you IN the
cnd. You may be able TO wall yourself Ia nov by a
certain number OF Philosophical excuses, but the Time
will come hen the great night VI death Will enco
pass you and land you upon the nos sands OF little
sahara and you will be alone. VIII you not then say
that this world had too inordinate demand upon
your aectionsY AS earnest men should you not look
the silver thread OF inevitable logic show
you that you making grave mistake! know
shat the world It's glamour over you aud that
men Tell YOU Of It's pleasures, while Inc voice That
Tells you the above and the beyond is still small
voice that can scar cey be heard. Brethren, II we
esteem TINS world alter this fashion shall ind
made very great mistake IN the relative Vaiue
OF things. That which we have priced Tue most we
leave, and that which we have neglected We take
with us THIS Is always mistake THIS world ought
to be royal garment TO us, put II should 20 one mat
can from our shoulders, without sorrow, a.
the bidding OF the inevitable doom.
A CONSTANT INSPIRATION
Tho universe Coo Is constant Inspiration to
man. The conscious Inference 10 be derived from IT
10 that II des,gned the dwelling place OF man,
and we can derive from a study OF this world the
xnowIedre of what man Is fitted Tor and what ne Is
not nttcd ior We know from this that man was
never TO live without the consciousness that
God IS his iriend Our instincts demand helper that
snail always DO close at hand. we LOOK up, ana not
down. IN our trouble. when we are lace 70 lace sud
Godln IL Is the testimony of our native soul that
God 10 not far away. Our reason demands this. The
world is a very beautiful one, but II cannot be
counted Tor except the principle that God con-
trols 1t aud that God governs H. Our spirit also
demand It's. The love that In our have
satisfaction; every element OF our nature demands
IL, and, 10 extent, we Obtain u IN our homes
But over and above all that, there Unsuitable
longing Tor love which GOD alone can satisfy. But
sometimes We can best estimate the value OF a doc
trine by looking at its consequences. Supposct wc
wero TO take TINS thought OF Mr. Huxley and carry
IL DOT 10 It's inevitable results. We should have TO
destroy the New and the Ola t.staments; the heroic
men OF history; the nobili.y Of men and women who
died IN ROOM blot out every church In Chris
tendon; tear out the heart OF home, which IS i,s
nectlon, ana which, the hight OF his theory. would
only become agony; take from our own souls
all the beautiful elements OF thought that como from
the conte piaiion Of God aSd heaven. Now let ",
In Imagination, stand upon some vast emincnce and
look down upon moral ruin that mas been
wrought. What have left Nothing but u brute $
soul We to put lunar politics by the SIDE oil tho
Gospel God. Instead OF this will look up TO tho
starry heavens aud our God, our Father and our
Friend