The New York herald., 1879-12-01

be loved" Jesus Of Nazareth. said the Doctor.
went about doing good. but what terrible price He
paid for that opportunity and rightl Man will not
allow you to bless HIM unless you pay for the priv
iege in great suffering. Every true philanthropist
Is doubted and resisted ut every step by the very
class upon whose blessing his heart is set As in the
case OF Moses. who delivered nation of slaves we
can see why Pharoah should hate him. but why
Israel should join in the clamor against their Re-
deener We cannot see-why Whitefeld and
Wesley should be mobbed by the of
Britain Tor bringing them loving gospel and John
Howard should be despsed by the very prisoners
whose dungeons he Hooded with light and human
ny; why fallen women should spit upon Elizabeth
FRYE Tor ilftlng them up and why tho starving
millions of England should gnash their teeth to-day
upon Sir Wiired Lawson for his attempt to give
them bread instead of alcohol for the $G00OO00 900
which they annually spend on drink These are
things hard to be understood and show that the at
tempt TO bless man the surest way of bringing his
curse upon ones head. When you look at tho
Apostles words in the text you az first nclircI
to think that he had ia len into gloomy state Of
mind and was giving vent to encouragement by sup
posing that the Corinthians did not appreciate his
love for them. There is something more than hui
NOR irony in the question which Thackeray puts
to Pendennis. "What moro one say of the Chris
tian charity OF man than that he is actually ready
to forgive, those who have done him every kind
messy The apostle seems to have been quite
familiar with this strange twist in the grain OF hu
msnty when he presents to himself the choice in
the text OF suffering all sorts OF indgnity for the
privilege of blessing the Coriuthian Church. 'The
moro abundantly love you the less be loved"
The Saviour blessed nobody because He expected to
be beloved IN return, but because He loved. With
Him the question OF blessing question OF love
and not OF being loved. Now. let us inquire what
the apostle means by his imitation OF Christ in
spending and being spent for the good of others.
whether they loved him or not. The word, II will
gladly spend for you carries with it the sense of
tireless ministry, which would draw ont its last
thought, feeling and exertion till every power OF
body soul and spirit was drained. But whom he
adds. IL Will gladly be spent tor you. that exhaust
ing word implies that he would serve them by
during any amount of suffering. II they could draw
strength out of his weakness or JOY out of his
row. He willing to be active for them, and also
passive to endure the peltng storm well as to do
the exacting work. How many Christians are there
who can truly say that? Some willing to labor
for the good OF others. They make magnificent
workers. but wretched sufferers. Now. my hearers.
said the preacher have Christian work to do,
no suffering Of this sort to endure whether
grateful to us or not? Truly we have yet spending
and being spent for good of others about the
last thought that troubles us.
DEDICATION OF A CHURCH.
st. Matthews English Lutheran Church. corner Of
Clinton and Amity streets. Brooklyn, dedicated
yesterday. The services were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. NJ. w. HANNA, d. D., assisted by Revs.
j. W. Goodlin, j. X. Funk and s. A. Ort. of this city.
The latter preached the dedication sermon.
The building was recently the property
of the Tabernacle Lay College. and sold
at remarkably low figure. Yesterday
morning the pulpit beautifully adorned with
flowers and at the commencement OF the services
the body of the spacious edfce was we'll filed.
Rev. Dr. Ort selected his text from l. Corinthians.
ill., 2. He compared the congregation to the mari
ner who, having been buffee.i and tossed about by
tempestuous gales, finally reaches land. The had
been rough and the congregation had abored hard to
get near shore; but He who tempered the winds to
the shorn lamb had brought them through safe to
the haven where they now were. This house was
their spiritual home. They existed to do good
work. to gather the outcass and to bring sinners
to mighty Saviour. Disinterested men might
appear down IN their heart of hearts they yearned
to be saved Our eyes, said DR.. Ort.
must be fixed on the croas, for there can
be seen love as high heaven and deep hell.
There was nothing the human soul wanted to know
| so much about as Christ and Him crucihed-the
story of the cross. Rev. J. w. Goodlin. Of York.
Pa. preached III the evening. This evening sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Mr.. Lyman; Tuesday
ing Rev. DR.. Cuyler will preach; Wednesday evening
Rev. DR.. Ingersoll. and Thursday evening Rev. DR..
Brickley.