New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-27
THE BLESSEDNESS OF GIVING.
III DTliI'EITIlIT VI VI I.''''
IoftSSor E07rc'i H. Hirbc5.k ~ Cion ArcHVs (BrocE
Couy5c1GftguQi C4ufch.


Congregational C.Uch.
The Rev. Washington ChOate and Professor
Roswell d. Hitchcock conducted the services in Dr Bud
ngton's church yesterday In the morning MT Choatc
who read from the Scriptures and prayed. announced
that the salary Of DR.. Burlington rs pastor emeritus
would be named n church meeting to be held on the
evening Of February II. Before beginning his sermon
Professor Hitchcock SAID take the liberty, II ii b'
liberty, FIRST to ooi thanks 20 Won for the relationship
which You are about TO establish between yourselves
and my friend OF forty years. To the voice well done
there is TIE response OF the servant have only done
that which was my duty to do know nothing
better In Heaven Garth than such approval Gr-
cieuslv bestowed and humbly received
The theme of the sermon was the words OF Christ
blessed to give than 10 receive" THIS saving
snd the preacher, stands ont like the evening star at
the setting OF the -nn, alone III the heavens Consider
frat, how good il il to receive. Pride IT, of course
wounded by receiving. and there is dancer IN IT,
Charity rms the risk Of wcakenin; the will Of the re-
cipcut But we mus, not say that it is Got good for
any one 10 receive There Is only Being who Is not
in need Of gifts. II was not Blessed thing Tor the sur
forcrS the Irish famine thirty years ago 10 endure the
accn Of starvation bat II blessed thing to see
shin after ship port with food for their r"'
n IA not a blessed thing TO he Ignorant bat IL J.
blessed thing teach the Ignorant We have more need
OF another and may do more FOR one another
than may at first appear Never was any man
so great or learned as rot 10 nead som ti inc
the r1n Judgment o. one leiS Gi'5t ~" w. ri,,
,hat sorrow may not strike ms homo The only real
liVerl God. But oar temples are not WIN ne N'i Oh
sin THp and woman. free to s'Hni, db 1diI; ana
We are their children. Yet within Gods great nature are
hidden springs Of heccy. Hence tue covenant "I lt
dcmp and saved Al last j. II not hCS"od
To receive Is il not more blessed 10 b" saved 10y '>i
than saved by bong innocent by grace IMAM ~
jOnCS of tame OWN
And vet though il he blessed to receive, 1t ~ lar
moro blessed to give. 1t + more lirci |" lecd me
starving than he fed 10 teach thdn IN be ldu%;
more Die -.cd 10 iollINc man 10 be ioT%NtH' /" save
than saved. Giving implies having, ana possession
j. one OF iernrst pleasures Ot ME. J. well
that think highly Oi your dictrtlu ldbuS houses
aud wealth. They represent industry ana econ
oIuy. Ii IS 4 Truth that wealth gen rally represents
virtue. II there q choice hrtWecn great wealth ana
CNIrcihc poverty il lies ligIt herein means for whole
sunr InIorl, enough for charity Ecaltn ana hospital
y. mental wealth; wisdom ia better Than pearls.
Humboldt was richer than Rothschld. Tie lu tnrj "i
the highest genius J. always PRACTICAL Wh" tn&t mas
been thrilled by the diyiucr Ccsacts OF NE would give
them ~ TO be freed from It's 4@OulcS ihcrc ls no
luXur, compared with thar % giving God knows 10
o.hCr prcrogaiVc. and lie imports mich Oi the same
poVcr 70 man. is the verdict ot history mat incn
consume what trCv uSo. and keep ONLY what trey give
AWAY. Money OursrlY-~ may hc like nIIStuuS
90 drag The lotion II tho S"; spout Ga others
NAV give Us wings Ike eagles What IL the gospel to uS
Fol, tie WCf "a waiting To whether ii shan believe
there is only on" Observation-Disclosures.
Tie civilization thinks IL has don" enough has be-
uu to sGuuudcr it, wealth. tn" church mat has no
i-.ioDatIc. VIII come 20 have no preachers. Yer
is the ior! come when the poor nave ihc gospel
preached unto them, and not one tIulucnt before.