The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE FORMS AND POWER OF GODIIEESS-SER-
MON by REV. DIR. D. B. JUTTEN.
Rev. DIR. D. b. Jutten preached at the pilgrim
Baptist Church. West Thirty third street. Ninth
avenue. instead of the pastor. The words. "Having
the form of godiiness but denying the power there
Of" formed his text. The preacher went on to draw
sharply the dividing line between mere Journalists
in religion and those who had, through the convic-
ton OF their righteousness. accepted Jesus in
faith and truth. He said that the disposition
Of each mans heart is judged by his
own conduct. The lightning fash OF the
eye. the warming pressure of the hand and the kind
ling glow of sympathy-all are forms Of inward life
Governments even have their various forms and
routine that expressive of the power of ruling
yet not in themselves the government ITSELF but
only the expression Of it. The stirring speeches Of
exclaim, LEAD us against Philip; we will conquer
die were but the outward expression of the souelt
fervor which moved the immortal Demosthenes. The
souls secret communion with God, continued the
preacher rises into the Of him who seeks prayer.
and spirit of fatherliness to be found among true
Christians some of the various forms Of godli-
The fruits OF the true spirit of faith love-
JOY, meekness and tenderness. ''Have you, my
hearers. these qualities in your asked the speaker
He went on to say that the faithful in Jesus
his argument against Journalists by showing
how tree might put forth leaves and
branches yet be dead at heart. The in
genuity of man might construct an image just like
himself; he could make the hand to wave, the limb
to move, the mouth to utter sounds like'the human
voice; yet there would be life in it. The
Israeltes performed many ostentatous sacrifices to
the God of their fathers, but Jehovah said, "These
people with their lips while their
hearts tar from me-" The Pharisees were like
unto whited sepulchres full OF dead mems bones,
for they Journalists with faith in them
The Journalists are not all dead yet. We may meet
them ut every corner. They may even
take up the duties of prayer and praise.
though there is not particle Of life within
Them 1t would be terrible to dead
walk the streets. impelled by the power of
eectrcity yet it Is be feared that there spir
itually dead men--and women. too-that can be met
with in the churches. Here the preacher laid
down rules for determination whereby the faith
full in Jesus might know themselves from the uu-
chosen and how the latter could by their acts, be
distinguished from the former. The Christian, he
said, would practise every form which belongs to
godliness The attendance to public worship Is
discontinued soon as the hypocrite that tho
crowd not present to witness his acts but the
regencrate mans conduct Is far different for his
family altar tho fire OF secret prayer still glows and
his voice is heard i'll tender entreaty that God
would remember Zion. Regular attendance at church
will not suffice alone for the godly The devil
himself often to church in various DISCUSSES,
and it must be remembered that many OF Abranam's
will not rest in his BOSOM but will plead for
drop of water to cool their quenchless thirst. He
who hath goodness in him will be saved and he
alone