The New York herald., 1879-07-14
SERVICES AT OCEAN GROVE.


THE NEW JERSEY SABBATH SCHOOL ASSEM-
bly, SERMON BY REV. DIR. McosH, OF
PRINCETON.
The great auditorium in Ocean Grove, N. j.
densey crowded yesterday morning by the New
Jersey Sabbath School Assembly, consisting of
pastors, teachers and their friends. numbering about
four thousand souls. On the platform were seated
Rev. Dr. Palmer. Rev. Z. II. Stokes, d. D.; Rev. j.
H. Thornley,, w. f. Sherwn, Rev. Dr. Clark, George
M. Evans, William H. Falconer. Rev. DR.. Wallace
and others. The services opened by the sing
ing Of 'Nearer My God to Thee" the entire congre-
CATION assisting. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
DIR. Fowler. of this city. and the Scriptures
read by DR.. Stokes. Prayer was also offered by
Rev. S. Mcbride, of Philadelphia, and the hymn
Holy Ghost. light divine sung. DR.. Nc
Cosh president of Princeton College, then preached
on the works of God. The love of friends he said
seems great as when they are about to sep
arate. II if these principles were at work
when Lord parting from His disciples. They
felt that they to be left by who had loved
them with such great affection. 1t was then He
gave them another promise. The spirit is spoken Of
as full of love and taking great interest in the VOL
fare of those for whom Christ died. The spirit al
ways works by the truth. God does not make any
new revelations Of His will. If you want to know
His will You must 90 to His words for 1t. He
speaks to il that spirit OF truth; and wherever
the word is preached the spirit is ~orKing. He
does not always speak in the whirlwind or the fire.
He speaks to this morning in the still
small voice of the spirit. He convinces us
OF sin. Your conscience tells you of your
sin, although your lips may not speak 1t.
The work OF conviction OF sin is something more
than the ordinary reproaches OF conscience; but it
is something less than repentance that leads us to
walk the narrow path. 1t is sense of the dread
fuiness OF SIN ana It is nesdfa 10 ane ereas ooay OF
All may not reel that they have sinned. Such men
should be reused to u sense OF their unhoiness. II
God should call them away this hour they would go
with unregenerate hearts unworthy to enter into
heaven. II terrible blow lays child uncon-
Why the struggle of the limbs the tears.
the cry OF anguish The unconscious in
need the struggle Of the spirit. Noah would not
have been saved simply by knowing that the win-
dows OF heaven were to be opened He was saved by
taking refuge in the ark The great evil OF rituaism
place of the living Saviour. When mans house Is
fire it is not his first duty to have it handsomely
furnished; but to extinguish the flames.
MYSTERY.
In the work of conversion there is q mystery that
cannot understan md. We cannot tell how the tree
grows. But we do understand one thing about con-
version. 1t is simply turning the soul to God The
shortest way to God is to 80 straight to
Him. Don't try to work out righteousness of
your own. Faith saves. and faith means taking God
at His word. In that very act OF conversion you
have given up sin and turned to holiness. Christ
will not dwell in a heart where there are idols.
They must be all broken We must break them, and
the work is done when we believe in the Lord Jesus
must be rooted out or they will become thorns in
our sldes-troubles and Affections. How You
calm the OF the angry ocean? Only by getting
the winds OF heaven to cease blowing on them.
SO with your sins. You MAJ contend with them
but you cannot control them without the
help of Heaven. We do not go to Heaven until
have been rec oncied to God through the blood of
His Son. And He gives also peace with our soul,
the peace OF heart and then we have blessed COM
munion with Christ. such as you may have here to-
day In vast congregation like this there many
who are not Christians. Do not let the opportunity
pass. To the Sabbath school teachers say. teach
the children the Word of God. That is the only
lgion.
The services were closed by singing "Love Divine
and the benedicton, pronounced by DIR. McCosh
During the afternoon two thousand persons attended
the Sunday school in the Bishop James laber-
nacie. At quarter past six p. Al. the multitude
gathered on the beach near tho surf and held a
sponsve meeting repeating in concert nearly every
ge in the Bible relating to the and singing
the grand old Methodist hy INNS to the accompani-
ment OF the breakers deep and ceaseless monotone.
In the evening the auditorium again crowded to
hear o sermon by Dr. Fowler.