New-York tribune., 1880-01-12
STRETCHING TIE WILL TO CHRIST.

The Ler Dr JliaSs w. KJ a. he 81 Jiioes j.. L. ChVch
The Rev. DR.. James NJ. King, pastor of
the 81 James Methodist Eplscopa Church at Madison
ave-, and Onc-hundrcd and tweniy-sixth-st, preached
yostcrlaY morning the Power and Province or the
Will The text was found IN Matthew viii. 3: &C. Will
be thou clean"
The healing Of tho lsper sail the preacher to which
the text a!!udcs f.. the frat detailed account Of
miracle in the Gospel OF Matthew. From tho pains
taken describe hs act OF our Saviour 1t Is evident
that 1t must have made powerful impression at the
time Indeed the account adds that aitot 1t was done
great mulutudcs followed Christ. !, created divine
thoughts in the hearts " ana drew ncm toward
cd. The chief reason why so many reject God Il
that they ret ain all sorts Of thoughts except those per-
tanning to GOD. Ia the magnetic forces 40 generally
seen at present timc, there Is hidden power tht
attracts So In the lodestouo Of the world men find OBJ
jects of attraction winch lead them away from God
Christ's physical cures were generally eli 'cted on
ply .icaI conditions. Io gave the mind an Impulse be-
fore he touched the body The only of approach In
these days Is to affect the mud Of man through the
body. This must he made wei ana sronk Hlu t",g tH
fou. can be healed The approaches TO the JrWc must
r made through The casser which holds H. The l"per
was a type OF the WOrstcOucclNibc cOhN"Io Va "'s'
llr also serves IA type OF The chlef OF sinners lHt
Christ could cure him shows that He can cure the
worst form Of spritua disease. .,, .
Chrlsts will Is the foundation ot the cuIHiFS ~
II H. the mainsprl. OF every movement ana eyely I'M
pulse in creation except thar oi an IL Ino i'ie
reason of nh things the harbor of glc wei h5 ove
There s NJ nppcI back OF the creative energy Of Christ
Je-its. Now LrcatcHt dignity ana uIyct
consist the fact that he can rny Will II Is MS
greatest dignity bccuuse u allies MN To te uVne ana
shows him tnat he WAS crentcd III lhe Hi'ecUI uUu'
rms power IS also mans greatest uHhGtT' ne
c1use II f. his will that dictates all moral acilon Is
the dignity posslbe to and control mo danger
A. the pinnacle mans strength ne hHS the VIII To
change his course into whatever direction he may
choose But not thtuE can man do by sim
py wiling to do n. The Will power With
out the aid OF nstrumentaiity Is OF NIUE use
4 man may sny, " / viii accept CHRIST Jesus,
bur, unless hG aids his volion Instruments OF work.
the (, no good frOm hls decision Inc sur
render of the human Will tO tho divine. Brings man %
notions about what II IA to hayc fatih. Men say:
on't know how exercise faith" But II you use the
slDiue rule OF common and exercise IN religious
mnttors the same faith which you exercise towards
IDnuSni you would find the way TO the front or
the cross.
FREED FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN
me PR mr. ,.n Ifq at me run ITesbyf,ridn
Church
The text Of DR.. Halls sermon yesterday
morning was taken from Romans, xvill 6sh; Being
then made free from sin sc became the servants OF
righteousness"
Ills easy to ask said the preacher how one can be IN
bondage 10 sn without being conscious OF IT, Ihis can
ne au.vered II we consider how have been Ignorant
NJ many facts that affect our sensible experience, IA the
low ot crayitat.on and the circulation OF the
hlood which affect us so closely. We arc under
Iows of physical kind OF which may be ignorant
noy not then he 30 under the higher KIND or tile law
of SIN We are under ain principle 10 do rght
requires eGOrt aud eXertloD. Til ths Is recognized