New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-15
TRUTHS FROM THE PULPIT.
WHAT SOME PREACHERS SAID YESTERDAY.
SERVICES ~ TIE CATHfDEAl-TnE NECESSITY OF
PENANCE

assisted by Father Mulhearn deacon mud Father Dali
subdcacon. II being tho tlr't sunday In tho Lentel
! season the sermon. which preached by the Rev j
O'COnnOr {. j.. on Penancn Necessary Virtue II
! our Fallen state" lie said "Whcn first fithe
consented the prinOrdiI sin OF Lgtious disObcdenc
TO God In eating the forbidden fruit It was already too at'
for the generations from that time the Judg
mcnt Day hope tread the Of life 20 the be-
yond the grave. tie owery path OF innocence
From the very nature OF Heaven 10 from
the beginning. and always, that II men ever ia
read their last end OF endless happiness they should
distinctly apprehcnd the rule that has been laid down
for their actions. Man to know and respect his
relations to his Maker WhO infinitely purr allows "a
pass unoticcd act OF wrong For every man that
has snned grevously, the Council of Trust tells
Us, peuance is necessary As God Him.
sell requires in Himself every good in its
excellence, every human ss.s= must
grieve every gr!oYvus sin. There ia not one sin
that be forgiven II there be time for 'pcccav
either IN this world IN the world 70 come except the
sin against the Holy Cnustho putting off OF repcnt-
ancc to The harhreadh clarcc on the dying bed Had
Judas lscarO after ms terrible sin, turned and con
coufcssor he could have been purlod from his sin and
have become St Judas Do penance. or 80 shall also
likewise perish
THE NEW RGRTH NOT A MYSTERY.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby. of the Fourth
Avenue Presby tcran Church, preaching the text
Except man be born again ho cannot see the King
dom Of God" SAID In part:
Lhe prophet EzcSI ProphG,"d Of Jgdsns last king
|edrkd mat hc should he brought TO Babylon aud yet
suOuld not In the midst Of the mdgnhcence Of
nat capital where the grand proportions OF Brus and
the vast beauties OF the hanging gardens formed IN
The estimate OF a.er days, of tho wonders OF
the world the wicked son OF good Josiah dwolt insensi
bic to all the and grandeur by which he
roun led The Bahylonish monarch had pat out his eyes
before he dragged him captive 10 the land OF exile SO
live surrounded by the kingdom OF God and never
It. For all the effect its aspect has upon them, 1t
might b. the majesty Of Babylon The beauty of Athens.
or the in' 'ninc1nt meanncss OF Timburtoo A great
deal OF what call belief Is the mere assent or the
logic Al faculty probability. We do NOT believe thai
thing - So but we guess II may he So" what Is called
commonly "a mere intellectual belief In the Gospel" ia
Of This sort. The who rejects the GOspe either docs
NOT DenrV" IT, or believes thaL nc mas other truths OF
higher character which modify his use Of the Gospel
TINS last POSITION Inc intellect ana the heart are mus
soiubly united in true beri-the man IL one
There Is visible church-Only visible churches, and
one Chnrch. the invisible, spiritual Church. Ritual
priesthood, sacrifices. temple, are all gone, gone for
bring them into Christianity is to make the
hoy agdn to shut out the noon and make twilight;
how | be born again There's the question There's
mystery here that battles me; there's
| know nothing. The more think OF 1t tho more Pm
puzzled and di'traught can only give up in despair
That IL the way In which mutitudes meet the simpe
statement of the Saviour. We must he born again"
there ia every fact and movement of mind and mat
ter The new bi"th involves new character. Change
of character implies change Of purpose This implies
change Of desire. AMI here we get nearer to the
Of the new birth. The new birth the removal
of the affections son low. selfish earthly depravrd
and evil objects to cod and godly things When see
the kingdom OF Cod there is no mystery at all except
the mystery of the man who has kept his eyes shut
and now opens them for the first time on vale auI
cloud ana river. flowers and sunshine II is
only mystery il that kept my eyes shut long when
such glory was all around me.
EVERY NEW CONVERT HOME MISSIONARY.
The Row. Edward W. Deems OF the Westminster Pres
byterian Church, preached yesterday morning FOR his
father in the Church Of strangers In the evening
he occupied his own pulpit and took his text from
VI ,rk. v: - 1s-2O After telling the story of
Chrst's healing the deInonar OF GldarI, he said:
The record says, in verse -, thar the people Of the
were. found the man "s.ts. and clothed and Ia his
night mind" / From this learn THAI the condition of
able aud peaceful; clo'd" he has ;he necessities of
ne, for the worlds army Of trdmps aud bcggr' is re-
rruitcd not from among Christians but from among I'M
believers; I'm his right MUD he percciyes al Thugs
a. they really OF Christ of Paul. OF Martin Luther
Wesley, of Whitced and all enthusiasts Christians,
bts 1t been sud, they fanatics Somebody Is out
Ms saviour or The Que who rejects hun The
'in III, right mind" 2. Passing on, | find the healed
aud converted mans prayer thus described; He that
had been possessed with the devil prayed Him that he
might be with Him" This is the converts. or |
prayer in every age As the hart paneth
after Tho water brooks. 50 panteth my soul after Thee:
o God" TO be with Christ. winch IS far better
" Nearer my Got, To Thee IS TINS your prayer IHrh
you have happy evidence that YOU are truly converted
truly Christian 3 Moving on To verses 10 and 20 we
that from tie fact that Jesus, Instead Of letting
the convert 20 along with Him Il. Go home and tell
thee" the Lord has mission for every young convert,
viz to be home missionary. Prompt d by gratltHdH !
friends and relatives the other. sho1ld warmly,
wisely tell those near and dear To rs that Chri is ir
h,rg for IN" to do!" but what Is nv first duty!" !
ron use the very ir-t hours " soul freedom 10 20
md tell your loved ones Of Jesus. who is mighty to
ave
TO CARRY THE GOSPEL INTO AFRICA
In thu Central Methodist Episcopal Church. Of which |
he Rev. Or Lane is pastor, farewell missionary con-
crcuce begun. II is 70 last until Friday, ami on
aturlay the twenty missionaries will start for tho n
ite nreachsd. the Rev dr.. ]. - Fit .e:.tn IN the
fcruOnn. and In the evening" tuc Rev. DR.. T. HanlOn
arge az a.,, we're IN attendance at all the srryicrs
nj much interest W = manifested in the work the
Missions to wnicn the Nv iOorerS are gong. 10
mBr>E reporter the Rev. DR.. \. Lowrcy SAID OF the
YORK Of Bishop Taylor In Africa: There are
Ow thirty-two missionaries under his care
heso twenty soon to go represent about
s many mechanical professions rs there
re missionaries Tnrre are carpenters, printers, farm
rs engineers, etc Bishop Taylor VIII meet thfm at
he coast probably at Cape PamaS, and conduct them
their new field We have oniy iost one member OF the
nj when he had the African fever he refused TO take
hat III = VIII take medicine II they are III. lie mas
able settle several stations the Congo aud ono
, us AM procure them. lie has purchased large
-act OF land. 1000 crc1 at one place. for miss III
alton. about $50 miles from the This new party
Nh 20 stI further inland. There are several children
the party four in one family"
TRONG WORDS IS DEFENCE OF THE CHINESE.
The Rev. Merritt Hulburl, OF the Washington square
ethOdst Episcopal Church, delivered an AL iress last
yenng on The Chinese in America: Why they are
ere. and who says they must 60" Among other
iings, he said
"WhO says the Chinese must 20 First, affirm that
le element winch is unit on that point the riot
~ rcckug rotten tramp. the de1d-bcat element that
about The luaspuc. brSnpked brer-Soakcd breath
holes Of the pill TIC saloon eIrmcnt with great unamim
y, says h" must 90. Auoinrrls the foreign element
thirl clcucgt Of opposition is the class IN this
'ctiOu am proud 10 believe, msrcprcscnt the knights
Labor"
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