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The Rev. IsaAc Haldeman's Lesson |
80 Rails Congregation ON Their be-

The Rev. IsRAc Haldeman's Lesson
80 Rails Congregation ON Their Re-
union.
Mondays New York Herald.
As the Rev. Isaac NJ. Haldeman stepped
to the front Of his pulpit in the First
Baptist Church, Park avenue and Thirty
ninth street, yesterday morning, hush
fell upon the members Of the congrega-
ton, who had been exchanging greetings
after the manner OF people who have not
seen each other for a good while. The
church, standing, as il does, on Murray
Hill, is the spiritual centre OF section in
which brain counts for more than sinew.
Its congregation consists largely of old
New York families who have moved mp
out Of the Ninth ward, and the reunion
of It's members was an ample indication
Of the gathering in the city again Of those
whom the summer heat had driven 10
mountain or seaside abiding places.
Notable in the midst of the gathering
were some 90 or 80 Cinnamon, all in their
native costume. EYES," said Pastor
Haldeman, speaking of these worshipers
to a Herald reporter after the services,
II have baptized them all. They make
good Christians. In fact, they are
hhiouB INC uAoHt uoNoub htpoiNihhn Nv my
church."
The singing in this church, mainly by
O male choir, was inspiring. As the SCR
vices progressed the edifice was filed to
OVERLOOKING.
Taking his text from the XIV chapter of
John, 'Let not your heart be troubled ,ye
believe In God, believe also in me.
am the way, the truth and the life no
man cometh unto to the father but by
me- the pastor reminded his hearers that
an absent Christ was the source of all
their troubles. With Him they could
| endure anything without Him, nothing.
The greatest trouble with Christians of
the present period was that they had not
| sufficient reliance on Christ. Whenever
there was any trouble, even when the
baby was sick, they would like to find the
Christ around the corner. They believed
in God, true, but their hearts did not
reach Him. They did not, or would not,
comprehend His status of full 'sonship. y
II was necessary that mankind should
understand that Jesus Christ was not only
man, an only Son of God, bat actually
"God the Son." He had declared that
all that mankind knew about God was
through Him, for He had said ~ and my
Father are one." The pastor feryently ap
pealed TO his hearers by saying that il they
had cast their faith upon and joined thoii
faith TO God, how much more should they
Join their faith to Christ. He was indeed
in the form of a man with the spirit o.
God all around Him. He had gone no
TO o land Of mist or doubt, but to
heaven of reality. He was the Saviou
still, the Heaven. He had gone to wha
was real heaven, not as pilgrim seeking
new regions, but to that section of tn
universe which was part and parcel o
oil His Fathers dominion. He was welcoin
. there. He went there to make it hom
3 of joy In his capacity as the "Sonship" O
I God. He went there to make place il
heaven for oil Christians to come. 1t wa
a great comfort to go there, aye and G
a there even without dying. The heave
q in which He ruled was not only for th
Q dead, but it was the medium also t
Q change men while living.
+ At the conclusion of the sermon con
I munion services were held, and when tn
congregation left the beautiful buildin
!, there were hearty recognitions betwee
4 the pastor and his flock, who had nj
B seen one another during the summit
o months. The Rev. Mr.. Haldeman spei
!. his vacation in Orange county, this stat