New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-19
VOICES FROM THE PULPIT.
WHAT THE PREACHERS SAID YESTERDAY
HAVING COURAGE STAND ALONE

The Rev. Or. =. n. MucnmOrc, OF Imiadel
,,o. in the Th,rccn'h Street Presbyterian Church,
.oched or the fithfulucss OF Antiras from Revels-
.,,nsr IS: The lives OF Christians reflect upon the
arid light from the great sun OF Righteousness The
gives us a glimpse OF neglected. obscure. out
eorions life. worthy OF admiration aud imitation "rea'
wultudes OF not counted yet they shiue 80
mon dwelling in obscure retreats. may yet render var
uabe service in The work OF God ferpleAies anu
trials develop virtues OF character Darkness shows us
wor ds Of light saw by day Faith III CHRIST
soes not xclude us from Faith hourishes ana
crows in the midst OF adversely. when cioud COMES
over their sky, some Christians wouo CRY OUT hor''
carost thou not that perishT Yet AL tho whe 'he
Masier il with them IN the ship Little Is known oI
,,,pas and little is remembered Of Prga nos where he
lived But when to-day tread over the RUNS OF 'hi
ancient city, there anything brought So vvdy TO our
mind as the memory OF this faithful myrtyr 30 good
ness gives immortality Antipas. In the midst oil the
vckcdness OF Asia Minor, region called by the Apostle
" satan's throne" "where Satan dwelleth had tue
courage to stand firm for the right He was iathfn 10
his convictions even unto death With unhinching hhe
iv he stood firm q rock beaten by stormy waves '
name Is significant against all" Surrounded oy inc
idoi,try and worldlness OF his age. he was oppo'0'
to all and by all The s.e"o'' ' ,,o1
the human race have Always ,,. ;,
.Io,o " Christ trod tho wine-prcss aloho'
,',r,.o aud howard were sncered at III their times
So Autipns Was solitary IN his battle against lLe
90 nP mi fue devil His name may have been gwen
,e "tsn f nte TO indicate his character. There is
world of history Names iolt trntn 10 US over
w. continents Of history as bubbles above the level or
80. ocran a; The perod Of Antipas we know bat ntte,
but the names Anupas and Antiehrsl give US sp
helonrei TO that great royal family OF COD aSais'
W ch there stain The meInhnrs are pecIs r ,a
kingdom of Grace. Of which Christ Is the lmpera
Thy are those who are led by principle Ihey ere
guided by higher laws and i've on ncaT. p%ns na
They are strong~-,r God is with them. lone and God
make a majority
THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY.
of
PANS Methodist Episcopal Church. preached upon the
work Of the ministry its place IN the world and the
a,I,ude that the people should take toward it, Taking
for his text passage from ST. Paurs advice
10 TITUS he ssa IN part tho ,e s very had P'OS some
Of the ancient triunphal marches IN mind When a
Roman emperor mad made asuccessfuI campaign and
had reduced neighboring King tribute he often LED
him bound 2. his chariot wheels into his capital city
A ng WITH this king aud throughout the procession
might have been seen mer stationed who were hodlng
aio burning censers which periumed the ar snd con
stsntly reminded the people mat this was triunnai
procession The onward march OF tne Chiis.an
with its king at its head Is a trumphsl march We
pro the victory, TO teach MS advent ana return
with much snOls-wlth satan bound ana man Tree lhs
grand process had some IN 1t who were condemned
TO the hand OF the eIecntoner-some VINO were EIaeu
lie All the allies OF this conquered King were sun
"bfm eadcT A. ali men are marching under either
King EmIranuel's Sataus banner, at the final over
march Tae minister of the Gospel is not a kind of
moral police to work upon society by the use OF Ola s
nsrstitions lie Is to spread wledge-knOwledge OF
Victory. lie is not teri for the people TO follow;
The King is that He Is not pattern OF pubic good
taste or a mere convenient appendage TO g0Ol society
es to swing his censcr-proclaim vctory-call all men
TO be free and TO become free
GODS VINE, MANS WINE, DEVILS WINE.
The Rev J. Benson Hamilton, OF the Cornell Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church. had behind him in the
morning a large screen; his left hand large white
placard and his right small table, The table con
TAI cd bottles; they contained sam
pies OF mauy kinds OF intoxicating liquors. The placard
displayed analyses of the three kinds OF VINE The
held several cauvases WORKING on an upper ahC
lower roller. Mr.. Hamilton gave 4 history OF the
progress OF the temperance movement IN three stages
Giving emphasis TO ITS present condition. lie sald
In tnird and last stage we ave come 10 the con
cln-ion that only TWO Hennitlohs OF ~, nc Az
s.be Temperance is moderation III IN usc OF HaiIIcs
things. Abstinence is the dlsuse or harlniul thlnSs
Science declares that alcohol is deadly POISON In Il
drop or III barrel pure or duteu' tha as ten
is 10 used with great caution ana only unaer inc
greatest necessity Its use as beverage III any shape Is
10 destroy health and shorten life. The use of THIS agent
as a Iuedicnc has ceased with many physicians Medl
drcd a, many deaths a its disuse We have but jus
ceased quoting the Bible IN favor OF human slavery Onl
children VIII be surprised 10 hear Us quote the BDe ID
favor OF wine drinking science is low tne s'e'nes rs,
the Bible is brought against 1t WITH Ihus
Faith The Lord. The SANDER OF the Jews that Jesus
was wincbbber Is stated as fact ana is not dlscIed
tied Inc Church has usht 10 evdde criticism OF TINS
question. saws there were different KINDS OF VINE
one OF them being not very mtoHcatns lnere was no
distilled QuOr those DAYS. aud drunkenness was noi
common rs now II the Bioe commences Y wnedlink-
ing and thus inemTeranee the Lord Ju'us cannot De
NY example IN life OF totd abstinence
CIOtOn water ana ocean MhltI Ioi'InE up July 80
osch &" To drink tins sweet water he aided satisirN
thirst. heals wounds and induces Srowth 10 1rhk tniS
fat water h-ghtens thirst, irriatcs wounds aud Kills
lie" Then he explained the difference between sweet
ing samples Of each, ana asked "hich KIND Je-u' woe
be likely make; the answer was, the sweet WINE
Coa's wine. lie also laid open the system vi max
ING mary brands Of DISTILLED hqlors from
hard cider by mixtures OF G'f .,f e es,
tic Bible a lamp my feet. follow Jesus, obey his
comm ,ndS Initiate example aud can thus suffer no
harm" Pictures OF the turning of water into wine at
Cana and OF the supper there were SHOWN anu a'o"su
10 explain themselves.
DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS AT CALVARY
In the Beekman Hi Methodist Episcopal Church.
East Fteth-st the new pastor, the Rev. JONI Johns
preached from st. Matthew's Gospel XVII, 5O-32
81 sus. when lie had cried again with loud voice,
eGe9 Sp T Rent fDo A o'Hq tom 'i the top TO The
bottom; and the earth dd quake ana ana
many bodies Of the saints which slept arose Inc ser
forcibe Argument AGAINST the view that Inc
Christ oreiod his when he said OF the children
VINO cred lIOs&nna Ii these were SILENT the stones
would cry out"
DUTIES DF THE ENGLG3HsPEAKiNG PEOPLE.
The Protestant Episcopal Church of st. John
the Evangelist well flied last evening by British
residents Of New York VINO hal been especially invited
listen TO tine sermon Of the Rev d. Parker MoTgan II
benz the annual discourse Of the Cuuich o1St George
the Martyr The Rev. DR.. b. f. DeCosta preached al
the morning service the Genesis OF English society
New-lOlk" lie sad: " In he summer Ol lt9-
Columbus sailing in his snip toward the western
shore China, course WHICH WOulu nave DlOuSht
him the shores of North Carolina hock Of parrot
was fly the ship toward me SOUTH ana TINS
bring a good omeu the OF The ship Was changed
and n resulted discovery OF the West Indies.
Therefore remained for john Cabot TO discover North
America. That flock o. parrots carried Columbus away
rom the original coarse on which mo snip was bound
snd possibly saved North AneIIc" from Deg seu',e Dy
.he cruel and superstitiOuS type OF CIVILIZATION whic
was cstbl he'd Mexico and other southern countries
ur prCosta then the history OF the discovery
and set emtnt BY the Dutch OF Manhattan Island; The
discovery Of the Hudson River by Henry HUDSON 'ht
growth English colony the final equahzatlOh OF
religious and social privileges Of the English ana Dutc
and the moltgdging OF Observation-Disclosures 10 the Englsh
as security the payment OF $50 English sOidieis
whose services employed to defend The Dntcn from
the Iudians. fact" continued he, never DtiOrc
brought to light by either biologists or critics Of the
Dutch, but nevertheless still record at Albany. lHc
Enelsh-speakng people nothing IL not eutcrpr-ing
The spirit OF liberty above everything else IN tins coun-
y directly due 10 the increase OF English rule. Better
nations have arisen. but only to fall Why, therefore,
you ask. nations prove successful while Others
Take 900 blossoms, out OF which 100 live.
Mai is the reason that tins small number OF so
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