New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-14
PREACHERS p, WORTH HEARING
XXXv.
arsuop WARREN IN THE OPERA HOUSE

SKETCH OF THE PREA'hS"
~. s.court Sunday afternoon service In the Metro
nolitsn Opera House was wen s''cnueu so''oioe,'
- exercises except tho advertised debates are so at
- DO. ,s the announcement that Bishop is to
-. and I'm the present Episcopal College bishop
the preacher of yesterday, coAsioofea one VI
~. hest. AS on the previous sunday the services
40 extremely simple Dr McChesney, OF 81 faufs
rburch. presided. The opening hymn, JOIN al 'no
S,o-,o.s Names was read by President Brush, or
sss.n,. rrnyersity In the opening prayer, Dr. New
-. - washington who is said to DO candidate for
49, rnsoopacy referred to the approaching election
:, p,shons this week, and implored wisdom IN the
,sc,ion Of tho to stand at the head OF the
cI,rcb He prayed that there may be ne seifseek
49, INIT that in honor eech should prefer the best
Nv Kynet Of philadelphia, read the Scripture lesson
PRESIDENT Martin, OF Dc PAW University, reed tho
.asond bvmr. Dr. McChesney announced that Bishop
r. r-on,d be the preacher next Sunday, and then In
,,oduced the preacher OF the hour.
"u,shnn warren was born at Williamsburg, Mass on
,ms-v 1881 and graduated at Wesleyan
v In 1853 he was appointed teacher Of ancient
,.n-,aoes sn the Wilbraham Massachusettsl eenarS.
ne toined the New England Methodist Episcopal Con-
tsrence and began preaching IN 1850 lie hiiea the
sading pulpts in Massachusetts,, intending Wcstncd
srrester Lynn Charlestown, Cambridge, and for two
800 AZ the first churches in Boston. In 1907 ne
w. a neuber of the Massachusetts, House oil Repre-
",aves and in 1865 he preached the election sermon
1ore the legislature OF that State Five years later
~ as called to the Arch street Church of Philadelphia
he preachcd for three years with great success,
snd At the end Of that time he went to Brooklyn:
sna =. se-ved with great benefit tn the church. and
=, ,he end Of his term returned. in 1877 TO the
.-rb Street Church. In 1879 he was appointed 10
snrng Garden Church, Philadelphia where he was
.ta,loned when he was elected Bishop, In 1850
nv warren has also been busy man with his pen
,Y. has contributed large number of articles to The
.t.,scast Quarterly Review, and for many years he
90 heeu an editorial correspondent OF Tho New
I nss Cbrstian Advocate. He has written several
toohs Among the most important are Recrcstons
a. Astronomys Study OF the Stars and Sights and
Insights,' account OF a tour OF Europe and the
rfo,y land from which Bishop Warren returned In
IsT1 He is recognized brilliant man, an attract
,ve writer a popular preacher and genial gentleman
To his agreeable manner he owes no Small part OF his
snccess in the ministry. In conversation his voice IS
soss and low but on the platform he has difficulty
m filling the large Opera House Last year he made
tbe tour of Eastern ASIA and held the Annual Con-
ference in Japan he also made the first Episcopal visit
10 the Methodist mission In Corea hold the annual
meeting for the North China and Central China Mis-
sions and presided over the Foochow Annual confer
ence - - -.. x.-x
pshon Warren selected for his text yesterday these
rords from ST Matthew's Gospel: Seek ye first the
Kingdom of Cod and his righteousness, and all these
things shall be added unto you' Following are the
main parts of the discourse:
Gods law is the simplest statement Of the conditions OF
hest exsenre Not TO keep that law is to fall out OF
The conditions OF best existence These conditions rser
- external circumstances Eden heaven and TO In
ea states mind To get out OF these conditions not
ony turns Eden to desert but also perverts and dHn
sshes faculties Any Is less for every sin No
st,rer can rightly estimate values You remember the
nleure IN Pilgrims Progress" Of the cid man with .
,e Bowed over 10 the earth he rakes together rot
zen leaves and straws while Just above him floats
dant angel Of superna splendOr holding out crown OF
glory that he might reach and take and wear II he would
only saghen But he has lost his discrimination OF
Sometimes soldier in panic dsobeys orders deserts
his coors his countrys glorious nag be rampled in
the dust and the liberty OF race DO put back century In
order TO save his useless self He does not rightly est
values Perhaps he is excusable for panic Is
temporary insanity from fear But he who all MS NE
long akes together rotng leaves and straws wood hay
subble gold silver precious stones. all alike to be
burned final fire and neglects the crown OF eternal
rory Is stark fool all the time. He has permanently
given up the power OF rightly estimating values Mon
sometlues fall in estimating the ordcr OF things In
the order OF and two things may be blessed
which in the order of are accused Love- marriage
children is heavens order. beautiful bestinc Attempt
the order reversed and IL hers confusion aoeursed
In this confusion Of values Christ Genes with His help
ful opinion. He lifts His clear with the vision oil
His opinion Of comparative values IN the LANGUAGE OF the
text Seek ye the kingdom OF God and His right
and all these other things shall Be added
CONCEPTIONS OF GODS KINGDOM.
What is this kingdom of God The mind instantly
revefs uneountable worlds that spin and sparkle
space They are examples Of His creative power; Oh
energy. They perfectly obedient 70 hl'
Jaw; they never dlverge inch from
second behind ahead of time. Every one OF thes
worlds is high example OF tremendous energies perfect
flexible as paper liquid as water There Is In them
boundess energy transmute the lower forms OF bsnf
into higher TO turn rocks SOIL soil 10 trees flowers
and fruit But this material universe is not the kingdom
OF God to seek.
Perhaps we shall next conceive OF the kingdom OF Goo
as that which He exercises over the nations
men He Is King OF kings and Lord OF l0rds. AS th
country made Of united States as Italy has grown
great by union the fatherland glories IN Dceonlh'
united Germany 50 Gods Kingdoms rueth over all ma
lions. All nations before Him but the small Gust
the balance No the kingdom OF Heaven is not head
~
guided by the King Of kings such a kingdom Is no
worthy OF the King eternal immortal the only wise Oou
peneative glance into the past sees the flags OF ta'
nations Kaleidoscope picture, the gay coors rising
combining falling with such rapidiy that the Oldest mas
Of any civilized nation the face Of the earth to-day
the beautiful flag that flies In our own sky No. no
such phantssmagOria OF rising dying powers cannot
the main kingdom OF God.
Then We think our last height Of thought and that
that realm OF perfect spirits angels that never sinned M
nerous beyond the reckoning OF arithmetic OF various
orders. cherubim and seraphm prncpaiues and powers
nhabng the majestic and permanent capital OF the shit
Ing universe capital rich that It's streets are go ~
gates pearls its walls precious stones It's rivers
and trees sources Of e-a capital int which king
shall bring their glory, and the spirits Of Just men mace
perfect shall be gathered where there IS DO pain,
tears but the resembling Of haeiuahs like che voice
many waters, # is the kingdom Of Ged we are TO seek
We again invited TO something broader
higher, better than this Time when there was No
heaven but God had kingdom even then. Tbero mus
have been something more fundamental Angels ieu eu
OF that heaven, but Gods kingdom still went undmin
ished We exhorted to seek something we can nnc
In this world something more fundamental than ever
outcome.
Now as Christ used the objects Of daily aud &C
euaintanceshp. the lily, the grass the sparrow the
clouds lead up oftier life let to the OBJ
ects OF daily and TO lead US up
lo,tler thought and life. Let search for few funda
mentas Take the steam-engne You have then
OF all sizes from little burning curiosity fed out OF
gill cup OF boiler. up a locomotive drawing all hu
ranity up the grades Of mountains and OF ie up TO
5000 horsepower in a steamship, hurting the mighty
structure in the face Of tempess and trampng down the
waves Of the up TO 900 horsepower engine with
lungs 100 Inches diameter ng torrents OF Wdtc
from mines threehfhs OF mile deep in the earth NOW
what makes all engines possible What Is OF more
value than all engines in the worlds 1t IL the prin
eDle which they founded namely. that steam ha
an expansive force.
Again, you little system OF brass wheels inter
Eesred together and the catter OF their operation
You are told that thought is passing from city to city, love
from heart comfy and peace from nation 70 nation Blu
what Is necessarily fundamental the telegraph 1t 81
the principle that electricity Is Wiling Y
leap around thousand corners Tor thous
and miles I'm n thousandth OF second 10 III
Its own Kind again. Again you sec the perfect move