New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING
XXX.
THE POWER OF AN ENDLESS LIFE.
AN EASTER DISCOURSE BY THE REV. DR. W. S.

RA1NsFoRD, OF sT. GEORGES CHURCH.
st. Georges Protestant Episcopal Church. on stuy-
vcsant square packed 10 its limit with people
yesterday morning. The ushers said that never IN
their memory had they been Obliged 10 handle 80
large number. Hundreds were sent away from the
door The attractions were many. The Rev. DR..
Rainsford. the wekDown rector. was 10 preach an
Easter sermon; the church beautifully decorated
and the ladies in the choir vcstmcnts. for the
first time il was said in the history Of the Episcopal
church in New York City. The font and communion
table covered with memorial pieces and lilies
the chanccl. reading desk and pulpit were decorated
with azallas lilies and palms. and the panels behind
the altar covered with 1900 ported plants which
given away the children Of the sunday school
in the afternoon.
DR.. Eainsford took for his text Hebrews vii. 16
The power OF endless or in the Greek indisolube)
life The sermon in part as follows:
To fit man for lifc'5 duties TO strengthen him for
It's proper and arnous services, he was INTENDED To
have some knowledge Of his high origin and destiny
A. the burdens and problems OF lie increase ior us
with each generation must the vision of our dos
tiny grow larger and clearer. lie whom today.
with Easter anthem. civilized humanity bows before.
gained courage FOR Ills last dire battle with the powers
Of III and darkness through the ledge that lie
came from and went TO God-thc knowledge Of rs
origin ard destiny. lie expressly declares that this
knowledge was not FOR Him an occult knowledge,
something to inspire and cheer Himself alone bu,
it is the privilege Of all the children in the great
human family TO know A. He know that from God
each comes and to God each must 20; ,,-,
together during the week. that have passed \ i ln
Issuing from Goa must contain elements Of Coo nc
= truth in the very nature Of things II all things
live and are sustained in cod thea III the lowest as
in the highest some definite traces Of the Divine.
follows. TOO that the universe cannot be a housc
divided against ITSELF ipr II, power, are con't"lru
fore suffer them to be rca, arraycd against HIS chill
dren. However hostile the front Of nature may ap
he to rise above the dead matter without and within
him. these must only De appearances temp rnry ap
await Us.
LIFE sc9T its grub Tpcfs e., life d. Tic 10
wonder Of the grub Is. that ~omcwhcrc within lnrk'
the splcndor Of colorne and fc o. The golden butterfly
slorcs Of the harvest lcld. The wonder Of M man
Is In him are wrapped up. with many cn'cr1 :. IN
many fold. the everlasting powers 81 the con oi God
This is the essence Of our Easter Gospel for II Is
GS@ dGcaa nG TO R3r' NJ. sarsne eve
change. gathering yigor from death iteli as the
catch something Of this unknown Christian writer
meaning.
LAW AND POWER CoNTHASTiD.
He IS contrasting law and power. Law that r.
strains law that with iron hand, To- shut IL IN
to death and III; and power an inward force. Away
pressing against law N times. al life seem. Gagged
ly law. does it not We seem bu; The -in'tir'o'"
Of law-law within IL and law wthoni-ll"' , r'isn
the mind Of man. never before g. DAY Law
10 proclaim a reign Of iron. como nn'n -
ana fa to s.onil" over our faiiarr v .if NJ
efca; saint, have told 81 mans Writings under las.
j ind SAYS Paul. Law in nay ia uirr-. "ht!lH-
c ,ss,,ii,, ~ ,i lave If IL. whc,, . IN m, member.
. vrct.hcd man that am. who shall deliver me-
iRom. Mi. .32il And oar American pet OF hn'
Yesterday utter the -amc walins cN. ron remcm
I.lttf.f
We by fase usage pinned about,
so breath within. no pa--n-" mt.
And wi,hiu saw IT, ocean stream.
Merge me ia the trltr universe
or In 10 a OWNER dream
"Yc.- replies th.s writer 20 fhc Hebrew. true.
'ruc. CRIBS. not yet buti'iic'. ana Hr j.
hard H. lo..n5 mail IN, i'"r' , ,"1''1.' to,n M
II, explosive force. Power !, lAr powder Law. iN'
part Of The other. hui ne powder at lat ma lfcn
the she'll and power hall hc ou. own ppN,r De-, ON
.hc Laws that Limit rs t,cV arc bri temporary 80
a bonnd - .l, set pas tl'in. ana Ano" iir pow.
and we NM, ~ 10 school O, him for tre. Ne are
not yet old enough 'o BE- trusted With our fortune n".
yet disciplined enough t. have The Ath charge "'
Nnother contrast he Institute, Law u ne.h. power
cducatlns forever. must AZ lat - 10 higher ma.
Flesh j. mere cary q, th' gun J.. nee ,'
butterfly A, cioic, necessary 60 o." hif'. . ~"
keel or tho hAfAf j. iiN iii '''f
That she may ,prcai hcr slorols white wing. inrf
fore. for the time. We must know t. it" ~ n'.ii
In our education ard development. but ~ relation /
70 tho ind-souble NE !, not an cndlc'' Ira''",hp,
fo- doc not hcloas 10 IT, c--cn,c. ma ire -
oi.rs come from cod the -"ur'" ~ j., being. aid
Therefore must be The sane yesterday i"d, ana i,r
not simply surviving change bat cnFl'h'' "S
all changes.
rNBr0ssOMED POWER Of HAPPINESS,
Tell me- o We teacher, what ), ,he use Of character
% being whose end Is extinction. whose on-prni
b. A. ephcmefal a. ii.cni Why must suffer ara
,orcgo for beings who. IN moment. may be- hothns
but a handful 81 offensive clay How can Feel
reverence and love for temporary thing II thc
uplifting Of means Ions conr-" Of iti'i -"
DENIAL Tor them and for me- the clipping - d'ir'.
moi In thef,~elvc, wrong. I cannot do it. viii not
do IT. IDIOT 10 attempt I" 30 H. Won !" "a ,',
TOO much But these adyocaics for pcrshIf
humanity say 20 INC: At j. You who ak 10" nH'h'
Won lavo no iight t. happlne,, you are r.c 10 u"
vour duty no; necessarily 10 enjoy yourself
- ,.pl, bpt what D., duty How am ="
choo-~ amid 4 multitude Oi thee powers ana Nl''''
hat ever draw me- hi, J. 10 question II th"or'
and tr,c.t ding, about me often those feel T."
Gn ,rne and vel cannot prove 10 be true. and Nonr
arrnnent Goes not convince me- feel have
cannot he developed without happinc-s. cannot
,c.y. ,h., WAS made 10 drag forever after M the
withcrcd half o; myself am aware 81 nlh',, ,,
power. Of happne,, %' ,i,"- ma, n hs no rigi to
drink n. tell me- must ENJOY or mus i"- 'n!V ~,
ncnt for The sake Of other WA. am =" 10 M',v
s,atve tLc,n nav si-kc them dead II Won CIV" me
eunjeicnf ,ansc. bat n thi. hrcf hour Of LIVING emo
ali Won Ak TOO much from me- for NOn do mol explain
me 10 myself
ONLY THE LINK II CHAIN.
But when am told that Thu He OF mine ! oiP
one Ink In an uncnding chain. part OF an n1',"'n"''
being then say Al that /, Ike the God ana l"'h''
Of Jcsu, Christ lie reads my sonl, lie hh""' n''
oneings ! Will trust him and noe he affad. INC
nrcscnt affords me glimpse Of future past th""Eh
glorious. | feel within me the budding. spr"n'hS'
pyng Ike motion, Of what am to be: ana mus ~
nrtcd and cleccd by hope, 10 sun oNrih'u y T" NV
IN, I can march OH under IL no barrier across my
ratb ca LlcL mi can scale II Mes .trrcst diSdP
nnntment, | can brave. | know something "i INC
lrrup,,cnt tr,nmph Of Brownng's last verse:
no AT MONDAY In the hustle Of mans worhumc
Greet the unseen with q cheer ,, =,
, i,,, breast and either should be-