New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING.
XVIII.
ETERNAL VALUE TO FLEETING RICHES.
DR. JOHN HALL, OFF THE FIFTH AVENUE PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH, TELLS HIS PEOPLE

byterian Church, which DR.. John Hall has served 50
faithfully and acceptably for nearly quarter Of a
century once year collection OF $4,000 Is taken
for their maintenance This Offering was made yes
teray, and without presenting any special appeal the
sermon showed the mission of the Church OF Chrlst
and how Christian wealth may be used for It's advance
ment. DR.. Hall chose these words from Pauls sec
ond letter to the Church at COrinth. for his teAt
Moreover, brethren, We do you to wit of the grace Oh
God bestowed the churches of Macedonia The
following is the in substance:
You hardly need to be told that have, In this
verse, the AnslO-SaXOn word wit to know, which
We now only use In the nhnitive, phrase to EN-
In we do YOU to WITT is :" we make known 10 your ;
and it Is rendered, of course, i'll the revision OF
tie New Testament. The Apostle meant TO encourage
and stimulate the Church. at rich Corinth to hbelalty
BY the example of the poor churches of Macedonia
Yet he does not mean that pride or vanity should
be nursed in the Macedonian community. lie ascflbes
the giving directly TO the grace OF Tod bestowed on
the churches And in the spirit | recall, with
that you, u congregation have been exhibiting
in the years Minutes Of Our General Assembly"
outside the expenses Of this church, besides the
of $4,000 paid over to the Relief Fund, and this
know, does not include all your gifts In monthly
put Into my hands On Friday night / noticed over
$4,000 from you to one Of the mission efforts of the
the grace of God bestowed on you,' has been grow
inE from year 10 year. IL encourages him who
breaches to you; and It saves me from any undue
soucitude when asking of you today about $1,000 for
the maintenance of three other congregations in
the CITY, dependent lOf tlplf cNlnlcICc Oh pure
work fully before closing In the meantime let
by tins statement of the text. aud the mention of
which Will practically bring out the meaning OF the
passage.
TO HOLD UP THE LIGHT OF LIFE
The Church of Christ has noble mission. The
Golden Candestck7 of Revelation t. rs. IS IL fitting
symbol It's makeup is precious, consisting not Of
mere hearers. admirers of a man, curious
spectators or mere maiutaners of good custom, but
OF believing souls converted to God, partakers Of
divine nature and member, of the spiritual body of
tmst. The material of the candlestick is golden. And
the use OF 1t Is 10 hold up the light-nght That God
Of lite The Church has to tuiiy, to feed, 10 help
forward by the truth these believers, and to attract
the hie-sayng saviour their children and all others
II church faii in these forms OF work, the failure
is complete and enduring. II this is done the church
may be poor or obscure but she IS serving her chief
end Her instrument Is the word Of cod her work j.
spiritual Let us not forget TINS II We 20 INTO
church for social or business considerations. We carry
corruptng elements with aud not likely TO get
spiritual good; Even the vatican now secs the
practical wisdom Of telling II, subjects that Il,
ieliconl,t, they have nothing to do with politics.
some of the hardest human beings that have ever
and found 1t help They went without the single
eye, and not only did they get no light, but-aS
th, faithful saviour put 1.-THE Hight that in them
became darlened. Let H. remember then that the
main use OF u ~ church Is To get the heavenly
light into our souls, and then one by one. and Il
body, to make this light shine for the good Of Others
on this line great things may come from small be
beginnings. Let your minds run back now t. the
founding Il the churches Of Macedonia There Is
Paul looking out for opening, in Asia, and kept out
silence II the night Macedonian man before
over into Macedonia and help u.s. OF he goes
With straight course = samothraca, next day to
since did voyagcr eros, that corner Of the Aegean
ia into Europe whose eatrance meant 50 much
Philippi colony. a strong city, with market.
probably outside, where the mountainecrs around
could come and buy food and clothing for they
wrr. not always allowed 70 enter such cities. \
Jewish a flphler, met AZ place or
worship. outside the clty, by the river, and be-
lcvcd and took Paul into her home; but tumult
wa, raised and the magistrate. taking these strin
GERS for, probably. Of the mOuntainecrs.
stripped logged and Imprisoned them. The jailor
wa, convcred. and the rulers finding their mistake
On rozging Roman citizen. released PanL who
deemed 1t WISE 10 LAY 1rc"Tm 10 te sin,
beginning but II tho founding Of the churches
Of Macedonia Brethren, when a divine me,seng ,,
God> word, rise mp and obey 1t. no matter what the
inan-pcous outlook or the hard steps "od can
make the little one thousand.
THE WONDERFUL POWER OF GRACE.
All frutfulncss Is 81 grace. And the fruit OF The
trees viii be- after their kind and it will be fruit
in season. The seller Of purple worshippcd God
according To the light she had. and God sent her
more She had the courage # conviction and was
baptized Then she used hospitality, Paul and his
companions must 20 to her house, yes and return
10 IT, When released from the Jail. And grace reached
the TAILOR ana led HIM and his household to Christ
Md a company Of brethren came together. and the
word Of the Lord sounded abroad, until Macedonia
had churches of her own, and true pubic spirit
NV up. They heard OF their tired and suffering
brethren at Jerusalem, and they gave WIN eNehi
,naG Nnd all this Paul ascrlbes 10 divine grace.
Grace save, H., Grace works faith IN u Grace
o~ are to lc strong It Is in the grace OF the Lord
Jc,u,. - II Is with all true giving " Oh. y"n
MAJ .ay. they are intelligent pubic ,Wrted,
them In one word it IS sra,e mat zoe, ,, an
rom the giving Of the message OF mercy TO the open
in, Of the heart T. receive 1t, and on step by sep,
To- the Fathers mansions. " lie Svcs sra'e anu
Her. is the corrective Of adpitted evils. Have
We n't heard good deal against the po,ScsNorS OF
wealth Are not Poit sst FcioTMST n
nors not every man see In his fellow man.
a, least, how %1'A we S' not o /" we 1aS tG
patbetr. Continental cries over the unhrldged cha,m
between the rich and the poor And Is II to be denied
th,t Wealth i, a barrier in the way to the eros,
How hardly shah they that have riches enter ln'o
the hngdom' 80 SAID one %nU c T"i 10" o,v soul
take thine ease"in the home OF luxury the ha'Its
Of pleasure or the E PatG o OF nt tine no5C Of @
and the soul swallows the opatc TIL death CONF, anu
then judgment N9w %hat Is re p'e ehoy 81
y9, . H., rbcy ~ 81 first gave their own selves
tn No Lard and then they ready 10 give To |
The poor. on my hearers! are there any of Won |
her, meaning TO give Of your money today TO q !
I do moi saw Keep your money, although we do not |
want what is given from the lower motives ''lve |
il i'm the right spirit. and 1t will do Won good helping
Won n y,nuui-h self far: but first, give your own
Silver To the Lord" NOu can. in a sense, rs truly |
put your soul into the Saviour'S hand as put your |
money into The basket. Christ calls YOU again to-
day Give Yourself to Him for pardon. peace. life
that Won may be the praise OF the glory of His
grace. 49,. =, |
o,v,bng a spirit 81 rivalry or by calling ont com
petition Int by showing what the grace Of God can |
do and leading TO see things that appeal to me |
heart i'm the light I'm which Others see them. And |
IT, i'm the providence Of God. any prominence Is given
To- n church. all the more Is IL duty Ia set sm-
Mating example An article In a newspaper. the |
other evening. after IN" statement that neither IN |
| ondon Paris. Vienna. Berlin or Rome. do the rich
men show much interest I'm religion rs in New YORK
thc charge is made that the zeal Of the rich the
rich ProcsantS-" hardly reaches the poor at all
NETWORK NOT BEHIND IN HER CHARITIES
Now. it is not needed to raise the question Is
New York behind other cities In her charities Nor