New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING.
XVI.
EFFICIENCY OF REDEMPTIVE AGENCIES.

| DE-. s. B. ROss.TER, CT TIE NORTH PRESBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH, DISCUSSES THE MEANS
OF SALVATION EXTENT OF THE
INVITATION.
The North Presbyterian Church, at Nnth-avc
and Thirty -nrstst., has had prosperous history
under the instruction and pastoral care of the Rev
Dr. ;. H. Eossitcr. For the last seventeen years
there has not communion passed but some have
united with the church by profession Of faith, on
many occasions The number arising to 30, 40 or
even %. In that period it has grown from mem
lcrship Of 80 to 1000. and is now, in point OF
numbers the largest Presbyterian church on the
| West side 1t has sunday school OF l,loo member
Ship and Of these over 800 adults engaged III
the study Of the Bible every sunday afternoon. Inc
young people active in their various church 50
cctics of which there all kinds, Kings Daughters.
| Temperance Cadets, benevolent societies, MISSION
| Land-. missionary societies, young peoples
associations. youths league. pastors aida style
! Of work. in fact. for every need. and the hcin
well covered. The Wednesday night prayer meetings
number attendance from $50 to 400, and are car
rcd on by the people. the pastor presiding and giving
the guiding thought. \ pleasant degree Of iclslons
| interest i, in the congregation and sunday schoo.
at the present time.
d.. Ros,iter borne at Ecrne, Albany County.
y. y. on May -, 15l2. lie was
graduated from Union College and the
Union seminary. Ills first pastoratc was III Eliza
BETH y j., and hi, second the present one, where he
Wa, installed In 1873. lie preached yesterday morn
| ius The Efficiency of the Kcdemptivc Agencies,
hi~ text being Wherefore he is able to move To the
uttcrmo-t them tina, come INTO God by Him, seeing
lie ever iyct to make utclccsson them. uIcbPcws
vii. 81. The sermon wa, in part a. follows:
The mn chapter Of Romans plainly i le art.
mat the ,aln'E o' me ian SA'" ine THAT In some
way the redemption by grace extend, also oyer me
/ whole human race. But We are confronted by inc
awful fac, OF men dying IN their sn, GONG on, "l
/ this world and into the presence Of God witioul
Gd WA cxpain tati We ars forced to the
cr-ion that IA some way the irc'do" 81 IN, nui in,l
asenc.c, In what way YOU a,h thrn, j. rriTnp,i"n i
ln offer. Christ Gcd f,r each one IN PARTICULAR bt ~
nj, simple dying. tl" benefit, of liz aion"m'ht are
not NINE ana >oII, ~ t i ,hc cG S o, n.cnrc
are universal IN thcir provision icy are ci,i ,i
Js~t', CHRIST THE CENTRAL FIGURE
And. first. a word in regard to the rcdcmptive
aronc!.- They all cluster around The person Ot
Jc.u.. lie f, able. Come unto God by IIim. In
tcrcc--,on Of jesus; Tire atonencnt Of Jesus: that
which he dd and bore f0r every human creature
which changed the relations in which the human
race stood toward cod from the covenant Of works TO
the covenant of grace the way II access opened up
Dos which sinful man can approach 4 HOLY cod the
communion. the divine inter. -lDn 0l Jesus for those
vao voluntarily pni tcm-cvo. under Ill, pto'c r. ,1
linn, 90 jc.a. and how ,ncin into 1lo,e are
'ar second Thought b, "rl.n- 10" ">i'i OF IN,
WORT .uttormo-t' ave unto me- ntirrHo,t'
'hf.,' regarded tlo salvation 4 infants The -onl
b, me most imp91m ihnt ana BABY Hi' SOUL
/ y the poet Nafilri ,ol'ild-. -Afe:
sweet baby. little a- thou art.
IllDu az q human whole.
Thou hast dc,t'le,- soul'
Vu' what au appalling m,t +, th, that confronts
w.. ' ,. NH h ,co, over M. rra,c, Of IT, ,l
diru. D., 800 cau" death into ,lc world and all our
lr.alc, ~ h. iauan Lle. But behold how satan j.,
f,lcd lm h, devices. ~" cradl. rocks on ~" nnrc
,n~ human ns.esmqp,isyc -;sa'ie- ar, arr
r,.d tac ,hld IKE -N3dd1nS ,io'.c, . ''-''
81 i.e .carne 81 grace. ~na'h'd a"a, if'H me- th'Y
Az, c,u-.' up to the bosom % tod mi, word niiei
D., Do, -icls 10 a 'hld. Faith IA Jc,n' D, not am
'iu a. te }oan- n' -',e. .nc 'ua ', 'cl
aiuil flAf makes of n more real and VIVID tf1n-a'
ton than II ls even 20 the Christian Of mature cApcr
Ihe reenIn'c ascn'', are at york ,Il,niiy. ana ana
f"' A. ioi.nft a. iA' mHl""," 81 iHr uin' ~ , ,o
'hn. 90 She children, hour in All thr ian,'' 81
fl- world when ihnh Of t'r million ,nllr., hnc.
,i and l..ln- tlr infant PRAYER: Sow lnv me. or
-oar Ia'hcr-. when rHh II H. mnitiedc "i 'n ,.
,,.. lGr.,d tho truth. of the scripture Wien tlhh
of IN. majority of these tpuih -" .l'-''' ana -" 'N
tt. a,,'o- and r,,pon,n4luc. 81 Christian work.
DE-, oiA unf me rrtcmpu'r as'"'i'' are pi ,.'
.lmrI''.i' n,a Of ,i,h '0''' A. to '''''''
1871 .., .'',i..,,..,.f~ extend 70 the mafurcd in
'.ilI.r,a ltsicnlyr a-"us"- CAPTURE the strongest
intellect. II the world. 'all Tie roll "i tn' 1'''
mind. ~ TIE world and fol ID nnd icN l'm-, lh.W
| ...e. OIL the side ~ flfh and tod. Well ior t'
human race tina; anon- the prctl'aliic- 81 i"' r'
f~npilyc acrr,i, there b. "n" daf ln seven ana '''
i,.rlf under IN. power Of other Thought and the truth
,onocrulur Ic-u, and III, -'l'aion receive m'"''
| consideration.
uorr FOE THE AGED ,vD THE SINFUL
Tia, word -rttcrm..t~ reaches its maximum Of
f,ric,r,nce toward the aged. The tendency oil me
j. toward rN.lrc., In mcaial convictions, in iA'N
,,,,,i,,.. in h,,tnr.. II heart The mar Who '."'''
himself to the ulucn,c- of a Christian h"n'' WHO
grew up under religious influences 81 "'''"''
home unrouvIn,rd Who las felt the care ana 'o''"
- life. and never turned toward the psoNrtd spirit
ual rest. who hA. pa-,cd through times Of sr'" re-
rcl,u. awakening and saw his nechbor across the
way or neat door. brought into the church. ana
see, him every sabbath. With h' family 4 "''F
.,onp t,ic tlci. way toward th' sanctuary wa"
La .ccn hl, carl, companions drop o" oi 'lc rams
If III. living AMI even the oHc VINO lipnl''u /"
/ walk Win hm white hfr listed called away IRON,
him and iAd from hi- srht b'hhd i"' 'url',n 80, "a
out hope , ~, , "' irn We ir,asinc such case.
/ INT tnana tod. the aged are sun Whih me 9M''p
Of the powerful agcnc.c-. And the ri9y head may
I n,, '' ,nd cod i, patient TN every mean, +.
r>han. ted and the heart passed into the state of
| rlnty ob.tnr'i. =, - ,.,, -
~ '',, f., t,. ga II the sinful. In lopling dow1
| nnn t,r paiiorln os morally rcspcctlhlc HE upon
| fh, d.s,rr. of vice that wind down INTO OBSCURE
! ,',,r,. t.lny H.. w. are Ike Walking FROM one
! ward Of "A hospital = another. from those ON ne
eve of recovery, to those dangerously ,'h T." tn1'c
.uu.,.u, from infectious disease. Ia me mcuri'",
| Il, the un-ghtN object Of some nalehl'h"n oil IN.
/ II hv some ,npcrnaiural cycsilvc. orr eyes were
| ,ncu +, go. tine moral condition of men. what emo
I ols of oahng or profound pity. or Of despair would
| eczr H., Here gre the people Of rce~'labl" hNrS'
lut of blinded minds. - caught win the rHli'i "l "
beautiful world that they are BIND I" the pnll"'r
/ nf rrr,tlon vi5 Tire pointing toward the supcrnll.
/ ,nlritunl h"atuy. Here are the people VINO nave
| ciu.cd thcm.clvc, over with s"ln hn"sS lmi'nr'