New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-28
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING
MI.
THE BANNER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

ave. and one hundred and -ffth-st of which tho po,
John Bacom Shaw is pastor has attracted much atten
ton Of late because Of It's phenomenal growth In
the minutes OF the last General Assembly an ncreose
OF 154 members was reported for the year about one
third on confession of faith The University place
Church. with It's large chapel in East sixth.st WAS
the only one In the Presbytery which surpassed this
number, so that taken by itself the West End became
the banner church. When Mr. Shaw begon m worh
in this field In his senior year the seminary tcre
only a Sunday school, which held i,s sessions IN =
temporary chapel built upon leased ground A church
was eoon organized however, and upon his graduation
lie was called to become its pastor Though only four
years have passed. the church has membership
OF between SIX and seven hundred Sunday-school OF
about 700 with a branch school numbering o25 and
is just completing Of the finest edices on the West
side, the valuation of which is estimated to be about
$4,000. This new church is to be dedicated on
April 10 and IL with appropriate ceremonies.
Mr.. Shaw was born In Bellport, l.. l., on May O.
$500 lie was graduated from Lafayette College in
1855 as valedicorian OF his class and from the Union
theological Seminary In 1883 as alternate fellow
Among other positions of trust which lie now holds
he is director in the Presbyterian Board Of Foreign
Missions, a trustee of the New York Presbytery n
member OF the Executive Committee of the Presby-
ieTian Union, and a trustee Of Rutgers Female Col
lege The Church is usually filled at both services
IL being necessary recently put chairs in the ases
The officers OF the church are: Elders-George Il.
Aitken, clerk Of session; james Denhom treasurer:
Henry r. Elliot, Walter r. Beers Clarence p Lecgett
Thomas y. Somcrville. CIRCUMSTANCES X Warnock,
chairman f. Payson Porter, secretary: Gilbert W.
Terry, treasurer; Dr. Charles Van Vert, William NJ.
Waite. MarcelluS b. Dunning Trlstees-John NJ.
MaserSon, president; Charles s. Kohier secretary
Judson Lawson, treasurer; Cyrus A. stevens, Thomas
A. somervile. stephen Il. Oliver, George W. Jaques.
Building Committee-J Lawson, G. y. stevens, {. ).
Kohler.
AN IDIoMATIC EXPRESSION FOR A TEXT.
Mr.. Shaw preached TO large audience last
Ing on these words from the Gospel of Luke (x:3
salute no man by the way saying in substance:
Christ had selected a band of seventy new con.
verts and was about 10 send them forth upon tor
Gallee. Ignorant and inexperienced, they
the most direct and explicit. lie told them what OUTFIT
they were 10 carry, and what their conduct should be
readily understand but nIs the latter is, perhaps,
not so clear. This particular order evidently needs
some explanation, ana that explanation lies in single
word. salute no man" is an idiOmauc expression,
and points 70 popular custom of the Jews. With
them autatiOns had 10 be scarcely less than
travaSaut cOnventiOnaltcs. Travellers, on meeting.
would stand upon the streets in the market places
and spend hours In "salamlng' one another. This
involved a of time, encouraged idlencss.
hypocrisy and strife, famed the fame of gossip, and
opened the way 10 innumerable temptations. 1t was
social form Which stood for spirit and principle ad
verse to Christianity. Christ, therefore; took this
mctaphorcal way Of making a muchneeded eAh0rt;i.
ton striking and emphatic II was generality stated
IN terms of the specific salute no man by The , way
Pursue your mission with singleness and diligence
Show yourselves be in earnest Allow no detiactons.
BE not menpleasers or time servers living amlessE
and working though no pressure was upon YOU
Go as men messemgers under Orders ,nsn and this
command is Therefore not out Of date. The fields
home and abroad are white, and laborers as much
70 service. Every convert TO Christianity is forth
upon a tour through Gaee, and his outfit Is to dlrer
nothing that will cucumber or rctard him. but the
lighter he goes the better. Habits nclnatlons asNom
proye 6indrance must be discarded ana he must
fearn from the first both 10 deny himself ana 10 trust
lie, too. is to salute no man by the way" Let us
take this idiom. then and translate II ino INC
Of modern times. What docs 1t Imply
THE CHRISTIAN SHOULD BE IN EARNEST
l. That the Christian disciple ought TO be desper-
stely In earnest You easily distinguish between
a tourist and a commercial traveller. one Is seeking
pleasure, the other doing business. one IS IN hurfy'
The other has his leisure The Christian traveller mas
business In hand and needs TO make haste lie mas
20 time TO waste. His eye should be on the CLOCK
He is carrying orders and is expected to travel at
post speed. The thought OF the message ne carries
Inc mission he on work he has TO do, Is eOush
10 drive him forward, and one slgt OF the ~,eae ma
fields that await sigki3S should paf, n me Inv
creased momentum which evil Is daily alulrin NJ
await solution the issues that remain unsettled he
conquests that have yet to be won over your own
flesh as well over the world;
"Think Of the ills that need Fighting,
Think Of the foes that need hghtlns
and can you stop salute and embrace your enemies
responsibility IN view OF the realities ana duties Vi
life has seemed 50 great TO some men that ~ mas
cowartiice Work ought gladden. us. Respoisl,
bity II 1t has its true ehect VIII ner'c hir
1nds his mission or carefully reads his com
mission can do otherwise tnan De IN eariesu. liza G
dc world that We are in earnest! How few OF 10
sbey this important command OF our L0Id ,.. 90 10
= This command is warning 70 oh1siI,e 10 10
ware Of the customs and cOnvenonaites Of the Wofa
me disciple Of TO-DAY ym He and 70 eeT re quite as
nnch as the Jewish converts OF our Sdvlonrs unc
Lad TO be advised against highway saiuianoIs; me
one is dangerous a. me OtNeri oo1cG S,,' "t III
divert and distract Christian IL sap nm OF nls
spirituality, and makes his Iegoh o' cn h cc a
niIion and favor Of the world let him turn ASIDE,
put 4 and hobnob with unbelevers. and not ONLY Is
ne disbeyng orders and doing dsonor TO the Master
Way 10 wenigh irresistible tcmptanUh, anu from
soon ind himself in vortex Vi "oiuiA Uc;eir IN
precipice that oyerianss Ie EIca' ,yh insist upon
and spiritual destTcu0i anu me- pSnally lose thcr
treadlis the verge Oh THIS pfc'ip"o u'""''
balance and 90 over. 1870 ., much cnor,orcd of
Christians rule are TOO I1'T rbev lend TOO
much time in society they often plve thel ar. XIV ~
ton to fashion ana form ana nstedn Oh dn r lie is
Sne Of SELF grahcatOn and pleasure IheS al" IT, CON-
fond of the world and pay nIuue There could
w. T,t one result They forget the mission upon ,nn
which they scnt-indeed thcy 90 gVt tbcmseves
,n he various diversions and distractions VI ciI
world The Church Is no omger r5 n,.erVed than
ngods ~ Crtianity, but practically il me intepe,
If The world hlas society Ia, rnnca our al i ~
Christians as the saloon, Inc WIN
fnrnirla HE "A foe as the Dcvl. -, lang Island
As one tramPs the southern De' broken hun or
H.it'd mar which pOints back to some past "rIc
and tell story OF terrible disaster and oa' Won win
non o ian or reminders OF many spr..,,a,
shlpwreck-mcn and women VINO ~e rd lived coniscnt
s a5d e1 IN Christian ve but have poem ON the
moraIized spiritually riined 'nrcfv What the indi
Vdnal is warned against the C9urch members the
ware Of for it has not al%"y onr churches particI
larry S in tbs 20 do"d lo of Gr to n p15c en
tonality and TOO afraid TO run onenes been found
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