New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
THE REV. DIR. HOWARD DUFFIELD.


vromse Of an enlarged and enduring usefulness. a
spirit Of cordial hospitality. and large expectancy
and earnest spirituality pcrvades the church. Inc
Welcome 10 visitors Is genuine. The music Is good
The preachlng is helpful Whoever Is on the lookout
for a church home, and stands ready to aid In mahlhg
a church homelike for Others can find what he seeks
II the "Old First"
CONSTRAINED by THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
Yesterday morning Dr. Duffeld preached upon "A
Noble LIFE taking his text from Pauls letter 10 the
Church at Cornth "The love Of Christ constraineth
U.S. In bis sermon he said
conpo,pac. chafes Humdrum gals. Monotony
srlnds Yet they are inseparabe companions ihey
t.sn stem with us the whole Of the We are never
IA, from their side Of their sight NO wohuef
tbss sometimes the clouds hang low and heaven Is pue
No wo,der that heart failure is frequent no Wohue'
tha. The moment comes when living seems druo1he
vbso We tire NJ irving; when this high noon OF
modern knowledge stand tongue-red before the stony
challenge Of the ancient sphinx
"whs. Of IL all when it all IS doner' From the
ee.p poces OF the human there rises hungry cry
n, greatness Weariedly keep reaching out iahe
hands" feeling after touch Of nobility. win uhs'eep
ke eyes peer into every quarter ior ei'ip' W
r,na.ur We persist in looking the wrong way we
Keep on beating the wrong BUSH Inc suoi""iS ~
v. seek is not without u.s. but within
Tia, man wants manhood who gaze unthrlied upon
he sp,es and domes OF mountain cathedral OF VAIN w
.s,,s the pilared aiscs OF forest temples, or listen
That man Is lacking in finest faculty VINO Is NOT c"n'l
nv the majestic idea which has been chisce1 to sh'Pc
marble or pencilled upon glowing canvass VINO - NV
,nhralled bv the matchless harmonieS through ""'0"
sn have whispered their mysterious secrets 70
he hearts OF uncounted generations; VINO Is nov
Nv the .neu n, the pn that mage wand with which ue
parcans OF the mind shape the course oil 'le "oi'u
But more sublime sculptufed stone or sho"-oro
Aims ~ sweetest music or richest rhetoric Is hoDe
lie Manhood dwarfs the most magnificent OF NM
,,,.o Royalty OF spirit be uninvested WIN 'he
circumstances OF external grandeur Inc nope hea
look out upon the world through FACE thae Is no.e
i nav move upon a plane that is lowly. Al may pN
ia snsrres upon endcavors that are ordinary lt' ~
go. No. ho ..i, hodiy presenee weak. end In speech
eon,.nnl. hut let head and hand and heart bc "euu
together in the furnace glow Of lofty ana upid"s pu
pose and men recognize the king. 49,
II was this intensity Of purpose that put power htc
PAM Their. never lived man that was so o'iu ~
s,,nss, as tina, little tcntnaker from 1arsus Stunning
before the cross OF Jesus he loses sight oil eNefy'h"s
else, and raises the exultant shout Goa lop'u ua,
should glory save in cross OF my lofd Jesus N"
for He was the Son OF God and lie loVeo anu ne wv
for me". -
PAuL,s BIOGRAPHY IN A SENTENCE.
1t was this feeling OF personal interest In the love o
The eruciHed Jesus that made it sheer lmposs'onN o
That 10 live life Of commonplace Nv Wv ~.
pressure OF that motive TO be phenomenal. ne i'ns'
his snuent vocabulary to find the phrase tha' wiz app
sxnes< i,s Intensity VIII vulture-eyed ncety h.
swoop upon word used in the New Testament W 'Ni
Ill kinds OF rcsstlcss power; the swaS'ns VI a s
multitude; the relentless clutch Of an ohcef Oh !"'u.e
the subtle tenacious hold OF disease and as though ,h
impulse OF a noble fe born OF the personal reco3"V y,
the savfour's love summed up and exceeded inc mRn
exhibited In all he writes Win Da""s "'''
and ardent pen 'the love OF Christ coh>ua'no'" US
That sentence was Paul's biography In br.d'
l. Note the soul.savng power OF inc 'o'e oi N"'
Alusion 10 the mower Of Jesus ordinarily causes III
thought revert those marvels oil HIS ear'h'' 'o'
when He trod the stom-chaied sea as 'hous" ~,
marble beneath his sandals, "heh pa" anu -
NED before His presence-lkc spcctres a. suh''So' WV"
He reversed .ho trrevocable and spirits Of the deaf
ns'ened His call 70 r.cros> the th'shoo o' Wv
bet the conversion OF soul surpas-cs III IL uH!'
e'ne energy those works OF wonder iecofu'u "'' V"
nses Of the eyangclistS Martin Luther weigh' ever.
gahe when he wrote "Rcgeneration Is the greatest
nhses" Tho pen OF inspiration mace no sup "he"
sneed In the category the creation OF 'h'
~ uurrectton OF the Lord from the dead anu inc co"
'Ska Of the soul.
H. Note the character. building power Of the love
.nna Charactes be strong must be concehtfaou
"n OF light scattered, warm. Focused, th'! ourn' .
Meove Of Christ by gathering up the Struggling D'a"
a mans influence onG centring them uron one cN
asa purpose, puts fcrycncy into life that can
hnded by no other flame. Unresiained. the bioo
~esms gently across the meadow lncoscd "ith'" VI
"o" channel Of the u drives with Reissues u"
nen'un the powerful mechanism Of the MILL So the Low
~ wrist by cutting nan of from earthly ends' q"
ssnnung man IN from selash aims and shutting "a
v~ way that j. straight aud narrow, but msh y"
aoV causes the entire machinery Of his being 10 NOV
",'h power and momentum that Is denyabc from
Other impulse
The love Of Christi Is precise form Of energy 10
.n Plato loneed when heart'ick at the moral dcp'''
"ent Of his fcliowrcn He sald that humanity coul
e' De exalted unless by tie lever OF ''loyaly 10
''me Person" The philosopher diagnosed ke'niy;
w.. SSr centuries have attestd the accuracy OF his III
80 Loyalty to divine person has pointei ue le'
ysNpns In hunno history which can bc read without
~" OF eesr Loyalty TO divine person IL the sal'
n.p'c humanity, alone preserving 1t from entire col
.sr''"' Loyalty - divine pcron IS the lcayen po"e
se Nee alone lnfusng it with the energies which ca
schieve It's regeneration
LIE SUPREME NEED OF THE CHURCH
supreme and present day need of the Church is
"rsn inc uifi. Of this mighty love. The vinegar
L0su needs 10 be sown again with this seed OF hr'
~ ~ en lleandesceni ane lsaIs L. m luInln