New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27
crpMONS WORTH KEEPING.
XIV.
\. V.
=, 4 SrIMsON IN THE TABERNACLE

,o,nwAY CONGREGATION PLEASED WITH
,-s CHOICE AS DR.. TAYLoR's SUCCESSOR.
noodwov Tabernacl. and William NJ Taylor
NV srropvmous FOR more than score OF years
be many year, 20 come the name OF the sturdy
ino ~ ~ seriousness will be intimately associated
re ,,is noble congregation. But here as elsewhere
VIZ VIZ. o,d order changcth.' and " DR. Taylors sue
v" :, is becoming familiar as DR.. Crosbys sue
t~S ic both cases the term is misnomer
e' nr Crosby nor Dr. Taylor has successor.
Mr, vino stand In the pulps to which they have
Ihe a, international reputation the last 10
',sn the tiile.
Th REV Or. Henry A. stimson. OF 81. Louis. the
.,.c- OF the Tabernacle congregation. occupied
rr,n,, Yesterday morning and evening, and will
..,h there again next sunday. He will also con
y. ,he rpidweck service Oh Wednesday evening.
s ,.rc. audience yesterday morning that listened
VI. ahle discourse felt that 10 mistake had been
"A. IN Cllling Dr.. sumson.
-, DISTINCTION OF THE CORINTH CHURCH
ror,rsit Of the preacher sketch of his life and
.....,nr facts about the church published IN
- Tribune Yesterday. Dr.. Stmsons text In the
I,rg wss Seek that yc may abound TO the
',.%ns o, the Church" l Cor. xiv, L.. Revised
son The following is the line OF thought pre-
gnted
III. distinction OF Corinth among the early churches
So po.esslon Of unusual variety and funess of
,.,. gifts The Holy Spirit upon them in
,,,d.ins power and they found themselves Possessed
, "onrucs" and "prophesyings and revelations" and
s,,.-o,sa,ions'' and heangs" an abundance OF gifts
made their position unique comparison with other
-. and which was attended with most important
~. 10 themselves In this respect the Cornthian Church
- nc the type ourselves and OF the entire Christian
sr,ch today. AL life IS now fun. and none more than
religious life
An this brings sense of power and quickencd instinct
. va. H. Whatever else 1t be. the Church Of q Il
oday neither lrnid dull. II is rich in the possession
:, riffs IL feels Itself in the full tide Of movement
t,sb :. It's opportunity which It controls and which
aston. and insures It's lnO triumph. Despite the uni
go, demand for organization and the large place given
. raehnery there all hands awakened sense Of
.oOs responsibility. Never In the worlds history did
ne Individual man for much. Men never 50
so.aly wanted stand their own feet d, their own
,nking know their own powers. choose their own pleas
"a. and in general order their own lives.
II. .econd condition OF a full life is that we have
-nose 70 make much gifts. To be without a
.n,aos. NAV be Carlyle says. 20 be like a ship
,tot O rudder q waN, a nothing. woman" yet the
aneulty is 10 have purpose that is worthy OF the
.rs and 10 hold 1t. We pressed with daily cares
- are necessarily absorbed in such petty things; the
f.ns OF life 50 overwhelm have many troubles
,.oo,l sharp exhausrng, that we have neither courage
~ caro- for what lies beyond. And what are your pos
,nl,e. ard mnel Jus, these. not % drift no, to te
ov.,whelmed by details. not TO lose sight OF our priv
c.s no, TO forge, our endowment of gifts our call to
service in short 70 90 ]Ist "ha' the .N' e"'o4''' ''"
ia, re may abouno''
rysELFIsHNESS is THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
This brings US to a third condition OF full life. That
"a un..,ashness Seek, that We may abound" might
bs Interpreted holding in the thought upon ones self
Cod has made so much possible 70 So much Of
s,Owh OF attainment OF Joy, Of strength. OF abundant
NE BIT instantly the Apostle adds 'unto the edifyng
Of pe Church" Hero is the great truth which the
Co.nthian Christians had grasped. to which the
void IS awakening to-day, that lives % himself
s 70 state It more clearly, that attain fulneNs
even In his own life does share his life
With bis neighbors. The Christian buil1s
himself up only in building up the Church. We
speak Of spiritual gifts Where l. the man. however
strong however spiritual who is not dependent upon
vn others are Going for him! We rejoice TO believe
Ia, We are moving with 1.-THE general swing and move
nett o. our time" We ian integral part Of divine
u: uganic unity.' This is inspiration This fur.
fishes courage TO believe that we may abound II we
% what We can. others helped. When others are
hsped We are helped in them and with them. The
efyng Church Gods plan for carrying forward
upbuilding.
The fourth and last condition Of life Of
ness Of heart life advances all tend 20 grow
harrow Some ore SO at the beginning. Their sur
roundnss and their education them m They
live always In little circle Of their own choice OF
making and depeciate despse whatever les OUTSIDE
But IL all under influences which
tend 10 bring long ago described by
that broad minded observer Of men, John Locke! lie
speaks Of people who converse with but one sort OF
men read but Of books, come in the hearing
notions portion out TO themselves littIe
Goshen in the Intellectual world. live mewed up in neir
own contracted territory in Of that which
one may call large, sound, roundabout sense"