New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
SERMON OF THE RETIRING MODERATOR.
DIR. MuTCHMoRE PRESENTS THE LABOR. 'ENIl-
Mel AND SIGNAL SERVICES or THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHv RICH.

Pt,tsburg. May ID (speciaD.-The sermon this
morning was delivered by Or. 5. a Mu'chmore'
the retiring Moderator. who discussed the 'aDo'
sentinel and signal services OF the FTeSOy''''1"
Church The preacher said that the temporary
transfer Of authority the Church by the lori car
r,ed with II definite instructions. First He left
letter His Word. secondly Interpreter HIS spirit
thirdly divisions OF labor. that every man s"o"i
have his work He also provided sehuhei ana
signal service commanding the porter TO watch an"
the Church TO expect After referring 10 the iact
tina, from the family the Presbyterian Church mas
taken It's divine form and has drawn us ministry
from It's covenant supplies he said.
The proportion of the servants called must be
ti the fact Win US is thSt barely enough come
from other denominations 70 T.Pla'e tn' 'S', ~.
the Roman Empire began 70 decline waen VII. mr.
we're no more naD.S 70 rem can o be- Confined
through The covenant line Of hercdIiy. Nehi4t'
proportion Of our ministry may come from ne
rwor or from those that are afar OFF or from oin'r
denominations not OF the Presbyterian typ--, -
these supplies into the family oi the hist-Doh
and le, US be thankful for them; bat mere mn 'r
enough born from the loins Of the church to MAKE
ery Ia a.orb ihose Received by adopon The SUI,
ply must be adequate to or IN eNesss ., me me- I .r
There need be fear Of a surfeit untli me %oIli
has become the Kingdom OF Goa ana HIS Christ
Every minister comes into the household with seeds
Of churches within hlm-potentg.y thor, a. ne AK
insects with teniaculae which work IKE ia4 ties
creating eidies far beyond mem "inch pi"'s LOO
20 20 chrt creae edfies for ministerial When
the law. Give your sons or reeIein mem y Guy
recognized. then men ana means VIII be supple
mental
Or. Mutchmore made only one reference to The
questions likely to come before the Assembly lie
said:
Have YOU ever thought how much OF our moneyed
endowmens has been given by t9es e who c nnSs
no Or By ' 9yne "4 os ion' CO.'S Coz %
children have fallen into this way Of assuag ns their
eref Many a mother has been comfortei IN put
Inns mo OF
hoped to her own The ransom - oitfh co. .
~ The church during our Lords absence. Hence
the nervousness Of the Church as to the siieiy 81
her trusts Is not from mere captiousness Dnt from
a heathfu sense OF her obligations. 1t Is dNiHc
intuition against danger. deeper conscious'sss OIL
reaching out. not only to her candiaA,eS' Dul 10
their teachers We must learn mat IN Cnrist ;
service above the porters duty oil "a''"-
ing and being watched
Hearty applause greeted reference 10 the work
Of Dr. Parkhurst in New-York. although the name
of that minister was not mentioned Inc piedch'r
said
There is phase Of this work 80 important as
more systematic effort in great cities C',les lar, are
ulcers on the body polite and the dangers III mem
to Church and State are appalling. New orr ,,yy
has been for years in The ia.3ns Of vultufo Wne
has consumed as much OF hcr Vi'as az ,1'sn, 80
grew BY day. Robbed. debauched, troaden under
the lead Of a Presbyterian minister IN vac
that the PRESBYTERIAN Church led the host, as she
does in all times OF National peril But beheiicc s
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ministers should not give themselves to municp PAL
reform any further than for the bettermtht oi so
ciety through saving the SOUS OF men Inc 'Hui en-
superse1e the necessity OF iluincipu i'Ipi" ~
| save ourselves from this untoward seneTatlol
! II shall conserve the liberties OF the Nailoh II
| VIII depend the manner IN when We u9e w.
stewardship II the spirit or the ,,ospe Is NJ
injected into the body polite We WI perish. lm ~,
very snews of power Will become tle ine@is
Of our destruction The CHASTITY ske.e'ohs VI w"
National life will be tumbled into the common u''c"
| Of dead empires. - .,
Home mission work opens up the grandest posi-
bites OF patriotism and the brightest prophecies or
future loyal statemanship In the decnc OF , ne
Roman Empire when Cicero was thrl!.ihs II ny Hi'
e.oquence in the Senate and Forum. an unseen ~
rant was forcing the breath out OF tie .oi'hn ~
erty The foreigner is menacing this land as ne
did Rome. Barbarism Is not so terrible AZ oi 49,
anarchy. The immigrant must be nie' anu co, ON
quered by the religion of Jesus ohrst oi w WIN
walk to the funeral OF the RepuDHc peliis .oo p'
TO hire "A hack. There moral as wen as ccc.e-
siastical reasons why home missionary WORK oush'
not decline in cities They are centres VI 'eI.s
ous power. In them the dstributiVe loTces vi sooA
and evil are absorbed or scattered.
Dr. Mutchmore had this to say about CITY evan
| gelzatlon
The Apostles way OF evangeizng the Worii, anu
therefore, Gods way. was 10 capture ,re ue.e'.
The strategic points nrst secuieo. nc
OF sous must, to some extent, be estimates oy 'he
power 10 produce and multiply soou anu -.
will be defeat leave the cities 10 w, W." NJ
ability or wisdom OF the churches often my arr
weak, loca influence vii, grippe sh,'i 'oo, D
life Churches built by prayers. strawDerr.es ana
tears, which ought 10 stay where tney We
are consolidated 20 build up ana roster u s'ou'
excusiveness. This kind Of domination .cn's ~ 10
tracse a minister who gives his IRE pur.'y ~ ,'i,n
sion work. however highly endowed ne may We WIZ"