New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-27
NOSES, A TYPE or CHRIST.
POWERFUL SERMON PREACHED BY THE
REV. DIR. WELDING.
HE CALLS ATTENTION TO THE MANY POINTS o.
SIMILARITY BORNE BY THE FIRST OF
IKE PROPHETS TO THE SAVIOUR,
WHO WAS THE LAST.

WHO WAS THE LAST.
Moses a Type Of Christ" was the subject OF ths
sermon by the Rev Dr. George c. Wilding at He'd
ding Methodist Episcopal Church, Jersey City. yes
terday morning. The text was Acts VIII 81 This
is that Moses. which said unto the children OF
Israel A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up
unto you Of your brethren. like unto me- Him
shall We hear" In opening his discourse Dr.
Wilding said:
The Old Testament is an Introduction. an ante
room or vestibule. TO the New Testament. The
more thoroughly we understand and comprehend
t. the more clearly is this fact portrayed TO US
We see the leading events and characters Of Old
Testament history pointing to the advent OF the
new and spiritual dispensation. Several OF the
leading characters Of the Old Testament IN some
points and to limited extent, were types OF the
Lord Jesus Christ We think this is especially
true OF the great lawgiver Of the Israeltes Moses
Jesus himself spoke Of Mosess reference TO Him.
and seems TO allow Of the comparison which Moses
drew between himself and Christ
DR. Wilding compared the birth and incidents d
infancy OF Moses and the Saviour. Both were OF
lowly birth. Moses born when the Israelitss
were in their worst OF bondage. and the par
ents Of Jesus were lowly and humble. Jesus assist
ed his father at the mental carpenters bench AND.
said the preacher. toll no longer Is disgracefu ~
In II We initiate the Son Of God" He told OF the
predictions that were carried to Pharaoh OF the
birth OF one who would liberate the Israetes from
offspring of the enslaved Hebrews be slain. King
Herod issued a similar order. but God warned
Joseph and Mary, and they fed with the Infant
Jesus to Egypt, God had commanded. They
were alike prophets and teachers. He described
prophet as one to whom the Lord imparts some
message 10 communicate to the people, and said
the Lord revealed himself to Moses gave him
his commission and revealed to him the workings
Of the divine mind regarding Israel
Moses" he sad. was the greatest prophet q
the Old Testament We find he bore q more ind.
mate relation TO the Almighty than any other
prophet As a teacher. he impaired knowledge TO
his people as they were able TO bear II, and thu.
educated them. step by step, In the service OF
jehovah Moses was the hrst prophet SnHn =, sSs
Od Testament. and Christ was ne grestest o. .1e
New Testament. Moses foreto.d in parable and "a.
70 pass that his predictions were iuinIeh 20 ~
letter HIS communings with God were cGstanS
taught as one who knew all about the human
heart, its aims desires and ternpta tons Inc co1n
mon people heard him gladly he is propns, s oDr
future Will be and teaching US IN MS dlyns way
how to conquer self and make our PROBATION
He compared Moses and Jesus as lawg:vers. az
de,iverers OF men from bondage. and as rulers and
Christ IS greater than Moses the reality -
greater than the type the substance Is s'esssr
5san the shadeT os oss sug as o
impaired knowledge 10 him Jesus taught out o. the
Wstss a s of MADE own sss A.
was always calm. always correct. Moeess mediation
was temporary and impatient: that Of Jesus was pa
on human hearts Moses delivered from temporal,
Jesus from spiritual bondage. Moses's del!verance
israel ch rt delivered MANKIND Moses led to
land where much trouble pain and sin etill ex-
istsd; Jesus to Land o, promise, rec from pain,
hlls that land"