New-York tribune., 1896-01-20
COMMUNICATING GOOD NE WIS.
A SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. GEORGE c.
WILDING.
THE NEW PASTOR OF THE HEDDING METHODIST
CHURCH ~ JERSEY CITY on THE
ADVANTAGES or KNOWLEDGE

RIGHTLY APPLIED
The Rev. Dr. George c. Wildlng the new pastor
Of Hcdding Methodist Episcopal Church in Jersey
city. who came from the Ear West, has made
favorable impression in his Eastern charge. lie Is
o,ooucnt brt concise and believes in short plthy
sermons His subjec; last night was "Communl-
eating Good News" The text was II Kings. VII, ,.
He said in part:
What musical term Is good news @ How ona 1ne
These epers had been poor and fsmlshlns Ior oaSS
past They had suddenly dscoyered food TbeI snq
friends also were pershins for fo9d. Hefce 'hlS
We, VINO have TO Christ were hungry. ana
nave found food thirsty. and found drnk nake1' ai
and found found gs Lick R'G and ao Found heans csp
ing. and found hope: troubled, ana i9unl pcaaco.
sad and found JOY: soled and foGfl cleansing
guilty. and found pardon. sinful and found saliva
ton Dying ana found basc e 1or %'p cepany
possess good news -,
An Important thing relating to good news s Is ,i ,he
possesIon Gi hn ourseIves and others as
knowIedge by our instinct by laws Of reasoning.
the law OF Relationship and the feeling oi G Teei
cult 10 keep p good thing all to ourselves. When
do we feel dd these epers and VIII tn them m
rightly applying this knowledge is apparent to al
who hn II We hyG good 10 MSS qt eas s %
sing For these lepers to impart their good news
would result In two things. First, their friends
would be saved from starvation; second. this sight
woulI add greatly 10 their comfort and enjoyment.
To-day It viii have much the same effect. though
man viii rush as eagerly after spiritual breai
as for material food II Their eyes were wide open
to The storehouse for food. and it IS vastly more
important 10 save from spiritual than from 3odi,y NY
starvation. As gaze upon the result OF our
news telling IT will very much helshten our en-
Ne are pretty sure to suffer self-condemnation
for Withholding good news. Condemnation Is pam,
Inn when we do thai which s selfish stand
condemned at the bar within; and no condemliatlUn
condemned for fcastng solhshy and silently while
their best friends we're iamsning IN thr clty, II we
speak not OF it to fellows We surely must be con,
demncd AZ the bar Of conscience They conSultei
mor n"T"' imcrest by divding the feast with their
friends Let rs share the feast We enjoy with all
A fear OF evil often drives TO duty guilty
conscience magniies danger ana makes cowarns .an.
Of rs Those who consciously doing wrong
may well expect evil to come upon them Ihese
iopcrs feared several forms OF dangcr-that the
iTendS wSn,s p rn"s might discover their selfshness
from God might fall upon thcm. II we hold our
peace sor noM ine ay pass Sy our senshnc may
cause rs 10 lose our influence over the woridlinss
about us And worst Of all. the King Of Heaven
favor and We shall suffer spiritually.
We now observe the power n a good resolution;
It is difficult to estimate. And here are some Of
the considerable that served as foundation stones
on which TO rest the resolutions. They stirrel
sciousress Of their own blessnes love for their
friends "a sense OF gratitude for former favors a
knowledge OF duty desire for delivcrancc from
onlcmnatoi. and fear Of impending evil \
resolution WAS swiftly formed - go and tell the
Kings household ak. They told them nrst. IL
soon spread Lot Us Initiate them. Tel the
Kings household II will take wings and ny
abroad They doub,les. felt better after adopting
this resolution 50 shall we all.
II s alwnvs wise to place conduct on the same
plane a. resolution. They not only resolved. for
mar IL not enough They pat tho resolution into
pra-tlce and the most bl, sscd results followed for
an concerned. Let Is initiate this noble example.
and the h"st of results viii come TO US and to our
friends and to the poor. hungry world lying In sin
All about