New-York tribune., 1896-05-25

THE REV DR.. l. W. HATHAWAY.
TO the recent successful agitation to secure the
| enforcement of the laws in his sermon yesterday
| His text was: For am not asian Of the Cos
pei of Christ; for 1t is the power Of God unto sal
vation" from Romans l6. He said:
Have we any. adequate apprehension OF what was
these words and said. Il am ready to preach the
1t was a direct challenge to the very citade. Of
| al, power arrayed agans, the claims Of the Gospel
nSr ne OF me Tor1 1 od nd
truth, CIVILIZATION Of m9numental selfishness and
hood of God and brotherhood of man was wholly
! foreign 20 the thought and motive OF human Ete;
OF conquest a civilization wholly al variance with
| the teachings of the new prophet. was found In its
| The veriest tyro of historic knowledge needs but
| to be told that it was IN the. age Of Nero 70 have
into bold relief. What must have been the spiritual
and mora condition Of people who found 1 n Mere
All thai was true OF ihls condit!on-st which we
when he said, "A am ready 10 preach the Gospel al
Rome also ~, !
power '@' Of the Gospe with whch to attack such
inirenched tadei Of power Rome then was He
rchched doay RS~s and vc zee had been
| and routed. He had seen the intense opposition 1t
enemies it rad made.
! lie had seen in the city Of Ephhesus the deyotees
OF the great goddess Diana excited 20 riot and bloCd.
shed lest the gains Of their idoatry should be taken
a~ay M IN . amoe Pie cSn aHd SCI all the U
| city In uproar and cried that These who have
Bn fT sSd he None Of these things move
me" And with lmpassioned fervor inquiries. Who
shaG separate us from ;he love OF God when is
This offer to preach the Gospel at Rome was
with a full understanding of the gigantic power
that he chaienged-it was boarding the lion in his
very den. but with an absolute faith that the
! Ike conditions the same spirit as that OF Rom-.
confron,s the Gospel to-day. II is the same rulers
OF the darkness OF this world. princpal.t!es and
powers, spiritual w!ckedness in high places. the
same .ewl fellows Of the baser sort VINO cry out
against ms unlawful trafc. and Decoration Of the
Lords day and dsohed ence OF a. dyne ana ana 3nmah na
| shall interfere with our craft by which we have
But where s. there the same courage and faith
OF the Apostle in the power OF the Gospel with
OF the Gospel OF Chrs Are we ready 10 put our
ospe @ !" lost its Ws" poveT %T Has 'i' 6ecome te and
mus; turn to other means 10 save the world?
! gwen TO the word that by IT the world might be
saved It is vital with the personality Of living
he Gos2el Of Chris; was then 81. and IS now ,oI, the
only curative agency IN ths w wor.d ror a. Tor 1,.S
In us power? Where is the courage 10 stand by II
ni n p'1 ooy T. 5 T 5@e o Of the SIM" not Of "d
There are n MS moment thousands of respecta-
bic and Christian citizens of jersey C!ty who dare
saloon en- the Sabbath day because IN some near
shall suffer less They have or express no faith
m the Gospe. and count Secretion the better part
the respectable and Christian people Of this city.
sion Of ample p?wer, God-giyen power but trem-
bling and fearfu.. Ike the armies Of Israel before
the the Dayids9 Who shall 90 forth in the name Of
the Lord of hosts he God of the armies OF Israel.
trumpet should be worth a thousand men.
There $ not State or ely In all our broad
abiding not in overwhelming majority u is
We should teach our politicians AMI every political
5d rhhm than w" With H The saoons The very mo
they viii seek our favor ana strive to promote our
cause The very moment show them that
the mGral elemen; is united and the stronger OF the
Will be broken and the victory won:
The politicians are not to bame for court!ng the
port. You and | would do the same II the moral
and Iawahld ng people Of Jersey C:iy viii un:ta
as destroy Immediately the political power OF
the saloon ana all breakers; put tney NIL wi
rest the blame and the shame. The powers OF evil
triumph only by the Indifference and inertia OF the
But some viii say in all this you not depend
e.pt s o" But ut ,hs S Is the &c Gosps as anders;snd IT,
The GOSPEL preached IS dead unless Il be Gospel
force. It Is not creed. but a living energy Faith
Sometimes the Gospel mus, be run into bullets
and cannon balls and preached from muslet and
Tho Gospel the Apostle preached was TO stir men
10 action. \ faith that never finds expression in
deeds about the most useless thing in Gods uni
verse and the Gospel Is more the cure OF ain In
The indv dual .ife than for the associated life OF
humanity The Gospel is no more the cure of
private evil than of public corruption.
The GOspe is for the healing or the nations. II
IL 70 be preached not only In the provinces but at
Rome also. , CO.,
Faith in an applied Gospel is what the Church and
the word need to-day Ministers of the Gospel
should no longer content themselves by uttering
pious platitudes or reading learned essays on phlo-
sophie themes but it is for them 10 lead the Lord
host against the enemy and lay siege TO Rome in
the name and power Of the Gospel or Christ
The Church in this our day Is Samson. but
Samson bound an Achilles. but lettering IN its tent
while Greece beeds The Church has the power
II II can 10 aroused and Us faith k!ndled into
action 70 correct every political and socla evil OF
our dav and unto this believe she IL called. and
for this will she be held accountable OF God.
The Gospel IL the power OF God for the sa.vaton |
of tho world It : the prr-eminent business Of the
nrescher OF the Gospel and all the disciples of our
Lord 10 sriie vickedncss in al. places wherever Il
ls found in high places as in low, ana TO use the |
means necessary 10 this end. II is ours not 10 allow
The sword to rust In the scabbard. nor 10 stand |
trembling before the giants whose only strength Is
IN our weakness and our fears