New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-08
DIR. H'KTTTRICK'S SERMON.
AN ELOQUENT BUFFALO PREACHER ~ DIR.
JOHN HALLS PULPIT.


At the Invitation OF the committee which has in
charge the filing Of the pulpit 90 The Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church during The absence OF the Rev.
Dr. Hail. the Rev. Dr. William J. McKittrick. OF
Buffalo. preached twice yesterday in that church.
AS 4 pulpit orator and a man ~ many accom-
p'ishments. Dr. McKttrick is well Known in this
city At both services there Were large congreea-
tion' despite the heat which prevailed Taking his
text from ST. John III. 80. DR. Mcki,ricks sermon
yesterday afternoon was in part as follows:
Two r. markable men walked down tosethcr to the
them were messengers OF the Most High God. Both
Of them had taken for The deal OF tneir ives the
doing OF Gods viii. Both Of them favored them
selves in the midst O: moral atmosphere that WIS
breathing poison upon the world. hoth 81 mem
were inspired by divine spiii. urging th'in 70
carry light into the darkness and get ~ on the
earth purer and boiler standards or HE one OF
these men was an a-cetic hard and stern in his
dealings with the world The other rihbeL up
against the world and let the world rub AZ against
him one Of them lived I'm the de.crt. The other
liyel among men one of Them rommuncl with
God In the sitnccs of IN" SAND ana the SKY. ne
cripples ana the outcasts John was struggling To
Jesus was smittcn TO his soul by the spiritual
derradation of Israel Jesus weli AZ John was
mastering himself fey battle against IT, .,.,
There were strong lines ~ likeness between them.
hut there lines OF difference ~ well. Tn 80
two men stood for the worlds rcd"mption INT thcY
stood on different ground. and h'c at"gr'h"r az, az
fcreu visions There was = difference in III" length,
OF the lin, along which they were striving 10 Srni
their rcd,emnc forces John had ms eye on me
Jews. jesus had NJ eye on The world The heid IN
which Johl worked 20 scatt"r m" s'cri oI im i.
wanted TO scatter t'c seeds % righteousness WAS
Jesus taught that the best way to got hold Of a
lost world was to got mold 81 the los mon round
about him. The hes; way Z" i"arh ~" h"aln''
word to-day is first to reach the cl,uTcn'S hu' :.
degenerate Israel WAS what hrl The tronghs OF
John. If Israel conld be made al right rl"iy ming
would be- all right There W., q ON Irn'. a'su g.
tween John ana i.sus as Go ~ method ~ when
men were 70 he nronsht back To- ood r1"n n,i T b
Lamb Of God will come with an axe. win = merry
zeal that VII not toeraic ihr prcarn'r OF t InaIi
viii hew i down ana burn up ln EWli,' t9 49,
fashion. There VIII he no patience WIN II; ,.l n'ti
footed Nemesis on the tran of tranSGresSioIi. -
did acccp, IT, jesus said; II am The sht OF
the world am III" ~" of the w9r,d,. Tnc'r Is
cuts down quickly. Light comes slow l> Ard he
Is SLOW thing si9M5 drop1 Dy ~, dfTp n'' rom TS
point 10 point. There was no such movement @.
quiet forcss in The vision Of Jo@n JGhTf VE'fg va
You cannot rrake grass grow 10y thundering 81 it
or numbering over It, You cannot torn the t.I"s
by a proclamation. There IS 4 Place i9t . me me
rain does more The voice OF Gods spirit IS the
The Church Of Christ can stand the rebukcs Of
the short sighted VIII" demand that if- work lie
i T.. "ry ,"Iloyjpr lis Master when il pnt. ne. en-
phasis OF IT'S ,nori on the r"g"n"ratins power 81
divine light and NJ when 1t stavs 20 me foundt-
lion Of things ana WORK. NJ Slowly through '"Iind
ton 10 Icformation christ was not ""ntns ~
sorn re9uke q ~ Nc.'r M T. csa,,',d 60. lic
lie took r. ~ The roots lftcd Il mp L'for' 90" eyes
Hut protest against it ana hatred OF II are ono
thing and IA" hest way 10 get ~ o. u '* qh.,r
the burning flame Of indignation and rr'In .-|lAst
wickcinc-s. IN" souls 81 both Of fnrr N"f' ff'F.
mo rl1r, - righteousness 1857 th,t parted com
panv tho crossroads 81 their r'd"mpl"n M it'HT
inhn.s d,.trlr. on The subject rs cease 10 do
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