Year: 1870

Bear Ye One An0fhcr's Burdens-SermOn by


the Rev. II. $. Macarthur.


Yesterday large and fashionable audience as
sembled in the above named church, In Twenty
third street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, to
hear the Rev. r. s. Macarthur preach his maiden
mon, which he did in very satisfactory manner.
The new pastor Is young man, about twenty-three
or twenyfour years OF age, Of medium height, dark
hair and eyes, light complexion and smooth face
and has avoce of rare beauty and nexiblllty Yes
erday stated above, he preached his first sermOn
having but last Thursday graduated from the Ro-
chester Theological Seminary lie took his text from
Galatians vi, 2, and from it preached most ex-
ceent sermon during some portions of which there
We're but few dry eyes in the audience.


In referring to the text-"Bear ye one anothers
burdens, and so fulfil the law OF Chrstn-Mr.
Macarthur said some passages of Scripture seem TO
be direct contradictions OF certain other passages.


LIFE is CALLED DEATH,
loss gain, and poverty riches To the superficial
observer these seeming contradictions are real. To
the close student OF Scripture and observer OF life
they are real harnonles. In this respect life IN all
Its phases around corroborates the statement OF
revelation We everywhere see contradictions and
paradoXes. Life Is constantly set over against
DEATH sorrow is opposed TO 10y and although directly
opposite are strongly linked together IN every rea
ton in which men ere called to act their part In the
mysterious drama or life.





text Is that all men have burdens 10 BEAR and TO this
thought the speaker would first direct the attention
OF h s hearers.


EVERY HEART HAS IT'S OWN SORROW.


Every heart has u history known only TO the tnd
vdual and to Him 10 whom the secrets OF all hearts
are known. As in every home there Is closet with
its skeleton, In every soul there Is secret cbam
ber, In which are buried faded hopes and dead
joys. The outward life may render no testimony TO
this inward grief. The eye may sparkle and the lip
smile, but the grief is St there, securely hidden
from the observer but sadly known It's pOssessor.
We remember the story OF the Spartan boy who
stole deadly weapon and concealed 1t In his bosom.
An accidental collision drove the weapon into his
heart. Discovery and confession would have been
certain DEATH So with true Spartan herOism, he
talked and smiled while his life-bl0od was slowly
Oozn9 from his heart


With more than stlletto sharpness do these hidden
grefs stab the sensitive heart until the color Iades
from the cheek, Joy from the life, and death at last
claims Its victim. Words spoken by US at random may
become the arrow that thus plerces and actions
thoughtlessly performed the grief that thus bghts.
Alter aludlng In very appropriate terms to the
way In which al should assist In bearing each others
burdens the speaker referred to his recent connec-
ton with this church. and said that in entering
upon the relations with them yesterday marked that
DAY as one of the most important In all his life.
may be permitted, he said, to speak more personally
than would otherwise be fitting, not unadvsediy
aud thoughtlessy, but as trust In the fear of God
Without the experience which comes from age aud
the discipline Of trial, shall have to ask you to beal
with me my burdens, and as God enables me hope
TO help you bear yours.


, Then let us


Share mutual woes,


Our mutual burdens bear,


And often for each other dow


The Sympathizins tear.