Year: 1873

Christianity . Panacea-A Blind Faith


. Good Faith-Lifs . sojourn-sermon


by the Rev. George H. Hepworth.


large congregation was assembled yesterday
morning at the Church Of the Disciples, corner OF
Madison avenue and Forty fifth street. Mr. Hep
worth preached on Matthew xi., 30-"My burden
is light" These words, he began, convey two
very Significant intimations. One OF these Is that
all life, even when you make the best OF II, is a
burden; that even under the most prosperous
circumstances 1t is care. One must be
wary and watchful all the time. This Is Gods
plan. The other inference from the text Is
that the large majority OF men select heavy bur-
den instead OF light one. And because men were
overweighted Christ came. Men were walking in
midnight darkness, and He brought kind OF twi-
light. II understand Christianity rightly, It ap-
peals to the reason. II is no


NEBULoUs GATHERING OF DOCTRINES.


II is q demand that you shall ind the spot where
the sun shines the cheeriest or the easiest path
over the mountain. Christianity is an exposition
OF the way to tighten our burdens. What is
necessary to enter upon this new state OF being,
marked by its sagacity and oresightY 1t is neces-
sary, first OF all, that one should accept the sys-
TEN OF Christianity. This pretends TO be be
authority higher than human Judgment Put your
own opinions on the table. This demands a GER
tiality on the part OF God. Every precept has for
It's end the development OF the SOUL The Scriptures
have the same authority over US that we have over
our children. When we were children we often
differed from our parents; but now we see that
they were correct. The mind OF childhood sees
pulse. There is no earthly connection like that
between the mother and baby. Now transfer
that figure to ourselves. In the eyes Of the angels
we are children.


''oNLY THIS AND NOTHING MoRE.n


Our business for the present is to have implicit
faith in the Father. The first condition is an ac-
ceptance on our part of the New Testament. l
know that there is great deal OF laxity on this
have tried to to prove that Christ IS myth. others
regard Him as an historical parsonage standing
amid the other h sages and philosophers though
classes the Bible has no more authority than
Darwins "Origin OF Man," You may accept 1t as
spirit You may assent TO every moral precept
and yet never put them In practice. There is a
third class who believe that Christ came from
heaven, that the words he uttered were from ON
nipotent wisdom, and that from these words there
is no appeal. What does Christianity offer to us
1t offers us an authoritative law and there is moth
ing OF which we stand so much In need. would
as soon believe that the Himaayas could be thrown
up by spade as that those old barbaric people
in the New Testament. What has endured
so long must be Of divine origin, for time will
crumble the greatest human work. Babylon was
the sand for stone OF its remains. Human glory
fades but here is a statue from which not single
atom has been chipped away.


Christianity offers us pattern thoroughly de-
veloped.


CHRIST IS PICTURE BOOK


illustrating what He did. lie said something and
then He did 1t, in spite OF Roman laws and Roman
spears temptations OF the present and traditions
OF the past.


We are offered not only law, petition, but are
commanded to cover the present with the future.
Live each day for tomorrow; live for eternity
If this life were all we might seek only what this
world can give and not care for honor or charity
When go to the woods in my vacation build me
q log hut. But do not take too much pains with
It, because 1t Is only to last for few months
know that when come back to the city will have
better things. Life Is our hut; we must not thinE
too much OF that II 1t can only last short season.