Year: 1875

PROGRESS IN CHRISTIAN IIFE-sERMoN OF REV.


MR.. HEPwoBTH


The Church OF the Disciples was crowded to over
flowing yesterday morning Mr. hepworth took his
text from Hebrews xL, s-"By faith Abraham, when
he was called 10 20 into place which he should
after for an Inheritance obeyed; and he went
out not knowing whittier he went"


The burden Of the whole epistle to the Hebrews said
Mr. Hepworth is faith, not in Cod but in Christ Jesus
St Paul tries to convince the Hebrews by their own
record that the prophecy had eliminated in the mangor
nj Bethlehem, and ne demanded that they should be-
heve in Lord Jesus glorined by the cross with the
faith which drew their hearts their kings and
patriarchs and prophets II you will allow to
read you a few passages TO which Paul made
reference, shall all discover the character Of that
faith OF which Paul speaks with such sentiment and
eloquence. abraham departed the Lord told him
That Is the nrst record OF the covenant which God
made with Isaiah. and suppose Abraham
accepted it without struggle. His home entirely
satisfactory, yet in answer TO the call OF God. he
Willingly obeyed and followed the silent and vsteri
voices and this faith large and beautiful that
the record OF II is Of the enderes parts of the Old
Testament Mr. Hepworth here read the story OF
Abraham offering up his son Isaac That, he said, is
Of the spiritual tragedies in the history Of great
people, and II does my heart good TO feel that Abraham
Is but type OF the natural human heart 1t is natural
for man 70 have faith Man does not naturally dis
believe History will tell you that all unbehef and


NFIDELITY ARE THE RESULT OF EDUCATION


and culture Go back in the earliest ages and you find
there sweetest faith in God II is unbroken by any
doubt Faith is indigenous in the soul one OF the nat
ura products OF the human heart You stand in place Of
God your little ones for they have sefreiance.
6eifreliance after childhood. Dispeng childish


Illusions is one OF the saddest things in life There is
n time when you believe in everybody and then the
reaction comes and you believe in nobody; and you
need in that hour help from God, that you may not be
left IN the midst of the dark problem but be led into
the upper land. We 20 further. We cannot
main in the pleasant fields OF childhood, and make
the passage generally the children OF Israel did into
land OF bondage That is the next step Of educa-
lon and discipline How curious II Is that every one
Is captive. As Egypt held Israel so


THE WORLD HOLDS You


Perhaps to-day there is not free soul in this build
ing-not one who has accepted the conditions OF tho
proclamation God has made When we get into the
world how terrible its pressure Isl II s hard task
master. Our universal doom rests with eaden weight
all the time Only when close eyes in the
sleep that knows no waking do know peace See
how this parallel is carried out in the Hebrews. The
Egyptians made their life bitter in bondage in all man
OF service in the field That the way the world
There very little satisfaction 70 be had out
Oft The man who knows nothing Of the real wealth,
of where thieves do not break through and steal
poor indeed But it is said in the next
chapter that it came to pass tha. the king
OF Egypt died. and the children OF Israel sighed
cerning their bondage. suppose ten thousand men
have said, when they pressed in their business,
ths world is not satisfactory Oh how strangely we
mistake thngsl It is no use 10 say II am hungry or
thirsty"


SNATCH THE BREAD As VOC co.


II this Christian religion which promises rest gives
rest, let us have It We need ii not when nifty
or sixty years old, but we need II while We are making
the journey. God is absent You may be
strange to Him but He is never strange TO you. He
may be helping you all the time while you unthank
rul and unmindful pursuing your own way. What
marvel and mystery God IS But the greatest mys-
terry is after ALL His love- His forbearance and long
suffering There is magic In Christianity, a super
natural power the ministry Of Christ and that min
istry did not end when he was laid in the tomb. He
keep His promises to-day far better than He could
70 the people Of Israel God Is always near and the
FATHERS heart yearns for love or HIS children. l
would We could feel that II only could have thor
ough appreciation the fact that God yearns toward
Suppose all this planet would throw up their
hands and say Thine, and Thine alone, all heaven
with


MAGNIFICENT SURPRISE,


would throw back the 10 earth and uft up
high TO Him who the light Of life The people Of
Israel led out by Moses and the Lord into the
wilderness have strong impression that
you and l must 20 through the wilderness
before get 10 the promised land We
live In Egypt and cannot 20 10 Jerusalem with
crossing the desert and only after much suffering
shall earn the right TO cross the Jordan. Many
has found God in his misery, when he never
found Him in his happiness In this passage God
made another promise The children OF Israel
led out Of the wilderness and then sinai lifted its hoary
head and voice was heard Some time shall see
Sinai and hear the rumblng Of the thunder and
the voice cay, II will lead thee" We have the faith
OF childhood 10 begin with-the captivity Of which
God will lead We must get out OF Egypt and 90
into the wilderness, and then we shall have the pillar
OF cloud and nre 10 lead We cry OF
need, and get closest TO God when
not get close 70 any else. But shall a
stay always the desert No When a man carries
his faith with him he can go anywhere. Abraham is
our childhood; Egypt is our manhood Sinai and the
desert como next and then, after all is DONE Jordan
and the green grass NJ the promised land. Where
are your some in Abraham, most Of ns in Egypt
are near 70 God aud ready TO pass over. God DO
thanked We discern The perfume Of the green fields al
ready but, from beginning to end, promise has
been broken God i always kind and always sure