https://noyesletters.org/files/original/2df139cea7cb817d73f6299f6bffd822.pdf 263f07850823581d0fdf54f5785e35dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sermons by Henry Varnum Noyes Description An account of the resource These are partial sermons written by Henry Varnum Noyes. The vast majority of them appear to have been preached in Canton (Guangzhou), China. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Henry Varnum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1882 Subject The topic of the resource Sermons; Preaching; Missionaries; Clergy; Presbyterian Church; Christianity; Bible Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 5 here in the very place where he had spent nearly all of his earthly life, in the presence of these circling hills which had looked down upon his mightiest works. [u] It [/u] [u] was [/u] [u] not [/u] [u] the [/u] [u] Saviour's [/u] [u] fault [/u] [u] that [/u] [u] they [/u] [u] doubted [/u]. They might and ought to have known that he who by a word could raise a dead man to life, could also command the stormy sea to be still. Nor were their doubts in regard to his [u] care [/u] [u] for [/u] [u] them [/u] any the less excusable. Of the hundreds and thousands in sickness and distress who had come to him for relief as he traveled through the cities and villages of Galilee [u] they [/u] [u] had [/u] [u] never [/u] [u] seen [/u] [u] one [/u] [u] refused [/u]. Over & over again they had seen the bowed down lifted up; had seen pain fly from the couch of suffering at his approach, had seen the mourner's tears wiped away; had seen joyous life beaming from coun- tenances which had already been stamped with the seal of death; and more than once had they heard his voice in tender accents saying to the sorrow stricken penitent "Thy sins be forgiven thee" They had heard him say "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." They have heard him declare his strong special at- tachment to [--these--] his disciples in particular, when he stretched forth his hand toward[--s--] them and said "Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother." They had heard him say "Consider the lilies of the field how they grow, they toil not neither do they spin; And yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field which to day is and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you O ye of little faith?" They had heard him say "Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not neither do they gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them, are ye not much better than they?" They had seen and heard all this and yet in the face of it all they could come and say "[u] Master [/u] [u] is [/u] [u] it [/u] [u] no [/u] [u] care [/u] [u] to [/u] thee [/u] [u] that [/u] [u] we [u] perish [/u]?" But for our knowledge of the Saviour's loving heart, and that he knows how to have 6 compassion upon those who are ignorant and out of the way, we could almost have supposed that he might in judgement have left them to depend upon their own resources in the midst of that raging sea. But no there is forgiveness with him that he may be [?feared?]. Not with [u] judgement [/u] but with [u] mercy [/u] will he rebuke their unbelief and in their hearts write [u] one [/u] [u] more [/u] convincing proof of his [u] loving [/u] [u] care [/u] as well as his [u] infinite [/u] [u] power [/u]. Rising up he calls to the stormy sea "Peace be still" and lo! the [u] winds [/u] [u] retire [/u] and the [u] waves [/u] [u] are [/u] [u] at [/u] [u] rest [/u]. And they feared exceedingly and said one to another "What manner of man is this that even the wind and the sea obey him." [u] They [/u] [u] had [/u] [u] learned [/u] [u] a [/u] [u] lesson [/u] [u] which [/u] [u] they [/u] [u] doubtless [/u] [u] never [/u] [u] forget [/u] [u] during [/u] [u] all [/u] [u] the [/u] [u] rest [/u] [u] of [/u] [u] their [/u] [u] lives [/u]. I draw from this account the following practical observations. 1st God often allows his people to meet with difficulties temptations and sor- rows [u] for [/u] [u] the [/u] [u] trial [/u] [u] of [/u] [u] their [/u] [u] faith [/u]. This life is a life of probation not of fruition. The Saviour never promised his disciples freedom from trials. Nay he assured them of nothing in more positive terms than that they should meet with them. It was in the midst of temptations and trials that they were to fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life. A [u] cross [/u] on earth was made the condition of a [u] crown [/u] in heaven. The eternal crown of heavenly glory is to rest upon those who have come out of [u] great [/u] tribulations & washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb "Beloved think it not strange" says the apostle Peter concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing had happened unto you But rejoice inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. And Paul says "the glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribu- lation worketh patience, and patience experience and experience hope; And hope maketh not ashamed be- cause the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." God's dealings with his people now are not essentially different from his dealings with them in the days of the Apostles. Now as then he purifies his own children by the fires of adversity. It is a subject of frequent remark by those who watch care- fully the course of his providence that often when he wishes to call [--away--] any of his people to places of 7 peculiar responsibility he first leaves them to feel their own utter helplessness and entire dependence upon him. He lets the storms of life beat fiercely around them; he lets the waves of affliction dash heavily a- gainst them until every human helper fails and they are ready to cry out "Lord save us we perish" and falling at the Saviour's feet they hear him saying "Peace be still" "Why are ye so fearful?" "How is it that ye have no faith." And thus they learn the lesson not to be forgotten, [?very?], that peace and joy and rest of soul depend not on the outward circumstances of life. They are found, when found at all, while bending low before the mercy seat. The experience of the church is anal- agous to the experience of individuals. All along the line of history persecutions have been allowed to wax hot against her for the trail and development of her faith, but out of all these persecutions He in his own good time delivers her. She comes forth from them as gold tried in the fire, and presses forward in her con- quering march fair as the [?moon?], clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners." (2d) Disciples in our day often manifest the same kind of unbelief as did the disciples in the days of our Saviour. We, as they did, are doubtless often much inclined to lean unto our own under- standings and leave too much out of sight our Saviour's power and willingness to bless. Is it not often true in business now that when hard times come and men see their fortunes going to wreck on the uncertain sea of commercial life, they instinctively turn for relief, rather to skilfull business management than to him who holds all destinies in the hollow of his hands. And when every human resource fails and they are driven to look upward for help do they not sometimes feel as did the disciples when they came and said "[u] Master [/u] [u] carest [/u] [u] thou [/u] [u] not [/u] [u] that [/u] [u] we [/u] [u] perish [/u]"? And yet I have known those who after just such experiences, have been ready to thank God for them, and to give their joy- ful testimony that the losses which they had sus- tained were not worthy to be compared with the blessings which they found at the Saviour's feet. They had learned as perhaps they could not [--otherwise--] and could not otherwise have so fully learned [--that--] the meaning of that exhortation "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowl- edge him and he shall direct thy paths." They go on in life's journey more trustingly than ever before and with deeper feeling can say "For we know that all things work together for good to them that 8 love God, who are the called according to his pur- pose" The [u] Saviour [/u] has said to them "[u] Peace [/u] [u] be [/u] [u] still [/u]" [u] and [/u] [u] there [/u] [u] is [/u] [u] a [/u] [u] great [/u] [u] calm [/u]. What is true in business misfor- tunes is also true in regard to other afflictions. We are attacked by dangerous disease, and weary days and nights are appointed unto us. We seek the [u] physician [/u], as it is right that we should, but do we not sometimes in a measure forget the great physician whose power is infinite, and whose blessing upon human effort or whose power put forth, if he please, independently of human effort is the real source of relief upon which our souls should rely; and does it not often happen that only after the earthly physician has given the dread announcement that he can do no more are we brought honestly with our whole hearts to the Saviour's feet crying "[u] Lord [/u] [u] save [/u] [u] us [/u] [u] or [/u] [u] we [/u] [u] perish [/u]" And yet it is doubtless as true now as it was when the apostle James wrote his epistle to the twelve tribes which were scattered abroad that "the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he have committed sins they shall be forgiven him". Many are the living witnesses who can testify to this. But if it please not the Lord, in any particular case to remove disease the sufferer will at least hear the healer of [u] souls [/u] saying "Son be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee." will hear the same voice which rebuked the stormy waves of the sea of Galilee saying to the agitations of his troubled heart "Peace be still" and there will be a great calm. Other forms of perplexity and trouble may cast us down and lead our desponding hearts to say with the psalmist "Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his ten- der mercies?" and we may be tempted to think that the Master is sleeping and cares not for us but when our faith returns we shall be ready to say as did also the psalmist "This is only [?infirmity?]" but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High, I will meditate also of all thy work and talk of thy doings, Who is so great a God as our God?" Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sermon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Section of Sermon by Henry Subject The topic of the resource Faith; Disciples; Jesus Christ--Divinity; Sermons; Religious persecution; Bible Description An account of the resource This sermon refers mainly to Mark 4:35-41, titled "Jesus Calms the Storm." The main takeaway message is that God puts his people's faith to the test. The speaker compares the challenges that God's followers face to challenges that the Church has faced throughout history, such as persecutions. Related to trials of faith, the speaker mentions disbelief and how sometimes people forget about God's power and rely too much on terrestrial tools as sources of relief. The sermon makes direct reference to the following: Matthew 11:28-29; Matthew 12:49; Matthew 6:26-33; Mark 4:38-39; Peter 4:12-19; Romans 5:1-5; Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:28; James 5:15; Matthew 9:2; Psalm 77:9-12. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Henry Varnum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <br /><a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n. d. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_misc_826 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/294932/galilee.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Galilee</a> Bible Christianity persecution sermon