The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-09 00:00:00

DR. CUMMIAT G OZ THE FUTURE OF
ENGLAND IN PROPHECY.

On Tuesday evening the Rev. Dr. Cumming delivered a
lecture on "The Future of England in the Prephetic Re-
cord," in the large hall of the Collegiate Institute, Liver-
pool,
Dr. CUMMING, after reading and discussing the remark-
able passages in the 18th chapter of Isaiah, on which he
bases his opinions, said he had never pretended to say that
the world would come to an end in 1867, but he did think
that that year was the great bisecting period in which all
the great chronological epochs culminated. He did not be-
lieve that the world would be destroyed. On the contrary,
his belief was that in the time to come this earth will be
one of the loveliest outposts of Heaven. He believed that
whatever sin had introduced into the world would be handed
over to the devil, who should have all the credit of it, and that
the earth would be restored to a Paradise more magnificent
than that in which it began. Who could be satisfied with the
abnormal state of things that at present existed? Who could
be satisfied with the ble ken circles that are constantly be-
ing repeated? Was there no flock in which there was not
one dead lamb—no home in which there was not one vacant
chair ? And who could be satisfied with that ? Would they
not rather rejoice when the hour arrives when all things
will be made new, when that glorious age comes to whose
purification all past ages shall contribute, and in whose
glory all past centuries shall culminate In an able and
learned exposition, the doctor then showed the manner in
which, by giving, as he alleged, the true t:auslations to
several important passages iu Isaiah, he established the
connection between the destiny of the Jewish and the Eng-
lish nations, and the important part which the latter would
play in restoring the former to their ancient home. He held
that the prophecy was clear that the "ocean steamers" and
locomotives of England would be used in the return of
the Jews to Palestine. In the course of a rapid but com-
prehensive sketch of the position of the Jews all over the
world, the lecturer alluded to the condition of the inhabi-
tants of the Jewish quarter in Rome, which ho character-
ised as the most miserable and unhappy that could be con-
ceived. Whilst dwelling upon his interpretation of the text,
in which he contended that England is specially referred to
as the country "sending ambassadors over the sea," he
said England was represented at every Court but one, and
at that one he thanked God she was not. (Cheers.) "The poor
old priest" had called on all people to help him, and he had
got some from Ireland, but •the Irish legion had returned
home ashamed of themselves. (Great laughter.) Confident
in the bright destiny of England, he asserted his belief that
the roll of her drums would b©' heard in every land ;
ande o
that the boom of her cannon would stilbe
the i
th signal
to the
oppressor that there was an aveng ,pp
to the
that there was a deliverer ; that the winds of all
er
lends will
fill her sails ; that the waters of every shore would sustain
her keels ; and that England, supported and sustained, and
blessed of God, will be a prosperous, a powerful, a mercantile,
and maritime nation to the very end of the present world.
depths of the social and moral degradation
England at this moment presented. a grand spectacle. Never
before were such efforts made to bring the light of the Gospel
sheindseopciety.
That
this moment England was
d. old, unhappy priest of Rome,
downpwohwiee
hr into
tdeiand s
tt
respecte.
who felt that he was in a very precarious position, asked his
own people to come an 4 help him out of his difficulty, and re-
. pel Garibaldi and the King of Sardinia. How did they re-
spend ? For 1,000 years the power and influence of the Pope-
' d °in had been consolidated. The English Church was held.
in a granary outside the walls of Rome, because no heretics
were allowed to disturb the repose of the eternal city.
The field at the command of the Pope was splendid, his

opportunity was grand; 1,000 years of power had been
given to his ( iirch. He fell into difficulties, and asked his
own people to help him, but he did not get 1,000 of them to
help him. He had to hire the Algerine General Lamoriciere,
he bad to send collectors to all the purlieus and infamous
dens of Austria, France, Switzerland, and even into the
bogs of Tipperary—tbe off-scourings of Dr. Cullen's flock.
(Laughter and cheers.) The Brigade, poor fellows, had
come home with a wiser and better opinion of the Pope than
they had before. (Laughter.) When he got them they were
worth nothing. That state of things was a marked contrast
tp the position of England. Our beloved Queen, faintly,
and without ostentation, put into the mouth of her Minister
the expression of the bare possibility that the boom of a
French gun might be heard on our white cliffs ; that the
foot of a foe might touch our soil ; and no sooner was that
possibility made known than 200,000 of the best blood of
England, in the form of rifle and artillery volunteers, sprang
up to defend her. (Cheers) He thought the scenes which had
lately taken place would make the despots think twice be-
fore, in their cabinets, they proposed to invade England.
He held that the fulfilment of the prophecies approached
near. On every hand there were indications of app oach-
ing conflict. What nation was not agitated, what court
was not prepared for war, what king had not his hand on
his sword-hilt ? Every people seemed to be trembling
with the fear of things that were coming upon the earth, as
if God was giving a presentiment of that terrible conflict in
which England may suffer; but out of which England
would emerge powerful, prosperous, better, and greater
than ever she had been before. Dr. Cumming concluded
amidst great applause.

The AgapeOnitea have not altogether givenhopes of regaining possession
tip
possession of Mrs. Price and of keeping
her £6,000: The .Briclyewater Mercury states that on
Thursday last the captive wife was observed to throw a
email silk bag from her chamber window, which was im-
mediatel picked np by a lady standing beneath, and who
at once walked off with it. The sympathy of the inhabi-
tants immediately caused the latter to be stopped, and when
she gave up the bag it was found to contain a letter ad-
dressed to brother Thomas, of the Abode of Love.