New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-25
Praf. Ru.h,s Foarth Lecture.

thing was more natural than that his God should.
from time to time, make known Ms will AID Pur-
poses In these communications to tie children
of mes the Ami gtty has not confined himself to any
one mode Sometimes angels are commissioner 70
announce to man hi. high behest' ST others a Oh
he burning mount, ne speaks TO the creatures he
mas made, audibly and b. living VOICE "h'ir
often he whispers 10 their souls in dreams and mis-
night visions. In the present case, that recorded
in the prophecy Of Daniel God 'paSe to Neouchaa-
,ezzar in ayi.on Of the night and declared 10 nm
the doom, of Nations TO the end OF time. Inc date
# hi. event va. GO3 yesrs before Chnst-beiore
CyrI. hal assembled the Persian throne, or Ro-
man power had reached the acme Of ,"r greatness.
OF the fact Itself we have the same levidence a.
ha, on which We believe that such men a. Dame.
and N-l uchadnez1ar ever existed.
| The occurrences related are these. Ia the Sc
cond wear # his reign the monarch OF Bah! lon
after deep reflection upon the affair OF hi' kingdom
fell asleep; and as we know that the influence
Of previous earnest thought IS known 30 peryade
our dreams the visions of the royal sleeper were
closely connected with the subject he had been
deeply Wondering He saw before him towering
.ta,ue-a mechanical structure, similar to those
known previously 10 have been common IN Egypt
connected with their system of idolsiry- I'M
posing splendid terrible. It, different parts were
of different, materials and thss 1t stood before the
a.tonished monarch. But the scene Is changed
stone. mysteriously detached from the mountain,
rolls down upon il; prostrates it to the earth aud
IL tara nal ~
before the eyes Of the dreaming king, not only IN
MI il equals the mountain in size, but Until COW
ers the whole earth. No wonder that by dream
80 erribl, por,entou, the spirit OF the royal mon
arch should have been troubled. No wonder thdt
he called for hI- masicsns and learned men - liz
terprct to him it, meaning. Happily far Ne, We
have its import declared by tie inspired DaheI'
and it is to this that shall now direct attention
If there be any point upon which oil cXpo-l-
tors are agreed it is that by the head of gold Ia
this vision is shadowcd forth the Bsbylonian OF
Chadec ration thus distinguished by the splcnlor
and the woalta Of tho empire. BY the silver j.
mean, the Medo-Persian empire; by the brass the
polished Grecian nation and by the mingled iron
and the clay, the mighty md majestic Koman
power. The reason why these nations shonI1
have been so greatly distinguished over all otner'
by this wonderful prophetic vision, found IN tEeif
peculiar relation to the kingdom of Christie the
Jewish people and the Christian religion. Ii may
be worthy of remark that these have Away. been
the most prominent nations IN the history OF the
world: their histories have been the best written,
and their characters by far the best understood o.
tho first three nations Prot. Bush SAID II was no,
nj, purpose to speak The Roman empire was the
most nearly concerned the object Of his remarks
No one could fail to be struck by the fact OF lis
I..c Il a ;,,., tho astounding
which it had been broken up by the Northern
bcrdes which had become the germ of all the
States of modern Europe Like the iron aud the
clay these barbarian tribes could not be fused INT"
one mass: it was impossible for the character OF
the Roman Republic to pervade them all
The grand Point in this vislsn Prot Bush said
wa, the stone cut from the mountain without
hands. and a. to its dominant scope we have the
general consent of expositors to the belief mat II
signifies Christ, whose Church is destined IN the
course of time to supcrcede every secular pohty
Prof Bush regarded it ,ymbolical OF the Church
MISUNDERSTANDING the whole mystical body OF
Christ-namclv. the Church, which by its spread
should fill the Earth The word mountain Is the
Screural emblem OF a Kingdom, or body poll
tic, a. is fully proved by many passages OF the
Bible Out Of the jewish nation Chris,--ihe icor-
ocla,tic stone-ras cut, without hands, not by
human agency, but in n manner wonderful ana
mysterious. OF the main purport OF the acton re-
corded there can bc doubt but the time oil us
occurrence j. matter OF greater dihituty' IL
commenced at the frat establishment OF Chi'u-
anity, has been IL progress over SINCE al" - GU"
ccrned in the movements oil the resent gay az
cording to the Interpretation which appears the
most correct.
If, as many are inclined TO do, we contine 1t to
a.. l'Lri., " conclude
that the first conquests Of Christianity were en-
tirely overlooked. ~ the spirit of proPhecy-and
would this be likely Nor would the terms oi
tn, phrophetic record be consistent with this fe-
ference TO Chri.ts second coming, IT, ~ many bs-
licve this is 10 bc a sudden event: tor the stone
sesan to smte in feeble manner the fabric OF h0'
man greatncs. and gradually subvcr'cd the frame
work OF it, secular glory. Every thing teaches
u, so TO regard it, and To believe that tins mystic
stone il still shifting this great slatuc-wnch'
though regarded by many. like the giant oil bun
,an purely fictitious creation. sili the person.
fcaiion of all despotic power In tins lisht Ing
land France Italy, and the other nations OF Europe
became interesting Objects Of study. The Persian
Kingdom-the breast OF the statue Is hii IN the
clouds of remote antiquity Bat II this prophecy
is to be believed il is certain that all the nations
Of Europe. the offspring Of the Roman power, are
doomed to fall. Every thing pertaining to that
great kingdom mus, he crushcd--its whole aPPa-
raus Of oppression must crumble away. The pomp
Of courts and ~ cablncts---the whole -p.cndor OF
national clory----mus, be merged in the eternal,
unbounded theocracy ct the Prince of Peace. The
first three kingdoms, whose ruin was torcioid, have
perished the Roman Empire il expiring ard Is
to he succeeded b, the Kingdom of the Saints.
These are the main point, in the Interpretation
OF the prophetic vision. TO inquire after the tame
desis natcd for the downfall Of these great nations
and for usherns in the kingdom Of Christ, Prof.
| BUSH said demanded another lecture and this
will bs his subject tomorrow evening.
n-2 W. .la...nni IL, ~, Ma,ar 4 n.rr,ls.