The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-09

cherish hope that soothing passion of the soul unless
have belief and how can we have belief unless we
preach 1t was for this purpose tina, the Son of God
came to preach and established his church It was for
this that he commanded his apostles to teach all ages and
nations, SO that their preachings might extend 70 the
boundaries OF the earth and to the end of time. This %
the cause Of the altar which have erected this day
and, when we consider how much have TO depend
upon, on which there may be founded basis, on which
all can rest securely under the knowledge Of God there
is but two parts we have to perform in carrying out what
is the teaching Of himself and religion is to teach the
part We have to believe and the part have TO
plsh We are bound to believe, under that kind of be-
lief which We owe to the testimony OF Godnot that
kind Of belief which derive from the testimony Of
nianfor If man tells Us, know liability
1us GOO u.s. and performs his miracle. before
soueness Of faith by which know Of tho existence Of
Godbecause then God speaks and when he speaks, he
must speak the Truth. Every thing rest the foun
dation OF faith Faith is of no opinion formed to doubt
or uncertainty but implicit belief in all tina. is said
Hence religion is to teach these two parts dogmas oil
religion know that it is fashionable now, not to
what man believes, provided he through socie-
~ enjoying good and fair reputation, and conforms to
the described rules which regulate society but this is
afalacy Of the first order. 1t would be true course,
if God did send his only beloved son into the world
to teach by his life aad example the means Of work
ing out our salvation but then if it be true that God
his beloved son into the world to teach u.s. and
that we believe IN the divinity AMI truth Of the gospel
then no greater insult can be offered to the majesty OF
God than not to comply with his teachings as pre-
how a man believes provided he does his duty to
cisy Its well that comply with his ordinary
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to the teachings OF God he is hound to comply with all
and he is only sceptic when he puts forth such 40
phisiry We obliged to receive the teachings OF the
Son Of God and i OF no consequence il The dosmss
are not thoroughly understood, The church never did
and does not believe that God had so dsregafded his
creatures as to cast them OF, contrary to what
J the church teaches. II teaches that there is
trinity in God, and will you not perceive that
the human mind receives the dognas Of the
Trinity. We behold that God has, from the commence.
ment given us means OF happiness in order, by its
sanctihcaton may carry out the object for which
created He has bestowed all on man, and for
this end was the incarnation of God in order to elevate
human nature, and show as a man-Ciod sitting the
right hand of his father, no is in heaven The whole
teaching Of the Divine Reedeemcr for the love of
mana his uferings have been borne for this object
to strengthen and establish his reli zion and for that
purpose we behold his Apostles, exposing their lives,
now in the capital of their own countryon the ocean
bufetting the surging billow-and the land warning
against the plots and inrigues Of the iufde and
| have not enqued how this has been done, which the
complished Those who have accomplished this, have
done so because they know that God had commanded it,
same feelings anmatng every of the mart rs-thc
love Of God" by the constancy with which they bore
females taken from their families by human yrant and
locked up in dungeons bringing them forward after
tender virgins trumphed over these Caesars love OF
their God sustaining them in their perls and difficulties
This was meek charity coming from the throne Of
1 ed and religion was elevated SO as to qualify
man for the ends Of his creation. 1t was for
this that captves suffered being slaves to religious
ovet through this that the gospel was founded in
every Christian landt was for this that slaves became
the objects of the solicude of Christian hearts and for
which the whole of the law made to consist in this
tweold precep Love God above all things, and love
neighbors as ourselves 1t was through this that
many equal to the sacrifice Of human fe-hrough
faith and the Christian dogmas Of the church We
more Of these delicate bodies coming down from their
high places now walking in those days in the bloody
footsteps of warand then in the region of pestence
Why is il that do them consecrate their
lives, and thus sacrifice them in Offices of charity The
whole scope and aim and end is proptiae the spirit OF
love towards God and love towards their neghhor. 1t
may be asked who is our neighbor. Jesus said those
whom we are to consider neighbor, mankind OF
every description We obliged in Christian
munty to love one another-not by geographical limits
at all we obliged love neighbor of every de.
scrptionwe are ICED to love neghbor, Of every
is RATIONAL in hs he eesed
image OF his God--there is your neighSor There are
impress of love they are saturated with hatred towards
their neighbors but the Christian religion does not allow
o, a., any such thing Are we not obliged according
them that hate u.s. But then is asked that
sonable If we were commanded to love one whose
habits were such as that we should think il impossible
to love him, it may be deemed hard but how beautiful
is the lesson which God teaches-thongh his majesty
was to have been injured insued reviled yet through
love for he sent his only begotten representing
him the crSss expiring with stretched arms who, in
Their in Heaven that he might forgive his enemies for
they knew not what they did How beautiful lesson for
social happiness remind us that we are these chill
dren of our God-of parent. To enable TO love
each other therefore, there is this to be considered
that religion is Of the utmost Importance Religion too
is OF the utmost importance in another point ofview
What would civil governments be without religion =
or what avail would toe numbers constituting commun
ties be under civil government without religion How
could governments exist without relgiont There is
something more sacred than what the world calls no.
nor, behind that honor in the breast Of man and how
could maintain civil rights it not for the
y OF the oath and how could we take that oath five
had not faith in the divine revelations OF the gospel
Sun, when man sees all this, and believes 1t, and
knows that he may be called within few days
TO account for all his actions to his Godn this instance
II he believe that there is nothing beyond the grave
should he not be fully impressed with the conviction
that he is bound to "love God above all things and his
neghbor as himself for this depends the law and the
prophets. With this, | will conclude this briei
address, which like the preface OF book, delivered
for the first time this church. has been designed for
the objects of religion In sprinklng these walls as
you have observed with water it is not because we
suppose the walls will derive any peculia benefit from
the ceremony which like all the ceremonies OF oni
church are easily explained to the enqnrng believer
merely to intimate that it to be the house OF God
and the sprinkcg Of pure water is but betting the %
cason II ntimates that here prayers to be offered
up for the glory and honor OF God that God would in
pire those who offer up their prayers with sentiments
which would inspire them with the hope OF succeeded
ing to place OF rest and perpetual secury-that hope
which sustans us in every trial OF our mind and suffer
ing and that charity which makes forgive and be-
come the children of God tits here that your children
christian fath-the object for which they Created
to receive that aid from his spiritual hepsthe members
OF MS mystical body, who employ all their time in rel
gion and teach us to love each other Religion is not
obey It has ruler like every hing earthly and which
all obey The ocean has its king have the elements
IN their furythe stars when sparkling in all then
brightness and spendor all have ruler-a king =
There is but one exception king who rules over all
and he is the Supreme Being over all and has no ruler
He our God and walks in the goryof his immortality
Let us all pray this day. that all who will here in
future will open their hearts to receive the consolation
of religion and that all will collect around Him in his
valley for whose glory this edfce been erected and
that we shall meet Him in that Heavenly jerusalem
where shall unite in the faith for the glory and honor
OF God for all eternity. blessing wish you all
AT the conclusion ofthis sermon the officiating clergy
man concluded the ceremony of the Mass and the vast
assemblage separated
The Antl.Rent Troubles.
From the Albany Argus. Sept, s.
ScHoHAhIE, Sept d, 1851 observed in the .drgw
few days ago. letter from Delhi signed s., censuring