The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-31
services ut St. Peter's-Dr. Ryder's Dis

ST. Peters church was crowded yesterday morn
ing with large congregation, where divine SER
wee was performed, in the course of which
DR.. RYDER preached, taking his text from 18th
chapter st. Luke VS.. llato 10, inclusive. In
his opening remarks, he dwelt upon the interpre-
tation put upon the text OF scripture which he
had read, by the great Doctor of the church, st.
Augustine. In suggesting that the lepers spoken
of in the gospel were to be referred to the priests
who were to cleanse and purify them-he was
led to reflect upon the peculiar properties of the
lepers, and what was the emblem they were in
tended to represent; and, also, II the lepers
terred to in the gospel were not disease that af-
fected the constitution of the individual. and dis
tracted his health--producing the most loathsome
ppearance-and whether the cure for this disease
the Saviour had simply prescribed, In this
view he was led to conclude that the lepers, re-
ferred to in the gospel, were the emblem Of error
This error, too, was complicated-and referred to
spiritual-the spiritual leper in like manner. Now
what was meant by spiritual lepers? In looking
round him, in this great metropolis he saw various
houses of worship which, from the nature and character
take of their peculiar privileges of his not be
ing member Of their congregation. He attracted
Of these houses of worshp-snd how come il then that
this great emblem Of christianity should be disfgured
through the spiritual aSors Of those WHO profess the
attended to-hecause there was attention paid to
that sacredotal authority which Christ had es.
iisnisy Christ sssaSsSsd t his sacreaosi sutho
ry. which he told them was to remain even to the
be free from this loathsome diseaseths leprosy of sin
he bound to- appeal to the priesthood who had
thority delegated them to cleanse from this oahsome
disease II this authority was not delegated to them he
should conclude that christianity was fable-for the
texts of scripture fully forfy the opinion If Christ
distract the human family, he would say he in
fdel that christianity but consequently
hriaf "A Annt Ia fnr IN
subject the distracted state of the churches
sort of moral epro and the teachings of Christ
OF chrstiansl Certainly not Then there must be
portion of the christian family not infected with this le
prosy and if there is where is the leprosy The words
Of the Savior clear in relation to the lepers Go
show yourselves TO the priests Now who these
priests' These priests had delegated auhory and he
would repeat where these priests referred to in
the gospel They the Apostles. In Matthew they
also read that in deegatng this authority to ST. Peter,
build nv church and to thee will give the KEYS Of the
Kingdom Of Heaven feed my lambs-feed my sheep -
When he established his church thus earth he added
the Son. and Of the Holy Ghost" This wa, in itself suf
terruPtion to this authority, he pledges that he
will DO with them all days even to the consum
WAS the Saviour in his laying down the rules of his gos
pei There we're no tints stains upon the beau
tful system of true Christianity 1t established in
ing at the gospel they would find in the 10th chapter of
John that Christ designed his sheep should be all in the
prayer Christ his heavenly father showed how the
Saviour designed to preserve this unity and harmon
They would find also in Matthew and John that the sa
vour expressly delegated the power Of the Church to
st Peter not to his disciples generally but to Peter and
added feed my lambs feed my sheep thus making
Apostles, but by Christ himself and the Saviour added
"he who will not hear the Church, let him be TO thee
as the heather and the publican" The Rev Dr. Ryder
after lay down further doctrine from the scripture in
support OF his position, concluded.