New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-07
Sermon before the Foreign Ey,ngel' Nccls''


Lsstnisbt Rev. RAY PALMER delivered scr.
mon before the Foreign Evangelical Society IN
Blseckerst His text was Matthew 40, II
Woe ns IA ss-f. h- sn thoroughly Frrs- h- .
ana .rt. sh.s, ,a u. s.ra.r F olru 1P NE rhsh
49, l1fl -n-hsts Fro
~Ip these words said the Rev Speaker. john
the Bantst ell the coming anil purpose OF
Christ the Purifier. His mission was to effect
COMPLETE moral purifcstion of the world. The
work becsn by him Is therefore steadily to pre-
,rs,s mil the blessed contamination shall be
re,rb.i-un,.l hsh, shall triumph over darkness among
mon This prophecy hs- been process " iunllmcn'
un-.l now Even m times whom the adversary seemed
IN h,,. gained an alvsnase aud his servants sounded
tb. note OF triumph. De- never retained his apparent
VICTORY, b. forces were soon routed and utterly over
thrown Tn. last -ta-c oi The mai lHfincAuoh "l =
world long sunk darkness q az hand 10 'he "oiIs
Of tho APOSTLE bis fan is in ni- hand Nhr-' u now W
-e-'ing h,in-ei to the completion 81 h- WORK done Old
Tbe work Of Christ don, on e'rth involve. of neces
.it, three stages The FfRsr STAGE OF ihe purifying
process IL the initiative ,..
Tine cross wa. 20 he .ct up-h. passion and his ~
ferins wcre to boz endured. From Calvary me hehi
went forth which was to redeem the "orii tN ,"S
rariod of Ciri-fiau.fy everything wes ac'ohp"-l"d
which tho nature of oh" Gaze admitted me nii "h.
va. a victory and hy the glorious army 40 tHiy n'i
rgr. fhe conquest went on spreading for centuries
Tho second stage is fheoxp, Tucnta. This mas p''h
..eadfv roinr ODD from The d4v 81 Constantine down o
,b ,,r,.,,r firn. IL r. roo common impression ln
.'1nrine toward The Pas that The w0rA ot tnrr "h8
those weary ccnurrs was stationary. OF f'' Hi,i's
very little The Dark Ayes. dark corrupt ana "irl,n
ed s- they were ytf during tne entire p'roN HoHi t'
decline a. primitive pefy to Thar oi modern re'it h-.
showed steady progress. humanity VA l'll
r order finally 70 come undci me ruin "i ID' ~
wa. necessary that Philosophy should thoroughly NY
ro reconcile her doctrines with the truth ot rcf'aled
religion lt necessary that the llierarchca tper
nont should he made. that an srtuM trm -houl i's.
tho riyhf Of -uh'rcfl0u 20 pur,tly rule lie -ochit
religious -ecusion OF those day. was also rec--al CD o
rr.d and the early authorities have made inI eNg'il
rnen az tina. r. has been c1ectuay proved ta' iois
ailn.,ies iour-h beet - connection wIh -.A' - XXI
ne.. 10 was also necessary that lnhdeufY -non.i
try every method Of attack 20 test me lmPit -H'"'
strength oi Christian Path li important thM an
illustration should De given oi the uncon4uera'o en-
ergv OF Christian Truth-that 70 might bc shown thai
Christianity po--es-es an Indestructulr Vitality
The.e experiments are doubtless Anal Each hal 10.
day each las wrought out Us appropriate results ana
the great Purifier has nearly done with ihcm Tor
over Not in vain have fifteen centuries. 900 which 90
much looked di,hearenins. passed over 'uienng ma
msuiiy.
vance. ~ humanity toward apurcr state are 20 bee man
iic.t and permanent
Til. felt bv an that now era in human affair. a conn
mcnced Christ j. ~ hanl-lli- breath Is Mndnns tn,
fire. which are 20 burn al the accumulated chan oi
s-cs Il read Alright these thing. ara tokens tath
victory OF Truth is o be- hual-cach forward step OF
humanity Is not 90 bc rcyersct u l. th' nations q"
Western Furopefhc seats of the hl.hest cFAlhHl-'h
that viii lead OF il the nnA march OF humanity ~
Tssr..Era Truth vii uiallh.y purify the world. Do
hrougnr into cuntHcf with Size minds % mon society
need. nothing but l-ty 20 perfect IL 'Qrt and organ
fl4r.u Irery requirement li rho klle IS moi" really
lor fhc .pread of Evangelical truth 10 ID pro,id,n
al that rho facilities for the WORK keep pre- WIN me
racs..-y for thefu Rome. though she mates trlih
ha. no longer any power a. prevent IL distribution.
Overa large part of Europe humanity eXhi'its Inh'
re.tlr-sne.s and longing Which isposss % Tor reception
az Religious ruth When The heart j. untouched we
and tau ard dis-a' -facton hey i'tl ttfi ilff
are no. What they -hou.t boz lhet slmethlnz aishti
and better must be- known. They IRE aged % po.tcn
experiments Nauf m -li- lat" % minI have gladly
snl sav.usly perl.,t the VOID 90 God.
God i- now rgau..r-ty rr.r.ns on Ea~fn. in most
extraordinary manner lur sstuhl-ameu. ui Nui ii''
n.rruua- ard th- Ireuch Revolution 90 i" ia-i cen
.lry ms4c the opening FOR ine cafiina 'trus-' no"
lo.n. on Ne1 came the Man of Destiny Napoleon
grt. ono n me mot cci'nt mis-onarer 10 the world
regeneration.
Inc ycar - Developed much incident and chang
AZ u-4a.ly i. ltailei in 70 century ITO" WORD oi
Chr-r d. n0 longer bound n rance Where j. low
-a. .s..-sl s0fk nl r.us Is With courage ?" Hc
comm uded boz attempted o. iriFr me rAnn't % Nt
form but ne ,rm proved flo wtaA Tor me 'a-.
N-ver before na- God so arisen in ns o'n power io
.hase terribly fle csr.n Tho cause ol Truth IA.
already ..uri materially hY these thing The power
IN rxrte-l thought ]. irresistible lite thc sunterra-
rsau fires 10 vii rive f.uuter the fabric ~ ne hrm'
-..~rnmanfs ILsrr o sn u1cnt cd evangelical piFty
among Chrsrlans of si ca..s II has ealri if-'f
IN a growing unl.y 0f spirt before m-n 20 III iaiu-
slI cre.i- The divine lshf. n "a deeper aia more
spiritual ezptnsarrf. l- coming to h" lirfsi'"l
The indications Df a purifying process ia me g. aNf'
if-ef I've omen which cannot Do uilsiniff-i'rrl
There are .o ground. % believe that Chr. - nov %
tsr.nx ga Tire riet. % 90 his great iah0rs 4le
Providence oi 6ol d. a-fucst TorA-ng nfclr. among
rn- mar lu. lor lt. ais incement I., hlng ~ hn9.
i. -nz l8rfh ~ f1e glory ID bic tran forming powers
s. INNS. tho IH : al d r. 80 !