The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-16

had very little say he said it. and did what was still
bettsr-he left. While he was speaking the audience
but 1t was soon ascertaned that it by few
dag stones in the passage giving way. Fortunately
person was injured and soon after the meeting quietly
dispersed.
The Condition OF tn cJews-Sern,on by the
Rev. ID: N: West, on Ameliorasing.
The annual sermon which to have been delivered
last Sabbath before the American Society for amelior
atng the condition of the Jews preached yesterday
evening by the Rev. D. N. West at the Dutch Reformed
Church Laay cite place. before large and highly re-
spectacle congregation. Previous to the sermon the
Rev. r. McGregor read abstract of the report
which is as follows
The utmost harmony has characterized all tha pro-
ceedDgs Of the Board God has blessed every depart
nent Of their work with prosperity. The past has
been year of tokens for good. Affections have been
mingled with blessings. Two members of the Board
hse 70 wS s immortal n Ra uT1s the past
The former was esteemed and active member of the
Board Of Directors and Committee up to the time Of his
Society and during its darkest days sustained his posi-
ton with frmness, wisdom and dignity and was
society sustained rreparabe loss The external pros
perty Of the society has been greater the past than
ing any former year. The whole amount of receipts
following statistics will show the external pro
gress Of the society during few years past
1850, s5eOO in 1851, slO96S in 1862 ls 63l; and in
1853 sls 2e9 o. In their plans for ral; funds, the
board have aimed employ those men for this purpose
who also qualified for the mission4y work, far
as expedent. By the plan about the amount of
missionary labor is performed would be otherwise and
gratifying to know that although the donations to this
small yet the numbe donors is very large
hs has ths ssa the s
extensively than before. The missionaries have
preached to them in the highways in their dwellings in
their synsgosues and in Christian churches, in fifteen
cities, besides in large towns and villages There
have bean employed nne regular Missionaries besides
from five to seven colporeurs all converted Jews.
They have met with cordial reception by the wish
people and their MESSAGES Of consolation And salvation
have commanded respectful attention leis % evident
iy prevailing feeling among the Jewish people in this
country that mod@n Judaism not supply their spirit
usi wants They looking for something rational
and substantial The fruits Of missionary labor
the increase. They have been the past double in number
over the preceding yesr Fourteen Israsltes through
the insrunentality of the society, have publicly pro.
feted faith in Christ and the prospect is that twice this
rumber will follow their example during the next ysar,
for there is pow large number OF persons under nseuc
tion mary of whom hopefully converted. The TWEEN
tisn religion under auspices during The three years
past, sustaining credtabe profession in connec
tion with the respective churches to which ey belong
The encourage to labor in this field if the converts
to be few great arising from lae fact that
large number OF the converts themselves are qualified for
useful spheres of missionary labor Or the converts OF
the past Is employ ed az missionary teach
10 the eoored population in the West India Islands,
another is coSorteur ard u third formerly Jewish
rabbi is missionary to the Jews Of the 20 converts
mentioned is missionary, two colporteurs two
students preparing for the missionary work. and one
missionary teacher OF the Is, 600 or Jewish
il the world about every in CO is preacher of
the goslel The Board have had no fund appropriated
for temporal relief but by other eighteen prose
lyes have been placed in circumstances where they
obtaining n comfortable livelihood. Other missionary
efforts abroad in Europe have met during the past year,
with their usual success There are very few obsta-
Bibles, books and tracts among The jews in any
part Of the world. The new Board OF Directors will
enter upon their duties with nine regular missioa
aries, located in New York, Albany. Syracuse, Ruch
ester and Burso Cleveland Baltimore, Nashville Nex
Orleans Charleston, Savannah and Columbia Hartford
and New Haven Also with two regular coporeurs three
students who act coporeurs, and general
agent good prospect OF success in bringing 1sraees
to embrace the Christian religion IS before ther In
closing this abstract Of their report the board would
friends he has aised up fer the causeior the
with which he has guarded it from violent men-and
for the with which he has crowned their aboTs
THE SERMON.
Text the 7th chapter o. the Gospel Of St Luke and the
10th verse; cart thou he that shall come, look for
another"
The image, said the reverend gentlemen is the repre-
sentaiion Of person thing 1t different somewhat
from the portrait An image includes an idea of the
original of it beirg visible invisible II may be drawn
rom living original from the Imagination portrait,
on the contrary is picture from real iie including the
understanding that the original OF the picture pre-
sent when The portrait dra On the other hand
visibility invsibi.ity Of the original is included;
on the other hand only the visibility, and this Is the
distinction between an image and portrait Our
blessed Lord Is styled in the scriptures the image Of
the Invisible GoG-the express image Of his person.
Image worship, orithe Of images az aids Of worship,
Is somniy forbidden in the word Of God because man
can draw from HIS fancy imagination exact and ade
quae resemblance Of the person that he images Hence
t. make any to ss% an mage 81 se S no
pabe doatry in the intention and to use ouch image
resembling the Invisible Cod must be real practical
doatry. Hence images said in Scripture to be the
teachers of falsehood 1t IL the Lord Jesus in
his pre- eystan state sat for his portrait to be taken by
the Holy Ghost The drawn Ora Of y, ssiS' C. Christ s
original revealed in the New Testament, that it
seems that doubts are positively criminal il they
identity the orginal with the portrait Even John the
Baptist entertained doubt concerning the Messiah and
although when Christ did come, and bore such
resemblance in 40 mauy points between the person claim
ing be the Messiah and the description Of that
the old Testament, that be sent hs disciples to ask
him the question: and Christ replied Go and tell John
what you have and heard let him pare the por
trait with the original no and let him draw his
had heard and ard Johns doubts were removed and
he fully believed Now he must have been Judge Of the
charac Of the Messiah drawn cut in the Old Testament
Johns disciples ho were oil Jews, must have had some
judgment upon that question. First Is as to Chsts ad
vent Art thou he that hall Gomez One thing Is un-
vorsa Tha snta nator had received news and were
under strong expectations that some ustrious parsonage
would rise in Judea at that time. The most pous ana
intelig Mt among the Jews waiting the appearance
OF him who was 10 be the light Of the Gentiei and the
glory Of his people Israel All the world seemed to be
alive with exiectaon at that time that neither prior
10 that period nor has any expectation in unver
salty been at all equal to that which prevailed &C
ding to the concurrent testimony both Of Jew and
heather historian az to the coming OF the Messiah
Now the advent Of Jesus Christ at that time created
curious and wonderful excitement In tho public mind
thew erp cted him to come, and what mars would they
naturally lock upon the person that they expected to
come They must look for the marks that would natu
rally identify the character drawn in the sacred Scrip
and On that they would inquire most minutey "what
his descent and By what lae waa he TO eomev Now,