The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-25

LOCAL AFT AIR S.
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n>sesalatsen Of the Rev. George Defozrest
Essso.. ar Pastor OF the Eastern Congrega-
tsonal Church, Madison Street.
NE ceremony of installing the pastor of this church
rpoA place on Wednesday evening, March o. in the
essence of q large congregation, who were deeply
lnpressed with the solemn exercises.
The ceremonies commenced by reading the minutes
q meeting held by the clergymen Of the Congresa-
MsuA Church, which dismissed the late pastor wno'
nom Sickness could not attend to his duties ana IN
nAting the Rev. c. d. Folsom as the future pastor.
The choir then sung three verses Of the ist nymn
Yhe Rev. Mr.. Ray then read portions OF the Scrip
FIRE from the 10th chapter OF Isaiah, and the Atm
snapter Of the Epstle of St. Paul to the Ephesians;
.fter which he offered up eloquent prayer, be-
ssoching God to help them in the undertaking, to
accomplish which they had assembled there that
evening.
The 1921 Psalm, from the Scriptures, was then
ing by the choir :" was glad when they said uuto
ne, LET us 60 into the house of the Lord
The sermon for the evening then delivered by
Few. Dr. Cheever. He took for his text Restore
mts me the joy Of thy salvation, and uphold me with
Nv free spirit. There will | teach transgressors,
nv WAYS and sinners shall be converted unto thee
Psalm 5Ist chap. 18th and 18th verses. knowing
therefore the terror Of the Lord we persuade men,
bat we are made manifest unto God and trust also
ere made manifest in your consciences,' second
nptle Of ST. Paul to the Corinthians, 5th chap 18th
verse The terror of the Lord he said kept Job in
state of holiness and it the terror Of the Lord
which also awakened David, when he found that he
lad lost the salvation of the Lord which he pleaded
God to restore to him. What the terror referred to
BY the Apostle ST. Paul that arrested men in their sins
and turned them to God. The immediate context
disclosed that terror which the terrors OF hell and
. Judgment by God. st. Paul preached those ter
rors, which had great effect on his hearers There
was no terror like that referred to in his text There
ID none which bears any description to it, 3" the
wrath Of God abdeth on him who belieyeth not in
cur Lord Jesus Christ St. Paul would never have
preached this terror were 1t not to show them their
danger and to present to them an argument which
alone can move sinful sou-of all things it was the
bat adapted to move hardened sinner. Men would
never quit their sins if not driven from them by fear
Men would never come to Christ unless compelled to
do 30 by the fear of the Lord Some men may think
that this is a very degrading way of restoring man
kind; but is there anything more hateful than the
samity of men with God There are many to whom
s terror is dstastefu and do not believe that it is
The best way of restoring sinners Men would go on
forever SHINING if there was not some retrbution in
sore for them. He then alluded to the rich who never
think OF the half starved wretches which are number
ess and would be glad at all times to get the crumbs
from his table, His principle is not to encourage the
poor beggars by giving them money. II he IS asked
10 contribute towards building house of refuge for
the poor, or a church for Gods people ne will say,
"Oall again, and will think OF it, He then con-
tended that the preaching of the word OF God would
do no good if the law of God was not also preached
Each implies and enforces the other; each is help
less without the other Was there anybody who
would. see God unless he fell down. confessed his
sins and was meek? Christ came not to heal the
righteous but to call sinners to repentance. 1t could
1nnv han hio That NO1 Nffa
mp his only begotten son to save sinners. From his
subject they learned the wisdom OF plain dealing
with the Lord. No preacher OF the Lord has ever
been such preacher of terror as his son Jesus
Christ. The reason he preached it was because his
heart was all love- and full OF compassion for US mi
SCRABBLE sinners There is no salvation except that
from endless hell. Paul was the greatest inspired
preacher of love. Bunyan, Wesley, and Luther,
were all like him. They preached the terror Of the
Lord, and were wonderfully persuasive Some men
mistaken in the kind OF preaching which is most
salem and about the beauty Of heaven, but about the
terror Of the Lord they will never be able TO turn
single sinner heart. Agrippa said that the terror
Of the Lord almost persuaded him to become
Christian. A man who expects to get 10 heaven
must have both the experience Of the terror
and Joy Of the Lord. He then said that they had no
idea Of the danger Of secondhand religion. The
subJect was, ne said, applied not only to the minis
ters Of Christ but every member Of the church. No
minister fit TO preach the word OF God unless he
believed what he was preaching truly himself. He
concluded by saying that their gh should Sflne De-
fore men, so to be guide TO them. Let il De a
light Of the knowledge and experience OF Gods sal
walton. This was his most earnest prayer for the
congregation and pastor, in order that they may be
able TO know the love OF Christ, which passeth all
understanding.
Rev. Mr.. Beden then delivered the installing pray
er, asking God TO bless the pastor wnom they were
installing He commended TO God the pastor elect,
and besought God 10 grant him all that grace and
salvation which his situation required, and that he
might preach the terror of the Lord TO all his hearers
The Rev. II. ;. Carpenter then charged the pas
tor. Ministers, he said were regarded by some men
as business men. Ministers should be holy, FOR the
ministry was the very pen OF God II there De any
deterioration Of the ministry, it not only began N the
congregation, but among the ministry themselves
The right hand Of fellowship was then extended to
The Rev. DR.. Folsom, the minister installed, by the
Rev. Mr.. Grinnel
The choir then sang anthem, selected from the
ffty-second chapter Of Isaiah.
The Rev. Mr.. Beecher then charged the congrega-
lion.
The Rev. Mr.. Atehison then delivered Gp short
hut eloquent prayer.
The benediction was then pronounced 10y the in
stalled pastor after which the congregation departed.
The Deaf Nutes.
sHALL THY not HAVE A CEUBCH
On Thursday evening the Sd inst, public meet
ing was held at the chapel Of the New York