The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-01
Crystal Palace.

SERMON OF TIKI REV. H. ". BELLOWS.
very large audience assembled last Sunday evening
the Church Of the Messiah, in Broadway, to hear ths
Rev. DR.. Bellows upon the 'Moral Significance Of ~
Crystal Palace"
The reverend divine took for his text the following
words from the twenty rst chapter of Revelations 10th
18th, 18th, oath, 25th and 9th verses
TO- And he carried me away In the spirit to great
and high mountain and showed that great city tAs
H. Having the glory Of God and her light like unite
stone most precious, like jasper stone clear e
is. And the building of the wall ef it was Of jaspsr:
and the city was pure gold like unto clear glass.
"a. And the nations of them which are saved sha1
walk in the light of it, and the kings Of the earth q
bring their glory and honor into 1t:
u. And there shall In nowse enter into 1t anythiax
that deflcth
These words ars symbolic Of ths present time Ths
New Jerusalem Is fast approaching US. Our New Jsruaa
ierz is decorated by all that from the mines q
earth or the treasures Of kings There temple in It.
for it is all temple 1t Is full Of the works OF all nations
nd governments for kings and rulers all contribute to
it. and behold the tabernacle Of God is with men, We
should not translate the gospel too literally While No
look to future world for bliss and happiness never
theess, this world is viii ia God pro and N
which the Saviour first commenced his ministry While
in the flesh influence in the Divine government
Is limited to the appearance of the world We
look to zee no much the world is doing to unversalss
the goodness and happiness Of tho world. To The
world is to the happiness Of all who shall entsr
INTO am led TO these observations refcctinG
that great exhibition open in city Having bssn
frequent vsiter do not deem IL 60 dag
to look TO its moral significance have been struck with
the wonderful indifference manifested by citizens b.
wards that greatest collection Of works n
the Western world. think that huge temple Of glAas
yopder teaches great moral lesson Let make an ex-
animation. Its FIST lesson the union OF and man.
The fertility Of tho earth has been distinguished among
the OF the globe and the productions OF any ono
country meagre in comparison with the wants and
products Of the world This should teach sectional
emulation. II any one aatters himself that french
i nIVIan t~hI
instead Of being only trsnsporable he IL very much mis-
taken. What hope would China have IL she the
exclusive tea producing country OF the globe Provi
dence has divided he feres nd products OF the earth
with view of mai ing in seme degree dependant
upon the other Tho poorest of all effects produced In
observation of that which beautiful is initatisn
And, the American machnist when he looks upon ths
obelm tapestry desires not to weave better tapestry
but to make more complete, perfect machinery.
Few things valuable the experiences of observa
ton of the works of Providence not poor t.
scatters different wants different production That
nations which buys and sells with is valuable 70
than that which surrenders its sovereignty TO u.s. and
thus honest commerce IL desired through inter
change of national feeling and thos peace riumphs
pson Of the earth deeterious to the best interests q
the globe, What the opinion OF Frenchman towards
an EnSlishman and elsa ,sgsa This feeling is svi-
dence Of i'll culture In the second place let look ct
tho typo of the union Of in nature The progress
towards matsriaism Is plainly indicated by this sxhi-
Tie Pa Lace but the show window Of the workshop Of the
world through il what is to be sold fer com.
the uateriaIism
Inlsd tables delicious odor graceful Dishes water power
machinery, all tending to happiness and comfort.
And it might be askeo Goes not this tend toward the
tame eieminae luxury, and incidence, and materiasm,
| which has sunk nations before usf / that
| he eyes OF would Ill with tears at
ihese bats and lures fer the appettes Of mem and No
ought TO symrethze, TO extent might suppose
Win these thoughts that rushing towards corrup
tion and ruin and apparently forgetting the simple road
Of lie by yshng the richness OF this world upon tho
bcdy. in 70 this should remember that the
decscies Of the body centre in the soul and the condi
Of
The mind in Is deveorcment hecps pace with the decen-
cics aad usagcs Of civilized fe n rude man spit upon
fore he does he iaiecen. act again II he whites his
.css make il OF rosewood and saD, ho will hesitate
RAILING only whom /. il e1cuye. In that It u
coupled with tyranny and oppression But in our coun-
try luxury is dinus,c Look st the Palace and Jon win
that those things are the finest viii are the cheap
The Queen any better pins, write with
better quill ride smoother grsnder railroad,
perhaps eat any better bread and butter than tbs
common housemad Then how dicren. Is the luxury a
this age WHICH has gone before t Vow the Whole
world are consumers and ihe,s there Is demand for
the whole world prouceis The gokl not rns
Cor the prince millionaire but for the industrious ana
vruous trade The Crystal Palace itself Is proof a
tho diffusion OF LUXURY. II IS not a,show for the idle an
the curious, but IL is grand worldwide adyertiseneat-
What bcnefaetor Is the bumblost inventor envy ha
who only rounded tho eye Of the needle fr by t tho
mother sitchee her cdrens clothes and by It finishes
her labor and goes to bed half hour earlier Every
listen every dloT IS criminal and clod upon tho
cas held Of the world Again, such m exhibition ..
The tends to Link man 70 Cod Iawaksns sentiments q
huL,iiity, wonder, and appreciation Of Gods good
% nS a sa !" sSssss all things
tod. The MARBLE the genius the opportunity and tbs
inventor himself all Of and from tod himself What
bs unlike iron and glass than the ore and the
ssndf And who can doubt that the materials in
tepded strength and transparency and God lcfs 70
| tho Ingenuity Of TO find u out Nature humanity
and history are God IL over ALL and through
these OF trade the chariot wheels Of tho Gosps
rcn on towards It's destiny and end. What mean thess
on roads these bands Of machinery these wonderful z.
ventons but the fact that God is unfolding physically
what he has done before morally These new wsrka
| teach the lesson OF universal brotherhood. Yes, ~
lrethrcu Christ shall the earth again. Chxiae
REACHES his Gospel throush these agencies 10 svssv
tongue and race AL Cod looks le~n beuyosrvy upSa