The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-26

a. their voices from their solitary fields TO minye
goodDsss he heavens bare down to our moth ns
and man II raised on high bsthishe N exaited
ssd rsi-se % III. beavers b, ask not my Christian
Cod hss co ma nsed ~: hs has the power he cone;
snosssi as be Who exists from eternity is born
Ia H.sssr, wsea n. snxsis fell from heaven
b. tho intexcafisn Of their vanity Rsdee Was
h. fr.sSsLis efh.ir God Bat this was not the case
Nth msrsisd No soeaer had our hrst parents fallen
thss he promised Rsassrsr and this promise he 70
ron time 70 ume tai all things ready for its
s.ps.d s~r The fall q Adam before the promised Mes
sab cane for had man ssen restored 10 grace immediate
y after his fs be you'd not have beea consoiou, Of his
voes would the mercy Of God have appeared so
great n. mysisry c-l.srs,s exceeds eli the mysts.
rss q the Church for n Is the origin q the many gaoss
r~e~fse ferrit then this solemn festival to
Ay ,ors ycu hr-sy the principal circumstances Of this
@ystsry. snd the manner 10 which 10 has been accom-.
pA~hsd Yea the mystery q the incarnation 10 to Be
soorea In syt a JOY rather than 70 b expressed In
votdsr hha nysssry hat man and angels win admire
for al sssrniy without being sbis comprehend 1t; it
bat the spr q awe Us any idea Of IT, and this
lbs esi Apostle tells when he says God snnihlatss
hnssh saiss agon ban The ior- q slave and ser
vsnt IL not hrs tho most sstonishng humilAtion he
united toe rsiur~s God ane man--ihs lord and the
ssnt-us greater add tins created. lie down from
Heaven, snd vS born IN stable 81 Bsthlehsm-bsrn in
poverty, IN hum hy; he had wait him unlsss
his bsmts mosh.r and pous father. There Vas
between cod sal uap vet this cd has Sesoms man,
but ~ tts ssas time BE- God and he not Only became
Has eas hs sso tees apon himss everything that vas
snt grcss Ia be MANNED for niss months In
bic msthsas womb he became sfant like uuto other
ehildrsa 70 ils hs, sabsci 70 al the ianrmtss, and
ulss sBc sisl nsss--snd an this he did for man. He
eoah hssc len bera IN ~ .naor and in wealth
b0t IA soFic ee not rquirs such . Rsdeemer,
soa.s =. s,rs. - sspse.sa N, IN. ,. M.,.,aa
h~ers b ne propbs that - should In humility
ss1 pss. orosF teach the world that BY the
sssns ksyylnss AZ Iessth va ars nag nigh
-hss ne h~cssmsr .as " nss- ks appssraaes Al an
IA 90 70 a. hamsis ,-xis-to NAV Who vas chosen
Above al others ~ he tbs Mother u the son 81 Cod st.
yoas 60 also sent % prepare his he spPssrcd Ia the
ths vsrh. A isngh ths uns afnrel-ths SEVENTY two
.~sls a yssrs forstoA BY the prophet Daniel had
slxp-ed-shs Romsn had esss.t and al things
10 ssats q p.Aesths wAo~ world vas Al rest uadsr
The Nm Esrsf Augustus
Tho X. ssuu-nas continued II st greater l.ssth 70
spsAk q The great mercy o. God towards exhibited
N The mystery % the on aud concluded With
sprss 70 tho bsnsvcsDss Of the conxr-gston behalf
10 ,rsry t.hoEe city this day he said
~ss 10 be appropriated From his srks learn that
hsss are 90 ss nan sven sana. % s,d aisy or
nunity Al the eoncl1sion Of his sermon collection
cas- isAsp ~ for this pralssva'hv purpose after
Which he services q ihs morning terminated.
OPENING OF A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The ss~ Pr seyterisn church. called the West nnssr
csureb us srishsa Ia west r~enty second street. BE-
tween xth and seventh avenues opsosd yesterday
for divine ssrviss sotsihstsnoipg il Christmas,
there decorations green gsriands about the
suidss lie the ether churches q me city such orna
msns being ecntrary 10 the Prssbyts tenss Thres
sermons we're delivered during the dAyone In the
las b. the Rsv. Dr.. Phillips 10 the afternoon. BY the
Sfring. The ehurea 10 very large aud ssat sdisss.
crested 81 o. thirty thouss nd dol rs Ia n
.nocsh TO conf s.s ii. work c,li..tsss we're tsiso
mp a. each service yesterday and handsome sum re-
thocsh nlng the church. which viii seat Eve hun
drsd vsers There gallery 10 the building except
for the choir In the afternoon and evening the attend
once Wa better than In the morning.
SERMON By THE STREET PREACHER.
The open air preaching and Temperance addresses
coDtsusa ys,te day % usuA t the foot Of Third street
and It's v,irty The enhorter very temp.rais In
their discourse. A. tie there over tuo or
three hundred persons present The chilly state Of the
weather kept the people the move Everything vas
quiet, and more excitement exhibited than on any
other Sunday experiment on ordinary OCCASIONS.
Mr. PARsos's SERMON.
10 the evening At o'clock, Mr.. Parsons delivered
discourse 1t the Thompson street church, between
Broc me and Grand streets. The audience exceed.
ingy small, numbering about hundred persons ras
exercises commenced By prayer and singing aster
which the street preacher introduced the couxrs
cation. lie began folio va" no. in the habit OF
taxing any particular text. generally take the old
apostolic plan in Dy Preaching, and read portion o.
Gods WORD and give YOU ast what the Almisaty sve.
me- but must confess that . it'll. diss ppoin.si
this ~ the small sz. Of the isnoe Last
spoke to be. reen fifteen and twenty
know that When ~ full congregation the Al
mighty lets his spirit flow freely NJ
founded the Word OF God and that ID high. unto my
feet and o. guies my path We vii read for Jour con-
sheraton this evening part Of the sec md chapter OF
St Luke. and the Why read this IL because IL
the anniversary Of Saviour. The coumi-n has bsen
"a To- lxh~ k~.x
forbear-to tell you that you sinners snt that
there no salvation for you except In Christyou mutt
and you can be baptizsd to night come here 70 wsrn
that the judgment In ~ hand Resist the devil AMI
an richer TO day than Queen Victoria. And Why Be.
cause have bseo born again; have been bapuzsd
anew; my sins have been washed away There little
the rspping devils II the old devil revived agAio
The speaker quoted At great length various passages Of
he das.sd ,pSruslsn Ro@.asm. and Mornoa. 70
gethsr and ssd that Gods holy spirit the oul,
Of savaton at said he mau thouli speak 0. the In
stuons OF your country and their danger from the nau
Of Jesus get thousand people listen bat
when you have the pure literal Gospel shown 70 you IL
anything else; cent read commentaries or theology;
don't read any thing but my Bible Yeu caa't ind
good trait in the Roman Cshoc religion Caris did not
found his church - Peter peor old human being like
my SELF his church founded in himself II 10 great
thing to have religion. man with religion may SIT
quietly down with serenity, II he IL . child Of
G.d though price Be get upon his head, and though
he knew that the Jesus were about to take bis life
p 90 n. Of my ss 'ps 70
have been to college, my friends and have
been to school but two weeks in my life never had
kind IA Their, mother brother that recollect,
since nine years OF sgs; and have followed the
from then until grown but yet have
found the great Am, and you hn1 fin also Wha;
good win BIZ your education and your privileges the
cay Of Judgment Ny maspr i, Gcd and expect
to behsld him in his glory, and then thall be ~
wealthy any II you fellow Christ you may not
be able to lay great deal Of riches In this world but
you will always have enough. Don't voc Know the
Bible say Seek first the Kingdom OF God and his
righteousness and all other things shall be added rhsre
is mistake about it. ask you then TO come 10 the
Saviour of the world, and may God Almighty ea1 you
coniider those things seriously and lay them 10 heart
and then tbsll you IN the heavens, and We shall
have glorious time We shall cit down with Abraham
and asc, and Jacob and there shall be able TO
tho q old Hugr enots that oil remembern
The reverend gentleman quoted very copiousy from the
Scriptures in the Of his and said
clusicn that he would give detailed account OF his
periescs in street preaching next Sabbath evening" At
the same place.