New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-18
PVBLTC MEETINGS
ANIMAL NETTING or THE NEWBORN hhrh-
ODIST EPISCOPAL C0NFBRRN, b.

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1- Conference continues it, esson in the lane g" ~
.tv-,h Tie New-YoSk ". T.. Conference Mas'ons',
Society," held is r,yGfti Anniversary OF Tuesdiy ~
~ tie afternoon md in Il e evening
Tie annual sermon was prClched n the morning by the
Rev Dr. HotpocK The text was taken from ESck'ei.
ch ~ v S-9 The preacher san thai o. 4" the remark
able fsiates IN God administration OF husrn aars as
that ~ finCf he furnished witne 800 o' s power
nc q hs grace Even in the DARKEST ilrs- tese nave
been light. yhA shed ineORside-sble lrsion OF the
creators Cssry. Tin truth oby Dus IN the etriie
acss Of which have any account i-C,n the srvl WI
II - Nosh ehara ;erzed The period o. man h''hy oe
fore Ne food Abraham andJ Oh Snd oihc' lusons eiE
different times have equally Affected the
IncillC js' laid down Buh is not uece~sa a. cOn"e our
rtmaIi~ his suhjeC. the remote ages Tor copar-
ALVEY modern times the great truth ~ les yIssble
and dsfufabe At the remarkable period - me iSeor-
nation there appeared luth.r hcaucth'n thf LwIri.
by whose intellectual energy she abuses OF ltomaism
exIos@ and lis cireTarably shaken The cor
rupt reign " Louis XIV history points 10 MADAME Grycu
and Ferelon and in The disscu,s reign ., thsr ~ t'e'r
Baxter. Chief-Iusfice hSli ana hachaei hu >tl
Ire preacher said tia, iheoosians reSrt the
aI as symbolzing the different periods Of revealed -e-
eicu while Others thought refrred 70 the different
stasss Christian life esnoed IN the individual he
wouls however take another view Of the subject and
consider rather repTosonng the progress OF h's
kim lsm earth. The beginnings IN Christianity were
IL all inconsiderabie lis gregt tosnder commenced
hi- memorable and glorious career Sl few Jews YET
in the M. wears overspreaa the territory Or
JudCa passed into the countries ot ihe Geni1lts
reaChet te great cities of Greece ami ASIA MINOR and
even dNaIctd 20 imperial Rome. aLd n the space OF
three centuries it superseded paeansm AMI became the re-
licon of the civilized globe. But; Notwithstanding shis
rapid ard wonderful progress of the Gospel had not yt
attained lie full development nor secompnsnsd the s"a.
design of God The whole OF northern Eurepe was sii
cry eoped the gloom of berDarsr. There Has, besides
very considerable portion of Asia 20 Which the light OF
Christian civilization lad not yet extended fhere We.e
for instance British Islands, which had NOT yet Tex the
humaniang influence of the Gospel aud whore ne stern
and cruel res Of Druidca superstition universally pre-,
vailed. China. Japan, a large portion OF Asa ana
much of Africa were still buried deeply IN Pagan dark
ness Tie had yet come when Christianity vas 20
spread lis universal dominion over Ire globe ms was
the ultimate destiny of the Gospel and from rs nature 1t
peculiarly fitted for that dCstiny Christianity was es-
sentay adapted become the religion o the human race
local in its tendencies had Il reference 70
particular times particular sections OF mnnkr In
deed ore the proofs of false religion Is lis want oi unit
versatility The religious systems of Egypt Greco" ana Rome
were gnedly adapted TO ana 10 ncoe
True Mahomet endeavored to make his religen nnlNer-
sal but that attempt signal failure Inc Koran Is
not adapted TO man. human nature generally but 10
man confined 10 certain times and places The grahca-
tons which holds forth in this life and IN the next nave
nothing in common with the pure and refined pieae'es
principles of Christianity The religion OF CHRIST on me
contrary addresses itself al all times, IN all la'
and under all circumstances ana thus shows th II + Ne
vine The preacher then enlarged upon the nniess OF
N,,hodsm 10 carry out the great ends OF Christ m
giving his Gospel the world, and showed how conducive
the Mn onary enterprises were to thHgr,a' purpose
EVENING SESSION.
Tie business Of the evening session yesterday principally
consisted in the reception and adoption of various reports
Tic mos, interesting Of these one on the question ot
Temperance. The report accompanied with series
Of resolutions recommending the preaching of temperance
nj least one day in the yearthe enactment ot stringent
prob h,orv liquor law essentially the same as the name
iaw-the subsection disciplinary action Of ali meHoers
connected with the reception granting OF rum licenses
strongly condemning the conduct oil 1o'' seymour !"
veiong the Temperance bill. ,
The of these resolutions called forth long and warm
discus sion in which several members OF the difference eN
pressed their unqualified condemnation Of The CONQUER OK
Nyhila others although they regretted tne
course which he deemed right to pursue declined 70 ac
cede to resolution the object of which wac to npearp me
conduct of an executive officer. The question AS g"rH
the hole report then put the vote OF the
when was resolved that the matter should be lad on the
table for the present.
The Conference adjourned TO "a o'clock this morning.