New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-07
BAPTIST AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE
SOCIETY
srRxos Br THE REy. ,. L. sAGooS.

sFRxoS by THE REy. ,. L. MACON
Tie annual diseeurse before this Socisty was
preached last evening by the Rev. +. l.. NlGooN,
d. d.. in the First Baptist Church OF Brooklyn
There were present in addition to the Rev. gentleman
already named, tie Rev. DR.. WEIGH, President of
the Society; the Rev DR.. Belcher, of Philadelphia;
and the Rev. DR.. Briggs After prayer by the
clergyman in attendance, the Rev. DR.. MACON came
forward and said in substance: Apologies are seldom
profitable in the pulpit; they generally partake but
little Of Christ, and great deal Of self Our sympa-
thies. brethren. will have double regret that our
brother cannot appear and also that under the pres
ept circumstances any brother should appear in his
ulocc But let us turn to tie words of a great Ms
sonary. tie writer Of the Episte to the Ephesians of
which We select the % chapter and eth verse:
"Ths. IN The come he might throw the exceeding
richie race HI kindness toward rs through Christ Jesl
We hnve to consider three leading topics embraced
in the language of this text. In the tiNt place, the
purpose in the ages to come; the glorious Gospel Of
God being given for all people, and extended into
nrnsrecfiye ages. We speak of Jehovah when We at
emtt theological definition, as Beng TO whom time
has 10 relation: the Being who IL the Eternal now
Fntlroued IN space before Him is the ocean of tlme
the realm of cur probation and existence. That In
finite Mind casts It's primary purposes INTO those vast
waters, creating npples which never cease-an age
floating into perpeuy. And thus do the ages roll on
TO the eternal bourne, that the cruces OF God may be
unfolded and participated in. All great souls are calm
the greatest always the camest. They rely upon the
stability of revealed religion, and thus are certain OF
ultimate success. All great growths are gradual the
greatest tie most gradual. God, the greatest OF be-
ines il the sowest in his movements. How calm ana
beautiful j. Creation TRUTH perpetual light which
burns uuon ruins and tombs; Death-the fountain OF
all light All who aspire TO become servants of God
must partake Of this oalmness, which l. reliance on
Faith.
The learned speaker continued in this manner to
demonstrate the manifest proyidenccs of God to the
human race He alluded to the song of Myrlam alter
the deyerance from Egypt and the guarding pillar
of fame 10 Moses dying in ohscury, after having
completed the work for which he was appointed and
ALL h. said that in the ages to come Jehovah might
" show the exceeding riches of his grace' 10 the
same great purpose might be ascribod the wonderful
Developments and purposes Of revealed Religion the
origin Of comprehensive languages, the discovery ol
Gutenberg. and in short every great truth which
has come to light, and every progressive movement OF
humanity Ii was the movement of the VIII OF God
which ptrmeates existence. The preacher closed win
an eloquent aud fcrvd appeal TO the sympaihs OF his
auditory. in support of the Missionary Societies.
collection was then taken up, and the exercises o.
the evening terminated with doxology.