The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-08


imp-rtanes Of organization IN the saIvaHsn Of the
world. The tsxt Of the sermon was taken from Ac's,
marks shs speaker observed that judaism inherently,
had missionary element In tit WAS smnsnty sta
ss 20 %
die The self denying love which mpslled the voluntary
combinations of persons 70 act togt6sr for the
Of inward hight Notwithstanding the grandeur of the
old the simplicity Of the
and Ill the miraculous energies inpartsd to the ant
disciples, still the members OF the church ct Jerusalem,
n % s 1os ss
to be converted They did not conceive II possible for
the heather to receive the doctrines OF Christianity with
first treAdBg the path Of Judaism and then coming
belief in Chdst 1t necessary, therefore, that
Divine Providence should teach to them clearly the
Of its dissemination The death Of Stephen the proso
martyr led the separation of various ba OF
sr.rds snaSd spheres y sc"S rSs,
forth to make known the Gospel their resp ,ns
biy, not as missionaries sent out BY church as al
organized nstrumenislity In consderlng the origin Of
uspce Of Provie directing tbs early Chretans
he fold Of Chris's Church. At Autioch, Barca,
Cyprus, and other places, those Christian pilgrims
s The Greek was 1t that tue, throushous
toose Eastern countries the language Of ,mmerce,
diplomacy and htsaturs Those pilgrims we're necessa-
rly acquainted with that language and the manner In
whish they made Of their knowledge OF 1t at Antioch
exceedingly strange indeed. That those wandering
Christian Jews should undertake TO instruct the polished
Greeks upon suect-that they should undertake TO
inculcste the doctrines OF Jesus to these educated
heather, seemed bold and daring experiment truly.
Yet 70 II wAs and they too for the scriptures
assured that when they came to Antioch he spske
to the Greeks The knowledge OF that tact an the AZ
tenoant success reached 70 Jeru alsm where the
apostles had remained, the staff it were or the pi
grim army The intelligence resolved doubt with
apostles saw the imperative neoessi Of carr, ing
what had been so auspciously begun. The Christian
n o Ss ssd up
proceed TO Antioch, and to remsin there IS
ance Of the Lord was provident-of God, who
wofaea I nus WONDERS In spys.erious way wSo
storm Thus the first Christian church took It's FIST
Sm.a s,ep oi Go II T .ae MI an sss
Sommd snons tha !, NE 81 R.rnshas H
naive of Cyprus he had been wealthy, but disposed OF
bis properly Tor the common benefit does not appear
sra no sarans Of hts remsinnv to shov
his literary ability but a. all events the scri pturss
formed US that he man fall OF the spirit OF the LORD
,;u;s.ar S.h rs ths ~. b"r, ~ ChMr.h ~ Iaru
sasm sent fol ward as their missionary to Antioch the
capital Of Syria The speaker then traced the progress Of
n. a. 4Socn me 60 UpetaHon ., s;u WIN
Antioch there the followers Of Jesus Christ rst took tbs
name Of ChIistans previously thev had been dsnomna
100 1s . ana Na1slshes ne @ Sa.
bv which that eary Cb,istian Church undertook the
evargezaton Of the world The direct command Of the
Lord to the Apostles that Barnabas and Saul sh ud DO
ss apart clearly imported that ttsy wsr. to DO dssg
ire ana ps1s hss thy Of The
crsa sihos q ni.s,oraryi v. the inau.uI..,n Of
together to erd missionaries to the beathen bring
Christian grace TO all mankind And In the revelation
e. We sS e0d
tend bis mission on earth it was the fa accomplish