The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-11
ANNUAL SERMON OF THE NEW YORK
BIBLE SOCIETY.

BIBLE SOCIETY.
The annual sermon of the New York bible Society was
delivered last evening at the Presbyterian church {cv
Dr. Aexander's), corner Of Ffh avenue and Nineteenth
street largo attendance Of the congregation and SUD.
porers Of the Society took place After the performance
Of voluntary the services opened by the Rev aac
Ferris, D. D. who offered up prayer The Almighty for
the prosperity Of Mo Society. Inc s.sh hymn then
chaunted.
Rev. N. L. p. Thompson, D. d., Of BurA,o, ~ Y, 40.
oordng announcement. proceeded deliver the annual
behalf Of the socicty. He took bis text the
10Th, 10Th and 2Ist Of st. Matthew: Then the dis
clpcs 10 Jeeus apart and said why could not cast him
outS And Jesus said unto them because Of your unbee
FOR verify say unto you, 70 have faith q grain or
hence TO yonder place and shall remove, and nothing
shall be impossible unto you. Howbet this kind goch
said the mustard seed, although small produces
large and like faith, expanded nightly. The doc
but when SEARCHED into we and that il requires evidence
and satisfactory proof Thero must be satisfactory proof
" mans mind that there Is Saviour before he can be-
neve In him He would aiiude 10 miracles and give Illus
aions Of the necessity OF faith; the faith % perform
miracles nko those performed by Jesus Christ Is not
huwever, aitanahle by Al all events, II IL evident
that God does no, intend he should have the power per
form them. Yet have pretended 10 work miracles
ko hosc Of Christ Ether they .eld lies were crazv or
deceived man may In this age really believe that hc has
the power 10 raieo tho dead, and that he IL omnl.
potent, bat this "a mere hallucnauon Of hls brain.
remove mountains. Let The word be spoken and Chin
boraza could be tskcr and thrown Into the sea- What
@ s na i'ea o s wS s
erected the pyramids DO could mountains
and illustrations nigh, DO given Of the power Of faith
ming. 7hs pOor druplsrd only sclr rss 70 e1sbo him
cast Of the monster evil II be thought that no could
ouperaie himself and become reepecabs member ofso.
orxy and bod shh 10 q Al would be not enap lns.anane
ousy asupder the cords which bind him 70 the demon
TIE reaper In The Geld canned reap without faith
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All the ample sce OF NE are performed by fslih
Columbus by possessing tho invaluable gem, discovered
America white the ssvans Of Europe laughed ct bin pro
poauons y he sseered right across Tho and his
fond expectation realized 20 with Hannibal with
Rome 90 sucosssy. Bopss~rs BELIEVED n fsh sscS
rendered hin almost uvsnsibe; and enabled the children
Of Israel 70 pass through The Red sea The wah Of jericho
Bo1s pu out Gre and turn 70 asha armies And 20 vim
ambassadors was nAith ssed in performing Thorn
nSs han he ncyensrs os moun.s.ns A.. be scoon:
plished. BE uiumphed IN his mighty undertaking by
ee simple energy cf bis fslth, ~ Paul "a 90.
In God win keep down devils. Have therefore NTH
N Sod, doubt not hs powsr and saooess must follow.
Chrstsis joned xsesher 70 do something for Cod and
he would exhort them and his hearers 70 hare strong
fah IN Cod and IN Aer power 70 d.en,na.e he Gospel
and sprcad through the means cf their Society al
the scrh II. not she nurdsrer thisf OF evil dces be
without hs Eble any mp ealing On the scsom q shs
undertaking INV 70 accomplish IT, But here v.s no evil
denoe that c Church ready for sch onsAus upoo
he realms Of darkness and spiritual ignorance. would
be opposed 70 all The anaosics OF the pax acd n he pro
sent 70 bore fcr such . rcsorn,asoc.
Amer fsv further remarks Ms rvcread sesisnsn
closed.
collecsoo ~ usn taken up
AMERICAN NOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The annual serroc In behaN q ,he American Hose
Missionary Society wss prcschod by The Rev Julian N.
ssorssvan, D. d. President o she Illinois College, In TIE
kahisoo square PreebytrAu church, (he Rev. ~. All
ameD corner Madison avenue and ywensy ourn rees,
NJ evenns, 70 and highly respectable audi
ory. Amer Vie usual preliminary devocoai sxecises, The
rev@end eeopemas sid bis saxt vosld be found in Ma
thew, ios chapter 9Th and elh vesses-" These twelve
J~us cent fcFth and commanded them, saying, so not
Into The vy q Me- Gsnillee ana into any city q The
sAnAy,ians enter ye pcs but 80 ~hes 70 Tie Ios sbcep q
the hcrse q isrsea-"
he m.ssosk nct The payea reader a The Boie ocn
greatly mspprsbecdcd Nbceo words, end some evcn rc,t
Themselves shccSed ., ne scnarneps spTroeed 70 30
pressed In them. Many perecus seemed 10 copsder The
jewish Desperation conpists failure. But The object
that ancient economy uas 10 qualify people 70 receive
ness Of the divine revelation, and 70 constitute e Jewr
missionaries 10 publish his glad udngs ~ The NATIONS and
found the Christian church In many lands. doomed
Itself " speedy destruction because cruc.f0d the Ayuor,
but there were thousands among them who prepared
70 appreciate the doctrines Of the Son Of Cod while the
Grecian philosophers Knocked, and asked, "What VII
this bebblcr say Jews the first missionaries and
Jerusalem becane the, very centre and citadel o. the
Chrsten religion. Prom that city Jsw.sh men carried the
F0Psi ne kSphrs,es and 70 Ms bsrss 81 the Rhine aud