New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-27
The Beginning Of the world.


The following extract from a sermon Of Mr.. Spur
geon, the famous English preacher is specimen of
the eloquence which within a year or two has made
his name familiar in both hemispheres:
Can any man tell me when the beginning was?
Years ago we thought the beginning of this world
was when Adam came upon it; but we have dis
covered that, thousands OF years before that, God
was preparing chaotic matter to make it a fit abode
for mans putting races Of creatures upon it. who
might die and leave behind the marks Of His handi
work and marvellous skill before He tried His hand
on men. But this was not the beginning; for reveal.
ton points us to q period long ere this world was
fashioned-to the days when the morning stars were
begetten when, like drops OF dew from the fingers
Of the morning, stars and consultations fell trickng
from the hand Of God; when, by His own lips, He
launched forth ponderous orbs; when, with His own
hand, He sent comets, like thunderbolts wandering
through the sky to find day their proper sphere.
We go back to years gone by when worlds were made
and systems fashioned /; but we have not even APP
preached the beginning yet.
Until 60 TO the time when all the Universe silent
in the mind OF God, as yet unborn until we enter the
eternity where God the Creator lived alone every.
thing sleeping within Him, all creation resting in His
mighty, gigantic thought we have not guessed the
beginning. We may 60 back, back, back ages upon
ages We may 60 back, if we may use such strange
words whole eterntes, and yet never arrive at the
beginning. Our wing might be tired, our magma
tion would die away. Could it outstrip the light.
ning's flashing in majesty power and rapdity, it
would soon weary itself it could get to the begin
ming. But God from the beginning chose his people
when the unnavigated ether yet Unframed by the
wing OF single angel when space was shoreless, or
else unborn when universal silence reigned and not
voice or whisper shocked the solemnity of silence,
when there was no being, and no motion, and naught
but God Himself alone in his eternity when, without
the song Of an angel without the attendance OF
the cherubn long the living creatures were born
or the wheels ofthe chariot of Jehovah ashioned
even then, g in the beginning was the word and in
the beginning Gods people were one with the Word,
and in the beginning he chose them unto eternal
life
THE LATE MIsuNDERsrANDING.-To Mr.. Punch
Oblige me by publishing the enclosed cores
pondenee. Yours, DIZZY.
.sDear Derby-You reported to have said in
the House last night that you would rather not see
a Jew Chancellor OF the E2chequer.' You will
scarcely be surprised at my asking for explanation
Yours, DIZZY.
!. The Right Hon, ETC., ETC., July ll.n
g Dear Dizzy-You do not seem to be aware that
You are Christian. Yours, DERBY.
"The Right Hon, ETC., July H."
Dear Derby,-so am. Your explanation is most
satisfactory. / presume you will not object to my
forwarding this correspondence to Punch
Yours, DIZZY.
g The Right Hon.. etc., etc., July IL
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ore old associates.r