The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-17
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE IN.
STiTUTION or THE NEW CHURCH.

GRAFTON OF REV. GEoRGE BUSH AT HOPE CHAPEL
Hope Chapel was Friday evening filed with most
respectable body Of ladies' and gentlemen, moety be-
hevers the doctrines Of swcdcnborg to listen the
address Of Rev. George Bush The proceedings com.
by the choir chanting the Tooth selection Of psalms
Rev Samuel Bcswick then announced that meeting Of
hose interested In the doctrines OF the New church would
be held In the lecture room directly beneath tho chapel
this morning at ten O'clock when various subjects con
recied with The welfare Of the church would be brought
up for discussion, and particularly the necessity
and expediency 81 forming some association for
missionary, publishing and other al nilar purposes
and @1 Sunday tn-rnsng next, religious services will
be held usual In the cbspel 10 Eleventh street, and
The close lhe most holy sscrsuen, Of the lords
city desire the presence this occasion, Of all their
brethren In the city, and likewise those Of the cities
adjoining.
On sunday evening there win be service and preaching
al the same place by Rev. Mr.. Brickman, who will give
some interesting dealls OF his aeors on behalf Of the
church amrng our German population.
Al the conclusion OF this announcement the reverend
gentleman Int oduoed the meeting the Of
evening the Rev. GEoRsE Brs, VINO proceeded 10 say,
that among all nations commemorative rites some
times ripcning into institutions, and sometimes petr
DING into monuments, have a. II we're, held in so
luton the grand historical OF which they
most soc 10 preserve the memory, and with as Of
this age The sabbatcal institution and the Sacramento
symbols Of bread and wine do indeed significantly shadow
out the central mysteries OF redemptop but IL not
Of the neablc disproporon between the sign and
the thing signihcss The establishment a church.
after the passing away of old tne like tho rising Of
a upon the earth, and the commemoraon OF u
usDsccnds the production 81 the event Itself and is with
view 10 devout recognition ofsuch that have
convened We propose 10 celebrate the huni edith
anniversary Of the establishment Of the Church Of New
Jerusaem-ihe and contamination OF all churches
the realized result ~ all prophecy; the assurance
Of all peace, prosperity, blessedncss and glory 10
granir earth n her coming generations We are assured
that IN OCCASION ~ osher effect will tend
10 give us new, quckenne, and realizing sense Of the
mro lance 81 the event commemorsed; that will i'm.
x.gst -.
come" We the interest thai Is taken In the present
anniversaries, and en 10 the glowing tiumphng OF the
cps Of the Redeemers kingdom The spirit the occasion
becomes contagious ana the pulse OF religious zeal beats
with more ervid throb the gash OF benevoence breaks
forth, and the soul " liberal MANN loses hs ascend
ancy, the Of pecuusry charity running
In every direction, when benghted humanity seems 10
claim them We but regret that Of The muodcs
assembled these occasions fer Ia o state
TO unite with us, bot tbss commemorative event
throws all others into the background Tue grand position
on which plant ourselves H. thu century the
execution 81 the last jutgmen, IN tbs spiritual world ush
cred In the vsst Of new ch ch destped 70 be the
crown cf all churches and 70 endure forever Then comes
the question: what necessity existed for the Providen sl
abclpbng ~ the previous Christian churchr Churches
arc nd pu'sey one to deterioration and decline hrt oy
b, love q domination, generating f,lsi'ies from which
tiue muhorm hercsies Of dogma &c. But nov In this
dsrkoess deafness and desolaron, In the midst Of the
ehrohs profoundest sumbers, The cry raised, BE.
bold ,he bridegroom comethr' The coming Of this
church concd.pt with the acme Of The churcbs
summation, and thst reached In 1857. We know n
said THAT the Lord was 70 come In the clouds of
HEAVIER, ard how these words have been con,orted We
START With the pouae thai the Lords second advent and
the judgment accompanying are not cynchroncal
with the end OF the world, but merely the
insugustory Of anew era and regard the supendous
event Of the second coming 10 end The old
church having been desolasd Of iN good must be sup
planted by this the The coming Of the Lord Il
the revelation Of the peculiar pre- eminent glory Of The
divine truth In the interior OF the word which
envrapped in the Of the letter that an
nvoucrum TO the sense Of the spirit This interior
10 the exterior what Moses the ark OF burushes
in which be laid what the divine babe OF Bethe
hem w@ 10 the swaod ing clothes In which he wrap
ped Man must NOT gaze up al this second adven, 70 catch
glimpse Il sublime epiphany but open bis Bible and