The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-15
CENTENNIAL CELEBR ALTON OF THE IN.
STITU CION OF THE NEW CHURCH.

This institution held their Centennial celebration on
IN sdAy morning. the lih inst in the Seventh Day Bap
t church Eleventh street The Asscmblagc worry
small In consequence Of the Indictment, state 81 the wca
thor bu, the &c hat comprised the audience were, with
out exception, tie ti, Of New York The exercises com
nencod With prayer by the pastor, Row. Dr. Barrett,
foiicwes by singing Of varou hymns by the choir Mr.
Barrett then delivered sermon the subject Of the
.Agss" from Revelations chapter l. Tth verse-'8e-
hold he cufnet with Clouds every eye shall Sec even
they that pierced him"
They had met, the reverend gentleman sai, com
rncfaoraie event which occurred hundred years
scosn event second In Importance ouly 10 that which
oeebr aed by the she phcrts Of Bethlehem and which
would 10 succeeded by no event Of similar importance
before the final judgment Of the world He referred 10
tho last Judgment which took place In the hand
q spirits In year 1867, from which they dated the
commencement Of that which Il symOolzei by
The New Jerusalem conllg dow ort OF heaven II
judgment executed u,oD world Of spiriho result
Of ouiIour ng Of the spirt Of God rDnsrqgeBos
Ard by n,eais o. hoh the good m the world Of risrs
.aras from thr evil and each arranged into
celestial and Internal socctes. The dark pheres beng
thus shut out here could be q and freer influx Of
love and wi tom from the Dsity. ibs last general ildg
meIt wouu naturally be In yiew Of s iaa mate
conncc;on between the spiritual snd the natural worlds,
10 produce ne~ order Of thing 90 Garth soch v-ibo
ana outward sign OF the Judgment hosever, must be slow
an 800" u Us oeNeiolr msns a. tae WosPelE o. our
country grew slowly ons Il The struggle for odl ma
loa inde tDdeBoe, aud dd n spring upon the land "a
denly Passing Over the mt vii Die manifestation VI the
ast judgment and secud coming o. the Lord Ia TIE world
OF sHts, with "uly refcrcuCe u the thirty years &c
trial which followed be the consideration Of
recent manifestations. the enlghla na-nt AID re
rsad progres OF mankind upon earth The events when
have ueO-tred rinoe 1851 cprrbocd The assertions OF
Swedenoors' uaat snew hsa dssned upon tle eAra, la
ooo-eqy,nce Of, -nd following medsseiy the enhghtca.
mei u TIE world 81 sparta There vas Il tie .oaal or
menia nTrovsmest IN v hat called the dars agcs
The huunn mss seemed h,n " tc In state of a.ph, xA
Bot W the last Iuc wears seem d 10 have arisen
10 ibe BleDts heavens Toe oirefsp,. btsecn day aud
night u summer AMI winter, M The yays World were
greater tiaD the dir stce between the cood,, or
the human MUD before and 1857 Ire con-uotion
q The United sate@ rccnguing bc fac that governments
Instituted ~ promf4e tb" good the governed had h.eo
written fince t-t period nd coad base been written
In The dark age Arrest Iatou nth evil aud religious
Liberty cssccived sbOn' The uae OF "a, last jidg.
ncni, born some tseuy year. later, aud bc- "a over
since grow ing ana pssperrg IL next glanced at tue
century, the improvements and cuveres 10 ma'hsn,
TIC, rouomy, e~ooy, ci' misty elsctrioy, boauy,
&c. all ds,ns .inoe i5sshe time Of the last Jadgment
hAuy absolutely sciences had been introduced With.
soepcc, abor ssvisg machines, the steam engine, the
mas se,c iees rsgs, sod Lbe improved modes Of travel
rrceni day. How could any fail IN sce thsi these
wcro all evidences ~ the second advent of The
I%d with power aud great glory. The cola-
tres where the creates, Improvements had been
made were thue where tue Rbse had been
made wore use whrrc the nbic VI beer mast s,udtaf
ncoa, spiritual trulh tins life and soul of all tra;h
The gre sirg sgr Of phs1hrepy the forr ston u voun
teef beaevcleni socsus, Bbl~ peace temperance aud
aud AMI slavery socesses &c, all hse epruag NJ within
The lsst century Thcrc nothing Of III kind 10 csu
nres revous 70 1851 Popular etgosdou had risen into
~ -,ranse nslaad - Srng regarded prerogaiv "
Wings ana nvot The TIA c poser % the prc-r, mud.
ped Thousand toid during usesntury, wss evidence Of
ivimspt % TIE Ifeiiccn q the .ec3nd coming Of the
dinprarsrcs &C snIs ,tnu and the exeu -ou or an on
hrhlcned worship Of cd we're comm nied upon No. /
think freely, lookine at Tie o, AZ y,,rine
Nobody fears atop and when A. h b.s,a or
{ 10 only laughed n. Pew found even 10 preach /
ma'ertA heL Of Gre and binzions, or Tie doc '