The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-29

ACADEMY on MUSIC.

occasion but when the irciemcrcy o. the weather
s.dered, nothing but active Interest in the
liZous Al and the promise OF 4 from
distinguished preacher could have drawn together
snch nrmcerS The great proportion Of those present
we,e Of tn serner sex, but there also good1 as
s,Enblge oi laiicf
On the stage Immediately behind the temporary
trum, were ranges Of chairs, occupied principally ~
ministers o.'resg;on Of VARIOUS demonstrations.
Tr Adams. who locked remarkably well. arrived with
preciso punctuay at tho expected hour. ana sooa after
took hts eest III trrnt Of the locturng desk
Tie exercises Of the evening were then begun with the
singing Of hymn 10 the popular tuac, "Lenox"
Bow sc the trumpet, blow;
The GLADLY solemn sound
Let ali the nations know,
To earth q rc,notest bound.
The year OF jubilee is come,
Reform, ye ,ansamed sinners home
A prayer then orered by OF the oiergymcn
present. after which collection taken ur " pay or
The Of The building and 70 defay other incidental
pansce.
Iho Rev Dr. ADAMS then proceeded to deliver a most
impressive, fofcibe and iearDed discourse Astounding
richness language depth ef historical research and
nvay q convincing power The Rev. gentleman selected
hs theme from the NTH chapter Of the lcok OF the Iro
III, sies OF Daniel beginning at tho twenty fourth
" Then Was the part Of the hand sent from him; and
~ writing written. And this $40 writing that
wao written Meme, inera, Tese Uph.isn. This is she
Interpretation Of The thngMrne, God hath numbered
thy Kingdom and finished it, Tekel thou art weighed in
the balance and art found wanting Peres thy kingdom
is divided and given 70 the Modes and rersians. Then
commanded Beishaz1sr, anc they clothed Daniel with
scarlet and PIT a chaiu OF gold about his neck, and
made proclamation concerning him, that he should be
the third ruler IN the Kingdom. In that night was Del
sbazzar, the King q the Caldeans, slain And Darius
tie Medan took the Kingdom, being about three hccro
and two years old"
'sIlD Whole = said the Doctor in beginning his ruy
eloquent DISCOURSE sDecd not physician but those who
arc sick The unlimited invitation Of tho gospel plan Of
salvation was "whossevcr will let him and partake
Of the Of Life freely" and that invitation st
ringing In the Of the human But the nournfu
which fail from tho lips of the son Of God
in these words''Ye will not come unto me that might
have c The wounded serpent craws 10 the spot where
his curative plant 70 be found, and cats and lives; but
mn win rot adm, that bis heart deadened hy sin, and
he viii not Apply the remedy pciutcd on. TO him.
not part o. his rhe prcachrrs) purpose to prove the
Inherent snfulness ~ the human soul by coatng
number Of exts from the sacred writings
be Wchld rather extract the testimony from the
living hearts around him. The incidents TO which
the referred must have drawn the attention of his
hearers 10 the great TRUTH and would explain the
rg ef the PREDATORY remarks he bad made. Transport
Yourselves continued the reverend gentlemen to the
ancient capital o. tho Babyonan empire at time when
shc the height cf her fame and rcnown-whcn she
ejecsd IN the glory OF her bra1en gates the beauty cf
Ter paiata mansions and the magnitcence Of her gar
dsrs reminding Of the marvcls Of Oriental fiction
than Of the htald and SOBER really Of history. As
eagle pounces down upon s prey did bis power sweep
from the towering heights OF the Caucasus crushing
us enemies on its onward march The man who was King
al this time was distinguished for his pride and the
travngancc OF his court, BIZ, there had risen power
sti further TO the Fsst which hal been accommodating its
forces and was scen then engaged in siege against the
BabyloniaD empire Two years before Be'sbazzar
had joined battle with Cyrus Of Persia, and within
his fortified walls, with tho Euphratcs afording
a continual supply Of water and with provisions
enough 10 last for wears he believed that his
posi,,on Mas ppre,snabe ard HE ,rinmrh secure-and
therefore, he abandoned himself to every species Of
VERY and sensualy. lie had Gear that he would
lie compelled 20 csptulate ana he made great and
gorgeous FEAST and thousand Of his lords gathered
i, the regal palace And that there might be nothing
wanting in the grandeur cf tho occasion the king
forward from he station and drank wine with the
thousand lords amid the glitter and the glare Of that
wSe SSeayea se Ss .ssrs 20 ae new sss
before, his grandfather Nobuchdnc had taken
city q Jerusalem and after the horrors and desoaon Of
bad carried away captive thousands OF the
daughters ~ the holy citythe sweet singers Of Israel
wboss voiceess har@ in token Of anenta,on hang
ing ulon the wlio~s which by The waters Of Baby
lon Among those cspves the youthful Daniel. who
proved himself 20 DO servant Of the Most High God by
series Of occurrences which carried awe with them.
lie proved h.s holy oce by and their ntcrprca
ion-by visions and their mcaniags-by prophecies aud
their fnlnlmeni. BY these signs he demonstrated
that there was siDe'y power greater than all other
powers, and this the God whom he served. Nebu
chadnezzar had not only acknowledged this but the dc
which he had Issued unto all people, nations and Ian
gurrcs, fully sttested that had firm faith in the do
mnion Of the Most High. II was, therefore, 10 be OBJ
s.rs.n s. va 10 - ,c True God
and the might OF the high God had been proclaimed by
Neeaehadnczzar Beishazzar was not, therefore, 70 DO
eonounded with those who were born Ia the night u bar
barrie ignorance He was, the contrary, well informed
concerning God For ali ths, known, Ncbuclad-
nazzar might have died the true faith. Rut Il was
enough that be had lett his testimony TO the wonderful
power and majesty of God And shis Bclshazyar know.
nS these things, was the who was in his palace
rounded by his lords and amid the grandeur of his ban
quot taxing bis ingenuity 10 do aront 70 name the
honor and the sanctuary of God For when mir,h and
that the sacred vessels which had been taken out
Of the temple at Jerusalem should bc brought forth
These sacred vesses which Ezra the Scribe hal wen
described and numberedbosc vessels which were oonsc.
Grated by their uponMount Morah, and
ted with 30 many holy "Reminiscences in the hearts Of tho
true worshprers Of Gcdwcre brought 70 the feast and
rsoaned by himself and his guests. There could be- no
excuse for such act II direct Insult 10 God
For 50 the record sThey drank wine and praised
The gods Of gold and silver &C brass ~ ron f wood and
Of stone They made OF God 20 pour their ba
tons before their heather dcites and shouted out their
fnR In III l.tx
orgies. But suddenly there n great change. Those
shouts OF laughter gave place 10 tho cries Of fear and
alright sat on the countonance OF the King and his
company. The fingers Of mans hand were seen NOV.
ing along the plaster Of the wall and tracing out myste
rous words u was ,ha, the King became terrified
and the strength Of The joints Of his lons
dissolved and his knees struck agains, ono
another IKE man under the influence Of IN.
controlled terror. And what was that caused such fear
To- come upon the kngY There flashing lightning
no rolling thunder rushing Of the whrlwind Hero
was no Moses strdng into the presence n the king ami
Threatening him with tho wrath az cod a. seen IN tho
plaques u Egypt. Here opening of the earth 10
swallow up the doa'rons rcvelnrs, as ksrah, Dahan
and Aberam swallowed up by tho wrath of God.
Here flashing lightning consume, Nadab AMI
Abba blasted from the presence of the Lord Here
was no living prophet denouncng the indignity shown
the Almighty M Elisha Old in The Palace oe Ahab There
sheecd Samuel rising up before the
strength urou ,he p,ars ~ the fss, ha ,bS, w ,s
bury the enemies Of his God and himself tho runs
Here was no phantom, no bloody appariton importing
danger 10 the king. II was simply the finger Of mans
hand writing certain words in the clear blazing light
Of that illuminated festival But what was in IL that
II should 30 much dismay7 Was Beshazzar not king
Why was he, then, extraordinarily afcctcdS why was
that he fcit ne had been struck by the finger or bin
who rides upon the pale horscS Was the ms gtery9 u
indeed mystery but Innocence would have gazed
upon nnmoycd The coming forth OF the hand and ts
movement uIon tho wall unsupported by any other hand,
was marvellous The reverend gentleman here showed
the mpossbly Of conveying the movement Of the hand
TO tho canvass and therefore of the finest paintings
of this scene given by Martha lost much Of their cct
IL was the mysterious movement ~ this hand which bad
struck confederation into tho minds of the multitude
But what occasoD there for the King 10 give himself
up TO apprehension Innocence would have regarded Il
with check unblanched and unsorrined stroke Of
the inspired pen had explained the "Hs thoughts
troubled him" The conscience Of the King disturb
Cd and before the words interpreted he Eel. that
they forboded good for him. He knew that this writ
ing proceeded from that God whom he had nsul,ed--
whose sacred vessels he had dishonorcd in tho
service Of idols. that God, who Sinai's mount
wrote with his own finger tho table Of stone,
Thou ehalt have other God but me" that
God who had brought down Ncbuchadnezzar from
his kngy throne herd and rrazc with tho