The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-26
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER &c. 1852

Auch as we are in need OF faith Faith Is the essec
gin of God No power of human reason can bring !.
about the human mind for, like hope and charity II
Git Of Divine origin Without faith II Is imp ssble 70
please God. The first stage of tho Apostles minds was
no. strong they wanted perfect faith; they were sew
believe and the hour OF trial came betrayed nm
Although faith often infused into the soul by BAPTISM
nmay in after life be direct gift from Cod and the sacr
mcnt confirmation has for its object strengthen tbs
faith and make firm soldiers OF Jesus Christ The neces
sty Of this TO every obvious, SINCE when
has been wanting, faith also has been wanting the
early Of the world before the institution OF yhs sa
cranert, proves this fact the Christian religion com
posed Of certain mysteries which is necessary TO be-
lcve however ncomVrohensibe they may There
may BIO shade OF doubt lingering in the mnd concern
ing fact proved by mathematical any scientific rea
sonug But the belief OF the Christian Is unwaveru be-
cause founded the revelation OF infailbe Sod The
question may arsc how shall we know that revelation Is
from COD The answer Isl by the establishment OF a
church, which is the perpetual testimony of Gods
will Take away the charch, and there would
be proof that the Scriptures reliable for the be,
Ike history any other document, is not sufficient
this the establishment OF Chrss church has given to
Gods word. II is true that VIC nav conclude that the
noe irem certain inherent caares is probable, bat st
the positive testimony which he existence OF tho church
gives Is requisite. is Unnecessary that the christian
should understand every thing faith all that is necessary
and rs so intended by God. How then to obtain this
quality is 70 be obtained by dosre TO obtain IT, let
us believe therefore, that may know more more,
and, like the blind nan by te way side, be DESTROYS o.
seeing
Owing - e lateness OF the hour the Archbishop lere
brought his sermon to close, and then addressed few
the sacrament Just received advising them TO remember
the valuable gift Of faith and strength bestowed upon them
con1sens tnem to resist temptation, and urging them 70
prizo their gift above all earthly blessings.
SERVICES AT THE NEW TABERNACLE.
Divine service opened in the Tabernacle church.
ner Of Sixth avenueand Thirty street by the sing
ing Of anthem in solo and chorus and the
tnued in the usual solemn and impressive style highly
learned and argamcntatvc discourse delivered
their conclusion by Rev. DR.. Thompson who had the
qualification 70 have before him congregation OF about
700 persons The sermon was in reply TO some views
which have recently been published by philan-
thropsts and others, denying the doctrine of future
punishment for sin The preacher took for his text John
xxxv. s6The father oveth the son, and hath given all
things into hands He that beeveth on the son hath
everlasting e he that bccveth not the son shall not
see life, but the wrath of God abdeh on him. After
noticing the argument of those he undertook refute
the effect that nasmuch God is the father Of His people
He could not create place OF punishment for them he
proceeded to show that while Gods patrnal
clearly held forth in the tcSt the equilibrium of His divine
nature is no less beautifully shown by the expression,
The wrath of God abtleth him. He then went on
show that Christ and his Arostcs always held forth
mfstakeaby the doctrine u retrbutive justice, and that
there is no paterpa relationship between God and the
wicked from the words addressed by Christ to the Jews
You Of your father tho devil and many other pas
sages of Scripture. The preacher then turned TO the
mythology OF the ancient heather 70 prove that
the hupan mind Is so formed that II cannot
conceive noby Of the Deity If does not represent him
equally DESTROYS Of rewardng the good punshng
the guilty The Greeks represented him with the scales
justice hand and the sword OF retributon in the
other Their poets and philosophers including the great
Plato taught the views The history of ancient
Rome accords with Greece in this respect There find
Farquin, Ithc Proud, murdered in the midst
Of his power for act of dishonor when
the reekng body Of Lucretia is presented in the
streets and the voice of the multitude who cried tDown
with the tyran " is this very day reechoed by every
who reads Roman history though the distance Of full
two thousand years Why do we applaud that part of the
head IL ought irp
Had SHAKESPEARE not turned his play this way it would
long since have been Kissed from the stage for
the same purpose because being made in the likeness
Of our Creator cannot conceive clearly of thing noble
WITHOUT rctribution for crime The preacher ntimated
his intention of continuing his subject future dscourses
and concluded with much eoquence.