, 1862-04-22

ADDRESS OF REV. r. L COLLYER.
(TEe following is brief synopsis Of the very
able address delivered BY Rev. B. l.. Co1lyer. be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Association, at
their annual meeting On Sunday evening last and
to which reference WAS nade in our yesterday is-
Mr. Col1yer said-Heayen Is without calen-
dar: it has no June-no December: changes
from spring time to summer, from summer to
autumn, from autumn to winter, are unkupwn.
There is no Christmas, no day Of Ascension,
no fast da3, no day Of special Thanksgiving.
no recurring anniversaries : It has q perennial
condition Of activities and praise. an
effort to cover oyer the burpfngs Of VesuVfus
with cloud would be futile: but not SO vain
as an attempt to smother into silence eternal
| ciples and forcea, by which generations are to
| be governed, and enterprises carried forward,
| naY, for the while, like gems Of rarest worth,
| 1rmain buried, hidden from kno wledge, but
| are to be discovered and thrown out to q caa-
| did and investigating world. For time
| fn1sely called conserTatism-a c1iuging to old
/ forms and usages, simply because Of their
| agednese--withholds its support and patron
sge, until these principles and forces demon
sirate their ability, and become what the Ger
man philosophers call 0read and butter scsences.
The rcjoicings of Heaven are usually prece-
dent of the rejoicings Of earth: the angels
knew Of the surrender Of Fort Donelson ere
The electric wires had borne us the intelligence,
and while the friends Of great political aud re-
ligious reforms are contemplating them only
in their initial cpochs. the angels are accllin-
ing their triumph and permaoencY. Westand,
young gentlemen, tonight, upon platform
of truth and principle, and Jet gathering mp
but scattered pearls, while the vast ocean L
| before us.
christianity is essentially inaigisib1e- no
more to be divided than is the vital principle
| in man. Whether found in the hut of the
Hottsnsot, IN The "lgwHm Of the Indian, o'
the palace of Kings, il Is the saue-the s.nt
| sublime system Of facts and ethics. Tae
church retains the same relation te
| Christianity that the Ark oIMc Corenant does te
I the testimony and SheksnaA:: the one ths
| dwelling place Of the other. have chosen 4;
The topic Of interview "TnE EssENrlaLrEs!
or CHURCH UNITY TO CHRISTIAN STRENGTH
The old adage tein union there Is x1tauthn - ha.
| been substantially borrowed from an expires:
, | scripture statement, "One shall chase thou
sand, and two shall put ten Thousand t.
| flight" Wherever and whenever chs3atianit.
transgreasion IN practice, it Is patent that ther
,, elemsDts Of strength exist Christianity Is /,
no scnsc q failure In the times Of its A1thos
a heathen philosopher prophes1ed t1at th
temple Of Dlana would soon ill Asia and tn
= | whole world. There Is not now in Aeia, ther
ana: but in every part Of the world are !" f
TEMPLES for tho lndwe1ling OF Christ" ]
Ia -ayident that the religion Of the Cru
. cited is, to-day, more recognized and homo,
ed In every respect: than at any former pesio
= Of ife history. But Is there not somewhere
!. | fundamental error IN eceleasssticA agencies
: The ansWer may be wrapped up To the Nnl an
sovereignty Of God. The AnswBtis surely nc
|. | found il the failure Of the gospels. They u
4 | essentially aggressive. find the difficult
t solve IN the division Of the church Int
a enouinations--into tsnss and ssss. The o.