New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-28
The Divine md Immovabie Trind-The
Family the state and the Church.

SERMON PREACHED BY RHE REV. s. ID. BUR-
CHARD, d. D., IN THE THIRTEENTH-sTREEI
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
And th. word yet synifeth the removing o.
those things tina. are made those things caH"'
l. In the first place, we name the family, win al
its wealth of affection, as one of the things which
will remain. The two principal points which ,ne
doctor made under this head were the divine origin
and durability of the family constitution He traced ts
history through the ages az beautiful and blessed
institution conserving every interest both oil time
and eternity. adjoining and clarifying our fallen
humanity. lie remarked" 1t is the design Of Pro.
whence 10 preserve this institution through al
time until the gores of the recovered paradise shai
re-appear and all the blood-washed shall be united
in y ,piri,ual fellowship to Christ, Of whom the
whole family in heaven and earth are named" IL
NAV pass through the furnace OF aiiiicuon ana tbe
dcoss of earthliness shall be consumed, but the
family constitution shall survive, as one OF the
richest legacies Of heaven to man. through such
furnace are the families of this land now passing
Never were the fires kinded to an intenser heat.
Never, perhaps was there greater sorrowi thousands
of parents weeping for their noble cons fallen Ia the
agbt-,housands of wives made widows and thou-
sands Of children fstheress. The cries OF distress
and bitter anguish come up from all the dwellings,
of the land Such are the inevitable ELECTS OF I'M,
drrful rtruggle But the families Of the land shall
emerge from this discipline with warmer sympa-
tbies united in a holier fellowship.
Ill. We mention the State as a second divine iR-
stitution which will not be moved
In this connection the speaker defined the State os
identical with Government and showed its divine on
DIN and sanction. He then briefly sketched the his
tory Of our republican form Of government, and
contrssted it with the other governments OF the
world and showed thgt if any government beneath
the sun could lay claim 20 the divine sanction, 1t
was this, the most benign on the earth. IL was
clearly proved from historic antecedents from the
vast comm unity Of interests, from the geography OF
the country, that this government WAS designed In
Providence 10 be one.
Ill We name the Church as a third divine 10.
stitu,ion which cannot DO moved.
The Church was defined by the speaker in no lirl-
tied or sectariau sense, but embracing all Gods
believing peope-the doctrines and ordinances OF
the Go,pel-as containing within itself the grand
conservative power OF the world It's luminous his
tory in this world Of darkness vivIdly sketched,
aud its future glory and triumph declared by the
sure word Of prophecy.
The eloquent doctor showed how the Church in
this land IN the most catholic and evangelical sense,
had realized the broadcast deveopment-had fostered
the moe, generous charitieshad encouraged science
and the ans--had been prolonged benedction TO
the land of our birth, and would be perpetuated
Trough all time as the asylum Of all that is good.
This glorious trio-,he Family, the State and the
Cburch-shall live, and rot die. 1.-The heathen
NAV rage and the people imagine vain thing, but
the word of our God shall stand forever Let the
conflict of nations 20 ou let old dynasties fall let
the old expressions and Of the people die, but
the Church OF our blessed kedeemer shall live--the
light Of the world and the glory Of the Hges-until
all kingdoms and nations shall be given TO the SAINTS
Of the Most High God.