New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-12
- Congregational

\ y OOnRYegatIOno
B Sssss' 3, City, Hs 4
! &C, were well represented and at the Coune. a
| resolved unanimously that when the organization wa
completed and approved by the members of the Counc
1 apubhc recognition should be accorded to them. Fol
that purpose they had assembled that evening. The
| choir then sung:
| How lovely is Zion"&c.
aer which portion Of the Scriptures was read and an
appropriate prayer offered by the Rev. Mr. Taylor OF
| Brooklyn. The choir then sung
~. e.u'. Ny God accept my heart this day"
| following text, from Corinthians w., 8:
Finally whatsoever things true. whatsoever things
are honest hgs are just whatsoever things are
% bdsdP mere be any virtue and there be any praise
Special duties had been pointed ont already and that
nothing might be left unattended to in Christianity the
above was given. 1t was generic. Whatever has in 1t
power to excite esteem and respect that which has
the quality of exciting worship, love- of producing
on the minds such favorable expression that
shall utter It, whatever is Of good report all that belongs
to Christianity Everything that is noble and estimabe,
and hereafter, belongs to Christianity, whether in
clude in its creeds not Whatever there Of good
in PaganSm belonged henceorth to Christianity. Thou
sands of years, nearly two, have passed away
since this utterance; but all Of truth and purity
and justice that has since been made known have
not oyorun Christianity, and when 1900 years
moro shall have passed. and given ideas and nOber
aspirations, it shall not have left Christianity behind
Religion is not something parceed out-so much and
more All that is good and pure and noble is Of Christ
and Of Christianity. Christianity is not much @ re
lgon OF instruments of ends Institutions and usages
may change the Jewish dispensaton has passed away
the forms of religion change and always will
shadow old ones but the ends Of Christianity
reman ever the same, the regeneration and perfection
Of the human All that better governments shall
secure all the ends growing up IN human society are not
to be regarded as many antagonsms to Christianity,
but euKihares TO it. Whatever is good and pure are
Christs. He owns the globe, that race, and every
thing Of good report is characteristic Of Him.
Every man that belongs to Christ is inspired.
But as long he lives this Garth ne must have ply
siea wants and passions and the evil lies not IN their
use but IN their abuse. Mans desires affections, and I'M
agnaons are inclrDated. Everything built up by man
incarnates his mind and the moment man is inspired
by Christ he commences t0gye embodiment to this prin
cPe and develops in whatever ne may turn himself to in
art science or Commerce. And when this awakened
o op%s Christianity %i p' tSat does ' not
make man good member of society good father OF
family good citizen, is not Christianity that fallen
this world requires. Shutting up church, ex
Guiding from il all but customary topics, is excluding
Christ whatsoever is true or false IL politics true OF
false in business, whatsoever things are just and ought
10 be finely just, whatever IS just anywhere all -
open to Christianity, and claim them for its use DO
you suppose that the Christian minister is but poor
shepherd with little pipe, playing all the time the
old tunel No; he Is mighty organ, and he ought
to have four thousand pipes and as many stops
The great work of the ministry of Chrstis tho conyer
on o rhy r '~' .o , 20, .psg%a,ns IN bsch h9t
warmer and the nights become milder. viii distribute
them here and there and the showers shall foster the
and the shall carcSs tAeIn.
them Religion must prepare men for the whole use Oh All
their faculties Are you a child Of Imagination DO not
cut il off like the shearng her golden hail, but brng all
your wealth of mind 10 Christ. Are you eminent ID bus-
ness wise in suggestion distinguished IN anything any
where Keep it and coDsecrate IT, put II under hgner
moral law for whatever Is ut and useful IS OF Gol ana
he wants everything in that he put in the making
OF him The time Is coming, Is come when reli-
gion must teach how 10 be Christians
and yet q6due for its use al the realm s1 Of
of refinement take il in the name of Christ and use II IN
the cause of beneyoence. Some have got 70 come
into the kingdom Of heaven rch in order that they may
overflow and give 10 the humble But have got 10 be
poor as well. There many present who have got
grace 10 be rich but few wh have ne grace TO be poor
There such thing benevolent riches benevolcnt re-
incuent. need not 90 TO cave 10 be Chrlsuan
you may ask IL this be the what ls the use OF
selfdenial Self-denal is crueh with when you get
along until you can do without it, The term is relative
10 eourse of education. IL Is the choice OF higher
faculty rather than lever one. You ought 70 De
ashamed TO be fighting the same enemy all
the time rise TO higher plane We are living in an age
when doubts and skepticisms ore rolling II from
the great sea of science. / lift up the
good ideal Of Christianity and say whatsoever things
change, the great end OF Christianity can never
fail or pass away. Men that buuowng and tearing
M foundations are all working for Christianity and IN
and Of good report Chrss and though the helm may
appear deserted the great master Shall arise IN his proper
time aud say Peace be STILL and everything shall
know It's master.
The congregation united in singing a hymn, and the
ceremony OF the constitution OF the church was then
conducted by the Rev. Wu j. Buddington, ID ID. After
the confession faith made by the members or the
Church prayer again offered The ceremonies of the
Right Hand OF Fellowship IN which the hey. Joseph
f. Thompson ID. d., ofhciatcd, then performed,
after which the closing address which concluded the ex
crcscs Of the evening delivered by the Kew. MI
Holmes Of Jersey City.