The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-19
cgEEspoAT PRESBYTERIAN CRusCa.
Dedication sermon by Rev. w. b. LIE,

Dedication Sermon by Rev. w. Ii. Lee.
A Temporary house Of worship has been erected at
Greenpoint for the Presbyterian society Of that
place. The building, just completed, Is low
wooden structure, without pretence to archi-
tectural beauty or ornament, but yet is o neat
and commodIous church. The dedicatory
services took place yesterday under very
favorable auspices, the room being densely
packed by q jealous congregation. The singing was
excellent, and SO far as the choir has been organ
lied 1t promises WELL Mr.. Edward Kleine and other
well knoYn amateurs taking part. , I,
The Rev. w. b. Lee preached the dedication SER
mon, selecting his text from Exodus XIV, Sand
let them make me sanctuary, that may dwell
among them" The FIRST church, said the
reverend gentleman, was built 1850 years after
the creation aud 1900 years before the coming OF
Christ. II was established TO bring about spiritual
intercourse between God and his children, That He
might come down among the wicked and sinful In
the fulness OF His power aud the majesty OF His
might TO succ0r and protect and TO visit his chosen
people with the blessings OF Hrs wisdom. His word
was the command, "And let them make me 0 sane
tnary, that / may dwell among them.n They
obeyed. the people round about went TO work
with a viii, the tribes OF Israel built the
temple to their Jehovah, and the material that
was gathered together was superabundant for the
purpose. Then God appears on earth, and the
Church. the early primitive Church OF that day, was
And here 10 seen the foreshadowing OF the greatest
event since the creation-the coming OF Christ on
earth, His representation Of the G0dhead in the
flesh. The temple has great history; in 1t were per-
formed the first Jewish rites; in had the first
dspensaton nom G0d even as in the beginning OF
the Christian era Jesus rst spoke 70 men as the son
Of God The design and use OF the holy Church Of
that day win bearsa brief review.p The gorgeous
temple holy in all It's parts. yet had room holier
than the rest; In IL was the C0venaht-the law Of
God-ln a oox Of small compass, Covering these
divine precepts was slab called the Mercy Seat,
without which the sins, the denominations and the
msts Of men would have been visited BY the
swift and unerrtng hand Of justice; but God provided
this Incompatible Seat Of Mercy, and IN 1t lay the
hope. the primevai redemption Of sinners. Then
there were the cherubims typtfying redemption and
surrounded BY cloud Of glory and halo Of lmmor-
tai light With these evidences OF Ha gracious
goodness He silded all future ages with the ustre OF
His alory and His goodness. The speaker
went on TO- describe the Jewish sacralnents,
and and punishment ana their wonderful Identity
with the coming the death and the ascension
Of Christ who said "When two or three are gath
cred together 10 my name | am with themn He
asked the projectors OF the new society to give their
jealous cooperation in sustaining the Church, In
making 1t temple to Christ, and TO forget not the
wondrous purity and glory OF His life. He read the
dedication service, according to the forms OF the
Westminster Confession, and after the concluding
exercises the large congregation retired.