The New York herald., 1869-05-03
CHAPEL or THE UNIVERSITY.
Sermon on ssThe Future of Mnn,".by Bishop
Snow.


Snow.
Bishop Snow preached yesterday afternoon In the
University on '"The Future Of Man Upon the Earth"
His text was the thrty-fourth verse OF the thirty
seventh Psalm-"Wait on the Lord and keep His
way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut or thou shalt see it." He
commenced by remarking that almost every class OF
the community were looking for "a good time COM
ing" 1t is true that the shrewdest observers of the
present condition and future prospects Of the ma
tons of the world are beginning to be disnayed by
the threatening aspect Of the signs In the moral
political horizon. NJ EMS hearts begin to fail
with fear and with loo king for those things which
are coming upon the EARTH But stlll they are con-
solng themselves with the hope that. II there
must be crash OF Kingdoms and nations
anu cor msh my 1 aepest oarss @ be Pem worI% rne
it Will soon blow over, and all will be serene and
prosperous The political soothsayers are predicting
that has so long enshrouded them into the sunlight
of civil and religious liberty The commercial class
are hoping for time OF unexampled prosperity IN
trade after the present embarrassments are over
The general phantnropists are very sure in their
own minds that soon they shall see recognized the
universal brotherhood Of man. And in the religious
world there Is also the same fond, visionary dream
ing Of happy and glorious future for the world OF
mankind, and all the multilarisus and motley sects
crying "Peace and salety.n The blgOted devo-
tee OF Komanism doubts not that In the future that
monstrous system must universally prevail, and all
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sons OF the Anglican Church are equally certain
that, theirs being the only true faith, 1t must in the
future bless the world by its universal triumph.
The Methodists profess undoubtlng and undying
faith that when the world shall be converted, and
Christ shall have the heatnen for his inheritance, all
Will be Methodlsts. The Presbyterlans and COngre-
gatonalists equally sure of converting the world
to their tenets, aud embracing all nations in their
communion. But the close communion Baptlsts de-
mur to tins, ana declare that all are wrong who DO
not rigidy insist immersion; aud, therefore when
the watchmen see eye to eye all Will be Baptlsts
The Universalists and Unltarlans and all the pro-
claimers of 'liberai Christianity" declare that, as
as the religious world gets its eyes open, and
all sectarian barriers are thrown down. SO that all
Can meet and shake hands upon the "broad plat
form," there will be universal good time. And
the spirit monger responds, "Amen." Thus all
expect a 'millennun'' OF peace and happiness to
to come. But the Word OF God gives no promise OF
good in the future to the world, nor OF good to any
but such as are addressed in our text, 'They tnat
walt the Lord and keep his way shall be exalted
to inherit the earth;n but that eXaltatlon Is coupled
with the cutting or Of all the wicked. The harmo-
NOUS testimony OF Scripture is that God WILL by his
mighty judgments, soon utterly destroy all the un-
godly from the earth. "And the kingdom and do
minion and the greatness Of the Kingdom under the
whole heaven snail be given TO the people Of the
saints OF the Most High" Our Saviour says the
meek shall inherit the earth. For them, therefore,
Is TO come in Gods own time. and His time Is
best. But the proof IS clear and satisfactory that
the times OF the wicked nations ended, and that
God has begun the work OF cutting them off, so that
Christ ana his ransomed ones may possess their
riguLful inheritance.