The New York herald., 1869-08-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Religions Services To-day.

Rev. Charles b. Smyth breaches this morning IN
the Eleventh street Presbyterian Church, between
Second and Third avenues.
Canal street Presby terian Church reopens to-day
for divine worship. Services will be held at half
past ten A. NJ. and half-past three p. NJ
At the Presbyterian church in Forty-second street
services will be held OF halfpast ten A. NJ. by Rev.
DR.. Lyon; ut haf-past seven Z. NJ, by Rev. DR..
Waddle.
At the Church OF the Reformation protestant
EpscopaD, in Fiftieth street, services VIII be held
at quarter 10 eleven A. N. and quarter to eight
In the evening
bishop Snow VIII preach in the University, Wash
ngton square, this afternoon, at three O'Clock, on
"The Character and Words or Christi
Astronomy and Geology in Connection with
the Truths Of Revelations.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In previous letters have endeavored to show how
astronomy and geology may enable us to understa nd
some of the great truths OF reveations--astrono
my encouraging to believe not only In the exist
ence of 'three personsn in zone Godn but also in
an infinite number Of persons in the unity OF one
God, as there might be any number of branches
In the unity Of a tree 'viner or any number OF
worlds or systems Of worlds, in the unity OF the
great universe, which c0mprehends all creation
to the remotest stars existing in the most dis
tant nebule scattered throughout the inconcev-
ably vast expanse OF boundless space; and geology
inducing us to believe that man, when he
emerges from his present larve state OF
existence, and becomes perfected, is really
"son OF God'' and "heir OF God,n
and joint heir with Christi, destined to all eternity
to 'increase with the increase of God,r our
Heavenly Father; that the present condition of our
earth ~ by no means eternal but merely temporary,
| or transient. even as daylight summer IL tran
aia maIfp Ith
tense heat at regular intervals surely night sue
ceeds each day and winter follows alter every sum-
conhagration OF our globe Is occupied with the pro-
ducton of a generation OF "sOns OF God who sue
\ ceed their Heavenly Father God In due course,
cordng they become capable Of exercising their
| godike faculties and powers, as naturally az
| son OF man may succeed his earthly father
according as he becomes capable OF transactlng
his fathers business; that consequently this earth
/ produces generations OF 'sons OF God" IN perpetual
| succession "a naturally as 1t produces generations
OF sons OF men continually in succession, the great
difference being that while 1t occupies but few
years to produce new generation OF sons OF men !
| requires few thousand years to produce new
| generation OF 'sons of God" In this letter wisl
| To show how chemistry also throws considerably
| more light on this subject; for, when understood
| sufficiently, this science causes us to know that ou
| earth Is quite capable OF becoming miniature sun
cerned. The elementary gases which com
| pose the atmosphere and waters which en-
compass the earth are equally well adapted
| for composing suitable phOtosphere, were
such required which would extend far beyont
the limits OF our present atmosphere, and such a
| phot0spDere the aqueous rocks which form the crus
| OF our earth for miles IN depth would burn with tn,
brightness OF the rs readily, though perhaps no
| so quickly, as ordinary coal burns IN our atmos
pncre. THIS beng so, as any practical chemist ma.
| test and prove on small scale, we may very res
| sonaby conclude that there exists In the photo
sphere OF the all the elementary gases neceesar!
| to compose an atmosphere and waters more or les'
like those which encompass our earth, aud tina
therefore the quite az likely to be In cOndi
ton suitable TO sustain animal and vegetable lif
| about It's surface at some future time as our eart
is likely hereafter to be burning mass as the SUI
| IL now.
| In short, chemistry causes US to know that tn
| sun ana the planets revolving round 1t alternaJ
with each other IN beinQ sources OF light and heat
eitner 10 the otner. When the sun has burnt up a,
the cODDustiDie rock aUOut its surface In supplyin
! The rcv0ving planets with sufnciencv OF light ant