The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27
ST. tuxEs METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Discourse by the Rev. DIR. Foster-.Nns Christ
the NIessinhs
st. Lukes Methodist Episcopal church, in Forty
frst street, near Sixth avenue was filled by a very
respectable congregation yesterday morning. The
Rev. X. s. Foster d. d., delivered an exceedingly
able and instructive DISCOURSE Fe selected his text
from the Acts x, 49, ITO Him give all the prophets
witness. that through His name whatsoever beeveth
In Him shall receive remission OF sips.n
NO doubt all OF us, said the reverend gentleman,
do to more or less extent believe In the identity
OF christ with the Messiah. Even he who is not
professor grants that Jesus must have been the
Son OF Cod Through faith we have &C
cepted His divine paternity aud through His
Omnipetence we feel the influence OF His
purity. But there are plain palpable and
material facts which ascertain His divinity as well.
TO take rational view Of His coming on earth and
among men will disclose beyond the subtest cavil
that lie Is the Lamb OF God and Saviour OF men.
And where shall we find the indlsputable evidences
thai c0ncnsively prove this unexampled orignt
In the Old Testament. Through its chapters can
easily be traced precious vein OF gold which, here
and there completely linked together. realizes the
iu scheme OF prophecy SO deliberately and SO fully
set forth by the prophets. AS TO the authenticity
,oI the svrngs Of the prophets and their accurate
their predictions being mere guess work, there can
fDe but one opinion. Their records must have been
must have been guided by His hand. Neither o aid
aRey IN their predictions Of our Savlours coming have
AWlde aud general subject wherein to try their
OWers OF prophecy; but they dealt with a
Vlge fGEc0mlng occurrenee-one never before
1 N0Wn IN the worlds history. ana one that will
ne Vcr occur again. They recorded OF Him com.
plt We outline OF ae ife--a life that was to exist
eiQ a. hundrgo years after they had written; life
thatFwas to Ill the rarest ana most unexamped ca
reer Nince the peopling Of the earth In such case
teller 0es they had definite bounds aries wherein TO
confln their auguries, ana with these Limitations
they c. implicitly fcrctOd His miraculous course on
earth A glance Of the evidences They have handed
down 10 us Will convince any one that reasonable
proof Ell Augh exists concerning the divinity OF
Christ wi, WOut the Assistance OF faith. The prophets
In the first place. seq forth In the Old Testament tna
the Messiah would be born; they fix the date Of His
birth; they name the household In which He would
be born; the locate the town; and thus centuries
before His appearance they look down the vista |
Of ages, daSk and nnpenetfabe 1t was |
g Others, .snd with the light Of Gods
dents attending ivik coming. These three crcum- |
stances Of His birth with date and place, are In |
proof OF the strongest character Sup
pose any one in the day should fOrete an event |
connected with the birth OF some person ages |
nonce-a thousand Yeas Tor example. It's fulhment
would be regarded, anu truly 100, as miraculous.
How much stronger then would be the cvdenceJf |
Lnree DETAILS instead of one incident were accu-
rately enumerated But 81 'vpose there were to be
but one anch pers0n-Hmse v the Messiah--a Being
Tapt IN eternal glory, SavlCL 20 men and special
mo single instrument OF al, 'tDe power on e8rth
now much more conclusive them would be the pro-
pnecles OF the p0triarchs These inspired records
None must oil the measure Of evei,v mans doubt |