The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-08
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The AiEsiy Supremacy Of Christ-scrmon by
Rev. DIR. Armitage.

The Ainsiy Supremacy of Christ-Sermon by
Rev. DIR. Ar,nitage.
The Fifth avenue Baptist church. located on West
Forty street, near the corner of Fifth avenue
was well attended by fashionable congregation
yesterday morning. After the usual morning ser.
vices and announcements from the pulpit Rev. DR.,
Armitage delivered the sermon, taking for his text
one sentence OF the twelfth OF the nineteenth
chapter of the Book OF Revelations -"And on his
head were many crowns" Desolate, said the rever.
end speaker, was The condition OF st. John on the
Island OF Patmos, perhaps It was the best place.
Human society at the time was hardly brought up to
the standard to bear the transcendant vision Of
God. st. John would rather be alone and with
his God than with the world. He would
receive the views to be unfolded before him
in quiet. and mediate in deep, island solitude
upon them. The chapter OF Holy Writ referred to
brings to mind vision upon vision, as wave follows
wave on the ocean ana as cloud follows cloud in the
skies on high. Just before he was admitted to the
marriage supper he was overcome, and he saw
the God as He appeared in the attitude oil mighty
conqueror His swori dipped In blood, His eyes as q
name Of fire and on His head were many crowns.
Catch the thought. Christ crowned In heaven while
crucined on eartn. Christs crowns are typical OF
universal sovereignty. He was called the King OF
jeot to Him. Before Him they hide their heads az
the star OF midnight pales before the MONDAY sun.
from worlds end to worlds end. 1t is Death, the
king many pay homage 70, this KING Of ter
rors TO many. But Christ L. king over this
monarch, and through faith IN Christ we may set
this king of death at defiance and Ind that there Is
nothing poisonous In his sting-that he IS rather n
welcome herald to invite US TO Immortality. Christ
was made TO tas5e OF death, but lie was also made
monarch over hin, ana He saved all who were sub.
Iects and under the bondage of the king OF death.
christ wears no secondhand CROWDS. He received
Ills crowns not from the hand of death. lie is the
native king. the righdul king. He himself said, II
am the lrst ana last, the Alpha ana 0lnega,n sig
nying the universal empire, monarch over all. the
born and unborn-oi oil that is heavenly OF all that
Is hclllsh-there Is no other KING but Christ He Is
the only potentatc-all other kings are SO by
convention or legislation, but lie is original
IN dominton. over all donlinion-the sovereign
81 we ar nss o al SPACE Of 10 all IL 1a;n he
setting forth his everlasting priesthood In the
Tabernacle OF old thore were two crowns-ono OF
pure gold attached TO the altar, and one OF pure
gold, adorned with precious stones on the mltre OF
the high priest, with the inscription doness unto
the Lord" Christs crown Is the union OF the regal
and sacerdotal offices setforth Ia the prophecy of
Zacharah. The sacerdotal service consisted of two
parts-the ovation and the onering presentation.
These were but patterns OF heavenly things; neither
was perfect, neither the priest nor the place. The
law made nothing perfect but only typical; only
eternal majesty, and the service OF Cnrisl became
heavenly Hence the Apostles undertook only the
microscopy work Of Christ The eloquent
Of the majestic climax in the eighth
chapter OF st. Pauls EpisIe to the Romabs-
"Who IS he that condenneth2 II is Christ that died,
yea, even that has'risen again. The death Of Christ
was only transition, tho turning point the browning
arch, since scripture speaks OF the living Christ
gentleman spoke at length or the combined powers
of Christ as king and priest that the many crownsn
were only typical Of the number OF those who were
redeemed to the true faith and for the sonls con.
vered, trophies OF victory, that many are vet 70
be saved that these many crowns'' show forth the
rewards the Redeemer has to bestow on his faithful
followers who are to share in His heavenly royalty
VINO promised, BE thou faithful uuto death; | viii
In HIS sight no comfort but in his BOSOM no strength
but In hia aria