New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-27
TIE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
sEyENTEENTH-ST. N. E. CHURCH

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Yesterday morning the Rev. j. S. Willis,
Pastor OF seventeentst NJ E Church, preached the
punual Christmas sermon from Luke, ID chapter 10th
"And the Angel said unto them, Fear
not: for behold bring unto you good tidngs OF great
Joy which shall be to all people. For unto you born
this day the city David Savior whchis Christ the
lord" The preacher then announced the points Of his
discourse bo universally nature. and eternity Of
cause q savior declared born this day Savior,
which is Christ the Lord The personality OF the savior
was manifested He was human. He was man, with
m the attributes synpathies and functions OF manhood
"a John said that the word made fesh," and this
rsnAs'a eighty times in Scripture. AS man, he
eisplayed the nature Of mannOOu; ne WePt, prayer,
fsied. suffered hungered, tlrsted ate ana sepi ~
vas Indicated by his works ms esa me- fs anu had "a pTe
speech He was called LotJ ana Soa iid s called
lehayau The term Lord was elsewhere and often APP
DIED TO him. not merely in human aceeptaton but IN
from tho mouth Of Malachi The Lord snail SUD SUD
denly come his temple The sense OF the elpeauoh
Il Lord used, equivalent TO God And ne T tS
also called IN DIVING sense letbsr e the Prince Of
p4scp and 80 ne will continue until the emu "a ,iS
aud throughout an et em always with you, even
,into the end Of world evuced his nature ana ee
where ip many place. Is ms omnpresenee 1eei.ISu
91RipoIenee OF te son was Also ahr9 r nIsce5ee
rather doeth the son doeth IkeNiS ~ also exc
dressed: The word Of God Is as twoeaged mc
s Sp ai Jesus was also prophet in has own name
and lis words Of prophesy were no oeIromsG @ 81 Ie
ected rays but the FIRE Of Deity the eenIrS sun u e
universe the very essence OF light glory anu truth M
was God in his srsS SE@ P p4ophesy and Judgement
lie bnilt the everlasting hills" he carved out the loS
em S dressed the hiisdes with their
living greeD, aud decked the forests Mid ,sd them
over with sparkling wdroPs; he guided t1e h hd nd
in their rickling pathways no PiSy oceans that
spread out their and grasp ~ conteh.se Se
prfumes; the hgh-sOaring eagle the monster
Of Me mighty deep, TIE little ien,1 NY nssfodon Of
5aSar,ed DAYS the innesmal insects too small for
The vision Of the naked eye ns be latent spark in
the At the aroh-angels, chet0lms ana and
heaven itseif with all golden plains and eyerasng
ories all all that is or ever was or !. 70 pe pa 1 y,
and providence lie win judge the word ID
and the people with e9U ten ne tSonssnd cleaning
nm els OF light cOursng on the %ngs ., S
me arches q 20 Ms crown with ali creation falling
nc his feet paying tribute Of praise ENeu
sday-W th no night aud sorrow, mighty enc
.heGtag seraphias, glad saints ana hopeiui ss
o"''' AIS D. o. hat win yonders sacred tbrsns
wsa bis FEET ma, a.
" s5 s,s. ne s iT, ns,a y s snISs''
advent OF lie savior was in the flness OF time =
pecuisfiy So Tue Roman arms were prSIS SIed
L. hight Especially favorable facilities were being
The Greek sns@ase dSec The ReSthe
gods aud Oraces dsrePnte they were p
Tie transition OF the human mind nom the Ialt o.
ssm 10 NAT OF Christianity facilitated by tnese
sVents which were accordance with prophecy L@e
iIpcleanness It was Ia coming sayior-ln Cnrlst Muo
as Of the house and lineage Of David Isaiah prSls
,,atae should be called Emanuel In Genesis u "sS ue
elsred tse eB between his feet until shiloh come
In fufllmcBt Of all prophecy joseph ana MARY wSnt ny
20 e taxed by Augustus the first heather Emperor tnS
enid born IONy aud In manGeT W., wheI ne Hop
up ana "eame TO his own ms own Iegei.en In
;aSetber AGAINST the Lords Amounted "-Plate ana
HerOd consulted as 70 the aeatn OF Ibs third day he
arose ete-aDd th9Gsand other fuihlinebts OF PYlh
dey n the Rble was notwrten by one hand rs paris
tOgrheFw mathematical precision 70 prove nor from
al actual sin, bat from the penalty OF OUT III, si
not suffer tbeexae penalty o our si5 nc me suea 20
throw wide open the happy gates OF Gospe @ iSc
truth tbe way, t6e lfe give full satisfaction 70 tne
law and 10 let stream Of Gods goodness run down 70
or hearts the deceit aud desperation Of wicked
I 10 ., shsSe and through tie BLOOD Of the cove.
nant to make it clean Hgg besafgl the circumstance
ssTys near AS chronology tells sor near enough at al
events How bright y orr hope hS%loy
Lord help catch Eimpse .. nls D 81 s y ,sSa.
Tan m NJ dines OF great Joy 70 all people, &c ~ NOT
EXCLUSIVE as other elder systems wereeonnea 70 race
and lineage form and tithes and saeiiiiess Inc Whole
World win us are the same conaon platform e1
tends 70 eart Remedies. 9ounos t are ia
Tie chnrch OF God with its ordinances and walls ~
grace IL messenger. Tie Holy Ghost AEays kno1 3h
s tho door Of hearts Is messenger Tue en .n ,S
sand unseen shining ones who naths Of sy are mes.
rsU|er, Aud famng messengers with tue fresh por
f,,nse ~ Heaven ever hear these tlciDgs IN
1nany ways In providence. warnings and blessings WIN
number ana me burden ~ tins message is; God %
Irse ord maj lac gave hls only beeOtten son, that
whatsoever beisyeth On him might be saved" we can
the sOngs Of Zion not Ia eapllyi 10 penn
uD Utica contracts orr p0Ters-the Whole ponnues
Nsrld Is open 70 Us Christ win ms beantna pils
The egess forth from Calvary around the universe
With this glad tidngs 20 all men" Tho Iiipdoo the
Grand Llama the HottentOt all rejoice With ire ruin
land the time will come when the pyramids OF the desert
ihe tOmbs Of Egypt and the uneattbed lost ees OF te
plains Will ,rebo with the echoes OF the songs OF NH
Ienia glory. Let dash down the moatry OF sense,