The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-05

In which He would fulfil His promise thar His eye
would De ever open and His ear would DO ever ~.
often happen that because this honor was freely
conferred mankind did not always appreciate u
selves
THE WORLD WITHOUT TEMPLE
OF God. Imagine that the Almighty, moved by
mercy and compassion toward His people called
them from the four quarters OF the world together
ana then, addressing thcm said:--.sThs vast ana
mighty universe which YOU lnhablt n nv tempe I
have made It. IL Is the work OF my hands, and Ihave
my lower 1t celebrates my praises It shows
forth my. perfections. See the great ocean, I'M
w he Water ods mery S a teeS o or
the earth. The heavens ABOVE you are my seat aud
the earth on which You move is but my ioetsto0i-
You erect temple SO glorious rs this. here IL
enc world dedicated to my majesty. need no
no other. You are all the work Of my hands. You
VIII come and abide with You. Build me house
which win be for my worship Give me temple
where can come ana dwell with You, and Will
feel it to my glory and with give It my name ana
VIII dwell with you and you shall be my people,"
Let the congregation imagine n they could the
transports or Joy with which such message would
ffik OLD AND NEW DrsrRNsAToN,
Tie alluded to the Tem"le OF Jerusalem as being
the only one At the time erected for the Offering Of
sacrifice But now that temple had passed away
ana me OF e oS law nna apo w,cs ana
more glorious dispensation had come, and another
temple and ether temples were everywhere erected
throughout the world from the rising TO the
setting Of the sun. But woula " be because
these temples were multiplied; would i be because
that IN every corner of the world the Holy Sacrifice
was oliered that everywhere His people could come
and kneel at His altar and worship. that mems
would approach W til less awe ana religious venerG
ton and that they would be less anxious and less
careful 10 gather the
and precious diamonds which were Rivcn unto
men. Let it not be SO, for II It were true Of tins
vANvl ch w "a
men, II more true, In higher and hoier sense
that the Christian temple was
THE TABERNACLE or GOD WITH MEN,
and they were His people. and llei was truly and
indeed their God, for there ON The altar, was thu
dow but In reality. There was the Sacrifice VI
which those, under the old law, had but
TINS figure. The sacrifice OF Calvary was repeated
in mystic manner. hut was still the same Offering.
There was the throne Of God Himself, where He wag
seated TO listen TO the prayers and suppcations o.
HIS people and where He pleaded for them. There
BLOOD, WHICH xysTICALLY FLOWED
at the sacrifice az offered up In expiaiion and atone
ment for their sins. lie was the great High PRIEST
entreatng with His Heavenly Father for His people.
and il they were but sincere in their prayers
fervent In their w0rshis He would not plead IN
vain Though stepped in iniqulty sinners could IN
washed pure by the sacrifice or that saving BLOOD
Christ spoke the words OF the eternal and infallbe
truth to HIS own children when He spoke In His own
''-pe' The ns VOICE OF THE CHURCH,
which was His voice. 1t was His own Church which
He SSrss cSareS sposo
which He had planted on earth, established
BY HIS authority and by virtue Of HIS own promise.
they heard the voice OF Christ ann when men ebeye6
the voice OF the Church they opeyed the voice OF
Christ, ana n listened not to that voice they
''''~'-'N THE VOICE OF CHRIST,
and II men obeyed it not they 0beyed not the vo!cs
OF Christ The Church spoke by her bishops and
priests who taught the people by virtue Of the cons
missi0ngiven them by God.
They gave private opinions, they gave no theories
which had been formed or moulded Dy study or
the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truh
and they had no right authority to alter or amenA
for perplexty, room for hesitation. When Cod
spoke man must listen, man must submit
man must obey. Before the eternal mind Q!
in hunllity. The Archbishop enumerated
and dwet at some length on some Of the great bene
the graces and fayors for which the congregations
had reason to be thankful to Almighty God. But
OF the Holy GOD. The Lord wished that His temple
should be Kept pure and
CLEAN FROM ALL THAT WAS HATEFUL
and odlous in his sight. He wished that every v1rs
tue should be practiced. He wished men to De gooH
Christians ana good Christians would he good citf
zens. He wished them to be sober men, because
from inremperance came the worst vices. Intem-
perance was the root OF evil,
The Archbishop concluded as fOllOws:-Bc sober
men and you will be good men--ysu will be just.
BE SOBER MEN
and you Will not quarrel; viii not give Ecanda}
to your neighbor. BE sober men ana you viii moi
neglect the sacraments. Be sober men and you viii
not 80 readily baspheme. 1t is consol.
Ing to see that glorious band OF men who
have assembled around this church pledged ia
temperance and sanctty. May God bless you as rs
has blessed you in this undertaking. Fear not,
grud2e not-grudge not TO continue your abors and
make this church all that you wish it; make 1t more
beautiful. Grudge II not You give ii TO God. He
Will pay you back in grace and spiritual treasures
hundredioid. And having worshipped faithfully
here He will prepare you TO Worship hereafter be.
Heaven
CONCLUSION OF THE SERVICES
The CTedO was tnen proceeded WITH the choir
giving dne rendition OF the music. The services
altogether OF solemn and highly interesting characs
ter. The various societies marched or Ia fine order
totheIr respective districts