The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-21


is formed OF the earth ana spittls and
spread over the eyesLls, anJ NE man c =
sent 10 wahh IN the pool or SLOAN. inis
condition Was necessary To tae deVeio,hijnt OF III.
faitn. But there rs Dlgner iorm o. aiti presented
20 us where no CONDITION. - required, Whers coldt
lions are Impossible wnele The mind SIMPLY gathers
up s,a anu condes on. OF It's trust sucn
the ialLh OF centul ion VINO tod Christ tiaG
II was not necessary Tor MA {, come 10 MS
worllly aDsda pat 20 speak the wori aud His SER
want would be heart. Sucn iuth IL great In It's bene
nus. II IL the SUPPLEMENT- o. tne understanding. IL
Outstanding cannot master. rae nideis
are always tauntng US aoout our mystic
RES anu so tney haunted In olden times.
Cicero met tins on, ectton once ana made this
ply.-"lf these Romans obJecs 10 the mysteries or
tney reject creation, being Tine offspring OF the
Creator power, because u Is iutl oil mysteries
We nave littie absolute knowledge Lie ITSELF IS
beyond the comprehension. shaii we therefore
reject me teachings CArist because tney transcend
our lnenta grasp. IL Is Inc
PROVINCE or FAITH 10 SUPPLEMENT REASON.
There IS nothing IN the scriptures mat Is lrrailon.
a.. everything appeals 10 the understanding. When
we reject Chrisiluity because vi It's M stelles We
reject lacts. Tlcy are lacts, though we may NOT
comprehend them. me doctrine "a the Trinity Is y
revealed lact We are not required comprehend
II. II unity or duali.y were declared II
would still be incompieheusio.e iact. we
could no more comprehend Cod In unity tnan
ia trinity. Taat which do not know Is more than
that which 90 know. That which we
receive by faith Is greater tn0n thar which we re-
ceve py the senses. There is nothing so laugnaDie
In this world as pedant--a man VINO THINKS hiii.
Sell wiser IMAM the written wora. only as we cal
IN help do we extend our knowledge. As au ANIMAL
man Is INFERIOR lie mas mol the clear sight OF Tie
lynx, the lar sight OF Tue eagle, the DISCRIMINATION
rs he calls Tor neip does he rise above the brute
creation; By piece OF glass he reaches be-
steam and surpasses the speed o. the
ante ope he creates wnee ald the lever and the
puiiey, anu where Is Tue power OF Tue noisef uny
we lay nod oi the spiritual necessities that lie oe
hind our oeing do we become good and grea. These
Influences are at your command God Himself watts
to aid you. These influences cone down upon the
invests the past and the iuture with The actuaty OF
the present. Faitn reveals the luGure IN pit
tude aud glory; IL its the ven that vides The
present from the Iutlte, and discovers to us the
realities OF The eternal world.
Father McDeviu's Views OF the Signs Of the
Iimes-sNhnt the civil ana Material Conn
motions Porteno-rhe Second Coming of
Christ.
WAsHISGToN, Nov. % 1870
large and attentive congregation assembled at
eleven O'Clock yesterday In St Mathews church.
Tue mass was celebrated by Father AcDevitt. The
strength OF the choir considerably Increased by
the addition OF four tenor voices which gave an
Impressive effect to the music. Tue OF the
mass, Father Med evitt, assembled the pulpit and
before preaching the sermon announced that the
Archbi hop OF he diocese, most Reverend Martin
Jonn Spalding, would arrive here on Thursday next,
and that preparations would be made TO receive his
Grace in manner becoming the dignity ana char.
acter OF his o,lce. For this parpose 1t the In
tention to hold meeting al Carroll Hall IN the
evening, and also one Immediately alcr service
in the basement OF the church, whicl dele
gates to the meeting OF Carroll Hall would
be appointed. The sermon was based upon
the teXt-"And ye shall hear OF wars and rumors
Of wars. See that 20 not troubled for
all these things must to pass but the end
Is not yet. Tor nation shah rise against nation
and kingdom against kingdom and there shah be
pestilence and earthquakes IN divers places. For
tnen shall be great fluctuations, such as was not
since the beginning OF the world 10 this time; no,
nor ever shall be- Verify say unto you, thus gene
ration shall not pass Til these things be fulfilled
Heaven and earth shall pass away but my word
shall not pass away"
These are the words with which the Church COM
mences and concludes the ecclesiastical year
.'Heaven and earth snail pass away, but my words
shall not pass away.n The structures OF humau
hands; the monuments which commemorate the art,
science, intellect anl genius OF man; the vernal
mountains mat mt their sn lw-crowned summlis
ABOVE The clouds; the rivers and the seas ana Inc
very goDe itself saas melt and pass away, but the
words Cf Him who holds the ocean in tue hollow OF
Els han shall re1lain Tor all time. The inspired
writer, In has prophetic eve, over eighteen CEN
tufies ago ioretold the signs which would mark
ThE APPROACHING DISSOLUTION OF THE WORLD.
Wars and rumors OF wars We're foretod, and
rivers OF blood should now, the stars fan ON their
places in the heavens, the eartn tremble me sun
withdraw It's ight, and The machinery OF nature be
thrown out OF JOINT. But few short years a 20 we
had civl war mere IN our midst, IN which torrents
o. 1ratrcida blood were she'd now we nave two Of
the greatest nations OF Chrlstendom struggling IN
deadly grappie, and the world holds its breach
at the horror OF the slaughter. Kum0rs come
TO Us that greater and bloOd.er war
Is threatened; that al Of Europe VIII be
plunged IN one great sansunarV maelStrom.
Already We have mai tarthq iaNes or trembings or
the earth! o which the prophets speak, and pesti-
lence ana famine, the natural consequences OF war;
Will follow and I'LL up the catalogue OF signs which
shall denote
THE PENDING COLLAPSE OF ALL THINGS.
When all these productions are accomplished then
the Son OF Man-tne time OF whose coming man
knows-shail appear IN the CLOUDS, surrounded by
inc angels aud The archan9es, the scraphm and
cherubm OF heaven; tie trumpet calling the dead
10 rise and appear for judgment shall sound and all
the children vi men SAali assemble IN Immortal
frames 10 render an account TO the Lord OF Hosts
For the unnoly and the reprobate the earth then
shall open and down In the dark and
bottomess abyss they shall descend where the
smoke Of their torments will keep forever ana
ever ascending to the throne OF heaven as homage
TO the justice of the eternal God. As man knows
wien The hour may come, il behooves him set his
house Ia order. Ali read the signs Of which
The prophet speaks They have transplred and are
still and VIII continue Transporting before our eyes.
They are wise VINO attend 10 the warning and pre-
pare tHeir souls To meet the ace or the living Cod
before his judgment seat without spot and without
blenlsh.