New-York tribune., 1870-04-18
April day while we know Christ Is In Heaven we tnn
sing the praises OF the future and recall inc pe"""
| ltneuo of the past.

sin praises OF the future icoai 'no "'""'
memories Of the past.
s THE BLBssEDNEss OF FAITH.
Service was held in the Universalist Church,
corner OF Thirty hhst and Sixth ave, yesterday morn
ing when a sermon was preached by the keV. '' M
Pullman. portion Of the pulpit was decorated WIN
eyergreens and lilies, and the font was almost purcu
beneath load of the choicest flowers arrangea Win ,ns
most perec taste young ladies were baptized aIer
the sermon delivered which materially adaSd 70 n
interest Of the services. The preacher seeeea @ o NE
frnm John chan Xxx, 49, and SAID the resurrcc-
ton of Christ was an event which no one could d0uD'
and which would pretend they dld & hoI op S
for some benefit The people who lived more IMAM I,oo
wears ago did know that there woud be resurrec
on, because they had not particle OF oscro " birth
of the Savior, and the hight OF popnariy nc M S
and the wonderful power ne @ Min When he
claimed Christ was not part OF God, as people sup,
posed at the time Of his being upon te EARN
bo had been he never could have died. III was possi
HE for God 10 die because there would DC no power 70
resurrect man. Knowing that Christ haa risen ana
as now ON the throne of justice and truth, tey shou
look forward with the greatest joy and peace @ no
time when he would again come on te % er & .ntI 20 be
eve and they had evidence and no right 70 dspe ,
eve Their very conscience told them 'Tas % he
Nposte Ms ts who woud not believe until he had positive
proof of the declaration which had been been gwen and
Sessed Tes Sa'ilSS ho% macS @ mCrc then should they
who though not seeing eeTged TSsdv ths5 to
intercede for them that love him. There was future
existence and hardly ever attempted TO eoptrO-
looked forward to a state which was undefnabe whlc
he knew nothing about Christian would look Forward
to new association with redeemed spirits ana reunion
with his blessed Lord. The fact was established tat
Christ died and his sayings were established ana
equally true that all men died, and II was true
that a future state existed where the rght-
eous would be congregated in state OF pure ana ho
endowment Let them not deceive themselves, Dut nay
faith and believe, and they would have treasure IN
heaven. Let them continue to uphold me olriSa S
faith and the principles Of love- Justice truth ana sober
ness and they would then be ready when the trhpet
sounded to enter upon that state OF from "'
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THE NEw-ENGLAND CHURCH, wILLIAMsBuRGII.
The Council of Congregational Churches,
which recently met at the Broadway Tabernacle to con-
slider the Rev. Leonard Bacons resignation as pastor
of the New England Church, Wamsburgh, after near
ing statements from Mr. Bacon and from delegates from
the n E. Church and society, io2h the too"S ~ & Tan
between Leonard W Bacon and the New England church o.
pare The the Council commedng the pastor to the
expressing sympaes with the ChaFch 10" ueP' VI "
The Council then dissolved Yesterday the report OF
the action of the Council and OF the Committee appointed
thereby was read 10 the NeWEngand church. III was rs
The Committee appointed BY the Council Che Rev VIM B. Brown 81
Newark j. the OF Hem) the feeling OF
the ReV L. W Bacon and the Nev.Eng anl Church BrOon
Rt That coming 70 N, remit Se S CHnI Nh BeS1 SSf ! IN
his manner Of leaving pora,e after I've yeas ecent labor
lean I and eloquent preacher Gospel words aud works
ALREADY h known a14 SIc % @ be @ to m retiring pastor
a or The Kind and Christian spirit which they Yielded 70 his re.
nav soon secure successor a5uany qualified TO lead them in the
great important work which they have undertaken we Pese %
the smpah and prayers Of all Tie eAuuues I'D ~
The churches represented in the Council were tho
Broadway Tabernacle; Harlem C0ngregatiOnaI 'nuiSn,
First CONGREGATIONAL Church. Newark, N j.; Valley
Church Orange n j.; Tabernacle Church, Jersey city;
Congre gational Church. Flushing L. L. Plymouth
Church. Church Of the Pilgrims, tntOnlVe ConSrrsa
tional Church. Park Church. Puritan church, ana Oheh
Of the Covenant, Brooklyn.
UNION DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH.
"The Resurrection" was the subject of q
discourse by the Rev. j. L. Danner OF the Union Dutch
Reformed Church, in sxth-aye., yesterday morning.
The First Corinthians, chap 15 20 to 49, furnished the
text But now is Christ risen from the dead and be-
come the first fruits OF them that slept For since by
man came DEATH by came also the resurrection oI
the dead" &C. Easter, il had been said was GOds amen
and bumanity's haeluah II was peace greater tail
ioy TO believe Chriss resurrection as mere rtlati
He had always regarded the resurrection OF c1lst III @
Spring time most appropriate spfig sun "as ~, e
discourse, he must declare the resurrection
of Christ affirmed beyond dispute; for n he be not RISEN
then is preaching vain and our iath al,o VAN bsoI
Christ such Plato. Cicero Socrates ana otheI
spoke of after life, but It's delnltOh thcy couhu
not give. The Immortality Of the soul being or IlVe
origin, the revelation could only he made by Chrst. MT.
times prevalent that the material body entered eternity
Nowhere In the Bible is the rising OF the body mentioned,
but II is always tile resurrection OF the dead meaning
the spirit. The Carnal body was explained at some
length show that it only the earthly house OF the
soul True Christianity claimed good portion OF the
Sermon and the Inscriptions upon the Christian ana
nction the evncing the faith and sweet com
posure the seepers and the last recalling thoughts OF
everlasting torture and bitterness. The sermon way
closed with fervent prayer to God for having opened
the and made clear to the heart the revelations Of
the TesulreetIOn'
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