The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-12
CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS.
The Glory of Jcsus-s,crmon by the Rev
DIR. Deems.

DIR. Deems.
OF all the churches In New York city there Is none
which contained larger congregation yesterday
morning than the Church OF the Strangers, In
University place. The large chapel was crowded
with congregation composed Of all classes,
sects and professions. Some time before the hour
OF devotional exercises arrived chairs, stools and
benches were brought in and placed in the asles,
and were at once occupied by the immense
throng who were constantly arriving. The gal.
ler1es too, were crowded until there wis not
room 1or another person, and those who were
80 unfortunate as to arrive late mad to content
themselves with standing up in the door.
way. On the first Sunday in October the con.
gregati0n are going move into their new church
in Mercer street, kindly purchased and given t,
tnem by the phanthropic railroad king, Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt, when, 1t il hoped they Will
nave at least standing room for tie many hundreds
VINO every Sabbath congregatc TO hear the eloquent
and gifted pastor. DR.. Deems.
The singing at the Church OF the Strangers Is one
OF us principal features The choir Is composed for
the most part, OF Sabbath school children connected
with the church, ana their singing followed as 1t is
by the whole congregation, Is something really
grand and sublime. Yesterday the Doctor preached
upon tne glory OF Christ ana 1t is doubtful If there
was ever delivered a more forcibe and elo-
quent argument In behalf OF Chrtst'5 claim
IN this respect upon both Jew and Gentle than heI
presented to his enrapt hearers. HIS text was
Tiles and the glory OF thy people Israeli The jews
ne said, are Gods people. 1t is a phiosophic mis-
tnfiuelS
and atheists 1t Will be time enough for CHRISTIANS
10 desplse Jews when we shall have kept the words
, 2, Jesus uncorupied ior four thousand years,
they nave the words OIL Moses. Nowhere on earth
can such proof Of the capablity OF man for rell-
gon be found as in the history Of the Jews. For no
atty has done much for religion. Whatever
Christianity has done for the world is TO be
SET TO THE CREDIT JUDAISM
which was one long preparation for Jesus who
lived and died Jew: Here the interview OF Simeon
with the Hcly Child was described. Simeon was
holy old Jew and Jesus newborn Jew. paving mis-
FIRST visit TO the temple OF his religion. The wise
to be che light OF the Gentlles ana the glory OF
the jews The prophecy was fulfilled. Jesus
came to be the light OF the nations He car:
the earth and the bright places. His religion
drowned the glory of Greece ana Rome In surpass.
ing Splend0r as daylight browns the stars. He has
penetrated Gothand and Greenland ana dark Cafilr
land with truths that lifted Moses to his loftiness
had been to the Jews gasights and fireworks to a
CITY. Jesus made them to be day-dawn to the ma
sS lions s was Swn a IN
brotherhood OF man, the grandeur of universal
humanity, the immortal hopes OF man., This Jew,
social questions. For peaceful ana prosperous CON-
munity the
MOST POWERFUL POLICE REGULATION
Is an incubation Of his teachings to the relations
OF the sexes, the domestic relations the relations OF
individuals. Whatever was unsettled by the phiIos
OpAers OF the Gentles has been settled by the teach
tngs OF Jesus on these TOPICS All the most health
full minds now recognize Him as the supreme social
principles also. 1t was SO like daylight that men
did not see how much they were indebted to it. But
take the ideas OF civil government existing the
time or Jesus, and compare them with mems Opn-
ions on these grave subjects now and in this depart
ment we see how Jesus has enlightened the Nations
Even into art we find this wonderful child carrying
o superior light. Before Him the productions OF arr
were representations Of sensuous life the external hui
manity, the triumph Of the outward over the inward,
As In the dying Gladiator;" but he reversed this
and brought art TO represent principle triumphing
over suffering But Jesus is also represented az the
other portion OF the human race; Tor, first, he is the
greatest man they ever produced. They had Abra-
ham, Jacob, Moses, David, Solomon Isaiah. Ezekiel;
but Jesus was wiser, better, stronger more innuen-
tia than them all. He gave life, vigor and wide
spread power to all they ever said aid. lie made
the little nationality on the west Of the Mediterra
mean the
MOST CONSPICUOUS OF ALL THE NATIONS
Of the earth. He shot the threads OF its laws into
the wool OF every social and civil fabric earth.
He made its hymns to be sung TO every musical in
strument ana In all the languages OF the world.
More than that every great man in the last thou-
sand years has acknowledged that Jesus was he
greatest man that any nation ever produced. To
day the wisest, nOblest Englishmen, Frenchmen,
Germans Russians, Italians, Greeks, Americans.
acknowledge that England, France Germany Rus
STA, Greece America, the world, mas never furnished
man IN all respects the equal OF this Jesus. All
the oftiest men, since he appeared, have looked up
10 MIN as unapproachable in greatness. IL is the
sentiment OF modern civilization that 1t is bias
phemy to make any other man equal To Jesus.
the Jews Is that Jesus Jew There is nothing
IN the achievements Of Hebrew arms or productions
VI nepieW genius Ut tne results or Hebrew enter
prise equal TO Jesus. Put every other possible thing
10 their dscredlt and then say, 1.-THE Jews produced
Jesus" and yOn lift them above
ALL ROMAN AND ALL GRECIAN FAME.
II Is not the name Of the lawgiver nor OF the
poet-king, nor OF the temps-buildcr nor of the
rapt prophet, which makes the Bible Jew illustr-
Ouslt is the name OF Jesushe ia the glory OF Gods
people, Israel II had my choice OF nationai.es
would be Jew. Dsraell can lcok down on the
oldest bloods in the House or Lords and consider
them pdyreaeis. Jesus made that Oldest blood purest
blood He is 'the Consolation Of Israeli Simeon was
looking for that lie found 1t In Jesus. l wish my
Hebrew brethren who hear me to-day would find
him So He is their spiritual chief. The Doctor SAID
he hoped ere long'to The Israelites In the TEN
pie manuel singing
There s dear earth,
No sweet in heaven 4
The name before the wondrous birth,
10 Christ the Saviour given.
In this place and nation have been taken away;
Jesus has HebraiZed the Gentlle5 and offered 10 Is
rael Jerusalem above, winch Is the mother OF us
ALL" For all personal ana national failures let them
console themselves In thai Jesus was an ISraeite: