The New York herald., 1870-09-19
A PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY.

An inspired Bishop In tho Tangled Wilds Of
the Observation-Disclosures Snow Delivers n
Despatch from Heaven.
The Most Reverend Bishop Snow, who advertises
himself as 'the much-abused Messenger of Christn
preached yesterday afternoon In the chapel Of the
University Washington SQUARE, The subject was the
"DOwnfall Of the NatiOns,n and the preachers ad-
vertisement attracted about one hundred persons,
who attended TO learn what the particular ma
tions 1t would be prudent to keep away from in the
immediate future. The prophet sought his text las
usua from the book OF Revelations several and va
rous chapters OF which he recited rather than read
not so much for the purpose OF expounding til
inspired writings as Of supporting ana sus-
tanning his own opinions on things in general.
He took especial delight in quoting those chapters
and verses OF st. John wherein 1t is predicted that
the towers OF the earth shall fall and crumble until
not whole brick is left anywhere; that the
mountains shall be rolled out nat and the valleys
raised up, and that out OF certain great mountain
q stone shall be cut without the aid of human
hands and unseen by human eyes, which stone shall
be hurled against the image whose feet COM
posed OF mixture OF brass and clay.
POPULAR THEOLOGY,
the preacher said, Is a humbug and an afro
cous lie from beginning to end. II pre-
tends to interpret some portions OF the Sa
cred Writings literally whereas every man to
knows that the Scriptures must all be regarded as so
many figures OF speech. 1t Is ridiculous for Ord
nary mOrtals to think that they ought to read
the Bible for their'Own instruction that OF any
ana are In the hab; OF entertaining the Holy Ghost
regular intervals should dare put any construc-
tiOn whatever on the words and phrases used by
writers who were themselves taught directly by the
Holy Spirit how to express HIS ideas all the sub
II is falsely asserted by those constitutional liars
the upholders and professors OF popular theology,
for all the light that is needed to guide
the darkened mind In this world. No such
they have brought the world to q pretty state OF
morality and progress by their absurd teachings.
The audience knew well-and If they did not know
1t they were very ignorant and their education had
been lamentably neglected-that the moon had no
light OF It's own; but 1t shone under certain circum
stances and when placed In certain positions rela-
tive to the earth and the sun, because light OF
the sun was reflected from Its surface to this planet
A DEALER IN SECOND HAND ILLUMINATIoNs
at best. Weil the Spirit OF the Lord God was the
original light OF the sun, which never changed and
never waned on any account, nOtWithStan ling the
| crazy notions Of some benighted astronomers who
| pretend to see darksome spots upon its face. II
the Spirit OF God shines upon the pages OF the Scrip
lures, then they reflect the true light OF salvatiOn
but otherwise they are as dark and deceptive the
visited him, The prophet, and when he rested his his
| ewes upon the sacred page II became luminous
| beneath his gaze and the truth shone from every
| line. Every word he then spoke was the pure
| truth as the great God intended It should be re-
| vealed unto mankind, and he called upon God to
| ratlfy His prophets words cOnfound him there
and then. fTnere was no audible contradictory
The towers TO which the author OF the Revelations
had alluded were tall rhetorical figures used TO sig
Nifty the kingdoms Of the earth; the mountains
| meant the crying abOminau0ns that had infested
| the world In the shape OF
| ROMAN CATHOLICS, JEWS AND MORMONS;
the valleys indicated the humble and not at all
merous body Of righteous persons who were to be
| sects of Professionalism; and the image whose feet
were Of brass and clay was the scarlet and accursed
ing already. There was France, the bloodiest and
| most unholy supporter OF the Roman POpish IN
iamy-wnere , Is F. France now, Down in the dust
| POpeS Coming down every day, and all good men
| rejoice at the approaching doom or abomlnable
Rome. And so 1t Will soon be with all the kingdoms
| and empires OF Europe.
CHRIST is NOW COMING
Yea, He Is at the very door; and his chosen peO
| pie. the true seed Of Abraham-who are not The
| Jews, nor the Romans, nor the Mormons-wIll now
possess the earth cart and rule It, the chosen people OF
scended and whom He has inspired after the manner
Of immortal beings. 1t Is an outrageous falsehood
his humanity, or that he was born with soul des-
tined TO inherit and enjoy Immortality. No. immor-
@ 5 OF e Ua us vsry
of us have been thought worthy OF immortality.
The river OF water flowing from the throne or Divine
grace, set up in
THE APOCALYPTICAL CITY OF THE JUST,
has only been sparingy partaken OF, and the Roman
Catholics the Jews and the Mormons have been ex-
cluded from the privilege OF immortality QIere the
prophet consulted his watch and admitted it was
time for him to stop.)
The sermon was listened to pretty attentivcly
throughout, but now and then a sOmnOlent listener
would insist going to Sleep when he was sure to
be attended to by active friend OF the prophets,
who danced actively from one bench to another,
supplying weak child with water, or tickling q
doZer's nose and presenting him with palmeaf
fan, by exercising which he might keep himself
awake. The services concluded with hymn, In
which the great Captain was most unmusically IN.
vOkcd TO lead the audience Immediately To battle
against all the demons OF RomaDism, Judaism aud
MOrmonjsm.