The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-08
SERVICES AT LONG BRANCH.

All the Churches Well Attended--A Forcible
and Brilliant Discourse mt tine Methodist
Church by Rcv. DR.. True, Of tho Weslcynn
University. t
1 -IIaer LONG BRANCH August :, 1870.
The summer seaside s0jOurners at Long Branch do
not suffer from lack of spirisual pabulum on the
Sabbath From all the hotels and from private cot
tages, as rang out upon the Still morn.
ing air the church-g0ing bells, omntbuses,
hacks and private carriages filed
with people going to various temples Of worship.
At the Methodist church Rev. Dr. c. K. True, OF
Wesleyan University, preached. At the seaside
chapel the officiating clergyman was Rev. DR.. Armi-
tage, OF New York, who preached sermon charac-
terIzed by his usual eoquence on the text, Learn
OF me, for am meek and lOwIy." An excellant dis.
course was preached at the EpiscOpaiian church by
Rev. DR.. Cook, of ST. Bartholomew's church, New
York. While all the churches were well filled, there
was by far the largest attendance, however, at
the Centenary Methodist church, the expectation
doubtless that the President would be here, but an
expectation which was not realized. After the pre-
liminary exercises Of prayer, singing and reading
the Scriptures such preliminary exercises being
conducted by Rev. j. B. Grow, pastor OF the church.
and Rev. E. II. Stokes, Rev. Dr. True entered upon
prepared for the occasion. His text was Matthew
upon his discourse, were these words, but they
embraced great and almost illimtable
of OF the vent he ga
various changes The leaves In autumn fall from
the trees and through the winter months the forests
bare OF vernal adOrnment and look l1feiess, but
spring comes and again they are clothed with all
the glorious beauty and pride OF restored ANNA
ton. 1t was SO with the human to-day. 1t becomes
inanimate and returns to dust but again 1t would
rise clothed with spiritual and mperlshable beauty.
no ruth po oS IN the Of mere was
was alleged, showed itself In the sciences Chem
Istry, for instance, showed that the human body,
after DEATH reverted TO the original gases, OF which
there were now slxty-fOur classlfcatiOns. Science
claimed that it was ridiculous that all these gases
should be returned in any distinct human BODY Ia
opposition to this theory eminent chemist had
lately asserted and proven that there existed In the
found In other organic remains. This might be but
THE STEPPING STONE
10 other discoveries more delicate and subtle, That
would 60 to show that viewed IN q scientific point
the doctrine OF the resurrection Is opposed to the
teachings OF science. He reverted the old super.
cid processes OF embalmlng the dead, and his own
study OF an Egyptian mummy. Next he
how he taught that for the glorious future vouch-
sailed the good and just in the other world 1t was
worth while to endure all the pains and penalties OF
the life here below. People acted this principle
IN WALL STREET;
they suffered oil the pangs OF doubt, and plunged
Into the boiling and tumultuous sea Of speculation
for the benefits they expected to receive in the
future. Leaving the men OF our great moneyed
mart to fight out Their battles IN ner own way and
called attention TO the teachings Of Jesus Christ and
particularly his answer to the Saducees the disbe
levers In the resurrection. After quoting the special
utterances OF Christ In all His sermons and teach
tngs, His last words on the Cross and His trump nal
al haip OF the text he ascend to the right
hand OF God on high, he reviewed the teachings Of
the apostles and ST. Paul on the subject His next
point was that though the body pershes
THE SOUL NEVER DIES,
and he enforced this point with great cogency OF
argument and eloquent and IOrcible illuStIa
ton. After this he spoke at length ON the
idea OF the body that was to be raised
The Bible taught that there were to be
new heaven and new earth. 1t Is true that the
Bible did not teach them how to be new bodies but
1t was conclusive that the new body given us would
be endowed with other powers than we possess
now. We have now Eve senses and but limited
powers OF locOmOtiOn. In this future new world
there would be more senses given us-senses to ap.
preciate the higher state Of existence In which we
are placed. We could move with the rapidtty Of
thought. We would have
sPIRITUALIZED BODY,
body endowed with GlOriOusy llmitable pow.
ers. We can see through all space. We
Cod as he Is and know Him as he is. What gOr-
GUS idea was thlsl Such spiritual body, that BODY
given TO the true believers In the Lord
Jesus Christ was worth striving for was
worth getting religion for, was worth being Chris
tian for. And that future world, how infinitely be-
yond the feeble grasp OF our present nle This
heaven Of heavens was freely offered to all through
the blessed redemption Of Jesus Christ. He en-.
forced with great fervor. In conclusion. the accept
ance OF this Oner
Singing, prayer and benediction terminated the