The New York herald., 1870-09-26
AMERICAN FIEE CYURCB.

The Eaii of Rome and the Present War Pre-
dicteG Two Thousand Year, AgO-The Rev.
Charles Is. smyth MS Propbci--A Conflict
Among all NatiOns-Kings to Have No Show
A Universal Republic.
E1he delicious autumnal weather, waiting ON It's
cool breezes refreshing vigOr to the perspiraton-
covered population Of the country In lieu of the In
suerable heat Of the summer, has also brought JOY
to the heart OF the Rev. c. b. Smyth In largely in
creasing congregation. There was religious smile
Of gladness on the reverend genteman's classic
countenance yesterday as he saw the "straying
Sheep dropping into his fold In numbers far
exceeding the usual forty on whom his
eloquent discOurses have been showered down
for weeks past. There were many fashonables
present, but the gay and Deauteous dresses
worn by them did not show to particular advantage
owing to the "dm religious lightn which pervades
the hall In which the services took place. Four win
dows illumine the hail. but three OF them are alb
soutely useless, owing to a wall bein built outside
at distance Of one loot and half. The sun shines
III through the fourth with grateful brilllanCy turn
ing 'nIght into day."
Thou hast Lord, mos, glorious
Ascended ND on high;
And in triumph victorious
Led captive captivity.
PRAYER FOR u s. GRANT, THE UNITED STATES
AND TIE INCOMING POLITICAL GANG.
After the conclusion OF the hymn the reverend
prosperity Of the nation and for the President OF the
United States and ne also asked blessing on the
representatives or the people at the coming election
The pastor look his text from Revelations l., ]
and 81
The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him
pass and sent sianed BY His angel to His servant
John Blessed ls he that rsadeth and they that hear
written therein. for the time is at hand.
He said:-Tme spent In trying to unravel the mys.
terry Of the Revelations and To establish the anthem
ing over the pages OF history we ind that the con-
temporaries OF 81: John admit that the Revelations
nave lived at the same period as he ADMIT the
authenticity OF the work 1t would be beyond al! CON-
mon sense II we, who come eighteen hundred years
after, began TO doubt the authorship OF It, Looking
back through the misty pages OF tue dark ages 40 we
not lind that all the prophecies OF Scripture nave been
fulfilled? What astonishing. incomprehensibls
things have taken place since Chrlsps visit TO
are and always avs eeen s processing Gs
uanity, who, through ignorance and reading w0rSs
by incompetent, illlterate men, icrm an opinion OF
their own and interpret according 20 their ideas
the plain aud substantial truths contained la Scri,
| ture.
by such dolngs ioisting the ab0mnable imaglna-
tions OF their depraved and vicious minds on a soIs
There is tnat doctrine OF Papal infal,lb,ty. on
which the Pope OF Rome has built his nest for CEN
tures-it Is crumbling to the dust. The death kei
| has been given to the would-be successor OF ST.
| Peter by the ring or the arms Of united Italy at
THE BRASSY GATES OF ROME.
NO WOuder tiat cInperOrS, Kings pOpeS anW
Sutans should guam and tremble when the Bible /.
circulated IN their domlnlons They know what
viii follow It Is only the lorerunner OF that civil and
religious liberty which every nation In the word
will shortly possess. Even in that very council the
EcurnenlcaD called by the Pope we ind its verV
members oDjectng to the dogma OF lnfallibilityT
But why, then, was 1t promulgatedf Simply TO kee
that totterlng fabric the chair OF St Peter from SINK
ing INTO nothing. The song the angels are now
singing in lnat home OF bliss 10 which we ard
gOng Is,
| BABYLON THE GREAT is FALLEN, IS FALLEN \
| "How are thy mighty ones fallen and thy nigh
| places filled with dirt p'
| The pastor here said, 81 Jake you TO witness.
| friends, that In a former discourse, before blow
| was struck between Prussia and France, SAID how
| matters would tnrn ont Not only dil say thai