The New York herald., 1870-03-14
CHURCH or THE NEW JERUSALEM.

CHURCH or The NEW JERUSALEM
Heayea In the Son-DiscOurse by Hev.
Chnuncey Giles
at the Church OF the New jerusalem IN Thirty
NTH street, near Lexington avenue there good
attendance yesterday morning, Notwithstanding the
storm. This was doubtless 10 lie atcrbuted 10 the
fact that the pastor of the church the Rev. Chaun-
cey Giles is delivering OF discourScs sunday
mornings whose general subject Is "Heaven Upon
Earth.n
The special topic yesterday was Heaven in the
sou.n The reverend speaker took for his text Luxe
XVII, 20th and 2lst verses, "The Kingdom OF God
eometh not with observation: neither shall they say
Lo mere! or 10 therel for, behold the kingdom Of God
Is within YOU" He commenced his discourse by
saying that in these divine words our Lord teaches
Us that We are not 10 look abroad To outward things
10 external conditions OF society ana earthly posses
sions, for heavenly peace and bessedDess The king
dom OF God does not consist in outward show, IN
spendor or ritual, In strength or organization IN
greatness OF numbers. We cannot point to any or
ganIzation OF men upon the earth and sav 10 there
IS the Kingdom Of Godl TO the exclusion OF ali
others. 1t IS not ecciesiasticism. The king
dom or God is within us aud If It is noC
tners IL 4 not for anywhere. We are
not 10 look forward TO the spiritual world and say
'Lo there only is heaven. ] must wait until |
pass through the gate OF Death before enter tile
blessedaess Of eternal hfe.r The gates Of pearl
which open TO the glories and bessedness of eternal
lite within fhe Kingdom OF heaven must be
found within Us before we can enter II. HIS Grat
p0int Of inquiry was, What Is a kingdom the
swer was illustrated IN different ways. The word
has various meanings. When applied 10 cvil AFFAIRS
~ rs the territory and people governed by o king
When applied 10 the material world II denotes enc
OF the provinces or nature as the mineral, vege-
tabIe and animal kingdoms In universal sense q
Kingdom comprises ali the substances, forms actlyi-
tes anu principles which compose ANY province OF
the creation, spiritual or natural. The Kingdom of
God Is formed OF all the principles and qualities Of
The divine nature ana which, emanaing rom Him
aS their minnie source; have become embodied
in The spiritual the material uni
verse. Those principles constitute heaven Where
they exist there Is neaven where they are wanting
heaven ~ not. Man is a nicrocosm In MS nature
the LORD mas embodied all the forms, substances
activities and principles or the material and spirit
nal universe. All the principles OF color, form ana
light are IN the eye. Tue eye ~ the Kingdom OF
light; AZ Is formed To ali Its noajncaions; IL is the
embodiment OF It's principles, its motions and sub
stances. The Kingdom OF lgnt Is, therefore, within
the material body. In the same manner the Is
the Kingdom OF sonnd and of all harmony. All sen
sation ~ within us. There Is none without us. We
cannot Sav, LO nerel 10 Inerei The Lord mas en-
bodied la orr physical nature all the substances
forms and principles OF The outward world. Ac.
cordng TO the same method ana the same law the
knSdom OF Cod winch AZ formed by all the principles
OF Ills love and wisdom, Is within us, embodied III
our spiritual natures The VIII Is the Kingdom OF
tie divine love: 1t Is formed ior Its reception the
eve is formed Tor the reception OF light. IL Is tile
ooolnlent'of ITS principles ana activities. Tne
derstandiag ~ the kingdom OF the divine truth, Is
formed for lis reception and by 1t. rhis, IN those
Two great divisions OF tue human midd the Lord
mas fruitcd aud embodied IN gcrmnaI forms all the
principles OF HIS own being man can know and
love. These two possibilities constitute his true
hunanlty: tiiev are the image and likeness OF God
IN niIn; the true spiritual and heavenly Kingdom,
which the Lord seeks to develop III orderly aud end
less variety and fulness forever. These Kingdoms
must be formed IN man. There Is no love ana no
wisdom, no joy and peace out OF him. Having these
possibilities within aim, the question Of the greatest
practical moment Is how are they to be developedr
How Is TINS sfngdom to be extended1 How are
60 into the actual possession OF tholr spiritual
wealth and Dower2 All analogy, all human expert
ence anu the revelations OF the sacred Scriptures
teach that the Kingdom OF heaven s formed within
spiritual natures. as the kingdom Of sensation
formed In our material bodies. 1he LORD gives us
the germ OF every faculty. and tue power 10 exercise
IT. The kngdom OF love- embracing all the PROVINCES
Of tue affections, can only be established and de-
Teloped by loving. We must love the Lord and
neighbor Wemust exercise these affections. in
ths way the heart Will become purified and expand
sending out s affections like the rooSiets sree
ana growing by its own action.
Tne kIDgdom OF the intellect IL formed by learning
spiritual uuth. The understanding is HE spir-s
ituai eye, which Is the Kingdom OF spiritual
ana divine truth. As We learn the truths
the Lord has revealed 10 US III His word, and make
them our own by life according 10 them, the KING
dom OF God ~ formed and extended within us astne
Kingdom OF science Is formed III the mind OF the
natural philosopher. Thus we see mat the whole
Kingdom of heaven can be embodied III every human
being. lt ~ q sublime truth. ana shows the Iul-
measurable greatness OF mans nature and the inf
mite love anu wisdom OF the Lord. The Lord bnfed
himself TO man. He gave HIM a nature capable OF
receiving Hrs life III eyeTIncre1sng fulnesS forever
The more exercise our tnectlOLs the deeper and
finer they become; the more learn The
more our capacities for knowledge increase
and there Is no assgnabe IDlt beyond winch they
may not pass. Ine child born to-day has
capacities for knowledge ana happiness eIOHd the
present attainment ol any created being. All tue
sireagh glow love; all the innocence, purity,
oeaee aud Dlessedness taat reign III supreme har-
GlonY IN heaven can be gathered INTO The Kingdom
of love III every human feart: all the 'lghf aud
power and glory OF tie diyne truth which dts tue
heavens with spendof anu reveals 10 every angelic
intelligence. the principles, order, niethods and
beauty OF the divine Wisdom can be embodied in the
aunlin understanding. How grand possl
biuties How rIcnly has the Lord endowed usl Let
us he dRtgent and faithful III theusc oi the means
dom within
The discourse was listened to with marked atten-
tion.
The special topic for next sunday was announced
as Heaven ia the Home" and inen VIII, singing
ana beneGiction the services were brought 40 d
close.