The New York herald., 1870-11-07

n Christianity Played Out v.-Gencsis and
Ge"losy--fhs Country soon Ripe and SoSn
Hotten-firualistio Kcligion-sSermon by tho
Rev. Or. Patier.
"Can have o seat. Mr.. Brown 20 "Mr Brown,
win you give me place now 70 "Pease, Mr.. Brown,
put me soinewnere.n "Now,n answers
MR.. SEXTON BROWN
% tne ninety-nine applicants who tease him every
SUNDAY with such requests. IL have just told one
oi you and repeat now for all your Information,
fnat cannot assign stranger TO any place or pew
urul after the services commence. All my own
people are in town now, just come back from
Europe and the country, and they may all attend
mere To-day or they may not. cannot allow any
b0dy's pew to be occupied until see whether ne or
any OF his family comes to occupy lt.n
such was The speech Mr.. Brown was heard to de-
liver yesterday afternoon TO the large number Of
persons urged by combination OF piety and curt
Osity TO witness the
INTERESTING RITUALIsTIc SERVICES
at Grace church, aud hear the eloquent Dr.. Potter,
who, after having gone through o strange series OF
sou-saving ceremonies, music ana prayers, calcu-
lated TO make q drowsy listener dream OF attending
m out-and-out hgn mass Ia some Roman Uatnoii
cathedral repeating the Niceae Greed clear through
and asking
THE LORD TO TAKE PARTICULAR PAINS
IN blessing the President OF the United States and
Gil tue Governor oi New York was not specially re-
membered) who held political power, as we as tue
bishops and clergy. Alter this the eminent Doctor
proceeded 10 deliver lis sermon on the text-..one
day Is with God Us Thousand years, ana thousand
years as one day. There IS wisdom and comfort IN
this paradox oi the apostles The early Christians
Of The East all believed tlat Christ would soon come
back to them again; hut II turned out that things
sth continued Is they had been; no Christ came
back TO those expectlt people, VINO were SO far dis
appointed, ana the scolers trumphantly re-
No; bat the followers OF Christ mad made q
mistake. Iney counted time according to their
luSs @ Q, t9 n9 M e sr s Ss ros ra IN
escefsaned not TO he mere days Of twentyf0ur hours
Gura,lon put SIX long ana seIa periods or time.
We do not believe that God made the earth IN six
Gays, because The science o geology plainly proves
GOD COULD NOT DO SUCH THING.
or course God could do oil things in moment II
He liked, but lie never allowed Himself 10 be tied
70 any limitations u time; and there was no par
way to make this world IN hurry. The
lessons OF the past and or own ex-
that Goo never takes violent steps TO accomplish His
purpose. IL would be desirable, no doubt, TO have
religion: but the religion OF Jesus has heen IN the
world nearly tWo thousand years ana what has 1t
1cc0mplishcdf Scarcely ontntn ol the whole popu-
laton OF the world are even prole Christians at
all; but tney all VIII be III Gous own good ime, and
when tbey can be brought within The Ioir in the
natural way-the way In which God has always ac-
complshcd his benchcent designs. Philosophers
e0-called and advocates o certain often say
nowadays that the CHRISTIAN religion has outlived It's
usefulness, and that we should now adopt some
thing III us steau that can better bear light OF
science. We answer, God has not yet said so.
Christianity has not yet come to maturity Great
things never mature rapidly. The lowest thing that
mas NE IN It y the soonest to perish; but YOU
ascend the scale o. the animal creation ii Is very
different. No living thing has such long and weary
aud painful infancy rs man. anu If the lower ami
mails could reason they weuld often wonder III our
long and help!s-s youth. Then, again, the moral
faculties arc lne siowest to ripen.
TIRE PROGRESS OF a NEW NATION
Is the most rapid because 1t has physical questions
mainly TO deal wtn and It's victories are al over
physical difficulties only. The nations in the st
that were the Erst 10 also the quickest TO
be rotten. This nation Oh ours has ripeneG with
fearful rapidty, ana it gives melancholy evil
dence Of It's approaching roltenncss, ior we nave
the fOuest corruption lii our pOltics dishonesty and
dishonOr in business hl DOctisy and cant IN reli0
and discord ana lmmora ny III the family. Every
thug hat Is soon ripe Is soon rptte ana the Chris
tian religion has not accomplished It's mission be-
cause far from being OH the verge or decay 1t IL
only yet III It's infancy. With GOD "a thousand years
is but as q day.U