The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-23
MADISON AyE,uE PREsBYrERris CHTacH.

Tho Magic OF the Cross-The Prince of Dark
ness and His Doings Exposed-He is De-
fcatcd by Our Lord jesus Christ.
The Rev. DR.. Adams thun tered yesterday az this
fashionable church with hts accustomed vigor
against the Prince Of Darkness whom he unmarked
and showed up In his true coiors, to the edi6caton
OF large congregation Byron has told US, doubt
less from personal observation, that
THE DEVIL Is GENTLEMAN,
but the good Doctor sil Inclines 10 the more ex-
picit Scrptura statement that this gloomy and shad.
OwY parsonage is q member or the h1tt,e mol asse.
He calls Satan the Prince OF the World. Tho
reverend gentleman drew the argument Of
his discourse from st. John, XVII, l. He
began thus:--The proper life of the world is
to be dated from the death OF our Redeemer.
few days before his deccase He male use OF the
following expires ,ions:-"rhe hour is come when tic
Son of God should be glorhed.n BY this lie intended
to cay that He was about To die for the good o. the
world 1t was a death Of shame and lgnoiDlny lie an
icpated The grand crisis Of the world was TO come.
Then was the time to know VINO should be- the ru or
of this world. cur Lord di tincty in ormed the
world before His death that He was destined to dle
OH the cross. lie said, "And that upon which shall
be lifted up, will draw all men to me-" That which
was regarded by oil the people as the very acne Of
disgrace was the secret OF his triumph. Enou gll
has already been done and mo remains to be done
and Will be done TO verify nese words concerning
the moral power OF His death. The cross Is more
THOSE TWO Pieces OF DEAD WOOD
have spce been copied and duplicated by reverend
art. 1t has been hung on the neck Of kings, aud
has blazed on the standards OF chvalry. The cross
represents that spirit which, residing IN the love or
Christ is desGIned to draw tue tribute or loyalty
Ills religion. IL signifies the glorious supremacy Of
the Son of Ged. On the evening preceding His
death He again advertd to this subject In making
known the advent OF he Comforter our lord said
that H,s mission would be better fulfilled by Ills
death than His continued presence Ia the world. 1t
Is only by His occasional expression that there
CLEANS upon US the knowledge we can ever attain
OF the
GLORIOUS MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY.
Continuing his disc Jurse the reverend gentleman
believe not IN Jesus Christ 1t cnty bY implicit
belief In the Saviour That we can
DEFEAT THE PRINCE OF THE WORLD.
The power OF the Divine spirit Is to bring men in
attachment to Christ and To diseuthral them from
the influence Of the Prince Of Evil and his angels
We enjoy the light CT the san without rejecting
whence IL comes. The most intelligent among us
who IS gladdened by Its rays this winter morning
has nos thought about the fountain from when they
emaneted. Thus 1t is a great idea, which has a
homespun commences about 1t, and seems to us
and the result OF that spiritual force which IL ei-
ploye1 by the Comforter. 10 destroy tne work OF
the devil Is the task OF our Redeemer-not with
carnal, but with spiritual weapons when our
Of the Garden OF Gc.hse name it seemed
as IL the evil was about to triumph over
the good. Christ, however, has by His death
inaugurated power when was 10 prove Itself
the destruction OF the destroyer and the ie-
demption OF the world. Then began the power Of
redemption, and with IL the wo king of that
MIGnrY MAGIC or THE CROSS,
which is ever leSsen9 the influence OF the evil one
VINO IS working among the children OF dIsobedence.
Our Lord Das gwen US spiritual comfort, thereby
completing the defeat Of the usurping prince OF the
world. Tue aim OF the adversary Is 10 induce men
TO disbcIieye tie Gospel OF Jesus Christ which is
the fact and origin 0. sin.