The New York herald., 1871-12-25

sanctuary and the festivities Of the glad season. In
which thsy were irresistiby carried backward 70 the
advent OF the LORD and forward to his second
coming without sin unto salvation. Houses were
hHed to-day fuli OF tokens Of that peace and good
wilxhich came TO earth with the Son or God when
He came the Son OF Man. In closets ana drawers
were secreted and jealousy guarded thousands or
articles that youis make brighter than
Gods Sabbath In the restlessness or cnidhoods
emotions TO know what shail be on the morrow.
The preacher then proceeded at considerable
.temple,n and showed that alter Adam fell Eden
that the subsequent tabernacle and gorgeous mate
rial temples contained the symbols OF the Divine
s, presence manifested mi through tnc sheKinah. The
that the glory OF the Lord had departed; for In the
appearance Of the lowly babe OF Behenem the tab.
snrined it in human form. fhis temple was nova
70 che SON synW az
and to the penitent thief who would cry, "Lorl
memSer me- me when Thou contest INTO Thy xidgdom..
the promise OF the Holy Gnost and His perpetual In
dwelling with man. The temple was designed to
God, and then 70 bring him into permanent fellow
ship with GOO. by taking away guilt from the con-
Holy Spirit @ dwell IN him Then Then the there WouIt bs
light In the UNDERSTANDING giving knowledge; IRE 10
ss heart giving aeciion; disposition in the wlll,
gv1S e5 holiness n Sa "A AM 50 the glory
t1ary OF the Most High. the Doctor deduced nom
his theme some practical lessons. From the condi-
tlon OF the ground out OF which mans body was
formed up to- the spirit OF the everlasting
God, into which mans spiri. IL knit, we had
tae span ana scope o. the universe. The science
o. ell sciences was that OF the Christian religion
The next Thought upon which the preacher eO
quently expatlated was that the glory or man was
tnat which proceeded out from within. Tnc glory
ration, but the grandeur OF the Creator and the
beauty OF It's holiness constituted its worth aud OK
ceency Precisely 80 Is 1t with this temple OF ours.
summate taste should dicta.e our attire; not the
eQuipage upon which 10 rolls; not the house that
endomes II, stately and lmp0slng though 1t may be-
not the wealth which we can scoop or the broad
"Mtne, /" but that wl.ch Is within. One Hash OF
high intelligence were worth more than all the ght
terng gold OF earth; one feeling OF true affection
were nobler than all the array OF elegant attire; one
more than the dominion that belongs to the
sceptre OF kings. The glory of the poet, the
orator, the musician ana the songstress was the
glory that gave majesty, beauty and nobleness to
man. The text also furnished an appeal to be
vlrtu0uS. The body and soul must be clean to have
God In It. In closing he addressed some appr0prl.
edi1ce He c0unseled them to bring God from the
family altar and the closet into his temple, where
ne promised TO manifest himself In signal and
Rev. o. 5. Pomeroy, the faithful and beloved
pastor OF the church, then gave some interesting
historical statements. The society was organized
1854 with forty memDer5 which had since increased
to 266. There were Two Sabbath schools connected
ditlOn.
In the afternoon Union service was held. The
pastors Of the other evangelical churches In the
Eastern dtstrct-Rev. Messrs. Butler Brodt Porter
and Smith--dell vered appropriate addresses. Rev.
Thomas s. Hastings, D. D., OF New York, was an.
n0unced TO preach In the evening.