New-York tribune., 1871-04-15
TIE HUy7EEs PoNTBAPnST cHUfcH.

| CLOSING nEntc ,ToRY sERYICES-SkRMON III Il'b
! REV. }. ID. FULTON.
! Tho concluding dedicatOry services at tnc
NOV, rtit C1urch at Hunters Point, L. l., took place
| yc,terday The Rev. j. d. Fulton d. De- OF DoS'on'
nreaohed IN the afternoon from Psalm lxxxvh'' o. 10
the Church. said be, arc we indebted fof the lieSo
op and circulation Of the Bible ana for the dissemina
Hon of tbe principles which nderl!e every free Govern
,nent in the world The principles Of the Church, the
mace she holds are set forth by the Prophet "hen he
says "Ths and that man was born IN het' eui 'ho
II chest Himself sha establish her" TIE Church az
mother Is the idea dear to God and 70 the world she
Chrst's bride, and blessed IS he VINO bon III he 10
day tho Father looks love upon this Ntte gathering
for eIe interests connected with II when nave 10
do with immortal souls IN the eternal world ana the IN
1Geuce of this little church may be felt throughout tho
world The power the Church shows IS the power OF
leading souls to Christ; II she b Instrumental IN dong
this though she may be poor, YOU may rejoice with her
0vci those who born in her. Churches nave char
acjers. and this will have character as vel as the
rest Some are fashionable merely, some are known as
places whore born anew and in others eonver'
In heaven we shall think very much Of earth. Mans
intellect not temporary fame, hut rathera fcrVent
heat which leaves the world brighter after IL has
gone Men are GODS messengers and to-day the world
ITS character from those who do battle or Coz
TIE church hr.res forth and builds up men OF manly
Character Gods idea is that your church and every
other church viii men. Put an engine INTO Doat
and II will drive her on until her keel shall kiss
the other shore So you put the motive power OF God
into and it viii reGencrate and reinvigoIate MN
60 that the Church IS coido through him. This church
itself IS illustraton Of what can be done by man
II is worth fortune, materially considered, , 10
Hunters Poiu; for people Will come 10 I'VE
and the land IN value. 60 the church
is the means Of worldly progress a. wei as spiritual
N0I may have physical manhood ana Wcnal iEdllhooi
as great and grand you choose, but bot must decay.
Eut spiritual manhood shall suffer decay. IL IS an
instinct reverence the spiritual Tor ldt
yeasou when the broken shattered forms Of our soldier
Irotcrs were lifted from the cars with sunken eve and
Idid checks. and bodies tom b. hur'mG bullets, We
behind al this the noble Spil ual form sac-
fed by the same lofty aspirations Men born IN tAe
Church a. Christ today sep = the 'front.' ranks IN Ne
The Roman Catholic Church Is proving 10 the world
that she for mcuf0T the poor the child the for
saken wrecks Of humanity round about yOu ana every
trumpet that tells the WUcld tnat the holsA CIlcA -
lifting from the depths on degradation those whom GOD
wishes 10 save; should not do less; and J
believe That God gives 10 MS Bapilsts erander Worz
than 20 any other church. Neetug-hOuses are
good places 20 be born III Int the world IL
th. place ~ work u Garry vour rci ZION into your fac
tories aud plsccs Of business. DO not stand in
yOur houses nEc miserable pdse-DOird pictures OF hu
Hnity bat 20 Out mo The world ana NoIA Le men,
The o the Church IS 90 win souls 70 christ ana
the spire of this little church shall pierce the curtains of
tt ruy and angels shall her Is they point To H.
't!S and that was born IN her. For Eternity i
scrpti0ns written the scrolls of Time And when the
redeemed look back upon the cirtl they Will remember
fc ut. where Cod uncovered his ficc 10 them here.
The Church it j. said, i 10 bring forth man child
That that Christianity Is jO have manly chardc-
ter. thank God tldt there are women in the Church,
and thank the women 40r tlcif sympathy ana lner-
aty but the Church is the bride al christ so is the
woman o. The man. No can he complete without
woman. Sd dO not hello that lie child Of the fu-
tur. is 10 lc girl. tiiub that Christ man in the
rue~t SENSE anu nothing to attract any IN
these ridiculous paintings which represent MN as gl
OF lG more than as man. .
After the sermon, Mr.. Napeton stated that SleO0 or
Baptsts there and everywhere to assist them.
In the evening pray ei-uee tlng wac hld IN me ice
ana Dr. Fulton preached the final dedicatory