The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
July 16---Seventh Sunday
After PentecOst.
Religious Programme for the Day-Herala Reli-
gious ccrresrcndsnce-T Religious
Fress on the Riot-Genoral
Religious News
Services To-day.

Services To-Day.
Rev. Charles Il. Smyth will preach morning and
evening In the New York University, entrance on
Wavericy place.
Professor julius II. seelye, or Amherst College,
VIII preach the Broadway Tabernacle church this
morning ana evening"
Al the Central Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
Mr.. Bottome, OF Yonkers will preach morning ana
evening
The Claims Of Posirvism Contested and Sup
planted BY Faith will be the subject OF Rev. Will
liam Ii. Pendlctons discourse this morning in he
Fifty-third street Baptist church. Baptism in the
evening.
Rev. DR.. Westcott will preach IN Plymouth Baptist
church this mornIng and evening.
Rev. J. NJ. Pullman Will preach in the Church OF
Our Saviour this morning.
Rev. Charles F. Lee will preach in ChcKering Hall
(Fifth UnyersaisD this morning, ".Au Things
Possible with God"
Rev. Merrill Richardson win preach In the New
England Congregational church this morning ana
evening.
Rev. q. s. narrower will preach this morning and
evening in t. LuAe's Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr.. Thomas Galos Forster viii speak beio;e the
Society OF Sprituasts, in Trenors Lyric Hall, this
morning and evening".
The frsS meeting IL behalf OF the centenary OBJ
servance OF the Reformed Church will be held this
street and Fifth avenue. Addresses are to be de-
iivered by Rev. f. :. Porter, Chairman OF the
Synod's Special Committee; Rev. Dr.. William J. r.
Taylor. President OF synod Rev. II. p. GGnse and
Rev. Or. Ormiston. " Is expected that other
churches and pastors VIII unite in the service.
The Jeyv:a Law Applies 10 All creatures.
10 THE EDITOR o. THE HERALD -
Before the law was given TO Moses on Mount Sina;
governed internal laws what
be termed the unwriten IAN OF Cod. The first man,
or the Adamic Church was governet by the percep-
ton OF what is good and what is truth until they
lost that perception OF truth py OF seI-oye
ana The desire to know OF themselves from external
and scientific Knowledge, which Is signiaed by the
eating OF tie tree OF knowledge. OF good ana evil.
That Church existed unal the time signned by the
Flood, when the men OF that period became totally
corrupt and destroyed rom of The earth, God
reserving TO Himself but lew 10 preserve the hui
man race nom total eNuncLon winch Is slgliued Dy
Moan and his iamiY.
In that Church was implanted conscience, which
was them law, but not perception. by which
the Adam1c OF most anciens Ohurcl was governed.
Alter man ceased 10 toe governed 10y cUnSclencc,
then the jewish Church was established, and TO
them was given the written law, through or by
Moses, bv "nica and tue ceremonials OF tue Church
they were governed.
The Mosa.c Caulch was purely q representative
Church, which loreshadowea the coming OF our Lord
Jesus Christ ana tie establishment OF the CHRISTIAN
Church; IS was also The history or tue JEWISH ma
tIon typical o! the coming OF Christ anu prOmuiga-
ton or the Christian religion. Consequently those
before the written Law pcnshed without nat law
Qhe Decaloguej; or, in other words, persisted, or
were saved Dy obedience 10 the perception or con-
science they possessed.
Thus instead OF the Scriptures denying the im-
mortality Oh man, slaec his creation. II Is written 70
reveal to ha that he Is immortal, and the
means Is given HIM 10 preserve his immortal life.
II he does not obey the written law re Will a. surely
have immortal death--ihat ~ spiritual death or
second dea,h-as is told IN the sacred scriptures,
which, when read. understandingly, can only be 80
construed. IN conirdllstnction TO the "iheory OF
n In
The Nature Of Gad-Who ana VIM: He Is.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERND:--
In the HLRALD Of July an article WAS inserted.
signed "a. b. C.,'' which takes cognzahcc Of your
editorial comments in your issue Of Jane %. on the
Rev. John Wess assert on 'Thag the nature OF the
Creator Is in the material created and also ION
his lack OF faIrh in the souls immortality.
The Mosac account OF creation gives us to under
stand that Goa was from all eternity. and tina. he
was IN the form OF man. It is, therefore lttingiy
said that lie created man In MS own image
(Genesis L., 81 Ii would seem 10 be equally in.
cOntrovert.ble from the text Notwithstanding the
absurdity OF The popuaT belief that God created the
world OF nothinGj nat the ear,h and waters IN a
state OF chaos were also eternal. Genesis l., ~
'sThe earth was without form and void, ana dark
ness was upon tnc face or the deep 1t thus Sp-
pears that the spirIuai and Immortal person OF
God was substantial body in form from all
eternity and that the eternal earth and waters were
substances without lorrn, dark, dead and senseless
The eternal God was life AMI light. The eernal
unoreated earth and waters We're death and dark.
ness. Here sec the root OF lie aud the root OF
DEATH and that they were separate ana distinct
essences from all eternity. Revelation teaches thai
God has wisely preserved and rerpetuatei these dis.
tlnctions; ''by Their fruits yo shall know themr-
Matthew Vii, 1920.
We now come TO creation; Genesis H., THE
Lord God formed man of the dust OF the gro nd
and breatted his nosrl!s the breath Of llre and
man became living soul" This breath or life was
a divine influence from the nature of God SO that
Adams nature was tne same as Gods, but as Adams
body was OF hc earth csrtay, the nature o. God IN
him became finite ana was IN q measure subject 10
change: UheIcas Gods nature ia Himself was IN
Thus Goa Cs ,aDlished relationship between hlm-
self anu man, which was not vOucisaiUd TO any
other finite peing-uo not even to nc mighty an rals
as may re seen; Hebrews H., lt-"For verify he TOOK
not on him the nature Of angels: but ne TOOK him
The seed OF ABRAHAM For Trough the Angels and
all other living creatures nave breath IN them It is
not The breath OF Lie from GOD, and, therefore, none
OF them are OF His divine nature.
Having snow WHAT Goa was, 1t becomes neces AIRY
10 bring into view the creation or man TO show what
God Is and who he IS. Weproceed 70 90 tn's
Matthew l.. l., "Now the birth OF Jesus was
on this wise: When, as has mother Mary was
espoused TO Joseph before they came together,
Ghost CHI ' verse eu4 81 genoa "a virgin snail p bs
with Child and shall bring forth son, and
they shall call ais name Emmanuel which beng III
terpretel IL, God with Us" SO also Luke j., 81 and
33, "And behold, thou shalt CONCEIVE IN thy womb,
ana bring forth son, and shalt call his name
Jesus "And ne snail reign over the house OF
jacob forever; ana OF his Kingdom there snail DC
eDdn so also 81. John, l., !, q 3, 10 and u, ''ln
the beginning was the world anu The world was
with God. and the world was God The same was
In the beginning with GOD. All Things We're made
by Him: anu without HIM was not yiiing made
that was made. lie was In the worid, ana the
world was made 10y BIN, and the world Enew Him
not. And the world was made fesh aud dwelt
among US. and " c beheld His glory the glory vi
the only begotten OF the Father, full OF grace and
TRUTH SO also st. John Kill, As. "And he that
seeth me seeth Him mat sent me-" Isaiah TX, 8,
"For unto us child Is born, unto US son
is given; aud the government snail he unon
His shoulder: and His name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor the Mighty COL the
Everlasting Father, the Prince OF Peace" SO
also Coossians H., g. 9:"As We have, therefore, re-
ceived Christ Jesus the Lord so walk We IN Him;
for IN Him dwelleth al! the iuness OF the Godnead
H., llolI L. LIZ.