The New York herald., 1871-03-20
NEW ENGLAND Co,GREGsTioNM CHURCH.
Perpetuify of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by Rev.
Merrill Richardson.


such brightly beautiful day as yesterday. and so
pleasantly in contrast with the late days OF sombre
gloom and storms, could not fan. or course TO
tract, il doubtless did elsewhere large congre-
gahon at the services yesterday morning at the New
England church. corner OF Madison avenue aud Forty
seventh street This church Is alwa, well ned, hut
rarely compact yesterday Amer the usual intro
ductory ses OF prayer. reading the Scriptures
and singing. Rev. Merrill Richardson, the pastor,
among other notices, announced that his church
would be closed in the evening ana Thar he should
preach by invitation a sermon AZ the han or the
Young Mems Christian Association. The subject OF
the mornings sermon was .Perpetuity OF Chris
lianity," and the text Acts '. 80, 3s"For II TINS
counsel inls work be OF men II VIII come 10
nougnt but II Il he OF God. ye cannot overthrow It,.
He began by saying that Christianity was
BORN IN THE DARK AGES.
and rad always been the suhect OF persecution.
Time nor age had never overthrown II. This was
his inst point, upon which hc enlarged AZ length.
His next point was that the civil authorities mad
been Of the strongest assaants o Christianity.
Ihe civil authorities dd tie utmost they could IN
the early days combat Christianity. In his opln-
ION The day OF prosecuting men ana putting them 10
death lor opnion's sake was gore by Civil autnori
ties are gong T. XII men account OF
their rengion. England has spoken out on
italy apG other nations Religion cannot be put
down oy persecution. There VIII Dc prosecutions 10
more or less extent, as IN thina Tor instance; but
the times Of the fargot ana the stake and the inqui
stlon and the crucifXion are passed. Having ela5o-
rated AT length this point ne took up his second
point. which that there viii lie no further At
tacks religion by the historical student. In com-
mencing ms theme he gave a very interesting RI
sumo oi the results oi Tue Bbnca studies and the
most nlusnous scholars Of the past aud prescn, day.
Is was True there @cre fourteen hundred
MISTAKES - THE BIBLE,
but these were all u minor character. There was
not mistake upon any ~ Tie fundamental doc
trnes Of Bluc. taSsEg through tile cl uclble or
Inc most cultivated scholars submitted 10 the 81.
yeresi scholastic CRITICISMS il was found that IN the
u iatn ana religious prccept there
40 errors. me broader ana more extended
became hn.uau learning the more apparent became
The scat oi inAEItA on Tie Gibe-ine divine impress
of The eternai @Uihea1. one by one ne Traced the
attacks Oh Christianity ~ men and tiiqnes Of
s,Icncs and icaaing.
rus Arastsa or yoLrAIgE
and Ms attempt to sur al the principles - inhdety
upon with m"si eiolucnl hdett, ahd, showing ihe
iuulus u cilor- g. TINS eud, ne to tne
Hooi. - aopEE> SCIENCE.
THIS schoo. htl compelled closer investigation
and STUDY 81 I4e BooS u Gelesis. An old HeCry
was that Coz made % mgcn progress on MopdaJ m
the gfcit NuIk nlaking the word. and 90 much
on Tuesday, .lnd 20 on M SATURDAY night
wnen the job was finished 10 found that mere
were recon aendatons OF cause and effect 4, b.
maize. Gou uses Ills iaw 10 work gwen ends. God
marsnals al his forces 10 compass Hts cnd. In thus
connection ae took up the subject of
MIRACLES,
which hs urged were only the benedctni express
sions ol Lous power. Having next IN order traced
The rise aud progress oi other religions aud shown
the causes OF Their Inception ana prosperity he
contrslscd-and this contrast the iuoss STIR
ringiy eloquent part OF iae dscourse--these rell-
gions With The true relgIon the religion or God
ana tie BlUe. One hundred wears long time
Ior any BOOK 70 1--we. through twenty centuries
THE BIBLE
had lived. IL had been translated into every tongue
From tue cod UI the Arctic 10 the heat OF the !rL-
pics lis truths have spread, impaitng light and lie
10 The SOU. From Isle 10 I-le. from land 10 land
they are repeated. The suu never sets upon
TIE CLEANING PAGES or THE GOSPEL.
On thc decS ol the whale ship IN the cabin of the
merchant vess, Ia the knapsack of the soldier, as
well as in cot age and paiaee the words OF Christ
are found. They are light 10 tie blind ana 10Y 10 the
discoasoate. lucy bless the homes ci Chrlstenduin
at birth and al death They give dignity ana beauty
10 the nUmblest lie. To the dying they
illuminate the dark valley ang rob death
Of lts sting. They are mamma from
Heaven and springs ol living water Tor rhe
soul that huugers and thlrsts They Dring God
near Father ana reveal His presence in the lily
ana the falling sparrow, an auiidnte sorrow,
strength TO weakness and JOY 10 the despairng. "
has been proved system ever proved. The
reiiglon sf Christ had outived all the assaults made
upon IT, The assaults or governments, the assaults
ol sects the assaults of intide scholars Tie assaults
of science and scepiiCisn. And IL would 90 ON I'll
umphins and triumphant-go on tlil the great work
Ol Ged and Christianity was accom- plislIeo.