The New York herald., 1871-12-25
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY.

Sermon by the Rev. stephen III. Tying, Jr.-
The Marvellous Signs Which Heralded the
Advent Of ChrisI-His Poverty and Neglect
Of Worldly Riches Lesson To Hunaanity-
Caste aud Covetousness Never So Contemp-
tiblo ON Chrisimas Day. os e.4
At the beautiful Church OF the Holy Trinity corner
Madison avenue and Forty-second street, the Rev.
Stephen H. Tying, Jr, rivetted the attention OF his
numerous hearers by his able, exhaustive and elo
quent Christmas sermon. Taxing his text from St
Luke, H., 12-"This shall be . sign unto youn-ths
reverend gentleman discoursed as follows,- fa
IT has pleased God, In the revelation Of His own
thoughts. to employ difIerent sorts OF signs. He
tells in the tones Of the tnunder In the roaring OF
the oceans wave In the fall or the cataract In the
carol Of the song bird In the chirp or the cricket
In the patterlng OF the ralndr0p. In all the
mulatudes OF the sounds with which mems
ears are daily nled about His secret character and
purpose There is nothing OF beauty sublimity in
Ill this wide world that IL not representation Of
some eternal thought As In the study Of created
things by steps do ascend to God, So too in the
succession OF events are daguerreotyped Gods de-
To these are to be added the simpler commu-
nication Of His Word which continues to the read.
ing eye thas which was In palpable expression
addressed 10 the sight ana ear.
IT ENsHRINES A CHRIST
who manifest IN the nesh justified IN the SPIRIT
seen Of angels preached unto the Gentiles believed
on In the world, received up into glory. or whom
81. John says:-"We nave heard, we have seen with
our eyes, we have looked upon and our hands have
handled the Word OF Life" By these incontrovertl-
ton OF HIS Son; and he has recorded them In Hts
Bible as real, and present and powerful TO us, when
the Twelve. Now, then. just as from tine words ana
WORKS OF man his inferior thoughts are to be gath
cred, should we all study these signs or God. the
Holy Ghost is given 10 be our heavenly Interpreter
He will lead US unto truta; aud 1t becomes us
aa@ 50 oses sn of the
appointed Guide. Most OF all should this he our
altitude when we contemplate SO vast mystery as
THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST
was marked by certain signs In nature. They be-
are to announce His glorious second coming. The
supernatural Is everywhere In medicinal conde-
Il He were really sae s essential God. Hna s1 its man n
festations depend not upon the word OF those who
iollowed Him alone or even chieny. Herod, the
In their watch-ail these in very indubltable way
give evidence In favor OF the natural phenomena
enter the humble birthplace Of the Goldman,
and the signs OF nature are found to be correlated
with the signs Of grace. These marvellous pIesages
.tIl .l0 a A CARPENrER's CHILD
and yet the son Of virgin. What Of humility was
poverty and disgrace were His heritage on earln.
Tne Jews out HIS claims with contempt: for He
father. Now, the condescensloa OF Christ necessa-
MY pre-supposes Afs pre-existence- height
n a %
infant form, 80 the Christ appears. He leaves the
throne for the manner. He takes upon Himself the
form OF servant SO We are TO contemplate our
same weak way as our humanity. He -I IS 0hlid.
men. Wniie we bend over the msnaer ies sweet
thoughts nll our minds. and let sacred purpose
prevail In our hearts to nave that same mind which