The New York herald., 1871-07-18

the first seeds OF the Gospel. the Bible was the mis-
felt nd w be spse amq d
Gods message TO the nations Hebrew scrbes,
priests, prophets. poets aud apostles have written
II; and through the most exclusive nation In the
world mas come the book tnat Is for all ages and ma
lions. The sacred books OF the Brahmins and OF the
Mohammedans are pOweress. even absurd In the Ian
guages OF the West; their sacredness perses i'm the
crucibe or translation. But the Bible lives, Is
Insuty, rlcn ana beautiful
IN TWO HUNDRED LANGUAGES,
and Is even mightier To- DAY In our own English than
the East aud OF the West. the Esquimaux and the
H0ttentOt alike confess its power. Science and
Rnt tS,s rSe common SCHOOL SeograpSy s over
throwing the divine claims OF the vedas IN the
Indian peninsulas; but the wlsest and most enght-
ened nations OF the time have the deepest reverence
for the Bible.
The next proposition which the speaker advanced
was, that through Judah came the missionary from
heaven and the missionary reIgion-Chrlst and
Christianity. Once year. on the great day OF atone
ment, had the High Priest drawn aside the veil that
hid the holy OF holes aud stood with the blood OF
atonement In his hand before the awful ShekInah.
When the heart Of the great Redeemer burst upon
Jew and Gentle fell. The Shekinah that had re-
turned to heaven fell In cloven tongues Of fre upon
the heads or the apostles on the day Of PentecOst
and they felt the divine commission burned into
their souls that day. There was power, richness
and beauty In tue Gospel for which earth could ur.
nsh no pASalle Power was the most striking ele-
ment In
THE GOSPEL SCHEME,
and sceptcs would do well to solve the problem ir
they could, how a dozen Jewish peasants-pOOr, ig-
nOrdnf, prosecuted ana desplSed-havo revolution.
1zed the world. The work which Christianity under
takes TO accomplish Is nothing less than the exter-
minat!on OF all other systems OF religion. II assas
the most deeply rooted preudices OF human nature
adaps itself to all classes OF men, the ignorant and
the cultivated alike and proposes not only to bring
outwart acts into conformity to law which Is
naturally dstasteful to man, but to subdue his
thoughts and produce willing obedience. Never
Imagination OF such conquest over men, This
point was eodue%ntly emily elaborated: With calm but
work now quietly lie demoshes hoary errors
with word and settles questions OF ages with q
ali praaes o. sa gneH @ M s4am a Il m ts hat
with the lowliest, yet the mighliest quake before
HIM. Herod trembles before Him In His cradle vet
the lOwliest kiss the hem or His garment. Devils
scatter at His glance, sickness flies, the dead come
forth The mightlest minds arc deeply calm IN the
midst OF their work. Vany did
wELLINGToN's LEGIONs AT WATERLOO
look into that stern face to read the fortunes Of the
Wilderness at the time he sald, when this army is
defeated VIII let you know" These were feeble
types OF the calm consciousness OF almighty strength
which Christ manifested. Paul had declared tnat
the Gospel was the power of Goa. and to him the
conquest OF the world was no chimercal theory.
The captain OF our salvation IS the lion Of the tribe
Of Judah. The elements OF this divine power were
enumerated-truth, love, character and the super
natural converting agency OF the Holy Ghost and
their influence IN the Gospel system forcbly demon
strated. me mighty power OF divine love trans
s the into tho P4 the
ing OF the converting power OF the Holy Ghost tnat
comes TO the soul that touches the he SAID:
reach the saviour, poor, bewildered, snstrcken
humanity is pressing through the throng of super
toucn the hem Of Jesus garment In that touch
is life. The power OF the Gospel Is super
speaks t. the dark, old chaotic soul and SAYS, 'Iet
there be light" and 10 there Is light. On that the
Christian Church depends for tn, conquest OF
the science or learning OF our schools does the
Church depead, for these are but pioneers to clear
the way for the heavy artillery OF the Gospel which
Is the converting power Of the Holy Ghost. In con.
clusion the Professor asked, Are there signs OF
comingp shall The nations be gathered soon 10 the
the fact that in three centuries Christianity
wADED THROUGH BLOOD AND FIRE
TO the throne OF Constantine. and that IN eighteen
centuries 1t Is the prevailing religion OF more than
third or the human race. 1t began in the hus OF
but to-day the best brain OF the earth IA ITS servant
the mighiest Of the earth It's subjects
influential civilizations OF the globe spread It's truths
through the world. Science Is rapidly undermining
all forms OF neatnenism and establishing Christianity
able discourse, OF which the above Is only cou-
densed sketch.
The Judd Hall of Science-Intcresiin2 De-
scripii0n of the Eddce-Dc6icatory Ccre-
nony.
M1DDLETOwN, Conn. July II, 1871.
The "Orange Judd Hall OF Natural Science" which
Is to be dedicated tomorrow (Tuesday) with appro
pirate ceremonies, Is the most spacious, complete
and elegant structure OF kinu to be found the
Continent, and marks an epoch In the progress OF
scientific education I'm America. condensed de-
scrpfon OF the building will, no doubt, be read with
interest, not only by those who are Immediately
Identified with educational institutions, put by the
people at large The Wesleyan University Is located
on a high hill, overlooking the city, the Connecticut
River, the extensive Portland quarres and much of
the surrounding country. The entire range of build
ings standing in line, including the scientific
Hail." the "Rlch Library Hail." the 'New Memorial
Chapel" extends one-eighth Of mile, presenting
On imposing appearance.
THE NEW STRUCTURE
Is sXtywO feet front and nj netyfour feet deep, ana
is practically five stories high, as the basement
mostly above the surface. 1t s essentially reprOOf
the walls and poriicO are OF Portland sand stone;
the corniccs, dormcr window frames &C.. are OF
iron: the roo OF slate, anu an iron and brick floor,
supporte on brick ana iron pillars and walls, COM
pleely shuts OF all lire communication between the
department in the first story and base
nent and the natural history ana cabinet rooms
ABOVE. The baseneni ten feet high In the clear, Is
chiefly above erolna. with paved area anu coping
rear. THIS story furnishes abundant room for heat
Ing furnaces storage, for the rougher work OF gen
eral and analytical chemistry assiyng, &c. II is
entered by doors on each sideof the portico. The
iirst story, fourteen feet hign in the clear, has
entrance for students, and one from the
main entrance han for visitors The floor
furnace. sandbath, drying ovens, distlllery for
slilling cold water, filter pumps and every other
requisite for laboratory. connecting through the
brick wall TO the analytical rO0m The latter Occu-
pies the western part OF the building, having
for balances, reagents and smaller private or pro-
lessors laboratory The apparatus room for general
chemistry aud another private room are adjacent to
the lecture room and entrance nan. The second
stOryheight thirteen feet In the clearls devoted
TO natural philosophy natural history, geology,
botany &C., with rooms A, B 9, ID, for apparatus
specimens preparation Of specimens for the cab
nets, &c. dumb waiter passes up through each
floor for conveying apparatus and specimens. This,
like the head OF the stairs IN the second story Moor,
Is cut of by freproOf trapdOOrs when not In lse The
third story and the fourth story together form the
grand Cabinet or Museum OF Natural History They
are occupied with alcOves, glass cases and specimen
cases on tables A broad opening IN the floor throws
the two rooms together and furnishes q place for
large or nigh specimens OF animal remains plants
and the like. The cases and tables above shorter
leaving a walk and railing around the area. The
fourth story IS essentially gallery TO the third