The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-25
NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.


Manner of the Death Of Christ--The Different
Stages Of acknowledgements by Rcv.
william b. Wright, Of Boston.
The New England Congregational church, corner
or Madison avenue and Fortv-seventh street. was,
as usual, well filled yesterday morning. Rev. VII.
liam b. Wright the pastor Of the Berkeley street
church, Boston, occupied the pulpit, IN the absence
OF Rev. DR.. Merrill Richardson, now on his vaca.
ton. The reverend genteman's subject was, "Is
the worship Of Christ ldolatrys" His text was PM.
nppians H., s. o. TO- 1l-"And being found in fashion
as man, He humbled himself and became obedlent
unto death, even the death OF the cross. Where
fore God hath also highly exalted Him and given
Him name which is above every name. That at
the namo OF Jesus every knee should bow, OF things
IN Heaven and things in earth and things under the
earth. And that every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ Is Lord TO tine glory Of God the Father.n
lie commenced with the enunciaion OF the idea
that Christ is the centre ana circumference Of
Christianity. Men are distinguished to-day not
only for their conviction ON religious matters but
for their intellect on any subject. One man wishes
to obey Christ. Another dare not cali Him God.
sim another THINKS that God and Christ are one.
They cannot tell why. They can simply say 1t
Is their conviction. and In the presence Of
others differing with them, but who
can assign reason for their faith,
they are perplexed and troubled The most con-
vincing argument Of the suns brightness Is lis
shining; therefore, the speaker said he would
merely present few facts TO the congregation and
allow them to decide for themselves whether not
CHRIST was part OF
THE GoDnEAp,
and as such to be worsnipped or not. More than
eighteen centuries ago, he continued, q carpenter
began TO teach In Palestine After the lapse of
three years however the attention Of the priests OF
the time being directed TO Him, lie was arrested on
charge OF blasphemy, but TINS not being capital
offence, II was afterwards changed 10 heresy, aui
n eaecuioh' ana taat py the most fright.
exceedingly meek, but declaring continually II
am king" TO carry out this las they thought,
good joke the soldiers put on lin purple and
crowned Him with
ana knet deridingly before Him. IL seems TO be IN
human nature to mock the unfortunate 50 the
Southerners named their negroes Caesar PUmpey
and such iilustriOus names enjoying the grotesaue
absurdity OF them. rhe cruclnxIon occurred in a
remote town OF remote province OF the Roman
empire, and 80 was unknown by almost all the Ro-
man nobility. Christ was dead, and all who loved
Hin were but few women. Three hundred years
have passed. The capital has been changed from
Rome ~ Constantln0pie. We are at Nice, In whose
midst Is noble ediace where are assembled The
men
HIGHEST IN INTELLECT.
Constantine, the Emperor OF the known world sits
there, TOO. re IL 10 hear IRON the peers Oh Plate
The words OF the Man who Was executed VI Galiee.
His words are henceiorward to be law. Five
centuries more nave passed and the Roman empire
has ciumbled away. Charlemange Is now the con-
querinq nero the Pope Offers MIN Italy, but he
knowsit cannot he his He mas failed TO win the
hearts OF the Italians. Another two centuries nave
passed and there Is the Crusade. They have gone
10 wrest the
sCEPTRE OF CHRIST
from the saracens Again and again nave the
Christians charged; again and again have they been
beaten back IKE the foam from Gibraltar. IL Is
night, and some men are toiliug IN "a cathedral.
Tomorrow shows the result OF their labor. A
monk rusnes out OF the city, In wncn the Crusaders
had oeeD besleged with spear In his hand. After
MIN pour the sodiers In a resistless tide and the
SaraceDs are beaten back. Thousands are slain. AT
eve no vestlge oil them remains The soldiers
fought because they believed That the spear was
the one winch was plunged IN our Saviour.
Before Knights had been scourced and would
not 1ght Now every common soldier was host
Centuries more have passed, ana we are IN Paris
Every one Is on tiptoe OF expectation. The King
starts with MS mounted courIlers down road
and soon sees cloud OF dust approaching. He
now dismounts WIN all his troop and exchanges
his ,.-..
ROYAL PURPLE FoR sAcKcLorH,
MS retainers dong the same. lie Is given by the
leader OF the cavalcade which has now arrived, q
Dox. lie taxes from 1t q chaste casket, and more
ne dare not. His hands, though kingly are not nt
INC rope has sent cardinal VINO shall unveil the
whole. lie takes from IL wIthercd crown OF thorns
Inc price Qi tha crown has saved Greece from bank
rpcy and has beaten back the Turk for one hundred
anu MY years. lie 1.-THE MINISTRY said he had stood
IN Tue church where Christ had been brought before
filase' ine steps were vorn xhsy had keen lrod-