Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-28

iIrtrproI tau Church mon by Rev. ID
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lIrTpPoI tau Chprrh- Sermon by Rev. Dr.
TIFFANY,
Tho Netrur0litnn church was filled yotterdny
by congregation composed Of our most 70.
spectacle citizens, among whom were President
trnnt and family, to listen TO the second ds.
course Of Rev. Dr.. Tiffany The able divine
sc ccted ns hia text Isaiah Nly.4-25; There is
no HOi else beside me; q inst Hod and . saviour;
there Is none beside mo. '.'pk unto the and be
ye saved, all the ends Of the earth; for am
cot, and thOfe 10 none else. have sworn by
myself, tho word IA gone out Of my mouth In
righteousness and shall not return, that unto
me every knee shall how, every tongue shall
swear. Surely, shall one say, In the Lord have
righteuusness and strength; even to Hin shall
mon come; and all that are incensod against
Him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all
the aeel Of nTael be Justified, and shall glory
He said that whatever God has put on the
earth is an expression Of His thought for II.
Trees, mountains, rocks, lakes rivers, oceans
are His thought In form. Whatever man puts
upon the earth expresses only human thought,
aud mans buildings are to he tolerated only as
the ideas they suggest and the purposes thoy
serve are worthy. The grand structure which
covers US today challenges our admlratlOn be.
cause each architectural point seems hut the eN.
preston Of some real wants because beuty and
utility are combined In proportion as rare as II
II dcsirnhlei because all arrangements arc 50.
bOrdInate to the idea Of worship, and the motto
on tho wall Is tho key to tho Interpretation Of
the whole edidce. such building, though i'm.
posing to tho eye rs one approaches II, though
satisfying to the taste as one eners u, neverthe.
In the accom- between lis appearance aud It's
use. Its spiro and turtets pOint to Heaven-its
use must lead men there. The yOiceless minis
try Of its walls must be male vOlcolul by the
proclamation Of the Lord, to whose glory It 10
set apart. That p,oclama alton IL we'll expressed
by the prophet IN the text.
God here reveals himself In two fold oharac-
ter-a supreme, just God, a Saviour. How these
conflicting characteristics can cOeNlst 10 ono
being Isa human difficulty solved only by the
reviewing Of the Trinity Of persona 10 the uod.
head. Une cannot conceive OF absolute Justice
and unmetted pardon as the constant acts Of
one person, but the union Of persona In the God.
head Is possible conception, as Is also the union
" one Of those persons with humanity. Those
are possible pOnOOlvlngs, and tho Scriptures
assert them 10 DO actual facts. The mystery
about them IL only such as attaches to all con.
captions Of unite beings concerning the Infinite.
Even though absolute, God had his divinity SO
yelled by humanity rs to need prayer and help.
II II were otherwise, God would be less to us
than are some men, whose thoughts actions and
affection we cannot compass.
The reasons for 0Od's plan may not DO CON.
pretended. Tho iAnt Of the Incarnation IL para |.
elled 10 every cradle. Modern inhdellty at
tempts to eriscerAte Christ from the scriptures,
Testaments truth uncOntrOyorted even by the
Jew, who was to a biRoted eNtont jealous OF the
doctrine OF divine unity and national eNclu.
| slyeness." The text declared iaot In Gods
history, which In the fullness OF time became n
fact In tho history Of the race. II asserts uOd's
| supreme sovereignty and It's universal Tccogni.
tluNt anu AZ lne same llulo uululuh Nuu keuotn
| plan by which this recognition will DO achieved.
As Saviour he chOUses to win recognition
| from those who will accord II to q Just ODD. He
will compel recognition from those who refuse II,
lie then quoted from Philippians to prove
how God would compel recognition from those
| falling to accord 1t, and then proceeded to pic
| ture Gods plan Of winning Us to Him, first by
providing His only son to pledge himself for us
and the aid OF human iesh to encourage US, and
secoud, by his assuring us by His righteous
| promise.
HIS plan would succeed when confidence was
| placed In His word, and the offered salvation
| accepted This would 10 done by looking Il
| Him, not TO our sins; with repentance, resOlu
ton and faith TO him as personal Saviour, abl'
| aud willing to save, and, above all, saving now
| At the conclusion OF the morning service
| President Grant introduced DR.. Tiffany TO hi
| family, and invited him to call at the Executive
| Mansion,