Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-02


prayed for a blessing upon the pastor of
this people, to enable him to be a great
or blessing to this community than ever
before, and as he should, this night offer
this sanctuary to Thee, might he
give it wholly and I'll it with thy glory.
He prayed that the hearts of this people
might be led to contribute freely to the
church. May thy churches multiply
and fill the earth with thy glory for the
Redeemer's name. " r.
Hymn 934 was then read by Rev. G.
A. Thomas, d. D. The congregation,
standing united with the choir in singing
to the tune of "Corinne,"
Rev. E. L. Magoon, of Philadelphia,
then proceeded to address the congre-
CATION. He preceded his discourse by
remarking that one of the most intelli-
gent beloved members of his Broad
street church, some time ago went to
New Orleans as paymaster of a promin-
ent railway company. Only few days
ago he was crushed to death by an ac-
cident, and to-day his remains had ar
rived at his home in the east. Only last
Saturday it was his duty to break the
sad intelligence of his death to bis wife
and mother. He baptised them, married
them He must for one of them now
perform the last duty. Had it not been
for this occasion he would not have
come here. He must leave town and
return to the house of mourning immedi-
ately after concluding his rem rks. But
said he these are only personalities, let
| us view our personal relations in high
err degree. He then took as his text a
portion of the second chapter of Haggai,
commencing at the second verse. In an
eloquent, impassionate manner the
speaker proceeded to give the
history of the first temple,
it's destruction, and then the erection of
the second temple. When the nurslings
of wolf had by their constantly ac-
cumulating power acquired juris-
diction over the soil, the Lord
of Hosts shook the nations. Then
those brigands extended their con-
quest from the Forum outward,
Gle after circle, until one law had almost
universal Jurisdiction. The eagles of
Rome destroyed all national religions.
Wherever the eagles of Rome went, a
local religion followed. Martial power
is the evangel of the world When the
Pantheon at Rome, in all her grandeur,
had all her inches filled with subjugated
Gods, brought home by her conquering
hosts; Oh, just then, under star beam
ing in the stable at Bethlehem, the God
Incarnate was born, whose glorious Cos
pei should take possession of a domain
beyond the reach of Roman cohorts. 1t
was then the nations were shaken, and
the second shakening was the realization
of the old prophecy. $50 the incarna-
ton of God and the Redeemer shall
bring glory, peace and salvation to al
the earth.
The dedication of the temple of Solo
mon is to the Old Testament what the
Pentecost is to the New. The temple of
| Solomon was the masterpiece the par
agon-of architectural structure. While
this was the character Of the first tenn
pie, the second temple was not construc-
ted under favorable auspices. The
tribes returning home from bondage, long
and sad, into the metropolis they had
known in its imposing grandeur, saw
only desecrated, down-fallen Jerusalem.
The old Jews remembering the metro
politan glory of the former city, and the
transcendent beauty of the temple, found
now the walls cast down, the temple
blackened, burned and skarred by every
bolt of Heaven. Their eyes moistened
when they remembered the beauty
of the altar, the shrine of the universe.
1t was just then that the order came
from Jehovah to employ the remaining
resources and costruct a temple. When
it was done, there met within two class
cs face to face. the hoary-headed Jew
and the young men, who never look
back. 1t is through young men, said
the speaker, that God accomplishes all
His grandest achievements. The young
men, thanked God that their ediice,
though wanting in architectural gran
deur and artistic symmetry, wasyet the
house of God, and they shouted aloud
for joy.
Then came the assurance that this
house should be more glorious than the
first.
The speaker then portrayed, in a vivid
and forcible manner, the subsequent his
terry of the temple in which the fulfill
ment of this prophecy was Illustrated.
The Lord of Life and Glory appeared
in that temple as a babe presented toJe-
hovah, and then as a man possessing the
attributes of Jehovah, and thus was the
prophecy verified. This temple was
more glorious than the first
The speaker then alluded to the vari-
GUS occasions on which Jesus had visit
ed and made glorious the temple, there
in teacher among wise men, assuming
therein his grown responsibilities; there
in perperforming miracles therein heal
ing the sick and the blind, and at
last driving therefrom a den of
thieves. He touchingly referred
to the last day Of the feast
of the temple and Jesus there to make
it still grander. SO, said the speaker,
we have seen the traits that show the
superiority of the second over the first
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and we have him withus." Making brief
allusion to the Baptist church in this
town, he said, use with becoming joy.
the edifce your industry has construct
ed, but remember Him who made the
second temple greater than the first.
The report of the building committee
in detail was then read by Mr.. A. II.
futile, treasurer of the building COM
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