National Republican., 1873-11-24
nAMLINR d. 4. CHURCH.

Dedicatery services-sermsa or Rev. Ths.,
Gsard 81 the Truth sf Chri.t's Miracles
Di-cssrse Of Bt.hsp Asdrews o. special
Prsvtdrsce.-Twesty Thswsaad Del.
lar. Raised In Thirty Miasses.
saturday afternoon, at 800 O'Clock, the new
lIamitno NJ. L. church, at the corner OF Ninth
and streets, 70 full description Of which ap-
pcarcd In the REPUBLICAN Of Friday lasi) was
niled to Its utmost capacity with intelligent and
cultured auditors 10 hear the great Irish Ameri-
can Methodist, Rev. Thomas Guard, OF Mount
Vernon Place NJ. Il. Church, Baltimore. Nd.
After the usual Introductory religious services
the distinguished speaker arose and announced
hts text from st. Johns Gospel, I'LL: ..The be-
ginning Of miracles did Jesus In Cana OF Gall
lee; and manifested forth his glory, and his dis
The speaker said that his theme, as gathered
from the passage OF scripture, would be
TIE rRurH or cHRisrs xIRACLn
which would be presented, not As matter Of
curious controversy, nor IN manifestation of
snything , new that he might have % say upon
logically the thoughts TO which we a. Christians
mold, constituting lrm belief, with which we
grasp tenaeiously the Christian miracles. our
object Is not 10 Assault the views OF others 50
much as to denne our own lmpregnable position
and challenge others 70 disiodge US.
ID considering the why's and wherefores Of our
helief In miraeis there arc certain nrzt prinel-
pies necessary 70 proper understanding of the
miracles. Tsess ~s regard as sxiomsilc irutns
10 lnieiiixenily considering tss miracles.
The nrsi of thess is the simls.lon that there d
God, sto 10 80 intssiixeEt shd Esoral free per-
soasiny, wsg kss ever sIists1, sod tasu sps,
.t.d y seoa az possaois paff-ciaeas aepir.
Va. sfastsnts tGs skis.rnne " IAnsi-f else 5Vt
.flstliar - tas or'Itnssof sna snsix,nef q his
own oatauttlet.
Az slsuast usnnoi seliese ~ nlrac,os, M No
tsgsuis sva. the frat Ef.ai cause. dis bslied 10
hsiafe stn MT aoOvupi fof nilfnclee beoauss nA-
Tor. eGnnei lntefoepd her own lave. bui she sue
pension " These laws implies the existanoe ui
higher governing wilt For suoh reasons.
also. the pantheist, VINO Recognizes gods 10
everything from the Iiow worm " the shooting
our bellef IN the personality VI God from our
study Of nAtnfs, and from bis aBalogy 10 human.
liy In the freedom Of moral and Intellectual er-
lsienes. man Is the rery shadow Of Gods per-
e secondly, our belief 10 miracles implies be-
hef IN law, ~ the expression Of the unchADge-
snepsss ~, ns o. asy' And tsis y NE more import.
law In It's universal existence by those who
strive 10 contToyert the truth Of miracles. We
is,e Tse,ognss ,hs an,yeIsa s SWAY q lay IN every
potency Is proclaimed In the structure and ex.
istence OF natter rs well N mind, and In man
tnrc, ss revealed by the most careful investlga.
tlons OF science In her sweep OF investigation,
backwards to the Hood and forward TIL man
shall be reunited to God.
Thirdly, we believe in man, In his freedom and
liberty as q subject Of moral rule and responsi.
hility. We honor man In all the great express
slons OF his eapabtities which he has given tl
the world IN hls narye eious achieyements.
In htm We reeugnixe the subject descended
from deity. besiiie whose throne and by WHOSE
hand mans cFhile was rocked; from whom he Il
deseends'i ant bas.t 10 whom he Is tending, moi
10 the ersile. but u the throne Itself. ylewet
In the light of the erpss OF Christ, on which the
Goldman hung in ms twp-fold nature, man Ia
ever seen llnitless and xnfettered In his capaci-
Ties, and eVen In MS worst features man ap-
pears n the Immortal expression Of deity when
viewed In the light of ne cross.
We believe, fOurthy, In human testimony In
"lr acceptance ~ the miraelesI Il uas the will
OF God 10 make human beinxs neeezsary 10 and In
tsrdependent upon one Anosher. Man leans man
ward a. well ns God-uard. We Only npen our
knowledge In acquainting ourselves with The al
iAlnmenta and discoveries of ofhsrs. To hold
mat Hll men are liars u to REFUGE an so.tal
moral and Intellectual fabrics u tns sAomlnaS
uon of desolation; 70 inaugurats ros, chaos aad
anafcbB. snd TO dissolve all eori "a u naturs
sessnee ana friendship.
skspitsasn ~ not indigenous % tae yiFzta soil
- eesapiiJ, but It's seeds are nfst eaag 10 shlld-
Nos1 W fslsshoOd, 4 want OF ndelity 10 fathes oT
nVfhef. We must believe In the recovery Of cur
hni0ft as veil ~ In its fall.
1bas beiltsinK In u0d, In the universal sIitt-
anes " iss, IN mans freedom and ligs1tJ. lEi
~ baatlan testimony, We necessarily believe IN
,pfsrIeL fhlS il i dangerous day In sA,es %
ispt naSs possibilities, to cifcnnscIibe hls
'lena,sfiesi hls achievements OF the past forbid
I've disifsst Of his abilities. miracle must be
ISifsb ~ LOCALITY AND DURATION.
Bsrs a gfhsfsiss. that 10, that they could be
eessf Z, w nifselcs-suspension or inteTesp-