The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-24

ring to the massacre in Minnesota some years
arms from the pursuit Of the murderous indians.
he illustrated the sunerngs OF the Virgin and her
child fleeing from the bloody mandates Q! cruel
king. lie depicted the power and glory OF the Son
as c0-equa with the rather, OF whom the Evauge-
list ST. John has said, "In the beginning was the
was God.n lie showed the vastness OF the universe
as revealed through the science Of astronomy
worlds on worlds, extending beyond the pen OF
THE MOST POWERFUL TELESCOPE,
ana which, though we travel with the speed OF q
sunbeam, would require ages upon ages 10 Visit,
goodness Of God or all this Christ was the creator
ana preserver, and from this height He descended
10 put on our nature and to lead Ire aptly de-
scrlDed Dy-"The foxes have holes and the birds OF
where to lay HIS head" He described tue agony
the adsneat hall the mareh to caVary the
crown OF thorns and the horrid death upon the
cross Listen TO the Misunderstanding cry:-"My God !
My God Why hast Thou iorsaken mel" 1t Is q
solemn thought, my brethren, that the iull signif-
canoe OF this symbol OF which have spoken, will
never be found until Jesus sets upon the Judgment
Seat at the Judgment Day. A trial upon earth In
volving life Is a solemn thing How much more
Important that trial upon the results Of which
In their graves, the world rolling on In its occus-
toned course; all the avOcations OF life are being
performed. In an hour unknown and unsupported
the trump shall sound, and all the human race,
from Adam to his latest born offspring, are sum-
monec to the bar OF God. The sun shall set to
RISE NO MORE
and Christ shall appear setting In awful grandeur
before Him the record OF every SOUL The multitude
before shall he divided; to those upon his right
hand He snail say. 'Come We blessed OF my Father,
lnhabit the kingdom prepared Tor you since tne
foundation OF the world" and to the others, "De-
party cursed into everlasting fire prepared Tor the
devil and his angels" The one shall be radiant
with JOY; the other gloomy with an eternal despair
Tine speaker then proceeded to argue from these
views the Importance Of the Gospel and It's spread.
'lt Is ne said, "because OF the value OF souls that
we are endeav0rng to send this Gospel to the ends
or the earth. come to ask OF you contribution
to assist in the spread OF Gospel truth. The lands
TO which refer are north OF your States OF Mnne-
sofa aud Dakota, and consist OF millions OF acres
OF the most fertile soil, which has been
recently opened up to an emigration which
Is flowing In very last, and 1t Is eX.
pected that in q few years those vast solitudes
Will all be peOpled. There are thousands Of be-
nighted Indians there also. to whom are to ne ex-
tended the privileges OF the Gospel The college
spoken of In your hearing has three Objects
namcly-preparng young men for the ministry
affording means OF . superior education to the
youth OF the country and 80 educating young In
dams that they can be employed Ia carrying the
Gospel to their people. Funds have been raised in
England for the purchase OF land and employment
OF teachers but some $4,000 Is needed TO complete
the buildings. In his appeal to the congregation
he stated That there was already number OF In
dian clergymen, ana the Indian population had
mostly settled down into the habits OF civilized life,
In their houses dress and conduct not unlike the
poorer classes In ChristendOm. They were easily
instructed ana very anxious TO have their children
baptized He closed with feryently invoking the
blessing of God.