The New York herald., 1873-12-01
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR.

The Second Coming OF Our Lord-Sermon
by Rev. nj. A. Carter.
AT the usual time the Rev. M. A. Carter preached
on the gospel OF the day, on the last Judgment
being the first Sunday in Advent lie entered INTO
o long dissertation on the mysteries OF TINS ne
and especially into the prosperity ana COM
forts of the wicked and workers OF evil deeds, and
the trials and many difficulties that continually De-
siege the good during their long career In this iie
and which, he said was q deep mystery. David
himself was surprised at it.; he found 1t
too hard for his contemplation tnat God
should leave the wicked to prosper ana
his servants to be cast down, revied ana
dishonored, and such was the inquiry In every age
OF the world till the present II We only take the
trouble to examine little into them we VIII ma
them to be destined for such individuals from
eternity, and hence the DEGREES OF God must be
fulfilled. But they would be pleasures instead OF
trials II they were borne In the proper spirit; In
that meek and patient spirit which our divine
Saviour came to establish among MS iol-
lowers. TO those who bear them as they
Zion hui. Those only who conform to these
rules and produce the fruits OF christianity anu do
SO my y ana Us Ss World % s1d and
to meet his reward then, ne must now 90 what the
word OF Him or the Holy Bible, who Will come then
presens as THss Tsas is ne must W Take 0
law OF God and perform his action by
passive spectator OF what he reads in it or hears
from the ministers OF It,. After dwelling Tor
time upon % our Lords no ha sna sns o.
the uncertainty OF His coming. Where Is the prom
ise OF His comingy saith the prophet It is upon
the page OF Gods Holy Word. and anyone reading
1t win md the promise to- be clear and certain; but
when He Is to come we know not; that IS known
only to Himself and He did not reveal 1t TO u.s. and
in not revealing, too, we find His wisdom to be
shown foI tn to u.s. The world has been anxi0usly
awaiting His coming for over 1000 years, and His
sa re In.
a thief in the night, but 1t matters not when he
comes to the righteous; their night WIN be changed
into glorious day If they love God Tor q short
time, but 1t will be a night that will seal the doom
OF the wicked aud ungodly Tue uncertainty OF
they were ever prepared. The uncertainty of His
coming solaced them In all their trials; II was
be- Prepared or It. It was the intention OF God that
we all should De ignorant or the time in which He
will come-the apostles and prophets as wen as me
rest OF mankind He kept IL wrapped up IN an
eternal mystery, not to be disclosed until He would
suddenly come and arouse the dead watch
day day PSs nor the hoar.a ai Hence as His coming
is uncertain, we must be always prepared and be
is for our good and our merit. Where would the
merit be II knowing the time we would be ready TO
h pne cary Is the judge
would come like thief In the night, when the
world would be wrapped IN sumoeI; ana
hence that their preparations should be done In
the daylight as no one can work in the dark-that
is to say, 10 be in readiness while short ana un-
in the midnight to US, would each OF you
be in readiness to meet and welcome Him. ana
would our portion be With the blessed in heaven.
This is serious question TO ask ourselves before
that awful day arrives. What sign is there OF HIS
comiug ask the scoifers because they see no no
signs But we know there Is an appearance oil His
coming; everything is tending to final destruction
The various sciences prove 1t to be so. believe
the same thing myself, too. Rev. Mr.. Carter en-
tered into some detail about the cosmogony OF the
world, and spoke upon our Lords second coming
at some length especially the point as TO the
uncertantg Of