, 1874-12-21
THE JUDGMENT DAY,

Church fnld,- ,-n roql1cat which was liboraly ro-
HpOndcd 10.
THE JUDGMENT DAY.
Sermon by tho Rev. n. II. Axtcll, of tho Park
Avenue Church.
THO Nov. N. II. A1tcll preaclicd ut thu Parl
Ayontlo Methodist Church. corner Of Park n.y.
| cnsle md nobny streets, mat evening, taking "a
hia thomo "rho judgment Day" II. Potter, ill.,,
le-l1. Tho srcaior commoncol by anyiug that
tho Scripture affirmed TINT God had appointerl q
day In which lilo would judge tho world in
righteousness, by that rlnn whom 1Io had Or
laincd, md that all must appear botoro
tito Judgment scat; TINT oyory ono
| may rocoivo tho things dono in tho
body according 10 ttlat dono whptlor
good or bud. Tho Scriptures tint provo and iu-
form tho people of this Eren eyont wore minute
and multiplied. Ecionco worry fully corroborntcd
these tencllings Astronomy, tho oldest born
pointed to tho s'1n as gloho in intense ignition;
| to tho moon aa having boon globe Of fire, now
| cooled aud covered with extinct volcanoes and
| out into anaco filled with burning auns. uoo!oey
verified tho language preceding the text. pe.or
appealed to geological fact: lo pointed to tho
world that thon was rs haying boon oyorl1owel
WIN water anu having pcrahed Geology
pointed to elovcu, possibly Hcoro, of world ro.
newAla ~
The speaker then proceeded to nrguo TINT tho
toalonionta, OF tho Judgment wero in tho oarth.
rug ca1th was not Liked I'll shape or place. Igis
laat long enough tho poles mud e1ln.oys will
chanEo places. na they had ouco dol,o already,
A1askn, with ita useless icnorga would t,lcl, he
our Clba tho placo where Napoleon mado
cann9na Of leo hard enough to boar q discharge,
| would swoltcr nndcr in;enaeat l,eat, A cl,augo
Ike THIS had renewed thu faco Of tho earh. a
depression OF a low feet noar tho Baltic NAV
have produced tho tlooa.. WLlo i., sl!orcn rlso !
Soxyge,,, the great elenlo..t Of life, md
ni"ths of tho water anl oue-thrd OF
tho .aoa eo1ia u s'9le t3la III, There Ind ieen sont
This tIlno. Grcat heat was Tho result Of chang
Ing thcao combinations, and if tho ccmh;nutiona
wero changed tilo cn,tl, eoa, u, asr were l,igl.-
y con'bustiblo. rhe nitrogen Of tho mir would
pass on iii grent noae. III tue yoar G3 remarkable
cruptionH of Vcs'lsius occurred, buryiag tho cit
ios Of uerculaneum. roupeii, and staloiao,
NuMbofloss "ero tho examples Of these forcoa
ln tho eHrsh. Such operations had Happened OF
old.
In May, 1866 star in tho northcru crown
burst forth In extraordinary brilliancy., In two
weeks it declined from tho Hocond magnitude to
aystenl wrapped In d burning nsmosphero Hay
ing accomplished its destiny, it Disappeared.
The epoaker then quoted from Winoho1l and
Lyoll to show what q piocarlous bridgo tho world
'to1t to tho fato Of tho ealth before tho 1udg-
mont.
The mind, Us we'll as tho earth, contained tho
clements OF Judgment. What waa callod nerno-
which a common to all mon, md reproduction,
which diffcrH according to tho hcnlth and habit,
! All men retained all, but could gonofally only
pHrs At gy9n The son
Webster delivering tho reply to Hayue, or mon
drowning, whom all facta wora reproduced.
When nil tho InnteriAl globo aud the dull bodies
Of mon wore dissolved III tho great day, nothing
would 10 loft to cover up tho thoughts OF o lfo-
timo!
Connoionco, OF God In the soul, vas anothor
power by which communion was had with tho
divine. It supplied no Knowledge, but decided,
always condon,ning or sanctioni1'g' oyory hurnan
not. Solomon called it the candle Of tho Lord
though sometimes for d moment 1t seemed OK
tinguishod, It was finally tho full clear eya OF tho
dodllcad. Where no Gospel law could come,
this Inv written in tho heart ovon Of hoatLon,
would bear witness, accusing or excusiug in
tho day when God shall Judge tile
aecrets Of men By Jcaus Christ. While retention
Kept every thought, word mud net reserved,
toMce upon cach.
But this .vas not oil, for other powers wore mol
!ss less active: Mono Wcro temporary, but eternal.
Thoy mado character, and character in tho
resurrection body WAS visible. Tho tendency to
manifest itself WAS soch even In our present
bodies. 4 20 could not bo concealed, nor happi,
dess, nor aln. Eael. sin made its own peculiar
The crulty soul would show tho very
degree Of craftiuoss 1t possessed;
tho wretch would look wrotchcd tho viciouF
would ahow .gice; tho murder would bear its via
ible sign; the operations Of tho spilit would be
| 60 many sentences OF judgment.
There was au clement Of Judgment Ia tho
character Of Christ. Ho did not suffer in thii
world to balance tho Justice Of God. Ills mis-
sion was one Of pure love- II was not justice,
| tnItinr tlljH world n1nt1n Tt fhn nyDn1nl1ti.
cation Of Divine loyo. Ono part Of God's char
ueler alono was ehown; the Justice must be
shoTn elH,, hereafter. For ;, this purpose
tho Son. That God might be eecn
10 be just tho Judgment must DO public. Had
there beeu NO traleeross;on, there would havt
Eeen no need OF eApiation. But tho universe
should SEQ tho 1ni1od condition Of humanity, in
which sin Ind gono on without mnrk Of dibhonor,
and righteousness often without reward. pro-
nouncel npoi. before thcy could justify tho waya
Of God to man.
The speaker tlson turned from tho conBdera-
tion Of tue forcos reserved In the oasth, in tho
SOUL Anl In Christ, To somo Of tho delueations
of inspiration. aud <.ail the Judgment would
sn st certainly a sdasn bsno.t pa W'sh ns SSs,
oartl, would reel to and fro liko q dranhard, and
would 10 removed like cotase. Earthquakes
something like those commissions that had loft
their story IN tho loaves Of geology, would come;
cyery, nlard would tlco away. ond tho molntaii'a
would uot ln found thero would bo tho goa and
waycs ,oariug aa when tho fountains OF tho
great deep woro brokon np aud tho Garth stood
out Of tho water and in the wator; tho air would
bo full Of storm aud compost, dark yeporn, aud
pillars Of smoke. Tho VOICE Of thunder and tho
slaro Of tho lightning would ouly soryo
to make tho ace,io moro tcrablol The snn
would bo turnod into da,rlnoust and " tho glnEo
tAo moon INTO blood Tho stars would withdraw
thuir shining Iii tho gloom and then light 1t up
aH they fell iroln heaven. Tlsen would be hoasd
tho voice Ut tho unchanged horaldlng tho coming
of tito Son of Hun, md tho trnmpot would
sound, aud the aoad would loar Ills voice and
como fursl,l Tho cnrth aul tho zen would giyo
IN their tsoatl; angula would gHther with angels
nnd C!niut would sit upon Ills throne
surrounded by all nations. to DO
Judged according to thcir.. works AZ
iIo lad been Savior. 50 was IIo now judge
Judge becauHo llo l,ad boon Savior. lIaSing
bowed 10 lilo Anlablost condition to ransona
sonls from deserved penalty, 1Io was now lsl-
cpt III the uniyorsc to administer Justice. With
Ills onanlsciont eyo 1Io anw every Bn for which
Ills own atouament hatl not Icon obtained. Tho
mercy offered pcrslsto.tly and donicd is now
Justice doiicd. Sinnors should not stand in that