New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08
THE ENDURANCE OF CHRIST'S FAME.
The Rsr W. Reid the Reformed Eptsoopal Church crs Inca


The new Reformed Episcopal Church of the
Incarnation, which was organized IN Brooklyn Few
weeks ago. is meeting with success. Regular services
are held both morning and evening Sundays, and q
Sabbath school regularly organized yesterday after.
noon. The Rector the Rev. w. H. Reid, delivered dis
course yesterday morning on Christs fame. the text
being chosen from Psalm lIx., II: "His name shall
endure forever His name shall be continued as long as
the sun, and men shall DO blessed In Him. all nations
shall call Hin blessed"
There are said the preacher. in this beautiful psalm
many points particularly applied to Solomon. The i'm
aginaon Of the writer, kndled into ervor could not
fs to give to things which should
should be widely extended and enduring all within
tho scope Of possible accomplishment; but that he
out Of keeping with the character OF Solomon Of any
other created pSwsr II far therefore, to suppose
the type to tho great antitype, and that II
first that His shall endure forever. BY name is
M ny Ms
Is TO be remembered that this prediction much
To- ths
descended from Heaven Shall ind almost nothing to
gores Of Jesus Christ were observed by the humbieness
OF His origin He the Of parents remarkable
also with those Of the RANK
Himself. Then He was arraigned and condemned as
n
to be found tongues 10 sound abroad his fame
After his death those Who had loved him opposed
by the whole world. What probability there that
the Of the master should live foreveri But the
to his disciples . name above every other
They willing to endure all suffering II they
might make known to the world The temples OF the
pagan gods deserted. and myrads found
listening the disciples they told the sublime but
simple story OF Jesus Christ But the other hand
they met with resistance Of every kind. Still they
pressed undauned and the banner Of the cross was
unfurled, aud thousands found everywhere
to enroll themselves In the cause.
The name and fame or Christ has kept on
It's course, In spite OF all persecution At times the
med almost overwhelmed by the evil which surround
ed and attacked It, but In the darkness OF the Md
die Ages the name OF Jesus was sounded from every
hilltop and Ia every valley OF the known world. The
crusades led to the Holy Sepulcher Inspired by
the name Of Jesus Many prince inscribed the name
represented, the banners Of conflicting armies were
often inscribed with the name OF Jesus. II has come
down to our own day with oil the freshness which char
acterxed 1t from Its birth. No influence WIDE
power so great, as that which this name commands
Millions would die for IL this very day. II will
be seen by o few circumstances that the glorious
renown Of this Ia absolutely different In elements
and history from that OF other Names and
that this renown only well merlted but 10 based
on infinite merit Other names have filled the world
with their but In oil particulars there 10 differ
ence between their renown and that OF Christ. 1t Is
doubtful II all knowledge OF Christ was ever rooted ont
OF any place where He has been known TO the
nhdel Jew and Mohammedan Turk, to the Ethiopian and
the Arab 1t Is perfectly familiar. Travellers Inform
that be partiours 0t the Ivesor doaths VI such mea