The New York herald., 1874-08-02


iIshed and extended In the world" Into this new
ana spiritual re egion, therefore, 1t that Nico-
demus desired to enter and It's value to fully per,
ceremonies OF the jewish ritual, and believing, as
he said ''rhou art teacher come nom GOd," he
desired to learn, 10 see, to enter into the Kingdom
OF God: to lay aside the pride and arrogance or
the Pharisee ana adopt the humility OF the Chris
tian.
To note more strikingiy that by these phrases the
Master referred TO the Gospel dispensatOn that He
was then displaying before The world let us refer to
one OF the preceding quotati0ns-viz: Matt, XXI,
43, Therefore l say unto you the Kingdom OF
God shall De taken from you and given TO 4 nation
nation, OF whom the Pharisees and chief rulers
were the representatives, had conducted
aeorsrs Iee described ' IN the '''pi parable nar
rated in the verses just preceding the verse
quoted: They had long enjoyed nigh privileges.
From time 10 time God mad sent messengers to
them, requiring them to render those acts OF
homage and obedience which they owed to him.
them they had slain. God had now sent His Son,
and Him they were deslrOus to slay. The cup or
their iniqu.ty was nearly full and Judgment at
hand. The Kingdom OF God was to be taken from
them and given To Others who should produce
lrult. This Is the application OF that para
to Illustrate. II any doubt can now possibly re-
man in the minds OF the reader that the true
Kingdom of God Is the Gospel reign or dispeDsa-
tiOn," the religion taught by Jesus Christ (which
It is the object OF this article TO elucidate), we
may quote the commentary or eiucIdation or the
Saviour Himself-whch OF course cannot be dis
puted-lo the chief priests and elders of the peo-
pei Matt, xxi, 81 'Jesus saith unto them
Verify say unto you that the publicans and har-
lots go into the Kingdom OF God before you"
Comnentary-"For Johh came unto you ID the
but the publlcans ana harlots beileved nm,"
showing tina. 4 belief in the Gospel is perceivmg.
nto The Kingdom OF God And also, Mark, X. %
..And Jesus saith unto his disciples, how
hardly shall they that nave riches enter into the
ished at his words"
Commen tary-"But Jesus answereth again and
saith unto them, Children, how nard is II Tor them
who trust In riches to enter into the Kingdom OF
God" clearly explaining That when trust and rell-
ance were placed per Sc in riches the principles OF
ness would hardly be carried out Nuinberess
other commentaries OF the Saviour might be
quoted II We had space.
Now that NicOdemus did realize some OF these
blessings from cnange OF heart-a aging down
the Christian-we are only enabled TO produce two
''sgns," and, from what they evlnce. 1t is to Oe
regretted that we have not more extended BIO
Saviour to the last. When Jesus was brought be.
fore the officers and chief priests and Pharlsees
"NicOdemus saith unto them the that came 70
Jesus by night being one OF them), Doth our law
judge any one before 1t hear HIM and know what
he dOeth ~
And at the burial we read, "And then came also
Nic0demus (Which at the first came to Jesus by
night and brought mixture of myrrh and aloes,
about q huhdred pounds weight. Then they took
the body OF Jesus and wound 1t in linen Clothes
with the spices, az the manner of the Jews ID to
bury" showing his Christian Kindness OF heart in
defending him against Uni ust accusations, and
and AMIR friend. end W WI. COVENTRY Il. WADDELL.
WALHALLA, August, 1874.
senex Doubts Christ's Resurrection.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD:-
The question was asked a few Sundays ago in
your paper "How long was Jesus In the tomb S''
and the writer made out about thirty hours. This
period was from the time He was taken down from
the cross until the morning when the weeping Sis
ters came to the tomb and found Jesus up and
alive, clothed in the habit OF a gardener. 1t is
stated in the fifteenth chapter OF ST. Luke, forty.
fourth verse; that, an application being made by
the friends of Jesus for Ills body, Plate
marveiled If lie were already dead. Now,
the most natural thing for His friends
to do after receiving the body was to
store Him to Lle How successfully they did so IL
apparent in the fact that IN thirty hours after 1t is
announced to His friends that lie is alive. That
He was wrapped IN linen and taken TO the tomb
was all natural; that HIS friends procured and
brought Him suit OF clothlng Is certain, being the
clothing usually worn by the gardeners OF that
period, which as also very proper thing for them
to do they did not wish Him to be recognized by
any but His friends. There does not appear co he
anything very marvellous in all this. That the
mission OF Jesus to Jerusalem was not successfl
Is evident, and that His persecution and suherini
induced Him to leave Jerusalem appears TO De ths
dictate or common sense. SENEX.
EpiscOpAcy on Long 1slaE0.
For many years the Presbyterians were the grea
power on Long Island. The first inrOads wert
made by the Metnodists. The Baptists came atel
and moved slower. On the election Of DR.. Little
John as Bishop the Episcopal Church took up zeal.
ously the work Of home MISSIONS. fund was Sc
cured iOr church building. Wherever family OF
two OF churchmen Is found there little chapel Ii
run up. The watering places, where the fashion
abies go for the summer, AFFORD fertile soil lO
Epscopacv The island is now dotted ali ovel
MI haea BISHOP
Is one OF the hardest working men In the Church
keeps his eye on all these little outposts and en-
cOurages the faithful by constant personal vista
tiOns. These inrOads have not only alarmed but
positively weakened the great Presby teran inter
est OF the island.
Ministerial and Church Movements.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Bishop OF Boston has appointed the Rev. u
J. O'DonOvau OF st. Augustine's church, South Bos
ton, Chaplain for the Catholics in Deer Island Pen
itentiary, Boston Harbor.
To-day being the I'd OF August the Indulgence O.
the Porziuncola or the Pardon OF Assist, may b'
gained by any OF the faithful. who having received
Communion on that day, shall visit any of th'
chapels or churches belonging to the Franciscan
Order.
Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn, confirmed seventy
children In the church at Hampstead, l.. H. las
Sunday.
attached to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity
Montrose avenue, Brooklyn, will be blessed b.
Bishop Loughin August o.
The Bishop of Brooklyn has imposed on the Rev
Father McNamee the heavy task and responsibilitl
OF building new church and organizing parish
In tnat rising section OF the city OF Brooklyn O
which Butler street at Casson avenue Is th
centre. He has already undertaken the organiza
tion, and has SO far progressed in 1t that on pex
Sunday he has invited the Bishop to bless the cor
ner stone.
bronze statue to the memory OF Pope Urbar
V. has been erected at his native place, Mande
France. This Pontin was elected in 1862 and die
1t AvignOn In 1857.
The health OF the Rev. Louis De Caily, OF tn
diocese OF Columbus. ONO, has been SO much i'm
proved BY vacation Of three months that tn
Right Rev. Bishop Rosecrans has appointed hin
to the church At Newark, Ohio.