The New York herald., 1874-08-03
eat OF my blood and body-s'This do in remsm.
brance Of me-"
ALL SOULS PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH. BROOKLYN

Opening services-sermon BY Rev.
George Porteous ON the Coming OF
Jesus Christ TO the World.
The opening services of this church. formerly
the Congregational church, were well attended
yesterday, both morning and evening. The Rev.
DR.. Porteous occupied the platform, In fun
canonlca robes, and conducted the slightly altered
Episcopal service in his usual impressive manner.
The text selected was IRON the eleventh chapter
OF St. Marks Gospel, the first 80 the ter'h verse,
inclusive, sand W hen they came nigh 10 oJerusaem,
unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount or
Olives, He sendeth forward two OF His disciples,
and saith unto them, 60 yorr way into the village
over against you. and as soon as ye be entered
into il. ye shall find O colt tied. whereon never
man sat; loose him and bring him, and II any man
say unto you Why do ye Mss say ye that the
Lord hath need OF him, and stralghtway he will
seno him hither. And they went their way, and
found the colt tied by The door without in place
where two ways met, and they loosed him.
And certain OF them that stood there SAID
unto them, What DO ye, loosng the cotS
had commanded, and they let them go. And they
brought the colt 10 Jesus and cast their garments
% ther aaa es s0 IN e wa ana others cut
down branches OF The trees and strewed them In
the way: And they that went before and they that
that cometh in the name OF the Lord; blessed be
the Kingdom OF our father David, that cometh In
the name OF the Lord; HosaDna In the highest"
The Doctor SAID that Jesus Ohrst, when He came
to the world, was totally misunderstood There
were some OF His own countrYmen who recognized
Him as the Messiah 10 them He was Lord and
Master; but 10 the Ideas OF the Pharsees and un-
believing Hebrews HIS doctrines and teachings
were antagonistic. Tney wanted one who would
narrow the boundaries OF their socalled religion
not broaden them They had no conception OF
rant people and distribute bread and words
OF cheer and comfort TO them on the
green grass. He was not the Christ they
expected, He WAS not the Messiah they wished for,
and go they were offended and turned their backs
against Him and became HIS enemies No doctrine
could have been more offensive to these people
than the one He preached-the equality OF man;
this grand doctrine lad long been limited at and
proclaimed II whispers, but no man had ever
before dared to give 1t bold utierance and preach
Ii. 1t was the first seed sown towards overthrow
ing the philosophy OF Palestine ana oil the whole
world. lie knew that what He said would offend
His countrymen and strike the heather Hebrews
In the teeth, therefore he sald "Blessed are the
pure in heart" and ''Blessed arc the nations and
men who sha! not be offended in me-" Christ
knew that His preaching would be an o1encc, but
lie did not blame those who were offended because
Of it, He was anxious to be thought rightly OF,
but His doctrines were so novel 10 them that II
was almost necessary that they should be offended
at Him. Until there comes some other man who
can do better deeGs than He did Christ Ia and will
be the Messiah OF the living God.