New-York tribune., 1875-08-09
THE MANIFESTATION or GOD.


Church
The pulpit of the Rev. DR.. BudingtOn, pastor
OF tire Clinton Avenue Congregational Church, at Clinton
and Lafy ye,te,,es., Brooklyn, occupied yesterday
morning by the Rev c. ID. IIuler. pasor OF the Union
Park Congregational Church. Chicago H. Tue text was
chosen fr0n Matthew 3: Blessed are tie pure in
heart, for they shall sre God"
"They shall Cod There in the pArascology Of
the text future tense You know there Is future winch
simply implies portion OF time, when speak oi iiat
which shall 10 pass tomorrow or n"It wcck, or
next year. All have to do 10 wait and let the
voyng world bring 10 that day and that event. But
there IL futurity and consequence Just distinct and
denniic as that, that when say, leaves Will ia do
not simply wait, but speaking Of consequence and
cause that shall come Wien / ray that the riei cous
shall I've, do not mean simply something that s1a
10 pass, but am sreahiGS Of consequence and
his ri, hteOusness. Wncn l say the wic:od shall
al s.ne fu IRE day bat that their vccdncss is po
death III thcu. Now, ASK which OF these lOri.s cf
fitur ty-sinp'y OF time Of consequcnce-gre 20
understand IN this verse, "The pure in l,art shall see
God?p My answer is both, but mainly n1d fuGda-
mentally he ujury Of const quence and it s Tia; which
/ wish 10 bring bel ore yOu this morning.
common isth mat NC sIall see God in future
world. matter what il our character hero The bad
snail INA tLe jnlgnent seat and the good The
throne OF His glory Jue majority oi pcopc tniuk g ID
is dwelling in heaven KING occuics his palace
II you wished tO see Euiper0r ltin you woud go to
Berlin wLcr, ne holds his court. 80 people t1k & {2
Ing His c0urt. hcccTdn yly men usually Int r
pref this that only tho pure In heart" going 10
heaven. Onr iSOn teaches that God Is every yW..t.
lie cannot he u any point of time ut one
place This IN cur doctrine OF nc omnprcs, Of God
In what way llcn, Il God be everywhere, going
10 sec II III here ear'hi What new percrptyc aculy
is IT supposed vii be- impaired 10 us III tie gieat tas
on cal! death whereby wc VII e .n.b!ej to zee Cod
rs have before seen HINT In other words
how wo going u sec Cod IA Tho ncXt world We can
not src him in this vOridi Many VIII answer this 10y
say ing He will take form So that may
ugnzc Him. bal IL on stop 10 think Of ts you VIII see
n is q very doctrine How shall God ho visible IN
one locality more than an0ihcrl answer only 10y mani
fcsiations OF kind He must appear among lnen by
actual pres nee IN some place That you may cal
LEGAL mamie station ii yOd p.asc.
God undoubtedly I'D manifest Himself 10 Pau: Tic
did manifest iimsoh Moses IN tie tame OF te burning
bhsh. and WHOM hc appeared IN The tabernacle In token II
the c!oud. These things are manifestations oi 6od and
thai he Was Present there personally present fou may
cay that Is Jewish and m wish history. That is 80, bat
you aud nave not lost oar Jewish faith We believe
that God is more personally present here than He ~ Ia
the bank at home, at the sOrd, or ~ school YEA
20 SurilIcr; you believe that God IA present la Ills
Spiritual form. not IN the ceiling not IN The DIOR, bat
right here The altar. 1s Is SIMPLY confession that
you lpCiiiLc God. Ibis Is form o divine nanic station
that has down from the Jews The other form ~
manifestation rs that winch is sefn IA nature. "The
Heavens declare tho glory OF Cod" We opy God
by aing oursese pure and spotless fron the world
Menare w God ia ana through the 'selfea Those