, 1875-12-20
THE CHURCH.
Sermon on the Incarnation Of
God by the Rev. J. R.
Hibbard,
The Natural and Rational As
poets Of the Doctrine
Considered.
Discussion Of the Devils Per-
sonality by Rev. james
Alaclaugllan.
Dedication Of the First Baptist
Church sunday-school
Rooms.
Address by the Rev. Or. Ja-
cobs, Recommending
Bible Teaching for
All Ages.
Sixth Anniversary of Reu1llo1
Presbyterian Church.
Figures Of It's
Growth.
! Discourse by tic Res. j. II. Walker
---ENcouragfng Growth Of
! Tits Charge.
Description Of Moody's Work in
Philadelphia by f. G.
SpoGord.
Curious Experience Of a Methodist Min
isier in Arkansas.
Showing How He Was Pcrsecnted and
Driven Ont OF tho Stale.
Discourse by tic Res. j. II. Walker
---Encouragfng Growth Of
Tits Charge.
Description Of Moody's Work in
Philadelphia by f. G.
SpoGord.
Curious Experience Of Methodist Min
isier in Arkansas.
Showing How He Was Persecu.ed and
Driven Out OF tho State.
THE INCARNATION OF GOD.

THE INCARNATION OF GOD.
CONSIDERED From RATIONAL AND scIES1117 c
RTASDpOlSr.
The Rev. J. X. 1lIbbard preached tbs follow
log seEmon yesterday morning 1t the Aa r
Church uall,eoruor Of Prairie avenue aud EiGh =
ecnth ntrect:
Tho Lord Himself ths eive yon d ttEu behold.
yrgu ehsll coureve and be son aud slal cal is
pane Emmanuel-}su.. rI'., II.
THO AnnivernAr5 os the Incarnation OF Il 10
Lord is near ut hAnd. Thoughts thnt como to
us at tho seasau Of advent are calling to tht ir
felIous. Tho air bogins to gibrate with tile
voicca that herald tho coming Of the wondro'as
Onr, who ia At the tsue ttEne God aud mau.
Our BenHes arc reused to llasen anew to tho story
60 often told, and yet Of Which the child and tito
Christian never rca,y,-a story that has so
many features. 60 msuy sides. 30 mAu, aspects,
they cnn never al be presented. They arc 50
Infinite in number and variety; for the subject
Of them is tho iu5uite descending into and as+
autn,pe tho fplte; tho Interchangeable who Ia
s'the tnme yesterday. to-day, aud forever"
putting Oh tue changeable the infinitely perfe Ct
Ono nho ts Fling oyor all. taiiae upon III n
eelf the form Of servant, aud coming oto
4 condition to "be made perfect throl tgh
suffering !" this God Of heaven c,otbiug Hint 'olf
With outer human form. and faculties, and tr ALL
tles that Ilo might re1catn. pufif:, e1alt, and
unite ihou, to and in Himself, ard become III
t,ms the RedeemeE and Ioseyegenoro tue Reg en-
orator. - from tho beginning ne hAs been tho
c.oator A story 50 high. 80 deep, and vide. aay
ae repeated forever an4 be eveT new. ever
varied, yet forrver tho same. L'he the grand es:
aud most perfect piece OF music, the central
thuuEht aud emotion remain the eAne, "h ls
this infinite VARIATIONS that accompany lts Ttpa IT,
tions ou!v enlarGn and confirm our conception
of ta wonderful! oha1a;seF 'oi saa 70 our r. o.,
Lord eau uevcr become old. Itself forever nHw.
our hearts leap with q now impulse OF spiritual
life wbonever ue repeat OF bear 1t Ae it cotles
hefofe ID in eotno nov aspect.
Our text to-day indicates tho central idea Of
our thame. "Dehuld! virgin shall concelvo
aud bear son; and shall call I!is name (of, III
| is IL expyaRaed 10 tho margln. ha sha!! boz En-
.nauuel.' THIS passage, q, quoted ~ the
| speaking Of the birth Ut Jesus of tho Virgin
| May" And sue shall bling forth son, snn
thou shalt call His pane Jesus' for iio snRl!
aave His eop|s from Their t!ns;' Now a! tha
| Ms doua that 1t mlkbt be fulfilled when Was
| sposop bv Tho pro, hct, saying. ''Ie4od, :
| virgin sha!l CONCEIVE aud bring forth ron. and
His uame stall be called lmHiaauel, which oelnt;
| interpreted - "Go1 viii us,
| This docsstun of tho Incarnation ID that G1d.
| the vary aud ouly Gnd. became eKtrrna!lY AID
! vls,1ly mau. In the fo1m Ut Jesus Clrlst. born
Of t!'a yrgn Ns; proeoso @ aasns tait ~ ~. ~.
doctrine, or to yom il from lhreo different stand
| points:
| Fi,xt-Tha nstu1al aud rational.
| taroud-Tlo bcri! tlra!. a"d
| Thn4f--IIIa us.n sud bcueht4 Of 1t.
To-day oply the tet. tha natural aud rational,
v,ew o, luo suhjoc:, VIII bo considsted. -
| IL It IN acoordssnc with wha' Ne SEQ
Of the wotls Of d@' in natnfo alound
as no can uudei stand their operation,
that tho Creator Himaelf auauld. Ia taa
| pto4rcseIon OF llls avn work towards perfection,
co,aa forth frun tbs louost roceases Of Ills mi
worse, and ULTIMATE nImsolf, or put on Ills own
c1cat.ou2 That IL. should God. the Creator, IN
completing the mora Of HIS croatou. uMselt
| como futlh and a.tnso In Tho lowest plsna OF
His creation a ~, tnd Appearance perfectly
! corresponding - Nj .cTeeng WITH Its own in
tel4or md essential uatuEo1 II scenH to u eu-
titey IN l.ar1uony With Natures laws thas lie
should do W. Wien NC look around ~ osor the
facs OF Nature. wo SEQ ~ almont iat!nlte faltoly
Of furms aud substances. composing the lnluerhl,
vegetable. and animal world. And al! these ap-
furu, and the form Up. cars TO manitest tho quail
lsy VI isa csssnce. OF VI lis ipnor active. n0Elug
!lts. 'tspiE1t lnores upon tue fAco Of tho "a-
Lerp," and. whether they leave A4.d roll III tue
boundless deep, o. dow tn thn rivsrs stfea'ss
or sippte in tuA fountain, or rise in mist from
tho aurfsco Ut tha occan or hang ia cloudy
canop!es along the sky, or f4!1 IN rs'p Or doecY
bnon, su tuner 1lrst seutus 10 peTrAda u
Ill. md 'nAAs 'sasf .rteaf, .. sAf'saI, ns,k sna
Esuv Of sae mlusr.l forms exhibit this atill moro
clearly. Ne scs muta[s Auu tue taany aI1allea
apa aclds l.4v.ug each their peculiar crystAlIns
fasu,, sui ru TWO Of tboM PFtclas!y the sumo
tas rh' .osua TORN Gf ea;! Indicates te
/ ihat ca,,sca tue metal or acd OF 4,Ga t. sssumo
eAsh la pesut.as form, and that duaa not Haeul
to tcst mutt Il hla produced it ultimate crystal
[ and tuasa It ab'des for ages, - in th" 'sius VI