The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY 10, l87a-TR1PLE SHEET


we're interested In the great Things OF eternity,
freed rom me corruption u SIN, winch, though
temptations SIN assaied them. mad no dominion
over them, and when death would come, the seal
ana crown or grace would be set on every
one VINO had been bought by Hts
precious blood. In the Old Testament was shown
mat there was certain people chosen oy Goa,
but The coming OF Christ broke down tue bar
rers and opened the way Ioaa nations. There
Tune Gs'' when there ~" would S not be- nstioa
on the earta which would be lett with With
Though the song 81 praise to the mediator woald
be In many tongues the theme would be the same
The ilme would come when the ages snail nave
rolled away and the eartn shall be no more ana
tBen there would be the maj Judgment ana then
as tue vaults o. heaven would echo WIN the
chants OF ecstacy OF the elect the results Of the
work oftae Church would be made evident.
DR. ADAMS ADDRESS.
Dr. Adams was the next speaker. He said that
with every reason 70 congratulate those whose
lnerality ana energy mad projected their mag.
q those scenes which are to be enacted
wisnln the walls o. the church ana
Character ana immortal destnIes By tn EN- WITH
out dwelling on TINS theme, he said ne would con.
me himself strictly to the single , topic as
Of Chrlst's church." He said the very ex.
prcsslon "sne power =. o. the churel, y
the CnuIcn 10 tnis country might seem absurd. us
here, unlike some other countries, there was q
Yer, ne said he dId not know OF any
country wnere thas power was greater
by tne Church as he understood 1T mere
was not Of the thunder and lighting &Iad-thaE
made ne most noise but ola not rvet the atten-
ton but 81 the silent and SOFT influences, as o. the
stars II had been predicted OF the saviour tnat Ills
sS UGe he Would nS not naNio shout like sh
warrior; yet HIS power OF genteness
ccaanged me lace OF the earth; the power o. the
Cnurcn did not reside ~ noise nor IN large con-
grega ions for that would be like the gathering
Of Heterogeneous mass Of materials and reezing
them togefner We mad an Illustration ia the SCRIP
tutes Were army OF 20 600 was reduced 10 800 IN
orGer, so 10 speak, y snow that TINS power Ola
wealth or social posltioo il these were conse-
Grated to holy purposes and held Tor molly pur-
Ton or tue ends or the Cnurch; but. separ-
aed rom holy purposes, they Were OF the
slst IN arcni ecture and artistic display Art
mght rear her lofty dones, chant her sweetest
meiolles, enact her greatest pageauts, ana II tins
that the Cnurch was but a melancholy
spectacle OF religion lying IN state. surrounded bY
the solemn pageantry OF death. He then argued
10 show that THIS power VI the Cnurca lag IN the
possession OF tne spirit OF Coo by tue people.
THIS conclssly paG Dy Wesley once, when he
said ''But the Dest tnng 81 all IS GOD is win as.
God did not IN these days, IL Is true, manifest
himself TO us IN visions, or as he did 70 Moses IN
the burn NJ oush; yet the means nc useu were
just real as any ever used IN the time 81 Moses.
Where tile true spirit Of God was there was he
Church. Ii was in unmistak bic sign. Tue ndent.,
"a falth, sci -denla the deyout lalloYlng OF the
teachings OF the Gospel-tnese showed the power
OF tae Cnurcn In any congregation With
out tnem all else was as nothing.
Churches had been called after, men VINO
had lett Gneir impress upon their time.
Men VINO preached tue gospel thus have passed
away, aud otaers IKE them Will pass away, out
the power which they nave Deea and
were bnt the servitors OF the Church. Ihey
dld not make the Churcn; they were NOT
the Cnurcn. There was au amazing power ne
said, displayed by the vast asse 0lage before MIN,
ana Il they truly verified oy tnelr presence to
spirit OF Tod 1t would oe to this city more power
lul than IAN army IN battle array"
DIR. PAxToN's ADDRESS.
DR.. Paxton. VINO followed DR.. Adams, spoke OF
'sIne Prosperity OF a Church.m lie saia wnen the
IsraAlltes dedicated their second temple they
prayed, 20 LORD, We Desceca fnee, now secure
Is prosperity lie nad an idea That they
laid great stress on the word .now,n and ne
believed the congregation before MIN lelt
churcn being in state complete enough TO
be occupied they doubt wanted prosperity
10 come now. But what was prosperity for
church \ If q cnurcn was simple theatre
for sabbath amusement, then prosperity
consisted IN those devices winch wl
send . congregation away delighted II not
q man was TO indulge In witicisms, all that was
necessary was 10 reduce religion 10 development
OF everything sensational; II IL consisted Of an
conformed to tue use OF the sacred SER
wees the power oil the Church was really In
the choir, nor IN the pulpit ana ~ was sim.
ply a question OF undergraduates IL would
not only reimburse the managers for their out
lay out pay the pulpit also. He then
eioquenly argued th ina tae great enc sor, o.
where God did not abide there was no true pros
perlty Tor a chuTcn, though the gospel might be
preached with burning eloquence, a0d II Gods
spirit was NOT IN The preaching there could be no
ice sermon was brought 10 a close oy DR.. Han
Offering up prayer aud oy the singing OF the
In weakness and distress,
Kock Of strength DO hou our stays
In the painless Wilderness
Be our true and living way