The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

the well-deserved reputation OF being one OF the
most eloquent preachers OF the South. would dts
course on the elements which Insure she Pro.
gress and Perpetuity OF the Christian Religion"
The text was taken from Revelation. xi., Is
'And the seventh angel sounded; and there were
great voices in heaven. saying. The kingdoms OF
this world are become the Kingdoms Of our Lord.
and OF his Christ; and lie shall reign forever and
ever"
Though these words are recorded in the historic
text, said DR.. Moran, they must oe understood as
embodying promise and prophecy concerning
the future Kingdoms OF God. However such an
enterprise may be regarded by men engrOssed In
secular pursuits, 1t involves the one great
peerless interest of the world. Indeed,
the world exists but for this end, and
its material mechanism, instinct with in
destructlble force, Is ever unconsciously work.
ing out It's predetermined processes and results
under the overfuling providence OF God, who
always Keeps this end in view and reigns for Its
accomplishment The preacher then proceeded to
take view oil the enterprise under consideration,
gancing first at the present stage OF its progress
He took rapid geographical survey of the ad-
vancement which Christianity has made in the
Old and New Worlds ana OF the multitude and
variety OF antag0nisms, moral and intellectual,
which 1t has had to encounter. He showed that
every step of Its progress has been made at the
expense OF amazing personal efforts and heroic
sacrlces that every foot OF territory Christianity
has won and every subject 1t hos added to the
kingdom OF Chrlst has been the result Of q con-
quest the most difficult to achieve, because 1t is
the conquest OF truth over ignorance and error-.a
l BE- scn,eysa a the pss sl41 and mus!
in dry detail, but generally, the eiements which
insure the perpetual progress OF God's Kingdom
IN Se "o1 c "as gven
directed in the pulpit, such as the assu ance gwen
by promise and by prophecy, by the agency OF the
Church ana work OF tine ministry. and the Innu-
ences OF the Spirit or God all OF which are pledged
TO the triumph OF the kingdom OF Goa. The
leclual portion OF the race, with the exception OF
a lew narrow-minded scientists, Is enlisted under
tie banner OF the cross, and that Its allegiance IS
lrfevocably pledged to carry that banner IN tri-
umpa over the world. The Gospe! made headway
through society. not only without human aid and
but In opposition to the comDined force OF all. But
silce It's divine origin has been es. ablished
ana as Its Dtua &c
every enlightened nation and its genius has so
thoroughly ln,eriused Itself with the spirit OF
portion OF the race, VINO mad IN the beginning
looked scornluly at christianity as tue mers on
spx p d % nave
dom ana power or COD. The signal triumph
which Christianity has thus achieved on minds OF
fact that the Gospel itself su plies the most power.
full stimuli 10 such culture; 80 that, whenever It's
truths are embraced and its principles established
among any people, that people must OF necessity
rise III TIE scale Us Intellectual development.
1t may be assumed as an incontrovertble p0stu.
late that, when other things are equal In strug-
gle o! this character, the cause espoused by in-
teect must triumph and become the regnant
power OF the world. In addition to the foregoing,
II Is to be noted that the Divine Author OF the
Gospel has stameed upon II the general law Of
se-dltus on, and IN t'is fact we have another
sure promise and prophecy Of its final triumph.