The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-29
CHRIST CHURCH.
SERMON III REV. MR.. TLAcG ON THE SYMBOLIC
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM

SERMON III REV. MR.. TIAoG ON THE SYMBOLIC
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM
AND TIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The services at this church were conducted ycstcr-
day morning by tho Rev. j. B. Flagg, vino also
preached the sermon HIS text ran--"And beneath,
upon tho hem Of thou shalt make bells OF gold round
about Exodus, xviii, g.
The preacher began by saying that the highly sym
boc character of the Mosaic institution gives TO It's
every detail suggestive force by which 1t may some
way touch Christian conduct Accordingly, tho golden
bells suspended at the hcm of tho high priests robe
ring through tho ages, Vpd their sound becomes tho
voice OF exhortation In the Church OF Christ The
Jewish typincd the Christian Church. and explica-
ton OF many points in the latter must the
former. Thus St. Paul. in speaking Of the ascension
Of Lord refers to the economy OF the tabernacle
aud temple OF the Jewish Church. He speaks
OF the "hoy Of holics," which, In the
temple Of the Jews, was an interior place
separated from the rest by rail Here was tho mercy
OF the ask OF the covenant between The chcrubm,
which the manifestation OF the divine presence
usually appeared Into this sacred recess but
the high priest permitted 10 enter and that only
on the great day Of expiration, when aioncmcnt was
made for the sins OF the whole people Tho ceremony
then performed TINS Having iirst
PURIFIED HIMSELF WITH WATER Axp BLOOD
the high priest offered the animal chosen Tor propi-
tiatory sacrifice IN the outer court Then taking tho
blood, he entered into the holy Of hoiies and
sprinkIed II seven times before the mercy
This ceremony was made by divine appointment
necessary condition o! the lsracitcs entrance into
ans PROMISED s a ana; me Jews, appears from ,ns
the symbol Of tho earth and the holy OF hocs
that OF heaven. And so when our Saviour had, by
the sacrifice OF the cross, made full cxpation
tho worlds sins, u became him ns tho great High
Priest OF mankind 10 enter into The holy o. holes
not made with hands-ino hcavcn--to appear la tho
presence Of God Tor There no plead before tho
throne OF tho Almighty the merits oil the atonencnt
he has inside ioi our race offering the incense ofhis
frr1 IN tlivtC mr. lhsk ntCtu
favor. When tho high priest entered tho
inner recess the people we're warned by tho
tinknS OF bells 10 prepare themselves for tho
ceremony thct beng enacted; and through tho
church. far and near, Christians are called upon at this
10 turn their thoughts toward that lroly Of
holes where the Rcdccmer making ntcrccssicn for
shcm He bids them remember that the Intcrcessor,
the great antype .: the typical priesthood hath CON-
mcnccd before tho Most High HIS mcdaiora work Tor
us and that though With man Justification were i'm
possible yet with Him who has our cause in hand III
things arc possible; and most earnestly does she cx
hort all men rest that cause tho confidence OF
firth with Him who is our advocate with God
EIGHTEENTH STREET NJ. T.. CHURCH.
SERMON TO YOUNG MEN ~ TIM REV. W. r. HAT
FIELD.
Last evening Row. Mr. Hatfield delivered tho second
or course or sermons 10 young mon In tho
Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal cnurch on
their dangers ands temptations tho present
day. Tho text was selected from zcchariah, H.,
4---"Run, speak 10 this young man. He said--so
nastcrng arc the prospects Of every young man, so
sanguinc his hopes Sublime and responsible his
mission, and periIous tho path In which no walks,
that the duty Of every parent teacher, and minis
OF truth to be In haste TO advise the young with
gard to those evils to which they daily and hourly
exposed.
Tho rst danger noticed by tho speaker tho evil
literature Of times. one or The most important
questions 10 be considered bya young man Is. what
kind o; books and papers ought he road, when wo
consider that ones reading has much to do in
educating tho mind and moulding the character