The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-30
SEASIDE RELIGION.

our study.
SEASIDE RELIGION.
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY or THE FIRST RELIGIOUS
SERVICES AT OCEAN aRovE-YEsTERDAY's
neutrality-suspicious. BY BISHOP SIMPSON
AND MR.. EVERETT
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., July 20, 1877.
Notwithstanding tho unpleasant Of the weather
hundreds arrived here throughout Saturday attend
the eighth anniversary Of the hrs religious services
this place, which commenced to-day and will last till
Tuesday evening All the hotels were crowded, every
available being demand In lact there has
been so large gathering mere before. Fully TO- 900
assembled the pavilion, hafpast ten O'Clock,
hear Bishop Simpson. Many had to 60 away, beng
unable TO get within hearing distance
Among those present we're Rev. Dr. Kynen Of
Philadelphia; Rev. W. p. Corbit, Of New York; Rev.
j. +. Chapman, Of Philadelphia; Rev. DR.. Hanlon, of
New jersey Rev. Thomas T. Everett, Of Philadelphia;
Rev. DR.. Dashili, of New Jersey; Rev Frank Moore
Rev. L. Ii. Stokes an Rev. DR.. Hoover After sing
ing, prayer offered by 8. Lansing Taylor. of New
York. and passage from the Scriptures was read by
Rev. Dr. McKeown, Of Jcrscy City
BISHOP SIMPSONS SERMON
Bishop Simpson took his text from Ephesians, ILL.,,
TO- He commenced his remarks by showing the
manifestations and wisdom OF God, and quot
self as least among all saints, and religious sys.
tenn TO make all know what is the fellowship OF
SAINTS The passage presents the apostle speaking
OF himself the lowest OF the disciples and explains
that tho fellowship Of the saints God into ndcd that
all beings should trust Him. The prncipalitcs are
heavenly places and those Intelligence that are now
constitute the angelic host We know not how many
there are but in that world there may
many classes such as seraphim chcrubim angels and
other grades. There Is difference IN capacity
to feel and 10 Loves so It is on earth.
We rise in the scale OF human creatures Tho feelings
are greater. If il with why may It not DO
with angesY Ii there such classes there can be
none higher the prn palities power 1t is I'M
possible to come to the funess oil knowledge but the
approach II the nearer We resemble Cod 1t
is glorious to be like Jesus. 1t is more glorious to
be more like IL IN, and Will be still more glorious
when Him. Here We have the highest grade
OF created beings continually studying. Tho mind Is
learn to live we must die. When we learn
how to study, everything shadows betoken
the the do e.. to sun another ME- ''' and there
take up the text book We are only students here.
shall be students hereafter and shall learn through
all eternity the manifold wisdom o; God we rise
higher We study, and IRON material things we come
to study the spiritual, aud an impulse goes out
souls are saved. Wisdom Is little higher
than knowledge. Wisdom Is knowledge arranged for
power All tue wisdom of the world is directly in
directly connected with God. young lady learns
bolany-she hpds out what God thought about plants
Wa Of s U
in Eden, and man might have Known OIL II oooo years
before
ADAM NOAH INTERVIEWER.
don't know how long since tho world was created,
when the morning stars sang together dSn't know
how long II before this world was ready ior habita
tion-t may have been million years, and the angels
studying all the works OF God all that time
hope | may 20 to hcaven; then, when have boon
there thousand years, / shall know more than do
now, Tor l shall speak TO Adam and Moan and the
great minds that have gone before The Church was
unerenl from any other institution; II was meant Tor
the wnoiewold, and see the wisdom OF God IN His
protection o! it. We the wonders OF God In the crea
ton OF agencies in the Church for ITS own perpetuatton
Truth eicacous according to tho perception OF tho
mind If minds were all alike at one time they would
be- different account OF the varied influences
brought to bear them. so with truth, when we
tell the story Of God we should tell us touches our
own hearts IL will then reach all mankind. All Chris
tinns are rot alipe God dd not mean them TO be
alike Hearts not all alike after CONVERSION.
God does change feature when he changes our
hearts, The world may pass away, but VIC shall never
die. We been stamped with Immortality and
angels VIII study US forever. tho object OF tho
study being 10 make every man perfect
LIGHT OF THE WORLD
He closed by showing that Jesus was the Light OF
ness OF Gdd our reward Ia heaven. on, ye
Of science, come and study salvation, and IN that
study learn tic wisdom oil God
TWO THOUSAND CHILDREN.
Some two THOUSAND children attended the Sunday
school gathering IN the afternoon, and about seven
thousand persons coGgregatod at the surf meeting,
which was presided over by Rev. Il. H. Stokes.
EVENING SERVICE
In the evening the pavilion WIS crowded TO hear
Rev Thomas r. Everett, OF Philadelphia. He took
his text from Matthew, XIII, AZ 'Saying, what
think We vi Christ; whose sou Is Hey They
say unto him, The Of David.''
He confue his to the first part OF the verse,
"wnat think yo OF ChrisI" THIS he said, was the
most VITAL question OF the age. The Church pressed II
no on the unpeeviuE world answer in the face Of
Curst lie whose ADVENT was forctod by prophets and
haicd by the simple and the wise. IL MAS useless TO
argue With those determined TO conccde nothing
When man fails prefer truth there is no hope Tor
him. Tie dishonesty OF doubt must be removed. There
were many Of salvtion There may be several
ways by which man may be saved physical death,
hut when sinner inquiries What shall do to be
saved ~ voice OF Saviour Is ncard ringing down
from the other shore. mo man cometh unto the
Father blu. by me ~ Tho speaker appealed
solely 10 reason. lie arraigned Christ at the
bar of human intellect aud cross-examined
him in order 10 reach on honest solution
of tho question the text. The first point he drilled
He showed that the difficulties connected with II are
not any greater than those connected with the origin
of man. These difficulties will cease TO be such when
We come to understand tho nature oil the spirit
uaI world as the world OF causes and the
natural world the world oil elect
Mastery thinkers 10 account for the origin
OF things without the Biple. wo are treated IN this
day To- an immense quantity OF learned nonsense ana
scientific twadde He had never met with anything
SO reasonable as the first verse IN the Bible Now,
Jesus OF Nazareth had a beginning, just as
Adam did. They explain one another Lusc's
s, atcment Is wonderful, but not beyond
belief, for all things possible with God Ho dis
cussed Chrsts double Relation to sin, negative, be-
cause He was without sin, and. positive, because He
iorgave sim He alluded 10 ito miracles OF Christ and
that II you take them away you destroy Christ
J In the New Testament.
the sermon closed with an exhortation to liz the
soul in faith and confidence 10 God. tho father OF oil