New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-08

Tie Eer lIah' daan, ~ IT, a. Pc Ida'so" -ife"ae ne
At the Reformed Church at fiity-scvcnth-
ST. and llads.uayc yesterday noIuin,, lie Rev. DR..
william Adams preached from the Ip.snc 10 The Eple-
-ials l., 8, 10: Having made known unto ais Tue M
ty ii His Will according % His good pleasure, which
lie las Uurl,oscd in Himself That ia the dispcnS.toh
Of Tie iess Of times lie miaL gather together in one
AL things in christ, both which are Gin heaven aud which
are on cartn, even ia Him" lie said:
Tie br aHnu OF tie ScN Year Is like The taking OF an
observation at sca; helps &, Know Whorewe are, and
hos much progress have made on our voyage. 10
reach This know edge must know whittier we ar
tending and how We are going To live without knowing
bow NC live l., 10 lie ny ,t.ry alt failure Be
icVng that tie world is the creation vi an intelligent
author, must believe that tile world was created
ior 60 ta.n purpose, and tie question natu-
religion furnishes the only ~ iWer Thoughtful
Lucrauas, q poet and philosopher OF toe ep.uloau
schlU has yfi Us poem entitled ID Rcruil NSiUT
portions Of which are OF great power; bat lie unable
10 solve the pu blrn. Fifty years after hi time JESUS
Christ bora ~ Bethlehem, in Judea, ana II i the
Christian religion alone which furnishes thc ilh1 solution
OF ths problem We have inspired word an eXosi-
ton 81 what God has done Is doing, and vii DO, which
s know ledge and not conjecture. l. would be presnp
tos for as flute peings is we are, sit iu Judgment
upon the infinite TOR unless We were onu!,citnt We
could DO 1ue very Things which We do not KNOW
would De- ones requisite and essential 10 cOrreC, judy
mcut. That which vas once mystery 10 us Is now
made known 10 as, and made acquainted by The
Creator wilh the cryation,ii OBI lct IT'S irt, ana rs
lin catastrophe. The object FOR which, This ~ described
is that know whether are passing oar lives
wisely or not. The power Of Crst. opposed u the
powers Of ell. is the great object 0l creation ihe kong
dom ~ Christ COuV.itc5 ard uuBcs AL things. This
Kingdom yaIUsly described Oycitaps a things takes IN
All things all th!nas and when lis place il ilushed In
Kingdom Of GOD, II viii BE burned up. seek inst The
king tiJm ct God.
Tne purpose God In human affairs not executed
by the creation; the world created 10 be The place
n which was tJ h" displayed thc plan Of redemption.
and must b. presided b. Prov dCnCe. The world
las never brcktn away from its place ~ ii Kingdom; II
hollow Of Ills hand for Him To We should
discriminate bcfweeG Cots spiritual teachings and His
providence. Mauy ulinSs permitted IA Il,s iiOFi-
ilrn,e hy which II makes s the Instrument OF IL own
defeat The tUIe seal 81 Gods power IL IN you; II Is
in he individual heart. This unfinished state III
things; the future things external aud things Internal
will 1re and when tbs stnCtthcatiJn Ot individuals Is
complete tn Church shine caith ana In heaven
a queen NU OI.rI of creation can propagate
4 sprCles higher than itself sin never can begct
holiness, AIN "uIs of tA5 earth never can RAISE
themselves to state iii 10 be the FiugdOm OF Christ.
Cody things must be born Of God. ami tie has entered
into our Iip 10 work lis regeneration and sIiNHon ne
promised fallen ancestors IN Eden. Christ VIZ nu
establish throne ia Ibis world. win gardens und pat
in of Is metropolis, which shaH iOirW thc
dow mall Of the present gUNerunrHt'. ms biiSht De
Thought harmless dCiusiCn, Eut u Is lraSAt Nih MS
chef IL make rs rely upon Nat 70 iVlG'ntil anj 'l-
trial instead OF the gospel ard cross OF Chrlat.
When the Kingdom OF Christ approaches liz completion,
" VIII Ne sgnuZcd 10y the regeneration OF prOpic ana
nations ana ne whole earth shall be niled with the
glory OF God, even rs the water Ills the sea-