New-York tribune., 1878-11-11
TILE SEnMON.


from ST. Lukes Epstle Kill. 81: blessed those
wants whom the Lord. He cOmeth shall find
watching; and the following The prom nent
thoughts Of the speaker expressed in his long dis
course over an hour In length:
The doctrine Of the and visible return OF the
Lord Jesus Christ the ear In accordance with His
repeated promises s preGmnenty the truth for these
times 80 tar from dishOnOring 1t magnies, yiyites
crowns every other Divine assurance and agency. No
other Is complete until 1t eliminates in this
highest manifestation OF Gods purpose in tho
destiny Of our Moreover, 1t Is tie
panacea for the ills OF the church AMI
the world they cry for symp ithy for succOr for
warming for rebuhc for condemnation. So this
truth shall take it's primitive place the systems
OF Divine criues, the simplicity OF apostolic faith ard
practice and Zeal viii again be witnessed by the
word. The remembrance Will become experience;
the frat century will be echoed by the nineteenth.
The structure OF our BiDe stes most plainly to the
prog ess and development in revealed doctrine. Each
dispensation revealed its trut-good for its need,
sufficient for It's wants. inpernent the leading truth
IN Tie succeeding dispensaton Every advance in
lation has been the gathering into unity OF all
previously pronounced TRUTH and the addition Of some
truth essentially new TO the deposit OF the faith.
The dispensatiOn OF the Garden received the
mental test Of obedience whch,n the cond of human
innocence, dviney adapted to introduce Gods
great reconcng and restoring purpose The dspensatiUn
of the ParIrchs received the whole outline Of sacrifice.
with It's altars, priesthOods its ceremonies, cOmpet
ing the ObecessOn by whicn faith to learn spirit
realities. The dspensaOn Of the Prophets opened
at the glorious declaration OF "A human being who
was To cone III sOrrOW, subject 10 suffering.
vet lifting up HIS head ut as in cloy to be the antitype
OF PrOpnet Priest and King The dispcnsalUn OF the
personal life Of the Lord Jesus Christ filled up al antlc
patton OF early tyres and prophecy, AID presented Him,
indeed the Messiah, tu cut OH ling 10
Daniel. not for Himself The dspenSation 0f the
Holy Ghost had for its special purpose iDe glory "i
Jesus the manifestation 81 lis grace the OF
His life, the sanetIrcation of tiOse who from fith
cation BY the redemption OF the soul aud body in the
coming Kingdom OF TIE great God, even the Saviour
Jgsus Christ.
Every dspcr saon has been thus far iuroduc,d d by
dlspeusation of God. No scheme OF teaching has
been the og,cdl Development and sequence OF the pre-
viuus form of instruction. Dispensaona truth IL the
key comprehension Of Gods wod The truths that
each generation has required In TN, economy OF me
Holy GlOst nave heen revived and brought into
new prominence aud applied Wlh new pettiHCncJ to
time, tne sequence Of the Ola trntms reylyed-uot
lusiifi-atiUn by t-tGat We hold III al Is grandeur
not saucrhrat on in Clrlst-that maintain without
yIcidIug jot uttle ut It's import Uui III" gIoI
eaton tnc believer IN CrsI, the a thyulsulhg lfu,h
OF tins spci saon, the only OF the primitive truths
winch Carj prOmin N Doln th" creed anu
the practice OF the present COmmuh On ChFIal people
nv woEK or THE CONFERENCE
Tne Prophetic Conference an instrunc OF Proyi
dence work nE toward the result 1t created nothing;
il speculated not moment; it forecast naught. 1t
opened Gods Word aud stualed It In the simplicity OF
surrender of all pride OF Opnun OF all prejudice OF reia
ton OF all influences which would blind tne eyes OF
those who long 10 know what the Will and the mind
OF the spirit It was "A most remarkable guth-
eriug, IN lts complex constituency, Its repre-
sentative character; In the scholarship which
united 10 open up the deep things OF God, and In the
spiritual power aud earnesuncss which was manifest
There will never need that shall be again attempted
The solitary truth for or %1sn s y + s @ says W e be- m he S ie
tory redOus thought IN this country, tho exponent
in this: The imminent personal ana Visible coming OF
Jesus Christ TO the earth.
lie criticisms OF the pulpit and the press, may can
ddly say have not met the question IN tue schOlliy
way IN which It discussed All the articles which
have come un0er nv noucc-audl lhlnA more tiiHn
grs Tury do not follow US IN search Tor Gods thought
In Gods words They are rrmnrkaol, Tor r'nrctohs
upun the unanowu and uuir tu"utial character ANA
standing the csraYistr a. ihO"gh ths or an Uthrr
truth q, d. Word ould gain ls trnl inlnrs' IO lhe
standug Of those who MAINTAIN Il! They nave also been
mingled with charges oi Ihnatlcsin, o. creduly Ooi-
ion OF epreca, and dispersion o The ChGtc ~ God
These W. pass over for they aIe but the sNrmlshes
before tie battle on the basis oi nOn- "oiu ana NJ
last every caudi mind must come 10 ana 'Iis eAli1
lie Lprt" Tie criticisms OF tue Protestlut EpSc"pai
& ANU ,,iy frnm those that are styled Broad Church
men. Tie old Hi-h CnnrcI, the advanced hl.
uastic, aud the Evangelical rous OF tne IOes'a.4'
Episcopal Cnufch are united WIN mar 'eLouS cue @ u',n
Bt this Glass churckmcn aud CHRISTIANS dissent NTy
drciicdy from thc siatcmtuts wncn have b, en- made
Tbrr Jo Iol hold 10 The ufallbty aud the peLay III
suiiaI0n OF the Word OF God How thch cah "e pieeI
tGcm on basis Of Biblical Interpretation . ,
IT. symp0sium IN the October number OF The North
American RercV upon lhhplIatI"li' h.s hi@ @ -
uIiyr expression the views held b' tms school OF
Thought 1hcy deny In terms Whh' IheN are pepstu l"
cnu the theory Of praOn by detatlon ana iiluso-
phze about inspiration which cont5o.s OIS ~ tne
Of the yLg Curst. They an r iro us 30
radically IN the doctrn1 Oi ne lheain'',yh o.
Gods own SON. Of the derravity OF the race, oI tHe
AtUprment b, substitution, wei as oi toe destiny oI
Inc wick IN The time 10 come lliAt ~ Chuut o up ~
posed that we shOu De In agreement IN 10 t
return OF the King Thry are seeking To GGh.oiln ahu
accommodate the Word ot Coo 10 t,e % Ui
natural science to the laws which cuIrht phloS"Phy
has eliminated.
TIE HORNS OF THE DILEMMA.
let me read TO you from letter written TO me by
friend which contains perhnps the best expression OF
,he convictions of this school He says that he should
have liked at the Conference by ihir eAeS> 10 nave
established these following truths: u) Either the
concerning tho personal coming OF the Lord IN
the Epslcs Of the New Testament mean His coming IN
or nesr the time of the writers they do not (2l II
they do as believe most c9aS IL - fna,mrHf in tne
guage. then must hhd thea h mia, f. isI
real hist ric cIsis Of that lime conveyed uue
Irr e heir t;rnvbecIcs cannot referred later
date. Cil II these pGopheilc utIeh.ta M a. 49,
tradIcDn brtwecn idea ana tnrIl slhlemen.S
tnaI TIE day hand makes the authority TOO taue @ 40 70
puI,d any sure Wow Whatever; MhethoI VI '0 WV
horns OF the dilemma Will YOU takeT -, :. 4, tbis
let pat the dilemma IN plain words ~ m u h,iri
the uecessity OF
cal fulnlurnt OF these promises III some
past secondly, We must admit lI ny tHf IN tne com
ing Of Lord as t. prove Ihnt tno oI tSSt
the Episl:s were misthken nc re conseouenc@s
must now rom any view Of his premises Isjec' mntt
absouel' both since deny thc n the Epses
between the Apostles own desire ana tne enurcnas
| none They are presented In different passaSes'
Win different ooutexts, ANA very ol'en ~." TV Ip
trasted application. 1t does MOI oonIoin v, ,cs
| discussion whether the Apostles were thehselfe9
disappointed IN their personal hope OF nor n .noa
am reaay affirm they were mol stshen, 't a.. M "a
changed their place OF waiting for they wait Ia faaSe
the glOrons event Tor Mh!sl We mu. on 81 anv
They huve instinct dchiai III tno,t ~ The Lard
special time as connected with the coming Ol Ihc LoIu
| IN the churci's hope. f. 4 -. ..,.,,, ,roso
| who shall meet and welcome lhc coming @ i,"ro, ,
But his prcs, ntniion OF the personal coming oI
| Cnrtst ma rho object OF the churchs cOmOhea
nope IL not necessarily connected with ms own % e
encc or alton St less Is there IN the ZIP SUES
deterunntou OF tue fact that this coming VAS 10 DC VI
L lnurc