The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
ST. PHILIPS CHURCH.
THE DOCTRINE OF The TRINIIY-sERMoN By
pIsHop SEYMoUR.

TIE DOCTRINE OF 1AE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bx
PIsHoP SEYMOUR.
the Rev. George Francis Seymour, D. d., LID, who
was consccrated Bishop OF tho Episcopal Church
in Old Trinity on Tuesday last, preached In 81.
Philips (colorsd) Episcopal Church the doctrine Of
tho TRINITY. There was quite large sprinkiing Of
white men ana wsmen in the congregation, Bishop
Seymour took his text from Revelations, w., s.
Sand they not day and night saying, Holy, Holy,
Holy Lord God Almighty which was, and is and Is to
come" THIS DAY, said the Bishop, the least Of
Trinity up its teaching the lessons OF the first
half OF the Christian year from Advent 10 whitsun-
day. IL places before Us the mystery oil Gods
existence, In far as He has been pleased
to reveal IL to Us, and brings US to confess the
trinity OF persons, while we worship tho unity Of
tho Godhcad Advent told US that the eternal Father
the Son. and that the son. who came 10 DO our
saviour IN past viii TO be our Judge In the
future Cnristmas brought tho Son TO our doors, 10
our hearts and souls 10 become OF Us He created
a human soul aud clothed II with lcsh Of the sub
stance OF His blessed mother and joined our human
nature compete and perfect. TO HIS divine person,
and dweI among us, and lived and died Tor US, and
again and assembled 10 the Father carrying
WIN HIM our manhood ~ the throne OF COO,
where Ito liveth TO make iutcrcesson
Tor Whtsunday fulfilled Ia its events the promise
oil Father IN the gifts Of the Holy Ghost tue third
person In the adorable TRINITY who made Tho human
neart and soul HIS home. And now, to-day, tncso
great fundamental aud blessed truths, when begin
ana end unu vound plan OF savatiou. arc summed
up aud epitomizcd Tor us Ia the doctriue OF the
TRINITY. Inc Text ~ taken from ST. johns vision of
heaven, ana aisc;oses an important feature OF the
worship wnicn he Witnessed there, aud which ho
tells Is pcrpetuaiy offered before The great whnc
throne. "hoy, holy boiy, tho never ceas-
fessipn which make here IN acknowledging the
glory o The Trinity ann adoring the Divine unity.
LEARNING, ExPxRIENcK, REVELATION
Mans Knowledge tails into three divisions-human
learning, individual experience and divne revelation
The first the result of mans own Efforts and
cxerlions. rncy flow from ms research AID study,
IRON nis observation oi ilc:s aud phenomsua lho
accumuiatons of learning vast as tuey secm are ~
with what remains 10 be Icaruod aud
our poseriy VIII doubtless say vi US as We say oil our
is.ncrs now chow little tncy fnew" Al. our Access
SONS oi knowledge are on the same pisnei tnoy in-
tue OF Information, but IT Is on the Same
level; they never iiit us inio a higher sphere. As
regards ourselves. win all discoveries ana invcn
lions since the Gays OF JOB nearer sowing
the problem which He proposed when lie asked Tue
question al man die shall he live again 20 than
wcrc the that carly DAY Our advance ia
knowledge, however great II may be, does not bep
US the slightest acgrce TO unravei any one-cven
the least OF aii the mysteries OF our spiritual ex-
istencc
Revelation isxnowledae given IRON above by
Gods intervention IL nits ~ up TO heights before
uuxuown; IL wdens our horizon beyond time iuto
the buunalsss neids OF eterniy Revocation 10 stored
aucd IN tho crerd aud tue creed Itself Is epito-
mixcd ~ the bapusmai iornuia gwen US W our
blessed Lora, In Tue name o. the Father, ana " tho
sou, ana Of the Holy Ghost" THIS knowledge gwen
by God 10 revelation - above US, beyond our
roach. We could never nave found II out ourselves
IL Is mysterious; we cannot explain H. Hut ~ ~, as
lar follow u, la perfect harmony Win
reason aud experience. Mystery meets us On every
siuc ana ut ,hs stop take IN any direction.
Wtnin, cannot explain Tor instance, tue principle
OF Ito, cannot tell tue bvud which unites the BODY
soul; without. cannot iathom the mysteries
OF eating, drinking, sleep. We pat upon agencies
and activities around US names, "Dd then We dciudo
ourselves Win thv idca tpRt We understand them
We cover up our ignorance with words. II this be 20
with faniilar tnipgs, shall We expect wnen
God comes 10 tell us for good how lie exists
tnat We can Understand aud expain tho truth
which lie discoscs to our mindsr Nay. rather, the
mystery wnich must needs surround sucu kuowi-
cage comnleuds ,he revelation 10 our acceptance.
God tells % Ills existence Tor our good, ray, because
always 70 remember that the revsistion oil the
node OF HIS existence ~ not maue 10 puzzle u.s. but
~ disclosed us necessarily involved in tho develop
mept oi Inc PLAZA oil human redemption. Tue one
could not be revealed without the other. IL must
needs be that tue 1vd wno made and redeemed us,
aud sanctihcs Us must make SHOWN TO US who lie tr,
when Ito draws near US 10 love 20 save ~. lie must
tell that God tue Father created innocent
ana pure; that Goa the son redeemed
Ifvn and shame. when We Tell from our ugh es-
tate aud tnat God Tue Holy Ghost sanctnes aud