The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-12
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TIE DIVINITY OF CHRIST AND THE ETERNITY
OF cuARAcTER-sERAoNs By DRs. KING AMI

TEE DIVINITY OF CHRIST AND THE ETERNITY
NEWMAN. f tt
The camp meeting At Sing Sing yesterday was q
great far rs numbers 90 and partial sue
by the count OF dollars and cents In the early
morning prayer meeting. full OF interest power.
was held, and At eight O'Clock Dr. Lowerle led
ing Tor the promotion OF holiness in which he allowed
himself 10 DO catschssd that doctrine, thereby
greatly increased the interest and influence Of the
meeting. Then followed sermon by Dr. L. H. King,
OF Tarrytown OF the directors OF the camp meeting
Hts subject was tho divinity OF Christ, proved from
His words and works. The basis Of his remarks
found In Matthew Kill, 54-56. He repealed the
charge scsptios and inaics make against Christmas
because OF their UNCONVENTIONAL differences, and
sisted that In essentials all Christuns-Cx or
PrOtsssaats--ase agreed. He showed that no single
denomination In Cnrstendom exL cots 10 be saved by
It's rites OF csremenss, but only BY the Lord Jesus
Christ From this proposition the Doctor then went on
say that Christ WAS either what he claimed TO be-
the son OF God, Ho Tho greatest ,mpossr tEaI
merely good man for the world. the intelligent
world OF this nineteenth century, would not recsve
Him as thcy do were He mere man, DO matter how
good and pure lie mignt be. Two methods of proof
Cur .st's DIVINITY were next adducsd. Tho test.
mony OF HIS jewish coniemporsr'es-ms VINO were
NO. HIS disciples, and some Of whom were nmicai to
HIS claims. Then the Testimony Of HIS friends, His
words and works and the testimony
OF angels and OF domonK Christ had none
OF the adventurous circumstances OF birth,
wealth, education, 10. to help Him IN 70 prominence
and position. And yet He stands to-day as lie stood
nearly nineteen hunarsd years ago, the foremost
toacner among men. his sermon was talked OF
around the ground all DAY, aud DIR. Newman referred
TO Il pubiicy ana in a very complimentary way IN
the afternoon. when he preached on the eternity oil
human character. HIS sermon based Rev
els,tons VII, Is. ~ Dr. Newman not 1t h's BEST,
he sometimes Is, and Two causes may
have Affected MIN. just before hls SER
the trustees sprung upon The congre-
CATION Subscription anu collection OF 81, 900 toward
the liquidation OF their floating debe Of $4,000 The
contributions started on weii but, when score oil
persons had given $40, there was . hia.us which
somebody improved by proposing TO makc DR.. New
man lie member ofthe Camp Meeting Association
by the yment oil 500. This was eseemed an
honor AMI the first o. ITS Kind and 30 the Doctor
bid upon something after tho fashion OF horse NJ a
race course, until the money was raised.
Prayer and temperance meetings followed this ser
vice, ana IN the evening tho Rev. Selah Brown OF the
Troy Conference, preached. Gu saturday Rev. D. W.
Thurston preached IN the morning, MT Lewis in
the afternoon ana DR. Lowerie, OF Cincinnat In tho
evening" This morning Mr.. rnurston wall preach
again. Tomorrow will Oe devoted 10 temperance, and
Revs w. II. Boois, W. q. steele. W. b. Afeck and
stephen Nerritt viii take u part