The New York herald., 1879-02-03
ST. PATRICKS CATHEDRAL.


TRIALS AND vExAT1oNs OF LIFE.
At the late service in St. Patrck's Cathedral
Vicar General Quinn preached a sermon from the
text of the day the trials and vexations of life
and the lessons they teach No class of people pass
their existence without being subjected to trial in
some degree. Trial and suffering are the common
lot of humanity and few may hope to escape from
their share of such visitation. Some Of course en-
dure more than others, and their lives may be said
to be long ordeal Of trial, but this is
what makes the true Christian character when it is
borne in the proper spirit. Much wisdom may be
learned from the experiences of adversely. and
great lesson it teaches is to show us how weak we
of ourselves and how much our dependence is on
God. In the heyday of prosperity and health men
think lightly Of religion; but when misfortune
takes them and the world looks frendless and DESC
late what sweeter refuge there and where there
be found a brighter boon of hope and comfort? To
take the trials of this world in the proper way people
should keep their thoughts and place their reliance
ON God Then, when misfortune comes it loses
half its sting. for the soul is braced to
meet it, There are men who pass through life
without learning these Of religion and
who thereby miss the greatest support they could
invoke when care and sorrow fall upon them Relip.
ion is grand sustaining power that never fails a
man at any hour of his existence and is more
precious than gold precious stones at the serious
moment of his death. God, in sending vexatons and
trials men, does 1t to chasten their natures and
turn their minds from worldly to spiritual things.
God and Of their souls because they have been
brought to realizing of their utter weakness
but think rather that they are fully able to take care
them and then they feel their own helplessness.
1t is well at such time that people should be
acquainted with the consultations of religion and
that their lives should have been passed in
formity with it's precepts and in communion with
God Then they would be prepared to take advantage
of the spiritual sustenance that is at the COM
mand of those who live in the practice of religion
Trials and vexations are wholesome discipline in
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and character that make men and women all the bet
ter Tor the experience.
DIR. FULTON AND THE BEAST.
RoMANIsM THE MASTERPIECE OF THE DEVIL
HIS SATANIC MAJESTY AND THE PRESS IN PART
NERsHIP.
The Centennial Baptist Church, in Clinton avenue
Brooklyn. held a large and somewhat enthusiastic
congregation yesterday morning. DR.. Fulton the
pastor. continued his descriptions of the Beast of
Prophecy" and if his people had any doubts before
concerning the originals of the inspired painter of
the Apocalypse those doubts must have been re
moved by the discourse Of yesterday. The Doctor
read the thirteenth chapter of Revelations and his
morning comments thereon almost exhaus-
tive as his sermon. which was based on verses
and of that chapter The question. he remarked in
opening, whether there is power that be called
the beast of prophecy is occupying the thoughts of
men.
Satan is very wise and very smart know that we
sometimes picture him with horns and hoofs; but
he has neither Next to God he is the greatest poten
tate earth. He is called the god of this world the
prince of the powers of the air. He works with
fools; he never did and will. He is too
for that The press of New York. controlled by him.
the greatest and the smartest press in the world The
Doctor read little from the Apocalypse concerning
the devil going forth to deceive the world-not
part of the world he added but the whole. '.He
deceiveth them that dwell the earth by
the means of those miracles which he had
power TO do in the sight of the beast
Romanism can show you more miracles than
we're wrought by Christ or his apostles. The
spirit of the beast is determined between the devil
aud the dragon. The beast is neither the devil
the dragon. but both beast and dragon agents of
the devil And may l say. added Dr. Fulton, that the
misleading minister would not have called this spirit
of anti-Chrst principle" an "inhuence," &c had
he read the word OF God Alright. This was the spirit
that infected pagansm but the beast of prophecy did
not exist before the time of Christ The beast
local character and his purpose il to continue tho
fight that the devil began in Eden. The beast of
prophecy. els but one of the agents OF the devil He
uses Mohammedanism, Confucianisin, Hindoosm,
&c. but the beast is his agent for special purpose
namely, to caricature Christianity.
RoMANIsM.
Now consider. said the Doctor. the doom Of Ro-
mansm II is to be destroyed as one of the victories
of truth II il the masterpiece of Satan; that power
which cxalts itself above all that Ia called God. IL is
the DEVILS grandest work Romansm IL the religion
Of nature. IL meets the wants OF tho human heart
man can be good Romanst without conversion.
This is why many good Romanists wear striped
10 eat meat Friday. (Scnsation) The mission of
Romanism In to keep the world from receiving the
Lord Jesus Christ ltcares not what becomes OF men
II they do not come to Christ. IL more for
the negro the Italian than for any Others IL these
be kept from learning OF and loving Jesus Christ.
The civil power of Romanism was destroyed Mt the
end of the 400 days years, but the spiritual
mains. IL Iomansm to give place to the truth 1t
must. How do / know Because the word Of God
says But you say is 30 rooted in the affections
aud hearts OF men IL cant be destroyed You
must remember that the beast gives his power to the
Papacy. In 1868. said DR. Fulton, was IN Paris, and
stood in the little Baptist Church and declared that
Louis Napoleon was the beast OF prophecy. and that
he would be destroyed and the Papacy would go down
after him. In January, 1870, Louis Napoleon was the
greatest power In Europe. In 1868 Rome occupied Its
noblest position. The Pope carried on the
shoulders of the people into St Peters. Two days
after he was exalted above all tnat s called god or
that is worshipped The beast and the ''harlot
were in ecstacies; but was God beaten Napoleon
declared with Prussia in the month of July. He
was cast down. and was no more than worm in the
hands of Bismarck and Won Motke. II impossible
for him TO do nythng wise or TO make any progress.
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