, 1881-06-06
THE NEW CHURCH.

The Rev. l.. +. Mercer delivered ,lis-
conrso In Hershey Mustc-1lall yesterday
morning on tho "pr0Rruss Of thu New
Jerusalem Churcl-A itevtew or tito Recent
General CoYention." lie tonk for u text
John xx., 81. "As My Father hath sent Nc,
even so scnl yo,,."
THO risen Lord stood before Ills apostles
atlu commissioned them To 20 III Ills lll,nle
niNi prencll Ills work. They were faulty,
sinful nun, full Of errors md wrong, nlnbE-
liUlts FROM the first md were now crushed
and sl,lritless from the shock OF grcnt dis
appointment. Without tho Influence Of learn.
Ing Or tOsfti0ll, what could they do tn COLI
vert u busy wnrld from stn md wickedncss
to humility md righteousness? but they
were not sent out In their own wisdom md
strength, but III the ,lu,ne VI the Almighty;
tho breath Of the Divine Master wus to be
upon tlle,ti and III them. Whether pleased
or Uveruowcred by their commission they
d!dnot understand Its Significance TIL, on TINT
day Of Pcntecost. tho spirit Of the gloriticd
Lord descended upon them, with the power
Of the highest, to train tho Church OH earth.
Not their Influence ind power, but the spirit
w0rkIng through, them, was to evnn9clIzo tho
world. Thrice holy, then, to tho New
Church, way this cotnlnemoration of tho giv-
S s 81 ssa1 !ns cy eGx SD!f c % s % It sr d
ant loWcr OF Ills word, .and The triumph OF
spiritual christianity. And this scene of the
feW feeble nlHl fauitY apostles, sent nut to
nreacl the glorious Gospel delivered 10 tllenI,
ytt Wnltlng for tho power from Dn lllgli, nllti
tiepelitent solely upon, It for influence aid
success, was one that might well till the pco-
pie * the SeW Church today with soent,
meditation. F4r tlioy, too, were counts
Ontt coming md tic establishment OF ills
Church In the genuine doctrines OF truth.
THEY ,nn s wSTn e. y proclaim the good news that
ner rs tho nlA'stles. Ill Ascension Day beheltl
slrn,,t sl"Met ntd ss,,t ont il!s apostlcs nnoW.
that lIe lad revealetl tlieso doetrnes III thes
world also. brought them to tilu knowie,lgo
Of the New Church, md ap,ointed tilt
Church to teacll those doctrines; that tits
,cu,t,e agnin md 10 scnd down
out Df Heaven from Himself, Ills Holy City,
the Now Jerusalem, to be tic tabernacle of
God among men; that liz would bring In
Ills everlasting kinsdoni oil % eartl,. This ss. Gos.
pei tho New Church hatl rs a sure Worti Of
iIeltveralce. Aud who wcru they tint ttey
should be cnlleu to ,llnke It knownt
a., lss,Nr,itMg from tho National Council Of
ness lit numbers, md wisdom, and Influence,
Tiers WIS comfort iii the reflection that not
nMt0. tle!n hut unto the Lord God aud tie
i:'aG . ',sras ,Seonsstl wtst!o9 and strength. Tho
n1Id III nowlse remarkable for Influence, or
learning, Or goodness. Their statistics Wera SO
few tliat they were almost aslianleti TO own
them. Wlnt, therefore, were they TO count
* taGS au as ts 5 fGI" Wy se fe,E's eY sss ,s
selves up s the preachers of a fuitl, that wna
70 transiuse tho worlds thinking and bring
down tEle life Of lIcnycn upon enrthP It
nnytLing tltoy coulJl cali "tl,eir own. nr
nu0! any other reason tl.un tItat, IN reveal
ing the truths of fui,h for tic Nov Church.
II The % NeW " Ci,s,rcjl @ i" fol,i tha sa,po dt,cn,-
ties TO- Contend will. now us did
tho feeble apostles. These iucts taught
lt1 New Church, the great Importance
It Of tho Lord for success, md, finally, cotlti-
dellcu Iii tho facO Of all tliscGuruKoIicnt In
tint herewith lIe llatl alt Ills Word 10 nc.
com!pllsl, It. These points wcle nll recalled
increase in strenstl ai yct aItyu It was ujfest M Hit
that lilo extent Of tila influence existing vas
Incidentally Increased by the brcnking dawn
t4ats # sssGfSs, Ss, wo S efS Ssa g 9sSSs AID
iiy a;,illiof'n aRseles, To-" varI rIss @ al,l IL:
yet Sufficient to form iocnl i oits no f,r iGea In.
llux Df the Divine Spirit though ti.o
bclltl1,lg heavens, tho faith of tia
NVw Churcj, f,,nll,t II to;lrInr anil rercn.inH
viii, constantly Incrcusing humber Wii"1n
It coliii n1t cnlli1t viii its ,ne,nh"rsI,in 'Ihn
Nl.OOU volumes Uf lila wrltinws ~ tia i,f,urrh
distributed TO tho clnrrv: liz 10 Xxx, trnrts'
1lggru93ting over a.0jO. DO pnr,s. tlisf rihuisei
during lfi0 past yenr by oi,u st'eI,,tv ninIN:
tho fcreasc;l crcujatlo,1 Of sermons ihro,EI,,
Tie SECULAR press. aud III books thronrh Tia
regular triltu: ali tIis was Il ministrv snnt mi
ont Into ilio world, MULTIPLYING itacif aid ,,r.,.
duci,,g c0llvGrts who could litt Gn co.i,iu,l.
'Fheru W,lS /, craving rt.rnruitinn ~ mmn,'w tIn
l,eut,:u Of tt,c New Gl,trcl, of liz ren,nrisubi"
transformation In tila fnitli Of tia "rM Ie"
iiEI0us wUrjd. md ti,s nr,,rress n
NeW Church 1ticas, co,,pti VII, n
strengthened appreciation Of tl,o iurVrtanco
cnlilolcIty of, ,tI,e Nav Ghl,rct, ,M,anIn 1 hn,1
tlUyrr buni, Nd rnI,rt,,,t M inv. ;r}iav so,m.
il lnvn nh rn,sfrl,t tHc hnm. mil },Ith thnt
the uIGiu aid suyoit In nj ehmses @ ,,,rj,t I,t
receive tic truths al Tia Nav Ehurci, a,"f