New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
THE CHURCH AS PROPHESIED BY ISAIAH
The Eer Dr. Morgan Dir al Trfty Church protestant Ep


cOpdt),
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix preached at
Trinity Church yesterday morning. His text was Isaiah
il, =, and XIV, 2.S.
However people outside Of the church, said
the speaker, may treat the utterances OF
the Scriptures, there is only one thing for us
TO do. II we are in doubt rs TO their meaning it
must be settled by appeal TO the church These
words Of the text part OF rhapsody, glorious
passage prophetic Of the establishments
of the church you take the first twenty-five chapters
Of Isaiah and read them continuously you feel you
were ON retired road and there was a storm just dsap
pearing Now there will be stream OF sunlight through
the clouds; then this will disappear and the sky will Do
overcast. You will be cheered and then cast down.
But you know all the while that tho
sunshine must ultimately triumph. The prophecy
begins with reproaches; have nourshed and brought
up children and they have rebelled against le' Then
comes flash OF hope when is stated that the house OF
the Lord shall established Then the horizon Is dark,
and there is chapter after chapter Of threats flash OF
light comes when il ia said that child shall be born
and he shall be prince Of peace. Grief and sorrow are
then again foretod by the prophet Now, there some
thing wonderful In this prophecy It is more than can
be understood unless the highest methods OF nterpres
ton are applied to It, No explain this from bis
own inner consciousness
All selnshness Is bad, but the religious selhshness
which makes all I'm all TO himself, which makes
hlm depend his sensations for his pleasures ana
his own thoughts Tor truth, Is tue worst AV"H
accustomed to the ponderous manner of this selfish ego
tism the abundance OF Gods truth in this passages
pleasing And let US try to find out what Is tho
truth in this But let us not forget while dong
this, that there time III the Pass
when the earth seemed to be given up 10 GOd ana
princes ruled by His words Let us not forget tha' ,n
day shall come when shall come back TO Goa. h.
us keep this glory of the past aud Of the future IN our
mind In the inquiry for this Is age OF DOUBT "Hon
even are sometimes troubled. -. 4, ,as.
The part the text is And IL shall come 70 pas
I'm the last days that tho mountain OF the LOru
shall be established here in the top OF the
shall be- exalted above the hills; and all natlohs sn
nOw unto it," This statement y striking n s aI.
pecuar 10 It's character IL denotes first OF aua
stantial form. Tho description cannot be satlsnedW
an ythlpg that can evolved from the MIND or any
Thing which il unsubstantal II Is such that q sna 20
seen by nations afaT and such that they caihos
helm seeing The words rule out invisible cbpeh os
bonored by men, II will be rather which VIII law
attraction for many people More ana more nrc
becomes the description and more and niT INV
impossible the Interpretation OF n.;g
an individual. "And in this monn t ~
shall the Lord OF hosts make unto all people east N
fat things feast of wines the lees, OF rat tDss
OF marrow. o. wines OF lees well refined" banque. -
implied here In the mountain, and Is also uas
those who would partake Of must climb the mouht
The pleasures to be enjoyed there must not De eli
founded with the interior sensations. "And liz 10