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CLINTON AVENUE NJ. e. CHURCH.
An Instructive and Interesting Discourse
by Rev. DR.. MarshAll.

CLINTON AVENUE NJ, II. CHURCH.
An Instructive and Interesting Discourse
by Rev. DR.. Marshall.
The Rev. DR.. Marshall, as announced by the
GLOBE, oficiated at the above named church
yesterday forenoon, at the occasion of the
fourth quarterly meeting, in the stead of Pre-
siding Elder Brooks, now in feeble health.
His sermon was one of marked interest and
brief synopsis Is here presented. His text
was taken from the first verse Of the 18th
Psalm, "Hls name shall endure forever"
Decay is written upon all the works of man.
The greatest and most substantial of all his
creations are either fast crumbling into dust
or have already disappeared. From the sur
face Of the great pyramids OF Egypt already
Of the Nile are with every sweep
Of its rushing, swollen waters being
hurled against it, soon-perhaps in
the life of some child here to-dsy-fo cover
this mighty relic of antiquity with endless
oblivion. OF the great cities OF the East, ia
nous in their day now remains but pile OF
crumbling stones along the shores of the
to mark their former place and glory. The
great nations of the olden time have been
swept away, and, like all the relationships of
life, have utterly disappeared. Cities crumble
to the earth, monuments disappear, nations
become extinct, and all the relationships ef
life disappear, but the name of Jesus Christ,
to which this verse Of scripture points, still
remains.
lift shall be shown that the religion of
Christ has overcome all opposition in the past
and still exists in greater power and influence,
it Is fair to suppose that it will still continue
to last, and like the name Of Its founder en-
dure forever II it shall be shown that this
new religion given TO the world z, COO years
ago, opposed to all the then existing reli.
gions, and meeting the combined opposition
and fierce persecution of both jew and Gen.
tile, iercer and more terrific than ever was
waged against any creed or doctrine, is it not
fair to presume that it will still continue to
exist victorious and triumphant over all.
From its inception, king and priest, jew
and Gentle, poets, philosophers, military
chieftains, aad all sects ahd classes
Joined In one ceaseless, bitter warfare upon
the religion Of Jesus Christ.
It's inception was under the most unfavora-
bic and unpropitious circumstances. Intro
duced by Jew OF the poorer class, its
founder sought for its first propagsnders not
the rich and wealthy, the high in social and
civil position, but the poor and unlettered. the
outcast and low In social life, the poor fisher
united opposition Of the entire civilized and
pagan werld, its leader and founder slain like
malefactor. All the horrors Of fire, wild
beasts, persecution and death in their
most hideous and CHASTITY forms
were turned upon its followers in the vain
endeavor to obliterate and destroy this new
and strange religion. 1t was at variance with
all other forms of then existing religion, it
was antagonistic TO the base passions and
interests OF mankind, and the universe itself
seemed its common enemy, and yet this re-
ligion so strange and new and 90 at variance
with and antagonistic to all other forms,
withstood all the combined. strength OF Its
persecuters and grew steadily day by day I'M
til the whole world civil and political Is To-
day filed and permeated with it, 1t has
twined and interviewer itself into all institu-
tions and governments throughout the civil
lied world till to destroy that religion you
must destroy and uproot the nations OF the
earth.
What power has he, that carpet Dagger who
goes up and down the land and for dollar
per head, nightly deals out invective against
the religion Of Christ, to overcome or destroy
it? He Is dealing in nothing new. Thousands
have waged the same warfare he is waging,
but without success. To destroy it he must
burn all the Christian churches Of the nations
OF the world, burn every copy OF The christ
ian's Bible; burn every one OF the myriads OF
books which derive their inspiration from it.
He must destroy art and civilization, demol-
ish all the social relations Of life. Yes! He
must enter the sacred precincts of the home
of the dead and from the tombstone OF
mother, wife or sister, loved and lost, wipe
out the name of their God.
+ When the loved daughter of the brave but
iafdel old revolutionary hero, Ethan Allen,
lay dying and she asked him "Father, in
whose God shall Iput my trust now, yours
or mothers ?" From the deep recesses Of his
heart came the sDoken conviction OF the old
patriot soldier Tin your mether's, child"
The infdel and the unbeliever may strive
against the name and religion Of Christ, but
never destroy it. =, -.
When the artist who cut that beautiful
work of sculpture, the image OF the goddess
Minerva, on the belt encircling her waist In
letters deep and distinct, he carved his own
name SO deep and distinct that to erase 1t the
beauty and perfection Of his match
less creation would be destroyed;
so to destroy the name and reli gion of Christ,
the beautiful fabric Of the fairest and best Of
all earth's governments, with its civil and So
cial systems, must be destroyed and utterly
swept away. Its .precepts are found in every
system Of government; In the great works Of
the writer's of its age, interviewer and inter-
wrought into all society, and imperishable
when these themselves shall have passed
away; and to destroy 1t upon earth, everything
earthly must perish and be destroyed forever
and utterly. =
Elnalys Tue name Oh Jesus ua6 power III IL
that no other name possesses. Put that name
into q reform and you have an element that
will make it endure forever. There is some
times inspirations in human name. In the
name OF mother every heart has felt 1t. 1t is
said that to- the inspiration Of his name Ma
poleon owed many Of his greatest and most
successful battles. The name Of John Knox
carried with 1t so much Of inspiration that all
the nation was thrilled and aroused when he
was allowed to return from Punishment, and
even the queen herself was led to say that she
feared the armies Of Europe less than one
prayer BY John Knox. But In the name Of
Jesus there Ia an inspiration no earthly name
eyer excites. Itsupports aud strengthens us
In the trials Of life and in the hour and article
OF death. When all other names have ceased
to comfort or cheer perishing man the name
Of Jesus comes with q power nothing else
can supply. Mighty and powerful, victorious
in life, triumphant In death, his name shall
endure forever.
"A Determined Lunatic.
NEW YORK Julv 30 SATURDAY. after Judpe