New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-28
HOW GOD IS WITH Us.
DIR. VINCENT ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
sAvIQUR's NAMES.

DP VINCENT ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
sAvIQUR's NAMES.
A special Advent and Christmas service was
held last at the Church OF the Covenant ParHaVe
and Thirty There were no flowers OF plants III
the opeu space before the pulpit aud the gracei
were bare OF all the freshly green fesoons whoh make
most churches gay this OF the year. b" the
whole service was full Of tie glad spirit OF Christmas
tide The music was under the direction OF W. H.
Chairman the organst OF the church. and the selections
sun1 Inv the ouartette Miss Douglas Miss orobel. W.
H. Rieger and Ericsson F. Bushnell, were as follows:
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The congregation joined in the hymns " Mortais'
Awake with Angels join" and while shepherds
watched thsir focks by night" and the Greed ana
P.alter were given with the usual responses The
sermon was preached by the Rev. DR.. Marvin 4.
Vincent the pastor. The text was Matthew L. ZZ-Zo'
where the prophecy OF the naming OF Jesus EHmahuei y
recalled Dr. Vincent spoke substantially as follows;
"Nalnes anclently had more meaning than they nave
now The names given Lord are Significant OF real
facts in his character He is Jesus, Saviour, Christ the
Anointed Emmanuel & God with us). But how Is Goa
with usl Certainly as person. as dstihcI lhuiVlddi
existence 20 which belong reason aud free-WiIL IL
makes a great difference whether Goa Is nero III tno
world with personal being or as mere esSeHco
or force or law dinased in nature You cannot love
force You would not think OF praying to gravitation or
aonr capillary attraction II your heart Is torn with
snrrow Won will not seek divine consolation through
nine tree or a cluster O Man may be revelation
Of God cinned aud crusted indeed, but no man is 80
little dimnoi that we are wiling 70 pray 70
him. TO worship him, TO give up our %hoe ne Deny anu
soul 10 his keeping 4 great deal OF TINS fanthesuc
Is in the air. robbng the world Of personal
Father in Heaven and substituting divine essehse
didused everywhere-a great self-moylug oioGh "SrA
called Law Men Aay reason thus IN abstract thought
mt when the philosB pher stands by his dedd We OF
child. he il less human than can conceive possible u
No can ind comfort in matter and iOfco LOOKING VI
through Natare TO Natures God very good aud ieti-
mate n enc has God 70 begin WITH but otherwise one
cannot climb very far toward Heaven ON Natures
ladder No. Chrlsts name Is personal name-that OF
personality more strongly marked than any Other il
human hstory-is Emm snuel-GOc with VA. God shows
himself In humanity IN our sympathy, III oul
practical ministry OF love. He Is
The spring Of all our Joys
The life OF our delights,
The glory OF our brightest day,
The comfort OF our nights
From the splend0r of Johns vision on Patmos comes
the voice: Behold the tabernacle OF God Is with ou anC
TIC viii dwell with them and God himself will be witt
them ana DO their God We Tray stop tnst here. Tn
naked statement OF inspiration Is nigher than any poo
words OF God SHAH Do WiGh Ills peopo AL" snal
be theirs forever"