The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-06

AT st Marks cathedral yesterday
morning. DR.. J. B. Halsey, the new
dean. preached his initiatory sermon
to a congregation that completely
filed the spacious edifice. The inter
ior was artisticaIly and profusely
decorated for the occasion. and special
musical exercises preceded the SER
mon. DR.. Halsey is a man of marked
ability as q pulpit orator and cannot
fail to draw large congrega tons Yes
terday he took his text from Revela-
tons Fl. 3: And he that sat upon the
throne said. Behold [ make all things
new
The doctor said the book of reyela-
lions had a present as we'll as a future
significance. Men are hidden to hear
and keep the words of the prophecy
OF this book. Therefore it must have
an application to US today The truth
is. the prophecies have partial fulfill
ments in every age. History repeats
itself'-a maxim profoundly true.
Viewed in this aspect we consider the
words. Behold all things are new
First. these words have a perpetual
fultillment in the incarnation Think
OF the Stupendous significance of the
fact that God entered the world at a
definite point of time and robed him
self in human nature. ST Paul says
1t had been the eternal purpose in the
fulness of time to gather UP the whole
creation in Christ-in a certain sense
to make all things new. Modern
science has thrown wonderful meaning
into these words. All forms of life are
but foundations for higher forms to
build on. In turn the higher forms
gather I'D the lower. But all forms fail
of perfection. Earth never sees a per-
feet flower. fruit nor leaf In every
thing creation fails to attain it's end
In man this shortening takes a
moral phase and becomes sim But
through the incarnation we see the one
perfect human development accom-
plishing it's end and gathering up and
redeeming all that is below it. Be
hold the lamb of God that taketh away
the sin Of the world The son of God
who once STOPPED to earth is now ex-
allied on the throne and has earned the
right to say, Behold, / made all
things new"
This renewal through the incarna-
ton comes with peculiar significance
to us today First there Is the per-
sins and failures may be done away
with and perfect DEVELOPMENT be
reached by vital contact with this di-
vine Savior who entered human life
in order to redeem all mankind
Secondly. this is a time of renewal
for this parish. New relations and, we
nope, new DEVELOPMENTS are before US.
Not a brushing aside what has gone
before, but a gathering up of all that
has preceded and erecting stately walls
upon foundations already laid Moth
ing but scaffolding need ever be done
away with.
Thirdly, with great significance, this
is a time Of making all things new in
the civil life of this community. This
territory has become a new state. Once
again there is to be a building upon
foundations already laid. but a build
ing itself future
Mark well this fact. In all life.
whether it be individual. parochial or
civil. renewal can never be seIf-gener-
ated. Unless the incarnate one who
STOPPED down to raise the world and
held it by his inspired life. renews the
person. the church or the state. there
can be no true enduring gro With but
only sooner or later inevitable ruin
and decay. It Is for you to make the
future in these Departments of life by
bringing your faith into them or the
vital princtples of your whole life.
Look to the incarnate Jesus on his
throne to make all Things new and
Isaiahs prophetic words may be full
filed today; ''They that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run and not be weary, and
they shall walk and not be faint"