Year: 1859




detect remedied, II thought necessary, at once.
TABEREAcLE, CORNER OF THIRTY-FoURrH


STREET AND SIXTH AVENUE


The Rev. j. D. Thompson, ID, pastor of the large
congregation worsh,pping in This new cdace having re
turned from the vacation incident the season. called
together large .mbage, many of whom improved
the occasion for the purpose OF hearing the able divine
Previous TO the commencement Of the ex-
eeleit santaory played upon the organ by young
gentleman, the regular organis being absent. We may
hereafter improve occasion TO give both the church
ard organ full description After the sautatory the
vorend lesson from Matthew, 2lst
followed by able and spiritual offering Of prayer.
Hymn SSl,


Hail, 70 the Prince Of life and peace,


Who holds the keys OF death and hell
was beautifully sang by the choir and congregation.


Taking hs iexr from Mark verse ~ "For the earth
brugcih forth truit oi hseh first the blade then Ia,
the reverend Doctor entered upon interesting AMI able
explanation OF growth Illustrated ia the parable OF
ns oTsT a @ ana a r the sowing % G
ear, was growth, founded upon aud governed by the
principles o nature The earth yields fruit and increase,
not from its power and strength but Ia obedience to
the declared will and command Of God, when He said,
Let the earth bring forth fruit. The immatable Law
fixed by the Infinite mind gave form To chaos, s 70
matter, of BIRTH advancement 70 maturity and
ts fruis-aii steadily and ANONYMOUSLY passing to tho
harvest the blade the full ear all emanata from In
Unite design proceed by Initiate WILL dxed laws and at
as, arrive al ilat state Il perfection essential to It's nga
,berng There is noshng Of the miracle in oil this for
that would Imply special act Of God in each and every
stage of progress COG said, Let there be light, aud
hpht was and has continued Days and nights have
come gone have passed regularly onward till
the year has traced s fixed tne and then leaving the
stern lowering dreary, frritess winter he shroud that
hid the eath) has vanished and the rising again IN
ali his glory the long siumberng germ "a beaut, type
of te resurrection that awaits man IN the las comes
forth in all its strength aud glory.


The second position Of the was their CROWN
Is not independent of Co.. but II is Of MAI He may I'M
prove the nature and condision OF the soil select and


plant the seed watch as begins 70 put forth the tender
blades guard the begins develope Itself and look
with ioy upon the assurances Of bountfu harvest from
full corn the But all his efforts may be bafcd,
his antciIatols bighed by some unseen law Of God
Nature would produce herself in pursuance OF God COM
shall bring forth increase yetabor
equally imperative law This simle Of nature and s
truiton illustrates the Kingdom OF God IN It's progress
upon the soul Of man. takes hold Of the entire man,
makes him submissive Gods will bearing fruit - that
will in due This growth Is enforced by the hostile
elements Of the soul Conversion may be sincere yet the
mind may be resting under preudces its faculties ald
growth TO perfection delayed by passions aud other hostile
elements in its portions.


The Rev. Doctor then proceeded examine the spiritual
growth Of man from the commencement OF light and
knowledge to his eventual submission " the kingdom Of
Christ and hence the establishment Of new standards N
law and morals. Through these the kingdom Of GOD natn
visible existence, and his Kingdom here began continues
law Of growth 1t is not yet fully manifested but
through steady growth and deveopemen II will finally
be over all all is the renovation of man that ia
to developed Evil must be rooted out; man must be
born again. His nature, from and through gradual
growth the knowledge Of Christ be changed and
by through these changes is wrought ont tne
changes o condition himself and society Much pro-
gress has already attained; but when look at the
real condition If Is developed in society IN our
city fearful indeed is the responsibility, imperative the
call for spiritual labor. Pcruse newspaperswhat
barren unpromsng heath what desert land Of abiding
fevers country veiied in Clouds Of miasn c vapors
| In high life, morality, what is nY With wha
! crime is il unaoquanteds In low life, scarce AT
hour is marked upon the dial Of time but crime
oyershaaews el A in has isiy IL srSwth i si'ss' Tss
when we remember what power Drvine reveatio,
has wrought, continued 70 effect progressing onward from
the landing of the Pilgrims in country, in the
vast and continued changes wrought and beng igh
Throughout the worid through and BY the light and power
Of moral growth Of spiritual cultivation enightening and
streLe etheg the visible harvest vi past spiritual iabors
We have much 10 console the present-much excite
to more Jealous labor in the future with the assurance
that as We grow ia Christ and thus the Kingdom Of God
adding new powers force the harvest Of the Lord
viii, IN due time the faithful, and the world
| become visible Eden Of Christian perfection.


Let Us not be impatient because do those
evidences of growth in all Christian attributes we de-
sire or expect The will come in s due Let
us nDtedy cherish all the returns have seen aim
zeaousiy for the growth Of the Kingdom in us-in those
around in all oi tons Of the world and the trne the
harvest will come; for God himself hath spoken Il.
The sermon was closed with eloquent and vividly
drawn imagery typical Of the hour when Christ will enter
in and gather the harvest Of his kingdom from the earth
The formula for the admission Of members
proceeded n and the services finally closed with prayer
and singing the doxoogy.