Author: Thomas De Witt Publisher: ISBN: 9781331850762 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 144
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Excerpt from A Discourse Delivered in the North Reformed Dutch Church (Collegiate) In the City of New-York, on the Last Sabbath in August, 1856 The North Reformed Dutch Church was closed for a number of weeks, during last summer, for the purpose of being repaired, and placed in complete order and freshness. When it was reopened for worship on the last Sabbath in August, a request was made that a discourse should be preached, somewhat commemorative of its past history. No thought was entertained at the time of its delivery that its publication would be requested. But the desire of the Consistory was felt to be imperative. The outlines of the discourse have been throughout preserved, while some points have been enlarged, particularly the brief sketches of the ministers, and slight additions have been made. It was deemed desirable to procure plates of the church edifices, which have been and are in connection with the Collegiate Church. With these will be found a fac simile on a reduced scale of a print of the old Middle Dutch Church in its original state as first built, executed in 1731. This is referred to in the discourse, and will prove curious and interesting. There is also a plate representing the treaty with the Aborigines, by Governor Minuit, in 1626, for the purchase of Manhattan Island, taken from a painting designed, procured, and possessed by Dr. James Anderson, of this city. These plates give a value and interest to this pamphlet, which it could not possess otherwise. It will be seen that these are mere running outlines of the history of this Church, which might easily have been expanded. But I deem it best to repress the design of inserting additional matter. A few notes will be found in the Appendix. The procurement of the plates has delayed the publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Edgar Harkness Gray Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780428530686 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 20
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Excerpt from A Discourse: On the Imperative Duties of the Hour, Delivered in the E Street Baptist Church, Washington, D. C., Sabbath Evening, July 6, 1863 And we have sinned! Men and brethren, as a nation, We have sinned! We have been mad in our pursuit Of gain; we have been irreverent towards God; we have scoffed at his law; We have desecrated His Sabbaths; we have pro faned his name; we have cruelly oppressed the weaker race in our borders, and the cry Of four millions Of God's poor has gone up to Heaven against us - therefore, the judgments Of God are upon us, and His red artillery has started down the slope of the Heavens and opened upon us What shall We do DO as Nineveh did! The prophet cry rung through the city its terrible alarm. It was repentance or ruin The king rose up from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. The people followed the example; the people Of that great city bowed before God, humbled, and penitent, and believing. And God turned away his wrath and saved them! SO He will save us, if we humble ourselves, confess our sins, and turn away from our Wrong-doing. This, this is the first imperative duty Of the hour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Octavius Brooks Frothingham Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780259204275 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 22
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Excerpt from The New Commandment: A Discourse Delivered in the North Church, Salem, on Sunday, June 4, 1854 Christ, however atrocious be the deeds they do, however unloving the dispositions they entertain. The christian church is builded on human philosophy, and its extension is but the extension of one or another form of philosophy. Every sect has its unalterable and saving creed; the spread of Christianity is but the multiplication of sects, and therefore the multipli cation of creeds. Each new branch Of the vine, has been a new heresy. The Spirit of contention, and not the spirit of charity, has distributed christian communities far and wide, and planted churches in every part of the earth. Each denom imation represents a quarrel; and how many cong1 egationsewe their existence to a feud How many spires are pushed up into the skies out of spite 2 SO it has ever been. Had all the time that has been spent in discussing christian dogmas been devoted to doing christian deeds, the earth would present a very different aspect from that which it presents now. We might have fewer sects, but we, should have fewer miseries and sins. We might not have so many churches, but we should have, in greater abundance, the spirit of Christ. But christians care more for dogmas than they do for charity; and are ready to quarrel and persecute, and hate one another, and to utterly eradicate the Spirit of their master in their zeal to make valid a distinction, or to establish a quibble. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: S. Morais Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780483926301 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 20
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Excerpt from A Discourse Delivered on Sabbath Bemidbar, Sivan the 2d, 5652 (May 28, 1892): It Being the Thirty-Second Anniversary of the Consecration of the Synagogue, on Seventh Street Above Arch Fellow-congregants - For two consecutive weeks I had been looking forward to the occasion when I might opportunely perform a duty, not pleasurable I confess at any time, still imperative very many times - the duty of asking assistance. Those among my brethren who attended the Divine services in this synagogue last Sabbath and that which preceded it will readily under stand why I kept silent when I was eager to speak. To plead for any cause, when persons who have it in their power to help, and whom the speaker may hope to influ ence for good, are absent, is an idle undertaking. It would, however, serve no purpose to discuss at this point the reasonableness or unreasonableness of the absence. Suffice that it existed and prevented my appealing in behalf of an object which I hold dear. In conjunction with the Parnas of this congregation, who is also the President of the Philadelphia Branch of the Jewish Theological Seminary Association, I recently informed the readers of the jaws/z Exponent that a spacious and in every way suitable building had been bought for the use of students, who, under the guidance of Providence, will become reliable ministers of their people's religion. To that information, intended for the Hebrew community at large, I designed to have added from this pulpit an earnest solicitation that might secure free-will gifts toward the full payment of the dwelling and the furnishing 'of its apartments. I meant also to request those of my fellow-congregants who are not yet connected with the organization, to make the list of its subscribers and patrons swell in size. An appeal to thateffect, even this day, would not be inopportune, but while I crave that the simple mention of my wish may elicit a favorable response, I find that to dwell now at length upon that topic would be quite out of time. This Sabbath recalls an occurrence forcibly directing our thoughts to another channel. Thirty-two years ago, on the third day of Sivan, Nay 24, this comely edifice was first entered with thanksgivings and praises to Israel's God. It was then fondly anticipated by the participants in the consecration that the prediction of Haggai, concerning the erection of the second Temple, would be fulfilled in our minor sanctuary, namely Greater will be the glory of the latter house than that of the former, and in this place I will give you peace, says the Lord of hosts. Grateful, indeed, we ought to feel that peace did reign here. We proceeded in a uniformly even course and avoided wranglings, -which not infrequently have created heart-burnings and divisions among congregations. But the prophecy touching the greater glory which we yearned after, the glory of a large accession of adherents to the principles' which our synagogue represents, was not accomplished. Notwithstanding the fact that a schism, of which, thank God, I am entirely innocent - a schism brought about by personal preferences while we still worshipped in the Cherry Street Synagogue - was fortunately healed; not withstanding that we welcomed back brothers and sisters in faith, who during a period, had assembled for prayer in another spot, still the increase of attendants to our Divine services did not grow remarkably. But how painfully must the decrease affect Israelites who still share my views! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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