Excerpt from A Sermon, Delivered June Seventh, 1823, at the Opening of the New Presbyterian Church: In Arch Street in the City of Philadelphia, for the Public Worship of God The blessing here implored is the presence and power of God; and that to be displayed in a house de voted to his worship. Let us inquire into the nature and the value of this blessing. And while we Speak of it, may the great Master of assemblies cause us to experience its blessed reality, to the glory of his holy name! I. The first question which arises is, what is the na ture of the blessing here implored? What are we to understand by that presence and power Of God, in a house devoted to his worship, which, under the gospel dispensation, we may properly ask and hope to receive? 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.