Smyrna times., 1857-09-09


eXcItab!e cOnsciences, may repuse in the fu
conviction that nothing will be uttered at the
! sacred desk which will, in the lea ST. tend to dis.
e turo iher mental tranquility, or mar the intel.
3 lectua pleasures of the occasion DR.. Goodas
n lheOest, with his vast resources of learning al
hand, will explore the whole field of reiigInus
poetry aud will delve deeply into the worlds
e rich historic mine; but it is, more especially,
n IN the wonderful works of creation that the
! doctor is so justly celebrated for his fectious
plcturlngs. lie proposes to occupy Sunday
afternoons IN noticing the hand of Providence
as manifested, for instance, in the glory and
D magnitude OF mountains; In the sentiment per-
tanning to rivers OF running water, aud IN the
sublimIty aud grandeur of the rolling ocean.-
Al tlmes he VIII be engaged in the no less IN
tereslIng consideration OF the character and
! haOlts of anIiuais; from the elephant, with his
pohderous aud majestic tread, down to the little
, busy, OuzZng bumbce- bee. In fact the doctor
% Ui opinion that, as tod made the little light
hl"g-OuE' as Will AZ the whale the earth, or
me sut, 1t follows that the little lightning bug
in ali It's instincts and relations, and phospll-
re'ehces, Is as proper an object of rel igiouS
study as are the motions of the heavenly bodies
As an accompaniment to the literary aud IN
tellecthal baGqnctS IN reserve for the conrre0a.
non ot II. Demas aud ST. Dives, there will be
music oi The highest order. \ costly organ.
"ith all the modern stops aud improvements.
aud OF Il rich and heavenly tone, Will fill the en-.
TIRE end OF the orchestra. Engagemcnts have
also hetn effected with Monsieur De La Octave
aud Slgnor PianisSImo the first named gen
tiemau we'll known as the eminent parf,r,,er
on the compound French clarjonet and the
Iaiier celebrated for the soothing and enraptn-
| ring sounds which he extracts from the bunIp
! ana Tie mute. Ii Is d great satisfaction to the
! trustt eS to be able .rlhcr TO state that they
! have secured the services Of fifteen celebrated
irtlsts from the Italian opera house, who. tore
! her with several native singers OF uncommon
merit, will cons tute the choir The lsu*c
how yer, II not be entirely operatic a liberal
ana diversified range VIII be allowed tbrouob
he compositions OF the most renowned masters
both ancient and modern.
Ihe interior arraDg gements of the church are
Such as to deiy all competition. The ppws arr. I
OF large size and each one is furnished with
eight movable antique cushioned chairs of The I
most elaborate Workmanship. Tine liberal cen
aiiuction ot tie peNs IN regard TO SIZE Is In-
leuGed TO accolInuIlte the prevailing eXpan- /
IONS III the mdtlcg u feminine costume whIIr
he mo"eabIe cha r VIII giye TO occupants the
-upeiIor advantage oi being able to change their
position aud TO dl,ccI their vision to any quar-
'tr OF the CHURCH they may desire, While at th,
same time, they can be comfortably seated II |
Will thus be seen that those persons, who IRE OF
an lnquirlng Iura OF mind, will have ample on /
p"rtuhily To lutorm themselves as to uhO are /
regular attendants Of the church, as also to
learn any particulars OF their appearance, dress
and manner, which may gratIty a natural curl.
OsIty.
rs there is disposition on the part of many
eSl eciaDie but nervous persons to avoid lam
Oh leaving The sanctuary, aud as such persons
ire generally on the Jump scgeral seconds a head
Of the uterng OF the last Amen, 1t is proposed
to remedy the difficulty. A gratuity Of five
hundred dollars per annuln, pald to an eypcr.
aud fashionable sexton Mr. Brown Black, viii
enitIe the donor to what is denomnLted the
PrIuacg INN Ecciesi~. THIS conlers the cx
elusive ght OF coming into church any time
after the services have commenced, and OF
leaving previous to the beginning of the bene
dlctiou.
1t is a matter of common observation. thai
many individuals of deUcate or enteebled con.
StItniIons, who are IN the habit of attending
church, find 1t difficult to keep AVA Ike dnrlno
the entire continuance Of the services In re-
gard to these, our worthy Doctor has long adj
vocated Il theory philosophical as il is com.
tOrtablc He is Of the opinion that a short nap
is far preferable to continued drowaincss, ana
that person IN a semi dormant state, engaged
IN an unequal c. mbat with Morpheus, and strlv.
ing to keep awake, Is one o! The most ludIcrou>
and pltlabe specIaclrs m the world The al-
lowed indulgence of IA few minutes sleep, there.
fore, the good Doctor thinks admissible and ad.
visible, because it enlIvens and refreshes the
powers OF the mind. and sharpens the rcIirlou,
ScnSl6IitlrS 10 such Il degree that the sermon
is afterwards all the better appreciated. In de-
ference to this Iniirmlty Of our sluggish nature
and acting on the benevolent suggestion of DR.
the trustees have produced chair.
with such ingenious additions as are well cal.
cuIated to give the utmost ease to the sleepy in
their dreamy cOntemplatIsns d
There will be no prayer meetings or Sunday
schools connected wI'h the Church OF ST Demas
aud st. Dives, and during the three Summer
months Commencing of course in 1857 Sunday :
service will be the only service of the
week. These arrangements have been thought "
axpcdient from several considerations.
First. The children of the congregation be- .
ing under the instruction Of numerous French
music and dancing masters during the week
and strained probably beyond measure, with n
view to point Of premature proficiency: il
follows obviously enough, that they need the
leisure hours OF Sunday for suitable recreation.
IN close air of a Sunday school
-oom, after six days tension of mind and BODY
would be as positive n physical detriment to the
children, as it would unnecessarily consume the
sacred Sabbath hours OF those who wound b.
required to teach them.
Second. In regnrd to evening prayer meet.
ngs, the trustees hold to the grand Scriplural
principles that there is time for all things
Sunday. for instance, they consider as the ap- I'll
,roprnte aud lleaven-appoinIed time for going I'll
o church. They are quite willing, therefore,
hat the highly fashionable aud exclusive con- th
gregatIon OF st. Demas and st Dives, should th
rive attendance on week day evenings at the TO
he theatre and various other places Of public
with winch our metropolis bounds be
For these, and for the many entertaiHments al
given at The saloons and drawing rooms of dc
wealth and fashion il will be found that every W
waning sf The secnlnr week will be imnarntiue. W