The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-25

Alter another hymn was sung, Mr.. Bsecher announced
his text"PTase ye the Lord, for it IS good 70 sing
praises unto God, FOR II ia pleasant and prAis,
comely y."--Psam i47, 5th verse.
Among the occasions for thanksgiving be nrst noticed
tho progress Of physical knowledge which destIncd
u brow light upon spiritual truhs secondly, the
Of me pal progress az seen by the efforts o The pbyso
gisss the chemist and the temples OF learning; thirdly,
tho growing Intelligence and moral breadth OF
the common people, aud the dawning Of new
world f0rce. He referred to the hah,ts Of our
torefathers To establish this point, observing that
the things which considered proper Shakspores
times would now be considered intoierabiy vulgar
An element of common carrying forward
what was supposed 10 be the most complex and dicnl
thing on cartbcyil governments He tho speaker) also
dimy pracse eiy the change In religion We
coming 10 state where have less religion,
but icss religious nsttnti0naism. We coming
age in which sboud say all ecclesastic and cathe
drai institutions "Take law from the conscienoe OF the
common people," He IN hs preaching appealed from
priest and council 70 the people; no appealed
The tendencies Of science and showod that God was
greater than the church, and that He had boen doing
tan, nationa world resoundng public sentiment had not
come TO the knowledge Of Itself except By impulse
providena, revelation The speaker proceeded 10 speak
hopefully Of the agitatops which goiag in the
world diculDg the crickets the MICE and a Of
innocent and small vermn that cried "Peaes, peace
while God poughed the land. Tho hope Of land
that purgpg itself from its Ills and gathering the moral
force In the breasts Of its citizens being prepared
by the things which II suffered FOR the day o! coronation
and Of final glory He exhorted them in coDclusiou not
TO be afraid, but to think and speak and act like men.
ST. PAUL's METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Thanksgiving Day services held in this church al
II O'Clock A. ~, the Rev Dr. McCintock officiating Tho
congregation was large and listened with profound atten
ton to most excellent sermon from the following text
Surely HIS salvation is nigh them that fear Him, thar
glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth met together; righteousness and
peace have kissed each other.
Truth shall spring out OF the EARTH and righteousness
shall look down from heaven-Psalms kxxy, Q, 10, H.
The speaker said that st. Paul gives it the charac
ort
glorfy him not God, neither thankful" heather
moralist makes "ngra,ude the sum Of all sins In one"
Not that God needs our praises, but that, Jeremy
Taylor says, they ascend like the vapols Of the earth
not to benefit the skies, but To back in fruitful
showers" And the mercies OF God shonid lead
always TO repentance. (Rom. xiii ~ Contempa-
ton Of blessings should always be aecompaniea with with
to their minds sets forth the true glory Of nation
with its grounds and its guarantees and these the
Frs-The true glory Of nation, according TO the text
consists in It's cobnatsn Of certain vrtnes and their
Illustration in its hfe and history Truth Is twin to
mercy in the order OF God yet separate them
though they could live apart Truth, apart from love,
becomes lie. 10 propagate truth by violence IS to
the DEVILS weapon to do Gods service. SO justice and
peace kiss each other perfect commonwealth. There
is no peace without jcstice-nstce between man and
man between the governor and the governed. So in
their union there be without justice from
man to man and from State TO State.
secondhe true basis Of this glory lies in virtue and
relgtonnot earthly but heavenly Righteousness looks
down from Heaven, and in every land where the Divine
light recognized and followed truth ipgs out Of the
ground The Bible is the guide Of the individual, the
church. the nation. The who tries TO make his
morality without it fails; the church which extends It's
law beyond falls the nation which fgets and dcspses
it fails
Thrd-The guarantee Of this glory is the saliva
ton of Cod conditional upon the fear OF God. Where
ine mass o. ane people are honest ana the
will be adapted 70 the true growth Of tho race. The
speaker elaborated these points in mastery manner,
and showed their connection with the special occasion for
which they had assembled.
After sermon collection was taken up to enable the
stewards of the church to assist the poor.
SERMON BY DR. CHAPIN.
Or. Chaplin preached to crowded and fashionable
gregation, in his church in Broadway, taking his text
from Psams chap es verse l." The Lord reigueth let
the earth rejoice" After dwelling the application of
the to the observance OF day of national thanks
gng preacher referred incidentally to the of
John Brown Hc spoke Of the rising storm in the social
and political atmosphere the shock OF which al felt.
He spoke of the existence OF an evil In the and which
would heave and Delch and which would be bound down
by compromises Tho Of the sword was not Gods
method of arrestng evil, but still he oond not help
ing that there the late event OF which all
speaking something grand and romantic Slavery
demorallzing institution; created spirit Of meanness
in the land He wished that men in tho pulpit would
speak of was and that politicians would take diff
ferent Of IL. This country could not make It's whole
history lie and read it backwards There werc dark
intended that the history Of the land should be
abortive and false.
CROSBY STREET SYNAGOGUE.
Thanksgiving service was held in this Jewish place of
worship four O'Clock yesterday afternoon The cpngre
cation exceedingly small
The opening exercises did materially differ from the
ordinary form Of Jewish worship Select passages Of the
Holy Writings, adapted to the occasion read after
which Psalms chaunted and prayers solemny offer
ed Among these latter was an impressive one for tho
President Of the United States and those authority under
him.
Dr. FiscHEI then preached an eloquent sermon from
the Goth chapter Of the Book Of the Prophet jeremiah
sth versePray for the peace of the city in which ye
i've for in the peace thereof ye shall nd peace" The
jews Of America the fact that they much inter
estcd in the prosperity Of the country as any other
branch Of the population. Although they were
ment and laws, still, all the rights, immunities and
privileges Of citizens Of great country were conceded to
them under the constitution m In m other countries % they
dom. Under the harsh policy Of the Russian empire
their race was grieyously troubled and evon under
the mild sway Of England they had had many
difficulties TO contend against, while in America
there obstacles TO their advancement
the ways OF progress open TO them all
sdes-tey suffered hndrance in the exercise Of their
political impressions, and with their conscientious rel
gious ideas man was ever found to Interfere They
were therefore, bound to pray for the Of the city
in which they lived for thus only could the peace which
they had found be continued To them. The reverend
which he founded his discourse, and in the course
OF hts observations gave his hearers excellent
advice He said that the surest way to find peace and
happiness would be by keeping within the bounds Of their
own duty by having no interference with the religion Of
others while they strive to fulfil all the moral obligations
Of their They should also seek TO the good
will, respect ond affection of their fellow citizens,
rather than their anmosty and hatred. Tho Jews
Of America formed large body, but even their
great numbers would not give them securi-
ty the ire OF the Of the people
were TO be aroused against them He related the par
culars Of the escape Of the Jews of New York
from being massacred hundred years ago, in
sequence Of political dispute, and gave account Of the
murder and expulsion Of thousands Of Jews from Poru-
gal in one day, because Of the un,imeiy wtosm Of
single Jew. These things not likely to recur, but
not impossible that they might; therefore they
should pray. for the peace OF the city in
which they live. The reverend gentleman then ad-
vsed his hearers to be strictly upright and honest in all
their Dealings 10 be charitable to the poor kind to the
afflicted and mercifu in oil cases to form distinct
political organizations, but merge themselves into such
parties they liked BEST and considered most beneficial
to the country in which they lived. He then exhorted
them 10 bear in mind the circumstances under which they
had met, as to improve them and concluded by
prayer for the Governor of the State and the people gene
rally.
HEBREW TEMPLE EMMANUEL.
large and fashionable congregation not a small nro-