The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-27
THE SERVICES YESTERDAY.
Sermon by the Rev. DR.. Dsx


The Row DR. Dix, rectorof Trinity church, preached
the first OF series Of last evening at Calvary
church. corner OF Twenty street and Fourth avenue
IN the interest OF the Protestant Episcopal City Mission
house IN Mulberry street. institution inaugurated
last summer and designed TO afford good protection and
means OF regeneration 10 poor emgant church members
and TO the afflicted and outcasts The attendance
large. Tho preacher confined this preliminary dis
course TO description OF the scope and uses OF the
establishment The poor hungry unfortunate on the
mother could leave her children in good care and take
them home on her return from work. The stranger
arrived could get information and advice the honest
WORKING people would be aided In obtaining employment
All would receive spiritual comfort The discourse was
listened to ateutvey and in itself explicit and able
Sermon by tho Rev. H. A. Neeley.
There was large congregation assembled last evening
at st. AIMS church, Eightesnth street and Fifth avenue
on the occasion Of the anniversary OF the Protestant
Episcopal Tract Society The was preached by
the Rev. H. A. Neeley. assistant minister or Trinity
church. The text was taken from the thirty Hh
OF the twentieth chapter Of the Acts or the Apostes:
Remember the words OF the Lord Jesus, how He said,
II Is more blessed to give than to receive From these
words the reverend gentleman made most instructive
and impressive sermon In referring the object Of the
sermon DO said he thought II one which had claim
on the iioeralty OF the public The anniversary now
being celebrated tne-sixeth year In which Il has
onary OF the benefits derived for no society can
% more useful. The object OF the society Is 10
i'm rate from sketches from llfe and 70 prove
for the poor benefited hundred fold more by Illus
traons than by abstruse arguments In the year 1885,
aer hfty years OF service Of the church, the
cepts Of the society only seventeen hundred dol
lars per year, and now, in 1885, feels itself rich be-
cause s receipts have risen to four thousand dollars per
year or this sum only about four hundred dollars have
Deen received by donations and coecons the rest has
been LETT to the society as egaces or these donations
received TWO hundred and sixty two dollars have been
collected by country churches and only eighty -four dol
lars had been received from the New York churches in
the last year. The speaker thought that If the
not donated II would be disgrace, and urged the
sity OF funds 20 support the object Of the society
novel and interesting feature in the service was the
Interpretation of the sermon to quite number Of deaf
mutes who were present several OF whom beauti
ful and intelligent young ladies'
Dedication or a Presbyterfan Church.
The new cdice situated at the of Fortieh
and Lexington avenue which has just been completed by
the of that vicinity dedicated yesterday
with the usual ceremonies attendant upon similar
sons The dedication sermon, which listened to with
marked attention by the congregation delivered
D. Alexander, D D. During the service a collection was
taken up, by which handsome realized for the
purpose OF deirayng part OF the cost Of the building
The edhce which brick stories in height forty
by ninety feet in size and is neatly painted and fitted
throughout The upper story, where Divine worship is
held contains ninetysix pcws, all or which comfort
ably cushioned and capable of seating aggregate
of four hundred and fifty persons The floor Is neatly
carpeted and the hall well lighted The lower or ground
floor occupied day and Sabbath school, and is also
well furnished The entire cost Of this structure
$4,000, the major portion Of which is under
stand, already paid.
Farewell Sermon by the Rev. DIR. Braun.
At the Church Of the Immaculate Conception (St
Mary's), Jersey City, impressive discourse
livered yesterday, at ten o'clock A. NJ by the Rev.
Henry A. Braun, D. D., upon "The Last Judgment"
There was remarkably large congregation present and
much interest felt in the farewell words of the
young preacher who, after ministry of several years
in the parish, is now being transferred to ST. Peters,
over which the Rev Dir Kelly presdcs The sermon
was very impressive The preacher painted wildly the
awful ordeal of exposition conviction and condemnation
on the last day by that just Judge whose eye the
fraud OF heart hidden 10 The fau Its known tho
world have been judged by the world and the mortihca
ton Is part past But the evil spirits who
betrayed will be there to taunt before the mil
lions the secret with his lcprosy Of soul
The bolt would have been shot back and the door or
mans innermost mind chambers thrown open. Dwelling
upon the virtues that please Heaven he pictured the
glorious elimination that awaited the works Of those
whose stewardship was faithfully done. He implored
the Omnipotent in solemn grant his hearerr
the light 10 guide Alright their steps the good path
way that Jesus In Joy might greet their coming 10 the
mansion prepared from the beginning.