The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-26

ment of riches should not omit to practice charity
70 the suffering and needy children Of Christ The true
method to enjoy all things with temperance modera
ton and sobriety, but at all times not 10 forget
70 practise modification. The children Of the humble,
too, were TO learn from Chriss example that poverty
was Disgrace and, while We initiated charity to the
extent of ability, should also progress In love
Of Him. In presenting Himself 10 Us IN the guse OF in
fancy He sought in the most simple manner win
love- and surely He deserved return OF Il from US Did
we initiate His example our reward was sure IN that
speaker concluded by wishing his hearers that reward in
the endless ages OF eternity.
THE MUSIC.
The organ service was in keeping with the solemnty
Of the OCCASION and under the direction OF Mr.. g.
Schmz who selected Mandenichi's mass in q for per-
Torrance by the instruments and choir The solos which
were in soprano by Madame Chome-who had
volunteered her services-and Mrs f. Gross, embraced
the Domino Deus Fl heorndtns, Ave Maria and Bene-
dictus the last being composition 6f Mr. Schmtz, the
organst The duet Laudan.us 7e was sung by Messrs.
H. schmtz tenor and Hensler, baritone, all assisted by
an excellent choir.
p ! THE PApAL BENEDIcrIoN.
At the close of the mass the Archbishop dispensed the
Papal blessing In accordance with the privilege granted
by his Holiness the Pope nl
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
AT the New Jerusalem church In Thirty fifth street
the services were OF very interesting and pleasing
character. The pulpit and walls Of the church were
tastefuIy decorated with evergreens In the Sunday
school room addresses were made to the children,
and presents distributed from Christmas tree to
teachers and scholars. The occasion was very happy
and afforded much pleasure to all present, both
young and old.
After these exercises had been concluded the con-
gregation assembled in the church, and the pastor,
Rev. Chauncey Giles, preached sermon from Luke H.,
10th and 18th -And the angel said unto them,
Fear not for behold bring you good dings of great
joy, which shall be to all people" Every individual
life, he commenced, is epome Of the history Of the
race Every OF light contains all the elements Of the
sum- The smallest leaf contains all the organic forms Of
the whole vegetable world. So in every man, are all
the organic forms and possibilities of all men. The same
serpent empts children that tempted Eve and with
the same fallacious hopes The first devel-
I'D They lie near tho earth; they pluck Of the fruit
Of the te of knowledge, OF good and ev they eat
and fall Tue Lord guides and sustains in all
our ways, and gives US every good we viii receive
from Him. But when We have sunk so deep
ly in sin that nemS..r poverty nor abundance
prosperity nor adversely freedom nor bondage, can
sui1ce to save rs from sin, He. comes himself He
clothes E,s Irvine with human nature that He may
reach us With the strong OF natural truth. The
is the great event in human history It was the pillar
upon which the dark and fearful past and the eternal
future turned AS the Lord came down from heaven and
was born into this world so He must come down from
the higher regions Of mans mind where He dwells with
every one, and be born upon the earth. He must be-
established in the natural man. When this event
takes place. the greatest in whole history the whole
current Of life begins to change The of the soul
is to be onward and upward The language OF the angel
appropriate to all who in this state But 1t Is
markable that the early years Of the Saviour were passed
in obscury IL was period Of growth-oi prepare
ton. There is analogous work in every
mans life. Our principles Of spiritual life
may work for long time within with very little out
ward manifestation. sowness Of growth is necessary,
that spiritual life may gain sufficient strength TO
sst the temptations which 1t will surely sustain AS soon
MS the Divine truths become established and begin TO
assert their power they awaken the hostility OF the
natural man, and then the conflict begins It will not
BIO finished until we have wrestlod in Gethssmane, and
have been nailed to the cross on Calvary. When the
Saviour comes upon the earth of minds He finds all
its principles corrupt every faculty is misdirected and
perverted; the understanding is blind to TRUTH the
is deaf TO the Divine commands; the feet lame TO
the Divine errands The work which He finds before
Him Is that only nnpotent power accomplish.
He must open the blind eyes to see the beauties and
glores Of spiritual truth open the deaf TO his
commands, and give to the lame the power to walk in
the OF e Let US to-day try TO think Of tho present
and personal Saviour who 70 exercise His miracu
ous power upon to raise from the death Of sim aud
restore us 10 q life OF eternal bcsscdness.
After some further remarks the reverend gentleman
concluded.