The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-18
RELIGIOUS mrRirIdfXNG.


inc hsv D. A. Corey will preach In the Murray Hill
Baptist church. corner Of Thirty street and Leg
nston svenus Of half-pass ten A n and 1t hAlfpass
seven ?. n
AsLensrs' park corner Of Gates ana Tompkins ave-
nues Brooklyn, Jones' known ~ the Boy Preacher,
viii preach al halfpast ten NJ and General Carey,
tho orator OF the West win speak at three p Sub
ject-'Tsmperance and Religion" The Rev. D. Tracy
will preach at eight p n
Al st. AIMS Free church, Eighteenth street. near
Tfth avenue the rector will preach ct quarter eight
and at half past ten A. H. and halfpast three H. the
latter service for deaf muss and the Rev. Johnson
D. D., ct quarter to eight p n
Tho anniversary meeting Of the institute Of Reward
for Orphans Of Patriots will DO held at the church
Of Fourteenth street and Second avenue, q half past
seven p. NJ
Tho Rev. Halsey W. Knapp will preach al Broadway
and Forty seventh Street Hall past ten ana
quarter to eight P. NJ
Al the English Lutheran Church Of st. James tn Fs
teenth street. between Second and Third avenues, the
Rev. W. A. Passavsnt. D. OF Pittsburg will preach a
half past ten A. NJ. and four p. M
At the French Church du 81. Esprit, fwenty-second
street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues divine service
will be hold In the morning at half past ten and in tho
afternoon at hapast three BY the Rev. Dr. verren the
rector.
8. s Snow, the prophet, will preach the New Dspen.
saton at three T. NJ at Jones' Assembly Rooms, o5e
Broadway.
discourse will be delivered this evening" at hapast
seven O'Clock, In the Church Of the Puritans, Union
square, by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, on the "Gult Of Ma
tiona Covenant Breaking" and 'Be Sure Your Sin will
Find You Out" Preaching in the morning also at BALI
past ten O'Clock
The church edace OF the Fifth Baptist church.
Forys street and Fifth avenue will be dedicated TO
the worship Of God to-day Sermon In the morning at
halfpsst ten O'Clock, by the pastor tho Rev Dr. Ami
taes In the afternoon At half past three o'clock by the
O'Clock, by the Rev j. p Phoun, Of Bradford, England
At the Baptist Marners' Temple oliver street, the Rev.
l. Hodge, D. d. pastor an oxpository lecture on tho
in the morning Preaching at quarter to eight O'Clock
in the evening. subjecs-'The Second Coming Of Our
Lord'-one Of q series.
At the Church of the Resurrection Episcopal Thirty.
fifth street. few doors east Of Sixth avenue the rector,
the Rev. Edward O. Fasg will preach at hafpast ten
o'clock in tho morning aud four o'clock in the afternoon.
Bruce will ofhciate. Textile Gospel for the Day:
subject-''The Record Of the Rich Man and Lazarus"
The Psaltsr will be chanted In the evening. Textile
Epistle for the Day Subect-"Christan Love, the only
Effective Principle Of Human Action.
s'The Second Advent Past the Sabbatica Division Of
Property to Come" Lecture by J. Thompson in Metro
poan Hail. o. Sixth avenue, this Sunday evening" at
eight o'clock Admission seven cents.
Catholic Apostolic church. Sixteenth street. between
Sixth and Seventh Lectures certain facts Of
the Book Of Revelations on Sunday evening at hafpast
seven O'Clock.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The stated meeting OF the managers for June was
new anxiliaries were recognized, all Southern Commu-
ncatons made Of encouraging progress In Buenos
Ayres Bssravi. and Persia Very important statements
New Orleans and Mobile TO the reopeuing Of the work
Of this society in the Southern States This work has
already commenced ana will DO prosecuted - rapidly a.
crcumstauoss permit.
THE PASTORAL DIFFICULTY AT CONCORD. n a.
Correspondence Of the Boston Journal :
The Unitarian Society in this city Is now tho centre OF
considerable religious excitement There has been dis
satisfaction the part Of many Of that church with
their present pastor Rev L. Hatch for several months
past but the trouble eliminated the evening OF the
9th inst when at an informal meeting OF the society," 1t
was voted close the church until further notice Mr.
Hatch claims that he has been shut out oil his pulpit Tor
preaching so-caled emancipation DISCOURSE In which
he advocated negro suffrage in the full meaning OF the
term while those in the society who oppose the pastor
say that tho emancipation sermon had nothing to 90
with the shutting up their house Ct worship The
charges they bring against Mr. Hatch SAVIOR strongly Of
| inndelity.
They accuse him Of advocating the non observance
the Sabbath Of denying the efficacy Of prayer Of preach
ing disbelief in miracles and Of euogzing the life ant
deeds Of notorious ndcs The clergyman thus accused
| announced . meeting In Eago Hall. There was great
attendance and many PROMINENT State Apd city officials
were present. Hundreds went out Of mere curiosity
while others wished to hosr and Judge in the matter
impartialfy The sermon was well written, but TOO
radical for orthodox people in general Tho speaker
attempted 70 prove that lac did favor the desecra
ton o. the Sabbath and that his comparing tho escape
OF Booth from Fords theatre with the escape Of Jesus
from the violent at Nazareth recorded by 'Dr.
Luke" did not mako him thc speaker TO be disbe
| lever in miracles
To sustain his POINTS he quoted many eminent divnes,
including the celebrated DR. Charming and Henry Wart
Beechcr In closing the SPEAKER advocated the
sion Of the elective franchise and all other personal civil
rights to of every and OF every color At the
close of the services forty ifty persons
| jory being ladies. went TO the platform and shook
hands with Mr. Hatch Aterward, for an hour or more,
groups Of people gathered the street discussing
the merits and dement's Of the clergyman In question
Nothing Of . religious character has occurred IN this
State for long time which has caused much public
excitement tho facts enumerated above. The OF
the matter is conflict between the orthodox" and the
Rev Mr. Hatch, the clergyman 40 identified In the
above man Of good abilities, and OF rather pleasing
address. He 10 tho son Of an Orthodox minister who
| preached many years in Hopkinton, this State For
several years he followed his fathers faith and aborcd
o. an Orthodox preacher but becoming too liberal fof
that denomination he embraced unitarsnism and was
loc ated for while In Brooklyn, N. r., atterward In
bingham, Mass 10 one year or moro since Mr. Hatch
| oame 10 Concord.
AN OLD rAsroaArs.
Tho Rev. Dr. MElhenney In now in the eighty -hfth
year Of bis age and the Of bis pas0rate OF
the Presbyterion church ut Lswisburg Pa He Is
marrying those Of tho fourth generation and baptziua
Of the NTH generation since no has been there
few weeks he preached In ewisburgin the morning
and rode four miles TO another place and preached in the
afternoon, and returned home In the evening.
A BAD PRACTICE AMONG CHURCH cgofRs.
writer in the MUSICAL Pioneer takes exception to tbs
practice w fashionable circles OF the members Of tho
saS Churches ws
morning service no HYMN s sung after the Sermon It Ia
almost the rus fr the members Of the choir to sneak
The soprano will ne gather up her skirts perhaps bend
her head little 70 avoid the notice Of the congrs
cation and step si.se, out Of the organ loft no, un.
frequently, however, sweeping down . few books, or
upsetting chair, spite Of all her care. The basso
having no skirts 70 impede his progress, darts
out few minutes after and makes noise till he gets
The stairs where, unless he takes the prccsution 70
slide down ON the banstes his heavy boots heard
tramping down ike the rumble Of distant thunder Tho
alto and tenor follow, unless, indeed they prefer
10 remain and have QUOT little Irritation together
during sermon time. This organst, having to play the
concluding voiua<ary groans inwartly because he Is
thus debarrcd the privilege Of flight but consoles him
self and supports the tedium OF s'preached word by
stealing out 10 neighboring bsrroom-there plenty
Of these accessible Sundays by back doors known TO
the intiatedwhere he snatch sherry cobbier
glass Of lager bier and be back In time play the
grcgation out
CHURCH RBCONsrRUCrI0N.
An important event In the way OF church reconstruc
ton South IL the recent organization OF annual con
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church In East Ten
Bishop Clark having constituted the conference
by the transfer OF six minister's from conferences Of the
loyal States admitted into II less than forty three
ministers from the Southern Methodist Church The
conference starts with . membership of SIX thousand
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