The New York herald., 1866-12-24

upon your hearts 70 animate your faith IN this great
stss s' on % ,or9 1s sus s
great the hour And the unforisnaie disap
poinmsns or nsundsntandng that oocAsie1sd me esrs
what indeed would b. privilege and pleasure, aud
tina, ! must rather mutlals my PROPOSED ,sa sna
"pcn sea''s YOUR psa,ssce and your kind attention
WILL thea very briefly, strive 70 point out 10 yon vhat
with the undoub,iug snacly Of divine faith thas shi.
sacrincs offered upon LIS Altar tho true and living ana
ever adorable sscrace ana The ssn,nason .na ne ps
bloody by ovr Divine Lord and Saviour on the
altar Of Calvary, but which renewed aud perpctnated
In another and different and boodless manner on she
altars OF His Church everywhere throughout tho wod
from the rising 70 the setting OF tho sun God ws
acknowledge TO be the great Creator and man hts crca
turc The nrs duty, then Of man a. creature and do
pending upon God deriving his existence and al he has
from Him h 10 pay Him tho tribute or our homage.
and the Internal acknowledgement Of this duty and
external revelation expressive or and manifestation OF
s W. Ss on somDrs an
the sprt-iSai no in,epal Worship .hs. which o.
sstsrnS ss @ Worship would b wSou avail God spirit,
and they who adore him mast adore him In spirit and in
spiritual being that hs G can coutsst hlm.r With on.nnr
| % God pure spiritual worshp. Ne . composed o.
and therefore must render the homage Of the material
body well ths homage Of the imraatorai soul Rsl
gon would not be complete u he dd no, cosnbnc an
sssrGS saa ;SS Is psus q y
mon from the beginning has told them that which
and tho le and substance Of sx.srnal worship Is the
offering OF sacrifice IL has been from ths beginning
~ s and =. Ss & ~s
lpd tho priest and the altar and the secuee inc oos
sSS % s.s s.i'sss i rs > p:..cs :. ;s q ss
poor weak and creatures a. al he possesssd
was derived from HIS hands and man FASTENED 20 siv:
ma making Ing az ' oss1ng 70 % Cod n suprs.:oe
.sass. Sssa HIN Nan s's . s.
| No. that by hia irrns~r"eaion be had inquired
HIS His pthlrasnf Ind &, lsNE INN I'M sp.S1
author ~ sslg va A. S srsg,s,s. sae ~: x:
ohslasd Cod nu % relieve hnssIr, - wer.. from
s nurdss y ~ s s s ~ os
even even" thus leaving % sstnSny Ssd q sd among
that redemption was nnailyto tene by tho enason
OF the blood Of an innocent and spoils vicim 20 We
nnd that Cain and Abel offered sacrdceGehh Noah the
moment be Issued from tho ark, took the 4ow and the
animais and OF a things that wers clses ehd eu, an
altar, and offered these as sacrlncs 70 Gst and Mol
chisedsc offered sacriacos. and Isasc and JAot and
inst In proportion has God more stroney ana cay
slipped by ths Offering of SACRIFICES And When he sass
the law 10 Moses he laid down not only tAs duty OF Offer
| ing hoocansts and victims, but sses pIsscno~d
nuti~ OF the ceremonies and ritcs and all that
should bc observed IN the psrormancs Of Mrs rat act
And yet know that a those sacrihcestn fhs 'eNsh
law while they bore testimony, only % the 'act
that sacrifices from not more dictate y prce
a.
hcar; that IL law, not of man, but l.N ~ God
written tho heart of man. taat reuAsri abe md
sublime act OF sacrifice was the EXPRESSION af r yoce
OF faith and Of pety that went up from tho heas OF
Gots peopls declaring their belief and foe slowing
the great sacrincs Of rodenption on tn cs y ca
vary. The reverend preacher dlaied at mih i~ngth
upon tho subject and st the cloe cxhorted r htafcs
to worship worthiy an Gods tenplssreasn esr,n hat
they might DO ranspnnted to that grapder t&pp bnt
by God hinsef-lhe ab!d ing psco of ths eyotAstng
angcis--the blessed abode of saints and npns1yrs
fhe servces were not couciusd until nearly THREE
a HE
few of he CATION lef fber seat before that Vine
mssniiccni marble altar wl sre lc.s rep.es The
temp lation carried out 81 stephens w he
without equal In architectural beauty and ornanonts
:" ~ "u''-
Plymoufh Church -scrmon by ther Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. - eMM VA
Rev Henry Ward Bsechrr preached yssicrisy morn
ing TO large congr.gs,lon Plymouth chnrob Brook
yn, . tort selected from the forv-sscond Palm,
fst ycrse:--"As ths hart pantsh aftsr tho water
brooks panssh my soul afser Thsc,r and eleventh
chapter of Mssthew, twenty vssss. Psvous 70
msncins his he asksd cousibutipn for the
beneat Of shs schools 10 vivrnss oftr ooorcd p
pils thessn soms Of whom rsprsssu,ed him by
Eothsrn teachers unable eoain but one meal
day. Tho request was literally responded % BY the
congregation He also announced The lectures during the
coming week q this church, of Hcnrv vsncans
Oliver Cromwell ana of Hon schuyler coax Across
The Continent both 70 bs delvered for tho fnthersncs
Of landable Fnvsro1d OrHs0r then h~gsn
his scImon, saying that many pesson- bad yeMning
after God bot involving that deep feeling aud aspirA
tsn which arc embodied In the language y the I.,n'st
OF Israel rhey have some knowledge Ia the form Of
idsas which thsy summe~ sp " supreme Bsing
bs. ,hsir lack Of this vivid expsr'enco sometimes dls
msds himself known svsts makes p,c'nre known
certain iucrvsis but the fact thaf God rnveasd
himself more clearly and powerfully he sad Isd
Sy man 10 his works ana aws - they lay revealed
ali men. The remainder ~ The discoursc presentsd
some confederation hoe this ipowiefg and
sclou ~of Al Cxea cruld heu udv xesf
DI.emssiss on Theatres, Th~Ir ruanesc~
Civtlizatisa, Morals and Manners.
Yesterday afternoon about twsnsy parsons gathered -
shs Hall No. sl Bseadway. for the purpoe of srchsng
Ing views In regard 70 The effects which Produced
upon the moraI. and manners Of men By ,hcairs The
meeting having bssa odlsd 70 order Dr Robin.ss
opened the dlsrussoa by saying that theatres might b.
smsds tbs teachers Of morsis whe,ber tbry wsrs or
no, rsmsinsd question N. shen referred n u. plays
Of tho sscsenn, and ns1snced Msd-a COCA ruprs-
ssnss,Iss tho plays of Eanp.dss and soeloe. and
thea continued BY saying that probably ths tra~ mras
Of tho s,sre would BE- corrected shakyretey plays
c~~dsd 70 cue-xe sbstsp.rs for hayiag wrhisa saeL
pure pecss n, nnd -ii fhsi his pinys prcsend every
es.s sr Z .aa s sss s s no. s s
thers would Be far greater number N 'concsff s1Ds
Mr frsrrs d Isnbers rupIl.d ,,As me inr s~noe -
thrstres had been sgsnf civilization. The ffes bad
done 70 advsae8 ciEliikaAo1 then tbF thfehfsA
what young dycoud read fss Msrry wiver Y wladsor
wlshofts ,ingn u sbss~ upon her ch@sk - a~ay
fro shss pere and yca n y ihs Bsek csk ssi jack
Sheppard T1s sp~sker thea lnsssncgd ths eayass ~
eminent sectors A. ending % prove iaG iht raso go
merely p'srr m dresms and ssif tlssf p. 10 esh ~
tbs BLACK Csook. not Ike his fr~nd ~. fgfih, 70
ssverise blnf~i but bos loo TIE lhrs'rfsi pro
fcssion had sunk Only one paper had iff moral e0r-
70 fne up rgslns u only one cirrEtman tAf ltr
dayinr ~ rss up IN defence % young men Ne
tboaght the fime wous whsn The fabhath
sfos and the place a. poraar instructon Ntslg taAs
the place o. sh,~@ theatres shrh wsfr hanual Ia
grace
Amusns d~tals esk fhen k-r ~ bes SEER pc iispu-
tan tor above za hour. ~hen ibe lbeeung si0gned
Rev. Charles n. kmyth on The T~s Nah~a
Trnths.
Noswthms nsinv the trrism~ncv ~ shs ~essbs fsir
.ndlsur< nh,~f Al tverrsf pM,ff yasfsssxy Afer.