The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-25
SERVICES YESTERDAY.
Plymouth Church.

plymouth Churehs
Plymouth church lRev. Henry Ward Boecher) was
most uncomforably crowded last evening considering
tho state OF the Thermometer which compelled an in.
cessant use Of fans throughout the building Aftor the
usual services the pastor took h, text from
the Lords Prayer:-ssLcad not into temptation ;,
Upon these words was delivered eloquent Discourse
directed principally 10 young men, In which he coun
SEIZED them TO observe truth and honesty in all their
transactions in life parallel was drawn between tho
Germanic and Romantic the former being described
as possessing more thorough innate conception
vaue and Necessity OF truth and honesty than
the latter. though not so apt to practise these
virtues Society at the present time was progressing
and improving In civilization and religion, and in the
practice OF those virtues which constitute true ma
tona greatness He was not Of those who believed
that the human raco was dottroraing. Truth Inc
great talisman OF greatness aud under clrcum.
stances should It be departed from. Sir Walter Scott
works which no was then giving to the world and
which created great interest and desire to know who
the iu, author was Sir Walter in his autobiography in
stating the circumstance, added that he considered no
was justified in telling lie 10 party who had right
to to, ask SKI. HIM q, The 9 question Mr. Beech could
this subject denounced the practice Of telling
small lies, on the principle that harm could
come Of them Mono could tell the effect OF lie, aud
none ever had attempted TO the history OF lie
is results Truth and honesty generally un-
derstood to be the elements Of In bus
was supposed but unfortunately not 10 tho
extent pratised The prayer, LEAD into tcmpa.
hon. should be constantly tho lips Of the young
entering business and when the frst tennp,a.
ton is the path honesty aud integrity an.
pears easier to the young he travels through life
hr Beecher delivered his DISCOURSE in verv earnest
manner and was attcntively listened to throughout.
John street Methodist Episcopal Church.
MORNING SERVICES.
Re-. j. D. Blain, OF san Francisco, California dey.
cred sermon yesterday morning. at the John street
Methodist Episcopal church. the subcc, Of Temper
ancc Wesley, no remarked once said that minister
OF tho Gospel ough, To be prepared for tn ngs all
gtFpn Ltra
temperance to DO part OF the Gospel and tho next was
to be ready at any time TO lay down his charge and go
home to live above Selecting his text from tho TWEEN.
tleth chapter thirteenth verse OF the book OF Exodus
'Thou shalt not kill" no remarked that importance
subject in which oyery should feel an inter
est because 1t Intimately affects him and 10 tho
hresdes OF many The cholera and other acourgcs OF
life have OF rest but intemperance moves on.
ward Its work OF dcsolation II marks its course
with death every year and piles It's thirty thousand
forty thousand victims annually The OF The
cholera can be pointed OFT Il Affects only particular
class who are sunk in sloh and sin but the clergyman
the statesman and the Governors of States fall alike be-
fore the giant power OF intembersnce He
GREETED that his state represented
or orr, rather msrepressn,ed by Senator tdcDou
pledges was almost pcrpeiuay intoxicated and though
man of peerless powers, he was glad that his time bad
nearly expired aud that no was 10 be followed By
yourg man devoted 10 the temperance Hc would
characterize ntcmperancc as the Great Destroyer greater
than pcstlence It's evil effects man ter
rlblc In the first place It destroyed his power o. self
control self posc or Suitability IA well as his incllrc
tua powers II destroyed aso mans moral feelings
aud especially burnt bis self respect He liked tho
idea OF Black Hawk noble Indian warrior. who when
captured was introduced at the Presidential mansion to
General Jackson, then remarkably hne-lookng old
m,n, with his keen penetrating lstrous eyes siyery
hair stern manly features and pure complexion Tie
Indian chief surveyed the President with admiration
for while, and then remarked, General Jackson you
are man but pressing his hand on hs breast hr con
unued. 'bu, so am - That idea OF manhood
thinx that every man ought 10 sustain. incompetence
destroyed mans fidelity, honesty truth and every
single moral element while the noble physical organism
with which he Is endowed, well adapted 10 make him
the prince Of created beings cvinced the blight 81
the Destroyer when II had once fastened upon hin. 10
glad the Excise las was holding bsck a hale tho
noodgaies OF tho terrible power of intempcrnnce this
city.
EVENING synvicrs
Al the same church ~ the evening. Rev w H. BDols
delivered Total Abstinence" seectng his
from the fourteenth chapter twentynrst OF
Paul Epis,lc 10 thu Ronanst u good neither 70
iiosh nor 10 drink vine, nor anything whereby thy
brother stgmblcth Il offended Il made weak In
commencing hts dscorse he remarked that total absi
the duty of the Christian and that IN treating
The srbjrc nothing could be sad, the old ideas
faithfully followed being sufficient for the practical good
TO bs obtained by n Of tho Temperance cause
Before the passage OF the Excise law there this
city Tn thogsand rum shops for every eight
church members OF all denominations exccp, Catholics
for every ninety inlabtants-men, women aud
children suppo ng their income 10 average two thou
sand dollars per year twenty MILL Of dollars i the
annual aggregate OF receipts For tn, support OF
churches not OYER three millions n dollars sed
annually. There in the treasury Of the igusr deal
ers some TINE aso TWO hundred Ahd MY thonsand dol.
Lara, though lie believed Their. less much
inav have been used 10 thwar the Excise law Tn
thirty rum shops 10 every church. thirty ennis.
sares OF the deyi 10 every minister Of the Gospel. IL
q1ors a,nl.eracd 70 become poisoo, and
Distinguished traveller had s,d that get pure Port
wine in this country woaid have 10 90 opor'o
there aud then roll homo the outside Of the
barrel that u could not be Amer pointing
In detail the evils ~ in'e@nrcranrc the services closed
with the stom,ry Methods, exercises
B,ecaiaureatc sermoa ut Trinity Church.
The annual sermon before the graduating class Of
columb College preached lat evening. a, Trinity
Church by pr Barnard. Tho text chosen was: s'sreg
hrst the kingdom Of God. and all things shall be- added
thereto and In eiuciation, the reverend gentleman
advanced the proposition, that succers In ne Is bcs, nj.