The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-26

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=, IT Paul felt when he cried :-"woc is me
n 10 NOS 4, each the Gospel What DID Christ mean
,,sn IIs SD -'Go preach the Gospel am with you
slwsyaSn "a NJ, ant that He would By those
snory in nam Tho pr acher nisht be eloquent,
b that was no< an. He might expo1nd the book OF
Plato but II won ID be more profitable and essential for
him To expopnl book Of JESUS, who was speaking
through tie word OF c. The preaching of tho Gosp
was tho ntIeanca of man aHs com S 80 ~. 70
basssdor of Christ Now some OF thea IA ght say was
going back to prize sty author " II wogsd DC 80
mmisson II altered o. 0ions outside she Gospel
II the psople allowed him t. settle disputes between
brother ana brother he permitted TO decide upon
the author,y OF Cossrs-that would DO gong beyond
his authority fhe mfrter of the Gospel OF Christ must
no. 60 OUTSIDE his commission 10 was not 70 preach
ssthetcs or philosophy b, VI The Gospel when
was primarily addressed 20 the pc or but which was
aespted to the capacity OF all m nds Nike Ins Gospc
OF love down like brcsd from He. sven TO feed ana
nouf.sh hungry souls No man was even commissioned
to preach the Gospel no did not proclaim now was tue
accepted year ire Lord Tbr day hero aud now, tho
scriptures wore fulfilled God ia not tell sem 10 come
Tomorrow, but now that they might yet Il W oosshss
their souls 20 mus needed fs reverend Ssn,en nan
concluded his discourse He as Nh preached IN inc
evening, n the sans place.
Sermon by the Row. g. Masssxu des Is<SsS.
Service commenced at halfpast ten O'Clock yesteray
morning at the French Evangelical church In Um-
vorsity place. Notwithstanding the ncissuency OF tis
weather during tho early portion Of the morning. tho
little church we'll filled, exclusively ~ French
congregation. 1Ae first hour1 the service occu
pied in prayer asi In the singing Of psalms vhch fully
illustrated the VIC known pi csng effect OF the French
iangua IN saorec music On entering tho chrscli the
FIRST thing the vistor Is struck with Is the modest
simplicity OF every Ang around In which, however can
DO traced certain OF ncatncss and eegango
purely French. At conclusionof prayer the Rev.
G Masscau dcs Iscto rdellvercd eloquent and sn-
pressiye address. In ang for his tszt chapter Nr,
verse 81 Proyerbs: ~CiG qui est mai re dc es1
eoar e~ pui ri &c ceiut q'i ysnd DE- vIht'
Al. LII.
ferrcd 10 the dneultio3 encountered by who were
regarded in the world heroes WHEN hst attain
th r high POSITIONS but he who ccu.d conquer the
evil pas ions Of his own Aeart was the creates OF all
conqucrorS, bec1usc OF a. tcrrhc fNcts he had
against hlms II In orer not to DO tfe slave of tho
sin ~ passions VIII oh were born with hiras But there
were sil Other enemies 10 contend ayan besides his
evil proponsiIies Poor 'rtal he hadto struggle
alon against himself bu. against the attacks OF evil
society and thu force o. bad example, and 1rUh attacks
without truce What diiicut Ia * For the poor
sinner to work 4 his own saliva hon. How strong must
lac be 10 all these dincntc', and especially
the force of bad example, In resisting which ssoud DO
prepared brave alno ny It Jesus Christ alone
could give that strength which wanting In hi
self Fhcy knew the history OF the divorce OF tho great
est conqncror tho wor had ever known-he great Ma.
poconand IN tho sad taio OF that divorce from, his
wife Joscphiun thoro was ample ploof o the Uotkacsj
Of man anst himself Ho sacrificed the mob ut aud
best sentiments OF his heart, all for his amb tom and
those who did In the OF Catherine do ol c.s,
whenever they performed net apparently OF gouer1-
ty aud kindness was generally with hidden and per.
lgs darS motive for their personal ai,nna and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT But he who mast u OF his oSn
the pugest mot YES hs evil pas DO NJ entirely under
subsection lie tho strongest OF ALL The triaAs OF
this Aord had no lerrlrs for h ana n inc end eoh
calmly gaze upon death II ELF with unblancrg cheek.
Tue erend gentleman then referred. in beautiful ian
guage, to tho surerinss OF tho martyrs, who even a
their dying momcn s. prayed for their murdercrs Tho
those difficulties looked into the oS~
taordnary seemed 10 be the struggle Of Oh thrsiars
but should DO remembered that the great power To
evil rely from Christ could alone
give siren u IN 10 resist his sinful passions Great
eonquerors had IN all asos their praises sung poets
IN "a Ell IA s
honored 10y Angels AMI his victories sung IN heaven,
becs "c iri 9ui e. mire dc crpr ct plus frt q4;s
cei1. Qai prend des vile. D"
The American Christian Union Associa-
ton.
An interesting meeting Of this association held
yc,tcrday afternoon at tho Reformed Dutch church
,ev DR.. Ecsl Pierepont street, BROOKLYN Professor
Ferris the President OF the association, who was 10 have
presided was unavodably absent. The object O. tho
me ting confer In regard To moro active and
united for the spread Of evangelical RELIGION
and the advocacy Of communion in the church.
The principal speaker this the Row.
DR. crosby OF the Church OF tho Messiah. He com
mcnccd his atcoirse by rovertny to the formation OF
the Union years ago and ia N the present
day and tho advantages experienced of union OF
church interests VI all donom naionS He thea reverted
u the ATo toc ago. and that period tho days "
TIE Reformation up to the present day. and -ad zoe
the past three hundred years the various bodies OF IRIS
flaws havs been moving oy different rosds OFT a. o"sns
doub, yDcd by Providence TO be So lie depreca
ted the idea Of Capitalization ~ all evangelical denomi
nations unicr earthly had hs irsmbled when he
thou Of sue event even Ia his own church Eico-
pail aud INSISTED that sch svent would mako the
church proud, naughty and arbitrary. II, dwell par
tcuiary the late pastoral letter OF Bishop Potter ro
fcrng TO that portion OF II which ed the ministry
tina. they should not recognize brethren the Minister,
o o her church The speaker made issue with him
ON that point aud denied It's legality by the stan lard Of
tho Church luton Canon Law, tho Thirty nine
Articles &c faith or above ALL thu Holy Scriptures III,
urged he association TO greater efforts 70 church IN ~
and while carh church denomnaiion holds its laws aud
tnets intact the work % spr ading tho gospel Ia
hea d n lands and in the homo MISSION Efforts they
on ID cond the affairs IN q business way and BY
these Efforts much for the cvangolizaton and nv,r
SION OF the souls intrlsted TO their ohuge Addresses
were also mad, by Rev DR. Storrs Rev DR. Eeiis and
| Others
| Observnuee OF Palm sunday.
This festival wa celebrated yesterday In the Catholic
aud Episcopal churches throughout the city with moro
| than usual stn-,nss. At tbs Catholic churches tho
palm was blessed tho early massos AMI dstrbu ed "a
the members OF the congregation at all tn, maies dur
| ing tle day A. 81. Pairick's Cathedral Archbishop
MoCloskcy at the lat nas Instead Of sermon read
the history OF tho passion accord ng To -. Matthew
THE GERMAN CHURCHES.