The New York herald., 1867-02-18

and he soecie 70 going through the whole sheaf 70
a. Il. he npesched the because OF Dmn N ten
dency. ,ra the days OF Garnck down 10 a. nrssent
t'r because Of the ruin II haa ~aus6d TO SO many
In his concluding remarks Mr.. Smith spoke Of the many
Immoral plays now in existence. OF the drunkards'
graves Elled by many actors, and denounced the
stage as robber In the s.ne Of debauahed society
impeached IT, and olose' his sermon by appealing 10
young guata themselves against It's isscinatons
The audience was then dismissed with the benedc-
lion Mr. smiths sermon on sunday evening next wiz
be on the subject OF s'eamblins saloons
Lack of Religious Culture Fatal TO Our Public
and social systems.
Right Rev. Thomas Clark, Bishop or Rhode Island,
preached sermon on the course Of Christian education
last evening in Calvary church. Fourth avenue taking
for his subject sThe Lack OF Religious Culture Fatal to
Public and Social Systems"
After the usual Sabbath evening services the reverend
gentleman announced his subject, and said that all his
tory teaches that material prosperity and the highess
esthetcal Intellectual excellence OF governments are
always the only things indispensable TO the welfare ana
permanent security OF people Men and nations hod-
ing highest rank in the worlds history have crum-
bled TO pieces. II the reign Of Solomon, wnen
the kingdom Of Israel had attained It's great
est fame and magnihcence, that fatal schisms crep.
in and rent the ancient kingdom in TWAIN. Inc
kingdom and the people had attained their high
political grandeur and from that point began to de-
cline II is not many years since all Europe remoied
the might and power OF Spain, ana now there Is
none so poor 10 do 1t What is TO be our
compact and strong us Are there elements Of
weakness In social system Is the onward wave on
that lie before us Our physical resources are
nexhausble. Our commerce is borne on every sea- our
ships seen IN every port and there is not nation
In tho world that would not shrink from measuring
swords with Our population increases with marve-
rapdity With territory double that OF the Roman
empire when 1t ruled the world, stretch the electric
wire from the Atlantic TO the Pacific; have
the land North and South, East and West with
iron tracks and cities spring up if by magic,
4 md our blessings
| anything ever check this prosperity Can anything
undermine our foundations or bring US low That is
the question should ask ourselves II is answered
in this: II prove disoyal to God and his truths He
will surely desert the nation and leave to its own de-
vices And then assuredly shall follow the great
empires that have preceded TO an nglorous grave
There certain elements in social condition which
make II peculiarly necessary for us to have broad
1 flrm comprehensive intelligent Christian culture. The
Of such that everything In our
% aa rso FOR ss %
| time In the history Of the world, on q great
scale, the experiment Of general suffrage CIV
ernment and institutions Of the country, without
gard to any qualification OF property intelligence or
character Now man may deposit his ballot, which he
perhaps read and by this the wisest and most
perfect plan may nulIined by the OF poor
nebriae bought for the occasion, and who perhaps
needs the aid Of his friends the polls Millions
Of property thus at the disposal OF men who have
taxes not single dollar Of which they are ever ex-
pected to pay. II may be presumed therefore, that
great many Intelligent citizens have come to the natural
conclusion that the security, safety and welfare OF the
community would have been better preserved by re.
strcting the right Of suffrage TO tnose who have
personal interest in the general welfare OF society and
Intelligence enough to fui6 with prudence and fore.
thought solemn duty Of the suffrage But the
aeair and therefore all do now is to make the
best Of present existing condition Of things and
make safe to enrust the control Of the public affairs
their guidance II evident to all that there
was nation whose need Of thorough moral religious
culture imperative In that culture alone
lies protection against the unprnciped demagogues
and terrible evils Of bad who TO enter and
Public opinion is the despot before which all bow
and therefore public opinion must be enlightened and
the earth here and not always By the best
or pursst Of the people Over 2 quarter Of
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when Europe sees at the Paris Exposition what
marvellous wealth will exhibit to the world, who
can tell 70 what extent tie people or Europe may
hereafter emgrate these shores And these people
Be absorbed into the body polite and become here
foreign substance rons and s.nsrenins % III Z tho whole
social system The question what Is 70 be done with
power Of religion actual purity be brought bear
upon the necessities and dangers Of the time The
active religious culture must oe dussd throushout the
land. There must be teachers OF the gospel-pure,
earnest u.:s1hsh .sa svs msn-.hS win 50 into the
| The living truth But 70 succeed they must
.nd the osnmIs We must FIRST a
Church Of Christ The schemes Of phanthropsts, the
and but partial God has established his own
agency; and II is mot to be presumed that i'm.
IL spiritual things and bring them within the covenant
Of grace Gods kingdom must be established here,
vats he people and bring them out Of ignorance and
barbarsm, and check the ravages OF disease. berate
those who in bondage and make them Christians
mans and charitable and tolerant n we'll a.
pure and upright in heart Tho nation demands
highways and byways, into the dark alleys into the
tenement houses, where the poor and ignorant and
vicious congegate and bring them into light and
them from the hidsous scenes which brutalize
their hearts and must destroy their souls We ryeI
Of the citySe candidates for The IAN and sSs s.O~s
the overowng Of another and another genera
tion Of drunkards burglars and murderen This V the
rs charity Of ALL The preacher then proceeded show
the great which had attended the Society
and the ministers Of bis denomination In this holy
this cty-a which had prompted other denoml
nations 70 enter the good work with like sue
the people 70 govern their hearts By the indwsina Of
the Lord Jesus CHRIST In their souls
INerestiuG Baptismzl Ceremony.
series Of daily services has been in progress In the
Fifty third street Baptist church during the past three
weeks and has resulted in the addition Of considerable
numbers 70 the congregation, among whom . marked
interest in the things apperanne TO religion seems 70
have been awakened Last night large cossourse Of
people present. crovding the building 10 rspleton
Tho singing Of hymns and prayers By the pastor the
church. the Rev. W. Pendleton preceded the opening
Of tho regular exercises Of the evening which were
commenced o. halfpast seven, and conducted BY the
Rev. Edward Burnham. The reverend gentleman de-
lvcred earnest discourse Of more than an hour in
length em the words Of the 18th OF she I'd Psalm
"Bessed are oil they that put their trust In Him" The
nrst directed attention the personal prououn
Him. II referred 70 Christ concerning whom the whole
PsAlm vas eloquent II was Msssianic Psalm The SER
IN r avtou uoufnv
whole Of IT, The divine claims Of the Saviour were
pointed out and insisted upon with force and feryor
The claims Of Chrs 70 the allegiance the public CON-
fcsson 70 the prayers Of men, especially nsanced
10 these claims unsanctned humanity opposed stub
born resistance the folly Of which was dsmoustrsted
by the fact that. eventually, either TO ther eternal
misery or endless pain must 70 OFFER this re
sssance II they did not accept Christ their King
they would be compelled 70 own Him a their INDIE
II they did confess Him IN the time Of their pro
baton, 70 their peace now and their glory here /
After when that time had passed they would
Be Oompeled 70 own, With the apostsfa In.