The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-16
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY

notwithstanding the sinclemency OF the weather. y
igor only slightly relaxing toward the cAose OF tho even
ing OF Yesterday tho churches OF Tho Recognized fe
gous denominations were well aud In numerous IN
STANCES largely attended in this and the naghboTin
| cites. Below vii; DO found notices OF tue NOR
prominsni exercises OF last night and Ia which princi
| paly IN consequence OF their directly pensEoien
character mora khan passing interest WAS iei o.
the charsby, aos less than tho rslgiol.iy incOas'
I public
| discourse by the Rev. Er. afsf.iyaD bcf,e'
| the Catholic sunday school Union at ~
stephens Church.
mo second discourse OF serIes course OF Dc
bssry before the Catholic Sunday School Unsa Of hs
city wss pronounced last evening 10 81 sissbent
charch EsN Twen,y-sIgh,h street BY the Rev Or
hcGlynn, before very numerous gathering After IN
Introductory vespsr service by tho choir tho rsvereur
gentlemen assembled che papi. and having announced
a. his subject. Who 10 Jesus Chrslsn proceeded TO
very oscsi we'll as theological analysts Of tho quos.
uon AS an appropriate text no quoted the Gospel Ut
81 john Who the divine genealcgt that had shown
that Christ was the Word aud thlt tho Word Cod
and that Word had become nestr Here peril.
nenl inquiry Ia the present inycstigstion what
shown that meant mankisd Now Il
one OF the necessary attributes OF the Almighty
that He coad not suffer dmina,ou. Bat Il had been
narrated that God became flesh. Whist was tine
ing OF thsf Tbs Catholic and the neutrality-suspicious.
WAS found in tbs inference that lie becsme man with
-out losing HIS divine attributes II mcsnt thar Chris
became msD that tbs Divine Being only the
form and nature 81 man Goa could not suffer oss by
becoming tho Inferior being. ON tue contrary human
form had elevated 10 divinity. rho relationship
OF Christ 20 God tho second person or tAo Blessed
Trinity rs the Son Of cod one which bad no model
the gross relationship OF the Hesh. Such an ilrsra
ton had been permitted tor the purposes OF religion
Blt She son OF God the image wherein Cod in His
nhn;tc powor. had reflected His wisdom and good
THE image was The Word, and tho Word WAS
Christ and chrsi was the Son Of God In this
s tba Tssa,opsh,o o, me Ho,y Ghost or the
third person Of tho Blessed Trinity 70 tho Cod
head. rhe Holy Ghost was tho Bo'y Spirit and the
Holy Spirit ~as tho perfect love with which God, the
Father loved God tho SON The misson OF that Son
had been earth 70 heaven, and man TO God and
TO make mortality immortality HIS advent had shown
moro Of the plans OF tle Almighty even than the
creation OF tho world. TO accomplish His purpose He
s E.r. s 81"
why should suffer. Tho divine intellect which was
niaiiole had chosen suffering Is the means 10 the end
right But Goa could suffer Hence The assumption or
tue human form lie taught ~ welt spoke He taught
than lie spoke. While Ho preached only three
years. he had taught thrtyth years or eleven times
a many Here was tho which instructive
TO the Sunday school teacher. In concluding, the
fering saviour inlshs Church or to-day whose
ncants be eShorted 10 an Intelligent consideration OF
the mysteries which involved their faith, and whom he
warned against nero religion OF wOrcs. collection
was then taken up In aid Of tho objects OF the union
and the bsneacon closed tho services OF the evening
CHARACTERIZATION Ot tho " Fnr West'-M0etsuk
la Madison Square Presbyteriaa Church.
A large congregation assembled last evening 10 the
Madison square Presbyterian church Qsev Dr.. Adansp
pursuan; 90 advertised CALI for the purpose OF con-
sderin2 the necessity Of eyangczIug tue vast tract OF
country opened missionary effort In consequence
OF the building Of ths Pacific railroad The exercises
we're under the auspices Of the Presbyterian Home
MISSIONARY Committee. They opened oy Wis
ssugiug Of m anthem and the 61th Palm
On the mountains top appcarisg,
In the sacred herald gtauds,
welcome news 70 Zion bearing.
zion long in host lands. !.
Mourning captive
God himself win loose Thy bands
Prayer Was then offered w by the Rev. DE-. Adams,
who afterwards briefly siaod the object OF the meeting
The Rev. Dr. KExBArl. Secretary o. the Presby tsran
Home Missionary Committee, thea addressed the con-
gregztion. Referring " = large map OF the United
states which suspended at the back Of the pulpit
he said that twothrds OF nations territory lay wost
OF the Missouri river. and over ~ tina ,. va.
Of orr ii, A Gseoc and o,hs. railroads. now % pro.
and nissoosriss would b needed in order 70 secure
hcm 10 the cause Christ The reverend speaker then
gave s brief summary Of tho railroads being bulb 10
Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri Kansas aud othor Western
made on lLe Union Pacific Railroad All Of those opened
UP vast held for missionary work, and Il behooved the
Of this civ 10 provide the means Tor carrying on
During she past six months tho contributions 10 the
Home Missionary fund had not been ss large 40 during
the corresponding period last year, while the work 10
be done was continually increasing Tho committee
we're twenty-five thousand dollars in debt. Four.
teen Thousand dollars would be due for missionaries
salaries the let oil January next Tho speaker con-
Guided BY making an earnest appeal 10 The Christian
people TO come furnish the MEANS not only
Tor relieving them their present embarrassments,
bu, also for creating fund whereby missionary opera
lions might be extended In tho ''FaT WEST
he pa Mr. MauT 4 mi IA
by the committee the next speaker The great and
important fact Of the hour no said was that God re-
oured the evans eizstion Of whole country Next
20 the that Providence had wrought IN eradicate
ing slavery from land Is the far greater miracle OF
opening 40 wide domain Tor tho reapes TO enter IN
and Katherup the harvest Of tue Lord. God u now
stretching this continent the greatest moral agent
he great Union Pacific Railroad whereby In effect tho
two shores of the continent would be united and inc
people the Atlantic coast and those ON tho Paclnc
alone would 10 brought into immediate contact Popu
laou was keeping pace with the progress OF this mighty
work, and ali along It's limo towns and villages we're
springng up II by magic The town Of cheyenne
now numbered i've thousand In population, while on
tho Igt OF July there was not q house within nity
miles OF the elite OF that place, and this VAS
oniv a fair instance Of the spread Of civilixs.
ton through0a, tho almost bundles West The
s,ais az csornia was fast nIlng up With basy
ing population Francisco was now the erest out.
let for traffic 10 AssA The recent acquisition OF Alaska
had added TO the missionary work 70 DO accomplished,
aud IT. cominerre with California bad already com.
msuced. stka xs- only three hundred and seventy
ave miles north % northern territorial boundary
line and there tho Thermometer never fell moro than
eighteen degrees above All this vast Western do I
main would seon be practically owned in Nsw York,
for everything 10 the way Of commences and trade grsy-
tated TOW ard this city, The possibility Of the Cnrs
tians here thsn great Tho material dement's arising
from the sefilsnsns u the vast Western wds would
accrue this ety. and was only right TO expect tha
from this pont The great bulk OF the sountrys
CAPITA was and controlled there should form
che means .ssng this Is yet unsettled but fass
settling waste and Of bringing under the sway OF tas
church. Railroads NOT ONLY great cvillzsrs sut
thew we're sso the successful used by Prvi
aanr fnra
wealth and prosperity 20 railroads They had made hpr
whsi she is--the centre OF lrade the focus OF
talent on this continent. In the svangel sAton Of
our sxtsrdod country greater battle be foDyh,
than was ever fought With the coneder>ry. The fNpa
pagan syssms we're on our shores and spsssag
thar baiefu lnnrsnces; u bshoovsd Protestant tb RE-
tlnns, therefore, TO DO prompt In countersins VI em
III thsy would only get an enlarged view 81 their 70.
spousb,lss and appreciate 20 the full the duty d the
hour he ssi confident thai the Church nsed no longer
hog ior dollar, ~ tue means necessary 70 evanf exng
the West would DO promptly ard yoi1a~si ~ pro.