The New York herald., 1867-03-25
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.


Services In che Catholic Churches.
At the morning services yesterday in the Roman
Catholic churches Of s. Pstrck 81. Pser s. James.
St. Stephen, st. Ammo. st. Mary, st Francis Xavier and
Others large congregations attended. The usual high
mass celebrated in each. The sermons preached
mainly doctrinal and controversial questions,
the ctous conduct OF Of the last
Monday elicng NO aluson Tho duties Of Catholics
sy Of compliance with the commands OF the Church i'm
pressiveiy urged The apparent nonadherence TO the
snc,ent Catholic customs during the penissn;sa,
inndelity was spoken Of as used by non-
the constituted authorities OF the Church warning
Those who attended he services merely they might
be delighted with the rhetorical or sensational were
reproved for the teachings Catholic Church
not much for the temporal the eternal no Of the
Christian In the Brooklyn churches similar services
were held and sermons Of like import preached AT
the Cathedral it thought by some in view Of the
aversion Of Bishop Laughlin TO secret societies, that
the roting OF the Brooklyn Hibernians in this city dur
ing the 81 Patrics Day parade would ATTRACT attention.
but such was not the the Rev. Mr.. Turner, who
preached confined his remarks to the Gospel Of the
day. In one Of the churches in either city was the
music of character the choirs being prnc-
paily engaged in preparing for the Easter festival.
ConHrmstion at the Floating Church Of Our
Saviour.
The rite OF confirmation was administered yesterday
afternoon at the hall OF South street and PECK
slip, occupied by the Seamens church for religious
vices since the abandonment Of the floating Bethel
six months since The PASTOR Rev. H. w. Lewis assist
ed by Rev. j. Corneille conducted the opening
cses and the sacred then administered TO four
candidates by the Right Rev. Bishop Potter a very
impressive manner After the laying on of hands the
choir sang the hymn beginning
"oh happy day that stayed my choice
when the reverend Bishop addressed the worshippers
at somo length taking those lines his text He spoke
Of the necessity Of choce aud gave striking COM
parison Of living in the world without end aim,
sailor who should drift out to sea without chart, COM
pass rudder purpose. His illustrations varied
dsnsey crowded and the Of the parish viii
require the building of church for It's accommodation
as soon as proper site can be selected
The Midnight Mission.
At the request Of the committee Of this mission Dr.
Muhlenberg preached . sermon ON its behalf in the
Church Of the Incanaton Madison avenue last evening"
TO a large and fashionable congregation His text
from the eighth chapter Of st. John, "Go and sin
no more.n He commenced by drawing graphic and
feeling picture of the where the woman taken In
adultery brought TO Jesus by her accusers de-
scribng how the latter shrunk away from the place
writing under the words addressed TO them BY Jesus in
their mporunities that he should pass judg
ment upon her, namely, "Let him who rs without sn
among you the stone. She did not TO be
left atone with her Judge. He who was without sin,
| would he cast the first stone. He said, /" Hath
Lodn He then freed her from the earthly bondage by
4 the words Go and sin more" Probably she did
ne sau rQ2OWiug nc bliuueu IN stIOuk IoIHb
TO the judgment passed by mankind their fellows,
and presented his hearers with striking contrast Of the
manner In which those who hold the power OF earthly
riches apt 70 treat the poor, though worthy and the
| way IN which We are awed by the presence OF pomp.
Christ reversed the judgment or the wOrdhs wealthy
| accusers did not Him. The world, he said, In
| OF fallen women. condoncs the sin OF the
| vile decciver, and condemns the woman, but the
object OF this mission is TO give succor and pro-
tecton to the unhappy victims Of mans nfamy,
putting them in the wsv Of returning TO pure lie.
He asked what efforts has the Church made 10 remove
the "Sodom from Christian s0iLn II il mans ndi-
vdual duty to take the unhappy In hand, did
tho Saviour This Is what the misson are doing, and
with II behooved ALL especially those who
had by their lives, tended 10 increase the evil, 10
give abundantiy TO this cause Money must be had"
After relating some affecting anecdotes and mentioning
where girls had been returned 10 their homes
he invited the sympathy aud aid OF all in this holy
cause.
Dr. Montgomery. rector Of the church, then made
short address, and expressed earnest hope that the
New York mission would long be enabled 10 show
the statisics like mission IN London which
he styled "crowning excellence, where three thou
sand ave hundred and eighysx Of the poor, unhappy
women had been rescued and benefited.