The national Republican., 1867-04-27
THE METROPOLITAN PULRIr.

THE METROPOLITAN PULPIr.|
Inpursuance Of our purpose We attended
church last Sabbath morning IN Metserott
Hall. to hear Rev. DR. BorsIox, the pastor
Of the new Congregational Church 81 this
city, and chaplain Of the United States
House Of Representatives. s7s5 rIr-, b, i
This Church was organizedin November,
1865, with sixty members. II now has
two hundred and seven, and II is . notice
able fact that on each communioniday
since the Church was established new menu
bers have been added to this now flourish
ing religious brotherhood. DR.. BorsroS
was installed pastor in October, 1866, and
since his installation the congregation has
doubled. During the sessions Of Congress
DR.. BoYSroS was accustomed 10 hold one
religious service day in the Hall Of the
House, where the writer Of this had fro
quent opportunities TO hear him. The
Church now worship steadily morning and
evening in Metzerott Hall. fo,,e. +, ,,o'
This young and enterprising Church and
congregation are now building o splendid
and commodious church edi6ce on the
corner Of II and Tenth streets. The walls,
are going up rapidly, and 1T is ex-
pected that the house will be ready for
dedication by December II is one hun
dred and forty-hve by ninety feet and win
seat twenty-five hundred people, and VIII
be the largest church in the city. The
galleries and lecture-room are above, and
the lectureroom is SO arranged that Il can
be thrown open and made part OF the
main audience-room. A5,'A '4H.' ~
The Congregational Union Association
purchased the site, and have already paid
$4,000 of the purchase money. The esti-
mated cost Of the building when com
pleted is 100000, and s75, 900 is already
raised. Much credit Is due 10 Maj. Gen.
HowARD, through whose excrtions q large
proportion OF this sum has been raised.
The General is prominent member Of the
Church. 'vlIr-.r sf'l 70 traT Oh .
This is the only Congregational church
in this city; and, as matter Of course, the
membership and the congregation Is made
up principally Of New England men and
women. ... -.r, ....
Congregationalism 10 an implantation IN
this community; il Is not Indigenous 10
the soil. It ia purely Of New England
growth; but creeps out here and there in
other parts Of the country. In its creed,
its confession Of faith, and its doctrinal
theology, 1t is in general harmony with
what is known as new school 7Presby.
terianism; the chief difference being in
its form Of Church government o.. s.a
So much with respect to the status Of
this new and growing church. Our CON
cluding remarks will be confined to the pas
tor himself. On the occasion referred to,
the text was Romans, tenth chapter and
tenth verse: "For with the heart man be-
lieveth, unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation"
The discourse was q clear and forcible
analysis Of the doctrine, that the heart Of
man must first be enlisted in religious
truth that the intellect may be Influenced
and controlled thereby, and thus induced
to give cordial assent 10 the truths ofreye.
lation. That, while man may accept as
true the statement that the world turns on
its own axis once in twenty-four hours rs
a mathematical demonstration which he
neither cares TO gainsay nor deny, yet IN
religious matters, he will not believe till
the heart assents to the word and power
of God. The sentiments OF the sermon
were enforced by able arguments, apt and
well chosen illustrations, and earnest ap.
peals. 1t had beginning, middle, and
an end, and was terse and comprehensive
throughout. q " " .- an
DR.. BoYNroS is man Of common size,
Of angular build, and Of fair proportions;
and is, we should Judge, about fifty.fye
years ofage. He looks like man who had
labOred long and faithfully, both with heart
and brain, in the cause Of his Master. He
is not one of the fat and sleek kind Of
personages who take life easy and are con,
tent to let the world slide. He looks weary
with study and labor, and gives, evident
tokens Of needed rest; and though his so
ciety have refused to diSmiss him at his
request, or even to call council for that
purpose, we understand they have given
him vacation Of some months that he
may recuperate. This "a right As pul-
pit orator, DR.. BoYKroE evidently has q
Just conception Of the correct model.
There is no ranting or bombast in his style.
He writes his sermons and delivers them
as they are written from the manuscript
before him, but his manner Of delivery Is
nearly as forcible as though they were de-
liVered e1 tempors. He has clear, full
voice, that Is capable, without much mp
parent effort, Of filling any building, how
ever large. As q reader OF the Bible and
Of poetry, he is above the average. It has
always seemed 10 Us that most elergymen
fail In this very essential power. The
word Of God and the songs OF the Church
ARE not 10 be mouthed and mnmbled over
~ sehOOlboy reeites biz Lesson Thereis
AIDING more impressive In divine worship
IAIsn The proper reading Of Gods word and
las hymns u IiOn. Let this be done ASit
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