The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-26
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0ue Hu,drsdsA Annivsrsary - Jshn Street
Meehsdia Eplsespal Church.
mo ono hundredtn anniversary Of John Street
nrethodiat Episcopal church was celebrated yester-
aay by series Of religious services and addresses
ne gathering ct this time-honored edifce Of wor-
hin was larger than it, capacity could conveniently
accommodate. The church was full at little after
nine In the morning, when the ceremonies were
epened with love feast conducted by the Rev. Il.
7. Pease. Tho congregation entered heartily into
sh,s interesting feature Of Methodist practice and
between the recital Of Christian experiences made
by various members an original hymn and one OF
cider composition were introduced with excellent
eject. At tan O'Clock Bishop James delivered SER
mon nom the text II will wash my hands In in
and went on to show that in order to carry forward
the spiritual work Of Meth0dism 1t necessary to
preserve the soul clean from sin and enter into re
work OF the Lord Jesus with pure and earnest pur-
pose. At the end Of the sermon collection was
made which realized 81, 200. Doxology and bene-
rated for few hours, and at two O'Clock in the ar
terno0n assembled again IN reunion meeting. The
sttendance was very large extending almost to the
dered. Whils We walk with God in light'' was also
eloquently interpreted In the comminged voices or
the devoIt men and women present. "
Bishop James excused himself from saying any
thing In the afternoon, but introduced DR.: Abel
Stevens, who made an attractive address on the his
tory OF Aethodism dwelling particularly on the fact
that 1t came originally from Germany, through the
tiny OF the North American continent lay in the
hands and IN the keeping OF the German and Irish
a1 OF i..o sna sn e. c t
Union were Influenced, he believed, by the spirit OF
1ethodism which was started by Phillip Embury,
Bishop Asbury and Barbara Heck IN the year 1885,
1t gave the tone OF resoute ana earnest purpose
which characterized forefathers In their struggle
for freedom and 1t infused the broad far reaching
instinct Of progress which marked their civil delib
eratt0ns.
Governor Roberts, Of Liberia, made a short ad-
growing universal religion and has already pene-
srated the Wild and pagan regions OF Africa.
preachers and said there was much credit due to
them for their ardent and successful labors in the
collection was then taken up, which reached the
There was another reunion meeting at six O'Clock.
congregation and after prayer and Scripture lesson
the Rev. J. T. Peck assembled the pulpit and preached
hymn to the tune Of "oid Hundred, was given With
good deal Of edifying spirit and after the dox0ogy
ana 6enedctfon by the bishop the sepa
rated with an excellent Impression OF the centennial
oiaAon'
-. Patrick's CnthcdFal-Serm0n by Rev. DR..
McSwecny.
The high mass at the Cathedral yesterday was cee-
brated by Rev. Father Mclean. The gospel Of the
day, which was the twenty first after Pentecost
rating the story Of the servant who having met with
aeniency from his master, for the payment Of his
debts cast fellow servant into prison who could not
In turn pay him, was the text from which the Rev.
Dr.. AcSweeny preached the sermon. The passage,
he said, wasfu Of suggestions to every one 1t came
home to the mind Of everybody. It taught the beau
q mC we're Sose WSo
Inl Of faults themselves The gospel taught us just
IN proportion as we judged Others should we our
extend that %soy os ~ The
relation Of justice and mercy was then skilfuly ana
q God also REQUIRED him 70 40 q. The vne law
Old not excuse him unless he paid his debts or did
al ano contributed all that he could 70 that end.
The reverend gentleman Announced Saturday next
- fasting day Of obligation, being the vigil OF the
santa IN the Ordo. or - It u more popuary known,
Bishsp Snow On tho Revelations.
me question "Are the mountains to be buried in
the sear appears 70 b not one Of general interest
Indeed, judging nom the attendance at Bishop
Shows discourse yesterday afternoon, announced
70 bs IN slucidaton Of this inquiry. the great
q the citizens Of New York are unmoved
~ curiosity respecting any future change In
the relations ct present existing between the
mountains and the sea. To those who did attend,
however, possessed Of moro speculative minds, It
VA, no doubt gratifying to learn that any appre-
hension Of such remarkable disturbance In nature
quakes in South America and California suggested
that such thing might be, without our special
wonder sttll the LANGUAGE Of the Scriptures fore
telling This catastrophe meant not Its accomplish
ment In material sense but were used hguratively
and with an alegorical meaning. Thus the earth,
BODY Of tie planet but the nations 81 and md
peoples thereof. The sea was typical OF the
q the @ dspscs e sSs
Ssr ss And would not these be hurled down
commencedf The throne Of Spain, shaken by an
earthquake, had t0ttered and fallen; so would the
q and Of day
for Ireland this) and the empire Of Russia and ell
the empires and 20 to perSa s Maving thus re-
trembled at the thought Of the Alleghanies coming
down on top OF them, the speaker quoted ex-
iisns supSo IRON n ss naspetaon % sn
Euage they used and 70 prove the near
Ise eS ana had
ended in the fall OF 1874. Christ was therefore,
near at hand and might be expected OF any day and
he fnrthcr informed them that all that was said By
other ministers and other churches about going to
d n Mas Christ say BLESSED are the ees or nes
shall iuhabit the earthfn Here was TO be Christs
Kingdom, here the righteous and the Just were to
enter into full possession OF Him; the wicked were
20 be cast out. With which encouraging assurance
the speaker closed.
Auniversary OF rho New York Bible and Conn
mon Prayer Book society.
The anniversary Of the New York Bible and Common
Prayer Book Society was celebrated yesterday even
ing at Christ church, Fifth avenue and Thlrty-fth
street. The society IL local In name only, Its work
being for the church at large dioceses and missionary
jurisdictions. Its general object Ia the gratuitous
distribution OF Bibles and the Common PRAYER Book
The aim OF the meeting last night was, by appeals TO
large assistance towards meeting the cost OF Bibles
aud Prayer looks as would enable the society to
place. what one OF the speakers termed the 'imper-
general missionaries of the church. 70 the extent OF
their opportunities to judci0usly use and distribute
them. Whether the object OF the meeting was not
fully understood by the practitioners or that the
threatening weather deferred people from coming
the church was not half fllod.