The New York herald., 1868-06-01
quenty dwelling upon the workings OF the Holy
Ghost as manifested In sne progress Of the Church.

quenty dwelling upon the workings OF the Holy
Ghost as manifested In sne progress Of the Church.
plymouth Chuxch-Rev. H. w. Beecher ON
Eternal Truths.
ies' ,.dAy Plymouth church was filed to Its ut-
n' 1t capacity. The Rev. Mr.. Beecher in an intro
dactory address announced to his congregation that
a collection was called from them for the main
tenance OF the Sunday schools in which the children
attending were provided with clothing and
food 1t was to be regretted that the parents Of poor
children in many cases were too poor or too dissi-
pated too negligent to bestow attention on their
education In this great republic ignorance was
treason, and there should be no germ Of treason
among us. He impressed the necessity of educating
youth in q social and national point Of view and
included the claims OF the cOlored population
sS read ba of
my, and preached from the thirty third and thirty
nth verses Of the eighth chapter OF Joshua. In those
made to the curses which shall attend as punish
ments for crimes He said the curses and the bless
ings announced to three millions Of the Hehew peo
pie In the valley between Mount GariZim ana Mount
Hebal would remain forever; that peoples and dy.
nastes had passed away but the everlasting truths
would remain forever. He did not care straw about
churches or forms Of creed. One church might be
better than another, and no doubt those grades Of
better and worse existed. There were Metho-
or six OF them, Episc0palians and others,
and they seemed in the mutations OF time and
circumstances to be all coming together. The mis-;
fortune lay that in thousands OF cases churches and
teachers had been abOrtive. The curses upon those
who commit crimes remain and will remain forever
There was handful of Jews on the Mediterranean,
on the south end of Palestine, and they had more
power than all the other nations OF the earth and
at the present time they have more power all over
the world than any other sect or denomination Of
the human family. And why9 Because they believe
IN the Divine law as it was received and obeyed by
their ancestors nearly four thousand years ago He
was proud Of the Jews for various reasons. He
loved the Jews because they gave us Christ. IN
reference to this country he said 1t was mighty
naton-mighty IN war and in laws to govern Society,
glowing with riches and growing greater every day,
full and abounding with everything that made q
m@St great hpPy He prayed n tGat it
incur the curse for having removed the landmarks.
rms nauon had become greatly developed and was
10 70 rapid ptogress towards further development, but
IN ts greatness and power the utmost skill and just
management were required. The nation was glgan-
tlc in extent and wieldy In proportions and demand
ed wisdom, prudence and justice in its government.
West Washington Church.
The annual sermon before the graduating class OF
Rutgers Female College was delivered last evening
in the West Presbyterian church, West Forty
street, by the President II. NJ Pierce, LII. d. The
church was comfortably filed by highly attentive
congregation, and after the usual predatory devO-
tiOns the speaker proceeded to address the class.
III du IutcIcbtluk anu uulquc ulbCOulSC hC
illustrated the beauties of the nculcation Of
q system OF mental philosophy which strives
for the higher ana nobler aims aims OF human ~ an
existence, correcting the errors which exist in the
human heart and having corrected them holding q
course which emuiates the oter forms Of the divine
idea OF earthly attainments which was the very dis
tnctiOn which every soul should seek to attain for
ITSELF These purposes could be attained only through
meditation, sefexamination and secret PRAYER,
which would give us q knowledge of our departures
from duty and create q delightful harmony between
our souls ourselves and our work In closing his
benedctOn upon the class, which arose, with eX-
tended hands he besought the divine blessing upon
lis members.
Laying Of the Corner Stone of the New
Church of the Holy Cross.
Some thirteen years ago the Rev. p. Mccarthy was
appointed to the pastOrship of the Church of the
Holy Cross on West Forty-second street. then a
rather ungainlyloOkng edifce, but which was so
numerously attended that an attempt to make suit
able alterations would seriously discommode the
exceedingly large number Of devotees there attend
ing divine worship. Father Mccarthy, however,
instituted improvements and additions, and so eX-
tended the influence OF his church as TO render re-
formation OF the church building anabsolute necessity
The reformation was commenced but II was speedily
discovered that an entire reconstruction would be
most advantageous, and in the end, most econo-
mcal. A temporary building, fronting on Forty-thlrd
street, was erected, the old church torn down and Il
new one commenced. Yesterday the corner stone Of
this new cdfce was laid, and the foundation OF the
new church blessed by His Grace Archbishop McClos
key with appropriate ceremonies at which a large
number of the leading clergymen OF this diocese
sisted The Rev. Father Hecker, Of the Congregation
OF st. Paul the Apostle, delivered timely, pleasing
DISCOURSE In which he appealed to the sensibiities
and religious fervor OF his auditors urging them to
continue untedly and devotedly In the good work of
erecting suitable temple to the worship OF God,
and In which His divine teachings and those OF His
church could be given with proper dignity, and To
which those OF other faiths might come to hear whar
the priests Of the church might say The ceremonies
were attended by an immense cOncourse of persons.
The windows housetops, trees ana other eminences
IN the neighborhood were crowded.
The Clinton Avenue (}rOel<lynl Baptist Church.
The new chapel of the Clinton avenue Baptist
church, Brooklyn, w. D., opened for the first
time yesterday. The dedicatory sermon was
preached by the Rev. Dr. Hiscox, who took for his
text the frst verse, fifth chapter OF St. John. There
was numerous congregation in attendance. The
chapel ~ Drck structure, two stories in height ana
IS capable OF seating about seven hundred persons
rhe building. together with lots for church edidce
fronting on Clinton avenue, was the donation OF the
ate william Mangam.
HEBREW CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD.
First Anniversary Excrcises-Addresses by
Rev. DIR. Kenirick and Morris j. Franklin.
Nj. D.-ResoIntiOns and Reports.
The first anniversary exercises Of the Hebrew
Christian brotherhood were celebrated last evening
IN the Presbyterian church, Of which Rev. Dr. Crosby
n0 nnTA. -.