The New York herald., 1868-03-30
THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.

The genial spring weather OF yesterday had the |
eject Of drawing large congregations to the several
churches. The up town fashionable ones especially |
were well attended Below will be found resume |
OF the services and the discourses in many OF the
more prominent churches. '6f
The pbarisee and the Publican-Scrmon by |
Rev. DIR. Chaplin.
Al the morning service yesterday In the church |
corner OF Forty-ffth street and Fifth avenue the
Rev. DIR. Chaplin, in an extempore prayer OF uni
yersa character invited his hearers to join with
him in an invocation that the Deity would be gra'
ciously pleased to regard with compassion n,
those in this nation that are suffering and " 49,
trial of whatsoever kind; to relieve the poe ann
those who are laboring under privations and ~
invoke blessing all the citizens OF .A,s ,rroa,
nation in this ner hour Of CONFLICT; tb =. tho snr,t
OF wisdom and peace may prevail ac' erd,no 70 the
win OF everlasting truth and that tt se encaped in
the trial now going on before the nation NAV be
divested Of all preudices and be S into the clear
light OF discerning all things an lasposno all things
towards the benefit and welfar of tie United States
and every member Of c. .sacress, and give them
strength and wisdom TO M Justly, and finally to pre-
The reverend gentler fan then read the eighteenth
chapter OF ST. LukeA Gospel, and preached from it,
taking the tenth yese as the principal text for his
sermon. One Qr tAe leading features in the Gospel
was the parable of the pharisee and the publican
going % pray in che temple, and from this text
very eloquent sermon was delivered. The reverend
gentleman said that In great city like New York
not only the pharisee and the publican were repre-
were presented at every turn. The characters OF
these two types ofmen described in the Gospel were
portrayed and contrasted with great power
the self-complacency Of one with the humility
and fervOr Of the other. The pharsee said
he was not so bad as other men, while the publican
simply prayed for mercy, confessing that he was
sinner One was proud Of wearing long fringed ply
lacteries and various forms Of costume; the other
despised by his proud neighbor. He did not hold
that any peculiar costume or any form OF ceremonial
was necessary IN the worship OF the heart which the
Almighty looked for in men. The Roman Catholic
was logical In holding his peculiar doctrines In that
respect, but the members OF other denominations, OF
whatsoever Sect who believed in the right OF private
Judgment, were not logical in resorng 10 forms In
costume and ceremonial and yet condemning other
men on trivial matters upon which they differ In
spect TO these things He maintained that the
Bible contained all that it was necessary for
lexicon were the keys to the book of
knowledge Man was adInonished to read, mark
learn and nwardly digest the great soul-saving
truths contained in that great book-the book OF
eternal lne-and that there they would find the
beautifully worded and effectively delivered homily
the reverend preacher eXhorted his hearers to keep
holy the Sabbath day. But while he claimed that it
was The duty OF man upon that day to turn his
thoughts and mind to the Creator, he not one OF
those who would insist upon .puritanical observ-
gloom, &c; and while he would pray that all
men might at all times, In every act of their
iHt, III every HouT Vi tHe uav, turn tnelr
hearts land minds heavenward, and invoke bless
ing upon their just and honest enterprises and
While he would expect that, according TO the Divine
command, the Sabbath should be held sacred as
day Of prayer still he would not be opposed to the
social rational enjoyments Of the day. II was pecu.
1iarly day of repose and rest from the cares ana
sronbles OF the working days OF mans lfe and the
enjoyment OF 1t, after the hours devoted to divine
worship, was TO be found and appreciated in the
innocent amusements Of home and the family circle
Let none thank God that ~ am not as other men .
but let all, aware OF the weakness OF human nature
say, like the publican "Lord, be merciful to me
sinncr.r
fiOn separated, :. =