The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-03

in health 10 court cold wet feet But for this nped-
-ent to peiesrianism the churches everywhere would
have been crowded. Below ws give brief notices o. !
services and proceedings n many Of the Esrs -
senssutees 10 this city and vicinity, 'a
Triaity
Yesterday beng b. festival Of .he Publication Of The
Blessed Virgin Mary there wss full choral service in
Trinity church, very large congregation being IN at
tendance. After the reading OF the collects the spstls
and tho gospel appropriate the festival tho Rev. DR.
oslyy advanced 10 the lecern and gave summary Of
The works Of charity during the past year done under
The auspices OF the Trinity Association for the relief
mo poor insisncng particulars as TO the circumstances
attending the giving Of aid TO of those who
lie thanked the donors and ALL this charity fund
for the aid they had placed in the Of the church
,hem endeavors The Rev Dr. virton then mentioned,
~ an addendnn TO Dr. 0gilvy's remarks thai he
vino apparently partners in business, al ana.
n,mous note enclosing for charity purposes the rst
he did not know who they we're hut he siDoseIy Drsysd
sDat for having cvnced 80 truly Christian spirit they
w.sla pc prSspeI Ts and blessed both sporsy and
prcacneda most coluent sermon on the paraRount
duty Of obedience 70 God taking as his ssxt First Corin
The scourse rebatal Of the assertion falsely and
frequently made, that the duties OF Christianity
were binding only on proessed members OF Chris's
cnurcn IL intended also tho idea that
mad right 10 do he pleased relative TO oOeying
viii 10. In concl0eiou the reverend doctor
nred his hearers to heed and fulfil 70 tho letter The
closing words Of the taxi 'Giory God your body,
and Your spirit, which Cod s." After the regular
service s,y cominiaion was administered The musical
services we're not extra from those ueaaiy pertaining 70
Sunday worship At this chusch.
West Finp-shird street Baptist Charch.
In the little. r1pretening bnidina situated in Fifty
third erect Seventh avenae this CITY which IS
xhou cuaU TFsvf hird
Baptist church. there assembled last evening
large congregational great portion OF which had NO
doubt, boon drawn within its walls BY The announce
given the day previous that the ordinance OF
baptism would 10 administered during The ssEvice
Nov IL msy be considered, and Justly go, thing re-
au,rinc che greatest power of phyncG endurance V
walk nile minutes and fortyfve seconds in
the iooe Of nthern blast DO compelled TO listen 20
orchestra vih each instrument screecnmg tSne ON
own indv,dva responsibility, or be an unwilling ear
toadsr to asonoice reading from Stewards diplomatic
letters, to calculate by simple rule oil three
thai the Un,sed States debt is 'bcssng in disguise;
but voluntarily to walk into font OF frcezing WAFER
with the thermometer . thirty degrees Fahrenheit
and be gently buried for second beneath the redetn
CURING greater endurancs than oil tho others put
together. Vet four persOns-threc Of whom we're
wonenUnderweDt NJ this church last evening the re-
s,sous ordeal oil ordinance Of baptism, according
napist sehef The ceremony was painfully impress
el-sacrsdcing minister and pous congregation could
lend 10 il; Tie services wore begun by The pastor,
Rev William rsnS ~ offering :s ,S Ss
they might swak in newsome light, with their eyes
steadfasy fzsd on the heavenly goal" rho reverend
gentleman attired in long, flowing black robe and
when the platform covering the ioni which ten feet
BY i've in Dimensions and contained water to the depth
Of about t0 feet had been removed he descended the
steps and walked into the mi ode OF the dimnuiive
pond. The first candidates. young man attircd In
questioned as to his name and If he confessed
tho grost Head Of the CHURCH, and giving airma-
1,ve answer. the candidate was made 70 walk about in
Ihe water few seconds while the minister pronounced
the wordr Il bap,ze thee In the name Of the Father
and Of theson ana of the Holy Ghostn The last word
Uttered minister placing the candidates.
Sack as means Of support plunged him entirely under
nance" % the women, who long dresses was the
same but the administering was not compesed without
evident signs OF suffering the part Of the
fair CHRISTIAN participants One Of them in particular
enterr the iont seemed on the point Of fainting,
and for a second had be wholly supported by the
n,insters arm while all easped and moaned half audi
by as tho last plunge was taken Upon the coun,e-
what they considered the viii OF God, which do
termination was in no wise weakened ~ their ssf-
.sr.an OF their actions As candidate from
a1e immersion tho congregation sung sbe following
Happy day, happy day,
ae taught me how to watch and pray
And i've Rejoicing every day
and now and then
I'm going home 70 die
rhe pastor after the ceremony had been s9nsiaS:a
commanded, and Jet there Is room-room IN the bosom
81 Christ IN The heart OF our Saviour room IN tho
home ,oternal glory; sinner, como and seek that
saviour AMI thy home" Mr.. Pendle,on then delivered
n scrmon taking his teri from tho hfty Nth PSALM
ohth verse, during which he argued that ~ the time
-sl The storm and the tempest mentioned In the holy
writing wac a certain occurrence Tor oil mon, and they
knew not shen IL would come for each Individual, tho
ps.son, tho TO 'hastsn thar escape by aban.
isnng tnei- evil ways and returning 70 God.
Lecture by Father Hecker.
sss. evening large congregation assembled IN the
spacious Roman Catholic church OF Mary Star of the
sea brooklyn hear lecture by Father Hecksr, the
sshJect OF the discourse being "why Do Catholics Pay
Rsspest Reics and Pictures - The reverend gentle
man by Observing that Of tho tests Of
true religion whether t made Itself acceptable TO
people and responded to their great wants and in
suncis tho ,Roman Catholic religion he eonssndcd,
gave freedom activity. and, distinguished from
other ,egons which imprisoned the SOUL elevated
ard therefore acceptable. He dvels a.
sgth upon fac. thai the respectful and asconsie
Semirisceace a. object dear 70 our hearts
greatest sentiments that could possess the human
heart. Way Id see the noble statue Of George
washnSsA erected In our public squares Was not
iLe object r aissxerlhyY when the cable connecting
EUROPE whs America first laid. and when portion
Of The coil ,sss conveyed w broadway, did not the
great crowd take on their bats passed along and
s,e loud saa hearty cheers honor Of the great event
Inc the people were fu OF JOY ana they gave
enthusiastic "a pressan 10 II AZ the sight OF the coil; but
~as Tor ia Gull itself they chsersdf When John
Brown hes lev distinguished men eeebrased his
funenl ssrvlcs aud IN the very midst OF The deep
mourning whcA prevailed immense sensation was
sl.d ~ the " hib'sn OF pin With Browns blood
ntou H. Again.. when the Nc,hodists celebrated the
centenary relics produced in their church
"a relneln5rans- " neu founder We respect the
ia nes Of fsress aen tho localities where they lived
na tue deeds related with their were still
deep a 1ur heart such sentiments worthy Of
ts IA. h.sl ccmmSi iaons and what did he draw from
thaan surely all 10 sncs Of that kind, when popu
ard 10 thy matters, should he taken up
10 ~. ses,ss o. rsiil and directed upwards 70 tho
n0blgs ~ objects. Our instincts should not
~ aresiss 20 Ipress these noble sentiments Of our
lssrss hat g. develop, and elevate them Hence the
ttnfh hal tss suetx 10 remind va OF the suferings