The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-11
Interesting Exercises of the American and
Foreign Church Union, Home Mis-
lonary and Female Guardian
Societies and the Union Theo-
logical Seminary.
SERVICES in THE CHURCHES.
Breakfast to Station House LOdgers at tht
Howard Mission.
Gathering Of spiritualists at 0od-
worth Hall.
THE ANNIVERSARIES.

was preached last evening at St. Paul's Church,
corner Of Fourth avenue and Twenty-second street,
oy DR. s. E. Hare, Of the Central M. E. Church. The
reverend gentleman selected his text from the third
chapter Of st. Johns Gospel and the twenty second
verse -"He that beeveth in the Son hath everlast-
Ing life, and he that believeth not the Son shall not
Pee e" Complete faith is the first essential to sal
vat0n, and without 1t no hope to enter into
grace; but the first step to obtain this faith is to
eradicate all pride and conceit from the heart and to
approach the Father through the Son In an humble
and contrite spirit God only for such have
this spirit, and it is beautiful thing to watch how
such soul develops into that everlasting life which
has been promised by the Saviour. Humility is the
stepping stone to faith and faith the direct approach
10 everlasting fe the latter being nothing without
Che former. Salvation and faith are essentially one
md the same thing, In fact there is perceptible
and hand Nothing so much evinces the value attach
% by our Lord to humility as the parable Of the
s Wsa & Se
20 pray, but what different spirit actuated their
spectve devotions. The religion Of the consisted
knet down and said that he tasted and prayed so
many times day. That was certainly mertorious
PctOn taken in the proper sense; and question how
nany Of you brethren, can say the same thing. He
also gave aims, and suppose that not many of you
may be said to do the same thing. But his mistake
means. He Went to God to tell him what he had
lone rather than to obtain boon that he prayed for.
The other, however, knew he was a sinner and that
ne wasregared as such by all who saw him enter the
emple. he approached the throne OF grace in the
ss Of s lit FOR crossing his
ne sinner.n And said our Lord Ell tell you that
nat man went down to his house justified rather than
ne other" The justification Of the soul is the way
20 obtain faith and consequent salvation. The only
iacrlfce required Of US Is an humble and contrite
pirt, and those who come to him thus Jesus takes
directly to Himself without then requiring any other
ielp whatever. We require no final creed beyond
ne single one taught us to believe. The only con-
!lt.on imposed mon ns is to "cOme to Jesusn Here
these simple words ore embodied all the elements
salvation and everlasting life and that peace which
hen spoke at length of the teachings OF Bossuet,
segrdon and Massllon, who were the best opponents
n the Roman Catholic religion he could select, and
ct none Of them instructed their 1ocks that saliva
Ion could be insured SO cheapy as the text Of our
'aviour has shown. Their system of religion might
lays of our Saviour. Theirs has S'N all IL the the
pageant OF decoration and the charms Of
music and the solemnty OF an antique tongue to
impress the ignorant; but the religion OF Christ is
ure and simple, as taught by himself, so that the
most innocent child can understand it. There is dan
er to Professionalism so long as believers cling to the
ord Of the Divine Master and preach it through the
ongues OF men, women and children In all its purity
nd simplicity. What seems dark and obscure through
ignorance Will in time appear clear and bright; II is
he word OF God, and 1t will assert itself in the end,
Dr. 1t has been the same and will be the same forever.
have stood on the coasts Of Massachusetts and
liant strength against the rocks which keep them
y
eat out their brains against the rocks; but when
he storm and the sea birds had passed away the old
yer It is the same thing with the word Of
0d Superstition and fanaticsm may assail 1t and
de 1t for time from the eye Of the observer, but 1t
m stand out again as bright and clear as ever. All
ho oppose its progress will be hanged on the limbs
the tree Of life trophies Of the Masters prowess
nd examples of their own fooshness, while those
rho believe in 1t Will enter upon the road to everlast
ng life promised by our Saviour in the text
The reverend gentleman did not alude in any way
chr n
merican and Foreign Christian Union 1t Is said
nat the regular anniversary meeting Of the society
Ill be held during the week, when statistics and
arious reports Will be presented.
anniversary of the American Home Mission
Seciety-The Theocratic Principle of Gov.
erument.
The forty:second anniversary of the American
ome Mission Society was celebrated last evening
the Broadway Tabernacle, corner of Sixth avenue
nd Thirty-fourth street. After the usual introduce
Dry services Rev. DR.. Coe read the annual report,
mong the various Items Of which were the following
Interesting statistcs:-Since the last report OF the
ociety they had been called to mourn the death Of
vo OF its vice presidents, two Of its directors and
We of Its missionaries. The total number of mis-
onarcs in the service of the society at this date
as ESQ., of whom 65s were In the service OF the
revious year and 25S had been since ap-
ointed. Their field OF labor embraced twenty
inc States and Territories. The aggregate of their
Ministerial abors covered period Of 7o2 years, and
he total number of congregations and districts
rised within their charge was lilo. The number
children instructed by these missionaries amounted
oil to $4,000; the total number OF conversions re-
orted by them was 3. 296; admissions to churches
ga, and 3,543 persons had made professions OF
kth. The number OF places of worship erected was
y-six. The total receipts Of the society during the
ear was $2l7,577, which with the balance on hand
date OF last report made an aggregate OF 1922 lS5
Ia m = q n 1pd md
re still due the missionaries. Appropriations have
tso been made TO the mission OF s145,sj2 The
bwards the cancelling OF which there was
alance on hand of $3s,467. The receipts OF the
ear just closed amounted to 81, 009 in excess of the
aggregate receipts OF the preceding year, and the
Expenditure exceeded that of the year ending May
PSI, by 500, !54. The number OF missionaries en-
Logged was sixty-two In excess OF that OF the pre-
eding year. and the aggregate period of ministerial
Lbor showed an excess Of forty-scven years. The
Dtal number ADDED TO the Sabbath schools was
At the the close OF the reading of the report Rev.
n. Thompson, pastor Of the church, delivered a
owerfui sermon on the theocratic principle of gov.
rnment taking as his text the words:-'sThe Lord
ball make the head and not the tail; and thou shalt
above only and shalt not be beneath II that thou
earken unto the commandments OF the Lord thy
Cd, which ! command thee this day to observe
spter, fifteenth verse.) The reverend speaker then
Proceeded to argue that the promise OF God had thus
the spirit Of prophecy been made 70 Of maa nan
andmeDts He would strengthen us, and 1t be-
bme matter of great moment to us, as people
stin to lead the nations OF the earth ont OF bond
ke, free them from old forms and ideas and Undue
en- WIFI the spirit OF universal progress, to in
lire into the conditions imposed upon us and our
l6lment o. them. Our political unity and moral
fength evh ,ced pre-emnently our loyalty to the
VS. and the ACT That we had been successfully EN-.
led to bear \the convulsion OF intestine war, that
Executive he ad OF the nation could be brought to
al for a violat.o OF the consultation, had given
force TO thu vagueness Of our ideas Of
territory and thu extent Of our power. II had
neo W Of fn es, and we II sa this
ton shall he the head and not the tail; that 1t
bin be above and not beneath. We had now
kched the point at which on success became our
batest source OF peril, in that we were liable to as
ne that God was no longer n, 'cessary to u.s. The
ocratlc principle, IL was openly declared, was q
~ Of the past and was repeled b, the liberal and
aggressive spirit Of the age. But we had now
ched that stsGe Of advancement when FOR the first
e In history rty1ubicansm had vindca,>'d itself |
hose points where IL was deemed most w. nera- |
Its adoption am goverance OF vast area I'D |
monzinq Of a mix,I population under govern. !
t OF and by the viii II the people. But even now