The New York herald., 1868-01-06

universally fet III, " .rcr,. .-:sv sacrifice 0ught
DO made by psa riotc ctzen FOR the preservation
the country Aud IN "a the character OF the deyo
Aon required rcm us b ohrs@
ULton Of tho Old aA d New. School PresDy
terra -.
An adj 'urned meeting for pm vsr ana conefen00 upo
this important subject now sgisA ung the rresoy'er'a
Church of the United state, vas 'eid ias' evening
DR.. Adams church, Madison square. ~ was moean'
OF Importance. Every pow In the Boa anu ssis'o
was nlled to the utmost capacity. perfA =
OF feeling seemed TO pervade the entire uoAse A
an org mic union OF these bodies should nov W 0on
summated. The pulpit was occupied By ORA AuA"-
and Alexander, Rev. Professor Smith, Of the Union neo
logical Seminary and Rev. Mr. sutphen, Of the SEQ. :"
Dr. Adams read the latter portion or the 17h chapter
Of st. John, and thought II applicable to the object Of
thei meeting. He alluded TO the remarkable coinci,
dence OF the conventions Of the Old and New Scnooi
churches, held at the same time In st. Louis one year
SINCE aud that the circumstance had made great i'm
preston upon the Church at largo There COMMITTEES
had been appointed to confer upon the desrabty and
practicabiily Of organic union Of the divisions Dr.
Adams asked what should separate these great bodies
should be slavery, which is now dead and entombedY
Should II be a few doctrna ponts and partisan views,
based spon circumstances Of generation that has
Dr. Alexander followed In impressive prayer that
the divisions Of the church should cease, that all doc
rina differences should be healed sad the 6roken col
umns bs united Rev. Professor Smith followed al
ludtng TO the periods similar in church and state
periods when reconstruction should begin, when broken
parts should come together for work OF better nature
and higher cause This may be said OF the Prcsbyte.
ran Church and Of this movement Of orgxnic union.
The confusion that separation had beon buried
IN oblivion Tho question now not points OF doctrine,
but that the church had hercuican tasks before and
an: 2,
to cattle against the wckedness rampant In the world
Dr. 6ubrie Of Jersey City, followed, and w.s arsu-
fS0v canfAn nftnua IN
practical differences that the respective doctrines Of tho
two schools presented and concluded by counseing the
ton that was Christian feeling stretch out the hand
OF fellowship. Rev. Mr. Sutphen followed In prayer.
p r eI
ceedngy practical ana at times eloquent Detailing their
experiences that fully eighhs OF the aymen and
in the two branches Of ths Church had no differ
OF opinion, but rather existed In the heads Of the
ecclesiastical organization Of the respective bodies
They cited pertinent illustrations and drew deductions
Of nature that emDsntiy practical and full Of
common sense that they drew from the audience mani
Mr. Rs M followed these
gentlemen eloquenty ugng the union as by
the convention at Phiadspla wnen with the benedic
tion, tho large assemblage dispersed.
Religious Faith Essential 80 she Understands
Ing Of Hist0ry-Lecturc by tho Rev. Father
NIcNamara.
The Eev. Father Mcnamara priest Of the Order Of
Lazarus preached last evening the Catholic Church
Father Keegans), Brooklyn, the proceeds Of the
being appropriated the charity fund OF the soci
ey Of 81 Vincent dc Paul. for the reiet Of the poor
this parlsh. The church hied 'sReligous
Faith q Necessity to the Proper Understanding OF
History was the subject Of his discourse After speak
ing OF the various systems Of philosophy which dsn-
gushed the Pagan world previous 70 the advent Of the
Messiah, which formed, he said. a grand conspiracy
against religious TRUTH the reverend gentlemaa alluded
to the study OF history Van he said was the attempt
90 explain history by tho simple light Of reason. II
CONTAINS innumerabe facts for which
a proper understanding or historic truth Uoiversa
history must coincide with the Creators views IN the
government Of the world II must be one, as Is saith.
in at one look tho countries that surround you, you
must DO borne up on she mountain summit; so you
must ascend the mount Of God, and your organs OF
spiritual vision must be strengthened and adapsed by
the power Of God In order 20 fully know what the
in the historic page. Then only win your eyes rsst
filed and satisfied, the scenes OF sixty centuries
that humanity is no fortutous thing and that the uni.
verse was planned By an all powerful and omniscient
Aon. s eys oI ,an soss H @ Goo Goa shs
tory How can that mau soc God in the past who is
to-day insenslbe to the Providence IN which we I've
and move and havo our beingS How could vitiated
intellect discover In tho e of peoples anything but tho
bind play Of hazardr Faith teaches that divine plan
which the nfdcl treats chance but tho
designs Of God. The speaker then enlarged on the
toaCnfnga however,
never would succeed in overthrowing iah. Nations
fulfilling their destiny and aiding 10 bring about tho
unyersaty OF Christ snd Of His church. The advent
of Christ the realization Of the expectation of the
nations; Judea was its pivotal point and II meet
that tho nations should there pay II m homage Egyp,
VeDeta, As-yra, Alexander hmsef had his place in the
burden OF prophetic song God invites men 10 nobler
destiny than the mere acquisition Of wealth fame
the enjoyment Of transient worldly pleasures. The
object oftrusn Christ He ~, Vcitas and for
tho realization Of this has history. God n the
M en- bflt oyu uY1d thal lriQ wi
IL the mirror of His majesty, the substantial image OF
His divine goodness The appsrtion Of the word incar
nae IL tho eliminating point OF divine annals. The
reverend speaker then foundation OF
Church, aud spoke Of her inherent strength to with
well ar good turns to hes ADVANTAGE Alike in perse
cuton and 10 glory she tnumpns, even all things
ity. The philosophy Of history IS her faith. For her
Christ to como Christ already come Is the funda.
mental idea Upon this point the reverend speaker
enlarged and closed his discourse by predicting that,
In accordance with the Divine promise, the Catholic
Church would exist to the end OF time.
The Brick (PresbyterInn) Church.
In consequence OF an announcement contained In
Of the daily papers that the congregation Of the
"Old Brick church" resby would celebrate the
centennial anniversary Of the Of tho society,"
large number OF persons attended last evening" at tho
usual hour Of divine service From some uneI
ocated ut tho OF Fifth and Thirty seventh
street, and tho wouldbe participants were disappointed
Interesting
The Ceremony Of Baptism.
An unusually large audience assembled at the vol
known edidcc in Bedford street tBapst, the occasion
being the annual to tho youth of his congrsga-
tion, delivered by the Rev. DR.. Dowling-whiom OF
metropolitan reputation ant-cathohc lecturer and
writer and the Administration Of baptism to numbss
OF candidates after sno usual ritual Of the Baptists,
viz. BY dipping The sermon was in tho usual convex
sationa and popular style Of Dr. Do~iing. The speaker
explained tho and meaning Of the term bap-
tism according 70 his view OF tho primitive