The New York herald., 1868-11-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
A Day Of Gladucss.


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A Day Of Gladucss.
The past has been happy week to both the old
and the young all over the country, except perhaps
where the sunshine OF Thanksgiving has not vet
penetrated The members Of families long separated
made this the occasion OF an unusually extensive
and cordial reunion, and Oil went merry as Thanks
giving chimes. The churches In the city were all
fully attended in the early part Of the day. while In
the afternoon and evening family parties assembled
around the festive board and rendered thanks to the
Gver of all Good, with hearts full of JOY, tempered
with heavenly love- No doubt good many OF our
restless rowing, adventurous people received u
touch OF grace from the many benign and softenng
Influences Of the occasion, the fruits OF which, we
hope, may be Witnessed in the continued progress Of
the Christian spirit throughout the land 1t IS true
crime has been very recently detected In high as
well as low places, and that those who were once
considered among the most worthy and entitled to
who have sat In the highest places In the
synagogues and who may have contributed
fallen from grace and wickedy conspired to rob the
widow and the fatherless. Others, with equally high
regulations, may have taken advantage OF the loose.
ness with which the anairs OF the government are
administered in some departments especially IN that
or the revenue and taken the most desperate and
fraudulent means to realize colossal fortunes. 1t s
true that even the judicial ermne has been tainted
with accusations OF corruption, and that criminals
are said TO be allowed to go unpunished In order
remain hidden and unatOned for. But with all these
evidences that Satan still lives ana has q dwelling
place In the midst OF our highest and most fashion,
able circles, yet, nevertheless Gods sublime good
ness ana unbounded charity are everywhere pro-
claimed az wen 10 the palaces Of the fc mas, a. IN the
are led to believe that while the corrupt may
nourish for time all permanent happines. goes
hand in hand with an unsullied reputation and
pure, easy and benign conscience.
Thanksgiving Day in Rye, N. Y.-Opening OF
Christ Church.
On Thanksgiving Day the new Christ church in the
town Of Rye, westchester county, was opened for
regular service for the first time. correspondent
furnishes us with the following interesting particu-
lars OF the event.
Two years ago next month the former edifce was
laid in ashes but to-day nober and more beautiful
church points its steeple heavenward. After tie
usual opening exercises-some fine singing by the
choir, including those appropriate hymns, "Praise TO
God, immortal praise" and III Love Thy Church,
o Godp-the rector, Rev. Reese f. Alison,
nounced his text from HabaKkuk, second chapter
and twenty-second verse s'rne Lord Is In His holy
temple let all the earth keep silence before Hm.'
The speaker commenced by abiding to the Tabcrna-
Gle used by the children OF Israel IN their early
wanderngs, which tabernacle or tent, though
OF humble pretenslons, nevertheless filed
with the glory OF Cod. The Lord was In 1t By the
power-this girt 1t with awe. About five hundred
years afterwards the Tabernacle gave place TO the
Temple. The wandering tribes hat now become a
mighty nation; prosperity and wealth had succeeded
poverty and solomon reared bis gorgeous Temple.
And IL came to pass that the cloud AMI the gogy OF
the Lord hlled the house. Ihat crowned It's nonor
that enshrned 1t in every Jewish heart. But the
second Temple-that Of Herod--no cloud rested: the
peculiar token OF Jehovah was no: there but in
place OF 1t tine Jewish eye seemed to read, "lchabod
the glory has departed ~ And it had departed, un-
III one day stood amidst It's courts the Prophet OF
Nazareth, when IT could be said again, 'the Lord Ia
IA His molly Temple''-not this time In cloudy sym
bo, but In the very brightness of his glory
and the express Image or His person. The
words OF the text the reverend gentleman
thought peculiarly appropriate 10 the present
ing we and ourselves gathered this morning In our
church. our wanderings seem ended. sense of
steals upon us as we feel that at last we have
again - nXed, commolious place OF Worship. Nor
are without a feeling OF just satisfaction as We
contemplate the work Of our hands. Through diff
culties which none but those who have had 70 grap-
pie with them can fully appreciate the vestry aid
Building Committee have steadily persevered and
pressed the work to its conclusion. That work
needs no comment II speaks for ltself. i speaks
for teni IL has no.. indeed the elaborate splendor
OF the Temple nor IL u rich with sensUOus co0rng.
10 has not the long drawn aisle and the fretted
vault Of the mighty catbedra; but FOR sutabeil -
10 s position and uses, Tor proplety OF proportions
itself 10 every cultivated mind. IL stands ~
the chaste, modest centre OF 4 rural parish;
as such Il must be Judged. and a. suc6
u can well bear the Judgment but while all
tais commands our admiration and affection
Il demands our reverence. The speaker then
dwclt upon the duty OF Christians-te leelinrs that
should animate them when IN the house OF Go 1.-THE
deep soemnity aud sacredness OF Ills temple, and
assued has hearers ihaS lie who had promised to bc
IN their midst would never fail TO oyershado0 them
with hs presence. When you enter these pew5 and
kneel IN prayer or stand IN praise sit Ia reyeren
lai heaflng beleye that the Master Is near al Iand
looking into your hearts, knowing all your wants,
hearing all your thoughts seeing all your desires
as near TO you as lie was ~ Pcter when lie l0oSed
upon nlfa after the denial. Every dly
thought that ming e. with our prayer ~ ~ vocd 70
Hs car as the words we utter. Hence the neet or
our ever remembering the Lord Ia here. Keep silence
earth. In ils presence be hu5hed tue cliHoriug III
terests or the world Upon the country as
large God has this year showered his gifts with Lis
accustomed bounty tie has siyen us, on the whole, "a
fruitful season. lie has preserved to us the blessings
OF peace, He has guided ~ after the nerce excite
ments OF q national eeclion INTO nayen almost
promise OF q growing prosperity, AMI To Keep US
mindful OF Him the glvcr OF all good these thanks
giving days are appointed. Let tnls day carry up
our hearts to Him who has prospered our handi-
work--wno has preserved beyond usual precedent
the harmony o. the parish VINO nss' & ~ wo1ld ,a SEEM
closely we'd us together aud use US the better for
Ills work upon EARTH, To Him the praise Not unto
US o, Lord, not Unto u.s. Dat unto lhy name be tho
yhe church IL indeed chaste and beautiful one Its
cost viii be about $4,000, and inc wnoe amount
baby take place IN the spring. when the grounds are
iay graded. The rental In pews is some s4500, and
saturday last OF nearly the same amount. Almost
every pew IN the spacious edlfice. which
will seat nearly 600 persons, is already taken.
The size OF the church IL about 100 feet in length
aud sixty feet In width. Twice has Christ church
been destroyed by 1re-oncc during the Revolution
sance vas ersc,sd some zoo years ago ana s n
records now In existence a. fao back ~ l71o. Tho
original land upon which the church was built was
will say that the chancel window, the west window
and the pretty designs at the top Of the side windows
were purchased out Of about ti,loo which the sun
day school raised and gave TO the church. The large
chancel window In peculiarly the "childrcns wa.
dow, aud appropriately represents Christ bless