The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-14
Religious Notes.

Religious Notes.
The New York Sabbath Committee, headed by
Norman White chairman, are out IN lengthy pro-
test against the disturbance of the Sabbath as was
witnessed on Sunday last in the procession, with
bands OF music, OF the German Catholics. The pro-
test Is endorsed by Frederick De Peyster, Moses H.
GrinDell, william f. Dodge Shepherd Knapp and
many other well known citizens.
public meeting for prayer and conference in re-
ation to the proposed basis of reunion of the Presby
terrain Churches will be held to-day In Rev. Dr. John
Halls church.
good story is told in the Sparta a) Rural Times
OF a WAGNER whose camp was visited by some tray
oilers TO whom he offered coffee. and Of the latter
declining IL was asked OF what profession he was.
He answered ne was Baptist. Thereupon the
wagner brought out his jug and offered drink to
the Baptist. declaring that he always went prepared
with chickens for Methodist preacher and whiskey
for a Baptist.
# gniens the stroke to draw near to Him who
handles the rod.
lie who SINS against man may fear discovery but
| he who sins against God IL sure OF II.
The streams OF religion run deeper or shalower
| as the banks OF the Sabbath are kept up or neg
| lected.
The intcrcesson of Christ is az wall OF fire around
MS people; they are kept as by an mpregnabe gar
rison.
Whether God chose you to labor or suffer, you
nave no reason to complain; especially If he Is lead
| ing yod to glory.
The closet is nursery for piety and wherever
there Is declension ia its duties there will be de
clension OF religion in the heart.
Lave TO be useful. Live TO give light Live to ac-
compish the end for which you were made, and
quietly and steadily shine on trying to do your duty.
TOT lOse who are enabled through grace to shine as
llgnts mere, shall shine suns and stars for ever
and ever.
| Galieo the most profound philosopher OF his age,
When lnterrogated by the inqusitiOn to his belief
vi supreme Being, replied, pointing to straw on
e moor OF his dungeon, that from the structure OF
tat OBJECT alone he would infer with certainty the
existence OF an intelligent Creator.
| Ou Ialhers Oelleved in special answers to prayer.
lney W,re not stumbled by the objection about the
lnneNlDiy oil the laws OF nature, because they had
ne Iuea lt when the Creator OF the world promised
10 answer human prayers lie probably understood
tne laws OF nature as well as they did. AT any rate
tne laws Oh nature were His affair, and not theirs.
| Iney were men very apt, as the Duke OF Wellington
sald, 10 loon 10 their marching orders,r which be-
ing found 10 read, "Be careful for nothing but In
everything, by prayer and supplcation with than
giving let y0nr requests be made known unto God -
they did IT, "They looked unto Him and were light
ened, and their faces were not ashamed
The Observer (Presby teran) has begun to sing the
| summer song. III says:-SuInmer IL us, and man
city pastors will soon be leaving town. We repeat
the wish, often expressed before that IA many OF
the churches possible will be kept open every Sab
bath. The can't-getaway people have souls and
though their numbers may be few, they have rights
aud ought TO be cared for every Sabbath in the year
II was mentioned as q singular yet significant fact
that four professors OF theology IN the Old School
Assembly at Albany voted against union with the
New School, and four foreign missionaries voted In
favor Of II.
The Rev. DR.. Imbrie Of Jersey City, has been quite
III lately and his people have very wisely decided
mat he had better make voyage to Europe. He has
MS congregation.
Rev: p B. Gurley, Of washington has been lying
very III at the house OF friend In Brooklyn for some
oays past and Ut times his life has been despaired