The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-31
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES To-Day.

| AT the Church OF tho Reformation protestant
| Episcopap In Fiftieth street, Rev. Abbott Brown
VIII hold services at quarter to eleven A. M. and a
quarter TO eight In the evening"
| Bishop Snow win reach In the University, Wash.
ington square. this afternoon. at three O'clock on
| "The Time and Manner OF the End OF The World"
| AT the Everett Rooms Miss Nette NJ. Pease Will
speak the Society OF Progressive spirtuallss,
| at half-past ten A. NJ and halfpast seven p. III.
Rev. N. Ii. Chamberlain delivers the first OF q
course or eight lectures on "lhe English RefOrma-
tIon" at eight O'Clock tn, evening, at Zion church.
Madison avenue.
Rev. DR.. Verren will preach this morning at half
past ten O'Clock, in the French Church du ST. Esprit
Rev. George Hepworth will preach in the Church
Of the Messiah. Park avenue this morning and even
ing. Subject In the morning, "The Unitarian Idea
OF God.n
series OF discourses on "The Famiyn VIII be
preached on Sunday mornings in the Spring street
Presbyterian church. near varick street. by William
Aikman, d. ID. Topic to-day. 'The Family RelatIon
Its Beauty anu Biessedness."
farewell missionary meeting will be held this
evening in St. Peters church. State street. near
Bond. Brooklyn, to take leave OF the Rev. william ].
Boone (son of tho late Bishop Boone) who with his
wife, Will sail on Monday next to join the mission In
China
AT the Calvary Baptist church. Rev. DR.. q. G. Lor-
IN the morning and at halfpast seven O'Clock In the
evening"
AT the Yorkvllle Presbyterian church. Eignty-sixtn
street, the Rev. John MacNaughton will preach this
evening" at half-past seven O'Clock "Chrlstianity
Rome and Liberty.n
Rev. Sidney A. Corey, D. d.. will preach In the
Murray Hill Baptist chapel, Lexington avenue, cor
OF Thirty-seventh street. ut half past A. NJ.
aud half past seven p M.
Services will be held in the Forty second street
Presbyterian church, by Rev. DR.. Alexander, at half
past ten A. M and by the Rev. Dr. Scott at half past
seven Z. M.
The Rev. DR.. Tying will preach this evening, at
haif-past seven O'Clock, i'll tho Holy Trinity church,
| Harlem.
! The Rev. Dr., Il, 8. Foster breaches to-day in ST.
Luke's Methodist Episcopal church. Forty-second
street, near Sixth avenue a. half past ten A. NJ and
| at haif-past seven z. NJ.
The 103d anniversary of the John street Methodist
Episcopal church Will be held to-day. There Will be
oveeast " nine O'Clock A. Nj; preaching at half
| past ten A n, by the Rev. r. Il. Dashall. d. d.,
and at two n NJ reunion OF all the old pastors and
| members children and grandchildren. reunion
prayer meeting at six p. NJ. and at seven p M. q
sermon by the Rev. ID. w. HartIne, D. D., OF Tren-
ton NJ.
The Rev. Drs A. II. Vinton, J. Cotton Smith and
HcuTy u. montgomery VIII AuQreSs U meeting TO DO
held In the interest OF the Evangelical Education
Society," in the Church Of the incarnation Thiry-ffh
street ana Madison avenue this evening, at half
past seven O'Clock.
AT the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity Twenty first street. between Filth and Sixth
avenues, Rev. q. L. Krote ID. D., will preach this
morning, at halfpast ten O'Clock on 'sThe Protest
ant Reformation
The Rev. George r. Seymour viii preach at the
Church Of the Annuncatlon West Fourteenth, this
evening, on 'srhe Church OF the English Reforma.
tion.n
American DIiss0ns-New Departure Of the
Church OF the Disciples-The Followers Of
Alexander Campbell Organizing for the
EvangelizatiOn Of the World.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. %, 1889.
snow storm from the South was the meteorolo-
gca event OF the last In this latitude and In
the midst OF Its astonishing whiteness there assem-
bed the Twenty-frst Annual Convention or the
american Christian Missionary Society," the work.
Ing arm OF a church based the tenets Illuminated
bY Alexander Campbell, OF Virginia. OF the most
remarkable theologians OF modern times, and man
OF acknowledged ability and power.
The body met for the first time south OF the Ohio
river under circumstances memorable in themselves
and calculated 10 put TO the test the princ
pies adopted by the founders OF the Church In the
ulst place Tic meetlHR was Hau III LOUISVILLE on
motion OF Dr. Winthrop II. Hopson, pastor OF the
First Christian church in this city, ana lastly, the
specific business was the adoption OF plan for mis-
sionary operations, the organization OF the church
for the avowed evangelizaton OF the world. At the
twentieth anniversary meeting a committee OF
twenty Yves appointed to report the plan and the
men composing 1t were selected with view to re-
necting the national mind embodied in the organ
izaton. And Just here II is to be noted that the dis
cples number in the United states and Canada hall
million Of people, intelligent, industrious, thrifty
self-reliant people, distinguished for a thorough
knowledge OF the Bible, and IN their creed strict1
adherence to It's teachings. This committee vast
GINA; Alexander Proctor, OF Missouri; W. A. Beld-
ing Of New York; r. R; 10 sloan, Of 0hio Enos
Isaac Everett of ohio; j. O. Reynolds, OF Illinois; J.
8. Sweeny, OF illinois; Joseph King. OF Pennsylvania;
braska; W. II. Hopson, OF Kentucky G. G. Bartholo-
NEW, OF Indiana; A. b. Jones' OF Mssouri w. l..
Hayden, OF New York; Edwin A. Lodge, OF Michigan;
q. Ebert OF Michigan; n. A. Walker, OF Indiana; J.
b. Grubbs OF Kentucky.
the Cnlstian Church VIII recognize In thus array
some OF us burning and shining nights. men remarka
be as thinkers speakers ana writer's. Moore OF
lsned in Cincinnatl; Pendeton, OF Virginia, is
near relative OF George ii. Pendeton; Everett
editor OF the Christian Standard, also published in
Cincinnati and Is characterized by great vigor as a
writer while in the pulpit he exercises great inau-
singled out for eminence II the observer were to
conine himself to the limits OF their theological
sphere; but those named specifically have made
some mark In the greater world outside.
Before passing now to q notice OF tho proceedings
of the Convention, which In fact involved new de-
parture OF the CHRISTIAN Church, 1t becomes neces
sary to take general survey OF the ground upon
which 1t stands and view OF Its composition In the
| light or American politics. Alexander Campbell,
the acknowledged head OF tho Disciples as they call
themselves dissentient from the Presbyterian
Church, and after lighting his way through dincul-
ties dating back to his first appearance tho stage
OF active life say career covering half century,
he finally settled down into the creed that the only
essential to salvation In the Christian life be-
lief In the at0nement OF Jesus Christ and profess
| sion OF His name among men after immersion In
water as the outward and visible sign. Tne Bible
standard raised, and without any other require.
ment than Its prescribed laws Campbell gathered
around him thousands OF believers and the Christian
Church began to exist.
Its members are popularity known as Campbell.
| ties, but this designation they reject and claim