New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-01
RELIGIOUS.
HOW TO ESCAPE HE'LL.

HOW TO ESCAPE HE'LL.
An unusually large audience assembled last
evening at Cooper Institute to hear oliver Dyer expouno
what swedenborg teaches concerning the Dev church
way TO escape the old churchhel Men, said the WICK
eldest Mans" bographer, always have more tangible
notions OF hell than OF heaven because they have more
hell than heaven in them and aman gets to hell because
other place. This business Of going TO hell or
heaven Ia purely philosophical matter aud there are no
but only i0 logical commencement. God is sS,
prcmely good true and ustothat s TO say, supremacy
Of Joint with God and hence the almost Infinite differ.
ence between Gods treatment OF the vloators Of His law
Gods punlshments are simply buwarkwhich He throws
around for our protection. We should never learn
trary illogical manner in which deal with each other
Men being akin to hell aud Furnishing or wishing 70
imagined that God Furnishes His children and takes ven-
geance His enemies In the same spirit These errors
misplaced all the theological switches on the ROAD
TO heave and the Church. instead Of teaching that man
become aenaed from God teaches that God has be-
the Commandments, IL teaches that
Nothing either great or small
All the deb, | OweiP
And finally instead of teaching that God IS Deng OF
Infinite love- it teaches that He is being Of Infinite ven
geance and then iDyents trinity of independent Roas
nvnH cod Sroptaies nm angry Unsuitable God by de-
lvering himself death. The true Scripture doctrine
anr are lost &c is in spite Of Gods love and
chcrishing care. Aud how are they losti ilnaelne
into the Light Some diseased that they creep into
the darkest places they hndno holes aud dungeons
even not because they arbitrarily driven there put
because they cannot endure the light. And when we
come up the light OF Divine truth we are judged IN
the SAME way spiritual state Is revealed 10 u.s. ana
il we can stand Gods light well and good If we can bear
more, forward where there Is more; ana II not we
90 back into the bells where there less not as matter
Of arbitrary punishment hut Just as the man % '1 nc
diseased eyes gHes paek INTO ,he sba we Get
nd Of our fitness for hell Keep the commandments,
saith the Lord God ~ G STsver around
each day 10 keep from rayeling Show your rehgOh
a. home 6 %S fs 40 sbe viii e what good thing il to
have religious husband. II you are In Wallst, remem-
S SeT Is 70 Appanse Keep far away from
unrighteousness, from al you know TO be wrong TINS
AT all If an outrageous servant girl should become con-
vered TO the pure kitchen gospel and take TO gorfyng
90 on staying late at night aud burning the steak
aud breaking the crockery would not her mistress can
me no more vain obatlons, but keep my command
ments."
THE CITY MISSION.
A large meeting in behalf of the City Missions
was held last the church, of Ffthave
and Nineteenthst The pastor, the Rev Dr. Hall, after
stating the objects Of the meeting introduced the Rev.
Mr. Mingins Superintendent OF the Missions who deliy
cred an eloquent address He said that for years this
masses by means Of missionaries working with
the true Apostolic spirit has grown 70 DC %
religion IN New.YorE Last year. 10000 pastoral visits
were paid the neglected people Of the city and more
have for years been pale Of the Church have
been gathered within its folds once more hundreds GDo
until last year. dreamed OF attending religious SET
vices are regular wOrshipers During the year. lo
meetings have been held every week by the
meetings have Joined Evangelical Churches FOR inc
first time IN the history OF the Mission the urea
y to borrow money 70 pay ' bodGe sOT followed
A IN he
courage and support tue movement when mas peen ~
productive OF good results Sot q, Se evils under which
society labors, and denounced IN strong Terms ee
Snsh sanctions hs inc pss ~ Years the city mission
aries have received the pledges or 2OOO men anu No
men which effects only this good deserves the sympathy
OF the public. IL should not DO allowed TO nag Whetner
il be- looked upon in q religious OF an economical
and consuming liquors in. this country annually,
Teni odae every dollar OF our obligation an three
years In England $500 100000 are expended IN the tral
ns Ia d Ss' s sf Great Bran Mr. Dodge accorded
great praise the missionaries for their selsacrnehg
for the movement in which they engaged The Rev
Dr. AdamS brought the exercises Of the evening to
close In most able address IN which no set o,,h tne
difference between and false charity and while nc
expressed his gratitude for the amer In the
Of good works tending 10 the ee'aon VI
humanity. =. -, ,v. ,,,..t,,. ,,,IT ta
held in the Rev. Dr. Adauss Church, Madlson.square on
the evening Of the t inst KesG 6 sysry sunday in
the First, Fifth, sixth, Eighth, lbrteehth
man language held every Sunday at NO ~ ColumOa
ST. No. 60 5econdst.. and No. 44s Ihirdave'
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY.
The 101st anniversary of the dedication OF
Jobpst Methodist Episcopal Church was celebrated yes
erday Special services held, with BRIEF intervals
throughout the day The church was filled 70 Us utmost
capacity at each service with worshpers who TOOK great
interest in the exercises There was large NUMBER OF
cergymen present from this city and Brookh, ana
many local preachers tins church DelnB rs.
by a local preacher, Philip Em6ury' last year tue
church was renovated and reiurnshe1 terOugh1u
cost $4,000. Among the marble tablets gu the Walls
are and beautiful ones placed eacn sue 95 So
pulpit The one on me Tgat tue ns The Meho
list Society in America, ana the one on 'ne sne eas
I RsboD name W American ""' Methodisn At a. M
there was loYcfeast conducted by the Rev r. 0sp9Ini
at lOA M the Rey Dr. Dashie the an MATHEW
xxyth chap 10Th In She afternoon the rev n r.
dressed by the Rev Mr. Puy the former pastor tue
Rev L. z. Griswold, the Rev ID. dc Nlnhe, rather
Bohem, aud several others lug @ na,cinsted i'm
by a large number, among them the Kew ~ Daauno Vi
Trenton J who 81 CeG az collected and humber
Of persons made life members OF tne o0''o'
The pleasant weather yesterday afternoon
attracted many visitors 70 the were unaSe TO and
ssats The attendance OF cieaniy dressed happy
children was large ana .y GIS 70 the Gass
.i ~ the acting Superintendent, Mr.. MacFarand
After the opening prayer BY Mr. A. Hatch the lesson
At the conclusion Of the lesson Mr.. Alfred Taylor
OF Philadelphia enforced the preeepts contained IN the
asson NV thease Of the blackboard Mr. j. Hyatt Smith
Of Brooky addressed the children interesting them by
several stories illustrating the power OF music, and
against long prayers, which, he said often never get
above the steepe while the heart arcuatons 70 right
nm Tho Mr. w. q. Van Meter was present, but was
not sufficiently recovered from his illness TO speak
The Spanish Protestant Episcopal Church In
thia city holds divine service la the church In West
twenty ,secondst immediately after the conclusion OF
the French service about ~ The Rev. j. De Palma
pastor ofciated Yesterday ana delivered eloquent
sermon from Matthew XVI, %: "Then Peter took him.
and began to rebnke him, saying BE II Tar from tnes