New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-20
RELIGIOUS.
curRcn OF TIE COVENANT.

vices were resumed yesterday in the freSpF 'o -
et the Covenant The pastor, the rev uoo, .-.ao
ts. is IN Vermont and his place was Supp0 ~ D.
80. a., orn,n. and AFTERNOON services, by the Rev.
D., w r shedd Of the Union Theological seminary IN
,bs city At the afternoon service tne seIo nointed
ColCssans NJ ~ SH SoptrSdcto.y terms which st.
~, annl;es 10 the Christians WhOm ne them
tne caine them imperfect IN another descrpt cod IL
pacE rieetos at time calling them holy as %Tu
hoiY AZ another speaking OF them as ie Oh ni
HOW are such opposite 70 Se as
rms was ono OF the many paradoxes OF is
Lord Bacon calls them LORD BeeSn s and
no haIeves things which man ever saw ne Dee ,S
three TO be one ana one many other seeming pafdoxes
One of the prOfOundest classical schOars % ~ ID
.oped whether Bacon did not harbor nrKng Rt
cism To the carnal mind these are heD
my weak am strong" instance does not assert anu
deUy the thing it may He lessons NAV be de-
rived from calling his imperfect creatures d no ny s
rouraced second is that it is the duty OF te
Christian cultivate his new nature, anu ~ tuIIy az
anaes and Illustrated these topics The Rev. Dr freh
tiss Is expected to oficiate next sunday
CHURCH DU ST. ESPRIT.
The French Protestant Episcopal Church ou
81 Fsprit in West Twenty between Fh'h anu
sixthaves, reopened yesterday AFTER the ou"ie,
vacation The DIT Verren, pastor ohca.eu anu ,h
pSeacned from John 81: Then Jesus saa unto Sne
Twelve win e also go n anc aW nS of the
ton and urged those remaining 10 use eTSiS snsS
eharch Of Santiago holds service in this church every
Sunday from 1918 TO 1870 p The Rev. D. ne Faitla 10
from no. a m TO I9 o. M The Rev. DR.. Verren has been
pastor Of this cOngegaton Tor ~ years naNS atrv
ths country August, 1871 under call from the 'eS''
of the church.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE HoL1
TRINITY.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy
Trinity was reopened yesterday after having been cioeu
,ome weeks that several improvements might be made
int cd and
frescoed the means Of lighting much improved and
several minor alterations have also been made In the
morning the Rev. c. w scheaffer. ID. d.. preached ana
Service also held in the evening when me fT ~
Joseph sess, D. d.. Of Philadelphia 9ecn I ene
Peter answered Him Lord to WHOM s a n %f and art
hast the words of eternal me Ana we Ss n Of the
Living God" The speaker sald that HOm the
words Of the text three things were eNdeht-
F,rst There are wants within which must be met or
perish Second, That nothing apart from Jesus can
iaetoy provided for in Christ as presented and and
preached in His church The meaning OF tne fenarRaDe
IL means than immortality II is lmn9Lanty n b;
up with the fullest blessings man gh b T Ss n 70
yearn toward heaven; but there many who have not
and do not know or it, beng intoxicated with un-
withstand trials OF life all need assurance OF Gods
The reverend speaker then drew picture OF he
terrible condition of man without faith IN Goa or ms
church, can meet thls need he fegret.SSu
That idOlatry seemed TO be reviving for the
things can satisfy the mind You may tell man
that there God, but his conscience will want some
thing more cOnsOng YOu may tell him that there is no
hereafter hut that will not silence ms foebodngs You
may tell him that the Bibles not divine ana ms heart
may hear you with pleasure, but he VIII implore Tor
soiuetDg To MI the vacancy Is CHRIST true historical
could not be conceived by human imagination 1t is
itself the miracle of ages Infdety itself is touched
sxclaims: what snblmity in HIS maxins! What truth
vino SoG so e c @ sae mighty goodness
out tantf He was more than man II Christ was not
God then he not good. But he God Of Gods IL
this is not true, there is no such thing as truth
HARLEM UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Rev. b. F. PnkertOn, who has been a
missionary for the years residing at Alexandria
Egypt, preached This church yesterday. The
taken from the second chapter Of Paus second Este
90 Timothy. and included several verses. beginning with
the nineteenth Christ che only foundation Of hope, and
The necessity Of the renewal OF mans nature, the
principal themes treated IN the discourse.
OPENING OF THE RUTGERS PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
The opening sermon of the season was de-
lvered at the Rutgers Presbyterian Church, at the
ner of Madison-ave and Twentyninthst. by the Rev.
Nathaniel W. COnkng yesterday evening Communion
service was held In the morning. in preseGce Of large
congregation Nearly all Of the pews in the body of the
wears ago when mis- church was located i'm Rutgersst
1t considered OF the largest in the city hat after
sn or' trce years tho attendance was small.
- nom year ago, the present pastor, Dir ConkDg
was calico from Philadelphia 10 take charge Of The scat
los Sefore he popular More than 100 people
hye been received into the church since he began to
nTeacR new organ has recently been purchased aud
, aGSDONi 70 H" tune. At present the quartette
so,s' mrs Brainard alto Mrs. Basfofd tenor, Mr.
s,ts1n bass, Mr. Schiller; organlst j. c. Cook, Last
fjte1GS ~ Nth great attention text was Pray
without sleeping" The DISCIPLES qua sleep notwithsiand
So to-day unless tho Christian prays sin VIII be the re-
sul We have great trials before u.s. and we can only tr
sevcral kinds Of prayers Christian prayer Is asking
God what one needs in me lame OF CG iIni.
nrayer oftener It is because they do not ASK ~ me
snrt OF truth Often people attempt to dictate to the
nrayers shall be responded TO- What would person
think OF fisherman who threw pckerel hook into the
is am aWfi thing to 90 10 God with meaningless prayer
There are many who never remember prayer nall an
honr after they say It, No petitions ever reached the
throne Of God that did not come from the heart II one
to successful through life he should pray ear
need nothing from above for am my own god"
HARLEM UNIvERsALIsT MISSION.
The Rev. j. V. Wilson of Norwich Connect
icut preached yesterday in the Harlem Unversast Mis-
sion The text was taken from the 9Th chapter and sh
OF Acts "And there great Joy in that city"
The speaker took this text because conveyed idea
OF the effect produced upon the people by the preaching
OF the early disciples The gospel Of Christ caused great
,4s es5ge WI" savaon l WAS saeeSt
indicate heavenly origin and not only then, but now
there could he no better test CT the truth and divine
OF preaching than the fact OF s power 10
great It's hearers. The first announcement 10 the
shepherds declared the be glad tdings of
great Joy all people" Not JOY 10 few favored ones
hut universal Joy Nothing had done TO retard the
progress Of truth than the GLOOM the sadness and fear
I'M approximations which had been thrown around the
CHRISTIAN fe Men could comprehend or enjoy the
blessings OF the Gospel until they made TO under
stand that its proper and legitimate effect must always
be ioy peace, and happiness. instead OF gloom dread
and misery Unfortunately the most usual effect OF
preaching all over the world had been to cast gloom
sented everywhere so as TO cause joy and !
gladness, the world would soon flock around |