The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-28
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY.


RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY.
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Jersey City.
A sermon was delivered at the Congregational
tabernacle yesterday morning by the Rev. DIR.
Parker, Of Hartford, Conn.,, who took his text from
Romans ", 7-"For scarcely for righteous
man will one die; yet peradventure for good man
some would even dare to die" From this the
preacher proceeded TO point out the distinction be-
tween goodness and righteousness. The good man is
better in every way than the righteous man. Good
ness Is higher, nobler, richer degree Of excel
lence than righteousness. The religion Of God re-
cognizes this distinction and accordingly directs man
through the narrow path Of righteousness
to the broad domain Of goodness. righteousness
implies what one Is required to do and nothing
more turning neither TO the right nor to the left.
Righteousness is the basis or substratum OF good
ness We must make this distinction that there can
square, upright straightforward man is to be pre-
ferred to him who is merely possessed OF what Is
popularity termed good nature Your good-hearted
fellows very often doubtful characters. Capable
Of tue worst things they are often found grovelin2
in the depths OF wickedness. And yet we hear
people say, 'What splendid characters they might
have been." What praise shall we give to the
times while he cheats his customers, or to the
who gives liberal donation to some philanthroplc
while ut the same time he organizes gigantic swim.
dlcs The relation between goodness and righteous
ness Is that OF positive to negative virtue. The
righteous man Is to the good man what the grove
trees in winter are to the same trees in the month
OF June. The atmosphere created by the good man
ence is felt by all who come within his reach In
short, the influence OF one good man win
community In the work OF mans redemption we
the superiority OF goodness over righteousness
eoasness Was his With What vehement denuncia
tons dlo he pronounce against those who shut their
eyes and ears to the truth st. Paul makes DIS
Of :airh. The one Is narrow-mnded, one-sded and
selfish while the righteousness Of iaith Is that which
Goodness Is that which VIII crown righteousness.
Newark.
The sultry, threatening state Of the weather, to.
gether with the emigration Of the butterflies OF
iia==ssii5s asd PERSONS q Wealth to the watering
places and other scenes Of summer resort, percept
IDLY diminished yesterday the usually large congre
cations at the various places OF worship. At Grace
rest was preached by the rector Rev. DR.. Hodges,
in presence Of rather small congregation
spirit they are the sons q od The preacher gave awe
one Of e d sS &c ne aMs
upon, was that we were sons Of God, not by natural
birth, but BY regeneration DT: Hodges required to
argumentativey showed that Its protestations
against the doctrine Of regeneration were directly
in opposition to the teachings Of Mother Church,
Princeton College CO,nmencement-Bacca.
laureate Sermon by Rev. DR.. McC0sh.
PRINCETON, June q, 1869.
The College Of New Jersey celebrates its 1921 ami.
versary the present week-the commencement
proper being on Wednesday, the Soth inst. The
centennial anniversary of the American Wing So.
ciety-a literary society connected with the college
Will be celebrated on Tuesday, the exercises con.
mencing at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. In the First Pres
hvta A Of n will ,o
read by Professor II. c. Cameron and the GRAFTON
delivered by Judge Field, Of the United States SUI
preme Court. The college has recently been the
recipient OF munifcent donations from several
sources. MIR. John O. Green, Of New York city, has
given It t5OO0 the interest OF which Is to be applied
to increasing the library and improving the real
estate owned by the college. He has also
cost him $4,000 upon which he is now erecting at
an expense OF $50 900, building which viii contain
Mr.. Robert Bonner, OF New York, and Mr.. II. q.
Marquand have donated $4,000, which Is being ex-
T6e Observatory RAPIDLY approaches Completion. For
the building OF this General MN Halsted OF Newark,
n: j. has given to the college 100000, and VIII FUR
other friends OF the college are about erecting
building to be known as Reunion Hall. as u memo.
rial Of the recent union OF the two branches ofthe
To-day the Baccaiaureaie sermon was preached in
President, the Rev. DR.. McCosh from the text
Jesus saith unto MIN, am the way. the truth and
life"
in the course of his remarks the reverend gentle
man said:-Every one must have felt that there Is
peculiar tenderness OF sentiment, and at the same
time elevation OF view, In the words addressed by
our Lord TO fiis disciples before lie departed from
them. The near prospect OF parting with those who
had been His Immediate companions for years seems
10 have impaired special pathos 60 HIS last utter
ances and entite HIS parting declaration, 81 am the
way, the truth and the life" to our special con.
sideraton. one OF the deepest feelings in mans
nature y sense Of want.a want Of something
or this want we are ever conscious, and to iii IL
knowledge Of the way OF access unto the Father
alone sunlceth. 1t is natural to men to have
atheist. we are led, by what we see about
US and by what we feel within us, to look up and
recognize supernatural power. Our belief may
be vague and unsettled, and our longings after the
infinite may be underlined, but the feeling OF want
Is positive. We have no doubt that there s way to
way is dark and uncertain. Human reason can give
no satisfactory directions for It's Investigations only
lead into ever thckening darkness, in which fears
Christ alone can give Certainty for couot FOR he
declares that he Is the way, aud not only the way
but the truth. BY the term truth, as used In this
or general doctrines sucn as we have in our
creeds and cRtcchsms, although creeds and
catechisms serve q very important purpose in
sonndess " so"a. ana truth ss9 dsns ss
by philosophers 81 the agreement OF our ideas with
things. when In regard to any object or event.
When U% e ~ ne ss nave
derstand the relation 10 which he stands TO as we
have truth in religion. we attain to this truth in
re0s only nrSs Christ nqs Men nave
order to bring him down to their own level; In thus
seeking TO carnalize God they have, In their own
esteem, degraded Him. Su. lie who IN the eternal
TO rs ~ q man, Is God incarnated, without being