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The New York herald., 1869-09-30

DOTH STREET., No. 9is WEST, BETWEEN EIGHTh
.Lp and Ninth eaues-Fie.s4a R1om5, large and small
with good Board easonah.e nr.ces House hrs class
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81 WEST NINETEENTH srREET.-THE MOST DF
srabe Sut OF Rooms to DO found Ia this city, with pri
bath room; large closets Iriyuc tahe dcrci ais
Rooms Tor se gentlemen. UtIuesonsb references
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90 WEST NINTH STREET, NEAR FIFTH AvBa UE.-
u Z Elegant Rooms suite singly for families or
parties Of gentlemen brst class par
tiss Table unexceptionabe.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN BR0eKLYN.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Mans Accountability to God.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached to q very
large congregation yesterday afternoon. taking for
his text the twelfth Of the fourteenth chapter
Of Pauls Epistle to the Romans-"So then every
one Of rs shall give account of himself to God"
This, the preacher eaid, may appear supreme
appeal to fear better than not at ALL But neither
in the context in the nature OF the Is this doc
trine of personal accountability to God merely an
instrument ST fear but on the contrary the doctrine
Is full OF noble comfort hope. courage and Of per-
soual liberty. We apt perceive how ex-
ceedingly rich are the blessings tnat dow
from the circumstance that VIC are directly
and indirectly connected with God and personally
accountable to him. There are so many
fears and such a consciousness OF Ill desert from
Imperfect conduct on our part and from an absolute
failure In things we ought TO nave done tnat we lose
personal accountability to God. Men have Always
lived under authority. and we therefore know what
accountability means. Every man In MS particular
sphere has to render an account OF his actions
kings, priests judges, magistrates, employers and
masters These and hike names suggest the fact Of
the universally Of personal accountability We are
under the Inspection, not OF one but OF multitude
VINO nave fent 10 ,naTise in,o ',e coaaScr nCcr
on account OF our deeds and actions. But the Apos
tie teaches that all taese derive their authority from
God, and that In SO far as II comes from God II Is
divine. THIS authority is merely distribution and
delegation OF the power and o.ice OF one supreme
Wherever we go Gods eye Is upon us; not as spy,
but as our father-hOnorable, Iull OF magnanimly,
generosity. No man ever possessed one-thOusandIh
part Of the generosity OF God Greathealted, lo1g-
suffering, not quick to take offence, but quick
to forgive, abouuding In goodness and mercies,
forgivDg transxressions and iniqu.ies. and sins Of
every shade and degree OF wrOng-doing because He
is the Father. This accountability Is not rigorous
one, but Is adapted TO the exgencies OF and
to exlgences OF our nature and OF the world In
which we live. And when the last day OF account
ability and judgment comes, instead OF banos OF
single souls cohorts shall come trooplg through all
space to give an account Of Gods administration
bOundless words, myriads and myriadS OF worlds
shall bring their mutltudes. all pouring into the
mighty stream that viii attest Gods love and ten
derness and sympathy for man. Tlat is the admins
traiIon under which we live. That II the God you
are responsible to, TO whom you will have TO give
nccoun. Of your life and actions.
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PROGRESSIVE sHaIIukLlsIs.

The Feast or Reason ind the Flow Of Soul st
the Everett Rooms-Fuil CoHers-Full At
tendance-A Nicely Catered Biooner ON the
Stump.
One Of those dangerous, enervsting Sunday enter.
tainments given by the society calling itself tho
Society OF Progressive spritualiss was held yester
day at the Everett Rooms. More than 900 persons
were present. ana II the meeting be uncharitably
considered q dodge for raising 'spons," IL could
be deemed O financial success. The sympathies OF
any well, thinking Christian man or woman can
never be with such meetings. Their tore
Is unhealthy, the oratory given shallow, yer.
bose and OF the dd capt. culg order, aud
OF doubt he presented as the genuineness OF the
mediums belief IN the dogmas propounded by them
the whoe anar Is sensational, sham. a got'en-up
Illusion and q snare, nav, disarace 10 any cVinmu
MY aud fascinating pitfall TO both Old and young
married and single, sort OF licensed. medicine
man g." clarvoyauts ssdhce, resulting IN the social
depravement OF many cstimaplc women And aitless
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THE CHURCH Or TIE EVANGELIST.

Sermon by Rev. Ii. -. Hur tirgtor.
The chapel OF this church, in Bergen street, near
Flaibush avenue, moderately well filed yester.
day morning. According to announcement, the rector
spoke on Success in Business as Connected with
the Observance OF the Sabbath" taking for bis text
the thirteenth and fourteenth verses OF the hfty-
eighth chapter Of Isaiah. The preacher commenced
by saying that In business Is universal OBJ
Ject OF ambition, aud that 1t ought to be. lie would
desire TO give some direction to this ambition.
IL he could make young men see the
sacredness OF the Sabbath he would be
dong more for them than II he should bcstow upon
them untold wealth, and more Tor the nation than
though ne could paw the national debt and add
continent to its territory. There Is feeling very
generally pervadng society that the law OF the Sab
bath Is no longer binding, and certain texts In the
New Testament are regarded "a giving sanction TO
the jldcial.'tne ceremonial and the moral. In the
ceremonial law there were many observances Of
fe Ist and fast days which had no use IN the new dis
pcnsatOn and Ii IL OF such that the Apostle speaks
be Judged concerning days: but the Sabbath Is found
In the moral law, system OF everlasting truths
applying 10 all time. The first three commands
show US our dutv toward God the last six our duty
to men. ald between thesethe very keystone Of the
arch-is TINS command OF the Sabbath; am IL Ia OF
these laws that our saviour ssld:-"I come not 10
destroy the law but TO fulfill the lawn our success
IN all our aims depends upon our keeping Gods
law. The men who make haste to be rich and
cannot AFFORD TO keep the sabbath overtask brain
sands OF instances might be cited TO show that
success does not follow the neglect OF Gods day.
THIS foundation which you are asked to build upon
is the solid rock, the inmovable corner stone
sabbaths should be openings IN stormy SKY seven
Gays apart-ilnks by which the other days should all
be caught TO heaven
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

At eight O'Clock yesterday morning confirmation
was administered by Bishop Biyne, in st. Peters
church, TO abont $50 girls and eighty boys, besides
nfy adults OF both sexes, OF the latter being
converts The bishop first delivered discourse TO
the children on the and effects OF the sacra
ment Of confirmation. To every person receiving it
worthily are impaired the seven gifts Of the Holy
Ghost. By this sacrament they would become
strengthened TO fight for Christ and SUI.
fer, necessary, In defence OF their falth.
They would receive knowledge ana wisdom
to enable them to understand the divine truths
OF religion, and TO view their duties to God and man
by the light OF the Gospel and not by the false light
OF this world. The outward forms observed ia the
sacrament were calculated TO convey to their minds
what was required Of them as good Christians and
soldiers OF Christ They should never be ASHAMED
TO profess their fath no matter what the world
might say. Human respect was the great source OF
the laxity Of many Christians In that very diocese.
The bishop then proceeded to administer confrma-
tion. After invoking the grace OF the on
the postulans he seated himself at the altar,
attended on either side by Fathers CarriRan
and wIseman. The boys then advanced, two
and two. and knelt ut the feet OF the
bishop, who applied chrism to their foreneads.
saying at the same time IN Latin, "i sign thee with
the sign OF the cross, and | confirm thee with the
cnrsm OF salvation In the name Of the Father ana
OF the son and OF the Holy Ghost Amen" ending
by giving the person stroke on the check. When
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of the Seventh Street Presbyterian church held
this afternoon. The exercises comnelcel at half
past three O'Clock by singing the hymn by Josephine
Pollard ssOutside the GATE" This was followed 0y
prayer and another hymn was sung. The minutes
OF the last meeting were read Nv the secretary,
Master James ID. Sayers. After which the
hymn, s.Sweet Hour OF Prayer" was sung.
The teachers OF the several c!asses each OF which Is
organized mo q separate missionary soci:ty with
some pretty name such as Carrier Dove" Dew
Droph &C.. were called upon by Master Charles Bit
finger the President for the contributions OF their
classes during ths month Of March the fotal hr OF
cents The Secretary read the annual report OF the
Treasurer Miss hatch, from which it appeared that
during the past year the amount contributed 70 the
missionary cause was xl99 81. The total receipts
from all sources s6S2 81. OF which s432 was ex-
pended, seventy dollars being for foreign and DO
mestic missions. The society was then addressed Dy
Mr.. Hill, representative from New Jersey whose
long experience with Sabbath school exercises ena-
bed him to hold the attention OF the school whiis
he related some OF the good results or the domestic
missionary cause In the Mississippi valley aud the tar
West After the address the exercises were con-
cluded BY singing and prayer.
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ST. PATaiCg's cATls1ssl.
Sermon by Rev. ID.

Sermon by Rev. DIR. Mcswccney.
There was, as usual very large attendance at
this cathedral yesterday. High mass commenced ut
hali-pas. Ten O'CLOCK, Rev. J. RIcGean officiating
as ceiebraIt At the conclusion Of the FIRST gospel
the Very Rev. Dr.. McSweeney preached sermon,
taking his text from st. John xxi, 19-S1:-
"Jesls came ana stood in the midst and said
to them--Peace be to you. And when he SAID
this he showed them ms hands and his side"
The reverend gentleman briefly alluded to the voice
OF conscience, and dated at some length upon TIE
necessity oi following lts dictates then ad-
verted TO the importance OF ireqaentieg the tr.bu-
raj OF lenltence. There man was his own &C
cuser ana there only could he obtain peace.
Few ever lett tnat TRIBUNAL without experiencing
q spiritual peace that could be nowhere else OBJ
tanned. There could be no peace unless wo kept
within the law OF our conscience. The peace or
Jesus ChIlst was not the peace tat the world could
give. lie alIiuadvertod upon the false state OF se-
those VINO were lndiiierent TO the renorse Oh coh-
science were sp ritually dead. Such men were de-
ceived AID were actually working AGAINST them.
selves; fer no. being troubled by the warning OF
Conscience, they must be regarded as dead Having
ad erted 10 the immediate necessity OF repentance
the reverend preacher explained the text and al.
uaed to tue great peace to derived IRON an
Ing faith 1t cnlivened the hopes OF the sinner
and moderated all fears OF despair II was
the refuge OF repenting sinners and afforded peace
under all the dstracting troubles OF this lie. The
reward OF those who suffered with ratience was
obedience TO the orders of God, they beng designed
for their everlasting welfare. He referred to the
great lesson Of peace taught by the wounds OF
Christ and prayed that 1t might be imprinted the
hearts OF all. Speaking OF the importance OF re-
pentance the reverend gentleman cited the words OF
the text-"Recelve ye the holy Ghost; whose sins
you shall forgive they forgiven them and whose
sins you shall retain they are retained" and con-
cludsd by an eloquent eAhortaton on the value Of
pei. The Rev. Mr.. Mclean then proceeded with the
ceremonies. Mozarts Mass, No. IL, was magnih-
Gently rendered by 1ul choir under the supervision
OF Professor s. Schmitz. The services terminated
shortly after twelve O'clock
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FOURTEENTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Sermon by Rev. Z. w. Hitchcock.
In the Fourteenth street Presbyterian church the
pastor, Rev. E. W. Hitchcock, last evening preached
the second Of o series Of discourses to young men,
His subject was '"The Character Of Daniel and Les
sons from hts Life" The preacher gave q rapid
sketch OF the life Of Daniel In Babylon, dwelling
particularly upon his temptations and temperance
principles evinced in refusing to eat Of the kings
dainties or to drink his wine his manly bearing at
the court Of kings his intellectual vgor his attain.
ments in wisdom and science ana his admins.
trative ability, which led to his promotion
to the governorshp af the realm ana the
head inspectorshp Of the sacerdotal CASTE He also
painted the scenes in Belshazzars palace on that
fatal night Of dissipation, profanity, recklessness
and retrhuton, his faithful rebuke OF sensuaiized
age when the Ion stood IN the way and death was
the test Of his fidelity to duty and to God. With
''a moral heror-a noble type OF true manhood.
The lessons which the preacher drew from the lie
the possibility Of attaining 70 emlIlence in wisdom
young man to make the best OF circumstances
and the most he possibly can OF him.
self. TIE Importance and value Of temperance and
self-contro IN which the preacher cited the exam
time may soon come when all our public men and
every private gentleman, and all who aspire to be
such, shall emulate this example; and tine moral
sentiment OF the Christian world shall roll up, like
the great tides OF ocean and sweep away forever
the curse OF intemperance. The duty OF holy bold
be intellectual and devout, profound Scholar
an able administrator, O successful fnancier
tnorough-going business man, and ut the
same time, i.fear God and keep his command
ments." That the most faithful, efficient and God.
fearing are not beyond the plottings OF envy and
the assaults Of malicious foes. The great lesson
from the LIE Of Daniel Is the excellence and sublimity
of moral heroisn-a her0lsm that bids defiance 10
danger when God speaks; that, when principle Is
involved, neither consults the law OF seeming expe
dency. nor attempts duplicity nor evasion. nor
warps the conscience and conduct to circumstances.
The reacter showed from the compete vindlcation
OF Daniel that integrity Is rewarded and the true
moral hero eventually crowned and exhoried all his
hearers to make God their friend and ally py stead
last faith and nYca OF pletY and prayer.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN C0yNECHCUT.
Bridgeport.

BRIDGEPORT. April 4, 1869.
Despite the squally and uncomfortable character
OF the weather here to-day the attendance at the
churches was large. At Trinity church, Rev. Syves
ter Clark rector In the evening full choral service
was celebrated before q large congregation. The
usual services were held at ST. Johns and Christ
Episcopal churches aud the attendance at
each was large. At the North Congrega-
tional church the Rev. George Richards
pastor, preached fine discourse in the morning
from the text "H man lure me- he viii keep my
words and my Father VIII love him, and we w,n
come unto him and make our abode with him." The
Rev. Daniel Lord preached morning and evening at
the South church. At the Beaver street Methodist
Episcopal church, Rev. J. N. Carroll pastor
there was in the evening o jubilee mis-
sionary service OF very interesting character.
At the East Bridgeport Methodist church the
pastor Rev. 8. II. Smith. preached his closing ser
mon, his term OF service having expired. in the
evening Sunday school concert OF an exceedingly
interesting character took place and at the close
the pastor delivered to the school an appropriate
and feeling farewell address. At the East Bridge
port Congregational church the Rev. J. @. Daven-
port delivered IN the evening, by request finely
written sermon on 1.-The Destinies of the Nation"
In which he reviewed the past and present condition
OF the country-the causes at work in our midst for
good and eyil, the tendencies Of our civilization.
the dangers and trials OF our development ana the
paths necessary TO pursue to secure naooal strength
by q large and profoundly attentive congrega-
ton. At the Presbyterian church the ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. II. G. Hns-
dale, rector, and the congregation was unusually
large. At the Church OF the Nativity, North Bridge
port. full choral service was celebrated The Rev.
seden Gilbert, pastor OF the Universalist church,
has resigned his position aud Will leave soon to
take part in the edtorship OF denomlnational pub
lication. lie otiiciated az that church yesterday.
attended, and at the Advent Christian church
Brother Whitney conducted the meetings
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ing for relatives whs, were as yet IN, Dn;
the proceedings ha 6Sen ihe usaa. Quiet Qr2ssiy
character. and TIE sixteen bi.ck- k-cIIncu brctnren
had gwen signs Of the 2e2unaf ihanner in wnlcn
they conduct their worsHfn prayer was then
offered by one OF the bande brethfen Ia which the
remainder. together with some OF the congregation
joined with extreme fervor. ciappiag tdelr nanas
and vocierating 'Amen" repeatedly. Ile afayer
having been brought 10 close, MensJ Of tue
gand rose to MS les.. uuu consiEGged sh,ghg
hyMls si,. REFRAIN 81 Which was "rm 50 aDpS" 10
tune that to the irrellyious present must have
brought up vivid recolieetions VI proiape Tyres.
IaeIS was good deal uf uncertainty, 600 ahout when
tie hymn wsald be anisAea, for q recoa amencement
broke out several times when the uimi tated quite
expected that 1t was ended, At its close gentle
man from Pnladcsnsaa was called upon 10 address
the meeting. He gave what 10 hm) must have been
all interesting sketch OF MS life; stated tat he was
editor OF religious journal In Philadelphia, and that
he lao found Cnrist and hoped all present would do
likewise. Another cutburst OF song followed and
then brother from Iowa recited his personal expe
rieuecs. more singing Of the same lneXhaustiee
Character, and another gentleman undertook to de-
hyer an address, Which consisted In recitng piece
OF poetry p@bished IN the Phiadephian's paper
and gcn-le reminder that he lived in certain
street ana that the paper was worth taking, In con-
clus.on an invitation was extended TO all who felt
anxious about their souls to to the altar rails
and Gaeei there while the band prayed Tor them
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TwxrY-HGaTa STREET rEF,,xu PRESBYTERIAN c!ua;s
The Repression Of Crimc-sermon by the Rev.
L. e.. *. nIilligan.

At the Reformed Presbyterian church on West
Twenty-elghth street. near Ninth avenue, the Rev. J.
C. k Miligan delivered an impressive and entertain
ing discourse on the prevalence OF crime and the
means for its enectual extinction The reverend gen
teman took as his text the twenty sixth OF the
twentieth chapter u Proverbs-"A wise king
scattereth the wicked and bringetn the wheel over
thcm.n He commenced By aiuding to the reign
Of crime and the fact OF criminals being allowed to
20 unpublished and that lawmakers, judges and
juries are too frequently among the chief criminals.
He demonstrated that capital punishment and i'm
prsonment had proved futile, and that vigilance
c,mmIttees, which are being agtated, only tended to
the increase OF criminalittes. In England he said,
there were one hundred thousand habitua criminals
known to the police and that II ~ proposed by
espionage and penal punishment To restrain crime.
But ne said, these methods will also prove futile,
and the only means 20 prevent the spread o crime Is
that shown In the text The text shows that
crime can be prevented by Christian
isration Of government and ..wIsen denotes one
who fears God or Christianity. The reverend orator
prerequisites for the repression OF crime and sec
ondly, the means to be employed. The frst pre-
requisite Is a Christian public sentiment. Despotism
may enforce law against the general sentiment but
In republic the people is the seat OF power,
and the controlling number must no right or
be found in Christianity. Christianity re-
veals divine virtue. This II not expcdiency
law must be supplicatcd and ,ovea Sy the neopc.
ministry, rulers and citizens The second prerelui.
site Is Christian constitution Of government. In1-
del ideas have carried the nation from Puritanism TO
lawessness. Without Divine sanction to the oath,
majesty in laws or religion In politics. there can be
TO suppress crimlnality. The third prerequisite Is
that there must be n Christian administration. Tue
friends OF law or policy must execute It. God
holds the nation as guilty and punishes t
for the sins of the ruicrs, and the example
OF the rulers is mighty for good or evil
The frat means TO be employed Is by the diffusion
OF Christian knowledge Education is admitted to
be essential to Tree government, and proper educa.
tion must include knowcdge Of the Bible and laws
OF Christianity. These purify the heart and when
rightly used would be means to heal the nations
The second means TO be employed is dsirancniso-
ment OF the immoral The rgnt to disquaily crlmi-
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mails is admitted by the governmon,s H an
the States. vowng Is the ACT VI government.
aa1 sDaU -drpnksr.s- eEminais. lgaasant -asp,
lle pro.aRS and~n.e oospeoe. rules II -,
profanity 6C ESAedness must be the prevailing
characteristics or lnhabltints. The third means v
the Suppression Of whatever debaaches pu1ll2
porais. some things innocent In thespselyes hay
be abused; these should oe regulated. flsre are
. o.hes tlipgs-faro banks dram shops and tie se.
cfiHfha ana should be suppressed. The fourth
means Is the stern inluetion OF the penalties
az criminals. This destroys the motives TO crime,
vndieates the majesty OF law, exhibits divine
geance, and this eiectuaAy restrans criminal con-
fuof
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CHURCH 0f THE DIVINE PATERNITY

Owing TO an attack OF rheumatics Dr. Chaplin was
unable to oclcate yesterday in his church, ard Dr.
Sawyer, formerly pastor OF the Orchard street Uni
versast church. conducted the services In his stead
He preached very brief sermon on the words con-
tained In the thlrieth Psalm, fourth and fifth verses
s'Sng unto the Lord. D ye saints OF his, and give
thanks at the remembrance or MS holiness. For his
anger enduretn but moment; In his favor Is liie:
weep iug may endure for night, but Joy cometh In
the morning.u The remarks made by the preacher
were SIMPLY explanatory Of the meaning Of the words
duoteI from the psalm IN q universalist sense and
how they were to be construed according to the
Scripture.
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the PRAYING SAND.

Services In Greene street Methodist Episco-
pnl Church.
company OF worshIppers styling themselves "rhe
Praying Band," conducted yesterdays services at
the Greene street Methodist Episcopal church. The
attendance throughout the day was large, that in
the afternoon being more than usually numerous.
The members OF the band about sixteen In number,
OF divers ages but oil toleraby stout ranged them
selves beneath the pulpit and behind the altar rails,
under the leadership and direction OF Brother SAM
uel Halsted. The services commenced with the
singing OF hymn and then the presiding brother
read several anui1y nous letters from dlIercnt per.
sous asking Ior the prayers Of the meet.
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r RELIGIOUS. E S
Divine Services Yesterday in New York,
Brooklyn, Washington and
Elsewhere.
.-sSs>~-<~~~>~~>>~>~~->~~
Secular Affairs in the
Pulpit.
Sermons, Dedications, Conflrma'
tions, Missionary Meetings and
Spiritnalistic Seances.
pisccurses By Archbishop McCleskey,
BEhop Bayley. Revs Henry Ward
Deecher, Day x. Lee and Others.

Yesterday was remarkable at least for the variable
OF the weather In this city. the changes from
sunshine to snow storm, and from a genial atnos-
phere to Chilly clustering wind with lowering clouds
The reports OF 0vne N New York and other
cities which Will be found below mention the fact also
that as rule equally unfavorable weather was ess-
where experienced. DESPITE this fact, however, the
congregations In attendance at most OF the places ef
worship large and the services, though not so
h;ghy Favored with sensational themes were gene
rally Interesting