The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF the MOLLY TRINITY
Re0peniDg Services YestertAy-6erm0n by ID
Krauth, Of philadelphia.

ReOpentD8 services YesterdAy.serm0n by DIR,
Krauth, Of Philadelphia.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity located In Twenty. first street. between Firth
and sixth avenues, was reopened TO the congrega-
ton yesterday. The edince has been closed since
July last, and during the time which has elapsed
since the closing the interior Of the church has been
repaired, redecorated and thoroughly renovated.
The building now presents remarkably pleasing
appearance The walls have been colored IN very
chaste and elegant manner, the pews have
the furniture surrounding it nave been remodelled
aud the ceiling has been freecoed Ia very appro.
m a Me4s e
with costly collection OF lowers, arranged In
Three services were held to celebrate the reopen.
Ing and at each OF these the church was well 1ed.
In the morning the Rev. @. w. 6chaefrer, ID. D.,
appropriate sermon and in the evening the Rev
Joseph A. seiss D. D., Of Philadelphia occupied the
At the afternoon service the Rev. Professor c.. p.
Krauth d. D., OF the University OF Pennsylvania and
the Theological seminary Of Philadelphia, was the
os ad resd S 6s
Rev +. J. Krotel, the pastor Of the church,
the Rev; Dr. Rraun announced p,. ss the
the Lord God Of our fathers, which hath put such
thing % tins In the kings heart, TO peautfy the
which gave its supreme glory to the house OF God,
said the preacher was the feet that 1t was the house
OF GOu tnat he was IN IT, and that Ills name was
written upon 1t. The beauty OF the house OF the
Lord would be without its grandess adjoining but
for the glorious truth that God In 1t revealed him.
SELF to man. It's supremest beauty was to be found
In faith in the Divine authority OF the word Of God
IN all matters OF life and Of doctrine. Those great
DOCTRINES old as Christianity and enduring as
eternity were what beautfed the house OF the Lord
and TO these the house IN which they met was dedt
something besides this which In It's due place was
not without importance. The preacher then
referred TO the temple at Jerusalem, and spoke OF
its external beauties. and went on to say that
this account 1t was that Christians desired to make
the house Of God such as would best by its appear
ance maintain devotion. II the temple was what II
should be 1t must have tendency to promote
those who said was superstition to exat one place
over another for worship, on the ground that God
was omntpresent. The house itself might move the
heart to devotion; Its majestic grandeur or even its
simple adornings, might have this effect az that
which was best In man was manly, and that best IN
woman womaniy-so that which was best fer Q
church was to be churchke. Within church
temples with their heads bowed in silent
prayer, the long sweeps Of the organ finishes the
break with the outside worli and touches the
human heart the owy confession Of sins, the comfort
siops OF David, the word preached the prayer and
benedicton eli led the heart devotion. The first
aim In beautlfyng church was to drd the means Of
expressing the true worship Of God, which would
lead to the use Of true art sucn art as has for is
aim 10 ind the thought OF God ana discover Gods
secret of true beauty True art would show the
Divine hand revealing that art In every touch 6uch
art would have an adaptation to time and place.
The Christian In this matter would move With care
between two extremes-the solemn and sublime and
the simple and clear. The lowest must be reached
Ia their humblest religious wants, but nothing must
be done unworthy Of God. u must never be forgot.
ton to whom worship was directed nor from whom
II came.