The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20
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RsopeHins Of the French Protestant Episcopal
charcs-serDep ~ the Rev. A. verren.
TIE Church Of The Holy 0host-Eghse du 81.
Esprlt-on West rwen,y-second street. between
fiflh and sixth avenues, WAS reopened yesterday
for divine service afier the usual sumner vacation.
The congregation OF this church belongs 10 the Pro-
sestant Episcopal denomination, with Rev. A. Yer.
rem for iu rector. ana 10 the only French congeaa
ton OF that denomination In the city. In view OF the
fact thai the Protestant Episcopal Church Is branch
OF the Anglican Church. which Is again Q charac-
tertstcaily English institution. ~ 10 quite q curt.
Qsity IN ~ way 10 wait The Eglise da a. Esprit
during service aud attend worship, which Ii
the prayers The reading OF ins lessons the chanting
OF she psalms and hymns and the sermon There Is
sru certain sna degree Q, ATTRACTION N NE FAC, .as.
Church has found earnest aud devoted woryhippers
among the freacn, the Two nations having for many
ditary enemies. u must be remarked. however,
that with the usual good taste OF frenchmsn the
monorony OF the usual Protestant church music u
not 10 be found here. The CHOIR. though small a. Is
also the congregation, " composed OF . quartet OF
good voices and me mastery execution on ne
organ OF the preudes 10 the psalms and hymns II
evidence that The instrument Is uader the hands OF
an orRanist Of rare ability.
Quoted throughout according 10 the ritual and liiargy
OF the Protestant Episcopal church In the United
A. verreD, the rector rom the authorized edition Of
the General Convention for the OF the congrega
lion. The sermon was preached by the rector his
text beng taken from the sixth chapter OF the Cos
pei according TO ~. Johp the sxu seventh and iol.
lowing verses:-"Tnen said Jesus unto tue Twelve,
WIN ye also 20 awsyf Then SIMON Peter answered
him, Lord 10 whom shall We GOT Thou hast the
words Of eternal HE and we believe and are sure
that Thou art that Christ the Son OF the Living
Cod" &C. The reverend s9eaker entered into the
history OF the occurrence during which these
words were spoken; that OF the disciples pro.
posed TO abandon Christ as MS teaching seemed to
them 70 be "hard sayings" hut those who had the
faith OF Christ In them remained though they knew
that Christ was man, subect TO all the demands OF
the human body. that he mad hunger aud thirst, yet
they believed him the true Messiah, the son OF the
Living God. After q lengthy discourse upon this
view, Rev Mr. verren drew the lesson from TINS for
our present day. Many have left the true way OF
Christ have abandoned the doctrines OF HIS teach
ings and have precplated themselves into the aDyss
Of Ignorance and ibertinago, and hence the words
OF the text were true today, 1T u the spirit tnat
quickeneth; the nesh pronteth nothing; the words
thar speak unto you they are spirit and they are
ltfe." As s0me OF those VINO had departed from the
true path Of Christ, he mentioned the advocates ort
ualieu the Jesuitsm OF the Catholic Church of Rome
and also the fanatical Puritan, who would wish 70
see priests and bishops IA idnterne--suspended
from the lamp post. But the true evangelical doc
trine OF Christ was conserved In that church,
according TO the teaching OF which they were then
worshipping God and HIS everlasting Soa.