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The New York herald., 1869-04-19
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY.



The services held BY the Methodist congregation
Of Hoboken, a. .Ss Marina Institute yesiefday,
We're very interesting. The sermon In the forenoon
Was preached by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. ELL
son, who took his text from Proverbs, xiv, 10.
'If thou faint In the day Of adversity thy
strength is weak" The preacher. having discoursed
on the fall Of man from his primeval character de.
veloped the subject into many practical lessons
since man fell life is q probation, and there is no
probation without trial. II every man at his en-
trance into business were certain that he would
reach the goal OF success what would be the result
Why, the great ordinance OF Providence that
evil shall be large admixture I'm our nature would
be defeated. The great men OF the world, the sue
cessful merchants for example are those who have
the least ideas OF their accountability To God Hence
adversely is part OF the great plan OF Divine Prov
dencc In shaping the destinies Of His creatures when
o man arises on the beautiful Sabbath morning aud
gazes on the joyous face OF nature instead OF asking
himself what are the needs at the present hour. he
looks forward to the troubles which NAV arise next
week, next month or next year, and these heavy
burdens ne must bear while fortified by the grace Of
to-day. Inc disproportion Is 80 great that he muss
faint Taketh case OF an army when on the approach
OF an enemy each man loses courage and finally, be.
fore blow IL struck complete decentralization takes
courageous In the beginning; but there was this
difference IN their acton-the one stood while the
other fed 30 II is In every day liie. Look at the
Spaniartis In Cuba, brave men, with strong hearts,
but whose poucity OF numbers forbids them to hope
for that success which large numbers would bring
Yet they do not despair for they feel that god is
win them end the cause which God aids has . tre-
The New York herald., 1869-04-19
CHURCH OF the DIVINE PATERNITY.

Sermon by Rev. DR.. Sawyer.
In consequence Of the continued illness of Rev.
Dr. Chaplin, Rev. Dr. Sawyer, one Of the Oldest
lights Of Universalism in this country took his place
and preached from the sixth chapter Of the Gospel
according to st. John, twenty ty-eighth and twenty
ninth verses :-"They said unto Him, What shall we
do that we might work the works Of Godr Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work Of God
that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent" The
preacher said that Christ the day before he uttered
these words, had wrought miracle by feeding five
thousand with five loaves and TWO small nshes
@ take Him BY force Il necessary, ana make Aim king
Our Saviour, perceiving their design, withdrew,
and secreted himself from them. Now tAe question
thus put to the Saviour was question which every
Christian should put to himself and herself To all
such questions, come whence they might our
work Of God, that ye believe on Him whom He hath
sent" Without faith we could do nothing; with 1t
s0ua o 30 c Knew s
and there were those who smiled at the notion Of
merely to believe. They would reverse the Christian
point point Of fla fact the ndei himself was obliged to live
by faith OF some kind. we were always tending
am man se Who would not w
SImSmlsh. pass himself OS foI phiOs9pher, but @ ls
very widely in this-that the Christians faith
had q larger scope and embraced the whole
range OF his being and life than the be-
Lief OF those not Christians gave credit
for II IL was true-as the language
OF the text clearly implies--that to be Christian
was the Indispensable copditlon Of our highest vel.
fare; " 1t was true that the Gospel Of Jesus Christ
true that the nane of Christ was the only name in
heaven by which we could be saved, 1t then became
important to know what the meaning Of Christian
ity was aud 1t was all the more important now be-
cause 80 many took such low grounds and made so
very little OF faith In Christ The preacher then
christianity, and closed his discourse by dwelling
elaboratey on the necessity Of firm faith In the
Saviour as the only means Of salvation.
The New York herald., 1869-04-19
TIE RuamoH MISSIONARY CHURCH
Peculiar Services by the Saints

Peculiar Services by the Saints.
There was an unusually large attendance at the
Mormon Mission church, Williamsburg yesterday,
at all the services. President william II. Miles,
formerly leading member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church OF Philadelphia, conducted
tie exercises, which consisted OF music and brief
extemporaneous addresses. harmonious flute
was used TO 'pchn the hymns, and the vocalization
by quartet was very credtable.
Elder Black, convert, from Clackmannau shire,
Scotland. delivered an address OF peculiar force
during which he exhorted the GenGies present TO
embrace the '.new Kingdom" He never knew what
happiness was when he belonged to the Kirk, and
before he became Saint he said the name Of God
stank In his nostrils His profane harangue did not
make good impression upon the minds OF the Gen.
tiles. and the Saints appeared TO be satisfied when
he subsidized. -, -. t.t
The principal address, however, was delivered by
Elder W. II. Miles. He said that the sixth day OF
the present month was the thirty ninth anniversary
OF the foundation Of the Church, 1t having been
founded In 1880 BY the prophet Joseph Smith. he
gave vivid sketch Of the rise ahd Progress Of the
Church Of the persecution OF the Saints In Missouri
great temple there when they only numbered 5000
souls, and their subsequent migration to Salt Lake
Valley.
Elder Markiand followed Elder Miles, and the
exercises were brought to conclusion with hymn,
In which the whole congregation Joined.
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the SpRlIuAllsIs.

Mrs. q. Fannie Allyn ut the Everett Rooms.
At the Everett Rooms, Broadway, corner Of
Thirty-fourth street, was yesterday morning large
assembly of people calling themselves spirituasts
both men and women, with sprlnkling Of those not
OF the shadowy faith, whom curiosity had attracted
After singing accompanied by the nutc and the
piano, Mrs. Allyn, not very bad and not very
good looking lady, neatly booted anu apparelled In
bloonler costume OF chameleon silk, stepped forwa rd
to little stand OF the front Of the platform, where
she took up several ,craps Of paper containing ques
tons upon which some OF the audience wished TO
have poured the light Of the spirit world. After the
questions were read the speaker underwent q
few contortions OF the eyes, which fnally were
closed, whereupon she uttered brief Invocation
and began her DISCOURSE the subject OF which was
awaiting her on the desk 1t was concerning the
value OF experience as the foundation or human
OF O spiritual origin, II the popular idea OF what
spirits are is the correct one. 1t was for the most
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NEW YORK GERALD. MONDAY, APRIL 49, 8ea-rRlPLE SHEET

mendous majority. n Christ had tainted when he
saw the multitude rushing for his life, waen he be-
Him. why the world must have been left In ruin.
Many man In the day of adversely has remembered
his Maker who had forgotten HIM In Ills prosperity
The Prodgal Son, after period OF servtude, arose
at length aud said:-"Why should stay hereY Will
arise and go to my father" And ne became man
selves. Have you tainted when you went to church
on the Sabbath, and would not have gone there had
you thought that public opinion was against your
we have church to be built and let every man who
holds subscription book write on the nrst page tne
words "Never fall" and the church wiz tnen ne De
built The preacher concluded with an eloquent and
touching appeal to the congregation to exert tnei-
selves In raising funds for the erection OF church,
now that they are cast upon the world ana holdin9
divine service only through the courtesy OF gen.
erous people.
The numerous churches Of this prOverbally sedate
and pious city were thronged with fashonaoly
attired worshippers yesterday. To the brilliant,
summer-like character Of the weather more than
any special or unusual religious attraction s this
fact attributable At st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
church In the forenoon the Rev. J. d. Blain late Of
California delivered well considered discourse on
the subject and strongly in favor Of temperance.
The words from Proverbs, swine is mocker; strong
drink s raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby
is not wise" the basis Of the preachers argu-
practice Of furnishing wines and liquors at
wedding parties and other festive GATHERINGS.
IN the aternOOn, ~ Tue flIbt fTcSDy CeTldu CuuIc
the anniversary exercises Of the McWhorer Mission
ary society were held IN presence Of large gather,
annual report was read by the secretary OF the
society, Mr. Samuel H. Pennington, Jr., which
went to show that its affairs are In hourishing
aud highly encouraging condition. Addresses
were made by Rev. W. J. r. Taylor, D.D.;
Rev. DIR. Seebert Rev. DR.. Stearns and General
Theodore unyOn, all in furtherance Of the purposes
OF the society, and urging upon the people liberal
contributions for It's support. Much interest was
manifested 10y those present In the objects OF the
terprse which are the spread Of the Gospel In dest
tute portions OF the city, to counteract the fast
growing power Of false religion and inddelity and
to devise and carry out such measures as VIII In
purer and better citizens and servants OF the
Most High. At the close a collection was taken up.
Rev. G. Chatterton delivered the third OF course
OF sermons last evening in upper Library Hall, be-
fore sixty seventy persons, adherents or the
New Church, or Swedenborganism. The subject OF
the discourse Redemption. The difference ne
said between the old and the new belief as to re-
demptlon was that whereas the old idea was that
meant that we should be saved from tine wrath or
God, the new belief was that the intention was TO
save us from ourselves an d our internal enemies.
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Bridgeport.

BRIDGEPORT, April Is, 1859.
The attendance at all the places OF worship to-day
was large. At Christ church (EpiscUpa, the PASTOR
Rev. J. d. Falkner, read the service in the
morning. and the Rev. DR.. Dyer Of New York,
preached from the text, "Bear ye one anothers
burdens" He spoke OF the value OF an active liv-
ing religion and said that although precepts were
excellent and the maintenance Of great principles
necessary, yet the most successful ministers were
those whose lives were the truest embodiment OF
active practical religion. It was the duty Of Chris
tians to bear the burdens Of their fellow men, aud
particularly Of the young who needed help and who
were battling, friendless and alone, for start in
t,'' to bear al the bur burdens OF his i" negSbor Sbcs
by aYording religious help. consolation and guidance
and the mors hapy
forcibly dra~n. The singing was very fine q. this
church. the soprano and alto solos being particularly
pastor Rev. Il. w. Maxey, were excellent aud the
music i3e The congregation s,atUa was .,s large The
and and the the % Rev G Dr.. Richardson " at T S. G Paus
East ouras Tnsre o was ne fu
charca the Rev Mr. Hinsdale preached an excellent
choir has recently been reorganized and the singing
was greatly improved. The Rev dr Richards on
ciated at the North congregational church. and IN
largely attended sunday school concert. This school
Is one OF the largest m the state and is in very
nourishing condition. The Rev. DIR. Lord preached
at the South Congregational church all day lie
will deliver his farewell sermon. previous TO goiF
to Chicago, on next sunday. AT the East Bridge
port Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. WV. Bow.
ditch commenced his duties as pastor preaching TO
q large congregation morning and afternoon. by
the special request Of his congregation the Rev. Mr..
Carroll OF the Beaver street Methodist church, has
been continued In his pastorate and oficiated all
church SSy e To aeS crowded p audsnse The Rev. Ip
Emmeson preached at the Universalist church in
the afternoon, the funess OF spiritual lifen and
in the evening on the 'pecularlties OF the Unver.
sast faith" The services at the Catholic churches
were largely attended, as was also that at the Ad.
vent Christian church, conducted by Brother d. W.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April Is, 1859.
The fine balmy weather to-day had the effect OF
turning most people out Of doors, and as q conse-
quence all the churches were crowded There was
nothing OF striking interest however at any OF the
places Of worship. At st. Matthew's and st.
Aoysius Roman Catholic churches the congrega-
tions were unusually numerous. Rev. Mr.. Mackin
preached q very impressive sermon at st. Mat
thews fun of practical suggestions as to theproper
life . Christian should Lead Blaque Bey the
Turkish Minister and Senator Casserly were among
the attendants at this church. Owing to q
division IN the Wesley Zion Union chapel, large
number of the congregation having seeded and
Joined the Metropolitan church. the services to-day
were mainly directed to making provisions for the
maintenance OF the chapel in pecuniary point Of
view Cards were distributed stating the necessity
OF procuring $500 TO meet expenses Inc pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Patton, then delivered an appropriate ser,
third verse-"And sent messengers unto them say.
ing, am doing great work, so that cannot COME
down Why should the work cease whilst leave it
and come down to youir After the ser.
mon the cards were taken up giving the
amount Of subscription. A number OF the
ance OF formidable array Of aged class leaders
bearing assortment OF baskets in their hands, and
dropped out Judging, however, from the number
OF cards dropped In the baskets, the sermon pro-
duced an effect.
AT the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Newman, preached from the
text, "whereiore the law Is holy and just and good;'
Romans VIII, IL. He announced az the theme OF the
text the mission OF the law In the great work OF
human redemption. He discussed the subject In the
following aspects:-First, the origin OF the law;
second, Its obligations upon ALL third, ITS properties
or benefcence The law was older than
Abraham, Enoch, Moses, Adam--oder than the
angels-old as God Himself The ancient phi.
Iosophers Plato, Demosthenes, and xenophon In his
history Of Socrates, were OF opinion that law ema-
mated from God-that all Law came from Jehovah.
God mas therefore night to command our obedi.
enoe y His lsv. end Y y our duty 70 obey, bscauae
The New York herald., 1869-04-19
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH or the TRANSPORTATION

Sermon by Rev. Edward BOtw00d.
The Rev. Edward Botw0od last evening delivered
q very interesting sermon In this church upon the
abors OF the missionaries in Labrador ana the out
harbors OF Newfoundland. The reverend gentleman
took his text from the tenth chapter and twenty
ninth verse Of st. Luke-"Who IL my neighbor"
After detailing the privations and sunerings
endured by the missionaries in the wilds OF
this innospitable country the Rev. Mr.. Bot
wood expatiated at some length upon the
nature and the origin ana exercises Of love.
The preacher sald, "Never was there such phiIan-
thropist as Jesus. Wnat pattern Of sympathy he
selects for our imitation in the Good Samaritan II
Of the good Nazarene whom we call Saviour, who
pours the wine ana OIL OF redemption into the
who says to each Of u.s. 'Go and do likewiseS y Cru
que Sx aS G. + % a. Aer 70 rsssr
ali mankind as the sheep OF Gods pasture, depend
ing on his power and goodness and related TO MIN
"Far beyond our own circles and religious assem-
bes stands the horizon Of Christian love. II is
whenever the halo Of Gods love touches the human
race" The reverend gentleman then drew very
touching picture OF the many hardships and dan
gers experienced by the missionaries IN Labrador IN
their endeavors to preach the gospel OF Christ IN
that ice bound and sterile region. He spoke
OF missionary living In house almost destitute Of
with no living being but himself In 1t for some SIX
teen months. That his watch, the nearest approach
10 lie ne Quu, SCOppeu lHeTc WAS tne IH1SSlOniTy
living there III the wilds OF Labrador alone, loving
ms neghbor better than himself. During the winter
in this country the missionary ls often compelled to
perform long and wearsome journeys, travelling
entirely with dogs or on snow shoes-the
dangers, privations and hardships OF such
mode of travel being most imminent,
owing to the severity of the snow storms, wldness
and drearness of the country, and the miserable
condition of the houses in which he has to soourn.
He also pictured the missionary in summer without
2 road or path to guide him. plodding alone over
hill and dale, through deep wet bog, over rugged
cliffs, or through thick and almost impenetrable
bushes He showed the missionary again on his
journey in the stormy Strait Of Belle Isle, or
on the wild Atlantic. Also how he had to
battle with the heavy current OF some strong
and wide river, wading it In cold and
frosty WINDS rowing hour after hour through the
dark hours Of storm and night towards some place
of safety. The whole sermon abounded in incidents
in missionary life OF the most interesting and Inn
pressive character The object OF the sermon OF the
reverend gentleman was to secure the endowment
Of college IN st. Johns, Newfoundland, for the
training OF missionaries for those dark and rugged
regions. In support OF his appeal he set forth this
strong apology, that multitudes Of even our own
fishermen visit Labrador every summer and depend
entirely for spiritual Instruction upon The missiona
rieS living there,
The New York herald., 1869-04-19
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR.


The evening services yesterday at the Episcopal
Church Of the Holy Saviour Dr. Hawks MemoriaD,
on Twenty -nfth street. near Madison avenue, were
of very interesting character. The sermon was de-
nvered by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Carter. The
preacher took his text Hebrews xii 22d, 2sd and
oath verses:-"But ye are come unto Mount Zion
and unto the city Of the living God the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company Of
angels; to the general assembly and church VI the
first born, which are written in heaven; and to God,
the Judge Of ALL and to the spirits Of just men made
speaketh better things than that OF Abel" The
said that he should call the attention Of his
congregation to what was termed In the creed the
sshOy Catholic Church." This Church was saved by
Christ, and therefore could not be separated from
Him. When CHRIST died the King OF the Church
died, and the structure upon which the Church was
built was the cross. The Church included both body
and headLthe sheep and the shepherdmwhch were
gether let no man put asunder." Whether the Eps-
copal idea Of the Church was right or wrong was
not the question to be discussed for at any rate 1t
challenged the respect Of all reasonable men
py continually preaching and P, practising It's
chlrchmcn all were holding the position
Of Christian soldiers fighting war for the victory Of
lars. namely In time. in space and in nembership,
but II was the preachers Intention only to speak Of
the former: The Catholic Church was not new. It
Christ died upon the cross. 1t was old and eternal
Some matters connected with 1t were rnutable aud
some imnuabie. In the Christian Church II was
possible to alter aud remove some things. Some
things could be removed and the Church yet remain,
but move those matters which should be lmrautable
and 1t would be q church no longer. The or
dinances the creeds and the saSraments
only were imrnutable; hturgfes, articles ana
oflices could be changed. What Is termed
the spirit Of modern progress was safe while II only
touched such matters as the latter but no progress
could alter the Nicene creed. The Church was not
embarked In O voyage Of scientific discovery to ind
out faith The faith which 1t professed was re-
vealed and could not be discovered. How was the
Church 70 deal with those who thought II had out
grown It's faith All that could be said was that those
who outside that faith were outside the Church
Tho Church could not bow down to such man, but
he must 20 out OF the Church. Christian unity be-
tween all Christian people was thing ~ be wished
for aud prayed for but neither creed order NOR
ment must be sacrificed, as the result Of such u
sacrifice would be suicide.
The reverend preacher then proceeded to speak OF
the CATHOLIC light which must be given by the
Church, and concluded with personal appeal 20 all
TO cleaye 70 the faith which was the scsac wledIe0
creed OF the Catholic Church.
The New York herald., 1869-04-19
EUaRkY HILL BAPTIST CRUlCn.
Rev. s.idney A. Corey ON Habits.

The Rev. sidney A. Corey delivered his third lec-
ture in his to young men last evening at the
church corner Of Lexington avenue and Thirty
seventh street. subject-"Habits." The text se-
lected was jeremiah kill, 23-"Then may We also
do good who are accustomed TO do evil" The rev.
erend gentleman, after considering halit In Its
general signi1caton proceeded to depict the evils
which It fosters In the young unt they become ma
ture In vice. Habit, says Palcy, nine times out Of
ten cannot be distinguished from instinct and this
without doubt is the correct view; for, like
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carriage. HIS nature corrupted BY the most brutal
tions the name Of God with respect and veheratlon
but makes It byword for the lowest comparisons
names Of their gods to Sc taken in vain, while The
Jews would never submit TO have the Great Jehovah
mentioned in SECULAR conservation. DRUNKENNESS y
II IL found even at this moment making It's fearful
ravages into the best families OF the community.
young men ranging from eighteen to twenty Ave-
with boodshos eyes, bloated cheeks and gouty
fingers laboring under the incipient daneefs Of
West or Roosevelt streetf mol These young men
belong TO elegant honest they boast millions Of
wealth In prospect; they have education. high con-
been overtaken by the very weaknesses that 10 their
youth should have been better protected by too In
dulgent parents. They have been drawing checks
upon the future, and, as the human frame
is built for only eighty years work, they
sno,n '1 premature craves amu 1ecome ,os 10 that
sisted by their genius. Slang words constitute an
other evil They creep into the best circles, when
out OF prison and thieves going to prison. The
young gent as he wishes 70 be called thinks II q
high compliment to be called q "brck.r In his
own vernacular he wears q ''nobby" hat,
''spouts" about the necessity OF having
plenty Of "tin," and frequently takes Len