The New York herald., 1869-05-24
RELIGIOUS SERVICES ELSEWHERE.
PouRhkeepsie.

PouGHKEEPsIE, May %, 1869.
The genial atmosphere and the bright sun have
again given US another beautiful Sabbath day, and
once more can chronicle a large attendance at all
the churches In the city, At the Washington street
Methodist Episcopal church this morning Rev. w. G.
". Lewis preached from lst Corinthians, fifteenth
chapter, twenty-n first verse-"By man came death ~
Mr.. Lewis said there are important questions which
are disturbing the faith of many, and which
must be removed by clear and satisfactory
answers before we can satisfy ourselves and
others about the MINOR points OF faith. We ought
first to settle one or two preliminary questions.
First, What was the sin Of AdamS second, How did
Adams sin affect himseff The sin OF Adam lay In
the fact that he used the gift free agency TO yield
t. inordinate desire for forbidden knowledge In
preference to obeyance TO divine Will. The tempta-
ton covered the radical falsehood by veil OF par
ta truth Mr.. Lewis then told the results OF Adams
SHINING, among which are physical death, the wear
ing out OF the organs OF life &c.
AT the Cannon street Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. E. L. Prentice preached from the 2Ith Psalm,
4th verse" One thing have desired OF the Lord;
that viii seek After that may dwell In the house
OF the Lord oil the days or my life TO behold the beau
ty OF the Lord, and TO inquire IN his temple" Mr.
Prentice commenced by saying the irreligious world
has Its places OF amusement and sinful qualification
where the ungodiy drink pleasure to lntoxicatlon.
The Christian world has Its churches other build
ings dedicated to the worship OF God. To these
places where God reveals himself In glorious man
ncr the anxious seeker after divine knowledge the
obedlent dlsclple ana the weary nilgrim deigbt to
co. THIS love OF God which the psamst felt
ought to inspire our hearts. Before we can
the rewarder OF all who seek HIM. The man who
allows his mind to be distracted by multiplicity OF
objects IN this life falls OF success and that Christian
Will accomplish nothing who mas not single great
aim and purpose OF soul. St. Paul said, This one
thing do" and TO that one great purpose he owed
his attainmens In piey and usefulness. One OF the
most important objects OF religious worship Is TO
ceive lessons from the Great Teacher, and next 10
behold the beauty OF the Lord. The Parthenon once
unrivaled In beauty, now throws the shadow OF her
desoation the dust OF the glory OF Greece, but
the beauty OF soul gained in the house OF God VIII
AT the Baptist church the Rev. W. n. Wines
preached from the following wOrds:--''Ye are the
sat u the earth but n the salt have lost its SAVIOR
wherewth shall II be saleds IL H. therefore, good
Tor nothing but TO be cast out and TO be trodden
under the foot OF man." The reverend gentleman
said that the Importance OF every day life OF god
liness could not be overestimated. True religion
has preservation influence. For the elects sake
God has mitgated his judgments against this world.
Had there been nve righteous men IN Sodom that
city would have been preserved from destruction.
An onward work OF Gods spirit on the heart out
wardly manifested by life OF obedience aud holt
ness Is the salt TO restrain men from stn 10 reform
and save them Christians should be godliSe. They
profess TO have been born OF God, 10 have q
disnterested character. There are many persons IN
the church tna all hey know Of regon re- S,r sr. what
sion. As Christians they are good for nothing Or
what use are prayeress, goddess, decetfu, delraud
ing Christiansf they are like splinters In the I'M
gers--a constant cause Of irritation. The life OF
Jesus as given in the Bible never turned a soul
from God, but leads men To him. SO should II be
Professor Orton, OF vassar college, preached in
the Congregational church morning and evening.
At the Heddng Methodist Episcopal church, In the
evening Rev. Mr.. Smith preached sermon on tenn
perance. At the Holy Comforter church, Rev. Mr.
Crary preached an excellent sermon from sne twen'
thew:-"Render unto Caesar the things that are
Cgsar's and unto God the things that are God's.r