The New York herald., 1869-05-10
RELIGIOUS SERVICES ELSEWHERE.
NeWbur&.

The principal event OF interest to-day IN the reil-
gious circles of this city was the dedication this al
'eihooii vi .N0 - -. A., ,,is n,,,
erected ana 1lle only onuron e.e, ou..s - r u,s
a n,a,n hrck ea,6ce which will seat about 400 per-
nS p'a'a va nos, 40 ooo rho ded,catorv d,scourse
was preached IN English by Kev: pr. Wiiain nah ~
SDrole, pastor OF the frss rresoyseeaI & ,t o %
TINS CITY, ana lormery cnapa pt, q. ,ta, 1onr,eanth
took for his text Matthew, Hitn cmapte; ioa h n
VerseIiS are .ae & mss ba, U % ,m. snn "a tn the ma
terlal world. Gods people should 1e ~, 10
the worla Oh mnd' Hnd o, aiae our race from the
ruins in wnicn sin had involved it TO a saving
acquaintance with HIMSELF yet u pieases Hln W en-
pioy h.in nan , nnSas the sncaker nroceeded
70 institute n comparison between the SUMS office
and that which the people OF G9d are caie9 upon th
perform In this world OF moral darkness: firso, .e
sun has no ilght OF ltsel nor nave uou pvoPe @ ay
light unlil they are lumnated rom IN on sm; & sec
ond, God put the sun In the centre OF our planetary
system tor specific purpose namely mat u nlens
give light to mature the harvest Oh tne nuspanHna ~ h
and facilitate the Tolls OF tue artisan. Notng i.,s @
whole creation OF God was MADE simply ior itsen,
Interior purposes were to be subserved; the Cnurcn
nor to run up the walls OF partition, to keep Christs
peoples apart, but to enlighten ana cneer tne
word-to reach out and save perishing souls; third,
the sun is the procuring cause OF health, ana the
church should carry the divine remedy oi grace 10
sn-sck souls; iourth the sun Is decidedly cathoicI
1t does not shine only for meridian or parallel,
but for the whole world, so the Churcn snOuid
labor TOR conversion Of the entire race; selfish.
ness should have no place among the followers OF
Christ; nth, the sun shines CONTINUOUSLY. ,,ns dne
speaker had no iaith IN the spasnouic .egon " ,S
place OF business-that could pe iound at Ine
communion table, and yet poliutihg m,cy Tue very
lips that had been lnostened with sacramenaai
wine with the liquid from the cup OF devils.
This see-saw, not ana coiu pivy, oolSt, sha
tuted the bane OF all true reLlgion. ine
speaker concluded his able and eloquent discourse
by urging his German brethren 10 renewed enor.s IN
the cause OF Christ ana humanity. Inc ceremonies
OF dedication were conducted in German by the Rev.
MIR. Rain, pastor OF the cnurch.
p.ur,,l.cn.;..
PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 0, 1869.
THIS has been a charming spring day, and as a re-
suit the various churches in the city have been
largely attended. AT the Congregational church
TINS morning rev. II. Loon'is' de pie'oneu ne VIZ
his text from hrst Peter chapter one second G
| 'Elect according 10 the ioreknowleuge OF 1oa tne
Father. and sprnkling OF the bio cd OF Jesus
Christ, grace unto you ana peace De inuitipIeds. IT,
The reverend gentleman explained ms views Oh tne
| doctrines OF election. He wondered why any one
was chosen by God to be saved: Ihls doctrine ment
mon mon was a very BRIEF one, but some OF the argu-
| ments were dssented 10 py numerous neanes. , a
isa iSr Se% 1eya,saIe mas M Iews of orange
laynan, PreaSneu apon & tne aiaeS @ ~ -. iems ehs tuo
Win .ne I'VE aoayes Nv & anI ,wo nsaes ne
gave the spritual sense OF tne passage US inter-
preted by the law Oh coIrespondehce between tnings
natural ana things Spiritual ana dscusseu e%lOquen.- %
~ upon otner pons ueafi.R uaecIy upom 'y ,, .vA,.
this Rey e. ev l. He so ss ,s
sxn cnapter oi @ @ ,h ,h p
isaiah Fourteenth Serse"Refuse the evil and choose
the good" The speaker remarked that the first
passage eaes our ~ ,, te % h tn
second points to practical choice or action There
are two views OF the nature OF evil-moral evil or
'e M n Si0d um an ;nvniun N
as @ a. a. S u W. wo vnn man rdncas ano,nar 70 amer
as W eyi, tnai temntat,on is volnntary The drst
Termination was invountariy brougnt about by the
anS,,nn sullouugs gnnornJed Inv Mr. Prent,ce He said
nro ,ara h,t four leading opinions as to its orr
i,ra sa, On, ~, fhe patnre Of things: the Sec
| aasihs S yus ,na, vi ,hara are two Gods one
omu, , rd sSs other owl. the third opinion makes
soJ she onnarent canse of evil or autnor of SIN.
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