New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01
RELIGIOUS.
am RrsrRREcroN or pAMNATIoN.

room was hung a chronological chart, illustrated with
several pictures prominent among which one Of the
BEAST with ten horns and another Of great red
neaaea GraSo wd1 Mr. Snow took for bjs tet the
18TH and 29h Of the chapter Of St. John: Marvel
not az this for the hour is coming in which all that are
Ia their graves shall hear his voice, and shall foTth
they that have done good unto the resurrection OF me-
and they that have done ev unto the resurrection o.
damnaton." These the preacher said, were the words
OF our Lord Jesus Christ. They were worry PLAN words
understand them. Yet there were religious de-
nominations and learned mon who had inter
lie held in his hand sketch Of sermon recently dely-
cred in this city by the Rev Day X Lee from winch ne
read passages commenting upon tho text he had just
given In reference Mr. Lees doctrine he asked was
this dealing fairly by the word OF GCdt Was TINS aeanhg
tanned that all would ultimately be saved, he quoted
pGemed against the Holy Ghost should neither
be forgiven in this world in tho next
Mr. strenuOusy COntended for the doctrine OF the
utter and hopeless condemnation OF inc Wlcheu III SUI
port OF the main proposition, that We shall 1--we again. nc
beariHg rcnarkabie Identity to the text he quoted
Daniel XII, This, said the speaker IS the gospel ana
III. Snow then read and attempted to TeIqIe
the doctrine Of Prof Bush's, which maintains
that the body does not rise AT all but only the spirit
IL conclusion the preacher set forth his own doctIe
which that stated In the Book OF Revelations OF tTo
resurrCct0us, the first OK the good and holy ana inc
second OF the wicked at the end Of thousand years ae
tune great misery, we now see them LIVING on ea'n
were TO die a second time and never live again.
SERMON BY THE REV. GEORGE II. HEPwoRTH
OF BOSTON, AT THE COOPER INION'
A very large audience attended the religious
services held night in the hall Of the Cooper Union
The sermon was preached by the Rev. George II. Hep
worth OF Boston The subject announced in the papers
for the evening was, Can You, or can You Nut
with and huency, while his great eaInestneSS OF
manner calculated tOimpress his sentiments WIN effect
upon ms hearers. The text was taken in the with
mal guide me-" When We think OF the ideal man.
ana then look at the real nan, said the preacher
VIC arc covered with shame ana nortihcau li
When We look at me JPS c5s which con
troll why is II that We are not all actuaJel Dy ne
and nobler motyeSi why are We not more many SIG
more manneryf How - u tAaJ men 9ie W..
grOycling in the dust, while We might i've with our
With such capabilities and revelation from God
10 guide US, why are we so base, so mean,
The speaker said that in our youth We could SET out
with such eanestness in spiritual career hXDg our
would come down into hearts ana shape our lives,
and the purity Of Heaven would dwell IN our souls We
gious they must be always sober and strongly discreet
that they must hate the world ana 3NoG an eJ o.'
best elements We.WOud never know what God really is
until some man comes 10 Us and tells that TO be religious
Is TO euOv ourselves Religion should give very g-
enjoyment There were storms M life that would tl
the strength of the strongest, but there Was power gwen
10 resist temptation and evil We must rely on
God and religion, and with his secret power " s
could live our lives noby and well The reasonN4y
We were mean was not because We we're totally o9-
PRAYED for most men desired TO do right, but while
be bad 30 man was ever so bad hut little Of
light could be found somewhere, we knew WHERE ~
look for IT, Men sin because thsy 40 MOI appsoalS eS
goodness Of goodness and not because they are Wholly
Who knows what may OF it. God is on your side,
angels in heaven win help YOU The trouble IS yon nNt
es Can you or can you not, nOwt Ot course you can.
Then the next question H. Will YOU Ayt , now. fly
truer man, nober woman and God VIII give y0u the
strength to conquer.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEW METH
oDIST CHURCHES IN THIS CITY.
I'm Thursday avauiuU an informal
but enthusiastic meeting Of about thirty OF the prO-
Dent laymen and clergy OF tho Methodist Episcopal
Church in this city was held al the house of John B.
Cornell esq, No. $50 Ffthave for the purpose Of con
suitng as 10 the efficient means OF placing the
pei within the reach Of all our city pcpuauOh After
some conversation the subject it was Unanlmoq-y
and earnestly resolved 10 raise the sum OF half million
dollars for purchasing sites and building Methodist
churches and cpels in destitute parts OF the city, anu ono
hundred thousand dollars was at once subscribed ~
those present. TINS being about Twice the sum Sie1
meeting they feel confident that the whole amount Viii
be speedily raised The leading spirits IN TINS DenehoehJ
enterprise are the Rev Nluain H. feiIis ID tue S'4
gcuc Presiding Elder Of the New-York District of THIS
TO the religious public the President Of Tie sew YORK
sundayschool and Missionary Society OF the " J.;
Church This half-nliOn is Designed 20 be expended
mainly under the auspices or tls emeleht 0igaIato
which, although II has been IN active ezsr
fourteen hourishing mssion-schools in operation,
with $500 pupils registered and average ATTENDANCE
OF about $500 has gathered in membership Of 100 con
vcrs and has raised by voluntary cOntrDdti0n tN4NN
which S22Co0 has been paid FOR four comuIodious
and sixty irststs. A portion OF the hafmion viii ba
seveutysTthst near second-avc and in tile erection
$1,000 chapel thereon Another similar chapel s also
60 be built on site already purchased ana Cluiaclng
siX lots Oue-huudUcdaudlourtA- near NntlaNc
On The ste IN s2J-nrsts, where NE chapel Is already
too strait for the congregation "Orshrg here ~ rs M
tended TO chncD, to cost probably $4,000 OF which
twothhos VIII doubtless pc Ias9d by te society ll't
It is designed also 10 devote about s1sgO toward le
completion Of similar church IN Onehuudredand-tlty
isalready laid Tie remainder of the half million Will De
entirely expended in similar enterprises all pointing
tie one monento9o ana 700 los ena o. carr
iug free gospel 10 every soul IN TINS great cry No
society has performed greater Work or met with more
signal SUCCESS than the whose treasury II thus
luhcenuy repenishea ana their plan Oh operations must
insure such degree Of cooperation the part Of
reasonable TO expect that ths nan million WIZ double "a
by the end Of tie two years, which 10 is believed
will add 10 the existing church accommodation in this
city twenty church edlccs. with seats for az
school children
THE FREE METHOD1sTS.
The Free Methodist Church has had de-
hoHinatIoual existence since the Fall Of During
eight years increased in strength until Fan it
numbered GOO members had "a preachers and 80 church
$1,000 This society purely Methodist IN doetrine
~ W. -! 80 ,i,oj, ,,a- -, r-ji.n -
the Free MethO1sts believe, the great NJ T. Church Of
the present day has nsensibly but fatally, reeeaed
Christianity, and hold practical pety, and the renuncia
ton of whatever favors OF worlduess 10 be the neces
sary result Of true religious experience Lay representa-
ton Is with them actual fact, and not a
mere theory Their singing Is congregational choir slng-
ing and instrumental music being prohibited. They be-
heye with Edwards that the spirits influence on mixed
multitude must produce great visible cOmmOtOD,"
ana consequently rather encourage than repress
demonstrations Of religious feeling. The most note.
worthy feature in their system is their oppo-
walls lotteries fairs and donation parties, and especially
They hold strenuously that absolutely free churches
necessary TO reach the masses. and IL with this pr
cipe In mind that the public is invited to the Sabbath
morning and evening services al the Of Union and