The New York herald., 1869-02-15

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. H. 1859.
In the State street Methodist Episcopal church the
Rev. Professor LIppIncott, Of oregon. preached an
impressive sermon TO large and highly respectable
congregation. The reverend preacher took as his
text the third chapter and seventh verse OF the Book
OF Proverbs-ssHer ways are ways OF pleasantness
and all her paths are peacer The reverend gentle
man commenced by remarking that many entertain
the erroneous belief that those who profess Chris
tianity must 60 with their heads bowed down and
suffer to be debarred from the joys OF the world and
the attractions Of the social CIRCLE but It Is not the
profession OF religion that makes its way pleasant
but the possession oft II the heart is in possession
text II Is the intellectual part OF religion that Is
pleasant The student may find delight In the solu-
IN the pleasure q countna worlds aboVe but while
their Investigations are exhaustive no human mind
can comprehend the immense capacity OF God and
know Jesus Christ In His relations to ms. The rev.
erend speaker exemplined some Of his most happy
expressions BY drawing the attention OF his auditors
raging storm and comparing the soul IN this earthen
vessel OF ours when tossed on the troublous sea
BY the adjusting influence Of Jesus, which is the
magnet that keeps our hearts directed to Heaven.
Proceeding In felcitlous manner to paraphrase his
text he concluded with the words OF So. Pau-"For
we know that II our earthly house OF this tabernacle
were dissolved we have building Of God. a house
not made with hands, eternal In the heavens"
Rev. Father Schmidt preached TO a numerous
IRISH congregation in st Johns Catholic church,
on BROAD street tO-uoy. lie commenced Uy
reading the gospel OF the day, taken from tho
fourth chapter OF st. Matthew. beginning with the
first aud ending with the eleventh verse:-"rhen
Jesus led up Of the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted by the devil.r &c. Father schmidt,
IN explaining the gospel SAID tnat u
there was any doubt as to the existence
Of the devil It was removed by the very
words Of the text and went ON TO show that the
more persons devoted to religion the more are
they prone TO temptation. Irreigious persons arc
doing the work OF the devil, and he s successful;
but he endeavors to assll and ensnare those souls
who are directed to God. When St. Paul cried out
70 the Lord to remove his temptations he was told
that suniciency OF divine grace was adequate
to resist the temptation Of the world the esh and
the devil: and if we don't try to guard against
and temptation we become the devil ourselves.
Father schmidt concluded BY exhortiDg his congre-
cation In this holy season or Lent TO practise devo
tiou, approach the sacramenfs and avoid sin.
In the Fourth Presbyterian church the Rev. DR..
Richardson delivered an able discourse on the four
teenih chapter OF st. Luke--"For which Of you in
tending TO build tower sitteth not down first ana
counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient 70
finish it,
The Rev. Mr.. Perry ofnciated In the Central
Methodist Episcopal church, and took as the sub
ect OF his address the tenth chapter and thirynrst
verse OF Paul's Epstle TO the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
therefore We cat drink, or whatsoever re do, do
oil 10 tho glory of God.n