The New York herald., 1869-05-10


sent revolution in Cuba call for arms, and
not for flibusters.
Religion In the Pulpit and the Altar.
The annual assault which the religious COM
munities direct against the arch enemy of the
souls of men, his agencies, devices and allure
ments, by the aggregation of their anointed
representatives in New York-a city regarded
by many as his special stronghold opened
in worthy manner, and with commendable
show of confidence in the power of the "sword
of the Lord and Gideon" in our midst yester-
day. The plan of Christian campaign appears
to be, so far as we can judge from our special
reports published to-day, similar to that
observed during the past twenty years-the
disabling of the unscrupulousy active opposing
force by the seizing of his most formidable
materiel of war-money, either in gold or
greenbacks-and the subsequent carrying of
of the ''spoils" to the more rural districts, SO
that his immediate power for evil may be
weakened by dilution and distribution, and
nothing be left him in reinforcement except
our every day city temptations; novel in
enticement to the country crusaders and inf
nitely more dangerous in consequence, from the
effects of which it is to be hoped they will be
preserved by divine grace and constant
recourse to prayer during their present NUM-
cipal sojourn. The spiritual reawakening was
very general during the entire day yesterday.
pervading New York and Brooklyn deeply,
its sympathetic vibration extending into the
Jerseys" running along the line of the
Hudson, touching the heart of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts,, with other
primary centres of the ''Word," and moving
the residents of Washington to a general at
tendance at a church dedication, and a devout
attention to excellent sermons, delivered both
in the German and English languages, the
Catholic, Congregationalist, Baptist, Method
ist and churches of other denominations be-
ing thronged and the discourses appropriate
and energetic. An agreeable feature seen in
the Washington temples was the ministration Of
several pastors from churches located in the
Southern States, one of whom assured his
hearers that the social wounds produced by
secession were almost healed.
New York assisted in the good work OF
fraternal reunion. In St. Patrick's cathedral
Archbishop McCloskey oficiated at high mass,
the vast congregation being afterwards ad-
dressed by Rev. DR.. Gill, of Richmond, Va,
who spoke of the universally and ultimate tri-
umph of the Church. The altar scene was bril-
liant and the worshippers radiant with health,
beauty and new summer clothes. Rev. DR..
Chaplin employed his first Sabbath of conva-
lescence in the Church of the Divine Paternity,
keeping in view both the prophetic and sub
parallel between the silent and unobtrusive
manner in which Solomon's temple was built,
and ths deeerous order observed during the
vast work of the Pacific Railroad, pointing out
in conclusion how the great iron artery may
become useful for the more general diffusion
of Gods Word, or the very reverse.
Bishop Snow was terrific, as usual, against
sinners and false prophets, telling his followers
that the safety of their souls depended
in some measure on the disagreements of
such persons. The Bishop wound up by chal-
longing ''any other man" to an oral discussion
on Biblical truths-a rather antiquated mode
of clerical arbitration. Exercises predatory
to the anniversaries took place in many of the
metropolitan churches, plans of soul-saving
applicable to California, China, Liberia,
Africa, Siam, Japan and Rome being sketched
out and presented for complete fruition, pro-
vided the ''money changing" Of the week goes
on satisfactorily The American Bible Society,
of this city, made very interesting report Of
progress and the distribution of the Word.
Brooklyn dedicated free Methodist church,
and Rev. Mr.. Beecher was eloquent, impress
sive and witty as ever in the Plymouth pulpit,
the other churches being well attended. Orson
Pratt and Joseph A. Young, Brighams son,
addressed quite anumber of imported Nor
mons in East Brooklyn.
In Connecticut there were lectures by
STRANGE" females, sermonzing on the state of
religion in Spain, discourses on David's work,
the necessity of new public market-wanted
also in New York-and prayers for the bene-
factors who had helped Bridgeport to public
Children were confirmed, the hall Of the Good
Templars was filed and the Catholics and
Universalists were out in large numbers.
Poughkeepsie, Newark, Newburg, Jersey
City, Trenton and other suburban cities fur
nished ardent worshippers, grace, free express
sion, hope, faith, charity and zeal in abun-
dance, just as they will afford cash when re-
quired to erect the House and servants of the
Lord.
We observe in all these exercises tendency
towards the delivery Of excellent lessons to
the poor, but notice very few, we regret to
say, for the correction of the rich-a fact
which recalls forcibly the truth of the appro-
pirate inquiry addressed by noble English
poet to Mrs. Fry, the Quakeress reformer Of
prison convcts, in the words:-