New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-03
RELIGIOUS.

DEDICATION oP ST. PAUL'S DUTCH hEFoN'ihD
CHURCH.
Tho compensation under the pastoral charge
Of tina Rev DR. A. r. Thompson OF tine Du'ou hoio 'l'u
S1,rrcb moved into their new edhce on foI"c'"'' 10
,oon t,,b and sxthavos yesterday The chnrch Is a
-. -. .ann,o8ions brick structure, with brown
- 60, Tho interior OF the church proper, though
s,,d nm ON a very expensive scale, Is comfortable,
N On oood taste The ceiling is very lofty ana the
rst,o effect good The light is admitted altogether
,om above through stained glass, giving fine mellow
a0sct The pews and pulpit iOf plain black walnut
and the cushions and carpet Of dark red The organ Is
small but fine tone. Altogether TINS SOGleS Ia
now comfortable and attractive place OF worship anu
the members will no doubt take pride In lnVllne
their friends TO ST. Pauls Dutch Reformed ChnI0aa.
The pulpit yesterday was decorated wth osan against
the railing OF the altar, was large anchor anu tScT
combined tastefuy woven OF roses, , sna INTRO
beautiful and fragrant flowers. AFTER the usu ~ tbe
dnctOry morning service OF the church, @
pastor assisted by several OF ms Dretrs This was
ceor Ferris conducted the dedication service d
begun by reading respOnsvey, the e5th Psalm
TSs Rev DE- Ferris then proceeded to make Ss
some remarks appropriate 10 the occasion, a. %ad
been custom from the earliest Of times TO SET apart
houses and temples for His worship IN Mhlcn tno ~
nghtv tboug Oh confined 20 one locality, moro es-
peciay manifested himself The worslpers OF the IIv-
Ing God realized more complete ~ 5i 10
presence in houses that bad been specially 1eoloaeG 70
divine worship The Speaker reloced with the conge-
cation that their SSor ah oa tSongh Sybs
was present and HIS children should in this first conse
Crate and reyeren hearts The dedication was
nleed by a solemn invocation for the blessing OF the
Trune God upon the edifce erected for His worship
The Rev Dr. Eddy Of Brooklyn then delivered q
very able sermon from the words, land gave MN
tody the fulness OF Him that filleth all things"-lst
chap of EphesaDs 2ld and 2sd verses The dseOnSe s
Evangelical Protestant churches.
THE REMOVAL OF THE REV. o. b. FRoTHINd-
HAMS CONGREGATION TO LYRIC HALL
SECULAR RELIGION"
ofty
The Third Congregational Unitarian society
Of New York has lately sold the church edihce on te
south side Of FOrtiethst near Sxthave Duhe auu o0
cuped by them for several years past TO the I"eny
first-st Reformed Dutch Church; and yesterday MI
rockingham and his congregation removed 10 IrehorS
lyric Hail on sixthave between Forty-hrst and Forty
vii meet in the Hail TO select for the ensuing year.
and TO consider what shall be done to promote their
lis views as TO the adysabity OF erecting an edlhce
suited to the wants Of the Society at as early day as
and location and ways and means by which It's cree
ton may secured 1t Is not designed to waste large
sum of money in putting up magnificent structure,
which would stand closed and useless nneenths OF the
time but rather to erect oo b9t yery pr5baby
library and stores, and other apartments, from tI
reduce the cost OF sttngs merely nominal rate. The
opening discourse, yesterday morning IN the oGeiely
rev place OF worship, was an eloquent exposition OF
Secular Religion" based the text ST. John ", %
The hour cometh and is when the true Worshpers
have abandoned our church, SAID the speaker, not
because we're unable to keep 1t, but because We no
longer wished TO do so. In leaving u or TINS al, We
feel that have taken stand among human interests
and affairs 1t Is true that tins Is place daily ueVoteo
TO purposes OF instruction and amusement, 10 the
lecture, the dance, and the drama; but that IS no
objection to us for we would Willingly associate relgDn
with art, and science ana innocent IeerestlOn' We
think it high time that religion should step down rom
the throne and occupy the platform But, say some all
This will be detrimental for secular thoughts WIN %
holy time, and the music or the OIchesua VIII
slnCe proaney with tho tones of the choir May there
rot be another side thsl If religion is worth any
thing should it not have its effect on the worldly ume
1t poor compliment 70 say that IL must smut lISe az
between cOnsecrated walls.
Is driven into the corner. All this came about very
gradually, and by hundred dlherent ways mt mere
Il the result The world patrOnZes the church Religion
hangs the outskirts Of society The BLDG no longer
read it used to be- are no LONGER ofepSd
y eager anxious crowds POtics goes on without reh
nS regard Il has but small and feeble following. In
viae Ourselves upon Ali admit that the supremacy Of
mintOn of the church brought many woes to mankind
But much better to have religion under the foot OF
The wordi An, If the world were educated! II men
had intelligent views Of their relations TO one another
il there were such thing selove in the place Of self
Interest IL even we could make life TO thel social
economists and have it regulated on the principles OF
ordinary prudence Wendell Phillips says there are
TOO many pupit but think not, If they are occupied by
with large and sympathies for their kind ana
have his training in the science of life aud the Sunday
hours shall be employed In telling people now sacred ana
beautiful this world But now suppose region Goes
this-eayes its temples, puts aside tS theologcal ss
OF this Life instead OF the
not be 50 feeble and faint as 70 VANISH IKE la ~ INC
arl No for the human heart will stl feel the OLD eA
Geath; and stii the great Providence will play with
shadOwy and mysterious fingers on the cholds Oh Jhe
lvre we call the soul and so long as man has con-
science and will religion must be TO him true and
sincere and genuine experience
TIE CHURCH OF THE STRANGERs-sERMoN BY
BISHOP WIGHTMAN.
Wesley expressed his opinion of Slavery
gerry emphatcay when be declared it to be the sum Of
he 81. hOfh In
America were from the first, theoretically opposed to it
a, system But as the Methodist Episcopal Church ex
tended over the whole country, embracing within itself
many Shareholders the spirit OF policy ana compromise
prevailed. and the church eontented lse Viii tne Gu
citation general censure OF such as bought Solu OF
Gcd slaves fr purposes Of GAIN leaving the application
OF te pyeacers have been censured by their
Conferences for being guilty OF outspOken
STATE had yielded the dominant power OF the slave
0cracy In 1910 the General Conference leaned so far
ceson from the Methodist Episcopal Church by the anti
slavery men by whom the - Wesleyan Church was or
conized There was point, however, which the moral
spse OF the Northern NethOdsts would not permit them
Go pass In the General Conference OF 1874 II was
m maGTcd AaO"n wife 'D' Who oSRed slaves and
resolution requesting him TO desst from the exercise OF
Sis episcopal functions until he should free himself from
The evil adopted by vote OF 10 to Cs rms action
led TO division Of the church weh was ali151 go
Nreyto the savehoding States, and the Methodist Fps
eopal Church only eItendng INTO Ihg rnoce IL was
not until 1860 that rule was adopted by the Noitherh
Church absolutely iorDddlng saSe-noqns W Is ine
came an Abolition Church. while the southern Church as
he's became tbe strongest supporters OF the peculiar
institution. With the close OF the war inc Two chC1es
reased 10 be geographical The Northern body extended
fbrough the Soith and Is found in every State,
drawing within its membership not only the ieedhel
and Northern settlers but many OF Southern birth aud
NOT few former preachers OF the Southern Methodist
Church The NJ. T. Church South Is also extending its
bounds though not with equal raPidlty conference
OF that body was formed year two ago IN ILLINOIS,