The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17
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Poughkeepsie.

PoUGHSEgPsIE May IT, 1sGe.
This has been n day OF smiles and tears or rather
sGnshiDe and rain; hut between the patterny drops
Inc beauty and fashion Of the city thronged the
and nlled the churches decked In full spring
attire. At the First Reformed church this morning
Rev. Mr.. Van Gieser preached from Psalm lxxxiv,
io-"For a day IN Thy courts is better Than a
thousand. had rather be a doorkeeper In the
House OF ms God than dwell Ia the tents
OF wickedness." the eloquent preacher gave
graphic description Of the circumstan noes under
which the Psalm was written described the hight OF
David renarking that the longing the latter was
towards The House OF God. In those days special
places were insanced, the House OF God, Heaven
the Valley OF Jacobs Vision the Ta bernacle OF the
Jews ana the Temple AT Jerusalem; hui we live
Ia dispensaton. Gods new temple is In
the hearts OF his people. The churches Of the
present day are pTe-emneniiv the house OF Cod not
merely because tbey are elegant piles Of brick and
ft0h -, but because church - Gods house. David
loved the temple because Il was Gods house: so
ought we 10 love the church. The reverend gehte-
man, IN couClu-ion. gave other reasons why all
should love the sanctuary, and appealed To the
people TO be thankful for The privileges they enjoy.
for ne who neg Ccis SO 10 do neglects hi- own SOUL
There Was regular monthly missionary meeting
nj the lieJd!ng AeihOiIst Episcopal church tins
afternoon. Tie attendance was lair though the
weather was nnpropliious. The collections from the
tie thlriy-iive classes were noticcaihy good. Ad
dresses were delivered by eN-City chamberlain Pug
nfty children.
A; the Baptist church. in the morning Rev. VIM.
u. Wines preached nom Psalm cxiX., 96--"I have
seen an end Of all pereciion but Thy comma ndmen
exceeding broad" ar. Wines said that this
thought of the Psaiinlst grew out Of his meditation
On tue law Of Goa. When men are ali to be Judged
they desire that allowance shall be made Tor human
tmperlectons; when men are Judging others
how loath are they to take into consideration
The weakness OF human nature. The better
way ~ Judge Of ourselves h to take the
w. m
selves with 10. When we Judge our nei2bbors
should exercise that charity winch .hopeth all
things" The speaker declared that man as a
ng1ous being IL imperfect sinful and degraded, aud
In his natural state seems destitute OF goodness lie
closed by hoping that all the congregation might be
subdued by Gods grace, washed by HIS spirit aud
be presented 20. Christ as part Of that glorious
Church or which Paul speaks as without spot or
wrinkle.
The pulpit Of the Congressional church was oceu
pied 10y Rev. Anon Underwood, the first pastor Of
the church. His subject was the baptism OF the
Holy Ghost and he took his text from the first
chapter Of John, thirty.third verse:-"And | knew
MN not; but he that sent me to bsptse with water
The same said unto me, upon whom thou shalt
see the spirit descending and remaining on
him., the same Is he which baptiseth With
the Holy Ghost" Although Mr.. UnderwOod's head
~ white with age, those who were present yesterday
hhu VINO heard him nearly generation ago re-
,maIsea Una. however others may have changed ms
preaching mas Tue same ring a. formerly. lie said
10y Tue baptism OF the Hoy Ghost IN not
meant, meant simple. conversion; Il may be stimuli.
moi for few. bat for all VINO sees earnestly for it
fcter and the other apostles though converted were
weak aud tnlid until after the baptlgm of the HOW
Ghost linen they were bold and fearless and
herOicaly preached Christ before rulers and courts
CHRIST Himself was obscure ana not Known ont ~
His immediate neighbOrh0od until lie RECEIVED
the baptism After II lie astonishcd the Judean
people 10 such an extent that they were
utterly COMPOUNDED. Wesley when he began preach.
ing war weak and inefficient but after hts baptism
MethodIsm spread over two continents. blessing the
peope. Baptism is the great want OF the Church
today, the congregational aud all other churches
Ia c41eis.OB toe venerable preacher related ossss