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The New York herald., 1870-04-04
TEE SPiRIgUlLISgS AT W0asH.P.

Blasphemous Denunclation Of tho Bible-Nrrs.
Allyn ns q NJ edium-Tho Sacred Book
Classed with the "POlice Gazette''-NIOdorn
Ideas and the Groans Of the Spirit.
The Splritualiss mustered in larger force ycster-
day than on the preceding Sunday at the Everett
Rooms but the tout ensemble Of the crowd was
much the same as usual. Here there Is no dis.
play OF fashion, no soft cushioned Seats no
loud-sweling organ nothing Of the aesthetic, costly
or refined character common to Christian places OF
worship; everything has simple and thoroughly
democratic aspect. Spirtualsm apparently counts
but few Of the rising generation among Its disciples
but good many middle.aged, old and gray .haired
people are believers in Its peculiar doctrines. BY
them It Is piously regarded as the great modern
evangel which Is destined to enlghten and elev ate
mankind to the highest plane Of progress. Yester.
day the medium WHO vocalxod the views OF one OF
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FIFTH AyGsyG PaEsDYiEaliy GnURGs,
sermon hy I,ev. Dr. IrnIl.

Sermon by Rev. DIR. Hall.
Notwithstanding the lowering SKY and palterlng
raindr0ps, the spacious church Of the Rev. DR.. Hail.
corner OF Fifth avenue and West Nineteenth street
was deDsely crowded yesterday by very aristo
cratic congregation The arlstocracy present was
very different, however from that generally known
as New York fashionable society. II was reprcsen-
tative OF the Presbyterian elite of the city
OF elegance without display-of intellect,
gentllity and refinement There was marked
absence OF gaudy ribbons ana fash silks so nume-
rous Ia many fashionable churches anu only here
ana there was there to Ue one OF those society
appendayes whicn parades the tai!or'5 on Broad
way and parts its auburn locks IN the middle. TEe
atmosphere OF the church seemed pervaded with
respeotaDlllty, and the bewitehng faces OF blonde
aud brunette that Illuminated many pew all wore
that sweet serenity with which liberal Purltanlsm
invests feminine youth ard beauty.
DR.. Hall preached from Acts ix.. 81" Then. mad
and Samaria, ana were edlded; ana walking IN the
fear OF The Lord and In the comfort Of the Holy
Ghost. were multiplied" The sermon was strictly
orthodox, and alter referring progress OF the
Church In tue period mentioned IN the
text, dwet upon the characteristic tenets aud
rules OF fresbyterianlsm. The preacher ei0queauy
depicted the great works performed by the Scottish
followers OF TINS denomination both In Great Britain
aud In pagan countries ana el3bOratey defined the
auxliarle5 to the Caurchs power aud usefulness,
concluding with mOviog eXbOrLation to CHRISTIAN
bonevOenoc ana hberalty anu zeal In the spread CI
tho gospel
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Pr 81 sEsEAKrlsH AND CIVIL LIBERTY.


Sermon by the Rev. l.. II. King, In the
Church.
Methodist Epriscopal church, preached on the above
named subject last evening. He quoted the saying
OF Sir James Mcintosh that "civll liberty had Its
igin IN controversy about justification BY faith"
For long years popes bishops and priests had ruled
she nations exercing power superior to tnat OF the
civil ruler Henry ~. of Germany by command OF the
Pope was made to stand three days with bare head
and ieet He made Frederick hold the stirrup for
him to mount. PAM III. cursed King Henry VIII.
and all who should ober him. Plus v. damned
and excommunicated Queen Elizabeth. and de.
clared her deprived or her kingdom an dher subjects
abs0lved from all allegiance to her. Pope Boniface
said TO Philip OF Ffalce:-"We desire thou should
know that thou art subject to us IN ecclesiastical
and worldly matters. GOD hath set us over kings
scatter, bulld up and 10 plant" The ROmlsh Church
has never renounced this claim, but maintains 1t
still. In the Cdouc Worid Tor April, $780, 1t is dc.
clared tat The precise mission Of the homlsh church
Is ITO govern ali men pid nations kings and people,
sOveTei9ns and subjects" IL sayE:-"We DO not
pretend that te Church IS or ever has been tolerant
she Is undeniaby Intoeiant- 4,he speaks always
and everywhere with
TIE AUTHORITY OF GOD
a. the 1nal cause OF creation, ana therefore her
words are law and her commands are the con-
mands OF God" Thus the Church strives to keep
the conscences Of The people, and they can only
think, speak or act az the Church dictates or per.
TDits. Martin Luther repelled these assumptions
and asserted the rights OF conscience without fear
OF servlle police or l0aths0ma cells. Wnea he en-.
tered the conyocati0n known as
THE DIET OF WORMS
steel clad baron touched him and said "Cheer up
TIE moax some ol w bava seen Warm work IN
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FIRST PaEsBY lee, IAN CHURCH.
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WASHINGTON, April 3, 1870.
The Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland preached to-day
al the First Presbyterian church, TO a large aud
fashionable congregation. from Pauis Episre to tue
Hebrews. H.. 17--'Whereiore IN all things 1t be-
hooved Him TO Ue like unto Ills brethren" The rev.
erend gentleman commenced by saying that the
Interpretation OF the was that was fitting and
expedient that Jesus Christ should humanity
and partake Of our nature. There was o great
variety OF opinion as to who CHRIST was Ta8
speaker held tnat Christ had diviac nature, not In
such sense as to excue Oar Idea or the other per-
sons OF tho Trinity but IN the sense that tne dvty
OF His nature Is the same with theirs in Ills
superior ana paramount being. He possesses all
OF God. The speaker, after arguing IN favor OF the
DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY,
and endeav0ring TO show Its compatibility with rca.
ing lncarnate In order to the world. Assuming
that Christ had pre-existence US Goo. and that ho
submitted TO the ntDes5 O things that he might ro-
claim u.s. the doctor said there were several cOnsid-
eratons that might be o1ered Ia explanation OF that
human race. Something belongs 70 us OF winch the
fallen anSes do not pattake. Something iunegcs N
structure which Jehovah has plailteI as the
ginning OF an empire, that when Iaiy developed
may Transcend Ia numbers and glory ali the older
M M u not In sI s terory s fesa over
generated company, born first under sin, and after
wards delivered frop LIS power, mastering forward
from stage to stage or their prede3tlneu advance.
meDt. 10 accomplish this the incarnation oil tho
Messiah wG5 set On foot. In the second place. the
incarnation OF Christ was necessary in securing
those ulterOr eads Or the divine govern.
ment to show that the nature which had been
vanquished py the power OF evl was sun conpetent
TO triumph. II an inferior condition was to be
assumed Tor sueh purpose there would nave been
mapfes. Incongruiy In selecting any but that whose
competency had been challenged. In the third
place,
THE REMISSION OF SIN
was an object TO b6 realized In this stupend0us un.
dertaking AS the immortal God, Christ could not
die and 1t renamed Tor Him to take on chat nature
by the sacri1ce 0f which the conditions OF an
aiOnement made for the confederaied race
should be perfectly supplied. IN the fourth
place. the speaker remarked that our knowledge
and estimation Of God mas been vastly promoted In
the gospel Of Christ. II the Incarnation mad never
transplred 1t would not have effected the essential
being ana bessedness Of Christ; but 1t would have
MADE great difference in our condition aud Ia our
knowledge. The doctor concluded his discourse
with some practical observations upon the duty VI
Christians to study tue lie and character ChrisE.
and Oh the glorious prospect before the Charch In
consequence OF the blessings secured 10 her Dy tho
Incarnation Of Christ Els life. His sufrerings, HS
death and his resurrectiOn
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or. PAUL's LU rHEaAN CHURCH.

WASHINGTON, Apru 8, 1870.
Tho st. Paul's English Lutheran Church servl0os
were conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. q. Butler.
wao preached sermon from the first chapter OF the
C0spea Or ST. John. from the forty third to the ty.
nrst verses beng the narrative OF Nathaniel coming
unto Jesus He said this was practical instance OF
Christ drawing believers unto himself Nathaniel
was devout jew but up to the time OF his meeting
with CHRIST had not embraced the Christian religion.
Christ's testimony OF him was. "pehold an Israeie
indeed IN whom Is no guilen Tnis, said
the speaker. meant that Nathaniel was an unbiased
mana man Of honest convici.on--whose mind was
open to receive tho trath The Scripture under con-
slderalcn showed the value oi human agency IN
THE CONVERSION or alKSERs.
Philip, who was also disciple, found Nathaniel
and invited him 10 come ara see him Of whom
Moses IN tns ,a law and tie prophets % diS wf,.e s
scrbing at length the respective Characters OF
Philip and Nathaniel. the reverend gentleman
man and woman to direct sinners TO the Saviour. Ia
dong thus they would not only initiate the Disciples
ar unpsl se NC No eoer Of tse cnran Church
was 50 poor or SO haiuDe that he did not exert an
inhueace upon tDOso around hun. One vi The promi.
nent iess0n3 VI the text was
THE EFFICACY OF FAITH.
The divinity Of Christ forced the Saviour to ex-
claim-"Becau3e / suid unto theo saw Inea under
the ny tree, DeevcQst thou? Thou shall grea.er
things than these" Among The most necessary
qua llcatlons OF the true Christian Is iatnatn not
only In tue existence OF God Dut III the divinity
OF CHRIST 'sIhOu arL the son VI COD" was Tho lam
guage OF Nathaniel ut his rsL interview with Christ.
Among the deductions That tho speaker drew fr0m
the DISCOURSE was that people should speak only
good OF their fellow men. Ilere is too mucn OF 4
dispostl0n to biazon abroad the weaknesses and
fallings or our neignO0r5. 10 such an extent was
TINS carried tnaG nlany persons nad made them-
selves literary scavenyers, Gnd
FED UPON SCANDAL
as the crow did upon carri0l Nothing was so
utterly foreign to the true principles OF the Cnrs.
tlan religion as this ana he warned his hearers
against permitting themselves to We tempted thls
0irecJlOu.
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oitI Rev. J. W. Lewis, rec tor ana REV. MrMcKea
assistant o1lciated. This being communion Sab.
bath tho sermon was brief The subject Of the dis.
course was contained IN ths words, THAT Jesus
came High Priest" The remarks Of the preacher
went on TO show that Christ had two-fold charac.
ter-that OF High Priest OF Heaven ana also .
High Priest under the ordination OF tine New
Testament He came upon tho earth as tho
representative OF tue Church. or which He was q
part both spiritually and Tor the time naterialv.
lie set the example and taught the doctrines which
He desired should % observed. Christ coming into
the world as tle Ambassador and High Priest Of
had OF the Opellng Of r.r
THE NEW ERA OF 0OD's KINGDOM
and the new principles adapted 10 the wants Of man.
kind in the higher development that they had attained
by tae time Of the Arst advent. Tho sermon was re-
lson and Christian philosophy at Sthe present time,
showing the progress thus the world has niade IN
religious truth and llgl0us understanding,
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY APRIL T. l87o-TRIPLE SHEET

text tho following:-'But thou shah Gull
thy wall salvation and thy gates praise"
They were assured In reading this passage OF the
scripture that u had reference TO tho estab shnens
OF the house Of God. che ituenco OF which was I'M
polling people fr0m all parts OF tne EARTH II was
represented as place Of comfort happiness, beauty
and JOY, where no evil influences were manifested.
The Christian Church was place OF safety and
sous aud daughters with icciing tnat they IN
place of safety, purity and peace. There might be
men planning evil IN tae house OF 0oa, 0uS there
particularly In places oil amusement tnesc were
Always many evil influences. but In the house Of
God there were
NO SOURCES OF TEMPTATION,
all was purity, all was harmony and all was peace.
he compared The walls OF tue cauroh referred 20 IN
the text with clio walls surrounding clty. against
wnioh the enemy might batter without ayail. Iae
people o. Chrlat were safe WITHIN these Waits. Inc
terested la the future. not the far iuture 30
much as that nearer at hand. ihey were calonat.
ing now much money they might gain by good
inyestment. Would they gain salvation, or
WOULD THEY GAIN HKLLS
They were standing upon Two worlds. salvati0n
smiling upon them on the ono hand and hell warn.
IN s ga uTn aasS ~ s'nf Nous ri; a: s syus ing
treasure n Heaven waere tAieyss could enter
usi ''Wnat shall it profit man IL he gain tho
whole word and lose ms own s0ui~
THR REV. MR.. PARKER,
pastor OF the church, stated that the cost OF the
ground TOR quo church ana n chapel was ss
SaarSS S aud chapel SOa's; was 81 Tns cost
OF tue organ was $780,, 1he ventilation.
$1,000; tho carpet iurniture. s2soOi the gas pipes
They mad mortgage OF $50 00J and noating deDs
oi $4,000. the noating do0t they were anxio 70
$4,000. and about $1,000 was suDsorl0sd before the
congregation separated.
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GRACE METaoplsr EPISCOPAL Cuuaca.

Dedicutory Services Neutrality-suspicious. by
the Rev. DR.. Ferris.
services In connection with the dedication of this
place OF worship took place yesterday morning.
The edlfce which Is constructed OF brick, with
slate roof Ii but In the modern style OF archteo-
lure ana II situated In I04h street. near Ninth ay.
enue. The church ls seventy-six feet long and
twenty feet broad and is very plain CONSTRUCTION
both inside and outside. The roof is supported By
oak columns, surmounted with plain gothic cap.
ttals, and che inside walls are Of white stone Tho
windows are Of plain glass ana the seats con.
structed Of deal wood, are painted brown. The
hoor Is carpeted but cushions have not 40 yet been
supplied for the seats but the ladies OF the church
are doing all IN their power TO further tnis object.
his text the v ords blessed are the dead which
p hs. seS rest om 9hs aSo and
their works DO follow them."-Rev. XIV, Is. The
W. a Ss ss ss r.
VICES OF tnat benevolent and religious IL was
true that their works followed them II they were
good. That edihce In which they had COugregated
that day for the worship and glory OF theix Maker
owed Its existence more or less to the
DESEFiCENcE OF W. W. CORNELL
not consummals good WORKS for the sake Of saying saying
Il have done ths'' or Il have done tnat," they
should seek to do II from love Christ aud for the
benefit OF MANKIND Of large How blessed 1t Was
called to bed Of sickness and Of Of death for him i'm
TO look back upon life devoted partly Gods SER
vice. Those who mad contributed to that edidce
would in the fuiure look back upon 1t as OF the
best things they mad done In their lives and they
would know and feel that they had established q
temple OF the Lord wherein His Word might be pro.
pagated and His Kingdom established for all time,
as long as tune should last.
THE CHURCH WOULD GROW
ana would expasd as the OAK, ana In future larger
and better cnurch would be founded TO further
establish and prove tue truth that the Lord will bless
the efforts o. tne people for the extension OF His
kingdom.
Dr. Ferris then performed the dedicatory services,
the c0ngl egati0n assisting. II stated thae the
total OF the church lots was S23.e49 all OF
which had oeen subscribed except $1,000. A col.
lection was then taken up and the amount was
speedily realized The organ WAS presented to the
church By the late ~ W. Cornell. The congregation
then dispersed after singing the d0x0l0gy.
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disemood,ed on the BIoie question was Mrs. O. Fan
nie Allyn. Mrs. Allyn IL jaunty. lively little per-
son about twenty five, and speaks with amazing
voubiilty. Her blonde hair hung In ringlots ON her
shoulders and
Her feet beneath her psttIcoas
Like little mice crept Ia and out
not as II they feared the light. however but rather
courted 1t. She wore black Dress which was re-
markable onls for its brev'ty, ana watch OF the
finest Oroide tint. After the cnoIr ian excellent
quartetu had sung hymn commencing win tne
think hear angel sing
Mrs. ALLYN rose ana quickly out herself en- rapport
wGn the Spill VINO was waiting 20 a1 e n tue aa na
forn offered short PRAYER, and proceeded to inter.
pret tho views OF some departed New YORK politician
TuE BIDLs IN THn rupLIo SCHOOLS:
The spirit said:-rheologica!ly viewed the Biole
evsr been written. L was rcvcrenoea for its
ANTIQUITY end the multitude Of WISE M . pre-
SsP SSP w Was not ned Sy by
here below in any superstitiOus regard. "A an IN.
stituton the so-called sacred book was an absolute
monarchcal law ana utterly anti-repubican. II
S0e'a''aS Ssesns.rrrs se AND MOONS sraxc,ss.
Look at all the diverse sectS that mould their isisa
the rree lovers, the Catholics and Pr0testants all
hold that the Bible justines their respective belief.
Temperance and intemperance arc both advocated
and den0unced slavery and anttslavery aonerents
mud tnoir best arguments IN the Bible. Social 0s-
opposition to iin short not to Oeiievc IN the Bible
Is 10
BH DAMNED.
When the climax OF the last sentence was reached
che spirit had evidently become quito warm with his
subject, but gently subsiding began TO calmly ad.
m0nlsn his hearers what they should not do. they
should not teach such aUsurdt.es rs shat Moses was
the meekest man. Solomon the wisest. David man
after G0d'5 own heart. or tnat Christ was
ail that that The Christians claim Him TO De.
The spirit at this point digressed little to have
hing at the government for attempting to interfere
with Brigham Young, but, resuming mis- aspcrsions
Of the Bible. SAID that In tho hands Of children 1t
was
AS DANGEROUS AS THE POLICE GAZETTE.
Put websters unabridged and the bible side by
side before young person to read and they can
cram themselves with icentlousness. II there Is
any good moral In 1t, OF course accept 1t,
but 1t was timo that God gave us O
Bible that every one could understand ana read.
(Applause., II all the Bibles In the world piled
up together in a vast mass and made q bonfire OF
the progress OF ideas and morality would continue
and flourish more than ever. The spirit closed hss
blasphemOuS trade by s0lemnly cautOning those
present not to ipermlt the Bible TO be used IN
their public schools. Several questions were then
asked the spirit; among Others 'What would be the
elieos OF the Ecumenical Council on the world at
larger" to which the spirit replied. "lt amounted to
nothing"
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THE CoLoStD VOTE N oAo.
The Dible Election Ia Cincinnati on Monday.
Negroes to Participate.
lFrom the cincinnati Gazette. March sl.l

from tho Cincinnati Gazette March BIZ
Congress having passed an act admitting Texas
into the Union. and this having been approved By
adoption OF the fifteenth amendment was yesterday
issued. THIS will enabe our cOored Fellow citizens
to participate III the election on Monday, ana We
have no doubt they Will be careful TO vote on the
right SIDE
Iney VIII no DOUBT vote solid, or very nearly 80.
for the republican city ticket, which In every way
worthy the suppor Of eli republicans, but in depos-
ting their ballots Tor members OF the Board ~
Aldermen and Common Council we can not al &
them to adhere TO party lines. There Is YER .she
eral disposition Oh the part OF fepu0lr ~ gen.
dcattons are & tSa The people viii send and the
represent them in the municipal ioS' 7o0d men "
is tile only way now open to clJ sslature. Ins
direction. 'oSs sneir Noees iu 'hs
me contest dor school trustees the coored peopls
o sras .nhao anu scang as they do the value
daras as the Sess VIII vote for the libie candi.
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Y.ordv Thys IDEA. IN which tho speaker was evil
dontiy sincere ha held up 10 the assemolaRo as
rRiuMrn of EnLi0ious rhELlSM, .s
end enteavored 40 Impress uU,n al Minus tuo nos
that tia senu nent shclli pe more cultivated, anu
was alone WORTHY oi the bosom Of every nan pre-
tending TO deYoai ana retlS'ous Ie. ano - ~
alnceufy or rhe speaker carried grodt WelVhs Win
his words. when esewIse were tangled ana discon.
nected as is or less tue case VIVA tue greas
other period OF slenco NOW ihtervcneu DeiOfe an
elderly member arvsu say that the ineotiag would
usual and without iursner ceremony the conxrega-
Sf0n ose ~
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SIMPSON N. E. CHURCH.
Dedicntory Sermon by Bi.hop s,mr..

Dedfcatory Sermon by Bishop Simpson.
There was large congregation at the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church, at the corner OF Cler-
mont and Willoughby avenues, yesterday morn.
ing, on which occasion the edince was
c0nsecrated to the worship or God. Bishop
Simpson, whom the church was named after;
Rev. DR.. Dasniel. President OF Carlisle Col
lege; Rev. Mr.. Merwln, Presiding Elder; Rev. MIR.
Browning, Rev. MIR. Glover, Rev. Mr.. Reynolds, and
others were present and took part in the services.
THB SERMON
was preached py the Bisnop. who took for his
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ST. JoHs,s EPISCOPAL gar.cE.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1870.

WARRINGTON, April 8, 1870.
At the ST. Johns Episcopal church to-day there
was fair attendance OF tho arlstooraoy OF the
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-03-11

natural and acquired advantages, it
being situated on the Wabash.
navigablc river, and at the junction
Of the Ohio & Mississippi and Ferre
Haute & Evansville Railroads has
failed to make it much Of a place
1t certainly has fertility of soil that
is rarely eQualled and, why it does
not equal one third the population
of either Terre Haute or Evansville,
is q question cannot solve.
Leaving this point, / went west
through Southern Illinois. l can
only give you agenerai description
of this section of the State. l will
say that they have more railroads
In Illinois than in any State l ever
travelled In. They have very few
towns of the size Of Upper Sandus-
ky--they are either in population
from five thousand upwards, or they
are meagrc aud insignificant, Prom
nent railroad crossings there always
make prominent towns. The great
complaint in Illinois is the scarcity
of money, the low price of the pro
ducts, and the high taxes. Money
is certainly very scarce. Corn is
35 and wheat 60 cts per bushel and
the rate of taxation runs five, six and
even eight per cent. in many of the
prominent towns. A little discre-
ton on the part of our wiser heads
prevented similar condition of
things here. Counties, Townships
and Towns there have taken stock
in railroads beyond precedent, and
have built magnificent public build
ings, and gone into all manner OF
public improvements to such an ex-
tent that six per cent taxes will now
only pay the interest on their pub
lie debt in many places. Let me
close by hoping that our people will
take warning from the sad fate
that has befallen many points in IL
linois. mo s.7,. t.-A ...---
s. W. HOLMES.