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The New York herald., 1870-04-25

simi,es follow 20 rapidly ON one another that It
wouia not ~ Mnnneluently requise person OF pccn.
mas all the enthusiasm Of Youth ana tho qualities
necessary to Constitute an interesting preacher.
THE SERMON.
the reverend gentleman took his text from 81.
Matthew xviii. ~, 10 and 2-"All power IL gwen
unto me In heaven and IN earsh; go ye, therefore.
and teach all natons oaptizing them" &c. lie de.
pirted. IN language nilei with strong and PIC.
tutesqne IMAGERY, the relations OF Christ with his
Cnurch from me day OF HIS resurrection TIL the Gay
ol MS ascension Into epaven ald dwelt on the
touching endcarments ami the words OF comfort
and consolanoa wn'cn the DIVINE Master Ia , shed
them He said-as the soenn Dous moment M lsass or
rs separation from earth approaches He
reminds them OF the sorrows Tie had endured and
the Flor, lie was about TO enter lie places deatn
and i2noniny before their view and tells taem tnaG
tbcy must ne prepared 10 suDmiI TO Uotp IL they
would sit WIN slin near HIS Fathers throne Tnea
HIS eye kindles and HIS voice giows so ter ano
loving ana lie Issues His paltinn order--'A power
Then the scene grows bright, tue air rs s MED win
perfume, rent ~ made IN tho skies and the golden
gates of the New Jerusalem opeD aud with His
HIS apostles. lie ascends TO Ills throne, when tne
Sky closes and tho work or the apostles is begun.
These words, TO teach all nations are
OUR CAPTAINS GENERAL ORDER
II Ia His last injunction to lis apostles and BY vir
tue thereof ,he ministers Of the oOspe, proclaim
Gods truths to-day. But how many OF those VINO
wear the thurch'S livery ana al her pulpltS practise
the duty OF sedenial and sell-sacrnco winch CHRIST
imposed ON Ills aposiesY Easy carriages and sot
men wear the clerical robe ana don the crasat
simpy because they are unht 10 engage III the pur.
suns Ci commerce or To undertake the lauo-
rious life OF lawyer; bus give them an
opportunity 10 MAKE an easier living, anu
nss 10 ~ one w .ase % We ne pISs
oil the tvrs Is not vet dry and In It's presence Jet
us 9nt under the nluc CANOPY Oi heaven I'll victory
~ ours. Toe de'd OF battle Is WIDE and the enemy
IN strCng .orce. But let Us commence ut cur own
door. While our brothers arc IN misery anu want
next door or In Inc next sreer 1t is ockery TO sup.
BIBLES AND TRACTS
to the Feeee Islanders. The rum hell--that abode
oi satah-must be closed, and the Drothel must be
made 10 vanish ana disappear under the breath OF
THE IsCEsSED TROOPERS
who are marc ing under the banner OF Christ.
When we shall nave cleansed the streets ana av-
enues OF this great Guy let US take Up arms against
the WIDE world, and, while the voice OF the rn ying
trumpet calls on us TO fan into line let US at once
our post undef our ga )tain's general order aad
advance steadily ana together on the lines OF our
Toes and strike discontinue and death into then
DaLllllOug.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25

one seeks happiness IN this world. Some take
the wrong paths To secure II aud awake from leth.
nrRic dream VI JOY 10 nnd tney must begin again.
True hnpOiness can Ouiy come by being rgnleous
ana vlrtuuu3 one step In the path Oi virtue ~ Ten
towards happiness The Just according 10 the text,
- not u perfect man OF necessity; we cannot lUok
FOR perfection mere, out one wno walks witt 900
ana respects MIN. starting with desire 10 DO HIS
will, gradually grows stronger III truth justice,
cnarh. ana love mara all his actions No DOUBT ne
has hard battles q f2ht, but every con-
li"t renders nim stronger ana more vigorous.
Th3 righteous Aon6 know what true pleasure IL, and
peace o mind. and Tue approDAticn o1 good cjl-
science. HIS fellow men, TOO esteem him. BE tney
ever so wcNed tney set nimupa ~ modei TOT in,lr
chiidren thus re@ns the Just man On earth. tN nc
last 0d age cones on MIN and he IL al the nearer 10
peasures ali, are naueGt then. and, whichever way
he turns, be ~ 10 his past career or TO MS orOns
Iuttrc al IS serene, ull Is gratifying. virtue mas
accompanied him throughout aud now sastains nm
lor astvictory over death TO reap an eternal reward
All TITS A rHRiBI.E MoMEsT FOR THE SINNER
wnen lie Is ebbing last ana the foot or the niOr1
bund ~ touching The sands of eternity; projects.
tles nope ana inc word escaping INN, ana he iail
nx iut0 tho bands OF an AWFUL. just GOD. Cnlke the
terror. How different the righteous. Calmly he
awaits ms end, and lays his mead on HIS fathers
bosom fuIl OK joy ana confidence Waen earth
Knows ni no more ~ the esh he still lives by MS
nerlt0rous lie, in the hearts Of those wno survive.
THE JUST TRIUMPH IN ETERNITY.
Inileaven alone We taste the JOYS and pleasures
winch are pure aud immortal, OF wnltn we shals
Guided BY an eloquent exhOrtatiOn 10 ms mock TO
follow III the paths Of the righteous ana just, aud
trusted that his discourse might sink into their
heaftS ana produce some good efect.
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0K,-HfAL HALL.

The 10y Preacher Casts the Ganntlct at the
Feet Of the Spirit Of Darkness.
1t was announced that on yesterday morning a
lecture on '0ur Captains General Ordern would be
delivered at Oriental Hall by Rev. Charles F. Lee.
The audience were treated, however not to lecture
but to heavy txhortaton OF the blood aud thunder
kind and their cars and souls were refreshed with
mission hymns and the prayers and benedictlons or
the youthful divine. group uf three or four
young men, whose burning eyes spoke Of O battle
aud q severe night, through which kind Provi-
dence protected them, rolled INTO the hail during
the opening prayer, but retired vita evident disgust
impressed with the belief that they got badly "soli,
In their search for
HERO ON TIE wARpATH.
The usual Sunday morning services OF the Unver.
salist church were neld at the Mission room. Some
sixty persons were present, a large number or
whom were the friends and former playmates
OF the "boy preacher' The han Is well adapted to
Sunday miason purposes, being located IN the
third story OF building In quiet neignborhood in
East Twentyseventh street, which IL used solely for
business purposes during the week The eryent
enthusiasm or the preacher the naked simplicity OF
fhe nall and the eaSerness OF the listener reverted
fne mind OF an observer to the crippled conujtlou OF
the Cpurch Of CHRIST when she conlplencoI her
struggle Win the world.
TIE PREACHER
Rev. Mr.. Lee, popuarly known as the sI,oy
Preacher tAniuctSd the exercises, Y Yesterday
ne TIly susaisd MS character vigorous and de.
cidea expressioi OF OpinoD on religious matters
There Ia mucn OF the peet Ia has nature, and nls
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CaUgCu OF The REF0EnayiOy.
who ~ Christ s-Scrmon by Rev. Mr..
Nelson.

Who ~ Christ e-Scrmou by Rev. MFR.
Nelson.
The morning service at the interiorly neat little
Church OF the Reformation tEpiscopar in Flfteth
street, was quite well attended yesterday. Whether
the loog OF placid contentment visible upon the
faces OF the ladies' present was the result OF the
workings OF religious feeling in their hearts or
the exponent OF that 'serenc peace OF mind, which
the knowledge OF beiag well dressed Is said 20 con-
fer IL q question
The sermon, which was delivered by Rev. Mr.
Nelson, who had exchanged pupits with the pastor
Rev Abbott Brown, wss an able and eloquent argu-
ment against certain erroneous ideas OF Christ His
text was taken from Matthew xii 42:-"Nhat
think ye Of CHRISTI Whose Son Is Her They say
that Jesus, having passed through sy stem 0f cross
questioning duriGg winch he nad 0niuted the chief
prieSts and wise men, put unto them the question
"Wnat think ye OF Cnr.st.n and having been
answered that he was The Son or David, 80 con-
fused bis opponents by his second inquiry
thereafter enjoyed immunity from questioning. He
then SAID he put the question every one present
and thaI everything depended upon their answer.
Let US note the dilerent views men have OF Christ.
Many invest Him with mythologlcal In terest, wolfe
otners profess to have no opinion relative TO HIN.
But these last cannot deceive lacy cannot hide
their dsDeliei under tue guse OF indiferelce. lie
is 1901 or mad man VINO can profess
indifference To such q life aS that OF
Jesus 10 otner5 Jesus ls u historical cha acter'
theological view lie Is often treateu as mere
dogni Or Us subject In whose life there is enough
~ luraisn matter 10r much auimated oiscussion.
Al sueh eSiAates Q CIrist ore u.idatisiayt1ry, nay
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
The Evangeligation Question Discussed
by Mexican Missionary.
Does the Biole Sanction polyeamy Our Civ
in tho Hands of the Evil Ons--Tho Just and
tho Unjust on the Sands Of Eternity.
sermons in the Metropolis, Washington,
Brooklyn and Elsewhere.

the warm rays OF the glorious sun streaming in
through the windows OF metropolitan houses yes
ferday morning admonlsncl late sleepers that no
valid excuse Tor remaining away from church could
ne granted them. Bamy ana beautiful the
b'nshing morn gave promise Of glorious
sprung day. which laSer hours tully real
ized IL would he untrue to state that
ai' our metropoi an Christians avaiied themselves
of the prootIoas weather anu went reiigiously 10
church, for thousands w1nded their way OUT into
Inc green fields to worship nature and thank God
Tor their day Of rest; but multitade5 crowded the
sacred edlces and joined feryeny In praise to the
eiver OF Good. Stimulated to greater efforts by
the kindly Criticisms and announcement OF the
HERALD the preachers put forth their best powers
70 ihe benefit OF our religious community, and on
tne whole acquitted themselves creditabiy The re
ports cf he sermons delivered In New York. Wash
an9son. brooklyn ana elsewhere presented below
VIII be found to contain most interesting entertain
ihs ana instructive matter, which doubtless Will be
read with satisfaction by all good citizens.
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cruaca oE Tus NEW JEacsiLgM.

"Who is MY Neigbor o" AS Expounded fn
tae Writings OF sSwedenbor g--sersion by the
Hev. q. Giics.
Service was held yesterday morning in the above
church, in Thrty-ffth street, between Fourth and
Lexington avenues when sermon was preached
on the above SUBJECT by the Rev. Cnauncey Giles.
Tie church Was well flied with numerous and
fashionable congregation The preacher selected
his text from Luxe X, 80, 81 ana 3D. lie observed
that this was perfect answer to the inquiry s'Who
is my neighpor9' The ordinary sense ia whcl they
understood the term neghbor was when they spoke
Of person living near then but there was another
and deeper meaning, and the parable had reference
to them as spiritual beings. The poor Samaritan
was journeying from Jerusalem TO Jericno aud fell
among tnieves, and u Lsvite ani priest passed by
without rendering the man any ASSISTANCE.
TnR PAkAGLK HAD a SPIRITUAL SENSE
IT was Intended TO ypiiy their spiritual life on
earth Iney all Journcyei iron Jerusalem 10 jericho
10 reach the country that was always in their
thoughts. aud the dangers OF the road thus lypiieI
and the acts OF Tue eyite and priest are Just wnat
take pInee IL tue history OF almost all OF then
Their jerusalem was their spiritual abode; It's
streets are those thouahts OF God ana love through
which we pass, aud Its houses were the homes OF
t1e.r various aneetions. But there was some DIN
cuty III building tns new Jerusalem; there was
lot Oh ruDolsn to clear away; men would cling 10
their olo doctrines. me doctrine might DC clear IA
tueir own minds put II was dyricut TO take them
anu impress them upon others. When Carstian
SET ont on his heavenly Journey he travelled In IA
spiritual sense from Jerusaen TO jericho. ln tnat
wsy lie would be pesct by many new dociries and
dognias, which would worry ana harass Inn ai,I
GnalF wound him. Mauy priests and i3yitos voat
by them ust as they uia IA the par0ue ani rendered.
them no assistance because they did no. belong To
their fac,i0u, aud were
OUTSIDE TUE walls
OF their sect Many persons impressed with new
truths repaired to 1eir Leviies and priests for cou-
forg time SPIRITUAL distress bur received no aid
snd they were left hall dead This - more 80 IN me
Cathonc ChurcD, because the priest wouid tel them
II theY &c tepted new doctrines they would be
damned, anu they certainly would DC II the priest
had the power. Wneh persons paatcd for more
lgut and crayed tor more truths aud ett the pecu-
liar sect 10 whicn tney formerly belonged tney were
looked up0n with scorr anu their ietiow travel ers
and Levies passed by on the other siic aud rem
aefed tncDi no AID THIS parable tacgut taeln that
tney must be KIND, gentle ald patent m all their
acts ot 'lf, Wnen they discovered tneir spiritual
naAedness .iey should e!.deavor clothe them aud
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GEyaCM or TEE MtELEsTiUE.

Bishop Snow OH Revelations and the ncsiruc.
tion of Earthly KinadoIns-.Oyei Views Of
the World TO Come.
Tho messenger" "BishOp" s. s. SNOW preached
or ''prophesie1n yesterday afternoon as usual In
the Church OF the University IN Washington square,
The attendance was somewhat smal and OF queer
kind. The men were In tho greater num-
Der. and the women were generally some.
what in the sere and yellow tiinc OF
life. Mr.. Snow himself is an old man.
with long. gray beard aud gray halr wears
glasses, dresses IN black, and has a singular way OF
casting his eyes down ana not looking at his hearers
while he speaks. His voice Is str onQ but very mo.
notonous. almost TO ureariness at times. His prln-
cipal point seems TO be perfect acquaintance with
the Scriptures which he quotes with an immense
ease ard nuency oil through his discourse, which s
somewhat rambling and dlfluse. lie said many
singular things not the least OF which WAS that he
spoke with more authority to the world than the
Pope OF Rome. Some one next our reporter VINO
seemed to be praying n0G the reporter bu, the some
one, mutiersd at the same moment, Nothing ike
having good idea Of yourself" However, whether
Mr.. snow speaks With more suthOuty II Is hard TO
say, but certainly he has not such numerous con-
2regation rs the Pope or Rome. .that Infamous
wretch" as Mr.. snow called hts Holiness it began
about
THE GREAT BEAST
of the Revelations. haviag a head OF gold, a neck
and arms OF silver, belly OF aud legs and feet
mixed or IRON and clay. The beast or the Apoca-
ypse, SAID Mr. snow, represented the four king
donis OF the eartb. 'And.n added the messenger.
Il don't suppose any here s idiotic enough not
to know what these four kingdoms were.n As
nobody seemed 10 know he proceedsu
to explain. lie said the head OF gold
represented the kingdom of Babylon called Babel
IN the Old festamenJ, which was founded by Mn
rod, the great hunter, and ended With Be.snazzar.
The second kingdom represented by the silver neck
and arms. was Persia; the arms means the rivers
Tgrs and Euphrates. Third, the iron belly meant
the empire Of Alexander; and Mr.. snow gave his
hearers the benefit OF some elementary history In
proof OF the assertion. Finally be said the legs aud
feet OF clay and lion mixed wlta
TEN HORNS IN PLACE
OF ten toes, represented the great Roman empire
when from one great whole mad divided into two
empires and had rnally gone to smash IN ten differ
ent xlngdOTs, which existed to-day. Mr.. snow
theu said that Chrsts future kingdom was 70 he on
this earth. He sad ii was absurd to suppose that
God would destroy his own hardiwork because tae
STAN OF SIN nad been on the earth. with Him for
whom all things Were possible, was it not easy to
purify the earthP He said tDat 1t was evident the
wicked would be irreyoca0ly done away with, put
the just should live 10 possess the eartr.
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CHURCH OF TIE ArrIysTIEs.
9en,psntion-sermon by the Rev. @. Il. Froth
iushu M.

9enpsnti0n-sermOn by the Rev. O. Il. Froth.
insham.
There was the usual congregation at Lyric Hall
observation-disclosures IN degree ana singularly
ai'prccative. After the usual preliminary exercises
tie tIev Mr. Rockingham preached sermon on the
SUBJECT OF Temptation" lie SAID that the more
peope saw OF the universe the better they liked t:
Lie deeper 1t was seen the more gooaness disclosed
ITSELF lie denled the existence OF any evil There
WAS
NO pEvII,
no Satan. Where was he TO be fourd9 Certainty
hot III the world outside OF man. Science had ex.
psored the world irom end TO end. There was no
csii oatside o. man. There was no prince OF the
powers o The air tanning rne earth win his dusky
ana POISONOUS Wings. Was the adversary within ?
Was she tcmptcr In the splr,ts In mans
mature tncre was nothing bad. without selfshness
even tnese would be no progress n human affairs.
wherever one went, all .0ver the world. payslcal.
natural Intellectual. moral spiritual he saw order
laY, beauty, harmony. movement skill ana ,ntelj
gence. IN the ctner side was be seen ten pnlOri
exposure, lail luil, deSoiation powers peryerted
Abe wil corrupted the intelligence deoased and tne
Iporai paIure degraded; temptation ana no tempter.
au and no adversary; rum anu no malignant powar:
0eSoistlUn and no raylsher. Where was the exnla,
nau,n? What was cal ed evil rad no substance
Livery perioa had Its oYn temptation. what were
Oil tl0se
SOCIAL CONCLUSIONS.
those potical revolutions, those insurrections In
epain, those strscs q! Paris and Lyons those dis
luIuances In germany. those uprisiDgs In ireland
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
At ST. STEPHENS Il. 9. CHURCH.

Crowded Attendance. Delicious 0iusic-Bru.
Inidi's Growing Glory.
This splendid temple Of Catnolic piety was
thronged yesterday by congregation Of devout and
attentive worshppers. Some of the noral decor a.
ton whlcn marked the advent OF the joyous festival
Of Easter still remained around the noble
marble altar, and purple silKen banners,
iringed with white. were ranged along
the gallery sides. The appearance OF the church
was very beautiful in the golden gnt reflected from
the stained glass windows. The Striking fresco by
Brumid above the altar, representing the ascension
Of Christ never appeared better advantage. 1t is
certainly the most finished work OF art in any
Christian temple OF this country. The day
being clear and bright, the foreground OF the
painting, presenting The summit Of o hull In mar
veous prospective, showed with wonderful distinct.
ness under the skiliuly regulated redectors IN
the root. THIS crow ming glory OF Brumidrs brush
must impress the most Indifferent eye with its
amazingly life-ike rendering IL Is well ana
httiagly framed within the caDaclous compass OF
TINS UOnc church, and never cease TO De one OF
the absorbngaeatuies OF attraction IN ST. stephens.
The ceebra1Is OF the service were Fathers Grilin
and sicSweeney, the forucr Of wnom preached la
his usual eloquent and Impressive manner.
THE MUSIC.
The music, which IS here never Indifferent an d
very often superb, was the "Mass Mcrcadanse In y
aud Sunctus Agl.us Den, Farmer. MI. Weinlich sang
an aria from Mozart In the onertory Mr. rOulman
uuu MI. VI. w. MORGAN, the accomplished Orga1iSt,
performed q voluntary with harp and organ con-
slstlng OF an arrangement, with variations By mir.
Morean OF the Austrian NationGl Hymn. Ma
dame De Lusan and Miss Bailey, sopranos.
were In splendid voice, and Madame An
schultz and Miss Smith, altos, sang with
their accustomed purity and grace OF expression.
Mr. Lotti ana Mr. Johnson have had their superior
merits as tenor singers long since acknowledged and
Mr. Weinich, bass, istoo well known 10 need addi
ti0nal notice.
AND THUS TT Is THAT
-. stephens IN tue matter OF music stauds fore.
most alfong the churches Of New York. Nowhere
else Is the accommodation for singers ald musicians
so ample and complete. The lloeral space around
can stretch his legs TO his fullest convenience. Tie
devotional feeling excited by the delicious music
must be OF an elevated ana fervent character, and
In this respect shows the wisdom OF supplying this
pure ethereal agency In supplementlng tepid lor.
nd plety.
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rlasR EAPIlsT CHURCH.
"Our City In the Hands Of the Evil One''--
Addresses by Rev. DIR. Aaderson and IIessrs.
Peursnil and Phelps.

"Our City in the Hands Of the Evil One,,--
Addresses by Rev. DIR. Aaderson and nlcssrs.
Peursnil and Phelps.
The Board Of Managers OF the New York Baptist
Lay Preaching Association held their second amt
vcrsary exercises on yesterday afternoon in the
First Baptist church, Park avenue, near Forteth
street, Mr.. Charles I. G0odwn in the cnair
the pastor OF the church, Rev. Dr. Anderson. de-
vered the annual address. lie pointed out the
necessity OF the active cooperation OF tho members
OF the cnurcn with the pastor, ana SAID that IN o
greater OF less degree the OF souls devoyed on
every Christian iayman as wel as ecclesiastic. No
cne can undertake the service TIL he Is called by
God. and the proof that he Is so called IL tue
church approves him. The seeds OF Christianity
must be proDagated Ia the family and the Sunday
school az well IN the church. and the propagation
OF the Gospel by business men Is one OF the most pu-
tent means Oi eiiec;ing that end. We lind IN the
scripture narrative that when Jesus sent teacher Tor
the first time among tue people he selected Que
VINO had been taught by experience, a poor leper
whom be had cured. 1t is nowadays fashionable
to say that we are
THE VICTIMS OF BAD GOVERNMENT
that our city Is handed to the evil one but there
~ power IN our hands superior to the powers
darkness, and that power Is the Gospei, winch eacil
and every one OF US should preach In season and
OUT OF season.
nthe absence of Mr.. r. H. Lyon, the secretary OF
the association the
ANNUAL REPORT
was read By Rev. Joseph STcards il Is In substance
g. fol0wS:-
on October 80, 1869, the association adopted IFS
present constitution, and on the l2'h November.
alier an informal existence OF fifteen months, a
board OF sixteen managers WA elected to conduct
Its affairs. These managers were chosen Tor i've
months. Al the November meeting membership
OF thirtythree was reported VINO mad charge OF
three statiops--one az Brookes' Assembly Rooms
second at BeIhsaida chapel, on Third aye1ue, aud
tue third IN bethany chapel, Oh Egnty first street.
During these fifteen months Of It's existence over
Two HUNDRED ADDRESSES
were delivered ~ these stations. Since November
two new stations nave been taken charge OF ny the
associati0n-one at Farview. on the hudson anh one
ot shady Side Inc usuai relgious services OF sing
ing prayers Gnd addresses were held each sunday
these stations, aud the report states hat the assoca-
ton Is III highly satisfactory condition.
Snort addresses wero then delivered py Brothers
Eansel. Phelps and others
AT the morniag service In this church yesterday
the sum u
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
was contributed towards the erection Of the new
making the total contributed for that purpose
to this oate about sixty thousand dolaTB.