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The New York herald., 1870-05-16
CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL JERUSALEM.
Revelations Interpreted by the Only Author
ized Anth0rity-The Crooked Made StraiGh
by Bishop Snow.

Revelations Interpreted by the Only Anthor-
ized AnthOriiy-The Crooked Made Straight
by Bishop Snow.
Some thirty persons met at three O'Clock p. NJ yes
terday In one of the lecture rooms Of the Law
University to listen to Revelations as expounded
by Bishop S. s. Snow. These persons were all OF
advanced age especially the ladies, and afforded a
strong contrast to the worshippers in costly attire
who throng the many fashionable churches. The
services were begun by
SINGING TWO HYMNS,
with organ accompaniment, after which the Bishop
read the first verse of an additional hymn, which
was in turn sung ny the congregation with con-
siderable spirit. s:The second woe Is past, be-
hold the third woe cometh quickly" was read
from Revelations and the remainder Of the reading
was from a sort OF historical and metaphysical
ork. somewhat similar IN general character TO a
Patent once report. The Following Is the substance
OF the narrative or essay, whichever 1t may be-
Only very short time elapses between the sounding
OF the sixth and seventh trumpeis- The angel OF
the seventh trumpet began 10 sound in the autumn
OF the year which witnessed the destruction oil Con-
santnople. The seventh trumpet was not blown IN
the precincts OF the third heaven. nor within the
confines OF the seventh heaven, but upon the earth
IN the locality Immediately adjacent TO tue scene OF
certain suDlunary events related in oral traditions
and voluminous written records handed down TO us
by our Immediate and more remote ancestors The
time has al last arrived when the
DEAD ARE TO BE RAISED
ana the Ewing followers OF the Lord are TO be trans
iated, or transpanted. or transmigrated to a new
spiritual CnurCh In a new spiritual Jerusalem, by o
! new spiritual me'hod IN spiritual sense. Any one
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sermon by Rev. DR.. Talmadge-Spasmodlc
RcIision and Flower Pot Chrisrians.
little over year ago Rev. I. De witt Talmadge
OF Philadelphia, was called to preside over the Cen
tral Presbyterian church, in Schermerhorn street.
near Nevins. relieving Rev. D. Rockwell, the pastor
at thar time. Since assuming the pastorate OF the
church Dr. Taimadge. by his energy, ability ana
eloquence, has inspired new life into IT, until now it
is one OF the most prominent Protestant c0ngrega-
tions In the city, and numbers among its members
very many OF Brooklyn's wealthiest and most re-
spected citizens. DR.. Talmadge Is young man.
being apparently about forty years OF age, OF fine
personal presence, and possesses an originality
Of style and liberality OF religious ideas
which have unquestionably added greatly TO
the popularity which ne now enjoys aSe
church, the congregation mas increased to such an
extent that the edihce is not capable of accommoda
Tue result s that another and much larger ediace Is
to be erected on Schemerh0rn street, which, when
completed, Will probably be one OF
THE FINEST CHURCHES IN THE CITY.
The fine weather yesterday attracted an immense
congregation TO the church, which was crowded IN
every part by both the poor and the rich. Men OF
toll sat beside men OF fortune. while the poor, hum
BILE working woman enjoyed the same privileges there
| as the lady in silks and diamonds The church Is
really one for the people, and DR.. Tamadge means to
have II continue such. He selected As text yester-
day from the Book OF Esther, w., i4-Who KNOW now,
eth whether thou art come TO the Kingdom ior SUCH
| q time as this ~ 1t was
THE STORY OF ESTHER
whose turn had come present her petition to the
| Jewish nation, and who shrank from so doing, rear,
Ing that 1t would not be successful. But Mordecal
said to her-'Perhaps you have been raised up i0r
this very time.n Every age OF the world Dr. ial,
madge said had its characterstics, but 1t would De
very dificuit To tell what the characteristic or
| the age In which we lived, because We were 100
near the Institutions OF the present time to Judge of
| 1t correctly. The thing now, however was to know
| in which way we should live. Dr. Talmadge spoke
OF the qualifications person must have as
Christian, and said that he would rather have i've
men with their hearts In the right place than 5000
of those half and nalf Christians who were crowd
| ing our churches. The religion OF the present day,
he asserted wanted ar; 1t was getting to be
A SICKLY, SENTIMENTAL THING.
| Oh these hower-pOt Christians who also must De
covered up for fear something may drop upon Them
The reverend gentleman during his discourse turned
| his audience to what he termed "spasmodic reli-
gion (" illustrating 1t by the man who rushed into
| the church and remained active teaching sunday
school aud distributing tracts for about three weeks
and then dropped out. It might be thought that
this was religious fever; but no. 1t was only
chills and fever. Dr. Talmadge concluded his SER
mon by eloquent appeal TO all to become Christ
ans and after prayer and singing the congregation
was dismissed with the dOXOlOgy.
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ST. PHILIPS (s0LORED) CHURCH.
Fallacy of Human Reason in ReligI0n-Se
mon by Rev. MIR. De Zeng.

F0llacy Oh Human l(easOn heugiOn-sers
mon by Rev. MIR. De Zeng.
This church was at the morning service yesterday
well filed with the class Of our colored Episcopa-
llans best supplied with that dross which is the
ANONYMOUSLY dumb, though speaking guide and
master through life and presented quite contrast
Of fashionable attire and plain, though neat church
decorations
The pulpit was occupied by the Rev. Mr.. de Zeng,
whose sermon was an eloquent exposition OF the al-
lacy OF human reason In religion. his text being
taken from ST. Paurs Second Epistle TO the Corin-
thians. l., 13-"For write now other things unto
you than what ye read or acknow ledge and trust
ye shall acknowledge even to the end"
lie commenced with the remark that anything on
which any dependence Is to be placed should be
fact, and showed how the truth OF the remark might
be applied either to the practical affairs OF life or to
religious belief and Illustrated the case OF ST. Paul,
who had believed, previous to his conversion Chris
tianily to be grand imposition on human credi-
Dility-n fact, as grand fiction. But with all his
good reasons forsich conviction, based upon the
TRADITIONS AND FACTS OF AGES,
his convictions, through the interposItion OF a
miracle, were changed. No dlsbeiiever VINO can
credit the miracle Of the conversion OIL 81. Paul but
must lose his disbelief, for he must then believe IN
the divine cause Of the miracle. lie then said:'It
verify has come TO pass that men have so mixed up
the plain statement OF the Word OF God with their
individual iaeas of its meaning that they reject 1t,
being unable TO reconcile The two. Now in
what the meaning OF the Scripture may be. Ir he
10 thar he DID not believe one sentence of
that he had read In the Bible no person would
believe him. simply because he could give no proof
for such an assertion. The Gospel Is no new thing
no new dcctrines-but one ana the same to all times
and all persons, only having been more clearly
plained and Interpreted by Jesus and the Apostles
We not only read it, but also listen to its voice it
comes eChOtng
DOWN THE s'IOCK AGEs'
in our continual promise OF life. In hearing he
concluded, the text you cannot do otherwise than
associate with It's meanings, and you find
its application Cannot your own heart your own
conscience answer individually the question what 1t
is you read in the Book, and how much
or, I might say. how little--of II
you acknowledge bysss the adoption Of its
teachings into Your daily life Renect upon those
facts oil your knowledge and compare with them the
principles which habtually guided your past life,
and sucn a contrast WILL canddly made, compel III
you decision to what Is fiction and what IS
factas 10 what Is the result OF mere human reason
or that which IS the result and will OF God.
The New York herald., 1870-05-16
GREENE STREET M. E. CHURCH.
The Power Of ILfe-Sermon by the Rev. w.
Wheeler.

Service was held in this edilce yesterday evening,
when sermon was preached by the Rev. W.
Wheeler, OF Meadvle, Pa who selected as hs,text
the words "For none OF us liveth to himself and
no man dicth to himself For whether we 1--we we
live unto the Lord; and whether we die we die
unto the Lord; whether we live, therefore, or die,
we are the Lords" (ROmans xiv, T. ST. He said
that every mans life should be q constant striving
10 do good In the world. Many men had been en-.
dOwed with many and peculiar gifts, which emil
nently fitted them to enter into one field OF enter
prise or another. and they had not awaited them
selves OF the Inducements offered.
LIFE WAS A SPHERE OF USEFULNESS,
and ft was the duty Of every man to work for the
good of mankind and for his God and Creator. II an
Opportunity offered TO preach the Gospel he was so
10 preach il: III he saw an opportunity to win soul
from the pcritous traldom OF the world he was to
seize that opportunity and draw the repentant one
TO throne OF mercy. 1t might be that child OF
some poor person was lying for food or Tor raimen
10 protect from the piercing winds OF winter
1t was his duty to supply the FOOD required ana 10
clOthe the unclad
CHARITY WAS TRULY VIRTUE,
and IL was pity 1t was not practised more IN lie
Men did not see the power that lay wilhln tnei
The New York herald., 1870-05-16
WASHINGTON AVENUE BAPTIST CHUR GH.
Sermon by Rev. ID. ID. Moore-F0ot Races in
tho Apostolic Period.

Sermon by Rev. ID. ID. MOOre-FOOt Races in
tho Apostolic Period.
There was a fair congregation at the Washington
avenue Baptist church, corner OF Washington and
Gates avenues, yesterday morning, on which aston
Rev. y. ID. Moore, Jr the pastor preached an excel
lent sermon, taking for his text the following
"Whereiore, seeing we also are compassed about
with sogreat cloud Of witnesses, let US lay aside
every weight and the sin which doth easily beset
us, and let us with patience the race that is set
before u.s." tllebrews xiii, u.
The reverend gentleman began his discourse by
briefly describing the great
FOOT RACES IN THE TIME or THE APOSTLES,
on which occasions distinguished persons assembled
to witness the contest for the prizes. The racers
were trained and in the best condition, and the
course was carefully prepared, and on either side
were arranged seats FOR the spectators, who ca me
from the neighboring places to witness the races.
The Apostle must, he thought, have had like
this before him when he pcnned the lines from which
his text was taken.
WE HAVE A RACE TO RUN,
and there are great crowds OF witnesses looking on.
"Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which
doth so easily beset us" These few words bring the
passage before us and give general idea OF It..
We noticed three thinQs-the preparation for the
race, lhe race and persons running lt-and in inc
spirit Of the text II they desired he successful they
must frce themselves from the weight Of sin which
| beset them These racers were trained for months
before, and when they came to the course they d.
vested everything which was calculated TO weigh
them down Now, sometltsng of that kind was neces
sary 10
RUN THE RACE SET BEFORE us,
laying aside every weight If Sc hoped to win II in
the END. There were many things though not sins,
which were weights. There were many who were
inclined to brood over Imaginary troubles and look
upon the dark side of the picture of life. These
things were weights, ana were dangerous, and, In
his opinion, there was nothing worse than bro0dng
over past sins. They should
LET BYGONEs BE BYGONES
ana enter the race tney had to run with cheerful
hearts II they desired to be successful they must
The New York herald., 1870-05-16
WASHINGTON CHURCHES.
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METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURCH.
Sermon by Rev. DIR. Newman-Thc Existence
Of God Revealed to Us Tnrough the
Manifestations Of Christ.

Sermon by Rev. DIR. Newman-The Existence
OF God ns Revealed to Us Tnrough the
NIanifestati0ns Of Christ.
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1870.
There was the usual throng Of hearers at the
Metropolitan Methodist church to-day, and more
than the usual quota OF Senators and Representa-.
tives among whom Mr.. Bingham, General Logan,
Governor Fenton and Senator Wiley figured
splcuously. or General Grant and family
and MIR. Colfax were present; their absence
ceptional. Rev. Dr. Newman delivered sermon
from the seventeenth chapter OF Acts and
twenty-third verse-"For as passed by
and beheld your devotions i found an altar with
this inscription, TO the unknown GOd.' Whom,
vonn The dissonrse Was on is % exisence of God
as revealed to us through the manifestation OF
Christ the essential thought being that only through
Christ Is God known by us in the fulness, variety
and character OF his attributes. There cannot he
discovered In the history OF the world the speaker
remarked, time when the Idea OF supreme God
has not been entertained by some portion OF
the race. The Inscription found upon the Athenan
altar was not an inscription TO being unknown
In the sense that He had not been heard or but III
the sense that lie was c0mprehensible-that He
could not be discovered by mans unaided reason.
The Greeks, with all their philosophy and the splen
dor OF their inteects were baled by the incompre-
hensibly OF God. TO them He was unknown.
While lie could endow His Jupiter, and Neptune, and
Mars and Minerva with certain attributes, yet he
could not form even proximate idea OF that
GOD WHO Is FROM ALL ETERNITY.
KEY. Ut. NcWHldu tileu BuNc sINlu SNctCu VI tuc
scene on Mars HILL when Paul delivered mis- famous
sermon which staggered the Greeks and shook their
philosophy TO its centre. Paul denied the eternity
OF matter the favote idea OF the stoics, denied the
epicurian dogma that nature was combination Of
fortuitous atoms ana declared the great truth OF
personal Creator and Preserser and Judge OF
the quick and the dead. DR.. Newman enlarged
OH tile idea that without Christ we can have no
definite or intelligent idea OF great personal
Creator Deism asserts the existence OF God and
attempts to define Him through His creations. the
universe may indicate the wisdom and power OF
God but the soul wants something more Can we
say that the moral attributes Of the Creator, His I'M
muability and perpetuity are symbozed In crea-
tiony Ana II from sunshine trees and flowers ana
all the beauties and benignities OF nature we derive
His beauty and His love, what ideas shall we derive
| from the earthquake, the volcano and the storm
Only in Christ do we find
TIN FULNEsS OF THE GOQHEAD BODILY.
Dr. Newman commented sad4 On the practical
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NIsETElsTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
sermon by the Rev. @. w. Denison-An Anec-
cOre Oh President lincoln.

sermon by tho Rev. @. w. Dcnison-An Anec-
cote Oh President Lincoln.
WASHINGTON, May Is. 1870.
AT the Baptist church. corner Of Nineteenth ana
I. streets, to-day, Rev. 4. w. Denis0n dis
coursed from the rst verse OF the sixth chapter Of
Esther-"On that night could no. the king Sleep"
The speaker described the monarch referred to, has
connection with the decree for the destruction OF the
jews ana the reasons why, on certain night no
was Kept awake until he was made acquainted
with plot against his life "a discovery
that led to the dehverance Of the Jews from their
great peril The application OF the subject was to
show the experimenting providence OF the Almighty
In the amirs OF men. He would not allow monarch
to sleep II 1t was necessary that he should be kept
awake Tor great and good purposes. 1t was sIn-
gular fact that the mere reading Of part OF the
chronicles OF the kingdom led Ahasuerus TO take n
step that affected the destnes OF an entire nation
SO it had always been and thus 1t always viii be.
The rulers well the ruled under the dIreCt
ing hand Of God. Mr.. DenisOn mentioned
AN ANECDOTE OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN,
wubc In the era Of Lee
vania Mr.. Lincoln called special meeting OF the
Cabinet He commenced the Interview by speaking
OF q social and agreeable b0ok-vtz., "Artemus
Ward" Then, turning to the members present. he
said with an altered mein:-"I have called you TO-
gether gentlemen for much more serious business
Emancipation proclamation. | shall be very thank
full to you Tor any suggestions you may think
ptcp'' pp do mot not ask your opinion . as '' to
the proprety OF issuing this procamation but your
suggestions as to its terms and style will be thank
fully received" Dropping his voice almost to q
whisper he added, 81 promised my God that would
issue this proclamation ana here 1t is" The reading
known. Not long after one of the members OF the
Cabinet, present on that OCCASION. inquired
OF him the meaning OF his allusion to
the Deity. Mr.. Lincoln then stated that at
the time OF the invasion Of Pennsylvania he
was awakened one night BY his anxietes over the
situation He could not sleep. In the of the
night after the most solemn de!iberation, he made
promise to God that II Lee was driven back he
would issue the Emancipation proclamation. Lee
was repulsed, and Mr.. Lincoln was faithful 70 his
word The speaker related other historical incidents,
showing the gracious inIerposition Of Jehovah In
human affairs. The application was made to the
people that they should at all times trust In God.
disposal. Sooner or later justice win be done and
truth and freedom triumph. The colored race has
its mission in America, like that OF the Jews In
Egypt, and II 1t is faithful to the Infinite Father He
will make 1t not only blessing, but an instrument
for advancing the cause OF liberty and progress
throughout the world.
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, NAY le ls7o-TRIPLE SHEET

have large ana hopeful hearts Tney should Aot
have their minds nxed upon the things OF tins WORT
They could love tho dear ones at home tco wei Iof
they might love them better than their G0d and TINS
would then be weight weighing them down In the
race OF llfe These weights were found
IN THE DOMESTIC RELATI0NS,
In business, IN vanity, In dress, ana espe-
cially was this the case in the dress Of women,
which was Ike great loads Of hay. They were cer-
tainly great weights at the present. They all had
some weakness, and this hadla tendency to weigh
them down. But they must endeav0r to rid them
selves OF these things.
NEVER ENTER THE RACE
with heavy hearts, II they wanted to catch steam
boat or the cars they ran-they ran In earnest-and
SO they must be in the race which God had set before
them. II they loered on the way as some did, they
would never get the prize IN the end-the love OF
God and home beyond the skies.
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good deeds A man who was barren OF good deeds
At the last day would not hear, hear asv.ni the en-
comium swell done, good and iaitniu. ser'ans; naS
loved q person who iabored for Him 70
propagae s truth and who svea od 20 10 SeSfs SVs
them s,repct and should then go into the Christian
field and endeavor 70 arrest some who were on the
downward road. Was 1t not good deeu, ana were
repentethY Lei them then, strive TO alleviate suffer-
ing in every and character let 1s them I ave III yes
snected nv ali men, and. striving to do their duty
tney would soon find that God was with them and
was blessing them.
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nothing else to don he d6votcs his voice and pen
to the advocacy OF justice and reform, which W Ill
benefit the people, 'he Is seeking notoriety." SO
this man. who dlsbeeves what you believe, but who
deyotes his mind, his money and his life to aid and
assist others, Is only worthy OF condemnation and
scorn. The feeling which acluates this
WHOLESALE DENUNCIATION
and bitter scorn is the same which led the Pharsees
to attack our Saviour when earth, aud is the su
preme sin against the Holy Ghost. believe In the
b0undess possibilities OF mans future; IN the i'm
mortal progression OF his soul. believe in s-aaen
conversions and that the world Is full Of them. The
windows Of mans soul may be darkened Tor years,
but the sunlight OF truth viii break through them at
last and tighten up In gulltess glory all his life
The New York herald., 1870-05-16
N STREET CHRISTIAN CAURCH.
Sermon by Elder F. M. Bradley.


WASHINGTON, May Is, 1870.
At the Street Christion Church, Elder r. M. Brad
ley preached an impressive discourse from the twen
ty-sixth chapter of ST. Mathew, twenty-ninth
The preacher said it too prevalent that men re-
lied more upon themselves and less upon God. and
hence immortality and infdety superseded true wor.
ship. Some by relying on themselves become per
picked and blind by saying, 81 thank God am not
as other menu but he who would turn to
God and seek Him would say, "Lord, be
merciful to me q sinner.n The theology OF
the present day has mystined Christianity; but
in seeking eternal life that species of philosophy
should be rejected, and all should accept the Bible
and read It's precious pages with becoming spirit
as II in the presence OF God, they are and OF His
inspired writer's Wealth ACQUIRED by years OF tol!
life has not the certainty OF an hour Dut the love VI
God would
INSURE THE CERTAINTY OF LIFE ETERNAL.
The distress and affction OF others should claim
our sympathy FOR God sometimes fills our eyes with
tears to make us think of Him, and others, and OF
sympathy with human suffering which impelled
Florence Nightingale to the heroic acts of love which
she performed. She might have passed through
life in the exemplary performance OF her
private duties, and be unknown to fame, but
suffering created an ardent power, with which she
as ardently complied; and hence ner name Is spoken
plause OF the civilized world 1t was with Grace
Darling, who, In an open boat and ON surging sea,
rose above the tmldity OF her nature ana hastened
the relief of the distressed; and at the present
moment the groans OF the dying and the cries
OF distress fill the city Of Richmond. BY that
sad catastrophe scores OF people were precptated
into eternity to meet their God; and taking this
almost universal calamity in right view 1t teaches
all the lesson that we should be prepared at al
times, for we know not the day nor the hour. ON
the occasion OF that terrible calamity number OF
persons had assembled to hear legal decision on
party question as to WHICH Of two contestants
should triumph, when the Angel Of Death came and
summoned many to the presence Of God. The con-
tending parties became oblivious Of themselves and
the pursuirs in which few moments before they
were engaged and directed all their energy and zeal
to the relief OF the sufferers and those who escaped
with life. The announcement OF the accident
created sympathy In every direction, which proves
that men are not all selfish, and that many can feel
for others and minister to them In their distress.