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TWESTY-ElGBFl STREET CHRISTIAN
CHURCH.

The Character Of Jcsus-DiscOurse by G. q.
F0Ote.
The services at this church yesterday were con-
Quoted by the pastor, Mr.. G. G. FOote. The congre
CATION was moderate but somewhat listless In its
attention to what was going on. The text In the
morning was taken from the eighth verse; first
chapter Of the first epistle of Peter-'Whom having
not seen ye love; In whom, though now We see Him
not, yet believing, ye rejoice with JOY unspeakable
and full OF glory"
The speaker dwelt at length on the loving traits
in the character of Jesus specially referring to the
fact that 1t was His character rather than His per.
son, which was the centrifugal point OF admra-
ton. Renan had admitted that to take away the
memory OF the Incompatible Man IRON the
world would be IKE tearing up the foun-
ject of admiration and homage ofthe greater portion
OF the world. He had achieved moral conquest
while empires rose and fell Christianity lived ana
progressed. In illustration OF this the speaker
g gttered When contined at ST. Helena. In conyer
satiOn with General Bertrand Bonaparte was re.
ported to have sald:-"Alexander, Casar, Charlie.
magne and have founded empires. But on what
nave we rested the creations OF our genius On
force No one but Jesus has founded an empire on
love, ana al tnIS moment
MILLIONS OF MEN WOULD DIE FOR HIM
1t was not single battle nor a day which won the
victory over the world for the Christian religion.
begun by the Apostles and continued by tie Chris
tan generations which followed In that war all
the kings and Powers OF the earth were on side
ana on the other see no army but the operation
OF amysterions force, and few men scattered here
ana there through all parts OF the world, who had
no raly1ng point but their faith In the mysteries OF
the Cross die before my time, and my body VIII
be put into the ground to become the food OF worms
such Is the fate OF the great Napoleon
what an abyss between my deep wretch
edness and Chrlst's eternal kingdom, pro-
claimed, loved, adored ana spreading through
the world" The life OF the Saviour was Ike
moral photograph cast into the worlds history for
the purpose Of regenerating mankind, and while
some OF His acts were divine, In proof OF His Mes
elApaAlR Als We Vas Ateynly pzaGt,cal and morally
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its own eforts Man would literally, IN ne sense
Of merit, work out his own salvation. The Holy
Spirit teaches him the utter insufnciency Of all
human sacrihces-feasts lasts, penances or cere-
mOnies pilgrimages or prayers that find not their
lie, their all, IN "the gift Of God"
THE THIRD STEP IN THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT
would, as we conceive, In the experience OF the re-
deemed be to dispose and determine the thoughtful
man to embrace the religion OF such Saviour, to
rely on its divine provisions and on these alone.
This reliance Is called the spirit OF faith. Faith TO
go where sight ails faith to ask through the Spirit
which helpeth every such person In his nhrmitles;
the healing hand the soothing balm. the undaunted,
confident spirit OF the great Heart Healer, 1.-THE Lamb
OF God, who taketh away the sins of the world"
The interest awakened by the words OF the text,
in exhOrtng his congregation to examine their lives
and conduct for the better fulfmenr OF their souPs
welfare was listened TO with that absorbing interest
winch manifested itself in the countenances OF his
auditory, and showing gratifying results In the
eloquent PASTORS labor OF love for the redemption
OF the souls committed to his pastoral care.
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JOHN STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

Christ ms n Hcalcr-SermOn by tho Rev. Mr.
Weed.
Despite the warm weather yesterday there was, as
usual q large congregation assembled at the John
street Methodist Episcopal church to hear dis.
course by the Rev. Mr.. Weed the regular pastor OF
the church. The text was selected from ST. Mark
H., land again he entered into Capernaum after
some days; and IL was nOsed that he was In the
house." Although the sermon was preached from
this verse the preacher read about half OF the chap
ter so as to give thorough idea of the meaning Of
the text II was often claimed, said Mr.. Weed that
Christ had but few followers that most of the people
believed In and followed John the Baptist more than
they did the Saviour. 1t Is well known that alter
Christs crucihxion there were less than hundred
ana twenty persons who renamed steadlast, and
these used to
MEET IN AN UPPER CHAMBER.
While he lived Christ was very popular where
ne en- az an but whether was be-
voice, or whether was because or the peculiar and
important doctrines which He enunciated IL was
OF His popularity. He was known In many places as
great healer OF diseases for had He not performed
many wonderful miracles Of this kind In Caper-
naum the populace as q rule, mad great faith In
Christs power to heal. Upon one occasion, when
He was preaching to vast throng-sO vast, indeed,
that 'there was no room TO receive them, no. NOT
much as about the d0Or''-there came four men
bearing one sick OF the palsy, whom they, so
anxious; anxious were they to get him into His presence
Christ was preaching. This was pure faith on the
part OF this sick man ana the friends who bore him.
and Jesus, seeing their faith fOrgve all the sins and
transgressloDs OF him who was sick. But there
were certain scrlbeS who thought that the manner IN
which
CHRIST HEALED THE SICK
N''SOn, thy sins be foIgiven"-was basphemy. Not
only did they object to the words used by Christ
but they also objected to the manner in which the
sick man was brought Into Ills presence while lie
was preaching TO the multitude. This, they claimed
was disorder ana that was thing they would not
brook IN religious worship. They thought, many
do 10 tins day, That there were should be certain
prescribed rules by which ones sins could be for
given and his soul washed and made pure IN the
blood Of the Lamb. Years ago, when
THE METHODIST CHURCH
first became known, very many objected to 1t and
found fault with it for the same reason ana upon
the grounds that the scrbes complained OF the
healing o the man sick or the palsy e., that
was too much disorder about 1t. No doubt the sing
Ing and the shouts OF the persons as they became
converted and the groans OF the sinners who were
seeking forgiveness all cOmmlngled, as they often
are seemed to the casual observer to be the height
Of confusion but to to God 1t was music Itself.
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love. 30 with our souls ana Gods Holy Spirit. In
prayer we connde; we come near the neart OF INN,
mite love. Looking for the mercy OF our Lord
Jesus Christ unto eternal life." The hope OF the
future. This includes past and present and future.
IL involves the exhibition OF God IN the Father, III
the Christ In the Holy Gnost 1t vests all tnere ID
OF us In all there Ii or God.
We ought to keep ourselves IN the love OF GOO pc.
cause II begets In us love for GOd and love Ii the
essence OF all true religion. There are too marks
OF false religion One Is a mere outward round OF
ceremony mere music box with the pegs set to the
vibrators and wound up 10 be run by spring, ike
the Oriental prayer revolver or like the Occidental
ritualism. Another Is fear, terror. FEELING that
less eye and sleepless vengeance. This Is fetish
lsm-as much real devil worship, whether II shape
the midnight reveTles Of o cultivated man in the
heart OF ChristendOm or make the teeth OF savage
negro chatter IN the horrd solitudes OF an African
forest. Gods relation to us is relation OF love and
we must have the same feelings towards Him or
else all Is unnatural and hateful.
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RrLIaIoUs SERVICES IN PATERSON.

Small Congregations, Little Interest, but Fer
vent Sermons.
Practical piety In Paterson stands at eighty
in the shade, and as the mercury went
ten higher yesterday the attendance at the
various churches was CORRESPONDENCE dimin-
ished. Those who did go to church were
the old standbys. The rural places or retreat were
much more generally visited. In the Church OF the
Holy Communion, in Market street. the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Hewes, preached from st. John iv 24-"GOd IS
o spirit, and they that worship him must worship
him IN spirit and in truth" The preacher affirmed
that looking upon religion in this view there was no
living person who had not violated each and every
one OF Gods laws. Persons might say to
themselves that they had never violated this
that law but while in the letter OF the per-
haps they had not, IN the spirit they had. man
may persuade himself that he never violated the
Second Commandment, but who Is there that has
not MS idols Of worship. IL Is as much disobed
ence II 1t be in spirit, as 1t would be literally. God
il a spirit; our worship OF Him should be in the
spirit, ana In the obedience OF his commandments
we should be as pan cular IN o6eying the spirit I'M
p led as the real letter expressed. The sermon was
very short owing to the conclusion OF the services
by the Holy Communion. I
s. j. Knapp formerly OF New York city, preached
from portion Of / Peter H.. 24-"WhO His own
proper title OF the sermon would be substitution
The pastor said that We do not live for ourselves but
for something else. Plants and MOVERS grow not for
themselves, but for the pleasure and comfort OF hui
manity The foliage OF the tree IS more for its effect
upon the soil around the root of the tree than it Is
for the special benefit OF the tree itself alone. Show
ers OF rain were not for themselves; there is no
special qualification to the raindrops to come nop
ping down upon the earth; the shower is for the
benefit OF something else entirely. And so man
lives not for himself, but for q cause higher and
nobler-a cause and object to which he is only part
and parcel the sole purpose OF which life is for The
morning services were concluded by the Lords Sup
per, as they We're In oil the churches
The pastor Of the st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
church announced the closing Of the church for the
gregation were invited TO worship with the Church
OF the Holy Communion. In the synagogue the
services were appropriate to the existing Feast Of
Alb. The pulpit OF the First Baptist church was
filed by stranger, the pastor being absent on his
summer vacation. The other churches regu-
larry presided over, the sermons being not OF an eX
traOrdinary character, and IN the majority being
devotional denominatIOnal In consequent OF It's
being regular communion Sabbath
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ing 1889 1t wae looked upon with PRIDE by the MEM
bers Of the denomination. At the present day,
however, 1t Is passed by without notice, and occu'
pies very humble position beside the cathedralike
edces erected In late years by the wealthy and am
bilious Episcopal MethOdsts
During the past ten years the society wOrshippng
In the old church became, through various causes,
very limited; but within few months IL has taken
A NEW LEASE OF PROSPERITY,
and has ADDED largely to Its roll Of members. This
fact ID attributed principally to the energy OF its pre-
sent pastor the Rev. T. 7. Kendrick, who occupied
the pulpit yesterday.
Mr.. Kendrick preached from the third chapter Of
Ephesans dwelling particularly on .'The whole
Christian was the heir Of God, and that his
and place In the heavenly family, at the head Of
which sits the great Jehovah. Next TO Him Is Christ
the light and the glory OF the family. Surrounding
them are angelic hosts, composed OF those who were
once OF the human family, as well as those who were
not. II should be our highest ambition to seek q
place in the heavenly family after leaving our own
Such an association would be indescrbablc and eter
nal That .4,a .A
THE INFANT CHILDREN OF MEN
occupy conspicuous places IN the family OF heaven
there can be no doubt. They were specially invited
there by Christ while on earth, his Invitation being
''Su1er little children to come unto men This GER
tatnty OF eternal bliss for children should teach
their parents to control their grief at their depar
ture from the human family and direct their eyes
should also lncte them to works Of love and charity
so that they themselves may JOIN their offspring IN
the heavenly nome. That home can be reached by
ali true believers in Christ, no matter what their
nationality or to what denomination they belong;
for In Gods kingdom sectarianism is unknown.
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Services and Sermons in the Metro
polls, at the Sea Side and the
Resorts of the Fashionable.
Clerical Criticisms on the
Franco-Prussian War.
The Rev. G.. ID. SmytEl on the
Roman Beast.
Hamlet with Hamlet Left BeecberS
Church Without Bcechtr.

The churches were quite well filled yesterday and
the worshippers included many OF the devotees OF
fashion who have run into town from the seaside to
witness the race to-day between the world
famous yachts america, Dauntless aud Cam
bria for the Queens Cup. Considering the fact
that the most famous preachers are resting after
the arduous abors or a protracted season OF divine
teaching in some quiet corner OF the country, or
tanning themselves with their aurels under the hot
sun on the sands or the ocean, the following re-
ports are alike cIeditable the doctors and the
chnrchps
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THE tvsxesllCAI ALLIANCE ON the EUROPEAN WAR

At recent meeting Of the Executive Committee OF
the Evangelical Alliance Of the United States, held
at the Bible House, New York. feelings Of regret for
the war now raging in Europe were expressed, az
1t viii probably interfere with the attendancS
Conference This has to be postponed consequently
rom September % until such time as peace ~ ~
meet in this CITY No partisan feeling was expressly
regarding the war, but Christianke regret thae
such miseres should DO entailed on their Dretnreu
In this enlightened century. The circular emDodyo
ing these Ideas IL signed by William f. Dodge D. l.
Prime and Philip Schon
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TiSnAB8.AB.
TIC Jewish Memorial of the Destruction of
Jerusalem.


TIC Jewish Memorial of the Destruction of
Jerusalem.
The ninth day OF the month of Alb fell on Satur-
day, the 9Th day Of August. On this day the Jews
the world over commemorate with appropriate cere-
MONIES the destruction OF Jerusalem by Titus and
his Roman egions, which lamentable event was the
cause Of the dispersion OF the Jewish nation
over all parts Of the earth. But this
year Tishabo-Ao, or the ninth day OF
the month of Ap, being Saturday, or Shabbes, the
difference between reform" and orthodox pre-.
vented all the Jews from COMMUNICATING the occur.
renee on the same day and IN the same manner.
THE REFoRMERs
were but too happy that the anniversary OF the
downfall OF Jerusalemitic reign came on a Satur-
day. the Hebrew Sabbath, and In their syDagOgues
day before yesterday eloquent ana impressive SER
mons were preached from the pulpits. This was
especially the case at the
TEMPLE ADATH JEsHURUN,
on Thirty ninth street, near Seventh avenue where
In the absence Of Rev. DIR. DAVID Enhorn, the
rabbi, Mr.. MoriH Elllnger, member Of the vestry,
delivered very characteristic grafton, claiming
that the forcibe dispersion of the Jewish people
wise means adopted by Providence 10 disseminate
among the benghed nations Of the earth the truths
OF Judaism, which are contained in the idea of the
unity of God, the unity OF the human race, ana the
cOnfraternlty OF peoples
THE oRTHODOx sYNAGoGuEs,
on the contrary, commemorated the day yesterday
as day OF fasting, prayer and the expression OF
plOus hopes that soon the Jewish people may again
be congregated around The sacred spot where David
anu Soiolntu WorshIppeu me Goa OF israeli Inc
synagogues or "Scnulcnn were draped In mourning
the lamentations OF Jeremiah were chanted and the
18TH Psalm of David. Sorrow and hope combined
were expressed-sorrow at beng away from "Zion."
and hope that the day may not be far distant
when they or their children might again meet where
SolOmOns Temple stood, the pride OF the
chosen people And these verses were received
with especial devOtion:-"HOw shall we sing the
Lords song in a strange land? II forget thee, o
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
II do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to
the roof OF my mouth, If prefer NOT Jerusalem
above my chief JOY" The fast and season Of prayer
ended with sunset yesterday.
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GRAND siREEv mlTECDlSF CHURCH.

The Heavenly Tamily-Sermon by the Rev.
II. II. KcnLriclx.
The intense heat OF yesterday did not prevent the
assemblage Of large congregation In the old Grand
street church, Williamsburg The edihce is the first
Wesleyan meeting house erected in that section
OF the CITY Of Brooklyn, and in the year Of Its open
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sublime He was not exclusive, and did not tread
IN kingly courts or eccesiastical assemblies. Nor
was He unapprOachable. as are European m0narchs,
but mingled In the whirl and din OF liIe and not
withstanding That he was tried for treason and
blasphemy and executed as Q criminal the great
purpose Of his life had been accomplished, and we
could now say, at the close of the nineteenth CEN
fury, whom having not seen, we love with Joy un-
speakable and full Of glory.
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SERVICES AT NEWBURG.

Power OF Sin-The Duty Of Professed
Christians.
NEwBURG, August I. 1870.
Al Trinity Methodist church the pastor, Rev. W.
?. Abbott, took for the theme Of hts morning dis
course the prayer Of Christ for HIS DISCIPLES" az
recorded in the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel
By st. John. II there we're any portion Of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-12-02
CdbOf.


Union services were held in the Congre-
@ational church. Thanksgiving day. and a
most eloquent and appropriate discourse
was delivered by Rev. j. W. Bemis. Meth
odist.
We are happy to say that the Congrega-
tiOnal church is getting out of some of the
rutS in which it has run for the past 20
wears. And first. the Sabbath School have
adopted unanimously the National Series
of Sunday school Lessons. published NJ
Chicago; aud the interest shows a marked
Improvement for the better. Also the
Watts Il Select Hymns. 20 long used have
been done away with. and the SONGS OF
the Sanctuary adopted in their place. w hich
in our judgment, is 4 decided improve
ment.
The old land marks in our village are
fast disappearing: almost The last one left
on the morning of the 9th. viz: the Old
muide post which has stood at The forks OF
tue Walden and Danyllc roads for the
past 10 years: aud it, place i supplied
with very good post and boards, an
nounriug the distance To several towns
| This improvement i due to the efforts OF
Mr.. {. L. Putnam. in raising the money
by subscription. and we hope he will not
slackcu lis efforts until the village is tally
Supplied with these so-mGcii-nceled ar;i-
cic>. !.
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Marria1es.

In this Village, Monday, Nov. 2Sth, by Rev George
Putnam, Mr.. Oramel H. Putnam of New Orleans, La,
and Miss Mary II. Gibson of st. Johnsbury
In this Village, Tuesday eve, Nov. seth, by Rev.
EDWARD T. Fairbanks, Mr.. Joseph w. Putnam of New
Orleans La, and Miss Helen Peabody St Johrsbury
daughter of H. ". Peabody, E-q
In this Village, Tuesday, Nov. 18th, by Rev. L. o.
Brastow, Mr.. Putnam d. Mcmillan, snd Miss Kate
hittredge,-dauGhtcr of Hon. Moses Kittredge-al Of
this place.
In Wood-tock, Nov. 3oth by Rev. Robert Southgate,
assisted by Rev. y. r. DlscOmb Mr. Charles NJ south
gate and Miss Lizzie V. Anderson, both of Woods ock
In sutton, Nov. oath, by Rev. F. L. Wiley, Mr.. E
W. Brockway. and Miss Sarah T. Smith, both of sutton
In East Hardwick, Nov. Sth, Mr. Hurry IL. Mason
and Mis- Mary b. Cheever, both Of Ia Hsrdwick
IN IiarIwiek Nov. 23d, by Rev. D. Lewi-, Mr.. Lynn
dali G Boynton of WOlcott, AID Miss Claa NJ Mar-h
of Cr.ft-bury.
Also, by the same, at the time aud place, Mr..
franklin d. Williams OF Walden, and Miss Ann +.
WIkei ID Of Harduick.
Ia Cabot Nov. 81, by Rev. y. W. Bemis M. Iame-
II. Whitney and lits M9r h, NJ. P,raiu., both Of
Cabot
L. Cabo', Oct. 9Th, l,y Il v j. W BeIni-. Mr. Alden
". Ling o. Nashua, y. H., and Miss Ad liza j Cate of
Cabot.
stone, and Miss Mary >. Berde Cf I:az'urg.
Also, Mr., Lowell shaw of Albany, and Nil Arrnsns
Irish Of Stanstoad. +. q.
Also, Mr. Charles 4. Eaton u Barton and Mrs. Clara
n1"s OF Irasbur-.
In Newport, Nov. 24;h MI stephen W. jenkins and
Mis- Fr,.ncelia sias. of Newport
In Irrshurg, Nov. Id, Mr.. Cyrus d. Mc;cllf and
Mis- Ang La Wills c, Irlsblrg.
In Coventry, Nov. 10Th, NJ. William w Holden Of
Nortit'li, AMI Mis- Dora l.. Smith of Coventry.
In North Troy, Nov 18TH Mr.. W. +. Niles of Barton
and Nil Ann ". Dagge.t of North Troy
In Coventry, Nov. 1et, Nj Benjamin F. hidder and
Miss Lcra l slack both of lr,sburg.
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LniIeli E.cIGilIn.


\ number OF the friends OF Mr. Lewis
Pierce and wife. st. Johns buy Centre.
gathered at their house. Monday eve. the
18th ult.. the Gay before being the iiliicth
anniversary OF their wedding. They have
no children living, their only boy having
lied when he was about twenty ycaIs Old.
isuI the members OF the Vi. l.. church and
others, in gratitude tor the use tulneSs and
provcrbiai Ii5eraiity CT the aged couple.
arranged to nave this occasion made as
pleasant as possible. Owing to the poor
health OF Mis- Pierce. caused in part by
recent fall. but Il small number Of their
many friends attended. lest the confusion
should worry her too much.
Two elegan, easy chairs, cushioned COW
cred with mohar, one with rockers and
the other on ca>tors. were presented to
them in a nice little speech by JOsiahW Ward.
\. A. Pierce gave Mr.. Pierce cane; Ella
and Sadie Pierce presented them beau
tiful picture. Over the River; Mrs. Flint
rave a silver butter knife. \ letter from
MIR. and Mrs. Brigham, of Mortified, for
=. L
and poem prepared by request was read
by VI. V. Il. Knox. The chOrister. c. q.
Pierce had a couple OF pieces ready To sing.
Home OF the Soul" aud shall we
gather at the River After refreshments
were elyed up. Mr.. Pierce thanked the
friends Tor their marks Of esteem.
H., said that fifty years ago yesterday
morning they joined hands in "edlock at
| the house where Hiram Pierce now lives.
They began keeping house in the only
dwelling at what is now St. Johns5uIy
| Centre. then known as the Sanger House.
| The fifty years had not seemed long
Whether their remaining days were few OF
many. he hoped they would live so as tC
90 at the Masters bidding.
Prayer by NJ. V. d. Knox closed The
pleasant hour. and all retired feeling glaC
10 have had the privilege Of showing theil
regard for such worthy citizens and emf
nent Christians.
THE POETS MITE.
Read at the Golden Wedding of Mr.. aut
MIS-. Lewis Pierce, St. Johnsbury Centre
Nov. %. 1870.
Glad we come to-day,
Hearts brim full OF JOY,
Thrust dull care away,
Rest without alloy.
Fifty years of life
Hand in hand. have sped;
Fifty years of strife
With bright crown o'erhead.
Strong for fifty years
In each others love;
Here and there some tears
All be dried above.
Youthful. firm and strong
Hope OF lfe's decline,