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was to preach the word. This was the Gospe. Inis
covered the wide voyage. IL could De narrower
down som times and the whole Gospel expresses IN \
single sentence. "God so loved the world tnat no
In him might be saved.n All the
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
should be carefully remembered, and IN view on tne
depravity OF man II was necessary the minis er
should be sustained by the prayers OF the people.
The priest the ambassador OF Jesus Christ, wno
IN His mission, was one having authority 10 conler
the right, and who said, He that des pise.n me & ae
ambassador OF Christ selected TO disclose the minis
try of God. The duties Of the minister were not con-
fined to the church. 1t was necessary Tor hm
to go from house TO house. seeking TUG poor ana
his power He must give these poor amlctea oucs
TO understand that he feels an interest In their wei
fare. He must give them to understand tnat the
Christian pastor was one OF their truesl ir.eaus un
upon them, will stand by them ana throw arouho
them the protection OF the church. In the pupt he
had and regulations to by but out OF II ne nad
no rules but his Judgment and u was necessary no
not go wrong. Without this good Judgment ne couu
not be "n season and out Ofseason." The brethren o
the ay had therefore great responsibility reSung
upon them. They should give the minis All tne
aid in their power. The reverend gentleman said
turning to the candidates for ordnation) that they
should resolve by Coos grace to give themselves u
reservedly to the work they had assumed, adnere
lzed standard OF the Word OF Cod and also speak
at all times the word OF truth. The following gen.
tlemen then presented themselves for
ORDINATION.
]. w. Leek. late q Methodist minister, and Mr..
d. Mccartney, as deacons, and Rev. Charles Tucker,
OF Red Hook Mission, and Rev. II. A. Dows, or Zion
church, for the priesthood.
Bishop Littlejohn asked the usual questions, 10
which the candidates promptly answered. tnen, py
the imposition OF hands. the gentlemen were regu-
larry ordained.
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Levi were demanded when this chorus was called
INTO feqnlsitiOn. THIS perection OF eranucuf ~
music, say, Is no new thing and the iuei IN our
day IA but repetition OF the odd with equal erect
OF the eight thousand par ic pants iour thousana
"pralsed the Lordr with Instrumentation. "And
when the burnt Offering began
THE SONG OF THE LORD
began also with trumpets and with the instruments
ordained by David, King OF Israel. And all the con-
grcgatlon worshipped, and the singers sang ana the
trumpeers sounded: and all this Continued until the
burnt Offering Was finished" III. Chronicle XXX,
27-2s. Then, for once, they had congregational as
well as choir singing. ana teachers educated
leaders who led the multitude while "the
singers sang and the trumpeters sounded" ON
the rebuilding OF Jerusalem by Nehemiah, another
musical festival OF the whole nation was held,
50 that again our own was anteceded
The antiphonal chant was Arst celebrated by the
sons 0l Levi, who gathered from the villages In
the Revelations OF John music Is the society OF
heaven. In the eleventh chapter OF these Revela-
tions we have the song oil the angels, with respon-
sive ora orio. In the fifteenth song OF vctory in
the sixteenth chapter antiphonal solo; the con-
summation OF Judgment, harps res0unded, organs
peaied their notes ike thunder all with q stimuli
taneous praise. No wonder HANDEL exclaimed, II
did see the heavens opel.n
The sermon, full OF In eresng historical incidents,
which we are sorry to leave out, was not pr0voca.
tive OF much argument but all il and satisfactory
as an exposition Of the principal idea that music s
the essence or the emotions OF the SOUL Sound and
art are Dut the instruments employed for the inter-
pre- alton OF these emotions and that none but those
httei IN soul for pure emOtOns can expect the eul-
ployment OF II III the better liIe
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JERSEY CITY CHURCHES.

Sermon at the Tabernacle by the Rev. Dr.
WiIcox--The Intimate Relations Between
Man and His Creator.
At the morning services In the Tabernacle at Jer-
. sey City yesterday the pastor, Rev. DIR. wilcox,
preached sermon from Psalms lxxxvii., 7-"All my
springs are in thee.n The text applies to all that
goes to make up ones inward ana outward life. A
man desires wealth. and he sets to work to obtain 1t
by his intercourse with his fellow man. But when
he desires faith and love he must turn to God for It,
He cannot ever obtain spiritual supplies through
human agency. Time was when God appeared to
His people, and when His people had to stand face
to face with the fact that
GOD MOVES THE WORLD.
But nowadays His truths work through the soul
as leaven. II person stir polluted stream the
water soon becomes all muddy; but II he try the
same process on clear beautiful current it loses
none OF Its trahsparence and purity. Thus we
can compare the springs of holiness and
purity which flow from God into our
hearts with those corrupt springs which are
inherent In our human nature Let man stir the
depths Of his heart and he will only find corruption
there. When the water from the aqueduct was first
The old pipes were not made to resist
such pressure. They had accordingly to be
repaired as they were only suited M 70 the small
vlously. So souls must be reftted before they
can overcome the channels Of grace which have
their springs In God.
THE sLUICES OF HEAVEN
are then opened and our souls are filed with JOY
There are many men whose springs are In God. How
refreshing 1t Is to inhale the air OF Gods love andto
imbibe the inspiration that comes from Him.
The breeze that drives the vessel hath twofold
blessing. 1t gives power and 1t refreshes. In the
closet OF prayer we hope only for repose Of the
soul. But in this world or noxious vapOrs we
need something electric In devotion to arouse
US. Many man IS borne down with
a load OF business and cares. The nightingale gets
its name from singing at night when every other
bird is sumberlng. SO God gives song to His chill
dren and makes them sing in the dark night OF
their tribulatlons. God Is the fountain and man be.
low has only to
LET THE DIVINE STREAM FLOW
into his soul. Every blessing has source of It's
own, and all the springs In God Let us be weak
and foolish In ourselves, that so we may be strong in
God. / saw COW the other day on steamboat,
with label on Its horns showing that 1t was being
sent by express. There are many who think we are
sent into this world in much the same way that we
sent by God and consigned to death, being left,
meanwhile to get on as best we can. How great an
error Is this Let take Off the rubbish of intidel.
y sin and thoughessness that obstructs the divine
stream that thereby Gods waters may how into our
souls.
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METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURCH.

Sermon by Rev. DR.. Harmon, Of Baltimore.
WASHINGTON, June IL, 1870
DIR. Harmon, OF Baltimore, occupied the pulpit OF
the Metropolitan Methodist church this morning, In
the absence of DR.. Newman, who is still absent at
West Point He took for his text, in Matthew,
"What think ye of Christi" and referred to jose
phus and various heathen writer's to show
the purity Of the doctrine Of Christ and his
superiority over all other teachers, some Of
them admitting the performance Of his miracles but
attributing 1t to knowledge obtained from Egypt.
Tne doctor also alluded to events in his recent visit
to the East. An Intelligent MOhammedan III Egypt
informed him that his rOreligionsts had the highest
respect for Christ as
A TEACHER OF PURE MORALS,
and so 1t was all over the civilized world. He was
deeply impressed with scenes In the Holy Land,
even TO the harvests and the 'reeds shaken by the
wind" and the well at which the Saviour conversed
with the woman Of Samaria. They present the same
features now when the Saviour employed them for
his illustrations. The preacher. after establishing
the character Of Christ and His divine mission by
authorities other than the Scriptures alluded to the
Gospels In further confirmation Of these facts, and
presenting the reasons why we should regard Him
our Saviour and friend, ana the great interests
which should secure our homage. He In conclusion
again asked the question, "What think ye Of
Chrstfn leaving 1t to be answered 10y his numerous
auditors, who were evidently delighted with the
manner and chaste dicton OF the discourse.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

sermon by Rev. DIR. Sunderland on the Value
OF Sunday Schools as Religious and Edn-
catiOnai institutions.
WASHINGTON, June IL, 1870.
At the First Presbyterian church the Rev. DR..
Sunderland preached o sermon upon the value OF
the Sunday school as religious ana educational in
stitutlon. He showed the value Of early training,
and asserted that merely secular education was not
sufncient to make good men and women and good
citizens The SUNDAY school was
THE NURSERY OF THE CHURCH.
1t required careful and constant tending; IN 1t
were the future church members. ministers OF the
Gospel, missionaries lawyers and statesmen OF tho
country. The Church Is too much In the habit OF
undertaking the influence Of the Sunday school.
The Doctor quoted from the religious and educa.
tional statistics OF Scotland when, ne
said, was country where great attention
was given to Sunday schools, to snow
that their effect was TO promote general engnsen,
menr and hgh.tOned morality. In many instances
among the poorer classes the Sunday school was the
only means Of alrording an opportunity TO learn 70
read. Alter arguing at length In favor OF Sunday
schools he concluded by urging all parents to be
more dgent IN seeing that their children attended,
ana teachers to take deep Interest IN their WORK.
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ST. MARY's CHURCH.
Ordination Services-Sermon by Rev. DR.
Diller-The Duty Of the Clergy.

Ordination services-Sermon by Rev. DIR.
Diller-The Duty Of the Clergy.
There a large congregation at St. Mary's
church, IN Classon avenue, yesterday morning to
witness the annual ordination services by A. N. Lit
tlejohn D. D., Bishop Of the Diocese Of Long Island.
After the morning prayers had been said the Rev.
Dr.. Dler, OF st. Luke's church. preached an excel.
lent sermon upon the relative positions OF the
priest and laity and the duty which one
should expect from the other in keeping steadfast
In the faith Of Jesus. The reverend gentleman took
his text from the second eplstle of Paul to Timothy,
fourth chapter, second verse" Preach the Word;
be instant III season, out OF season. reprove, rebuke'
exhort win all long suffering and doctrlne.''
God our Father in heaven had in His infinite
goodness given us His doctrine and through it every
one had a clear knowledge OF His goodness. Christ,
under the Jewish dispensation had made
THREE APPOINTMENTS,
the bishop, priest and deacon, and that was the
order Of the ministry In the Church. The occasion
on which they had assembled was therefore, one of
the most important. During the past week the lay
portion OF Gods people had been engaged in solemn
lasting and prayer, more especially for those who
were about 10 assume the responsible offices Of
priest and deacon. He believed that God had
heard and would answer these prayers. The diffe.
renee of the duties or the minister In the Church
anu the laity was briefly alluded to. The minis ter
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poeticsl that to essay description 70 give even
hIs. FOR they were 80 deep, so abstruse that they
were beyond the comprehension. Among the lew
things that came within the humble Understanding
all who had helped to make this world happier or
better had been instrumental IN bringing on this
ssGolden Age.n
CHARLES DICKENS
was one OF these At the conclusion OF her discourse
Nine. Brigham Improvsed poem partaking OF the
aame character as the discourse. After the
cessation of these Intellectual gymnastics Q hymn
was sunr by ''lhe choirn Mrs. Il. ]. Adams the
soprano sang solo, In which she displayed very
fne voice. The audience then dispersed. The oni-
GERS OF this society are:-President, John J. Tyler
Treasurer David Parker and Secretary, p. Il. Farms.
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appreciation In this country depends on their
capacity ana Willingness TO work They appeared
to nave great conldenee in result OF the present
tbs beca 80 OF their industri Il capaces Their in
Quirles we're mo tly about the nature OF the land
and the agricultural condition OF the country
when enbarklng on the Bismarck, after disposnU
OF the baggage, they carried the invaids among
them on board In the mode known as 'pic-a-pac u
They appeared 10 handle the sick with care
and showed no want OF kindness and human,
ity. Altogether, John CnInaman. his manners
his cleanliness and THRIFT. together with the evident
cordial understanding between him aud the captain
officers and crew Of the immigrant snip, mace q
very favorable impression upon all who visited the
Vile de st. L0 on Friday last
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with 1re. might be found unto praise and honor anu
glory at the appearing OF Jesus Christ"
The figure OF the text, the purincaton by fire. sng.
gested few thoughts for the introduction and led
the way to narration of the various circumstances
by which people assume life OF religion. In opro.
sirlon to those who glide into Christian hfe almost
imperceptiDy, and OF whom he gave only pa SIM
notice, ne noted, with considerable descriptive power
those characters who have TO battle their way 10
change OF heart and mind. Prominent among
THE MAN WITH A TEMPER,
who was uncomfortable In the outbur ts OF his pas
sion or IN the sulkiness OF his 0fended ease or q
nifty. Though he stroye with manly striving s ne
was unable to control it, until Christ came and
DUNG love- TO perfect man thus conditioned, and
to bring him to knowledge OF himself, God put
such men through great aEs o. mnd or
ers together with God. And some sceptics sale-
A mis- spirit Is broken tnst Is se reason n9tss OF ns
only as the fax is broken, to be bleached winter
until IL is linen and thread"
In tnis discipline Of life nearly every true child @ OF
tions We're earthward; they were certainly, as
rule not heavenward but were idolators. To arouse
men from this cinglng to the earthly, after frequent
admonitions and warnings God win. ever and anon,
bring the sharp disc pne TO bear Of taking away
the pride Of the house and the beloved OF the cradle
In this way God taught men what long suffering ana
gentlenesS was.
With these unsubdued natures men live very
great part OF their Christian life for
MEN ARE VERY MUCH LIKE FARMS.
Settlers. wnen they went out into the wilderness,
generally clear about ten acres OF The land, leaving
the remaining one hundred ami fifty acres un-
touched. BY and by they cleared about five acres
more; by and By, five acres more, but seldom clear
ing the entire lot in the wilderness to the end SO
God did with us; little by little we subdued our
facultles but there are unsubdued parts OF our
nature that lie like great tracks Of the wilderness,
untouched ana whtcn are not cultivated except by
the trials or aliicti0n,
The difference with which these trials were looked
upon by man and God was then noticed. Men
looked at themselves through their senses. God
looked at men from the inward point Of view. He
knew the realty OF the invisible. he knew the value
OF the SOUL For the sake OF these 1t was that He
chaslised men. "WhOm He lOveth He chasteneth,
and scourgeth every son whom he receNeth." Thus
many men have entered heaven by their children
having been sent there first. pit
Thus Christ asked every one who desired eminence
In the Christian le:-"Art thou prepared to drink
OF the cup that drink Of to be baptized with the
baptism that l am baptized withYn Those who
responded by taking the burdens OF the cross were
truly blessed, and held to sublime fath when,
with heart ana voice, they said, Though they slay
me, yet Will / trust in HIM."
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BROADWAY TAgERNAcLE CHURCH.
D1usic in the Culture Of the S0ni--ermOn by
Rev. DIR. ThOnipson.

DTusic in the Culture Of the S0ui-.ermOn by
Rev. DIR. Th0nips on.
This elegant church was largely attended last
evening by the'usual fashionable element OF wor-
shippers that reside in the neighborhoOd OF Thirty
fourth street and Filth avenue. Dr.. Thompson's
subject was 'Music as Related to the Culture of
the Soul and to the Felicity OF Heaven.r
He took Tor his text Nehemiah xi 27-"And
at the dedication of the wall Of Jeru-
salem they sought the Levtes out OF all
their places, 10 bring them Jerusalen keep the
dedication with gladness, both with thanksgiving
and with singing with cymbas. psalteries and with
harps." "And SO you see," said the preacher, 'this
gathering of the multitude from round about to a
great musical festival was nothing new under the
SUM- And by reference to the forty-seventh verse
you perceive the singers were also paid good sala-
ries.''
The pastor then read other similar quotations and
0 psalm replete with exhortations to ..praise the
Lord,n which seemed to embrace II more general
thanksgiving than is usually rendered by quartet
choir. Here. in the last few weeks thousands Of vo.
casts trained, paid singers were called to celebrate
q general public festival, on the strength of the
reputation Of the late Boston celebraGion Soon we
shall have the loud sounding praises Of that master
OF musical notation, whose memory all Europe, in
centennial, intends to celebrate. This world wide
yeneration of the great composer Is made the occa.
sion OF the mingling OF q Thousand vulces but
THE RENDERING OF TRUE MUSIC
is not TO be estimated by the number OF anvils and
bells that strike It's notes. Some ann for style,
some for higher style OF expressing syiIipathe1c
music, some Tor solo aud Others Tor aggregation.
The very fact that music thus appeals 10 tue diverse
and general taste, to the passionate and tht
sentimental, vocal and Instrumental, SHOWS nov
powerful element 1t Is In the culture OF tne huar
soul. The Bible assigns prominent place 70 music
on .arth and assure It's occupation In heaven
Under this old dlspensation four thousand sons
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THE SUEZ CANAL.
Egyptian Land Grant to Foreigners.

Egyptian Land Grant to Foreigners.
Mr.. d. A. Lange states MAY 81 that "the Khedive
OF Egypt has authorized the sale Of lands adjoining
the Suez maritime canal, in common with other
lands belonging to the Egyptian government, it being
understood that the proceeds derived from such
sales shall be divided between the Egyptian govern
ment and the Suez Canal Company. The convention
now concluded embraces the power to sell In COM
mon all lands capable OF becoming centres OF pOpu-
aon from one end OF the canal to the other within
an underlined radius. AT Port Said conditional con.
cessions had previously been made with an engage
ment on the part OF the Suez Canal Company
to sell at fifty francs per metre as the ali-
thority to do so had been obtained. These cOnces-
sons were made TO nine companies-Engllsn,
French, Austrian, Russian, Indian, besides the I'm
perla Marine OF France, amounting to 45,900 square
metres. Further concessions, similar conditions,
were made at Ismaia and Port Said, making to-
gether 80, 400 square metres which, at nfty francS
gives an immediate return Of 4,270,000 francs for
these comparatively small portions OF land. What
the value OF the whole may be at some future
time 1t Is difficult to fOresee Four millions sterling
is spoken of as beng within the limits OF probability
This must necessarily be conjectural, as all depends
on contingencies which it Is impossible to foresee at
present.
The convention now concluded is said to be- says
an English paper, Of the highest financial value TO
the government Of Egypt aud to the Suez Canal
!. COMPANY.
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BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLYM3UTE CHURCH.

Sobricty and Sadness at plymouth Church.
A Quiet Floral Display-lIr. Beecher
Asked 'sTO Leave Ont the JOlkes'' from His
ssermons--Sermon on Christian Discipline.
Was it the death Of Charles Dickens. or was 1t yes
terdays storm that gave so subdued tone to the
floral display at Plymouth Church yesterday? In
stead Of q bouquet OF roses, trailing and trellls
work OF honeysuckles, and the stately and brilliant
rhododendrons there up from the central floral
stand large branch from the copper beach tree
with few white roses interspersed. and to the
right Of the preacher lovely tap ,ring fern. The
little basket OF roses on the minister's stand hid
itself away as though ashamed OF its blushing pinky
beauty.
Mr. Beecher's eoquence was also IN harmony
with the plants and flowers. He, too, was subdued.
The sermon was short. quietly delivered and without
the ghost OF joke. Mr.. Beecher is early riser,
and while waiting for the ham ana eggs at his morn
ing meal had perhaps read in yesterdays HERALD
the spiteful, vicious venomous article reprinted
from the SATURDAY Rere,c on the recently published
volume of his sermons and this may account for the
absence OF sensatlonaism
Had the critic OF what John Bright calls 'T1ie Sat
urddy Reuter- been present at Plymouth church
yesterday morning lie would not have found any
thing either in pastor or people that could with
truunfulncss be described as
.'rHE BARNuMisM OF THE BROOKLYN PULPIT.r
Mr.. Beecher ana his congregation yesterday morn
ing wore their worslilppng attitudes Of praying,
preaching and poetizlng IN sacred song with an oD-
servance OF all the prOpr.etles.
Mr. Beecher's subject was not adapted for sensa-
onalisns or for jokes but then all subjects with Mr.
Beecher have their humorous and their sensational
slde IL IS related, among The gossip OF the church,
that some time ago deputation OF few of the lead.
ing members OF his church waited upon him. and as
gently as they could, with much circumocution and
without putting TOO fine point upon It, succeeded In
asking their pastor whether ne could not
fatru NM NJ M
rather more than he did. accompanying the request
with the usual phraseoogy OF The GLORY and honos,''
&C., &c Mr. Beecher heard all this with grave face
and with much graver face replied to the solemn
deputation-'If you knew how much fun keep in
you would not ask me to cease to let a little Of II
come out.n The solemn depuation laughed heartily
at this cavalier mode Of treating their solemn re-
quest changed the subject tue conversation and
have allowed Mr. Beechcr TO have his own way as to
| preaching ever since.
The text selected was I. Peter l., 67-" Wherein ye
greatly rejoce though now for season, If need be
ye are In heaviness through manifold temptations
that the trial OF your faith. being much more pre-
cous than Of gold that perlsheth, though 1t be tried
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Trinity Of the Godhead-SermOn by
Rev. MIR. Addison.

WASHINGTON, JUn6 Il, I67U.
At the Trinity Episcopal church sermon was
preached by the rector, the Rev. MIR. Addison, upon
the Trinity OF the Godhead. This doctrine, he said,
ran all through the Bible. Because 1t is Of those
things that are hard to understand some
persons thought that the best way was to
deny 1t entirely. This was q great error,
and led men eventually to reject the divinity
of the Saviour. Christ himself set forth
THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY
very clearly In his instructions TO his disciples when
he sent them out to convert the world, 'GO, there
fore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and OF the Son and OF the Holy
Ghost.u The speaker described the various func-
tions Of each person OF the Trinity and comDatted
some length the Unitarian doctrine that there is but
one person In the Godhead-the Father.