The New York herald., 1870-03-14

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In him to die wond be great gain The unneliever
on fde other hand could have no comfort in death
us3 no mad no hope, ana YET he must die as wen
as tse beteveE u Yas Ya common tate that befels
all lNc reverend gentleman, IN referring to tho
latter part q the text Where is ae - said = mus!
job was ignorant OF future state or being or that
lie did not believe IN sncf state. such an ides was
In the fourteenth verse OF ths same chapter u "
said, s'lf man die ne shall lRe again," SHOWING
tnat JOB had firm belief IN lnre suo M s, VI cAss
ence as well AS In the resurrection OI tne pouy IN
practical application or The doctrine ot the tsAt
the speaker urged his bearers 10 hear III nilli slas
to prepare for IL was TO lve life OF faith In Christ
and that to those whose nope was ~ INC
sling 1t was vain for the inhdel and
the sconer to hug to his heart the dcuslon that
MIN there was tuture, an existence beyond tho
grave
tan Methodist Episcopal church 10 listen 70 a dts
from the pastor, DR.. Newman chaplain 10 the
Senate. Among the distinguished persons present
were the President Of the United states with his
family Wee President Colfax Chief Justice Chase
senator Fenton General Horace Porter, and
many senators and Representatives.. Dr. Newman
announced his text from the seventh chapter and
forlysixth verse OF the gospel according TO 81
John n:--''Never man spake like this man" Inc
reverend doctor began his discourse by referring
the founders OF various systems Of religion end mo-
banred he beoe and Who had
system OF religion winch continued to this day.
His teaching inculcated the difference Of tho
deference OF the child to the parent and
the obedience OF the subject to the mon.
I arch. One Of his maxims Was "Do nos
Confucius was OF negative character. Thts man
saw the decentralization or his coantrymen and no
endeavored to unite them upon some basis OF
alty bur there was no true idea OF God II. Wnne
this system prevailed there could be no true pro-
eress in China The speaker then referred TO Soc
rates and the system Of morals taught ~
him TO ms countrymen. Like Confucus no
felt tho necessity Of some check upon the
fhrAnp and anypA ulfratr hvpoa
prevailed ali around him. lie held that intelligence
was the parent Of virtue. and that Ignorance ana
crime were the result OF the absenue OF intelligence
After expatating at length upon the effect Of the
doctrines taught ny C0nfucius and Socrates upon
and M his ~ doctrines @ The great maxim OF the Chris
tian religion was, "Do unto others as ye would that
others should 90 unto YOU" There was nothing
by him who spake as never man spake. Christ
always spake as one having authority. Unlike
Socrates he did not assume spirit OF self aDnega-
iion. His teachings carried authority with them
because he was the representative Of the Father
His mode OF teaching was parabolic. The parallels
OF Christ set forth the great principles OF religion
| and morality with great simplicity. They were un-
derstood by the common people as well Of this age
as Of the age IN which Christ iyed, When ne sad 10
the people VINO dwet in the deserts Of Syria, Come
unto me and WIN give yon living waters" They
understood and appreciated him. III conclusion the
Doctor said III there was harvest OF agricnlture
why should there NOT be harvest OF spirituality
and Of gathering unto the kngdOm? As there was
a harvest to those who sowed so there was disap-
pointment to those who did not SOW" He closed
and power Of Christ illustrated IN the Scriptures.
and as it would be exhibited at the last day.
At the Masonic Temple the Rev. Dr. Boynt0n, pas
tor OF the Central Congregational church. delivered
the last of series OF lectures on the woman ques-
uon the large auditorium was wen ,n niiea ana inc sSo
text was from Deuteronomy KILL, 5:-"A woman
shall not wear that which perIalneth unto men,"
&c. the doctor proved most ably that al the teach
lar sentiment the ''woman question:" that
while many good ana trne men and women we're
agreed the necessity Of reform IN the wages.
property rights. Ac., OF woman investing them with
rIaae he quoted IRON The review OF Stuart M,lls'
work in the January number OF the West,nslster
Rsote.o. that marriage should DO LETT wholly
to the choice Of the individuals contract
ing IT, that prolonged cohahitation later
there had ceased to DC mutual aiiection, was
writer's Of England and were reecnoed throughout
America. Tae lssyepeafe't had asserted that there
to prevent parties separating when they hare ceased
to care Tor each Other Hc contfasIea these teach
married man and a woman are one and can
only DC separated Tor one Cause II fs
.d Hfe e, ~, union NAN nrss IS as .ne e. ire
God OF Christ This lmpnec no lnrerority, no degrs-
dation, no bondage in woman. but her appointment
to sphere Of her own, to which, by her delicate
organism OF mind and body, she was peculiarly
fitted by ner Creator. TINS popular sentiaent
loosens the NEST precious ties, builds up
an unnatural state Of society. making men
ing woman atone, exposed to wearinesv
and MAYBE tempt3tlon. The effect or giving
the ballot to women might be summed up in four
principal propositions to divest marriage of
all its religious character second, to divest IL or
any obligation OF civil law except as business con-
tract, SO II two viii agree to live together for
year and should desert the other before the time
expired, the other could sue Tor damage--tnis was
to multiply causes for divorce and to make 1t easy
to obtain them; fourth, 10 form temporary assOcla
Woman would have TO be schooIed to think herselr
degraded TO admire the pomp and glare Cf political
display instead OF the love and quiet Of home the
would be obhterated. The mutual Efforts, trials,
successes building up Of homes educating the chill
cren destroyed, both would by the transtory char
acter of the union be looking up new partner. Tno
question OF what would be done with lne children
seemed to have been forgotten. Would they be de-
serted as orphans every new copartDcrshipf ON
political grounds the Doctor doubted the safety or
the ballot in the hands OF women. Flrst-It w0nld
double the catholic VOTE There are estimated to be
800. 900 Catholic voters. These would be doubled,
and every vote would be cast under the direction OF
that arch Jesuit at Rome. OF the educated Protest.
ant women not one IN i've Will 60 TO The polls and
every Of the other class Will be there. Second
1t will double the colored VOTE All are aware OF the
condition, and 1t Is from no fault oi theirs OF the
colored women OF the south. Thus the vote
the cities. In conclusion, the Doctor drew t0uch-
ing picture OF Woman5 condition IN The reign ol the
new sentiment on The marriage relation or free love
PRINCIPLES, showing men were false and tYrannical
when controlled by Christian and civil laws. What
infataaton can make woman place her all Ia 9
mans hand unprotected by conditions OF any kindY
He referred 10 the class OF women now testHyiRg 10
the result Of any oDteraton OF the sanctity
OF the marriage obigati0n and SAID theY
were despised by their destroyers, traduced
by the worsd dead to society," ana, TO tho
shame of their Christian sisters be 1t told, dead
all mercy, all pity all sympathy even from them.
alone, condition where hell itself was anticE
rated on earth. Let the Christian woman study this
picture.
At the Fourth Presbyterian church, Rev. J. G.
Smith, PASTOR preached an Interesting and instruc-
tive discourse from Matthew xiv, 12"And hts dis
cipies and took up the body and buried 1t and
went and told Jesusn The Doctor introduced sns
discussion Of his text by an account OF the pure
good life Of John the Baptist, hls humility his ian
in Christ. The Doctor, IN his characteristic manner
dwelt ON the practlcal truths Of the context warn
ing his hearers against bad company even IN high
places, illustrated In the case OF the daughter OF
Her0dias, who, by her dancing, caused the execu-
ton Of John. In conclusion, he called on all pre-
sent to believe Jesus and embrace Him as be was
offered 70 them In the Gospel
Al 81. Matthew's Roman Catholic church, on II
street. the services to-day were unusually interest
ing and impressive. solemn high mass, with
Rev. Mr.. Mckim as ce!ebrant, Rev. Father Sumner
as deacon, and MIR. Holland ~ sub-deac0n, was
celebrated before large ana reSDeCtabl0