The New York herald., 1870-12-19
NEW ENGLAND coAGREGArloHAL cHyRcB.

pleasant sunshine.
NEW ENGLAND CONVERSATIONAL GByRGH.
sermon by Rev. Merrill tiicliards0u--Vivid
Puipii Portrayal of the Character OF the
Pilgrim Fathers-uomespun Truths Most
Ei1queuSiy Told.
The New England Congregational church. corner
OF Madison square ana Folty.seyenth street, accus-
toned 80 being wen flied every Sunday morning,
through the growing popularity Of It's new minister,
Rev. Mefrln Richardson was yesterday morning
crowded to lis utmost capacity. 1t Is no to be
wondered at. The occasion was one OF unusual in
teresf II had en- announced that the subject OF
the sermon would be
OUR F0REFTHERs,
IN other words al anniversary sermon or the land
ing of tse Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. rhe theme
was one IN which lie congregation largely made up
OF New England people, naturally felt an interest,
and all felt that il was IN which the best powers
aud eloquent energies or Rev. Mt Richardson would
reveal themselves. A New Englander himself aud
educdled III ITS Puritan principles, It's hard, Diunt
character, soltened OF course OF its aspcriues by
modern culture, still attaches 20 him. LIc preached
boldly eloqucnly; preached with an elo-
uuence he has never preached before;
preached wth an enthusiasm the theme Itself
inspires In the true New England heart;
preached strong loud, muscular sermon. Alter
the conclusion of the customary predatory exercises
OF prayer reading the scriptures ana singing he
announc I'd ina. on next sabbath mornlag The suo-
Ject oil his sermon would be appropriate to Christ
mas ana then followed
TaE SERMON.
Hls text was Proverbs xviii, e--''rhe glory OF chi
dren is tnelr fathers 1.-TWO hundred and afty
wears aQon H. betcu "the Muynower landed nj
pl,r,anlb tbr 2rst - fEts montn - n contained
me- bunare.i amd ana men women ana emil
avn liz yisI,eJ n car their oitenrton to the
NbaI1rsr !. nose VINO ARE called our forefagIlers
aI'd n sn,c, ,gger IN ',e c@n ',i'rv in mem Wotn
S,1rlEe an u.ct,a h9ve caliel tbe SAILING Of thaf
IlitIa v,'Ssel iba
4retr. Sr EVENT in MODERN HISTORY
,.rsat M ,ts rasnitt \ vsas tnen nnnotral or tha
wnrG Al. ouf0oy sas Ine1frra emo IN Ii was
winter. inc U-e., her was seyere tine coast was for
hr5d ~, tpey a,r,,nt ~ p9ve I9naed IN Northern
Vit%ttI ~ II t'a ,,'aIt. ~ t5e 9nIs6n HarinG
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visions a. fBs t,jfura io,y ~ ms caI,ntre boy
saw none OF the results when we now see Duty
and God-theaa yyera tneir oudns onn rhntr
ra,ro,,9s ~ - saAN9 ~" SiiSi
t0i place ia history which me Phgrims now hold.
But they ald nUt SO much as see one cluster OF
sIgs III 4o Ie PROMISED ana, lney tas'ed ~ n9t OF
US hihh ala us money luef dreamed ol no mines
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man To ,ie worn. Having drawn mos vivid Dlc