New-York tribune., 1870-09-19
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may we % we shnrpcned and yet u TO ,ist a wo
peril We must mainsa, ON earth Mar man Of eenins
and cutIrc il vet dsoy @ tcoslre betrayed her
trys need aTed n,a a traitor, and 10 it inst has @
citlzenship peSa%S SO man. turning his faculties seem
& 20 good account has yet been ooes h hnst omo
untrue 70 heart have been os have had tendency
10 degrade man and to make MN han netnre
pi AZ The thought OF any authority beside Itself Inc
viii is not likely to he more yielding or less postVe% % d,
viii Of God is no mere abstraction-no visionary name
for an ineabe something that perHsdes teo ond ust
We try 20 get aside from it. hut our mind our our n SI
science wiz drive us oaes NOT 0ye S hs sol its Tea
tonship to God, TO care for the soul to show the Ia
r g peI % sIu of culture or intelligence
slave free. young and old, cultivated ana
travellers wh instead of seeking far and near for water
proceed 10 dig down until they come upon pure
pei life Where the ministry of Christ fails TO call me
morally dead out Of their graves II nings away C @
Of its culver. Faith alone has sent
foreign landsand made them vietors The Gospel not
wait to educate in ethics OF theology but proeees
az once 10 probe the wound and administer the meaning
balm until il finds at last in the most hardened soul
respondent and forces it to cry out what sha uo 10
when the Gospel has nothing TO offer 70 maneind
when II TO believe itself divine when u doup's I.s
supernatural power TO make the blind see, thc dea
hear the lame 10 walk, it becomes emascnate ana
efee and falls upon the s0n 81 h @ TU Sn1 and had
received instead a stone. While lt mas faitn 70 & po
power to call every soul itself for help power can
harm it, But when it doubts it's own divine orlgln ~
may be followed by the multitude 1t may be power IN
the land but 1t rs decaymg insutuuon lv ~ a. ba
soul viii at once recognize Its voice as divine IL pe
At the conclusion Of the sermon announced that
Isaac Pierson and stephen Young Russell had men
which will from the 18th to the 2ls Of next mop'h
in this city
THE FREE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The Conference will probably adjourn to-
day. On Friday under the twelfth article of the
Discipline the character of the following brethren
was passed. j. b. Freeand L. Owens, VIM. Gould, z.
Osborn, j. Olney NJ. d. McDOugal, W. Sutherland, j.
Odell, G. Edwards, b. Wingctt, N Atkins, w NJ Parry,
D. Dempsey. j. b. Stacy ]. James T. Griffin, j. Glen,
N NJ Downing G. W. Anderson and S. H. Bronson.
The following were admitted into full connection; Z.
southworth, T. Ross, J. W. Sawyer, George r. Harvey.
AlOnzo Fasset, r. W. Hawkins, and Levi Kelly. j. Ross
and Chas southwOrth elected Deac0ns.
The Stationary Committee reported division OF the
ern Western and Southern Districts. The Western Dis
tct comprises all the territory in the state between the
Lsckawanna and Western Railway on the east. Eastern
SteA the eFtoy from the PSaT%re tb @ dacEa tbe
Albany and Susquebama Railway Southern Dis
whole of NewJersey and the counties of North Eastern
Pennsylyania as far south as Philadehia Each dis
On Saturday the fourth day. pevions 20 the regular
meeting OF the Conference the delegates addressed
the following were elected Local Deacons Seth Bonney,
and j. A. Baldwin. G. W. Anderson was elected Elder.
fed with economy and are opposed to any change
The Chairman and Secretary were instructed to appoint
Committees on Examination and Course OF studies.
1t was resolved 10 publish Minutes of this Con-
ference in connection with those Of the other annual Con
fcrences
II was further resolved to petition the General Con-
ference for the enacting of law providing that class
leaders shall hold office for only unless reelected
there are Sc travelling preachers IN the 81
100 scholars and 62 49, paid for pastoral support The
amount paid for missions was &i6 So value OF church
delegates to the General Conference held Aurora
Illinois, October elected: Vim. Could, T. owen
NJ. \. Downing, j. b. Vreeland. Reserved Ministerial
Delegates; VIM. NJ. Parry and John T. James Lay Dele
gates: 5: Woodruff, j. MaeIey, j. s. Whitney and r. A.
Town Reserved Lay Delegates: d. NJ Beardsty ana 81
W Gould was appointed TO conduct appeals before the
General Conference in the case of two expelled minis
The Rev. j. B. Hutchns OF Missouri was introduced
aud made a brief address, The Conference sd-
J. B. Bardet was eiected Deacon The Gomnittce on
soSTy TSSEsd st f eed o Sac ss @g md
ed In thew report that the General Conference establish
1o sdOed % CoSe e'eS' eS
meDded in then report that all ministers be required 70
establish sabbathschools on their circuit; adopted
Co%mittee on TEMPERANCE made report The Delegate
Tesoiaton making il bar to full menbershp in the
church hquor tobacco. The report commit
! feFeHee Committee on Collection for pubilshhs min
reported the receipt of sSl. Committee Educa
tOn reported, with reference 10 the Seminary at Chill
N Y. It has been deeply in debt from which it il Just
emerging and viii be entirely free when the subscriptions
paid. II yet needs library, chemical apparatus, tee
scopes iSe and the Committee recommend that coiec
Tie report was donted The Conference then adjourned
| until this morning
| LEXINGTON-AvENUE VI. f. CHURCH.
! This church, which has been closed for six
weeks for extensive repairs reopened yesterday The
services conducted by the Rev. r. NJ strattOn the
pastor, assisted by the Rev. Messrs Washburne and
Perry former pastors. The preached oy
Rev. Mr. Strattcn from the words "FOr labOrers
together with God" and elaboration of the prn-
sIise tn that Christianity Is the same the wolld over and
IN their work for the glory OF God Benedieion was
called the attention OF the congregation 10 tine improved
condition OF the church. and stated that the repairs had
would be qudated before they left the church Six col
ectOrs and secretary then appointed, who mado
scrptions There obtained in this way 81 $50 and
$50 cash. Subsequently the usual sunday collection
cancelled He then invited the congregation Join
in singing "Praise God from whom all blessings fOw"
after which they were dismissed.
MADIsON-SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Rev. DR.. Koenig of Pesth, Hungary,
preached yesterday afternoon large congregation.
in tue Madissn-squ9re Presbyterian Church. Of which
the Rev. Dr. Adams is pastor on the religious condition
Of Austria and Hungary. He reviewed the history OF
the Protestant Church those countries beginning with
the Reformation and then continued with very inter
estng OF the Proestants who mum Der S60 in
population OF l9OD0Oo in Austria Vienna has Prot
estant community of 1000 souls. OF the growth OF the
Protestant Church In the Empire he spoke hopefully, at
the same time appealing TO the Christian community for
support ana sympathy for these struggling brethren.
REOPESING OF THE ALANsON NJ. Z. CHURCH.
The AlansOn NJ. l.. Church, in Norfolk st,
reOPened yeserds morning, and the house well
filled 1t has for some time past receiving needed
repairs, and now, that the whole inside has been 70
painted and reftted is OF the attractive free
seated churches In the city, The children OF the Sunday
school occupied the gallery, and, at the opening OF the
ns s Srese6Sd fy the Rev - searIe ~ hsa e tdT
n
the $50 defraying the expenses Of