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The New York herald., 1870-03-28
WASHINGTON SQUARE N. Z. CEgRCE.

"Denth''-Sermon by the Rev. A. III. Wyatt.
At the Washington square cnurch-a beautiful
marble front Gothic structure In Fourth street. be-
tween Sixth avenue and Macdougal street.-the con-
gregation was, owing to the extreme inclemency OF
the weather. very small; although those VINO were
courageous enough to brave the storm were amply
repaid rs the pastor, the Rev. A. II. Wyatt preached
most excellent sermon upon the subject of
DEATH.
He took his text from the twenty verse OF the
third chapter of First Corinthians-"Whethe Paul,
or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or fe DEATH
or things present. or things to come, all are yoursu
God has given, said the preacher catalogue Of the
things that belong 10 Christs Church, and strange
AS IL may appear, among them we find death.
There Is scarcely any thing about which man
or us knows that there is nothing half SO certain.
Death comes In as many different shapes and forms
as the clouds IN heaven. Il II came at regular ana
80 much about IT. but this 1t does NOT DO
1T CREEPs IN UPON US
even In the very bloom OF life. Every day, every
hour every moment OF the hour witnesses the death
OF human being and every night closes down upon
thousand four hundred and forty new made
graves. or course 1t Is as impossible as 1t Is unne-
Ceksary for q man who devotes himself wholly to
business, or for woman whose every hour Is occu-
pied by household duties. to be always thinking OF
out his pale hand and beckons Us we must obey, and
IN obeyng the summons we have to leave our family
our friends our parents our brothers and sisters,
and all our worldly goods and crawl into the grave
like naked worm.
THE GRAVE IS TOO NARROW
10 admit OF our carrying any OF the worldly things
with u.s. And then, too, we must all feel the pangs
OF death in that fearful hour when the slken cords
that link 30 this world shall be broken asunder
and we shall go down into that dark and narrow
grave where
- All are equal; sdc by side
The and the son OF pride
Lie calm aud STILL
How, then. should wo live that we may be pre-
pared to meet death, no matter when 1t comes The
answer to this question is, Do ready. Only prepare
be ready-and we rob death OF all Its venom-all
Its sting.
The New York herald., 1870-03-28
rR.ENDy MEETING HOUSE.

WASHINGTON d. G., March 81, 1870.
Samuel NJ. Janney ofnciated at the Friends meet
ing house on Second street. The attendance was
small, as there are not many persons belonging to
the Society OF Friends In this city. Mr. Janneysde-
marks were based upon the words, 'Ir We, being
evil, knowing how give good gifts your chlI.
dren how much more will your Heavenly Father
give HIS Holy Spirit to them that ask Him."
The influence of the Holy spirit upon the soul, ne
said, was the cardinal principle OF true religion. 1t
God required the heart the affections and he would
accept nothing else. 1t should be the aim OF all TO
seek the influence OF the spirit. The Lord would not
refuse to give the Spirit to them that ask Him. He
deprecated all outward forms and show and oil
conformity to the world. Christians, he said, should
seek to walk with God, as did Enoch OF old, and then
they would not follow the fashions nor be con-
formed to the world. The services which consisted
OF Mr.. Janney's discourse and prayer were very
brief,
The New York herald., 1870-03-28
THE srRIruALIsTs At WORSHIP.


Tho Theology Of the Scriptural Judgment
Day Dissected by Mrs. Emma Hardinge-
Her Beauty and EiOQuenco.
IL was doubtless the magnetic eloquence OF Mrs.
Emma Hardinge which produced 80 goodly an at
tendance OF Spr:tualists at the Everett Booms yes
terday morning. The hall was more tnan three
quarters full, and 1t was easy to perceive that mono
but orthodox believers were present. Ordinarily,
on Sabbath days, there gathers here number OF
people who come either from motives OF curiosity.
as they would 60 to listen 70 the unatc rawlings OF
George Francis or, with less charitable purpose.
to mock and ridicule. There were few or none OF
these latter here on yesterday. The audience was
mostly composed OF Old and elderly persons OF both
YOUNG MEN AND MAIDENs
being conspicuous by their absence Tho choir
deep basso-with an excellent piano accompani.
ment. On platform raised at one end or the nall
sat Mrs. Emma q lady whose maiden beauty. not
TO speak OF her intellectual attractions must have
won ner
HOST or ADMIRERs.
She wore her dark brown hair IN waves on her
forehead ana her cheeks had ut is presumed) nat
ural rosy blush. she was attired In "a plain black
silk dress, white shawl thrown slightly back on
her shoulders and revealing snowy lace collar en-
cIrcing her neck and fastened with an emerald
brooch. From her waist u gold cham depended In
several folds and from finger OF ner right hand
A DIAMOND RING
cleaned brightly. After the choir had sung one or
two hymns Mrs. Hardinge rose, and casting OF her
shawl approached the platform and delivered
prayer. This finished she commenced her discourse.
Her subject, sne said, would be consideration OF
the theological Day OF Judgment as determined by
science. Truth, she said was primeval and the
germs OF religious truth mad existed throughout all
the ages They were found in the ancient forms OF
worship delivered to the Jews amid the thunders OF
Sinai and In the sweet gentle uterances OF jesus.
But what OF final judgment2 What Is the truth
about itr
EVERYTHING WAS DOOMED
to Judgment First came life, then growth, then
decay. then death. and finally, judgment. This was
the destiny OF all mundane and supermundane Crea-
tions The flower OF the garden, the oak OF the
forest, man, all have their periods OF birth, progress
sion and dissolution. This was the Irrevocable and
lmmutable Judgment to which all mortality was
subject. This beautiful earth itselt-yea, and even
the mighty worlds thas roll In distant space, all
have the same ultimate doom, all Will day
to be. Death Will come TO everything, and even
NATIONS AND DYNASrIES
come under this unchanging law. Mrs. Hardinge
tneologans describe. Tney, she said. make the mis-
does not believe in the day OF Judgment such the
take of interpreting Scripture not according TO Its
spirit, but by its letter. She believed that death
was Judgment, and after death a better or worse
life awaited us according as we regulated our con-
duct by the knowledge which spirtualism vouch-
Sated.
The New York herald., 1870-03-28

with each other and the LordIhere ana joint heirs
WIN HIN OF the glory 10 come. 1t would be beau
were growing on single root, mingling harmoni-
ously their varying splendors OF color, leaning on
eacn otner Ior mutuab support shedding each over
all It's own peculiar sweetness and distIng
from rrMac.,n lear On 70 % leaf refreshing dews and
sunbeams-all kindred, though each with differ-
ent beauty; all living on common iife But it
w0uld be much more beautiful and much more ike
all sprfnglng from the vIne- the life or Christ
each unfolding Its own individual beauty, loving
and chcrshing each other. shedding on each other
the holy baptisms OF the spirit, rejecting each or
all the inner 10y OF the soul and the outward emile OF
Cod causing earth to brighten with the atmosphere
heaven.
The New York herald., 1870-03-28
CHURCH OF THE PUaITAys.

The Religious Intolerance Requisite for tho
Exclusion Of the Bible from our Public
Scho0ls-Serm0n by Rey. DIR. Cheovor.
Services were held yesterday morning In tho
above place OF worship, when q sermon was
preached by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, who selected for
hts text the words "If the foundations be destroyed
what can the righteous doF'-Psalms, chap. IL,
verse g. The preacher said that the question OF the
Bible in the public schools was an important one,
and he regretted that the ministers Of God so
behindhand In coming out In defence OF Gods ord.
II had been discussed In the press, in the lecture
room and In many other places; but 1t was only Of
late that The ministry had begun to hear the sounds
of the approaching connct and to emerge from
their inactivity IL was almost impossibility to
him and was
DISGRACE TO THE NATION
that question such as this should be brought for
ward as the question OF the exclusion Of, Gods
Word from the public schools-deliberately Reject
Ing and casting away Gods Word. The schools
were just the place to Undue the mind OF the young
with the principles and precepts Of religion. No
ancient times was willing to discard IT, and 1t had
never been cast aside Gods Word belonged to the
naon as wen as 70 the government, for the rays OF
and II had shaped their national policy to some ex
tent The call to remove the Bible from our schools
was being disseminated even by ministers or the
Gospel, on the ground that State education had
nothing to do with IL. The first thing for them 20
consider was the foundation OF right ana authority
In the state 10 educate such IN the nature OF the
government and nature Of God for the purpose OF
moral good and the responsibility to God OF educa-
ting Tor Him, and second, the universally OF the
freedom OF the Bible aud Gods truth. one OF the
objections against the Bible was that the
STATE KNEW NO THEOLOGY
and cannot teach any. Was that so, Did they not
In the oas administered to persons about to testify
In relation 10 the TRUTH did they not IN their days OF
thanksgiving and humiliation recognize God-recOg-
nize theology by resolutions and decrees command
Ing or advising the nation or State engage In ue-
votional thanksgiving or humiliation to God as cir
cumstances prescribedf The State or nation pos
sesses no theology. In theWord OF God IL declared
tnat the powers that be are OF God. Their national
government their State governments recognize God,
their treaties, their declarations and fact almost
everything contained recognition OF the power OF
God and his government. We're they, then, about 10
lay their hand on Ills Word and declare In word and
In deed chat IL was not
PROPER TO BIZ TAUGHT IN SCHOOLSf
BY pursuing that path tney would be declaring
themselves az judges OF Gods WOrd-ln other words
as It's enemies. The State must have some theology
when 1t recognized the Divine Interference In mat
tars appertainIng to this world, and II was their
bounden duty TO preserve this theology this reliance
upon GOD, this recognition OF God, for the good OF
the country and for the religious and moral training
OF their pOsterity.
The New York herald., 1870-03-28

great many other things that constituted religion
IN the general acceptauon OF the term. but brotnery
love was the root and the quick OF true religion.
SCRIPTURES which they might decline TO accept. but
the kindred feeling between man aud man was the
substance OF religion, ana everything else must 90
worked out.
THE LAW OF SYMPATHY
was the law OF salvation. Questions might arise as
ton. however was the vital or the age and that
which most afected society. When directed IN thas
way religion became work OF power. After some
further observations following up the Same line OF
argument. the reverend gentleman concluded by
showing that true religion IN harmony with the
progress or the age, and tended TO develop the
highest qualities OF mankind.
The New York herald., 1870-03-28

army OF Frenchmen, Who marching through gorge
In the Tyrol mountains fell victims so unseen foe
that, from gddy height above, hurled an avalanche
OF rocks all suddenly on their devoted heads. So II
is with the sinner He is proceeding on mis- course
sanguine and fearless Of danger, when all at once
his impending iniQules are cut loose and crush him
perhaps for ever. No physical law In violated with
perfect impunity nor ls moral law outraged with
out the penalty being at some time exacled. Then
Il behooyes the Christian, man and woman, to take
wisdom from the cnasrenings which II pleases an
Almighty Hand TO send. They may be hard to bear,
but, borne In the right spirit, they yield great
reward.
The New York herald., 1870-03-28

rnssm as tne Church in Scotland at that period. 90
II il IN Germany: 10 Is well known that for depth OF
Thought and intensity OF Application German thoo-
logians unrivaed, and still how dimy the flres
OF evangelism burn in that land. The words or
preacher must be baptized with the Holy Ghost; hi8
lips should be touched with live coal from on the
altar OF God ana then the Gospel would be preached
in power and and In the Holy Ghost Bishop
Ames concluded his sermon Dy an earnest, eloquent
appeal 10 the deacons who were seeking ordination,
ana the Church TO esteem them very highly In love
for their works sake.
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which the benedicsion was pronounced and rhe
large congregation speedily outside the build
ing. ''h0meward bound, through heavy, pelting
storm OF rain
The New York herald., 1870-03-28
RULES f0a COMPUTATION OF TINE IN MAKING PAYMENT TO
GOVERNMENT EMPL0YsS.
GENERAL oRpERs-No. SO.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Nr f.psyp 10 DECrrE WASuINcTON

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, J
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE WASHINGTON,}
Marcn a. 1870. }
The following circular from the Office Of the Sec
ond Comptroller Treasury Department., containing
rules for the computation of time in making pay
ments to employees OF the government, is by direc-
ton OF the Secretary OF War; published for the lnfor
nation Of all concerned. The rules therein laid down
TO govern payments for service Will hereafter
apply to payments Tor communication OF quarters and
fuel:-
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
Church and State.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD:-
Noses the old Jewish leader, who was raised up
by God to lead the sraelltes out OF the bondage Of
the Egyptians and rule the people Of Israel gave
these people law, divine and human. The Ten Com
mandants are the foundation OF a moral as well as
all civil, social law The human civil law IL copy
OF the divine law. The divine law called murder
crime, which, II not deeply repensed, would after
death, bring the murderer to eternal death and
misery; and stealing goods or property from others
was also crime grievous in the eyes Of God. But
tod being the author OF the divine law which,
through Moses was proclaimed 70 the people, di d
not appear in person and authority to keep people in
obedience. Therefore the human law. III order to
preserve society on earth, must be enforced, agents
employed to exercise IT and preserve social
order. II man should murder another the civil
law would arrest him. and If found guilty he would
be hung; and II he should steal horse or COW he
would De arrested and put in jail. This was tempo
raj punishment Tor moral evil. Man woud not fear
the pains OF hell; for that Is In the future and not
clearly defined to his view; but a liability to be
hung for murder or put In jail for THEFT would
exercise check on MS conduct. In these early
days the civil law the law OF the State but the
dvine law was above 1.-THE latter reaching points
which the former conld not.
Such was the state Of the world during the
theocratic democratic rule or Moses and his
successors. With the advent Of Christianity
the supremacy OF the Church to the State was
clearly defined. The apostles and their follow
ers were to preach the Gospel, spread the divine
IaW-urge men TO be moral, vltspous, feH-
ment, but through love OF Jesus Christ who
offered Himself sacrifice on Calvary for men, and
the truths, hopes and virtues wnch, from lively
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

A kiss, and Just then we are perceived The poor
horses have to suffer for IT. on they both canter and
the unfortunate "tger,n IN extreme nervousness
lest he should lose his way, gaiiops py as In
despair
"No more side walKs." you object. You are awfully
shy, friend Jonathan; Dut here is wide roads are
coming TO the drive What Is all thsY weddngf
The corege is opened by the bride, In white muslin
ana orange blossoms: her bridegroom, in black with
white neckte, has had just little too much WINE,
but It would require O good deal more to make hun
feel Intoxicated The bridesmaids follow. each on
the arm OF cavalier They nearly all IN black silk
and have on tulle b0nnes. The mothers ana fathers
bring up the rear In French cashmere shawls and
countrlned caps. They are followed by the vehicles
winch nave taken them to church, and are engaged
Tor the day. The drivers wear white cotton gloves,
and have hung their hats on the lamps, with faith IN
their animals to lead them the right way while
the coche1's--enJoy nap. it may not be high life,
but It IL enjoyment.
Now We have come to the fashionable part. What
brilliant scene Coupes, andaus, phaetOns,
cabriolets, vctorias buggies. IIlburys and basket
carriages. vioiets scent me air. nunkies consider
ali pedestrians beneath them; ladies OF the lake,
with paint on their faces, make signals TO gentle
men. There is q lifting OF hats aud D0wing OF heads
from carriage 80 carriage. Wuen vehicles come to u
standst the dresses OF the ladies' inside are like q
variegated carpet all the breadth Of the drive.
Suddenly there Is q calm followed by light horses
h0Ofs Oh IL IL the Empress. How gracefully she
bows, right and left All fan In behind her
escort have passed on. The wheels dash In the sun
III Is wnlrl--1t ~ q dream.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
TKE SILVER NUISANCE IN CANADA.
United Effort TO Drive American Coin
Zome-Let IL Come.

Iome-Let IL Come.
MONTREAL, April 20, 1870.
II is q well known fact that ever since the dsap-
pearance of American silver In the United States It
has flowed into Canada IN such quantities az to be
regarded as nuisance. The Canadians having
stood 1t until their patience is exhausted are
now devlsng means to drive Ii the border into
the country where 1t properly belongs and, at this
time, is very much needed. For long time it has
been received by the Canadian government only at a
discount of from four to six per cent and then only
In limited quantities. but in trade 1t has been at par
until within q few days. The late tumbling OF gold
III the United States, and the consequent falling
of silver, has sent up greenDacks IN Canada, and
in view Of this the Canadians have undertaken
to get rid Of the great burden OF American silver
VIE principal railroads, the Montreal Telegraph
Company, the hotels, the barrooms and the leading
retail traders generally uniting in the movement
ana the result IS that an American hall dollar goes
LOT only 1ofty-e9ht cents, quarter for twenty-four
ollne 1or nine cents and haf dime for four cents
TO accommodate themselves in trade, shinplaster
SCRIP similar to the United States fractional cur
rency, mas been issued in large quantities. ana as
the American silver goes out that takes its place. Its
value OF course ~ the same gold. For the past
tnTee weeks tne shipments Of American silver from
montreal alone nave averaged $4,000 per day. AT
this rate 1t cannot be long before the American
| fractional currency 10 replaced by hard money
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

paid before Julv I.
Tne two churches ct South Weymouth. Mass., ase
about 70 unite after thirty years separation.
Is IS reported and reiterated IN the Christian
onion and denied Ia the C0ngTsgdtionalbt that An
effort has been making IN his church to compel ne
resignation OF Or Nehemiah Adams. OF Boston.
The Christian Mirror deprecates the custom %
having funerals on sunday unless there be an immU
diate necessity for them.
A late legacy gives 81, 200, 600 10 the Episcopal
Church Of scotland. or this sum $500, 900 builds
cathedral In Ecinburg, and 5000 annually 60 20
aid students OF theology.
The Presbyterian Seminary OF Chicago graduated
Seveh young ministers at IT'S late anniversary Tne
western seminary. al Alleghany City, has twenty.
four In its graduating eiass.
Inc Congfeoatonal quarterly for April records
the organization 0f twenty three churches the Ordi.
nation oi twehJ-three ministers. the reception OF
seven rom other denominations and the death OF
nineteen.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
Religious Personal Notes.

Rev. S. D. Flnckel, d. d., has resigned the pas.
torate OF the German Lutheran church at Washing.
ton, after twen,ytbree years OF nard and faithful
labor.
The only Lutheran church in Delaware Is a Ger
man congregation at Wilmington
Prince Arthur recently attended meeting Of the
Young Mems Christian Association OF Montreal, and
publicly expressed hls pleasure at being present at
the exercises.
Mr.. Isaac Person late OF Yale College and Andover
Seminary, has been ordained missionary TO China
at the Asylum jili church Hartford.
Rev. J. j. A. Morgan, formerly pastor OF the Pres
byteran church Of southampton, l.. H., has been
ordained deacon OF the Episcopal church IN
Brooklyn.
The late Boyd Mercer, Of Mansfield, ONO, among
his numerous puonc bequests, gave $50 900 TO the
Presbyterian University al Wooster. ONO.
Rev. John X. Alien, OF the Reformed church OF
HoDoKcn, has accepted call TO the First Reformed
church OF Tarrytown, MY.
Rev. S. Fitch, OF the New York Methodist Ep,sco.
pal Conference, has removed to America, N. Y, from
Carmel.
Rev. F. +. Wilson, OF Scotia has received . call
from the Reformed church or Mohawk, N. Y.
Rev. William II. Shaand has accepted call TO
the Presbyterian church at Fort Plain, N. Y.
Rev. benjamin Merrill has been preaching, as
stated supply, for the Congregational sooety in
Pembroke, n. H., for yearly four years. lie now
goes TO q Presbyterian church near Ansable Forks.
n
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
ReIlRiaus General Notes.

The Congregational church In Newcastle, N. H., Is
now l99 years old. In 1921 Its membership had
dwindied away to one, an aged female but has
since revived. The sabbath school, now numbering
20o was founded By the iae DR.. Goodei, fifty years
ago.
A Congregational pastor in Norfolk county, Massa-
cbusetts, preached last year $50 sermons and lee
lures, made sag pastoral calls aud attended IS
funerals. Another preached 200 sermons and Ice.
lures, made $50 pastoral calls and attended 80
funerals.
Late last Sunday night fire broke ous in the First
Congregational church Of Nashua, N. H. and the
flames spread with such rapioty that 10 less than
half an hour tho building was In ruins.
The religious anniversaries in May are looked
Tor with increased interest this year. Many OF them
Will be held In the Hall OF the Young Mems CHRIS.
tan Association, admirably fitted Tor the purpose.
G. B. Goodyear, OF Chicago, has gwen Si2 600
towards paying the s500oQ debl Of the Baptist semi.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
The American Missions IN =

Tue RangoOn, Inda, gazette, OF February II,
says
We regret to see from the siam Weekly Advertiser
OF the 10th December last, tnat accounts had been
received from the American missionaries at Chleug.
maI, In the Laos country when do not give very
hopeful accounts oil the success Of the mission. The
Laos people who had attached themselves to tue
missionaries had scattered and two Of the converts
had been exccuted these very meayre details are
all that are furnished by our Siam contemporary,
VINO states that these advices have iessened some
what the anxious sOlictude which has been felt for
the personal safety OF the missionaries and their
families. Had anything occurred TO the mission.
aries We think we should have heard Of 1t via Maui.
main, communication between that place and
Chlengmai or Zimmay, as we call IT, being frequent
In the dry season. We are sorry to see however,
that the Zmmav chef likes reiormers OF ms religion
no better tnau the KING OF Burmah.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
The King Of Italy and the Church.

On the anniversary o! the birthday OF King Victor
Emanuel, the Italian Consul at saonica NJ. Ges-
tari, requested the Abbe Bonnetti. priest OF the
Catholic parish church, to celebrate high mass on
the occasion. The latter asked for the opinion Of
the French Consul. who advised him to refer to the
Archbishop or ConstaDtinople. The cure tele-
graphed to know how he should act in this circum-
stance and was informed that, as the KING or Italy
was excommuplcated by the Pope, no religious
emony could be performed In honor OF the King.
The italian CoDsnl, on earnlng OF this refusal, ap
piled TO the Greek Metropolitan and requested him
to celebrate the anniversary IN his church. That
Archbishop consented, aud the Consul. with al his
cOuntrymeD, proceeded to tue orthodox church,
where the ceremony TOOK place.