The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27
eHrRcH OF our slyl0uR. :

Each Man His own Interpreter-Heaven
Open FOR Every One Sermon by Rev. j. NJ.
Pullman.
Although good many OF the lashionabies and
heavy-pursed merchants ana families nave decamped
for the seashore owing to the lovely weather
and early advance Of the gorgeous summer season,
yet sufficient number remained IN town and
mustered quite good congregation at the above
church yesterday. The Inferior OF the building
is dt,ed up in very nice and pleasing manner, par
tlcularly with view to ventilation and GOODNESS,
which makes 1t extremely agreeableon such a suliry
day as yesterday. The worshippers appeared TO APP
preciate the delicious state OF the temperature inside
a. compared with that outside the church. Large
aud fantastic fans deposited IN all the pews which
were mucn paironizel BY the assembly created
pleasing draught throughout the building.
!, The choir, when y very efeciiye one rendered
the psalms and h, INNS IN cr:dltable manner,
a ver.e OF which loilows:-
The darEened sky. how thick lowers,
Troubled with storms aud big with showers,
But Nature poars forth ali her Tears.
The pastor the Rev. j. NJ. Pullman after praying
with much feeling and deep sincerity took his text
from the gospe! cording TO ST. Mark, XII, 32-And
the scribls said unto HIN, Well master, thou hast
said The truth, Tor there Is God and there is none
other but him. tie SAID 1t Is al admitted TACT by
G demon nations and sects, no matter where their
lrAciple OF AL creeds admits this aud 1t Is only
| heathens and atheists VINO pretend 10 deny His
existence the one from ignorance and OF civil
.Zation the other from mere wish TO appear reck
| less or sef-depend mt IN the eyes OF
YOUNG AND rHoUGHTLEsS ASSOCIATES,
whose teaching and milder influences have as yet
| prevented them IRON looking on religious subjects
with that indifference which charac. cries their
| elder and more hardened companion. There arc
also class OF men WAC go about protesting desire
to becO rell. ous but not knowing when religion
or which theological views 10 adopt owing 70 large
number of sects ana creeds all pressing their doc
trines Oh them and each maintaining that Their IN
terple'ation Of the Divine law laid down Ia scripture
Is the right one, ana altogether ignoring the Judg-
ment OF others quite ~ earne as they are wno form
very different opinions.
| III IS SIMPLY BLAsrHEMoUs
that any one form OF reison should appropriate 10
itself the Keys Oi the Kingdom OF heaye or even at
tempt to exclude from the rlsit o. DIvlne mercy the
| I'm. ortuaates wh) attend church aud agIes WI h
| no extant doctrine Il there he auy man wno - un-
| satlsiei with the religious opinions OF even all tho
societies IN existence u shOuld noi remain III that
morDd and unsettled state In which ms theories Will
| place HIM; he should NOT Tor one moment stay IN
| That Wayering moOu nor stand Oh the BRINK OF
THAT AWFUL PREciPiCE.
uncertainty; but Ike thirsty man, WAC, finding
the waters OF stream from which lie wants 10 wheJ
| his thirst muddy and chokei up with hith proceeds
TO the ource or ionntllnhcad anu procures the re-
| freshlng liquid OF wA'ch he Is in want. - the man
un atisie OF tneolo1y shDulu take the Bible, begin
at beginning ald 10 IN his own coscusions AZ 10
Its contents. IL Is not necessary to attend churches
or meeting Aodses 10 attain the Kingdom oI heaVen
| hut it is nee .saly mat man shout embrace the
| grand trains OF love God and love 10 man. THIS
is the true religion which Christ preAched on earth.
| He did not say
BELIEVE so AID so OR BE DAMNED.
| The religion Christ preached was the religion or
have many Instances OF tnis among others when he
asked "SinOn, sou OF Jonas, lowest thou me q? aud
Simon SAID, Lord, Thou knowesl tlatI love Thee
ana Christ sail unto MIN "Feed my sheepn Chris
| taus nowadays assu.ae great deal oI wodd-be re-
glo lsness; tacll grcanlng as II III the
spirit, with the eight Oi tue cross ot Chfist Now
this cannot possibly be. The yoke Of Christ which
| they are trying 10 carry; for lie Himself tells us,
my yoke Is easy and nay burden l. lighf;" but II Is
| false and useless doctrine they are practising,
| imagining That by moriying, torturng and making
themselves appear miserable IN the eyes VI the world
they come
NEARER THE HEAVENLY GRACE
This sort oil religion Is ali farce. The true
On stian Is always distinguished by MS arabic, good
natuiei manner ana un5wer,ing principles OF hon
esq ruth and sincerity. AZ Ia the Of men II
is IN the "a of sets. religious BODY which does
| not adv0o tie prn ;lpe5 from the Bible and which
| is not prepared 10 sia1l by AMI maintain the
| truths therein contained Will inevitably be swai.
| lowed up,4e,ther ny the more vigorous acton oil
! another Dolly or.aa riein,ers OF their own good
| sense Striking olsssa ana more enlightened path
for themselves, perhaps being binily at ractcd Il
some otiief holy whose views are considerably more
reprehelis.ble than tiOse IN wh:ii they haze been
| lltIlir,