New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-21
RELIGIOUS.
MP nrrcurR ON sr1R1ruAL DEVELOPMENT.

not. yet believing ye rejoice WIN JOY uhspeah"oS "u
full OF glory Receiving the end OF your iah even the
salvation OF your souls"
This passage points to a higher form Of experience
than is common in ordinary life Nothing is more dis
couraging than for people 70 compare then earlier expo
rences with those which others have al later period Of
their Christian life. Christian faith is the name for all
experiences bred in the human soul Christianity is not
included u given number Of doctrines or crecds The
are through the human heart the major parts
They include all the possibilities Of the mind lhouen
variety is luuhte W. CHRISTIAN tNptllSuV'i w., ,i,,o
True Christian life usually Is developed under lhtc
heads or departments. First Conscience brings MS 10
state IN which duty is the ruling power We Keep ',"
from a sense Of duty, or OF right ana NiUut
There Us niue lH,pIaloh 10 ultNe us '". -, is more
IT is steady pull at the oars. our sense 81 duy - %
state is that God master If not taskmaSter iHe
Christian continually lights 10 Keep hlS vows, a' , ,
be is ,
Hcpcefprh call You not servant. hut a. Trend
1t is IN this second state that most CHRISTIAN eAp'TS'e
ends 10 is state where you can perform doS ana hV'P
grind their own food 70 were. In the second stage
aud hope are the true motive powers, Al 'he com
Is Indispensable. hut not beautiful Atpw"G, love
aud clothes 10 with life OF 9eauiy II is dscaia-
existence When mon come into this state Of hope and
love. fear, in it's lower FORM vanSheN and becomes
perfectly until Dee does Do IuVo'untary. THIS comes ef
long r'cr 10 ffr tNyr .J mem U 'i iy do r
because they ought to- afterwaio they do 10 because
They can't hopit out Of Tins state comes one OIL n'iec
There is stage above this. II Is state ~ which me
.Cl secs God cyaryvncrt Every voice has something
nolcr chance I'M IL Is difficult 10 describe. J. is when
Tie Will b,cUue7 coucIcut with the VIII oi COD ana lh'
80, ,iI-r,. i.r becor5c so utcgtWiu,d that when
They are separated they whcr and die. How much more
J~ pos, die where God is the lover Out ol u~
couGluu there come bursts of iutmuon aud spiritual
Ar. IH f.
between the SOM ana the heavenly laud is obltcracd
ME thrce stages of Christian development come IN the
finally peace. Those Who have reached the latter state
ought 10 lad the world. Anybody may attain to tins
condition but not without passing through the first
do not believe said the speaker n perfection ON earth
hut do believe iu perfect liberty ANA n ME not GOV
crucd by law The law dead to those who love- though
II exists below 90 catch them they fail When one mas
Of love- Ae needs his feet only when lac dccends TO
earth.
In closing Mr.. Bcocher said VIII you continue, 10
owen at the gate or win Won into the palace viii
You sit iu the hall or viii you into the banquet
room, aud pafa6c OF tie feast that has been prepared
THE MIDNIGHT MISSION.
Bishop Southmayd, for a long time mis-
souary to Cousautuop.c, lectuTed last night at the
church corner of Fnhave. and Thirtyhti-st for the
benefit of the Midnight Mission taking for his text the
story Of the fallen woman as told in the seventh chapter
OF ST. Luke. Jesus said, represented the Gospel The
Phari~ce who ccusurcd the Master for eating with sin
from their high pedestal Of morality upon TIE faeu ana
III contact WITH vice The letter and spirit II the Gospel
teach I1IJDJIarUe and kindness aud CHRISTIAN cihllN
tudc u was AaloW this spirit that Christ showed pity
10 the MlgdIleu: and D. is 10 keep that sprt dllNe TO
struggling II vss established in the early part of 1867,
and sine, that time has gwen succ0r and shelter 10 ay9
crea~uc During the first year Of its existence u women
applied for and received the ala OF the Home In 1865
tho number increased 20 100. and in 1869 200 apphcahs
were provided for The Mission has done 10 more IMAM
to rtriyc ilosr Who have accepted the invitation to
fYf II.Ntg
az r..gr,y and rl. Bnt n small proportion of thoss
who have applied for admission to the Home IN Amityst
Probably o nave been Reluctantly denied admission for
that reason and other The work Of supporting the
institution deyuvcs upon the Christian CHURCHES 81 the
city: and IL il is uourlsucd as IL should be. 10 will
one dav become tie raudest charity of the city Fifty
Of the former inmates of the Home have returned
10 their families, and are now living honorable lives; ~
have gone back their deus of shame and 20 remain in
the Home Women adopt the business OF prostitution
mainly because they can lind no honest means OF supply
ing themselves aud those dependent upon them with the
nccessarcs Of life; some have been eniiccd from city
and country and after entering the houses OF fame are
Illegally restrained from leaving others, after having
been seduced enter upon the hord ne III desperation;
ing with cruel parents. Fully tW0thirds Of the
abandoned women desire 10 d. saved. With the neces
sary means ~ command u VIII De IN the power Oh he
Mission o. save them The sneaker closed with an earn
appeal 10 the benevolent for their aid and sympathy
The WILLIAMS BRIDGE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The ceremony of laying the cornerstone of
the new Catholic Church at Williams Bridge took place
Harlem Railroad from and White Plains, for the
convenience OF those wishing to attend and the cars in
side platforms aud roofs crowded 10 their utmost
capscity The T1ckahoe Father Mathew T. A. b. Society,
Father Mathew r. 4. i. Society No. OF MI. Vernon l.
NJ r. A. Society No of Mestchester Village, +. NJ. i.
A. b. society Of MorrSaua, Benevolent society OF Our
Lady OF Mercy Of I0rdhan, 81 Augustine Mutual Beutht
aud Benevolent society OF M%iIl,asla were az Iu!y
represented the occasion They formed IN line OF
bands proceeded 70 the site Of the now church
edIfce where about 30 boys from the West.
young musicians. also attended. The as,em0laCe
vaOusy estimated AZ from 1000 TO 10000 persons
stole ofcat,d ana assisted by the Rev w. Cowry,
pastor OF II. Gabucls Church, New York the. Rev.
McQuadc Of H. Johns College Fordham; the Rev. J. H.
Cole Of -. Blymond's Church, Westchester the Rev
Thomas NcIou-ltu Of New Rochelle, the Rev JOnn
ac the Rev Jobn Green Of Manhattanyie ana the
tanning the coins Of the country, copies OF the daily
TRIHrNE and Her0ld published in 1861 together with
document written ON parchment, IN Latin deposited
i'm cavity prepared 10 receive it I'm the cornerstone. and
covered WIN another stone OF similar dimensions.
edifce we're suruElcd with holy water aud
l6c,,rd by the VicarGeuoraI in the usual manner.
,u 40 fkiig for hi, tcxt the first verse Of the 12Cth
Psalm: Except Lord build the house. they labor in
vain That build TO-" In the course OF ms remarks ne al
udcd IN the energy and of the Rev Father KIN
sca. HAS built mp three prosperous churches M the
ucELhoIhood during the ast ten years beside te lol
vernon Tuckahor and Williams Bridge being all in lgs
parish. The church is dedicated 10 81 William Alb
bot Tie basement walls Of stone, bat the upper part
viii br frame hu .. ca feet long by a wide, with
extension In the rear 81 20 feet for the altar.
SPREAD OF PREsBYTERIANISM
In October. 1868, the Rev. j. r. Sloan, WHO,
for thirteen years had been pastor Of the TwentyhrdI
IT. Presby terrain Church, called TO proessorshIp in
Pittsburgh seminary which he accepted Since that time
the church u tnirdst has been without areguar
pastor ont ba, never wanted for ministers that the
services have been unuerruptedy maintained In June
last the congregation tried 10 elect pastor but
failed. there being disagreement TO the
candidates. second attempt was maze
I'm November when one part Of the congregation, which
Cd NO