The New York herald., 1870-02-21
UNITARIAN SERVICES AT LYME HALL.

| A Ciord Of Witncsses-Rev. d. Ii. FrOthink-
ham on Planets, Policemen and Lampp0sts-
Text from Byron.
Lyric Hail. on Sixth avenue opposite Reservoir
square, was 1ed TO repeti0n yesterday morning
by the highly respectable CONGREGATION known as
the Third Unitarian Society. The services which
commenced at halfpast ten O'Clock, were very SIM
pie consisting Of prayer and Bible lessons. inter
spersed with well chosen and well rendered music.
Mr.. rockingham read from the New Testament In q
highly impressive and earnest manner, yet the au-
dience were the reverse OF impressionable, seem.
ingly taxing part In the exercises and presenting
the appearance, from nrst last. more OF specta-
tors than worshppers. This feature very notice
able by the strangers present The sermon was, OF
course the main attraction. "a Cloud OF Witnesses
was the subject announced, yet neither previous to
during its treatment da the reverend gentleman
intimate the source whence he selected bis text
The speaker commenced with reference TO the
heavenly bodies which give US light, and which are
unto us a ''cloud OF Witnesses lie dwelt upon
the natural afnnity Of crime with darkness, ana
declared that II we had eternal day transgression
OF human divine law would be unknown among
men. He even went further. and 70 ye sapient le
glslaIors and burdened taxpayers give need
declared that one lamp In street was better than
policeman. Taking up another branch OF the sub
ject. he showed the evil which may be done TO
party against whom these "witnesses' are ncensed.
hostility; no person possessing mind or heart who
does not offend. Those who hold unpopular
opinions are connected with an evil life, ana Tor all
VINO have superior intellect or independence
of character there are blO0dh0undS ever on
the track seeking TO pull them down. This hostility
held u be tribute To n0Dleness; for TO be true
was TO be hated. Such hate however, bore It's con-
ISOLATION, as enmity possessed the virtue OF putting
us on our mettle. One TACT was plain throughout
MIR. rockingham does not like the police. The prob
able cause for his '.enmltyn To that much abused
body presented itself thus: The reverend gentleman
sojOurnrnR temporarily In Paris disregarded the
provisions or French postal laws, and was
summoned 10 appear before the Prefect Of
Police, whereupOn ne found that ~ cloud
OF witnessesn were around him; In fact,
that he had been Tor q long time under the
surveillance OF Lnat functi0nary and his satellites
How they parted we know not, neither are We told
whether thanks were given to our heavenly Father
for the relations which these two had stood In To one
another. The closing part or the sermon was an
aoe blending OF the material and Intellectual Ia nu
man uaturei the spiritual was entirely wanting.
Not amen was heard during the whole
OF long service, and from first to last
the name Of the Redeemer was but once mentioned,
ana then merely TO illustrate an argument in the
sermon. The RIGHTEOUSNESS which corrupts society
at the present aay; the wrongs which drive men 10
madness: the vice, the villaHy, the crimes which
are rampant IN the commuDty-these were all
mildly treated, or treated not at ALL while the love
oil human applause and the fear OF human censure
must stand in awe OF.
And now ior the text. Diligcnt search thereafter
led TO Lord Byron's "Vislon Of Judgment and
there, at the nifty eighth stanza Is TO be found cat
then 10 grew crowd and such IL was,
cloud Of witnesses"
Among the trustees OF this church appear the
names OF Mr. Oliver johnson, MI. Sinclair Tousey
c,rcles; Aessrs Bird, Nash, Miller snetnar and
OJlltrs.