The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-28

Church Sermons Yesterday.
The rebuke administered to the clergymen
last wess on their lack OF originality seems to
have had SOME effect, for the sermons yester-
day were notlceabiy p,stter than those Of the
preceding Sunday, although ~. mare Is S'i'
room for Improvement. Al 81. "stricks
Ua'neoral Archbishop McCloskey preached on
inc Roman question, taking the same ground
that Archbishop Spaldins took in his sermon
at Baltimore. In concluding he id:-"You
know that the arohbishops and bishops Of tho
province of New York have already protested
against these iniquities. 1t Is right that thu
clergy and laity should do the same, and tho
opportunity to do so will be given" This, we
suppose, Is a promise Of big Catholic meet
ing in Union square. We were about to sug-
gest tho Cooper Institute hail. but it is hardly
large enough to hold three or four hundred
thousand Catholics.
Rev. Merrill Richardson. the newly installed
pastor Of the New England Congregational
church, dscoursed on the dutiful son as
opposed to the prodigal, showing, Of course,
how much better 1t is to be always dutiful
than to be compelled to reform. Rev. Mr..
McVieker urged his congregation to pass the
season Of Advent in penitence and prepara-
ton. The observance of this season was also
made the subject Of an interesting sermon az
St. Peters church, and also at st. Paul's, st.
Stephens, st. Francis Xaviers and the other
Catholic places of worship. At the first Bap-
fist church prayers and financial matters were
happily mingled, whereby eleven thou
sand dollars were obtained from the con-
gregation In thirty minutes. This demon
attendants at this church. They may rest
assured that every greenback they invested
will be repaid, with heavy interest, in the
world to come. While this congregation was
thus acting Rev. DR.. Thompson, at the Taber-
nacle church, was administering sharp
rebuke to those who do not aid Christianity
with cash. The pulpit of the Church of the
Messiah was occupied by DR.. Warren Cud-
worth, who delivered sermon on "Ripe
Fruit, in which he declared that man was
only half ripe at the present time, and pre-
dicted the universal republic when he fully
ripened. Rev. Charles B. Smyth discoursed
on the revelation, and Rev. J. E. Goodman
favored his sermon with the salt of divine
grace. At the Berean Baptist church Rev.
Mr.. Davis declared that the story Of the swal-
lowing of Jonah by whale was no myth,
which, considering that it Is recorded in
the Bible, we should say not. Christ
church was, as usual, filed by fashionable
and elegantly dressed congregation, which
prayed in graceful and highly respectful
manner, even to condescending to kncel.
Rev. Mr.. Ever preached on various subjects,
including the question of the presence Of God
in the European war and the present position
Of the Pope, whom he sharply criticised.
In Brooklyn Brother Beecher's subject was
Spiritual Dynamics," in which he assembled
to the higher regions (metaphorically) and
descended again to earth by turns. AT st.
Johns an interesting sermon was delivered on
the beginning of the year, while at ST. James
(Roman Catholic), Lafayette avenue (Presby-
terian) and Church of the Visitation (Catholic)
there were interesting discourses. In WASH
ington and Jersey City the attendance was
good and the sermons Of thc usual quality.