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The New York herald., 1870-05-02
WELSH n1gnoDisY GA.v,SIssss engaeY.

Thc Rev. Mr.. POWELL on Prcdostiuatiou.
In East Thirteenth street, between second and
Third avenues, stands church In every particular
Of the most singular institutions in tNe country
Externally the ed!Gce Is OF brown stoEc, plain and
almost sombre in appearances; Internally il is totally
devoid OF decoration, and its cold White wais and
the Vanished beams OF the roofs chill Into mo
heart Of the visitor. Hence there is none OF ne
poetry OF religion; soft, solemn strains OF ieyi'
tlcnal music raise the weafied spirit .scnY TO the
presence olits Creator; no Covers TO iemi 81 man or
The author OF his and their being api by ilci1
balny Influence induce a calm disposition of mind
suitable 60 receive and retain spiritual Impressions
nothing but the formal, beautiful church service and
the Stern, rigid dogmas OF the great reformcr,
CALVIN, Numbered ron Tho pulpit. The cot.
gregaton, ,uo, which weekly assemblies WI hin these
walls Is composed exclusively OF foreign people
WAC nave imported !nio the iaud oil thcr adoption
the customs, The religions practices ana even the
language OF their native land. They have left tire
rocky businesses, me mountains and seabea,en
shore OF Wales, and with teuacty distinctive VI
their race a,LeMp' to Keep alive he,e the fradi-
lions OF their .a,herand. They aim aC beng
q. distinct race alii The nan!erous branchea
Of The human fanny who haye noeked rom all paris
OF Tie world 70 ms great land OF liberty. and pride
!hemseiyes N particular on cagiyias on the service
in the grand Old Gaelic tongue. Tails church is the
Welsh Methodist Gals aa.s.c ahurch, asd hither deck
every sailday nnmDer Of dsyout Christians nom
ya.loas parts q 'he ciy ana sy,a nom ss.oSlyn
vices aTd coasecraie the day 10 worship. IA
sooer tal'h, sley seeA terribly in earne5t
IN their good wofs. They have solemn, siad locS
AMI an aOstyacod air, which proclains uninist
iaAably ,iNt all worldly aiYairs are excluded rom
their mnds FOR this enc day ana that telr tho'Shes
are Wholly centred on the iiic TO come. Iney
devote almost the entire day to active reiSuus eer
cses. Al eleven O'Clock in the morning the sn,rcn
opened Tor Sunday school, In when aot cny ny
thoushess children "lo ale last peg. hniig 20 ~
lndocbsirated wiih rigid principles ol Cs!Vanisnt
bat men OF malare age and hoaIy neausu SENIORS
take paw This confines with sight ihtermis-
s.ou I'M h,ee O'Clock when the nIst regular service
is perlorned lasting over two hours, anu again ae
pevcn O'Clock hey meet 10 listen to tho saving Words
The rev Mr. Powell. man OF 0ustegc and rcs
sious aspect who has been lately appointed 10 tna
church 1Glcaied Yesterday and delivered : mosg
n.prasslye ser.on IN Gaelic on .sfrsdus,liiaon.1
TAe phnch was crowded t0 It's utuiost capacity, sd
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L!EEBE yyoy cagacg.

Sermon by the Rev. William r. BuiIer--
An Attentive Consregsti9n-~i7mnern Of D
1Eesber.
As usual the L;tlo Zion church in Bleecker street
was well filed yesterday by an audience Of coorod
people, among whom was good sprinkling oi
whites. There was an evident Intelligence Ia this
mass OF people and responsibility OF dcmcanor
which went far to make this congregation appear
better ana more Christian one than many which
worship in the s.oue edidces Of Fifth avenue. so
prayerful and feryont, indeed did an seem TO be
that there was sense Of relief from the oppressive
indifference OF most Of our white congI egailons.
The service was conducted by the Rev. William
F. Butler, an active, somewhat handsome and very
intelligent gentleman. His sermon was one oi The
best we have listened TO his season. he took his
text rem Acts Az:li:. q 2l;--
Then Paul stood "a the midst Of Mara til and said
M For w a pased S BY And Sehst 1a dseoa
God" Whom, therefore, 20 shoran.y worship, iiim de-.
clare unto you
The reverend and eloquent eenaemao went iuinle
dately into fine description of an those beaues
OF Athens which lad made IL the civilized capital of
the world at that time. Ic spoke OF the wonderful
buildings OF the Acropos, the scu'ptur. > the yar
educated state OF the people OF Athens. so he SAID.
who while This reopl3 HAD everything @ the earth
and and were isnorsnt of On things Concerning the
soul Paul wan,eq them to unite the head vim the
heart ~ IL ptly tne fely superior MN VINO ullLSs
the two ana 'h!s s the result OF Chns:anlly. What
is o man, OF what good Il he II ie, Nossesses
the former ana ech5 The lalterf This life
could MOI ee successful even among ori!.
nary men. the speaker then vey aplly
applied THIS to the controversy now raging con.
corning the use OF the Bible IN public schools. II
the children were brought up to know everything
bat religion how barren would the lnal result 10.
what s0r; OF members OF society would these chit
drcn bc2 What mQgal purpose would the observe
in nlef As PAU said, they would isnoranlly wor.
ship an unknown Goa, whose gooaness they had
never been taulhi TO learn, whose wonderfu. omnt-
presence and power tney knew nothing of, ana In
lie end be bo,h ignorant and sppecstiaous. The
speaker wound mp With q Cue eXhortaton TO never
fail IN educating our ciildren, 10 pay uean to tho
spiritual a5 well as the temporal blcsainEs. rhen
came the signing OF psalm By the chuif.--
Let every ,onsIc Thy goosnoss SPEAK,
Thea sovereign Lord of all
Thy strengthening hand uphold The weak
And raife tie poor that fail.
The singing OF this hymn was most beautiful and
some of the female voices would have doue credit Ia
any vocal exhibition. There was q fec ling and All
expression, too, that struck home. After the ser.
vice the funeral o. we'll known member OF tie
church aud choir, Robert Hamilton, took WAGE. ana
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oguaca or TIE NEW yGRusaLEM.
scrr,on by the Rev. Channcey Giles.

sermon Dy tue Itcv. ChanEccy Giles.
Rev. Chauncey Giles delivered q sermon yesterday
morning at the Swedenborgian Church OF the New
Jerusalem from the texs--"The measure Of man,
tnat Is, of the angel.n-Revelations, XXI, II.
Tie speaker said that the vision OF st. John
was the. revelation Of the whole sum OF human.
lty-its physical constitution and its spir-
itual needs. In the sacred Scriptures the
figure OF city was often used to represent tho
Church, which, In its various parts was also typical
OF humanity. Tie doctrine of the Church, made up
Of single articles Of faith, was, like the city the
New Joi usalem, Which Il tne symbol Of the Sweden
borgan creed. as the CITY Is made up Of materials
wholly dssnilar III themselves, so the faith taken
! analyticaly, is not homogeneous. But when
The edihce is crowned tle whole appears
Urine that Is the perfect measure Of man must
come from God. Like the walls OF the New Jerusa.
lem 1t must , DC & psntscs, ts snswerng every human
truth and man has no power TO originate truth.
This principle is acknowledged by the votaries OF
10 discover the truth that already exists When the
great body OF mankind have resolved to look In the
holy Scriptures for their New Jerusalem, them and
knowledge. suoh progress win, Indeed be founded
upon living doctrine. based upon the imnlutable
grounded. in. natural truth. With that higher
Sy S o do o e SnuS sas can make
forth and meet and overcome the fallacies OF the
worlds yotares She must adyance-not reireat
But the City Of God has twelveSgates. Every man
cannot enter the kingaom as he will, but
must approach from thai side on which his tate
has thrown him. The Lord has not cast every
man IN the same mould Men must, therefore, APP
proach the Church from where they are, not from
where they would be. The gates OF the city are
closed to none. Yet, free as Is the entrance thus
offered TO us. there is no approach but by
way OF the gates. The doctrine must be
entered by lis fundamental principles; the
ways He has appointed. Jesus Christ is the door,
the only means OF entrance. BY Him, and by HIM
alone, can we hope 10 gain Insight into the glorles
Of the holy city. TO meet the wants OF humanity a
spiritual creed must be sucp an one as man can
carry with him into the field or the workshop, the
exchange or the bazaar His doctrine must not
teach him that labor y the primal curse; 1t
must nos drive him TO his task like galley slave.
He must feel That labor 10 blessing; that it has is
heaven lies through useful work. The Lord came
down to manger and WORKSHOP, and we want o
doctrine Of the Lord which win ennoble every
species OF toll and help US to lift up those who are
" he lowest yAQAs VI society. we wapt doctyipe,
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sT. F2agcIs xiviER's CHURCH.


Berse'a Second misunderstanding Musicai
Services.
This work, although not constructed on the grand
ana imp oslng scale OF the Paschal Mass By the same
brilliant composer, IL probably one OF the most
popular Of his WORKS There Is o popular catching
ring TO every part OF the mass and 1t is full OF brio
and expression. The Klfrie opens with simple
triple movement, in which all the voices join and
which is chiefly colored by brilliant accompani-
meut. The soprano and bass dialogue In the
Christi In light pleasing manner and the intro
duction Is again brought in as refrain. There is
similarity in the style OF the commencement Of the
Glolia and the similar movement in Mozarts
Twelfth Mass The similarity, however, consists
only in the voices singing the common chord in uni
son. and they break into the notes Of the dmm.
ishea seventh, continuing their Joyous tones far
as the Dominate Deus. This is charming duet for
tenor ana bass and has an air Of spontaneity which
, tet in minor, which leads in nine e.egnt
time into the corresponding major key. The
sopIanS sings the Msser IN IN pa
supplicatons OF the other voices. The Quonian,
returns to the tptlednctory key OF major, and ia
tenor alone; then. the soprano repeats the theme.
followed by the bass and alto. The Amen Is very
mass. The C,edo commences with t,xJ unison,
and the tenor has ~ IN urttne Donatnune
em a Of 10 eaaernas nse and e M re sopn rs
announces the great mysteries OF the redemption,
aud the other voices break 1nin wondering and awe
stricken phrases The CtrcifIus Is Of the same dra
matte character, nnd in the d'sGle the terror and
awe depicted In the staccato CALCULATIONS Of the
chorus is worthy of the sublime theme. The resur
rectiOn Is described In dahng, joyous outburst OF
the chorus. The alto tells OF the second coming Of
the Redeemer in beautiful solo, which received
every justice at the hands OF Miss Mary Werneke
OF the best contraltos In the city. Sign0r Baceli
ceed himself in the Et IN IMAM Sd7actGna EcceSdn,
ana gave out his CPS ike lie Francs ut ds p0ftrtne
with strident earnestness and trumpet sorority
that reyerberated through the church like the peal
OF great organ. But the great charm Of the mass
was the artistic coorng it received at the hands Of
the organist.composer, DR.. William Berge. Without
his bold, varying organ backgrouhd half the effects
Of the musical picture would have been lost Rev.
and Rev. Father m ,Mignard, $; T., preached at
teachings OF the saviour this subject should be
guide to us through life and tend to promote good
Misses Teresa ana Mary Werneke, and Signors Ta-
and Bacelll. Rossinis Nesse o,enneiie Will be
sung at this cnnrch after due preparation ana re,
hearsa IL will be given With the original orchestral
score for the FIRST time. work Of this kind sounds
very dlGereuS when the composers own name is
preserved than what it does when some itilerant
German scores it FROM q piano copy.
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must not be judged by ts creed. He denied the
theory OF Professionalism OF New York. thai
human nature was corrupt at the core.
Men We're better than their own belief. Who
had worse nature than Voltalre2 And yet he had u
hatred OF injustice, oppression ana unkindness.
Men lived amid delusions. The world was q strup-
gle, In which each man contenscd for his own sil.
pieInacy. The worst Of IL came 20 the top and the
sweetest was at the bottom All the grace ana nnesse
was the force that sustained this words IL was the
silver line OF Kindness In the heart. The reverend
gentleman Illustrated his principle by several happy
Illustrations OF acts OF heartfelt kindness, showing
the love OF mankind for humanity itself After which
another verse was sung Gnd the congregation de-
parted In the best OF spirits.
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REL. I0US.
The Cnriosities, Caste, Character,
POlnp and Circumstance Of
Modern Christian Service.
Flowers Of Fancy and Flowers
r. II ,s Of Spring.
The Piety, Pride and Peculiarilles Of
Metropolitan Negro WOrShlppers.
~~~-~~~>>~~>>~>-~~-~>~
Theological E'hszadsr, Spiritual Spice
and the Richmond Calamity
Melgiously Considered.
CelOred Views Of Christian Llfs-A Belilsevent
Belle in Protestant Pulpit.
Evarv Hon rlfs C.yo YarSc,--fsoinr tO
Cel0red Views OF Christian Llfs-A Belilsevent
Belle in Protestant Pulpit.
Every Han His Cwn ParscI-Going TO
Heaven In Hand.Basket- Free Love .
Fanatics and Free Luuchcs--The
Deyii After a Darby Deacon.

The warm breath OF spring ard the glorious sun OF
yesterday morning Inspired every religousy Inclined
man and woman III the metropos with fresh deyo-
tonal feelings, and prompted them TO repair with
xealous steps to their customary places OF Worship
there to praise God for all His goodness. All the
churches were we'll attended, ana there was no lack
OF enthusiasm In the services by the worshppers in
the temples of rich or poor. In the churches in
which cur fellow citizens oil African descent most do
congregatc the proceedings were exceedingly inter-
esting and edifying. Tho full reports or the latter
to be found below, viii be found 10 contsin unusu-
ally choice and striking religious matter, while the
elaborate accounts Of the doings In The other churches
In Kew York, Washington, Brooklyn aud elsewhere
VIII amply repay perusal
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CRVaCN OF THE AvE.gErlss.

Going to Heaven in a Hand Basko.--Poor
Human;ty.-Everyb body IA Good FoIlow--ser-
mon by the Rev. Ngr. Fr0thinghanl.
The honeyed orat0ry OF The Rev. Mr.. Frohng-
han-it might be inappropriate to call 1t The scDt-
ments Of wellto-dO coniectoner-soothed and
sweetened the six days troubles OF good-!ooking
congregation yesterday at Lyric Hall. The reverend
gentleman was in q happy mood, the assemblage
perfectly serene. The little organ pealed forth har
monlOusly, q quartet popped from behind q little
curtain and sung little hymn commencing with
following little verse;
Quiet as peaceful river,
Quiet as the wine. d.hushed seas;
We are Kept In perfect peace
And SO they were, a more peaeeaple or fratenal
Congregation never gaily trpped to church, q more
good natured sermon was never preached, every.
thing went chaiimingy and nobody Was hurt in
mind. Remorse was refused admission at the door,
Conscience would have been dubbed down the
stairs without question. Upon the faces Of the
majority love and self.sufciencF struggled Tor the
mastery while the reverend preacher was meek as a
dove. In feeling terms he referred TO the widows
mite and the grandeur that surrounded her humility.
The conributons Of the congregation were, however,
termination OF the discourse and just when
the long.halre collectors were about to 70 to
some OF the auditors and they LEFT Immediately. The
collectors, basket in hand saw them retire in dis.
may. Tn6 sermon was Of avery general character,
sparkling, frothy, and eloquent at times. Man, ne
said was mass OF pure seidshness, the rest
snow. Let the truth In upon society and 1t dis.
solved. He characterized the world az . duDghll.
but said nothing OF the COCKS that crow thereon.
Search the mind, there was nothing found but ab,ect
sOrddness Love was only pleasant device
adopted to induce human nature to live q little
longer. The art OF woman was to spritualize. She
sweetened life. Human nature was nothing but
common place, sordd selhshness. The crceds OF
tne human heart were poor stun. The body was
nad, 9 put the danger everywhere was In the soul.
he c0ntended that that which seemed to interest
every man In society and IN religion was the mos5
peruous. 1t was that which threatened the world
with ruin. It was the tendency 10 progress tnaI
threatened the world with decay. But what we see,
contnued the preacher, Is not the best but The
worst WORST. we perceived the show out not The sub.
stance. On the surface were envy. jealonsy wrath,
rage, competition and selfshness; and what we
diu not m see comprised purity and other
virtues; Ihe reverend gentleman then went on TO
recite the great struggle OF life. showing that while
tls merchant was tight.1sted. the lawyer unscrupu
loas ana e coquette heartess they all had inpate
quaiiiieS OF goodness which were concealed. Men
were better tnan they seemed TO others or even to
themselves. Let them go into closet and make
selexaminasl0n and they discovered conirtion
and repsntenee Tnat was the witness Of God In the
soul. Yhe worst VI mankind appeared on the sur
eye " lsilRlQl ~ W everything else. Christianity
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too, which shall measure our delights and teach us
how TO cnjow the happiness the LORD mas provided
for us here
Middletown transcript., 1870-08-20
For the Mdtlletovn Transcript.
THE OF MIDDLETON

have read with pleasure your remarks
in your issue of July 80, relative to home
interests and the value now of home in
vestments by our capitalists in factories of
different kinds to build up the village.
Middletown, situated in the midst of the
finest agricultural district to be found
east of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded
by beautiful orchards, broad fertile fields,
is yet an inland town, and whether this
production of her surrounding country be
greater or less she cannot hope to derive
much more benefit than is already attain
ed. She may have more stores, but they
are only advantageous as conveniences for
exporting the money from us to the large
centres of trade, viz: the cities, and no
real permanent improvement can possibly
be realized from large number of such
places of trade. Indeed, many of our
merchants will tell you they are often for
gotten by our opulent farmers and too Of
ten are compelled to know that the money
they might reasonably expect is conveyed
direct to the large cities and there expend-
ed. This being the state of the case it
behooves all energetic business men to
cast about to discover if some new enter
prise can be started that will check the
constant drain upon our villages and con-
duct tho trade into better channels for u.s.
We are situated inland, but we have an
outlet via the Del. Rail Road we have
splendid water power sites all about our
place. Within an area of three miles we
can find as fine water power sites as can be
asked for all or any kind OF factories. A
number of such enterprises suggest them
selves. For instance from this depot there
are annually shipped thousands of bushels
of wheat and corn, most of it goes to Phil
adelphia and Wilmington. When after
being ground and packed it is shipped to
all parts of the world. Would it not pay
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Selett Aoetrp.
THE IIAYFIELDS.

The sun had risen, the air was sweet,
And brightly shone the dew,
And cheerfully sounds the busy feet
Passed the lone meadows through;
And waving, like a fowery sea
Of gay and spiral bloom,
The hayfclds ripplcd mcrrily
In beauty and perfume.
saw the early mowers pass
Along the pleasant dell
And rank on rank the shining grass
Around them quickly fell;
looked, and far and wide at noon
The fallen flowers were spread,
And all, as rose the evening moon,
Beneath the scythe were dead.
"All flesh is grass" the Scriptures say,
And so We truly find:
Cut down, as in summers day,
Are all of human kind
Some, while the morning still is fair,
Taken in earliest prime;
Some, midday's heat and burden bear
But all lie low in time.
A fable full of truth to me
Is this, the mowers tale
soon broken stem shall be,
Like hay that strews the vale;
AT early dawn or closing light,
The scythc Of death may fall
Then let me learn the lesson right,
So full of truth to ALL
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During the trial of case at Louis
vile, witness persisted in testifying to
what his wife had told him. To this the
attorneys objected, and it was ruled out
by the Judge. He would proceed to tell
"shoost how it wash" when tho attorney
would cry out;
How do you know that ~
MY wife told me-" was the answer.
This was repeated several times. The,
Judge, unable to contain himself, inter-
rupted:
Suppose your wife were to tell you
the heavens had fallen, what would you
think ~
"Vell, I'd tink dcy wash down."
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Instead of answering me he opened ;
small writing desk and showed me {
check for one thousand dollars.
There, sir, was not that good day
work ?"
"It was"
I" But had still a better one last week
not in remuneration, beneftting the pock.
ct, but more satisfactory one to the
mind"
Z" How so p
picked up a small pocket-book on
Arch street, containing ten dollars. 1t
was evidently the property of poor per.
son. There was memorandum in wo-
mans hand writing, appropriating that
amount to parties whom she owed. Land
lord, six dollars; baker, one dollar and
fifty cents; grocer, two dollars and fifty
cents. On the inside leaf, I noticed the
number of house in Cresson's alley. In
quiring my way to the place, I found the
numbcr-it was a small house. Just as
was in the act of knocking, I heard fe-
male voice say, put it in the Ledger.
This was sufficient knocked, and the
door was opened by decent looking wo-
man; the inmates, beside herself were a
youg girl and lad. II called, madam.
in consequence of finding small amount
of money :"
Oh, sir, have you found it? Ten
dollars, sir all the money 1 had in the
world, and that owing to those who would
turn me out of the house if the rent was
not paid"
"There is the money, madam. I am
happy in being enabled to save you from
the power of merciless landlord"
{" handed her the book and left"
"That was indeed kind"
" 1t was my duty as man and Chris
tian, and more, sir, it was my business
L do not mention this, sir, for the purpose
of boasting of an act of charity, or in a
spirit of egotsm, but when that poor wo-
man opened her pockct-book she found
twenty dollars"
Middleton !" 1 exclaimed, springing
up, "you are noble fellow, and if 1 may
ask it as favor, permit me to be ranked
among your friends"
Sir, thank you. MY vocation is one
that, were it generally known, the few
who know me would probably shun me.
"Shun you! Why"
" What is money-fnding but a more
refined name for g-picking? 1t is true
dress better than that class do, and carry
a gold-mounted cane instead of a stick with
a hook"
'' | do not take that view of it,"
Thanks-I accept your friendship-I
am proud of it, for you are man with
out prejudice"
Sir, you are mistaken. I am full of
prejudice, but when l take an honest man
by the hand, as take yours now, have
none"
We are friends.
l cannot let the curtain fall on this lit.
tie drama in real life without relating one
more incident in connection with the prin.
cipal character. Walking down Chest
nut street with him short time back, |
remarked, as we were in the act of part
ing at the corner of Chestnut and Third
streets:
d" You have not practised your peculiar
art during our walk"
Not to any extent" he observed;
" still it has not been Improbable, show
ing me fifty dollar note which he had
been twirling about in his hand.
He saw surprise expressed in my looks,
and added:
You trod on that note when we were
opposite Masonic Hall, and 1 picked it
up. Such little pieces of paper are not
to be trampled upon with impunity Come,
dine with me to-day-nay, you must-so
come along"