The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-11
Midsummer sermons-Tho Herald Anatbe.
matixed.

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Yesterday the churches, with but few excep-
tons, were almost empty. Charles and Ara
bella were worshipping nature on the noun
tain tops and on the seashOre, where the rust
ling branches of the oak and the splash of the
waves told tale of pleasant breezes not to be
heard in the brick-built city. Several of the
churches, too, were closed Doubtless the
physical strength and mental faculties of their
pastors had become exhausted by six
months Of hard labor for the conversion
Of ideas, it was but natural for them to seek
repOse in some secluded spot like Long Branch
or Paris where they can recover strength and
engender ideas in readiness for the fall season.
AS for the congregations, perhaps they feared
lest if they prayed during the summer they
would have no sins to pray for in the winter.
And, next to the passion Of exhibiting dresses
and jewelry in the service Of the Lord,
| nothing gives so much satisfaction to your
fashionable church goers as the knowledge
that they have sins to pray for.
Yesterday the attendants at the churches
| attire itself in fine raiment. Nevertheless
| there were some notable summer suits at the
Northwest Reformed church, where Rev. Mr..
Ganse announced that ''the Sunday services
wonld be discontinued till the cool breezes of
October shall breathe on the nerves of the
young Christians of the ward, after which the
reverend gentleman delivered sermon on
Living Things" in which he referred patheti-
cally to the toad and eel, and requested the
congregation to recognize in the meanest crea-
ture the hand of the Almighty. BY all means
let us do so, even though our faith be severely
quitoes. The Progressive Spiritualsts at
Apollo Hall listened to a vigorous discourse
against worldly wealth and a laudation of
spiritual wealth which must have greatly
pleased them, considering that from outward
appearance they are milIionnaires in the latter.
This subject of wealth was referred to by sew
eral preachers. Rev. DR.. Vinton, in an able
and eloquent sermon at Trinity church, ex-
pressed the opinion that it could not confer
true freedom. But although he argued
strongly to show what o slave the rich
man was, we fear that some of his
hearers were willing to wear the
golden chains. DR.. Deems, at the Church
of the Strangers, delivered an impressive
sermon on apostolic experiences, and ''Scrip-
ture justification" was explained at the Allen
street Methodist church by Rev. Mr.. Noble.
Religious and secular life" formed the sub
ject for profound argument by Professor
Greene, and the Rev. Charles B. Smyth dis
coursed on ''faith in the Almighty" At CAL
vary Baptist church Rev. II. S. Macarthur told
how the good fight had been and was to be
fought, while in Brooklyn Brother Beecher
delivered sermon on the personal following
of Christ, without single laugh in it. In
a word the religious discourses Of yesterday,
not only in this city, but in Brooklyn, Jersey
City, Washington and the summer resorts
were as earnest and convincing as could be
expected at this time Of the year
We regret exceedingly, after doing 80 much
to advance the cause of religion, that the
HERALD should have been mathematical yes
terday by bishop, and a prophet at that
1t made our blood run cold on reading Bishop
Shows sermon. After densuncing contem-
porary for having told ga blasted lie," he
opened vigorously upon the HERALD, which
he denounced as being written for by rogues
and liars, inspired by the devil" Furthermore
he alluded to this paper by name as ''dirty,
ignorant, shabby, filthy, internal rag" He
next expressed the opinion that we were ''as
a., Il yNaI.
HERALD afraid of Christ's coming ''But
Christ will come in spite of it. said Snow,
''and then / will have the satisfaction of
seeing that paper and all connected with it
50 low in the mirs that can kick and tram
pie on them to my hearts content" We have
tried to imagine the HERALD Building and all
connected with it sunk in mud puddle and
Snow hanging on by the lightning rod vigor-
ously engaged in 2 kicking performance, but
the picture is too narrowing. Really, the
Christian sentiments Of the prophet were
appailing, and we rejoice to find in the close
of the report that he left ''the HERALD and all
other such vile sheets to the vengeance of
| God" We pray for time in which to repent.
Such a sermon as that of Snow in the dog
DAYS is suggestive Of rabies, and if the
prophet has never been bitten by mad dog
then all we can say is that he ought to have
| been.
Mrs. LINooLN's PENSION BILL, providing
| for pension of three Thousand q year, was up
on Saturday in the Senate, the question being
upon its passage. During the debate on the
bill Mr.. Yates, of Illinois, declared that he
didn't care what others might say; he knew
that Mrs. Lincoln and all her family (the
Todds, of Kentucky sympathized with the
rebellion during its existence, and he wouldn't
vote q dollar for her upon which to make q
show of herself in Europe. Mr.. Salisbury,