New-York tribune., 1870-04-11
RELIGIOUS.

and meetings for the week, yesterday morning NJ,
Beecher REFER ID TO the meeting which the coored
people to hold in the Brooklyn Academy OF Mn.o
this evening" by saying that there never was mora
worthy occasion than this thankfunes He thankea
God that ne had lived 10 the day when black manr
woman ride in street without being nsurd and
when black man can have voice in the Goyernnent
nnder which he lives. Ten ago 10 wOud have heen
Impossible for negrOs to bold meetings I'm building like
the Academy OF Music. Mr. Beechcr knew there was no
need TO ask the congregation TO furnish flowers ot the
OCCASION and be hoped they would send bushels Of them
too He then read the lines by Montgomery beginning
CATION and choir sang with spirit
The text was selected from zlchariah 9th chapter nth
verse For how great His goodness aud how great ia
His beauty" All elements that by the general Of
ciied heaven no place was 30 beautiful P a. Ensr and
and so the Jews called heaven the New jerusalem Il
beauty reality In the spiritual life or Il figure Tho
speaker held that beauty IL first spiritual and Divine
and afterward II takes lower form. Tie spiritual lif
all the beauty In this world is but the result Of an acct
dent Beauty nheres in the very structure OF nature
tending The more cultivated the human mind the
The more the faculties are developed the more they
demand it for is the ghest thing in nature. Moral
qualities just much under the moral laws phys
duces fness and harmony creates the Of beauty
It is not enough that we should be true Just and good
Humanity the child OF aspiration and not OF fear Tho
growth toward rpeness in moral experience is analogous
TO beauty. When strong nature begins TO put his afec
tons oyer his passions eyerybody G Il ready 70 enea
conquered and led by a child, no one can help
| admirng There Is nothing so beautiful as a beau.
| tfu character. 1t is what men long for. Men
Will worship, and il they have no God they viii
make one. Who would not like TO swing in a rain
bow But there is something better than ths. In many
households there are human pictures far beautiful
than any rainbow can be. No man, however homey he
may be- can have beautiful feeling without showing it
in his face The most beautiful things OF memory were
fugitive at the time they occurred These which men call
mists of sin. OF all beautiful things there is nothing like
lower forms but not in its higher When call you =,
the Christian fe call you to the highest realization of
| the soul. Most Christians barbarians. They
three tnkng virtues which they admire but the
rest OF their body is quite naked How many persons
are there who, under provOcaton, blossom into beauty
How many there who dsinerestedly benevolent
he can present US to the lord fair without bemsG
Too many people have wrong conception OF religion.
duty They do not suspect that means larger liberty
and greater joy Whatever Is right On eaF.a al the
makes the grow lighter, until, byandby 1t carrie.
mr. NStng 80 ~ he roJ ~ antv s0 II Does not ~. y.
Gure perfection to be beautiful The rosebud Is beau
fu before it blossoms. marvel TO see people eternay
while they neglect the higher beauties Of the soul Men
grOan because they are neuaglc but telr nelghDors
Know that they have had the neuralgia Of the soul
for years. We cannot bear TO see the body wasting
away, but we have not word to say when our repua
ton begins to fade 1t is mistake to think that this life
must be OF that may secure happiness in
the world to Christ says to every one Of you,
Pant let there flowers for every month in the year.
and let your garden bloom with beauty The ORGANS IN
our souls now being tuned. Byandby every note
will be perfect, and then our new Ie sha DC one grand
| harmony
NEw-YoRK EAST CoNFERENCE-LAT DELEGATES.
The proceedings of the New York East Con-
ference on Saturday, opened usual, with religious
exercises conducted by the Rev. William II. Boole The
names Of members serving the Committees Of Exam
nation for 1871 read The lay vote on Lay Deega-
ton was announced by districts follows: Newfork
District for against Long Island South District
for against Long Island North District 74 for
against Bridgeport District, 65i for, 4is against
| trief for egafp
Law vote $500 for 2cO6 against majority for l292 The
church by this time filing up rapidly and to pre-
interior of which should for the accommodation o the
ministers. The fifth question: who have been elected
announcement that the following persons declared
elected TO elders orders: The Rev Messrs. Spencer H.
John H. siansbury, Edward L. Bray Charles " Church,
| W. r. Webster, Joseph o. Munson, Edwin f. Hadley,
several candidates elected to deacons orders.
number OF cergymen objected to the rather free manner
in which occasionally iayman may be raised up to the
The Rev Dr. Harris read telegram just received,
announcing the death Of Bishop Kingsley at Beyrou,
syria, OF heart disease The message was signed Henry
The Rev Dr. Holdich attended from the NewYork Con-
ference TO ask that Committee be appointed TO unite
with a similar Committee from that Conference IN taking
action relative to the death Of Bishop Kingsley Just an
nounced The following were appointed the Committee:
The Revs. Dr. Curry, G.. L. Taylor, Mr.. Roche, Dr. scud-
| der. The Rev. Messrs. Brown and Booe were made
Committee to arrange memorial service. resolution
of sympathy with the surviving members Of the epeo-
pacy passed, and the Rev. George Lansing Taylor
requested furnish his Missionary SermoD preached
Oh Friday night, for publication.
Ii now liz O'Clock a. m, and the Rev Dr. scudder
rose on Lay pelegation but 9erf to yield to the Rev
After long and spirited discussion In which the
greater part of the Conference participated ballot was
taken and resulted lOl for IS against Lay Delegation,
but as two-thrds vote was necessary the measure was
At p, m, Miss Edith oGorman spoke before the Con.
ference and large congregation II was PROPOSED as
cined Many contributions, however were forced upon
her. and her photograph sale at the doors for the
poses ecturng next week in Washington by invitation
| OF several members OF Congress.
NJ. E. REUNION SERVICES.
At the Greene-st. NJ. E. Church, yesterday,
reunion services took place OF both ministers and those
connected formerly and at present with the sunday
school and Bible classes, and, early az p m, the
church was thronged with the young and old. Tie Rev.
z. N Brown fyrmer pas tor Of the church, presided
the loyeeast, which continued until loi when
| the usual sunday services were begun. The Rev j. l.
John 5 And the ght shihet6 in darkness and the
darkness comprehended IL not" At the close Of the
morning services, many members OF the
mained and at participated in reunion Of the former
superintendents teachers and scholars oI the s1ua!
school. Short addresses were deuNtred ny INC nlol
prominent members aud the pastor Of the church tad
letters from absentees who were prevented rom aeo
ing, and who expressed their feelings ~ lhe suosess
the congregation separated and reassenbed az p n III 10
listen to address by the Rev. j. . nsp and 10 nave
Reunion services were held yesterday also in the ST.
Johns VI. T. Church. In the morning, the Rev. l. l.
Esray preached from text, "And he satin unto them
Follow me- and will make You fishers Of men" Al tle
conclusion Of the sermon, the Rev. DR. Ferris, PreChs
Elder Of the district, said that new church edhce has
been contemplated for several by the trustees u
st. Johns Church. and the plans were now prepared
The building, t was estimated would cost the 81
ciety $4,000 and U escd 10 began the work y
soliciting contributions for that amount The subsc1p-
ons obtained al the morning service amounted 10 s0
600 In the afternoon at 3 a Love Feast held and 10
the evening there religious services, with ad'
| dresses from former pastors.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
The "Bble Question" was the subject OF