The New York herald., 1870-02-21
AL SOULS CHURCH.
Its Distinguished httendants, Fine Music and
Wealth., Fashion and beauty.

sn nsthsni-heu Attendants, Fine Music and
Wealth, Fashion and Beauty.
All Souls church. at the corner OF Nineteenth
street and Fourth avenues temple OF worship
which the Rev. Henry W. Bellows has nled win his
polished eloqueace for many years--is the leading
Unitarian church OF America. DR.. Bellows Ia q
preacher OF such rare capacity ana eruditlon that
hundreds who believe In liberal Christianity q few
VINO hold to the divinity OF Christ ana even some
who are rank Irnl,arans attend his services every
Sunday. The congregation numbers over ao0o IL
,s composed Of gentlemen OF intellect, distinction
wealth and fashion. Literary men form an
important eIemenE and particularly the COL
iega graduates OF New England. All Souls'
cnurcn Is PROBABLY visited by ~ many strangers a.
any other IN the city. THIS - because DR.. Bellows
has faue a fervd orator and repute ~ an elegant
writer. Hls services a. President OF the United
states Sanitary Commission, which we're almost
boundess and liberal; his well known devotion TO tho
belief that Christ was more than good man, ten
dency hardly followed by the majority OF Unitarans
and the manly ana outspoken stand which ne re-
Gently took at the May anniversary Of his Church. In
which he declared his repugnance to casting away
the landmarks OF religion and establishing unlimited
license even pndeIity among free thlnkers-those
Ali have given him an admiration which can be
found In a congregation aggregattng hundreds VINO
do not participate In the dogma OF uuitarlanism
Yesterday morning the gathering was large, be-
cause OF the soitneSs OF the Oreezes ana tue tempt
ing invitation OF the weather to richly clad pedes-
trans. Most every seat was occupied at the begin
uinR OF the fhe sexton, VINO Is an edition
| OF Brown himself, without Browns voiubty.
| bound In patent leather and embossed In shirt
front and shapeless broadclOath from which there
seemed TO radiate pleasant courtesy, handed the
members of the church TO their pews, and
also the visitors. without a list OF las. as
memory. The ladies were draped in pretty
costumes and some even wore handsome and
recherche toilets, among them that OF the charming
Mrs. John Hoey Ermine, all KINDS OF vRluablo
skins, astrakhans silks IN coiors sattns, velvets,
hats, hair on The latest models switches. ribDons
and jaunty ornaments were deposited IN the differ
ent slips by eleven O'clock The gentlemen were
dressed neatly as rule. II is hardly their privilege
| to dress otherwise.
II any one doubts the wealth ana intellect OF the
society. let him peruse their names:-Ihere 10 VII.
liam Cullen BrS ant who In youth gave US ''Thana
topsis,n but who now in his silvery years has
| brought our iae impressive imagery or Ho
| mer In English verse. the nature-lover Is
constant attendant. From poetry 10 Philanthropy
there IA Peter Cooper. HIS slnpiehearted character
Is visible upon his lace. tor years ne mas been al
admirer OF Dr. Bellows. Moses II. Grlnnell another
METROPOLITAN veteran. the Collector OF the Port,
merchant known ior ms activity IN assisting Arctic
explorations aud opening his generous purse 10 AL
worthy objects, is also there Joseph II. Cnoate, o
the New England Sociasy and Union League, IL
nlred poltroon prevented the attendance Of Dorman
sickness. % Dr. Augustus <. GARD Gardner. @ sataOi oi
and physician, with his beautiful daughters,
Is related 10 Dr. Fellows, and also attends s4.h Mr.
Cary, Mr. William M. Pritchard Mr isaac Sherman
Mr.. u. q. Arnold MIR. J. ID. Judson, Mr.. W. A. Muir.
dock, Mr.. q. &. Ward, Mr.. NJ. Chandler and Mr.. II
| w. Griswold worship ut AL Souls 10 these namei
| are added the tour singers 0f the quartet choir
| which IL unsurpassed IN the city, Emma Ham
| I'm. soprano; bliss Ella Mayer, contralto; mr ].
| Perring tenor: ana MIR. William +. Grier, baSsc
| Being professional artists Of the highest order
these ladies and gentlemen executed piece
| Of uncommon di1icuity In perfect concert
| without harshness Miss Hamin, prettl
| dressed, sang In . clear, sweet information
| and Miss Mayer gave . conIrallO solo fron "G0d 1
Onr Hope and Strength.n which was . triumph o
, vocal sKht. M. J. Il. Perrlng, the tenor, VINO ha
been attached 10 the choir ave years. sang clearl
ana forcbly, and w. r. Grier was remarkable for al
, | deep expression. An organ voluntary from BaE
tiste was executed with great nicely Of renderin
| by the accomplished amateur oIganlst, pr. Steil
| Then followed the anthem by Won Weber; the fri
| hymn ''St. 0ion Greatorcx: second hymn froI
= | the Madison Avenue Collection. In the ev
!" | ming there was m organ voluntary frc
Bapltsissa An anthem: Heavenly Dwellings,.
, | Ay A. Baumbach, and two hymns. In voc
and organ music All Souls Is pre- eminent churcl
! And when he was demanded OF the Phartses
them and said The kingdom of God comcth not VIII
observaton.n After narrating some valuable fact
from ecclesiastical history, anterior to the coming
Christ he went on 10 elaborate the idea contained
the text, touching upon Methoaism, Qaakersm
ADonllonism ana Pharisaieai people. He directe
telling blows at scoffers and those VINO demand tha
| IL Christian should be recIuse surrounded b
| ceremony and closed by iacucatiDg the lesson Q
| his dLScourSe-iaitn.