New-York tribune., 1870-11-14
RELIGIOUS.

DI. OsGOOD'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN TIE EPIS-
COPAL PULPIT.
DR.. Osgood preached at st. Thomas's Church
yesterday, a new experience in New-York since his
change from Untarianism to Episcopaey. The church
was densely crowded with a fashionable audience. The
text chosen was For other foundation man ay
that Is laid, which IS Jesus Christ" The speaker
thought that Christ the only foundation He in
first possession Of the ground and history is nothing
but u record OF human civilization and progress
resting on Him. He is under all characters Of pure
humanity and godlness All the wises of the fathers
built their faith In Him. Swedcnborg and EO,he laid
THEN specuatons at His feet and all the heroes OF ms
tory erected the living foundations OF virtue up0n HIS
cause. We believe In and look to Truth and In llm we
Taljc'on and humanity and the foundation OF power
and what gard His atOnemcnt IL only HIS son
boden; of or idea Christ is not only at the fouuda
ton OF faith by right OF first possession and experience
OF the past but lie Oug TO be then in view Of the wants
Of future. lie is Master, EXemplar Savior always
The speaker referred with some bitterness to thg NEW
firm foundation. lie blamed her not for having too
itb seenSe thai deserved the name but with The car
atanism which did not take it. foundation from facts
He Teprobated the new Rome, the new world OF
1--WE up their souls and pictured Win
good deal Of the sad results Of plunge into
women especially suffered 70 deeply All society,
he thought, can stand upon the foundation OF
Christ Man means 10 keep the foundation there The
great human mind demands living God-not the one
predieed the continued growth Church OF Christ.
universal yearning FOR the trnth rs il is IN Him IS
arising If We try take Christ ont of the Church we
might IA well try to mutiate the being OF the eternal
GOdhead.
WESTERN MIssIoNs-GRANT's INDIAN POLICY.
Bishop ClarksoD OF Nebraska preached an
able missionary sermon yesterday morning at ST. Marks
Church on secondave. He said The vast mission west
O, the Missouri River, that OF Nebraska and Dakota,
given 10 my charge by the General Convention some
wears ago. is an empire half as large Europe. The
Pacific Railroad peneraes through and beyond it, start
ING up towns and cities all along its lines, as If by magic
We arc panting little churches, landmarks of the Cos
pel ac ross the continent and sending church standard
% s Communities OF that vast re zion The
men are now living who will see fifty powerful and
spIenuid Dioceses fully manned and noby equipped
between the Missouri kyer ana tme fseinJ & ocen; EN-
missionary Jurisdictions OF our Chrehso marvellous IS
tbe rspdity of their material development sofnsoiuCy
mmeasurabe their resources, 40 astonishing II the
flow into them OF the yOdng LIE OF the world 50 certain
r they I'm our day TO the seats and oenters of civil
social and church power that DO believe myself to lie
Within the bounds OF reasonable fpecllatloh When a
thai Nil and nsitutiOns and churches from WI u
are now Eastern diOccses may within generation nc
asking missionary and eleeHosynaiy ald from NcDi"sA
% ,aTtant element in this vast missionary work s
tho Indian population, especially in Dakota Ihe III
dams eop,s nearly thrceq quarters OF he entire inhaD-
,"nds on3 have ghTn much zeal and cagcrncss TO re-
ceve the word OF Christ How could men eyer sser,
hat they were not capable OF receiving me Gosei ana
turning iron their heathenish barDafttsi Ohf hoTh III
Cnrsti3nhing them is progressing mot proinnlleiy;
Ne build schools and churches Tor thth We SeAu
,rc,clers and missionaries among them ahd We hdte
irgnsated into their language our own Prayer booh
winch /, joyfuly received ana appreciated ho'o 'h'H
uythlnS else
CORNELL MEMORIAL sUNDAY-sCHooL.
The second anniversary of the Cornell Memo
~ church sunday school celebrated eoterday after
~ r., the temporary chapel, corner of Second-ave ana
s,,.ptv seyenthst. which completely hiled Ihe eN-
erc.e consisted prayer by the pastor the Rev Ar
ps singing by the children OF the school, report Dy ne
ndeuf tie Rev. Joseph LJnghhg, ana DeI ad-
10y B0Nlfr 'Vn'''' '''
Hamilton, anu olh'rn. ,.,i,o1 for the nuycbosc of
- Tbe .clOOl Is at present in very prosperous
i,.i. Tnc number Oi pupils year ago was on
,,rn,ut number llG average attendance durihe the
trsr az, new building is 10 DE erected on o.nehty
lie liy been secured TO insure the success OF
49,, - r,rI-e and ID h peced thal iho heAt ahH'ci-
,,rv "li In, held in the new sehool-ioom'
THE PRESBYTERIAN FIVE MILLION FUND.
Tho services mt the Madison square Presby-
,I ch,rch Yesterday relative to tie collection
q, a, coo oo "A Memorial Fund, In eonmeinoraton oi
a. ~ tbe different branches Of the Presbyterian
Ch,,rh A number Of the most prominent Prspyteflah
-. ~, ,.on invited 10 address the meeting. The
- an,,rts were delivered by the Rev. DR.;
iJsm. III lad been suggested that Tat sSi"oiiai i
Trnd 81 S5OOOGOO should Dt ci,stcu, inlo s.t,os
, - sn.1taneOtIs gratitude 10 Coo i"r the piISi"gc
~ ~ VI tlem of coming together. several Ogccts
o . I'm idnred iu the APPROPRIATION anu lo'hi
~ rcntb--t Church exteDsioi, "a. ehuo"nehl ot
W T1enloaical Seminary ana the ore, tioN -
, ,i uonse that would he the EyhnEeisto nome
49, il WIS nOti1f tie purpose oi
drnannaI ionll power, but TO lrA.i 70 ' ~ 6i,jne
h ghcst motive OF the human S"''' =" =" ~ "
"oin's parsons of the Memorial Fund Comm.Llee d.
tailed I'M, ylht led ihai NJ pen o' % ,' ne ~ ,: ,
tla Of f.e IuLi uurf t'p'tN,' m t,.. ~ L.ut 4,
tuorc were uumbsrs VI CHURCH VrssIrl@SVnS "'nsu1