The New York herald., 1870-02-21
CHURCH GE the DIVINE PATERNITY.

The Nov OF Religion unl the Rage Of Fash.
i0n-A Rich and Rare COngrss sution-Sersnon ON
by Rev. DIR. Chaplin.
Old Sol again gos up in good hnmor yesterday
morning. He kissed the prows Of the toiling and
working portion 81 humanity as they hurried to
their early devotional exercises In the humble and
unostentatious portions Of the metropolis, n to
greet them with she salurztion, How sweet tits 70
worship Cod In the morning OF iife.n While
he WAS thus engaged down town, he was
likewise very ofsctous ON Fifth avenue, In
the neighborno0dg Of the Church or tho
Divine Paternity. Here, around the lattces Of many
a fair lady and brave gentleman, ne shimmered and
laughed and glinted hither aud hithor, trying to
poke his in through the heavy blinds and arouse
the slecrers after the and wies OF 4 week OF
city life into sense OF their religious duty by warn
ing them that 1t was Iast approaching fashionable
church time, and unless they aroused and dressed
hastily they would never be able to reach DR.. Cha
pins church by eleven O'Clock. the hour
at which the exercises there usually CON-
mence. BY great deal OF persistent
effort he At last arouses them, and having made
hasty, though very careful toilets and partaken OF
still more hasty breakfasts they emerge from their
Sol, down the avenue 10 the temple Of their favor
ite preacher where many of them are astonished to
see that numbers are there before them-that tho
aisies are iringed with gay and sparkling toilets,
and the pews pretty largely occupied BY similar
material. But the sun pauses at the door and does
Because the location OF the church is such
that IL would be extremely inconvenent
for him to deyiate from the path he has marked
tor himself, and SO he is content with perching him
self on the roof dancing around there, clappng his
hands and singing IN a gleefai voice. II hope the
persea to enter the sacred edce he Mous ID Ssye
shed halo OF glory thr0ughok. He could have
peculiar and frollcsome way, toying and coqnettnC
among some Of The most magnificent headgear that
ever adorned the beautiful apexes or the fair. He.
too, could have kissed many pa lid cheek and woke
Into life and sparkling iOveness many langmd
and fanguishing belle as she leaned back with an
But let Us see who we have inside, in addition to
those whose names have already appeared in the
HEBALD:--Mrs. George Kellogg MRS. Dawson, ne
Miss Chapin, daughter OF DR.. Chaprn; Mrs. Need
ham, ne Miss Montrose; Mrs. Sturgis, nee Miss
Elesworth; Mrs Honeyyle, nee Miss Marshall;
MISS Mellon; the Misses Banks, Mellon, Osborne
skenc&, Smith, Cort, Wooey, Peters, Flint, Dudley
Montrose, Kellogg, John and Others. among the
young ana fascinating gentlemen were observed
Messrs. William NJ Banks Caldwell, Thomas DAVIS
Needhan, domaine, Watson, Cort, Sinclair and
others.
Rev. Ir. Chaplin took the text OF his discourse
from the ninth chapter or the Gospel OF Matthew.
twentieth, twenty first and twenty second verses
"And behold woman which was diseased with an
issue OF blood twelve years came behind Him and
touched the hem Of His garment; Tor she SAID WITHIN
herself III maysbnt touch HIS garment shall be
whole,'n &c. ON the above words Of ST. Matthew
the reverend doctor preached an able ana eioquens
y
theological character. He drew parallel between
the healing OF the daughter OF the ruler who had
peitoned Christ for tho same and that Of the poor
woman who had touched the hem OF HIS gar
ment and SAID that, though both miracles
were performed under di1erent circumstances
yet they pointed to the same result, naney--that
true Christianity was belief Ia Christ and tnat no
outward forms or ceremonies were necessary W
achieve salvation. lie also alluded 10 the faacies
OF the various sects OF Christians and their quarrel
ling over dogmas rituals and forms Of worship
which, alter ati we're OF account whatever bui
merely tue scanoidings and surroundings by whtcn
they sought to Climb to the pure and ltaJloua
essence OF true religi0n,
Both before and after the services, the religious
influence which the HERALD ~ exerclstnC amunp
the people was freely ard iavoably canvassed among
some OF the cading rnembers OF the cnurcn.