The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-08
SERVICES AT PouGHKEEPs1E.


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POUGHKEEPsIE, August Z, 1870.
number of the churches In this city are closed
and their pastors seeking recreation ut the sea-
shore the springs. The hot weather of to-day has
had much to do with the slim attendance at divine
service, though the congregations have been respect1
ably large. At the Swedenborgian church, In CAM
non street, Rev. E. r. Reyes preached upon 'Thd
Angel Within U.s." This church has not q very large
congregation, but it is steadily growing In ita
battle for position among the churches OF the
city 1t has met with many obstacles, but thus
far it haslsurmounted them ALL having been aided
greatly by MI. Reyes when he renounced Method1
ism and came over to the SwedenbOrgians. Reli1
gious readers of the HERALD will recollect the won1
der and surprise caused by his open and manly de1
claration OF
HIS CHANGE OF THOUGHT.
He took his text this morning from Matthew viii,
1e-"Master, l will follow Thee wheresoever Thou
goest." He also read portion OF the second verse;
OF the second chapter OF Romans as explanatory Of
the text The words uttered in the text were spOkeu
by one who had recently formed The acquaintance
OF Jesus. When that assertion was made IL was the
Within the latter is natural mind, and still further
in Is a rational mind. Within the rational Is thel
Conceptions. Yet each one is mind, and it isl
within the power Of man to use them all at Once.t
MAN is A., SERIES OF 9 }ar 9, FORMS ORR MIND
but a germ 1t cannot be opened to evil infuences5
1t a rudimentary angel, therefore those who die3
In infancy do not become angels at once DurinQd
the early stages Of human life the angel and devi4
are In conflict within us and II the devil gains the
mastery the internal mind becomes fixed
by the action OF the external. The ina
ternal spiritual man is an angel In heaven
and he Is in the society OF angels and
the company OF angels. The Internal mind 1ourishes
under divine light, but 1t also grows through our
appropriation to 1t OF goodness and truth. Right
thoughts. pure desires,
LOFTY RESOLUTIONS M
must be reduced to practice else they win soonj
vanish like RAINBOW upon q summers clOud.1
The browning distinction OF the internal man Isl
love- 1t Is self forgetting, like the Lords love-
II is perpetual delight and then man loves for tne
luxury of love; loves his neighbOr In sense deslr
his own cost. b, lqIfe 4
Men win say this is visionary, It Is unreal; but
1t Is Divine law; 1t Is the regal divine munlncenc9
OF love, making all feel how hateful Is malice an1
Mr.. Reyes In referring to the religious e4perlence9
OF the world took occasion to Intimate tnat many o
them were sham. He was listened to with markeu
attention throughout his entire sermon.
At the
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
This morning large congregation was ~ ateenuS
ance. The music here was grand, the organ Deln&
presided over by Prof. Il. o. Flagler the nrst hymR
being
Awake my soul to joyfulay ,fs.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr.. YAM
Gieson who has just returned from a
vacation, He has been salmon nshing IN
the Canada waters. He took his text from the l25tR
Psalm third verse, "The Lord Is GOOD, !" &c. Durin9
short separation from the congregation ana OF the
blessings that had attended all during tnat tme ioE
which God is to be praised. His sermon generally
was very effective one and was attenuvely stenec