The New York herald., 1870-06-13
CHURCH Of TIE MESSIAH.

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. Bellows, Embracing
q Sketch and Eai0gy Of Charles Dickens
Trinity Sunday in n Unitarian Point of
View.
There was large attendance at the Church Of the
Messiah yesterday morning-an attendance made
up Of wealth, fashion and refinement worshlppng
ct this church and the Church OF All Souls. which
two congregations still temporarily worshipping
together, owing to the latter church st undergoing
repairs. The ch0lrs OF the two churches also united
in singing, and the result, as on the previous sun
day, was union OF harmones almost sweetly divine
in their exquisitely atruned intonations Beginning
THE MUSICAL PROGRAMME"
was the tenderly mpassloned voluntary "Quoniam,'
from Mozarts "Thlrd Mass played with most won
derfu expression by Mr. Edward Howe, Jr, the
Organist Following this was 'yenite' an anthem
composed by Mr.. Howe and certainly musical
composition of rlre depth Of feeling and grand
power OF melody. In 1t are several solos--one,
"The Sea is Hls1 sung by Miss Annie Bulky; an
other, 20 Come Let Us Worship p' sung 10y Mrs.
Ficher; another, "For He is the Lord,n sung by @.
r. whiting; and another 80 Worship the Lord p
sung Dy Miss l.. C. Rushly. These were all most
finely sung, as might be expected from such sweet
sOverelgns Of song After this was sung '"Ihe Beat
tndes," trio also composed by Or. Howe;with solos
by Mrs. Sophia Mozart. Miss Rushly and Mr.. Whit
ing AS musical interpretation Of the scriptura
passages forming its basis nothing be conceived
more httingy appropriate and more replete with
grandly stirring melody. Next was the response by
the Two full chOruses. "GlOry be to Thee, Lord .,
by Mini. A congregational hymn was now sung, and
there then came
THE SERMON,
which was preached by Rev. Dr., Bellows. Hetook
as his text Ephesans ill.,, g. "UntO who are less
than the least Of all saints Is this grace given After
pOrrayng the chle characteristics OF Christ in gene
raj but eloquent terms Of description, he dweit upon
that phase IN his mission when ne gave his
showed, In short, that he came to call sinners to
repentance. In ChrisL's eye one soul was just as
sgniGcancies of rank ana splendor, had no effect
upon him. His aiiluent love took IN ali alike lie
worked among tne poor fishermen around Nazareth
had had as His disciples the sons OF kings VINO had
sat at the feet OF Plato and Aristotle lie did not
20 over she world looking for precious souls all
sorts precious in His sight. From this he pro-
Ceeded to speak OF the effects Of culture upon the
soul, and also portrayed the power for good EVIL
Of the soul in proportion to its culture degreda
ton. There were sanity and inspired souls, and
herein was the capacity OF every SOUL
THE CAPACTY OF THE SOUL
was great. Jesus Christ had his gems, his pearls
In James ana Peter and John and others of His dis
ciples. These men had great and good souls, and
they accomplished missions OF great good The
world was full OF people Of the same capacity of soul
He traced the glory and beauty of souls shown IN
the lonely walks OF life and the contrast between all
these, who live almost unknown and uncared for
and die and are buried in almost unknown
= few flowers scattered over their graves
with the pampered OF wealth and fashion
who have long funeral professions and high
sepulchral monuments placed over their buried
bodies. From this he proceeded to speak-and he
did 1t In strain u singular eloquence-Of Ue pre-
vailtng corruption OF these modern times. Corrup-
tion In business, corruption in politics and corrup.
tion Oh the bench OF justice. The world was in a
WOful way. Low toned, massive moral sin prevailed
Ia high places. But from all this he showed that
there was great encouragement, and urged that
each In his sphere OF duty had work to do. In
conclusion he alluded, in terms oil beautiful and ap
prOpriate eulogy, to
as the closing OF life OF singular brightness, the
career OF grand and noble soul. Few writers had
written more or written better. A great master OF
details and microscopic IN observation and having
his own purpose from the start he was true artist.
He worked for one end. That end was invariably
exalted, noble and high. His words reached hearts
preachers could never touch He made hypocrisy
contemplate and sin q great wrong. Countless
hours OF enjoyment he had given and would give to
countless homes In both hemIspneres. Who had
given such pure and unallOyed picasure--whO sucn
genuine nerriment-who lncucatel such great mo.
ratIesS In his lifetime he drank the cup OF fame to
the dregS. Every human soul was enlarged by such
spendOr OF genius. Not profyssed moralIst, ne has
eXcellcd all the proIessed mOrastS OF these days.
He was q high and holy Instrument IN the HANDS OF
God. The usefulness OF his life and character would
never die.
TRINITY SUNDAY BY THE uNlTARIANs.
The sermon ended, the choir chanted the Lords
they wished to observe Trinity Sunday in way pc
culiarly Unitarian He then went Oh TO say that
there was q new Unitarian church to be built III
Harlem, for building which the sum OF 81, 600 was
greatly wanted. He dwelt on the subJectat some
length.
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth said that he could say amen
TO what had been said, but suggested tnat as some,
rs the soliciting boxes were being passed around,
would fnd they had put on their other, clothes and
had, therefore, no money with them, that they
could put their subscriptions on slips OF paper left
for the purpose IN the hymn books
The subscriptions poured In literally, and singing
and benedicti0n concluded the exercises.