The New York herald., 1871-01-08
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Services To-day.

Services To-day.
Rev. Oscar Hugo breaches on the Bible question
this morning In the Berean Baptist church. corner
Of Downing ana Bedford streets, and in the evening
IN Antioch Baptist church, corner OF Blocker and
Norton streets.
"rhe Three Graces" will be the subject OF Rev.
Frederick Evans discourse this morning IN the Gen.
rai Baptist church. Services also IN the evening.
Rev. DIR. Cooke win preach this evening In the
Church OF the Incarnation.
Rev. Or. Mcvickar win preach this morning and
afternoon in the Church Of the Holy Light.
Rev. Abbott Brown breaches iu the Church OF the
Reformation this merning and afternoon.
Rev. q. F. Krote breaches morning and evening
In the Evangelical Lutheran church OF the Holy
Trinity.
Evangelist preaching on 1.-THE Coming Of the
Lordn this evening the catholic Apostolic Church.
Rev. Dr. wedekind breaches morning and even
ing In the English Lutheran Church Of st. James.
Life of children After Death, Who Takes Care OF
Them How They Are Instructed, and What Becomes
OF Tnem" will be the subject of lecture this even-
ing by Rev. Cnauncey Giles at the New Jerusalem
church.
Rev. Dr. Westcott viii preach In Plymouth Baptist
church this morning and evening 'ro Young Men
ON Mental Culture.n
Rev. DR.. Cheever viii preach this evening In the
Lexington Avenue Presbyterian church on "The
Record OF the Walk with Christ to Emmaus," and
the pastor Rev. Or. Sanderson In the morning
Rev. Merrill Richardson will preach this morning
in the New England Congregational church on
'.Waste and Expenditure" and IN the evening his
subject will be "Who is the Lord that We Shoud
Obey Him ~
Rev. Charles p. Lee breaches this morning in
Pllmpton Building on "The Future State"
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth VIII deliver the fifth serm on
IN 10 tn tha nin,y
In the Church OF the Messiah. Services In the
evening.
Rev. Michael ]. O'Farre Will lecture this evening
IN ST. Peters church, Barclay street, on SOLVER
Plunkett the Martyred Primate OF Armagh
Revival meetings are held in Twenty y-seventh
street Methodist church, between Second and Third
avenues, every evening
Rev. c. S. Narrower breaches morning and even
Ing in St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. DR.. Kendrick breaches morning and evening
in the Tabernacle Baptist church. "True Manli-
ness' will be the subject Of the evening discourse
Rev. S. Thompson win preach this evening In the
Broadway Tabernacle church on the "Reasons Why
the Whole Church Catholic Should Rejoice in the
Downfall Of the Temporal Power OF the Papacy.n
Rev. E. c. Sweetser will preach this evening In
the church corner OF Bleecker and Downing streets
on "The Universalist Idea OF Judgment
.Why am Universalist 2" will be the subject OF
Rev. J. NJ. Pulman's discourse this evening IN the
Church OF Our Saviour.
The Hutchinson Family VIII sing and prominent
speakers address the Morning Star Sunday school
thus afternoon at $50 West Twenty-louith street.
Mrs. Hyzer will speak before the Society OF
SpritualIsts In Apollo Hall this morning and even.
ing.
The Lutheran Church and the Church Fes-
tivals.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
II has been, Tor good many years past, the prac.
tce OF OF city papers, on the day after the
celebration OF any Of the great festivals of the
Church, to give some account of the manner in
which iDese had been observed by two or the most
prominent denominations-the Episcopal and the
Roman catholic; and the Lutherans, who are not a
whit behind either Of the churches Just named In
the observance or the Church festivals nave been
panied to note how utterly they have been ignored
on such occasions. This omission has, OF course,
been unintentonal, and has probably arisen from
two causes: First, the Lutheran Church is very
obIrusive devotes herself nolselessy to the great
work which she has undertaken 10 do; discour ages
everything like sensational preaching and allows
no opera music In ner choirs, and thus fails TO
attract much notice; and, secondly, in most Of the
Lutheran churches OF this city Divine worship is
conducted entirely in the German language, and
ing pu olic. There are IN this city and Its immediate
vicinity at least twenty-five Evangelical Lutheran
churches. and / would Ike through your courtesy,
TO direct the attention OF your many readers their
great Importance regards the best interests Of our
German population and the claims OF Lutheranism
to the respectful consideration Of fellow citizens
and the kind notice Of our leading journals at sea-
sons when The rellgous exercises OF other denoml-
nations are thus favorably noticed and commented
upon. 1t ls not praise that we covet; but we
feel that we do not deserve to be entirely
ignored, as though we were not In existence.
careful examination OF our confessions VIII
prove that we are pur ely evangelical, thoroughly
orthodox denomination; that We have preserved, in
Its utmost purity and completeness, the body or
sacred theology contained IN the scriptures and
held Ill the apostolic times. Without seeking to at
tract observation our Church devotes herself TO the
faithful preaching OF the GoSpe and In every egitl
mate way TO the work OF evangeizing the world.
She venerateS among others, the important nstItu.
tons Of the primitive Churcn, and sOlemny observe
the great Christian festivals by which those momen-
tOus and sacred facts which from the historical
basis OF the Christian faith are commemorated and
ever anc again Presented TO the serious conside.
ration Of men. Possessing beautiful llturgcal
| service, derived, Of course, from the liturgies
OF the early Church, arranged most strictly in ac-
cordance with the soundest principles or liturgies
and Just long enough not to weary the attention OF
mixed audiences, she offers to The devout Christian
| medium Tor approaching the throne OF grace most
ednying and soulelevatng. Afterwards enlarged
and better arranged this liturgy first prepared
for the use OF the Lutheran churches In 1928 long
before England became Protestant and anything OF
the KIND, and was thus the nrst liturgy ever pos
sessed and employed by a Protestant church as
/ medium and element OF public worship. It's excel
! lences cannot fail 70 strike all devout worshlppers
| who prefer suitable FORM instinct with the spirit
| OF devotion. for the guidance Of their puoic re.
! hgiOus exercises.
| Although nearly all the Lutheran churches in and
about New York are exclusively German, there are
| also those in which divine worship is conducted
altogether In the English language. or these the
! Church OF the Holy Trinity, possessing large and
beautiful audience chamber is situated in twenty
first street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, quite
the latter, and thus easily accessible persons
or families living IN the centraI part Of our city.
This church belongs to young congregation, by
| whom ii was opened not quite three years ago.
There has been gradual but steady Increase IN the
/ always made heartily welcome. The pastor, who
held during a number o years one of the most
prominent positions among the ciergymen OF Phjla-
dephfa, is very eloquent, earnest, Impressive and