The New York herald., 1871-12-11
RELIGIOUS.
The Proclamation of the Gospel
and the Worship of the Sanctu.
ary Attendants Yesterday.
Mr. BEECHeR ON EVERYDAY PLEASURE.
Mission Services Of the RedemptOrist
Fathers at st. James Church.
Xr. Pullman on Books and How
to Read Them.
The New Gospel OF Penance
by Father McCrcady.
4 Place for All and Every Man
Destined to His Place.
Missionary Meeting at the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION.
Sermons by Drs. Chapman and Rylance ;
4 Place for All and Every Man
Destined to His Place.
Missionary Meeting at the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION.
Sermons by Drs. Chapman and Rylance |;
Revs. Beecher, Munday and Reen;
Fathers Kearney, Scannen,
McCready and Others.
zEw ENGLAND coSGREc.rIoyAL CHURCH

Tho Gospel . Thing Not to Bc Asian I'd
Of-What Christia nifty Has Done for tho
World and Is Doina and VIII Do-Sermon
ty the Rov. Dr. Merrill Kfrhurdson.
The New England Congregational cnurcn corner
q Madison avenue aud Forty. seventh street, was
yesterday morning, as usual. wel ncd. Alter the
Introductory exercices oil singing, prayer and read
Ing the Scriptures tho PASTOR Rev DR.. Merrn Rich
ardson, delivered the morning DISCOURSE MS sub
jcct being "Why Men Should not be Ashamed OF the
Gospel" As the basis OF his sermon he announced
the text, Romans l., I6:--"For / am not ashamed
Of the Gospel OF Christ for It Is the power or God
unto salvation 10 every one that be.ievetn.n
Paul was writing TO the Christians at
Rome. lie would strengthen their latin and
emboden them TO stand hrln Tor the
Gospel in that city OF iniqu,tY. There Christ was
despised, and few and feeble were those who pro-
Sessed linn. Power. wealth. learning fashion,
prestige and the customs VI centuries were arrayed
against
THE NEW CHRISTIANITY.
Then the disciple must part with all. His bltterest
foes were often those OF his own nouschold. Paul
knew this. He had iet 1t: anu yet he gloricd In the
Gospel Of Christ He mad come under It's power,
hao tasted the Void OF Life anu knew II was Col,
de knew TOO that it would ultimately prevail Alter
further PREDATORY remarks ne enforced "A q first
reason why we should not pc ashamed OF The Gospel
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world. Amy work which can lnus survive
poetry and religon OF even greater an,lqn,ly. and
tnls Is an argument Ia their favor. For any work OF
Greek OF roman gcn.is, however, the Blue Is pub
lished thousand times. 1t tue
BOOK or THE CIVILIZED WORLD.
lts readers must be reckuned by the millions An
intelligent man, be he Christian or sceptic, would
oo ashamed not 10 know II. No book mas received
sacn criticism, hone oeen attacked with such vIo-
tcncc. All the weight Vi logic wit, riiicuie venom
nave repeatedly been brought against lt, yet it Is
more widely read. more wIdely studied. more widely
ine nrst century, aud IN me last lnndelty. wIth
Gsserm,ned 1ss ,e1a zeal sought ex!ermna!e
Of Europe one hundred years ago, swore
no wound crush IT, HIS house near Geneva, In
which ne made his threat oi exicrminaLlon, Is
nov used for q Bible Repository. Against ali the
snglnery OF talent snu learning st nrmiy STANDS
Gin 10 ioiler-besin TO trenDiei II
" rr.mSie. ). The slM'n,S,sol 4 .aae srs%olc.
When iasnei by the waves.
Not single outpost has gwen way. What shall
be said oi = Gospel that ean stand such irialr
This-no man snail ue ashamed OF u. lie gave as o
secOpd reason why men should not be ashamed OF
Tue Gospel VI Christ and lis caects upon the world.
ssser.saSg q ~. Ias mus! ee judged " It's results
r roucnsroNE Of Gfhfr ,---'
4 Men may sncer ut the hrst engine or steamer or
Telegraph or mountain tunnel: uut let the engine do
cable teh the news, let ,he cars rusu tnrouga
Mount Cents ana that argument IS conclusive.
other religions Contrast Tie nations VINO nave
lived under us l.ht, ald every where Is seen that
the Gosle has beea the nigh lest power to cngDten
and elevate. lie traced ut icngin tlc Opposite re-
Dults vi Tie Catholic ana Protestant laitli5 ano alter
this ne urged That we should be ashamed of the
Gospel II we looked Al It's teachings. Inc Gospel
begins w. tn the doctrine oi repentance. IL Is hard
aud Illuminating 10 confess Wong, but Is right,
good, manly, and The wotlu respects the nan Tor
doing H. A man cannot become CHRISTIAN Til no
n Wiling 10 owa wrong ami restore where
wrongly taken. lie next urged mat Individual Tree
dom OF thought Is gwen us III me Gospel, Wine Otner
aystems Did tne mind and conscience No man Is Mt
10 DC autnorIty of another'S Conscience. No peo-
PIE can be elevated without ireeuoin o. opiniou In
CONCLUSION he entorccu tnat Inc
SCHEME oF MERCY
presented through Tie Gospel omnipotent. II
swept away the uadlilons vi the Jew ana the phi
losopby of the creek, and brought at he loot o
nercys throne the Phafi,ce philosopher prince and
puplicaD. IL was and l. balm io Inc WOUNDED con
science healing ior The suui peace 10 the troubled
spirit ana pardon 10 ihe CRIMINAL To come uudei
fts power we must part WIN our most cherished
sims, W. must make sacrifices Tor It's sake and we
must eMbraceit with iui hearts. and when death
comes we will he sustained by ITS grace plowed
upon Its promises anu iully, Chceruy anu trium.
pnaAiLy rest upon II our hopes ior escrnty.