The New York herald., 1871-11-13

The policy OF Trinity parish to encourage
church erection and trust to Fate or some other
power to I'LL the ediices afterwards manifests
itself In q remarkable manner In this city,
where the Protestant Episcopal denomination
have nearly one hundred churches, very many
of them, however, with poor aud feeble con-
gregations scarcely able to maintain q corpo-
rate existence. Occasionally . church dies
out, but the Vestry Of Trinity parish supplies
its place. A few years ago the Church Of the
Holy Innocents. In Thirty-seventh street, near
Broadway, became the property Of Roman
Catholic congregation, who retained the old
the Protestant church. But Trinity reor-
ganized the Episcopal parish and built the
chapel Of St Ohrysostom, on Seventh avenue
and Thirty-ninth street, one of the most
complete and best appointed parish churches
in the city. The Rev. Thomas b. Sill, Its
rector, is not very eminent as theo-
logian or % preacher, but he Is an
admirable pastor and parish visitor,
and has wonderful tact and abil-
ity to deal with children and young
people. Although his church ID wholly
devoid Of ritualistic emblems Mr.. SIN Is him.
self somewhat Inclined In that direction. The
sacraments are sometimes unduly exalted In
his pulpit discourses, and transubstAntiation
is positively declared. And In printed hand
bills which are freely circulated In and BY the
church the same doctrine ID taught. St.,
Chrysostom- pstron saint d the church.
is cited on those bills as tescting that 'if they
who touched Christ's garments drew such
virtue, how much moro do they who Gin the
Eucharist) possess Him wholly" Judicious
Hooker and others are also quoted as teaching
that 'our oorruptible bodies can never live the
life they shall live If here they are not Joined
Gin the EucharisD with His body, which is
incorruptible." Mr.. SILL in pronouncing the
benediction, makes the sign of the Cross over
his congregation, and 10 other ways shows
where his sympathies lie In the ritualistic CON-
troversy. Heis, however, an active parish priest
and allows very little idle time to hang on his
bands. On week days he has service three
times day, and on Sundays and holidays five
times. There is daily parish school connected
with the church and library and free reading
room also, which are well patronised. The men
Of the congregation are organized into Guild
Of st. ChrysOstom, and women and men alike
into Missionary Union to help forward the
rector In his work. And although the mem-
bership Of the church Is not very large it's
activity makes up for what n lacks In men,
bers. -
The Rev. p. L. Davies, pastor Of the Berean
Baptist church on Downing and Bedford
streets, ID worthy successor Of tho Rev. DR..
Bowling, who ministersd 10 that people for
quarter Of century. Mr.. Davies d . com-
paratively now man In this city, he having
come here about eighteen months ago nom
New Jersey, where for elk years he occupied
the pulpit Of the First Baptist church in Cam
den with great acceptance. During bis short
ministry here no has been emlnently success
full in winning souls, about sixty persons having
joined the Bsrsan church within that period.
His dscourses prove him to be deep thinker
and . sound reasoner, and In this respect he
ID, perhaps, the peer Of any minister in the clty
OF New York. lie never talks against time,
nor uses any but the most chaste and solid
English. His discourses are oftsntimes mar
vels of condensed thought, and are uttered
with wonderful force and energy, and BY his
eloouence and freshness of thought his
audiences are held In rapt attention from
flrst to last, and when his sermons are ended
the people feel that they are too short. and they
ara readv to exclaim. ''Go on" II that we're