The New York herald., 1871-09-11
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The Rev. Alexander R. Thompson, d. D.,
pastor of St. Paul's Reformed church, in
West Fortieth street, in this city, Is an hon.
ored member of family which has adorned,
and still adorns, The Christian ministry. He
Is . man q little above the middle height,
slightly bald, and with heavy flowing beard and
rather pleasing appearance. Yesterday his
return from the Rocky Mountains and the
Pacific was warmly hailed by his people, who
showed their affection in floral offerings and
designs; but the day and the occasion were
made subservient TO plain and simple state
ment Of the Gospel OF Christ in its fulness and
blessing. In the ritual Of the Church the
Doctor exhibits more OF the priest than some
of his ministerial brethren in his own denomi-
nation; but In his sermons the priest Is hid
ing to his words must recognise that it is not
DIR. A. r. Thompson SO much as it is a sinner
saved by grace who Is telling them Of his
own blessed experience and Of the richness
and freeness Of that grace which saved him
and which is offered TO all mankind as we'll
members decided to make it q free church, and
10 depend wholly upon the voluntary offerings
Of the people for support. The number Of free
churches In the city is largely on the in
crease, and there is manifest tendency to
offer greater facilities, ii not inducements, to
the masses to hear the Gospel. They cannot
hear it In greater simplicity or purity any
where than they will find it proclaimed in st.
Paul's Reformed church by the Rev. DR..
Thompson, whose morniug sermon yesterday
will be found in mother column Of the HERALD
today. The Doctor has promised his people
a series of Iecfnre room ar Sahbath eSeh,,5oo
talks concerning his experiences and what he
saw and heard during his vacation trip across
he Continent, and We have no doubt they
would be interesting to the general public
also.
The Rev. John g. Inskip, now o member Of
he Baltimore Conference OF the Methodist
Church, was formerly and for many years
stationed in this city and vicinity, and is,
therefore, well known here. His last ap-
pointment among us was In Greene street
Methodist Episcopal church, where he found
it, as his successor also finds 1t, uphill work to
gather congregation or build up church.
With the Rev. William p. Corbitt and others
he went to Baltimore a year or more ago.
Mr.. Inskip seems to be the acknowledged
leader of the ''sancfed' hosts of Methodism,
and there has been greater demand for such
as he in the regions further south than there
is Just here. As the chief Of the National
Camp Meeting Association he has recently
earned for himself national reputation,
travelling across tn, Continent with his big
tent and preachin, to Gentiles and
Latter Day Saints, Chinese and Africans,
Irish and Americans alike, the Gospel of
holiness and tree salvation. He has travelled
thirteen thousand miles and held over three
hundred and thirty open air services during
the past five months. MFR. Inskip ia small
man, of stout build ard rather coarse features,
without beard, and aOw passing middle life;
but in the pulpit he is as bold and fiery and
Jealous as young convert and this very bold
ness and zeal has sometimes offended weak
brethren. 1t is not always necessary for
man to say bold things in bold way, and we
fear there are few ministers In our day or in
this land who combine the zeal and indepen-
dence of Paul with the meekness aud SIM
plicity and Chr stan forbearance of that noble
saint. Rev. Mr.. Inskip's earnestness is, how
ever, highly comm .ndable and worthy Of imi-
lation Last evening he preached to the
Forty-third street Methodist Episcopal church
(Rev. L. II. King pastor) on Christ the all and
in all--n the ritual, the prophecies, The bis
tories and the doctrines Of the Old and New
Testaments and in the experiences Of living
Christians everywhere. 1t was almost wholly
an experimental sermon, as nearly oil his dis
courses are, but IL lacked the 'halelujsh fire.
which he sometimes throws into them, and
consequently there were few audible demon
stratons Of approval.
The Rev. G. w. Morrill,, rector OF Sc.
klban's Protestant Episcopal church, in Forty
seventh street, near Lexington avenue, who
creaIed something of sensation here few
years ago in establishing ritualistic church.
which, though Protestant in namc should
rival any Catholic church In the city in its
high churchsm, aud should protest only
against Protestantism--is a low sized, stout
built man, of extremely priestly appearance.
lie Is ''down-easter," and, as We UNDER
stand, has sprung from Catholic parents, and
IN early lie served as altar boy in Catholic
church; but being brought under Protestant
influences subsequently he changed the out
ward seinbance OF his religious profession,
hu! evidently moi 4hA snirit ,vh;ch ha mn nj