The New York herald., 1871-01-02
CHURCH OF THE HEAVENLY REST.

Ritnalism Ignored-EngIish Cathedral Style
of WorshiD-A DevOut Discourse.
The Church OF the Heavenly Rest was crowded
with New Years callers yesterday attracted by the
rumor OF rualistlc servic es and the announcement
that the extension OF the building out to Fifth
nue. had been completed Ritualsic services how
ever were not held, is 1t the intention OF the
pastor to move far ahead in canonical devotion
just yet. That reverend gentleman intends to make
his church the type Of an English cathedral far
services concerned, and utterly ignores anything
and everything that approaches near to Rome. He
says he would 60 "the whole hog" II he moved
step further and take such luck as might be II his
belief led him to conclude that the mass was
genuine religious article.
THE MASS OF THIS CHURCH
yesterday was celebrated on altar, with crucinx
before 1t mbedded in Ivy, In honor OF the Christmas
tree, the ante-pendum being OF white and having
inscribed on 1t In letters OF gold the word Emman-
ue" So far as the ceremonies concerned the
most OF the worship is left to the choir consisting
Of men, ladies and boys who sing the greater part
Of the exercises. The organist, MIR. Charles S.
Fisher, Jr, and Mrs. shandey and Mrs. Rockwe ell
are the leading spirits In the choir The music yes
terday consisted Of selections from Mlllard and Mo-
zart, with Gloria Tos by Mr.. Fisher, Jr., the
ganlst. After the usual opening prayers the
b Wsra ep wsoS suns nea lesson the was
read then came the Benedtctus by the choir and
prayers by the clergyman; then the tro, which con-
sermon by tue Rev. r. 8. Rowland, rector who
tosk his text from the fifteenth Of the thirty
said that man was absolutely ,s under Gods % control
and power, joys and sorrows, health and sickness,
NE and death being ordered by Him. The right hand
could not be extended without His permission, nor
could the mind perform the simplest operation.
MEN PROPOSE, BUT GOD DIsPosEs
OF our purpose. Men that they win try and con-
quer; God says you shall be weakly and suffer. An
example Of this was afforded recently in Europe
when the Emperor of the French sent out his armies
to conquer God willed that the French army
should De beaten and turned back, and the extra
enacted We are like men on ;the deck OF vessel
walking eastward while the vessel is carrying them
to the West. Schemes may be laid, plots may be
their accomplishment, but
GOD is sCHEMING AND PLANNING,
and His plan OF our lie must be worked out and
not our own. He tnat trusts in God need have 40
fear.
Ny times in Thy hand,
NY life, nv friends my SOU,
I leave entirely thy care
But II God is ignored He will break our heart In
order TO break our stubborn WILL AS our times are
in HIS hand He VIII SO order them that He VIII maze
suf1erlngs and lear conquer us II mercy and bles-
sings do not. God should not be made to feel that
we deal unjuslly Dy Him.
In the afternoon, at haf.p three O'Clock SER
vice was held, though much shorter than the MORN
ing one. 1t opened with the cergymen reading the
psams E Of the day; then the singing by the choir Of
after which came sermon appropriate TO the New
Year season by Rev. DR.. Swope, OF Trinity parish,
the service concluding with the Gloria Pdtrl and
the hymn, "Abide With Me.u
The church Is gotten up internally with extreme
neatness, and looks much better now that the ex-
tension has been made. The rector OF the church Is
not at all pleased to know that some people imagine
that ne Is bent on introducing ritualistc services
Wnlle the truth Is that he wants to make his estab-
lishment halfway house between High Church and
Low Church. He claims that the only difference be-
tween the services in the Heavenly Rest and in an
former n
chanting. while in the latter 1t is chant all
through.