The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-04

| or requisites for membership. All who join IN tho
acts OF prayer and praise are members. 1t ID the
church for sinners. They are the most welcome
sinners IN rags or sinners in velvet. 1t sets FORTH
In Its services the doctrines OF particular branch
| OF the Christian Church. It rather embraces the
essence OF all OF them. It Is place OF worship for
the Presbyterian. the Roman Catholic, the Baptist
the EpiscoDaian, the Lutheran. the Methodist, the
Moraylan. the Swedenborgian, the Reformed
for the GENTLE and for the Jew II he will. 1t Is
under the control or no denomination. Its ministers
are all laymen or ali shades OF Christian faith, and
all unpaid. Its creed Is the broad creed OF all
Christians lis chief prayer Is the Lords Prayer
1t has great altar, whose central ornament Is the
emblem OF the Christian fatt-the cross Around
1t are grouped candles and flowers, and all OF light
and beauty and splendor that can contribute to the
glory o the riune God. It's praises are offered up
In tho ancient Psalms OF David in good old Method
ist and other hymns, and in the solemn musical
masses OF the Greek and Roman Churches. Not con-
joined with sacraments or ceremonies, but with
anthems and Orat0rios selected as fitting gems OF
sacred melody. Thousands OF human voices, the
an JOIN IN rolling up glorious incense
or praise the Father OF ALL sLet everything that
an a Greas 1ns dera ~ us w Teaa
considered, short and concise prayers OF the early
Church, consecrated by the use OF thousands who
have lived and died IN Christ. Better these than
the rambling disj0inted ana sometimes blasphe-
mons extempore appeals OF lltrained and excited
men, It's liturgy and responses are adapted rom
those which are common to the Episcopal Roman,
Lutheran and Moraylan churches. Alternate PRAYER,
alternate praise I'LL up hour OF grateful worship.
unmarried by the laborcd crotcneLs and conceils OF
theoogians and pulpit orators. There Is room
enough Tor these IN the congregations OF fashion
ana IN the peculiar tabernacles OF sects The Dusi
ness OF our church Is to hold communion with God,
not audience with men.
open TO all Its readers are not pastors or priests;
therefore there are no sacraments no peculiar cere.
DENOMINATIONS for witch this church Is only an en-
terng gate. This IS only the church of prayer aud
aer s ms l aeR Of
them IL seats comfortably fifteen thousand per-
sons ana even more.
THE REASONS FOR TIE CHURCH OF PRAYER AND
The population OF New York city is about one mil.
liou or these more than half attend no church.
There Is not sitting room enough for them. But
they go TO the theatre and to the sunday concert
church ii only as much labor and money were given
to lead them 10 worship as 1t costs TO draw them to
amusement. Man loves to worship Yes, even IN
than ever. But he does not like to inwude
his rags nor his vleness before men. He feels he is
The harot, the gambler, the drunkard-even these
have GUNNER left OF the Christian light OF their
mercy seat If they can without attracting the notice
and the remark oil men, That same mere dis
xe o. ol 1eenT b mo. ~ nome Keeps
property and where property nils pews. For all
these classes the Church OF Prayer and Praise oilers
Q refuge, home, a JOY ever pure and ever new. In
its large expanse rags are unnoticed. The
worn sinner loses his dread CONSCIOUSNESS the
multitude of an equalized humanity and yields his
spirit to the blessed Influences OF the hour.
Again, our people have been well nstructed-in-
trlnes each widely differing from the other, confuse
the seekers alter truth dlvnes Jingle their ears With
sweet words aud smart sayings which have cloyed
upon the tastes dull preachers punshthem with tire
some harangues-a this. until they have learned to
desert the Church because OF the too much preach
ing. Our clergymen, too are worked to death upon
sermons. So much Is demanded from the head that
the heart grows cold within them. They have ceased
sermons bar the way between them and Gods poor
Last week a good true heart in a far-off land,
while IN sorest need, was requested to call upon
clergyman at an appointed time. He wrltes:-"He
talked TO Inc about the good or my soul in patron.
iZing way, and then told me that he very busy.
ana handed me tract, which / threw awayi'
Cheap EFFORT to reach human soul and save from
the depthsl How many such every dayl One OF the
Good Samaritan.
The Church OF Prayer and Praise, broad though its
foundations be, Is not cnurcn OF free love OF
those who deny Christ. Neither does 1t seek to
take the place of other churches. They
have their own worshippers, their clergy,
their sacraments and their own peculiar paths
| OF duty. May their work be blessed. But they form
only the regular army of Christianity. What shall
be done for that still greater multitude who hover
around their array, and vino, though called Chris.
tianS, are not yet armed with light and have not
the Church OF Prayer ana Praise chimes It's far-on
bells for them essays TO open ITS doors and spread
Its wide asles free To ALL Ana yet its portals are
all shadowy and fndIstnct, Its chimes distant;
for the church here pictured is not yet built.
Messieurs Of the oank vaults and real estate II
this church be built you Will have another guar
antee to your bonds and q stronger warrant to your
deeds. J. Is. BACON.