The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-24
Some Good Sermons Yesterday.

We present 10 the readers of the HERALD
this morning an array of able sermons-far
ADLER, indeed, than we have published for
many weeks. As in this glorious spring time
the leaves are bursting from the boughs and
the grass is springing from the ear.h, SO seem
the ideas CT the preachers, relieved from the
Imprisonment of cold winter, to be germinat-
ing anew. And Heaven knows it was about
time that they did; for though the topics of
the sermons are old enough, there was a fresh
ness aud originality in the style in which they
were treated which were mos. agreeable The
withered flowers Of last year are not as sweet
as the fresh blown flowers Of to-day, even
though they lie next the heart.
Now, to impress upon the public mind that
great men arc responsible for the welfare of
society is nothing particularly new, but Rev.
Mr.. Richardson, despite tendency to what is
known as "fne" speaking, impressed that fact
upon his hearers in very sensible, apropos
language. Father Preston's discourse on the
subject of Christian unity was eloquent and
argumentative; bis exposition of the finan-
cal affairs Of the Church exhibited good
management on his part, and we trust
that there will be no trouble expe-
rienced in raising the money needed to
pay the debts with. Rev. Mr.. Hepworth
instilled into the minds of young men the ne
cessity of their building up well their char
acters, and gave them some excellent advice.
Mr.. Beecher, in Brooklyn. made an earnest
appeal to his congregation and to the world
at large in favor Of universal brotherhood.
tant os the universal republic which. the
Paris Communists propose establishing. How
ever, appeals in its behalf are always
appropriate. If they do nothing more than
make few more men more tender toward
their fellow beings, they have benefited
humanity. Rev. Mr.. Pentecost (also in Brook
lynn criticised the theory of Darwin concerning
the origin ofspecies arriving at the conclu-
sion that there was God and q world here
after--things irreconcllablo to q belief in
descent from monkeys.
Our reports from Washington show that DR..
Catholicism, charging the French Jesuits
with being as much responsible for
the downfall of France as the RIGHTEOUSNESS
which has obtained in her cities for many
years. If the reverend Doctor would care
fully read the religious history of France he
would ascertain that the Jesnits there possess
little influence over the people and have not
possessed much for nearly century. At
Kingston, in Ulster county, Rev. D. N. Van
deveer delivered an admirable discourse on
the nvisiblity of the Almighty, and at Ron
dout Rev. James B. Murray was eloquent on
the subject of the resurrection.
WINANS is to have no rest. The way of the
transgressor Is not harder than Winans' way.
county have spoken, and spoken rather plainly
and emphatically. They brand him as q
traitor and demand that he resign from the
Assembly and remove out of their county,
accompanying the latter mandate with piece
of advice to the effect that he would best serve
his interests by settling in the ''Bloody Sixth"
ward of New York. This manifesto from his
neighbors and friends indicates rather gloomy
home prospect for Winans but before feeling
sure that he will fade and die under such
affections We anxiously await the effect of the
manifesto of his Assembly friends, who
solemnly pledged themselves to post any
rccusant signcr Of their pledge as miscreant
and traitor through all their party papers.
1t is said Winans will give the latter as good
a. they send,