The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-23
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Rev. III. Nj. Gallaher Upon the Prone,
Method OF Studying the Bible.
Notwithstanding the cold. clustering wind which
yesterday swept furious,y up and down the broad
streets OF the far-famed ''City Of Churches the
popular First Baptist church, in Nassau street. be-
tween Fulton and Adams, was crowded to It's utmost
capacity BY highly intelligent as well as extremely
fashionable audience. As usual Mr.. Gallaher had
few extremely funny, If not ludicrous, things to
say before he could wind up his discourse. Indeed,
these 'unny" expressions of his have become part
Of his nature, without which he would not be half
o. popular with his congregation as he now is
Before commencing his discourse Mr.. Gallaher
said that this sermon like the one he preached on
the previous Sabbath morning, would be In behalf
Of the Sabbath school connected with the church. lie
bad not SAID anything OF the application or the SER
mon last Sunday, Tor he thought that good sermon
should be like
MUSTARD PoULrICE
which loving parents put upon their children. You
do not said he hold the poultlce up before the child
and ext0l Its many virtues tell how 1t draw or
what vast deal of good 1t had been known to &C
cOmplish but you merely capped 1t ct once upon
the Juvenile and allowed 1t to 90 ahead and do its
business. For his part ne could not coax himself up
good which the sunday school had accomplished
and was accomplishing every day MS bearers were
for him to alude to the TACT OF the school being
FAVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN DEBT
and to state that they looked to the congregation for
assistance In paying II or
Mr.. Gallaher's sermon was upon "The Proper
Method OF studying the Bible" his text being the
the tnirtieth and thirtyarst verses Of the eighth
chapter Of Acts.-.Aud Phlip ran tnither to Hlm
and heard Him read The Prophet Esaas, and said
under n thou What thou readesti And he
And He desired pn!lip that he would come up ana
g., with b nmm the preacher SAID a the great
their neglecting to devote sufficient time
to the reading of the. Bible. great
majority OF those who do read 1t are not properly
ignorant
understand what they read. We often see persons
reading the Bible WHO put literal meaning upon
OF there being SO many sceptlcS,
LUKEwARM CHRISTIANS
and nfdels IN every community. There are another
class Of persons who, although they are well edu-
Gated and capable OF approaching and understand
nevertheless, too busy to devote any time to such
is personally connected with their every day pur-
suits. A man engaged in an extensive business
mercantile commercial or otherwlse-when he re.
turns at night from his arduous duties finds 1t alb
solutely necessary TO seek amusement and recrea
ton, hts brain being 30 mucn taxed 1t Is imposs.
BILE fol hum to further burden it with study, and
SO HIS LIFE EBBS AWAY
ere he knows IL, and he goes down to the 40 al
BOOK as the Bible A' the Sabbath school
study OF this great book. There ore scarcely two
minds In existence who take the ne view OF, or
By bringing several persons together either for the
study or discussion OF problem they are, lndvidu-
ally better enabled to arrive at proper solution Of
the subject under consideration than they would be
were they to consider the matter separately,
AND THIS IS THE SECRET
OF the great success attending the teaching OF the
Bible III sabbath schools. Zach scholar has his own
idea Of aud some new light to throw upon, the per-
picking SUBJECT, and by bringing them ali together
ana aflng from them whatever Of logic they may
contain the true and proper meaninR-that winch
God intended should he placed upon it's readily
reached.
In conclusion, Mr.. Gallaher urged his hearers, and
Is congregation IN particular, to attend the Sunday
school, and there, aud a enter INTO the earnest
study Of the Holy Scriptures. and in this way learn o
Goo ana His wonderful mercy and goodness.