The New York herald., 1871-08-21
Z:ON CHURCH.

Mans Free Agency and Gods Grsce-Ser-
mon by Bishop SomtkGute.
Zion church. al the corner OF Madison avenue and
Thirty-eighth street, one OF the most tasteful ana
legant churches in the city and whose ccDgrega-
ton embraces some OF Ourmost wealthy and fash
,Onable people, well filled al the service yester
day morning. Most of the attendants however,
were strangers, who in the sweltering solsttal Sab
bath OF August make up the majer part Of our
church listeners Some OF these, OF course, strolled
In from curiosity, some were attracted tnitner TO
hear that eloquent divine Bishcp Southgate, and
large number whose souls find their most worship
ful expression In the "diyiPe concord of sweet
sOundsn went there 10 enjoy the
Rich MUSICAL TREAT,
so freely and artsticaiy furnished by Louis
Berge the famously skilled maestro or the organ,
and the magnificent choir under his leadership.
The musical programme yesterday morning
was unusually fine, embracing an original Te Deuna
by the organist and certainly a composition Of
most exquisite expression and tenderness. The
other selections included of the choicest pieces
from the repertoire OF church music and the superb
style Of their rendition gave, If it possible IN
creased popularity TO the choir-Mme Morales, So
prano; Mrs. Edwards. alto; MI. nsey tenor and Mr..
Parks, bass An incOncevahe annoyance and
drawback 10 enjoying the fine music was the rat
ICE CREAM CARTS
hurrying madly through the street 10 HI their
sunday orders. Some OF the finest passages IN the
sermon were also lost by the overwhelming, drown
ing racket of these carts AS for the sermon, such
could be heard OF IL in the intervals OF these pass
ing vehicles, 1t was in the Bishops best and most
eloquent vein, though characterized by unusual
brevty, scarcely exceeding fifteen minutes in
harden Pharoans heart..' He started OF with the
idea that in the text was unfOlded
SAMPLE OF GODS PROVIDENCE
the wit OF man cannot solve. II was diff1cult TO
reconcile setting mans Will against his
duty, No principle OF rectitude can convince
us that God VIII set mans heart against
religion and punish him Tor not being reli-
gous. AS well a father might instruct his son to
steal and then punish Dm for THEFT The attributes
OF God invioate. II God infinitely good,
which he certainly is he will not directly harden
the heart OF any man. He gives each man viii
OF his Own-the true and eXalting and convincing
emblem of nationality. He wieth not the
DESTRUCTION OF MAN.
The fact Is Pharoah hardened his own heart. The
text SIMPLY means mat God left him TO his own in
cllnatlons and desires, To follow the bent o. his
evil passions. God nolds out to all men the great
est inducements to do right, and yet leaves them
free to do az they choose. He urged, in this con-
nect0n, that mans free agency Is terrible respOI
sby, and at the same time that it was the highest
type OF manhood. HIS exposition Of this branch OF
quent. He expressed, III conclusion, that the
GRACE OF GOD
will never abandon supplianf, however humble,
and showed that mans free agency and Gods grace
IN his redemption were plainly and easily recOncla-
BILE.
singing, prayer ana the benedcuon terminated
the exercises.