The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-23
CHURCH OF THE TRANSPORTATION.
"ihe Little Church Round the Corner''-Diss
course by the Rector, the Rev. Or. HOugh.
tnn-The Duty of Making Regular Aims.

"ihe Little Church Round the Corner,'-Disa
course by the Rector, the Rev. Or. HOughs
tan-The Duty of Making Regular Aims.
The Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Transngu.
ration Is situated on Twenty. nlnth street, between
Madison and Fifth avenues. The services which
have resulted IN the organization OF this church and
parish were held Ia private house IN East Forty
eghlh street TWENTY-FIVE years ago by the present
rector. The unique ana beautiful temple now famil-
iarly known 'the little church round the corner"
is one of our most fashionable uptown places OF
worship. After the usual services yesterday morn.
Ing The reverend gentleman assembled the pulpit and
taking for his text j. Corinthians XVI. 2-"Up0n
the rs day OF the week lot every ono OF you lay by
him in store as God had prospered him"-said,
THE oyrERroRY
Is q solemn oct OF religious worship, ana both holy
Scriptures and the Church unite in so representing
II. The presenting and placing upon the holy taole
portion OF what has been gracousy bestowed
upon us Is tie untoward and visible recogn ion and
acknowledgement on our part OF Gods universal
sovereignty and OF entire Deepen lence upCn Ills
goo mess an bodIy. Irrespective then. OF the use
that may be made Of o If offerings. they are trst or
COD, as being humoly aud solemnly pre-
scented TO linn as an Act or homage and
uoto Almighty God an universal homage. TO pay
unto iliin some tribute rom whatsoever He may
sel-sane principle that teaches Us 10 coDsecratc
unto HIM portion OF or should also lead us
to devote TO Him SOM ..yia i0n oil our substance.
His SHOULD be an universal tribute; everything that
we are ard al that We have should unite In doing
honor To the great scarce an Glyer 0f,ll S0u and
BODY, heart and head, mp aud namse every faculty,
time talents and fortune, should be employed In
tie worship OF Almighty God. The. Jews, IN their
great national asseBlblngs at Jerusalem, where
they came annually 10 celebrate their three great
festivals,
TIE rAssoyER,
the PentccoSt and the "d1crnac,eS. were naVpr
allowed to appear bcfo e this Lord empty And the
nrst records OF Christian worship relate the weekly
collection or the aims OF '.e tcleyerS IL CON
mandcd In the Aw--"Speak unto the children OF
Israel That they bring Me an onering.n 1t was con-
hrined by QUE Saviour and made matter OF
apostolic IN uctivn May u not be hoped, then, be-
loved bretnrcn, that whatever our means may be-
large or small-a part ana conscientious proportion
DE employed FOR the glory OF God m the good OF
our fellow men, aud we shall make sucn use OF our
worldly wealth thai wnen the house OF cur
EARTHLY TABERNACLE
De dissolved there may be for us "a house not
inauc with hands, eternal In the hcavenss" The
reverend gentle nan then exhortcl his ngregaton
TO be regular IN their onerin In their devotion,
ana cohtn ed. In view Of the fast Fastening day
and OF the Judgment when each man shaii be re.
Wardsd or puntshel Tor the deeds done IN the BODY
let Us take heed &c those works OF the Divine Mas
ter:-"t Is more blessed 10 give than TO receive"
may be seen, encircl.ng the heart and naming
with love to God ana man, and the nands
che holding the loaf for the hungry, tn other The
garment Ior tue naked, the words, .'ine greatest
OF these Is charty.n In bringing his discourse to
an end he said In our offerings, then, wa are not
only h0norllg the iord wiln our suos ance, but we
are minlSterlus TO the BODIES ana souls OF the
poorer brethren OF our Lord and saviour Jesus
Christ, VINO says, inasnlicn "a I'VE have done 1t unto
one OF these, my brethren. ye have dole IL unto
me,n