The New York herald., 1871-01-09
JERSEY CITY CHURCHES.
GRACE CHURCH (EP:sCOPAL).

Pastoral Letter Of Bishop Odcnheimer-Tho
Great Necessity Of Missions-sernon by the
Rev. MIR. Rice Human Depravfty and
the Redemption of Man.
The Christmas holidays are being celebrated with
unremitting 1ervor by the members OF the EPISCOPAL
Church in communion with Grace church, j
Jersey City. The edfce presents a most
cheering and enlivening INTERIOR festooned most
literally with evergreens while the division between
the sanctuary and nave is marked by an imme ense;
arcn Of evergreens surmounted by cross. The
congregation was large yesterday and the services
interesting.
The pastor. Rev. Mr. Rice, read the following pas
TO THE CLERGY AND LAITy OF THE DIOCESE OF NEW
holy year yoa 'oa slsf,oss yo
children my blessing and salutation
Psase Peacs be Be to %no s'ae a soass Sss oa anS
And that may in degree, according to my Spn-
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send you this pastoral letter the subject Of missions.
and foreign The work OF missions the perpetual procs
sGn s ned S the m1a Of Of Christ a. mr. , @ Il
and the to both the Church and the
son g osi sa how
s hGy o msos y os ss.
mnsa ns Sp e s ms' a contribute , 'ne
apart for their sacred calling may be supp
s sds af Se %n Sy
my spiritual jurisdcon-give the members of your conrre-
OF each department OF missions BY sermons lecture.
n amt oer T k the on Of
members Of your parishes be thoroughly informed
of the lay members of the church. authori-
the 3 H ss
neeess 0d of each ones doing his duty
missionary treasury Let every sody agency FOR roas
@ ss spirit y s d Ss
Gregaon Let the canoneay authorized congregations Of
who represent the diocese also give diligence to
Working w mot %
u.s. Let US therefore work and give watch and pray
have Ss worthy Christ. aes. %ay
His Prevailing merits may al ba s
come to and stand before the Son Of Man.
'' ''' ' WILLIAM HENRY oDENHE1MER.
The pastor then preached from the text-"The
light" This was prophecy Of the coming OF
Christ. This season Is proper one Tor remarking
on the condition Of :ne people OF the world previoG
to the coming OF the Redeemer. Has that light
raised the people out OF the darkness OF
THE SHADOW OF DEATH
This Is the great question that presents itself f
our consideration. The first period OF human history
up 70 the eod extends over the space or two thou
sand years, and the second period from the flood to
the coming OF Christ also two thousand years,
Some OF the customs OF those times have handed
down to us as for instance, the sacrifices made by
Moan. Tne religion Of the world has common
origin with
THE WORSHIP INSTITUTED BY NOAH.
Nothing can be more apparent to the student OF
the early history Of mankind than that but for the
advent OF Christ and the regeneration begun by His
saving gospel The human race must have been ex-
terminated.
THE RACE MUST HAVE persisted
from mutual animosities and the corrosion OF hui
man passions. Let US not complain OF the present
state OF society," for the most corrupt Of our
time are as SAINTS and sisters Of charity cOmparcV
with the people of pagan times.
INFANTiCIBE WAS AUTHORIZED
and provided lor by law. Roman emperors fire.
quenty sent forth their soldiers slaughter thou
taa
pi,mp ~ ,,fa o, wa ,dnra s r & w aye or sex.
were turned out to encounter wild beasts Tor tie
mere grantcation or the multitude. Al the coming
OF Christ society was
TREMBLING WITH AGONY.
Human passions and human vices had converted
Inc Earth into the land OF the shadow Of DEATH ST.
Pau SAYS, '1n the funess OF time God sent forth
his SON. III Christ had walled much longer the
human race must nave destroyed itself. He III
the great CRISIS Hal ne come sooner we never
could nave Known to what depths OF depravlLv thn1
human race was capable vi descending.