The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-07
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Inc heV. w llilam IL. DOOle, pastor VI suo
Beekman Hill Methodist Episcopal church,
whose sermon on municipal corruption, de-
lvered last evening, will be found in another
column, is a New Yorker. Reared in this
city and working at a mechanical occupa-
ton here, he was brought to the know
ledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, and was
fortunate enough to have a brother in Office at
the time who was able to provide a suitable
college education for him, and thus enabled
him to enter the ministry of the Church through
whose instrumentality he was brought to Christ.
In appearance (side face especially and style
he very much resembles Henry Ward Beecber,
and, like the latter, he says bold things in q
bold way, and whether imitatively or natu-
rally this style is acceptable to promiscuous
congregations and gives him great popularity
among them. Mr.. Boole is yet young man,
and MISUNDERSTANDING by his words and
element connected with the "Wickedest Man"
Water street revival bad abated and that
scheme was shown to have had no religious
basis, and the neighborhood and the work was
delivered over to Satan as the rightful sove-
reign, Mr.. Boole made the matter subject of
prayer, and, unaided, he returned to Water
street, hired mission with his own money
and has kept it going with great success ever
since. Three or four dcns in its imme-
date vicinity have since succumbed to its
| influence and been closed, and some Of the
| proprietors have handed over unexpired
leases to Mr.. Boole and taken refuge in his
! Home for Women, which has become so we'll
and widely known that unfortunates seek it now
voluntarily. He has never taken collections,
nor asked publicly for money to carry on this
work, and very rarely in public addresses or
through the press made known It's condition
and wants; and yet, in answer to prayer,
money has come from all parts of the city and
country to sustain the mission. A more inter-
esting sight is rarely witnessed than to see a
score or hundred Magdalens on the Sab
bath or week day seated in the little
chapel singing the songs of the redeemed,
| and to hear them tesLifying as did others Of
old, that 'Jesus Christ hath power on earth
to forgive SINS" 1t is we'll worth visit, and
many Christian men and women love to spend
an hour with them now, though they would
SCARCELY pass near the place a year ago.
There is no more interested spectator of this
work in all the city than the father of Rev.
Mr.. Boole, an aged patriarch, whose joy
at beholding son in the ministry
he could at one time scarcely restrain.
What mighty difference sometimes exists in
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from the workshop to the pulpit, and yonder
his brother taken from almost the pinnacle of
political power in this city to an untimely
grave. The one lives to serve God and hui
| manity, the other served himself and the
world. The former has been exalted by his
Master, the latter was cast down and despised
by US. And therein lies the difference be-
tween the service of God and the service of
the world, the flesh and the devil.
The Rev. David Mitchell, pastor of the
Canal Street Presbyterian church, is Scotch
man, with very full, broad accent. He is
and clear enunciation. He usually reads his
sermons from manuscript. They are not re-
markable either as theological, philosophical
or scientific productions; but they contain
generally good share of practical common
sense and instruction in the duties Of every
fellow-men. Yesterday, preparatory to his
vacation, Mr. Mitchell discoursed on
''quiet resting places" urging the necessity
for ministers and all braln-wOrkers to take
Notwithstanding more than sleep, in
his opinion, as in our own, being necessary to
keep up the brilliancy of thought, the pun
gency of expression and the enthusiasm of the
writer or public speaker. The superficial
and fictitious life of fashionable society was
also presented, and contrasted with the real
laborers. and though from the former we
might think that life is nothing but painted
show, if we dig deep enough we shall find
| glowing, healthy current a brilliant,
| glittering stream Of purest water, upon
| which the sun shines down with bright efful-
| gence. These are the real workers of society
Mr.. Mitchell and his church have uphill
work to perform in their present location.
The six days influence for evil which Greene
( street is favored with cannot be overcome or
counteracted by the seventh days influence
for good which this little church and its
neighbors may exert. Commerce has driven
the congregation from Canal street already,
and it threatens ere long to drive it from its
present location also.
The Rev. Charles b. Smyth whose kindness
toward couple Of reporters who accepted
his hospitality and then DETAINED his charac-
ter several months ago brought him into unen-
vable notorety, preached yesterday on
Liberties of America" and defamation of
character. Mr.. Smyth is, perhaps, the only
minister in the city who rightly deserves the
name of sensationalist. No public event,
social, political, accidental or culpabe, escapes
hic potica hul ia m ado the thema of hia dja-