The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
1erviccs To-Day.

thOdist church, OF washington, d. c.. win preach
this morning ia st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
church, F0rty-lrst street, near Sixth avenue, and
Rev. Q. 8. Narrower, the pastor, in the evening.
"The Victories OF the Church" viii be the subject
OF discourse this evening by Rev. G. F. Seymour in
the Memorial church OF Bishop Wainwright West
Eleventh street.
Rev. Andrew Longacre breaches this morning
and evening IN the Central Methodist Episcopal
churOn. Seventh avenue, near Fourteenth street.
Rev. DR.. Krotel breaches morning and evening In
the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity. West Twenty.frst street.
Rev. Thomas Street will preach this morning and
evening in the North Presbyterian church, corner
OF Thirty first street and Ninth avenue Subject OF
the evening Observation-Disclosures, the True Woman"
Rev. r. Cameron Will preach in the Open Commu-
MON Baptist church, Seventeenth street. this morn
ing, on "The Duty Of the Church to the World"
Services also In the evening"
Prominent speakers will address the Morning Star
Sunday school, at l3o West Twentyoarth street, at
their monthly meeting, this afternoon at half past
two O'Clock.
"Elijah FED" viii be the subject OF Rev. DR.. wes
colts discourse this morning In Plymouth Baptist
church. West Fl ty first street, and Naaman Healed"
the evening subject.
Rev. John E. Goodman will preach. morning and
evening, in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Oh urch,
West Thirty fourth street.
Rev. e. G. sweetser win preach this morning and
evening In the Blocker street Unlversallst church.
corner OF Downing street.
Rev. Dr. Sanderson will preach this evening In
the Lexington Avenue church. corner OF Forty sixth
street
Rev. Charles F. Lee will discourse on "Davld. the
Singer" to-day. In the Fifth Universalist church,
Pimpton Building.
"One with Christ" and "Acts Of Apostles" win be
the subject upon which Rev. c. G. Foote will preach
In the Christian church, Twenty street, this
morning and evening, respectively.
Rev. J. M. Pullman viii give the first Of q series
OF course of lectures to young men in the Church
OF Our Saviour tslxth Universalsn, Thirty-nfth
street, this evening. Subject-"Latent Power"
Services as usual IN the morning
ST. James Methodist Episcopal church, corner Of
Madison avenue and 125tn street, will be dedicated
to-day. Bishop Simpson will preach In the morning,
Bishop James in the afternoon and Rev. DR.. Newman
In the evening.
1.-THE Relation OF Spirit TO Matter ana OF the
Spiritual World TO the Material World" VIII be the
subject OF Rev. Chauncey Giles lecture this evening,
In the New Jerusalem (Swedenborglan church,
Thirty-f street.
Mr.. b. +. Underwood will deliver lecture this
afternoon In Apollo Hall, on "The influence OF
Christianity on Civilization" and in the evening on
"The Darwnlan Theory Explained ana vindl-
Gated"
Rev. Dr. Ever breaches morning and evening in
Christ church, Fifth avenue ana Thlrty-ffth street.
Rev. Dr. RyIace, rector OF st. Marks church, will
preach this evening In the Church of the TransHgu-
ration in behalf OF the House OF Rest FOR Consump
tives
Rev. Merrill Richardson breaches morning and
evening IN the New England Congregational church.
Madison avenue.
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth viii preach morning and even
ing In the Church or the Messiah. mo Room for
the Lord" Will be the subject OF his evening dis
course.
Rev. Morris Evans, OF London, will preach this AZ
ternoon In the Welsh Baptist church, Chrysue
street.
Mrs. Cora L. v. Tappan will speak before the SO.
cety Of Sptrituallsts this morning and evening, In
Trenors Lyric Hail. Sixth avenue.
Ecclesiastical Meetings for the Yenr 1871.
GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.
Presbyterian, Chicago, ILL.,, May Is.
Southern Presbyterian. Huntsville Ala. May Is.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Nashville, Tenn, May
United Presbyterian Xenia, Ohio, May "a
GENERAL sYNODS.
Reformed PRESBYTERIAN, Philadelphia, Pa, May II.
Evangelical Lutheran. Dayton. ohio. June s.
Reformed tDutch) Albany. N. Y, June I.
GENERAL ASSOCIATIONS, &C.
Conference OF Rhode Island, Providence. June Is.
General Association OF Massachusetts, Easthamp-
General Association Of Connecticut, New Haven,
General Association Of Vermont, Newport, June
General Association Of New Hampshire Laconla,
General Conference OF Name, Bath, June 81.
Episcopal General Convention, Baltimore, Oct0
berA
In1uesce OF Protestanti-m on tho Human
Intellect.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
great many Of the so-caIed smart m al this
so-caled smart age viii consider the heading Of this
article Wild ana an argument founded on 1t para
doxtcal and perhaps ridiculous. But Will, how
ever, advance the proposition, and. think, will
substantially prove 1t. Why, IN the first place. has
the nineteenth century given birth to intellectual
imbecility And we not told that the nineteenth
century and Professionalism like terms, or one
and the same things Where are the men In
Protestant countries, in 0ratory, in states
manship in any sphere OF intellectual effort,
who as a class can favorably compare with the men
OF thirty, sixty or hundred years ago9 Why is It
that the average cultivated non-Catholc mind Ia
this country at the present moment, in phosophic
and scientific research, Will 20 no deeper than
Greeley's celebrated epitome or theoretical non
sense, unscientinc science and northumberland
bosn, entitled "wnat Know about Farming;" and
In It's poetic aspirations can settle down In COM
placent satisfaction reading Bret Harte's doggere
Oal0erdaSn on the 'Heatnen Cnlncer" But Is not
Professionalism the mother OF material civilization
Yes; the mechanical, unitarian order-in the de-
velopment OF the earth-in the appliance OF science
and human ingenuity to the development Of
the resources OF the earth ana the general
looking alter and Improvement OF mans temporal,
earthly condition there has been great progress
since the revolt OF Luther: but II can only conceive
or create, not sustain nor perpetuate. As Chris
lianity u the only foundation principle OF true CIV
ilzatioD aud Professionalism has failed 10 continue
Gus spiritual, Christian UNITY, developing attcrfy
Nf snv, nralt hnn oh rur rnf
the Church. therefore under It's influence the hui
man mind observation-disclosures more animal than
intellectual and spiritual. In the first place, the de-
vel0ped human intellect, In order to make any sue.
cessful efort-any true lasting effect that Will bene-
n v ar wilt fnu-.