The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-17
MARCH 17-PASSION SUNDAY.
Religious Programme for
To-Day.
HERALD RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.

sermon on 'The Letters OF Jesus" will bt
preached as the BereaI Baptist church by The
pastor, Rev. p. L. Davies. Services morning ant
evening.
At ST. Francis Xavler's church the Rev. Father
Merrck Will continue this evening his Lenten course
OF lectures on Catholic doctrine.
Thomas Gale Forster holds forth morning and
evening al Apollo Hall on "The Philosophy Of Spirit
ualsm."
"Balaam as Prophet" Is the title of Bishop
Shows sermon at the University.
Dr. Deems VIII preach to-day at both services O,
the Church of the Strangers.
Free religious exercises Will be held this evening
at the Academy OF Music, under the direction OF
Rev. Henry Powers the speakers being Rev. G.. j.
Mngens and Mrs. Burleigh.
Rev. w. E. Park viii preach morning and evening
at the New England congregational church.
Rev. H. D. Northrop win discourse on domestic
Vices" at the West Twentvthird street Presbyterian
church.
Rev. DR.. 0sgood will preach on 'Out OF the Deeps'
and "a Well-Ordered Life' at st. Johns Memorial
church.
Rev. U. g. Narrower will preach at both services at
St Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Dr. Flagg, OF the Church Of the Resurrection,
will preach at the hall corner Third avenue and
Nfty.dfth street this morning
Elder Cook win explain ''The Gospel Of the
Kingdom" and immortality" atrne Second Advent
church.
''The Days OF Noah ana the Days Of the Coming OF
the Son OF Man" viii be explained this evening az
the Catholic Apostles church.
Rev. Father Damen will combat "The Objections
Against the Catholic Church, In the church OF the
Holy Innocents this evening.
Rev. Alexander Thompson, In Rutgers College
chapel Fifth avenue and Forty second street. Sub
ject evening, 'sThe Gift OF the Holy Ghostn
At Stelnway Hall Rev. Henry Ward Beecher in
the morning and Rev. George Fl. Hepworth in the
evening, on ''Our Homes'
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, In Christ church,
Filth avenue and Thirty.nfth street.
Rev. W. n. Furness. OF Philadelphia, Will preach
in the Church OF the Messiah, Park avenue and
Thirty.fourth-morning and evening.
Rev. Mr. Pendleton In West Fitfy.third street
Baptist church morning and evening.
Rev. O. A. G. Brigham In the Catholic Apostolic
church, Sixteenth street, between Sixth and
Seventh avenues-evening.
Rev. T. A. HOyt University chapel, Washington
square, morning.
Rev. +. G. Ever in 81. Ignatius church, seventh
avenue, "Chrst's Temptation IN the wilderness''
and Anglican Worship in its Visible Aspects"
morning and evening respectively.
Rev. Henry Powers at Brevoort Hall-'Second
Church OF the Disciples''-morning
NEW
Departure in Chickering Hall, Fourteenth street. at
three O'Clock.
Mcclure on ''The Resurrection OF the Celtic Race,
Will be delivered In the Ap ollo Hall, Brooklyn,
Sunday evening" at eight O'CLOCK under the auspices
OF Brooklyn societies.
On.Sunday evening, March II (St. Patrick's Day.,
lecture will be delivered by the Rev. G. Barry, of
New York. at St Anne's church, BROOKLYN. The
object OF the lecture is to assist the erection of
the new schoolhouse, for which the PASTOR Rev.
B. Gleason, has been jealousy laboring for months
past.
There will be lecture to-day during High Mass at
harpast ten on the subject " Is the Honor Given by
the Catholic Church 10 the Blessed Virgin Sanctioned
bv Reason and by ScripturePn
Alexander Clark, editor Of the Methodist Recorder
published at Pttsburg, Pd., who has lectured ex.
tenslvey, was for while associate pastor of Rev.
Thomas s. Stockton, OF Philadelphia and author OF
"Gospe in the Trees" " Gospel In the Trades, &C.
Will preach Sunday night at half past seven O'Clock
In Attorney street, NJ. P. Church. Rev. J. j. White.
pastor.
The Mission Mt the Church OF tho Holy limo.
cents.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE dERALD:-
Among the many Catholic churches so latterinply
and 80 often mentioned in your Monday reports
there Is one which seems TO attract but little notice.
Just at this moment deserves however to be we'll
spoken or since there Is gong on within It one OF
those periodical revivals which, among Catholics,
are known by the name OF missions" Being
somewhat Interested in so stirring and active a
phase OF religion and DESTROYS OF hearing good
speakers OF every Kind were induced to visit the
church IN question-that OF the Holy Innocents
corner OF Thirty'seventh street and Broadway-last
sunday the second Sunday OF the mission. The
Rev. Father Damen, q popular and well.known
preacher, OF the Society OF Jesus was to preach at
nigh mass. After the Gospel he came to the foot
OF the altar, robed in his black cassocK the
long rosary and brass crucinc adjoining his
leathern girde. He Is q venerable, white headed
man. with grave and earnest expression, and
speaks with a. slightly percepuble foreign accent
HIS own intense appreciation OF the truths he pro.
pounds Is the great secret and lever which makes
ais oiscourses so fruitful in practical results and
Tue passionate earnestness OF his manner his
audience with him In strangely irresistible way.
Inc women, and not few OF the men, OF the
denselF packed congregation were In tears during
ths whoie time OF the sermon-the appeals to sin.
ners made oy the preacher, now with plying gen.
tleness now with reproachful vehemence seemed
to impress the people wonderfully. and the sub,ect
80 appropriately chosen from the parable OF the
Prodgai Son. certainly lent Itself 10 great deal Of
zeai Gus anu lorcl0ie oratory. The Rev. Father
DaInen's happest moods are certainly those In
which ne draws scenes OF daily lie. at The
likens them TO the time worn parables of old. Al
though the subject Of the prodiga son IL OF a gene
raj character ana typnes more the life Of sinners or
sliders. yet the speaker selected the drunkard as
the cher illustration OF his practical meaning Very
lmpressvely he asked Of hts hearers "s the drunk.
ard happy ~ and went on TO answer:-"No, for no
one loves him. Not his wife; she curses the day
which first made her acquainted with him. Not
his children; they are ashamed OF him. Not his
neighpors; they point him out 70 each
plague. Not hts fellow drunkard; he shuns
HIM when he is sober as the shameful re.
hinder OF nis own degradation. No. the seller OF
IiQuOr-nOt even he-he loves his money, but when
that Is gone small consideration does he
show him. fer he despses him.. Who
he loves him only to torture him; loves
him TO MS own destruction The speaker then said
that wnen all turned from the sinner God alone
opened HIS arms 10 him and babe him come and ne
forgiven; come and renew his intention Of changing