The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-03
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81 Tho AtOncment by the BLOOD OF Jesus
81 Pharisaical Pillars OF the Church-Dis
r. courses by Several .sDivine Instru,
Il mcnts."
"a greater multitude gathered yesterday ut the
= Quaker meeting house on Gramercy Park Twentieth
street than ever before since the yearly advent OF
the followers OF Fox In our devoted city. The main
oratory OF the house Of worship was crowded by an
immense mass OF people, and below stairs in the
Sabbath school hall, which is large and commodious
separate service was held by those who could not
! gain admttance above. About five thousand peo-
pie were present, including those OF every class and
OF every denomination who have kindly feeling
Tor the ''silent worshippers."
] Fashionable ladies, dressed at the utmost height
1 OF the mode, and young gentlemen excruciatingly
"gOt up" Outnumbered the sober, conventionally
apparelled men and women who sat in the fore
most seats, and they made background OF bril-
ancy color and beauty in the galleries that set off
in strong contrast the opposite extremes of the
congregation. Through the open windows, over
the "high seats" of the elders which were cur
tanned with thin white gauZe, the light fell in a
mellow, silvery Hood, that seemed to form haos
around the peculiar faces that were ranged in
ranks, one above the other bowed In silence Of
! thought or dreams. Sometimes n momentary stir
would pass through the whole multitude as Ii the
shifting OF the inward pictures that came before the
soul in that still, audible quiet was simultaneous
by the hand of hidden Power, whose voice talked
softly In every heart, according to the quaint
1ception Of that old, uncanonized saint, John Wool
man,
4 woman was the first speaker After she had
finished a young lady knelt down between the
benches and delivered an eloquent prayer. Under
these
"oUTpoURINGs OF THE SPIRIT,
the audience seemed to simmer and glow like
beelsteak on gridron as If Its memories OF sin
were freshly raked over. Then II would settle
IN uf Dow
ell slowly arose and began to preach on the neces
sty Of considering the shortness OF life and OF see
cally asked every one to ''come to Jesus 2 nothing
could satisfy the soul except that-coming to ''the
fountain Of Living waters" Jesus was the vine and
unless they abide in Christ. They should lay down
everything for Him, for lie was the
quoted the Psalmlst on the subject, that
: the ungodly are like the chafY driven by the wind
but If they abided in Christ, the true living God,
they would bring forth fruit in season and He. the
vine from which they could take nourishment
would cherish up their souls to everlasting lie.
SPIRITUAL VERSUS MORAL VIRTUE
William McGowan OF Montreal preached from
the text The righteous shall scarcely be savedo
the ungodly APPEAR 1t was here showed to them
\ that nothing in heaven and earth could save man
but the blood which Christ, who died for
him, had shed. We ought to love the gver
I and the gift In our finite state we are at all
times ready to pass sentence upon the. sinner;
I has been forgetting their God. How often
are those who are the pillars OF the Church
such men as, their hearts any thing but Phara
. saical, could occupy no position at all. They are
those who forget their God. Walking blameess be-
fore the law they portray to us the very Of
Christian le-alm0st the very outward reflection
Of that OF Christ. But God can never be deceived.
II our good moral character, preserved according
to the law and the Gospel could save US, Christ
dlediin vain nWhen they think OF the tremendous
price paid for salvation dare they to any
thing else but the blood Of Christ for acceptance
with the Father He then asked, Did they ever re-
| pentY Yea, they do; but he had seen men
repent when they could sin no longer,
when their crimes against God had deprived
them OF the power to sin. For such to obtain
acceptance with the Father required q longer re-
pentance, and their redemption must simply be
through Christ. Trust to nothing but His blood,
which alone can be the salvation OF any one. 1t
should be something to occasion everlasting thank
funess In the heart to know that the Son stteth at
the right hand OF the Father TO make intcrcesson.
RHAPSODY ny A QuAKERRSs.
Deborah G. Thomas preached from the text,
steward, give up thy Stewardship" Her dis
course was rhapsody, delivered In q chanting
manner, with peculiar risings and falngs Of the
voice. She dwelt upon the necessity OF using to
me greatest advantage the gifts which Heaven
mas given US that might be the adopted
children OF God, and that by the sacrifice of His own
lear Son, the shedding OF whose blood ON Calvary
! was appointed should be the means OF washing
away our guilty stains, we might be saved. Tho
spirit OF the world had continued at enmty against
hlm MANY Q, them there had experienced the
putting on Of His hands From the IN oment they