The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-03

81 Dcnominational Theology.
e The first Sabbath in the summer of 1872 was
remarkably cool and pleasant for church goers
and for ministers. What the latter said and
the former heard will be found in other
columns of this paper But how much of
what was said or heard will be remembered
none can tell. And yet it is an important
Hpoint to every man to know what the Lord
God may have to say by his ministers to the
+ world and to the Church. Through the Rev.
IS Father Lynch He spake to st. Stephens
E1church on the effects which the Eucharist
E1produces on the soul. 1t unites us intimately
Hto Christ, promotes spiritual growth and pre-
deserves the soul life of every man thus united.
1.-THE union of the soul with Christ in this
s sacrament is mystical, but none the less real.
THE soul is His sanctuary, and here He COM
iJmunicates the full measure of His merits.
E4Through Bishop Loughlin it was declared to
s3the people of Hampstead that the ministers
eaof the Church are Gods divine commission to
bear the truths of Heaven to men. Man is
Henlghtened only through divine truth and
uby divine arrangement. But the truth must be
! in the Church and must be perpetuated by it.
: And to do this the people must be sanctifed
Hby divine grace through prayer and the sacra-
: ments, and thus shall the Saviour abide
Hwith His Church always, even unto
e5the end of the world. According
Ito Father STAIRS Gods love to mankind is
y manifested in the Eucharist, and Christians
9Ishould feel grateful for this commemorative
light 1t is perpetual feast, over which the
; Master presides, and the world is invited to
acome into the Church and partake Of it. Father
sBurke demonstrated to the satisfaction Of his
3 hearers that the real presence Of Christ is in
3 the Eucharist, and that it fulfls oil the pur-
Exposes Of God and wants Of man. But the
Edarguments by which he convinced his congre-
1agation are neither numerous enough nor ex-
faplict in our brief synopsis to enable us to ap-
appreciate them.
n The Methodist Conference delegates spread
themselves about New York and Brooklyn
Eiyesterday for the last time. They will have
h departed to their homes ere another Sabbath
\ day rolls around; and hence the local ministers
fihave secured as much Of their time and service
t3as could be given. In the Academy Of Music,
81 Brooklyn, Bishop Wiley showed the necessity
for the world s faith to go step beyond the mere
sdbelief in God, and to grasp Jesus Christ the
= Saviour also. Only thus can we have rest and
= peace, here and eternal life hereafter Every
f3nation, pagan as well as Christian, he showed
23had some sort of idea of and faith in God.
sdBut this is not enough. eye believe in God,
s]s said Jesus, 'believe also in Me-" And faith
Gin Christ brings with it an assurance of a man
Jsion in His Fathers house beyond the skies and
sabeyond the tomb for every humble and earnest
: follower. Bishop Bowman preached in st.
7 Johns Methodist Episcopal church on the
81 Christians growth in grace-in enlightening,
in repenting, in sanctifying and in strengthen
Cling grace. And as m encouragement to this
i3growth Of the soul he recommended Christians
Vdto abstain from worldly society as a source of
= enjoyment and especially in the theatre and
: the ballroom, and to give closer study to the
|Areading of the Scriptures, prayer and personal
iaefforts for the good of others. The Rev. DR..
I3Slicer found much food for thought and medi-
3tation in the story of the Saviours transfgura-
( ton, which he characterized as the browning
7 miracle Of the wonderful series that went to|
Nprove the supernatural power Of Jesus. The
4 first lesson which that remarkable event
Taught mankind was that Jesus Christ
His the fountain of truth, the great
EiTeachef, without whom there is mol
kasalvation. Another fact which it demon
Hstrated is the existence Of departed spirits.
|aThe spheres of heaven and hell in the other
world, the Doctor said, are peopled with de-
8parted spirits of those who moved and had
their being on this planet This is the Swe-
= denborgian theory substantially, and it is
doubtless true; but it is not the whole
truth on this matter. The recognition of
friends in heaven and the bliss of meeting
those we love therein very naturally were sug-
gested by this theme and were treated by the
Doctor. Bishop Andrews showed the Kip Bay
Methodists how necessary faith is and how it
can be obtained and what grand things are
Wrought by it when it is secured.
Mr.. Beecher had up one Of his old skeletons
yesterday, which he clothed anew and set i'll
before his congregation for their admiration
and imitation. Eminently practical in oil
that he says and does he tried to get his con-
gregation to see their duty as burden-bearersI
for their weaker brethren, and showed them
how it might be done, and be done pleasantly
and proftably too. The central idea of Chris
tianity, which he thought needed most to bel
8brought out now is the mediatorial or medi-
cinal Christianity, which like the growing|
of peaches requires certain courses of de-
. velopment-frst the frost, then the rains, the
sun and the warm winds-to bring them toI
8perfection.
Rev. Professor Young, of Cambridge, Mass,
helped to persuade the Church of the Messiah
= that the Sabbath is q day of rest for the body
4and for the mind; that it was so designed
5by the Almighty; that our Sabbath does
not rest ON the Scriptures. We keep
Ia different day and for q different purpose