The New York herald., 1872-11-04

Discourse BY Mrs. Alderdice, the Eng
Ifsh Evangclist-The Curi0sities or
Prcachtng-"T The Great Election ~
Christ and satan the Candidates.
Claims or the Former to tho suMrages
OF Her Hearers.
Mrs. Aderdice, an English lady, delivered dis
course ct Temple Hail. go Bowery yesterday AFTER
noon. Sne is plain, middlc-aged LADY, and, with
her husband belongs to an organization In Eng
land known as Evangelists, whose peculiar mission
1t is to go about and preach Christ and Him cruel
fed In those localities where otherwise preaching
OF the gospel is seldom heard. A Methodist her.
SELF she adopts the style OF the great founder OF
that sect when preaching to the miners Of Corn
wall and the golfers OF Newcastle, and makes ap-
peas solely to the emotional nature OF her hearers.
At the hour announced for the meeting the hall
was occupied by Father Mathew Temperance
organization, which continued It's session o half
hour longer, compelling those who had come to
hear the lady preacher to cool themselves for that
length OF time in the doorway, and causing many
to go away. The members or the society finally
passed out, declining the invitation OF Mrs.
Alderdice to remain, and that lady mounted the
rostrnm with an audience OF fourteen and re-
porter.
the exercises opened with the hymn commenc-
ing
Plunged in gulf Of dark despair
led by the preacher in a not unpeasing voice.
fervent and at times eloquent prayer followed and
after the reading OF q Psalm and another hymn
she announced as her text from Isaiah xiii, y
''Behoid My servant, whom uphold; Mine elect,
in whom My soul delighteth; l have put My spirit
upon him; he shall bring forth Judgment to the
Gentiles." Meaning thereby the nations" the
The subject OF her discourse, as published, was
the "Great Eiection.n she opened by reference
attached to 1t and excitement growing out OF 1t,
and said 1--WE are engaged in another and far
greater election, in which the candidate we call
upon you to support Is nominated by the ever liv
Ing Cod Il L. not my intention to speak Of the
this week, but OF the great election in which the
saints and angels OF the skies are the committee
men. me, sne then proceeded to SHOW that there are
nominated Of God--Christ the mighty one-selected
from among the poor and lowIy, with whom we
and all WISDOM He selected not his place among
the aris;toccrracy rL;tocr Of earth, nor even among
o se no sa%se as Souea sat ap " at the wsss 5
years to confound doctors OF the Temple
learned In the law. She proceeded, to a considera
In Heaven. she said. He had been chosen unani-
mously. With no dissenting voice, the Cherubim
that land Of liberty and light and @ universai 4 SUI
1rage He Is unanimously chosen In hell, among
the damned II was necessary to vote for the other
would doubtless vote for Christ II they could, but
the choice is not given them, and they must needs
battle-ground was earth. Man had risen in Rebel
lion, but God had sent down nag OF truce Offer
ing peace upon certain conditions. And that
peace shall come and Christ shall rule, for He has
said "Ask OF me and shall give thee the heather
for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of
portrayed the obligation which man is under to
his maker, and exclaimed, in burst of enthusi-
asm Who will serve the King Of Glory Who will
acknowledge the world, the flesh and the devil
rather than Emmanuel whom God has made Presi-
dentf my servant. against whom the powers Of
hell shall not prevail" Jesus, who shall reign
Where 'er' the doth its successive journeys
She prayed that God would send down his cam
vassers who should 60 into all the world and
preach the Gospel. She exhOrted to effort and
patient faith. We must canvass for Jesus, she
said. and the prize is sure. Speaking OF the
bribery and corruption so rife in political elections
"Great canvass, - and warned against them. She
closed by prophesying the complete victory of our
candidate, even In this great metropolis and q
call upon God to add his blessing