The New York herald., 1872-12-22
Ordination Of an Episcopal Clergyman
as a Catholic Priest.
Imposing Dedication Ceremonies
in St. Thomas Chapel.
Visit of Russian Prince to
-. the Holy Father. o
MOVEMENTS OF THE CLERGY.
Services To-Day.

Services To-Day.
discourse on "rhe Cave OF the Nativity" will be
delivered at nalf-past ten O'Clock, In Canal street
Presbyterian church, by Rev. David Mitchell.
There will be another great meeting IN behalf OF
city mission work held this evening in the Allen
street Methodist Episcopal church. The following
named speakers have engaged to address the
meeting:-Rev II. Aston, pastor OF Second street
church; AIR. @. II. Apologize, who will preside,
and Mr.. w. X. Peyton.
At Apollo Hail Thomas Gales Forster, trance
speaker. lectures at halfpast ten O'Clock A. NJ
Subject -"Christmas and Its Suggestions"
Bishop Snow will preach In the University, Wash
ington square, at three P. M. Subject-"Efects Of
the Seventh yialn
Rev. h. G. Sweetser will preach in the church
corner OF Bleecker and Downing streets. Morning
subject-"Treparatlons for the Birth OF Christ"
Evening subject-"Lucre HILL" Services begin at
quarter to eleven A. M. and half-past seven P. NJ
At the Church OF the Resurrection Rev. DR..
Flags, rector, will preach morning and evening.
At the Church Of the Strangers Rev. Dr. Deems
is to preach at half-past ten A. NJ. and halfpast
seven p. N.
Divine service will be held at the French Church
du st. Esprit, Rev. DR.. verren, rector, at halpast
ten O'Clock.
At the Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal
church there will be preaching by the pastor, Rev.
F.6. De Hass, D. D.. 1T halcpast ten A. NJ and
seven O'Clock P. NJ
The Presbyterian Memorial church, corner Of
Madison avenue and Fifty-third street. will be
opened for divine worship to-day. Sermon in the
morning, at eleven O'Clock by the pastor, Rev.
Charles 8. Robinson, D. D. In the evening" at half
past seven O'Clock, public service will be held, at
which addresses are expected from Revs. DR.. Hast
angs, Dr.. Elder, DR.. Foss, Mr.. Hepworth, Mr. Ganse
and DR.. s. II. Tying, Jr.
Rev. John Hall, d. D., will preach this evening,
at halEpast seven O'Clock, In the Fourth Presbyte-
rsn church. before the Young Mems Association Of
the church.
Rev. DIR. Butler. OF the Mexican Mission, will
preach at half-past ten A. NJ, and Rev. G. s. Har-
ROVER at hairpast seven P. M, at St. Luke's Meth
odist Episcopal church.
Rev. DR.. Cheever breaches this evening in Uni
versity chapel. on prayer as the protest and
demonstration OF God in the soul against the
philosophy OF evolution"
Rev. w. H. Pendleton breaches morning and
evening in the Fifty-third street Baptist church.
6ubject-"The Annunciation," and 'The Angels
Oratorio."
Rev. Henry Powers breaches at the Church OF the
Messiah Subject Of sermon. morning-"Pront Of
Godliness." Evening, lecture to young people; sub
ject-"Marriage"
At the Russian-Greek chapel there will be divine
service at eleven O'Clock. Rev. Father Bcrring will
preach.
A third sermon to the young will be preached by
Or. Holiness pastor Of Trinity Baptist church. this
DAY. ject-"Conscience in the Pursuit Of Busi-
ness and Pleasure"
sThe Coming OF the Lordn will be the subject at
che Catholic Apostolic church. All are invited.
At the wainwright Memorial church Rev. w. 7.
EQbert rector, there will be services at haf-past
cen A. N. and half-past seven P. N. Rev. A. b.
Garter will preach in the evening
At the Sixth Avenue Reformed church Rev. J. G.
butcher, former pastor Of this church, will preach
at balfpast ten A. M. and half-past seven p M.
Rev. DR.. Bellows breaches in All Souls church.
Rev. Heber Newton in Anthon Memorial church.
Rev. U. H. Dunnell in Free church, corner of Hen
~ and Scanned streets.
Charity lecture, BY Rev. J. L. spalding, in Church
OF st. Paul the Apostle.
Bleecker street mission, sermon.
Rev. J. L. Shackelford, In the Church Of the Re-
deemer, Eighty fourth street.
choral service in Church OF st. Mary the Virgin.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson in Christ church,
Fifth avenue.
Rev. Drs Butler and narrower in st. LuKe's
Methodist church.
Rev. George Hepworth, morning and evening,
IN Steinway Hall.
sion.
Rev. DR.. Ever in St. IgnatIus church twice dur
ing the day.
Pastor Barnhardt in "old Forsyth Street"
church.
Catholic Apostolic church; preaching.
Rev. John Cotton Smith, d. d. Fourth and last
lecture in the Church OF the Ascension.
Rcv. DR.. Morgan breaches in st. Chrysostom's
chapel
Rev. George Hepworth and ''E. b.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
VIII you permit me to say few words in your
great journal in reply to E b. s" "open letter. to
his friend and spiritual guide, DR.. Hepworths or
course all who familiar with the higher walks
OF American literature know "E. b." 1t is pity
that soul so imbued with genius, SO quivering
with sensbility, should tremble upon the verge Of
eternal ruin because his beloved pastor has expert
enccd change of heart without making 1t certain
that ne has not gone astray In his new relations.
Let me attempt to pour healing balm into that
sgitated soul let attempt to calm that troubled
conscience.
The two questions propounded are :-First-Has
our friend found the trne aithg Second-Is he duly
commissioned to preach it, These momentous
questions the gifted "E. h" cannot answer a1lrm
Rttvely--nrst, because his spiritual guide, having
led him both into and out OF Unitarianism, may
continue to change; and, second, because the
three leading pastors who installed brother Hep
worth do not at all agree In sectarian opinions;
hence no certainty, hence no spiritual confidence,
hence NO salvation. This is indeed, sad state OF
gtange unless It admit OF palatlon. grieve for
be utterly and eternally lost because OF the uncer
tain position OF his dear spiritual guide. But Is
there 40 balm In Gead Is there no physician there
80 heal the soul distressed with doubts and fears
Let rs reason together. Is IL no boon, dear "E.
b. to be quit OF Unitariansm through the efforts
4 OF the very man who led you into that hOrrd
heresy2 Is 1t an unreasonable postulatc that the
beloved pastor, having gone out, will stay out Is
u not t6erlfeLH yeasoeahy certaIa tast apy fuSa