The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
May 5---Fifth Sunday After
Easter.
J. S.'cs'
Beginning Of the May An
nivcrSaricS.
The Religious Programme
for To-Day.
HERALD RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.

DR.. Thompson win Illustrate "Forty Days in the
chapel
The anniversary sermon OF the American Mis-
aionary Society will be preached at the Broadway
Tabernacle church. this evening, by DR.. Alden, OF
Boston.
Rev. Henry Powers breaches morning and even
ing at Brevoort Hall, Third avenue ana Fifty fourth
street.
Rev. P. L. Davies win discourse upon ''rhe
Seventh Letter OF Jesus" at the Bercan Baptist
Church.
Bishop Snow breaches in the afternoon at the
University
Services win be held at the Central Methodist
Episcopal church by Rev. r. Bottome and Rev.
Parker Jaques, Of Maine.
: Rev. Dr. Holmes breaches on Lawful Strife; or
Hersism In the Fight for the Faith" ct the Trinity
Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. Flagg breaches ut both services at the
Church OF the Resurrection.
Or. 8. s. Laws will preach in the morning 1T the
New York University.
Father Gavazzi breaches In the morning ut the
Scotch Presbyterian church, Fourteenth street. and
in the evening at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Rev. James De NOrmande will preach at the
Church OF the Messiah, corner OF Park avenue and
Tnirty-fourth street, this morning and evening.
Full choral service to-day at the Free Chnrch OF
st. Mary the Virgin, Forty-ffth street and Broad.
way.
Rev. Charles r. Lee win preach at the Fifth Uni
versalst church, Chickering Hail. to-day. Subject,
Chow we are saved"
Rev. s. s. Finney, OF Princeton, win preach to-day
at the New England Church, Madison avenue and
Forty-seveAth street.
Rev. George II. Hepworth Will preach this morning
1t stcinway Hail. Subject-"The Heroes ana Cow
ards Of Private Life"
Rev. Charles X. True win preach in the Seamcn's
Exchange to-day, ut three P. NJ
Rev. 8. L. Holman, OF Rhode Island, will preach
IN the South Baptist church, West Twenty fifth
street. this morning and evening.
Services win be held morning and evening in st.
Adams church.
The celebrated Dominican orator, the Very Rev.
Thomas N. Burke, o. p, win preach this evening in
st. Panl's church, Fityninth street, for the benefit
Of the New York Central Dispcnsary.
Rev. ]. M. Pullman win tell whether "endlcss pun
ashment Ia an open question: this morning. at the
Church Of Our Saviour.
Rev. II. d. Northrop win preach at both services
as the West Twenty-third street Presbyterian
church.
Rev. DR.. Wiseman breaches this evening at st.
Lakes Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. DR.. Osgood breaches at both services at St.
Johns Memorial church.
Rev. DIR. Merrill, OF Ohio viii preach in the morn
ing at st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Services will be held morning and evening at st.
Thomas church. Rev. DR.. Potter win preach.
Rev. DR.. Hendrick win preach morning and even
ting at the Tabernacle Baptist church.
Rev. Isaac Riley win preach on Samson" at the
Thirty-fourth street Reformed church.
May Anniversaries.
NAY 5.-American Home Missionary Society
Sermon by Rev. +. X. Alden, ID. D., OF Boston, at
the Broadway Tabernacle, halfpast seven p NJ
NAY 6.-American Seamcn's Friend Society--Col-
legatc Church, Filth avenue, sevenP. M. Addresses
BY Judge Benedict, Rev. Messrs. Scudder, and Pet
ungell, Of Antwerp, Belgium.
Union Theological STANDARDIZATION square
Church, halfpast seven P. NJ. Address by Rev. DR..
Adams.
MAY s.-Amcrcan Female Guardian society-La-
dies meeting, ten A.. NJ, at the Home, % East
ten, at Fifth avenue Collegiate church. May Il, ut
halfpast seven p M.
National Temperance Socety-Cooper Union, half
past seven p. M. addresses by VIM. u. Dodge, Rev.
Mr.. Hepworth and others.
American Tract NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hall, half
past seven p. NJ Addresses.
MAY g.-American Bible Socicty-Ass0ciation
Hall. ten A. M. Addresses.
American and Foreign Christian Union--Associa-
tien Hail. hafpast seven p. NJ. Addresses by
Father Gavazzi, Drs. scudder, Duryea, &c,
DENY Of Music, T. NJ. Addresses by Rev. Mr.. Tai
mage, Hepworth, &c.
nc meeting OF teachers at Collegiate church, Fifth
avenue, halfpast seven p. NJ.
May 21.-Thc Baptist anniversaries for the
present year to be held In this city, commencing
May q. The meetings will be held In Calvary Bap-
fist church, Twcnty-third street, near Fifth avenue
and Broadway There will be large representa-
tiOn OF the denomination from all parts OF the
country
Rnp ~ I'M Of 1nc "a hr0 nj
10 THE EDITOR THE HERALD
The subject now occupying the public mind and
engaging the attention OF clergy and laity alike
that Of the projected opening Of the libraries and
museums on Sundays--is one that seems to rs of
paramount Importance. Anything tending to pop
ularize religion and make morality attractive with
out, however leading to any weak compromise on
matters OF discipline points Of ritual, must
necessarily be welcome to every earnest mind
We have the highest authority for the assertion
that ..the Sabbath was made for man, and not man
for the SABBATH tSt Mark H., ~. When
preached for healing diseases on the Sabbath our
blessed Lord said to the Pharisees 81 ask you IL
It be lawful on the Sabbath days to do good
or evil, to save life or to destroy?' This say
ing really includes the sabbath opening' question
N al its bearings for the places OF intellectual
recreation which 1t proposed to open precisely
institutions which, morally speaking, save life. 1t
IA but well known that other places OF resort. of
the kind that destroy physically, intellectually,
morally-placcs OF bad companonshp, of evil exam
pie. of dangerous influence where the senses reign
and where the amusement is such as to make an
gels weep and upright men blush Tor shamc-are
practically open and accessible sundays,
although they are supposed to be closed by law.
Are energy and enterprise to he synonymous with
srch places onlys Is the devil to be served by all
means and subteruges, and to be ngeniousIy forced
upon too willing people by the most pleasant arti-
fees, while no honest and 0utspokcn energy IL en-
listed on Gods slider This movement OF the open
ing on Sundays OF libraries and museums is
specially commendable in view OF the temperance
question. or what avail to wean the masses from
incompetence and yet offer them no equivalent
Some OF the total abstinence societies are too poor
70 throw open to their members any resources such
m accrue from the opening Of public institutions.