The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-06
THE TRINITARIAN QUAKERS.
The Conference mt WOrship-Thc Son OF
Prophet Among His Own People-One
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State of the Church.
Yesterday the Trintarian Quakers held solemn
service for public worship in the Gramercy Park
Meeting House, at half-past ten O'Clock, as
they also did in the Washington street
Meeting House, in Brooklyn. ANNOUNCED by all the
trumpets of the sky" the rain fell in drizzlng clouds
and made gloomy the interior Of the church and
the assembled faces, upon which the long, dark
shadows rested.
The meeting in here was comparatively small.
When the first space of silence had continued for q
few moments Jonathan Dcvole who sat upon the
second of the "high seats" got down upon his
knees and opened fervent and lengthy prayer.
When he had finished he was followed by Mary N.
Thomas, whose duplication was still more pathetic
and eloquent. Her voice is searching and incisive,
and her sentences, as she utters Them SUPPOSE
tiously er teapOTe, are t0erably harmonious and
clear. She is n wee bit Of woman but is apparently
gifted with no mean faculties. Her mind is well
balanced, and not of the fanatic type. Sarah
Congton delivered sermon from the text ave
were sometime in darkness; but now have we the
light in the Lordn 1t was q great favor that that
light had come into the world ~ am
THE LIGHT OF THE woRLD,n
said the Lord. What a treasure was the fact that
the manifestation OF His spirit was given to every
life for their sake! After these few words she sat
down slightly overcome with confusion.
PuEBE HATHAWAY, a tall, masculine woman
dressed in the extreme Quaker garb, with stod
intense face and an ungainly figure, stood up
among the highest of the ..high seats on the right
side Of the house, and preached vigorous and
emphatic sermon, In which she accused those present
of hiding the face of God rom them because OF their
iniquites. 1t was sin and always had been SIN and
that alone, that had separated the human race
Tph IUn frfir,r
provided way whereby man could again be united
with Him. And with this hope he could look for
horting them to trust in Him every moment, for in
prosperity they would need Him. in adversely they
wonld need Him, and II In temptation they looked
to Him. He would save them
THE SON OF A PROPHET.
Lindley M Hoag was the next preacher. He is
son OF the celebrated Joseph Hoag, who, ten years
before the war of rebellion, prOphesed It's occur
renee and the abolition Of slavery, and finally that
an empire would succeed to republican government
prophecy which was given him. as he said, Ivy
voice which came to him from the clouds while he
him to astonish the world. II was published in all
the newspapers in the East and West, North and
South long before the war-cloud burst, and part of
It's truth Is thus far proven.
The son Of this remarkable man has the look and
the bearing of one of the wise men OF DID, the evil
dence perhaps of the inspired blood which nows in
his veins lie il tall and commanding in presence.
with broad chest and large shoulders, long arms
that fit well TO sweeping gestures, ana dresses in
OF the Roman type with shining russet-gray hair,
and long silvery beard, like that OF a patriarch
HIS PREACHING.
But, though the son prophet, his preaching Is
not particularly eloquent, and Is sometimes pain
fully difuse. reiteratve and proliy. He seems not
to be specially hOnorcd among his own people,
although he does sit at the most advanced place OF
honor in the Assembly. During his long and tedious
discourse yesterday the audience grew very rest
less. The venerable and wealthy book publisher,
William Wood an elder. highest In authority in the
Church. after the first hour OF listening had slipped
nv h.hr IN MI
placed 1t on his head as a warning signal.
Elizabeth Comstock, little woman who is quite
comey and attractive. and sits on the second OF
with her handkerchief and grew flushed i'm the face.
Another dignned elder donned his hat and changed
his place from the highest seat to level
with common mortals and by this time the congre-
beefseak. The sermon was almost continuation
OF the previous one In subject and thought.
An elderly lady now arose In the midst OF the
congregation. She was quite fashionaby attired In
gray mourning. She said something in very low,
trembling tone about 'just receiving the power Of
the Spirit and then sat down all In heap like
the poor woman IN the Tale OF TWO Cities VINO
used to nop 50 necessarily after being rebuked Sc
verely by her 'worser hal'"
VOICE or THE LIBERATED.
Immediately afterward a coored lady stood up.
She attracted all eyes TO her. Her presence was
evidently a great surprise. She was mulatto,
with the long, protruding jaw, low forehead
and thick lips OF her race. ON the ex.
treme back Of the head she, wore small
drab bonnet which had the unmistakable
air OF coming from a Methodist handbook. Her other
attire was OF the same color. she looked IKE
dark and gloomy spectre against the sickiy Wnitc-
Of the pillar near which she Stood Her speech
was q rhapsody on the blood OF Jesus, In which she
referred in affecting terms to the degradation OF
her people in the South. Through her observations
she intcrspersed the ejaculation OF lalejahl with
q long drawn sign and In maudln accents. WIN