The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29
r Z GIOUo.
A Sunny Sabbath The Story Of Soul Sal
yatiOa RetOH in the City and
Suburban Churches.
Father Gavazzi on Evangelization
in Ronle.
Life as a Conflict, by Henry
Ward Baecher.
LaAewarm Catholics Warned by
Father Peaudevin.
Father Kane Relates an OFT
Told Tale.
Or. Chaplin Celebrates His TWEEN
ty-iourlh Anniversary.
Confirmation Services at the Church
OF st. Aiphonsus.
Father Kane Relates an Oft
Told Tale.
Or. Chaplin Celebrates His TWEEN
ty-iourih Anniversary.
Confirmation Services at the Church
OF st. Aiphonsus.
CHURCH OF TIE DIVINE PATERNITY.

CHURCH OF TIE DIVINE PATERNITY.
The Tonets Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Gourth Anniversary Sermon by Rev.
DIR. E. II. ChGpin.
The Church OF the Divine Paternity, corner of
Fifth avenue and Forty fifth street. over which the
eloquent pulpit orator Rev. DR.. Il. II. Chaplin, pre-
sides as pastor, was yesterday morning filed to
oyernowing TWO features Of special interest gave
unusual character and hriliancy to the occasion.
1t was known that DR.. Chaplin would preach SER
mon commemorative OF the closing OF his twenty
fourth year pastor or the church. end the occa
slon 1t was believed, would elicit q discourse ex-
ceeding, If possible, the cogent power and brilliant
rhetoric characerzing his ordinary pulpit utter
ances. Another circumstance tending to swell the
congregation to its unwonted extent was the fact
that yesterday closed the engagement of the young
end gifted soprano, Miss Emma A. Abbott, whose
magnificent voice and splendid singing have
been such features OF attractive interest at this
church for the past year. The transcendent
beauty or her voice was never clearer, never
more richly sonorous and more b!rdlke in tho
parity aud briiliancy of its tones than IN Jesus
Saviour OF Lily SCUBA sons in Its wide range Or
expression most specially adapted TO her WoAdrous
voice. She sang several other pieces Ii concert
with the choir, but the rrandy swelling COMPASS 81
her voice rising clear and distinct above the others
Wy - 'otSa Ni9S fA'oOts
sails in few days FOR Europe TO enter upon a
course of musical studies preparatory Ia apneatiny
unon .na o,a,aac So, va,a III, a-e.ss 4
p,u wv opS'aio sag. iouha' soul deVo'eu
TO her high art and with steadiness OF applica-
ton unusual in one OF her years a brilliant future
ossureaiv ovotts nor ava ra,ucton, go ~, -
..s - ~, - uS - - 'e eoh-
Siegauon % Part WIN Ter, she goes away with the
kindcst wishes of ell familiar with Der early strur-
pIes nj har canacity IN attain tba btrbost ,,,, -
f' - ~ ~ isuS'l .4lo'e ~
hef newly cIoseh profession DR.. Chapin's text
Epha q YoJ,
who il in an ana thronoh ~ AMI ano,-s
All !, pe hpCon Win statfg ,haa ,l'a ,,res. n.
things Ia melton tre the loa.i vt,.t5 onS ~
Tl,a brjll,anep of tl1a ,.ahoty AMI M - :.
tho sunset ase snlon M ,Ynet acnt ~, -
IN nature ana WI the i s''sas 10 - =, ~
but little nUtcSG IN li.e,i;rs ~ Linn III d ~ ~
wonderful Tie niae i irclf,ted wisb rems Cne
on the finest or chem IA ths IL II IN M rst rlaon II
contains t.lc declaration IN s :
i TLl,R MISSION.
Tie first step Ii reuIons ljse "a haper ~
cod. Ii Il not necessary III the first Mica Ia
clear the mind OF atheism. rho baIiaf IN
God IS natural: atheism Il artificial Herein i.
embodied the iica Of something bevcr3 h il
something beyond j ttild conception II il some
thing clear defined absolute. The moro ne exam.
Inc Che vast action OF nature the more certain be.
comes the conviction that there Il one God Iu this