New-York tribune., 1873-12-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Alanson NJ. T.. Church on Norfolk st.
well filed yesterday morning, the being de
vered by Bishop f. s. James upon the text Come unto
me s We that labor and are heavy laden and will give
You rest"
The Rev. Wayland Hoyt preached last even
ing in steinway Hall upon "A Truth a Crisis and a
DOOM" setting forth the incompleteness the world
the certainty that the great artist is to finish the work
judgment 10 come"
An address was delivered yesterday morning
at the seventhst Methodist Churon by Dr. Eben Tour
ee the Director of Music Hail. Boston, subject OF
" Music Element OF Worship" He said that there
was subject that had been misspprehended
than that of music in churches which has generally
been left by congregations to muscans in the choirs
savsges, aud the power Of Christian wonder
u, and should be adequately and eecualy employed.
Ia the afternoon Dr. Touree delivered address upon
the subject of singing in the Sunday schools and III the
| evening a praise meeting" was held.
| Yesterday being the esd anniversary of the
landing of the Puritans Plymouth Rock. the Rev W.
]. Clarke preached, at Unity Chapel at Onehundred-
andtwenty eghth-st., FOurth-ave upon the sub
ject of The Puritans in America" After giving brief
history OF the Puritans Clarke course OF his
sermon, said: While We write history the Puritans
rather than have sheltered novels them and yet they
have furnished matter for nearly all of the that
has been written In New England since their time
Their austerty their frmnes their undoubted courage
and their manner OF meeting and overcoming obstacles
almost made this nation and yet when we look for the
Puritans, we ind but an eptaph and an influence"
Bishop Potter preached at st. Thomas's
Protestant Episcopal Church Sixtieth-st, near
secondave., yesterday morning After reference at
length the precept contained in the epsile for
the day. Rejoice in the Lord always" &C.. Bishop Pot
ter said that gave him great pleasure to return TO the
church TO JOIN with them IN the celebration Of the first
nversary of its consecration He had had the happiness
10 ocate at the conservation and dedication He
dered the cation fully appreciated the privileges
they enjoyed and whether they took advantage Of them
he trusted That they DID, and that the retrospect OF the
was 10 each an occasion OF happiness The Bishop
then made reference to the of the church OF
St Thomas which, years tstood at
Houston-st
The Rev. Lewis Ray Foote, formerly in
charge of one OF the missions connected with Dr. Booths
church, in this city, installed last evening pastor
Of the Throopsve. Presbyterian Church In Brooklyn.
he assumes the position left vacant by the Rev. John
Lowrey who has been called to duties at Whitehall,
Ny The Rev. James s. Evans. d. d. presided The
delivered by Joseph j. Duryea, ID. d.. who
smoke of the duties OF the people the ministry claim
ing that their responsibility IN the PRONUNCIATION of the
Gospel as important az that OF the pastor. Phe
constitutional questions, relating to the mutual
separate duties then put 10 the pastor and
the congregation The charge TO the PASTOR urging him
10 magnify his office and not himself, TO preach the
Gospel of Christ exclusively aud to do his duty IA a
presbyter, made by the Rev III. D. Van Dyke, ID. ID.
Ine charge 10 the people made by the Rev. j. ID.
Wells. d. ID. The benediction was pronounced by the
new pastor.
The Rev. T. d. Fulton, d. D., preached
yesterday at the Hanson Place Baptist Church. Brook
lyn on the Life Of Agassz and the Great Lesson 1t
Affords" he called abpeOt5 unuer
which death has presented itself OF late; contrasting
the death beds Of Judge Nelson. which he illustrated
by the figure of "stting by the river until the
brilliant thronR to bear ham dryshod across it,"
that ofLouis Aeassiz which he described mortality
suddenly grssed by the throat by tho King of Terrors
the awful presented ny the passing away of
the Vile dn Havre victims From IA brief sketoh OF
Agasslz's origin and youthful tastes tho moral
that good blood important factor Of
M the enterprises of life. Drawing brief parallel be,
tv eeu John Stuart Mill and Agassz, Mr. Fulton declared
the former devoted abe intellect to the
dissemination of ndel dogma, the latter utilized his no
less gifted mind the development OF the truths OF
revelation displayed In the book OF Nature. and
the secret OF ARaszs success In overcoming
the obstacles that lay in his path Mr. Fulton narrated
various anecdotes, dwelling at some lengthupon an in
teryew which SpItuais invited Agassiz to attend
a stance aud a luminous hand write astonishing
revelations upon table. "You wish me to come then ~
said the Naturalist; III do shall bring my short
sword me- and pin the luminous hand TO the table
The Spirualist regarded such proceeding as unscien
tifc, and csased importuDing Agsssiz 70 attend the