The New York herald., 1873-12-21
December 2l--Fourth Sunday
of Advent.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES TO-DAY.
Herald Religious Cor
respondence.
MOVEMENTS OF THE CLERGY.
Services To-Day.

cnurcn at nalI-paSt seven L. M. heV. MT feutc-
cost breaches at hall-pasr ten A. M.
Rev. DR.. Crooks breaches this morning and Rev.
Mr.. Brown, Wesleyan University graduate, this
evening, in st. Luke's (Methodist).
la the Church OF the Heavenly Rest Rev. Dr.
Irving lectures this afternoon and Rev. DIR. How
land, the rector, Will preach morning and evening
the latter discourse upon 'Judgment"
Rev. Mr. Talmage will minister to his (the Tab
ernaclc, dock In the Brooklyn Academy at half
past ten A. M. and hali-past seven p NJ.
At eight O'CLOCK in Association Hall, Rev. Dr.
John Downing will address young men,
'.The Life OF Louis Agassz and the Great Les
SON. will be fully treated upon by the Rev. DR..
Fulton IN the Hanson place (Brookynl Baptist
church this morning.
.grand old Methodist singing'' jubilee will be
INDUCED III to-day, at half-past ten A, NJ and three
and seven P. M in the Seventh street Methodist
church, DR.. Eben Touree, of Boston, being the
conductor
Rev. Mr.. Cookman's (Tabernacle) congregation
will be favored at the same hours with interesting
''awakening' exercises led by the Halstead Pray
ing Band.
"a Truth. Crisis anG Doom" will be pro-
nounced this evening, at Stenway Hall, by Rev.
Wayland Hoyt of the Baptist Tabernacle.
s'The Religion Of Winding Ones Own Business"
is the rare theme of Rev. Mr.. Sweetser for the
morning discourse in the Bleecker street Univer-
salist church.
Rev. Mr.. Davies will conduct the customary SER
vices to-day in Berean Baptist church.
Rev. Mr. Barnhart those IN Forsyth street Metho-
dist church.
Rev. Nj. Tracy those in the Church OF the Refor-
nation.
Rev. Mr.. Dawson those in the Church OF Christ.
Rev. DR.. Robinson those in the Presbyterian Me-
mortal church.
Rev. DR.. Miller those in Plymouth Baptist church.
and
Rev. Mr. Galeher those in Zion church. Madison
avenue
There will be a pastoral interchange between
the Central and the Laght street Mission Baptists
to-day. Rev. Mr.. Knapp preaching to the former
and Rev. Mr.. Evans to the latter, in the morning,
and both gentlemen preaching in their own tem-
pies In the evening.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, of the Fourteenth street
Scotch Presbyterian church, breaches before his
own congregation at hall-past ten A. NJ. and half
past three 7. NJ, and VIII address the Young Mems
Association OF the South Reformed church at half
seven Z. M.
Rev. A. c. Thomas Will address the Fifth Univer-
sallss, at eleven A. NJ, in Plimpton Hall.
Communion service in Madison avenue Reformed
church, tRev. Mr.. Ganse, pastor) this morning.
Preaching at haI-past three p. NJ
sReallzabe ldeals' will be presented to the
congregation OF the Church of Our Saviour, by
Rev. MI. Pullman, In the Hall OF the Standard
Club, this evening.
Rev. Edgar L. Heermance will address the Free
Reformed church, in Harvard Rooms, morning and
evening
The Fifty-thrd street Baptists will worship at the
usual hours in their temple.
A Morse memorial sermon will be delivered this
in EiUht yth sTath
by Rev. De Los Lul.
The Importance of the devotion to the Sacred
Heart will be elucldated this evening" in ST. Ann's,
by Very Rev. Thomas 5. Preston, this being the
concluding sermon in the course.
'sThe Mean MANI is the curious subject of Rev. 7.
s. Pycott's lecture this evening, in Cutler Memorial
church, Brooklyn.
A lecture on "The Church and Civilization" will
be given at eight P. NJ. by Rev. J. L. Spadng,
s. I. L.. in ST. Bernard's church; proceeds for the
behoo OF the new sanctuary.
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth will deliver Christmas dis.
course this morning, in the Church OF the Dis
ciples. Miss Smiley breaches the evening sermon.
Rev. DR.. Potter or Grace church, will oficlate
this evening in Wainwright Memorial church.
'True ana False Forgiveness" is the topic upon
which Rev. Dr. S. II. Tying, Jr., will address the
popular assemblage this evening, in Cooper Union.
Our French adopted citizens will be favored with
address In their native tongue, by Rev. @. Mel,
at hafpast three O'Clock p. M, in Grace (Epis-
copaD church.
"rhe Puritan Spfrtr will be expounded by Rev.
Mr. rockingham, before the Independent Society,
in Lyric Hall, at hali-past ten O'Clock A. NJ.
'The Puritans in American is Rev. Mr.. Clarke's
sermon topic for this morning, in Harlem Unity
chapel.
There will be services appropriate to the season
in st. Ignatius' (Rev. DR.. Ever, rector. at half
past seven nine and hali-past ten A. M. and half
seven p. NJ.
'sThe Tenth Plaguen will be considered by the
Rev. Mr.. Newton, IN Anthon Memorial church, at
half-past three P. M.
Wesleyan experience meeting will be held at
Benjamin Albro's at half past three P. NJ.
The customary services will be held to-day in the
Church OF the Resurrection.
In the Church OF the Messiah, Rev. Mr.. Powers
preaching and
In north Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr.. Rosster
discoursng upon special topics
Rcv. Dr. John Cotton Smith Will deliver the fourth
in the Advent course OF sermons in the Church Of
the Ascension, this morning, on 1.-THE Eternal
Life," and in the evening lecture on "The Sense
In which the Bible is Inspired"
"The Second Coming Of the Lord" Will be treated
upon by Rev. ]. G. Ager this evening In the East
Thrty-1fth street church.
Judge Carter Of Cincinnati, will lecture on
"shakespearer before the Humanitarians, in De
Garm0 Hall, this evening
President Grants Message will be discussed by
the Cosmopolitan Conference this afternoon.
There Will be spiritualist Conference, at two
O'Clock. at 64 Madison avenue.
Lyman Q. Howe, trance speaker lectures before
the Robinson Hall Spiritualists morning and even
ing.
Sceptic Wants Light.
TO TUE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
am one OF your readers who went TO hear the
Rev. Cotton Smith, expecting him to answer a
sceptics doubts as to the authenticity and genu.
ineness OF the Gospels. went in the expectation
OF learning something new and convincing, since
he seemed to take up the challenge go confidently
INT L a1.tad rau for IN hon af Lad