, 1874-02-02
1IR. MCCARTHY.

Wlaut the People Mt the Union Fnrk
Baptist Church Heard Yesterday.
Tic services yesterday morning ut the Union
Park Baptist Church woro Of most oxtraur-
binary character. Indeed. it sdoubtful whether
the memory of tho oldest innbitant gooth back
to tho time when q similar ncono waB enacted In
tue house OF God. Readers Of THE Tribune
wero fully informed in Sundays isBuo of tho
position of affairs in A1r. hlcCartlss church,
and the interest created by this publication Of
tho Society's complications, togothor with the
announcement that the PASTORS sermon would
deal exclusively with those complications, had
tho effect Of bringing out n worry large attond-
ance, In which the ladios wero III the majority.
Ills FOES camo to loar how tho shepherd OF tho
flock would contr1yo to o1tricate himself from
tha tangled web which, as thoy claim, his own
ncts had woven about him his friends, to hear
his complete vintlioatton Of himself ; strangers,
to hoar Ho.nothiug oxciEing. It il probabio that
10 ono was disappointed or failod to be inter-
estcd.
OPENING PRAYER.
III his opening prayer Mr.. NIctarthy confined
himself almost entirely to the nRn question,
| sayiug tlut though they were brought together
under exciting aud painful circunstances, it did
| not follow thut Christ had Withdrawn His pros-
once peaceful aud happy, Ind boon dragged down
| until 1t Ind becomo u den Of thieves. The Holy
! Spirit was invoked to bleBa tho pastor, oven
| though lis character should bo under tempo"
rary eclipse, aud 10 bring him forth as fair NJ
tho moon, III clear Tho sun. and al torrlblo rs
an army with banners. lio prayed that every
! guilty wretch III tho Bocoty-oycry lIar, fornl-
Gator, and autcrer, from the pulpit to the choir
might DO dragged out and exposed before the
world.
Then tho choir. Which is led by gentleman
upon whose private morals tho pastor had not
hasitatal to cast aovero impntnttous, ayalled
itHelr OF tIlo opportunity to reply to the allu-
sH nills tic o motst p'III aBIcesed cd arc tic pure
III heart, for thoy shall soc God" It was clover
as retort. but not q sncooss, lnusloally oonBlu-
erol. Tue tonor was weak tho coltralto much
perturbod, fearful, aud red in Tho faoo; tho bari-
tone Qiliowse loatlor) evidently III q high stata
or nervous oxctau1ont; and the organlat MI
| astray with hin chords Only tue soprano lnain-
tained o porfoct comrosNre.
| TIE LORDS SUPPER
Whilo roRding tho uBual Sualday morning pull
pit notices, air. Mccarthy romArked TINT tits
was the Sabbath OIL which the Sacrament Of tho
Lords Supper should ba administered, but tho
got along without tho body and blood OF Christ
today" was tho commont, uttoroa In somi-
fucotious vein.
The pastor then road with much JUNCTION tho
Aith hymn, commencing
| Jesus, my croga hayo taken,
which waa suug by choir mud congregation,
| -, THE ssAAnN' -; ,,u M.
hatora processing WIN s - sosno as,ra f' raa. naa.
oatlns a.sstoa & .mo - - 5 XXI, ;,,at n
eIlt, TO eo,ne 1o'NN!u at ~ III na1 aa9 r.,
Ifont OF tho pnplG' ilo nau plo..uotn ss,t ,,o
their convenience he salu, ana n9 Wai.Sn 1, Mnn,
no was ABOUT TO say lay rool'ou ~ suo WIZ ~
papera iia to lom us t.n'' 1ntI, mt' aanor ~
SECOND alld sh'fa Yotssa VI tno '1'a oa"p'o' "
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for there y nothing covered thnt ahall not pe TO
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