The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-27
rockingham and the Fight
of Humanity.
Sabine's Farewell to the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
sEEcHER AND EcCLEs1Asr1C1sM.
Hepworth's Reasons for Believ-
ing in God.

CHRIST Enthusiastically morning the Right
Rev. Bishop Potter preached at Christ church.
Thirty NTH street and Fifth avenue, the Rev. Hugh
Miller Thompson, pastor, after which he admins
tered the rite Of confirmation to class Of twenty.
GRACE CHuRcH-Tnis church was, as usual,
fun yesterday morning with fashionable con-
gregation. Dr. Potter did not preach however,
but, instead, the Rev. Mr.. Karkus the assistant,
took his place. The reverend gentleman said that
we are too apt to become inextricablY involved in
innumerabe metaphysical speculations and to
imagine phenomena there, where we should simply
content ourselves with simple Christian faith.
PRIMITIVE METHoDIsT.-Mr. Fred. A. Bell, who
was formerly free and easy singer in English ale
houses, but who converted few years since.
preached an interesting sermon yesterday morn
ing in the Primitive Methodist church in Bridge
street, Brooklyn, taking the following for his
text-"A bruised reed shall he not break and
smoking nax shall he not quench till he send forth
judgment unto victory.n-st. Matthew, XIII, 20.
SEVENTH STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURcH.--At the morning service yesterday the
pastor OF this church, Rev. W. p. Corbit preached
TO q large and appreciatlve congregation. The
text chosen was Zacnariah, w., 10:-"FOr who
hath despsed the day OF small thingss For they
shall rejoice and see the plummet In the hand OF
Zerrubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes
OF the Lord which run to and fro through the
whole earthn
METHODIST FREE TABERSAcLE.-This church.
long known as the Trinity Methodist and stu
ated on West Thrty-fourth street. near Eighth
avenue. was very poorly attended yesterday at the
morning service. The venerable pastor. the Rev.
Lucius H. King, preached from the third chapter
of Daniel, which description is given OF the
of fho hu Nah
in Dura, in the province OF Babylon. The sermon
was very instructive one.
ZION EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-Rev. John Gallaher
ut this church, corner OF Madison avenue and
Thirty-eighrh street. preached to rather small
but fashionable congregation. composed, for the
greater part, OF ladies'. His text was from
Acts, K. AZ, 47-.For they heard them speak
with tongues and magnify God. Then answered
Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these
should not be baptized which have received the
holy Ghost as well as wer"
WEST PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcu.-At this beautiful
church in Forty second street, between Fifth and
sixth avenues, Rev. DIR. Cyrus Dixon preached in
absence the regular pastor. Rev. Thomas
Hastings. HIS text was from St Paus epstle to
the Romans viii, 2s-"And we know that all
things work together for cool to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose" The glorious blessings OF Christ,s
religion were forcioly illustrated by the reverend
preacher
ST. BARTHOLENEw's CHURCB.-At this church,
corner OF Madison avenue and F0rty-fourth street,
Rev. Samuel Cooke preached to q large congrega-
ton. He took his text from Romans, K, p
Neither let US tempt Christ. as some OF them
also tempted and were destroyed OF serpen tt. y
He argued that salvation was dependent GER
Some actions tended to ruin and others to saliva
ton.
THIRTEENTH STREET WELSH PRESBYTERIAN
CHuRcH.-At this church last evening there was q
large congregation. The Rev. II. Powell preached
very impressive sermon, selecting his text from
the twenty-second verse OF the 1orty-fith chapter
OF the prophecy OF Isaiah The celebrated vocal
lists, Miss Ecith Wynne and her sister, Mrs. Kate
Wynne- Matheson, were in the congregation. and
after the sermon gratfed the audience by sing
ing several solos and duets.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CnuRcH.-A fashionable
congregation assembled yesterday morning to
hear their popular pastor, the Rev. John Thompson,
D. D. discourse on the First Epstle OF Peter third
chapter and eighteenth verse :-"For Christ also
hath once suffered Tor SINS the just for the unjust,
tnat He might bring US to God. being put to death in
the flesh but quickened by the Spirit.n DR.. Thomp.
son treated the subject in solid. scholarly man.
ner, and evidently interested his congregation.
CHURCH or THE Holy TaINrrY.-The Rev.
stephen II. Tying addressed yesterday, as usual an
enormous and highly fashionable congregation,
which filed every available seat OF the new edihce
at the corner OF Madison avenue and Forty
street. He founded his discourse ON part OF the
fifteenth verse OF the fourth chapter OF Nehe-
miah-"we returned all OF US to the wall every
man unto his work. The sermon was an admir-
able plea for Jealous work In the church and in
Christ.
ST MARKS PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
large number were in attendance at morning
PRAYER yesterday. The music was, as usual ex-
cellent. The rector, Rev. Joseph n. Rylance d. D.,
ofiicated and preached. The sermon on "The
Twofoid once OF the Christian Ministeru was
founded on the words OF st. Paul in Acts k
20-"And now have kept back nothing that was
profitable unto you, out have showed you and
have taught you publicly and from house to
bouse.r
SIMPSON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-There
was fair congregation at the simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn. yesterday, to listen
TO sermon by the Rev. John A. Monroe, OF the
Newark Conference, who delivered an excellent
discourse from the first OF the eleventh chap
ter OF Eebrews-"Now, faith is the substance OF
things hoped for, the evidence OF things not seen.u
All who would be saved must have faith--faitn to
believe, as the apostle told them, that there was
spiritual world as well a material world.
COLLEGIATE REFORMED CHURCH, LAFAYETTE
PLAcE--Rev. James Baird d. ID. OF Paterson.
occupied the pulpit OF this church in the morning
yesterday, in the place OF the regular PASTOR Rev.
DIR. Chambers. at present on a visit TO Palestine.
The sermon was on the parable or the unjust
steward. Luke, XVI. l-13, and took its prlnc-
pal direction rom the passage wherein 1t Is or
dered TO, MAKE to yourselves friends OF the
mammon OF unrighteousness, that when you fail
they may receive you into everlasting nabIta-
tons.-
OUR LADY OF MERcY.-A large congregation