The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY MAY 49, l874-TR1PLE SHEET

arrayed against light and AZ soon as that OBJ
| security was dspeled ignorance and bigotry would
! disappear. lie exhorted his hearers TO remain
steadfast In faith and devotion to the Holy Church
! and to set an example OF rectitude.
THE "NEwn CHURcH.-Yesterday afternoon Rev,
sabln Hough, formerly OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, but now pastor OF small society now
being organized OF believers in the "New Church"
doctrines. dlscoursed in Phenix Hall. South Eighth
street, Brooklyn. e. d. His subject was, "The
Human WILL" which ne defined TO be the spiritual
man. the substance OF the SOUL II entered into the
understanding. and through the understanding Gil
the functions and faculties Of the mind moved.
At the conclusion OF the sermon the constitution
OF the society was read and adopted.
CHURCH OF THE covENANr.-Rev. Marvin r. Vim.
cent preached an unusually eloquent discourse
yesterday morning IL being the anniversary OF his
connection with the church. His subject was
'sThe Requirement OF the Past !" and was based on
the text Ecclesiastes ILL. lS-'That which has been
Is now and that which u to be hath already Deen;
and God requreth that which Is past" Giving
just need OF praise to the great spirit OF discovery
and to all the exponents OF civilization and SCI
ence. ne Illustrated his subject In It's moral and
lgious bearings with great aptness and foroe. >
CHURCH OF THE AroNExxNr.-At the morning
service yesterday Rev. @. G. TIFFANY, D. D., Of Bos
ton, ot1cated. he preached on 1.-THE Simplicity OF
Prayer" founding his discourse on the words In
Matthew, W.. 9-"After this manner, therefore,
pray ye." Pending the nnal decision OF the con-
gregation the rector. Rev. william T. Sabine at
present withholds from the discharge OF pastoral
duties at this church. In q recent meeting, neld
for the purpose OF determining the matter, the
opinion expressed was, by majority OF 70 against
IL, IN favor OF acceding to Rev. Mr.. Sablne's Re-
formed Church views and requesting him TO re-
sumo his ministry.
ST. IGNATIUs CHURcH.-St. 1gnatins' Episcopal
church was wen flied yesterday morning by an at
tentve congregation. Rev. DR.. +. z. Ever
preached at the halfpast ten SERVICE taking his
text from the first chapter OF the Song OF Solomon.
fourth verse-"Draw me- and we viii run after thee.
The king hath brought me into his chambers" In
the course OF his remarks the preacher said that
God Himself had crowned suffering. When
Christ was on earth he kept continually advancing.
In moral and spiritual sense. by the uplifting
power OF royal suffering, royal humility and royal
obedience, aud If mankind ever expects to attain
to moral or spiritual excellence 1t can only be by
the communal exercise OF the same virtues.
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, BRooKLYN.-This
church, which IS located on Bedford avenue, ID one
OF the most spacious structures in the Eastern
District. Yesterday morning the pastor, Rev. DR..
E. S. Porter, preached from the words-"This
Is the victory that overcometh the world
even your faith" The leading thought OF
the discourse was that the process going
on in nature was also manifested In the
Kingdom OF Grace; that God took units and COM
bined them into organization, and thus the Chris
tian Church was bound together in one body. The
preacher then showed that man could obtain
the victory over himself, over the illusion OF the
nSasa n Ia daIn
CHURCH OF THE Observation-Disclosures |
prayers we're read by the rector. Rev. George Fl.
Houghton. D. D.. assisted by Rev. E. O. Houghton
The sermon was preached by Right Rev. w. G.
Tozer, D. D., Bishop OF Zanzibar, the text chosen
beng Luke, XIV, 2l-"So that servant came and
showed his Lord these things. Then the master Of
house being angry, said to his servant Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes Of the CITY, and
bring In hither the poor, and the MANNED. and the
halt, and the blind" The attractions OF ''the
little church round the corner" have received
valuable addition In the beautiful memorial win
dow on the southern side 1t represents In mag
nihcent stained glass the Compline Psalms lllu-
minated by the late Mrs. H0ughton ana sold by
her for the benefit OF the church.
ST. JOINS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, |
BRooKLYN.-Rev. Henry Warren D. D., the pastor
or this church. yesterday gave mastery exposi-
ton OF st. Pxus prayer for she Ephesisn Church,
recorded in the third chapter Of that episte, from
the fourteenth TO the twentynrst verses, which. he
said, contained such magnificent glimpses OF
Christian privilege ana opportunity that the
reading oft by any Christian believer OF modern
times ought lift his soul to height that he never
thought possible in all his largest thinking. The
greatest thing about . human being was the pos
sibty OF growth, and the elimination OF the Apos-
tie Paul's prayer twho prayed for others and not
for aus four and no more'') was that Christian
might be filled with the fullness God In all de-
partments OF his being.
TALMAGE's TABERNACLE, BRooKLYN-The Taber-
nacle overcrowded yesterday morning; about
5000 people were present. Previous to the sermon
the recently elected deacons and elders were Or
dained. Mr.. Talmage descended from the
platform and gave each one the right
hand Of fellowship. An earnest prayer
by the pastor followed, and the vast
congregation then united in singing, Mr.. Stowe,
the preceDtor, leading. The singing was more
spirited than usual While the collection was
being taken Mr.. George w. Morgan, the organist,
played the 'Miserere" from "Trovatore,n the uox
hlaaaRd Of the organ being so near an approach
to tenor voice that the people looked up in as
tonishment. Mr.. Tamages sermon was based on
the text, Looking unto Jesus,n and referred to
Jesus Christ as our personal saviour, as sympa-
thizer and as the only example nt to be copied by
men. In the course OF his discourse, in abiding
to Bible imagery, he said that It united in repre-
senting the Christian lie as demanding vigilance
and sharp LOOKOUT and that there was not
single passage that implied that man could 60
into heaven sllpsh0d.
THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Differences Between the Protestant and
Reformed Episcopal Churches Por-
traycd ~ Bishop Cheney.
Yesterday morning Roodly congregation in ap-
pearance ana numbers gathered In the neat little
chapel on Cumberland street, between alb
and T.af rata avanuaa Rr0Oklvn whe0