The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14
The Pulpit To-Day.

In many, If not most of the Methodist
Episcopal churches in this city and through
out the Lind, to-day will be observed in whole
or in part as ''Cnildren's Day" The rela-
ton of childhood to the Church, in one or
more Of its aspects, will be treated by the
pastors, and the children of the churches and
Sabbath schools will be expected to subscribe
literally to On educational fund, which is to
be devoted to the free education of youths and
misses as ministers and missionaries Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop James,
in Allen street Methodist Episcopal church,
and Rev. Mr.. Thomas, in Beekman Hill
church, will discuss such themes this morn
ing, and special services for the children will
be conducted afternoon and evening in those
churches. If as Rev. S. Fl. Pratt declares
in his proposition for this mornings discus
sion, the Church is the worlds instructor in
the word Of God, then there is q manifest
need that the tutor shall be better educated
in the things of God than the pupil. An edu-
Gated ministry is therefore demanded, and
liberal endowments for educational purposes
should be given by the Church to the Church.
But what is the Church? perhaps some
one will ask. We will refer the invisible
querist to DR.. Thompson's sermon this even
ing on the Rationale of Church" Having
shown the existence OF sacrifice and thereby
the necessity for priesthood, he comes to-
day to talk about the Church, which must
needs have the sacrifice and the priesthood to
constitute it church Of Christ But there is
something more important and moro precious
to the Church than q sacrifcial priesthood, and
that something is truth. Without this all else
is shadow or sham. DR.. Everts, of Chicago,
has promised to tell the people something
about ''The Cost of Truth, what truth is, where
it can be obtained and how retained. And to
this subject we invite special attention this
morning.
Heaven" is theme on which aged min
listers and people usually delight to mediate
young persons Of tervid imaginations or spec
ulative minds like to think and guess about
it-what it is, where it is, who are its in
habitants and what they do there. Mr..
Corbit will soar into the celestial regions to-
day and return with the down of the angels
WINGS SO that his congregation can have no
misgivings as to the place and it's people,
But ''How can person be happy in heaven
and know that some of his friends are
lostY asks MIR. Pratt. How do people
enjoy themselves here though they know
their friends are in State Prison tor life?
Whatever causes operate to relieve our minds
from such embarrassments here ought to
operate hereafter. But to these others will
be then added, SO that it will doubtless be
easier to forget the loss Of friends there than
here, and hence easier to be happy there with
out them than here. But Mr.. Pratt will, of
course, answer his own query.
The Rev. Mr.. Hepworth viii point out
the difference between o correct and IAN
incorrect belief this morning, and will
answer the question, "What is the principal
thing?" in the evening. Thus we have
range Of doctrinal, practical and speculative
topics to be considered to-day by the city
pastors.