The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-04

Methodist church by Rev. DR.. Brown, P. E., aud
Rev. Mr.. Abbott.
misconceptions of Unversalism" will be cleared
up by Rev. Mr.. Pullman Church OF Our Saviour,
in the Standard Club Hall, this evening.
Rev. DR.. Fulton will this morning furnish the
hanson place (BrooKlyn) Baptists with ''fne Key
that Unlocks the Problem OF Christian Union"
Services this morning ana afternoon in Canal
street presbyterian church, beginning ,he week OF
prayer,
The customary services VIII DE neid IN Berean
Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Davies.
In Central Baptist church, Rev. Mr.. Evans.
In the Church OF Christ, Rev. Mr.. Dawson.
In Fourteenth street Presbyterian church, Rev.
Mr. Sloss.
In Lalght street Baptist church, Rev. Mr.. Knapp.
In the Methodist Free Tabernacle, Rev. Mr.. Cook
man.
In ST. Thomas, Rev. DR.. Morgan.
In the Madison avenue Zion, Rev. Mr.. Galleher;
and
In Fifty-third street Baptist church, Rev. Mr..
Pendleton.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton will minister to the Four
teenth street Scotch Presbyterans at halfpast ten
A. NJ. and hall-past three p. M.
Sacramento services in st. Luke's (Methodisr)
this evening, Rev. Mr. McCleland preaching.
DR.. Sarah J. White breaches this evening in De
Garmo Hall on Humanity and Its Relations"
Rev. Mr.. Sweetser will sermoniZe upon special
subjects to-day, at the usual hours, in Bieecker
street Unversalist church.
Services in English at eleven O'Clock In the Rus
sIan-Greek chapel.
This morning. in the Church of the holy Trinity,
Rev. DR.. s. II. Tying, Jr., will ofiicate, and Rev. DR..
Washburn, OF Calvary church, in the evening.
Dr.. Tying Will deliver another OF his sermons to
the people in the evening in Cooper Union.
Dov duuor 1--we IJal 70 mr. tpaI.
lows flock (An SoulsY tnis morning. and PROBES.
sor william Everett, OF Cambridge, IN the evening.
Special subjects will engage the attention OF the
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth, in the Church OF the Disciples
to-day, that Tor the evening being "A New Years
Sermon to Young Men,"
The North Presbyterians will be favored by their
pastor with discourse upon "Debtsn this morn
ing.
Divine service will be held at hafpast ten A. M.
and Jour P. NJ, in All Angels church. Rev. G. F.
Holman, rector, officiating
Rev. Dr. Dix breaches at halfpast seven P. NJ. in
st. Peters.
The rector OF Christ church. Rev. Mr.. Thompson,
will ministrate at the usual morning and afternoon
services, and discourse about constance and John
Hessr in the evening.
Rev. DR.. F1agg will conduct the customary ser.
vices in the Church of the Resurrection.
In Anthem Memorial church Rev. Mr.. Newton
Will minstrate at the usual services.
"How Christ's Second Coming is Now Taking
Place" will be Calculated this evening" In the
Church OF the New Jerusalem, Brooklyn, by Rev.
Mr.. Ager.
Rev. Mr.. Pycott will officiate to-day in Cutler
Memorial church, Brooklyn, the evening discourse
OF the practical course being about 1.-The Poor
Man."
The Robinson Hall spiritualists will be lectured
morning and evening by Mr.. Lyman c. Howe.
There will be another Spiritualist Conference at
No. "a Madison avenue to-day.
Advice to the sSceptic" Who sVvants
Light"
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The article in a recent Sundays HERALD, under
the title OF "a Sceptic Wants Light" has arrested
my attention, and / beg space in your valuable
paper to say few words. From tnat article
learn that the Rev. Dr. smith, the amiable and
learned rector OF an Episcopal church in Filth
avenue is, or has been, delivering a series OF lee
lures on 'The Authenticity and GenuIneness OF the
Gospels" The writer Of that article attended one
or more OF DR.. Smiths lectures as an avowed
sceptic but not In the hope of being convinced OF
his errors, even willing to be thus convinced Tor
he distinctly says, al went in the expectation of
learning something new and convincing;" and he
is 'glad to say Tor the honor Of God and manhood,
tina. his expectations were not answered. He Is
glad of his disappointment, because he can still
honor "God and manhood" as sceptc; whereas,
II he had been convinced By DR.. Smith OF 'the au-
thentcity and genuineness OF the Gospels he
would no longer be a sceptic, and therefore be
compelled to dishonor God and manoodpn
The first ten lines OF the communication bring
out the animus, the calibre and the spite OF the
writer; and no one need be surprised at the senti
ments Of the rest OF the article or OF anything else
he could write. The egotism vanity and SHALLOW
ness of the writer are evidenced in every remain
ing sentence He says 'This is disputed point
and one which can never be settled. and, even II it
ia settled, wiz amount to nothing" Indeed
wondrous wise scepticl reply by ask
Ing, BY whom is this point disputed s-f. e.,
the autnenucty and genuineness OF the
Gospels. by lew sceptics here and there VINO,
ike this sceptic are glad to say for the honor or
God and humanity they remain scepticsi He saws
It "cab be settled say 4, has ham aetted
for ages and II this sceptic does not know this az
Q historical fact, he Is too ignorant to wyire n
word on the subject. 1t Is settled, and has been
for ages settled In the minds Of millions now in rho
Church Expectant, and Of millions more in the
Church Militant; settled practically for every
Christian who has lived and now lives; settled by
evidences thousand-fold stronger than those
which have obtained credence In the world and
thereby practically established all the so-caled
physical truths And too, 1t has been settled In
the minds OF millions who are not avowed Chris.
tans, upon historical data merely. This is the
writer who can glibly write about Mahomet OAR
win, MormOnism, Splritualism, Simon Magus,
Apoiionius and EscuIapius. and In the same sen.
fences deliberately insult the Christian world by
speaking Familiarity OF saints Matthew, Peter and
John, and our Blessed Lord Jesus Just az II they
were common mortals-men with whom he had
transacted business on Change men not deserving
reverent, much less honorable, mentIon-Mat-
thew. Peter Jonn and Christ. Bah THIS Is the