The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-10

We have to-day announced for pastoral
meditation series of topics at once doctrinal,
practical and speculative; some of an ordinary
turn and others of more than ordinary force
and bearing. DR.. Samson is dealing with the
antediluvinns, and is drawing from their long
life some useful lessons, as he will demonstrate
this evening He will also indicate certain
methods by which we may serve our genera
ton. The Rev. George H. Hepworth will tell
his young people this evening how to keep
their temper, and will explain to old and young
this morning how the great atonement was
made for them. and is therefore personal
matter for each to attend to. ssThe True God
and Eternal Life will command the atten-
ton and the thought of DR.. Ganse, who will
also continue his sermons on typical forms of
Gospel grace, giving some reflections on the
restoration of hearing to the deaf DIR.
Cheever will also continue his series of dis
courses on the evidences OF Christianity, -
which are cordially received and are warmly
commented on by the religious press.
The human mind, in its finiteness, cannot
grasp more than a small measure of the
nature and extent of Christ's love, and yet
ton and an ideal for emulation. Mr. Nichol-
son will endeavor to set forth in some sense
the topic here indicated and also to explain
and account for the opposites that were mani
tested in Christ. We are all 80 used to listen to
the excuses made by men for their own failures
that it will be something new this morning
to listen to Gods excuses for mans failures
as they will be presented by the Rev. Mr.
Plat, of Brooklyn. If it be true that as q
man thinketh in his heart so is he then it
must follow that strong feelings make strong
men, and this is the proposition that Rev. Mr.
Horton will sustain this morning. He will
also show this evening that God is a God of
the living as well as living God. The Rev.
w. G. Van Meter, who has just returned
from Italy, will interest at least three audi
ences to-day with recital of his mission
work in the city Of Rome, and will of course
awaken sympathy among his Baptist brethren
for his schools.
The heather had some theory of future pun
ishment They had not advanced as far as we
have and hence they did not believe that the
wicked should go UNPUBLISHED, but that retri-
button would overtake them; if not here,
then hereafter. DR.. Riley will tell us this
evening what their doctrines of future punish
ment were, and we may be able to
Judge how nearly Scriptural they were,
too. The Rev. Mr.. Sweetser has prepared
discourse on 'Spirits in Prison. which
he will deliver this evening, and Will prob
ably explain how they get in and how they
may get out. The Rev. Mr.. Phelps takes for
granted that Christians wear mitres, and he
will therefore describe the ''Golden Plate on the
Christians Mitre" and give some instructions
that it may be always kept bright and bur-
nished. The personality Of Christ and His
second coming are doctrines held by all
shades OF Christians but the day and the hour
Of His coming are left to speculation. Ger
tain preparations are necessary for us to make
ere He comes and certain preparations must
be made by the Holy Ghost for the personal
coming OF the Lord Jesus. What these prep
arations are will be indicated to-day by the
preacher in the Catholic Apostolic church.