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The New York herald., 1874-11-09
SEVENTH AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
OHUROA.
Christian Perfection To He Looked for
In Eternity.

Christian Perfection To He Looked for
In Eternity.
Rev. Dr.. Wild preached yesterday morning from
Hebrews, W., 1:-"Therefore, leaving the principles
OF the doctrine or Christ let 60 unto perfec-
tion.. The speaker alluded to the redemption or
the soul and the charm which immortality lent to
liIe. Man and the atonement were beautifully CO.
related by means OF the rich and ample provisions
OF redemption, and mans destiny might be as Sc
cure as grand. without this remedial scheme
man was helpless and weak. The creature was
alienated from the Creator but in Christ he was
brought nigh and located and privileged with
competence or endowment and opportunity to
keep the divine law, please his Maker ana work
out his own salvauon-a salvation that guarau-
teeh the swestest assurances OF peace and
gress was possible, for ME and lies
laDors are continuous. Each day OF practical
obedience was Increased power. llous diligence
won heavenly commentator and the reward OF
gr ace. The plans and laDors OF the Christian were
not confined t. earth or limited to time; they laid
hold on eternity. Death stays not his hand nor
illustrates his Designs but simply changes the
base OF his operation. transplanung Its OBJECT to
a farer cline and holier sphere. On through
ceaseIcss ages the soul win commune 10 unfold It's
never-r0-be-ex Exhausted power, passing from
system to system. rom cycle to cycle amid the
understand the doctrine OF Christian perfection
ar,ght we SHALL see an endless goal. becoming
character OF God. IL Ill comported with the dig
nifty and destiny OF man to be governed by
worldly policy, 10 be SO tlme-servlng as
TO neglect his most vital and lasting
interest. 1t was SAD sequel to the
gladiatOrial struggles or lie when death
annulled our contracts and despoiled us OF
our heart treasures, and then. robbed and be.
reaved sorrowul and despairng, without nope In
Christ. the sun OF lie sank into deep night, the
spirit returned to God who gave 1t. Ii was well TO
let our plans be commensurate with our being
and In harmony with the divine economy. Mans
first and greatest duty to accept the PRINCIPLES
and doctrines OF Christ. and then TO go on unto
perfection. Permanent anu real Christian prog.
ress was only possible by laying down sucn a Ioun.
dation and building wisely and safely thereon.
Tho Doctors sermon was long and able. In clos
ing he adjured his hearers to strive TO become
perfect IN Christ, VINO as their righteousness and
sanctlication, that they might reach thar goal that
led higher and higher unto the perfect day.
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

MIR. Bccchcr breaches on soul-Build-
fnG-The Law OF the Development of
Truth Ira tho Nature OF Ian-Thc Germ
Theory.
The clear skies and the oalmy weather OF an
Indian summer day had the effect yesterday morn
ing OF crowding Plymouth church to its utmost
capacity. Alter the baptism OF three children,
Mr.. Beccher who was in one of his briQh test
moods, preached sermon on "Soul Building,n
selecting his text from Matthew, 4, 3i-3s-"Ihnk
not tnat am come to SEND peace ON earth; came
not 10 send peace but sword. For am come
to set man at variance against his fatner, ana
the daughter against her mother, ana the dau1h.
ter.in-law against her mothcr.in-law. And mans
foes shall be they OF HIS own household. lie that
lovetn father or mother more tnan me is not
worthy OF me; and he that ovcth son or daughter
more than me IS not worthy OF me- And he that
takctn not his ana followeth after me Is not
worthy oil me.u
Considering this, Mr. Beecher said, as part OF
the mission OF the assembled apostles to preach,
ana that In some sense II was therefore procla-
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cause ms spiritual ruin. Unhappily this sin Is
TOO common In ihe world. II seems as II men were
oanded together Tor no other purpose than tue
spiritual destruction OF eaca other. Scandals are
dsiiy brought to light In The political. social and
even religious word. These are reproduced and
sensaLlonaiiy served up TO pander TO the morbid
appetite, the prurient minds anu diseased imagi-
nations OF scandal loving public. These are bad
enough, but still worse are the prints ana
pamphlets and books which the emissaries or me
evi one send broadcast over the land. thus poison
ing pure niinds, corrupting innocent hearts ana
dragging muItitudes dowl 10 the lowest depths OF
sin aud degradation.
IL were. indeed, an idle. II not impossible, task
TO recount the many WAYS and forms IN whicn
Christians be, and daily, guilty OF this sln
Magnify II as we may, II IS equally Impossible 10
form Just estimate or
THE MALICE OF SCANDAL
With truth might our Lord exclam, on seeing
the cookie OF scandal everywhere growing IN The
world among His most CHERISHED seed. "An enemy
nath done fhis.n Assuredly they must be enemies
indeed who thus unite with the arch enemy OF
God aud man IN overtnrowing His Kingdom on
earta.
If just and terrible retribution overtake not
the glver OF scandal IN the midst OF his career OF
crime, let him not be over.conndenL or natter
himself tnat he Will escape The sower would not
have the cookie 10 be pulled up from the midst OF
tile wheat. He tells MS servants TO leave II TIL
the harvest. His justice now seems 10 Sleep But
lie has said, Vengeance Is mine, and will 10.
pay" "i snail send my angels and they shall
gather up out OF my Kingdom ali scandals ana
workers OF iniquitv and shall cast them into the
furnace OF fre, and there shall DC weeping and
gnashing ol teeth.n
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
HERALD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1s74-TRPLE SHEET

miles to meet friend. Thus II would be In
heaven. A soon e they arrived there they would
srAET OUT TO HUNT THEN UP.
Some persons had said tnat such violent changes
would In all probability have come over them
that they would be unable 10 recognize one
another. But II a child died forty years ago dId
as he did soon after his deaths Another
important consideration was that the body
would be mangled in death. but the
soul could not The soul would remain the same
alter death; no, 10 would not only remain the
same out II would also improve, Why. could he
for9et The lneamenIs OF his sainted mother and
father An. never, and he hoped to embrace
them again IN another ana a better world.
rhe reverend preacher then alluded TO an occur
renee AT Cape May where he saw two young
ladies who recognized each other, alter snort
san Francisco and his brother. whom he mad not
seen Tor hty years. were sitting at the same tabie
with him. Perhaps they would not recognize each
other at first, but he probably would offer the sup
you have some OF lhis my trend s' and this might
lead to a conversation. resulting In loving re-
cognition. Instances OF this kind could be multi
Piled hundred fold.
JESUS UTTERANcEs ON THE SUBJECT
The Saviour, 10 would be remembered, went to
raise Lazarus from the dead, and said 10 Martha.
'rhy brother shall rise again. Now. II the sup
plant, Lazarus sister, would not know him again,
what was the use OF tnis promise Was there any
consolation In IL unless lie meant recOgnitloDS =
Then, again. Jesus represented heaven as place
OF social enjoyment Could Jacob sit down beside
his dear son Joseph without recognizing him
Take tue TRANSPORTATION scene. and IT. taught this
very doctrine by the meeting or the glorious rep
resentatives OF all nations and races-Moses,
Jesus. Peter, Elias, &c. How did they know one
aIothers Wel Jesus probably told John and
Peter OF Moses just as they, II they went to Cape
May or Saratoga, would be introduced to people
by their friends. He could multiply these IN
then closed with an elaborate peroration on the
glory OF the heavenly recognition.
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ST. PATRIoK's CATHEDRAL.

The Roman Catholic cathedral IN Mott street
was crowded at the halfpast ten O'Clock mass
yesterday morning. The altar and its surround
ings wore an unusually impressive and solemn
aspect, and the sanctuary, robed in all It's trap
pings, carpettng and tapestry, reflected the one
leading idea which brought the large congrega-
ton together-tre Most Rev. Archbishop McClos-
key was expected to oficate. The Archbishop,
however, had to disappolnt his glowing children"
He had gone to Portland, Me-, to attend the
funeral OF Bishop Bacon The services at the
cathedral were, however no less interest
ing. Rev. Father McNamee Oriclated as cele-
brant. attended by deacon and sub-deacon.
But the great feature OF the services was the
music. the excellent rendering OF ''Schmdtz's
Fitn Mass" specially composed by the organist,
MIR. Gustavus Schmidrz Tor the first onlciation Of
the Archbishop on MS return from his tour IN
Europe, The various parts, THE Kyrle,n ..Glo.
ria,o 40 Salutaris Hosta.n .'1he Venia Creator'
and "Agnus Del" were all finely sang The same
mass Will probably be performed next sunday,
when the Archbishop will no doubt oficiate.
The sermon was by the Rev. Father John Kane.
He sele cted his text IRON ST. atJnew KILL. 27-3l.
He explained very eloquently the parable OF the
sowing OF the cookie and the wheat ana the
gathering up oil the samo with care and discretion
lie was listensd to throughout with great atten-
ton.
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sermon by Mr.. Irving, OF Glasgow-Jus-
tiGcafion by Faith.

Tie Rev. Mr.. Irving, OF Glasgow, Scotland
preached yesterday morning and evening in the
Central Ba ptist church in Forty-second street. In
the evening he spoke upon classification by
Faith.r He said that 1t was not the province OF q
Judge at a court OF law to give pardon. The
court had two prerogatives-eithe TO acquit or
condemn. Tue idea OF PARDON suggested that OF
lorgiyina ana tins belonged only to the palace or
the monarch. But this was Gods privilege. He
was the Supreme Ruler who could justify. When lie
created laan and all animals He said they were
gcod aui they were when iilst made. There
were then three conditions before God, CON-
dcmned, JuAtiaei or acquitted, and these three
suggested three conditions OF Deing, either being
plieu 10 fmeu and women and not 10 children,
who not having any Will OF their own IN the
sin oil Dirtn might be considered as innoccnts.
But alter Adam ieil and he oilginal sin was upon
his DrOw only Two conditions remained, aud,
whereas all creation was before pronounced good,
bis tiansarcssion made all liable to the sin wncn
man nad Committed. since that time tnore
have been only two conditions, the condemned
aud the justified, the wicked and tie righteous.
The good nave ceased To be aud we
al depend upon tue mercy oil God,
VINO deals IL ont as we are righteous
or bad All the teachings Of the Bible suppo3e
these two conditions. We near OF tho wheat ana
the cnan, the tares and the plants, tue sheep ana
the goats, the clean and tie unclean, and all the
numerous quotations from the BiDle 10 prove that
Tor nau tHcre are only The
Two COSDTIONs AND NO THIRD.
TIC question, then, OF our own JUSTIFICATION be-
comes simple ono, and we nave not the excuse
ol our doubt on tine subject. God puts the ques
/ uoh Plainly 10 US. We are to choose between the
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
SEVENTH STREET Ii. E. CHURCH.
The Recognition of Friends In Hcaven-
Sermnn hY RaY. William =. Corhit.

Sermon by Rev. William p. Corbit.
The Rev. William p Corbit, pas or OF the seventh
street Methodist Episcopal churcn. preached yes.
terday morning to large and exceedingly atten.
tive congregation. His theme was the recogni-
tion OF friends In heaven, the text being from ST.
John xiv 1.a "Let not your heart be troubled |;
ye believe In God believe also in me.n
The reverend preacher introduced the subject
BY dwelling on the magnificent thoughts contained
In the three remarkable verses quoted above.
There never had been a shadow of doubt as to
the meeting OF the good in heaven, but one ques-
ton which had frequently been asked and never
decided was whether they would know one another.
lie uhc preacher) took the Affirmative side OF the
question, Tor tais view Of IT was clearly taught py
the text OF the morning Jesus said that there were
many mansions in His Fathers house, and that
He went to prepare place for them. Now, why
should He lay stress upon the TACT OF their future
meeting n they were not to know one another I?
He ttne preacner) would deal with the matter in
the most common sense manner, and first OF all
he would cJli attention to the significant fact that
even the pagans OF the ancient times believed IN
tnis doctrine. Homer cDunciated lt In most un.
mstakable manner, ana Cicero EXPRESSED the hope
Of again meeting his loved Cato IN the better
world. Passing from these grea. names OF the an
Gent world 10 the untutOred children OF nature,
the savage aborgines OF America, they found t1e
TiiE WHOLE JEWISH NATION,
With the exception oi one litle branch, who we're
not worth noticing, also believed in this doctrine
OF heavenly recognition. Take DAVID for instance,
anu alter the death oil his Guild he TOOK or ms
sackclotn AMI ashes and manifested composure of
mlnd He sad 10 his servants. VINO were aston
Isncd at this that as ne could not save the lie OF
the child me could 20 10 IT." some sceptlcal
minds would prooabIy OBJECT tDat he only meant
he would go into the clila's grave, but this oDec-
ton was not worthy OF serious consideration. All
the utterances ui the leading minus OF the Jewish
race Indicated that tUey, III tncir hearts, never
allowed themselves 10 be separated from their
GEAR ones by oeatn. Ihus bOtn pagans ana Jews
openly ayowcn this solemn aud hiqn doc
trne. DID not every refined soul ex-
press the hoie at parting with beloved
friends of meeting, III not agaln on eartn, at all
events IN heavenY NO man could act clear o. ms
pers nal Identity, and every one colid remember
hIhlsen hy association aud memory. And II they
could tnus idcutly their inuIvlGuaties wav should
they not be equally abe 10 remember their ends?
u they went 20 Europe, aud gnew that they mad
friends there, would they not Immediately start
our to hunt them up When II was MS privilege
TO be there, fourteen years ago. he travelled 400
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
THE MEMORY OF BISHOP BACON.

Remarks OF Father Kcegan. OF the
Church or tho Assum ption.
At the Church OF the Assumption, corner OF York
and Jay streets, Brooklyn, at the principal mass.
the pastor, Rev. William Keegan, called ATTENTION
to the death OF Right Rev. Bishop Bacon. The de.
ceased prelate was he said, the creator OF the
Church Of the Assumption and the parish.
The edtnce was dedicated June 10, ls42. and
the pastor believed that II there was ono
spot on earth more dear to Bishop Bacon
than another 1t was the Church of the As
sumption, and II he could speak now from his
grave he would say to this congregation, 'sYou at
least, my friends, have pity upon me and pray for
me-" lie dwelt upon the great zeal which the de.
ceased Bishop had evinced In promoting the well.
being OF the Catholic Church while laboring among
the few members OF the faith, comparatively
speaking, who were then to be found IN BROOKLYN.
Rev. Father Keegan succeeded Bishop Bacon,
whose assistant ne had been Tor Two years prior to
Ills transfer TO the preacy of the diocese Of PORT
land III 1855. and has ever retained the warm.
est Affection ior him. he was the only person
recognized BY the uylng preate, TO whose side he
hastened upon the arrival OF the steamer at New
YORK on Wednesday last. or the priests who were
In Brooklyn when the deceased was pastor Of the
Church Of the Assumption there remain but three,
Rev. Fathers Keegan, Cassidy and Malone. The
former named clergyman Will leave ior Portland
to attend the 0bsequles this morning.
Rev. Father Keegdn IS deSlr0cs Of correcting an
error which has been going through the papers
accreditlng the birth OF BisnOp Bacon to Brooklyn,
whereas he was born in Dey street, New York, be.
tween Broadway and Church street, but the nouSa
has been removed full thirty years ago.
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SAD SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN.
He Shoots Himself Through the Heart.
A Woman in the Casc.

Coroner Eickhon was yesterday morning called
to No. 269 Bowery to hold an inquest on the body
or Anthony Strauss, q German OF twenty years, VINO
committed suicide the night previous by shooting
himself In the lett breast with large pistol. 1t ap-
pears that deceased had been partial to Annie
Lauer, about eighteen years age living at No 70
Eldrldge street, whom he sometime since thought
TO marry, but from some cause nc determined ia
give her up, as he was strongly advised by friends to
do. on Saturday evening young Strauss, who still
cherished an affection l0r ANNIE met ner iE Hes.
ter street with young man, aud alter passing a
Casua' remark with her went home accom- pl led
by some lliends, and at a later hour retlring to
MS room, unufessed himself ahd went To bed.
soon aiter eleven O'CLOCK u younger brother VINO
siept Win nlm went 10 tue room aud lnding the
liAht OUT asked hlm about 1, ana Anthony replied
tnat IL went ou, wnereupon the brorhcr went
oown stals some n.teen or twenty minutes
subsequently, noise Was heard In tno
upper part oil tne house, DUL no one
secmeu aware tnat 10 was tho discharge OF a
pistol. About one O'CLOCK, however, the brother,
on gong 10 ms room, horr.iicd to nnl An
tnohy uead IN Dcd. with booa ISSUING rom o
GhastV wound Ia the lei. hreasi, near tho region
OF ihe heart. lie mus have died almost ins tanlly
aiter lring the shot IL ~ believed by the family
that the acs was promp cd through lear OF peinR
rldculed ~ his companions ior entertaining sucn
| algh xcgaEd lQr tas 2igl AukAvv.
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
JOHN STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
The Great sacri6ce-Sermon BY DIR.
Dnrhy. OF Columbia. q. C..

The Great sacri6ce-Sermon BY DIR.
Darby, Of Columbia, 9. C..
The old John street Methodist Episcopal church
was fled to Its utmost capacity yesterday by IN
eager throng 10 listen to the words that iel from
the lips Of Dr.. Osgood A. Darby, OF Columbia. s. G.
The minister took his text from Genesis, xii, .
Take now thy son, thine only son. Isaac. whom
thou lowest, and get thee into the land OF Moriah."
Said the pre- reacher:-in those days much or the
world was idolatrous-people worshipped when,
where and what they pleased-and 1t was to cor
rect this error, as well as to try the faith and
trust OF Abraham that God ordered him TO take
his only son. whom he so dearly loved, and slay
him. Finding, however, that the man was willing
TO obey divine laws, even though ne Killed mis-
nrst born, the Lord sent III time His angel
from heaven TO stay his hand. This order to
Abraham was not the order OIL an arbitrary
Creator. lie ordered nothing more Of the man
than lie was willing TO do himself God sent HIS
only begotten son into the world TO redeem lt.
and He did so by the sacrnce OF HIS own precious
life. GOD, though he could have done SO, stayed
not His own hand when the saviour OF the world
was nailed 10 the cross and the cruel spear pierced
His side. God loved His son rs no mortal can love,
but TO Save This wicked world lie offered Him up
L sacrlflce. and the Christ that died that we
might live did His Fathers bidding without a
murmur, and died saying. "Father, thy VIII be
done, not mine.' The order to Abraham wa s
evidently intended as u forerunner OF what the
word. lie had created II, but those he created
had not cbeyed His divine commands. lie did not
Wish 10 destroy every VestlRc Oh WndC lie nad
made and so Dy the wondrous working OF Ills
mignry VIII lie devised the plan OF
SACRIFICING HIS ONLY BEGorTEN son,
that the world might live. And said the divine,
IL we believe IN tnis CHRIST that so ioved us-have
latin in aud trust Elm-we shall, like Him, have
eternal life. | nc example sc. US by Jesus Christ
was beautiful one. and the cross He lett US to
carry not narI one to bear. He bore 1t for US ;
was lie asking too much when He asked us to
bear 1t or his saNe now that He tarrled no longer
III the flesh with men, but had gone TO dwell with
has Father and the angels III heaven The laws
tnat tie lald down Tor US wheu He was on earth
ave PLAIN and not hard TO ooey They are en-
from lips that spoke as no man ever spoke before,
and III substance are, ''Love the Lord thy God,
and cone 10 Him through Jesus Christi lie Is at
all times Wiling TO receive us, and Christ has
SAID. Ell ye come 10 me J Will in nowise cast We
out.n IL is an invitation that could emanate only
nom such man as was tic blessed Saviour OF the
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Lamb on one side and the pubucans and harlots
on the other. We cannot even deceive ourselves
in any belief that we are. doing that which we
should not do. There Is no middle position aud
chance OF escaping from the vengeance OF God II
He Is dispeased. christ explained tins cry plainly
Himself wnen lie saiu III you not with you are
against me-" Our choice is, then. between these
two. If our lives are constant endeavor TO
please Him, then lie may JUSTIFY U.s. but there Is no
possibility Of any other condition out condenna-
ton. God Is the great ruler who may pardon Us,
the acts which we commit and by our laith IN Him.
II We live rghteousy and in respect for the laws OF
God, then lie may pardon and save us. If we live
otherwise, eternal suffering will be the penalty.
Mr.. Irving elaborated upon this tGeory OF the
Qualification OF man by faith and preached y very
erective discourse.
The New York herald., 1874-11-09
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
Sermon by the Rev. Father McCready-
The Devils Tactics-Sca ndal His Chief

The Devils Tactics-Sc andal His Chief
Weapon.
The services at st. Stephens yesterday morning
we're OF the usual solemn and imposing character.
high mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father
NcCauley. and the Rev. Father McCready preached
m eloquent sermon on scandal lie selected as
his text:-"And whilst men were asleep the enemy
came and cveIsowed cookies among the wheat,r
Matthew Kill, IS. and said The parable read In
lhls days gospel has the rare advantage OF beng
one OF the only two which our divine Lord has
Teen At TO interpret. Stripped Of It's imagery and
hgurative language this parable teaches us that
the devil, the enemy OF God, the enemy OF all that
good, the persistent enemy OF Gods kingdom on
earth aud Of mans eternal happiness Is ever vigil
ant and active. lie is unceasing in his endcayors
70 destroy the work which Christ came on earth 10
establish THIS lie tries to effect by dissemina ting
sis false doctrines ana pernlcous maxims among
the people OF God and thus preventing the good
seed, the evangelical precepts ana counseIs OF
Christ and OF Gods holy law and commandments
from springng up aud bringing forth
THE FRUIT or HEAVENLY VIRTUE
IN mems souls. We ma that by the .pyood sead,
Is meant tie Just, and Dy the "cocEleu are meant
the children Of the wicked one, or. as tbev are
cahed ia Cur LOrd's explanation, ''scandaIs aud
sbose who work tGen." 1he enttre nTrania ,t-, 81,
mately resolves Itself into descrlptISn ~ sbe
lameutaDle effects which scandal proqnces IN inc
world among Chrlsts cHdIeD and ~ anpn'rca 49, tne
ment ol the dreadful punishment ol those VINO
shall nave lad tno unhappihess OF giving scandal
TO incir brethren
According to tae o5ynivogy Of the word II means
a stuEiullng block, something IN the way against
winch one may strike MS loot and iaI. Apply NJ
this IN spiritual sense scandal may he deuned
ssspy WORD or act or omission OF itsel aud under
the circumstances calculated to induce another TO
ON. 10 fall AWAY from The grace oi Goa ana 30 70