The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-24
Pulpit Topics To-Day.

A new era is commemorated by the Church
to-day. The Pentecostal anniversary has
come again, and yet comparatively few min
listers outside of the Catholic Church attach
much significance to the memory Of that great
day. There is, however, one who to-day will
explain 1.-THE Nature Of the Pentecostal
Gift" the Rev. John s. Davenport, of Bos-
ton, who will preach on this subject in the
Catholic Apostolic church. The world has
received no greater gift than the Holy Ghost,
and what people want to-day more than any
thing else is On intelligent and simple EXPOSE
ton of the nature and personal work of this
Divine Spirit. Too little heed is paid to these
things, and the ignorance in the Church to-
day on such vital Christian doctrines is pro-
found and deeply to be regretted Mr.. Daven-
ports exposition should therefore be so plain
and practical that the people can carry away
his ideas with them.
That the hoary head is crown of life if it
be found in the way Of righteousness was
beautifully illustrated by the long and useful
life of the late Rev. DR.. Thomas De Witt, of
the Collegiate Reformed Church. of this city.
His friend and fellow laborer in the Gospel
DR.. H. D. Ganse, will this morning illustrate,
by scenes III the life of DR.. De Witt, the salts
faction which God gives in long life. With
out the comforts and hopes which Christianity
gives this world would be pretty dull place
for q man who has passed his four score
years. But to DR.. De Witt there was real
satisfaction in living, for he lived not to him
self, but to Christ, who loved him and gave
Himself for him. It was faith in this Christ
that sustained him and made him so emil
nently useful in his long ministerial career. Of
the nature of that faith-of saving faith-it
is important that we should know something,
and we may learn something about it from
Mr. Sweetser, who will make it the subject of
his discourse this evening.
The mysteries and imageries Of prophecy
are the delight and study of some ministers.
Great profit, mentally and spiritually, may be
derived from this study if it is pursued in the
right spirit. Mr.. Love, of Albany, who is not
unknown to New Workers, will bring his study
to bear this evening on the Mystic Stone
and the Image of which some of our readers
may remember Daniel speaks in his prophecy.
DR.. Fulton, of Brooklyn, will have some
thing to say this morning on his pet theme
baptism. 'Jesus came to the Baptist is the
dry announcement, but we may imagine what
an array Of argument lies at the back of it to
support the doctrine of immersion as the only
mode Of baptism. The Doctor has chosen an
other theme for his evening meditation, which
is equally familiar to him namely, ''The
Women's Temperance Movement-Its Peril
and It's Hope" Temperance people will of
course be interested to hear the views Of such
an eminent pastor on SO important subject.
The Women's Temperance Union will at the
same time discuss their own movement in
Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal
church. They evidently see more of hope
than of danger in It, and are determined to 20
forward with it in the name of the Lord.