The New York herald., 1874-08-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Programme Of Services fer Eighth Sunday
After Trinity, August 3.
Ministerial and Church Move
neutrality-suspicious..

Dr. HcGlynn, OF st. Stephens church, New York.
will lecture this evening, In st. Josephs Roman
Catholic church, fremont on the PHILOSOPHY and
Poetry OF the Confessional"
Rev. W. N. Dunnell, rector OF the Church OF All
Saints, Will 0friciate and preach to-day in that
place.
s. p. Andrews and Professor Hermes will speak
to-day in De Garmo Hail. Rev. IL. o. Pentecost,
OF Brooklyn, will preach In the same place on
Tuesday evening, but whether to Spiritualists or
Others Is not stated.
Rev. DR.. Miey, OF Drew Seminary, win preach
ehis morning and evening IN Bedford street Meth
Odist Episcopal church.
''Christians Gods Challenged Witnesses" and
"The Voyage OF Lie,n will occupy the attention of
Rev. X. s. Macarthur in Calvary Baptist church
to-day.
DR.. Deems will preach in the Church OF the
Strangers this morning on conversation that
Becometh the Gospel"
Rev. E. Borel VIII conduct a service this morn
Ing for French Episcopaltans in CALVARY chapel,
Fourth avenue.
DR.. SamsOn's theme In the First Baptist
church, Of Harlem, this morning, will be "Christs
Humility His Greatness" and In the evening,
''Just Judgment OF Chrlst's Claims Hinted by
Nicodemus"
"The Rejection OF Christ and It's Consequences"
will be DR.. Fulton's theme, in Hanson place Bap-
list church, Brooklyn, this morning. In the even
ing he Will speak about "Ihe Doctrine OF the
Modern Jezebel, its Fascination and PERIL"
Rev. G. c. Lucas will preach this morning ana
evening in the New York Presbyterian church,
West Eleventh street.
Rev. r. II. Nye Will preach before the Fifth Uni
versalist Society, in Pnmpton Hall, this morning.
"a Free Pulpit and Free Press" Is the theme
OF DR.. Mller's discourse this morning. In Plymouth
Baptist church.
DR.. sprole, OF Newourg, will preach in the
Forty second street Presbyterian church this
morning
The Bishop of Kentucky Is expected to oflcate
this morning in st. Thomas Protestant Episcopal
church.
ST. Thomas chapel, in East Sixtteth street,
will reopen this morning; Rev. r. Lowery minister.
Bishops Simpson and Peck are TO preach in the
Tabernacle a, Sea Clifr to-day.
Rev. DR.. Graves, OF New Hampshire Will preach
this morning in the South Baptist Church.
Rev. George D. Matthews will preach at the
usual hours to day in the Westminster Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. n. 4. Blanchard will preach this morning
and evening, at the usual hours, In Fnty-thtr
street Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. P0lsal OF Baltimore, will preach this
morning in Washington square Methodist Episco-
Pal cuurCn, ana LnIS evening SeVeuCeeuLH StIeeI
Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. w. 7. Sabine will preach to-day, at the
usual rours in the First Reformed Episcopal
Church.
Rev. N. G. Cheney will preach to-day, as usual, in
John street Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. z. 7. Sweeney, OF Columbus, Ind, will
preach this morning and evening in the Church Of
the Disciples OF Christ.
Divine service will be held as usual to-day in tho
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Resurrection
East Eighty fifth street.
est. Paul O Debtor'' this morning In Bethany
chapel and "Lessons Drawn from the Pittsburg
and Other Recent Calam1ties' this evening by the
pastor.
The services in st. Clements Protestant Epis-
copal church to-day will be held at eleven A. M.
and five p. NJ; Rev. DR., Eaton, rector.
Ali Souls Protestant Episcopal church-Rev.
George B. Porteous rector-wil worship to-day and
hereafter in the vacated Elm place Congregational
church. Services and sermons at the usual hours
to-day.
What Did Nicodemus Want by Inter-
viewing the Saviours
TO THE EDITOR OF The HERALD:-
The Kingdom Of Heaven is not meat and drink -
Rom, XIV. IL.
An Interesting narrative is contained in the
third chapter of st. Johns Gospel, from which
some valuable Information may be derived, cor
recting some phases OF popular conclusion viz. -
sThere was man named Nicodemus, O ruler OF
the Jews The same came to Jesus by night and
vaith unto him, Rabbi We know that Thou art o
teacher come from God for no man can do the
miracles that Thou dOest except God be with
him." Now evidently this ruler Of the Jews--of
the strlctest Sect Pharisee-must have had an
earnest object Of inquiry TO PROFOUND to this
man OF Galilee people held in the lowest esti-
nation by the Jews, 30 that holding intercourse
with them was deemed derogatory to the high
ecclesiastical characteristics Of the Jew similar
20 the case OF the Samaritan woman at the well,
where 1t Is recorded in John, iv., O. "F0r the Jews
have no dealings witch the Samaritang;" !" and yet,
70 our 9naided vision, it does not appear what
shis inquirer sought to obtain by his interview.
He states his great confidence In the teacher to
whom he came He had no doubt but that the
Most High was "with him )" and still his inquiry
III 80 1t may be caed) Is entirely obscure. The
greas Teacher to whom he came, however, at once
owned the object OF the call lie instinctively
knew the needs Of this inquirer, and therefore AZ
once, discerning the question which NcOdcmus
would have propounded, gave him this memorable
reply, viz :-"Jesus answered and said unto him
except man be born again he cannot
see the Kingdom Of God; except man be born of
water and OF the Spirit he cannot enter into
the Kingdom Of God" Evidently, therefore,
Nicodcmus desired to learn how he should be en-
sbled to see (and fully perceive) and be able also
to enter into the Kingdom Of God. Leaving out,
lor the present. the to be pursued to obtain
these great objects, it Is very important that we
should clearly understand the precise object
which this inquirer desired to see ana enter into.
In tue nrst place 1t was not an abode In heaven,
in another aud iuture state OF existence, as the
popular theory is, and from " nich theory (as long
~ 1t may be entertained) the grossest errors OF
construction will he given very many portions OF
Scripture. The object sought by Nicodemus was an
earthly possession. This is evidenced by the
same chapter, where He says, ''l have told you OF
earthly things" And we Will attempt hereafter
TO show by the acts and doings OF NicOdcmus that
ne was subsequently, by the means pointed out Dy
tho saviour, enabled to see And enter into that
desired maven. The words Kingdom OF God or
Kingdom OF Heaven (which are SynOnymous) are
often thougntessly entertained, so little consi
deratlon IL generally given to an analyzation oi