The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-11

IB1OADWAY IAbEkNACLE-luS pulpO VI shs
Broadway Tabernacle was filed BY the Rev. Mr.
McDougal, o missionary. who selected the text
"Come, ali thinrs ready and gave some &C
count OF mis- work in foreign lands.
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHuRcH.-A large congrega-
tion chiefly ladies, assembled ut divine service
here yesterday. The Rev. F. Evans preached from
the nth chapter OF Revelations and expounded
carefully It's MYSTIC meaning.
ST. JOINS METHODIST CHURcH.-Tne Rev. Mr..
King took for his text yesterday Matt, XII, 20
"A bruised reed shall he break and smoking max
shall he not quench till he shall send forth udg-
ment into victory The church was well at
tended.
CHRIST CHURCH FIFTH AvENUE.-The Rev.
Hugh Miller preached yesterday morning at Christ
church, on Fifth avenue and Thirty-hfth street.
The text was St. John xvi, 23.-''WhaIsoever 10
shall ask the father in my name shall be granted
unto you"
CALVARY CHURCH Rev. DR.. e. A. Washburne
finished yesterday morning one OF his series Of
discourses on the Ten Commandments. These
sermons, which have run through ten consecutive
Sundays. are pronounced by those who listened to
them as among the ablest OF modern discourses on
the decaogue.
MADISON AVENUE BAPTIST CHuRcH.-The pulpit
OF the Madison avenue Baptist church at the cor
ner OF 1hirty-hrst, filed yesterday morning by
the Rev. W. @. Van Meter, who has just returned
from prolonged visit to Rome. The preacher
dwet upon his Bible and evangelical school work
in the Everlasting City.
GRACE CHURcH.-This church was, as usual,
crowded In every portion yesterday and the Rev.
DR.. Potter preached the sermon. lie said that we
70 nj fha lord
and not the letter. Too many worked In . con-
trary way and found their work acting in wrong
direction.
STS PETER AND PAUL's CHURCH.-Yesterday
morning Father Malone, the esteemed pastor OF
this Roman Catholic church. in Second street,
Brooklyn, preached the sermon. Haydn's second
mass was sung, with orchestral accompaniment,
under the direction OF Mr.. Keens, the organlst,
and was rendered with nne effect.
ST. LuKE's METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-At
the morning service Ia this church the Rev. F.
McClelland preached an ediiying sermon from sec
ond Timothy, second chapter, twenty eixth verse
"And that they might recover themselves out OF
the snare OF the devil who are taken captive by
Inn at his WILL" The attendance was compare
lively good and the sermon was impressive.
SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Rev. Mr..
Hamilton, from Belfast, preached nere yesterday.
and took as his text the passage from !. CORN.
tf1ans, TX, 24-"Know ye not that they which run
In race run oil, bur one receiveth the prize. SO
run that ye may obtain" This was an apt illus
tration OF the diniculy OF entering heaven, and IL
gave some idea OF the constant effort necessary on
our part to lead cody life.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-The text of the
Rev. DR.. Paxton was taken yesterday morning
from Galatians ", 6-.'For IN Jesus Cnrist neither
circumcision availeth anything nor uncircum-
cision; but faith which worKeth by love-" The
reverend Doctor insisted that by the exercise OF
love iaiIh was produced, and that the kingdom OF
heaven was the haven where this love obtained
its reward.
Seabury preached yesterday on the text from the
Gospel OF John, xvi, 2}-24-.W aatsoever We shall
ask OF the Father in nv name he Will give il you.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name ask
and ye shall receive that your JOY may be full"
The preacher said tnat Christ's great love for US
was expressed in these words, and trusting in
Him was the surest way to Heaven.
CENTRAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-The
Rev. r. Bottome preached here yesterday from the
text, Hebrews Kill, 2:-rBe not orgetiul TO enter
tain BLrdQgeTS, lOT lueTtDJ sOHlc udse
angels una yares.n The subject OF the good gen.
tleman's discourse was the beauty Of hospitality
and he dwelt on 1t particularly in view OF the May
moving, when old friendships are often broken By
distances and new ones have TO be formed.
THE EASTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BROOK
LYN.-The temporary elifce OF the Eastern Presby
terrain church on Green avenue, near Patchen. was
formally opened for service yesterday. Rev.
James S. Evans, D. D., preached In the forenoon
before q fashionable audience, taking for the sub
iect OF his discourse 1.-The Church or God" II
the afternoon meeting was held by the deacons
and sunday school was organized. II 10 now De
ueved that the congregation is fairly under way.
PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, BRooKLYN.-At
this edince. OF which Rev. Frederick Bell Is shep-
herd, OF the Bridge street flock, a sermon was
preached on "Irue Happiness, y by the pastor, In
the morning, there being lar sized audience.
sIhe Nearest Way to Salvationn was the topic oil
the evening discourse. The warm weather was
apparent In the change OF toilets, from spring to
summer, and the unceaslng agitation OF the fan
by the ladies.
ST. PAUL's METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURcH-Thc
discourse in this church yesterday morning was
preached by Rev. DR.. Hurst oil the Drew Theological
seminary. His text was Matthew, xviii, 20-"But
when two or three are gathered together In my
name, then am in the mics. OF them.u He said
that we, Americans, were worsnippers or MAORI
ties ana were subject TO them, but we dare not
measure spiritual truths by such standard. The
great lesson OF the Bible he enforced was to teach
the power, the destiny and the mission OF the
individual In spiritual lie.
CHURCH OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING morning
,-xlv mir A afar -
Mr.. II. W. Donald, preached his nrst sermon The
manner Of the preacher was pleasing, the delivery
easy and the matter good HIS text was taken
from Philippians H.. 5-"Let this mind be also in
you which was also in Jesus Christ" The main
Idea OF the sermon was that in our lives we should
as much as possible initiate the life and work o
the Saviour. The new choir mere is not as good al
the old one. IL is intended to have triple quartz
choir, two voluntary.