The New York herald., 1874-08-24
CHURCH OF THE SCANDAL, JERSEY CITY.
A Very Slim COngreg atiOn-SOme Points
in the Sermon for the Scandalized Mem.
bers OF the Church.

Very Slim COngregatiOn-SOme Points
i'm the Sermon for the Scandals Menu
bcrs OF the Church.
There was something like desolation hanging
over the Prospect avenue Presbyterian church
now known as the Churcn OF the Scandal--in Jer.
sey City yesterday The gloom that overspread
the community during the past seven days seemed
to radiate from this spot One week ago to-day
Mary E. POmeroy was in the throes Of dissolution.
Not single member Of the church imagined for a
moment that the next Lords DAY would dawn on
a mourning church and q scandalized congrega.
ton. The events of that one week will indeed be
ever memorable in the history of this church..
The attendance yesterday was small beyond all
precedent, 1t was disheartening. 1t proved, II
proof were wanting, that very considerable
portion OF the congregation have been so scan.
dalized that
THEIR FAITH Is UNDERMINED
One or the three men who vainly tried to offer
q plea for Glendenning at the Indignation meet.
ing on Saturday night, was there. The seat which
poor Mary L. Pomeroy occupied so long at the
organ was filled by Mr.. Hellerman, postmaster
OF Hudson City, The young ladies of the choir
stood around in semcircle and sung their
parts but 1T was impossible to fee-it would be
injustice to them to declare so-that they sung
with the same spirit as they did SIX months. ay,
tWO nOutHs dsOs AucTc was I'LL OVcTpoWeTIuK
consciousness that one OF that interesting group
had been stricken down, that
ONE FACE WAS MISSING.
Behind the pulpit was seated the ot1clating
clergyman, Rev. Or. Virgins, OF New York, an
energetic and jealous minister and a pleasant and
agreeable gentleman. He carried through the
prescribed form OF worship as punctually and
earnestly, yet calmly, II he had slept all through
the terrible drama enacted during the few weeks
past. There was something for recreant pastor
as well as disedined congregation to study in
his sermon, which was preceded by the following
hymn:-
All hail the power of Jesus namei
Let angels PROSTATE tall;
And crown Him Lord OF all.
Ye chosen seed of Israels race,
uaiI TImscnea H;m n%o 81 iroin ON the ne fall
And crown Him Lord Of all.
Sinners whose love can ne'er forget
od Ine ssrssG wormw0od r"oe i.u and the gall
And crown Him Lord Of all.
The last of these three verses was however.
lxviii IL, 12-"The Lord gave the word great was
the company OF those that published it. Kings Of
divided the spoil" The first lesson to be derived
from this Is, that since man fell by man shall
THE MESSAGE OF MERCY
sage shall kings and armies be conquered. Those
who proclaim this message shall divide the spoils.
ever, even tnonGn they tarry at home. The message is
:. MEN LEAST FITTED FOR THE WORK.
i0d seems to have selected In many instances
persons for preaching the Word who have no
talents ior the work Who denied his Lord but
simon Peter Who prosecuted the Church ike
saul OF Tarsus The message Will never be deliy.
ered arght Till the Lord gives the word. Some-
lines Gospel ministers are called In the Bible
maldens to show they are weak themselves. No
one snail ever preach the message unless he is
sent Dy God. whether by q classis or by presby.
tery OF 6y bishop II he be not sent by Cod ne will
be as dumb dog, and as
A HiRELING THAT pLYEru
when ne sees the wolf come. Il will not be by
my might, saith the Lord, but by the power Of NY
splrlt. unless the spirit come from on high he
may as well preach to mouldering bones and
marble statues as to men. Luther. and Calvin and
Melancthon were sent that the people OF God
might become enlightened. Luther swept away
tne superstition of ages ana pointed the minds or
men, not 70 Rome, but to the cross on Calvary.
Az the sound OF his voice monks fell, monasteries
tumbied down and cisterns for molly water went
dry. whom were they to whom
THE WORD WAS FIRST GTvENY
MOI armed kings or princes. Dut poor fishermen
and tax gatherers, men SO poor that their Master
had, on one occasion. to work miracle IN order