Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-12-11

that the deposits in the National Banks,
being simply the temporary balances of
business men, was at that date about $23,-
100000. As the deposits in Savings Banks
are in large part the savings Of laboring
men, it would seem that the condition OF
the workingmen of Maine has steadily inn
proved the past year, Notwithstanding The
comparative stagnation in business
THE FARKINGDALE LOCAL NAN
AMONG THE CHURCHES OF BROOK
LYN.
We like to go about among the churches (they
are very plenty in Brooklyn) and we have written
something about them already. week ago last
Sunday, we directed our steps to the Church of
our Father" Universals). 1t took us little
more than an hour to get there from the ferry,
walking at smart rate At this church, corner
of Clermont and Atlantic avenues, the Rev. Mr.
Nye breaches. 1t is a fine brick edfce with two
towers, but very plain inside 1t is the best ar
ranged church we have seen. Entering the vestr
bule we see displayed these letters: Strangers
always welcome. Ushcrs will show you seats"
There is no ornament about the place whatever.
The seats are movable cane bottom ones, each
holding five, easy. The frigid upholstery common
to churches here is done away with. The poor
man is made to feel at once that he is welcome,
and the seats not too good for him to occupy. The
vestry is in the rear, connecting with the church
proper by very large folding doors, in the arch
behind the speakers platform, and two smaller
on es, one on each side. The two side doors are
left partly open and the observer gets a view OF
pretty mottoes and pictures in the childrens part
Opening the large doors, the speaker can face
either audience. The walls were decorated with
autumn leaves which made the inside look better
than gorgeous upholstery, or gilded chandeliers
or stained windows. The organ is very fine, but
plain and the singing was by the congregation
led by powerful male voice. The book used
was good one, about the size of TIE "Pilgrim's
Harp" used in Farmingdale praise meetings, and
called "Vestry IIarmonies." Among the tunes
sung was "Jesus lover of my soul" and the pastor
entered into the singing with will. 1t was not
so good as that at the Rink, and Tabernacle, or so
spirited as some of our Farmingdale Praises used
to be. owing, We thought, to the fact that many
of the audience seemed to feel as though the Uni
versalists had nothing to do with congregational
singing but they would forget themselves and by
the time they got to the last verse everybody was
joining in the harmony NTH one accord
Mr.. Nye walks into the pulpit with the dignity
of true gentleman; and his bearing and manner
IS fine. lie i. a well-made, good looking man, q
little above medium size, little grey, and wears
glasses. HIS voice is full-toned measured and dis
tinct, and he deals heavy blows to bis religious
opponents when they attack him. lie is a Jealous
worker in the new Universalist religious revival,
and his subject was "how Christ draws all men un-
to him" The church was full, there were many
strangers. and We overheard them on the pavement
walking behind us after services were over, say
ing, "that man tells the honest truth he breaches
common sense, Christ reconcng man to God and
not God to man.
Among the pastor. remarks he told story Of
Rev. Father Bailou's. He said to illustrate his
idea of God and sinful defled man. that the only
way he could explain it was this: "a sweet little
child that its mother loved very much dressed
nice and clean, would run out and get spattcred
over with mud and diit. When it came back the
mother would go and wash it clean. Now did that
it because she washed il :"
Last Sabbath morning we attended at Rev. Dr.
Storrs' presbyterian we beieve), corner Henry
and Remisen streets on the heights IL is one Of
the costly churches. almost too good for poor
man, but it is very beautiful inside. The vaulted
roof is blue, with gold stars, the walls buff and
gold. 1t is highly decorated, and the trsccres are
something like Chinese temple. Behind the pull
pit is the organ loft and choir. and dim light
sheds its radiance the singers and pastor. Over
the rich mullioncd windows aie stained in the glass
very finely so they seem as though they were by
spirit hands, fsvorits texts from scripture such as
"Iie who comes unto me, II i'm will in no wise
cast out" Here sentlcmanly ushers show you in,
but they are not quick about it as al other
churches. The pastor looks every inch the father
Of his flock. lie is rather portly man, the back
ground Of his pulpit renders his features ndstinct
but ne has fine pr esence, wears black surplus,
and uses little or no gestures. His voice and Ian
guage Is hne, and be breaches without notes. A
line choir opened the services with the doxology,
something new to us). lie then explained the
scriptures awhile. Then there was O HYMN in
which the congregation were supposed o join, but
they didn't much, then he read service from th e
psalter, ia which the congregation responded fine
~ After this, came the prayer, one of the very