The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Ministerial and Church
Movements.
PROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY

! a bplrlJual COnfsrence Will DE neld tnIb bIbet
noon ana evening IN Harvard Rooms.
AT Washington square Methodist Episcopal
church the Rev. william LLOYD viii speak about
going "From Glory to Glory" sails morning. and
about 'The Love Of the Father" this evening.
In All Saints Protestant Episcopal church the
Rev. W. n. Dunnel Will preach At the usual hours
this morning ana evening.
The Rev. w. II. Leavel viii preach this morn
ing and evening In stanton street Baptist church.
"Ine Mischiefs OF Religious Sen,tmsntallsts"
and the "Moral and Demorallzing Effects OF the
late TRAP Will command DR.. Porteous attention
to-day in ALI Souls Independent Episcopal church,
Brooklyn.
The Rev. John Johns Will minister TO the Free
Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal congregation at
the usual hours today.
Rev. +. G. 6Weetser will preach this morning In
Blocker street Universallst church
Rev. George II. Gregory will preach in Bedford
street Methodist Episcopal church this morning
ana evening.
In the Berean Baptist church this morning and
evening the Rev II. d. Osterhouse win preach.
Rev. G. H. Fay wiu preach In the Church OF Our
Saviour this morning.
Rev. r. 8. Macarthur will preach at the usual
hours to-day and every sabbath during July in
Calvary Baptist church.
In the Church Of the Disciples OF Christ the Rev.
DR.. Anderson will minister 10 the Laight street
Baptist church this evening.
In this Fourth Presbyterian church DR.. CYRUS
Dickson win preach this morning and afternoon.
"Heaven" and ga Holy Nation" will receive
the attention OF Rev. ]. H. Lightbourn In Seven
teenth street Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. e. p. Payson Will preach In the Scotch
Presby terrain church this morning and afternoon.
Rev. Charles e. Harris viii speak about the
VyN n4...
es" this evening in Allen street Methodist Epis-
c0pal church.
In Canal street Presby terian church the Rev. J..
8. Hanna will preach this morning and afternoon.
DR.. Deems Will speak IN the Church or the
Strangers this morning from the words, ''Speak,
FOR Thy Servant Hearethn
''Christs Conception OF His own Missionn will
be cited this morning by Rev. J. s. Willis IN Sew
enth street Methodist Episcopal churcn as an evil
dencs OF His divinity. In the evening Mr.. Willis
VIII aeiver discourse on National Aspects and
Relations
The Rev. George McCampbell viii minister to
the spring street Presbyterian church this morn
ing.
Rev. James M. King will preach in the st. Johns
Methodist Episcopal church at the usual hours
to-day.
DR.. ]. p. Newman, of Washington. will deliver
national anniversary sermon this morning In the
sea Gin Tabernacle.
There win be service and sermon In st. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal church this morning and
afternoon and every Sabbath during the summer.
In the Tabernacle Baptist church the Rev. J. B.
Hawthorne will ask this morning ''shan we Pre-.
serve the Sabbath ?" and this evening ne Will
speak about the new birth
american Dependence and independence will
be set out in contrast this morning in the Eigh-
teenth street Methodist Episcopal church by Rev.
NJ. s, Terry.
GOD and Caesar" win be the subject OF sermon
by Rev. J. v. Saunders this morning In the VIII
lett street Methodist Episcopal church.
The usual services. with sermon, will be held to-
day ia ST. AIMS Protestant Episcopal church, Rev.
Thomas Gallaudet, rector.
Ths Rev. @. O. Tiffany viii minister to the Church
of the Atonement this morning and afternoon at
the usual hours.
In st. Ignatlus Protestant Episcopal church the
usual services viii be held this morning and after
noon Rev. DR.. Ever rector.
The Rev. W. T. Sabine win preach in the FIRST
Reformed Episcopal church this morning and
evening.
Divine service In the Church OF the Incarnation
this morning and evening. Rev. Arthur Brooks
rector.
Rev. Morris A. Tying viii preach in the Church OF
the Holy Trinity this morning and afternoon.
In st. Chrysostom's church there viii be four SER
vices on sabOaths during July ana August, and
daily services through the week days ana on
saints days.
MAN IMMORTAL ONLY BY THE RESURRECTION.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your Issue OF May 2, read letter from
"F. E. B." In reply TO mine OF previous date In
which he seems to think that have arrived at
conclusions concerning human mortality not
justified by the letter OF the Sacred Scriptures.
"Let me inquire says ''F. 4. b. whether the
jewish people, for whose use the book was origl-
pally written, drew this belief from It,"
The belief here referred to Ia that man is NOR
tai; that the dead know not anything. l think
that they did one thing is certain, that
the idea OF consciousness during The death
state "a never once mentioned by the Hebrew
prophets, therefore, II they ever did entertain
such an idea they must have derived II from some
other source tran their prophets But there Is no
historical evidence that the idea OF mans immor-
tallty as preached by modern sermonizers, was
ever popular belief with the Hebrews until after
their dispersion when they united that and Other
Gentsms 10 the pure faith OF their iathers to
de1le H.. This fact Is mentioned by Renan, the
learned French writer, whose historical acquire
ments cannot be questioned, however we may
diner with him In has opinions and conclusions.
dream haunted for centuries the Jewish people,
constantly renewing It's youth and Its decrepitude,
Stranger TO the idea OF individual reconpense
mortality OF the souls. Judea entrated all Der
power Of love and desire on the national future"
The same remarkable fact Is mentioned by Gibbon
in his decline and Fan.n Therefore, In the alb
ssnce OF better authority 60 the contrary, have
concluded that the Hebrews did draw the belief
in the mortality OF man rom their prophets
Isuppose, continues IF. Il. b. y. z. G. Will
allow that tne Scriees and PhariseeH who were
appointed by Jehovah himself TO write road ana
examine the sacred records are reliable interpre-
ters OF them; but they are so lar from drawing
y. Z. G.'s' conclusions that they understood them
a. a1irminR the resurrection OF man, That the
ScrOes and Pharisees sat In Moses Beatn Is
quite az true as that they were "hypocrltes,"
'devourers OF Widows houseSn 'BIainers at
Rnats and camel swall0wers,n "blind leaders Of
tne blind =; altogether very good representatives
OF their modern SUCCESSORS and generally unrelia
Die IN their interpret ahOn OF scripture the which
! n thay mad understood properly they WOnld have
known the day OF their visitation, the advent OF
sheir Messiah. Nevertheless IL was possible that
even they mlght be right sometimes, and In draw
Ing such conciusion ss that referred TO ~ ~.