The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27

Of joy. Saturday morning comes and the omlnous
darkness OF yesterday has receded before the
bright Passover The people are astir; hundreds
OF thousands OF voices hum af0hnd the
temple, old faces beam with new gladness to ind
ancient things undisturbed. While the thrODgs
iii the temple, Keeping the Sabbath according TO
their wont, the priests appear in all the spendor
OF their sacred vestments, celebrating the service
Only the dead body In the grave disturbs them.
He had said, latter three days shall rise again.
Plate repeating these words and begging that he
would keep the dead man dead. Plate granted
their request and u detachment OF soldiers was
placed over the sepulchre. They were also TO
use his state seal III passing a piece OF string
across the stone at the mouth ara then placing
seal upon It, to break which would cost any man
his life. Let rs walt and see whether the Jewish
nation and Roman Empire can hold the son OF
pack thread and pnarisalcal sealing wax. Let US
wait and see, for as yet it s bur Saturday night.
AT ASSOCIATION HALL
yesterday afternoon there was "a large number OF
devout people gathered in the body OF the hail OF
the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association. The ma
Jority OF them were ladies, but there was stu a
good representation Of men. the purpose OF
the gathering was TO nave general commemmo-
ration OF Good Friday. The meeting was opened,
shortly alter four O'Clock by the Rev. Mr.. Hunt
ington OF St. Luke's Hospital, who explained
that The people were summoned together TO give
evidences OF their agreement upon the cardinal
feature OF the Christian 1alth After a hymn had
been sung Mr.. Huntington read the fifteenth chap
ter OF the Gospel according to st. Marx and that
portion OF the tenth chapter Of Hebrews between
the sixteenth and twenty-1ih verses. The Rev.
Mr.. Matthews uttered iervent prayer, after
which Mr.. huntington SAID In sub.
stance The anniversary Of the death of
emotion in the hearts OF the remaining members
OF the family, and the anniversary OF every ma
niversary OF the crucidxion OF the saviour should
cause relative awakening In the minds Oh all
Christians. Mr.. Huntington thought that the re-
tian sentiment In the mind OF every person
who has been affected by IT, and that as an evl.
dence ana result efforts should be made TO spread
the faith In christ throughout the world. The
great spirit OF revival which now seems to be
abro ad through the land should he encouraged.
To encourage and support ii great responsibility
rests upon Christians. He sketched the progress
OF a wonderful revival in NOrthampton ana SAID
we may, perhaps nave something like it in this
CITY. He sketched the benetcent results OF con-
tinued revvas, and added that no isolated efforts
could accomplish SUCH ends He urged THAT lndi-
Vldual enorts should be directed toward causing
REVEALS and advised those VINO could do no more
10 make 'supplcatng Abrahams" OF themselves
IN their Closets
During his remarks Mr. Huntington said that he
thought that II the congregation had time to in
dulge In rejection unon The crucihXlon Tor about
ball an hour It's nemoers would be greatly bene-
nted. more perhans than by listening TO uttered
prayers and eXhortations The Rev. DR..
Macarthur, upon being called on To speak, said he
hal been reminded 10y the remarks OF his prede-
cessor about silence OF the lact that the Germans
call Good Frlday Sti21e1' Freitag Passing rom the
train OF remarks which expressed the ideas which
were born IN his mind OF the words OF Mr.. Hunt
lngton. the speaker went on 70 speak OF the effect
OF the cross upon the history Of the world, both
lgous and secular lie concluded his remarks
would properly write the worlds history mast
build his studio upon Calvary.n Mr.. Macarthur
spirit OF CHRIST has introduced into the world and
which Is fused INTO the heart Of every one VINO
comes to knowledge Oh the depth OF Cnrlst's
love.
The congregation then sung two OF Wesley's
hymns
Then the Rev. Mr.. g. u. Tying was called to the
platform ana SAID -''ln view OF ali that has been
SAID TO us THINK that our minds should be con-
centrated upon the relation our Lords deaUh
ChrISflAn
cohsecrated from sense OF duty, but all
CHRISTIANS have been consecrated through prlvi.
lege." Mr.. Tyng's first expressions were intended
TO show that people should not become the
professors OF a sombre religion, or in other words,
CHRISTIAN, but | am unworthy to be regarded
by Christ Still there are many people much
osn they 81 % o p canno 9dye
Tying, speaking Of revivals and conservation TO
the service OF God, said III we are ever % have
the conservation which the brother has spoken OF
II must be brought about by just such work as this
good man tMr. Variety Is now dong IN TINS city.
He breaches the vialzed ana revivihed Christ.
He opens the BOOK anywhere, and speaks
upon what meets his eye. He Is met by
Christ. upon looking into the Book. and holds
converse with Him. Or. Ty~Ig said lie believed IN
the Kind OF preaching OF which MI. Varey is a
professor and he approves OF the kind OF revivas
effects. lie referred 10 series OF unsec-
tarlan, prayer meetings when were CON
a anS by hmse5 re late Dr. DTyea
]sand, about fifteen years ago. ana he spoke o! one
OF the results achieved during the last meeting on
shelter Island. II was the formation in the mind
oil a noted political leader. who was then Congress
man or the district. OF a determination to devcte
himself to tue regeneration OF poor sailor.
The sentiment mus born ia the mind
OF the politician grew untn the man
resigned mis- place in Congress. gave up
his business as y lawyer, and Is the pastor OF
a Dutch Reformed church on me Hudson. ''SOme
people, SAID DR.. Tying ''wili object 10 revlvals as
mechanical belong to as strict sect OF ecciesl-
aStic2l PhaTisees as there Is IN the Christian
Church, but remember pentecost, and II there
were anything mechanical III these religious
revlvals should condemn tbem.n d.. Tyng's idea
is that the Holy Ghost should be permitted u work
in rne souls OF me1.
Several other gentlemen spoke and prayed and
then, AFTER singing another hymn ana receiving
bencdiction nom the Rev. Mr.. Huntington, the
dispersed.
A meeting OF a ike character to that OF last
evening Will be held next FRIDAY in Association
Han, or II that place is not available in Calvary
church, on Twenty-third street.