The New York herald., 1876-10-01

Pentatcuch repudiate the Reformation denonnce tho
doctrine of the atonement or deny the everlasting pun
ishment Of finally mpenitcnt men, And such persons,
lie says are held in the bosom OF the Establishment
Nor his brethren mnisry,ready to assent to
reordinaton Episcopal hands and thereby declare
that hitherto they been church and have had
no minsiry. And ths condition offered by the Esiab
lishmeut based upon the tremendous assumptions OF
the theory OF apostolic succession, theory which he
ca In the language or tho prayer book, "a vain thing
fondly invented. grounded upon no warrant Of holy
Scrptarc, but rather rcpugnant thereto" This con-
dton tho Bishop would not require of Popish priest,
Mr. coley says And furthermore, he considers him
sell as truly minister Jesus Christ though not MS
eminent, is the Archbishop OF Canterbury himself
But tho kindly intonded scheme Is not feasible. Ab
sorpsion, ssys the Wesleyan brother Is 10 his people
undesirable and to the Establishment. Impossible. The
latter could not ,akc the woslcyans thoy are aud
they don't wish to DO other than they
CHICKERING HALL CHURCH
This new enterprise which opens to-day under very
favorable auspices in these hard times and in such
locality, surrounded as is by churches every side,
viii demonstrate very clearly by It's success failure
whether undenom national church organization
bc maintained here not and also whether or not the
genteel "mIsses' OF non-church-gong people can be
reached by religious influences directed IN this way
II either result can be attained tho machinery for
producing them could not be placed in better hands
than those in which it has been put Mr. Colcon
has studied the "masscs." high and low, and
understands their wants well any In the
ministry. He will start of the enterprise this
morning, and will be followed by DR.. Tamage, of
Brooklyn, in the afternoon. Tho programme provides
for variety of exercises preceded by fifteen minutes
Of song which u select choir OF 3UU voices
Will engage. No eeats will be rented but That
home feeling may DO promoted and the best results
secured permanent sittngs IN every alternate row
Will be assigned without charge 10 all who apply; and
that Al equal opportunity may be given to all there
Will be assignment OF sittngs until the close o tho
service this morning. when applicants Will be served
they csl Every alternate row oil seats will be kept
for strangers, but scat Will be reserved after the
commencement of the service OF BY this plan
OF sttngs regular attendants will be secured
and at the same time good sttiDgs will be kept Tor
casiona visitors. During the sundays IN October
(afler today and November Drs. Tying, Jr narrower
Fulton, OF Brooklyn, Hcpworth Wedekind. King,
Duryea Of Brooklyn, ana Macarthur viii preach So
that all the leading denominations will be reprcse ned
| in the pulpit OF this church enterprise Prayer
meetings will be held every Thursday evening at No.
304 Fourth avenue
| The size of choir engaged in this Chickerng
church will doubtless attract great many who love
music and song Large cnolrs are growing in favor
since Moody and Saukey led the way tor them. Pro-
lessor TourJee, OF Boston, ~ raising two mammoth
Methodist churches in that city and another
musical director there designs Till Music Hall by this
means The design Of these musical attractions OF
course to draw the people, and the more time spent IN
singing the less Will be given TO preaching We 90 not
know that this is wrong. The people pretty we'll
preached at from Sabbath to Sabbath, but they take
very little part in these DAYS IN any church
II OF oi song large choirs and short
realize that tho church service Is them and
merely for the minister, the quartet choir organis
We believe long step IN tho right direction VIII have
been taken and much good may ultimately be accom-
| plished.