The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-18
GEMS FROM THE PULpTrs.
IL IL the Duty of Christian Nations to De-
stroy the Government of Turksyt

Z" 1t is the duty OF every minister to draw
those to God who doubt" said the Rev DR..
Deems, In tho Church Of the Strangers, yeater-
day, and II lie cannot do that, he has no busl-
ness to DO o minister. There are many who
como to me who doubt; aud many who come
to confess. for confession Is as much abroad in
Protestant as It Is In Roman Catholic churches"
In II. Marys Church, Jersey City, Father Sims
preached on the purity OF Mary's life, and ex-
borted women and girls to follow her example.
The Rev. Thomas Armltage, in the Fifth Ave
nue. Baptist Church, said that he very much
doubted II It was not the duty Of Christian
nations to destroy the Turkish Government
which is and always has been at war with Chris
tanity. He would not favor killing all the
Turks but their nation ought TO be wiped out
The Rev. DIR. X. $. Storrs said " | passed yea
terday the snop OF dealer In iron. over tho
door was sign, Vices aud chains sold here
How hitting that that sign should be over the
gamblers den, the theatre entrance. the so
called houses Of pleasure, yes, over some pulpits
and on the forehead OF many man and woman.
The vices bie and bind, the chains clasp and
bind forevermore. Here we are tempted every
day, every hour, and when vice assumes protean
shapes of pleasure, how can we wage the moral
battle with all our might, when so often In our
own hearts and In the world for centuries error
may seem to be, yes may for the time be actual
Tho Rev. William d. Merritt OF the Union Re.
formed Church, iu his prayers at the opening OF
the morning service, made what was In effect,
den. He prayed that God would put II into the
hearts II editors to write fairly and candidly Of
aspirants for political honors
Ihe Rev. l.. Campbell, IN st. Peter and paul's
Catholic Church, Wiliamsburgh, said that men
OF the world, by all occasional reflection on
death, would be lifted to q high plane, higher In
their companonship with their fellow man.
The Second Advent Society Of Cooper Insti-
tuto heard Elder Bishop urge the necessity OF
definitely believing all that the Bible plainly
SAYS without placing imaginary constructions
upon IL. His belief was that life was only to be
through hat ha
latter would only come when Christ appeared
again bodily on earth. Until that period, tho
spirits OF those hitherto dead, and yet to die,
would remain In state OF sleep. Christ had
risen to heaven bodily, and he would return to
earth bodily.
The Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke, In tho Clinton
street Presbyterian Church. BROOKLYN, said that
the highest development Of Christian character
Is not In the acceptance Of an orthodox creed,
though that is important. but in beautiful
comoination Of all the graces.
As disproval OF Darwln's theory the Rev. VIM.
LLOYD, IN the washington Square Methodist
Church. said that no brute has ever improved on
It, nrst efforts; the bird OF to. day building its
nest and the beaver It's hut as I'm the Garden OF
Eden but man IL constantly improving.
The duty OF thaukfuness to Christ was the
Rev. Dr. Potter's theme 10 Grace Church.
he Rev. Dr. Dufyea, IN the ClAsson Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Brooklyn, said Skep-
audible voice. They ask Tor miracle to rove
his divinity and stiil take strong ground against
miracles, saving that they are not necessary,
hence not probable. They would believe II they
saw miracle, yet they do not believe in mira
ces. Thus they show their Inconsistency. For
God speaks to men in the most natural manner
possible