The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Ministerial Movements
Chat by the Way.
Synagogue Worship-The Contro-
versy About He'll.
PROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY.

Tho Rev. J. r. Kerr will preach at tho usual hours to-
day in the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Dr. H. W. Knapp will minister In Laight Street Bap'
ust Church to-day usual
Dr. Z. r. Rogers will preach this morning and even
ing IN the South Reformed Church, Fifth avenue
Rev. William b. Merritt win preach this morning
and evening in the Sixth Avenue Reformed Church.
The "Hope OF the Church" and the 'Journey TO
Bethlehem will be discussed by Rev. W. r. Aopott
In ST Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church to-day
In ST Ignatius' Protestant Episcopal Church Dr.
Ever viii ofuciatc to-day and also at midnight SER
vice on Christmas Eve
Preaching in ST James, Methodist Episcopal
Church. Harlem, at the usual hours to-day by tho
Rev. w. II. Davia
"Dcspondency; Its Cause and Cure" Will be con-
sdered this morning by the Rev. D. B. Jutten, and in
the evening rhe Defence OF Firc VIII DO presented
to tho Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
"The Divine Grasp" and "The GIFT OF God" will DO
offered BY the Rev. Robert D. Hull 10 the Tabernacle
Baptist Church to-day.
"The Mystery Of Godliness' and 'The Mothers
sraycr" viii BIO revealed to Twenty fourth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church by the Row. b. II. Burcn
DIR. L. N. White will minister TO the West Twenty
third Street Presbyterian Church at the usual hours
to-day.
Christmas carols will be sung In Zion Protestant
Episcopal Church on Friday, 28th inst, and also
sacred song servicc will be held Epiphany night.
At Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
the Rev j. NJ. King u. D., will preach this morn ing
and In the evening on 1.-The Gospel of Kindness"
Al Th.rty.seventh Street Methodist Episcopal
Church sunday school viii hold grand Christmas
service, ut which General Fiskc viii speak.
"The Incarnation" and 'The Songs Of tho Re-
deemed" will be presented to Alanson Methodist Epis-
sopal Church to-day by the Rev. DR.. Crock.
At stanton Street Baptist Church to-day the Rev.
g. j. Knapp Will preach morning and evening.
.Pericct Love- and "God's Proposal to Reason
With Men" are tho themes that Rev. J. L. Searles
will consider today wett Street Methodist Epis
copa Church.
AT the Grand Union Hall. in seventh avenue, near
Thirty-iourth street, the Rev. william Aumpstone
Will preach this morning on Balaam's WISH" and this
evening on "a Very Important Question:
Tho Rev. W. p Dunncli will minister to All Saints
Protestant Episcopal Church today us usual
Christmastido service Will be held IN Chickering
Hall this afternoon. Rev. Samuel Colcord will preach.
In tho American Free Church tho Rev. q. p. Nc
carthy Will preach this morning "Seod Sowing"
and in the evening drunkenness; Its Causes ana
Its Curen
AT tho FREQ Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church
the Rev. John Johns will preach this morning on
''Tho Cup In Bepjamins Sack, ana in the evening
the Rev. H. Sleeves, OF Utah, will relate his "Experi
ences Among the Mormous
Dr. John Cotton Smith will conclude hislectares on
Tho ''Rcgious Aspects OF the Eastern Question" this
afternoon In the Church OF the Ascension. Subject,
"The Place in Prophecy OF MohammedanHm and the
Ottoman Empire"
AT Trinity Baptist Church Dr. J. 3. Simmons will
preach to-day usual
.sThc Fight and the Race which Socurc.thc Crown
"rho Elder Brothers. Dtssension thu Joy Of the
Household-God's Free Grace Misunderstood by the
Sell Rightcous"-thcse are tho themes thu the Row.
A. H. Moment has agreed to present to-day'to Spring
Street Presby terrain Church.
Dr. Fowler will reply to Dr. Crosby position the
Swine, Ale ana Beer Question" before the American
temperance Union this afternoon at Cooper Institute
Mrs. Nellie Brigham and Lous,a westbrook will en-
ertain the Splritualiss to-day.
Ia Blocker Street Universarkt Church the Rev. E.
@. swcetser viii preach this morning and evening
The Rev. J. NJ. Pullman will preach there at tho
Christmas service on Tuesday morning.
spiritual blindness and Lies Mysteries twill be
considered tails evening by ~ho Rev. r. s. Macarthur
in Calvary Baptist Church.
In the Sixth Universaest Church the Rev. J. N.
Pullman Will preach this morning on "The Morning Of
q Great Day." In the evening the Rev. H. X. Nyc.
OF Brooklyn, will preach.
DR.. snipman will onicsa,cmnd preach in Christ Prot.
es,ant Episcopal Church TO day and also on Christmas
Day
Dr. Herr Will preach AT the usual hourtoday IN tho
Central Baptist Church.
DR.. Deems prcacnes usual to.day,in the Church
OF the strangers
d.. Armitage will Preach In Fifth avenue Baptist
Church this mornrag on ''rhe Thoug Revealing
Child and This cyening sJesus Is Trucn
In the Church OF the Covenant presbyterian the
Rev Marvin X. Vincent, d. D., will preach this morn
Ing and afternoon.
Il Van Buskrk breaches morning andsvcning to day.
"rhe Wonderful Child'' and John the Baptist,
will DO introduced to-day TO Eighteenth street Metno
dist Episcopal Church by Rev. W. +. Hatfield.
An evangelist will prrach In Trenor's Hall this
evening on '.Ihe Lords Great Revival"
PrcacEing at tho usual hours this morning and
evening In the Five Points Mission, Rev. c. s Brown,
superintendent Christmas festival on Tuesday
morning.
Mr. !. NJ Van slyke, OF Union Theological Semi.
nary, VIII preach in the Pilgrim Bsptist Church this
morning and evening.
Tho Rev f.. 5. wlddemer viii preach at the usual
hours to-day In tho Free Protestant EpscopaIChurch
81 Tho Reconciliation
In the Free Baptist Church the Rev ~ l.. RowclI
Will preach this morning .srcmptatons' and ..Paul
at Athens"
The sixth in the course OF on "Our Social
Docs' VIII be given iu Grace Chapel this cve,t,ng by
the Rev. W. I. Egbert
in Harlem Presbyterian Church the Rev. -. s.
Ramsey will preach. NJ tho usual hours to-day.
Mr. Henry O. Clonin, pas or-eiect OF the Peoples
Church in West Thirty fifth street will preach There
shis morning andcvening
In Inc church OF the Disciples this morning the
Rev. george II. HcpworllL VIII speak upon Tho
Souls Immortality" In the evening Or. Il. X. Alden,
oil Boston, VIII repeat by sequcs his ors "Hls-
sons and Missionaries,
In Madison Avenue Reformed Church tho REV. Will,
lam Lloyd viii preach tins morning ON .No Room for
Jesus and In the evenmg,on "Jcsus Making Room
Tor Man in Heaven" Dr.. Bcvan and the pastor viii
speak at tho Christmas festival Monday evening
The twenty-sixth annive sary OF tho Orphans Homo
and Asylum Forty. ninth street and Lex,nu on ay.
snue, viii be observed on Ele 2sth inst Tho Christ. i
mas festival viii be kept at the same time.
The Row ). J. Muir will preach in Macdougui Street