The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-06

aud 40 preachers There are $500 members ana
81 churches, which have seating capacity Of 900
persons.
The Metbodists have in Italy twenty-one preachers
twelve OF whom are native Italians
Rev. W. Cooke. d. D., OF the Methodist new con.
uecton. IL this year to preach the missionary sermon
the anniversary OF the Wesleyan Missionary Society.
The missionary secretaries, Rev Drs Dashisll asd
Reid planning an extended tour IN tho interests Of
the Missionary Society during the months OF May and
jane IN the West and Northwest.
Bishop simpson orlciScd on Sunday last AZ the
dedication OF Messiah Methodist Episcopal Church,
Phladclphia
The New York Bible society distributed by gift Of
sale last month 55l Bibles TestaInen,s among such
of the Oh families Of the Eighth Twelfth, Thirteenth
aud Twenty-irst wards VISITED as had not the Scrip
turcs. Two hundred ana twenty-five vessels lying ia
the harbor supplied with 2.95l Bibles or Tesla.
mcnts different languages and 26i Bibles or Tesla.
mcnts distributed among !, LOG emigrsnts landed
at Castle Garden.
UniversaIist preacher :-'Rev. Robert Laird Collier
has kept quiet setting IN Boston that had
quite forgotten OF his being here But here no issand
cot OF health, It nowatpears; so much so that he
medically advised 10 give up professional work foi
several years and go abroad In thus emergency the
civil OF tie country oilers attractions, ana hA
friends have presented HIS name TO the President ol
appoin nj ment as minister 10 Switzerland"
The religion oil The people oil Richmond, va, 10 rep.
resented by twelve denominations, who have among
them nity-two churches 20 $40 church members ans
1892 persons IN their sunday schools me net IN,
in membership in all the churches Tor Inc pas
year is ], 1888 pers ons
Professor Swing, OF Chicago. ssys that by baptism
In the OF The Holy Spirit we are all made heiri
OF heaven and all arc one level "For Ho makes
the ricn humble and comforts the poor and therc I'LL
earthly distinctions ail.
Another Protestant church. making the twelfth, has
boon dedicated IN Rome. IL belongs TO the Free
Christian Church OF Italy aud fronts the bridge OF ST.
Angelo, within ull view oil the Vatican.
branch evangelical alliance has been formed 10
Ireland aud is making arrangements Tor services dur
The Rev. George II. Hepworth, d. D., and Rev. A. G
Arnold, u. D., OF tho Church OF the Disciples; Dr.
William N. Taylor. OF the Broadway Tabernacle; d..
Manning or the Old South Church, Boston; and III,
Rev. Mr. Woodcock, OF st. Johns n. b., will sail iron
this port juno Ii Tor hundred days. "trip Europe
and the Holy Land.
THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND JESUS
DISCOURSE BY THE REV. DR. g. ooTrHEIL, A:
TIE TEMPLE EMANUEL (JEwIsH SYNAGOGUE
YESTERDAY.
The Rev DR.. G. Gotthe,l delivered the third OF his
discourses the subject Of the sJewisb People In
their Treatment of the Founder of Christianity" yes.
tcrday, the Temple Emanuel Jewish synagoguel cor
OF Fifth and Fortythrd street, before alarg
congregation. Hc took for his text Isaiah, xliL ID
ale shall cry lift up, cause his voice to b
heard IN tho street. bruised reed he shall not break
and the smoking flax he shall not Quench; he shall
bring forth judgment unto truth" NJ.
THE DISCOURSE.
Contrary 10 tho commonly auOpteH WOW INC oSs
course showed that the conduct OF Jesus could in
way be described In the manner OF tho text The
Doctor said in substance that the Emperor An
ton,us exclaimed: -"who change tho mind OF thus
peoplc?" SO might every say who undertakes the
task OF contesting tho opinion Of most Christians
with regard the gultness and cruelty Of the Jows
IN their treatment OF the Son Of Nary.
He showed how their minds had been oiled with the
pictures OF wckedness of those who refused TO believe
In Him the Messiah how art has done her best to
perpet vate and deepen the colors OF The supposed
guilt aud how hard for Christian believer to FREQ
himself OF the impression he has received from his
infancy. Moreover, the Founder OF Christianity
u.s. in the belief oil His followers, not Liable
err, but God incarna:e, aud therefore exempt from
human iaings, His words admit Of no doubt or
question. His censure cannot have sbecn unmerited
nor misplaced. He must be right His adversaries
mus. be wrong. Thousands there TO whom the
mercst suggestion thai something might be said on
the side OF the Jews would not be startling than
the announcement that tho Pope had canonzed
Martin Luther. ExhortIng, then. his hearers take
these things into consideration, and not TO pe impa
tient If they find ttc readiness on the part OF their
Doctor entered more particularly on his subject
THE AUTHORITY OF THE PHARisEEs.
lie first defined the position OF those men who are
scrbes priests and high priests elders &c. showing
that they the properly constituted authorities OF
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the religious interests OF tho nation and to takccogDi
zsnce OF every open violation OF established usages,
especially OF denials Of cardinal truths They were
not d pack Of ignorant fanatics anu heresy
hunters. They were men oil learning, OF high
standing in the community whose record out
side OF the New Testament Is Tree from any
imLuta,ion OF vindictvenoss Or intolerance Jesus
himself acknowledged their authority He said, "rhe
pnurisces SIT Moses cnair whatever things they
Tell YOU to do, do We, only 40 not follow their ex-
ample" Now the PharIsees did not ask him to DO
che latter, but simply 10 submit to what was the law
rnE suBLrxrry REVEALED LAW.
II their construction OF that law was wrong the re.
1.-THE Son Man be lord over tho SABBATH" ana deem
himself above human restrictions, why author.
they not c:,izcns of the !and' Tho CONTRA
diction becomes moro inexpcaole when we
remember his saying ~ did not como TO destroy me
mission in what you may (which to the Doctors
mind, is all the vndication the Jews need)-say with
the Christian tne0logan that by HIS suffering and his
death he fulfilled the law-thcn what al awful thing
that be, II 1t IL necessary Tor God himself 10
enter moi SI human anna pve Amse Sacrifice
order that Its demands may De satsued
Nothing that tho prooundest philosopher ever
chI Of tho human heart worshipped can COM
pare to its sublime grandeur. The wisest iaws given
any people ade into insgnhcancc IN the presonca
OF that codc--the inheritance OF jacob Were, then,
the Hebrew priests scrbes IN watching over
II with utmost zcaiin resisting every inroad into
held the same view OF the law he would at once &C.
cept the rabbnicai engagements and precautions ana
call himself happy to possess such guide through tne
maze ana perplcxties o.! this liic.
ATROCITIES OF THE goUMANIANs AGAINST THE JEWS.
In conclusion the Doctor referred IN feeling terms
reports lately tcerapDed to this country ~ the
HERALD's correspondent near llc seat VI war In
Europe OF renewed outragcs and murders committed
By Christian RoumaIvans on jewish iugitivcs from
the horrors Of war, and asked, II poo
pic get SO indignant at supposed JUDI
cal murder committed eighteen centuries aso
what they say these repeated atrocities porpe-
,ratcu in own day
FATHER BYRNE'S LECTURE.