National Republican., 1877-10-08
st, Domlnic's Church.

| W. D. Fortune was the officiating priest, and was
assisted by Rev. 7. l.. Power as deacon, and Rev
| J. 4. Sheridan as sub-dcacon. The sermon was
| delivered by Father Power.
The devotion known as the Forty Hours was
devotion continues for forty hours in memory Of
the forty hours during which the body OF our Lord
remained in the sepulchrc: The. Sacred Host was
through the church by the clergy. About $50
children, boys aud girls took part In The procession
wreaths or crowns on their heads. E The The boys We're
dressed IN black and wore red sashcs,
This also being rosary sunday the usual rosary
about seventy boys The congregation turned out
persons. The singing was excellent. Mr.. Cecilia
smith sang both morning and evening The pros
| pecs for the new organ are bright.
Church Of the Redcemer.
The first public service of the Church of the
Redcemer Reformed Episcopal Church, organized
last Friday evening by Right Rev. Samuel Faliows,
the presiding bishop Of that church, was held
Of Eighth and streets Bishop Fallows oniciated
assisted BY Rev J, C. Pratt rector Of Trinity church.
as1SSso Go Tae service In
The Protestant Episcopal Church. Bshsp raiiow,
faith from Samuel, xiv 6, and closed the service
with an earnest eNtcmporc prayer.
lnthe evening service was held, as previously
body OF which was allied The Congregation en,brac.
ing number Of Episcopalians or this city and
tions. Bishop Fallows was assisted In the reading
Of the service BY Rev. j. @. Pratt and Rev Or.
Rankin, pastor of the church, The music was well
rendered by voluntary choir consisting Of Mrs.
D.. s. Ward, Mrs. Kimball, c. c. Ever and DR..
Johnston; Dr. Kimball presiding at the great organ
Sssep % "n hs Church
from Cor. 2: Unto the church Of God which Is at
Corinth to them that are sancufed In Christ Jesus
called To be saints with all that In every place cali
upon the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, both
theirs and ours"
church as given BY the Church Of England, and
followed by the 7. f. and Methodist Churches as a
body of believers, among whom the Gospel is
preached and the sacrament duly administered"
but said that just Us II attempted 10 de-
fine what was the Gospel aud how the sacrament
should only be administered diversity of opinion
arose, and different churches or sets were created
Passing by all human definitions, therefore, we
turn to the Bible and find n description of a Cos
pei church given in the text. This is:
I. Them that are sanctiicd." This involves the
ideas of cNpiaton and conservation. The corner.
stone ofeyery true church must be the declsra
tiOn. Without the shedding Of blood there is no
remission Of sins" The cOnsecr0tiOn implies a
separation from the world. but this is not as was
formerly thought To be by mOnkish scclusion
How Is the world TO be rcgencrHted? The parable
Of the lcaven hid in three measures of meal teaches
US 1t IS only by personal contact with those who
plunged In sin that We can hope to win them to
Christ. This separation does not consist either in
pecuaritles Of speech or dress, but In separation
from the spirit Oi the world.
2 The object for which the church exists The
expresson called 10 be saints shows that holt.
ness Is to be characteristic OF the believer and
the church is school for the development Of this
hard to learn, but they will have teacher who
never gets out Of patience and who understands
Is also an army Now. soldiers are not made on
feather beds, or amid luxury and ease; they are
made on the march and In the battle field Hence,
you who are shrinking from suffering and toll must
remember that saintliness Is only gained BY con.
fict and must learn TO stand in the evil day, and
having done all, stand"
3. The church is not confined to any one demon.
the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs
unity and universally Of the church. There is no
spirit of bgotry and intolerance here. Science
teaches us the unity of the universe and of the hu
We are coming to learn the political unity of
nations, and that the world of literature is ono;
bacon, s % Italy Dante, Dante Germany Goethe or America
Longfellow. But how is 1t with the unity Of the
church Of Christ? Q! to our shame be IT said this
ecclesiastical descent by virtue Of the imposition
Of q bishops hands, have undertaken to ignore
pesEe elaine e Ep.eopa martyr RdeT
the CongregatiOnalist Payson, the Presbyterian
Calvin, the Baptist Judson the Methodist John
mine by virtue OF the same spirit Of devotion to
Christ that animated them all. The unity of the
Christian church is a truth upon which we are to
waters OF the mighty Mississippi through a straw,
as to try to conhne the manifestation of Gods
spirit to the narrow channel Of Epscopacy.
Bishop Cummins In leaving the Protestant EpIs.
copal Church, did not desire to create a new
Church, but simply to bring 1t back to the old
original reformers who originated the Church Of
England, and II that Church now refuses TO ac.
il has departed from he prinepes Of is fonndSrs
This idea and assumption Of a special and exclu.
sive priesthood is the ap.root Of all the mischief
hat, tlQ In boz h
would say that It was in spirit Of antagonisn to
any denomination that this little branch of Gods
own right hands planting the Reformed Episcopal
toward all and he cordially thanked DR.. Rankin
and his Church for the courtesy extended by open.
ing their doors TO them this evening. Amer the
close Of the services many ayailed themselves Of
the Bishops invitation to shake hands with him in
the pastors study, and bade him eod.speed.
where the Reformed Church has already gained a
firm foothold, as well as in other Of the British
provinces
Dedication Of the New Chapel at the En-.
trance Of the Soldiers Home Road-A
Church In Which the Bible is the Only
Creed.
The chapel recently erected by the Whitney
Avenue Union Mission Association on the Whit.
ney avenue entrance to Soldiers Home grounds
was dedicated yesterday afternoon with appropriate
exercises which were participated in by Revs DR..
Parker, J. E. Rankin, J. T. Kelley, F. D. Power, Il.
Pcyton Brown and A. 7. Mason, and by choir
composed of members OF different church choirs
In the city. By the secrctary's report II appears
that the enterprbe was inaugurated In February
last by few ladies residing In the vicinity Of the
Seventhstr toll gnte representing seven different
denominations. but imbued with the one purpose
of promoting religious interest In that Vicinity
ignoring all creeds, and taking the Bible alone for
their guide i
On The 18th Of February the following officers
were elected: II. Clay Steer, superintendent; W A.
Galley, assistant superintendent r. l.. Quinny
secretary Mrs. John Cnmmack, treasurer Miss
Julia A. Wineberger, librarian, and Mrs. q. d.
Smith. organist.
On Sunday March l. the school was opened In
a small building adjoining the Junction of the
Soldiers Home road and Seventh street, with an
attendance of twcnty'nine persons, which fully
confirmed the OriglnatOrs of the enterprise in their
belief 10 the necessity for such an Organization
The interest manifested at the opening increased
so rapidly that II soon became evident that addi-
tionnl accommodations would have To be secured
and as there was no suitable building In the
nelghborhOod 1t was determined To erect rather
than accept the alternative of refusing admis
sion TO the numerous applicants Al a meeting
held 10 determine upon location and to devise
ways and means for the erection OF the proposed
chapel All offer was made by Mr. Gass OF Tot on
Whitney avenue upon very liberal terms which |
through the same liberal spirit on the part OF Mr.
John Cammack, they were enabled then and there
to accept.
subscriptions were also received TO the amount
of over 5000 upon which basis the erection OF the
building was subsequently commenced and