The New York herald., 1878-09-23
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

By DR. b. M. sToRRs.
Plymouth Church. which has been closed for nearly
three months repairs and painting, was partially
opened by the holding OF two services In
the lecture room. The Rev. Dr. II. N.
Storrs oficIated. In tho evening the topic
OF bis discourse was "Our Country and Its
Problem" and tho text selected from Isaiah.
xxxiii, 20. He said that the American people had
received from God powers privileges and possessions
such as no nation had inherited from the beginning
OF history. II only begun 10 be realized by
the people OF this country how great the problem
was that thoy were called upon to solve,
and also how vast the possibilities wero that
would result to the world from its right wrong
solution. The vastness OF the country not even
rightly apprehended and this was caused by our IN
ability 10 orm an a1equre cooSePs,on P Of now gr:s.
spoke OF great nation, but geographically speak
ing, how insignificant 1t was when VIC remembered
that could drop II into Texas without making
any very perceptibie change the borders OF that
State. Tho same could almost be said OF Great
country tina. was alone a marvel the pop
uiation gathered here numbered over forty
T, TSs onSsso and fac. had aroused Ss
,eut,on OF thoughtful English observers, and
In the lntest edition Of an English cycopedia, under
the article headed "America," II would be that
states the result OF careful computation
that this continent during the next 400 years
that was three times the population OF
the globe day. That calculation would
not be surprising Its results, II It were consid
from Europe to this country had been Il was true
that hard times had checked It during the twelve
cheek SS Tha. @ steady now of emigration would
50. in again In even yet larger numbers:
dccrepid. the sick or tho helpess, they were the
yeunR. the strong, the athletic OF European lands.
to receive law from US, but to impose law upon US;
conceptions OF liberty, theirs GUIDE
them Tnsy grow anG ,orve among u.s. snsr homes ONES
our children were weak, meagro ana few
The four hundred and lity millions of Chinese were
frequently spoken Of and that was large population,
which was on the opposite shores to our own. these
Chinese would look westerly, and would como
here into our Golden State IN much larger numbers
than they had yet come. One hundred mill
and would be hardly missed IN their own land What
Was to stay their comingY An net OF Congrsssf IL
was Jolly 10 suppose IT. No acs OF Congress could stay
said to those starving millions of Chinese
with famine 80 dreadful that the people would
have cleaner teeth than they had ever known before.
family, aad whom ono suYcreth all suffer These chi.
were certainly coming, and would be here be0re
his the spsaksrs children were under the sod Then
Il be remembered that tho Chinese would bring
their heathe enism with them There was heathenism
at home with which that foreign heat henism would
blend The homo heathensm was the substitution
OF impsrsonAl force for q living. personal God; /;
tho handing OF man over to hard necessity,
man With an iron force IL Inc bands OF evolution and
the order Of nature. This beathenism was already
taught In our schools and In our periodicals. How
long would IL be before this homo heathenism would
blend with the foregnf
Another element In tho problem OF our country
wns that which was known as Communism ana social.
Ism This had grown largely out Of the denial Of a
rights Of properly and the rights Of ismiy mad gone
down. There was NO disposition BY these
oustomed TO regard - their dearest privileges
We had an outbreak not LONG ago among tho noun
tans and on the railroads OF this country. How
and and the bali Of the rinc. Tho sabre and
tho rin, tho instruments OF despotism; they
government Any nation that found II necessary 10
use those weapons against rs people, or any
doomed. ,assu n' oisciplined p'si soia,ery was We'll
in ns place, but when became
the foundation Of government that people had
already sustained tho loss OF liberty and the loss OF
hope Yet the solution Of the problem Was not 70 bo
found In allowing thsse destructive energies have
irec course
After q reference 10 Roman Catholicism ~ another
to lis increased growth In the country. Dr. Storrs
answered the inquiry TO how these evils should be
met by urging the planting oi churches and sunday
schools. He also laid emphasis upon tho necessity
Of the teaching Of evangelical religion, IN which
tho dOctr rine OF personal God WAS made prominent
DLhOGN Oh1 4lO4 S11C IsSI1.
SERMON BY REV. GEORGE B. vosouRaH ON
THE INDICATIVE POWER OF TIE HOLY
SPIRIT.
Rev. George B. vosburgh preached In the Bergen
Baptist Church, Jersey City Heights, from Luke,
xiv. 49-.Behoid, send the promise OF the Father
upsn you; but larry ye In the CITY OF Jerusalem until
70 be cndued with power from high" Tho dts
epies Of Christ he remarked, with the exception OF
John, wsre not extraordinary men. Scores OF men
existed In Palestine In Christs day who In point
natural endowment were their supsriors. One 10
psined to see how they fncd to compf ehend the
character ana mission OF Christ. They wore stroUg
In their personal attachment TO HIM. but tho great
y5,Iep ,S.y psa 90 rraap ,ssy aa aa
companious for three years, yet when He oaino 10
HIS nnal leave of mem .her education was not
complete. They needea TO be taught OF tho Holy
spirit IL was He who ''was 70 teaeh thcm all
tninea" IL was He who was TO act upon tn cir
In such . manner as TO unfold and develop
thon--snabiing them sec the past ana the iuturs
In u new light Tho secd-thoughts which Christ had
They were changed men, They invested with d.
vine power. All signs OF weakness disappeared. Thcr
power manifest and acknowledged w all They
assumed the position Of leaders aud wero acknowl-
edged as such. Tbis work of the Holy Spirit did
cease with the apostles. IL was to be and is part
of universal Experience. Now, then, the work
SPIRIT 10 the changed character ana life OF
individual His peculiar Office Is TO develop that
part OF mans nature which Is most ike God.
developed without the direct Influence o.! the Holy
spirit The sunrise and sunset, the budding aud
blooming, the fadiDg and iailing, the mountains ana
valleys and seas, mans struggle Tor existence, his
Joys mis- defeats and victories, all
arranged aud ordered as to untold His power. But
there Is q region ei hic-man's deep sous-whien
agencies do not touch That lie is too divine,
too much OF heaven and too It,Ie OF earth, TO be
a Quickened by any thing save tho Holy spirit
FIRST PRESBY TERRAIN CHURCH.
THE PUNISHMENT OF DIsoBEpIEsoE, PEsrI-
LEScE-sERMoN DY THE REV. JOHN HALL,
ID. ID.
The Rev. John Hall, D. D., preached q sermon at
Tho First Presbyterian Cnurcn, intended TO enforce
Tho lesson OF yellow plague the soutn and
ts resulting duties Tho subject OF the discourse
irawn from the last chapter OF the second Book Of
samuel, In which we are told Of David's ,in IN mum.
boring his people contrary TO the commandment and
Tho punishment he mpoied to choose in conse-