The New York herald., 1879-12-08
JERRY M'AULEY'S MISSION.


walk through the valley of the shadow OF death
they would fear no evil.
JERRY MAULEY'S S MISSION.
ITS EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED BIZ RE-
FORMED sINNERs AND PROMINENT CITIZENS
HANDSOME Contributions.
The eighth anniversary OF Jerry McAuley's Water
Street Mission celebrated yesterday. and tho
meetings. both in the afternoon and evening. were
very largely attended. When the services CON-
menced at half-past two in the afternoon. there
were present Mr. William E. Dodge. Jr.; Mr.. +. A.
Palmer. Mr.. James Talcott and Mr.. s. E. Hiscox; and
within the following hour Mr.. Thurlow Weed. Mr.
s. o. Livingston. Mr.. W. b. Cutting and Mr.. A. s.
Hatch entered the room. All these gentlemen occu-
pied seats on tho platform and seemed to take
genuine interest in oil appertaining to the reission
The services opened with the singing Of hymn
in which most of those present joined, and then
Jerry made q short address on the mission and
offered up thanks to God for its great success He
said that he felt confident it would continue to be
success for he believed God had heard the prayers
of those who had implored Him in that building.
He then called upon all those who had been con-
verted in the Water Street Mission and who were
present to stand up and testify for Jesus: One
after another, men and women, got on
the floor and told how they had been saved and
brought to the knowledge Of jesus Christ through
had spent thirtyfve years In prisons and peniten-
tiaries. but now happily. through jerry McAuiey's
restored to society. He was followed by woman
who said she had been drunkard and lived among
the s Of the % yet sas ts na
fifteen in all stood up and gave similar testimony.
MONEY MATTERS DISCUSSED.
After the singing of another hymn the regular
business OF the meeting was commenced. which was
to collect sufficient money to put up an extension
to the building. 1t was stated that the build
ing and the ground which 1t stood together with
lot adjoining us by 10 feet) cost Just Sl4 s9o
ana ,nas sae oS the mission last wear
were $2,625 30 and the receipts from all sources
S2647 03 leaving balance in the treasury OF S2l O.
The subscriptions the fund for the extension
quite liberal yesterday, and over $4,000 was raised
within half hour. Among the largest subscribers
Talcott and s. e. Hiscox. who gave $3.50 each; Mr..
W. Is. Cutting and Mrs. E. Bayard. who gave $3.50
ston' who subscribed S1OO each. When the sub
scription list closed with such gratifying sue
cess Jerry announced the hymn, "Aalleluia! 1t Is
Done" which the assemblage sang with much vigor.
ex-negro minstrel Senator" Bob Hart leading in
the chorus. The hymn being concluded Mr.. A. y.
Hatch arose. He said that many among his hearers
did not possibly understand what this anniversary
was to great portion OF the people around them
The,r co conyerson meant these people not only the
hope of heaven and the feeling OF peace with God.
but it reconciliation to human law and human
society 1t meant no more fear OF policemen or the
detectiyes quick glance-no more dark weeks spent
in the Tombs on Nackwells Island. 1t meant
decent clothes selfrespect and respect for others
mission to the best OF their ability.
sAwFUL" GARDNER DENoUNCEs JERsEYMEN.
said that he wished to announce that the statement
that awful" Gardner had fallen from grace and
opened saloon was false awful, Gardner was In
the room and would speak for himself. Mr.. Gs rdner
Immediately stood up on the chair upon which he
had been sitting and shouted:-.
III want you all to me- and want you all to
hear me. am the road that leads to kingdom
come and mean to stay on that road. The report
that was OF the road orig mated in Newark. The
Ia thara a
Jerseymen are the meanest set OF people on Goa 8
footsiool However though have naa ,a% troubles n
faith in Jesus, and believe that Jesus will pull me
through. - .
you forgive the Jerseymen now. Brother Gardner?
10 which Brother Gardner replied. "They have not
Mr. WI T. Dodge, Jr., made short address on the
benefits of the mission. and after the singing of the
Doxology the services and meeting came to an END.
THE CONFESSIONAL DENOUNCED.
SERMON BY REV. FATHER QUIN IN THE FORSYTH
STREET METHODIST CHURCH.
The afternoon service at the Forsyth Street Metho
dist Episcopal Church was attended by large mum
Der Of people. incited in great mea
| sure by curiosity to hear what Father
Quin, of the American Independent Catholic
Church. had to say about Confession in
| the Roman Church." Father Quin has good deliv
cry and an American accent. and violent
language in treating Of the faith he sbondoned. He
| laid particular stress the necessity Of the
| congregation subscribing literally to sustain the
movement for evangelizing the benighted Cath
olics OF the metropolis. In his discourse he held
that the people made tho Church In the beginning
but that in the Catholic Church the people count fol
| nothing and have no voice IN its management The
priests 1t is mortal sin not to to confession
and mortal sin sends soul to hell, and to avoid
that the commandment of the Church must be
| ntovad OpQr mn at 20 q
year. Confession is accuse ones self or sins 10
priest and receive absolution. Ho insisted that
Christ never taught the necessity OF confession as
| means OF salvation and that 1t was scheme
on the part of the priest. God made salvation free
would ever DO ready forgive the poor sinner This
doctrine of confession should be anayzed the heart
plucked out OF II ana presented IN al % ss ae
by 1t. The father quoted from st. Matthew OF how
the multitude went out to tho banks OF the Jordan
and we're baptized, confessing their SINS This. the
Catholics claimed. justification Of confession,
but he, the preacher. wished to ask II there was
any resem blance between such confession and that
practised in the Roman Church. These people who
went out from Jerusalem told their sins to God not
to q priest in a confessional box.
On the passage, .verily 1 say unto you whatever
| you shall bind upon earth shall bind In heaven,
and whatever you shall loose upon earth shall
| loose in heaven" the speaker commented and asked
IL Christ could be construed as giving power to the
Catholic Church, which was not then established to
grant absolution for sins committed. Why did
not Christ and the apostles say distinctly
that without confession there was no hope
of salvation Inc institution was never designed pv
| Christ, but was the work OF men who were sinners
| themselves. BY means of confession the priests OF
this city could any time get at the secrets of every
Protestant family which has Catholic servant girl
| Extreme JUNCTION another sacrament that held
great control over the Catholic mind. but it was one
in which did not believe for 1t Is clearly
to by the words OF st. James that IL not
the amounting and confcssing Of dying mans sins
that will save him. but "the prayer of faith." for
| which the Lord will lift him up, land II he bo in
sins the Lord will forgive him."
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| CHARACTERISTIC LECTURE BY THE SPIRITUAL.
IsT, ANDREW JACKSON DAVIS
Andrew jackson Davis, the veteran spiritual