Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-18
Entertainments.
CnNCERT AND DANCE


 CONCERT AND DANCE.
 The last grand concert by the Bavarian band will be given at Schuetzen Hall, 24 Insurance building, this evening, April 18th. There will be dance after the concert.
 GEORGIA MINISTRIES.
 CaIlendar's Georgia minstre1s will return to this city on next Thursday evening, when they will appear at the New Haven Opera House. The company has been enlarged and improved since it's last appearance, and pre- sents many of the old and host of new faces. There will be a grand band parade of the company on Thursday. Reserved seats at Loomis'.
 HERMANN.
 On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week, with a grand family matinee on Wednesday afternoon, the great and only Hermann will appear at the New Haven Opera House, assisted by Mile. Addie and his European speciality company. One of Hermann's specialties is cutting off mans head in full view of the audience, to say nothing of the hundred and one other marvellous tricks that he performs.
 ENGLISH OPERA.
 On next Wednesday evening Leavitt's Grand English Opera company will appear at Peck's Grand Opera House. The New York Daily Ne,cs says of Carmen" which will be pre- sented in this city: Carmen in burlesque form has proved a strong attraction at Hay erlys Fourteenth Street Theatre, where Leavitt's English Burlesque Opera company have been drawing crowded houses during the week. Miss Marie Williams, too, returns as pretty and jolly as ever, and there is a bewildering array of scantily attired and handsome women. Mir. Mat Robson, new conner, is one of the cleverest burlesque actors that has been seen here in long time, and introduces topical song which has be- come as popular as the 'If ever I cease to love'' of Lydia Thompson memory The burlesque is put upon the stage with hand some scenery and costumes.
 Wooster Square Baptist Church-Rev.
 Dr. StifIer on IngersOIl.
 An interesting service was held at the Wooster Square Baptist church last evening when the pastor, Rev. Dr. Stifer, delivered sermon on Ingersollism. There large audience present, which included many from other denominations. About the sacred desk were the flowers and plants, which spoke of the Easter feeling, and which adorned the church at the morning service when the pas. tor preached a sermon specially to the chil- dren of the church, who were gathered to- gether for the occasion. The text last even ing was upon the words in 1st Corinthians 2d, 14th: '"The natural man receiveth not kIa of he irif of aJ fo,, foolishness unto him neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." He opened by saying that lunatic once rushed at the main pillar of church edifce to pull down the church, as he stated. The audience were in consternation until cool headed man exclaimed, ''Let him try it." So when the grass should be green over Inger- soils forgotten grave the church of God would flourish. Infdelity was as old as the gospel The speaker referred to the at tempts of Julian and others to undermine the church; of the efforts of Hume and Vol taire. who broke their keen lances against the jasper walls of the church. The church still lived. Ingersoll had hinted that ministers preached for pay. While Ingersoll received $500 night for Ingersollisn, the average pay of the preachers was hardly that for six months. The speaker had declined s., ,OOO call and taken one of $2, ,oOo. So man he knew was preaching the gospel for $500 year who had. declined pressing call to en- gineer railway at ten times that figure Why? Love for souls was the reason They say nobody but women and weddings love Jesus. The speaker pointed to many of the most eminent men who were devout Chris tians. Ingerson had said that the pulpit is not burdened with genius. The speaker pointed to nlustrious preachers past and present. Huxley, Darwin, Payne, Hume h. gerson and others did not see the divine light because the natural man receiveth not the things of God No unconverted man can un- derstand the Bible. Colonel Ingersoll sug- Why did not God make the passage clear? The speaker cited the differ 1 ent constructions given to the Constitution l as to State rights and the Supreme | Court benches whose business it was l to make clear the law. Even simple l are differently interpreted. He l spoke of the different views entertained of | Lincoln at the South and the North 1 to show that the heart must be in sympathy | with the Bible to see its scope and drift. | But let man study it's pages with his heart | inclined to the truth. Jefferson Davis was | not the man to interpret the Constitution. A | letter once the speaker received while in the l light when he pressed hoE fatiron upon the | writing. The truth was there. Gods spirit | would help man to find the truth. It was | not worth while to follow IngersolIs utter | ances in detail. Take few as & sample l He says the God of the Bible upholds slave 1 ry, the killing of women and babes, polyga- | my, etc. Now the Bible nowhere upholds l slavery nor Solomon's seven hundred | wives. Was God to blame for giving cor | rect history of Bible times Slavery existed | and the Bible records it. Is history to blame | for the evils it chronicles But the Bible | existing and made laws to regulate, not to | sanction it. Should God banish the evil doers? | Nay he is long suffering. Do we suppress poly | gamy in Utah? No. because of the suffering | it would entail to make so many women and l children homeless. Christ especially teaches ! that polygamy is a sin. Col. Ingerson does not think vicarious atonement right. Do l not parents suffer for their children's way wardness and evil doing? Is it wrong to suffer to help others to purity and truth?
 The speaker took up Ingersoll's claim as to the virtue of heathen nations and the man. ufacture and use of death-dealing, weapons by Christian nations. He replied that all were not Christians in Christian nations, and that until Christianity had the control and of national affairs, Christianity should not be held responsible for wrongs lone. He took up the defense of the Bible IS book of truth, and cited heathen authors whom Ingerson quoted from and relied upon, claiming that while no one doubted that these ,eathens wrote, that there was ten times as much proof of the verity of Holy Writ. With many other points the speaker ;losed. He announced 8 sermon on endless for Sunday after next The hoir and congregation sang finely, with ex- 'ellent music upon the organ by Prof. Fow- mN and nr WoIkau vHranaW%nw |