Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-27
The Churches.
Voices from the City PuIpfts-What the
 Pastors Saying.

Pastors Saying. At Center church yesterday Rev. Dr. New nan Smythe preached two thoughtful and valuable discourses, to quite large congrega- ions.
 Rev. Dr. Rice preached at St. Johns Epis- ,opal church yesterday. His sermons are very interesting. He has been officiating at the church. for number of Sundays, owing to the i'll health of the rector, who is expect cd back from his trip to Savannah ia time to ] officiate on Easter Sunday.
 Prof. Gardner, of Middletown, officiates l at Trinity church in the absence of Rev. Dr. ! who will be back from Europe in ! about three weeks.
 Rev. MT. Ackley, of Warren, Rhode Island, l preached at Christ Episcopal church, Broad 1 way, yesterday morning and afternoon.
 Rev. Dr. Hayes preached at the North church from the text in Matt. xii. 20: '"Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.' In the fact that Chorazin is first named as the principal city, where the mighty works were done and that no mem tion of such works is recorded, we learn that the largest part of Christ's miracles and of his life on earth is unknown to us. After briefly enumerating some of the mighty works related in the four gospels and showing the perverse unbeief of those who saw and heard them, the speaker applied the lesson of the text to everyones experience where gospel truths are heard and known. Whenever we feel the call to duty and know that important interests are presented for us to act upon we must not let the opportunity slip Jesus is passing by. We ''touch the hem of his garment and have full supply I of all our need. Too often fear and distrust prevail, though we have our arnOr on and every weapon ready. These crisis times are not few and far between, but often occur. Standing firm, girded with prayer, victory comes with effort. Human life was shown to be full of such opportunities, the urgent call of duty now to be done.
 The notice given at the close of the morn ing service of the afternoons discourse on Pilgrims Progress, being the last but one of the series was repeated. That of next Sun day afternoon will take the story of the pill grims on through the celestial gates and into the heavenly city. Taking up the story of Christian and Hopeful where the last dis course left them, in the enchanted ground, their conversation was quoted in the language of the writer and an instructive lesson taught
 
 the Word of God given for their guidance, and their difficulties soon disappear. Seeing their companion, Ignorance, following afar off, Hopeful proposes to wait for him. Chris tian prefers to have nothing to do with him, but consents to wait and see. The new conner answers every question easily and with pretended perfect knowledge at first, but Christians cross-questions and timely correc- tion exposes the spacious falsehood of Igno- rance. He is soon left behind to journey alone, and the two pilgrims gladly resume their way.
 WESLEY CHAPEL.
 At the morning service at Wesley chapel there was large attendance to hear the pas tor, Rev. Dr. Goodsell, preach. The text was selected from the sixth verse of the eleventh chapter of the Book of Revelations "And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father" The pastor spoke of the great honor attached to those who en- \ brace Christian life. We are changed from being slaves, to citizenship with the pure and ] holy. Paul felt himself to be exalted when ! he became attached to Jesus Christ. 1 In the olden times the pastor said they ! believed that when man became Christian l he changed for the better. That which was believed then is believed now yet, not withstand1ng the revelations of these great | truths there many who deny the miracu-
 lous and elevating power of the gospel, and adopt the language of the man spoken of in ! the Scriptures, Let us eat and drink, for | to morrow we die''
 ! When men embrace Christianity, and their ! lives are made better, they take weightier \ views of the responsibilities of life. Men become familiar with thousand things they never cared for before Men are nobler ' yban Incanah1e of Sa1fSh nd cta ing the difficulties of life. The work of the Christian is to attack himself to fight against the evil forces of his nature. The noblest ! work of man, the pastor said, was to attach I himself to God.
 The pastor in his application of the sermon appealed to those who were weary of self ! help and quoted the loving words of Jesus :
 "Come unto me and I will give you rest, D ] and as the ancient priests had their robes and ! were annointed for their office, so would
 Christ have his people become 'kings and priests unto God" The doctor spoke with
 much feeling of those who were shutting
 themselves out from Gods favor and blessing by rejecting his offers of mercy. He also
 brought out very wildly the lifting power of
 the gospel and the honor attached to those
 who become part of Christ and his king
 dom.
 REV. MIR. HARRIS AT JOHN STREET CHURCH
 At the St. John street M E. church last
 evening, the pastor, Rev. c. B. Harris,
 preached sermon according to announce
 ment on Isaiah's contrasts in the Messiah
 the Son of Mary and the Son of God. A
 large audience was present, and conspicuous
 among them were many Israelites The text
 was from Isaiah, ninth chapter and sixth
 verse-"For unto us a child is born, unto us ! a iS Oivnn nd ,o,,+ cbolJ !,
 upon his shoulders and his name shall b. called Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty God
 the Everlasting Father the Prince of Peace MT. Harris spoke of Isaiah as being distin , guished as the greatest Biblical poet, the poe of the Messiah, who was inspired to tell of tn coming of the man of sorrow; who spok with such beauty of him. and with such fore
 and clearness as if the prophecy was at tha time already fulfilled.
 The prophecies of Isaiah relating to tn Messiah founded on the cardinal doctrin of the atonement And indeed this doctrin , pervades the Old Testament The speake 7 referred to the sacrifices made by the lewis 7 people and quoted many striking passage 1, of Scripture, giving the Hebrew and the translating it. He dwelt upon the nature o sin and the attributes of Him who was sen 5 to atone for it, and with burning words o eloquence and irresistible logic argued tha Christ was the true Messiah, the son of ma U l and Son of God.
 The sermon throughout was an able one T abounding in thought and rhetoric, and hell the undivided attention of the large audience MT. Harris announced that he had receive J ] 8 number of requests from prominent gentle I men to continue his lectures on Judaism an
 Christianity, but as the Methodist conferenc
 would meet in a few days he could not com 1 ply with these requests. Having one nor e Sunday, however, before the conference con { | venes, he will next Sunday evening preac] U U on ''The trial and sentence of Jesus befor