Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-06-28
From our Special Corespondent.l
Our New York letter.


church-going Is about over" still large
bodies of people may be found IN the
various places OF worship, OF which
Brooklyn boasts, AS the city of churches.
On sabbath last [ entered the great
Tabernacle, in which DR.. 7. Dewitt
Talmage breaches. The immense build
ing was only comfortably full, though
I suppose 1t was holding the am Junt OF
population Of one or two Of our small
towns. The great organ was swelling
out the familiar air of dear Old Hun
dred. soon the congregation stood, and
a mighty volume of praise arose as the
Doxology was sung. DR.. TalmaSe
came toward, and very impresslvely
repeated the Lords Prayer. He then
read, and expounded part ofthe lO4ih
Psa.. His exposition was most clearly
and concisely given, short, terse words
always chosen. But his pronunciation
was not pleasant to my ear, nor would
it be TO any soulherner. After prayer
the baptism ofnine children, lie usual
hymns etc. DR.. T. came to The front OF
the platform. No desk Of any kind, a
small table near his char held his
manuscript, On which be cast now aud
then glance. Tall and rather spare
clad in a short, very business.llks look
ing coat, there was little Vf the clerical
look about the orator. His subject was
s.The Race.course and Religion" 1t
NAV have been timely, he said it 'cas,
as racing here is being carried to snch
fearful extreme, fearful because OF the
betting thereon. The text was from
Job. 80: 1875 verses. The larger
half of lis sermon (?J was an enco-
MUM upon the horse, and abounded
with fine Illustrations from both sacred
and profane history. He believed IN
developing the speed, strength an
beauty of this noble, this Semi'humdn,
animal to lis utmost extent. Some
people seem TO think there is virtue IN
driving slow, in creeping after some
spawned, string halted, blind staggered
creature, (audible laugh through the
coneregat on)' He though! ii there
was such a thing as transmlGratlon OF
souls. (Which he did not belive) 1t
would be but fair for those who beat
and maltreat the noble servant OF man,
that they should pass into some poor
brute, and become an eternal stage
horse. or eternal towpath plodder, IN
ap eternal winter, or fastened to an
eternal frost, and suffer eternal epizoo-
tics. Very audible laugh. He por-
trayed the path OF the race track gam0-
ling. as a straight one. II mean
straight dozen" He besought young
men TO follow old fashioned honest in-
dustries. rather than endcavor TO gain
thousands by gambling, but there was
not one word of the Saviour, who yester-
day. to-day and forever saves men
from all sins, save IN his truly COM
prehensive prayers. At night IN the
Lafayette avenue Pres. church. Dr.
Thee. F. Cuyler, in his genera gown,
and eminently ministerial manner,
formed a great contrast to the NOR
uipg's speaker. "Grace to help" was
his theme. which was well handled, al
though the Doctors enunciation Is some
what indistinct at times. The singing
here WAS in the usual artistic, operate
STYLE. too much prevailing in city
churches. Attic church Of Christian
Eudeavor. congregational, large and
excellently ordered Sabbath school at
tracts visitors. Here Rev. w F..
Crafts pleaches his five minute sermons
10 children before the regular sermou.
In Mrs. Crafts large infant class, were
900 children the Sunday l was there.
Mrs. T.. IS the Supt. and a more AMI
mated. aU-Qlire lady, l have rarely seen,
and a very hands one pCrson "lttal.
Visitors are made very welcome, and
cordially invited to "cone again. But
no s. :. has so Interested me as the
ICbinese class, in DR.. Henry Scuddel'9
church, under the superln !endence OF
Miss Shirley. There were 81 SCHOLARS
when | visited the school, each viii a
teacher. The books were printed Win
alternate lines Of Chinese and English.
Some of the swarlhy, skinned pupils
were patty dressed in European Cloth
ling, but most of them wore the "lde
J blouse OF their country, with the funny,
| clumsy looking low shoes, their black
hair Traded in long culls twisted tightly
round their heads. Ihey were all
young men, did moi see one | thought
was twenty five, and there was one
very small boy. AT Miss S~irlel'S
request, the closing praJef was made
by Yong something in Chinese Thu
another converted Chinaman ftOn Cal
made an address in his own Ian guage Il
his countrymen, urging them TO CIrlst'
While the words were strange, and III
known, there was no mistaklng lht
meaning of bis gestures, aud The rea
grace and eloqucnce with which T.
turned TO the text believe OIL the Lor'
Jesus Christ, and thou Shalt be saved =
written on the black board. Then h
SPOKE a lew words in broken Ehgli'h /
his dear christian friends thankful
: those who had given TO him, aud hi
couutrymen 1.-The Bible, Tie llol
Spirit book"
Miss Shirley has been t. iaitLfl
worker in this part Of The Mas'er'
vineyard for some years.