New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-30
SEVERAL UNION SERVICES.

4 union service was held yesterday in All
Souls Unitarian Church. at Twentieth ST. and Fourth
The congregation OF the Church OF the Messiah, OF
which the Rev. Robert Coyer Is pastor and Of the Har
lem Unitarian Church OF which the Rev. g. W. Gal
lagher Is PASTOR assembled there. and tho Rev T. G.
Williams pastor Of All Souls Church. delivered the
mon. selecting a. his text Psalm XIV, T.
The pou- Puritans he said little acquainted with
tho differences of Church and state Their
mcnt Ia Mas~lchu-ctts was to them n kind Of New
Jerusalem, and into the day OF general thanksgiving
they merged all their religious ana political devotion
The prevailing tone Of the Nation to-day IL lacking in de
yuOn. The religious gratitude i less feTEont than
few years ago. when the country still rrsonnded with
gratitude over the termination Of long war. But
public worship stands on more dgnihed grade IN ms
country than II there state church to command
mans devotion rather than invite him Ia 1t a. the highest
privilege. We burIencd with none OF the Inherit
~ the past We cannot be brought To believe that
truth made by churches or colleges No nation how
ever rnn accomplish great good that does M" DeoVe IN
Itself The strong huzza j. needed for success We
must remain stead at 10 that which l. best In American
life setting our face like flint against competition III
mere luxury md display
In the Madison Avenue Congregational Church, at
Madisonayc. aud Forty union service was held
I'm the morning I'm which the congregations OF that church
itself and u the Fourth Uniyrsas Church the Rev Dr.
charles II. Eaton, pastor; the Central Congregational
Church the Row William Lloyd. pastor; and of the Jewish
Synagogue Gates Of Hope Rabbi E.B.M Browne, parci-
pated The choir Of tho Madison Avenue Church sang
anthems and hymns appropriate 10 the day, and address
.es v,rc made by the Rev DR.. Newman, the Rev. Mr.
lloyd. tho Rev. Dr. Eaton and Rabbi Browne.
union service took place AT the forty thid street
Methodist Episcopal Church. Tho following Methodist
Episcopal churches took part In u: Fortythr Street
the Kty. ~ :. Terry. pastor; 1hirtyrfth street tho
i Es' Row charlie, r. NORTH; st. Inkc's
the Rev Charlie. narrower FOrtYiouth street. thcRev
J. o. oakley St Jonu'-. the Rev George f. strohridrc
and seventy nr.t street the Rev. in Ramsay. special
progr anime OF music carried out introductory
by the Rev Mr. strobrldgc The other pas
tors ~ churches which Joined IN the service took part
i'm the exercise by reading the hymns leading the respOn-
svc reading Offering prayer and pronOuncng The beuo
diction The pulpit Handsomely decorated with flow
err grasses and ripe grain
humber Of the Harlem churches held union service
I'm ST. James Methodist Episcopal church, ht One-hun'
drcd and twenty ana Madlsonaye The Rev. J.
3 Ramsay ~ the Harlem Presbyterian Church,
preached sermon upon p" Religious PIirolSin
H. Powers and Possibilities taking Tor his
text P.laIn cxxil, 90. In substance Mr..
Ramsay said that the text brings ont four clements OF
high mo, al love OF country. The irst WAS desire Tor
pce The people Of this country love peace, and about
The only things they to light for are country and
principle The second element IN reheolA PATRIOTISM Is
Inc relation IL to moral and material prosperity
Although Americans property nave thtt party attach-
mcnts. the masses can ever be relied on TO unite
in the OF imperled principle or good insttu-
ton. Another element OF religious PATRIOTISM Is the
spirit 81 usefulness and fraternity. Onr uatrcidm war
has made IL possible for US to exercise thus
frtcnal spirit We are no longer part clay
and part brass-pau IN slavery ana part III
freedom. We practically homogeneous people
Christian patriotism recognizes the Divine Presence a.
an Incentive 10 effort. Tho masses OF American people
believe that supreme power prcsides over the
dcstinies OF this country. In this patriotic spirit
We, We "'o and r.pcrt,ly Tor the completion Of
historic cpOchs. We young Nation, II measured by
YEAR but measured by deeds We are more than alb east
1 obi nuouaics. God held back this country from u
birth that It might be born Protestant While we are
thankful these blessings, let n. NOT be blind TO tie
b,,chcs on the fair face Of our country. As Govern
mcnt our Indian record Is bad the alarming
increase OF divorces IN this county Is grow
ing evil. for which there seems To be no other
remedy than Congressional actonthe Constitution beiag
40 amended to give Congress the right 10 pass Ma
ona law; the ulcer OF Mormonism sim grows larger We
man of the Chinese who with no wives and wei
come those who come with too many. The EdmundS oil
ni- done good, bat Is eyadcd and dehcd Congress
must lind some way to kill or cut out this moral