Year: 1876

REVIEW OF A NOBLE woRK-wHAT HAS BEEN


ACCOMPLISHED IN HALF CENTURY.


In the wlett Methodist Episcopal church last
evening the pastor, Mr. Saunders, preached highly
interesting from the text, 'If thou hadst
known thou. thy day the things that belong
thy peace" found in Luke XIX, A. In the course OF
his remarks the speaker reviewed portion of the his
tory Of the church, adding however, that the
nouncement to the that the occasion was the cell
ebraton of the ieth anniversary OF the church edi
nce was The anniversary will not occur
until the first Sunday in May next


The great event Of the time to which the words of
the text refers undoubtedly the coming Of the
Messiah. According 10 recent assertion Of Mr. Var
ley thousand Jews gathered recently IN Paris and re-
joiced that their sect had slam the Christian Saviour
The JeoiSA Messenger has denied this charge but deny
as they may, the speaker knew that two things
certain In regard to this matter-the Jews rejected
Christ 800 years ago and they reject him now II
will not do for them TO fall back behind the assertion
that IL only mob from Jerusalem that put the
Saviour 70 death.


In referring to this the Centennial year. Mr. Saunders
said this nation belongs 10 God Almighty. No other
nation OF the earth founded like IT, Even the FIRST
discovercrs planted upon one end oft while the
Pilgrims planted the Bible upon the other Everything
tells the land belongs TO God The free school ques


was thank God at last being agitaed in Congress-
while there is every reason tobeeve IN the ultimate r
umph OF the temperance Then, TOO Messrs Moody
Sankey doing world OF good and seem TO be the
chosen instruments OF God TO awaken deep moral and
religious sentiment throughout the length and breadth
OF the land Let us protect the Bible and liberties
as the surest guarantees Of peace


In reference to the weti street Methodist Episco-
pal church, the pastor alleged that she had done
world OF good and had made history that any
munity should be proud Of During the hity years OF
her existence she had had SOC members aud the Sab
bath school had in that period sent forth thousands
upon thousands of men and women INTO the battle fields
OF tho world prepared for the fight Four thousand


ve hundred couples had been married and II 600 men,
women and children had been buried from the time
honored edidce The total expenses OF the church
all purposes had beeu about $3.50 COO while the church
property, valued at $4,000, Is clear OF debt The
church now has $40 members and about 400
children in the Sabbath school with so toacbers
Such continued Mr Saunders, Is the history brief
OF the Wiett street church. and who estimate the
OF good she has accomplished by the holy fires
kept burning upon the atars while she stands 10 day
without a stain OF any kindly In conclusion the speaker
urged his congregation 10 give up the ideas expressed
by many that the church should move up town to
more arisocratic neghborhood, stating that nowhere
could they find broader Geld for their abors than the
one they now in, and declaring that this field was
never In need OF the abors Of Christian church
than at present


THE FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.


The rev John Hall, d. d., preached annual SER
mon last night in the Fourth Presbyterian church,
Thirty-fourih street. Sixth avenue to tho Young
Mems Association Of that congregation His text was
from the chapter OF ST. Paus second cpile to
the Thessalonians- your hearts and estab-
lrsh you in every good word and work" The Chris
tan lesson sought to be conveyed was Of a threeiod
nature First the necessity OF the Christian man
70 MAINTAIN himself for the reason that
be who will not work should not eati
second, that he should take care OF those
who dependent upon him. because not to do this is
worse than inddety itself third that every man rs
bound 70 serve his own generation 20 do all good 10
jew and Gentle Christian pagan alike, for 10 do
less would be an abuse OF the God-granted powers
within Throughout his entire discourse Dr. Hall
kept his audience wrapt in the deepest attention. while
he unfoded his argument and showed the application
Of the three propositions laid down TO the Christian
work which being so successfully carried on by The
young men Of this congregation.