Year: 1870

The Sons OF Abraham-fsive tho lzan0 OF
Fellowship 70 Our Brother Jews-sernon
by the Rev. DIR. John Hail.


The Nineteenth street Presbyterian church, corner
OF Nineteenth street and Fifth avenue was, usual
attended yesterday forenoon by large and iashona
ie congregation. Indeed, the fashionabies Of late
appear to have been seized with an unwonted fit OF
piety The time when the votaries OF the 1cke
goddess usually desert Gotham for fresh fields and
pastures new is rapidly drawing near, and it may be
tnat they wish TO lay in sufficient stock OF
spiritual consolation to last them over the
time when their Sundays shall be spent, not
worshipping in the temples OF the Lord, but


REvELLING ON THE BEACH AT LONG BRANCH,
or impibng OF the heathgving springs OF Saratoga.


There are, however, other things especially per-
tanning to this church which never fan to bring
together within It's sacred precincts mighty throng
OF wOrshippers The Of it's pastor, the Rev.
Dr. Hail. bearing as they ever do the stamp Of genu
Inc sincerity piety and eIoquence, are the OF
attracting many who do not properly belong to the
congregation OF the First Presbyterian church.
Other attractions might be mentioned, such as fine
music, beautifully upholstered Dews whose soft
cushions invite repose, gentiemanly vergers who
always supply one with seat, and q general air Of
arrangements of this beautifully appointed church.
But these are mgndape things, and we leave them
with passing notice.


The Rev. John Hall preached


THE sERMON,


taking his text from Romans XIV, LII say then
have they stumbled that they should fall. God for
bid, but rather through their fall salvation Is come
unto the Gentlles for To provoke them to jealousy"
The reverend gentleman dilated at considerable
length that portion Of the Gospel narrative giving
the history OF the times when the Jews ceased TO be
the chosen people Of God. He said that stubborn
spirit Of selfadmratiOn had possessed that people
from time immemorial, and that singular fatuity,
which 1t Is beyond the power OF human mind to
fathOm, controlled the misguided soDs OF Abraham.
Tie impress OF the divine hand was visible as well
upon the person as upon the mind or the Jew. God,
for His own wise ends had marked them out as dis
tinct race and 1t would appear that the cry whcn
they made, that the blood OF Christ might be upon
them and on their Children was heard In the court
OF heaven and granted with w0efu precision.


Still 1t must be remembered that the lsraelite Is
brother man to whom we must extend the hand or
fellowship in the race Of life. The spirit OF the Cos.
pei Is In unison with the spirit Of the age In this,
that IL accords TO The right TO follow the prompt
ings OF his conscience The Jew may be the victim
OF ianaticism: he may be urged TO foow in the foot
steps OF his fathers by blind prejudice which he is
teenth century the man should be branded as bar
barian VINO Will meet his prejudices with dersive
sco1 Kindness and Christian charity are the keys
to the human heart; aad while we supplicate
Heaven to-day let ask our Divine Master to cast
beam from his divine coaRteaaRce on the


oBDURATE HEART OF THE JEW.


Let us supplicate Him 10 break down the idol OF
Mamnon which they kneel before aud 10 implant in
their souls the tree Of free gospel liberty.


II Is reproach 10 Christianity ana blight on the
fair fame or the Christian ministry That the descend
ants OF Gods own people, who to-day largely repre-
sent the wealth and power OF the age, should be
allowed TO siumber III meaningless dreams or the
pagan past while much time ana labor are ex-
pended In eu0eavogs " WIN Catholics anu other rIt-