The New York Herald Newspaper, May 24, 1869, Page 3

RELIGIOUS. Open Air Preaching, Liberal Chris- tianity, Adventism, City Evan- gelization and Dedication. DIVINE WORSHIP YESTERDAY. Felegraphic Reports of Serviees in Washing- ington, New Haven, Bridgeport, Pongh- keepsie, and Other Cities. Yesterday was one of the most refreshingly pleas- ‘ent days of this pleasant spring season, and the q@murches generally were exceedingly well attended by large, fashionably attired and, apparently, devout congregations. The services were of a very varied e@haracter and the themes chosen by the various @ivines officiating were of the usual interesting @haracter, though noticeably devoid of sensational tendeucies, RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THIS CITY» MADISON SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. City Evangelization. A meeting in behalf of city missions was held last night at Rev. Dr. Adams’ church, Madison @quare. The attendance was very large. Dr. Adams presided, After prayer and singing the chairman stated the object of the meeting. He said they were not assembled in the interest of any particular local organization. They were invited by the church or pastor, but had come together as Christian ministers and Christian citizens to confer together upon a great subject, to which thought was specially di- rected at the present time—that was city evangeli- gation. Reference was had not merely to New York, but to all the large and growing cities throughout the country. No part of the coun- try seemed to be growing so much as the large cities, Growth was largest in the largest @ittes of the world just now. There were special reasons why thought and reason should be concen- trated upon these cities, The Lord instructed His @posties to begin at Jerusalem in their work of evangelizing the world. It wasin great cities that men were massed in the largest numbers and their Mission effect should be most concentrated. Not Church extension, but Christian evangelization ‘Was the topic they were to take under considera- ton. Rev. Mr. Mingins was the first speaker. He com- mMenced his remarks by giving an account of the origin of city missions under David Nesmith, of oar and how the enterprise was inaugurated by him in this city. Thirty-four years ago the City t Society was organized in this city. Nesmtth’s dea was that it should be auxiliary to the Ohurch. His work for thirty-four years had been to sus- tain the Church. To-day in New York its work was appreciated by every Christian Mau. During ite existence it had stimulated the Church to great efforts in this direction, so that the er thought there was not a city im the world ul did more for its masses than the city of New York. Thirty.four years ago there were uo missions @uch as there are now. There were in this city Row one hundred and twenty-nine missions, gome of them having very large and elegant accom- modations. Christians had aiso realized that Chris- tian union had been promoted ay tion; not a union of words, but a union of work. Every Monday morning tie representatives of all the peice churches meet at the Bible House to consult how to send the gospel to the hundreds and thousands and tens of thousands who annual! land on our shores. The speaker said he would expiain how they were Practically reaching these people. The first thing the City Mission determined upon was thai it must come in con- tact be elle Rerpengind Seto oo to do them any met e forty-five per cent of our inhabitants habitually neglected tne house of God. In great cities like New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, the percentage was much larger, The sun never iooked down upon the city of New York ‘with more than 00 000 of the inhabitancs enjoying the house of Gou. The first work of reaching the | gemini by building chapels, but by going to masses and making their garrets and their cel- Jars the house of God, so far as teaching was con- eerned. For this there were regularly appointed, paid and regularly traimed men and women. These were of three classes. First, cal missionaries—these orficiated in the chapels and Were the pastors of those who worshiped in them. Second, the lay missionaries, whose duty was to @o from house to houre preaching the Word and nothing else. If he did not do that it was con- sidered he did nothing. Third, female missionaries, ‘whose great work was visitations. Unless this work ‘was done no missions were successful. This was he only way that the masses could be thoronghly @nd efect reached. ‘They would not go to church. Build fifty chapels a, nice as the Magison juare church and they would stand empty all th ivelong Sabbath day. These people had tasbe ed\ cated to loving God’s house as well as doing God’ work. Last year one indred and twenty-three thousand visits were mdde by missionaries. The ry did not mean by these simply tract visite for distribution of tracts. Last year 22,987 persons who habitually neglected the Sabbath were induced by the miasionaries to attend the church, and 2,436 ‘Were gathered into the Sunday school and brought inder Christian instruction. Meetings were eld im the tenements. The poor went to these who would utterly refuse to to achureh a chapel, but after they had attended these meet- they gradually began to feel an inci'ation to- ‘Wards the house of God, and, after a whi. would ‘Visit it. One of the mission buildings Login| to the Madison square church had last night from four pt hundred persons, who could not have been juced by missionaries to visit a fashionable church. The masses liked good preaching as weil as anybody eise. If they do not have it they wili have none at all. There were fourteen of these chapels, varying in capacity from one hundred to two thousand sittings. During the last year six undred converts from the missions had joined the ‘rent churches of the city, Rev. Drs. John Hall and stephen H. Tyng then addressed the meeting and were listened to with deep Attention, after which the meeting closed, singing the doxology, “Praise God, from whom all blessings such an organiza- MOUNT ZION CHURCH. “Mystical Babylon and Her Approaching Doom.” The pastor of Mount Zion cuurch, Bishop Snow, preached yesterday, at 3P. M., in the University, on She subject of «* Mystical Babylon and Her Approach- ing Doom.” His text was Revelations xviii, 8:— “Therefore shail her plagues come tn one day, death, mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.” Who 1s she that is the subject of this most terrible denunciation? It is she who, accord- ing to the preceding verse, has glorified herself and lived deliciously, and has said in her heart, “I sit a queen, and am no widow, and snail see no sorrow.” But to ‘nnderstand this ‘important subject fully, we go back to the beginning of the preceding chapter. The beloved John was carried away in the spirit into the wilder- ness; that is, he was ina rapture or vision by the @pirit of God and seemed to be in the desert, and Was there shown the grand, comprehensive symbol of the Roman empire in its two-fold aspect of Church and State. This figure was a woman sitting on & scariet-coiored beast, which had seven heads nd ten horns. The woman was most gorgeously Fo and heid in her hand a cup which was full of vile abominations; and on her forelead a name was written—Babylon the great, the mother of lots,” &c. She was seen to be drunk with the ood of the saints and of the martyrs of Jesus. scer Was astonished, and, therefore, the angel gave him the explanation contained from the eighth verse to the eighteenth, from which we sce that the beast means the political powers of the whole Ko- man empire, from first to last, which arose from the ps ten, ba ae We aiso ace, from en, ie woman is the great which has ruled the world; _ rand ecclesia which it represents, And now be- old her judgment. In the eighteenth chapter Jéan fells us that he saw au angel descending from heaven, having great power and With Whose giory Or brightness the earth was enlightened, ‘This angel Zeahotees & mission and message by @ Man sen. of ‘That man is the Llias who Was to come and Festore ail things, according to the words of Ourist, Matthew, xvi. a. nt H mighty Voice ie tw ‘Baby @ great is fallen, 18 fallen, an is become the Lavitation of demons aud the hold of init, and a cuge of every unclean aud ‘This must be understood in a spiritual = A ps sare te ca ail ee have par: ler cup, and the kings have mingled in unholy in 4 with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich through Ber luxury and extrav: ce, this apply only to whe city of Rome?’ it were folly mdeed to sup. #0, Therefore the symbol comprehends tue ol Of Which Rome is the P4 ap pop — God now a e U akers of her sins and that ye receive dover ht ea,” This city, thererore, contains the peopie God, And every man must see that what con Sains them is not the city of Rome, but the momi- NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. confi firming literally are in error. figure of the wide sweeping wrath of God, by which apostate Christendom will perish from the earth in company with the whole wicked world, that Christ and his ransomed ante any aeatn Ge ears for- speed May God ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. Music and Fashions from a Religiouy Point of View. Tnis church has long enjoyed a high reputation on account of ite music, which is always of a first class nature, tg impressive ceremonies, its spacious and grand appearance, and the fashionable character of @ considerable portion of its The latter aré not all Catholics, but comprise a large number of other denominations, who are attracted to the church by the music, Yesterday the pews were well filled, both at the high mass and vespers. Berge’s Third Mass was sung by the choir, which consists of Mesdames DeLussan and Berge, soprant ; Madame Anschutz and Miss Smith, contralti; Messrs. Tamaro and Huck, tenorl, and Messrs, Colletth and Fleck, bassi. There was besides an efficient chorus. This mass, for brilitancy, spirit and dramatic effect is probably the most popu- lar of the distinguished composer’s works. There are few works of modern sacred music which can equal the dashing finale of the Gloria, the dramatic interpretation of the Crucifixes and the El Resur- eel, and the many beautiful solos for the different voices scattered throughout this mass. Lambillotte furnished the principal part of the vesvers. One of his little oratorios adapted for Pentecost was sung in grand style. All the works of the Jesuit father are characterized by brilliancy and effect, which make them so popular in every church, The effi- ciency of St. Stephen’s church rests princtpally on the inimitable organist, Dr. William Berge, and the first soprano, tenor and bass, Dame Fashion was well represented at the vespers, Some of the styles were very pretty, and others vice versa. It would seem a3 If a horticulturist designed the head- dresses of the ladies, flowers being the principal material. One lady wore an enormous red rose, which almost hid the poor little hat from sight. Another had an artistically arranged bouquet places in the centre of a round hat which was shaped ike an inverted bowl. The costumes of changeable siiks which have come out this summer will never, we think, become favorites. Not one of them we saw yesterday either in the church or on the avenue could be culled even passably handsome. The colors are in general dull and ineffective. The Wat- teau waists were universally worn, and but one out of ten were suitable to the wearer. They will hardly hold their ground long in popular esteem. The dif- ferent shades of plain silks and satins were very pretty, and each costume was 8 mass of puffings, Tuches, quillings, rosettes and trimmings. if modistes wish to study the full effect of the styles and materials which they have introduced this summer, let them go to St. Stephen’s on a Sunday afternoon. MURRAY HILL BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Sidney A. Corey on Lying. At the Murray Hill Baptist church last evening, to a large and interested audience, many going away failing to obtain admission, the Rev. Sidney A. Corey selected his text from Exodus xx., 16—“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” The reverend gentleman, after alluding to the various representations of life as found in the strik- ing pictures of the fumous Cole, said they represent, in a vivid manner, the perils and dangers that beset a young man who first starts out on the voyage of life, Full of youth and buoy- ancy, he commences his journey, ignorant of dangers and tempests that he will enconnter, for dangers and tempests there are. The sea he has to navi- gate, viewed iu prospect, look: ooth and inviting, but beneath le concealed shoals, quicksands and rocks, and great multitudes in trying to reach we distant shore are shipwrecked and lost. For @ number of evenings past I have been speaking of subjects bearing upon the interests of young men, and to-night 1 will call your attenyon to the subject suggested bo the text—lying. By a lie I be- lieve as Paley says, “A lie is a breach of promise, or whoever seriously addresses his discourse to another, tacitly promises to speak the truth because he knows the truth is expected.” However we may differ upon the knotty questions which puzzled our fathers as to the Li ~ arengenramed of @ man who must Ue to preserve his life or property, or to render harm- 1éas the ravings and murderous designs of the niac, ail men agree upon these proposition: First, lying is forbidden by the word of God. Moral- ity 18 not sufficiently powerful always to compel one ‘to tell the truth; religfon is. The former, like fairy palace of ice, melts away under the white heat of the passions, while the other, like the unshaken ve, ig grounded upon enduring foundations; .in one there be truth, in the other there must be truth, Second, the guilt of lying is not only seen from the Word of |, but from the utterances of the purest and greatest men of the centuries. The Fenn under this head, quoted voluminously from the writ- ings of Bacon, Dr. Johnson and others. Third, lyin, destructive to the dearest interests of mankind. This is shown in the fact of the woes that it has brought to the human heart. ‘ing enters into Cee itis acommodity on 'Change, stock in trade wit! the mercbant, the lawyer, the doctor and the banke! the flatterer seduces the ear of his willing listene! the talse friend betrays a trusted secret, and the slauderer breaks the heart by unfounded and malig- nant representations. All temporal sufferings Pa \- marily come from this prolific fountain head, But all these sins temporal are not comparable to the woes that have afilicted the race from a spiritual standpoint. War, pestilence, poverty and shame may stand out with conspicuous treachery _ the six thouaand years of sin and musery since the creation of man, but consider how prominent is the awful fact that ail the agonies of body and mind have come from one solitary false! “And the ——_ said unto the woman, ye shall not surely ie. Having named these points, we must consider silent lies, which find iMustration in the store of damaged goods, whose imperfections are hidden by the darkened windows; also in the would-be fashion- ever. able family, who remain at home in the month of August, giving directions that the dust on the closed biinds snall not be disturbed, while door knobs grow rusty and black; and, ain, in the quiet merchant of modest ways, who has hitherto stood high on ’Change, but, by bad debts, losing his credit, resolves to retrieve his sinking fortunes by sudden indica- tons of wealth; nence a glittering mansion on Fifth avenue, with @ grand equipage to dazzle the Park. But this only ioe the crash, because it is a lie. An innocent ; but one “to be reprobated, is the talkative, yarn-spinning liar, who is celebrated im Scott in these words:— Many a shaft at random sen’ Finds mark the archer never meant, And many a word at random spoken May soothe or wound the heart that’s broken, The worst of all liars is the malicious liar. He ruins the quiet and one confidence in the family circle; he blasts the honorable ambition of the triod statesman; he brings defeat to victorious armies, aud by false and insidious arts carries the firebrand of his infamy into ail the sacred communions of life. (Sensation.) Mr. Uorey closed by appealing to the hearts and true mstincts of his hearers to hoid aloft the banner of truth aad promote by every energy the cause of sincerity atid righteousness. The music was notice- ably fine, being conducted by Mr. A. Mora, formerly of St. Stephen's. THE PREACHING AT COOPER INSTITUTE. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. J. F. Clarke. ‘The services in the large hall at Cooper Institute, in connection with the movement to build up a free charch on the basis of liberai Christianity, were conducted yesterday by the Rey. Dr. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston. The congregation in the evening was pot @ very numerous one, but was peculiar, from the fact that the larger proportion of the per- sons present were men. After the opening services of the usual character Dr. Clarke annoanced as his text the following passage of Scripture: ‘The romises of God are all yea in Him, and in iim ameo.” The preacher then proceeded to state that there were a great many ways of making promises. Some millions of years ago there was in the firmament a field of nebulous matter, and the angels as they passed it in their journeys said that it was a promis of God; miiiions of years have passed and the forces of the universe acted upon this fleld, and what we call the earth was created, It was covered with darkness, but God breathed upon it, and the angels as they looked upon it sald that 's promise fidd been fui- filled, A man hela au TH in his hand, and after a while he threw it on the bosem of mother earth. The acorn was a promise of God and tt became an oak. A boy played beneath tt and satd thatit siould beaship, This Was & promise of God, and the oak was cut dt-vo and built into a ship by Genoese buiiders, and then it falfiiied another — pro- mise of God—the visions of Columbus— and the Western World was discovered. A human soul, with its power of freedom, ite gift of tilimitapie progress, its depths of affection, ite aspirations which would lead it higher aud higher, even unto the throne of God, was also @ promise of God, Bvery @reat idea welling up inthe human mind was an- other form of promise from God, If the voice of the soul were courageously followed, if the light which God gave were Lonestly acted upon, the man would, sooner or later, realize that beth were promises of good from the Almighty. Men lived by promises, and ail would soon die if they did not believe in something better for to-morrow than they had today. The baby im the cradie and all little children were looked upon as promises from God by their parents and friends. But the ideas which Were put into men's minde were more than anything eixe the promises of the Almighty; and in support of this statement the preacher re: ferred (o stevens n, Dagverre, Fulton and triceses The kdea: of these men Were divine prumiser, and the condition of success was in this fact, A | Proverbs, “AN her eons falc cyappiuoh Wau tects a faith in tne promise af Gba made to the individual The le reverend speaker, after continuing in thiq strain for some tii roceeded to apply the sub- to the promises nt dweiling upon the mutability of the Word of God. Services by the Rev. George Lansing Tayler. ‘The Eastern Branch of the Young Yen's Christian Association heid open air services yesterday after- noon at the corner of East Broadway and Grand street, After two hymns had been sung and a prayer offered the Rev. George Lansing Taylor de- livered @ sermon from the text, ‘And the Lord said unto the servant, go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come tn, that my house may be filled.” (St. Luke, xiv, 23.) He said thatthe branch of the association under whose ausplces this, the first open air service this season was held, had heard that text, that command of the Master, and obeyed it. After alluding to the t efforts of the association and their good fluences, and expressing his satisfaction at bein: with them on such an important occasion, be sald that the parable from which his text was drawn was called the parable of the Great Supper, and ae ceeded to explaiu its meaning to his hearers. ler the feast was ready those who were bidden made various excuses, and gave the lord of the feast what wouid now be called the “cold shoulder.” The first who refused was like one who had grown rich by speculation in real estate, who was 80 absorbed in the land he owned that he could not observe the ordinary courtesies of life. There were a great many men now so engrossed in real estate they had no time to pay any attention to the invitation of the Divine ter. ‘Ihe next was a farmer, who wanted w try his oxen to see if they were sound and kind as warranted. The third, un- like most newly married men, who are generally ready to accept any number of invitations to go out to supper and take their wives with them, declined, The very reason upon which he based his excuse should have prompted him to go. All these excuses were shallow and useless, ‘This supper was not an ordinary supper among men, but it represented the reat provision which God had made in the Gospel or the salvation of men—the grace of God inviiing them allto turn from sin and death and seek the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. But, unhappily, men did not want to be brought into too close quar. ters with this Gospel; a great many men did not Want to be saved just now, because this involves a recognition of the only and supreme source from which they must be suppited. The preacher be- sought his hearers to shun the example of the In- vited guests in the parable and not to turn a deal ear to the divine invitation. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN BROOKLYN. DEDICATION, Dedication of a Roman Catholic Church— Interesting Ceremonice—Sermonu by Bishop Loughlin. The new and handsomely designed Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Sidney place, Brooklyn, was yes- terday dedicated tothe service of God in presence of a large and devout assemblage. It will be remem- bered that in the month of March last year the edifice bearing the name of the distinguisied saint was totally destroyed by fire, the loss sustained being estimated at $42,400, Sometime.after mid- night a passer-by observed flames issuing from the building and the alarm was quickly given, The Rey. Mr. Friel, the pastor, who was quickly on the ground, rushed up the aisle of the church and succeeded in removing the holy sacrament, and although respiration was somewhat difficult, owing to the density of the smoke, his efforts were also effec- tual in removing the gold and silver vessels, together with some costly vestments, Several valuable paint- ings were destroyed, among them being ‘The Cru- ciiixion,” which for over seventeen years had hung on the hallowed walls of the church; a painting of the patron saint, together with other splendid reli- gious works by celebrated artists. The fire origi- hated froin the heater, and smouldering ruins were all that remained of the once beautiful and richly adorned building, alld which not long prior to the event had for its pastor the able and much respected Rev. Mr. Piese. But the efforts of the congregation were not confined to sym- pathy or regret. With a marvellous rapidity & new temple was reared near the scene of the con flagration, aud now stands as & monument to their devotion and liberality. Though unfinished, so far as ornamentation 1s concerned, the Church of St. Charles Borromeo is much superior tn architectural beauty to the one destroyed by fire, aud when the contemplated designs shall have been aompleted the interior ag well as the exterior will present an ap- pearance certainly not less beaut than that of any church in the “City of Churches.’ The dedica- tion of the edifice yesterday, which was character- ized by great solemnity and tmpressiveness, was Witgessea by a very numerous congregasicr , Who en. fally into the spirit of the holy proceedings, At half-past ten o'clock the ceremonies com- menced with a grand procession, consisting of the Right Rev. Dr. Loughlin, several clergymen, seg the cross bearer and others. The organ pealed forth its solemn strains as the procession moved down the centre aisle, thence around the out- side of the church, then around the interior, the Bishop in the meantime sprinkling the walls with holy water and offering the necessary prayers. The rocession then returned to the altar, where the fitany ‘was said, and the other customary rites been performed, the ceremony of dedi- cation was brought to a close, High mass was then commenced, the Rev. Mr. Keegan officiat ing 98 celebrant, the fRev. Mr. Daly as deacon, the Rev. Mr. McDonnell as subdeacon and the Rev. Dr. Gardiner as master of ceremonies. There were also present near the altar the Right Rev. Dr. Loughlin, Rev. Dr. Freil, Rev. Mr, Hudson, 8. J.; Rev. Mr. Mull Rev. Mr. Smith and other clergy- men, ether with a large number of its, Who themeelves on either side of the altar. The church presented a very imposi! ou ce, the altar itself being brilliantly lighted with candles and adorned with the chotcest flowers, while the rays of @ gerial sun shone picturesquely through the varie- 4 windows of the building, shedding a lustre on he Coad assemblage now knelt in prayer. The — ings were much enhanced by the inspiring and well-rendered selections per- formed by the choir, which was augmented on the occasion by the addition of a portion of Mr. Berge’s Choral Union, and made unusually effective by Mr. Theodore Thomas’ orchestra. The music formed included Meyerbeer jarche du Sacre’ and Lachner’s, Rossini’s first grand mass, arranged by Castile de Blaze, was given with fine effect throughout. Prior to the sermon the Veni Sante Spirvus was sung with much sweetness and sympathy. Meyerbeer’s prieat chor “Tu che la terra adora,’ was also produced in unison, with @ very pleasing result, At the offertory Madame Bouligny, the soprano, sang the ‘Quam dilecta tabernacula,” by Mercadante, with considerable ex- Pham displaying a voice of much richness and nished execution. The other principal soloists were Miss Pethick, contralto; Mr. Buist, tenor, Mr. Beekman, baritone, and Mr. Fleming, basso, of the Rey. D. Storrs’ choir. Mr. Cressler presided at the organ, and tn conjunction with the orchestra piayed the overture “Poet and Peasant’’ at the termina- tion of the mass. The Right Rev. Dr. Loughlin, at the conclusion of the first gospel, preached @ sermon, taking for his text the words, ‘Go forth and teach all nations, tor Jam with ag even to the consummation of the world.” le referred at some length the manner in which Christ at various times on earth proved his divinity. He restored sight to the blina, made the deaf to hear and raised the dead to life, saying to those before whom he made those mani- festations of his power, “If you believe not me, be- lieve my works.’’ It was after be had demonstrated ‘that he was divine that he said to his aposties, “Go forth and teach all nations.” By thus addressing himself to his a he authorized man to speak in the name o' But that authority was not bestowed indiscriminately, It was given only to those whom he bad chosen. He gave forth & commission which, in order that it might be fulfilied Christ told his aposties that he was with them even to the consummation of the world. The Saviour came to earth not only to atone for the sins of men, but to teach them how to be saved. And that they might partake tn the sufferings of Calvary he established @ ministry in order to carry out his instructions. He then alluded to the foundation of the Church of Christ, who was the head. A union was formed between the head and the body, and in order that it might be strengthened and perpetuated he promised to be with it to the end of time. it was argued by some that the Catholic Chareh was tdola- trous; it Was misrepresented and calumniated, Some men pretended to prove that a dissolution had taken place tn the Church, yet such arguments were ever futile, for Christ himself had promised to be with tt to the end of the world. Adverting to the apostolical succession, he observed that Christ did not intend to confine His authority to His disciples alone. He arran, that the apostieship should be perpetuated, was done that maa might not be in danger and that he might be saved. Grace was to be commun cated to man, He needed union with Christ by his address to Him. How was that grace wo be obtained? By that same active minimtry organized for the sanctification of mankind. He told His aposties to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and by that means grace was communicated to the soul. ‘There were other means, for Christ said “Chiess you eat the flesh of ‘the Son of Man and drink his blood you shail not have life in you.” He established the holy Eucharist asa means of grace and thereby gave evidence of His divine love. After an eloquent discourse, in which he adverted to the vower of God and the foundation of the Catholic Church, Bishop O'Loughlen concluded by asking the congregation to reilect seriously upon the great goodness of the Almighty. The Rev. Dr. Friel subsequently addressed the congregation, briefly referring to the churcn, and re- turning thanks for the earnestness and liberality which had been exhibited during its erection. ‘The proceedings then terminated, PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Sermon by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Rey. Henry ward Beecher, pastor of Piymouth church, preached to a very large congregation ye» terday, taxing his text from the passage in the are pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” From these words the rev- erend gentleman preached s most instructive ser- mon, Solomon here referred to the ways and paths of the present life of ali men. It lay in te power of all to make their sojourn here ways of pleasantness and paths of peace. Joy and sorrow were the inevitable accompaniments, In every sorrow and every trial there was the germ of good. These trials rh oOrrowa. ‘only tended, and were designed U7 Gea himselt, to develop, to train and strengthen the better faculties of man; and the higher mao soared the more he sufered, and the more he overcame those suffer! the nearer he approached that perfection perm! to the human family. Whenever suffering t it men self. reliance and self-denial it developed and tae qualities of in an verse ratio came subdued all the lower qualities. The school of creative industry was one of the five schools through which man had to graduate to fit him for the cares and needs of this life. Some there were who thought this was a evil. The Church was another school, in which man was taught moral ideas, The teachings of these schools, though they ran in parallel lines, sometimes came iuto antagoniam. The Church gave to man that spiritual and technical instruction, which repared him for all the higher duties of ife. But there were many things to be learned most essential to the discharge of all moral duties before the man received that aiso needful insuruc- tion from the Church. But the culminating instruc- tion Was that received turough the Church from the Lord Jesus Christ. The Church was the highest de- portment in the university of life, Man gocs rough five schools or worlds in attaining his edu- cation, There was first the family or home world, the physical worid, the civil. world, the industrial wor'd and last the Churet world. ie Church pre- ares them for all the higher and nobler duties of fe, bringing them from Rept. step till man is made @ perfect man, 80 as buman nature 1s capabie of riection, Joy and sorrow lies in the way ofall. It was by trials that man be- came wiiat God meant man should be, Sorrow is the conflict through which man to all his higher developments. It is a conflict between man’s higher and lower qualities, Man from the cradle has always something to learn. The child puts its hand in the fire not knowing that it wiil give pain; bat that very pain teaches the chiid not todo so again, Man is 6elfish and hence the cause of most of all his sorrows. He draws pain upon himseif by this very selfishness, but he does not always fearn like the child to avoid what gave him pain, If man only knew the rigut patn through life and followed it un- Seveenaly he would not suffer pain. Virtue is the sure road vo travel in this world, ‘All her ways are ‘8 Of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.’ Suffering and pain were the necessary and needed chastisements provided by God in His beneficence to Roop man in the ways of pieasantness and in the paths of peace, Pain and suffering were not de- sirable things; but they were needed, and were instruments for carrying out the designs of the Creator, and bringing man to a higher state in the morai scale. It would be useless to endeavor to seek out the origin of evil. As well might @ man seek for the philosopher's stone. Evil js part of man’s organization. Man was made jo advance in knowledge. head a nothing at first, he has all to learn, aud suffering the motive, the inducement and the pressure that are brought to bear ary him to make him seek know- ledge. Self-denial is one of the greatest of the vir- tues, but it does not soanire & man to go intoa monastery or into the wilderness to produce it. A man in “the wilderness is not alone, tor the devil ig there with him, and worse than all, the devil has that man all to himself. In the populous city the devil cannot well single out one man for his arts and practices as he has there too many to attend to for him to attach himself to one, But this is not so in the wilderness, and therefore it was no proof of self-denial to go into @ monastery, to 1mmure oneself in a cave, to go into the wiiderness or to stand upon a column to we proof of self-denial. The great work of self- ental was before all men, the busy world, haunts of men. Love was among the busy power here, and he who the motive and active ve it of of jove for fis fellow-be! ve Re at Digest dens it self. vin ae to him the ways of the world were ways of pleasant- ness and all its paths were peace. ‘Lhe man of self- denial, the man with most love for his fellow man, Was the man of sorrow, as sorrow, rightly under- stood, really is, Sorrow is the tramp which an- nounces that the enemy is approaching the camp; it blows aloud to warn you to mect your adversary. Sorrow is the triefidly voice which whispers in your ear, while you lie asleep amid the suffocaung fnm to flee from the imminent danger. Sorrow is allie to love, and thus the man that loves and sorrows for the ills of others, while he rises above his own, ap- proaches nearest the perfect man. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. In the Firat Congregational church yesterday the Rev. Dr. J. Vanillia, professor in Hartford Seminary, delivered an eloquent discourse to a large and | He cited the fact of the increase of the number of fashionable congregation cn the religious character of the Roman centurion Cornelius, taking his text from the tenth chapter and first and second verses of the Acts of the Aposties. The reverend preacher, after descanting on the early history of the Roman soldier and enumerating the many ills and tempta- tions to which his calling exposed him, observed as & marvellous and inscrutable work of the Almighty, that despite his pagan and ungodly surroundings, he should be the first convert of the Gentile nation to the doctrine of Christianity. The history of Cornelius gives a practical lesson of the faithful ex- ercise of religion under adverse circumstances. He proves. himself a charitable, devout and God-fear- ig man, ee. every person and thing around him had the of bigotry to Christianity and rabid infidelity. Here, then, is a lesson to us. The ruler, the statesman, the husbandman, the mechanic and the soldier are too often inconsigfent ip ond worship of God. Yet men in the highest of ese sometimes: imce @ great degree of in- rity and Christian charity. Am young mén the fascinations of the world or the scorn of companions is enough to justify the neglect of religion. The very reason of circumstances being unfavorable should imbue men with more Vigor and faith in the true worship of God. In the manner in which God dealt with Cornelius we have an instance of divine interposition. Corne- tus was informed by an angel of the divine accept- ance, and told whence to repair to obtain knowl- edge. ‘Thus God in His wisdom appointed man to be the messenger of salvation to his fellow man. Let us, then, adopt God's appointed means for the ae of knowledge. vet us be wise where God teaches us 80, and ignorant where he does not enlighten us. After further extenued remarks on the prominent features of the religious life of Corne- lius the reverend preacher exhorted his hearers to imitate his good exampie and do the wilt of God from @ pious beart. Do ali that is revealed, and you will have the evidence of your acceptance. Beiteve in the Lord Jesus Christ; for whosoever believeth in Him shall receive the remission of sins aud 4 life eternal in the heavens. Newark. Trinity church in this city was yesterday afternoon and evening the scene of services of an unusually interesting character, It being Trinity Sunday, the usual gathering of Sunday school children was the feature in the afternoon. The attendance of the children and their friends and teachers was large, ‘The singing of the little ones evinced how great had been the care taken in their training. A large cross in front of the chancel and middie aisie was filled with the floral offerings of the children, presenting a very pretty sight indeed. In the evening a large attendance was present at a meeting held tn behalf of the American Church Mis- stonary Society of the Protestant bpiscopal Church. After the usual evening service the rector, Rev. Dr. Meier Smith, announced the object of the meeting to be an effort to bring out the prayers, the wishes and funds of those present for the good of the Mis- siowary Soctety. The Key. Dr. Johu Cotton Smith, of New York, was introduced, gentieman Pea agen to deliver an address, in which he set ‘orth briefly the history, objects and alms of tho Missionary Soctety. Ita chief, and, indeed, sole atm, was to extend tie Protesiant Church and break down the influences of the Church of Rome, which ne said —_ down the religious liberty of its adherents and was opposed to the education of man- kind. Rome, said he, took away all the spiritual and robbed mankind of the richest enjoyments which it is possibie for tnem to realize. It put ma- terialismgin the place of rationalism, Jt was to counter act ail elical Protestant- ism desired. Dr. Smith announced himself in favotg of the greatest breadti of opimon in the ‘Chureh—the widest range of liberty; bat could not heip remarking that he believed certain innova- tions a8 so many enemies to the life of the Church. He was followed by the Rey. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., who delivered an address in his usual felicitous style | on the general claims of the society for support. ‘The delightfal weather which prevailed turougout the day and evening was taken advantage of by ail churchgoers, and left nothing to be desired by the preachers in the matter of large attendauces at ail | the other churches, Trenton. ‘The beautiful summer weather of yesterday exer- cised & most happy influence in attracting crowded congtégations to their various and numerous piaces of worship. Verily, the Trentonians are @ church- going people. Their devotion isso ardent that the unfavorable Weather affords scarcely a pretext to stay at home, and when such @ beautiful, refreshing Sabbath as yesterday smiles the number of worship- pers 18 something wonderful. There was very littie novelty in the Lot nay] programme of yesterday, With but one exception the pastors occupied their own puipits and discoursed mainiy on religious sub- jects. The only variety was in the Messiah's church, Clay street, where the Rev. L. Osler, of Providence, and the Rev. H. P. Cutter preached in the morning and evening ively. naj it aad ete cde Bee Meare & temperance ha- livered by the Kev, ure Lawrence. The meeting was held under the the G LJ auspices of the Good mo! ‘There 18 @ difference of opinion existing between the clergy and laity ae to setting apart some Sunday on wich to decorate the soldiers? graves, The thetr to seleet some other day, but so no time has been fixed, though it is ne that the clergymen’s suggestions will opted. Wasnineton, May 28, 1869. President Grant and family, as usual, attended the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church this morn- ing. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Newman, preached a ser- mon from the text, “And He marvelled because of their unbelief’—St, Mark, vi., 6. The theme dis- cussed was the inconsistency of unbelief. He re- ferred to the several classes of unbelievers, such as the atheist, the deist and the semi-Christian. He said that belief was faith, and argued that because & man did not understand fully the mysteries of reli- eon was no reason why he should reject religion. things were | ly proved and others proved from observation. He alluded to some of the opera- tions of natural and animal life vo tilastrate this theory. Experience was not, after all, the best guide, One man was not deterred from ent upon an enterprise because another man has jus! fatied in it. it was the principle of faith that operated in such cases. There was a very lai sitendsnce, ‘among them several disingutished The Rev, Oharles Hodge, D. D., of Princeton Gol- lege, was announced to preach in the New York venne Presbyterian church to-day, and a large g@udience assembled to hear him, The pastor of the church, Rev. Mr. Mitchell, stated at the opening of the services that Dr. Hodge had been suddenly taken ill and would not be able to offict When this announcement was made many persons who had come soiepoeeiss to hear Dr. Hodge arose and left the churcl » Mitchell then proceeded with the services, taking bis text from Jeremiah vil, 11—“And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people, saying ‘Peace, peace, when there was no peace.” He held, first, that the Jewish nation was typtcal in ite dan- gers and remedies; second, that the days of the priesthood had passed, and third, that the principle. of the text was still in existence. In the elabora- tion of these points he argued that there was such @ thing as human depravity, and that it was folly to gloss it over by saying ‘‘Peace, peace, when there was no peace.’ In all the Catholic churches here the pastoral let- ter of Aronnlasgy Spalding: was read and an an- nouncement made thata collection for the benefit of the Pope would be taken up next Sunday. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT. Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT, May 23, 1869. The weather to-day was beautiful and the attend- ance at all the churches quite large. At the Univer- salist church the Rey. J. H. Campbell preached af- ternoon and evening to large congregations. The Rey. T. G@. Osborne, presiding elder of the Bridge- port district, preached in the East Bridgeport Metho- dist church in the morning and at the Beaver street Methodist Episcopal church in the evening. The congregations were large at both places. The Rev, Mr. Hopper offictated at the Baptist church to-day, At the bytertan church v. Mr, Hinsdale, reached a fine discourse in themorning. The Rev, r. Moxcy, at St. John’s, and the Rev. sylvester Clark, at Trinity church, had both large congrega- tions. At Christ church the attendance was large and thesinging by the choir particularly fine. Rev. Dr. Richardson preached at St. Paul’s church, E. D., and the East Bridgeport Congregational church at Bethesda chapel, Rev. J. S. Davenport officiating, was well attended, The Spiritualists hela their usual meeting at Lyceum Hall. and in the evening, at the same place, @ Mr. Blanchard, of New Y ork, lectured on the “Handwriting on the Wall.” New Haven. NEw HAVEN, May 23, 1869. To-day has been a most beautiful one, and the re- gious services in all the churches have been largely attended. preached both morning and afternoon to large con- gregations. In the morning his discourse was upon the character of the apostie John. In the afternoon his subject was the opening of the vernal season and the lessons taught by it, hia text being, ‘And thou renewest the face of the earth.” The springing and spreading leaves both taught the power of od and man’s dependence upon him. The renewal of nature and the work of renewal in the spiritual world were contrasted and_ practicable suggestions drawn therefrom. At the Chapel street church Rev. Prof. Seeley, of Amherst, preached both forenoon and afternoon. In the forenoon his dis- course was upon ‘‘Affection as Developed by Chris- tiantty.” Atthe Third church Kev. Mr. Plumb, of Chelsea, Mass., preached in the mo! His ser- mon was designed to prove that the prophecy of a new heaven and a new earth was to be realized. Christians a8 proof, and discoursed upon the ideas of the second adventists. In the evening he preached a At the Centre church Rev. Mr. Walker blazed with candles, and was gorgeous tn its of Borel oderings, ‘The services were conducted Rev. Edwara 8, rady, pastor of the church. mass, celebrated at ha.f-past ten o'clock, the chotr: formed Scimid organist perf it’s mass in E flat. Father Braay took for his text Christ's command to hig Apostles, ‘Go, teach all nations. in the of the . The reverend sj er dw mysterious doctrine of the Holy Trinity. It was comprehensibie to the human mind, yet It was vealed 48 a sublime fact, to be reverently believed in by the children of God. It was not to be we were unable to comprehend it, We could not explain the nature of the soul or the relation which held soul and t thouasd otter things witch, evertDeleas, We flt which, nevi ourselves bound to believe, The weverend father exhorted his Rees cane tonne Sane ee blessings esto: Ly rough Trinity, The Father was their Creator and the Sot their er and the Spirit their Sanctifier. When they themselves they should remember the paternal affection of the Creator, the meekneas and lence of Christ and His suiterings even unto Seatn on the cross, They should also remember that their bodies were the temples of the Holy Ghost, and they should never do anything to desecrate that sacred sy le and so offend the divine occupant, At ‘African Methodist church this afternoon Rev. Bishop Loquen consecrated two candidates to the office of the ministry, The sermon was preached by Bev. Jacob Thomas, of Tarrytown. He took for his text Paul's exhortation to Timochy, ‘Thou, there- fore, endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” He dwelt upon the warfare in which the candidates were about to engage under the Great Captain of their salvation, and exhorted them to fight the good fight of faith and lay hold of eternal life. The attendance of both wiites and blacks was very large. The reverend colored speaker was often interrupted tn the course of his remarks by shouts, exclamations, groans and other modes of extemporaneous expression so common im the re- ligious assemblies of these dark hued Christians. Rev. Dr. Wakeley, of the Methodist Church, assisted in the ordination ceremonies. During the oe of the African Conference here the palpits of several of the cnurches for whites have been filled by the black shepherda. Middletown. MIDDLETOWN, May 23, 1869. Services at the various churches here were largely attended to-day, and for the most part were un- usually interesting ana instructive. At the First Presbyterian church the Rev. Dr. Seward preached in the morning from Ephesians iv., 4 to 6 inclusive— “There is one body and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. Une Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all? His subject was the “Unity of the Church.” At the Second Presbyterian church the Rev. Charles Beattie preached in the morning from Gen- esis i. 15 to 17 inclusive—‘*nd the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden. to dress it and to keep it; and the Lord God commanded the man, saying. of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it, forin that day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surel; die.” The subject was ‘‘the covenant of words,’”? treating of the parties, the condition, the promise, the threatening and the seal of the covenant oy words, In the afternoon, at three o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Leer! nine tl Vk diy mete (efi aes nate girl, Margaret reas, ing for stastes xil., 1, ‘Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them.’? The sermon was very impres sive and excelient th hhout. At the First Baptist church the Rev, Mr, Branch, of Painted Post, occupied the pulpit eee | and evening. At the Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. A G. Oakley preached in the morning from Bamuel tii., 33:—“For He doth not aMict willingly, nor grieve the children of mea.” His subject wag “The Causes of Affiction,” In the evening he for his text, 1 John ty., 1:—‘Iry the spirits whether they are of ‘i #7, = At Grace (Fplscopal church, this being Trinity Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Alexanaer Capron, rector, des livered @ more than usuaily impressive discourse, taking for his text St, Matthew xxvill., 19—“Go ye, therefore, teach all nations, baptizing, them, in name of the Father, and of the Son, and cf the Hoy Ghost,” He said that the festival of Trinity Sunday sugges for our meditation the cardinal doctrine 0} velations, the doctrine of three persons and one God. This doc trine is distinctly set forth in the creeds and articles and liturgy of the Church, and plainly taught in Holy Scriptures. And the necessity of it is found in our condition and needs as sinners and as beings destined to live forever. At the Congre- gational church the Rev. L. A. Ostrander occupied the pulpit morning and evening. In the morning he took for his text Matthew xxii., 42—“What think ye of Christ:’? In the evening his text was II Timot discourse at the College street church, at the united | 1, 7—“For God hath not given us the spirit of vend col tional service. His subject was, “The Lead- ing of People away from Christian duty.’ At the First Methodist church Rev. Mr. Watkins, the pastor, in the morning preached upon the subject “Spiritual Work Greater Than les."’ In the afternoon he delivered a discourse upon the subject of ‘Unity of Purpose.” At Trinity church Rev. Dr. Harwood preached the second sermon of the series upon the subject “The Work of the Holy Ghost.” At half-past three in the afternoon the funeral of Peter E. Marcher the other victim of the Wallace street tragedy, who died of his wounds On Friday, took place from the City Hall, About 2,000 Germans walked in procession to the grave, when, after a few remarks by Rev. Mr, Siebke and Rev. Mr. Deitz, the body was interred. RELIGION $ SERVICES ELSEWHERE. Poughkeepsie. POUGHKEEPSIE, May 23, 1869. The genial atmosphere and the bright sun have again given us another beautiful Sabbath day, and once more I can chronicle a large attendance at all the churches itn the city. At the Washington street Methodist Episcopal church this morning Rev. W. G. W. Lewis preached from ist Corinthians, fifteenth chapter, twenty-first verse—‘By man came death.”’ Mr. Lewis satd there are important questions which are disturbing the faith of many, and which must be removed by clear ‘and satisfactory answers before we can satisfy .ourselves and others about the munor points of faith. We ought first to settle one or two preliminary questions. First, What was the sin of Adam? Second, How did ‘Adams sin affect himself? ‘The sin of Adam lay in the fact that he used the pt free agency, to yield to mordinate desire for forbidden owledge in preference to obeyance to divine will. The tempta. ton covered the radical falsehood by a veil of par- ual truth. Mr. Lewis then told the results of Adam's sinning, among which are physical death, the wear- ing out of the organs of life, &c. Atthe Cannon street Methodist Episco; church Rev. E. L. Prentice preached from the 2rth Psalm, 4th verse—‘One thing have I desired of the Lord; that will leeek. After that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the bean- ty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.” Mr, Prentice commenced by saying the irreligious worid has its places of amusement and sinful gratification, where the ungodly drink pleasure to intoxication. ‘The Christian world has tts churches or other build- ing# dedicated to the worship of God. To these places where God reveals himself in a glorious man- ner, the anxious seeker after divine knowledge, the obedient disciple and the weary pilgrim deligtit to go. This love of God which the psalmist felt ought to inspire our hearts. Before we caf worship we must believe that God ts, and that he is the rewarder of all who seek him. The man who allows his mind to be distracted by a multiplicity of wan tn this lite fatis of success, and that Christian will accomplish nothing who hag nota gle great aim and Purpose of soul, St. Paul said, “This one thing I do,” and to that one great purpose he owed his attainments in piety and usefulness, One of the most important objects of religious worship is to re- ceive lessons from tne Great Teacher, and next to behold the beauty of the Lord. The Parthenon, once unrivalled in beauty, now throws the shadow of her desolation over the dust of the glory of Greece, but the beauty of soul gained in the house of God will remain forever. At the Baptist church the Rev. W. H. Wines preached from the following words:—“Ye are the wa'tof the earth; but if the salt have lost its savor, Wherewith shall it ve silted? itis, therefore, d for nothing but to be cast out and to be t under the foot of man." The reverend leman said that the importance of an every a fe of god. liness could not be overestimated. e religion has a preservation influence. For the elects’ sake God has mitigated his judgments against this world. den city would have been preserved from destruction. An onward work of God's spirit on the heart out- wardly manifested by alife of obedience and holl- | Ness is the sait to restrain men from sin, To reform and save them, Christians should be godlike. They profess to have been born of God, to have @ disinterested character, There are many persons in the church that all ‘they know of religion is what they experienced the first few days of their profes. sion. As Christians they are good for nothii of what use are prayerless, godless, deceitful, del a ing Christians? They are like splinters in the an constant ‘of irritation. The lif jesus as given in the Bible never turned a soul from God, but leads men to him. So should it be with his followers. Professor Orton, of Vassar College, preached in & the Cor tional chure! ie and evening. At the Hedding Methodist Episco, church, in tl evening, Rev. @ sermon on tem- Smith F a rance. At the Holy Comforter church, Rev. Mr. Crary preached an excellent sermon from the twen- q eet chapter and twenty-second verse of St. Mat- the: ‘Render unto Cwsar the things that are and unto God the taings that are God's." Newburg. Newsene, May 28, 1969, This has been one of the most beautiful days of the season, and, as @ consequence, the services at ei are opposed to such an encroachinent on the sanity ‘ot te Sabbath and are trving to induce Had there been five Tighteous men tn Sodom that | but the spirit of power and of love and of a soun mind,”? IMPOSING RELIGIOUS CEREMONIAL AT TROY. Ordination Services at the Provincial Theo- logical Seminary of St. Joseph. YY, May 22, 1869. The customary semi-annual ordinations at the Provincial Theological Seminary of St. Joseph, in this city, neld in the chapel of that institution, have just taken place. The celebrant was the Most Rev. John McCloskey, D.D., Archbishop of the province of New York, assisted by his Secretary, the Rev. Francis McNierny, the very reverend and reverend professors of the seminary, and a vast number of clergy. The tonsure was administered to twenty-six young semffarists at an early hour yesterday morning. Tonsure, though not appropri- ately styled an order, confers on its recipient thé title and privileges of a cleric, im consideration of which he renounces the world, its pleasures and allurements, dedicates himself entirely to the service of God, andjthereby chooses heaven as his priceless inberitance. This morning minor orders, sub-dea- conship, deaconship, and the sacred order of priest. hood were conferred upon a very large number of candidates. A short resumé of these orders may not be uninteresting to your readers. Minor oraers form the secoud stepping stone to the Tiesthood, and their reception 1s the acquisition of he fourfold office and power of acolyte, exorc' lector and ostiarius. The next order to be receiv by the candidate for priestly oMce is that of sub- deaconship. It difers from the preceding and as- similates to the two Cg orders, inasmuch as it is denominated sacred. Hitherto the young eccle- siastic 18 bound by no solemn or irrevocable vow; he is as yet free and master of his own choice; but once he advances to sub-deaconship, be- comes the possessor of its powers and the enunciator of its vows, he loses that former liberty; he has taken a step which cannot be recalled, and bas made himself the subject of vows which must remain in- violate and perpetual. That dedication to the ser- vice of God rendered implicitly by him in tonsure, now becomes absolute; that choice of heaven as an inheritance ts made the culmination of his future desires. Sub-deaconship is followed by deaconship, which, according to the tenets of the Catholic Church, oe the eficacy of a sacra~ ment, in virtue of which an indelible character is impressed on the soul of him who receives it, Through the imposition of hands made by the ofMiciating bishop in conferring it are bestowed upon the candidate the giftqof the Holy Ghost,that he may be strengthened to full holily and feariessty its allot- ted functions. These functions are those of assisting in the ceremonies of the eucharistic sacrifice, baptis- | ing and preaching. Lastly comes the sacred order | of priesthood, whilh is at once the complement and supplement of all the others, the embodiment of sanctity, power and importance, that sublime voca- tion towards which, heretofore. the mind of the aspirant has been humbly and tremulously 1 . By imposition of hands and the sacred, never-fatling promise of Olirist, is effected, in advancement to priesthood, the transmission of the plenitude of the | gifte of the Holy Ghost and the delegation of power | to oder a. to remit sins and to administer men: asa ceremonies of the entipation ka oe were the most imposing features of the service this morn- The Diniate firet lays hands upon the head of hun who is to become 4 priest; ail the priests present Uid the same in succession. Clad in stoles and with right hands upitited, they afterwards prayed over their young ther. He was next clothed in the | quaint, but rich vestments oor to his order; his hauds were consecrated with oil, the whole asseme biy meantime joining with heartfelt earnestness in @ hymn, compared to the effect of which | the most elaborate modem music seems tame, and, receiving into nis hands the golden chalice and an unconsecrated host, he rises a priest forever, according to the new law of Christ. From | this moment the jad thus joined with the venerable Arc! the mass, of which, thus far, only the had been said. Towards its close—that is, after the communion, of which all are obliged to partake, and which plies a most touching picture—the prelate once again end aa © manding in ite ta this country, Hava makes: fine Maynooth of Atderics, and ita been in existence only five juired @ celebrity that stand: twenty-one churches have been very numerously attended, The dey being known in the chureb cal evidence of the rise, fs aa power of the Celuotle Oburen in this country.