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4 ‘This tea, In which tho speaker was evl- iy sincere, Lie Neldt up to Fe asNeMDAgO aS ATRIUM OF LMLWUIOUS PRBLING, @nd ondeavorea () bapress won all minds the fact that ment sid bo more cultivate t, and was dione wor uF of tue bosom Of every Man pre~ ane retigious fife, The marked tendi nt foncenty of che Mpoawer earthed COAG WOLTAG With hig words, which elsowise were Jangled and discon. mected, as re oY jcs3 bua case with the great ‘of Guager speakers on such Gccasions. An- other period of s'eioe vow lacervened belore an elderly member aruse to say Uiat tae weotlag woud take place at fen o'cioe’ ON tne LEXE SaDbasn, as usual, and without tmsber ceremony the congroga- on rose to depart. UVOV REFORULD CHURCH. “Tho Gentlenees of God’s Love”? A Discourse by the Rev, Julias L. Danner, ‘The threatening aspect of tue weather did not pre- venta goodly attcudance at the Union Reformed ohurch tn Sixth avenue yesivrday. The new pastor, the Rey. Juilug |. Dauner, although but a fresh comer, has evidently won the hearts of bis congre- gaiton, and proni%s3 well to continue the govd Work #o ably comonced by ain at Fort Lee, TG GONEXSUATION Was not clothed in gaudy and fasktonabdle attire like gome to be met with tn the fashionable up-iown places of Worstip, but there was an evidence of sin- certiy aud well weaving deportment that imparted an alr of religious ..cekness to ail withta the buid- ing. Taxiag his exc from “iho Book of Psaims,” chapter Xvi, verse #3, “Thy gentienoss Lath Made me great,” tue reverend pastor dis- coursed in a free and impressive manner upon the geutioness oi the Alinignty in comparisoa to any thtug ta huiaen conception, Kelermny to the | Bur education i 1adispenssuic to the success Of re- tradilions prevaica! smony the anctents, the deities | Pu are luvariably dvserived as terrible in themseives or accompanied by lerrivie surroundings, ‘The aod | preached to ticu.” Aud one ol (he yrundest resulls Jupiter. sor insisnce is depicted as thd persuniica- tton of power, wut Musing an idea of terror into the hearts of ail. How cota ly dilferent, however, 13 the Almizity in ii:a goodness—iis gentioness! It does not necessartiy icilow that gentleness {3 In any Way akin tostupiity or mbecuity, Far from it. Te ig the deitcacy Of conscionce. The true conception of gentleness 18 power aud autnority of argument, ‘The Kood nature of God arises from His willingness to be mercilal towards all sinners, alihougn 1b Would be erroneous to suppose that He treats all wicked men With continued genticness. Goa's beyond ail that human mind can imagine, ‘There 18 motiing in exisiencs of wich He can take couusel; for, as the Creawor, He is vastly superior to anything | was densely crowded yesterday by a very aristo- springing from tho wore of Higown hands. Noting, therefore, can be compared to His aimightiness. The whole world in Lat respect is but as TUL LINGERISG@ DROP that hanes to the backet ween drawn from the well. Smal indeed us tis way seein, is tk Ot remarkavie that God, in Lis extewe gentleness, still cares ior every individuai s nner, Wo in the agony of sin seeks comfort by appeating to His merciful forgive. ness? Some wisguided people doubtless indulge tu the thought ivat tod does nut care tor them more than for the auts that wander on the suriace of the earth. ilow errosevus, however, is such an ide: God cares Lor aii, una never tur eat ear to cere repentan Tae whole human race, gifted With @ due sense of FP and wrong, are coatiau- ally committing ac provocation agatnst His ex- pressed commandinents; stil he iorgives. The lusts and licentiousuess to which ail mauktud 18 prone, aitivugh in direct opposition to His will, arc overlooked and forgiven. God loves ail that is guod, that is true aud sincere; stil, w litte he sees or it, Every tua Vidual inay be clussiied as a period of moral ‘delia- quency. Whea the supreme moment comea for lariat to unioid the iafallibie record of our souls, then, tndeed. how asionisied shall we be. No se- crete Can be hiduen from His scvutiny, His know: edge 1s beyond a1 Couception, and we shall stand convicted of bur sinfuiness even to the minutest de- talls of our exsience. Tho course of a sluner can be likened unto cue uction of fish when hovked— ~ he ts allowoa to piay with the hook untti brougui up by Some sudden event, Then he iully sees tuo enormity of lus erring, The purity of the diamoni 18 Buch that it cau ony be plished by being wrought upon by iis owo daosi, Lut that is because IT 13 A Diaw Such ts the purity of truciove. Although our con- eeption of the Aiuiivity is frequently hidden away in some remote corner“of our souls, still, sooner or Tater, He uevei fails to reveal His vicinity. The ompipovent power by which He is surrounded ofiera no barrier to iis ceing approached, On the con- trary, He yearns for. tue redemption of sinners. In ‘the fulness of His love aid He not give His only be- wotten Son to the worid, that it may be saved? Sal- Vation 13 open to all men, vven to the hi eu. ‘The mere fact of contiuuwwg to treat such indulgence j } \ watare 18 | raindrops, the spacious church of the Key. Dr. Hail, ‘With indifference is an act of guilt, especially when - we are oliered #0 many Chances of reform. THE 1001 on which we all inevitably must strike is a) Why not, theu, take tae rope of God’s love and wrap Maround us? is » the rope of love and patience. By retusing the Gospel that 1s su freely offered to us we only hurry vo our own destruction. To-aay we cau take love: to-lmorrow We shall have jusuce. GRACE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Dedicatory Services Yesterdny=Sermon by aon the Rev. Dr. Ferris. Services in connection with the dedication of this Place of worship took place yesterday morning. The edifice, @late roof, is batt tn the modern style of architec- ture and 13 situated in 104th stréet, near Ninth av- enue. The church 1s seventy-six feet long and twenty feet broad and is very plain in construction, both inside and outside. The roof 1s supported by oak columns, surmounted with plain gothic cap- itala, and the inside walls are of white stone. Phe windows are of plain glass and the seats, con- structed of deal wood, are painted brown. supplied are doing all in thew power to further this object. Rev. Dr. Ferris, in the absence of Bishop Jai officiated and preached the sermon. He selecte as his text the words "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yes, saith tne Spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them.”—Rev. xtv., 13. The preacher commenced by referring to the late la- mented W. W. Cornell, and acknowledged the ser- vices of that bonevoient and religious man. It was true that thelr worka followed them if they were good. ‘That edifice in which they had congregated t day for the worship and giory of thew Maker owed 1t3 existence more or leas to the BENEFIVENCE OF W. W. CORNELL, His works would follow him, Though theyshould | day at Trenor’s Lyric Hall, Sixth avenue and Forty- Not consummaie good works for the sake of saying “Ihave done this” or “1 have done that,’ they sbould seek to do it from love to Christ and for tho benefit of mankin’ at Jarge. How blessed 1 was | clative assemblage. When a man imtoued with the spirit of @ Christian was called to @ bed of sickness and of death for him to look back upon @ life devoted partly to God's ser- Vice. Those who nad contributed to that editice | earnest prayer having been said by the Rev. Would in the fuvure iook back upon it as one of the Dest things they nad done. in their lives, and they would know aad feet that they had established a vempie of the Lord wherein His Word might be pro- pagated und His Kingdom estabiisned for all time, Or a8 long as time stiould last. THE CHURCH WOULD GRow and wonld expasd as the oak, and in facture a larger and @ better church would be founded to further establish and prove tue truth that the Lord will biews the eiforts of we people for the extension of His kingdom. Dr. Ferris then performed the neeret services, the congiegauon assisting, It was stated thas the total cost of the church and lots was $23,649, ali of which had peen subscrived except $1,000. A col» lection was lien taken up andthe amount was Speodity Tealizet. The organ was presented to the churoa by we late W. W. Corneil. The congregation then dispersed alter ainging the doxvlogy. PRITESTANTISH AND CIVIL LIBERTY. Sermon by ae Rev. L. H. King, In the | Politician, puilosopher, the social reformer. It laid Eighteenth Charch. Rev. 1. H. King, pastor of the Eighteenth street Mothodiat Epriscopa! church, preached on the above RBamed subject last evening. He quoted the saying of Sir James Molntosh that ‘‘civil liberty had its origin in a controversy about justification by faith.” Strees Methoctst Episcopal For long years popes, bishops and priests had ruled | signidicance of the great measure of emancipation, She nations, exercing a power superior to that of the civilruler. Heury LV. of Germany, by command ot the Pope, was made to stand three days with bare head | government. and feet, He made \rederick hola the stirrup for bimto mount. Pan! iil, cursed King Henry VIL. and all who should obey him. Pius V. damned aud excommuaicated Queen Elizabeth, and de clared herdeprived of ter kingdom an dher subjects absolved from ail allegiance to her. Pope Boniface said to Phillp Of France:—"We deatre thou should know that tiou art subject to us in ecclesiastical and worldly matters, God hath set us over kings and countries, to tear down and desiroy, spoil ana never renounced thie claim, but maintains it still, In the Cachoiie World tor April, 1870, It is de- clared ciiat Lue precise mission of the tomish @hurch is “to govern ai! men aid nations, kings and people, sovereigns and subjects.’ It says:—"We co not retend that the Chureh is or ever has been tolerant. wo 1s Undeniably iutoleraut the speaks always and everywere wiih TAB. AUTHORITY OF GOD asthe final cause of creation, and therefore her words are law aud hor commands gre the vom- mands of God.” Thus the think, speak or act as the Church dictates ov per- Tog, Martin Lutier repelied these assumpuons and asserted the rights of conscience witout fear Of servile police or loatiaoms cells, Waea ve en- tered the Cuavocation kuown a THE DIRT OF WORMS steel-clad baron touched him and gold “Cheer up, ue monk bode ol us bare ecey me work in parent. | Kiersted, aito; the third by Mra. Doscuer, soprano. which 19 constructed of brick, with | as ordained in the ceremouies of the Protestant The | closed by asking of his hearers a mre faituiul ob- floor is carpeted, but cushions have not as yet been | servance of the requirements of the Cuurch, The for the seats; but the ladies ot the churoh | S#0ir Wien sang:— ° ter, build up ani to plant”? The Romiwh Church | The magtatrate hurch strives to keep | were challenged and therr acuions were brought the consciences of ihe peopie, and they can only | to rt ‘ EW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. our times, but no knight of this eompuny ever deeded a stout hear’ more those thou perdst 1b how, Af Chou hast fatth m these priag! les of thine KO OX In the name of God.” And Luther, throwlay back (is dead, auswered, “in the aume of God, tor Wark’? Tue soit of cyualty aid liborty which ta that gurk hour svouted forward bus been advance. fog Over singe, Lis march is westward. it bridged (ho ocean und inated It¥ fob upoo PiymoULd KOce, sbouling “No pont up Utica con snd Our View, bie Whole ubvoutiued Contineat is ours.” We trace our podiies io the Puriians of Eugland. the Huguenoi, JuiCh Bud Geriutos, These envied, TUM SOUL OF TUR KEFORMATION Qnd bequeaihed it to their dosceadanis, Thus God #i ted Laese nations for SCe4 bo SOW bhty Virgin, Bull, Dus (ue seed Was Al Protestans. Ln 1777, one of Uie darkest Hours ci Ue Kevoluuon, Congress ap- Proprivivd & lirge Guta Of Lousy LO Laporé 20,000 Livics tor the poop, Leelug saat the weapone ne- Corsary to victory were not only rifles, cauuon, Blot and shell, bul ‘any word whita proceoueta Out of tre InCUch Of Lue Son of God.” ‘ihe reason Why despo.s Late God's book 18 the very reason why (resmen love 1 It peaches equality ang broievivod. The paltry distiaciioas OF pafly an Weaith pale bolore the Geclaraiion, “he rok and Duor inces togellier, aad Lie Lord ls aiaKer of Caeia ai! Ano te pasteboard partion fails peiore the Ceviaration, “God hath mide of one blood ail the Jotuiies ihat dwell upon the ace Of tho earch.” PH DECLARATION OF 1\DRPENDENCK 43 only @ traiisjosition af tho golacu rule, ‘\! hatsoe over YO would Cluat men shoul do Ww you Go ye cvea #0 to thew.’ very ground of papal assuinption 1s swept away by the Word ui eod, [ome suys, ‘be- lisve and subinit.”” ‘he Bible says, “rrove pil tuings; bod fast that which 1s good." Rome say “tue way Lo ueaven is by drudgiug penace,” Jesus Kays, \y yoke 18 easy and iny burden Light.” ibe Bivle ollers the water of ufe irecly, ub Kome says, “if you have it you muss pay lor it,” ite ola spirit of Popery is manilesiing M3eit bo-day to tue aiteiapt by break up the pablic svhueis. Despotiam loves darkness because tis deeds ace evil, wi husiituions, giuty vf Chuist @ude it the crowning Ais mitssion that “ihe poor hear the gospe Of our sysivin is, ThA any boy MM Lbis erly can Maye @ colie@iato cucation without money and without price, Aud tie spirit which would OVvertun thus Deauliiul system “is earthly and deviisn,”’ FWIH AV PRESBYTERIAN CHURGE, Sermon by Rev. Dr. Mall. Notwithstanding the lowering sky and pattering Corner of Fiith avenue and West Nineteenth street, cratto congregaiion, The aristocracy present was very diflerent, however, from that genelaily known as New York ltashtonaple society. It was represen- tative of the Presbyterian élite of the city— of elegance without display—of intellect, geutllity and refinement. There i$ @ marked absence of gaudy ribbons and flash stiks so nume- Tous la many lushionabdle churcues, and only bere @ud there was there to ve seen one of thuse society pendages Which parades the tallor’s art on Lroad and parts its auburn locks ia the midaid. atmosphere of the cuurch ssemed pervaded with respectability, and the beiwitehing faces of vionde a@ud bravevte that Uluminated many a pew all wore that sweet serenity with which iberal Puritaniam luvests feminine youth ara beauty, Dr. Hall preactied from Acts ix., 31—‘ Then. nad tho churches resi throughout all Judea, aud Galilee gud Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the Tear of tbe Lord aud in the comfort of tie Hoy Ghost, were muitiplied.” ‘fhe sermon was strictly orthodox, and, alter referring vo tue progress of the Caurch in the period moenitoned in the text, dwelt upon the characterisuic tenets and rules o1 vresbyterianism, The preacher eloqueauy depicted the great works periormed vy tne scotusi tolowers of denomination botit tu Great britain aud tn pagan countries, aud elaborately defined the guxulanes to the Caurcn’s power und usefuiness, concluding with @ woyiog exvortation to Christian bouevoveuce and liberality, aud zeal in tae spread OL the gospel. ST. ALS CHURCH, The Music—Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Coles. Owing to a severe domestic afliction, in the loss of one of bis younger children, the Key. Dr. Gallaudet aid uot preach at St. Ann's yesterday. His place was weil filled, however, by the Kev. Dr. Colcs, The chotr did excellently, and from the number of rich und sweet voices it coniaing it deserves to rank among the finest of the city. The first solo was sung by Mra. Wuson, soprano, and was deliciousiy executed; the secoud was vy Miss ‘Tuo last chorus was sung Without organ accompant- mont, but throughout this iastrument was handiea with sxil, The caolr is a6 follows:—Sopranos, M, Wuson, Mrs. voscher, Mrs, Lawrence, Mrs. Siud- Well, Miss Walt, Miss Philips, Miss Brumbie, Miss Jayoes, Miss Keisey; altos, Mrs, Scott, Miss Kicrsted, Wiss Hetts, Miss Keach; tenors, Messrs, Scott, Dos- shor. Pups, Bove, Franks, Hall, Steckei; bassos, essrs. Lemer, Stanley, Thatca and Bouner. The @ chorus numbers lifty Voices. ‘The Key. Dr. Coies preached trom the text, ‘““rhen laid they their bunds on tem anu they received Lic Holy Ghost.” Los discourse was practical and in elucidation of confirmation or “laying uke hand en,” Eplocopat Church. In closely logical periods he proceeued to investigate the hisivrical usages de- claring that conitrmation bas Scriptural orig:n, and ‘Was sustained oy the teachlags aud practices of St. Paul; that the rite was concurred in aud universally administered in vhe Christian Church throughout the changes of 1,800 years; that it was neverdeated, even vy heretics, before the English reformation, and that ic was retained by Calvin a3 one of nis arti. cies of belief, in iiustration tne reverend gentie- mah went into the refluements of tne question, ana Rock of Ages, oleft for mi Let mo hide myself in t Let the water and the blood, im Thy aide, a healing tuod, be of ain the doubie cure. aso from wrath, and make me pure, CHURTH OF THE FREE LOVERS. “Sally, Come Up”—Relligions Lessons From the Fifteonth Ameudment=Sermon by the Rov. O. E. Frothingham. There was an unusually large attendance yester- second street, where religious instructions are held forth every Saboath for the edification of an appre- The little organ having pealed forth in harmonious strains, a good quartet having done justice to a few appropriate selections and an Mr. Frothingham, that gentleman preachea a sermon, the subject being ‘‘Reiigious Lessons from the Firtecnth Amendment.” He said that the ratifica- tion of that amendment provided that no citizen of the United States should have the right to vote de- nied, irrespective of race, color or previous state. It was an era in our history, and a day to, be noted in the history of the whole world. It was one siep furtner in tue line of numan progress,one more Doiat realized for the establishment of a pure demo- cratic government and society. 1t was of immense moment lt was & measure fraugat with hope; fraught, too, with solfcitude and anxiety. it was full of GRAND ANTICIPATIONS for the future, fuli alsoof suggestions of care and thoughtfulness and labor and duty. It raised ques- tions of the most serious kind for (he statesman, the upon them all the stress of duty, as it did also upon the eniightened, the faithful, the right-minaed and the true. 1t was not his purpose to consider any of the questions purely of a political charac. ter raised by the measure. Jn that hall all matters that were to be _ discussed would be discussed on their religions aspect. They were there as in the sigit of Deaven, and he wished to offeraiew thoughts upon the religious First, it led them to consider honestiy and sincerely the view of human nature upon which our institu. tions reated—the forms of society and the forms of ii they asked Koman Catholics, Pro- testants ond people of other religions what suey. thougit of human nature, they would reply that it was ESSENTIALLY CORRUPT. Some would say that human nature was partially depraved; others would say it was incapabie of managing tts own spiritual affairs. Suca opinions grew up ut’ a time when such a theory was piau- sible—when civilization was so low that evil men heid swa} ta time when government was sup- posed to @ Of divine INSpiration—directed by wod. The ruler ruled by divine night; the king w: thought to be something above ordinary mortals. might be abandowsd as a man, bat as a magistrate he could not do wrong. In tact it was not doubted that the King was t spired. But all that had been abolished. There no more King, ne more state churches. it never occured to the American peuple that the President held Lis place by diving right, that the LEGISLATORS AL NGTON were gifted by grace trom Hea ‘hat, moreover, the heads of bureaus had 4 d their coumi sivn3 from above. They were never spoken of uuerrbig; (hey Were criticised, their caaraciers jucgmont. 16 would never. do to say that the republican government, the democratic system of society, reatea upou & depraved human Da ture, If there was 4 drop ef invradicable poison in the core of tneir hearts, then 1 wos idle to taik of (heir inaking laws, building imatitutions, erecting BsStes Of Societies Or OL Rovernine themselves. 1b Was absoluteiy necessary tuat the theory upon ‘Waigh institutions resved should oe revised. Let all | See NIE ire a ES SC A A OD EL OI ADDED EEC RDA EDO AAS LEAD AED ELL pe a he a ae a a a a a a ae pc a NN na ‘J men com in and say for thomseives by what lnw3 they woutd bo ruted, ander what institutions they oud live wud how they would bo educated. Let AFRICAN AND CHINAMAN Have his votce, Their rectitude must be} assumed ain ir Gasenttal prodity must be insisted upor, diow happened it then, some mignt asx, that the be- Nevers 4a the dovivines of bhutan depravity had been tow great oXLent the pronounced aurhors Of civil hbeviy. Wero not the Huguenotgsot France. Who were sovore Calvanists, ¢he very inspirers of civil Ibevty in England aud Amecicat ‘he Cove- nanters of Scotland were rigid Presbyterians, and yet they lougut to she death against Oppression, and tue Puritang threw oll alle- glance (0 the crown of Eny:ind and came to this country. ‘Taey manage things for themselves, and tae explanativagwas sumple, ine Hugueuots were persecuted by the Catholta Church, whole tool was tie Catholle King, ‘Che Calvanists of Scolland wore stripped and piiiaged and hunted ike wild be: luty bad fastucsses Of their rocks, Wile the Puriians ot Engiaad were rovved and outraged. Now, tho Jeolvration of Indepeadence came from a differcus choot, caus frow Fragoe, which wes the foun. tala antihe of Wise men dice ioved to call Wrench Infidelity, Vhomas Joierson, who drafted the Da ration, belonged © iat school. Oar doctrine with regard to human rights was in- splred by Frouehingn. — 1b became tno people of this coulitry, Staualug im the ligut of tiie uew deviara- Hou, With our larger and braver andgmore uystort- ous fuiuce before Us, became theunoyw to baye PALtH IN MAN, without any auattfication—not tao white man, the red man or tue yelluw maa, ¥at in Man withoubdis+ tineliou of race or color or” easential condition. ‘PRE naa must be acvepted aa ho presented himseli, Made wiser and veiter, Lei ta0s0 Who Knew more insiruct him. Lue oid idea that man was depraved must be repudiated, and iustead there mudi be Bud> suiuied a taith im manas the son aud manus tho oli and servant of God, ‘The geeat WeSSON OF UNITY should be taught to all, ‘Che great duty that was jaiu cul Was to promote uulty. Remove ali occa- Atvas for Guword or debate. The question of re- gion Was a sensitive one, and tt ehould awake the Genderess Inierest m the heart. In tule country there were side by side all Cae great religions of the word, ‘this was not a Oarholic, @ Provestant or @ couniry baviag tho name of aay religion attaoned to it, 16 Was not u Christian country. Christianity was one of it6 religions, but only one. ihere was @& large mass of peopie comiag tucougi the Goiden Gate who brought with thom idols trom Calaa. Over the Salt Lake the religions of the Mormons provaued. ‘They velleved in aloses ud the prophets, aud that the New antl old ‘testa- meni were inspired books. Poygauy was a part of their veligiou. it might seem AUOMINAB/.B AND DISREPUTABLE, but it was @ partot their faiuk. Their relicon Was seaied by tustances of faith and heroism without parallel in our geueratioa—a religion for which mea aad wouwen hud shed their dived, had left their homes and their families, Cali their religion de- graded and avoraiuabie, it was still thetr iain, Woo would dare to iay upon it the hand of vioieuce unless he cae to do Violence to one o1 our essential prin- ciples FREEDOM OF CONSOIBNCE. Then aide by side was the old religion of tho Hevrews, vie wother of them ail, whose Magnilicent Cewples udvined vie city, and wany other reilgions, ali growing aud fourlshing. Let there be no scorn; let there be nw contention, no oppression. ‘there suouid be vo aitempt to dictate, jeast of all should there be auy avlempt tu subdue orabolush. Leteqaal rigits be ackuowledged. Let ao religion presuine to say thai the world was destined for 1tscad. Let no Oue alti try LO ciatt tle allegiauce of ail man- Kid. Whatever religion thoss emancipated ones projessed they had the right to fullow it. And an- other step further should be gone. It was not enough Ww staud in the army of truce, There siould bo sometning like POSITIVE UNITY, something hke syinpathy, something ke brother- hood, If Laat were possivie; a bond of spiritual bar. uiony, unity wd peace—a common ground, upon which ail suould stand. The idea oi any speciia- Uve harmony imust be abandoned jor thatof reugious harmony. Love was more cardial than ight. The Gssence of ail relig.on was love, and God loved ail men. ‘Thavwas the grand record, the bond of uaily @ud the yuice Wo wich all responded, EGiLISS DU ST. ESPRIT. Confirmation by Bishop Euastburn, of Mase sachnsetts. Thero was a large attendance yesterday morning atthe French Protesiaat Episcopal church of tne Roly Spirit, East ‘wenty-second street, on the occa- sion of the rite of confirmation veing administered by Bishop Eastpurn to around dozen of charming Jeunes personnes and five youths, and itis hardly ne cessary to say tat the former, by their beauty and modest bearing, were the cyuosure of all eyes, and that tie latter behaved, as all young Freachmen be- have, 1n a mauner befitting the solemn occasion. In view of @ large congregation being present the talented organist of tunis church, Professor Georges Balilard had made spectaljpreparations for @ musical Sete, and the programme was ably carried out by thio members of the choir—musical amateurs belonging to the congregation, Tue soprani were Miles Warner aud Glatz; alto, Mile, Aboy, and tenor, Mr. ‘I. Verren. . At halt-past ten o'clock the procession, consisting of the Bishop, in full roves, Rev. Dr. Verren, pastor, and the Kevs, De Palma aud Auffry, filed into the church to a voluntary composed by the organist; ana aiter the candidates for contirmation had taken thelr seats and the opening hymn had been the kev. Mr. Aunry read the usual morning prayc: AG the proper intervals were iven a Penile, Gloria in Excesis, from Farmer's mass in B flat, the soprano solo by Miss Warner aad the duo by the same lady and Mr. 1. Verren being exquisite; a 72 Deum, composed by the organ in Wicii the solos were well rendered by the Miss Glatz and Warner, and a jubdilace, aiso trom Far- mer’s mass, the tenor solo of which was leolingly sung by My. Verren. The Rev. M. de Palma read the lessofis for morning prayer apd in the com- munton service the Bishop, in a clear and distinct Voice, gave in Fregch, and in an accent eminently Parisian, the commandments. Tue Kev. Dr. Ver- ren’s share In the service was the reailing of the epistie and gospel for the day, aud after the laster the confirmation service begun by the Bishop, Who. had it been permiited, would have been loudly appieuded for his masteriy rendering of that solemn rile in the language of Bossuvt, Fenelon and Moli¢re. ‘Ihe service ended, a ‘collection was taken up and a Gloria Pairt sung by the choir, At its conciusion Bishop Eastbura advanced towards tho alvar raus and delivered iu French the following extempore address to the catechumens:— My Deak CHRISTIAN FRIENDS—I feel It @ great privilege and pleasure that by the courteous per- mission of the bishop of this diocese f am aliowed to meet you to-day wituin the walls of this church, where my old friend, who stauds by my side, and whow Ihave kaown andjioved for so many years, preaches to you “the great seivation” through our Lord Jesus Christ. Attcr baving heard your pro.‘ mises and iaid bands upon you in the solemn rite of coniirmaiioa I would Row speak to you a few aifec- tuonatg, words In addition to what may have been said tO you by my reverend and dear iriend, your pastor. Let me counsei you, then, my dear friends, 1n tie rst place, to lay the foundation of your re- ilk, ove aud gratitude vowards our Lord We are ali sinners by nature and by practice, and thereiore must look for salva- toa only through an exciusive trust in that “la of God who taketh away the in of the worid.”” A mere attendance upon tne forms and cere- monies of the Churcu does not give us a title to ever- lasting happiness, ‘/iese are simply means, tirst of ali; to bring to us the Saviour, aud then $0 [keep us neur Hini day by day. 50 use them therefore, Seek by the imstrumeniality of our truly spiritual services aS well as by, private prayer and study of God's biessed word your hearts with # deep seise of obliga‘ion to Him Who “bore our sing in His Own body on the tree,’? Aud now, secondly, erect on this foundation of faith In Const crucitied the superstructure 01 @ consistent and useful life. Under @ sense of what the Ke- deemer has done for you, seek to honor Him, your best aud everlasting friend, by avoiding those things which are contrary to your profession and following allsuch things a8 are agreeable to the same, r the light of your exampie go saiue before men that otners may be drawn by 16 to une service of the Re- deeier, and thus aim at recommending religion by your aally Christian Waik and conversation, And for this end seek the constant assistance of the Holy Spirit, which, filling the soul with a constant sense ot the love of Christ, makes it vo glorify Him ‘who bath loved us and wasued us from our sing in His blood.” May the Lord be your guide through ali the future. May you enjoy more ana more of that peace which bis service gives and Which passeth all understanding, and at length, when you shail have finished your pilgrimage through theae transient scenes, may you enter, turough the biood of Jesus, into the overlasting ‘joy of your Lora.” ter @ benediction the exercises, which were very 1upressive, were brought to a close. TSE SPIRITUALISIS AT WORSE:P. r Blasphemous Denunclation of the Bible=Mrs. Allyn as a Medium—The Sacred, Book Classed with the “Police Gazette”?—Modorn Ideas and the Groans of the Spirit. ‘The Spiritualists mustered in larger force yester- day than on the preceding Sunday at the Everett Rooms, but the tout ensemble of the crowd was Much the same as usual, Here there is no dis- Play of fashion, no oft gushioned seats, no loud-swelling organ; nothing of the athetio, costly or refined character common to Christian places of worship; everything bas simple and thoroughly democratic aspect, Spiritualism apparently counts but few of the rising generation among its disciples, buta good many middle-aged, old and gray-haired people are believers in its peculiar doctrines, By them it is plousiy regarded as (he great modern evangel which is destined to enlighten and elevate inankind to the highest plang of progress, Yester- day the medium Wuo vocalizod the views of one of disembodied on the Bibie question was Mrs. 0. Fan- nig Anya. Mrs. Allyn tsa jaunty, lively Jittle per- Son, about twenty-five, and speaks with amazing volubility, Her bionde hair hung in ringlets on hor shoulders and Her feet beneath hor peieget Like litle mice crept ta and oul Rot as it they feared the light, however, but rather courted it, She woro a black dress, which was re- markable only for its brevity, and a watch of the finest oroide tint. After the cnoir (an excellent Quartett) baa sung ® hymn commencing with the words 1 think T hoar an angel sing, Mrs. Allyn rose and quickly put herse!f en rapport With the spirit who was waiting to ad.iresa the audl- ence. She thenapprvacied the front of tho plate forui, offered a short prayer, and proceeded to inter. pret tho views of some departed New York politician on the quesiton of TUB BIBLE IN THR PUDLIO SOROOLS. The spirit farsi Thoologically viewed the Bible was one of the most perplexing voluines tat has ever been written, It was reverenced for tts antiquity end the muititude of wise pre- Cepts tp contained, It was reyorenced by tho epirita, but withal it was pot held by theia, aé by mortats here below, in any superstitious regard. As an tne stitution the go-called sacred book was an xbsolute monarehical law and utterly anti-republican, 16 abe CHNITIES AND INGONS STRNGIES, NITIES AND 1 Ne Look at ail the divorse sects that mould choir faith upon tt ‘tne Shakers, the Quakers, tae Mormons, the free lovers, the Catholics and Protestauts, all hold that the Bible justifies their respective beiler, ‘Temperance and intemperance are boih auvocated and denounced; slavery and anti-slavery aancrents fiad thoir best arguments tn the Bibie. Social o3- traciam foliows him who dares to express views in po} aig to it—in abort, not to velieve ia the Bivle 3 BR DAMNED, When the cliinax of the last sentence was reachea the spirit had ovidentiy become’ quite warm with his subject, but gentiy subsiding began to calmly ad- monisn his hearers what they should notdo, They should not teach such ausurdities as clas Meses was the meekest man, Svlomon the wisest, David a man @iter Gow’s own heart, or that Ohrist was ail that that the Christiana claim Him to be, ‘The spirit at this point digressed a little to have fing at the government for attempting to interfere with Brigham Young, but, resuming Nis aspersions of the Biblo, said that in the hands of culidren it was AS DANGFROUS AS THE POLICR GAZETTE, Put Webster's unabridged and the bible side by side before a young peecn. to read and they can crain themeelves with licentiousness. If there ts any good morat in it, of course accept It, but it was timo gave us a Bible that every one could understand and read. (Applause,) If all the Bibies in the world were piled up together in a vast mass and made a bonfire of the progress of ideas @nd morality would continue nd flourish more vhun ever. : The spirit closed his blasphemous tirade by solemnly cautioning those present not to ppermit the Bible to be used in their public schools, Severat queations were then asked the spirit; among others, ‘What would be tho @ticot of the Ecumenical Counct! on tho world at large?” to which the spirit replied, **1t amounted to nothing.” BROOKLYN CHURCHES. PLYNQUTA CHURCH. The Weather and Its Influence on the Con- @regution—Sermon ou tho Obstacles in the Christian Life—Moligious Selfishuess and the Wildness of the O!d Tostarhent. The tbreateuing of & storm was apparently enough yesterday morning to have an effect upon the attondance at Piymouth church. Those who were kept away by meteorological fears might, as the noon time showed, given to the winds their fears, gone churchward and been undismayed by the rain; for the rain only threateued and did not, descend, The resalt of this fear, was, however that there was @ congregation that did not ovor- crowd the pews or the atsies, There were the usual muasical and floral attractions. MISS THURSBY WAS IN EXCELLENT VOICE in her 8010s; the choir kept admirable time, and the chorus of sacred wusic, fectingly and sci -utilically rendered, admirably prepared the mind and spirit of the vast aualtory for the exercises of the soul that were about to follow. Mr. Beecher’s subject was the “Obstacies to tho Obristian in the Walk of Life.” The text selected was from the fourteenth verse of the fifty-seventh chapter of Isalah—‘And shail say, Cast ye up, cast ye up; prepare tie way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my poople.”” The pastor of Plymouth church 1s only powerful as @ preacher when he is praciical and eloquent, and, therefore, the introduction to this discourse, which had reference to the custom of the East for prepa- ring the way for @ royal progress, was soon dis- posed of, by the-reading from Mr. Beecher’s ex- tended notes of a few eloquent passages. 1 Prac tical application of this metaphorical language was etonce undertaken and proceeded with in amas- teriy manues right through the sermon. The ua- consciousness tliat men had of the higher Ohristian lite was ateribatabie to a variety of obstacles that they gees lm the pathway ot their life. ‘The dret was the VAGUE AND UNSATISFACTORY IDEAL generally adopted by Christians, and was the cause of considerable stumbling. 1t was not reaiizea what is was to be @ new creature in Christ Jesus, and yet that was the Apostio’s ideal of a Chrigtian; aud the eviuence of is was that you were to have the king- 9om of God within you. " We were so to live that we feit towards God that He was our Father, end the man was worthy to be His son. Another obstacle was found in the attempt to live &@ Christian life with alow tone of feeling. The pecuitar iruits of the spirit were l1xe tropical plantse— they need to grow in @ tropical heat. Some of the most Pepa OE were frown upon air, Mr. Beecher plucked @ beautiful bioszom from the floral stand and held it before the audience.and said:— ‘This required only the sunshine and the alr to grow; it did not need dirt for its root. So it 1s with the developments of the Christian ife; moralities need the earth to root in, but the CHRISTIAN GRACRS ARH LIKE .AIR PLANTS} they need the sunshine of etrong and intense feeling. Many men were afraid of this intense fecling in Chrisitans; they were constantiy counselling mode- Tation and preaching “Let your moderation be known unto all men.” ‘Tnis moderation was, how- ever, never counselled in bargaining. If ao father saw his son intense, eager in buamess, he never counseilod moderation to him, but said aside to himself “That voy has tne makings of 9 fine man in im.” He (Mr. Beecher) wished that there was more fanaticism than there is, It was true that there were @ good many temptations to fanaticism, bat they were temptations that we were not very liable to in this age. ‘There were great dangers 1n not naving this inten- sity of feeling. Men who nad beguo to walk tnis ioyal road had lagked energy and countenance trom @ waut of this intensity. It was not possibie for a mau to love intensely without this Kind of fanati- cism. He would, in such @ condition, be like the eagle that could not fly, or the NIGHTINGALE THAT €OULD NOT SING, and this was the reason that the prayers of these men lacked devotton, became formal aad merely the husk of prayer, Tnis part of the subject was ciosed with @ splendid portraiture of the man who could go out ona dark night, with the stars dazzling over- head, or sit on a bank of a summer's alternoon and see nature in her ioveiinessaud not be moved there- vy. For such atman I have, said the speaker, the most thorough contempt. Another didiculty was the fallure of properly bal- ancing the influences of tne outward and the inward Ife, it was disastrous to @ proper growth of the Christian life to cultivate the emotiona: without paring into outward exercise the feclings aroused. }y bis Neglect some people became RELIGIOUSLY SELFISH; they had no sympathy with anything that was actual and real in life, A man’s first duty was to develop the principles of ais Curistian life in that sphere in which Providence nad placed nim. Wherever you were there was the place to begin to fight. It was there zou were to begin to sound the trumpet. | The view of iife common among men was ‘that the Bible 1s iu two parts, and that the OLD TESTAMENT 19 A VERY WILD BOOK, Well, tt was true that the Old Testament was very full of wild things, suited to another kind of 1ife in the early days of the world. These men fcit an at. tachment for the New ‘Testament, and in a sort of way wey Kept Sundays and sestival days, but on the other days they let the old man have his way, The: were the men who did not cultivate the emotio: aL, but the actual and the active life. They crowd into one day what they ought to do in three, and by and by they would have # billons fever, and the affairs of their life that gppeared to them unable to get along without them managed to creep along, and they are convinced at last that the world can get along without them. There were some men that had to work at this rate. Cavour had to do so for italy, Bismarck for Germany, Bright for Eng- land, ‘and Lincoin in our own country. But these Were exceptional men; they were captains in tho army of humanity, In tuis strain, and in an eloquent urging of the unity of life by a consecration of it to the life that is beyond the pathway of this worid, brought the sermon to @ Close. SIMPSON M. E. CHURCH, Dedicatory Sermon by Bishop Simpson. There was @ large congregation at the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church, at the corner of Cler- mont and Willoughby avenues, yesterday morn- ing, on which occasion the edifice was consecrated to the worship of God, Bishop Simpson, whom the church was named after; Rey. Dr. Dashiell, President of Carlisle Col- lege; Rev. Mr. Merwin, Presiding Elder; Rev. Mr. Browning, Rev. Mr. Glover, Rev. Mr. Reynolds, and others were present and took part in the services, THB SERMON was preached by the Bisiow. who took for Bis text tho following:—"Bus thou shalt call thy . wall salvation and thy gated praise.” They were assured in reading this passage of tle sortpture thas 1¢ had reference to tho estab'lshment Of the house of God, che ifMuence of which was tm- polling people from all parts of tne earth, It was represented a8 a piace of comfort, happiness, beauty and joy, where no evil influences were manifested. The Christian Church was @ place of gafoty and a place of Jor place Where they migatsend thelr sous and Gaugaters with a tcotlag Wuat they were 11 & place of safety, purity and peace. There might bo Inen plauning evil in bse Rouse of Qo, dui there was Do odiward indication of if In other places, particularly in places Ol amusement, these were @iWays many evil influences, but in the house of God iuere were NO SOURCES OF TRMPTATION, all was purity, all was tarmouy and ail He compared the walis o/ tue cauroh re! the text wito che walis surrounuing & cily, ax wiloh the enemy might butver wiihoud ayall, pple Of Chriat were safe witnin these Juurch regulated our duty 1a society. terested tu ho future, not the far fuvur mach as that nearer at hand. ‘they Were oalonlat. ing how much money they might xain by a good luvessmont, Would they gain salvation, oF WOULD THEY GAIN UKLL? aalvation They were siaoding upon two worl smiling upon tuem on the one hang aud helt yurn- ee vee the ont He BBE ou eet a TAXIOR, joudy 7 baw She Dg Up treasures. ‘They ould lay up weir treasure in lieaven, waere no titeves Could eutor @nu rod chem. What goud do earthly treasures do ust “What shall ts profit a mau if he guia tho whole worid gud lose nis own soul?” At the cluse of sue discourse BO KEY. MR. PARKER, pastor of-the church, stated tuat Ga the wi round for ue ohurch — ani pe as 15,000 The contrac for buildiag the churco and chapel was §76,00. ‘The cost of tuo organ was $3,450. ‘ihe voutilation, $1,600; tne Ne Fe Jurotbure, $2,800; the gas pipes and Uxtures, $4,100—making & total of §105,50. They nad a mortgage of $30,000 and a floating debs ol $22,000, The toating dovt they were anxic to pay Off atonce, the iadies of the cuurch subscrived $2,000, and avout $1,000 wads Buvacrived before tue Congregation separated, WASHINGION CHURCHES, METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURCH, WASHINGTON, April 3, 1870, ‘The services at the Metropolitan Metnodist church to-day, notwliustanding the persistent rain, were weil attended. The President aud family, the Vice President and the Ohef Justice were amoag the auditors, Rey. vr. Newman, the pastor, took his text from John ill, 13~‘‘He must increase, but £ must decrease.” Two promincat potats wore pro- sented:—First, the nature of the morease of tho Messiau’s kingdom; and secondly, the times aud tne seasons of tbe imorease. On the first point there ig to bo au increase of knowiedge. Olirisu- anity {8 an intelligent religion and commends itselt to the intellect. It is » lack worsby of redecuon that the: crowning glories of our civilization are those agencies best xdupted to accomplish the dis- seminanon of tae region of Curis Taese crowo- lug glories are THA PRINTING PRESS, THR. TELEGRAPH, Tae LOCOMOTIVE, and all the means of communication with mankind. ‘rhe telegraph is the eiticieat agent for transmitting gospel Dews aroubd tho worid, and tue press is scnaing forth the precious Bole as the ligat of the worming out of the darkucss of the liuman intellect. How wonderful is the jact taat by our modern Means of locomotion the human race ty brought Into one grand neighboriood. ‘The eartu to-day can be circumnavigated in less time than it took St. Paul to periurm his memorable journey on the Mediterranoan sea. God uses ail these sgeucies for the advaucement of the gospel of Christ. Lhen there shalt be an increase of holy ministers, the appointed means of deoiaring the truta, and there shall be an increase ol subjects in the great kingdom of Christ. Oonsider- ing the times ana seasons of this increase we speaker remarked that moie Las beemaccomplished in the Last fifty years in the advancement of Onris- tianity than was accomplished im the days of ne Aposties, He might aimost say that more las been accomplished in the last aelf century boan 1a ail Lue ages that preceded it. Civiuzation Is contributing Wo the advauce of the Vosyel. Lielerring to THE FIFTCENIH AMENDYENT he satd:—During tue past wevk {cum the brazen throat of the cannon there have been sounded fori notes of juuilee. A peopie long enslaved, long de- prived of citizenship, nave rejoiced. Ib 13 an Occ: sion for profound gratiiude. I¢ haa vindicated our sincere belief in Use Declaration of Judepeadence. ‘Tae poltucian rejoices, 1 wiit rejoice with aia. Lie views thia grand movement irom @ pulitical stand- point. ascend one peak nigher on tae mount of vision. I view it jrom @ moral and religious siandpoint, and I do not heaiwate to say thut the citizenship, with its immunities, granteu to this people during the past week, is THR GKANDEST PROTESTANT MOVEMENT sinve the Gays of Mariin Lutuer, ‘ue promice is verided, A ation is vorn in ajday; and, more than this, @ power 13 brought to bear couateracting the evils Of that system which would overthrow our in- suitutions, which would exile which would burn-our ¢hburches our Sabbaths. And then, standing on @ still nigher peak, I louk -far southward, and 1 see Ethiopia stretching out her bands to God, and the young men here of lis race, blessed with all the advantages of education, bearing tie Gospel to benigaoted Africa. Our muussions up to this time in Africa bave failed ; but God Almignty,. working upon ive ofsaving man by mau, race by propose ing to luaunate Ethiopia by tuese cuildren guved from bondage, elevated to citizen: aud pow clothed with all those rights of mahbood which diguify manhood and make it a power. Lien, l say, hailelajan! for God is marching on. (Several voices, “amen, amen.’’) 8T. MATHEW'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, WASHINGTON, April 3, 1870, At St. Mathew’s Rowan Catholic church to-d: Rev. Dr. White, the pastor, tnsteaa of preaching the usual sermon, announced to his congregation that by an act of the proper ecclesiastical authority St.” Mathew’s parish was now associated with that aa- mirable work of Catholic piety called the “‘Apustie- ship of Prayer,” waich has for tts object to make as many aposties as there are Christians capavie of praying. It 1s founded on the fundamental truth that, bealdes the apostieship of preaching confided vo the ministers of Christ, there ts another apostie- ship from which the former derives ail {ta eilicacy, shat of prayer. ‘This ASSOCIATION OF PRAYER said Dr. White, brings tne Christain into anion with the great mediator of mankind, Christ Jesus, our Lord, who ts always living to maxe intercession for us, and requires only tuat each one offer up dally all his prayers, actions, sufferings and trials for the intentions of the sacred heart 0: Jesus in tue redemption of the world, viz:—the greater glory of God, the conversion of sinners, the advancement of the just and the triumph of the Church, In- duigences, both plenary and je may be ob- tained by the membership, Each member alo makes known the general ana perticular objects for which the members of the association are requested to pray, as well as the many spiritual aud temporai biessings which have beea ovtained by this means. The general intention proposed to the devotion of the membership for the month of April is THE ECUMRNIOAL COUNCIL and the deliberations of the fathers, that God will bestow His celestial lignt and so regulate their pro- ceedings and decisions as to promote His greater honor aod glory and the taterest of true reil- jon throughout the world, ‘The particular intentions are—first, those whien have been presgrved from diiferent parts of tue country for apiritaal and temporal benefits; and Second, those which have reference to St. Matthew's parish, especially as follows:—Firet, the conversion to the true faith of all non-Catholic members of mixed families, and particularly of two families specially recommended to the apostierhy cond, toe grace to practice their religion for ail those m the parish ae a Pecreentog the a true faith, are ack by the cares of the world, by spirit of todiffer- ence and by other causes from dischargin their religious obligations; third, repentance an reform of life for all addictea to vicious habits, by which they disturb the peace and happiness of the family; fourth, the blessing of heaven upon the schools of the parish, that all parents may be dul; impressed with the obligation of scnding their clitle Gren to Catholic institutions for a good moral and religious education; fifth, that Divine rovidence Will aid us in obtatuing the necessary resources for liquidating tne debts upon our school establish. ments, and inspire all with @ proper Zeal and iiber- ality for tho consolidating of this important work; sixth, increase of plety and religion amoung ail Classes, @ Spirit of * UNION AND FRATERNAL CHARITY and of love for che poor, that in the words of the Apoatig (Colossians 3), “We may put on as the €10¢4 Of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience, bearing wiih one another aud forgiving one another, even as the Lord hath forgiven us; but above all these things, having Shy which is the bond of periec- tion.” Dr. White concluded his remarks by read- oft “and Extenatindly ‘cenversbne” abtataed through the apoatieship of prayer, of numerous cases of recovery of health, of retorm of life and of the according of spiritual graces aud other favors. Among the instances cited were the conversion of sovoral Protestant clergymen ana unbelievers geue- rally, and the reformation of ali the drunkards of a Western congregation, The announcement of ail the wonderiul cases produced a great impression upon tae congregation. ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL citer. WASHINGTON, April 8, 1870, At the St. John’s Episcopal church t@day tuere Was @ fair attendance of the aristgoracy of the a neni eee SEAS SAS nthe SES Sa gt A sa cece bc SS EER i ne ae ea I i mavifes: Locougruity tv selecting aby but that whose competency had been chalienged. in the third lace, ’ z THE REMISSION OF SIN ‘Was an object to bo realized in this stupendons un- dertaking. As tue immoral God, Christ could uot die, and it remained jor itm to take on that nature Oity, Rov. J. W, Lowis, reotor, and Rev. Mr.McKea, ° eesistant, oMciaied. This being communion§ Sab- bath the sermon was brief. The subject of the dis. Course WAS Contained in the words, “That Jesus came @ High Priest.” ‘tne remarks of the preacher went on to show that Christ had a two-fold charac- ter—that of a High Priest of Heaven and also @ High Priest under the ordination of the New Testament. He came upon the carth ag the representative of tue Chureh, of which He wasa part both sp!ritualiy and for the time materially. He set the exampie and taught Hoe desired snould ve observed. tne world as the ambaysador aud High heaven was the greatest assurance that the Christian had of the opearng of 1 THK NEW BRA OF GOD'S KINGDOM and the new pri pion. adapted to the wants of man- kind in che uigher development that they bad atiainod by the time of the 1irst advent. ‘Tho sermon Was ce plete with many strikiug featured entering into re- tgion and Caristian philosophy at sthe present time, showing the progress thus the world has qade im ligious truih and religious uudersiaading, ~ SY. PAUL?s LUCHERAN CHURCH, WABAINGTON, Apri 8, 1870, Tho St. Paul's English Lutheran Church services Wore conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. @. Butler, Wo preached a sermon from the first chapter of the Gospel of St. John, from the forty-tnird to the Mfey> Grst verses, being the uarrative of Nathaniel coming unto Jesus, Ho sald this was 9 practical instance of Ouirist drawing believers unto himself. Nathaniel | was a devout Jew, but up to the time of hia meeting with Christ bad not embraced tae Coristian religton. . Christ's testimony of Bim was, “nehold an ‘Teravlite Indeed m whom is no guile.” Tnis, said tao speaker, meant that Nathaniel was an uubiagsed man—a man of honest convictioa—whose nund was open to receive the truth, The Soriptare unger con- Gideralidn suowed the value oi huinaa ageucy ta THE CONVERSION OF AINNERS. Philip, who was also @ disciple, fouud Nathaniel uid invited bim to come and see him of whoiw Moses in the law and iio prophels did wre Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph, De- scribing at lengin the respective characters of Pinlip and Natvanicl, tho reverend geotieman gaid chat it was the duty of every Carisuaa Man and wounan to direct slunors to the Savion, ta doiug ius they Would nob ony intate the Discipics and Aposties, but wold follow the example of Christ uunself, No menider of the Christian Church Was 80 pour oF 80 Wumbiv tat be did uob exert aa iniueace upon those arouad Lun. Oe of the proml- ent ivssuns Of the text Was CHE RFFIOACY OF PAYTiI. The divinity of Christ ioroed the Saviour to ex- claim—“Because L stud unio Lheo i saw ties under the Oy tree, beileveusi thou? ‘Thou shall see greacer things than these.” Among tho most oi y qua.iucatious of the true Curist.an ts iaith—faiwa not Ouy in she existence of God, but in the divinity of Obrisg = dnou wrt the Sou of God,” wag vito lane gaage of Nathaniel as bis iirsi mterview with Obrist Along the deductions tat the speaker drew ico the uiseuurse was that people slouid speak ouly good of their fellow men. ‘aere is Loo much of & diaposiiou to biazon abroad the weaknesses aad failings of our neigidors. To suca an exteut was this curried taat wany persoas Lad made bhom- Selves literary scayeugers, aud FED UPON SCANDAL as the crow did upon carrioa. Nothing was 80 uttery foreizo to Luo true primcrpies of the Uurise tian religion as this, and he warned bis bearers Ayaiust pormibiing Leuselves to Le tempted tu this airection, FIRST PRESEYIERiAN CLURCH. WASHINGTON, April 8, 1870, The Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland preached to-day @t tho First Presbyterian churon, to @ large and fashionable congregation, from Paut’s Epistle to tue Hebrews, il, 17-—‘Wherefore in all things 16 bee hooved Hun to ve like unto Lis brethren.” The rey- _ erend gentleman commenced by saying that the interpretation of the text was that it was fliting and expodiens that Jesus Clirist shoulu assume humanity and partake of our nature. Tnere was @ great variety Of opinion as to who Ohrist was. Tie speaker held that Christ had adiviue nature, not in such @ sense As bo exc.Wie Our lea Of the Other per- sons of tho Trinity, but in the seuse that the divinaty of His nature is the same with theirs in Lis superior ana paramount being. He possesses ail the easentual attributes embraced in our conception of God. The speaker, after arguing in lavor of the DOCIRINE OF TH TRINITY, and endeavoring to show its compaubliity with rea- gon, proceeded to assign reasons lor Vurist's becom. ing Weuruate in order to save Lhe world, Assuming that Christ had & pre-existeuce us God, and that te Bubinitted to the Utuess of tuings that he miyitt re- claim us, the doctor said taere were several consid- erations that might be ofered in expiunation oi Uist event, The fest was the peculiar structure of we human race, plongs to us Of watch the falien ange's do not pactake. Something inueres 12 our structure which Jevovah has piauted us the vee giuning of an empire, that whon luily deveioped May transcend in humbers and glory ali the olaer creations, ‘hough the maicdiciton vas roiled over us, aliis not lost. In Chis territory shail start a re- genheratea company, born first under sin, and after. Wards deilvered fro lis power, musteriag forward Trom stage to stage of their predestined advance- ment. To accomplish this tie incarnation of the Messiab was set un foot. In the second piace, tie incarnation of Christ was necessary in securiug those ulterior cuds of the divine govoriu- Ment to snow that the nature wuich had veew Vanquished by the power of evii was sull coinpetent to triumph, If an inferior condition was to te assumed for such & purpose there would bave been Something by the rifice of which the Conditions of up atonement made for the coufederaied race should be periectty supplied. in the fourth place, the speaker remarked tuat our knowlevae, and estimation of God uas been ait promoied in ‘vue gospel Of Christ. If the incarmation nad never transpired it would not have effected the essential being and biessecdinesy of Christ; but it would have made a great difference in our condition aud in our knowiedge. The doctor coucluded hta discourse With some practical observations upon the duty of Christians to study the ile agd character 0. Chriss, @ud on the glorious prospect before the Church in consequence of the biessings secured to her oy tho tncaruation of Chrisi, His fife, His suferngs, Hw death and his resurrection. TRE BROOKLYN MERCAVIILE LiBRARY, Report of the Board of Directors~Encourage ing Prosperity. The Mercantile Library commences this week the thirteenth year of Its organtzation, The Board of | Directors have just submitted their annual report, and it is certainly the most cheering and eacourag- ing repart it has been thelr privilege co issuc. At the opening of the new bduiiding in January last the number of members was ies than 500, Since then they have increased to 1,970, More than a corresponding increase to the library has been made, and the total number of | books now in the library, one of the finest in the State, 18 25,688, There isa promise, however, of a larger accession. Mr. 8. B. Chittenden has offered to subscribe $20,000 i $30,000 additional can ba Tatsed, Co be devoted in the purchase of books. ‘To the young men and muiaens, to the numerous families of leisure in the City of Churches tuere ie no pleasanter itterary treat than the handsome bulidiug in Montague street, used for the purposes of th's library. The reading room 1s repiete with newspapers, not ouly from ail arty of the States, but from all parts of the world, and all the leading American and European litcrature, ‘The ladies’ room is an elégant parior, handsomely furnished and in every way Worthy of the occupancy of the ladies of ee city. sage raed ee for ts wages, wahip to wo ‘on reasonable — terins, and membership to all the privi- leges of the It and the reading rooms pay be covered forthe sma}! sum of ive doilara. '@ need Hot say any more to commend this institu: tion to the favor of the tntellizent and the cuitured except this, (hag ali wao attend this iubrary may ve quite certain of petri 3 every reasonabie attiea- ton and courtesy fiom the valued librarian aud als adiniraoie staif of male aud femate assistants. 4 study of modern may be had the cost of THE COLORED VOTE WN 0:10, The Diblo Election fo Clucinnat! on Mouday= Negroes to Participnie. (From the Cincinnati Gazette, March 81.) an act aduitting Texas Congress having passed into tbe Union, ang this having been approved by the President, the proclamation announcing the adoption of the fifteenth amendment was yesterday | issued. This will euab.e our coiored iellow citizens articipate in the election oa Mouday, and we loubt they Will be careful to vote on the ‘They will no doubt vote solid, or very nearly #0, for the republican pe Ucket, which 18 lu every way worthy tie support of ali republicans, but in depos. iting their baliots tor members of the Board 0° Aldermen and Common Council! we can not a << ‘yhere tsa ver) «ft6@ | part of repuodli- have no right alde. them to adhere to party lunes. eral disposition ou the democrats to Yolt all ring nouiinations, ,¥8K3 aud dications ard that the people will seu = .ud the tne + - La Tepresent them in the at gr ui ature, th -J gens is the only Way now open to colored ieliow citizens should reiorm, and our divecuion. vast their votes in this ‘The contest for sctiool » understand, aad GODM cintiag te the: colored "De le o free Le dnl ‘9% wiil vote for the bie caud | Rey 8 Vvionds Of these isiitutloni H