The New York Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1870, Page 3

RELIGIOUS. Celebration of the Feast of the Pentecost. The Workings and Teachings of the Holy Spirit as Manifested in the Churches Here and Elsewhere. Pastorel Praises for the Victorious Vo- lunteers and Episcopal Excoriation of the Fenian Filibusters. The Birthday of Judaism Commem- orated by the Jews. Charity and Charlatanism as Practised in the Pulpit. Infallibility Admitted by the Ritualists. , The Centenary of Universalism in America. Tnteresting Sermons by the Rev. Drs. Hep- worth, Hall, Tallmadge, McGlynn, Davies, Henry Ward Beecher and Others. ‘The feast of the Pentecost was celebrated yester- day in the churches, and as the mystery commemo- Tatea by that festival was so great and was so pre-eminently connected with the primal dis. semination of Christianity the the Gospel found abundant material for their discourses, Necessarily the sermons, however, eloquent and impressive, were generally orthodox, but several are out of the beaten track, In the re- ports given below will be found ideas, sentiments and doctrines enunciated that may startle and aston- ish as well as interest aud eculighien all who peruse them. CHURCH OF TRE MESSIAH, Meeting of the Congregation of the Church of AU Souls With That o} the Church of the Rev. Hepworth on the Rite of the Messinh—Eloqueat George H. Communion, More than usually interesting were the services yesterday morning at the Church of the M ah, corner of Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street. Discourse by Owing to the temporary closing of the Church of All Souls, large numbers of the congregation worship- ing at the latter church attended here. Dr. Bellows also assisted in the ministerial services, and the two choirs of the two churches also united their efforts in the Inusic—that great essential feature cburch worship. that the church could have een crowded than usual, but it must have been so. seats for the extra large assemblage. THE MUSIC. Singing the Te Deum, by J. R. Thomas, with solos, by Mrs. Mozart and Mr. McPhail, of the chotr of vr, Bellows’ church, and by Miss Rushby and Mr. ‘Whiting, of the choir of the Church of the Messiah, Jed offthe finely executed and select musical exer- cises. Next was sung, and sung with great feeling and sweetness, “Remember, O Lord,’ by Himmel by the two choirs, with ‘solo, by Miss Anna Bulk: an exquisite contraito Jey. ‘who is gifted with voice. If not the gem of the morning music, at least indescribably sweet and impressive, was that randly touching hymn of Leach, ‘How Beautiful Are thy Dwellings,” with solo, by Miss Ficker, the regular soprano of the Church of the Messiah, and who has a voice of rare melody and fine expression. The con- gregation next sung, and they threw vigor of many ‘voices sweetly attuned into tie singing, that beau- tiful hymn, “0, Could 1 Speak the Mutchless worth,” and tben came THE SERMON, by Rev. George H. Hepworth. His subject was the “Communion Sermon.” Very rarely has ie preached @ sermon of more vigorous power of thought and utterance, and one eliciting closer attention and a deeper, more heartfelt interest, He took his text from St. Luke xxii, 19—‘fhis do in remembrance of Me,” He began by saying that there ts no scene in sacred history more impressive than that in the tmaidst of which the words of the text were spoken, ‘To the common observer it was simply the ordinary feast of thirteen men, who were well meaning but mistaken fanatics. ‘They had trusted In each other for three years, at once solemn and eventtul. They ‘were about to part, if the predictions of their leader were to come true, and there they sat to eat their Jast meal together, and to take counsel concerning the future. To one who was uot a common observer, but a prophet, it was a scene in which ‘were grouped twelve monarchs and one traitor. At their head sat not simply the Great Reformer of the Hebrew nation, but the SPIRIT OF THE NEW AGE, and the Redeemer of men’s souls, By His side were men, who after they had passed through the fiery or- deal, should go forth to the utmost limits of the earth and scatter, as in the fabled story, the serpents teeth, that should produce a new and mightier race of men, One Apostle was to grope his way eastward. and build the temple of Christianity in the heart of Asia; another was to preach the Word in Africa, and so claim for Christ the whole territory between the Mediterranean and the Soutiern Ocean; and still another, most difficuit task, went to the capital of that great Power that held in its grasp the civilized world and built a Christian temple in the heart of pagan Rome. Before Christ left the upper chamber tor me cross and Calvary he gave an injunction to His Disciples to eat and dink in remembrance of Him. The world has felt that the command or re- quest was given not simply to tne twelve, but to the disciples of every age and place, and they have in- stituted this ordinance as‘a part of our Church ser- vice, as a memorial of Him who spared not Hunself, but died that we might live. it is a service of gratitude, and as some one has beautifully defined gratitude to be the “MEMORY OF THE HEART,” we meet at stated intervals to recail the good which the Master has done for us aud to remember with thanksgiving the beneflts which we enjoy, the result of His suffering and death, It does us all good to steal away from the busy world on this our day of rest, and shutting out the din of business and the tty cares of everyday life, to be alone with our Renita and to commune with the Father. The mitt wheels on a thousand streams are still; the farmer's plow rusts in the sun: the village church bells all over the land ring out their invitation ; the marts of business where fortunes and tempers and wealth are lost are quiet. We come from our houses accom- panied by wife and children and in the grateful Shadow of the temple we count over our biessin: and remember Him to whom We are indebted for al His only wonder 1s that our churches are ever closed. ‘The one thing he envied the Catholic Church, and in thisit is wiser than Protestanism, is 1ts open doors on every week day. Many @ soui has received new light by sitting in the lonely pew, wrapped in devout meditation. @ heart has been cheered by look- ing at the symbols of the Lord's Supper and being reminded of One whose troubles outweighed ours, and who found Ga og to bear all things in Him who is never sought vain. He proceeded, ina strain of stirring eloquence, to show that there are various reasons why larger numbers do not observe this ordinance. In the first place, it has been sur- rounded with an ATMOSPHERE OF MYSTERY ‘which does not betong to it. Instead of being re- led as a service of gratitude, in which we espe- cially recall the Lord and our constant indebtedness to Him, it has too often been spoken of as an awful and solemn miracle, to witness wh ch only a chosen or elected few are admitted, We are aearly all of us taught this In our young days, and the prejudice 1s stronger than our reason. We cannot rid ourselves of it. He well remembered the over solemn faces of those who, in his boyhood, when he crept up into the gallery of the church to witness the rite, left the tavie. But now it was to hima SERVICE OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE. All through it he found himsetf saying, “How glad Iam tobe here! How good God seems to me to- day! How happy we ali are!’ That is the true way to look at it. So far from being a gloomy rite, it_ symbolizes the most cheerful and beautiful truths of our religion. He wished that there were no such thing as & “close communion.” How pleasant it woud be to go back to the fashion of the eariter times and invite all who desire to be Christ-like to partake of this privilege with us! Again, some one says, “I am not good enough.” Strange! Not gooa enough to make @ prayer’ Why, the worse you are the more need to go down on your Knees. Not good enough to sit here at this table and remember your Saviour, aud with pyuijgntiad tears to kegk Hie ministers of divine art of of modern It seemed hardly possible more The eMicient and gentlemauly sexton, Mr. Berry, and the polite corps of accomplished, fresh looking ushers certainly used their utmost endeavors in finding NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, presence and help? If there ts a sinner in this build- ing who desires s than through this service of grateful remembrance? that are sick, CHRIST 18 THE WORLD'S PHYSICIAN, He cures the fils of the mind and you nion with Him than by sitting here by this table and silently praying that His sirength He urged he would not dare to exciude any one from thts rite, was the Lord’. supper, single ray of hope for the years to come, him to see so many ey hd home, jedge thelr fa he early times, and alr their pious determination to serve His will. help and strength, Alter the sermon followed the communion service, accepted by large numbers, The sermon was sim- ple, and as beautiful and impressive as it was simple, Kissing the Book~Infallibility ana tne Keal Presence Maintained=Sermon by Rev. Father Noyes, ‘The threatening weather of the early morning having cleared off by half-past ten A. M. yesterday, the faithful turned out in goodly numbers to attend high mass in St Alban’s, There was an early eucharistic service heid at seven A. M., 80 that the number who were present later did not crowd the church as they sometimes do on festival occasions, Whatever may be said against ritualism its votaries At leust manifest a degree of outward devotion that those who claim more truth and lesa form, more fact and less fiction might well imitate. The vow- ings, and crossings and genufextons of the priests and altar servitors were ail that the most rigid Roman Catholic might desire and the emiment success of Father Morrill in Uns effort should entile him to a cardinal’s hat when such prizes are next distributed. ‘The musical programme, not very remarkable, as it has been so often presented, was as tohows:—“*Kyrie int.,”” Mozart’s Twelfth Massy; “Credo,” Merbeck; “Sanctus and Bevedictus,” Gounod; “Agnus,” Gray; “Gloria ta Exceisis,” Caikin; “Uffertory An- them’? (“I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes”). The epistie and gospel tor the day were taken from Acts if, and John xiv., commencing at verse 16, all of which ap- propriately refer to the mission’ of the Holy Ghost among men, Father Noyes, after reading the gos- pel, hetd the open page to Father Morrill, who Kissed it, The v. Father Noyes preached the ser- mon from Jolin xiv., part of verse 16—"He shall give you another conforver, that He may abide with you lorever,”” ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WoRDs, Said he, and God will judge us by our acts. The idea expressed iit the text is Our necessity for com- tort, and, God Knows, every one of us needs it bad enough, men, “Will ye also go away?” “Why hast Thou forsaken me ?? souls we have sorrow which cannot be relieved by any earthly coniforters, Cares and sorrows press and to God, keep them down however much and hard we may That httle room im Jerusalem where the Disciples broadened out into the Catholic Church, and FALLIBLE, continued ever since the soul of the Church. everything human as a brother. our brother whom we see, how can we love God whom we cannot see? from him, evident from announcements made yesterday Father Morrill. Subscriptions amounting to $: also asked, they did not aitract much attention. formed, FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERI CHURCH, A Large and Brilliant Congregation—Discourse by Rev. Dr. Jobn Hali. The elegant and commodious Presbyterian church, corner of Fifth avenue and East Nineteenth street, was filled to overtlowing yesterday morning with a fashionable and highly appreciative audience, to listen to a discourse from the pastor, Rev. John Hall, D.D. The fame of Dr. Hall as an cloquent and fer- vent divine 1s so extended that hundreds of stran- gers stopping in the city over the Sabbath flock to Near him every Sunday, and the consequence Is that even the owners of pews are compelled to be in at- tendance long before the services commence in order prayers to obtain seats. Afler the usual and singing, in wnich the whole congregation joined, the reverend gentlemen selected nis text from Galatians 1v., 4, 6 and 6:—'But when the fulness of the time was come, GOD SENT FORTH HIS SON, & woman, made under the law, them that were under the jaw, tat we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” He said tne whole passage was full of interest but it was to the closing portion of the fifth verse that he should cmefly 1 vite the attenton of his hearers, “that we might ri ceive the adoption of sons.” There were three per- sons In the Godhead—the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. These three are equal, and still one might be subordinate to the other, He then iilustrated how one could be subordinate to the other. We are sons of God through our receiving adoption, WE ARE HIS SONS because He made us and we must obey Him. He then explained what was adoption. Adoption was @ common term, Common in newspapers and in our Speech. In adoption a person likes another and makes him legally a child of his. So it was with God. But this Mlustration, like all others, must fail at some point. When man adopts, it is to supply sume de- ficit. There was no such in Jehovah’s case. Usualiy when men adopt they adopt one or a small number— some one of their connections, or in whom they have an especial interest; but this Was not the case with God. His mercy and loving kindness extends to all. He pardons all our sins and accepts us as relations in His sight. By man’s original sins God was cut off, Beiore, MAN BELIEVED IN THE DEVIL rather than God. Now he beiteves in God. Before man believed tu sense and apparent truth: now be believes in God’s word, though sense be against it, He then inquired, What were the advantages from receiving the adoption? You get a new name, @ name that God gives, a name made of to redeem that God only has the right to give—the privilege of being called His children. Wecan respond by say- ing our Father. We get His protection—an al- mighty, vigtlant and sieepiess protection. We Ce Position, a new spirit of adoption, and are ie HEIRS OF HIS KINGDOM, God not only becomes our Father but makes us Tee! that He is really and truly our Father. God can- Not cast us off, because He would not. So the Lord’s Feonte have confidence in Him. Whom God makes children He constitutes His heirs and makes them feel safe, You can see that that spirit [eta tees purity of life. The reverend gentleman c! by remarking that in a short time we must all stand at the judgment bar of God and that we should all so live as to be received as the adopted children of the Lord Jesus Christ, AMERICAN FREE CHURCH. The Afflictions of Life—Sermon by the Rev. Cc. B. Smyth. Service was held yesterday morning In Irving Hall, when the Rev. ©. B. Smyth discoursed to a moderate, but attentive congregation. He selected his text from I. Corinthians, iv.,17, 18, He said that all persons throughout life experienced events which influenced in no small degree their lives and history. Nothing was fortuitous, If God afmicted them It was that He might promote His kingdom and enhance the welfare of His people. Every man MUST UNDERGO TROUBLE, as they would perceive when they saw the diurnal accounts of the world published in the newspapers, they bore the name of Christians they were not to escape the burdens of these things. More burdens and more vicissitudes Were success(upy borme py Christians than by tose ‘They that are whole need not a physician, but they spirit, and can find no better door of entrance to commu- may be yours, with great effectiveness, in conclusion, that. twas not his supper nor that of any one else; it If Judas could sit and eat with the Lord, then can also any man who has a& pang of remorse ta is heart for years gone by or & It grieves San Fpeae PARKS OP nee table je Would tat all might stay, as in Ue if in God gad he service is but a deeply felt, earnest, eager prayer for Jn which, in accordance with the spirit of the ser- mon, all were invited to joln—an invitation that was Jesus Christ needed it when He said to Because we have upon us Irom childtiood to gray hairs; we cannot iry. They weary us und we think, each one, that our Case 1s exceptional, But ibis not. Tne capacity for sufering ts latent in every soul, and some day each heart will have to bear its own burden, Neiiner philosophy nor human sympatiy ean comfort us When those we love are lala away in the grave. We need another Comlorter then, and Jesus sends the Holy Ghost to our assistance. As the one sun fllu- mitues ali te earth so cis Holy Comforter heals the sorrows and ijumanes the souls of injured hearts. were gathered together on the day of Pentecost has THOSE MEN AND THEIR SUCGESSORS BECAME 1N- because that Comforter has never departed, by doh nd as the body without the spirit is dead, so the Church cannot live without the Holy Ghost. He 1s the fire of love that consumes our sins; the ght that ilu- mines the dark places in ourhearts. The indwelling oi the Holy Ghost in the heart of a child is not more marvelous than the existence of Christ in the womb of Our Lady, It is He, the Spirit, that regenerates us by the water of baptism and makes the bread and te wine tn the Eucharist the real body and blood of Christ. He vivities the sacraments, that they may vivity souls, He is the spirit of love that, taking His abode in our hearts, should make us look upon And if we love not The mouth of the priest keepeth Knowledge, and the people should seek 1b ‘The above ske:ch contains thoughts as orthodox as the most conservative Roman Catholic could desire, and that they are dally drawing believers to them 15 by tp 000 have been made to a building fund for the enlarge- ment of St. Albans, and they expect to break: ground for 16a week from this day. Donations of flowers or money wherewith to purchase them were A few of the ladies were noticed with Whitsuntide stars and crosses on thelr dresaes, but ‘Yhe Lord’s Supper was administered after the sermon, and a Eucharistic service will be held at seven A.M. throughout the week. Next Sunday being Trinity an interesting and solemn high mass will be per-. who were without the pale of the kingdom of God. The , having reviewed the arfiiction® which the peopie of God are subject to, the results which bring those causes about and the influence which they exert upon mankind, sald that none would deny that the wisdoin of God was manifest in His dealings with His people. Affliction was NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS, Persons might complain when Death came in and wok away one that was dear to them in life and when poverty stalked forth and took away even that which the poor man or woman Men might complain when the wers Of falsehood, treachery aud deceit were banded against them; but all these were counted by Paul as light amthctions, ‘They were but tora moment, figuratively speaking, When the events of iite'were reviewed from the standpoint of eternity affiictions which Were almost lifelong and which the Chris- tan sadly peptoey under would appear insigutficant and not worth cousideration when the reward and the glory of the future were taken into account. If all the drops of water in the ocean and all the sand on the seashore were counted, each representing an age, and all added together, it would only represent THE BEGINNING OF ETERNITY. He would have them bear the troubles and trials of iife cheerfully, because it was truc that they were sent by God to purify the sons of Israel from the Gross and the impurities of the world, In eternity troubles which we once regarded as grievous and sore will be looked upon as blessings indeed. God would have them worship Him in truth and place themselves in an attitude of expectancy, waiting for the coming of the Lord. Christianity was naturally a condition of expectancy, because they regarded those things which are not seen, but hope to see and enjoy in the glorious future, THE TEMPLE SHEARITH ISRAEL, its Fine Interlor—Its Officers and Prominent Membership—The Pentecost—Unique Ceremonies—The First Day of the Feast of Weeks. Tne Portuguese synagogue, ‘“‘Shearith Isracl,” in West Nineteenth street, near Fifth avenue, was the scene yesterday of impressive and unique cere- monies, It was the first day of Pentecost, and in commemoration of this solemn festival the syna- @ogue was profusely decorated with flowers and The pillars and galleries, with the altar and ark, were all decked with wreaths and festoons of beautiful flowers, upon which the light from the candles around the altar and before the ark shed a mellow and softening light. The in- terior of the synagogue forms a perfect square, with the exception of the ceiling, which is a dome, and is painted in light and agreeable colors, In front of evergreens, the entrance to the synagogue proper is THE ALTAR, standing nearly in the centre of the building. It is made of black walnut, with a railing of the same Wood, and 1s raised some feet above the ground. ‘The reading desk is draped in rich brocaded satin, In front of the altar is the ark, which forms the most Before it are four Four red marble pillars, two on each side, support an arch, in the centre of which are the The bases of the pillars are square and are of green marble. Between the pillars are sliding doors of black walnut wood, which, when thrown open, display the intertor of the ark, which contains the books of the law writ- ten upon scrolis of silk and moire antique of differ. rominent feature of the interior, large candies, Ten Commandments on marble. ent colors, Before the ark hangs the “perpetual? tilled yesterday with A GALAXY OF BRIGHT STARS, arrayed in the newest modes, @ smaller one, taking up but one side of the build. ing, and is used by the choir, which is composed e urely of ma voices, there being nine boys and thi teen adults, Mr. Heinemann, ses Is Presid: Messrs. Daniel Benrtino, Jonas Phillips and’ Mr, Gratz Nathan (the Assistant Corporation Attorney) the associates. The Treasurer is Mr. Alfred Tobias and the Secretary is Mr. Isaac Phillips. synagogue was weil attended yesterday, the gentle- severe and devout aspect—"Thou art so near and Coquertish émigré bonnets danced tantalizing): considered so necessary to show outwardly, no tous services. One young Apollo who gazing with longer—he must go.’’ vexation of the aforementioned belie, THE SERVICE was not in English a stranger would have been un- able to Interpret it, It was, however, the one usually performed at Pentecost, and consisted of a monoto- by the choir and congregation. The books of the law were sung rather than read, ‘Every gentle- man had a *talatt,” as it is called, thrown around his shoulders. wearing the hat in church, gave somewhat singular and odd appearance. shawl part, though, had blue border, which the gentlemen are requested to ‘wear out of deference to a tradition. impressive. Amoug the prominent citizens who at- tend this synagogue are Mr. Benjamin Nathan, Dr. Gomez, Dr. Blumenthal, Judge Joachimsen, J. 8. Abecasis, Mr. Joshua Hendricks, Mr. 8. De Cordova, brother of the porate lecturer of that name; Mr. Isaac Hendricks, Judge Cardozo; Mr. Henry S, Allen, who is one of the commissioners of the} Mr. E. B. Hart, Mr. Julius J. Lyons, J. Sos Ritterpand, Mr. Al Lyons and Mr, Mendez Natnan, TEMPLE EMANU-EL, Celebration of the Feast of Pentecost—Confire mation of Over Sixty Chilaren—Addrcss by Rey. J. K. Gutheim. The Temple Emanu-El, at the corner of Fifth ave- nue and Forty-third street, was crowded yesterday moruing, the Occasion being the celebration of the Feast of the Pentecost, in commemoration of the re- The ception of the sons of Moses on Mount Sinai. temple was beautifully decorated with flowers, Over the sanctum were three large arches of cut In front of the sanctum and in all the niches flowers were neatly arranged, giving to the temple the appear- A large basket of white roses, presenied by Mrs. Oberndorfer, attracted the flowers, containing over a thousand roses, ance of an Oriental garden. special atteation of many who lingered after the ex- ercises to examine the decorations, ‘The music at the temple, Mr. Edward Weber, organist, was remarkably good, Mr. Weber is well supported by @ choir of sixteen voices aud orchestra, . THE EXERCISES OF CONFIRMATION were quite lengthy, occuying over three hours, Thirty-four young ladies and nearly as many boys, having passed the examination of confirmation class, were confirmed, 3 The Rabbi, Rev. Dr. Alter, delivered the addreas, in the German language, and the Rey, J, K. Gutheim addressed the children in English, DR. GUTHEIM’S ADDRESS, In commencing he warned them that they stood in the presence of their Eternal Heavenly Father, dear parents and friends, to be confirmed tn the faith of their fatners and to declare a firm adhesion to the religion of Israel. The hour of confirmation was an era in their lives and the most solemn act of their existence, the recoliection of which will never and should never fade awav from memory, Thejr grat tude to God should be deep for guiding them throu, the dangers incident to childhood, for preserving the lives and strengthening the hands of their parents jt their disposal the means and op- basen gp comiug useful aud virtuous mem- Rey. J. K. Gutheim then reminded the CANDIDATES FOR OONPIRMATION that some children were early deprived of devoted her and loving mother, and feelingly spoke of some little brother or sister whose life was nipped in the bud and lanted to the garden of Mra end not _permi' to celebrate the glorious festival of confirmation upon earth. With holy devotion all children should 100k up to God ana fervently pray— “Thus far, 0 God! has Thy mercy protected us and Thy love not forsaken us,” Leaving the school of religious instruction for the school of life the sub- lime principles of our holy religion should be carried into practice, Religion is the SCIENCE OF LIFR, Initiated into this sotence, made acquainted with the doctrines of our faith, true happiness can only be obtained by faithful Rertormance of the duties which tt inculcates, lappiness is not found in wealth, strength or beauty, but in purity of neart and practice of virtue. The temptations and struggles which surround young converts, and the path of virtue and duty were plainly presented. The class were cautioned to remember that as they were Israelites by descent, from that hour they were Israelites from. conviction, Vain pride, false ambition, worldly motives or odious prejudice, should never deter- mine you to forget that you are Israelites in the noblest sense of the word, champions of God tn the Cause Of brutle Of Yirtuc aug @f holiness, and While Floral Decorations for lainp, made of an oriental pattern. There are two gal Jeries to this temple, The frst is the one in wiich the fair ones sit, “the observed of all observers.” It runs round three sides of the structure, and was Above this gallery is ‘The choir 4s well trained and is under the able leadership of Mr. Silberberg. The tenor is Mr. Beuham, who gave evidence yesterday of having @ well cultured voice in his tine soio, the alr of which Was taken from the opera of “L’Eclalr.” The basso {8 The synagogue 1s under the gov- ernment of five trustees, of which Mr. A, R. B. Mo- ent, Judge Cardozo Vice President, and The nen a% @ matter of course (and custom also) sitting down stairs, where they could obtain an excellent view of the fair futtering doves in the gallery above, while they were inwardly murmuring—the rognes— though outwardly their countenances bore the most yet solar.” The ladies in return for being so iso- lated from the “sterner sex’? looked provokingly pretty and displayed their charms to the best ad- vantage for the torment of *‘those creatures” below. be- fore the eyes of the young dandies in flame -colored kids, preventing that serious attention which it is Matter how far away the thoughts may be, to reli. had for the space of one consecutive hour been “ail bis sout in his eyes’ (vide the latest yellow covered, &c.) upon @ fascinating belle, who had been looking languishingly sweet ever since her entrée, got up in an agony which it was impossible for him to repress, and hastily whispered to a Companion that he ‘could not stand it any And he did emo wo the nous chant by the minister, with frequent responses This, with the custom of them a The rather @ graceful effect. The “talatt” isa white silk shawl, with a Altogether the Services were very interesting, and in certain paris r. Abraham Cardozo, brother of {Board of £ni- aun and Alderman elect; Mr. Joshua Phillips, cretary to the Board of Public Correction and Charities; Major D. 8, Hart, citef clerk to the ier red under the direction of you are thus admonished, ever to remember the sacred resolves of this hour, ip samp them as in- deitble ressions On your souls, Let your hearts be raised in silent but fervent devotion to God, ask- ing for His guide, Bile prowisetoe and His blessing. Be sixong. and of courage, fear not and do not be |, for the Lord your God will be with You 1p your way through life, At the CONCLUSION OF THE EXERCISES @ beautiful scroll, con! the five books of Moses, copied upon parchment, in Germany, at the expense r. Lewis May, president of the congregation, was presented to the Temple of Hmanu-El, ‘The Pen: tateuch is so divided in the reformed congregations Vhat it 1s Snished once in three years, while in the orthodox congregations it is finished every year, making the service very lengthy. SYNAGOGUE ANSHI CHESED. The Jewish Pentecost—Confirmation Cere- moniee—Sermon by Rev. Dr. Milziener= Social Entertaiyment, The house of worship of the Jewish congregation Anshi Chesed, in Norfolk street, near Stanton, was yesterday the scene of quite impressive ceremonies, it being the festival of Shebuoth or Jewish Pente- cost, the anniversary of the revelation of the law on Mount Sinai, also called the Feast of Weeks. This congregation, though adhering to the essential rules of the Mosaie doctrine, has yet adopted some of the moderate reforms, such as consist of simplifications of the service, adding a choir and an organ, and domg away with the old custom of seating the males apart from the females of the con- gregation, a3 may still be seen 1n some of the very orthodox synagogues, Yesterday forenoon the ser- vices commenced as early as half-past nine, the usual psalms, the Haile), chaunts and anthems being sung, and the appropriate chapters of the Bible being read. It being confirmation day, the on boys and eleven girls who were to celebrate new MIRZVAH, OR “RELIGIOUS MAJORITY?*— their reception into the full communion of the Church-—were seated in front of the chanee). During the reading two of the former—Moses Katzenberg aud Theodore Herman—were called ae In succes- sion, invested with the Taieth, and they read the blessing in token of their having been received as Sons of the covenant. After a well rendered song the Chasan, Rey, Mr. Goidschmtdt, the Rabbi of the congregation, Rev. Dr. Mulziener ascended the pulpit, He took for his text a parable from the Midrash, to the following esect:— When God had given the law through Moses He demanded guarantees that the people would keep and preserve i. They offered Heaven and earth, as symbols of their constancy, the piety and virtue of their fathers, the words of their prophets and teach- ers, yet neither of these were sufficient; but when the people offered as guaranty what was dearest and most prectous to them, vheir children, the Lord was satistied with their promise and believed in thew faith, Heaven and earth may change, the fathers ons relapse in their firm adhesion to the true faith, the teachers and rabbis may change, but the duty jued to impress upon tne young mind the principles of their religion and the hececssity for clinging to it through all vicissitudes, and this would preserve true piety with @ proper re- cognition of the demands of the times. After the sermon & prayer was chaunted, and then the chil- dren proceeded into the chancel, where they were examined as to their proficiency in the docirines of Judaism. As the boys were placed in the rank of distinction, on the right of the mintster, and had the preference over the girls in the order of examina- Uon, It seems that the notion of WOMAN'S RIGHTS AND PEMALE SUPERIORITY has not yet entered the sacred precincts of the synae gogue, All the candidates for confirmation recited weil, though the giris showed more ability and vim and more modulation of voice in declamation than the boys. The Misses Minne Cohen and Carrie Mayer, and, among the boys, Theodore Herman and Bern- hard Ochs, were especially noticed for their more than ordinary correctness i rectiation. After the examination the idren—Rev, Dr. Milglener having addreszei them some admonitory remarks— passed before him in files of two’ at a time and received his benediction. On returning to their seats they were each in tum the recipients of paternal and materual blessings. This part of the ceremony was very tmpressive, and many @ tear was shed by members of the congrega- ton, The following were the successfil candidates for the Mirzvan:—The Misses A, Langsteater, M. Co- hen, ©, Cohen, A. Stern, C, Goldstein, ©. Mayer, W. Fischer, Bing and R. Schulman, and the masters Theo. Herman, 8. Schuister, L. Bear, L. Dinkel- spiel, N. Herman, B. Blank, B. Ochs, M. Kataenberg, S. Rosenthal and A. Langstetter, Alter the ceremony at the synagogue and in the course of the afternoon the young folks, their parents and the members of th congregation assembied at the —_ residence of Mr. §. Herman, acting president of the synagogue, at 267 East Tenth street, where val- uable presents were exchanged and speeches were yy Rev. Drs, Milziener, Hulbach and Bondy and Messrs. Wolf, Gutinann, M. Ellinger and A. Seligsohn. The gem of the day was the speech of Master Theodore Herman, whose reference to his thirteenth birthday, to his parents and to the con- ation were received with loud praise. A dance bi the evening conciuded the festive occasion for the aye STH WRAEL BICKUR <HOLIM. An Appeal for the Jews of Western Russia in This Country—The Feast of Pentecost. Yesterday morning the learned Minister Jacob Kantrowitz, of the Beth Israel Bickur Cholum syna- gogue, in Christie street, preached in behalf of Ag famished Isractites of Western Russia, who are ab- riving by hundreds in this city. fhe Hebrew chari- table institutions of New York have done their ut- most to obtain employment for the im. mense number of their co-religionists who are dafiy landing in New York, but the strain has been so heavy that it has been deemed necessary to call upon all Israelites in this country to co-operate in the work. To Jacob Kantrowitz belongs the honor, to a great extent, of inaugurating this movement. The Israelite. Universal Alliance are forwarding weekly instalments of emigrants from Western Kussia, who arrive in this city penni- less. A large number come in bad health, owing to the deprivations they have endured. Tne task of giving relief to such numbers of applicants 18 a most, serious undertaking. With reference to the desola- tion witch had fallen upon the Jews of Western Russia, he remarked, famine GAUNT, HOLLOW-EYED FAMINE, has laid its withering hand upon their heads and starvation has marked them for its own. Of them it may be said, “Phe tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.” The appeal for funds was most suc- cessful, and @ very large amount was subscribed owing n @ no small measure to the wondrously e€lo- quent address and the rich, sonorgus voice of the speaker. Alluding to the feast of the Pentecost, tie learned speaker said:—This ts THE BIRTHDAY OF THE JEWISH NATION, Thousands of years ago on this very day the Eternal Ruler of all things issued his flat and pro- claimed from Mount Sinai that we should be a king- dom of priests and 4 holy nation, and his chosen people, ifted up as It were from the mire of slavery, the filth of superstition, became worthy of the ministration of God's footstool and “not for the service of mammon; and if our ancestors gloried in the title of Jew when the name of was a proverb, a byword and a re- proach; when to be a Jew was to be an outcast, de- graded and despised, without a home or a resting place; if, then, im those dark days of horror, we were NOT ASHAMED OF OUR RACR, our name, our nation, how much more reason have we to be proud of our glorious name, our g@iorious past; and the glorious tuture tn store for us, What race, dwelling in every clime, have ever yet maintained themselves apart as a stream unsullied amid the turbid waters through which it has flown. We have walked boldly and fearlessly through eighteen centuries of bitter perse- cution—tempted, feared, hated and despised, How- ever weak we May have been, God has preserved us to this day, and this is because unity has been on the base and apex of our institutions. One God, one Jaw, one nation. All Israel is bound one unto an- other, Jt matters not where he is born—he is of our race. UNIVERSALIST CENTENARY. Sermon by Rev. Charles P. LeeUniversal« fom—Its Past History, Present Condition and Pros) in America. Aiot Tai attorDae SOMPTEDa ion assembled In a room in Plimpton’s Building yesterday qning to Haven to a discourse by the Rev, Charles P. Les, 82 A OBNTUBY OF UNIVERSALISM IN AMERICA, The preacher, who is about thirty-tive years of age, and of @ very austere and sanctimonious ex- pression of countenance, evoke in a most impas- sioned and earnest manner, describing in poetical language the commencement and gradual progress of Universalism on the Continent. He took aa his text the sixtieth chapter and first verse of Isaiah— “Arise and shine, for the glory of the Lord has arisen upon thee.” He commenced by saying that Universalists throughout the length and breadth of the land celebrate to-aay the ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY of that auspicious day on which John Murray, the great apostle, preached the saving doctrines of Uni. versaliam in America, Peace reigns in this great city; nought is heard bat the church bells inviting all to worship. This is meet and becoming on this eat day, and well calculated to fill all true be- jevers With peace and happiness. INTRODUCTION OF UNIVERSALISM INTO AMERICA, One hondred years ago a British brig anchored off the Jersey coast, and was unable to go to New York on account of &@ heavy fog which prevailed. On board the vessel was John Murray, who, after bites perseculday = @t «home = for ureach- jus Bd Bagg ry w seeking the torn of bo young Continent, shore ani ‘Brough forest absorbed in sad ) Cage hip native land, his saintea wife and li and in the bit. terness of iis soul at finding himself all alone in the world he longed for a cave wherein to bury himself for the remainder of his At this moment, by a ‘aterious providence, he arrived opposite a but in the Torest, ‘rom which emergea rouge honest Thos, Potter, who welcomed him cordially, said he had been expecting him, and urged him to preach in a Tab: Lori which bai! had senna he boned ‘otter had been unable hither! @ preac! Suited to his taste. He believed in the ultimate sal- vation of all, and the Calvinists and others were Woo gloomy in their tenets, and dwelt too much on the Wrath’ of God and not eanugh on Hj» wonderful love, Murray was induced to preactl to the few hunters and ers Who frequented the place, and thus commenced his ev: labors, PRESENT CONDITION OF UNIVERSALISM. At the end of one hundred years the Universalists have one thousand churches, one million believers and seven hundred preachers—a wonderful tree from such a small seed. The memory of Murray and the other apostles of Universalism 1s still fresh in the memories Of all, and will be cherished and honoret to the end of time, A century from now Universal- ism will be the Church of America, if not in nate, at least in fact, because it is the only church which sal- Isties the fart ie To accomplish this end all should labor zealously, and, above all, maintain union by adhering to the sun ple Winchester Confersion, which declares the Bible the gujde of men’s lives, and be- lieves in one God, whose nature is love and whose Son died for the salvation of all and will m the end save all mankind, By adhering to this our members will increase, and we wili follow in the footsteps not only of Murray, but of the early fathers and of the Christ of Bethiehein, ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. Celebration of Pentecost—The Masic, the Con- gregation and the Sermon on Pentecost—An Appeal in Bebalf of the Papal Exchequer. At St. Patrick’s Cathedral yesterday morning the Feast of Pentecost was celebrated with considerable pomp and impressiveness, High mass, the principal service of the day, began at half-past ten in the morning. The celebrants were Vicar General Starrs and Fathers McGinn and McSweeney. Father Kear- ney officiated as master of ceremomes and also preached the sermon, The spacious Cathedral was almost filled by a congregation which, if not com- posed largely of the wealthy and fashionable portion of society, was unquestionably an carnest and de- vout one, THE MUSIC OF THE MASS was from Helner, and, a8 usual with the Cathedral choir, was well rendered. Madame Shomé, the so- prano, 18 particularly deserving of mention. The chorus also did remarkably well, After the Gospel Rainer Kearney ascended the puipit and delivered @ brie DISCOURSE ON PENTECOST. Pentecost, suid the preacher, is the greates festivals, greater even than those of the Nativi of Waster; for, though on the Nativily we ¢ memorate the giving of the Divine Redeemer to the world, and at Easter the Redeemer’s crushing the serpent’s head and his victory over sin and death, still, unless the Holy Spirit, whom Christ’ had pro mised to send after Him, had come down upon us we would not have eived the sanctifylug grace and strength nec ry to en le us, vo Win our Way fo heaven, To-day, on the Feast of Pentecost, we recetye the spirit of the Holy Ghost and are sanctified. This ts & special festival, because on this day God descended on the Chureh, And as, ages before, when the earth was without form and void, He separated the dry land from the waters and brought the creation lato HARMONY AND BEAUTY, 80, on the Feast of Pentecos,t His Holy Spirit came down upon the Church and perfected that which Christ had founded, Before Pentecost St, Pe nd the rest of the apostles were full of ignorance and fear. On the desvent of the Holy § pit they became full of Knowledge and wisdom and zeal. So won- derful was the Change that those who had previously known them marveiled. The aposties, after Pente- cost, went forth into strange lands and spoke in foreigu tongues. Their eloquence and knowledge and wisdom surprised and confounded the learned men of the time, whtle THE ZRAL OF THE APOSTLES commanded the admiration even of the foes of Christianity. ey met persecution and itnprison- ment and death without flinching. They toilowed the command of their Divine Saviour, and, going Into every land, brought thousands into the faith of Christ. They drew around them countless disctpies fired with the zeal even of the aposties themselves, and by thelr teaching and their zeal and the sacri- fice of their lives, planted the seed of Chrisuanity in the far off lands and preached the faith of Christ even to the uttermost ends of the earth, In Pente- cost then we celebrate ali this in commemorating the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon His Church to remain with it forever, ‘The preacher called she atteution of the congre- gation to the fact that on Sunday next CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE POPE would be taken up in the church. He urged them to subscribe liberally in order to enable the Holy Father to pay the expenses of the Ecumenical Coun- cil, and as the Pontit’s exchequer ts low and there is a large number of indigent ecclesiastics at the Coun- cil, this was @ favorable opportunity for the faithful to give a helping hand. " ZiON AFRICAN METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. William F. Butler in the Pulpit—Dis- eourse on “Christinn Mercy.” There was quite a large attendance at Zion church (colored), Rev. W. F. Butler, pastor, yesterday morn- ing. The trustees have apparently put away all feel- ings of enmity against their pastor and listened with marked attention to his exhortation. One notice- able feature of this church 1s the large number of aged people—apparently very near the fourscore and ten—who, in the most unfavorable weather, are to be seen listening to the blessed words of the-Gos- pel. After the reading of the Gospel and singing of appropriate hymns by the very fine choir attached to the church, The pastor selected his text from St. Matthew, v., 7—‘‘Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.’’ The speaker alluded to the Ser- mon on the Mount, from which his text was taken, as the epitome of the Gospel of Christ; as contain- ing all that applied to THE DUTY OF A CHRISTIAN, and held that the beautiful promises therein come to those who love to serve Christ. We must first be accepted by God. After our acceptance the prom- ises will be revealed, Some think that all they have to do is merely to rely upon the promises of God, to sit still and not to exert themselves. The promises are invariably mace to believers. Pardon, peace, sanctification, can only be enjoyed through believ- ing. No promises are made in the Bible without conditions attached, We may suffer by our own fault, but those who suffer for Christ shall work out Jor themselves a great salvatton—a@ salvation with- out price, AWARDS SHALL BE MADE to us in proportion to our usefulness and diligence in the cause of Christ, Christian mercy has tts seat in the heart; It is a disposition to feel for and relieve misery; It is no mere external quality, nor a cold, theoretical principle of the mind, but identified with all the feelings, it is impossible for a man to have mercy unless he has the love of God in his heart. The pastor then proceeded to define Chris- ton mercy, and exhorted his bearers to pray that God would give them more of it, He said if Christ upon the cross, reviled, sneered at, the butt of scorn and contempt, could pray His Father to have mercy on those who reviled Him, how much more ought we to pray for those who persecute and wrongfully use us, He closed by saying:—If we are Christ's disci ples we must endeavor to walk as he walked, live as. he lived, forgive as he forgave. What are we that God should love? Who are we that God should be With us always? We will trust Him in life and death, an health and sickness. After the sermon was concluded Mr. Butler sald that as he knew his people were greatly interested in anything that concernea etn penne he intro- duced four little girls from the anaron Home, Washington, who sang several Sabbath school hymns pied vein After they finished he called for a collection for the benefit of their school, which was hberally responded to. MOHAWK HALL, Not Gullty=Barbarism Revived=An Address by W. W. Broom. The announcement that a lecture was to be de- livered at Mohawk Hall, corner of Eighth avenue and Sixteenth street, did not succeed oe a he “Bubject, Guilty, or Barbarism Revived,” referred to the McParland trial, The lecturer alluded in vivid terms to she scenes that ocourred im and about the court on the day of the delivery of the verdict by the jury, and compared it to nothing less than Pan- demonium. Any casual stranger could not help seeing the chasm that extsted In the morality of the struggle, The defence proved the prisoner guilty, but the jury pronounced tn the contrary, aud that at & Lime we profess to BaSE OUR MORALITY UPON THE BIBLE. The lecturer nere alluded to the line of conduct observed by @ Bohemian journal, which had the audacity to state that the prisoner McFarland was not on trial, but the circumstances in which he was involved, The policy'of that paper was evidently to undermine the morality of the general public. He does not advocate free love; and the shooting of Richardson was a criminal act, and, as such, could not be classified under that doctrine, Alter McFar- land's first attempt upon Richarason’s life, the lat- ter had many opportunities to kill his assailant, but refnsed to imbue his hands with the blood of a feliow creature, No man should be allowed to be absolved from punishment after committing a deed of blood, THE EXECUTIONER IS A MURDERER; for the Christian rules teach us to reform, and hang- Ina cannot tend to reform @ man, therefore capital ahment ts radically Tals docs mot mfer, iberty‘arhong nis feiows.. were gre many methods by which the punlakimens may Roatnea’ SHOOT A MAN FOR REMOV! May who diter i 7 rin he woud feariemly advocate the he felt was the away, THE RULE OF THR VATICAN HAS PASSED, and, like Oriental barbarism, must give way before the Christian sentiment that now governs the Universe. The maxima of the present day, are:—Mercy. liberty and wisdom, and the New York mob can no more restrain those feelings than & dog affect the moon by barking at tt. The lecturer during the evening gave vent wo very invective sentl- ments in reference wo some members of the press connected with the Bohemian organs, wich may infer that he has some personal troubies, It is to be hoped, however, that they are not of the Richardson- McFarland hue. 8T. A Vast Congregation—Sermon by the Rev. Dr. McGlynn on God's Love for May. Yesterday bemg the Feast of Pentecost, a season Of rejoicing in the Catholic Church, the services at St. Stephen's were celebrated wlth more than ordi- nary tinpressiveness. The congregation, too, seemed equally impressed with the occasion and turned out in their ricnest atiire aud in large numbers. In the middie aisle, where the fashionables assemble, every Seat was occupied, and, to ap observer in the gale lery, it presented the appearance of an immense flower garden, such was the magnificence of the new summer hats of the lady portion of the congregation, and they were in the majority. The music, which is the great feature of the church, was excellent, notwithstanding the absence of the regular organist, Mr. Morgan. Farmer's mass in B fat was selected. It is a rather pleasing com- position, suitable for A TIME OF REJOICING like the present. it also gives @ good oppor- tunity for the exercise of the vocal power of the choir, In one part are twenty-five bars in G which if @ severe strain on the voice, Madame de Lussan was in excellent voice and rendered a solo (after the Hosanna) in magnifi- cent style. Signor Lotti, the tenor, also acquitted himself admirably. Toward the end of the masa, however, something went wroug aud for 4 few mo- ments nearly everybody sang out of time, but with this eXception the inass was Well sung. The sermon Was preached by Dr. McGlynn, On entering the pal- pit he said that on next Sunday a collection would be taken up for his Holiness the Pope, whose trea- sury was becoming very low tn consequence of the great drain on it caused by the Ecumenical Coun- cil now in session, He added @ few remarks oa THE DUTY OF CATHOLICS to support the Church. After alluding to the three ember days of fasting and prayer Which are set apart ateach season of the year, he commenced the re- gular sermon, which he took from the gospel of the day, fourteenth chapter of St. Jolin, commencing at the twenty-third vers Having read the gospel, which speaks of Ue duty of those who love God, he read from the Second Acts of the Apostles describing THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST to the aposiles in the form of tongues of tre, and the wonder expressed by the Gallileans at the different languages spoken by the aposties, which miracle Was. wrought by the Holy Ghost, that they might preach the Gospel to the various conniries on the earth. ‘rhe reverend preacher suid that God from all eter nity was infinite, perte wise and good, and that His infinite love made Him create man in His own likeness and in His own form that he might leye and adore Him, From God every titag tn this world springs and Is nothing but a reflection of the mind of God, In the human mind ail kuowledye comes: from without—from the senses, but ths knowledge exists only by the will oi God, But His love was not satisfied with the mere creation of man: He wished to raise iim to @ sort of supernatural state, and made nim as it were His child, that man might serve and adore Him, not from fear, but from love. WHEN, AGAIN, MAN SINNED, and Adam and Eve were cast out of Paradise, God the Father sent His Son to redeem falien man and raise him once more to the position from which he had fallen. He spoke of the ditference between man’s aflec- tion and God’s love: the one transtent, tie other m- Measurable and everlasting. Christ, da ring His own life, worked only for the salvation of the Jews; now He is working for the salvation of the universe. When He was on earth the apostles thought the work of redemption should be done by force; He taught them it was to be done by gentieness. In conciu- sion, be said that God was always ready to hear the prayers of His children, and that on this day, when the Holy Ghost descended on the apostics, it was a suitable time to offer up to God the sacrilice of a devoted heart, THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR. The Mysterious Power of the Divine Will= A Lecture by the Rev. J. M. Pullman. The Church of Our Saviour, situated in Thirty-fitth street, between Fifth and 8ixtn avenues, was well attended yesterday forenoon, The weather being delightful and warm, the ladies, as usual on such oc- casions, mustered strong, but without any ostenta- tious show of gaudy and Jashionable dress. The music and singing were excellent, and the tempera- ture of the church dehghtfuily cool. A strawverry feast was announced for next ‘Tuesday and Wednes day evenings, for which donations of flowers were invited, The object of these meetings was eloquently explained by the reverend preacher. There were many members of hts congregation whom he fre- quently saw at the regular Saboath services, and met them in his walks abroad, but he wished t! should all be better acquainted, and there! vised the above friendly gatherings. The usual con- nee meeting will be held on Thursday evening uext, and next Sunday ts set apart as the chiluren’s Sunday, on which the various services especially re- ferring to chifiren will be performed. ‘Taking his text from Ecclesiastes, x., 20~For a bird of the air stfall carry the voice, and thar which hath wings shail tell the matter’’—the pastor deliv- ered an instructive address on THE MYSTERIOUS POWER OF THE DIVINE WILL, and the manifold and simpie methods by which the same is frequently manifested. The human mica is subject to many changes, and on referring to former periods of life the same cannot escape notice. Bow frequently, when young, were We not terrilied at the idea of passing through @ graveyard or going into @ dark charch at night ! Still, i after years these fears disappear. There is even a time when man fancies Unat he Knows al ; but this, e enanges, and, notwithstanding the era of progress that we are now existing in and the marvelious inventions that surround us, still we become convinced that there 1s a greater Power, Whose ways we cannot fathom. Many console themselves that they ARE SMART ENOUGH and that they can hide thetr doings and thoughta, but a time does come when man finds ali his theo- Shattered and dispersed, He eventually becom that there ts a hidden Power that surrounds him, with ears and eyes and from which noting can be kept sec: The pastor here gave several illustrauons of the convincing power gi the Almighty in bringing facts to ligtit and referred to Une late Sir Robert reel, Who: had anonly daughter, the pride of lis heart, who enjoyed all the luxuries of Wealth and elevated posi- on. A malignant fever was raging im Loudon, bub Was not thought much of, because it MERELY RAGED AMONG THE LABORING CLASSES, and in certain densely inhabited neighvorhood Sir Robert ordered a magnificent riding habit from one of the most aristocratic sourntsseurs of the day. The day alter his daughter had worn it she was stricken down with the fever and dicd. How could that be possible? ana still it occurred. On tracing the facts it was discovered that this great house gave the work out to poor women at such miserable rates of pay that they coula not remove from the abodes of the most abject misery. The nus- band of the poor woman was ill with the fever, and in his last moments she had nothing left to cover bim but the wealthy Jady’s riding habit. The young, proud daughter of one of England's mightiest men died of the poor man’s fever, and 80 SPOKE THE VOICE OF THE ALMIGHTY. Many persons attribute these marvellous events to Mere chance, but such is an erroneous iaea, and, to use @ vulgar expression, “murder will out.’ re! of blood cannot be effaced. Even the horrors of the inquisitton were brought to light thet the world might learn the fearful crimes that had been practised in former times whereby to enforce the doctrines of the Onurch. Far from being the work of mere chance, these facts are the direct action of the Divine will, wno thus ordalas it, and always fiuds ab agent vo carry oak gs desire, FREE METHSDISTS’ MEETING HOUSE. Sermon by the Rev. John T. James—What ‘We Muat Do to be Saved. The services yesterday at the Free Methodists’ meeting house, in Forty-elghth street, opened by a prayer from the pastor, during which he prayed for @ larger congregation (the present one being decided- jy small) ana for his vrother in Brooklyn, to enable im to proceed with his duties to-day as 1s necessary for him to dv, He next read and explained she morning services, showing how fine flour, ol! and frankincense are necessary for an olfering, the offer. ing itself meaning the type of Our Saviour. The flour was our Saviour, the ot! signifying His anointing: none of the frankincense reaches men, all going to God: there can be no orfering without ot, The Me- thodist preachers formerly used to salt thetr preach- ing, but now, alas! tere are too many clergymen wip do not use salt, forget the truth, apd depend on nothing but gr THE TEXT POR THE SERMON was taken from Uiy iourth chapter of Pagits Bpiste