The New York Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1870, Page 3

$ ing for a RELIGIOUS. Fervent Piety, Fervent Heat and Farewell Sermons. A Whoop of Triumph from a Roman Catholic D. D. The Decay of Protestantism and the Spread of Catholicity. Sectayian Wrangle Over the Grave of Dickens—Was Ke a Christian ? Each Man His Own Interpreter— Heaven Open for Every One, The World, the Flesh and the Devil Unctuously Discussed. Sermons in the Metropolis, Washington, Brooklyn and Elsewhere by Repre- sentatives of All the Isms. ‘yne blazing,’ vertical sun which ponrel down on the metropolis yesterday icite? the religious entnu- siasm of thousands who make our sptendid temples of worship thelr Sunday resort, so that the congre- gations were exceedingly slim in most or the fash- jonabie churches, both at the morning and evenmwg s°rvices, Several of the metropolitan divines, op- pressed by the overpowering heat, and pant- the cool shades of the country, bade their flocks farewell in sermons of more than the usual length and eloquence, In those chu ches, however, where the pastors stick to their pulpit and the congregation to their pews all the year round, regardless of the changing seasons, (ere was a@ very fair attendance and the services were fuil of interest. The reports of the sermons delivered, and which will bz found pe‘ow, will be real with piea- sure and, no doubt, with profit by all ovr :eaders, especially those who Were unable through the op- pressive heat to attend civine service yesterda, CRURCH OF LHL MESS. A Lion in the Ways or, Lite?s Lessons and Duties--Peouliarly Brilliant Sermoa by Liev. Mr. Hepworth Before Entexing on fis Sum- mer Vacation. Last evening was the closmg sermon of tle Rey. George H. Hepworth at the Chorch of the Messiah, corner of Park avenue and ‘ill ty -‘oarb stree’, be- fore entering on his summer vucation, Notwith- standing the cont'muously oppressive heat lasting toto the evening, and the fact of ro many of the congtegation huving already betaxen them- Beivés fo thelr cccnstomed summer haunts by the seashore or amoig mountain heights, or to drink from = springs bubbling from the nether depths of the earth, the chureh was wel filled. As usual the musico was of the best, bogin- nisg with one of those exyuisite voluntaries on the organ by Mr, Howe, the orzanis!, that give bis per- formances such distinctive and pleasing charactor, Then there followed the Beatitudes, “ihe t com- posed by the organist,” with soios .by Mrs, Fieker, Miss Rushley and Mr. Whiting, and eagh singing with their accustomed expression, and, after this, “In Dogwanbiclove abiding,” a quartet by the mag- nificer singer J. tt. dhouas, with solos hy Miss Fickerand himselt, and next, ser, my God, to Thee,’ a sweetly me.od.ous hymn, by Mr. Howe, anu sung with becoming sweetness by the whole choir, A congregat.onal hymn followed, and then came THE SERMON, and certainly one of ihe most jorclble, eloquent and insireetive this popular pulpit orator has preachcd since his brie, but briliant career asa minister in tus city. His subject was “A Lion In the Way,” and, as the basis, he took bis iext Irom L. Kings, Xi, 24:—"A lion met him by the way, and siew him.” He began by saying:—The saddest sight tuat ever greets a Mnister’s 314 that of the wrecks which have blasted the hopes of many a mother and the proud love of many @ faidier. Id such a city as where the hopeful from all quarters of the globe ungregate, how many ly are broken, wasted, ruined? How many are there to-night ip tie dens of New York, wno might have graced honorable posi- tions had the right mfnences been brougat to bear on tiem years ago? They have STRUCK A ROOK AND GONE DOWN. Men with good prospects, women with pure mothers, not sinply in scores, but in handrecs, have come here with brave hearts, and after years of struggle dnd disappointment have succumbed and are Dow ke iestering sores in our social ie, He had seen and talked with fallen men and fatien women and tried to find the reason for their ruin tdai he might teach others to avoid Ure sawe fate, Coming from New por. the other day te fouud a light on every heatiand to guice the marmer’s coarse withal, and a lightship near every sniken ledge. Meu pr.ze their commerce so Much tiat they go to apy expenses to wWaru thei vessels of daagerous places. Weil, GOD HAS BUILT LIGHTHOUSES all along the shores of life, Here stands Moses shining with such @ blaze oi ligit that though tuou- sands of years have gone by since he was stationed 40, his place we can read every word of the deca- Jogue. Here stands Chvist ia toweriug tmaonumental Deel not a revolving light, one moment bagil, then darkened, but looxing Gown rough the ages with a steady food ol glory. By the radiance of His Jife we have ali learned the Sermon on the Mouat by heart. When we learn it by living it, (6 will be bot ter. Now, you ask to point oul some of the rocks: on whose rugged aad reentiess points souls have perished, ‘The first is te rock of a 3B Y EDUCATION; ade to feel how responsibie they are for the moral Welfare of tueir children, they Would pile up a lithe less money and devote more time to leacuing their cailaven how to be honoravie, manly, womanly, Christian, Many 2# soul has been rained because the jather Qus thought only of a tine fainily posidion and fas spent the time that shoud have been given to training his boys and gitls in making money chouga for them to ram them. with. If he had a voy he would rather throw him out upon the worid wich an honest and unwavering yeligious conviction of Light and duty, WITHOUT A CENT than to give him ha'fa miition, and with it the mg that he can do just what he pieases. Pie world Nas no Jack of dollars, but it has a terrible lack of genuine religion. ‘he second rock is servitude to yablic opiniun, Men are tying every day morally cause they do not dare to be inaependent. It this great bugbear which we cail the world tells them to live expensively they Go it whetner they can afford to or not, It requives a vast deal of courage to live Within one’s means, if one’s means are mode- and to save a penny for a Ume ol need. We talk a vast deal about independence, but I want to see it in our social as Wel as our poltical Ife, Ifa man wants to succeed he must LIVE ON A LITTLE, if he has only a iltte, aud not try to make a show of nothing. This love of display among our men and women is sapping our life. Many a prom-sing young man has struck @ rock and gone down because he lived beyond his means. Anoiner ledge to be avoided comes under the heal of ACQUIRED HABITS, A man learns to drink the moment he enters into society, and the watl of many a widow and orphan sounds out through the wild waste of waters like the Jonely Knell of the beil boat, to warn us of danger. ‘The drunkard’s grave is the sad and horrible tate of many a one who twenty short years ago was bright with hope and eager witht the strivings of a lofty ambition. Pursuing this strain of thoaght at acme length, in astrain of most impassioned elo- quence, he gait im conclusion that he could not tell them of all the rocks and shoals, he could only say that God has given a sailing chart in the religion itis Son, and if we only follow its directions we shall be saved f.om dis- grace and harm. The only siety from the rocks of the sea and the wild beasis of the land is to be found in the consecration of one’s self Lo the service of God. The service was listened ty with the most carnest attention, and the effect of its eloquent teachings ‘upon the largeand listening congrega ton cannot but abide with them, go whither-cever they will, until the return again, with renewed health and energy and strength, of their mueh loved and greatiy clo quent young pastor. He stated, by way of a tempo- Tary fareweil, that he was going away to be gone till the third Sunday in September, Meantime, though worn out and greatly needing rest, he con sidered that there was work Jor him to do in emer: gencies for the ongregenee fs any were si: nt needed a Praca and tf in any of their farmiues a death should eccur, he should want they *hould seud for him, and no matter how great "se personal tn- convenience to nimsell he wo obey thelr sti mone and come to the city, Te gave as his address Eg td House, Isle of Shoals, N. H. Meantime, he farther stated, the pulpit here will be tilled dur- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, =—seeesttenesinee his absence, so that by ee} not be qanent preaching, Singing ana the benediction elysed the AMERICAN FREZ CHURCH. The Spiritual Life—sermon by Rev, Charles B. Smyth, Rey, Charies 4. Smytn, wlio was forced to leave his cuurch because he declined to yleld a hypoorl- uecal subiues: on to the puritanical strictures rik . of is Presbyterian Igmbs, in regard tg his manner of dining op Suaday, preached yeater- day at Masonic Hati atthe usual hour, His: copgre- gation, though apparently fall of Yih in their pas- tor, and earnest in thelr defermiagtion to uphold tus Secession, Was gual! in numbers, only ten Worshlp- pers, 1) fact, being preseyt. This, however, had no etiect whatever on tie reverend gentlemen, who de- livered on able and carefully prepared sermon, in Which Biblical eradition and practical co:mon sense were equally appareat, The subject of the dis- course Was the STRUGGLE OF A CHRISTIAN LIS, from St. Paws epistie to tue Palla, ili., 13, l4—"Brethven, I coumb not myself to have ap. }rehenuded; but this one thing Ido, forgeittng those things Wideh are boliad and reaehiug forth unto those things which are before, f press” toward the luark fov the prize of the high cailtag of God.” In thee words St. Paul ailuded to the sree Olympian gapies, Which were perfectly famtiiar to. of those to who ke Wag Wy) ig, by Mpa son of thd athlete Pres: On and struggling for the prize picturet the Ife of @ Christian in this word, Perfection, he said, cannot be attained at once; m fact, absolute, sinless this live of provation, but for the Mature lite of beati- thde Leyoud the grave, There @re so maty obsta- eles and temptations in the path of a Christian tat it ts Lnposs:bie to be absolutely without imperfec- ton, Si, Paul was always a traly good man, who eurbed evil proponsitics and devoted Dimself to a rigid Garryiog out of the OBLIGATIONS OF THE JEWISH OBSERVANCE, Exon his persecatioa of the early Christians was but the effcet of misguided zeal, aud when finally his eves were open-d ani he fetthimselt catie! to preach the Gospel of Chins the Nazarene, Wiose fol Jowers he had heretotore persecuted, no dancer or guberig or punishment, however biiter, conid deter him from spreading the Kuowledge of the true reli- gu hroughout the world, If sinieas per.ection be fainable by man in this ite certataly this self- sacrificing Apostle should have attained it. Ye he Goes not considef hhuself perfect. He tells us that he forget tuose (hings which are behind and reaches after those things which are beore, This siiouid convey 2 Wholesome !esson tv Christians, ALL MEN ARS IMPERFECT, ail men are sinneis, but they must lerve their sins behind them and strive ty doqnire: trae religion. ‘This apples fa partieuiar to those who Rave just en- tered on a Christian life. By joining the Charen they have taken the first step, bat mach stil! Lies be- fore them. As the san, spring.ng up in the eastern hovigua, gPadvaily rises untd he pours bis vertical beans on the earth, so Is the life of a Chr.stian rising sv upward, until he aitains the shming bght of » ‘Fetuptat ons and trials beses the Christan ery step, bat instead of mourning over ther past sius, waich would only lead to de:pondency, Uy shoald press ouward apd pray tor the assist ance of God tu guide Wer progress. This is Ue great lessoa contained in the text—to press onward iu the Contest, Christ bimsel says, “The kingdom of heaven sutfers viol aad the violent carry at ou.” ‘Tals 1s very true. fection is not for A LIPS OP SIN IS EASY, accor ‘Ing to the inclina tons of our corrupt nature, bata lite of virtue 18 an uphili eirugg.e. Reaching forward imples aq effori, and tais ds the true pri cpio of Christianity, Some are content to wait pauenwly aud let religion drop tio their laps; but Mis is MOLtRE correct Idea winch suouid Infusnce those who desire to be truly pious. God says, “WOR TO THOSR WHO SYP AY BASE IN ZION,'? + Paul, in the words of te text, forcibly in- culcates the necessity for emergouc ation. Tie an has enemies to conten. ag diast—tie cor- n of bis oWn natare, the ussanits of Satan, bs about like & roaring Hou seeking whom he luay devour; the evil assuciadous by which be is i@1 aud the bad compauions who seek to fead him back into the peths of wmigaity; but he must fight on, forgetting the evil that he has je.t behind, and, reaching forward to the glory. which is before him, press towards the goat for the prize of the high callung oF God in Christ Jesus, NEW ENGLAYD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Tue Christian Trials~ Sermon by the Rev. C. Maurieo Wines, of Boston. Owing to the great heat which prevailed yesterday the congregation at the New Engiand Congrega- tonal churca was not so large as could have Leen wisned, The sermon was preached by Rev. C, M. rice Wines, of Boston, and 13 the tast that will be listened to in that church tis season, for they, like many other congregations in New York, are not warm Weather worshippers, Mr. Wines selected his text from Second Timothy, li, 12--"Yea, and aib that will live godly In Christ Jesus shail suffer persecution.” The wonderful pregnancy of Scriptural language, said the preacher, the condensation of @ multitude of truths into a few words, each of Which adds strength and significance to the others, is aa attestation of the DIVINE ORIGIN OF THE BIBLE. In this verse, for example, there is @ whole theory ol Christian life. The Apostie announces a universal law of experience, which he had verified in nis own personal history. he principle underiying the Whole as rather negatsve than positive—to wil, that religion consists neither In the establishment of an tive or external reiatton of the individual to uw and justice of “J, MOT In the possession of ceriain sp.riiual emotions, whose expericnce insures a state of sub,cctive enjoyment or of inward and outward repose for ther possession. For the rela- tion of the sumer to the law of God’s justice is a truth that belongs to God, not to the sinuver, fis relation to that aw on the side of hig transgressions and thelr ruigous results within his soul 13 what be- long; to lilin. WHAT HE NEEDS AND PEELS that he needs ts the power of God unto salvation, which shail make him personally holy. Religion is someting Wiihin the sual, not without it, Reugion 8 godliness. “*All that will live godly.” his godly Iie, finding its divine source in the person aud work of the Saviour, consists primarily and ess<utlally ia @ determination of the will “All that will love Gou.”” Literally, ali whose will is determined upon a godly ile, ‘This bigh resolve does not necessarily bring quiciness, peace and cojoyment in this lity, but rather the reverse. There are conscious, sel! deermined forces, antagonistic to godliness, that will be exerted to interrapt the soul’s progress aud destroy its pei for “all that will live godly in Christ’ Jesus shall suffer persecution,” What an amazing amount of HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE IS REVEALED, in these few words | Mr. Wines then went on to il- Justrate the succession and unity of these traths, after which he spoxe of the ovject of avoiding heil aud gaining heaven, Satvation, he said, is not the deliverance of mankind from the miseries of het! and the bestowment upon them of the felicies of hea- ven. If we couid separate the torments and anguish of perdition from tt te of the heart, the sin that catises then, hel would not be the uumixed evil that ituow is. It THE DAMNED ENDURED ONLY MISERY their sufferings inight be diselplinary, and by God's blessing remedial, Nor is heaven to be desired and siriven after only because of 1s blessed deliverance from the pains abd sorrows of iife, Perditton is, in fact, merely the natural issue of sin in the heart and conduct, or We tinal debasement of the man and the aud remorse inevitably consequent upon a of wrong doing. WESTMINSIER PRES SATERIAN CHURCH, A Slim Attendance—Sermon by Rev. George M. McKekron, ‘The Intense heat yest rday prevented many regu- lar churech-goers from attending service, and not 100 of the 700 seatsin the Westminster Presbyterian church on Twenty-second street, between Sixth and Seventh avenue, were occupied. Not over a score of th ner sex were present, and they, as well as the ladies, presented an anti-religious appearance as they sat with fearfully pictured Japanese fans in one hand and handkerchiefs in the other, in vain at- tempting to suppress the perspiration oozing from every pore, Westminster ehurch is very plainly furnished, both outwardly and inwardly. It supports no aspiring tower, and very few persons in passing Uhrough the street woul! notice the church. The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. George M. Mc&Eckron, from the text, Hebrews iv., 9—There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God.” ‘The speaker first spoke of the meaning of the word “rest” as typifying the heavenly and spiritual future condition of Christians, which is promised to ail the people of God, net alone to the Hebrews, and as more full Of sweet consolation to all afmic ted Chris. tians wan any other word, The Scripture itself gives WHR TRUE DEFINITION OF REST as the time when this corruptible body shall put on the incorruptible and the mortal immortality, eje% the futthfui shall dwell forever in commupicp With each other and their God, Man can be egu:forted by the assurance of the text and how 9 will of Goa when the bridegroom death enttr fis family cirele wad takes from him his loved Snes. The followers of the meek and lowly Jesis must expect tria!s on earth, but p2e will all be recompensed by the unspeakahe iiss promised in the text. The pee atfuded to man as prone to decelt and loving darkness rather than light. He cannot ip himself gain the promised rest, but by the cove- nautof grace superseding the covenant of works, through Jesus Christ, rest can be gained by ail though their sins be as scarlet. The people of G are only those who worship Him with faithful: heart and seek page for sing throngh Christ, and ail so doing will reach A PLACE BEYOND THE GRAVE, Where the weary rest, and, beloved by God, rejoice | ners of the b'ackest die. in @ heaven, throne, crown and the joy and sense of Christ's presence. A foretaste of this futre rest Is granted to the believer while tn the flesh, for He who made the soul can give it the satisfaction of know- ing that it is todwelltn eternal rest with God, whom to know is life eterna). Bellevers do really enter into rest while goiny along tae ragged path oF life. ‘the pastor asked cach one of his congregation to seriously inquire whether they had had well grounder hope that they were so living that they Cou RANK WITH THY PROPLE OF GoD. If the heart of any should say that his works deny mee er elnly that one fie ieacenn aber on ius nd st'lve tos live (hat his path snall syin i © an} More until the porect ady. fie eas © sevevel enaiatlowy foi Scriptnre, show- 5 promised, either here or hereatter, only by aceopung the words Se ee i Oa wil give you reat,’? vive eutrange to aan and be- hold Jeshua conduct the believers a the ready to Where they will esjoy a perpeturl Sabbath day of rest, The audience were urged to be faithfni unto death and to hold fast the profession of their faith Without wavering, and Uius gain the satisfaction of aen tps a en Ge would end with oe nd of entering tuto X yhere joy would be eterual. ‘The entire Peaett ry Naivetd IM TWENTY MINUTES, and was evidently shortened on account of the ius Yense heat. The pastor g}ve nouce that, as the congregation seemed incihed to stay at home, he should omit the evening se.vice, not Wishivg to preach in ap empty church, ST. PATRICK’3 CATHEDRAL, The Lost Sheep=—Sermon by the Rev. Ik. MeGear. A largo congregation assembled in the Roman Catholic Cathedral av the high mass yesterday morn- ing, Though the day was intensely hot, and it was @ perfect penance to remain within the heated walls of the church for so long a period, yet there was no ap- parent digference in the number of worshippers, and certainly no diminution in their pure, unagiected religious fervor, In this lies the distnguishing feature of Catholic prety, that it is nowise avected by the height of the thermometer, and that their churches are a3 well filled when the ground is covered with suow or when the drizzling, piti- less rain fall# contunuously down, as when the glorious spring sun makes all nature radiant with its beams and invites all to worship the Creator, The contrary holds for those churches frequented by the butterfiies of fashion, whose rell- gion, to all appearances, depen ds upon the state of the weather, No person, however cynically inciined, and no matter what his persuasion might be, coud fail to be siruck wath the DEEP RELIGIOUS FEBLING wich pervaded the congregation of S'. Patrick’s Lideasld An awful stillness prevailed, only bro- en by the sulemm tones of the organ, In harmony WD the sweet voices of the choir as they performed the grand compositions of Mendelsohn and Megart In tauliless style; aud as the subaued rays 0: the sun glinted throw h the many-hued windows, shedding @ sultened light over chancel and sanctuary, over the priests in their rich ves meas aad over thy Worshippers rapt in avoration, the icveling was irr Sistible Uo fall down and join that SUBLIME RELIGIOUS EXERCISE. Here was in truth every element of the poetry of religion, and hard Indeed must nests be the heart of that an wio coud Jook on wiihou: feeling ail that is good ta him stirred up by the woudrous spectacle of w people bowed dow before the A’imighty, A the Gospel Rev. Mr, MoGean, a geatieuman of a most benignant and sptritaeile ex pression of countenance, delivered a bref bat touching anu e.oguent discourse on the parabie of THE LOST SHEEP. He commenced by reltting tue beautiful Gospel narrative how a shepherd Tost one sheep out of a flock of one nundret, and leaving the vinety-nine Weat in search of tie lost one, 1 wil he found it placed it on his shoulders and returned rejoi stag. In Uke manner, said our ‘dl th rT) more joy im heaven over one sinner Wo oes pennance than over ninety-nine just. in tuls par- able two lessons are conve/ed—oue of reproof and another of consolation, Our Lord wished to re- prove the Pharisees, who in thetr hypocrisy looked down upon the publicans and considered them sin- Christians should learn from this not to judge rashiy persons who may fill peculiar positions in ttus life nor condemn men simply because they aro wealihy. This feeling is the olfspring of envy and pride aud should be driven. from the minds of all true believers. The second lesson is most consoling, All men are sinners, and inust feel themselves UNWORTHY OF SALVATION, bat Our Lord, in this parable, has given all men hope if they only repeat. ile came on earth to re- deem and to save sinners, and however «esp in sin they may be yet tiey can be saved, Though ther sins may be red as scarlet they shall be made whiter than snow. He ts une Good Shepherd, Who will not aliow one of His tock to go astray, In His tofinite mercy He will not allow any, if possible, to perish. His joy over the repentance of a sinner is very great, and though His heart yearns towards those who have always re- mained faith(ut to Him, yet as the father of the prodigal von Kilied the iatted call on the return of the wanderer and received him with tenderness, so does Aimigh’y God pour forth His mercies abun- dantly on repentant sinners, This snould iuspire a sweet hope i the mercy of God, but at the same time shoutd not induce men to entertain a wicked presumpuon and continue in their evil ways, assured of pardow in the end, ‘This iatter feeling ts inspired yao devil, and will assarediy lead to eternal per- ition, : FAST BAP LISLE OHV2CH Cheap Religion—Sermou by the Rev. John Q. Adams. ‘vhe Rev, John Quincy Adams delivered a very ef- fective, simple, thongh powerfol'y worded sermon yesterday morning, at the East Baptist charch, from the text:—Many will say unto Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Phy name have cast out devils? and in Thy mame have done many wonderful works? and then 1 will profess auto them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, ye Ulat work Iniquity.?’” ‘The reverend gentleman said the text and Its comments were per- fectly clear, and no obscurity or vagueness existed as to its meaning. The line of conduct was clearly marked out, and the Saviour teils them that many will deceive themselves and set themselves up for teachers who are the Worst trans- gressors. He tells them to beware of false prophets, who are known by thelr frult, and a good tree bringeth forth good fruit. Tae The text, therefore, plainly implied that the teat of action should be extended to those vehement in their professions, and that they should only be deemed true followers of Christ when their profes- sions accorded with their lives, The text points to the DOOM OF THE SELF-DBCEIVED, who, with an assumption of assurance, pretend to have been strict followers of Christ, and when told to depart from Him, as being workers of ini- quity, remonstrate and say, “Lord. we have eaten aad drank im Thy presence,” meaning thereby that they have been partakers of the communion and members of the visible Church. On every band, in every fold where mortals kneel in aduiation can be found these Pharisees, whocarry the profession of discipleship toa very great extent, ana yet at heart at the world, worldly, They have the gut of prophecy, which may be expla ned a3 expounding; bat in their eXxnositions there is DO participancy of the soul. For instance, ‘Baalan” and Calphas, the high. priest, were injused with the gift of prophecy, but born were when tested untrue to thelr professions aud among those to whom the Saviour could have pas “Depart from me all ye that work iniguity.”’ RELIGIOUS CLUB HOUSES. How many of those who took front seats in the synagogue and were wondertully orthodox, wonder- fully zealous aud wondertully active in thet endeav- ors to advance the material imlerests of their own purticular sect of believers, but who possessed none of that delicate ethereal essence of charity, whici only emanates from a deep-seated goodpess of heart inspired with internal Christianity. These could go before the judgment seat and declare that men among their sect thought much of them, and their deeds of religious observance = were ap- plauded by the muititade, “But where are your acis of mercy, love and compassion: Will ask the Great Judge. Thus the veil of self. righteousness will be torn off, aad the corruption of the flesh will bear the damning testimony that con- demns the self-safiicient churchmen whose virtues Were of the scitish type. THE CHEAP RELIGION of this kind is not confined to the congregation, but often stands in the pulpit, In this kind of devotion there ts no cracifixion of the soul, no trampling on our dead seives to rise te inigher things, no morttl- cation of the fc but that deceptive rove of radiance, which in Vie eyes of God is the black gar- ment of intqnity, 43 wrapped around the seif-gloiliy- Ing religionist tat congratulates himself with not being as other men are, These are the apparent ‘wheat, bat which are on'y found to be a mass of chaff, Who, with ali their proiessions, have fatied to do What God enjoins, They have not chosen to con- fees that man is nothiag, but God everything, and, like the seemingly obedient sop in tue paravl, say, “I go, Lord,” but he went not. KNAVES QUOTING HOLY WRIT, Many of those whose prayers iow from fluent Hps, but not from the heart, are like the foolish virgins Who when asked, “Where is your oll?” repited, “Oh, we hayen’t got any oil, but here are our lamps.’ “Yes, but where is the oll?? ‘in, you are too par- ticular; here are seyeral others who have no oll; we are no worse than they.’ These are members Of a party who quote some worthy church a3 an example ‘and feel complacent if they do as otters do. The great secret 1s to know what the Word teaches and uot what seemingly righteous individuals do. Some of the professions of those he met in the world, the reverent gentleman remarked, put him in mind of he reply of a gentieman who sata a ceriain lady of the oS was 4 Christian because sho used to sii © with the vest of the faiily, or Like lise Mary, who did something naught: belug toid py her mother that Jesus woi her, straightened herself up.and sad, “Jesus loves: me; the Bible tela meso” Now, what do you think of that? In fact, there existed many wlio ‘suug lke seraphs, but! ve like domony. ‘To these the Saviour Wil say, “4 never knew You as cue redeemed by my blood.” iy liad GRACE CHURCH, A Mad Dog ft the Entrance of Graco Churcb— Sermon by the Rev. Me C. Potter. Grace church was slighted yesterday moraing, and the congregation was entirely too thin, It Would be a rathor diMoult matter to account for tho Mental condition of those who convened within the Vast ediice, but the meronry above 90 In the shade Was the receipt for the empty Lencies. Tne sexton, Mr. Brown, who, for many years, has falthfully re- presented the constituency of Grace church, appear- ed in bls accustomed piace, aud attended to his duties With his usual grace. But before the beautiful service of the Uharch of Bagtind began there was @ slight episode outside which Lreatued the dangerous breath of excitement—to Wit, a mad dog was in front of the pastor’s house. The reporter, on going down the deserted sidewalk of Broadway, at nae past ten, saw quite @ throng gathered about sone prostrate object, but what seemed marve.ions was the distance maintained by the ons-iookers, An examination of the case showed that the dog was A SCOTUN TERRIER WITH A PARCHED TONGUE laid low by the terrifle beat of the sun, an uamista- able exhib'tion of all the frightiul hgh a or hydrophobia. ‘The young, dinely marked terrier lay athwart the waik, writhing in the acutest agonies, His torvure seemed to be his thirst; for his loug, withered and dried tongue was projecting upon the shiewalk, and his hyenatike eye dilated and en- larged a3 his mad jag pain increased, Of course the ladies, eayly dressed ta thelr Sunday fabrics, unwarnet of the danger, approached in close proxi- mity to the spot, but when they disungulshed the ill- faced aulnal they very sensibly made a wide circuit mend the St, Denis Hote Others, again, ignorant cy THE EXTREME TERRORS awaiting them, passed within a few inches of the dog, only to be mtormed of the true statas of the case, When any waruing Was absurd. At last the gufe-distance observers began to collect ta such force that Mr, Brown transporte| himself aioug Broadway for a few steps, without any external ail, and took a survey of the situation, It was, as may be suppose |, not Only hazardous to pass in ine vicinity, but was a viper lying at the church door, Whose faintest sting was irremediable angwish and final death. It may, therefore, be regarded as fort nae that the dog was prosirated at such a provi- dential hour aud before he was able to commit Yavages that would fave been inevitable but for the miraculous tura of the fatal malady, Mr. Browu was not ples to witness what he did, and he therefore very soon stood perpendicular to the terrier. The dig had by this time begun to show @ quiesceat inciination, doubUess supertaduced by his terrible nervous ex- hauston; cousequenlly the sagacious sexton had little to do. Soon a policeman was on hand wad he Killed the dog instanier, Which was bul a p.ece of necessary humanity, ‘She ripple of agitat ou cansed by uiis Inciien’ did not immed.ately subsiie, but continued tiroughoul tie subsequent divine sex vices. To use a Western adjective, Grace church was tremendously hoi, and ail the worshippers felt the heat, ag’ Could be seen in jated, lax and listless men and women, The services, however, were not shortened. After the preliminary services the Rev. UC, Potter advanced and preacued irom Luke x., le said unto hiw, WHAT IS WRITPEN IN THE LAW? “How readeat thous? He said (hat tus interroga- tovy Was addressed to tho Saviour, who replied “Thou shalt love the Lerd thy God with ai thy heart aod with all iny soul, and with ali thy streugth and Withal thy mind, and thy velghbor as thyselt.’? This was the answer to tie lawyer who asked— “Master, what shall [do to inhe.it elernal jife 7? The reverend gentieman conunue | to elavorate upon the text, substantla ly aivocating the study of tie Scriptures, which contiineca the divine law and truth. He invited them to a considcration of tne words found therein, and exhorted then not to fo. get its perspicugus and clear t-achings. ST. AXDREW?s CHURCH Religion in AmericasDecay of Protestants ism—Spr:ad ct Catholicity—Sermon by Rev. Dr. Anderdony cf Dabiin. One of the great characteristics of the Catholic Church 18 that, though tts services are always the sane, they aimii of bo material variation; sull they never fail to attract generally large congregations at the diferent pidces of worship. There is a poetry and beauty about them which never fails to impress the heart, eachain the feeltngs, and, by their mystic elevation and suggeative purity, to prompt tie mind toaim ata higher and holier Ife inside the sacred eivele of virtue and goodusss, This if was, assisted, probably, hy that inuitive cling which the most of Catholics poseas to attend. Worsulp 2t asl vace a week, that drew snch A LARGE CONGREGATION to St, Andrew’s church, Duane street, yesterlay. The aisios of we Sacred elitice were filled almost to suff cation, and @ small concourse of a at Wor shippers knelt and prayed outside and around each door, iiigh mass Was celebrated by the Rey. Charies ly, the pious and popular assistant pasi Dr. Anderdon Kaelt on tuary during the br. Anderdon has been in two years raising funds for the ere tion of a memo- rial Chapel in London to the late Card.na! Wiseman, Archuishop of Westuiinster, tt is sud that hs hibors have been crowned with emlnent suecess, He has coliected, over $15,900 since he came to the United Stat br, Anderdon’s life las been a dis Unguished one in the Ol! Worki, “A PROFESSOR IN OXFORD COL! England, he joived thg band of thiakers and doubt- ers in tae trath of Pr@estautisn, whose con totie Catholic Churca caused so moeh comment and criticisia in the religicus world at the time. After becoming a couvert Dr, Anderdon was oferet and accepted a professorship in the Cathole Univer: sity, Dublin, ewnd, Dr. Newman being tie prest- dent at the time. Believing he would be of more service in bringing seals to God by becoming a mis- sivnary priest, he went to London and Javored lard dn that dificuit and discouraging field under nls uncle, Cardinal Manning, successor to Cardinal Wiseman in the See of Westmiuser, Alter mags Dr. Anderdon delivered a short but pregnant discourse on lis experienc 3 in this coun. for the future. He State in the ag’ and work- ne Mass, couniry these last sdid that after uray Union, and closely observ. ng the st) ings of every reugious denomination, he came to the conclusivn that the Cato: 3s destined to be THE NELUGION OF AMERI He observed that whatever re racucal religion there was 1m America was to be found only Listie the pale of the Catuolic Church. Tue religion of the Innumerable otuer denominations which were included in Ue general tera. Protestantism was of cal Kind « only existed tn the dil they © attemptto redace herein lay TIS is noticeable by those interested, a in are num imagination. Noi their religious id THE WEAK. and che catise of its uitimate decay, already, and has been notice that (he days of Protest. ved unless some vis p and stay its fa cher then referred ty the relative of religion awong the irish rman aud i Catholics in the United States, While net disparaging the zeal or detracting from the credit due the German and French, he would say Wat the progress and power of Catholicity ia tis couniry Were attributable to the iulense fervor aad intell- gent Zeal of WHE IRISH CATHOLICS. No matter where he inet an Trishinan in his travels through the *States, he fuand a good Catholic, and one who was ever ready to ass.st and support auy- thing intended to advance the cause of God aad fur- t the interests of resigior Inconclusion, Dr. Anterion remarked that as it was lu St Anirew’s he fir-t spoke afcer comlag to America, he wishea to speak there last, be.ore his return home. He had one thing in particular to say to them-<he would earnestly advise tiem to abstain trom ail INTOXICATING DRINKS, Drankenness was their greatest social Hetil and also the greatest enemy of Catholicity. A!ter invok- a blessing on the congregation, he b.d them an aifectionate farewell, Much emotion was man tested by the congregation. SEVENTH SERELT MEIHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ‘Tuc world, the Flesh and the Devil—Sermon by the Rev. Thomas H. Burt. Novwithstanding the terrible heat a large, well dressed and, on the whole, very attentive congrega- tion assembled yesterday forenoon ‘in the Seventh street Methodist Episcopal church, on Seventh street, near Third avenue. Indeed, the splrituar necessities of this congregation seem to increase rather than dirainish as the heated term approaches aciimax, Some of the more youthful members, it is trae, looked as if they would rather commune witi nature in the woods and fields, or a‘low the gentle breezes of the sea to refresh their drooping souls, than be cooped up in a hot cxurch on this scorching Sabpath, making themselves stil! more hot iu the frantic endeavor to cool off by a vigorous use of the fan, The majority, however, sat DO Tp- right, with A SPARTAN-LIKE DETERMINATION to keep cool, which was really worthy of admiration, and afforded a fine illustration of the superiurity of mind over matter, At half-past ten o'clock the Kev. Thomas H. Bareh, bearing in his hand a large fan, which he used with much assiduity from time to time, opened the ser- vices with a prayer, after which the 152d hymn was sung by the entire congregation to a lively air, with a fine effect, The third chapter of Reveiations was then read, after which the well trained chorus choir of the chureh sang in Spedte aizie the i2ist byw, ‘The Rey, Mr, Burch, taking bas text irom ihe Keve- itions, Ii, 2i— To him that Overconeth grant to sit with me in my throne, eveu as f also over- came and—sat down with my Father in His turoue” preached = the sermon, The reverend gen- Meman said that the words ¢ontained in tho text would seem to charactenizé men as sol. «lors. They point to dimeuittes to be overeome, an, at the same time, hold forth a great reward to those Who will strugg’e gallantly for it, We are all sol dicrs, Subse EE oy the side of God or the devil. Jt dogs, then, become a mat yf personal interest 10 us On Which side we aré engaged, A inistake niade on the start changes the whole course of our destiny, and may blight our peace in Wis World and our hopes in the next. From the Moment We Lake a decided step in life we ind our- Selves surrounded by numerous dangers and dil culties, and none but tue man of strong purpose can steer clear of the z OALS AND QUICKSANDS on the voyage to eterniiy, We frequently see well Theantng persous, through mistakes an| misunder- standings that appear trivial, turn the r arms against thetr brother mea and bring rain and wretchedness Wheve Whey boped to effect and establish harmony Aud success, Now, what is tt man has to fight against’ I wo ask the merest chlid who atiends Sunday school, he o« she will answer ghbiy, “ile world, the tesh aud the devil.” Exaevy, But what 4g meant by ‘he “workl?? Is it Uns grand and glo lous Creation upon witch we live aud have our be- Ing? Ig Ab tie social worid of Lome, With its WL, and varled deligits’ Is it the business worl|, with its never ending io!l au trouble? No; it is none of these, The world 4 et Which Mon bas to wage a relentiess War is te present temptation to err, Which 48 engrafted ov weak human uatur Numbers of peopie go inio convents and nun- hei les, or out mto the wil lerness, to avoid the temp- tations of the World aud seek a closer communion With God, But God likes work, else why did He set us the exampie., Work brings peace aud Lents ment, and we shall stil work at: Phuve joimedt that congregation Who worship God perfecuy in heaveo. ‘There are men Who Ubink ita righieous thing (o stamp out THE APPRTITES OF THE FLESH. But this ts ia direct opposiiion to the decress of the Almighty. ‘Those passions were planted i us bo- cause ihey are necessary to our intellectual develop. ment, and if when the sire 1s over we Would wear the. laurels of victory we must first make captives of our own passions. ST. PAUL? REFORMED DUTCH CaUR ST. The Leadership of GodeSermen by Rev. Alex. Thompson, D. D. Exactiy at hatf-past ten o'clock yesterday the solemn strains of the organ announced that Dr. Thotapson Was about to cclebrate divine service, and to preach his last sermon for the present season. Phobus was 4y the ascendant, and throzgh the dim and sultry at- Mosphere of the church bright visions floated before the eyes of the audience of the beauties of rural life and the pleasures of sin for a season by the & Small as were the numbers present, the: among them many fatr and fashionable figures whom the heat of the day had not prevented from coming to delight the eyes of the Worshippers iu St. Paul's, As suitable to a parting sermon tne pastor took an opportunity in the opeuing services of read- ing some portions of the Old ant New Testament, which gave, im & manner that could easily b? remembered, a general view of THE MAIN FEATURES OF CURISTIAN DOCTRI Taking a3 his text the words of Isaiah: shall pot hunger nor thirst, meth hor sun smite them, for He that hath mercy ou tiem shalt lead them; even by the springs of water shall Me guide thom.” vr. Thomp-on preached un ap- propriste and eloquent seriuon on the jeadersitp of God. The peopie cf the Hast, said the proacher, we remarka for their picturesqueness of charac aud tor the beanty of their hnagery mall they Ba! and wrote. The’ comparison of the Shepherd to a ful and affectionate leader was to the Eastern wJavorite a8 well ag a famiifar one. tu the gradual uniolding of God’s revelation to the world Lhe saine iea {3 exhibited from time (0 time io th character and toachings of His delegates to ian. Kind, Watilit Obtains its moot glorious realietion to “They shali the beat 1 “d the person of Christ, the “Great Shepherd and Eshop oO. Our souls.” No uasge Was More sign feiut or orale, The OCCUPATION OF THE SHEPHERD among the Jews was an ancient ani an ho! one, A great father ot the @ prince 3 people and (tstt abundance of nis flocks and . David, evoke Champ.on of asrael, eve time wheu’ J: isa civilization tad rt into splendor among t nations of the eart s taken from the § ‘The people Of the Hast were, tuereiore, imi Ube occupacion of the shepherd, and Kuew his tion for has flock. Pastoral imagery en their very hearts and ives. {t recainded thea of au that Was sweetest and dearest in thelr history. 1b leu them back to some of tue brightest and most gon s98 national recollections, It wis to inem a eautiful preture tn white were united tne joy xxsociauons of home Wih the Wwanyutl se innocent delights of rural ie, the w the ‘Twenty-third Psaim were but the poet expression” of the real veuttuents of age in which It Was wri but the “amen” to the idea of th: ings of God With His peop.e We have an: tration of this ivvorize image of the East. He lighis not merely to dwelt awoog sings ans Why breathe no sepilments bat hose im lavor of de altribULes, U8 Kiedness Nas Nob prevented Him from communing fre y and feequeatly with a Io His gooduess he led the Israeites through THE DANGERS OF TUE DESER robing himself during the day ta the dark» cloud and by nigit saimiag along the bew “hag monotony oi the Ww na pias offre. Me dit not act towards them as He did Oa account of Hrs cove. nant with Abraham, but bec ruse 1 Was His nacare tw be mereifui gud benevoteat, ie wished fo leave to mankind an everiistiig examole of the spirit with which He governs fis creatures. ‘Thi ul hand wheeh sen’ tie mauna and opened the bosoin of Horeb stil makes.tne rivers How and ters the earth with luxury aud abuadance. fh same Shepherd stil lives to lead us. Wituout tie @ guidance Who can be sure Of to-morrow or of jung ib may bring forth? fa THE MOST LAMITED RETROSPECT we take of life how many errors we have to mourn; how many the humiliations we have to deplore’ So perplexed, indeed, do we feel at the miseraple catalogue of Tadures ‘and mistakes that we feel tn- clined in our bitterness to doubt the supecimtend- ence of &@ Providence in the anairs of inen alto. gether, and to call out, “Is there no right way; is there no guide’? The guide is God, and the right way which Le leats those who in. piicitly and truly trast Him, In His mercy He leads ull who come to Him, not as one Who knows nol tie miseries Of men, bit as one who has exp eu them in his oWa person aiid whose nature overflows with SYMPATHY AND LOVE. ‘The pledge He has given us cannot deceive. It 1s given in His own Divine rd, spoken for the com- tort of the world, [tis giveit us in the testimony of Uiose who have found tlhe way; in the tesiumony of the redsemed dead, who speak to as from (uelr throne in parac and who by His hand were ved through the dark Wlers of death in trimuph., He oders to be the guile ofall— of ali Who savouit ihem- seives to Himin hamility, confiding in itis wisdom to lead thei aud itis power to sav’. CHURCH OF CMe REFORMATION. What Oar Saviour Says of Himself--Sermon by Kev. Abbott Brown, One of the neatest churches in the city is the Protestaut Episcopal Church of the Reformation, on Fiftieth street, betweea Second and Tuird ave- nues, Its exterior is quite unpretentious of completeness that the impression made on e ing the church is one of pleasure, ap! a s¢ devotion steals over one iusensihly, The coagrega- tion yesterday was 4 good one, and 1 alt en- trait tered into the e) with spirit, the singluy of the se.ected hymns, =! came to ve God and to oper Him the adoration, by singing Mis praises and gioiy. ‘The rector of the chnreh ts the Rev, Abbott Brown, a gentleman who is much beloved by lis conzrega- tion, Whose confidence and re-pect he has wou by bis devotion to their spiritual weifare. The service com: red With the usual psaim singing, afer whch the rector rose to detiver his scrinon. Me took for bis text, ‘Jesus said unto her, Lum the resurrection and the jife: be that believeth im Me, though he were dead, yet shall he jive; and whoso- ever liveth and believeth in Me shail never die? — John, Xb, 25, 26. He divided his discourse lato two parts. The first treated of WHAT OUR SAVIOUR SAYS OF WIMSELP, and the second part of what He says about map. Uuder the first part he said, that our Lord has told us that “he that believeth in Me, thougl he were dead, yet sitall he live.’ By this iife He meant the spiritual Hfe of the soul—that Wfe which proceeds not from the physical welfare of the body, but which came direct from the fountain of grace himself, and by which the soul communicates with its Créa’or tu the holy communion of entire faith. Faith 1s the great me- dium of salvation and the only means of making our pesce with God, Gur Lord himself tas said: He t liveth and Delieveth in me shall never di This does hot mean that faith renders a man imix tal in this life, but It does mean that the soul oj the man of faith never dies, but liver in the holy con- templation of its Redeemer. The most pleasing tan Is perfect trust in God aud tn fis reveal nol believing oue thing and dis- believing another, but having faith tn therm ail, The reverend preacher proceeded In eloquent terms to dilate on the beauty 0! & soul In perfect rendshy With its God. The bappiness and ‘eet repose o} such @ man, he sald, was beyond description; but such @ sta‘e was Wi'hin the reach of ail by a mere exercise of the will; and to Believe in God is not a di Micult task, He is THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, His power is felt all over the world, What He asks Fou to do is not hard; His yoke is light to asks yoo to believe that He 1s all-powerful but He gives you sufficient proof of this, powerful is evinced by every effort you the control He hoids over the elements. His wi is apparent jn the simplest Work of nature, fect harmony which exist’ im ail (he parts kreat work Of tho universe i8 suflicieat proof of His power and His wisdom; for wao but am seeing and ail-powerful God could produce s dashed work LO, 18 it Hob bub just that believe in euch a wo a bare from whom we re- cove nothing bac benefits and by whose mere will We exist? Tn conciusion he asked m3 congrezation {0 prey for faith, and they Would receive it; for our pul, ‘Ask and you shall receive; knock be opened upto you,” CEURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR.” Each Man this Own Interpreter~Heaven Open for Every One=Sermon by Rev. J. Me Pullman, Although @ good many of the fashionables and heavy-pursed merclauis and famiLes have decamped for the seashore resorts owlng to the lovely weather and early advance of the gorgeous summer season, yet a sufficient number remained m town apd mustered quiie a good congregation at the above chureh yesterday, The ieerior of the building is ‘ed up Ina very nice and pleastug manner, par- ticularly with @ view to ventilation and coolness, Which makes it extremely agreeabléon such a sultry day as yesterday, The worshippers appeared to ap- preciate the delictous state of the temperasure Inside as compared with (hat outside the chureh, Large aud fantastic fans, deposited in all the pews, which Were muen patromizel by the assembly, created a Plevsing draught througtiout the bullding. ‘The choir, Which 14 a very effective one, rendered the psaims and hymns ina creditable manner, & a verse of which Lolows:— ‘The darkened sky, how thick it lowers, Jed with storms and big with showern No cheerful gleam of light appears, But Nature pours forth all ber tears, The pastor, the Rey. J. M, Pullman, after praying With much feeling and deep sincerity, took bis text from the gospe! a cording to St, Mark, xi, 32—*And the serves sald unto hin, ‘Well, master, tou hast said the (ruth, tor there 13 ope God and there 1s none other but him?” He said itis an admitted fact by wll denom nations and sects, no matter where their origin, that un oly oue God; the fundamental pace of ecds admite this, and it is only cathens and athersts who pretend tw deny His existence, the One (yola 1gaorance and Want of civil- ization, the other from a luere wish to appear reck- jess ur sef-depend nt in the eyes of YOUNG AND THOUGHTLESS ASSOCIATES, whose teaching and mider induences have as yet prevented them trom ooking on religious subjects With that indifference which charac.crizes their elder and more hardened companion, There aro also a chiss of men Wo go about professing @ desire to becowe relig.ous, but hot Knowing whieh religion or which theological views Wo adopt owing to a large number of sects and creeds all pressing their doce (vines on them and cach maintauing Ghat their in- torpretation of tue Divine law lui down 1a Serypture is the right one, and altogether ignoring the judg- ment of others quite as learne.! as Gigy are, Who form very different opin.ou 10 15 SIMPLY BLASPHRMOUS that any one forn of re igion sueuld appropriate to self the keys of the kingdom of Leaves or even at- tempt to ¢ + irom tie right of Divine merey the end no clnrch and agies wih if there be auy math Wao 14 Une igOus opinions of even all the mid noo remain tm biet in which tus treories wuL ‘or One moment stay Ma and ou the briak of AWPUL PRECIPICE. a Uitrsty man, , flading the ain from wiiieh be Wants to whet his thirst muddy and cuoked vp with filth, proceeds to the -ouree or foantunherd and procures the re- fre Ning itquid of Waich he is in want. So the man un -auistied on tieclozy shou! tase tae Buble, begin Aud 10.10 his OWa COvc.UsONS as LO I) not necessary, to attend churehes or jaceung hoes (0 altun the kingaom of heavea; but it is necs-sary That man shoult eaibrace the grand traths of love to God and jove to mon, Thats is the tree reagion Wiich Christ preaoied om earth. He did not say BELIBY ne religion C THAL bu uncertatn' SO AND SO OR BE DAMNED, t preached was the religion of hot that of seoarinisa, We “3 of tis, AMOng Others When he of Jonas, iovest thou me?’ aud Thon knowesr iat 1 love Thee,’? nim “Feed my sheep.” Chris- Udis DoWa lays @esu ve a great deal of would-be re- Ose. we see them groans i tn the it, With the wergit of Now this cannot possibly be.’ why waich they are trying to carry; for Ho litt tells ua, yoke asy and miy burden is azhe;”? but at ts a iwise and use.es3 doctrme tin are practising, imaging Ui by Mortuying, torturing and makin themselves appear ..teevable 10 Use eyes of the world they come NEARER THE HBAVENLY GRACK. UD, “have many lustan asked, “Simon, 80 Straon said, “Lord, aud Christ sabe Ay Tals sort of religion 18 ai a iarce. The truce Chistian is always di-tuign'shed by his affable, good- ured manner wal nnswerviag primeiples of hon- es.y, Gath wad sincerity. Asta the of men 80 tt is athe caw of sects. A religious va ly Wileh does not adyooite prnolpies from the Bibie and which is not prepared to staut by aut mamtain the truth® tnerein coutaimed will mevitably be swal- lowed up,;either hy the more Vigorous action of anoller LOtY Obs © members, Of their own good sense, shiking ota wen more eoligntened paths for themselves, or perhaps being bhastly at.racted to other bo ly Wiood Views are cangiderably more heysible than Lise kn wht. liv ing, Akal § they have been ET PRES YEERIAN CHURCH. The Grave of Chartes Dickeas—Westminaster Abbey the Machpelah of Englund=iekens? Christianity. And Abraham stood. up from vefare hia dead, and spake upto the #0) of Heth, saying, am a siranser and a sejourner with you; give mea possession of a burying place with you, that may bury my dead out of my sight, And the 1rco of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto bin, Hear us, my Lord: thon art a mighty prince amoag us; in the chuice of our sepulchres bury tb; il; none of us shall Witubold from thes hia sepulebre, but that thou mayest. bury . And Abraham stood ying If it be maind that I 6 e ‘at to. r eof Machpelab, whiel he hath, which fs d; for as nue’ mouey as it is worth he possession ul a vurying place among ¥. Prom ibe foregoing portion of Scripture the Rey. David Mitchell preach xl yesterday morutag on the death and burlal place of Chares Dickeas. Abra~ ham, he sail, Was (ue earaest type of true Kingship* Faith in God was his most distinguishing character- istic. Whatever he did forthe living snowed forth this faith, aud now lis care fur the dead manifests the same confidiog split. The grave where he Would contne Sarau mast be tus own, free from all debts and burdens; t ile must be good so that no inan conld iS claim tl, for le too was to rest there beside her who had shared with him the toils ly woliet- fitting place of rest for the dead. Aud from that y to this Macpheian has been so ously guardet boti by; i Turk that no fan has chin ie MMU the (his rank aad lueaze, Was permitted to do so a few years ago. Wuat Abrahau did for bhusetf and his facnily RY KIGHI-THINKING MAN fecig incumbent on himseif todo. Unless men lose spect Wey must the boiy 1 Who atfect to cave nothtag for Such men are actuated by we nl nob by the spirit of Christ. ou of Monuments, the training of ivy, the stewing of lowers on tne graves of our loved ones are allexponents of a true Christian spirit, ‘there Js Sume'hing as sa im the family vault as in the family dwelling plice, aud (he churchyard and the cometery are connected im oar minds with the most 1 tous to provide hallowed associations and give us renewed faith in urrection. Does not the memory of those & sea adda certain « Ocein? Buta moment comes when SOME MEN BECOME A NATION'S PROPERTY, and we want to lay theur remains in the nation’s most sacred spot, Who regarls Chaucer or Mil- tou, Shakspeare, Macauley, Thackeray, Addison, Tuompsou or now Charies Dickens as the sons of particular parents; ‘They belong to the pation. They have ted to universal sonship, and it is the duty of the nation to erefore it 13 ihat our streets and cal ritovies are OD. 4 eal honor them. e.ties and Por Utls reason, also, churches, endow coileges, or create proteasorships, to rpetuate the memory of such noble spirita, Chines Dickens Was @ man of iotters and he loved literary men, It would be eminently proper, ore, for Wen Of lettera to raise a monument s memory; a bome tor aged and infirm hiterary And ad he belonged Ww every Laud this inontt- ment might be repeated indefinitely. WESTMINSTER AULEY 13 THE MACHPRLAU OF ENG- LAND. Tiere the originals of many of Dickens’ greatest characteis lie buried. There are the resting places of Suakspeare, Chaucer, Miltoa and oller worthies, and there also ou Jume 1 were laid the rewalne of charles Di , With Hande: at fis head and Chaucer at tits lee’, and @ simple sia’) caring the in- sceripuion “Charles Dickens, born February 7, 18125 died June 9, 1870,” covering tie spot where he les. Ti anything will speak to us o. 2iaa's Mmiuortality 16 is such agrave ag Dickens’. He is not dead, but sleeping. Mis works and words exist in every library, private and pubic, i Chistendom, and be htmselk Hives in the affections of lus country, im the syny thies of mankind, tn (ie cestructtou of gigantic evils against whiten his p: ft was ever Wielded, aud in the intevest of surtermy finmaaay, He Wil nov be Lore gutten while the hn, wagge is spoken, D ifrelevant and has arisen ate Dickens? Chiist: HY, and trom many pulpits we hear ita denounced as no Christian or as one of alow moral plane, Some members of the press also tike pleasure in finding faalt wth many of his chat. acters ag expressive of his own low instincts, We will have to such teachers to guide us. We will take his lust written words, in which he says that fie had always adinir.d the life and charactes and agyp