The New York Herald Newspaper, July 4, 1870, Page 4

¢ 4 gious awe, the ineltation to refection, caused by & Spirit almost Indeserivable— THE SPIKIT OF SIMPLICITY. tis this consciousness, then, of the earnestness of in Worsiip, combined wiih the priakaveness of the surroundings, which is felt when in such a Place, and which gives a true religious feeling. $T. PAULYS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, The Love Mortals Should Bear Towards God-Sermon by the Rev, Mr. Jones, St. Paul's church was well filled last eventug to listen to a sermon by Rev, Mr. Jones, The usual @ervice was read and chanted, and selections of music glven by the choir, including the fiftieth Psalm. Mr. Cornell presided at the organ. The text was from Psalms ixxiti., 25—“Whom have 1 in heaven ‘but Him? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside Him.’ The preacher said; What a grand exclamation! and how sub- Jame must be the sou! that can conceive and give utterance to a thought so high above the emotions ofman. This psalm, which is attributed to David, Dut which is THE CREATION OF ANOTHER, 48 one of the most beautiiul expressions of a rapt, Poetic feeling that has been given to man, The Tather who sends his son to tight the battles of his country, and when he has been Placed in a post of honor and danger Jesrns through the telegraph the mournful announce- ment of his death, cannot but feel deeply stricken. ‘Yet we assemble daily over this wide land, 1n health and in the bosom of our families, and never offer thanks to God, and we uever feel the shock caused ; by the death of one loved and lost when we re- member the priceless blood shed for us by the Son of God. How can one estimate the quality and quantity of man’s love for God + ONE EVIDENCE OF THE SPIRIT'S love for Christ is its spontaneity. It is not forced, but gushes forth like the waters of » fountain. It Deeds no argument to warm the piety. Does a nother ever question herself in regard to her love Tor her chid? And the jove that man showd bear Jor God 1s purer and holter, if possible, than the love of a mother, One evidence of the love of Christ is is supremacy, It 13 supreme, but it does not de- jnand the exclusion of ail other love, It does not demand AN ABSENCE OF HUMAN AFFECTION, \ Of the love we may bear our father, our mother, our wife or child, or the severance of those bonds which unite men in friendship and affection; and | When the psalmistsaid, ‘Whom have Ifinheaven but ‘Hum, and there is none upon cari that I desire be- side Him?” he did not mean that God only was loved by him, or that he bad no other love for those upon earth. When the conquering army of France had gathered about Ratisbon, and the cunfiict was progressing | Mlercely, while the leader sat motionless and.anxious , Upon his hor-e, a mie away, an officer rode rapidiy towards him and, dismounting, said, “My Emperor, the day is won. The Marshal occupies the market piace, and | have piaced the tmperial eagie above Ube walls of the city.” Then, as THE SPEAKER TURNED, PALE and fainting, away, the Emperor, pausing in his exultant ejuculation, said, “Young man, you are wounded.” “No, not wouuded, but killed,’’ and he dropped dead at the Emperor's feet. such ts the Jove entertained by man towards bis guilty brother man, and oh, what then should be the boundless adoration given to God, so great and good, and When necessary what sacrifiee too great to offer! SOHN STREET i. E. CHURCH. Christian Humanity—Powerful Appeal in Bes half of the Poor—Lecture by the Rev. John LL. McNair. The paraoie of Dives and Lazarus was the subject of the lecture delivered by the Rev. Join L. MeNatr, in the John street Methodist Episcopal church, last evening. He sald that the parable referred to was Mintended to represent the results of unbeliet in God, woich existed in the days of Lazarus as well a2 now. God made revelations to the prophets by signs, visions and stars; so did He inculcate His lessons to men by parables, and the great lesson to be learned from the parable quoted was that it is not suMicient for Salvation for man to live a life without sin, unless he does good and gives a practicat proot of his belief in God by feeding the hungry, ciotuing the naked and assisting the needy generally, according to his means, To gain salvation the rich Man must not only do this, but must also show that he regards the poorest and most ragged bexgar asa brother in Christ, The Pharisees charged Christ, if not with crime, at least with Inconsisteacy, in eating and associat- ing with publicans and s naers; but Christ rebuked them in simple but powerful ianguage, and showed ‘them the justice of His conduct by all the .. LESSONS OF HUMILITY which His life atfords, This is the greatest but still the one least pracuised by meu. Many there are who, like the rica man in the parabie, believe that while they comuat no sin they arec in of heaven; but the sin of omiesiou 18, in the eyes of God, as great as the sin of commisst To iustrate the TENDER CARE OF GOD for the poor ana a fiicted, the lecturer instanced the instinct nnpuanied in the natures of certain brates— the dog for exai yuich prompted them tu hick lune sores Of thes to give them relief from ther pain the upreasoning brute manifested such deep feelings of sympathy for aMicted man, how inuch more should his brother man make known his sympathy by lis tender care for and succor of his suffering feliow creature, Wao Was made after the same nobie and sublime model as himself, and who possessed all the natural sus- ceptibities of suvering as himself, Thus, then, the conclusion to be drawn from the parable was that if @ rich man assisted and succored not the + . POOR AND NEEDY he practically believed not in God, and, conse- quently, could never enter the kingdom of heaven, eveu if he never had cormmitied sin in iis life. God has said, “He that believeth shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned.” he contended, if @ man _ treated the ‘0 his door as Dives treated Lazarus pilef in God, and, therefore, could not be suved. Some men inight flatter themselves, and they might believe the fattery of others that they were good men, but self-flatiery was weakuess and the flattery of others was THE LANGUAGE OF FOOLS Tre earnestly begged them to strictly guard against this, ‘There was another great truth which he be- Leved the parable contained, and it was that an an. inverrupted flow of prosperity In this life was aimost certain to iead to destruction. He concluded by earnestly appealing to them to be kind to the poor, aud it Would bring iis oWu reward in good ume. he had no re: CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT Do PAUL. 'YoleranceSermon by the Rev. Bather Mathennet. ‘The congregation of this church attended the usteal morning services yesterday in the basement of the building in Twenty-third street, near Sixth ave- nue, as the church proper is undergoing repairs. ‘The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Father Mathon who took for his text the Gospel of the day (St. Luke, v., 5), Which gives St. Peter’s answer to the Saviour after “He had entered Into one of the ships,” and told Peter, “Let down your nets for a draugit’—namely, ‘We have toiled all the night aud have taken nothing.” Tne reverend gentleman remarked that the thought was suggested by the fact of the Saviour’s ad- dressing Peter a8 he did, that He spoke to htm as the head of the Church, the pilot who was to guide the ship of tie Church through all dangers. This ship ‘was guided by the hand of God, and all ships that were not piloted by Peter's successor were sure to be wrecked, ‘The Catholic Church did not consider that all Protestants were bound to be lost, but on the contrary it thought that every Christtan who, bein; bs dra did what was right and led a good life an did ali thathe could to searn the real truth, was considered @ Catholic and worthy of salvation. The Ohureh, however, contended that the doctrines of outside reitgions—so cailed—could not lead to salva- tion, The answer of St. Peter to the Saviour, “We Nave tolled al! the night and have taken nothing,” ‘was one which many Chnstians could give if they were asked what they were doing or had done during their lives. They toiled on day and night for yeurs to accumulate riches and ma the pleasures oi this ‘world, without ever giving a thought to their eternal interests. They toiled, and yei they had “taken nothing”—obtained no grace necessary to salvation, did nothing to merit heaven; but, on the contrary, toiled in evil and forgot their God. ‘The reverend genticman then closed with an earn- est exhortation to the congregation to lead good lives, to toll on im ihe way Of life, so that they would nov have in the end to say € have tolied all the night and have taken uo bing.” APOLLO HALL SERVICES. Progressive Spiritualism Expiained by the f Rev. Moses Hull, A vory goodly congregation was assembled yester- fay forenoon in Apollo Hail to listen to tne discourse the Rey. Moses Hull, who was to preach before “{ue Soctety of Progressive Spiritualists. His text ssfrom Deuteronomy, 1x., 18:—“And I fell down fore the Lord, es at the first forty days or forty ights; 1 agp meat bread nor drink water, be- ‘cause of all your ch ye sinned in doing wick- edly in the eight of tue Lord to provoke him to anger.” He said it Was quite sufficient evidence of spiritaalism our Lord had made a law against u, for tale ag an there could be no legis- aries Claimed that the Bible PROOF OP SPIRITUALISM, . wing an existence, gnd was @ refutarion of all de- @atholic as pbednas He qhalmvd Wat tae lew) Sauna eae natnae ae against it was now abolished, as Jesus Christ had held communication witn the SPIRITS OF MOSES AND ELIAS, Either then our Lord had sinned (which is tn itsel( & monstrous allusion), or he nad done the will of ‘His father, The first it ts not necessary to deny, and then it only rematns to be said that It justifies com- muuion with the spirit world. ‘The réasou the old Jaw would not allow spiritualism was, the people Were not sufficiently advanced ia intelligence, and had not faith enough int Lord, If the ancients saw apything out of the ordinary they worshipped it, and this BEGOT HEATHENISM AND IDOLATIC ‘Thus it was that our Lord made a law forbidding it to be practised, The Jews bad no bellef in a future lite and aid not believe the dead could do anything, therelore they could not be spiritualists, Take for instance a giass of water. No one would believe that itcould effect anything, for it had no tutelli- rence and no mauilestations ‘Tle Jews were 1o:- idden under pain of death to MOLD CONVERSE WITH THE DEAD, therefore no one of then: would do so or admit they had done so, and the spirits themselves would not Visit their friends, since by doing so they would en- danger thelr lives. Spiritualism was sure to succeed and to gain many to its ranks, as it was founded on all the principles of truth and appealed to the senses of all, There was nothing improbable in thetr doc- trelne, aud what they set forth was jusufed by the words of Holy Writ. The reverend preacher was listened to throughout with the greatest attention, aud delivered his dis- Pessarne @ sonorous Veice and with appropriate postures, CHURCH OF ST. PA Imposing Services and an Eloqu course. Yesterday being the Feast of St. Paul, the patron saint of the Order of the Paulsts of the Church, the ceremonies were grander than usual. Solemn high mass was sung by the Revs, Fatner Young, as offl- clating priest; Father Bodfsh, as deacon; Father Lake, as sub-deacon, aad Rey. Mr. Brady, a3 master of ceremonies, An gieauent dissertation was delivered by the Rev. Father Hooker on the life and worklugs of St. Paul, in which the gontieman did himself and the occasion full credit, Mass was sung by the choir, assisted by @ full orchestra. The Kyrie, Gloria, Credo and Ag- nus Dei were delivered with fine effect in Mozart’s No. 14 In the sanctuary were noticeable the Rev. Dr. Corrigan, President of Seton Hali College; Dr. Prime, recent convert to Catholicity, and Rev, Fa- Lor Hecker, head of the Order, latey returned from purope. it Dis COUR: OF THE COMING WOE. or r The Prophet Snow Reviews the Religious Situation and Exalts Over It. ‘The usual motley assemblage of a score and a half of persons greeted the Very Rey. Bishop Suow yes- terday at the performance of afternoon service in the University Building. ‘The Bishop began his dis+ course by reading from the volume of propliectes (with a Key), and said:—The word ‘doctor’? comes from the Latin word “io teach,” and Christ says, “Beware of false teachers.” Now, brethern, you begin to see the point. It ts these latter-day doctors of whom Jesus and his apostles told us to beware, and I tell you itis a fact beyond dispute that you cannot reap grapes from thistles nor wheat from apple trees. Only a little while ago a clergyman ot the Church of England said that Charles Dickens, the novelist, was sent from God. Yes, a clergyman sald Qhurles Dickens, a novelist, was sent by God. Now, neither Charles Dickens nor that clergyman Was sent trom God. WHAT MAKES THE DOCTORS OF DIVINITY and clergymen? A lot of boys are sent to a semin- ary by their parents, and alter studying a great many things they come out and they find three professions or means Of living open to thém. One of them thinks he would like to be a preacher, is sent to a theological seminary, and comes out with the right to wear the prefix Rev. to his name, Then this young man who thinks himseif cut out for a preacuer, and 1s chosen as such by the congregation which employs him, says that he Is sent by God. How mi sects are there? I cannot remember them all, and, brethren, you could not expect that I should remember them all—the names Of all the sects in Christendom. All of them, however, have their ‘doctors’ and ‘rev- erends” attachea to them. Even the Unt- versalists bave their D, D's, and they are found in all the churches down or up to the Catholics, and the concern founded by sohn Wesley & Co. The Catholics pretend to be the only genuine Christians, but the Episcopalians preiend to have the pedigrees of their D.D,’s traced all the way back to the Apostles’ time. But all these preachers, riding on dierent hobbies, teaching every kind of doctrine, ery, “Lo! here, and lo! there,” and “I’il go for you,” says one, AND “I'LL GO FOR You"? says another, and this has been the practice anid preaching oi all the false prophets who worshipped the true God and the false gods from the time o: the Jews down to the tune of Henry Ward Beecher. Ana the people like this, and run and throw their arms around Beecher’s neck, and like tt. What is the bur- den of all their songs “There’s a good time coming.” The Universalists all sing this, The think they are on the high, roud to salva- tion, and Ue Unitarians think they’ve got A BIG THING ON CHRISTI Of course the only tagh road to Heaven is that the Methodists take, thougi you've got to be baptized by the Baptsts before you start. The Episcopais have the only true catholic and apostolic Church, and you must take a ticket from them they say, and to make it sure 1t ought to be punched by the r.tual- ists, To have a coupon from the Catholic Church would only make it stronger. ‘They are all saiiiog in for a good time coming. But is there a good time coming’ God the Father gives the world to Christ that he may break them with a rod of iroa or as A POTTER'S POT, IN PIECES. The sects who have the D. D.’s don’t take this tn fall; they leave out the connection which gives it sense. But perhaps I may be remudea that there is another passage in Scrip. ure which says, “Behold! @ second woe cometh.”’ Does that mean conversion ¢ Any D.D. who tells you that all the earth is going to be converted tells lies. Ihave the honor to agree with Martin Luther that the world is bathed in Wickeduess and Will go on tu wickedness, and that I? 18 FALSE TO PREACH that men are going to be saved, Timothy said that men were wicked, avaricious, mean, blasphemous, knayish wretohes, incontinent and full of wrath. Yet Timothy said, to cap the climax, that these men were Christians. Mahomet asked the mountain to come to him, and when he found it wouldn’t he went to the mountain. So Christianity has been preach- ing that the world would go to the Church, and now they've found it won't the popular pulpit orators are taking the Churea to the world. In the words ot Christ, the great Preacher, Bishop Snow added, “1 preach not to the world, or to save the worid, but 1o those wiko ure outof the world, who are thine.’ MOHAWK WALL, Garibaldi Against Roman Catholicism—The Flow of Soul~-Adiress by Mr. Dr. Boone. About fifteen personsof both sexes attended this hall last eventing to hear a discussion on the above sub- ject. Previous to the commencement of the proceed- ings & lady came forward and entertained the report- ers present with some novel facts, She informed them that her husband was about to return from Califor- nia, where he had been for fourteen years, and that she could no longer preside at the harmonium in the church She was not fond of ex: travagant music and did not weigh over two jhundred pounds. A Mr. Martin having read an essay upon political economy Mr. Booue then adressed the meeting. He supposed that very few people woulda compare Disraeit, Duffy and Gari- baldi asa trio juncia in uno bent upon accomplishing one object. Disraeli began his first work, ‘Vivian Grey,” by instilling into it the principles ot RADICALISM OR REPUBLICANISM. Disraeli in all nts writings discoursed against priestcraft, particularly in his “Lotha ir;”* Garibaldt {did the same thing in his novel lately published. In his novel he lata down that Italy could do no more for the complete liberation of herself unttl the women were educated to perceive the insidious and fatal infu- ences of priestcraft, and until tne foreign occupants of Rome relinquished thetr guardianship of the Pope, Disraeli attempted to show up the INSIDIOUS WORKINGS OF THE JESUITS in their efforts to establish their religion in England and this country—a religion which was now fading from its former strongholds. Priestism was as deadly to the Italians as it was to the Irish. On both it shed its bdlightin, and deadening influence. ‘The Irish could only equal the Italians in barbarism when caught in the meshes of the Roman priests. The day was gone by since education rose up like a bright star and shed its beautiful beams upon the land, If they looked for religion, prosperity and happiness tney would not look to those countries where priestcraft existed. ‘That was clear and needed no substantiation, He trusted that the public would perceive their danger and endeavor to avert the Impending evil. Priest- ism was a curse to any country, and would be to this land if allowed to grow. BROOKLYN CHURCHES, PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Plymouth Church Shorn of ite “Star,” its Flowers and its ChoireSermon by an Eadttor of “be Independent.” ‘The adventitious giory of Plymouth Church had de- parted yesterday. The pastor, who may be spoken of in a respectful sense as the principal actor, was “starring” it in the proyinces—in all probability was either worshipping with or preaching before the President and Mrs. Grant, There was no florai dis- play, and all was conjecture as to the reason thereof; the bouquets were either shedding their sweet per- fume at Hartford or Woodstock, or they had gone “WHERE THE WOODBINE TWINKTH." The choly Wad lost about Galt its velgce aud La NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1870.—TRIPLE | principal tenor, and therefore the muse was sub- dued, less concertorial and more congregational, Only about half the pews were occupied. The greater part of the congregation seemed by an effort to mataiain a respectful and restrained propriety, mstead of the animated, anxtlous, enthusiastic and spell-bound attention that is generally observable when the great man occupies the platform, It was evident, painiully evident that there were those present who had gone to Plymouth church to worship Mr. Beecher and notto worship God, A few had the ill-breeding to manifest this very demonstratively. During the sing- Ang of the first hymn, and even during the reading of the lesson several left their pews and walked out of the church up the floor of the aisle before the eyes ot the entre congregation, Others, fluding their hopes TaUlacious that the pense occupying the platiora was only “to do” the introductory service and that Mr. Beecher would preach afterwards, left the church during the singing of the hymn before the sermon, ‘rhis 18 a free land and everybody is sup- posed to have considerable treedom of action, but it Might be as well for these DISTURBERS OF A RELIGIOUS SERVICE to remember that it is quite possible to worship God arighe, even in Plymouth church, though the great Dulpit orator of that tabernacle may be absent. ‘The sermon was preached by Mr. Ward, one of the editors of the Independent. The ‘subject was “God in Nature,” and the text selected was the following » from the twelfth chapter of the Book of verses 7 to 9—“But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and 4 shall tell thee; or speak to the earth, and it spall teach thee; and the fishes of the ‘sea shall de- elare unto thee. Who kuoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?’ There is & story that was current some few years ago in Eng- lish circles that a street organlat was playing before a West End house in a handsome square, ture after tune, of the ‘401 metre,” “conventicle? style of music, The of the house endured these solemn strains for some time, and after waiting for the organ to get through its solemn stops to get into the lively pophien melodies, and the latter not coin- ing she sent her litte, laughing daughter down to the Italian organ grinder to ask him if he could not Play a polka, The Italian, raising his hat to the litue walnlature of the mother, and turning his dark, sleep- ful eyes, with a rogulsh but respectful sintie on his face, towards the window wnere the lady of the house Was Watching the iaterview, repued, in his broken Rpalsh, that bis organ could not piay a polka, bat it coul “PLAY A PSALM TUNE QUICK.” This was Mr, Ward’s sepmon; it was a long col- umned article about natu® and science, very heavy, very duil, very full of facta, web here and there enough allusion to nature's God and the relationship of God to ihe universe to enapie tt to pass for a ser- mon—just enough of these truths “picked in,” as au artist wouid say, to give it the colur of a sermon. In a few closing words this preacher-editor made a practical application ofgus subject by urging upon his hearers the delight and the duty of secing God tn creation, but we suspect the appligation of the sub- ject that is likely to be the most vividiyremembered 4s the fact that Mr, Bees did MOL preach. st. CARLES BORROMZO'S CHURCH. Infallibility of the Successor of St. Peter— Sermon by Rev. Dr. Fri ‘The Rey. Dr. Friel preached yesterday morving at St. Charies Borromeo’s cnurch, Sidney place, taking for his text the words found in the Gospel of St. Matthew, Xvi., 13 to 28, inclusive. The festival being the feast of St. Peter and St, Paul, the reverend gentieman took occasion to discuss the question of the infallibility of the Pope, He prefaced his dis- course by referring to the question asked py Christ ef His apostles, “But whom say you that I am?’ Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Aud Jesus an- swered and said unto him, “Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it wnto thee, but My Father, who isin Heaven, And say unto thee that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Our Divine Lord did not seek to obtain information when He askea, “Whom say you that amy? It was Ths purpose to instruct is apostle, as He did do, when He told Peter » “Flesb and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who isin Heaven.’ It was the evidence of Peter's faith, vouchsafed to him by the grace of God, which enabled him to see not merely with the eyes of the flesh, not to be governed simply by mate- Tial surroundings, but to be guidea by the truths and teachings of his Divine Master. When our Saviour said, “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock 1 Will build My Church, and the gates o/ hell shall not prevail against it,” He declared the infalibility of His Church, of which Peter was the foundation—the foundation of the great divine mstitut.on, for the firm and true basis upon which human society was to be bulit, that the mission of Christ on earth—the saiva- tion ol man—might be perfected, The promise that the gates of hell shall not provatl against the Church signified that neither the power of the devil and the fallen angels nor the evil eflorts of men should inier- fere with or oyerthrow whac Church which He establisied by placing Peter at iis head. The obsiacles wluch outsiders pretend to see in the way of the admissibility of the dogma of the in- fallibliity of the successor of St, Peter were absurd. ‘The highest order ot ilberty in the exercise of human reason 13 that which 1s found in obedience to whe commandments of God, and in the observance of the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church. Those zeal- ous Christians who profess such Igh-toned, gene ous ideas of solfcitude for matters of Cathuite faith— such as that of infallibility—bad better come within the pale of the Cnurch, in order that they may be entiled to discuss the measure, which canuot, cer- tally, otherwise interest tnem. There can be no doubt, the reverend pastor said in concluding his remarks, that the dogma of infallibility wid be proclaimed by the Ecumenical Conucil at Kome, and wat no Catholic will refuse to belteve what the Chi eva because God Himself hath so coim- munded. SATE SIREST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. A Boy ia the PalpiteRev. Mr. Schwifel on Faith in Christ. Arainy Sunday is not in general a state of things devoutly to be wished for; but after the uninterrupt- ed glare of sun and torture of heat that the city has suffered for two weeks a whole day of clouds and soft dropping rain is pecultarly refresning. Of course the churches were thinly attended yester- day, both on account of the weather and because “a Jarge part of the different congregations were “pleasurlug” in the country, At the Siate street Congregational church the pulpit was occupied by Mr. Schwifel, A PHENOMENAL BOY of ninetesn, who displays somewhat remarkable ge fis in sacred oratory, Mr. Schwifel is being edu- caieiat Wilbraham, Mass., by the contributions of the church in question and the York street Metho- dist church, and occupies hts vacation by practising in his chosen profession. He is the merest boy in appearance, but possesses in a considerable degree the rare power of losing himself in his subject and of making his hearers forget his personality in the truth which he delivers. He has a deep, full, sympa- thetle voice, extremely flexivie, and remarkaoly adapted to persuasion and exhortation, and he elabo- rates his subject with an earnestness that with many would make up for a lack of solid thought, If Mr. Sehwifel, as he develops tnto manhood, finds that he has something to say to the world he will have no trouble in making his mark. He is A NATURAL SPEAKER, and will never be at a loss how to clothe and express ideas; and in case he should be found to have brain power, he will certainly be heard irom some time in the future. The text upon which the morning discourse was based was taken from Acts Xvi., 30 and 31—<‘Sirs, what must [ do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Qhrist, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” THE GRAND BCENE that transpired at the tume that this question was asked and answered is full of interest, Paul havin; come to Philippi, the chief city of Macedonta, ha commanded the evil spirit to come out of a certain damsel who possessed powers of divination. and so had offended her masters, who profited by her gilt of soothsaying. Accordingly, Paul and Silas were cast iuto prison, but, being fuil of love and joy, they prayed and‘sang praises, and suddenly the doors of the prison were opened as by the . SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE, and the prisoners stood free. Then the jailer fell down before these men so wonderfully delivered and cried, “What must Idoto be saved? And Paul answered in words that are as fresh and living to-day as they were cen- turies age in ancient Philippl—“ Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.’ But you say, “How am I to believe? What is this faith?’ Spurgeon very truly says :—A man may have the belief that comes from knowiedge withont having faith, The old preachers usea the expression recumbency on the truth.’ The essence of faith is leaning on Christ. It will not save you to know that Christ diea, but you are to actually love and believe him with the same uudoubung, periect coufidence that ALITTLE HELPLESS CHILD shows to its strong, loving fatner, When we are tenderly attached to a friend, when we have faith in all he says and «does, and believe in our heart of ts that he 1s noble and tree and then we sre constantly influenced by hin we are so sensitive to impres- sions from those who have moral power over us that tnsensibly we become lixe those we love. We are 80 to become acquainted with Christ, to learn ot Him, to keep ci to Him, to follow Him, tnat, he by littla, our whole character will be moulded ike HIS GLORIOUS CHARACTER. We are to have that faitn which will enable us to see His purity, His tenderness to the sinner, His humility, His obedience to the Father, and, seein, these bidased qualities, our faith must be of the kin that will enabie as to rely simply and entirely on Him who has promised te give uy belp ty every hous of need. Do you wish to know Christ? Then come with me to the garden of Gethsemane, Tread softly; lor there, beneath that cluster of olive trees, 1s # sufferer, saying, “Bather, if 1t be possible, let this cup pass from meygnevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done.”” A frantic crowd comes RUSHING TOWARD HIM, and one kisses Him and says, ‘Hall, Master !”’ and He whose hour is come stands like a lamb, dumb be- Jore its shearers. isthe Saviour that you are asked to love and follow. You are to follow Him in His patience through suffering; in His love, 80 great that He was willing to die a sacrifice for stn; and, 80 following, you shall be ed with the great throng who through the ages have followed and ioved him, and who now neither audfer from sin nor long for salvation, but rest in the fruition of heaven, POLYIECHNIC INSTITUTE. New Congregational Charch—Stand There, Hold Fusti—Sermon by the Rev. Hugh Smith Carpenter. A short time ago the Rev. Mr. Carpenter severed his connection with the Presbyterian church, corner of Clinton street and First place, and inaugurated a system of free services in the private chapel of the Polytechnic Institute, Livingston street, Brooklyn. They have hitherto been @ complete success, and the energy nd ardor of the pastor have met with a worthy response in the enthusiasm and zeal of the members of his old congregation, who flock to the temple presided over by him, and seem to take no pleasure in hearing religious truths from otner lips, Yesterday the assemblage ‘Was not so large as uspal, owing to the threatening aspect of the weather, but a respectable number were present, composed of staid old gentlemen, and ladies young and old, who manifested a praise- worthy disregard for the POSSIBLE IRKEPARABLE DAMAGE to their outward integuments, ‘The services were begun with @ prayer and singing of psalms, with orchestral accompaniments by an amateur choir of chureh members, after which the reverend gentle- man delivered an eloquent address, taking his text from the fifth verse of the fourteenth chapter of the Epistle to the Ephestans—‘Stand there,” &c, In this command there 18 implied a great activity and preparation, with a confiding sense of safety, a ‘notion that after the armor 18 buckled on there 1s nothing more to be done. The Chnstian 1s depicted as one possessed of Cer strength and im- bued with the power to stand fast in the liberty with which Christ has gifted hin, There is something in thus style or language which implies suspense, and yet repose; might, and yet quietude. It incluaes three elemenis—derision, steadias.uess and readi- ness. In the first place a Christian adopts A GUIDING PRINOIPLE, takes a distinct stand, and wherever that principle directs hii he turns, So far be may be said to kaow jumself, He only takes his position go far as he sees the direction in which the principle leads bim. Hi Will stop or turn on the path along which 1 guides nim, obeying its slightest prompting, Watching it wiih the same attention that the skilful marimer bestows upon the compass. Like the latter it shows him how to steer, without indicating the position of the ship on the vast waste of waters around. The mighty ship, guided over the dark waves by the un- errmg hand of the pilot, foliows the direction pointed out by the delicate needle. So a man’s principle will kad him right, and be to him asa Magnet within the soul, a northern star, which, electric in its sympathy, will bring him safe to the long wished for haven, though he may not see any landmarks. To a Christian, however, uncertain of his Leone there is always a bright star in the sky, and relying on the fatth that isin him he will answer to the call of his Master, “s peak Lord, what will you have me do?” and ‘Lord, here am L” ‘Therefore, @ position must ve taken, for without it there is danger. If A CHILD STRAYS FROM HOME the parent 15 uncertain as to its fate, but he still trusis in its safety, for he has an abiding faith in the Wise provisions made by the authorities, A sub- mission to an accepted form of faith is indispens- able, wheiher the religiontst worship in a bumble chapel or ina gorgeous temple, Both wisdom and reason are outraged by the preposterous opinion held by some men that they can live in this world with- out subjecting themseives to moral responsibility. It would be as dificult as to walk dry through the rain drops m a_ thunder storm, or make an incision im living fes& without cutting through ;countiess pores. Armed in this panoply the weak man imitates the ostrich, which buries its head in the sand, but like it he is still ex- posed to the storm of his own sinful nature. Not even were he to put on a garment impenetrable to observation a8 THE FABLED COAT OF DARKNESS could he escape from the consequences of his errors. Following thus idea to its legitimate conclusion there is evasion, as man must denue his position. He can- not pretend to be loyal to Jesus without loving Him aud acknowledging His name. It is like endeavor- ing to sing Without moving the lips. The principle alluded to differs from two other qualities, obstinacy and —_vacillatton. Some men stammer and wander in their lives, just ag speakers who have imperfectiy ‘stu- died their speech will surely say what they do notmean, A strange text of the sacred writ refers toa double minded man, meaning the weakness of the human inteilect and not commending tt as a duplicate ol the mental power. There are many who have been encouraged tw a crudity of thought in early life, who jump to hasty conclusions and be- come entangled in alliances from which they afier- wards find {t dificult to escape. This world is full of irrepressible agents, VISIONARY BEINGS, who choose to assert that there was @ man before Adam, and @ book oider than the Bible. An Irresponsible man has time only to do harm, and cauuot correct the evil into which he leads others, The grim and sturay veierao walks bravely into the battie fleld, while the jaunty oMcer stands appalled at the terrors of the ight. Steadiness, though op- posed to yacillation, is not akin to rigidity and stuft- ness, Atree takes hold with its living roots, wad, spreading out, gathers strength to WITHSTAND THE BLAST, unlike the staff or post fixed immovably in the earth. No one Knows for what he is most useful; let him only be concerned about his readiness, The eficieucy of an army consists in the readiness Qi the individual members to obey the word of command. Readiness is the grand secret of na- ture’s placidity. Ataword the lightning dies away and ceases to irradiate the heavens, the bullying storm dwindles down to the sighing breeze, wile the capacity for another aerial disturbance always remains. With an eloquent appeal to his hearers to be always prepared, to stand in readiness, the preacher terminated “his discourse, watch was list- ened to With marked attention throughout, STS. PETER AND PAUL'S CHURCH. Celebration of ‘the Annual Feast of Its P: trous—Sermon by Father Gritin of § Stephen’s. The aniual feast of Sts. Peter and Paul is always celebrated in the church bearing their names in Williamsburg, and of which the Rev, Sylvester Malone is pastor, with all the solemnity and gran- deur known to the Catholic Church, and yesterday ‘was no exception. Atten o'clock Kossini’s Grand Mass was celebra- ted, with the Rey. Father Fagan as celebrant, the Rey. Father Cainpbell as deacon, and the Rev, Mr. Macauley as sub-deacon, and a full orchestra assisted a double quartet choir in its performance. The music was faultlessly rendered by all the artists engaged. The great altar of the noble old edifice was decorated for the oocasion with remarkable good taste, und presented an appearance of unusual splendor, After the reading of the gospel of the day FATHER GRIFFIN, of St. Stephen’s church, New York, delivered a ser- mon Of more than ordinary ability, and was listened to throughout with profound attention by a con- gregation that 1s used to the liberal and charitable teachings of a pastor whom Chris- {ans of all denominations honor and revere. Father Griffin exhibited to his hearers the graces beatowed by God on the patron saints of the Church in language so simple that none could misutider- stand him. Peter and Paul were opposite in their individual characteristics, put they were identical in their mission, and worked together for the glory of God and the good of mankind. God bas given us ail positive Characters, and demands of us the proper use of our minds and faculties, Un these depend our salvation. YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, while pursuing tneir daily vocations, can do more for Christianity by atproper use of thetr minds and faculties than can the priest in the sanctuary or the monk in‘his cloister. For the world looks upon the epi 8 & Man Whose only business itis to preach y precept and example, and they therefore expect nothing else of him; but the pure minded young men and women of the world who spread the truths of the Church among their associates labor under no such disadvantage. It therefore behooves young men and young women to practice ‘those Christian qualities that the world respects, No matter what position in Ilfe they occupy God has given them a mission to perform and holds them otrwtly responsibie for ita performauce. The gift thas they all have is the same, in that they are all missionaries, God gives them all graces, although those graces work dul ently in all of them. Father Gritin closed bis dis- course by urging his hearers towolicit a renewal of God's grace through the mediation of Sts. Peter aud aul. Atthe conclusion of the services a large number of distinguished clergymen and iayinen cailed on Father Malone, Whom they look a as the best exponent of true Catholicity in the city, and’warmly congratulated him for his great services to religion aud society during the past quarter of a century. CONGREGATION BETH JACOR. Dedication of the New Synagogue wo Sere mons by Rev. Dre, Isaacs and Huebsck, of New York=Orthodoxy and Keform Meet in the Pulpit. Yesterday afternoon this congreg: Md MGW BYEgRomUR to the aprvige of Gi a dedicated Tag Geuate- ee SHEET. gation itself is new, having been in extétence for hard ly more than six months, It may be constdered an off- shoot of the Beth Elohim, of which most of the Beth Jacob were formerly members. The new synagogue is a very modest looking frame building,jon the north side of Tenth street, between South Fourth and South Fifth streets, Williamsburg, about twenty-five feet in width and sixty feet long, erected under the super- intendence of Mr. J. C. Werner, architect and bullder, ai an expense of about ten thousand dollars. The interior is plain, aud no gaudy ornament distracts the pious.mind. At half-past two o'clock the metm- bers of the congregation began to assemble at Ma- sonic Hall, 309 Grand street, where a procession wis formed, led by twenty-four young girls, all clad in spotless white, the oldest of whom, a Miss Ben- nett, carried the key to the synagogue on & white satin pillow. Arriving at the church the children ascended the stoop, and, hav- ing formed a passage, Mr, Moses Kessel, formerly president of Beth lohim, assisted by Max Levi, presiitent of Beth Jacob, and J. Baker on either side, and the other officers and trustees of the new congregation fotlowed, To Mr. Keasel ‘was delivered the key, Miss Bennett accompanying the act by an appropriate address, He then gave three raps on the door and opened it, admitting the congregation, the chasan, Mr. Dresdner, at once be- inning tochant, “Blessed are they who come in e mame of the righteous; open unto them the of heaven that they may enter therein.” In he meantime Rev. Dr. I. 5. Isaacs, of Sharat Tefllla, in West Forty-fourti street, and Kev. Dr. A. Huebsh, of the © street syni ue, robed m thelr ministerial gowns, had taken their post- tion in the chancel on either side of the ark, asthe bearers of the sacred rolls of the Scripture, preceded by the chasan, the former gentlemen said, “Biessed art thou, O Lord, who hast permitted us to enjoy this seagon,’’ the congregation Feapondls “Amen.” “How beautiful are thy tents, O Israel, and thy tabernacles, O Jacob,” was then chanted by the chasan, after which the sacred rolls, or Thora, were carried about the church seven times in pro- cession, a psalm of David being sung during each circuit, AM thege prayers and chants were in the Hebrew language. REY. DR. ISAACS. After a short, silent prayer before the ark, and with ince turned towards it and to the east, Rev. Dr. Isaacs ascended the pulpit and delivered the dedic: tory sermon in English, After referring to the ta that this was the forty-seventh synagogue in (his the dedication of witch he had assisted, that twenty years ago he helped vo dedicate the first Jewish tempie on Long Islan and also ten years ago the first in Williamsburg and expressing his gratitude to tne Father in heaven for allowiag him this long season of usefulness, he announced his vext from Isaiah— “My house shall be the house of prayer for al! peo- ple.” The reverend speaker explained that this was ‘the house of God and not of man nor of any congre- gation of men, dedicated to God for ail earth to bow in slience before him, aud it order, silence and de- votion did not prevail, they had better not dedicate 1t to God, but let it run to ruin, It was God's house and order was His first law. They prayed to God, not for His sake, but their own, to clean their own heart from the dross cjinging to it. It is to be the house of prayer for ah people hereafter, jor the essence of ail religion was to pray to God and serve him in one wor- slup and one JAnRSAES, though this may come to pass ages hence. Tae learned gentleman ex- shorted thein, as necessary to the maintenance of the orthodox faith, not to depart from the language of their holy faith, The Hebrew language shouid be steadily cultivated, although part of the Jewish world did believe in putting it away and taking to the vernacular of the land. They should be Israel- ites when in the sy! ygue and good citizens of the country when out of it. The Jewish service necded no wordly attraction, no operatic artists, no organ. God desires only a heart full of devotion. Paying a sioning eulogy to America as the land of freedom of reiigious worship, and exhorting his hearers to be charitab’e, the minister, in coaciusion, invoked the blessings of Heaven upon all sons of hamanity. He was followed by BEY. DR. ADOLPHUS HUEBSCH, inthe German language. He being a champion of moderate reform, and opposed both to the orthodox school of Sharai Tefilla and to the radjcai innova- tions of Adath Jeshurun, some of the remarks of Rev. Dr. Isaacs evidently displeased him, and he made no great effort to disguise it. After some in- troductory references to King Solomon, he divided religion into doctrine, pub.tc pga a and charity. He gave some passages from the Talmud as to the meaning and object of Moses and Bezaliel in building the first house of God, and asked, “What is ortho- doxy?” Is it @ peculiar sect of Judaism? The Talmud explains it. There are two ways— the way of ice, materialism, which freezes; the way of fire, fanaticism, which burns, The right way lay in the middle, The Jews are witnesses in behalf of God; but it is not in trivial things they should tes- tify, but in the spirit, love and majesty of God. Doctrine is a tree of life, and an old, lifeless tree bears no fruit. But some contend that worship be conducted in English, some in German, others in He- brew. Which wasright? The Solomonic aim of wor- ship in the House of God should be kept iu view. They Must connect themselves with the historic past as descendants of the Jews of the Bible; but they shoula never forget the mission of Judaism, and make their services solemn as well as attractive. Failing in this, they would still be the children of Israel, but spotied children, Exhorting them all to maintain unity and peace between them, peace being the true name of God—a prayer for the President and the other officers of the government was sung, and the regular evening service followed. The whole cou- gregation then retired to the Masontc Tempie, ou Seventh and Grand streets, where A BANQUET was partaken of, and speeches were made by Mr. M. ‘Pessell, Mr. M. Levi, Mr. G. Dayis, Judge Ames, Dr. A. V. Hofer, of New York, Mr. A. 8. Benham, of the Jewish Messenger, Mr. Dresner and others. JERSEY CITY CHURCHES. GARK’S PROTESTANT CHURCH. A Wholesome Lesson for Al—Mammon Wor- ship Condemed. The qutet little Protestant Episcopal church known as St. Mark's, at the corner of Montgomery and Grove streets, Jersey Vity, contained a small but re- spectable congregation yesterday. It was in this church that the Rey. O. B, Frothingham held forth to his flock years ago, long before the doctrine of “amnities’’ was promulgated. The simple and good- natured folks of that day would have been scandalized, if not horrified, at an exegesis of the marriea reia- ton which has since become a specialty with their erratic pastor in his new sphere, The present pastor is the Rev. Mr. Macuray, a tall, venerable geutieman, With whom the muustry is a labor of love. His text on thls occasion was from Peter's epistle, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He caretn tor you.” Tne text does not umply that we must sit with folded “arms and be totaily in- different to the future, depending on God to provide for us without any exertion on our part. The early disciples were subjected to trials from which we of this age are happily exempt. But there are troubles, tribulations, disappointments and temptations which continually beset us. There are creatuges Which God supperts by a special dis- pensation, because He has not given them the ability to work. ST. EPis¢ OPAL THE LILIES OF THE FIELD grow, the birds of the. air are fed, yet they do not spin hor sow, neither do they read. If we are to make ourselves ever anxious about the future, and always anticipate the worst, we shall pe always miserable. The evils apprehended may never come, so that we add imaginary troubles to those that already surround us. Some ills may be staved otf by a timely endeavor. TWO KINDS OF EVILS. Our failing health may be recovered by timely re- laxation. But there are evils which are unavoida- ble.’ No prudence or foresight can prevent them. But if we are true disciples we can rejoice in tribu- lations whicn cause the power of Christ to rest upon thegoul. The man who casts his care on God will in sickness recognize the chastening hand of God preparing him by that stroke for an eternal inherit- ance. FORTITUDE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANS, The patience and fortitude of the early disciples of Christ should be a lesson tous They weicomed death itself, and, in the midat of their misfortunes, they lifted up their voice in thanksgiving to God, ‘They Were men ot like passions with ourselves, but the grace of God was with them, Sf. MARY'S caugeH, IN HOBOKEN. The Foundation of Christianity=Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Smith. Owing to the temperate state of the atmosphere yesterday the congregation at last mass was unusu- ally large, the early services being more numerously attended when the Sunday is rather warm. High muss was celebrated at eleven o'clock by the Rev. Father Paganini, the altar being profusely decoratea in honor of the festival of Our Ladyof Grace. Aiter the chanting of the gospel an avle discourse was de- Mvered by the Rev, Father Smith, an ex-student of Louvain aud the Professor of Theology at Troy Seminary. He preached on the gospet of the taken “from the fifth chapter of St. Luke, and compared tbe necessity of ¢s- tablishing a church by means ‘of the fishermen in those days to that of opposing abarrier to the rowing tndiferentism of modera tines. When we jooK upon the humble attainments of the chosen twelve and the magnitude of the labor they were re- quired to perform we ate apt toconcinde that the Incans were not proportioned to the end—that the Aposties were untitied to the task imposed upon them. S18 precisely What 1 said by LIRVERS AND INDIFFEREN: UNE i They endeayor to disprove the existence of the true Uharch by asserting in like manner that the the lights that have adorned her sanctuary were and ate incompetent to shape her destiny. Noting, however, i advanced wih gyeater av- surdity than such un extravagant proposttion, To gay that rational beings generally undertake the accomplisuineut of some design ayhout em- ying the proper medns to su would indeed extravagant and false, as i8 Visible in many instances through daily life. How much more un- just 18 not the pretension that Christ, the omnipo- tent God, shoud undertake the establishment of a church on earth without providing ainple guides for her children and aposties who would maintain her existence, by the help of Providence, to the consum- mation of the world! Nevertheless our service of God must be voluntary; we have not been destined to worship him Like slaves, Every man coming into the World is endowed with FREE WILL AND INTELLIGENCE, And no homage of ours is acceptable in the sight of God without the assent of those faculties. Nor does there remain @ shadow of excuse for those who are tend that sin comes necessarily from the gift of free will, and wlio murmur at the enormous punishment inflicted on sinners. For in reply to those we can pols te the great mystery man’s redemption. hrough the merits of our Redeemer penance for pasi sins and self-denial in future must infallibly ead us to the mansions of happiness, The weakest creatures of the earth may thus fight the good fight without dimiculty, Like the apostles, all we require is God's grace in trial and tribulation, If His spirit be with Us who shall staud against us? The storms of life will avail nothing; but evervthing snall be added unto us if we seek the kingdom of Goa and His justice. And in no more acceptable manner can hie pave the way to eternity than in bringing unbe- levers: BACK TO THE TRUE CHURCH, Of course the task is a mighty one. The teachings of Christ are, to numbers in the world, @ scandat and 4 stumbling block, a3 they were in bygone Umes, Yet it 1s fheumbent on us to regenerate so- ciety, The diMicuities that surround us are mane and great, bus united and persevering efforts wil overcome them. Thus, by building up the temple of God tn this life, we can become heirs of the glorious mansion in heaven, which awaits the’ persevering and the good. The choir attached to St. Men's is one of the finest to be had in the neighvoring churches. Yesterday, under the guidance of Projessorde Grand Val, se- jections trom Mazztitnt and Selle were reudered in an able and very timpressive manner, The £ Incar- natus of the Credo and Lambillotte's Domine Deus Were imtoned m a beautiful manner by Messrs. Michael and Matthew Juage respectively, In the evening a solemn processton took place and @ benediction of tie blessed Sacrament was given io honor of the feast celevrated. WASHINGTON CHURCHES, METROPOLITAN METHODISE CHURCH, Sermon by Rev. Dr. Newman on the Perfec- tion of Holiness. Wasuinoron, July 3, 1870. Rey. Dr, Newnan, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church, preached to-day to a large congregation from Second Corinthians, vil., 1l— “Having, therefore, these promises, dearly be- loved, let us cleanse ourseives from all filthi- ness of the Mesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.” As in the natural life so in the spirt- tual, there is Infancy and manhood, ends the other begins. We know not the line between cession and sanctification; it may not aiways be perecoptivie, In every art and profesasion men have standards of excelience. Tue artist, the me- chanic, the scholar, the poet and the statesman lave ideals for attainment, So divine wisdom has reared A STANDARD OF MORAL CHARACTER and Christlan excellence, up to which we are to measure, That standard 1s set forth tn the text— to cleanse ourselves from all outward sins and all evil desires. It is in our power to regulate both tie inward and outward life, Wemay not undersiand how the power is delegated; but God has delegated this regulating power to us, and imposed a responsi- bility with the gift. The nature and necessity of holiness were thea considered. Holiness seeks to consist of two things—u state and an act. It has reference to the will, the affections and the con- science, Tie human will, though independent in liself, must be subservient to the divine will; obe- dience 1s demanded; the affections are to be set supremely upui God, and the conscience is to Rt educated as to respond to every voice of duty and justice—to prefer duty to interest and the elevation of the sout to the gratin- cation of the body. Ivis an inherent right of gov- ernment to order the conduct of its subjects. This power resides in God. Certain men, while every bone and muscle in their bodies is subject to law, cialm absolute freedom in respect to morals, Carve out this principle, and the world would rush to- gether in wild confusion and NATURK RETURNS TO CHAOS. The necessity for holiness rests upon a command and a fitness. God cannot demand less than holi- ness. He must have a standard equal to Himself. There is a fitness 1n a teacher being wise, in a soldier being brave, in a friend being true; and so there is a fitness In the creature belug hike the Creator, in the Christian being “lke Christ. Herein lies the success of Christianity. It not to be atiained by the publicauon of ‘bles; not to be attained by scholarship; not to be attained by costly structures or numerical strength, butsolely by the purity of heart and rectitude of life of those who are followers of Christ. This is the war shout of the Christian perfecting holiness in tne fear of God. Give us this power, and from every. hill top the banner of the cross shall wave, aud through the valleys and over the hills shall go up the glad hosannahs unto Him who liveth forever. FIRGT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Sermon of Rev. Dr. Sunderland on the Be- liever’s Relations to Christ. WASHINGTON, July 3, 1870. At the First Presoyterian church the pastor, Rev. Dr. Sunderland, preached a sermon on the subject of the believers’ relations to Christ, taking his text from the gwords “I am the vine and ye are the branches.” The Doctor illustrated his subject by showing how intimately fhe branches are related to the vine, and how impossible 1t is for the power to live without the latter. You might as well expect the branches of @ natural vine to survive after they have been cit off from the parent stem a3 to suppose that the believer could LIVE OUT OF CHRIST. The speaker was rather severe upon persons who connect themselves with churches merely for the purpose of getting into society, and of having them- selves considered respectable, Such are not branches of the true vine, They are mere parasites, who cling tothe vine, but have no real connection with tt. ‘They are not united to it, do not receive vheir lute from it, and will eventually be cut down as mere CUMBERERS OF THE GROUND, The mysterious relation which exists between Christ and His people was deserived at great length. It was sofiething, sald the preacher, which the world does not and cannot understand, Only those can realize 1t who are partakers in it, God's people are in the world, but not of it. They have an inner life, another hope, higher and better expectations. To be hid with Ourist in God was an expression which, though hard to be understood, evidently had an important meaning. It was this being uatied to Ubrist, as the vine is to the branches and as the branches are to the vine—a mysterious union, but a union so close that it couid not be broken except by the distruction of one of the parties. The speaker described at length the various views held by ditter- ent denominations of Christians concerning Chirist’s relations to the Charch, and said that no religion could be vital that did not revolve around the Saviour as the great centre of life. ST, MALTAEW'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Re Sermon by Rev. Dr. White on the Great Sac- vifice of Christ. WASHINGTON, July 3, 1970. The services at St, Matthew's Roman Catholic Church were attended to-day by a full congregation, aud the services, botn religious and musical, were of a very interesting character. The hign mass was celebrated by Rev. Father McDevitt, the new curate, and the sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. White, the eloquent and learned pastor. His general sub- ject was the necessity for the world to dwell more serlousiy upon THE GREAT SAORIFIOZ made by Christ for man's salvation, and to learn from pondering upon that subject tue lesson of re- form in our datly life. If, said the pastor, men would only give fifteen minutes’ serious reflection to tne bloody sacrifice of our Saviour—if they would only measure’ the enormity of sin by the sufferings of the God-man—if they would throw aside mere worldly ideas and think of their eternal aalyation as they should thing of !t-whata change for the better would occur! What a wonderful reform would be occasioned In the universe! He exhorted his hearers to give up thetr atmfui ways, to treat as nothing the idle vanities, pleasures and pursuits of this world, and to look only to God ‘as the grea: end aud aim of their existence. Six Criprey Diet on THE JiMsON WeED.—Y 28- terday afternoon a number of juventles wandered to Pendleton’s Hill, and while there gathered some of the prickly buds of the jimson weed. Two or three of the youngacers, in a spirit open the green buds and placing them to their mouths prevended to eat thor, declaring they were “so good,” not Knowing when so remarking the pot- sonous nature of the weed. Six of the chudren— three of Mr. Brinkert’s and three of Mr, Brinker- man’s—were tninced by this rose to partake of the green buts, Shortly after the eating they com- menced teeli he Most excruciating pains, ana then started for iv homes, crying on the Way Most plioousty. On their arrival medical attendance was imamedtately summoned, and she children were 4002 relieved. One ot Mr. Brinkerman’s children, & boy about sight years of age, was so. severely poisoned with the Weed that (tts abdominal regions swelled t® an aiarming extent, aud he suffered such acute pain that he weni into spasins, during which he guashed hia teeth with such violence as to break to of them of. This morning the catidrea Bad ail fully recov. ered and were about as usual, with the exception of the one we lave specially mentioned, and he waa siceping trom mere feebieness aud exhaustion. Cuicinady Lunes, June Gs Just where one ~ vit of mischief, split *