The New York Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1870, Page 8

ee RELIGIOUS. SPIRITUAL FOOD FOR THE FAITHFUL. nd NEW" dorosion., boped for. has war and victories have FHE CATHOLIO FRAST GF THE ROSARY. A Seanco of Humbugs ard Dupes— Graphic Description of a “Soiritaal” Biecting. Debut of a New England Rival of the | Plymouth Pastor. Berviees and Sermons in the Motro- polis Yosierday. According to ont usual castom we give below {nll ano graphic reports of the more important services nd sermons of the Sabbath. ‘They will be found even more tnteresting than usual, the great Ights | of the metropoiitan and Brooklyn churches having | returned from the conntry and resumed therr attacks | on the arch enemy of mankind. The churches were a)l weil attended, notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather in the morning, and no doubt | the congregations were much edifled ana strength- eped by what they saw and heard. CRURCH OF PRE STAANGERS. Grand Reopening Exercises—The Great Rail- way King at His Devotions. ‘The Church of the Strangers, ever since tts first organization, has been worshipping in t whe old University, in University place, but iis was found to de entirely too smail to accommodate pel of | don of the Sainty-The Dragon, the Beast ard the False Prophet Utterly Rented. Eider 8. W. Bishop preached at the three P. M. service in the “Second Advent church,” room 24 Cooper Tustitute, on which occasion there was an eager and attentive audilory of some two hundred and fifty, chiehy middie aged, honest, simple look- ing people, belonging to the humbler walks in life, For balf an hour before service began the preacher satin an arm chair at the foot of the table expound- ing the Book of Revelations to a fascinated circle, while smaticr groups ip diferent corners discussed witb great autmation the probaple issue of the start- ling political changes now taking place in the Old Workd. Ab three o'clock precisely hyinns were sung in @iscordant fashion, but with great energy, oue to the atr of “Kobin Adair” and another, to some lively tuue, bad (he chorw We shail sleep, but not forever ‘There wit! be « glorious dawn’ We shail meet to part, no, never, On the resurrection An elder then stood forward and prayed for the brother about to preach, and for the speedy coming of the Ume when Christ shall appear again to reign in Zion and Jervsalom as king of the saints, Elder Bishop then mounted the stand and read the text from the sixteenth chapter of Revela- utons, “And IT saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the stra und ont of the mouth of the beast and out of ine mouth ef the false propuet; for they are the ivits which go forth unto the kings of the earth nd of the whole world, to gather them to the battle {that great day of God Aumighty.” He sata he Was satletied the idea contained in the prophecies », : THE THREE UNCLEAN SPIRITS : was three distinct iminences that are at work to bring about the accomplishment of what remains to be done. 1h was to be remarked that all the symbol- elations are to figure in these lat- One symbolized Babylon, another Greece, Persta, another Rome: from which he in- ferrea that all the pri epresented by the beast, the dragon vod ti prophet were to be at work ig to battle. v dragon Now what 8 of the dragon? It tumal that mostly lived in the > false was the immense congregations which every Sabbatt assembled to hear the popular and eloquent pastor Dr. Deems, it was determined to procure anov and better place. Consequently Dr. Deeis eate into negoUations with tue proper parties for the pur- ehase of the old Mercer situated in Neilson piace, Waverley place and Clix dollars was the amoun" this the Doctor agreed to p named a day for tne ¢ of the ‘age the transfer of the property. But imagine his sur- prise and gratification when, a short this anspicious day arriy between Y, and in the mcantime terlin church, and { and | nent and | water, but | (quoting some o: } Meant republicas Rome. He considered of government while Kept aloof trom a { Amen.) The be § the cons principle urg ub p ssages and Tererences ihem) he uyerred the dragon and thus they had repuplican publicauism the best form but the true believers i matters. (A voico— ed imperial Kome, and aperialisia Was another aitie. eT age in the second chapter, Where the angel speaks of “the woman eit a prop! to teach y v The ancient Jezebel wroy Who persecuted the © claimed that it was the Papacy. quence Was Tat the Ww y brovghi the three yp could he aseert ‘rae cou! } and Pra Commodore Vanderbilt - presented him with a check for $50,000, thot at the same time that Mr. Vanderpill, bavi tin of the proposed purchase, wished Dr. 1 ) | repnblicanisia and the Papacy. er i anions as a gift irom himsel hoi ¥ THe SIXTH VIAT © paid to the owners of the | DBAs ne the French re eeeeignek” aniaiyees tee sarees { was poured out at the Freuen revolution c transferring the property to the ies re lhe gh gers ee Siete til of the Strangers riba | ne umentcal Counet there oe ee naa ak te | was L the conservative bish- ton, done ail the pai cerned great injt | ops Soe ee by stating thet ine iact 0 been ander obligations to Dr marriage with (ue Commodore railway king to perform ti when the facts In thg ¢: is true that Mrs. Vander & member of Dr Deems’ church, but itis not true that she was eve under any obligaitons to him in any ae shape or manner, and, therefore, the Kill of her bn Prompted by no other » tan personal regard apd friendship which has loug existed between Dr. | Deems and hiuiself, AS Soon as t chase of the property was made | repairs of a very exte © nhuiure were af once commenced, and what was once an old fashioned, antiquated Jooking structure je to pre: | sent not only a different, but reaily a handsome ap- pearance, The whole laterior of the chuzch has Been handsomely pi mpied the of munidic: juite the revere uted and fresco have been newly and very iasteiully upholstered, new and elegant carpets have been iaid down anc the old fashioned, dilapidaied modern and handsome platf morning the euitice wes crowded to Its utmost ca city by & congregation vepresenting as much we beanty, fashion and inteilect as is ever seen |. the seats ith, aristocratic up town churches, the occasion veing a grand reopening. Among many other notables in the audience were noticed tue venerable Commodore Vanderbilt, accompanied by ils ndsome young wile; Daniel Drew, ex-Governor Troop and veter platform were , the Rev. Dr. Darby, Dr. rolina, Dr. De Witt anc other disting wished divines. ‘the plallorm was also handsomely decorated witu a large number ef most | Papacy, 1 ops, \ be | got poss ven | tn the most high toned of the many fashionable aud | zblicantsin tn ihe American bish- ypposert to imiaiubiity; end these were Working im Consequence of 4 te seventa vial in 1843, Some repu who were ¢ pacy at an end; bui not so, Victor Emanuel the power he would restore tae Tove to lus sovereignty, and it was only becanse he teared the republicans would take it he occupied #5 with his troops, On a for- ae eeere and open our Shakspeare and Dickens ut Ourselves in cl of those holding the gol- den Keys He next epokeot tho ‘This wasa world in which overyihing has its nse. a Wor wi See the beautiful lowers. He was in Dar- win the other day that the fra; ce of flowers Is necessary to their existence. Useless believe nothing. ‘The trifers are always athe ‘There is Nothing itke usefulness that calis to the true con- ception of the infinite, This fpcrccners oF use has & great power. It creates chambers; it opens heaven. How is that heaven regarded by many? Golaen crowns, shining raltwents, singing paalais. Yet there are many who would think such a heaven uncomfortable, ‘they want to work. ey usso- ciate not with happimess. that in this immortal life folks would be folks, referred to the book “GATYS AJAR,’? and the demand for it, Tho demand was based on the idea that there are mansions in the future world and that people live there, Jt made heaven real. 1¢ made @ thing of it, aud so came home \ i cap 3 to thousands of human hearts. It 1s the same idea that gives such growing popularity to Spiritualism. He | | ‘Then came up the idea | what He has speoual re’ ar “heavens” are meant to denote t I ual and religtous as they at present exist, and the “earth” only signifies the corrupt things of this wo rid, like THB POLITICIANS OF NEW YORK. Some people would be shocked if they heard him (the Prophet) speak as he does of the accursed Pope. ‘The “Holy Father,” indeed! How dare any blas- phemous wretch apply the word “holy” to such an accursed villain? If he ve a ‘father’? # 1 he must be the “iates of les!” le utters #igantic o his own infallibility and the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, and the biind dolts of the Romish Chureh must gulp tt ail down. | I tei! you (continued the Prophet) the dread day of God's wrath Js coming upon the scarlet abomination of Rome, Some of you may not think it will be MUCH OP A SNOWER, but I conld give you proofs that the terrors of God's judgment are as near as they are horrible. I have not time now, however, to enter upon those proofs, so we will conclude with the fifty-second hymn. ‘Tho hymn was sung, and concluded with the following ‘The Spiritualists M11 heaven with men and women, nts this thought of 1t that has vitalized their faith, After dwelltug at engin on this branch of his sub- doko came to the concluding topic of the discourse, the CHAMBER OF LOVE. It was love that made life worth living. The bonds of affection are indestructible, What would our earthly homes be withont love? One way to be- gin is to begin here by binding ourselves one to an- other, by loving some one Whoin we love better than oorselves. If that one dies our thoughts go with iim and then there 1s no loneliness, The hest of rt all was that the mansions such as he had de- scribed were in our own breasts, It is here, and With a quotation from Milton, he brought his dis- eourre 10 2 close, Singing an anthein by a quartet, and then py the whole congregation the hymn “The Lord is my | shepherd, no more shall i turn,’ tellowed by bene- | dicuion, terminated the services, | ST. ANWS FREE CHURCH, STREET. EtQ@U TEETH An Account of the Year's Werk in the Parish Tho Veet Mates. A large and respectable congregation filled St. Ann's Free chureh, Eighteeath street, at hall-past ten A. M. service, the rector, Rey. Dr. Gallaudet, having to make his annual statement of work ac ~ complished and funds received during the past year, Among the congregation were several deaf mutes, an aMiicted class for whose benefit there is a spectal mission in counection with St, Anns parish, and while the assistant minister read the service the rector, standing beside him, rapidly translated It into the language of signs. After the Gospel was read the rector went through a long list of an- nouucements of special services and other parochial matters; exhorted the ladies and gentlemen to at- tend the monthly meetings and the Sunday schoo): and recommended every one when entering chure! to drop & coutribution, however small, into tie poor-box. He then proceeded to give an accoant of the year’s work In the parish. There was received at servic during the ye ur for the snpport of the church $5,754, mauch below the previous year’s receipts; donations— from an individual, $1,559; from Trinity Church, $1,000, and the total the year was $5,124, while fully ¢10,000 would be required. A sum’ o} 5 was received for charitable objects within the parish and $1,175 ich went to sup- twenty thousand deaf nd the printing of} POR CHARITABLE OBI outside the pe a portion of ¥ port the mission for the mutes througout the country of the a t The total receipts for the year | were £1),000. ‘There was service twice every day in the week and communion every Sunc The mission to the deaf mutes had been strengti ened, and he had held s: parts of the country. Dr. vhayer, of Philadelphia, shoy y for the deaf my dinar im: he said there was a deficien $2,000 on the enrrent expenses for the chureh, which would »oon be cleared of if the Sunday offer- 1 re w little larger, With regard to THE DEAP MUTES something more yet i them. A room was nee where they cc library and a night school for the young men in the fall. There also re- juired to he provided a home for the vged and tn- rm deaf mutes. A few mornings ago 2 deaf inute, for whom he hud endeavored to do something last | § for them in various } read a ietter from Rev. to be done’ for y them in the city ned Ut No? THE BEAST, o rule mm italy, and he could “lo by the ten kings giving him thelr hese were the ten ftalian States whionh he yon of, It Was unnecessary to mention e others, bul the last was the ecelesiastical Siate, ch the Pope gave up to him when forbidding for the ben ident power. | his troops to resist the King’s ‘Thus Vicrol & as BEAN Tt was to be that Mazzini and ‘tbaldi were rec ly catied to the Cabinet, Why, it would. | be b | there wis an 0: Delieved 1 | about t vlan to appoint the fl (linghter) if nodox devil such some peovle jo just the tram to bring in the battle of Armaged- + don—e wg on favorably, (Amen.) Phe proacher cor by assuring Ins liearers that | he had positive tanzthie evidence before him that we are In the last days of Uty dispensation and the | long desired time is near at hand. | LYRIC HALL. by Rev. O. B. Frothingham—What Heaven Is, and Whore Et ts. Serme peautiful and fragrant Jowers, whose perfume flied the whole ev which were presented by ihe Jadies of the congregation with the inacription, | ALL vor Jesus! | neatly written upon a card whieh was p table’ Immediately in front of the » ‘The service was conducted of the Collegiate orm ‘hrough with the usual morning exercise a witten expressly for the occasion by Ph and commencing with tie following Verse:— ‘Come down, © Lord, and with us liv For here with tender, earnest ‘The gospel Vhou didet We freely offer unto ‘Was sung to the tune of Old elusion of whieh Kev. Dr. M Eptecopal Church 5 . preach and impressive sermau, tiking Dis ed on 4 Hundred, at the con- oran, of the Methodist d & most eloyuen text irom Eph. ck in the afternoon the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was adinuiisteved oy Un Loi assisted by Thomas H. SAtwuor, Prentis, D. D., pastor of ile ‘ Robert oth, 1. Place Pi y tet Daving been ¢ Gardiner Spring. Jonn P. Durbin, on Cotton Smith, delivered by Washington sq This which BR which ail a + pastor o ttehy chureh, The Feast of the This imposing edit was yest Mied with adevont aud ation was easy t ton have not returned !rom ummer va ae nearly ali py belonged either to ihe uudd class or the workingut Viear General Start fore the delivery of the sermon, gave notice that a tale would shortly be held im th econd reviment, for the benetl ounstiit vie ebarge of ihe sitnated Twelfth sirect ear 1,2) had i reeeived, ai that cw } tielde in this city Rad been few since UL Ablisii ment, of this iustitution. nov Sil the char " hend the nature of it. AN ENCOURAG when a home is prepat dren, It was the oniy way children to do wit t have these rents and would f t e sips of a t ese pool nocent cbiidtren ? hey iodo? ‘Thie by protects the ciiil who lave been lett on t streets and ou the Tals tastttutio: stop crime, wut tucy sould ail Work for the in: mn. will ‘The Rev. Dr. Starrs then pr Yeeting his tex! fr lay they Would eat the blessed Virgin M UIGALY RECO The devotion of tu was so great (iets was e cou deny it. Religion apd reac Wate Ley suould honor thegt whom t honored, and enoult ‘we not respect those who bear near relation God. Mary was selected from all eternity a aviour. ‘The three persons of tie honored her. God hae ip ¢o03- ner of His only son—God the son to be His motiter, in whose wom! nf mother of our ing her as the m in selecting her Ho remained for nme montis wd for over thirty years. pony he reme: v3 onor Mer. (> was ioretold iu the caniicles of We Magnificat that all NATIONS SHOULD CaLT. HER BLESSED, Their Saviour recommend: devotion on the crosK. last wor: “Behold thy Son” and “Behold thy mother.” Whien they desire and desired intercession they recited the rosary prayer was iniroduced in the Chureh by inick. D } his life he sought to ins} aaverenve Lor t Virgie MATY; wus percerving tia } the | near Rev. | impassioned school, hed the sermon, se- / to honor | nol | to dy Wik We COMM UL LeWabanErS. loss Wild debus- Lyric Mall was well filled yesterday morning by usual congregation worshippmg here, with a large sprinkling of strangers, attracted thither to 0. B Frothingham, the ontersting clergy- inap, Who is 2 pulpit orator of the modera highly ad Nats a more than metropoll- st upon which SERMON “in my Fy dhe TH was based was Jolin, xb tan reputation. ‘ather's house are inany mansions.” This was a text he began, 1 wht declares no great religious doctrme. The | words were not addressed to the intellect, but tothe + he: ‘Vhey were ineant for the tiving imagination, Wien they looked at Christ's view of the mansion of } His Father it felt far henind that of their own. ) There were no asivonorn hi those days, re+ | vealing the beauty and tent of the side. | real heavens, There were no geoiog { nad turned over the leaves of Hon upon wit 4 fm bin \ to the shadow his thoughts fd tre he cu tert by fy His heart uum. W bou ¥ de hawian where ever look the mith, te ngine’ ills hoa-< Are no LMULdTgit BE PouIDS, HO Vast Vestibul f God though we Ss house ds just ide ws we can re holds + is no here ure people w sunply in race , tor Meir maim sclve Meir thougiits centers ia. themsei They may hy 8 Work for them: - ‘They may DULL IS Hob for justice sake. CHey harity, but it as not for charity's names DIN THK NEWSPAPERS, + delivered trom evil, but ie is nception of What Ymansions iv b in that Bouse are chambers fe | Question how they ecouta bring this prom: how they cond as themeelves of bece occupants, Firs Was movGHT, 1. He did not iaiend ta indulge tn des, but in the most exquisitely eded to an father, aud how ves over the $77 wthen his the auc With it goes Away bis soul OL gions of timmortality. He spoke of men, iguorant, | without thong en Who never investigate, mien Who hive F THR NEY How SPAPERS were such men to be aking of thougni, highway of life to the con. ra¢ Titink of the mansions Lis k open, on and} Newrok and all the rest he takes daily hand and holds high communion with the! | and c re and that was che world to hin. aud thonglt and responsibilities na nd orde } and belief and convictions, viving fight to fancy breadth of comprehension in his world, Look gentie Charics Dickens and what a world wa owly of the city of London. W. ave the grasp of this man, but wi nh 38 e | with he 10 conception of | » | on the Way Ho Take year, came to his door, and he was shocked: to learn that the man ts now wn inmate of the almshouse at Blackwell's Island. A beginning might be made With that men by placing him in a room somewhere near the church. ‘The rector then read the list of births, deaths and marriages for the year, adverted feclingly to the departure of some worthy frequenters of the church to their eternal rest, and exnorted the congreation to increased liberality in their dona- el for objects Which formed part of their Master's work. € RCH OF THE Cont iG Wa The Metropolitan Propkex Explains the Book of Revelations. The audiences of the Prophet Snow appear to be growing miserably smalier cach weck. Not more than fifty persons, including the Bishop's regular aff, attended in the litle chapel of the University, on squal yesterday afternoon, to watch the progress downwards of the doomed nations, | The Prophet himseif was more than punctnal, and at three o'clock sharp he opened the services by ordering his choir to sing an appropriate hymn, which was rendered to accompaniacnut of the in- | evituble melodeon, with its tmpressionable old lady pe’ mer. She hymn was as gloomy « piece of com- Position as any one would cave to hear, the most cheerful stanza being the lust, which ran thus;— Hat! to King Jesus, who seigns on Mount Zion! ye nations! woe, woe to the world! k ig Judas dread lon; } shall his vengeance be hurled ! { 3 head bung a chart or diagram rations of ail the secntarly nmposst- | birds, fish amd reptiles noted In the | Over the Pro ining illu mamiil Ie | ledge of God’ was among met | Manifestations of 1 balistic marks and signs, and | in cipher, and on the rostram | ! od a huge copy of the Bibie. At che conclusion | { of the hymn bye morose centiomen eagerly rushed | | forward and seized each a tin plate, which Ne passed | 1 row butions, ‘This cing eyideatly { ny of the andiene: cre In | | roby the jezend ‘seat * which | plucard oniside Neverthe- «i Woman depos thing on | + COnUIDMUORS Vary smounuing siloge:her sto ten | y three | dozen chap. | i ters of his be pound then w he ie tes confidence aud vigor, he Old Testament, he said, was figura | e seed of Abrahain did not inewn ine Jews wil The true people ot God, of what natien | ue “people of israel” is also a sigurative | the Charch of God, not os it Lor been supposed to exist— op erro Tae | ‘ L now to prepare for tne of the Messiali. In Uke man- ner ihe waclous supposed to be at deadly enmity or had toe ypnty the ‘ome. } i if tied with di 1 of the Lord call J | iy “in dirty | wheu Was He the burning? | od forbid, and Polit) Hut he (the Prophet) would tet whom Jostua si¥pteal of— of titmsell! Was nol he (Bisiop suow) once— very often—(ruly | OLOVHED IN DIRTY LINEN? And was not tre 1 youra tossed \ qu the bur ile Lie sie vee te World Tell Ws Low Cit Clirtst had wo: | receive His crown, as was lorerold, betore te should iiherit all (he Kingdoms of ¢ ii. Christ is now Possession of fle iawiut inhert- Hone that Wax been usurped for the ¢ uuundred ye 1p tothe Father to | | tance last a i by the mootvehs of this word, Kings and emperors are put tors on | Carisi’s domain, T » Was & Was the yi all. They were now y (christ | As vuly Waiting fo SQUATTERS TO CRE OV, a they have been ell sent about thelt voleon aud Lie Pope, Lien the Lord aad as soon business, Will once more come io reign over Nis people. oiher day Lie Pope and his doiis, the Romish Catho- | , Savan's gran rplece, told us | ype was infullibte, Is his infaltl- | No, nor et s clan, was the Vas Not infallible | ¢€, When ikea ny thing \ Ja Was not iniallible | how can Pto cKO’ The day of destruc jo i ae j Rand. Bat though the kingdoms and poperies { and other abommable institutions will be de- | Stvoyed no harm shail come to the carth | inselt, e biuudering theologiuns tell us that Dosh aven and th will share in the ning «testraction s€ the Lord said, “The veus aid the shall pass awa But bas he not also satd, ere ine met ie thay Shall possess the earth’? Now, would anybody be sugh a inol as to think Was Wie Lora wil desey brother who | night, bul | never did a dark | With a Knife or pistol, REE? ! and walk in the sighs of the Lord. cheerful assurances:— Whatever lls the world befall, A pledge of endless good wo call, ‘A wign of Jesus near; {iis chariot will not long delay, We hear the rumbling whsels at play, ‘Troumphant everywhere. NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATION. A New Light of the Gospel—The New York Beecher—Revy. Merrill Richardson, of New England. If terseness of expression, volnbility of language, richness of eas and elegance of action make the orator, then New York may pride itself that at last it has a preacher who will not only equal but excel even the Brooklyn Beecher, This remarkable indi- vidual is nobody else than Mr, Merril) Rithardson, of Worcester, Mass., who will on next Sun- day be installed as the regularly settled minister of the New England Congregational church, on the cor- ner of Forty-seventh street and Maison avenue. “Yesterday he delivered his first sermon in this city before his congregation, which assembled for that purpose at the chapel of Rutgers College, on Fifth avenue, near Forty-second street, The little chapel was overcrowded, and had it been three times as large it would have been filled, for the reputation of the eloquence of Mr. Richardson had preceded him to such an extent that the largest religious edifice in the city would not have been roomy enough to contain all eager to hear him, His sermon yesterday was unique in its kind. ‘The sudject of it was “The Duty oi the Ministry.’ and he took for his text the last verse of the first chapier of Pau’s Epistle to the Corinthlans—- e have dominion over your faith; sof your joy; for by faith ye stand, The apostle Paul, said the reveren speaker, an- nounced this not only for himscif, but tn behalf of all the Apostics and all the teachers of the faith forever alter. fic meant th ‘briss ministry was to help and cheer the world, Tueretotore the people were under tutors and governors, but under the Chrisuan system he who would be great must be the servant of all, Such, as the Christian ministry, was not to be found of oid, either among 3, for it ls a minisiry commanded le, to commend the truth of God of men, and not to compel obe- Christian service was a iree service; a help to man’s mind and intellect. nd, therefore, the Gospel ministry was one of help and joy, and not of dommmon, Religion was a matter innate in the human heart, Thousands of years before Christ came the know- but as a sort of Only alter the teachings of Christ, which He religion natural to man, the knowledge and search of God and of Christ's truth became a utter of reason and free minvestigation. The rey- Ke at lenge and most elo- necessity of having a “class of men” { apart for the study of religious truth autiority. quently on t specifleally se anil for being enabied to impart w to otuers. Even when Moses was called tolead iis people there were already men who had been the minist not the rel slally educated tor mor Those days Was ion of the true God. Rey. Mr. Kichard- jarged upon ibe historical jact that istian times religion was more or Jess a tiimg of outward ceremonies and sacrifices, 16 Was the Saviour who, by his simple teachings, made thongh the relig: it the business of the heart and mind. Heing such 1 was necessary that the minis- ter should be a help and a joy, and claim noi a dominion over Jus flock, like the Pope, who since his infuliibility has lost everyihing; por like the priests in Mexico, the people of which country would-be thou i times better off were ‘they sUill pagans as they were before the conquest. But the religion Whicu the mintstry o1 Christ must teach is one of reason and science, ‘of investigation and selit-:nquiry. Only when man has the independ- ence of 1nd to doubt and to try, then he becomes truly free and Christian, for then he will be, by his dor et back to the very source of Chris- his truth, The reverend gentleman urther on the duty of the Christian ministry, that they SHOULD BE TRACHERS, see that their friends lcad a Christian lite, be helpers: in everyting, interpreters of providential events, promoters of all sociai reforms, and advocate ever thing necessary for the prosperity and moral ad- Vancement of the people, And the minister who id not do that was a dumb dog. NEW ENGL was the great centre of A all that was good, gre from those few hitle sta England, These » erican Intellectual life; » active in America came es On the rocky soil of New have fashioned the common school system; froin the: ne our society and our laws, and if this new congregation would only look to it Might become the nucleus of a sumilar power w York aud the Middle 5! ABYSSINIAN BS IST CHUR! i, it—Devotion Un- trammelled by the of Society. The Abyssinian Baptist church was thronged with the faithful on yesterday morning. ‘The colored members, bedecked in flash dresses, with neckties | and gloves of variegated hues, knelt side by side with the low poverty stricken son of toll and misery. But, judging from the enthusiasm mani- fested by the bretiven during ‘the exercises, litte, if any, aitention wes paid to outward appearances, ‘the people = came to offer up their prayers and praises to the Re- deewer, to thank Him for past favors and to imptore blessings in ihe future, A man accustomed to pon- der on the juysteries of religion could not attend yesterday's and go uWay unmoved. The edifice is plain and unpretending., Art has done no- thing to catch the In tion, but the flow of hone that ° $3 the entire ra axped tle heart and bowed and elevated the . some of our VASHIONACLE UP-TOWN “Wo ns"? would blush to gontemplate the energetic ana earuest sivle in which the Abyssinian Baptists are Heclist storm heaven, ‘dhe clureh is situated onW ¥ piaee, one block west of Sixth avenue, The pastor, Re ‘item Svelman, opened the services with a pray ved by the | } congregation in an it le cries for ne! ‘om ail parts of 1 bvoke on the care A hymn was then intone aken up by the entire Ip rany brethven, mis'axdng Ness, mathl IN THE BIRD YN THE BU: . Wasiungion now took tie stand and perienc fie said:—"Bretiven and sis- (hank you that I see and sister Here [o> strange fam a tong No, Pm not. is wiuong the chil- prea, LT cannot go Javed rout ay. Way front lone and from my parents, Vicel | a m ko My wou the over 10 foe and i take me over. | subscriptions. (Cries of *Lord forbid 2 not long been | Th ject of the sermon was “The Love of Crist, bub LE wall 1? and was founded on the last clay the | pray for wueth verse of tle second chapter of Si, Paul's spoke were felon the wirha str efect on the on his own heard ever Affer soine minutes a tall, lank brother address the audience. He said:—“Brothers and sis- feel to thank the Saviour ibat ft may feel at > Laind of Chri proteet the young sat down. the bottom hi my heart. yt into trouble last {nov slew a brother L worked in the hot sun aud the coid, biting frost many a day down Souih, aud Ie since then [have seen Brother Fr: only twice. I will not say, Lord, siay a mam that slays his brother, but LE will pray for li. Brothers and s; ‘8, moORt of yon ean i and you have read what a man possested by t street. p devil did: htst YOUR HANDS CLEAN | Lora!) Oh, brotiers, when T woke ing I felt go joyous and happy; Cadidn’t know what to do. (Cries of “Ame: *) The congreg: nemg with the Hives Man may trouble and di Ty hard tay prose nu give me siveeter re) Sister Bvans inen related ner experienc said: ty wving The past Lwo Week 1 was led deeply on ih tness of thine, but Jesus bas eeu my friend. The day wk! svou come when my troubles and trielg will end, and lt lay down to sleep in the joys of of the biessed. Jesus i+ a missionary aud we must follow lita. Fol low the banuer of the Lamb of God and dgat your way to heaven.” Another sister sald:—*“Brethren and sisters, I feel to rejoice that 1 can’t tell you anvthing new. It is good to be» Christian. It 1s good to serve the Lord. 1 don’t say Mm perfect. When T was younger L wan't @ Cliristan, but now 1 know that God con- verted wy s Tnaad NO MUSS WITH ANYBODY, bat if my son was here } think Vd go crazy aya joupy, Ue id nob cowe to heaven butte pg J 0, Lord, L thank you from | Week in Broowne | - | house to the fort: ORK! "HERALD, MONDAY, OUTOBER 3, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET. i world and never spoke late! to me till he whispered in my ear, ‘Go up to Spelman; I "1 listen, and then he shouted, ‘Go up to Spel- moan," and ‘when I was coming round the corner this morning I thought i’ come here, God is good, invited me to His tabie, although I was often re- fused a meal of victuals after cooking it myself, On, brotners, fight with me Ul! the war is over and pray for myself and my son. Brother Wittiatn ‘Turner next intoned the solemn dh “Are You a Soldier of the Cross ¥” after which a brother arose in an excited mood and demanded to be heard on alive topic, He wanted to call at- tention to the remark of Henry Clay that there were but three classes of persons whom he feared and re- spected. They were the clergy, the ladies and the ress, and as al} the classes were well represented fe begged the faithful to act with becoming de- corum. ‘After another hymn and a prayer the reverend ‘Pastor dismissed his charge with a blessing. SPURIOUS SPIRITUALISM. Seme of the Vagarics of the AgemA Seance of Humbugs and Dupes. SPIRITUALI8M.—At three P, M., in the hall southwest corner of Kighth avenue and Sixteenth ‘street, Startling manitesta~ tions are witnessed here every Sunday. proving conclusive!y that spirits do hold converse’ with mortals, encouraging and iy them onward toward their Heavenly home. Admis- sion free. Such was the announcement which yesterday drew many curious unbelievers in Spiritualism to Visit the hall Indicated and witness the “startling manifestations.” The hail 1s of very humble pre- tensions. It occupies the top floor of a stunted brick concern, the first floor of which yejoices in a ginmill. The attendance was large and us imiscclianeous 98 @& pedier’s stock in trade. While the crowd waa accumulating two more than middie aged ladies, one in gray and the other in black, one blowing the bellow's and the other hammering away atthe keys of an antiquated melodcon, diversified the time. Tho lady in gray bad a ferocious voice. Calling oysters up an alleyway was celestial har- mony compared to hers, wut sbe would sing, and anold gentleman, who had previously made frait- less application to blow the bellows, insisted upon adding his terrific bass to the femate nondescript, producing an effect like the groans of agony from a wrecked train of railroad passengers, THREE YOUNG LADIES with pink bows, accompanied by a nice young man, in a green tle, stopped mon their way to the Cen- tral Park and gave a cheerful aspeci io the room. Tuey looked the only happy spirits present, all the Test wearing the expression of a set of people con- demned to be hanged or uamned the next morn ing. tn one corner a curious looking specimen, resembling the picture of Spotted Tai, sat fiercely watching the proceedings. His hair was parted in the raiddle and = feil down his’ back some distance. A woman of counterpart character sab next him, Her jace was the color of botled beans and her headdress was a good dew hike the rnglish Anni Sally at which the country bumpkins shy wooden sticks inthe fairs and merrymakings of festive 2 nounced mnale bipeds deposited Luemscives around her. she went throws A SERIES OF NERVOUS CONTORTIC getting pale and upparentiy ready to famt every iniuute, Until every Spirtiuaitst in ine roora Leli. that some ar old trimp of w spirit had hold of her and was determined to make nunself felt and heard. She pated like « inule on a corduroy road, until the veins in her neck seemed api caeaient vinally she subsided, und this was wie signal that she was en rapport with some disembodied of the other world, Commun! freely written for everybody the lable; but one harsi and unteeling sceptic present ce n- ready, and alfa dozen stngular tooking | Renee eet an is the nut thay sl eure. ous ground. Above all black. above all tears, above all pain, above all sor- Well Uae bod: er EAS eterna} life? ‘ell, will everybody thas at Mi eoaner) did not know. This he knew, i had stood in the tropreal atmox- at ned divine love, and yet wou'd not acknow- e it. He belleved that God would in the fwness of this love take up this great world, and In his own way make it a praise unto hi , The sermon wes closed by a strong, earnest, pa- thetic appeal to those who had not yet had any ex perience of this love, or acquired the rational, peace- ‘ul way of solving tne problem of life, to enlist under the banner of Christ and be reconciled unto God. FAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERSAN CHUROM. A Commemorative Sermon by Dr. Cuyler= The Late Judge Hoxie. A large congregation listened yesterday morning to an eloquent sermon delivered by Dr, Cuyler, in commemoration of the late Judge Joseph Hoxie. ‘The discourse was based upon Job y., 26—Thow shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season”? In the Old Testa- ment long life is always spoken of as & pecullar biess- ing. Wisdom is represented as holding length of days, ana the hoary head is called a crown of glory. The passage selected, from that oldest and grandest of poems, the book of Job, compares old age toa shock of ripe corn. Jt has gathered to itself the dew and sunshine of the long summer, and now in the yellow haze, with crimson and yellow leaves falling around, it is ready for the reaper. 1 do not wonder that so many have come here to-day to pay 4 the last tribute of respect to one who has laicly been gathered im like a shock of corn fully ripe. For the last thirty years Mr. Hoxte was perhaps the best known mun in New York; he was A LIVING LANDMARK, His portly form and handsome white head were almost a8 famous as the ity Hall or the spire of Trinity. He was a New Yorker before Robert Faltow launched the first steamer on the Hudson or De Witt Cimton planned his wonderful canal, Within his memory Alexander Hamilton led the bar of; New York.” In is mature manhood he was the intl- mate friend of Webster and Pings in_ his old age he made stirring —_ speeches the boys In bine as they marched to the grave, and uncovered his white head over the coffin ot Abraham tLincola. We have lately seen lima gathered in as a stock of corn fully ripe; let us now look to see where the was sown. Joseph. Hoxie was born on tne 3d of August, 1795 at Charleston, R. 1. His father was asoldicr of the Revolution, and he had a good inheritance of hard, rugged poverty, like most of the strong Americans who batule ‘their way up to power. Our cities not only get their breadstutls and fuel from the vuntry, but their best me the men who make themselves felt h used to go to distr chool, carrying their Ginner in a littie tin pall. They were cradled on a rock. Little Joseph was one of these. ‘There 18 a tradition tn his. family that ata very carly'age he went out from bion. A pleasani-faced lady, wiih a noselike the | home to work jor himself, with his possessions In j billofa jay bird, seated herself ata tableim ine | sling over his shoulder. When he midale of the room, When the perfor mM saw and sister shedding tears he marched bravely off singing and whistiing to col ceal his own grief. In this THE BOY WAS FATHER OF THR MAN, for he went.singing tarongh life with right merry cheer, Joseph fioxie shed more sunshine tan apy other man lever knew. He loved to tell how he used to assist is sick mother in setting the table and preparing the food, and his first_earmngs he took ome for his father and mother. He once told With great pride ot working three days in New York, hammering down curb stones, to p: 8 pas. sage home inasioop. Once he was on & steamer with Henry Clay, and he pointed oui the rock where he used dry nis clothes after having washe era With lis own hands. declared the one he go! from his mower was al) bosh because she was alive and kicking and living | at a certain address on Kighth avenuc. This occas | sioned a little breeze. ‘ One of the female medinms declared to her inter. locutor that she was always: zed With the saine painful effects as any of her spirit acquaintances experienced when in the act of dying. “Suppose Was hanged” was the inquiry pot to her. *then she replied, ‘1 feel as it} bemg hanged. I felt that way one time and | duin’t get uiy neck straight for weeks alter.” A MALE MEDIUM, who talked like one who was tully three sheets in the wind, gave much incrriment to the sceptics, He professed to be under “the infuence”’ of spirits or Whiskey, he failed to say, but he made all ine girls present very happy by compliments per himself frou the spirit land, about their be: y, talont, wis- dom, **wirtne,” &c. te wound up of his com- munications with the exciamation, “Good! good! good)? which each Inquisitor took to mean that it as allright as to his or her private and spiritual character and prospects, Aitoyether the exibition Was about us big a humbug as marked the Sabbath yesterday. PLYMOUIN CHURCH. The Attractions of an Autumn XMorning—A owdaed Church--A Further Appeal to the Hospitality of Brooklyn—Sermon on the “Love of God.” ‘The autuinn tinted atmosphere of yesterday was favorable to church going. The crisp, rustling jeaves of a fallen foliage were wafted along by a gentle, bracing breeze that was not cold enongh or warm enough to prevent the indulgence of the medi- tative mind. Thereyore, all the quiet thoroughfares of the City of Charches were yesterday morning dotted with groups of worshippers who were wend- ing their way to their respective temples. Partly on this account, and partly owing to the approaching meeting of the American Board of Missions, Ply- mouth chureh ¥ crammed to the doors yesterduy ; Morning. The congregation had its usual chara i teristic tives of every phase of social Ii . Though a JAGES await man) atthe close of the in which might be found the representa- | It is refreshing to recall such mmstances of indepen- dent manhood in these days when our esfemmmate ity boys spend imore In cigars than Joseph spent in books. But his lite of labor did not prevent ns acquiring usetul knowledge. A Yankees boy always cares lore for brains than broadcloth. His motto is—bay books, and if you have any money left buy clothes. Mr. Howie fitted himself tora teacher, and opened aschool in Wiliam street, the native street of Washington Irving, Scores of our leading men his pupils tn this school, and afterwards, when he was in the basement of the old Lutheran chureh, in Walker street. He loved teaching, and said that he would have followed it tor life if his health had permitted, When he gave up his school he opened a clothing store in Cherry street, and afterwards be- came @ partner in an importing house in Maiden jane wiitch went Gown in the commercial crash of isu7, He was alveady ONE OF THE RISING MEN of the whig party. His first official position was Alderman of the Seventh ward. ‘The office was one of distinction in those days. Aldermen then were selected from the parlors of tne city mste: the dram shops and gambling dens. In tie fall of 1837 he was made County Clerk, Three years after he was made City Judge; he was nominated for Con- gress and falled, and uuder Lincoln was appotnted Collector of Internal Revenue. I cannot attempt te enumerate the bourds upon which he acted, the com- mittees of charity of which he was a member. ‘The Howard Home for destitute cuildren may well re- member his serv: to 1i and the beauiiful grace with which he presided over it, Isaw him for the first time in the pohtical campaign of i840, EF at- tended @ mass mecting in Poughkeepsie, and while there 2 man rose and commenced a soug iu Voice so melodious that tt captivated the whole audience, ‘That was the first ume 1 ever heard a song in a mass meeting—an agency which bas smce been very powerful im political campaigns. Neyer a man laughed so easy or Wepi so easy as hi { love to recall many interesting scenes m our ; church relations. As w pastor I owe him a great ‘debt. He never hindered me; he was never cap- uous. He would often drop in to give me a shake of the hand aad to iell the last good anecdote that he aad heard. Joseph Hoxie was every inch a man; jie had so much y ty that he touched iife at many points, He was full of enthusiasm, The steam leaked at every rivet in the engine. 1 saw him MITER, when General Anderson restored the flag. He was seventy years of age, but he was the youbgest mam ! of ad muultituc it was an official proceeding,’ | put the irrepressible patriot broke in upon the routine Oue time he called upon the peo- ry at Last;” at another he called for aud when the eid riddled flag ascended he ¢ all presence of mind and cried, “God bless iB service, there is less of the osientations display of cle in the city. In addition to the were added yesterday all the attractions tha display could gi The Mount Olivet stand y rich avd imposing in jis display of and white dahhas, while the mini jorned with its usual Lhe announcements the notice tat the ti | ing and that uo } near London, ps, gladiolus ; er’s table was | wuiifil Moral decorations, mou eluded eat in th vo) iten, of Islington, | Engiand, would preveb. My. Beccher | had met Mr. Allen in Hegland, and he promised | those who bed an opportuniy of hearing him tat | | Uney would be greatly edisic A luriher appeal to | the hospitality of lus congregation wi | hat’ of the visitors during tus Ww: Mission Board. Not all ue expe we yet provided With board and lodging, aliuongh ther who we: c isto probably some ot the eon AUN PUSIEION AS HiMs¢ Brooklyn was closed, wid therefor the pt ure and the privii ertuming his friends, bui he prop e treasurer Ue | | cost of entertaining the number he otherwise wontd | have accommodated mm iis house. The jtev. Mr. Halliday was assigned io receive te naines of pe sons desirous of entertaining, and also for receivan | His house in le was denied le Lo the Galatians And the life which Lnow | | jive in ine flesh i live by the faith ef une Son of God, | | Who Joved me and give himself for me."? | | _ Love of Goa to men was regarded by mest people | as something that Was impersonal, something tnt | Was outside of theimseives—an abstraction; ; it was a reality—real to every man aud wom: | Uhe forty-third chapter of Isatal God hid said to the | prophet, “i ave caiied thee py thy name and thou ; art ini hus, 80 to speak, it Was the constitu. Por Godt tiat imade Jesus Christ God, oa ALL OTHERS WERE LIARS. We had most oF us some idea how fortresses we { built; how there were we outer walls, the | { aitches, the entrenchments, with artillery at | every point of att. and defence, and then, | ; Somewhere in the centre, was the nouse of e | | commandant, with nis fainily, @ » | him, and surrounded by the ainentties and.gentie- | ness ol | That Was what some people seemed to | ; think was a god represeatation of the love | } of God. The love was what the commandant’s ss Was—it Ititle place in the centre | of is ail-giorious King. Men make God » inagis- | , trate and not a futher. In the siormy sea of life He | | is to these the lighthouse with the stone, and stone | layer after layer, wud only at the top was the chee | ing light of His love wud favor. No wonder with } | such @ faith that men sion mbtrul; ao wonder ‘eliglous life. ‘The f the text. Love is | No revelations of wh us the love of Ged. When we looked at the developments of man’s nature We saw | | that every single jacutty had a doubie action. If we | felt the sensations of piexsure there came the re 3 If oF joy there came ba wtality. Nor could the test that Was In os teach us anything of the enduring churacter of the love of God towards Us. ‘Then if we went to the world and looked at it with the eye of benevolence, he did not Know What could save man fron tutidelity. What does @ man see when he looks out in the worldy—pain, erueity, death, disease, sickness, sorrowing, suffering. Men who have made one mistake, thrown down from his social standing, and Kept down, Whilat there Is AUSILG Wen Wb bas commIteA a mito InJstakes wealth than is found at probably any other taberna- | S| gall hus liberal hos] | ite | the latter being also grained. | us, Donitnie; did you ever see such an hour as this?’ Througi a long political career j he never § me men in American politics grow , others become nard and cynical, and, sore than ail, rot with utter corrup- ugh like decayed pears; but eines, his steadfastness, his plundering the pudiie funds v let a dishonest dollar stick to his palm. In ality 1 never saw wine in his house, and T would to God that this might be said of ali who hoid ofiictal positions in the Church of Christ. grew old gracefully: there was no mildew on that sheaf of corn, though his locks were white lis heart was young. Two years ago he left yonder city and came } o wait for death.: He was a Christian and a ly othe last, He ieft the city on the ist of August, and went to Rhode Island, Westerly, to the place of his birth. TI torday previous to his deparmire was his seventy-fitth birt E Me did not expect to die, From perfe: sness he fell into a deep sleep, a slumber nd trom which le never s nis passing that 2ht bin dying when be sep, ea he died, ah happy man—happy in his happy ia iis’ home, happy in the ge Oo: the commuuity, happy in his hope and happy in not outliving himself. pm and hey he day are ov He has y has iimished his eonrse, and, best of pt the faith, nen many | others foundered in decp waters he went safely mto. port. APRICAY METEORIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Dedication Servicces—The Fancies of Our Cole oved Country Cousins—Sermon by the Rev. Mr. ‘Turpin. Yesterday wes the aay set apart for the dedica- tion of the African Methodist Episcopal chureh, corner Dean street and Schenectady avenne, Brook- lyn. The morning giving tokens of fine weather ; caused @ number to assemble at an early hour in the body of the church. The assemblage presented & pleasing appearance, being neatly attired in the fali fashions, though not exhibiting the taste that 1s displayed by the ers and brothers of our city churches, The church is a frame structure, gabled. roof, painted white, with the shutters of a dark green, Leading io the spacious entrance is a high stoop, over which is @ portico. On the whole, the exterior presents a very neat appearance, the interlor of the building is ornamented by plain white frescoc, which 1s strikingly pleasing to the eye. The walls are protected by wainscoting grained. in imitation of walnut to the height of the pews, Dropping from the centre of the cetling is a handsome chandelter con- taining six lamps lighted by kerosene of!. ‘The altar, betug of pine wood, 15 painted in representauon of marble, covered and neatly decorated with red vel- vet. ‘Ihe building ts well lighted, having three win- dows on cach side, The structure was erected at an expeise of $7,500, The church has paid $3,300, wiich leaves a balance of $4,200, It belag cousid~ ered requisite that collection should be taken, the sum of $, ‘aised through the exertions of 2 ld several of the reverend gentlemen who are noted for their a SOLICITING PROPENSITIRS. When this sum sliail have been paid it will leave a balance $4,047 56, Considering the poorness of the church and the lack im membership It 1s credit. able to the congregation in reducing the debt ta nearly half ifs figure. ‘The dedicatton services were performed by Revs. Mr. Turpin, Mr. Winder, Mr. Gould and dix, Dorrell, pastor. Mr. Dorrell, judg: ing irom appearance, is & way tay cam ipduenns ’