The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1870, Page 4

RELIGIOUS. Peeuliarities of American Chris- tian Worship, Sabbath Scenes and Sunday Exercises, Gospel Bait for Fishers of Men, Radical Unitarianism and Papal Pretensions. Methodist Doctrine and Christian Creeds. Moral and Spiritual Political Economy and the Latest Apostolic Teaching— Tho Wisdom of the World—The Great Love of God Toward Man- kind—A Glimpse Beyond the Grave—Services and Sermons Specially Reported. Yesterday was one of those days which was a pright and eloquent sermon in itself. The warm, bouign sun shed a flood of gratefal light upon the dark recesses of the city and brought gladness to the house of the opulent and well-to-do, It wasa day of pleasure for all, and evoked the kindliest feelings of our religious people. The churches were filled to overflowing, and intense interest was mant- fested in the services and secmons, The more im- portant efforts of prominent clergymen will be found faithfully reported below, WEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Spiritual and Moral Political Esonomy—Sap- ply and Demand tu the Kingdom of Grace- Sermon by the Rev. Merrill Richardson. ‘The New England Congregational Society, com- pelied to abandon the handsome little chapel on Fifth avenue, on account of the inconventent over- crowding of that place of worship by the thirsty souls who so eagerly sought after the waters of life as distilled by the eminent divine just imported from Yankeedom, have removed their minister, congrega- Jon and services to the neat, but as yet incomplete, Metie church, on the corner of Forty-seventh street and Madison avenue. This curlous-looking minster, vonstructed of hammered bluish-gray stone, trim- med with brown, being stili in a rather umilaished tate, looks dreary enough from the ontside; but if the efforts of the society lose nothing in the mture of the vigor and earnestness hitherto displayed, the rather chilling appearance of the wrong side of their new church will soon vanish, Even this may not be without its advantiges, for no sooner hag the stranger passed within the porch than he is per- vaded by a sensation not untike that which a han- gry traveller must feel when he suddenly fads him- self translated from the out-of-door miseries of a pitiiess winter night to the warm chimney coraer of A WELL APPOINTED INN. Ali that industry, zeal and good taste conld do has been done to make the interior of the new churci atiractive and comfortable and worthy of THU ELOQUENT MINISTER who holds forth therein, and the result so far ts eminently satisfactory. The society had congratu- lated themselves on haying secured @ place of wor- Ship large enough to accommodate ali come: their ca.culations are shown to have been sou at fauic py the fact that the Forty-sevent church, though uve times as large, Was almost as crowded yesierday a8 was Kutgers chapot on the previous Sunday. The reporter observed that many ersons Who bad come from th rvoklyn and Jersey City ferries, tered (he same Fourth avenue car with him, got gut at Forty-seventh stre z ehurca to attend service. show the new preacher’s fame 13 deservedly spr beyond the city Itmits, and bids fair to irr many an arid soul, Whose soil Brother Beecher or the chief of Jersey's spiritual bureau of agriculture had hitherto failed io woisien. The New England Oongregational Society are evidently quite proud of Sheir minister, and are doing ali im their power to Make his jife pleasant in New ork. Yesterd morning @ garden-siand beside his desk was filled with a magnidcent and costly bouquet of rare fow- + ers, provided by one of the most prominent mem- bers of his congregation, The services yesterday ‘Were opened and conducted in the usual manner, and, aiter the usual announcement, the preacuer commenced 01s sermon, the subject being ‘the SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN TOR KINGDOM OF GRACE,” amd the text from Philsppians ty., 19—* God shail sup- ply allyour need,” xe. He said:—One of the most Temarkable of the great laws written by God and al- Ways oveyed by nature, even in the physical and Material world, was tiat no nw want Can be creaied unless a corresponding supply be also provided. ‘This earth and the other planets will always need a rlain amount of light and heat as necessities of newt very existence, and the grand and glorious is created to furnish all the ight and neat that ve neeaed for all the bodies of our solar system. ‘qme say that the sun is now burning up everything ‘fim the sphere of Ss infinence, and will one day “® the entire planctary system—sateliives, comets 1 i-—into Ms shining vortex and burn them up; f the gun's fire 18 thos fed by aoomed worlds, id kept alive ike am anthracite coal stove; % that is impossible, because contrary to jaw. The euu was made for ot the laneta@ and of man, ‘who is made after God's own image, and not the planets jor the ase of the sao, which wiil always contain heat and light enough for us, The stabiilty of God’a Jaws are worthy of the Creator, The qouns lions and fowls and birds are all born with heir needs provided for, with their clowuing on their backs and the immediate means of procaring their food attached to their poaies. God opens His band and they are fed. He opens His hand when He causes the sun to rise and shine, But wen were given a portion, though in a very limited degree, of God’s own attributcs and powers. They Were enabled to create, to @ certain extent, and the power of invention having been given tiem, they are compeiied to invert the means of providing themselves wth clothing and food and all other necessaries. We mast make OUK OWN GUNS, NETS AND FISHING RODS. We must construct our agricuitural impiements and we must prepare the soll 8 ba great care before 16 will yieid the products that we need, while the lower animals have but to look around and gather Bil that 1s not provided for them at the hour of their Dirth. Even te infant man, before it 1s able to Provide for itself, finds abundant nourishment in its Mother's breast and has tts other wants cared for by that natural love fer her offspring which God has lanted in every mother’s hear Man has tho acuity to find out the law and the ability to execute, Ana in proportion 4s man aud chiid and the inferior animals lack the creative power to supply their own Deeds does God provide each with @ certain asked, : ofall things oeedful. Why, then, it may be asike de so many of our race go throngh Iife miserable an half starving? More than half of mankind are in wretchedness to-day. As God is infinitely wise and good, why does He not remedy all this? Even 2 our own great and grand city of New York, and fin our powerful and splendid nation, everything is pot ag it ought tobe. Our poor cry out to us trem ir misery, with their thousands of powerless svoices. Why does not Ged supply them? God has pe the suppiles in abundance for many millions of ‘Duman beings in excess of the world’s present popn- dation. Thousands ei fertile acres ile witouched and ‘uncultivated on this Continent alone, and on the jearth’s bosom fest resources that if only haif do. ‘veloped would drive want from the world, God jhas sent tue supplies, but governments and inet TUB IMPERFECT CONDITION OF SOCIETY, all of which belong to man himself, have reh- dered one of God's (hes laws inoperative ind @ertain degree. God has never sent a living thing on this world except what he had previously pro vided for, There is enough and to spare for ever, human being; but man has not followed God’s pla! An procuring supplies, and whenever he does not suf- fering 1s sure to Jollow, God starts man in lite, and hen makes him earn fis own living, Why aid no! — 5 further and do alt oar work ior us? It woul ave been the worst thing God could have deng If God did tbat man would have been a faiture, How Many a mother spoils a chila by taking too muth care of him? Theend of discipline is the first end of our nature. If God bad acied oshorwige than be Ray done man Would be fit for o ANY PLACK BUT APAVEN, «+ Did you hear Thomes Haghes the other night at the Cooper Insutnte ?_ He told how the tellers and the poor men who were trampted upon by the arta Wworney of Engiand combined and pecame united and strong, and then righted the wrong, so that the evils Widen Lue mMacses Were made to suffer becamia their ow@ remedy; and the very helots, whe were once #0 despised and outraged, tiuve now the voice of chier power initiat nation, The demand was ereated, aod, Mm accordance With God's great law, the supply was at hand. Even the timid deer whea bri & 40 bay Will tura Upon ks wursuurs: ana there is no donbt that all the peoples of Kurope now struggting for their rights will soon be TRIUMPHANT AND BUCCESSPUD, for the demand is tere, and God's own Law tells us the supply will come, ‘he preacher continued for Some time to show how this great law was applica~ ble to physica! and natural affairs in ail instances and under ali cLrcamstances; and he then proceeded, in 4 truly eioyuent and impressive manner, to Show by parallel cased how tho supply of God's grace is Abundant and equal te all the demand that God himself intended there should be for 1, He concluded with a solemn and earpest prayer. CHTRCH OF THE MESSIAM, ee then Uniterinnism in AmericoIts Position and Prospects=Sermon by the Rev. G. BH. Hep worth. This church was crowdod yesterday by a large and intelligent congregation, ‘The services were ad usual, but the interest of the people was more than ordinarily displayed. After the singing of selected hymns and an cloquent prayer the pastor, Mr. Mep- worth, preached a sermon on the position and pros- pects of Unitarianism in America, selecting for his txt First Psalms, 2:—‘His delight is in the law of the Lora,”” The largest Conference, he satd, which has ever been held by our body has just been brought to a triumphantly successful and a perfectly satisfactory conclusion. We met knowing that the question of our denominational allegiance to Jesus Christ aad the Scriptures would be fully and freely discussed, This fact and the immense interest on the subject which has been awakened in our body during the last two years brought to New York more than 600 delegates, representing every section of the Conti- nent. They Came not oniy from New England, which has heretofore been the home and strongnold of Unitarian Christianity, but also from nearly all the States of the great West, from Ohio, Michigan, lilinols, Missours and Caiiicrnia, And we wete all of us proud of the intellectual and spiritual material of which we are composed. As { looked round upon the men who accept our system of doctrines I could not help a feeling of pride—quite justifiable, 1 think—that they were, so many of them, PROMINENT, ACTIVE AND FARNEST FORCES in the several communities which they represented. There were scholars whose printed works exert a Wide influence—an influence far transcending the narrow limita of our sect, and found their way into many of the theological schools of other denominations; there were eloquent preachers from West and Kast, whose words were itstened to with delight by the mem- bers of all sects; there were wealihy men who had devoted thelr ample forvune, to the Lord’s service in building Up or aiding philanthropic institutions, Altogether it was a rare cotiectton of men. Aud these delegates all came with a firm and fixed determination that the religious position of the body should be settled beyond dispate. If the communtiy had misunderstood us it should be set Tight. li @ fewmen who do not represent our opinions have Frade @ Wrong lnpression of our alle- giance to the Son of God aud our velief in the Scrip. tures as a divine rule of life, we were determined to put ourseives on such unequivocal ground that HEREAFTER MISTAKES WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE. This was the gencral spirit of the meeting. It was rc ane which pervaded not slimpiy that part of the body which 18 called conservative, but also, I think I may say equally, that part which bas been called radical. A gentler, truer and more fraternal spirit never pervaded a religious assembly. It seemea to me that the Holy Ghost had reaily descended, for we never beiore felt our nearness to each other or to God 80 completely. Jn a discussion concerning the weightiest matters, 4 discussion ibat was at Umes heaied toa white heat, there was adesire on the part of every one to see fair pis, and a determina- Uon on the part of ali to fix the body ona solid Christian ioundation, And this was dune. In our preambie we affirm that the Lord Jesus Christ is “the chief corner stone.” In the ninth article we reafiirm our allegiance to Him and to His Gospel, and then tmyiteall who wish to be His followers to unite with us in Caristinn works, With such a plat- form we must claim the respect, and the regard and the sympathy of the wh community. Otuer sects i ork with US unless you We say, “if you wish to : rist COME AND LEND US_A HAND inthe work of regeneration. We have succeeded, as no Oller reitgious sect has done, in uniting the spirit of Christ with the spirit of itberty, I have no douot that we shell gain « larger hearing and sooa take ovr plac> by the side of the most tnduential Sects in doing the work of the Lord and tn givil direction to the thuught and the purpose of the age. The man who hereafter says that Unitartanism 13 noi, in its ast and pest sense, founded of Christ and the Go is crimuuliy stupid or iusmcere. 1 have no doubt that % FUTURE IS SECURE beyond peradventure. The whole current of the time Hows ta our direction. A quarter of the good people ip tbls city of New York, whether they know it or nor, are essentially Cnitarian, All we ask 1a that & Mav shail iuforai himself concerning our po- sition, ‘The more ie thinks of the matter the more closely alited to us will he become, “With charity toward ali, with malice toward none,’ we must go on our sure that the Holy Spirit of God ana tue blessing 01 bis Soa will go witb us, EXBIC HALL SERVIONS. The Kadical Unitarian’s Faith—Sermoo by Kev. ©. B. Frothingham, There was the usual intelligent and earnestly attentive coagregation at Lyric Hall yesterday morn- ing. Rev, Mr. Frotningham preached m his usual highly wrought and impassioned style, The subject, however, was one of unusual interest, embodying, as it did, an unfolding of the faith of the radical section of the Unitarian Church, as called forth by the late Unitarian Conference, As the basis of THE SERMON he took Worinthians Ii., iv., 13:—"We having the game spirit of faith, according as it is written, I bellove, and therefore have J spoken; we also be- leve and therefore speak.” He began with referring t the proceedings of the late Unitarian Conference. It was certain that the mombers of this Conference could not agree on principles. Men who agree in al) their moral ideas, who are of one mind as to the elements of character and who have the same con- Victions as to the social state, the same moral con- ceptions of Jesus Christ, the samo yearnings aiter goodness ought to unite. Jf they will insist on specniative opinions, then there is an end of unity. It must be taken for granted that they had a fattn; that this faith of theirs was undefinable was nothing against it, Many years have been spent in definitions. The first definitions were uttered in the fourth century, and it wag now the nineteentn century. The Catuolica had not yet defined ali the essentials of their faith. lf was the same with tho Provestants. There waa not a unity of faith as to the Godhead, It was azking too much for a faith to de- fine itself ia the cradle of its existence. Beouuse ; Lord they could not say all they nad to say in half an hour, mnst it be said that they had nothing to say? UHR NEW PAITY Will articulate itself in time, As of the radical party, they assert that willie the vital sentiments of tank connect him with society bis moral sentiments carry bim turtiicr away and higher, to the Godhead. Jt is the propuecy and pledge of a spiritual and higher Ife, Humanity 18 a child and will be for ages to come. As Kind knowledge, in intellige become less religious, but more so. Plato was no rudimentsl man. Hia religion Kept pace with his | ec iter! mind. Bacon and Newton were no babes; they burst Into the tnitnuite and when they reached it they fell on their knees, Milton and Dante bowed down to their own lofty conceptions. Ours was the age of scleuce. Tbe churchman treats the re- ligious sentiment as a flickering Same tn the bosom that se aires close attention or else it will dic. We 63, Ff It 1s to the religious sentiment that you owe your advance in Yery oxisteace. You are its slave, not ite master, Yon ave its creature, It clothes your altars, it sprin; your arches, The radical says the religions of the past and pre- gent are efforts of the religious sentiment to fina God. Had not man been a religious being he would foyer pray. uever fashion mountains into temples. ie IN RUDE TIMES the religions sentiment appears as that dreadfal thing we call superstition, From that rough begin« ping, hiosophy and religion have grown into ‘ne | utiful things they are. The idea takes the piace of the principle. Orude and ugiy in thelr concep- tion they mature into majestic beauty. ‘The rell- ons of Mankind are milestones that imdicate the rogress of tue race, The religious seatiment yo out thoughts of God—not the God rs n° ox 4 fmpiy wa hy doa; na and — oni ; oa tioa who consecrates Temples, forks beliwo altars, shelters Among creeds, Who made the worl: in tS days, who had to die to save fia creatures from destruction; who throws into confusion His own presswork and breaks Hts own power; who appears to Moses, Isaiah and Samuel; a God who rints one ortwe books for His favorites. The God of brabam ond Isaac and Jacob the radical knows not. He knows simpiy God. : ¥ Pe THE BRADICAL’S GOD is the fovellest droam o: tne hamangonl, If there must be definitions the more the better, Come ag her, come poet, come artist and tell of your dd. ‘© Want you all together to tell of your God. We need the multitude of your thoughts to save us from the despotism of creeds. It ta not sufiicient to say that He is wise, for He Is wisdom; that He 1s just, fur He ts Justice; that He 1s good, for Ho is goodness. That He should be partial, that He should butid 4 hell, that He should erect @ barrier between His creatures that & bird cannot ay through, the radical dees mot believe, The radical believes in a God who is light and itfe and love and goodness; God spoke creation Into existence; crea. tion 18 Hus articulate world. The radical ~ BSLIEVES IN REVELATIONS. Revelations open our eyes. Tho totellectual ¢ye detects wonderiul laws and systems and a divine beauty clotuing all. The spiritual eye discerns re- gions of benignity all about us, Footprints of a Deundivss good WUl axe everywhere gpoarant or not ce and cuiture they do not | e churchman, not so; quite otherwise than | WHW YURX HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1970—TRIPEE The bigh revelations are given to but few. It ts | ward observances of their religion; and in many as im @ picture gallery; @ score admire | other ways bo foolish mm the cyes of the tho patntings, a dozen bt spp them, tivo | worid if wise tn the sight o! God. Too many Ohris- or three aro delighted. ‘Che inultitude chat | tans, alas! have this false Fospook of the works; nd grow tired, and want to bome. The artist ; they blush for the laws of their religion, because ul looks long on the beautiful creations and keeps seeing how. beauties. Tho pure in heart see God. There are no oracks In une door by which any one cise can see Him, The pure in heart, whether Mo- bammedan or Mormon, Protestant or Catholic, Jew or Gentile, whether living in Jerusalem or New York, mastor or menial, philosopher, poet, man, woman vane child, if pure, see God, and only they, ‘Ihe radi- 3a BELIEVER IN CHRISTIANITY, His Christianity 13 a substance, a real thing, Tho ‘dd1 al Holleves io Jesus, HOt In the Christ, but in jesus, AS, OM the whole, the highest manifestation of God. In no human form do we see so much of God ay in Jesus. It is not the Jesus of the creed, of the Church, of the New Testament, The radical believers in the New Testament pub words into iis mouth no such human soul fints accord with, That a divine soul was here is plain. Everything attests him as one of God's brightest manifestations. They do not bow to Him; they do not make [in the corner stone of their faith; they do not accept Him as mediator, redeemer. Think- ing thus of Jesus the radical’s thought instantly Mies to his brothers, Instead of fixing his gaze on Jesus as divine he turns his eyes upon the people apout him, After dweiling at length on this point the speaker porirayed the effects upon different individuals of this belief in Jesus, and then spoke of the radicals BRLJEVING IN IMMORTALITY, | 9. ‘This beltef was not based on the teachings of Jesus, or because saints and prophets taught ic; but because the religious faith asseverates it, While the greatest souls and loftiest intelligences, like Plato, and grandest souls, like Socrates, believe it for @ certainty, the meanest soul, the grovelling and sensual have a glimmering of tt. ‘The radicat be- lieves in immortality as a boon, a gift, & vision. The rational soul belleves in @ future world as the piace co. nish his education, He spoke next of the BELIEF IN THE BIBLE, * This belief embraced what ho approved and fe- jected what he disapproved, He showed, in treating Of this branch of his subdject, how different churches compelled the Bible to enforce their peculiar faith. Such were a few of the principles in the code of faith, he urged in conciusion, of the radical, and upon this he pointed out the duties devolving on ali to make their lives nobier, truer, more God-iike, Repeating the Lord’s Prayer, in which all the con- | deren joined, singing a hymn by a quartet and nedicuon Closed the exercises, AMERICAN FREE CiURCH. The Great Love of God Toward Mankini~ “Walking Accerding to the Course of © World”—Society Plunged in luiquity~Se:- mon by the Rev. Charles B. Smyth. An interesting sermon was preached yesterday by the Rev. 0. B. Smyth, at the American Free Church, Masonic Hall, Thirteenth street, After some pre- luminary observations relative te the marked in- crease in the congregation, and the beneficent re- sults attending his late discourses, Mr. Smyih se- lected his text from Hphestans iL, 1-7—“And you hath be quickened who were dead to trespasses and sins, wherein in times past ye walked according to the course of this world, &c.’’ In this passage we have the natural condition of all men, the changejwhich is wrought In such of them as are saved, and the mo- tives by which the Almighty is actuated in produc- ing the change. it 13 remarkable that while mankind are de- scribed as “dead” there are certain things attributed to them which indicate that they are also alive in some sense; for THOUGH “DEAD” THEY “WALK.” The meaning is illustrated by the facts in regard ta all who die Uterally. The spirit takes Its Mignt and leaves the body motioniess; the eye which had sparkled with imteiigence is now set in glassy stilluess; the ear whieh had been traincd to music is now deaf to the sweetest strains of the most enchanting melody; the form of the man ts there, but It 18 unconscious to all surroundings; the very house in whica it is may be tn fames, but it realzes not the danger and no eifortis put forth to extricate itself; tf ts dead.” Ail tus 6 the SPIRIT 18 NOT iNACTIVE. It has taken its fight from earth, bul wherever it is icis busy. If in neaven i ts occupied with us concerns of heaven; if in beil, with dose of hell, Thus, though dead to wis world, the man is alive to another world snd its reaiiites, So mankind in the natural state are dead in & manner the reverse of tis; the most interesting representations of celestial things may be placed before see them not; the most delghtiul iastra to the true sources of happiness may b dressed to them, they are dai; they are in regard to aii spiritual mae ters like the DEAD MAN TO THIS WORLD, While as to these Which arc Worldly sud sinful, they are ail life wud energy to them—walking tn tiem— “according Lo the course of Us world,” tothe prince of ine power oi rhe alr,” that now worketh in the cuildren of disol In this description the apostle ta. exception; for he adds, ong whom we all had our conversation,” &c. Jewa aud Gentiles, apostles, propi priesiz, minuscers and people are all altke by mi! Who that nses his power of observation needs avy proof of this fact? Look at your acquaintances, your Tamily connec- tions, your social companions, the persons with whom you do’ business, iake the enuire state of society, What do you behold put A SAD DEMONSTRATION of the trnth of the text? And as the dinrna! record Of passing events convinces us every moring and evening Ubat suctety is now STREPED IN INIQUITY, so history records suillcient to indicate that man- Kind never were better in any ago of the world; and if the same facilities had been enjoyed in days ot yore as are in existence now fur dally recording the pews we should find that from tue immemorial the condition of mankind has always been the sume. ‘The reverend gentleman coutinued at considerabie length to expound the entire Scriptural passage Ww a very attenuve aad appreciative audience, ST, PATRICHS CATHEDRAL, The Wisdom of the World and that which Leads usto God—Sermou by Fatuer ice Geau. This large and imposing edifice was yesterday well filled with s devout and exceedingly atten- uve congregation. There were present a larger number of fashionabies than has beeu observed for several months, they having returued to the elty from a lengthened sojourn in the country, After the celebration of mass Father AicGean ascended the pulpit and anuounced es fits text jor the day Ephesians v., 16-20:—~ Bee that ye walk ol Kedecining the tn Wheresore be yo a4 fools, but as wise, ye Ciays woe evil bur whas the will of the rd Le, And be not Ltd with wine, wherein is excess; but be e Spiri ty 6 aud spiritual avis to the Lord; uivin, unto God end whe than Father, in tac ni Father McGean said that tie Apostic Panl, in these words to the Ephesians, coinmends them to acquire the great gift that Solomon possessed, and wnich drew from al) mankind great » j—that 1s, wide dom. He detines {tin explicit terms. He telis them what this ! it consists, to pre- Vent them ivom ible. ‘Phere 1s no greater wilt than Ve the homage oi tae World, selves on the aitammreni © owing in the Tovisteps of Jesus, Make: reab appiication of the (exe to Warn tae Lpl 8 Wo flee iruud the WISDOM OF THE WORLD, as it is the wiscdow of folly. Our vivine Lord adyvo- cated Wisdom in two diferent forins, Its essentials are knowleage aud good wil, To be wise, certain purposes are striven jor, and good will must be akin to them to facilitate thetr good end. Those who have the Wisdom of the world—and there ave man about us—look upon (be earth as @ permanent dweil- ing piace. Their actions, whatever their theory upon the subject 13, suow this, and that here they acquire the ulamate end of all things. The trud Christian, however, understands true wisdom quite uierently. He questions hiaself for the purposes je was naperer and id ey that It was for babe lation in a better world. The tue Clrisuan strng- gles to ascertain the WILL OF Gop, and what ft demands, thus uniting knowledge with — will. True wisdom has its beginniag in the lear of God; ils opposite has its eeat im the fear of the world, There are serious lesswns for us in the contemplation of these important facts. We all know that God created us to serve Him, that we May be prepared for a better world when our career here is ended. Yet how many professed Christians Seem to act as if this life was the ultimate end of exist- ence; their whole being Is filled with wordiy thoughts aud dotags, tue gratification of their passions, the accuinwation Bud hoarding of weaith, the tramp: ling down of the laws of virtue and morality, the uring of greater seifishness. such motives govern the wWajor part of Christians of the work who are in full knowledge of God's commands, yel disregard them and spend thotr time im riotoua ving. What is the life of these Obrisuang? 46 j8 & ~ DRUNKENNESS AND IMMORALITY, ug Tt does not do to let the word know of.those things, end so they hide them from their iriends, ped rine rie Ree tov besi; bul God divines el Ost 8eC} and thelr owy eart wel of the great wrong doing, bent: aka ba - ‘The lear of the world 1s the solution of the sin- falpess of many Christians who live at variance with their proiessions. It was 60 frora the begin- ning; from the days of our first parents and until now. Do we not recoliect with sadness tae denial by Peter of his Master? Those who have the Wis dom must often do what implous men cali foolish: they must live up to the laws of God; be juss and Fighteous to their neighbours; not acquire wealth at the expense of morality; not be aslamed of the signs Of the cross; not be ashamed of the forgive- ness of thor mint Dot he ashamed of the oUt vice 13 bold, and 11-ten to tae dictates of the world, pepenae vice has bold adherents, Some men scorn CALLED Prous, and think it fs a disgrace. Oh, how foolish! In the last day they will kaow thor great mistake, and appreciate what was wisdom and what was folly. Let us practice the true wisiom; let us be wise in fodjowing out the dictates of our own conscience and religion; let us be bold, proud and ambitious that we are Christians; proud that we belong to the Church of God; proud that we love viriue, and never bo ashamed of our morality. Let us glory in the signs of the cross and of repentance; never forget to frown down tmmorahty whenever we know of t either in words oracts; let us be proud ot our Go and religion and be bold m defending 1, and, finally, our conduct be consistent with Cbrisiian re- ligion, walk in the fear ol God and trample down the fear of the world. LAIGRT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH. Closing Services—Old Memories Revived—The Character, the Timo and tao Place of Prayer—Necessity and Imporiance of Mis- sionary Efforts, ‘The Laight street Baptist church, corner of Varick street, about which s0 much has been said and written heretofore, ceases from this date to have a corporate church organization, For some years past there have been in this, as in other churches, two parties—an up-town and a down-town party. After a great deal of religious, financial and techni- oal sparring and voting the up-town party succeeded in carrying the day, and having purchased the Cen- tral Baptist churen edifice in Forty-second street, they untied with its congregation and have been worshipping there together since September. But the old house of God had not been formally and re- ligiously parted with, and yesterday, old and young, up-town and down-town folk gathered together to meet and greet each other socially and religiously ere they separated, perhaps forever. ‘Ti CHARACTER OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. The vencrable and reverend Dr, Coxe—the pastor ; of the old Presbyterian congregation that worship- ped tu the church for so many years, and who, it Will be remembered, was, with his people, mobbed and insulted during the exciting anti-slavery con- tesis—occupied a seat in tho pulpit, The Rev. Dr. | ivarts—ine frst pastor under the Baptist organiza- | Gou—was aise present and preached an admirable sermonon the character of religious worship, the time and the place and the necessity for maintain. ing the same. The discourse was based upon Psalm xev., 6—“Oh come, let us worship and bew down; let us kneel betere the Lord, our ‘er; let all the inhsbitants of the earth worship Him.” e univer- sal necessity for religious wors21p 18 found in the universas sinfulness of man and his natural craving tor something to worship. ‘The angels of God wor- ship Hi, and why should not sinful man? Olties huve been found withont defences and people with- out javguage and laws, but never without a God. eligion, besides being @ necessity of our nature and universal, 18 also an indestructible principle; @nd a8 Wo Cannot destroy it We should build upon it, A celebrated English infidel has said that religion ts @ necessity for every honest man and every pro- found tinaker; and if we do not cultivate trie reli- on, the faise, tic superstitions will spring up, ‘rhey are shallow-tminged persons who seek to de- stroy Romanism by HEAI RIDICULE ON It. who never worships js a stroyed, morally and tnt where worsiip God. ‘The purest and best men it up their hands to tue Almighty But while we may worsiip God anywhere and everywhere there is ap absclute necessity that we havea place. Abraham worshipped God I a grove, and wherever he went he crected an altar unto God. Daniel litted up his fears in his own captive cham- ber, and Peter and Paul in prisons. We have not to gu to Mecea, or Oxford, or home-—if we had wh would become of ust Sut a place, a location, is a necessity of our nature also, and hence the Israciites, as soon as they left the iaud of Kuypt, and while yet in the wilderness, erected a tabernacle, And when they gotinto Cankax ihey reared a temple to Jehovah, and we continue to buiid synagogues and Obristian churches that we may oieet togetber and sympathize with each other in our common sufer- ings ana pray together for the supply of our common wants. Jhrisdan Church speaks more eloquently o4, aspirations, hopes, than the Pyramids of Egypt or ihe proudest mouuments of human greatness. There are Xeseciations coanected with the place of prayer that are never known else- nd they should not wonder that he (the had come from Cuicayo to worship with He came as their pastor first enurch numbered but 300 wem- ree years ministry the membership to 9)% He munisiered among them until his health failed, aud he had to ad rest. But while me had but 275,900 that the Up town movement bad aireauy commenced, and they sought larger and higher quarters. ‘The ola Broadway Yabernacle Was Ofered to them for $61,000-—Lhe property is now Worth Axi a williou, It was casier then to raise $14,000 Jor Charch purposes (han it is now to raiso $120, here the ey, which souls, Lact grown 80 1 THE NMR OF WORSHIP, |, The Doctor, im the farther discussion of his sub- ject, maivisiucd the necessity for a ime, as well as place, of prayer. The man who prayed every- where, and vet had no special Ume to pray, was io aii probavliity a scepio or au inidel. ana the prayer meeting or tie of prayer. ‘Sbis thought was ample and illustration, At th ie & collection was taken up to gu secret pluce forced by ex- of the service in a ralssion im the vicinity of Uhe church, as the congregation do not ! design to give up the Heid altogetiier. fn the atter- noon & wuxscellanéous service was fhcld, at which ministers and people mutually addressed each other, and ia the evening the Kev. Dr, Coxe preached, ‘The pastor is Rev. Frederick W. Evans, a Welsh- man, young and eloquent, and with promise of a } orient future before him. He will be remembered 4s the pastor ofa little Welsh congregation at Avon- dale, Fra., where the 200 mune Many Of them members of bis feck—were lo: that terribie mining disaster a year or two ayo, ‘There bis labors were ceaseless, and while the pulpit aud the press of the country were dilating on the disaster as a Visitation {rou God he was Ue iirst to proclaiia that the Pennsylvania Coat Company and not the Aly mighty was to be blamed, ana vo hus untiring edorts whatever taprovements have been made ip the mining facllities for escape since are due, Shortly afcer that event he was called to this city, where he has been teaching end preaching very acceptably ever since. PoRRT STREEY METMODIST CHURCH. Methediat Voctrine in the Christian Pricat- heod=Sermos by Kev. Dr. Stevens. A sermon, which deeply interested a crowded congregation, was preached at morning service tn the Rev. ©. S. Browa’s church, Perry street, by the Rev. Abel Stevens, L. L. D. The text was the pas- | sage in the epistle of St. Peter, ‘You are a royal priesthood,’ on which the preacher proceeded with ! great ingenuity to construct his theory of the Chris- tau Church. He said when the Christian Allfance at Berlin was asked now to solve the question of bringing the lalty into more eectlve co-operation yith the elergy the Berlin Evangelical ministers answered, ‘The priesthood of the people is the solu- tion of Uke probleg.” The peoplo are all priests, | The cary Christians had no technical clerical priesthood to dominate over the Church, There was A MINISTRY, NOT A PRIBSTAOOD. The people were all priests a a sense, butthere were certain works which could not be done by all. There were, therefore, those who “xainistered’’ to them and did the common work, in the same way a4 under a democratic goverument the people have | a right to legisiate for theiselyes, but ali cannot atiend to it,and they elect afew men and make them responsibie for the duty; just as tho Christian riesthoed—ministry 14 the more proper word—are Weeiguated by the Church and divine election to do the common work. For @ priesthood a sacrifice 13 there 1s no sacriiica since the deaty of Ohriat. The way in which the ministry came first to be instituved was this:— There were some disputes about the care of widows and the poor and the orphans and the collection and distribution of alms and other necessary works, and they consulted St. Paul, who left it all to them- selves, oniy telling pee to let all things be done in order; so they appointed Stephen and others. Look- ing through the Acts we next come tothe “‘presby- ters’’—-elders. In the rustic synagogues, where tie Jews met on Sabbaths, the father of the village used to mount the platform and read and explain tho Scriptures and iavil strange brother to exhort, as happened when St. Paul etitered the synagogue, nd when they became Christians they brought with them “elders” and the “deacons,” or servants who attended to the people in church. Next comeg “=. THAT AWFUL WORD “ORDINATION,'” Why, the early Christians ordained every public oMmcer, designated him by publicly laying hands on hin, with certain ceremonies, that the people pugas recognize and reverence im. He betiev THEY ORDAINED THUIR POLIORMEN, All this, a from expediency, not Divine com- mand, was borrowed py the Chrisuans. he Cnris- tians ‘are “@ holy brotherhood, to offer spiritual sacrifices,” bu outside the Methodist Church the deacon, presbyter and bishop are fetters upoa rell- gion. From this he deduced the essendal and un- usual equality of souls in the Church. Nothing is more democratic—not using the word in ita party sense—than the Church, NEVER WAS THERE A GREATER DEMOCRAT THAN THE ~ LORD JESUS, who proclaimed universal emancipation of souls. ‘ghe priesthood of the people being once rightly un- Geretood, ali men and women would recognize their oblgatinn to do Jbnstian Work. and Dot Tha power oF a Christian Iife 3s in the closet | \ : REFORMED BUTCH CHURCS, FIFTH AVENUE, Papal Rome=Discourss by the Rev, Jon Rogers. The Reformed Dutch church, corner of Fifth ave- nue and Twenty first street, was well filled yestor- day by a congregation which listened with deep in- terest to a discourse delivered by the pastor, the Rey. J. M. Rogers, on “Papal Rome.’’ Ho took for the text of his remarks from Revelations, xliL, 11 and 18:—‘And I beheld another beast coming up outof the earth, and be had two horus like a lamb, and he spake asa dragon, * * * Hore 18 Wise dom. Let him that bath understanding count tho number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number ts six hundred three score and s1x.’? The speaker opened by referring to the second part of the chapter in question and the clear pro- phecy to a second Rome, which he would show by comparisons with the sacred text refers to Papat Rome, as the first part of the chapter referred to ancient Rome. There are various points of resem. biance in regard to both ancient and modern Rome, aud, above all, tn the attempts of each to interfere ‘with the temporal powers of the rest of the earth, ‘We will see that this chapter of Revelations is @ vivid description of the CHARACTER OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ROME; for, as the second chap‘er is but a continuation of the first, so Papal power and pretensions were but a rolongation of the characteristics of ancient Rome, me Was not a creature of Gothic origin. It was the offspring of the Latin race, and took its charac- ter irom the moral corruption aid gross super- &t.tions Which characterized the Romans previous to their conversion to Christianity. has always tieness and charity. It has Claimed to follow the footsteps of the lowly Saviour. Bot while putting on the garb of the lamb it spake but the voice of o dragon. Ambition and arrogance have always held sway in its coun- cilia, It early connected itself with the temporal powers. to our own day Papat Rome has held sway over tho world and men have bowed down and worshipped the beast. ‘The records of the Church of Rome are replete with pretensions to the power of working miracles, and millions of men have believed firmiy in the exist- ence of that power. This deception of the people on this subject hag been a powerful means of pre- fone ie Spiritual influence of the Roman Church, After the death of Constantine the civil power of Rome was gone; the empire shortly after ceased to exist, The very existence of the city of Rome was subsequen' reatened by horde of powerful invaders. pe I.e0 the Third, however, by his ap- peais to the leader of the barbarians, not only suc- ceeded in saving Rome, but gained sv much infiuence over him that the Pope, being considered the savior of Rome, began that to grow in power and in ambi- tion, until at length it surpassed even all the pares of imperial Rome. The Pa} Church banded ttseif with the civil government crashing out all the Sepications the people after liberty and Knows leage. Its domination became at length so great that a man who was under lis ban for refusing to submit to its dictates became an outcast and a fugl- Uve on the face of the earth, He then continued to show that the numbers referred to in the Revela- tions referred prophetically to the Latin Church, and that these numbers predicted also the time at which Papal temporal power would be overthrown. He did not agree with those who thought that the des- traction of the temporal would bring, 26 a conse- quence, that of the spiritual power of Kome, for the temporal sovereignty had been an element of weak- ness rather than strength. HOLY TRINITY CATRCH. Bishop Clark on Death and Life—A Glimpse Beyond the Grave=iias Death Been Abol- ished. Probavly there was not throughout the entire State of New York a more fashipnable and appa- Treutly devout congregation than that which yester- day moruing assembled in Holy Trinity church, Hariem, to listen to Bishop Clark, of Grace church, Providence. As is usually the case in these respect- able gatherings, an animated and interest- ing appearance was given by the various happy combinations blended into the colors and shapes of the ladies’ costumes, and, the weather being unusually fine and pleasant, @ greater varlety of summer fashions were donned than might have been expected at this advanced season. Rich black silk dresses, trimmed with crape, and capes and mantles delicately trimmed with saun and magenta; elegant headdresses and sparkling diamonds were everywhere to be seen; while, here and there, still more attractive sights met the gaze of the observer—viz., sparkling eyes and handsome female features, The tuterior of the church is elegantly fitte@ up, the whole of the glass forwing the windows being colered and bearing various Scriptural and Befitting religious emblems, wile the large window over tie altar ab tie west side of tne church is mehly decorated on the colored giass and around the outer cdges with figures and large emblazoned Latin and English quotations from the Bible. ‘be organist, Mr. Dantels, assisted by Miss Farrell and the choir, deserve credit for the mauvgr in Wolch their part in ihe service was per- formess ‘The Bishop offictated throughout the morning. Having concluded the reading of the prayers and the earlier portion of the service, he deliyercd an fatellectual and touching sermon, selecting lis sub- ject from the Second Eptstie of Paul to Tino- thy, 1, 10—“Our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abohshed death, and bath brought life and immortality to ight through the Gospel.” {6 Tight be supposed, he said, that, judging from th and other portions of Seripture, Clirist had abolisnes death entirely, so that {a @ spiritual sense it no longer existed, But it was not always so. Some truths existed which were s0 aeep and diificuit to solve, and lay so mauch beyond our reach, that our knowledge of them was not worth mentioning. it ‘Was coustantly told us that MAN IS IMMORTAL. What wes the evidenco that he was 80 formed, or bow could 1t be illustrated? We could neither count the sands of the seashore nor tell the number of drops in the Ocean; 80 unmortalily Was 4 fact that might be said w be beyond our compresension, But God cowd measure what to us was immeasu- rable; and the tine would come when men would velit take have to leave all; death would strike and they would cease to be. Did any one reaily believe this’ A few years ago gna none of us nad an existence; yet the World went on, the stars by night and tie sun by day performed thelr offices und gave jight aud Warmth to those on earth; the seas were crowded with vessels bringing merchandise, and the tmer- chants were busily engaged in trading; the mails regularly arrived and brought NEWS OF BLOODY WAns, and anon treaties of peace; nen aud matdens mar- ned and children played even as now. But you and iwere not; none but God knew that we were ever tobe, The instant we existed we began to taink aud jabor and feel; but was 1b possible that we stou!d think and Jabor forever? Was there never to be a break in that existence? Would our bodies and souis coutinue to suffer as long aa God himseii lived? He could not conceive (hat death would end our auffer- ings. Fourscore years were allotted as the ordina- ry term of a man’s ilfe; put this was wot saficient time in which to give fal development to ais facuities. if there were no souls in hea- ven that we joved we must conclude that there i6 no heaven, that a bad been fuisely brought forward by those who have professed these doctrines, who were either deceived in wimat they taught, or else that tne whole ts a le. Those, however, who have died a8 martyrs for the cause they undertook, were a proof thas at least tucy be- Ueved in these things, and the great and glorious changes brought avout in the moral and social ¢x- istence in the word by teacning of Oftrtstlauity tended to corroborate tie belief 12 God, and that Ailer death we shontd have an existence where there apovared to be given ample time for our full de- velopment. But, againg the question was, how did we know that such Would be the cage; that We should not } then be beyond ali capuctty of enjoyment and that it would not be like woking for dn endless time across @ dark aud impassable gulf? A MILLION OF YBARS ‘was no nearer the end thaw fourscore years; there- fore it was necessary for us to get before tine. We saw the hands move on tne dial, and we say the worn is over; the clock strikes the hour of noou, and ‘we say a few more chimes and lie is gone. The sunsey draws on, and soon we are calied upon to Ne down and repose ourseives ag surely @s the handa point to the time. Hence it was that che words of the text had a peculiar signifcance—thas Jesus Christ suould abolish death. The grave would continue to ciaim its own, however, 80 jong as ign remaiued in nis present form; but it ceased to mean what It once Secs It now only signified egg ones trom a lower @ bigher spliere of life, metines We got & aglimpae of the land beyond, of the blue heavens ‘and the bright stars there tn aa tro and magnif- cence, but this life was excluded from thelr enjoy- iment. Wecoull vot resist the irresistible power Which pressed us downwards; the voice of those who nave got safely over the river called us away; the waters flowed faster and faster until at last we should arrive safely too, When the body after hav- ing passed through tts journey of life died there Boemed to be an entire cessation of existence of everything, body and ming together, as if ali had perianed; tue memory fea; Pe car no longer was cheered by sounds of pleasure; the eyes were closed to al in this world; now darkdess reigned, and it must then wait patil the eare were startied by Him who Wili proclalia that Hei@ “cue resurrection and tite ile.” This we Knew: that having passed through the dark passage of death we shovid begin to live and to experience that there was no more @eath; that then we should reabze that Jesus Christ had aboitshed death, Apart from this His own re- 6urrection proved this fact, He assumed our nature aud accepted its infirmities and penalty in order that he migat overcome that penalty, death, and in order to accomplish tv he must have been immortal, jor a mortal being could not do this. By so doing he enavied us to vreathe in anticipation the pure Qir of heaven and to perceive a light where betore DARKNESS HAD BREN SUPREME. QR Acorn, dajd the Bishon; tks oeautifas io ‘and a ‘oak,’ and rechnes beneath its spreadi: bran ho Ae ag 3a 7 thes thi life, in way Sr ko ag growing and insrpaniag 1a power, and 86 te Me er, and selence Will be opened up to us. a Astang ave loved on earth we shall do go fi ifwe have hated hero we shail hate m cry nexd world, ouly tn a tenfold intensitied degree, Jn conclasion the Bishop drew the picture of am old ship that was wrecked, of its planks float. ing about with every tide and of its bolts all strained aad worn; of that which once had go nobly mounted the waves of the ocean, breasting every storm, wad now doomed and worthless. So those who lived here, caring only for the worid, would become wrecked and their souls would be’ strewn about on the road to heaven. Kverything would be deter. mined by our personal relations w; ee ith our Lord Jesus ST. JOHN'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUROH, A Hundred Years of National Life and Not One President of the United States a Pre. fessed Bollower of Jesus—Corruption in High Places—The Church the Only Reliable Basis Upon Which to Build Up a Greas Power. The dedication of the lecture room at St, John's Methodist Episcopal church, in Fifty-third between Broadway and Eighth avenue, together yesterday morning @ large and earnest con. gregation. The church edifice itseif 1s not yet com- pleted, nor will it be ready until next spring, when @ solemn dedicution will take place. Five months ago, Where now stands what promises to be one of the most beautiful structures in the city, was a humble ttle chapel which, owing to its size, was entirely medequate to accommodate the rapidly mcreasing congregation, ‘Ihe new building was therefore commenced, and by the continuous labor of the pastor, the Rev. William Goss, alded by a building commuttee formed, of the most influential among his parishoners, an- other elegant temple of the lving God ‘has, in an incredibly short me, sprung up in our midst, Since May tho congregation attached to St. John's church worshipped in the Fiftieth streat Congregas tional church, and yesterday for the first time sembled for divine purposes in tho new edifice, “a THR ORBEMONY OF DEDICATION, if so simple a rite may be called a ceremony, Without any ostentatious display, An earn touching prayer from the presiding elder dedi to the service of God the room in which they were assembled concluded the rite. ‘Then came the usual Sabbath morning servi: the several hymns beng rendered in a most pleasing manner by a chorus ladies and gentiemen choir composed of the young members of the congregation. AFTER THE READING of the morning lessons the Rev. W. H. Ferris came forward, and taki his text from Psaims lili, 6—~ “Oh that the saly of Isract were come out of tyr my peg rp phere Usoearied sermon. hi % ie he cted this text because he wished to speak to them on NATIONAL AFFAIRS and upon religion. After stating that he had no Politics to advocate—that is, no party Boned reverend epg went on to say tat the affairs of the nation had come to . crisis. There was an ulcer On the body politic, and it was the duty of the people to demand tor it a remedy. God built the Oburch beiore the world, and the world was merely tne superstructure of which the Church was the Dasis. Just laws even were useless, and could nos be administered even unless the moral sentiment of ms re Leys prt’ as = Pty agra value. id Who was to educate the people roper appreciative moral standard? ee Ye hs 4 ‘WAS IT THE POLITICIANS? God pity them if it was; for even those who fill the highest gilices in the State are full of corruption, No; this onerous caty remains with the Church. There is no doubs that the Church saved the nation afew years ago, when she was torn by intestine feuds. Credit ty certainiy due to the soldier who tought and bied and died; but it was the prayers of the Church and the voice of His munisters in the pulpit that mace that fighting effective, idon’t claim at all that there should be a Stata Church. Tne Church and State are separate powers, each having its own duties to perform. If I choose to worship a stone, that 1a my concern; the State bas nothing to do with 1t; and in like manner it 1s the business of the Ciurch to regulate the amount taxation, or interfere In any Way with the functions proper to the State. But although J may hold the doctrine of 2 ABE 90, URALITY 01 rn F WIVES is consistent, if the practice of that creed interferes: with the welfare of the whole community it them becomes the duty of the State to inierfere and pus astoptoit, And yet, look at that vile nevt of rell- gious persons tn the Kocky Mountal allowed not only to violate the laws of the States with impunity, but to tamt the whole atmosphere of the nation, Politicians say that clergymen should preach the Gospel and keep their hands of ‘a THE POLITICAL MACHINE, Now, this is the very thing we don’t intend to do. Are we to give up the Bible because it is some- tunes discussed by politiians? When any great moral question passes from the Church into the area of poiltics are we to avandon it? Most assured! not. The Church is the navural conservator of moral guestions. And they must NEVER BE SURRENDERED TO POLITICIANS. The truth is revolutionary. It is upsetting the dynasties of the Old World now, because the onward march of Christianity has ever been at the point of tho sword. If this government of ours— vhis most beautiful fabric shall ever give way, it will be because it lacks the firm moral basis that the Upurch alone can give. The reverend gentleman, after deploring the fact that after a hundred years of national existence we had not one President of the United States who was a professed disctpie of Jesus, ascribed most of the ub of which he com- pisined to the INFLUENCE OF TIE ROMISH ORUROE, It had its members in our kitchens, with their ears to the doors of our bedchambers listening to our secrets and then hasteuing to the confessional to repeat our most important secrets to the priests, Who were in league not with the people at Wash- ington, but with the Pope at Rome. esore the conclusion of his sermon the reverend gentleman animadverted severely on the corruption of our city government, and advised his nearers to Vote neither with one purty nor the other for the sake of party, but to hoid their votes in their hands and give ther to the most virtuous and deserving. After the sermon a collection amounting to $1,400 was iuken up to pay for the furnishing of the room in which the services were being held. EGLISE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. Sermon by Father Mathonnet on the Infall!~ bility of the Catholic Church and on Fuith and Miracles. The French Catholic church in Twenty-third street ‘1s a& present undergoing repairs, Divine service was, therefore, held in the large hall of the basement, which admits very little of the lightofday. The hall was well filled and the greater part of the con- gregation were ladies and children. Father Ed- mond Aubry officiuted at the celebration of the mass, assisted by six little boys, in scarlet gowns and white surplices, who carried six big candle- sucks. ‘The service was very impressive and the singing In itself an attraction, After reciting the gospel of the day Father Alexander Mathonnet, the youthfur assistans curate of the church, mounted the pulpit and discoursed on faith and miracles. He said:— We know that God created man and that we ougbt to contribute to the glory of God as THE AUTHOR OF OUR BEING; but how can we render homage to the greatness of God? By faith, by implicit belief in his truths and miracles, This faith ought to act on our minds and hearts. Our minds should be taught to believe and our bearte should prompt us to practice those virtues which are the sequence of faith, What 18 faith? It fs the convic- tion of what we do not see and cannot be explamed to us by treason. Faith isthe first step which leads to Goa. Without it we cannot hope to be saved. Our faith ought to be firm, simple and honest, As there is one there can only be ONE RELIGION, There are Many sects which are Opposea to one another, and have heaped érrors on errors. Surely Uhey cannot be the exponents of a true faith, The only representative of God on earti is our Church. She has always tunght the same truths, and is the only medium through which we can receive the Word of God. She aione has the signs of His inspira- tion, and through the word of God we kuow the infailibullty of the Catholic Clurch, 0 THE REVELATION OF GOD * through the Catholic Cnarch is proved by the fact that our mother Church was established at ‘the coming of the Saviour, and has been handed down to the present time by an Uuuinterrupted line astors. Our faith, therefore, ought to ve manifes' an implicit belief in tne miracles which are pro- claimed vy the Church, We all believe that God created tie world. Why should we not believe thas He can make exceptions to fis rules and create supernatural events, in order to attest the divine @biribuies of the Church of Christ? . THE MINDS OP MEN cannot fathom the traths which God has revealod, We ought, therefore, to be sree by our Motuer Charca, who is the only tnfaillble expouent of God's Word. Our Church alone bas the externai signs of the revelation, and against her the gates Et shall not prevail. We must admit the truth God's Word and the infallibility of tits Caurch with out examimation, for there 1s no merit 1m betiev: What we can reconcile with reason. we do not admit one of the trutns taught by our Church we reject all. sh Protestant sects have sprung up because they foun 4s tucanveulent to Dractisy dome of she austere ulus