The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1870, Page 4

4 ELIGIOUS. Peremonies, Sermons and Services In and Around the Metropolis. Spiritual Consolotion and Spiritualist Conversation. Politics, Popery and Protestantism Diversely Treated, Archbishop Spalding, of Baltimore, on the Troubles of the Pope. The attendance at the several places of worship yesterday was such as to gratify the preachers and pastors and speaks very favorably of the Influence of religion and the steady growth of picty and relt- gious tervor in the community, It might naturally be thought that with tbe clearing away of the smoke of political warfare that the sermons would partake more of genuine orthoJoxy and would be lacking in sensationalism, To @ great extent the discourses delivered yesterday partake of these characteristics, but @ perusal of the sermons given to-day will show that there is no lack of subject matiers of interest on which to dilate and that there is not much hesi- fancy on the part of the preachers to make the best use of the time aud subjects. NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Eloquent Sermon by Rev. Merrill Richard- son—True Knowledge of God Turns Fear to Joyous Trust—Olien Superstitions and Modern Ghosis und Goblins Lending Ele- ments of the Past and Present Worship— What True. Keligion is—Programue of In- stullation of the Paster. ‘The brightly brilliant sunshine ef yesterday, ana warm, balmy alr, the closing days of our golden autumo, drives out, no doubt, a large attendance at all the city cna when nature is in ber most siniling and bri ood everybody is more closely drawn to the worship of its great source and foun- uM it 18 that the tain hea ut ce new church of the New England Congregational chureb, coruer of Madison avenue and for veuth street, over which, Rey. Merrill Richardson is pastor, was filled to its utmost capacity. With the crowds thronging to hear its eloquent minister, who, for soundly logical discourse and earnest and impre: mong the foremost divines of the day, the church edifice will soon prove wholly inadequate. He is not a pretentious preacher—aury, pompous and striving alter effect. He 1s natural, forcible, hits the nailon the head, and this is the secret of his cloquence and growing populartiy. The subject yesterday was—*‘A true knowledge of God turns fear to Joyous trust.” in the brief limits of a half column report itis impossible to do justice to the discourse. He talked over an hour, talking several columus. He began in slow measured tones, confining himself to his written notes, but warming ‘up with his supject he discarded notes and the con- ines of his pulpit, and in a strain of most impassioned oratory electrified and held spellbound his large audience. ive delivery, stands THE SERMON. T he text upon which the sermon was based was Matthew, vi., (0—"Be of good cheer; 1 is 1; be not afraid.” This text, he began, was uttered by Christ to His disciples wheu they were filled with fear. It Was & time of storm and darkness and peril. These words of Christ reassured their confidence, strength- ened their faith, showed them in return they could trust Him, He first considered how fullot fear the world has been. fear was the principal element in the olden time. We call it supersution., It was a de- basing fear. ‘The beneficent eperations of nature have been dee} vachings of wrath. Fear has its proper place, There 1s the fear of penalties, which has a wholesome restraining efect upon evil doers; the magistrate, as says St. Paul, bears not the sword in vain over the pagan world. Fear has been the principal element of worship in lands not pagan. GHOSTS HAVE BEEN SEEN, but only in the imagination, Some loose branch of a tree or door creaking iu the wind has frightened many. In graveyards ghosts have been conjured up—ghosts of fancy. “0 what extent nave the mysteries of nature, the phosphorescences of the Bea, comets, earthqua » cyclones, thunder and bghtning been used to work upon the fears and im- aginations of men, The glory of God has been given todemons. Earth, airand water have been peopled with evil spi" se superstifion bas taken the place of worship. The extent to which knowledge lias counteracted such debasement was the next point, Disease, contagien, pain, famine, storm, flood, atmospheric phenomena, comets and eclipses are no longer viewed as tne work of demons. 0) GOD'S VOICE EVERY WH is heard in them, saying, “Be of goo eer, for it is 1.” ‘They should siun the courses of evil and trust God, who never acts conspicuously. We can de. pend upon Ilis laws, all of whicu alm at good. He dwelt with marked eloquence pon the universality of God's voice aud the teachings it carried witu ii The IRISH FAMINE was only a voice to that people to lea’ alone and live truer and petter lives, Ths strenge spectacle in the British Parliament when a day Of fasting and prayer was appointed and they besought Gud to “remove hand.” Th were their very rds; but while m the very midst of their bes ings a uch came, wafted Ung, 80 odious, so hands raised iu the pure air to save them- deathly, that they prayer and hurry away selves from being aspi, GOD NEVER HEARS PRAYERS such as this. Mis laws are unchangeable. If we would keep contagion away from our city we must keep our streets clean and ovey the laws of health. Praying would do no good. He enforced this point wiih humerous illustrations showing that men must accommodate theaiselves to God’s lav nd that He will not change His laws to accommodate them. TRUST BANISHES FEAR. Not athing in God’s universe is calculated to excite fear. The life principles le proceeded to show applied to our religion. Some ministers preached from their pulpits that it would not do to pay too much aitention to science as it led to materialism, No such thing, Science means simply knowledge. The more Knowledge aman has the nearer be should be to God. As he looks at the stars and knows the laws by which they are kept in motion, as he studies nature in all its aspects, as he dives deeper into the mysteries of creation, the more he sees of the power and omni- presence of God. What is religion? How often is quesiton 18 asked, and how many and various are the replies | Some are told to count their beads, to tear their hair, to rend their ments, to do penance in multitudinous Some hide themseives 1n convents und in the caves and mountains of the earth, Some starve them- selves. God wants no such thing. God las made this world a world of beauty, and He would have His creatures eujoy ils golden sunshine and flowers and glorious pomp of field and woodland, and the Matchless majesty of i a. Ile don’t want any- body to starve and look lean and lank. All this 1s wrong. We should have strong bodies and healthy minds, ani thei weare better fitted to worship God. Th is no doubt of the EXPERIENCE Of RELIGION, of which sO much mystery is sought to be made. ‘There should be no fear but in transgression. Br off iniguities, ang all the votces of Goa bade them be of good chee¥. In religion, as in nature, God works by laws. It 1s no chance work. They should build religieus character on the rock, and Christ tells us no sterm ean shake it. They must walt for no marvels, no mysteries. Do the urst duty; bear the first cross. If yourtemper is viclent rain it. Feed the hnngry; clothe the naked, This is reli- gion—this is its experience. A Joy follows 1t inde- scribable, True religion cousists In keeping God’s law. Christ works Jn us to will and to de, and we must work out our own salvation. EVIL SPIRITS THERE ARE : but they come of indigestion, late suppers, reading exciting novels. There was never a ghost stood before a man. If any of them would ever see one all they have gotto do 18 to walk straight up to it, and it will disappear; and if 1t did not leave at once jet him know it, Pluishing this topic of his dis- course, he showed how God held out hope to every trusting soul. Above the darkest cloud was the clear sky. Out of our afflictions came good. It was thetrs to make life a duty, to make it glorious, to ‘own it witb splendid endeavor and more splendid nievement. They should ee they were under such a God. They could trust Him now, trust Bim through ali their lives, trust Him through ull the coming centuries. INSTALLATION EXERCISES. It was announced that the installation of himself as pastor of the church weuld take place on Wednesday next, at half-past seven, at the charch. According to the programme as announced these exercises promise to be of unusual interest, Probavly 80 many distin- guishea clergymea wore never invited to one council. Thee names include all the representa- tve Co: ilonal clergymen in the country. The Rey, W. H. H, Murray, of Boston and of Adirondack lame, will preach the installation sermon, Rey. J. E. Rankia, of Washingwo, D. C., the post clergman; Dr. Joun Todd, of Pitistield, Mass., whose name has peen & houselold word for We Lagt Qalf couture NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 and Henry Ward Beecher, will participate in the exereises. Tt was also announced that on next Friday eventag the pews of the church will be rented, the church be ng open from seven to nine Y. M, for thts parpose, Alter the above notices the@xercises terminated in the usual way, by an impressive prayer, singing and benediction. CHUR DH OF Tui mussIAN, “The Whole Armor of God”—Rev. Dr. Hep- worth on the Cbristinn Soldier's Light No Place fer Cowards or Luggards in the Celestial Legions. Rey. George H. Hepworth, the pastor, delivered a highly attractive discourse last evemmyz at the Chureh of the Messiab, Park avenue and ‘fhirty- fourth street, taking as hts subject “The True Soldier of the Cross,” A select and numerous con- gregation was in attendance, and the interior of this neat and cosey chureh edifice was marked by a cheery and pleasant aspect that was in itself a fea- ture of the evening’s service. Mr. Hepworth’s text was taken from Ephesians, vi., 13—“The whole armor of God.” He began by saying what a wonderful sermon is this which the philosophic apostle writes to the Ephesians, It is short, but full of salient points. If you read 1t once you remember it forever. ‘the modern sermon 1s scholastic and full of abstractions, The sermons of Christ and Paul deal with the simple business of every-day life. Their teachings are not an exbibi- ton of their scholarship but of their wisdom. Their only aim was to teach men and women to live better lives, and ihey both give us te impression that even God Himseif 1s very solicitous on this subject. Se they both taik in such simple phrase that the poorest in the crowd can understand. When I was gouhger 1 used to try to show in every sermon that I ad read a great many books, My idea of a sermon Was that it should never, under any circumstances, excite a smile, but rather that it should show that I was a hard student. So ALL MY HEARERS WENT TO SLEEP pretty regularly. Now I have discovered that the sawdust of philosophy 1s not the material out of which good sermons are made. To preach success- fully one must t.1k of the every-day experiences of his people ani show how they can be beauutied and trausfigured by a consecrated heart. St, Paul’s sermon ts of this kind. He lived in times when waging war was a busiuess of every people. He had hiiuseif been proud of his horsemanship, of his courage and of his dexterity in the use of the spear, He sawail round him ambitious young men who were preparing for the tented field, who were trying on thei armor, testing thelr strength and their swords, and atonce he selzes upon whe fact as an illustravion of a spiritual trush. He says, “Yes, you need to have armor, for you must ght many & lard battie, But the soul must have its panoply as well as the body, You want the snield of faith aS well as THE SHIELD OF BULL'S HIDE, the helmet of salvation as well as the heimet of stee), and, io a word, you must put on the whole armor of God if you are to win the reat ytelory en the real There is a wonderiul ring to these Though we may not in these peaceful days » their vigor, they must have had a p nilleance Mm these vid days of military pageant i are three Kinds of soldiers in the battle of liie, Tiese are—tirst, traitors, menu who have no respect for anybody bat themselves and who are | Wiuling to sell honor and virtue for worldly adva tage. ‘These men are not so numerous as we ar | ten o'clock, Archbishop McCloskey would adminis- ter the sacrament of confirmation to the children of the congregation, ST. MARKS CHURCH. The Bishop of Nebraska and tho Indians— Abolishing Bigamy and Establishing Chris- tan Marrin, ‘What Has Been Done and is To Be Done Among Them, The splendid though antique little church of St. Mark was yesterday morniug well filled by its ortho- dox congregation to whom it had been announced during the past week that the Right Rev. R. H. Clarkson, Bishop of Nebraska, would address them upon bis experience with the Indians in the far West and sum up to them the greai and beneficial results of his labor among those benighted tribes. Yoo much cannot be said in favor of the excellent manner in which the musical and vocal parts of the service were conducted, and though the choir at this church is smal! numerically it 1s, nevertheless, a powerful and well trained boay, and tends greatly to elevate the characier of the ceremonies of the church. The earlier portions of the service being con- cluded by the pastor and curate of the church, the Bishop proceeded to address the congregation, se- lecting for the subject of his discourse the words from Micah, iv., 8:—‘‘And thou, O tower of the Nock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion.” There were none, said the Bishop, connected with the church of Christ who did not desire that wherever 1t Was planted on earth it shoul! flourish and expand its flelds of operations and show to the world that it have only pity for them, Fora bad man there ts na happiness, and no one Knows lt better than he does himself. To feel that. | you are so Weak that you wil sucrifice a point of nonor for mouey or position is to be utterly and hopelessly miserable. 1 have seen a great many men who were bad, but L never yet saw ene who in his heart of hearts did not condemn himself with a bit- terness which far cxceeded the severe criticisms of others, ~Second—there ave neutrais, men who make rofessions of goodness and who think this an use for all they do. 1 can get on with A POSUTIVELY BAD MAN, but I have no patience with indifference. In politics one may be @ neutral, but in religion this is impos- stole. I would ratuer hear a man deliver a terrible invective than to see him pod surug his shoul- ders. Third—there are loyal soldiers, mem who are fighting under their own flag, who feel that they have enlisted “for tue war,” aud who are Willing to submit to the proper discipline and to suffer the necessary hardships, hoping at length to receive the approbation of their commander. ‘Those of us who have reached middle life know Tull well that it is no easy thimg to do exactly what 1s right, One must engage in a severe struggle not only with the temptations which meet him at every turn, but also with the fury of his own passions, ‘With the struggle of his own temper, and with his ever present iiviinations to shirk his duty. If a man can control himself he is “ master of the situation.” ‘This is the real fight. And if you are to be UCCESSFUL SOLDIER you must not only have very distinct notions of vir- iue, but you must aiso act up to them, Many a man has a good theory of life who practices his theory very rarely. You ought to belong to some Chrisuian church; you onght to take, deliberately, and with a prayerful determination to be true to it, the great oata of allegiance; you ought to put on the unilorm, and to feel the respensibility Which goes with it, f do not mean by this to persuade you to join my church, or to accept my creed, but I do insist upon the necessity of joining some church and accepting seme creed. All Chrisuan churches are ways and means by which heaven 1s reached. {don’t know that any one 1s better than any other, but [ do know that it is an immense safeguard to belong to a Christian organization, and to feel that your name is inscribed on the roll. Put on the armor, and, hay- lug done so, be true to it. | Sometimes told. i CBURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION. The Church EdificeRecent Lmprovements— The Worshippers—The Foundling Hospital Discourses by the Rev. Fathers Trainor and Martin. At the head of the “Five Points,” one block north of Chatham square, stands a temple of wership with unpretending exterior, but neat and impressive. It isa Catholic church, planted in the midst of a dis- trlet which was until recently one of the most noto-. rious in the city for crime and vice. The clergy at- tached to this little edifice have for many years struggled with the demons of rapine and bloodshed that stalked around among their flock for a genera- tion like rabid wolves in a sheepfold, The aspect of the district is that of POVERTY AND WRETCHEDNESS, and nothing short of a consciousness of the divinity of the Gospel they preached could have nerved those zealous men to action against the horrors that sur- rounded them. Five years ago the Church of the ‘Transfiguration resembled within @ deserted ruin; the walls were bare; rickety, time-worn seats were provided for the worshippers, and few, if any, sym- bols of religion met the eye, and there was litte to attract the presence of the seeker for the consola- tions of religion. ‘The scene is changed to-day. Through the inde- fatigable exertions of tne pastor, Rev. Father ‘Irainor, some cighty-flve thousand dollars have | been raised in the district and throughout | the diocese, and the amount applied towards the furnishing and embellishment of the church, which now looks neat and fitted for the end for which it was designed. Oneach Sabbath 7,000 souls worship here. But some detatis require stilt to be looked after, as they doubtless will aban early day. ‘The music is furnished by an instrament which Pro- fessor Crell, the performer, designates by the name of an organ, but THE DAYS OF ITS USEFULNESS are well nigh past. A very efficient volunteer choir gave selections from several standard masses, Miss Alice Mc- Gowan’srendering o! the 0 Salutaris and Agnus Det were listened to with breathless attention. She was assisted by Misses. Smyth and Finn. Rey. Father Keenan sung a mass in cantu erateehep Rev. Father Martin, of St. James’ charch, preached the sermon, taking his text from Matthew Xxil., 37-40—"Jesus said unto them, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind; this is the first and great commandment, and the second 1s like unto this, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the propheta.”? The reverend gentleman commented in feeling language on the errors and vicissitudes of human existence, beginning with the first dawn of reason and terminating in the grave. He deplored the du- plicity of purpose and the selfisuness which makes inan @ foe to man, and reierred to the Godlike career of the Saviour as a fitting example | to be copied by the Christian on his journey to eter- nity. He congratulated his hearers on their being within the bosem of the true Church, and on their safety from the roaring of the tempestuous billows which encounter the wanderer looking for a religion with A BIBLE IN HIS HAND, and doubt and despair on his brow. He referred to the sacraments of the Churen as rivers of grace, and warned his congregation to fear God and keep his commandments, bearing in mind the words of the Psalmist, “God has not dealt thus with every nation.”? At the conclusion of the services the pastor, Rev. Thomas Trainor, deitvered a short address. He thanked his people for their labors in behalf of his own church, and requested their attention for a moment to a charity that should receive their sup- port, He referred to THE FOUNDIING HOSPITAL. Ata time when vice and crime laid its victims at the doors of the institution founded by those sell- sacrificing ladies, the Sisters of Charity, it was a duty tostep forward and encourage and support them in their work, It ts not sectarian, it is the work of humanity, to rush to the rescue of a fellow being, though that being be an infant in a cradie, DEPOSITED BY BEJEWELLED HANDS without a dollar left for its support. On Thursday next ne would march to the fair now Desise Bela in the Fourteenth street Armory for the benelit of this charity, and he expected each mem- ber of the congregation to do his duty. The reverend wenpeman algy pnoguucRd thar om Wi at was based upon ever-living principles and built up by the blood of martyrs and those who had gone forth for 118 first establishment; moreover that it ‘was a tower of strength, which could be removed by none but God, In the DIOCESE OF NEBRASKA, away eut in the West, whither the Church Conven- ton had appointed him, over a territory half as large as Europe, through which the Pacific Railroad now runs, an Immense field of laber was opened up and tue opportunities of werking among the peo- Re there had been seized by them to a great extent. Phey had tried to place little churches all over this vast dominion; they had sent missionaries to evéry part for which they could obtain travelling faciliues, and during the past few years they built twenty new churches; they had twenty-one laymen engaged and twenty-eight clergy; :five public scaoois had also been buiit and the means of tuition afforded them; and though he wished to speak only ina spirit of truthiuiness and apart from’ any vain boasting, he could not avoid expressing his conviction that God had blessed their efforts mere tham those of other Christian denominations by plactag them im advance and giving them encouragement beyond contemplation, few per- sons visited those regions west of the Missourt river, and it was therelore no wonder that people knew so lite about them, Por the last four years their plan had been to go forth under the strength afforded them by God and pull down the stronghoids of sin and endeavor to batid up churches wherever it was practicable; but it was not always possible to in- augurate full services, and consequenily they had adopted what he called a Prayer Book pioneer ser- Vice, which tie missionaries found to answer ad- mirably. but God alone knew the many difiicuities that beset them in their endeavors away out in tat uncultivated region, and Ue alone Knew the respon- sibility attached to such a work in making the Church hoid its own against all opposition. ‘There were a great Inmany churcues aiready nobly manned between the Pacitic and the Missouri, aud he felt assured that they would compare favorably in their part towards teaching these iifty millions of people of America. He was well aware that the in- habitamts in the Western parts could ferm no idea of the splendorin the construction and fitung up of the churches in these Eastern cities; much less did they know of the gorgeously dressed congregations who frequent them {rem Sabbath to Sabbath; but he averred that, with all this Eastern splendor an¢@ magnificence, greater Garuestuess Was wanting, and that he found among his ewn congregation. 1t was good te witness the reality of ene of their simple, unostentatious Prayer Book services. But he did not ask for assistance to meet old bonds and de- bentures falling due and broken down treasuries; but he asked for further and more effective mussion- ary aid, and the assisiance by their prayers and means te enable them to lay hold of the golden op- portunities presented to them in forwarding the great work of the Church of Christ en earth. One of the greatest features in their work was the task of elevating the condition of the VARIOUS TRIBES OF INDIANS existing within their diocese on the Missourl, and their endeavors at civilizing and raislag them out of thelr present stale of darkness and heathen sm. President Grant had shown hunself worthy of the importance of his office as regarded the state of the Indians in flinging off the fetters of party, and in ordering that all persons connected with stations on the Pacific Railroad on Indian territory and where Indians weuld be likely to abouna should be men of known Christian principles, and that all employés should endeavor to assist in the secular and spiritual education of the Indians in their respective locall- ties. In thus acting President Grant had shown how easy @ matter it was to raise himself out of THE DIRTY POOL OF POLITICS, and exhibited a spirit of Christianity and love for lus fellow man, What a splendid bsagemnenry this was for a government to set forth to the world, and what a glorious sunshine it was for the Church ! There were 75,000 Indian inbabitants in the diocese of Nebraska, and the government had given his churen all the agencies to deal with them. Aji these Indians asked was to be taught the ways of civilized nations. They have established two mission heuses, five Indian chapels; they had three Indian converted preachers, and several students were now reparing for the inistry; they pad trans- iad the. Prayer Book Sand Mare of the Scriptures into jhelr pwn Janguage and were found to be tractable dnd ready to a¢quire. Out of the entire Iudian population of 75,010, 15,000 of them attended the various service, If such a com- parison—twenty per cent of the wnole—could be made with the city of New york there would be 200,000 attendants at the churches—a far greater number, he was serry to say, that at present at- vended divine service. BIGAMY AMONG INDIANS was nearly abolished. He had lately married the renowned chief Warbrushaw, according to the rights of the Episcopal Church, and at least two thousand others had offered to be married over again under Uhe same conditions afforded by the Chureh. Since the introduction of churches and civiliza- tion among the Indiaus he could see they no longer retained that ferocious stare and apparent hatred to the white man as formerly; they liad assumed a quieter and more peaceful aspect; they no longer lived by the chase but tilled tie land and sowed and reaped, a8 many of their white neighbors did, In afew years, concluded the Bishop, our health and means Will have passed from us, but the Church of God will remain and flourish, and whether worship 1s celebrated in the gorgeous churches ef the East or in the more humble edifices of the West the work will goon. Nebraska was but a spiritual empire in embryo, but he trusted the people of this city would assist them in perfecting her lustituiions and in furthering the work of Christ, CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS. A Large Congregation—“Taking the Stone from the Grave?—Sermon by Kev. Dr. Deems. At the Church of the Strangers yesterday fore- noon there was an immense congregation gathered to hear Dr. Deems discourse 1n his usual eloquent and impressive manner. Every seat in the entire house was occupied, and the aisles were literally packed and jammed with stools and chairs, which were occupied by eager and attentive listeners, The sermon, a most excellent one, was from the text— “Take ye the stone away,” to be found in John x1., 39. The congregation were reminded that when Jesus came to the sepulchre of Lazarus i. was closed with a stone, and when the Lord commanded that it be rolled away Martha objected, bat Jesus per- sisted. ‘The following lessons were drawn from this:— First—God never performs an unnecessary act, We know God in Jesus. The poet has said, “Look thro’ nature up to nature’s God." But no man ever did it. Paul’s idea in Romans i. 1s that the invisible things of God are clearly seen from the creation of the world, because God has shown that which may be known of him. Nature seems to be the outside and JESUS THE INSIDE OF GoD. We learn the heart and intellect and ways of God by an open-hearted study of the heart and intellect and ways of Jesus. Jesus never did an unnecessary thing. So far as we can discover he had almighty power. It was delegated or intrinsic. If delegated, would he not sometimes have made a dispiay for the gratification of himeelf or of his friends?’ Does the history of the world show any man so gioriously continent and self-controlling?’ Then God does nothing that is unnecessary. Again, the Heavenly Father never does directly what he can do by others, He has human children like Him. He sets them down amid the facts and acts of the universe. He gives wood, stone, coal, iron and brains, He does not build houses and roads for them. Noah was hammering at the ark a hundred years. God could just as well have built the ark; but he made Noah do Phe gave him directions, because Noah could not have discovered the (dimensions by the light of nature. It is so in religious affairs. man’s agency precedes God’s working. Man cannot bring the dead to life, but he can roll the stone away. Because of this permanent law let us con- sider some of the stones. First—There is indiffer- ence. The man is not stupid nor specially bad, He Just don’t think about the spiritual worla. Indiffer- ence may be produced by THR EVERLASTING BREAD QUESTION, the stain on the man to make a livelihood; or, If on wm ling ANOS Wat (be Competition Of trade lag gp. i grossed him; or he may be in a cold clime. No warm reiigions friends are about him, He 1s ra Freeziog men want to sleep, But you pinch and pull your friend, ran your knife into him if neces. sary—anything but let him sleep. Sleep 1s death, ‘Yo take away this stone of indifference you must show your friends that you are in quick sympathy with the s) rjbudl W id, Another stone is sceptl- eism. ich loubt; they do not deny. They only question, What must thoy do? If they go to irrel- ‘tous friends wbey don’t care for these things, and If those Who are religious they are more afraid of a seeptic than of a sinner. All that seemed ver wrong to the Doctor, He said, in substance:—If any such are among my people let them come te me, Jimay not be able to dissipate the mists, but I can assure them of sympathy. Ihave a fellow feeling for such a soul, Myself the son of & minister, also entering the ministry early, early murried and the father of boys, [ have covered my heart often and FOUGHT THE SPECTRES IN THE DARK, so that every inch of truth I stand on seems to me to be conquered territory, all the more prized be- cause secured by silent battles not easily and cheaply won. Let us not crush the bruised reed nor quench the smoking flax nor leave a brother in a tomb buried ailve When he 13 struggling to come forth. Another stone is unbelief in Christ because of unbelicf in Christians. Few men are logicians. Jesus sald, ‘By their fruits ye shall know them’?— not “it’-hypocrites, not Christianity. But let us not give an occasion. AnD ap was made to Christian employers who had no care for the souls of their cierks. Tie Doctor painted the picture of a mother off in New England or the South or West, whose boy desires to be a merchant. She will not let him go to New York. But at last, by correspon- dence, he secures a place in your house, His mother is delighted because she knows you are a member of the church, But you work him within an inch of his life; you give him no time Jor prayer meeting; you never invite him to church. He must have some recreation, You have made htm loge faith 1n Chris- tlans, so that he cannot gain fa)jth in Christ. He goes from bad to worse until he robs you, and then ‘ou wake up to the case and throw hiin tn jail, and ¢ ig ruined and his mother dies heart-broken, Who killed them? You, YOU BAPTIZED MURDERR! you! Instead of this, dear brother, take the stone away. ‘The last “stone” mentioned was sinful habit, Intemperance, especially, was said to be in ‘the way, and tue Doctor be: ‘aged his people to upe- rate widely for the promotion of temperance as pre- paratory wo the Gospel. Finally, there are two ways of xomg to the grave of our belovea—with Jesus and without Jesus, If without Jesus we can bring forth the dead bedy, but what satisfaction 1s that? Let us go with Jesus, and He will bring forth the brother and restore him, AMERICAN FRES CHURCH. Repentance aud Submission—Louis Napoleon and the French People~Sermon by Rev. Charles B. Smyth. ‘The attendance at this church yesterday was much Jarger than usual, and the sermon preached by the Rey. C, B. Smyth, which was higbiy interesting, was listened to with marked attention, Ater some in- troductory remarks the reverend gentleman took his text from Revelations ii, 4-5—‘Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee; because thou hast left thy first love, Repent, therefore, and do the first works, or else I will come unto thee quickly and wiil REMOVE THE CANDLEST MOK out of his place, except thou repent, The preacher, after commenting on the increase of the congrega- tion, said he would consider, first, the several state- ments in the text in the order in which they are made; secondly, the principle of the Divine goyern- ment involved therein, Every person, whatever excellencies he possesses, 1s sure to have some de- fect. There never were but two perfect men in the world—Adam, before the fall, who was made in the likeness of God, aud Jesus Christ, “the second Adam,” who never sinned, AMONG THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS the law was such that a husband had fuil power over his wife, and could dismiss her at any time, thus leaving his “first love.’ Such conduct was not in accordance with Christian precept, which per- mitted a divorcejtor one cause only, which our Saviour has distinctly specified, and 1t serves well to illustrate the enormity of the offence committed vy any professor of religion who renounces Christ and backslides from the joyful experiences which result in the incipiency of his ine career trom his loving and faithfully serving Onrist. The only remedy for his detection is tat prescribed in the text, “Remember, repent and do the first works.” Those who TAKE THIS PRESCKIPTION will be restored. Those who do not will be pun- ished, “I will come unto thee quickly,” &c. We flud involved in these words also, as we intimated, a principle of the Divine government, one which is applied to individuals, communities and nations— viz., from those who have great privileges and do not improve them God takes them away. Under this head he dwelt upon the application of the principle to imdividual members of churches and those of society, to those of organized communities and of nations, and under the last paruicular referred at some length to THE CASE OF LOUIS NAPOLEON, and the French nation. The French, he said were a remarkable people; very versatile, keen in intellect, enthusiastic, energetic and brave. Some of the Most brilliant lights that haa ever shone in the world had been Frenchmen. At one time France bid fair to become a@ leading uation in advancing Christian giyulzation, and premoting truth and rightedusnéss ut unfavorable circumstances created a persecution oi those who took the lead, and the infidel rulers who subsequentiy gained power put to death in the most cruel manner the adherents of the Uatholic Church, and no sign of national repentance for such crimes had yet been seen. Now, the people seemed to be demented, ‘They act as if REASON HAD TAKEN HER FLIGHT from their midst, and they were left to be a prey to the most trastay poems destruction, as the result of their owf folly. As with nations so with their rulers. The pr Emperor oi the French, now a prisoner in a foreign land, had done more for the interest and glory of France than any monarch witch she had had for centuries, At the com- mencement of his reign he was called ‘a fool” and treated by many with seorn and contempt, but 1t was not long till he had secured the respect of all nations,and the universal acknowledgment that, he Was the greatest statesman and dipiomatist of nis day. He segured alliances for France which had been deemed impossible, and raised his country to the highest pomt of glory. Conscious of these facts himself he became cs INFLATED WITH PRIDE, and in his self-sufiiciency declared a war which has thus far proved te be the rom of himseif and his country. But there 1s a star just above the horizon which seems to harbinger a brighter day for him, Who knows but in his moments of retirement and solitude at Wilhelinshdhe he “remembers” his faults, mourns over them and 13 preparing to do better in the future, and the signs which indicate bis coming restoration may also be taken as evidences of his re- pentance. The conversation reported to have taken place recently between him and the correspondent of a certain DISTINGUISHED DATLY JOURNAL of this city plainly shows that he has not quite lost all hope; the words “we know not what may be in the future,” taken in the connection in which they stand show that his restoration to the Tuileries ap- pears to his mind a possibility to say the least. ‘The French people, by their personal jealousies, suspli- cions and divisions, and the consequent anarchy which prevails, have shown themselves to be inca- pable of a republic. They dv not possess the qualifications necessary to a pecple to govern themselves. Napoleon 1s on terms of personal friendship with the British monarch, also with the Italian, and the manner of his surrender and his conduct since must have created a friendship for him in NHR BOSOM OF THE PRUSSIAN MONARCH. The crowned heads of Europe generally, and, in- deed, all persons whe have a preference for law and order above anarchy{and confusion, would de- sire to see him on the throne of France again, even though he did hold the reinstight. Better hold a tight rein than let the steed run mad, unchecked. The preacher concluded by urging upon his hearers a searching personal application of the words of the text to themselves. TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, The Romish Church on Its Last Logs—Ser- mon by the Rev. Dr. Olin. The frequenters of the above church were yes- terday attracted in considerable numbers by the an- pouncement that Dr. Olin, of Binghamton, N. Y., would discourse divine truths at half-past ten o'clock A. M. The reverend gentleman has a pleas- ing, well-toned voice, which he uses with consider- able tact, and which, if on the stage, would get for him fair notoriety. He preaches with a view to high dramatic effect, which would be more suitable for the character of the Cardinal in ‘Richelieu than the unostentatious pulpit of a Methodist church. After the usual services had been gone through the reverend doctor took his text from Ephe- sians xi, 12—“That at that. time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants ol pro- mise, having no hope, and without God in the world.” These words were addressed by Paul to the Ephesians, who, previous to their conversion, had been Gentiles and aliens from the fold of Christ. ‘They fully show tiie position of pie who were outside the pale of Cnr stiamity 10 thove days, ‘‘hav- ing no hope.’? The. Jews, once the chosen people of God, were arrogant and reserved, not at ail anxtous or Willing that any except themselves should par- take of the divine blessings showered down upon them. The Gentiles were outside all the covenants made by God with the Jews; they had no rights of their own; they were LOOKED ON AS DOGS, whom it was ae allowable to persecute, whose property was ften, ways at the mercy of their rulers. very often, did the malice, treachery and envious hatred of that accu race, the Jews, lead them to perpetrate acts of oruel ead engrmity (wat would moke the bleed 4, 1870.—TKIPLE SHEET. humanity run oold and make shud Christians say to themselves, ‘Can these be thi chosen people of God? Romanism tn the present age 1s parallel to the Jewish rule ta olden times, It assumes to itself the only and dtvine reagnia, bué Komanism i only @ rehgion of very utue hght and a great deal of darkness. The very doctrines it pro- fesses are calculated to make atheists of men. Take any country where that religion flourtsnes, what im- measurable gloom and despair reigns supreme! France, Spain and Italy, Compare these countries with any land whero PROTESTANTISM I8 THE RULING RELIGION, and what are the results? Wealth, industry and in- telligence on the one hand; confusion thrice con- foanded, poverty and depravity on the other. For instance, England, Germany and Prussia, In tnat great contest which 1s now raging between “Pro- testant Prussia” on one side and ‘“Uathollc France” on the other the result is plain and sure. For never has THE BULLET OF ROMANISM been aimed at the Protestant strongholds but the shot recoiled on the head of the shooter. Long before the present illustrious “Walliam” sat on the throne of Prussia was the fidelity of that kingdom te the true religion proven. In the dark ages his ancestora espoused the cause of enlightened and religious liberty, throwing off the trammels of a bigoted and exacting power which emanates from that source of all evil and discord, the See of Rome, The dark ages ol the world have gone by; conse- quently the power of Rome decreases every day, and each stride of civilization forward is a stride downward for that Church, which bas gulled the world by bigotry and fanaticism for ages. ST. PATRICKS CATHEDRAL, Sermon by Rev. Father Starrs—The Rewards of Faith. The ceremonies of the Catholic Church inspire a sense of the beautiful in art. Thisis shown by the passion of the people of Catholic countries for artistic pursuits. It may be asserted, the above being the case, without impugning the religious feeling of the members of the congregation of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, that this sense of the beautiful, which Is gratified by the music at this church, is also a cause of the large attendance thereat. Yesterday, while the hearing sense was being gratified, the scene presented in the church was one most pleasing to the eye. The sunlight, struggling through the stained glass windows, flecked the assemblage with the beautiful tints it had imbued itself with im the pass- age, producing, with the many-colored raiments, of the ladies, the red and white cassocks and sur- plices of the acolytes and the gold embroidered vestments of the priest, a picture such as would de- light and inspire a painter. Rev. Father starrs, Vicar Generai of the diocese, delivered THE SERMON upon the lesson of the gospel of the day—Matthew, 1x., 1S—26, He said this gospel furnishes us with an account of two signal miracles. The first was the restoration to life of the daugnter of a Jewish ruler, and the second was the cure of a woman of a disease trom which she had suffered for twelve years, Both were the rewards of faith of the persons for whom they were wrought. The confidence of the oor woman in ihe power of Jesus is an instructive Jesson to us that we should have recourse to Him in all ailments of body and soul. Puring our sojourn upon earth we are encompassed by dangers; we are beset by sin and temptation. ‘In this state of things our strength is inadequate to resistance without the assistance of Jesus. If we leave the right path we can ouly regain it with His aid. Tossed about upon THE TEMPESTUOUS BILLOWS OF LIFE, to whom can we apply to ald us bat Him? He 1s Willing to assist us. But should we place confidence inanyining but Him? ‘The woman who had faith in the surely of her cure of the matiguant disease by merely touching the hem of His garment—sece what confidence she had in the power, the majesty and the goodness of Jesus. In Him we live, we move and we exist. We can injure ourselves by neglecting His commandments, but we cannot in- jure others unless by Hs permission. Nothing can occur purely by chance, Everything is toreseen by the Omnipotent. We are eacii in a special manner UNDER THE WING of the immortal Being, therefore not even Satan can tempt us except accorded the permission of Divine Providence. Man being placed in such a dependent condition here, who, therefore, shoulda he endeavor to please but God? Everything comes to him by permission of the Omnipotent. HOW MAGNANIMOUS is the true Christian who believes in, and that all things flow from, God, but not i fate! How beauti- ful his character! He 13 calm, serene and trusting under all circumstances. He imitates the poor woman of the gospel inthe constancy of his faith, and, like her, is rewarded. Let us love and imitate this example; let us have confidence in God, and When we have arrived at the end of this life’s jour- ney We shall share the picasant after life He has pre- pared for us. ‘The excellent manper in which THE MUSIC is rendered at this church having been before stated Lo be one cause of its large attendance, it teed now but be stated that Mr. Gustave Schmitz 1s the or- ganist, and the choir is composed of Madame Chomé, soprano; Mrs. Werner, alto; Mr. Grosohel, tenor, and Mr. A, Sohst, basso, to assign a cause therefor. 8ST. THOMAS’ PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. A Solemn Service~Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Osgood—God the Foundation of All Justice. ‘The services in this church, at balf-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, were more than usually impres- sive. The church itself 1s a noble, beautiful struc- jure, and this remark would apply more particu- larly {0 the interior decorations than to the exterior appearance of the edifice, though that also deserves more than a passing word of praise. The wheel windows of stained glass have a very fine effect, while the softened, mellowed light that falls upon the reading desk and communion table gives those parts of the church an aspect entirely in harmony with the solemn, elaborate service of the Protestant Episcopal form of worship. The prayers and lessons were read in an effective manner by the officiating clergymen, and at the mention of the holy name of Jesus the whole con- gregation, which was very large, completely filling the aisle and galleries, BOWED THEIR HEADS REVERENTLY, after the custom that prevails in Catholic churches, The congregation includes some of the first and best families on the avenue, and the church in which they worship is at once an evidence of their devo- tion and their taste, After tue prayers and lessons had been concluded the Rev. Samuel Osgood, who has not preached in a New York church for the past. eighteen months, ascended the pulpit and de- lavered an ELOQUENT AND PATHETIC DISCOURSE. In some passages he was imaudible in the gallery, but he was understood to say, in substance, that the reatest feroes and the most faithful Cnristians nad irawn their inspirations from the commandments of God. There was no perfect original but God. God was the first foundation of ail truth. He was the father of all justice. Our being dated from His creative power, and our salvation came from His redeeming cross. It was common sense to look to God in all our affairs—to look to the facts of God's creation—beginning with the foundation, which was Jesus Christ—perfect man—the incarnation of God. They began their religion with faith, and, in accor- dance with it, they found all good things in faith, They could do little good without TAKING SOMETHING FOR GRANTED. ‘They entered on this Sunday prepared to show what was the only foundation of faith, Christ was the only foundation of faith; first of all, because He was in actual possession of the ground. Looking on the facts of history, they must see that He was there. What was that which they called history but the record of liuman civilization and progress, resting on and dating from Him. ‘Thus was the year of our Lord 1870, but the Turks and Jews marked their most important events by the Christian calendar. Asia had been His portion, Europe His Kingdom, and America His mission ground. France, Italy and Spain—God’s ble sing upon th m—bad had their palmy.days, when on no written tradi- tion was Christin their hearts. Christ was the foundation of all history; all written or spoken words expressed the eternal word that He was in the eats that He became human and dwelt among u [hat was the simple faci, Ail human perfect c ‘acters had drawn their INSPIRATION FROM HIS BLESSED WORD. The Romaa Catholic, the dogmatic Calvinist, as Well as the calm churchman, had putt their fatth on Christ’s word. Great poets, In their highest ilumi- nations of fancy, hi been influenced and acted upon es His spirit, and great men bad drawn truth from fis great and holy words. Such was the actual fact, and the reason was that, as a human exemplar, as well as in His divine fulness, the trath and spirit of God were in Him. They believed in the truth; they looked for the truth; but in Cbrist they met the highest and most periject ideal of what was true. He was the perfect sign ana type of all truth; not only presenting Himself as the perfection of human character, from the bosom of the Eternal Father, but as the Son of God and the Son of Man. As God was the supreme and perfect Father, the supreme manifestation of Him could only be a supreme and periect Son. This was the great fact of religion, No man who read the Gospel could deny that Christ was with them m the union and Jove of His Eternal Father—in the union ot their eternal lite. The Spirit was there with the incar- nate Werd. From these things they could have A NOVION OF THE DIVINE KINGDOM, of the society of the kingdom of God. Upon all the considerations which tue reverend gentieman ad- Lan vanced he showed that Christ was the foundation of all trath, and that He ought to be there as such, in view of the wants of the juture. On that foundation all that was worth living for could be found. He Was the mediator, exeinplar, Saviour, the sam 8: terday. to-day and forever. When they said, “1 be- lleve in God, the Maker of heaven and earth,” they believed in all the facts of navure as they were shown in revelation. If the facts of nature belonged to them, as Christian men, no one should take them ay ‘They did pes vEleve WB A reluzlon that wae above nature. When they sald, “We believe tn God, and Jesus Christ, His only Son, the holy Catholic Church, life everlasting and the forgiveness of «ins,"? they uttered truths and transcendant facts w! were a OROWNING OF NATURE. Afte# referr! to some otker topics In connection with the new ns, thenew Rome and the new Corinth, which the ‘preacher pictured forth aud foul nt wel near inhe“ga any he ape all of fegtion® ‘ask ; mauy men and women were there in s0- aisiy who did-uor Kut te ye nal fF Telnaeann in. noeteayntust be oe en rue, The reverei man @ most earnest discourse, ‘the’ bless! a ie nounced and the congregation retired from ‘the chureh, no doubt edifled by all t oe hey had seen and LYRIC BALL, Rev. O. B. Frothingham Preaches Upom Living Faith. Yesterday morning at Lyric Hall Mr. Frothingham lengthily and cloguently set forth his ideas of the . causes of life in the domtnant religious organiza- tions, and promulgated the principles around which the believers in the “‘aew faith” should rally. He had lately been on a short missionary tour to the West, and had uttered his full, bold thought to audiences of various kinds, upon whom the preaching of the new faith haa an effect more or less desirable, according as they were sympathetic or otherwise. He had preached to them 4 faith of reason; A FAITH WITHOUT A TRINITY, without @ Christ—God; without a vicarious atone- ment, or mediator, or infallible Bible; without sacra- ment or dogma; a faith that regards this world not. as accursed, bus as a place as holy and divine as any part of God’s domain; a faith that is all sunshine and of which the sun 18 a aymbol. In reply it was said that his faith, however beautiful, lofty, tender it might be, was not a ving faith, Itis full of fine speculations, glorious dreams, ex- quisite pictures, but it is not a Mving power in society. It was said you have no churches; you have no power of collesion; no necessity that holds you together; nosystem of faith; no missionary; no gospel; you have HERE AND THERE A MAGNIFICENT THOUGHT, a@ suggestion pregnant with meaning, but no com- pact doctrine, ‘rhe Roman Catholic Church has built hospitals, asylums, sent out Sisters of Mercy, nuns and priestes Protestantism 1s felt as a power for good. What are youdoing to make the worid better? Where is your helping band? A word in answer to these. questions, suid the preacher, WE BUILD NO CHURCHES, because the new faith is not at home in ecclestastt- cal surroundings, Wedon’s want mechanism; we want to be vitally organized. ‘The churches of the day are notorganizations; they are agglomerations, It does not concern us if we break we desire it Ww be so; we don’t want set organizations to GATUBR MOULD AND’ CONCBAL ROT, falling into habits of work without any spirit. We have no authoritative system. We seek, aspire, wait—hoping for knowledge, not believing that we have it. If we can make earth a little better we are satisfied to throw out our thoughts and let them filter through the layers of other men’s thoughta. As to our charities, radicalism 18 not rich; when It is it willbe generous. How much money fs given conservatives for pure charity? The great wealt! of the Catholic Church was bestowed by princes and lords for masses to be said for their souls, 1t wasan investunent; it was BRIBERY OF THE ETERNAL; it was money paid for # divine equivalent. The Protestant Church says he that giveth to the poor Jendeth to the Lord. A good investmeut again ; the surety 1s excellent. Buliding churches and helping the poor 1s buying TICKETS FOR THE BEST SEATS IN HEAVEN. Men have not learned to be generous from simple principle. In the meantime we disbelieve in much that 18 called charity. We don’t believe in orphan asylums that are to make children devotees. The charities of the Roman Catholic have pauperized the churches where they flourished most. When we look at the great reforms—peace, temperance, civil rights of women—we see that the men and women of the new faith lead the van; these furnish the best ideas and give 4 . COURAGE TO REFORMERS. What makes faith—what 18 it? I believe that no faith lives in tts thought, idea, speculation; but in 1ts purpose, its practical object. A faith must be rooted in the earth. ‘The Hebrew taith, of such tre- mendous power, was rooted in the idea of a separate ple—a nation preserved in ite unty till the coming of the Messtah. The Roman Cathollc Church has been intensely living, and tt lives to-day, net im its doctrines but in its determination to secure unity— ONE CHURCH THROUGHOUT CHRISTENDOM, ‘The hfe of the Protestant whurch is its purpose to bring souls to Christ. When that aim 1s lost sight of all their theology collapses. The strength of the Quakers was in their rigorous discipline, and when their purpose was lost the inward light went out. ‘There 1s no living faith that has not a living purpose. What is ours? Nothing will save us but a practical purpose. In the first place we are in earnest, and ik DIRECT WAR WITH DOG: and superstition. We fight to thé death those mon- sirous evils and oppressions that dominate the spirit and obstruct the way tothe higher life. Then we bring our strength and united effort to another object, the ulttmate object, the building of charas- ter—personal character. We lay all stress, not upon bringing men to Christ, to Heaven—not in keeping them out of hell, but upon inaking men and women, here and now, true, honest, simple, courageous, WE DON’! CARE ABOUT CHURCH; we care about men. We have not done much; but we can point tomen and women who are simple, good, sercne, bearing temptation with the calmest courage. We do not need speculation; we shall La only in strong and steady purpose. CHURCH OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE. Sermon by Rev. H. 8. Lnke on the Love of the Blessed Virgin. It would seem to persons visiting the above-named edifice on Sundays that it stands pre-eminently above others of the same denomination throughout the city in point of attractiveness. From all parts of the metropolis and from the cities across the river numbers of the devoted sons of mother Church flock to the splendid temple of the Pauitst Fathers, in Fifty-ninth street, to pay their tribute of homage to the hving God with all the revere ence and solemuity which this church and its sur. roundings are well calculated to excite. Yesterday was the feast of the patronage of the Mother of God, and the decoration of the interior of the building ‘was all that could be desired. The altar was pro- fusely adorned with flowers and candles, while the nave and spacious aisle were illumined by gas Jets projecting in the form of crosses from the columns, “casting a dim, religious light.””. The high mass commenced at half-past ten and was celebrated py Rev. A. Spencer. After the chanting of the firat gospel Father Lake ascended the altar, and, having read the gospel of the day, he took his text from the book of Ecclesiastes, xxiv., 24—“l am “THE MOTHER OF FAIR LOVE,’ which words, he observed, expressed the sptrit of the festival They were honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary under the utle of her patronage, thereby giving testimony to the universal love she bears towards us. Love dwells in cach of our hearts. It is a divine sentiment which even the lower creation seems to share, The worst thing that can be said of the devil 13 that he is a being without love. And in accord- ance with all this, are we not told that God is leve—pure, undivided love? Hence, as the Queen of Heaven approaches nearer to God than any other created being, she must possess a love eet | that of others. She 18 a being filled with love. If we wish confirmation of this truth we have only to unfoid the pages of the Divine Book now yellow with age. Therein we behold the record of the inspired evangelist concerning the visitation of tne Virgin Mother so often pondered on by devout Catholics when counting their beads, By means of that visit the child of Elizabeth. was sanctified. It was an auspicious moment. The Son of Man had begun to drink life from the blood ia her veins, and Mary’s longing for silence must have far exceeded the similar anxiety which natu- Tally arises in a mother’s breast at the sa-ue period, Nevertheless, she departed in haste, as though the unborn Saviour bad imparted two her the desire. Now, slace f JESUS CHOSE MARY to sanctify the Baptist we may conclude that{He will do the same in our regard, Another heavenly picture of her love is shown us in the marriage feast at Cana. A more touching instance of her affection for her friends can hardly be found than this in which the Queen of God’s paraaise is unwilling to see the guests without wine. She was successful im suppli- cating her Divine Son and her love was again crowned by Him. Promment also among the count- less examples of her ardent love is that of her presenve at the foot of the cross, it was not solely her aifection for the man of sor- rows and her heart-rending anguish because of His torments that led her sobbing to the heights of Oal- vary. Her presence there would rather intensify His sufferings and uer own. But it must needs be that her love became triumphant over her woes, a8 4 was the glory of her joys. Why, then, did she ga to view His bleeding sidey It was that she might PROVE HER LOVE FOR US by a sacrifice of unmeasured tribulation, which, tn~ deed, she nobly made when she was a witness to His agonies. Leibnitz says that to love 1s vo place our happiness in the happiness of another. Love, tuerefore, may at times demand asacritice, Even though it never demand one we may still perceive its divinity; but when it does make a requisition it 13 seen most visibly. Never does the heroic soldier become more patriotic and endearing than when, facing death upon the battle: tield, he receives the fatal wound and fetches nig last sigh on the threshold of eternity. It was such love that stimulated the Christian martyrs to with- stand the menaces of thelr terturers and to lay them Bae on couches of torments. We kuow how smauuch gue loves us When. we are aware of that whlol