The New York Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1871, Page 4

4 RELIGIOUS. Services and Sermons Yesterday in the Metropolis and Elsewhere. Christians’ Duties, Church Rites, Mysteries of the Incarnation and the Spiritual Over- Sight Explained in the Pulpits. Dedication of a New Catholic Church and Consecration of a New He- brew Temple. The weather yesterday morning giving promise Of agiorious day all the principal plac:s of wor- ship throughout the city were Ollea by elegantly dressed congrevations. Pulpit orators, like other public men, suine forth most brilliantly when the seats before them are filled with eager and at- teutive listeners, ‘The great liguis of the metro- politan and provincial churches were more than ordinarily eloquent yesterday, stirred to unusual effort by the opportunity the day had given them, Every potntof te Christian tuith was elucidated urged upon, and for those who were de. trom visit\ug the most prominent temples of divine service the HERALD supplies an epitome of the best nons preached, which will be found in the following columns, as far as space will permit, CATHOLIC CHUROR. The Unity of Chriss Flock and the Spirit. the Shepherd—Sermon by the Rev. Father Preston. The large and beavtiful Chureh of St. Ann on Twelfth street, between Third and Fourth avenues, was well filled yesverfay. High mass was cele- erated by the Rey, Pather Poole and the sacrament Was administered to a young couple in regard to Whose marriage the bans had been published, The gospe! of the day was cead by Father Preston from the Gospel of St Joba xX., 11 to 16, inclusive, from which the eloquent gentleman delivered his discourse, ‘his portion of Scripture detats the duties and Characteristics of a good and faitnful Shepherd as coutrasted with a hireltng, who has no interest in the Nock save that which brings money at ease t) himself. It also looks torward hopefully to atime when there shall be’ but one fold and ope shepherd. Hence the subject of the sermon, based upon this porcon of Scripture, was THE UNITY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH and the sacred oftice of the priesthood as the suc- cessors of the Saviour in the oversight and care of His Church, There had been, he said, pastors over the Church before Christ came tuto the world, God had never leit himseif without a line of ministers— first in the patriarchal and alterwards in the Jewish Churep, Butin Christ God proposed to bring Him- sel! near to His children, to unite them in one, even as the Father and the Son are one, and that so He, Uke a good shepherd, might bring them to a haven of rest. The pastoral office ts one of the greatest fruits as well as greatest prosfs of Christ’s resurt tion, When the Lord declares that He is the Shep- herd, the Good Shepherd, ail the characteristics of that oflice must be supplied tn iim. The Shepherd rules, guides and fecas lus flock, and so aio Christ rules, guides and feeds his peop'e, Whom He hath re- deemed with His most precious blood. Order and unity are essential to success in this as tn other works and relations of God to us. They are of the very frst necessity. There must be unity In the flock 4s weil as in the shepherd. There 18 but one end to which all shall be guided—one jaith to which ALL SHALL BE CONFORMED, “phat they y be one” prayed Saviour; “as Thou, Fathe that they also u be one m wu believe that Thou hast sent Me."’ But perfect unity does not yet exist in tis fold. “Other sheep I have,” saith the Lord, “which are not of this fold; them aiso ] must pring in, and there shall be one f1d and one shepherd.” But there must be both internal and external unity in the Christian Church, Not only must the unity of the fold outwariiy, but there must be a unity of charity and Of faith wi one spirit, AS the shepterd flock to green pastures and beside still Waters, so does Cirist lead his Church to the undying waters of salvation. MAN'S DESTINY IS NOT HERE; IT I8 BEYOND THE GRAV! and that faith which we receive from the lips of Christ we must believe—not trom any evidences of credtoility which it may present to our senses, not from any sympathy of our natures with tt, but because it is from God. It cometh from His lips and 1s superuatural. The soul must be fed and sustained alone by supernatural food, becau-e its iife is a supernatural life, Jt must feed by jaith in Christ. How does Christ thus teed bis peopie? He died for all. But ali will not be saved, because all do not accept His passion and death. He gives in tis biessed sacraments grace 11 our hearts—grace to do His will; grace to become meritori Us; giace Which will stand the divine test at last, But the Shepverd has not only died for the sheep, but He bas given His flesh that we may eat the bread which came down froin heaven, and He calieth us continually to this nuptial banguet. “And asthe ving father hath sent Me ana I live by the er, SO he (hat eatetn Me even he shail live by Me.’ 'Tis for no egrtuly or common ends that the Good Shepherd taid down His life, but w secure to us @ crown of eternel life. And those wno have not jearned tus ave not learmed we FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIANITY. The Church must have one visibie fold. There can DO more be two folds than two shepherds; no more two true Churches than two Christs. But though Christ 18 not visible to us He 18 as positively present nd powertui to-day in bis Church as He ever was. When He sent His disciples fortn to preach the gos- pel He assured them that He would be with iis Church even unto the end of the world and that all power in heaven and in earth had been given to Him, “And as the Father hath sent Me even so I send you; and te who receiveth you receiveth Me, and he who receiveth Me receiveth Him that sent me.” Here we hia e the «postolic aud pastoral office ae- clared and Curist’s presence with his Church atfirmed. The ministers of Christ are His repre- sentatives in H.s priestly office. It isnot, thereiore, the priest who baptizetu, but Christ. It is not the priest who liiteth up the visible bread of angels, but the invisible priest by whose power the bread ts changed tuto THE BODY AND BLOCD OF CHRIST, ‘and brings to every soul of man the graces which He hath purchased by His death and resurrection. And as Onrist seul the priesthood into the world He ‘will be with them even to the end, aud the character. istics of Curist will be in them, and He will assimilate them to Himse.f, and breathe upon them the Holy Ghost. There must, theretore, be uuity of operations and end in this priesthood. Men may change and Pass away in death; still the priesthood, in aim and end, is one all over the world. Any other view of Christ's priesthood would be ineffectual to accom- plish the ends for which He died and for whicn His flock was establisned. Any other view will lead to error and to the destruction of the fold. Itis not simply in name thal the priesthood are commanded to offer sacrifice; not simply i name that they came 80 near as to touch the body which was pierced on the cross, orto lift up that chauce which contains | the blooa of the great sacrifice. No! They therefore kneel to be consecrated and open their Bearts to receive the Holy Ghost. They must become sel!- @euying, forsake a) earthly ties, LEAVE FAMILY, HOME AND ALL FOR CHRIST. They must be ready to sacrifice their own lives for His sake ax well as to minster tue bread of lite to others and to bind up tue broken hearts And in spite of all the fralities which inhere in our poor humanity we may point to the Catholic priesthood, which, throughout the world, is one engirdling the garth in the unity of the faith’ and of the spirit, aud ever ready to lay down tueir lives for tue flock. Aud in the long, Weary round of pustorai duties many a young life is broken down before it has attained 118 maturity, Whese are the proofs of Christ's divinity and jon that His servants are ready to lay down their lives for His sake and for that of His Charch. ‘And We, who are the fock of Christ, ought to enter into We spirit of self-sacrifice. You are & royal priesthood, and God has sent you to snow His grace and 10 bring others into Wat pathway which is to lead you to your reward, Thanks be to God for this privilege and honor and for THE NATION HE WAS ENTRUSTED US WITH. And here may we with saith make to ourselves friends of the mammon of Injustice, that when we Jail they may receive us into everiasting habitations, Happy the man who in the dylog hour can look back over a life well spent in deeds of love and panied whom the Master will come in that hour anc Weil done. When thou passeth through the water i will be with thee, and the floods shall not overfiow thee. } will i thee by the banks of the river where thou shait find eternal peace.” ee FINANCIAL OONDITION OF ST, ANN'S KOMAN CATHO- and I in Thee, that the world may NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY. APRIL 24, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. last three or four yerra he had felt that nts usefu!- Ness de;@1ded upon a large Held of operations. He could DOF Obtain adequate Church oF Schoo! acco.n- Modations in bk: , and he considered ihe Chrisuan education of curidren an absolute neces: | He couid not answer to God uniess ne did this, sity. ana the Cathohe religion cannot be propagated in this count y in any other Way. About one year ago the Twelfth street property Was put in the market. He considered all the ire cwasiane’s, and concluded to purchase tt if he could, He had to move cautiousiy, else he should not have been able to get It, save ab fabulous prices: perhaps pot at all, He could vot be preaching avout mouey ali the ume; it was notin his line; but be could tell them their duty and their priviiege. He seeks to do everyuung from pre motives and for the gluy of God, He could not, ne said, go toa Catholic church tn this oily without heartag appeals for money every Sunday, and in some churches the people can’t enter them without paying money, an Catholic pastors have to assume heavy re- Spon-vil.ties aud to do things here which would not be done or needed elsewhere, ‘This is the fourth church, he said, which he had built, and from his positon be Knew that there never was a church bulil in this diocese so cheaply. Others not so eie- gant cost more, There 18 no church in the city built so econoinicaily and yet more elegant or more wortny of divine honor than this, But attached to it also is a parochial school, which has uow five hundred children, wore than halt of whom belong to other parishes. He did not complain of this, however. It has rovum for many more, apd the schoo! will compare Javorably with any, whether under the care of tie Board of Educa- tion or of churches, The enure cost of constriction of the cuuroa and school 14 $14°,577. ‘The property consists of seven clty Lots on Kieveuth and Twellth streets, including @ parsonage, Which neeled re- pairs. The amounts received for this work we! }y bond and mortgage. o By sae of old church, net procecds By sale of old materials. nase os BOT By sale of organ Twelith street cuurch, 2,500 By subscriptions... 15,445 By proceeus of Fatr . 15,451 By offerings at dedication. Ly premiums on sale of pews... By bills payabie, for which Dr. Pres on's nvies 46, ‘are out. Total.. He did not er Dutt In New York OF & suUseripllon Of 915,00 yet thatis all he had received. tie could nol, toe sald, carry this work througi without the ¢ -opera- tion of his people, and he would lke to see sowe exiensive aud systematic plau adopied of rals.ug subscription for this Work, ie would iecture, 1 that would heip it on. He disliked fairs, though they bring in a great deal of mouey, and he thongit perhaps be should have to resort to them again. They Ousht to raise $30,000 a year for some years to remove the debt of the church, a8 the reguiar in- come Will not do more than meet the current ex- penses, ‘Ihe amounts pald out for the purchase of the property, lezal fees, commissions, Insurance, oroker- ages, consiruction, &¢., &¢, fool up $231,953 90, and there are yet bills remaining due amounting to $27,5.0 Ti, He suggested the idea of forming an association for reducing the debt of the church by reguiar weekly or mouthiy suvscripttous from twenty-five cents upward, aud he agreed to offer tice | the muss once & tnonth for the benefit scribers, He suggested the appointment of a commitice of twelve men, wio slould meet at his house and consuli upon tue details, Mr. O'iirieu suggested, in addition, thata board of three trustees should be elected, with power to hold the property and to issue bonds for $50,000 or $78,000 in tie Teguiar Way, Wilh interest coupous attached, payable semi-annuaily, and let the mem- bers oi the congregation subscrive for them, and he believed the money could be ratsed at oace and Dr. Preston be reileved oi this burden. Another gentieman did pot tbink that more than $15,000 could be raised in that way, and many urged the associauon and systematic subscription plan. Mr. O'brien repiied thas he had in the pews just around him pledges to $10,000 worth o! those bonds, and, as the two plans would not clash, those wo preierred one or the other could take their choice, The property apon which those bonds woul: come as asecond mortgage is worth $400,000, su that it would be a perfectly safe investment. Father Preston remarked that the property is held in his own name ye6, but be had mase his will, so that in case of death the chur ii Would not pass into other hanas, and he proposed by and by to organize a corporation under the laws of the State, to be known as the Churcn of St. Ann, and to consist of the Archbishop, the Vicar General, timself and two lay members of = the church, who shall own the property in tae name of the church, While he lived no one sould sutier the loss of a dollar, and be didn’t think there need be any tear after hisdeath. ‘he debt mizht ve reauced within tive or ten years, and when it comes down to $50,000 It is easy to carry. The church de- cided by arising vote to adopt both plans, and the following named committee of twelve was appoin.ed, With the pastor, to carry out the detaiis: De Barron, Shevaine, Geist, Blancno, Leyfair, Otis, W. rien, Hildreth, O'Reilly, Gridin, Mecune and Tabor. This committee then went throug congregation and procured the names of persons wuling to become regular weekly subscribers or io purchase the bonds, The result was highly encour+ aging and iavorable. NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Sermon by Rev. Merril! Richardson on the Responsioility of Great Men—What a Yankee Can Do with Plenty of Moncy— Political Corruption Scathingly Rebuked— That Good ‘ime ming When Oflice Hiolders Will Work From Patrioiinm and Net for Pa It having been announced that Rev. Merri!l Rich- ardson would preach a discourse on “The Responst- bility of Great Men," there was a crowded house yes- terday morning at his church. The gentiemanly chief usher, Mr. George H. Gilbert, and his gentiemanly at- lendants, were taxed to tind seats for the large at- tendance. An opservable feature, rarely seen at our churches, was an azella tree in full blossom, placed in front of the pulpit, whose beautiful white fowers and the deep emerald of its leaves gave to it a Chris. tian-hke purity, simplicity and sanctity emblematic of the bright spring Sabbath day. ‘The sermon by the Rey. Mr. Richardson was from the text, Jeremiah y., 5.—*I will speak unto the great men.” He said the text was an appeal to the chief men of Jerusalem to remove the eviis which threatened its destruction. The mass of the people were ignorant. The leading men knew the laws of God and how His judgments could be averted. Jerusalem was the centre of influence and there the reform should begin, and men of education, property and social standing must take the lead. His first bead was, there is RESPONSIBILITY IMPOSED UPON GREAT MEN by the very nature of their positions, As the sun placed in the centre of the planetary sys.em must control the lesser bodies, 40 for good or evil will men great by thetr talents, wealth and position sway the destinies of atown or nation. The king who takes the crown takes Its duties, He wields it not for himself, Eternal taufamy is stamped upouw emperor or ruler who lives in pleasure and betrays his trust. Every one who has influence on others ‘1s responsible to that extent and rales by divine right. Power over others is & sacred trust. His second head was EAT MEN GOD'S AGENTS, as the moral governmeat of God requires this agency of leading men. They are “to come to the heip of the Lord against the mighty.’ God needs and Will uave the co-operation of great men to give victory to the right, The history of all reforms proves thts, Cities are purifiea, freedom won, people elevated, arts promoted and nations ad- vauced by the agency Or great men. God uses tue influence of such in every age to promote righteous. ness. In this connection he eloquently described the great reformations of the past, showmg how, turough the instrumentality of man, these reforms had been accompiisned. Corist was God's agent; the aposties were God's agents; St. Paul was God's agent; Peter the Hermit was Gou’s agent, and Martin Lutner Was another, and so were George Wastingion a Abranam Lincoin, All men who found villag establish schools, endow colieges, promote charities, bulld churenes and do any great and good work are God's agents, From the traiving of @ cuild to the buliding of an empire Goa needs and uses such men, ‘The PATHWAY OF NATIONS, from Egypt down, 1s strewn with tie rains of em- pires, Lhis was so because the great men oid not obey the bebests of God. lt Was common to see it stated in the religious press, speaking of some great evils, that God would remove them i Lila own good time. So He will. God's time, though, 18 notin the future. It is to«lay; bis very hour. Great men are His tnstraments todo it, His third beaa was that great meno are the governing power. Li our people were far better educated this law of influence would remain. In Parliament and in Congress a tew men take the lead. Jt must be so. In republics or in monarchies great names are power. Few have opinions for Wemselves, ‘They follow leaders. The divine right of kings is fast becoming a thing of the past, Not kings or queens wearing goluen crowns or waving golden sceptres wield the power to-day. There is power bebiud the throne—the power of in- tellect, the force of wil, the divine gift of genius t command and rule. The siuews of war are money, Money inarries even royalty. Put MONEY IN A YANKEB'S POOKES; that is, enongh of it, and he can go to kurope and oring back the fairest of her daughters. ft may take @ pile of money to do, but money will do il, ‘Tne old ideas of blood are getting played out. Par- tcularly are great men the governing power In re- publics, Here the great men, the men of inftuence, the men of governing power, rise from wwe ranks, ‘The pata to prominence and power Hes open to all, Young men can rise to any position. Such was the glory. of our free imstitutions All could not become great, but who do become so should become great in gooaness, great in the power to lead mulions to a ‘There was greatness to achieved in every Heid of endeavor polices, in the professions, on Change, in commerce, in schol- arsiiy, in the arts, The great were not to be idle, not to be self-indulgent. Tue example carried power with it. Their infueace was great. Men stoud ready higher and pobvier life. LIC CHURCH. elie close of the mass yesterday morning, an‘ so'sosordanoe with a previous intimation of tue pas- tor, a large part of the congregation remained to receive trom Faiher Vreswn uw statement of the = mnane condition of Si Ann's church and parochial school, made up to within ove week 0 He said ho had been hth street, apd it dehureh int teu years In the oF iy that 'fee the Bad become alloweiher iusuiicion to follow them, ana wii follow them « HEAVENWAKD Of DEVILWARD, ‘They could not overrate their resvonsibility, They were kings, They were the synonyms of monsy, pow- er, taent, genins, Alas for society, when & “good name 18 not more desirable than riches” In the days of the old Roman republic, it was infamy for one to seil his Infiuence for gain, It 1s not so in these do- generate days, Some men will sell themselves for thircy pteces of silver. Some require more. It was awful to contemplate the corruption pervading the present body politic, It was seen in Congress, in Albany, in our manicipal government. The courts Were not free, The growing sentiment was that BVERYBODY HAS HIS PRICE He would not believe this; but it could not be denied that many had. Society would be lost if It Was a bad sign when offices were sought for pay. He was notsure par the ime would come when men would hold ponite offices without pay—when their labors would be the gift of patriotisin, In conclu- sion he portrayed, with wonderfuliy graphic power, the duties devoiving on great men. Tnoy should be men of sincerity; they should go to the front; they should be broad shonluered, strong, en- during. ‘The people shoul! look up to them and respect them, such respect they would insure Af they wou'd always show strength of moral princi- ple to stand against the onslaughts of iniquity, Jt ‘Was not necessary such mea should join the Church, 4nd neither would he have them show themselves Pocket editions of piety, They must have principle, probity, moral aprightne3s and good Christian faith. At the end of the services Mr. Richardson read let- ters of inviiation faviltag the church by pastor and delegate to attend the installation of Rev. Henry M. Scudder, {a Brooklyn, on Thursday evening, on which oceasion Mr. Richardson preaches tne ser- mon, and also to be present at the imstallation on May 3 of Ins successor, Rev. Charles Lamson, as pas or of the Salem street church, Worcester, Mass., over which church Mr, Richardson, it will be re- membered, presided before assuming the pastorate of the New England church, S 5, CHURCH OF ST. ROSE OF LIMA. Solemn Dedication Services—Sermon by Father Uccker—The ‘emple of the Living Churet—Aderess by Archbishop McCloskey. ‘Tne Catholics of New York have succeeded in adding another to the growing list of their churches, On the east side, where the population is so largely Catholic, the church accommodations had not, up to afew years ago, been at all suited to the teeming parishes, Yesterday was solemnly dedicated the new Church of St. Rose of Lima, amid all the impressive cere- mony which the Roman ritual prescribes, The charch was commenced on the 15th May, 1870, and the corner stone was laid in August of the same year. Sluce then the work has been pushed vigor- ously forward, and to-day presents a splendid in- terior and a solid exterior, The style ts the GOTHIC OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY, with some modern deviations. The length ts 125 feet, the breadth sixty-eight feet, and height to the rib of the rvof fitty feet. It nas a seating capacity Jor 1,590, there being 200 pewson the ground floor and fifty-six in a gallery which runs round the aisle, ‘There are three altars, the high altar and two intended as side chapels. All the windows are stained glass, the glit of the pious parishioners. The high altar 1s @ white stone struo- ture, with a lofty tabernacle, The two windows over this altar contain two figures each. In the one on the right side, facing the altar, 13 the Virgin Rose of Lima, crowned with A GARLAND OF WHITE ROSES. In the same window is St, Columbkill, In the left hand window are St. Patrick and St. Bridget. The pews are roomy and comfortable and the pas- Sages ample. The whole has been erecte] at a cost ot $85,000, ‘The mass sung was Haydn's Imperial, with an orchesira of eighteen pieces. The sopano, Mrs. Clark; the tenor, Mr. John; the basso, Mr. Sohist, deserve especial mention, The whole choir was under the dire:tion of A. Straub, the organist. ‘The dedication was conducted by the Rev. Arch- bishop Jonu Mevloskey i person, who, pre- sided at the Pontifical high mass which followed. ‘The ceremonies commenced with the BLESSING OF THE ALTAR, alter which a procession passed around the church. At the head of this was the cross-bearer, tollowed by twenty acolytes in scarlet cossacks and white sur- Next followed fifteen priests, singing tho ian chant proper to the occasion, with the Archvishop holding (he asperging rod. Atthe high inass Vicar General Starrs was the celebrant, with Father Farrelly, of St. James’, for deacon, and Father wyrick sub deacon. The as- sistant priests were Fathers Clowry and Curran, with Father Quin as deacon of honor. Father Mc. Anerney acted as master of ceremonies, with Fatner Kearney for assistaut, Bishop Mullins, of Erie, and Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn, clad im their purple robes, sat within the altar rails, The altar was lasteiully decerated witit FLOWERS AND A BLAZE OF LIGHTS, Pp al candie by the al'ar steps stood a Sylubol of the uequenenable ligt of faith. The coremontes ati through were of the moss im- posing kind and seemed to take a deep hold upon the sympathetic fervency of the congregation, which crowded every part of the church, The glorious music, in the tones of the great composer, swelling LIKE PRAYESS IN THEMSELVES, the upward curling blue incense making the prayer, as It Were, Visible to the eye; the golden vestments, tue solemn service, ali combined to make the dedication a religious picture never to be forgotten, After the gospel Father J. T. Hecker, after kissing the Episcopal ring, ascended the aliar and preached the sermoa of the aay. He chose his text from i’salms xliv., 4— “We shall be filled with good things in tny house, Hoty is thy temple.” He proceeded:—Wnhat ts it creates, my brethren, with you an interest in THE DEDICATION OF A NEW CHURCH? Jt 1s Not the stones, not the stained windows, not the pictures nor statues; fot the baptismal tont. In What, then, is the interest aud attraction? It 1s What these things signify and express. They ex- press religion. Now, what is religion? It 13 that which REUNITES THE SOUL WITH GOD. At the thresnold of religion we are met with a new issue. Some men say that there is no necessity for uniting the soul with God, since they have never been separated; that the link between them cannot be broken. They say, in God we live, move and are. ‘There is no want ofa mediator. Thus with one broad assertion Christianity is swept out of sight. If this be true Christianity is false and Catholicism a monu- ment of superstition, The issue 1s between Catho- licity and infidelity. As for Provestantism, it has an ephemeral existence. {t has NO EXISTENCE OF ITS OWN, and ends either tn Catuolicitsm or infidelity. The Catholic Church holds together like the books of Eucha. We find in it the links of Cnristianity—the priesthood, the sacrament and pubic worsnip, It isachatn, If you break one of the links the rest ia wortnless. Without stuluifying himself no man can rest hali Way. Provestantisua is pall way. Jt rests on the INCLINED PLANE OF DENIAL, rapidly verging iuonr day to uuneiief. Take the Protestant dealal of the priesthood and carry 1t out in ail 18 bearings and it wall bring you vo inildelity. The (rmesthood rests on ihe icarna- uon, on the humanity and divinity of Christ. Gow’ became man to restore to him these gitts and graces lost to him by the transgres- sions of Adam. When Christ ou earth He began to preach superrational tratas. By this the wil of man was given ® new force, enabling it to act With greater strength. ie was THE TRUTH AS WELL AS THE LIFE ofthe world. Thus did He inaugyrate the reaemp- tion of the race, Did Christ aie li Philosoph er? Like Socrates, Conjucious, Plato or Senaca? No! He never wroie & word bat those upon the floor of the temple, Did he die to continue in heaven the impersonation of the Redeemer of Man on earth? He Jeft this world, but not till he had led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. What were (hese gifts? Who were these men? These gifts empowered them to go on with the work of redemption, The men were the epost He said, “All Usd Is given to me, Go, there teach all nattons, baptizing them, and you allways, even to the cousum- mation of the world.’ These were not words like THEY EFFECTED THEIR PURVOSK when God said, “Let there be light and there was light.” ‘This was His power given to them, and to them alone. They were told to teach and to bap- tize, He said aiso, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost Whose sins ye shall remit they are remitted; whose Ny benoid Lam with sins ye shall retain they are retained.’ We remember che scene at the Last ea “Do this in commemoration ot Me.” These are @ part of the constituuon of the Cuurch. They rest on the word of Christ. No book gives her her charter. if the Bible had never been written she would possess all the prerogatives sne has inherited from Christ, who is God. To deny this is to deny the divinity of Christ. When, then, you attack the transmitted power of the priest nood you lay bands on the corner stone of the Chureh, ‘Thia dispensation was not for a generation, but for ail ume; for He promised to waich over 1¢ even to the consummation of the world. You must believe this or end in the negation of faith, Here in this house of God, as the text tells us, we shall ve filled with good things, not alone IN THIS OUTWARD TEMPLE, but through the whole Church of God. O, Holy Virgin! Rose of Lima! frst fruit of godly sanctity of the Church in America, intercede for us, that we may come to a fuil knowledge of His grace, who is above ail and that the very stones of this church may be as part of the walis in the tempie of the celestial Jerusalem. before the close of the mass ARCHRISHOP M'CLOSKEY made a few remarks, as follows: You will pardon @ singic word from me to give expression to the most sincere joy ani consolauon which flied my breast during the beautifal dedica- tion services of this new and beautiful temple of the living God. Jt seems but the other day when I Polessed the temporary chapel close by, and little hope had [ that i would 80 soon give place to the Ie speaks volumes for tI AL OF YOUR PASTOR, Father McKenna, and for your own generosity, 1 congratulate him and you ail on its accompiish- noble structure [stand in. q ment. Batallis not yet done, and I am sure that you will never cease to continue your ungrudging giving When you recall the gratification It will give you aud tie abundant graces you wall reap, until tuis stately church im Wiis hymble neiguborhood they could not rely on the honesty of the public men, | | shall bo a benediction of grace to you and yours for- pe tied Archbishop thea gave the solemn bene- CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. The Danger of Building with “Untempered Mortar.” Discourse by the Rev. G. H. Hepworth. As usual, this church was crowded last evening by s congregation composed mainly of young peo- pie, who listened with much interest to the words of the popular pastor, Mr. Hepworth’s text was taken from Ezekiel Xiit., 14:—“fhoe wall that ye have daubed with ua- tempered mortar.” The chapter from which the text was taken, he sald, shows that there are two ways of obuliding a wall If built after the one fashion, God’a wrath is kindled against it, here God’s wrath means God’s laws, it falls; If built after the other fashion the blessing of hoaven rests upon it—that is, the laws of the ‘untverse support it—and it stands forever. A great deal of the mason work of to-day is put together with untempered mortar and the consequence ts that in a few yeara we have only an insecure house over our heads. ur fathers built a house to stand, but we butid it to sell. The same truth holds good in the building of that other and more important structure called character, If it ta built as itshould be, of materials furnished by the Holy Spirit, and Put together with faitutul as well as skiliul labor, it becomes A MONUMENT TO OUR MEMORY when we are gone, aud while we are here it be- comes an asyluin from the world’srude shocks, If itis butiton a place not recognized in heaven as legitimate it will hardly sheiter us against the piti- Jess storms of life, and when we are gone it will be simply a heap of ruins, Now, then, young men, I need uot tell you how important itis that you take @ becoming pride in this work of character building. Youare to be satisfied with nothing less than the mward consciousness that you nave done your whole duty. The reputason ot being a good and trustworthy man is @ good thing, but it is not enough. What you waat 1s the kuowledge on your own part that vou are yood and trae. The world may be deceived, for it always judges by ap- pearances. if you are’well varnished on the ouiside the world will give you oitentimes credit for belug solkKl rosewood. You ure tu strive to stand well, not beiore the bar of society, but in the presence of the Stricter judge, your own conscience. And I am not wrong ti saying that your future fate les im your own grasp. There 1s all thefdistance that intervenes between heaven and hell, between the saint, which you may grow Into if you go to work inthe right way, and the moral rain you will achieve if you go to Work ia the wrong way. It 1s the spring time now. The white matter with which the earti has been covered has melted away, and grass and flowers and iruits are beginning their new year. 1tis A NEW BIRTH FOR OLD MOTHES EARTH. She has roused herself from her siuggishness and comes forth with a hew promise, itis your spring ume, too, Perhaps you have been siuggish und indifferent; perhaps you have never thought seri ously of the duties aud responsibilies of the career which opens before you; peruaps you have been en gaged in that unprofitabl. labor called sowing wid outs, Well, you have come into the church to-night {row curiosity or trom # sense of Weariness or With & dun, undeiined longing in your heart. The first words you hear me say are, YOu must ve born again. Let 4 great purpose enter your souls; let a great determination take possession of you. What u dif jerence between the man who lives without an ob- ject and one who keeps an object always in view. What u diderence between a man who itves mm huimbrum fashion and the same man fired by an ardent purpose. When look back into history L see two Luthers, diflering as much from each other Qs @ Star and aciod, ‘ihe one Was @ poor, unsettled priest, nob Knowing what to do nor how to do it, working his way up Pliate’s staircase, in Rome, on his knees, uncertain, tilled with and HARASSED BY DOUBTS, he was a very Weak mab, caliing for oar pity, but not for our admiration, When | see him again he has grown from & dwarf into a giaut. He is stand- ing In the# midst of the august assembly at Worms, aud telling Europe and the worid that the Bivie belongs to every poor man, in spite of the Chureci, and pghting the baile ol freedom almost single handed. That change comes tu ali who step out of their indifference aud become possessed with a definite purpose. The Holy »pirit of God seems w enter into your soui, aud to take np Its residence there, sweeteaing your temper, enriching your life, enlarging your view, When youare thus born ugain. Bul, my dear frienas, it is not enough to make a good resolution; you must stick to it. It is not enough to be born again; you must stay born again. Wii is @ wonderiul element cf character. Every man has it, but it 1s susceptible of indefinite cultiva- tuon. Ihave known some tveble men and women, wih a fatal disease ag, in their systems, actually live on their will power. The physician tas louked at thein and said, “can’t see why you don’t die.” But they won't die, and 80 they drag out their lives for months, and even years, Now, transier the existence of this power to your personal habits, and what a noble career, a career of prowess, it muy compel, You can do about what you Wish to, ‘The troub.e 1s, your wish is not strong enougo. You would not like to have me teil you that you cannot destroy that habit of dunking, wich is endangering your prospects’ Put your foot down—the thing 1s done, You cannot do every- thing at once. ittakes time to become periect, But you can begin now; yes, to-night. I saw an engine once try to draw @ long train of cars, It tugged at THE ENORMOUS LOAD, but not an inch did it budge. Then the engineer backed his engine and so drove all bis cars close to- gether. Starting again he easily moved the first car afew feet, and then adding to it the second car he drew them oth; and then the third, and the fourth, and so On util at last the whole train was in motion, Itisso with you. One habit ata time resolutely encountered and overcome, and im the end you will have yourself under complete control. Make [or yourself an ideal, and then work persist- enly until you have reached it, and all along the road you will be accompsnied and encouraged by God’s blessing. CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION. Tho Sacrament ef Baptism—Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Montgomery. On the conclusion of the second lesson of the morning service yesterday the Kev. Dr, Mont- gomery went juto the pulpit,and, taking nis text from the Acts of the Apostles, xxil., 16—“And now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord'—said:— In ancient times, when but one sacrament was known in the Church, the two great seasons of the death and resurrection of our Lord were celebrated by a great deal of outward show and pomp. A great concourse of the people would assemble at. the houses of worship and walk in procession through the streets, clad in long, white owing robes. When everything in the material world tad begun to put on its beautiful raiment; when trees and flowers and plants of every description bud forth in all the luxuriance of their varied loveliness, the Church of Christ, in all the abundance of its rejoicing, gloried in the resurrection of the Lord. But, following in the judgment of our beloved Zion, we adopt simpler tastes, and with hearts lifted up to Jesus we rove our souls in the pure waters of His life in the sacra- ment of baptism. When the grace of true religion takes possession of the penitent, it may be asked, can the outward sign be ,done away with? Christ himself has spoken on that point, and He refers distinctly to the outward and visible sign, Baptism is not only @ sign and mark ot faith and washing away the guilt of the soul, but it 1s also an outwar¢ MANIFESTATION OF THE REGENERATION of the sinner. The twenty-seventh article of our talth ts remarkably explicit on this sacrament, and {t would be weil for tne Church and its mem- bers that these twenty-seven articles were thore generally studied, Man, he truly repents, wil have his sins forgiven him; for our blessed Lord died upon & cross that we might have the mghtto live. Mow biessed is the love of our Lord to us if we will only turn to Him, ‘The reverend Doctor then referred to the emblem of hope and God’s promise to the early Christians, and said the sacrament of baptism 1s the rainbow of our faith and the signal of life to the repentant sinner. After describing the veneration and homage paid by the old Roman soldiers to some particular com- mander or flag the preacher continued:—The water of the baptism does not purify the soul; the blood of Jesus Curist alone can wash away the stain of guilt, It is not alone the outward signs of our faith will save us if we disobey the Gospel in our lives and acts, ‘The sacraments are no use if we do not lift our hearts to God and truly repent of our sins, Christ journeyed from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized, Why, then, will not we arise and come into the Church te be cleansed from the stains our | transgressions ¥ ‘The mysteries of our retigion, like the marvels ol the world, are beyond our comprenension, — Religion 18 of far more importance to us than the affairs of this world, When our biessed Lord says this 1s thus, or this Is 80, We must obey. 1 speak to you now In the name of the Lord, and [ beg of you to come within the fold and be purified in the Lord. It 1s shown by our statistics that few men are converted after filty years of age. say, then, to you now, come at once. Men's souls are DKAD IN BIN. Do you feel the longing aiter the new life? Are you detained by the dread that you are not it ehough to come to Him who fas the power to clean? It is too late to spare when all is spent. Do not wait till the day of feebleness comes on, but come im the vigor of your life t Olrist the Lord, Bring with you ail your faculties in their full vigor, that you nay aiterwards more loudly proclaim the glory and goodness of God. There 18 no life worthy of your manhood but the life in Unrist, Come to Him, then, in the full bioom of ali your facul- ties, that you may realize the beanty of Ilts counte- hance, With head erect and conscious heart you Will walk in the Lord; for godliuesa mmuroves (he Puan. Like the soldier walking through the streets SWELLING STRAINS OF MARTIAI, MUSIO you will walk through life with an elastio wep fo, tue music of the | seraphim, | who joico in your regeneration. ack of your” man's tile will stimulate ochers, and you will gain fresh courage every day to continue, in the numbers around you who will fol- low yourexample. ‘There are many who defer the day of their repentance to the far otf time they can- not see, when old age will come and their faculties have lost the freshness of manhood. Make your regeneration doubly acceptable to Christ and bene- ficial to sepmeine and come while all ATTRIBUTES OF YOUTH are on you. Come now. Oh, blessed Lamb of God, 1 will devote myself to the work and the saduess of death, but I hasten to wash thy blessed feet and behold my Saviour for all time 10 come! ‘The music was very tine, The large chotr of artists, under the direction ‘of Mr. William Dodge, the or- ens showed most perfect training. The anthem ‘erite, by Mora, and the Gloria of Crozzi by tie first quartette, were equisitely rendered. The 1¢ Deum, by Jackson, supz by the quartetie and chorus, was also very effective. Berge’s Jubtiate’, for solo and chorus, Which contains seme fine con- certo passages, received the valuable ald ot Mme. Salvattl: Tue morceau of the service, nowever, was the Lascio clio Pranza during the offertory by Mme, Salvattl. This lady has @ Yoice of wonderful power and sweetness, While Possessing &@ great extent of register she loses nune of the sympathetic qualtues of tone. Following are the names Of the artists composing the choir:— Mme, Salvatti, Miss Kebee, soprani; Misses Bu ley and Ewing, contraiti; Messrs.’ Romeyn and aoe tenori; Kemmertz, Letssenbrig and Price, CONGREGATION DARECH ANUNO. Consecration of the New Synagogue. The synagogue of the Congregation Darech Amuno Was consecrated to divine service yesterday in Unt- versity place, After the usual opening ceremonies had been concluded, the Rev. 8S, M, Isaacs delivered tho inaugural discourse taking his text from the filty-sixth chapter of Isaiah, Upon the termination of the sermon a hymn of praise was sung by the choir, which was composed of men and boys. A prayer for the government of theUnited states was tuen offered up, Which brought the impressive service to an end, ‘the congregation numvers about two hundred and fity persons. The iolluwing 1s a list of tne oitl- cers .—Abraham Oettinger, President; Marcus Harris, Vice President and Treasurer; Gabriel Lil- fanthal, L. H. Arkush, Moses H-nuen, Isaac Tanen- bead i Solomon, ‘trusees; Isaac U. Noot, Secre- ry. Consecration Cymmitiee=David Hartfield, Solo- mon Mayer, Ph. Weinberg, W. A. Godfrey, Charies Solomon, Julius Weinberg, M. B. Abraliams, A. Strassberger, Alfred Lazarus, 8. Sobel, Avraham Josepu, David Lazarus. Ferd. Solomon. Rev. Isaac . Noot, Reader; 5. Pinner, Siamas, BROOKLYN CHURCHES. Plain and Pleasant Words by Plymonth’s Popu- lar Pastor—The Suushine of Sympathy— Protopla:m or Darwinism Denounced, PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Advice to Christians—Do Gocd at All Times— The Necessity of Making People Happy— Sermon by Heury Ward Beecher. Mr. Beecher preached to his usual large congrega- tion yesterday morning. Previous to the sermon he mentioned among other announcements the concert to be given at the Brooklyn Academy in aid of the Foundling Asylum, for which the fair now in pro- gress at the Academy ts being held. He expressed great sympathy in the Hospital for Women and Foundling Asylum, saying that there was great need for both charities and that he was glad God had put it into the hearts of women wo care for other women brought to motherhood in poverty, and for helpless little children, ‘The text was Galla- tans, vi., 10:—**As we have, therefore, opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to them that are of the household of faith.’ That is only a spe- cial application of the great law of benevoience, Do good to all men—that is the comprehensive law. Tois doing good is very wide. We are to los¢ no opportunity to inspire men with religious growth; but the law includes all other forms of good. We are to do good in political ways, as regards the State; as regards BUSINESS ADVICE, * * actual lending of strength, time, means, But there is something wider than this, You must so carry yourselt in all your faculties as to make men better and happler wherever you go. Your whole infa- ence should be such as to make men better not only, but make them fecl better. Goodness sometimes requires sternness; but its always to be @ mintstra- tion of love, such as we receive at the hands of the parent or the physician. Whatever we do in the whole rouni of our life is to be done for the sake of making men_ happler. ‘This 19 to be done as we have epportunity, the apos- tle says. This would seem to teacn that we must not set aside certain days to do good—Sundays and Christmas—but always, whenever there 1s a chance. Only a tuil heart can be always ready to fll up tne fugitive opportunities that are to be found by those who are ready for them. He has opportunities enough who has sympathy enough, a brotherly heart large enough. Tuere are sometimes furrows open for men in which precious seed may be sown, out ‘hey are open only once; justas THE TIME FOR SEED SOWING comes but once in a year. So we shoulda be ale: watchiul, seeking opporiunities. We are to do go‘ two allmen. “if ye salute your brethren only what thanks have your” We naturally begin in the household, That shoula be the central point of happiness. The man who does not make his own household happy has good reason not only to sus- end his Caristianity, but his manhood. We are to zia in the household, but not to stop there. We have race prejudices, aud are dis| to cherish our own; but Christ died forthe world. Our spirit must be commensurate with Christ's, who died for the world. This is hard, especiaily in Califorma. WE CAN BE BROTHERS to everybody but the Chinese. It 1s hard to be brother ofa mau who wears a queu, has almoud- shaped eyes and a complexion ranging from copper to black. But a universal brovieriood is to be established. All that God calls chtdren we are to cail brethren. Our benevolence must flow to every being that has the capacity to enjoy or to suiter. We are to be especially benevoleat to those who are of the househvld of faith, In the old times those who left the faith of their fathers and espeused @ new faith were subject to neglect and persecution from those whom they leit, therefore the apostle enjoins especial kind- hess to those who enter the Church. ‘The rule Js still Important that there should be sympathy im the Churcn, No Church is @ Church of the Lord Jesus Christ that has such @ spirit of worldly seciu- sion that THE MEMBERS ARB CHILLED. There isan atmosphere in @ Church, and this should be so sympathetic as to do more good than all the influenc of eloquence. I do not object = to or architecture but there should be a spirit of brotherhood that 1s more than Windows, more than music. This con- greantice 1s far below what it ought to be, yes there is @ spirit here chat is sympathetic and brotherly in QO great degree. If the church was full of happiness makers there would need be no argument for re- iigton. Cold churches, in which the members ratule like dead bones in charnel houses are the ARGUMENTS FOR INFIDELITY, Light needs no argument. We are to see to It, then, that the church is the vrightest place on earth. This doesn't meant mean that a Methodist should only buy goods of & Methodist er a Presby- terian should only patronize a man of his own church; quite the contrary, The household of faith includes all who love Christ. There ought to be more PERSONAL SOCIAL SYMPATHY in the churches, A man with whom the world has gone wroog, who is bankrupt, who has fallen from companionship, and, tired of life, steals through the streets seeking fur death, if such a man is taken to a genial church, the thought of suicide 18 all for- eye and as he goes out sone one speaks kindly. it is not much, Lut it has saved a soul from death, for this man comes again and is saved. I tell you the preaching of the Gospel aoes good, but it does not do haif the that tender, helpful love does 2 the congregation. We need the preaching of great earls. WH NRED TO COMM NRARER TOGETHER and lift the weak by our strong sympathy. Ido not Besa by this that you are to go to every man and say, “How 18 your soult”? You are to assume superiority in the shop, but by domg services, by eo their by being more honorable. Then they will say that you are really better, Do good, not ne- cessarily by instruction, but by taste, by sympathy, by ainusement, if its» happens. Don’t put away your music because you have been converted; use all your powers to do men good. If you have gifts of music, of poetry, of art, consecrate them, 0, brother of the race; consecrate your gifts and bap- (ize men in THK SUNSIINE OF YOUR SYMPATHY, If God has endowed you with any gift bring it all to the cause of humany. Win men by your bri luancy, by the Leinty of your endowments. Don't coniine these disclosures of yourself to your own household, It 1s right for a bird to build & nest with one chamber, but it is not right for a man. I like to see a light blaang —— ot ® hoase at night. Put the flowers down the gate. like to see little hands go through the thickets after the flowers, Some men have sucn a sense of property thatift they had @ hundred magnolia trees Fall of biossoms they Would want ail the winds to blow toward their own house. Make your houseuold bright, but let others see the brygntiess. Your household may be made to biess generation alter generation. Bud your | house page. ould it rich. bys jet your dgors be wide. bs an artist is God! Do not be afraid of beanty, TAKE OARE THAT YOU ARE NOT SELFISH in your love of beauty. There ts not a vulgariz! maxim in the New coneeares. hat The Ch be the best gentleman. makes class a0 hee ful? Itis because men take their gifts to use for themselves and grow selfish as they grow r and wstheuc, rhe true aristocracy nf tie Sra heart. When God prospers dou’t driit away from men. Keep your fect on the ground. Don't think of nen by the outside names, “Your driver ts not your driver: he isa man. I shali never forges @ lesson I learned coming down Pierrepont street one day. I was a Christian that day. 1am not always, I met @ poor man ana stopped to speak to him. He held my hanu and told we how muck good it did him to have me ask after his welfare. L Owe that man @ good many sermons for wore mon he gave me, ae —— Be kind co little children. IT 18 EASY TO LOVE the sweet children in their bewitching dresses; but who is to love tne dirty, disagree able children? There 13 sometiinies oo tee ruption of barbarians from Furman atr upon the Heiguts (we live on the Heights, ao know). And there is a call for the policemen. But 1 see maguiticent heads among those childron, [ sympathize with them; [ wisi I did it more, want Christians to be sound and sweet—to bies- som—=o that when men shail know them they shall be ulled with a desire to be better, I want them to be the light and help of the uniortunate; so tender, 80 gentle and strong Withal that mea, seelng them, shall giorily our Father which 1s in heaveu, HANSON PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Mr. Pentecost on Darwinism aod the Bible. Rev. George F. Pentecost, the able aud cloquent pastor of this chureh, preached an excellent sermon before a large congregation yesterday morning. He selected his text from a portion of the eighth verse of the 106th Psalm—“Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake.” In looking abroad upon the earth in all its glory, and upward mto the sky with all its brilliant lights, and look. ing upon ourselves, looking upon our own thoughts and upon our minds, there comes but one answer to the questions, who made the heavens and the Earth? who made us? God made us, He is our Creator. He has made us for Himself. Our Tespon- sibility and accountability are to Him, But in we last ten or fitteen years there has been revived AN OLD DOCTRINE, and we have been told that in whe reviews that are published monthly, and In books that are now fill. ing book stores and being read by Christians an@ non-Christians, in the midst of our social gatherings and even in the midst of ministers’ meetings. We have invited an explanation of the new philosophy, and they said to us that it 1s not so that God made the wortd and us. [tis not so that all we see, ail we feei and ail we have came from Gol, We ask them, tuen, Wheace comes we world? Whence comes all life? Whence come our own soulsy Who made us? Who is our author? And there is a stvange answer. It will be almost an un- known answer to most ef you. It ts unknown te those who profess to know it. The answer 13 “Protoplasm.”” lam hardiy competent to say that I know what it is, but 1t means this—It meani the revival of the old doctrine of chance; perhays @ more familiar term would be tuat of DARWINISM, In the wonderful work, in some respects, of Her- bert Spencer, we are told that the old &ible theo has at last broken down—that, avter ages of bin and superstitious belief, at last the old theological dogma, that was only fit for a superstitious aud unenlightened age, has fallen before science. A littie while ago, @ publisher had @ new edition of “Peter Parley’s Natural Philusophy.” The azents came back and said that the geal would not subscribe to it, They said they had heard of some new notion about man coming irom animals. after that the publisher was so impressed by this public inquiry that he was oe ani to have a supplement writ- ten explaining this new plilosophy, Mr. Pente- cost Said that the man who wrote this had said te them in one of their meetings a few weeks age that tue pulpit was filled with an unscrupulous class of men, but he (Mr. Pentecost) did not propose to dis- cuss Darwinianism or Spencer's philosophy, but he would say that this theory that THE WORLD BEGAN FROM PROTOPLASM was atheism. There Was one great Jack in it which would prevent it trom becoming the belief of the people, There was nothing moral in it. How de- Ughtfal tt was to turn away from this doctrine and look agam upon the heavens and the Earth and look again ifito ourselves and ask ourselves tae question, “Who has made me?” “Whence did i come?" o whom and to Whatam I gomg?' How fully was e whole question of the seul answered! iod made me, and to God £ am going.” There was a deeper questioa benind it all. It it were so that God created all, why did God creite me? The Scriptures told us in two or three passages out of a hundred that God hath made ali tuings tor Himself, He sets apart the godly for Himself. “Nevertheless, he saved them for Mis name’s sak We found not oaly that God made us, but made us tocome back te Himself, God made everything for HIS OWN WAPPINESS. Mr.tPentecost thought we got a cold idea of God sometimes, We hat the fixed idea of God as tas Creator and the Bibie made [iim appear as a warmer being, 80 to speak. It seemed that God had love, as far as we knew, to the utmost iimit of His power. He had not only made us, but having fallen into su God has redeemed us. We could see in the light redemption how out of sin God wrought out our redemption and launched man forth intoa higher sphere. We were told in the Soriptures that Jesus, for the joy that was beiore Him, endured the croas, Mr, Pentecost said that God's delight was in lifting us up to that relation to Him that came in redemp- tion, and in concluding the pastor called the atten- Uon of his congregation to some of the elewents of that redemption, WASHINGTON CHURCHES. Dr. Newman on the Anarchy in France—The Licentions Teachings of the Nation the Cause of Its Downfall—Dr. Maguire on True Repentance, METROPOLITAN CHURCH. Dr. Newman on the Freedom of the Human Will-The = Punishm of Licen nese Exemplified in France. WASHINGTON, April 23, 1671. Tne Rev. Dr. Newman preached as usual in the Metropolitan church this morning. He selecied Bis text from Romans 1x., 13—‘Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” Side by side in the sacred Scriptures, he said, are the two great doctrines of Divine sovereignty and freedom of the human will. They are suggested by the text. After showing thas the word hateth in the original merely indicates to have less affection for, as though the passage were to read, “I prefer Jacob ‘o Esau,’ Dr. New- man passed to the consideration of the purpose found in this preference, In that purpose there 3 a provision for the salvation of every man by the ex- ercise of his own voiltion and faith. in Christ. The Apostie 13 arguing with the Jews touching their call a8 a nation for a special purpose. This purpose was threefold—to receive the oracles of God, to be {vi examples of the Divine law, to be the progenitors the Messiah; but because they had proved incorrigi- ble they had incurred God's dispieasure. In reading Paul’s words the question srose, Have they a per- sonal or NATIONAL IMPORT? This question Dr. Newman answered by declaring that ihey refer to a nation, by showing that the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, ip relation te the Israelites, or vacov’s descendanis, fulfilled prophecy made of the twin brotners before ther birth, where each one 18 spoken of asa@nation. By viewing the passage In tunis itzht itis wrested from those who attempt to prove from it God's parual love for a portion of old doctrines’ of __ eternal retribution. This wierpretation gives.us a key u other passages, as “He hath mercy on whom He wi have mercy, aod whom He wiil He hardeneth,”” Aus gustine gives us the meaning of this word “hard- eneth,” in saying God does not harden our hearts by infusing malice, but by withholding the softening influences of Divine grace. ‘These lafluences are withheld from human hearts to-day as much as in the days when, by thetr withdrawal, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened. There are men waiking up and down this earth, reared in Christian famiites, who have gone counter to the Divine law so long, closed their eyes to the light so often, and so frequently turned an adder’s ear to the calls of mercy that it may be Suid of them they have been hardened. HEL, WILL CONSIST in the withdrawal of these divine softening influ encos, We have a living example of this tp our day. ‘Turn to the French nation. Wi spectacle for God and angels! A nation that stood nead and shoniders. above ail other nations on the face of the giobe im esthetics, @ nation that may be proud of Its arts and selences, a nation that has had the light within and around it and yet ts godforsaken. ‘nore are three things in France that have caused the Almighty to withdraw tue soltening influences o1 tao spin. ‘Phe intidelity of the educated classes, the licentious- ness that has prevailed, making Paris a danger for the traveller, and @ Catholicism, under Chea that has elevated @& Christianity unworthy of G and Christ. Combine these three and thoy are ENOUGH TO DAXN ANY NATION, Whatever goodness there is In us personally, socl+ ally, nationally ts the direct result of the taduence of God on the human heart. A year ago, who would have predicted sach & state Of thiugs as ts in France to-day? F hinen figuting against French. men, pillaging Churches and insulting the priests; women acting unworthy of thew #8ex nations, God has Appointed them as an ex- hibition of what — intidelity, —ieentiousnesa and Jesuitical Catholicism wii do there and will de here in an individual and ina nation, You car Ouly tryst Yourgcives as You hide uager the shadow