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8 SUBLUNARY SANCTITY. The World’s Worship of the Divinity That Shapes Our Ends. Fashionable Fervor at Long Branch. Brilliant Opening of St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, Sermon at St. Patrick’s on the Ne- cessity of Prayer. feces ara M. Cabaret in the French Evangelical Chureh Preaching That Christianity Mast Abolish Caste. ———___ THE PRESS AS A PREACHER. Dr. Eddy on the Good Work Done by the Herald on Sunday. Church Dedication by Archbishop McCloskey at Poughkeepsie, BT, PATRIOK'S CATHEDRAI. Scrmon by the Rev. Father Saiter—The Necessity of Prayer. At St. Patrick’s Cathedral yesterday the sermon ‘was preached by the Rey, Father Salter, who took his text from John xvl, 32:—When our divine Lord, after the last supper, walked with his dis- cipies to the Mount of Olives He spoke to them words of comfort and exhortation, He told them more clearly of the mission they haa to engage upon and of the persecutions they should suffer in doing His work, and exhorted them to pray to the Father in His name, saying to them that hitherto they had not prayed in His name, and that what they should ask in His name would be given to them. This was AN ABSOLUTE COMMAND from God to the disciples, and turough them to all Christians to pray in the name of Jesus, Anda little reflection would show the necessity of prayer, The posiuon of menin life and of the tempta- tions to which they were exposed should clearly convince us of the need there was of ever relying upon Providence for assistance aguinst the suares of the evil one, Not one of us in this lie but was subjected to the temp- tations oO! the devil, Who goes about as a rouriug lion seeking whom he migitt devour, ‘The rich pan Was tempted with whisperings of pride and de- Dance aud contempt for ots poorer brethren; the poor men was besicged with thoughts.o1 euvy and Of murmurings apaiust the will of God; cach of us in our own avocation bad our temptation to bear, the devil knowing weil where he wight strike with the greatest hope o/ destroying. Hence prayer ‘Was necessary foi us, not only that we might com. Dat the devil in bis attack upon us, but that we might ' FULFIL ALL THE DUTIES Of life ina manner picasing to God. It was posal- Die, perhaps, for afew men with strong wills to live a good life without constant prayer, but the general rule was that he who neglected to ask the aia of God in overcoming the dificulttes of life succumbed to the pressure of worldly ambition. Peter denied his Master, though he lo’ because he had not recourse to God lor st persevere to the end without iaitering, trom this necessity for prayer as the only means whereby we might hope to gain sal @ more Worldly sense, 1 Was the BWeetest of all mental exercises, There was no peace in this World from woridiy enjoyment, a3 the experience of all ages attested. Mau was ever lovkin happiness in this life, yet never finding ace did not come irom the gratification aforded yy worldly things. The only true peace on earth came from communion with God, from a never- Sailing reliance upon His mercy and bounty, irom a wnivn of mau’s love for Christ with Curist’s love ‘This was ONLY PEACE ON BARTH, It was well for us that we mignt pray in the Dame of Jesus, Who was the merit epon which we hoped, The Jews of old, God's favored people, did Bot even know of the existence of a Trinity, and worshipped God ag the God of Abraiam, of lsaac and of Jacob, and their religion was one of fear of God. What a contrast between the religion of God's favored people in the carly tines and the re- ligion of Caristianity! Ours was one of love and hope and confidence, our faith in Jesus being the Mediator and His merits our atonement, He told ‘His disctpler to ask the Father in His pame and ‘they should be made giad, and the Church, recog- Dizing this divine command, closes eimost ali her Ease with the words, “fhrough Jesus Christ our for him. ' ‘The preacher continued to dweil on the efficiency Of prayer through Jesus Christ, who died to suve men, and in concluding, gave appropriate advice to his hearers by way of deduction from the com- Amand of the Saviour mentioned im the text. FRENCH EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Faith in the Lord—Sermon by the Rev. Joseph Cabaret. There was but asmall congregation at the French Evangelical church, No. 9 University place, yester- Gay morning. The Rev. Joseph Cabaret preached the sermon (in French) in the absence of the regu- Jar pastor of the church. He took his text from Luke xvii., 5—“Lord, increase our faith.” It was unnecessary, he said, to give a lengthy definition of the word “faith.” The chapter of the Bible which he had read had given them a clear idea of the meaning of this great word. Faith was that perfect reliance on the goodness and love of God that ought to dwell in every breast. They all had need of this prayer to God—“0 Lord, increase our faith.” Low many failings would this prayer cor- rect! Forgiveness—how few succeeded in this nobie quality! It was one of the principal maxims of the Christian religion. “If thy brother offends thee,” Said the Saviour, ‘and he cometh home that day and asks thee to FORGIVE NM THAT DAY, and not only that day, but the next and the next,” He meant forgive him altogether and forever, It ‘was true it required great seif-abnegation to prac- tice forgiveness. 1t was not forgiveness that was Batural to the human heart, but revenge; revenge for the insults and wrongs they had received at the hands of their enemies. So natural was this teel- ing that revenge was at the very bottom of the code of justice. Society made the criminal laws as means of revenge against those who assailed and endangered its peace and safety. How diferent ‘Were the teachings of Mahomet and Jesus in this respect! Mabomet says that the faithful shall find means of revenge against the enemies—this romise he holds out as @ great inducement. brist Bold that if they did not forgive those who had offended them, the Divine Father would not forgive them when they came before the throve of mercy. It was easy enough to forgive a brother or airiend, but they should forgive those who had wrung their hearts, who had TRAMPLED THEM UNDER TORTR PEET, who had crushed their hopes of fortune, pros- perity, ambition or happiness. The nobler quality of forgiveness was @ truly evangelical sentiment; put in order to possess it fully it was necessary to pray to the Lord, “Lord, increase ovr faith.’ Another great quality was faith in the Lord. Why could they not submit to the will of God if He saw fit to take their best beloved ones—their father, their wife, their child? If He chose to call them away to regions of more omg are < geted why should they grumble and say, 0 Lord, why am { 60 sadiy punished?” As long as they did this their faith was weak Indeed, God did not ask them to take such bereavements Maid light heart; God jorvade them not to weep, and did not require Joy and serenity over such sadness. God allowed them grief (douleur), but it must be the grief of Submission and resignation. Jesus had aiso wept during some of His bitterest trials and hours of wexish, All partings were sad and smote the jeart, ahd the saddest of ali partings was THAT WQICH THRY CALLED DEATH. ‘They should not weep and moan like beings with- Out faith, without hope, without a God, but they Bho grieve like immortal beings who siill re- Joiced tn the love of their Divine Redeemer. Their ‘ears should not be tears of anger or disappoint- Ment, but tears of resignation. Riches were agreat source of evil. Why this ‘Wild pursuit of wealth? It was not Decessary to spun eS NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. God's grace and bounty, but thi it to seek wealth for {ne.saKe of % 000 anise ve sail more fully in but not base, sordid pur- g them—Ht ee aa pone l. ‘sin was always trot ‘he lustrous itheas of ee per felt the; and their eet ees e readier théy would be to beseech the Lord's Torgiveners. 8 ad Come to save the sinners, not the just, sald, “For the just the gates of Heaven are ct but for the sinners alone they are open,” tof there was no place in Heaven for those who pretended to be perfect and in- cipls of the Christian rel was Chriation fraernt ONE OF TH: REATEST EVILS 4 was the spl of caste, of exclu-iveness. For- tune, social position. education—these were in Tuany cases irces of pride and hauteur. It was natural enor mpathize with those who had thoughts and feelings akin to theirs, But Jesus did not allow Bry leelings of custe, of exclusive- He and His aposties toved alt mankind. re wan thing lovable and good in every buman bi Always trust in |. Wt they found them: thout money, without any food, trust God, Some Pagar sald God per- formed miri in former times, but He aid-not do #0 now, would be foolish to trust to me it miracles in modern times, Had nov God silent mean@of showing His love ana greatness ? Let them only trust in God and pray, “Lord in- crease our ” WES? PRESBYTERIAN OHUROH, Tho Rev. Dr. Jonathan Edwards on Salvation, The pulpit of the West Presbyterian charch, on Forty-secondstreet, was filled yesterday morning by the Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D. of Peorta, I, We nin fe bis text Isaiah, lv., 6—"Seek ye the Lord whilst maybe found.” The speaker said that he did propoge to enter into any formal discussion ofthe subject. In the text we have in- tcated clearly the sioner’s condi:ton, We ‘seek’ for that whidh we have not. We call upon those from whom we ar® separated, The good actions of sin- ners are deeda of wickedness, The sinuer will not forsake his Way until he realizes his condition. What. constitutes the inain feature of experimental piety aud what is the true theory of religion are matters of grave quandary to wany who desire te begin in the right way, The text tells us to seek not the creed nor the ordinances, hot penance nor fasting nor the example of the great or F008, but the Lord, Forsaking forever one’s sinful ways and turn.ng to the Lord foe none ig the way to be effectually saved. hatsoever is not of sin is faith, Faith which works by love soon works redemption, Again, notice the sinner’s opportunity. He is lost and known to all a8 a Wicke: an, And yet there is an opportunity afforded of thorough reformation if the advice of the text be followed. Now far-reaching, then, must be the power of God? There are oppor- vanities of salvation which, once passed, can never oceur again, The sinner runs no risk in making an unconditional surrender to the Aimighty, tor the Lord willabundantly pardon. In saving the soul God hath outdone all His mightiest works, ‘fhe sinner should then seize his opportanity, for itmay never return. For rears and years many 0 On putting of the call of the Lord Within their eurts, Ofering them the salvation of their souls. CHURCH OF 8T, JOHN THE BAPTIST, Supervision Over the Heathen As Well As the Christian—The Proccss of Development Whereby the Former Is Fitted for the New Dispensatiqn—Ser- mon by the Rev. Dr. Kirkus, of Lon- don. ‘ During the temporary absence of the rector-the pulpit of tins church is being supplied by tne Rey, Dr, Kirkus, of London, who, taking his text from the second lesson for the morning service, deliv- ered a very impressive discourse ‘on God's purposes ag regards the heathen (Acts xvii., 26-20). ‘This address at Mars Hill, said he, is one of the most marvellous passages, not only in the New Testa- ment, butin the whole range of Christian literature, Born and brought up not merely a8 a Jew, but after the strictest sect of the Pharisees, with all the natn- ral exclusiveness of Judaism exaggerated to its utmost extent, it was not enough for St, Paul that all outside the cavenant should be lost forever— not enough for him that they should be shut out from all the blessings of the Divine family and from the love of God. He conld not even permit them to live in this world, but persecuted thom from city to city even beyond the bounds of Judea, and rejoived’ while consenting unto their death. For him there was no city but Jerusalem; no temple of God bust that on the Hoty Hill; no times of worship but those sanctioned by the law, nor any forms but such as it prescribed. | Such was Saul of Tarsus. Can it be the same mau who, a8 Paul, declared in the text that God hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him? Here ts this bigoted Jew in the city of Athens, which seemed wholly given to idolatry, finding in the very worship of the idola- ters a revelation of God, and @ general dispensa- tion of paganism in God’s having determi times before appointed and the bounds of habitations, in order that tn such a manner ana by degrees so’ slow, and after a fashion so dim and obscure, they might feel after God, if perchance they might find Him, even though He be not far irom every one of us, There is, as I have said, in this sermon of St. Paul's A BREADTH OF COMPREHENSIVENESS for beyond that which characterizes Christians of our own day. Instead of the ready acknowledg- ment of the divine government which the first Christians so confidently manifested, there is the utmost timidity displayed as regards this point among the men of our times. Some of the former Were not airaid to epeak of a dispensation of pa- ganism, or to admit that all heathendoin is under Goa’s control, and that the men who live in hea- then lands have the bounds of their habitations determined by God; that in ag teh way, and in not another, they should feel after Him, though He is kot far irom any one of us. St. Paul recognized this feature in God's government, and therelore argued, *dicn of Athens, I wiil tell you who that God is whom ye {gnorantly worship. Ye are right in worshipping here. ‘There is that in your heart which God Hinoself has put there, aud to which God Himself will respond. You don’t know Him, or at least know but a small part of His character and glory, and you are mixing up what you do know with INNUMERABLE MISTAKES AND FALSSHOODS; ‘ | but have not to do with the falsenood, but the truth; not with your mistakes and delusions so much as with the little bit of knowledge which it ts my aun and duty to eniarge.” Proceeding in his arguinent, the Doctor went on to observe that had Christians more of this apostolic spirit they would not be so much taken up with cavilling and parping at the minor differences and practices of their fellow men as they would be in endeavoring to spread the trath of the Gospel far and wide; and, in en- deavoring to explain why St. Paul was 80 success. ful in his method of dealing With these questions and people, he gave as the reason, first, his cul- ture, and, secondly, his good common sense ; the jor- mer, bringing him i contact with'men of ail nations and opinions, led him to broad and liberal views, G while the latter convinced him that there was no middie ground betweem the bona- age of the law and the freedom of the Gospel, and led him to take his stand firmly on the side of truth, saying, “Let every man be tirmly persuaded in his own mind,’ As to the question why the heathen were here and how it comes to pass that they did not arrive | at that period of their development when the trae religion should be truly revealed, the Doctor ob- served that it is a part of the divine government, | and that God is wiser than we are; that all the slow processes by Which he performs His works are a part of the method of that government, and itis not for us to contradict His wil, but commit ourselves in every case to it. From which remarks | We way draw great comfort as to THE STATE OF THE HEATHEN, knowing that they are in God's hands, and that they nave been placed now and where they are | that they may seck the Lord, If haply they inight | feel alter Him and tind Ham. And as we feel our- selves exceedingly sinful Wf we allow young per- sons to grow up ignorant and wicked, 80 must we lec! our obligation to do our utmost in the way of | | ehightening those whose darkness is greater than | | our own and bringing them to a knowledge of the | | One living and true God. A second lesson is that Of exercising Ue largest charity towards our fel- | lows, whereby we are ied to seek for all the good | We can find anywhere and bring it to periect.on; to deal only with what is perfeetly trae, and aboy or tO save the people are the most terribie aud in ail things to endea' #8 and deiusions. ‘The great trouble jor the Churcn is that CHRISTIANITY 18 DYING OUT in the midst of us—not tat (here are @ vast num- | ber of Christian sects, but that vast multitudes of the people are giving Christianity up and forsaking the churches, tue bible, the ministry and every- thing 0/ the sort. What we have to do with, there- fore, 1s the utter Weakness of everyday life. May God forgive us that we have failed so long In com- ing to the front to fight and battie tor them whom the devil, hike @ raging Woll, is seeking to devour, | Murders and robberies and violence and fraud run up and down, and through and through the land, Can anything be more pitiable, more terrible than the revelation of the last week? A man who seemed so great and pure, and had everybody's kind word—whose death was the oc- casion of all sorts of Nattering resolutions of cop- doleuce and praise, whose reputation seemed to have a spiritnal beauty and giory about it—what is he now’ As trustee of a chuare peopie will not be able to weep over him, while @ chorus of ill names swells with notes of shame, disgrace and disiouor that rise on every side, And while all this manner of thing is going on we are fighting and quarrelling abou! little details of doctrine that have nothing to do witu life, and about mere decora- tions of worship When there are scarcely apy wor- aa for our biiudness and jead us to the forge left to come and decorate at all. May God ive light! Sin and Its Tendencies—The Character and Destiny Determined by the Con- fict—Spontaneous Piety the Ultimatum ot Christian Effort—Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Darling, of Albany. Tn the absence of Dr. Adams, pastor of the Madi- son square Presbyterian church, now enjoying his Summer vacation tn Conuecticut, his pulpit was occupied, yesterday morning, by the Rev. Dr. Dar- ling, of the First Presbyterian church in Albany. After the usual religious exercises the rev- erend gentleman announced as bis text Psaima, xiil., 5:—“Why art thou cast down, O my. soul? and why art thou disquieted in me Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.” He said :—~ Those words present the extraordinary apectacie of & man remonstrating with his soul in reference to its condition, It would seem as though his self was subdivided into two parta, and the one under- took to instruct tne other. Else what does the Psalmist mean whea he says, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?’ The question naturally sug- gests itself, What is lett when the soul ts taken away? Who is the person speaking? who thé one spoken to? To give an analytical answer is impossible, as there is no such duality as the words imply, and yet nothing is more common than such diaiogues between the higher jower nature of man. The speaker here alluded to many illustra- tions of this, as recorded in the Hol: scriptures and to be inet with in our everyday life, Quin. cey, in bis confessions of an opiuin eater, turnishes an example of this, ag does the Grupkard wher his better nature 1s striving to break are irom the thral) which binds him. This struggle is dauy observable in ‘THE INCEPTION TO ALL SIN. No man can enter upon a wicked course of life but there ts an uprising of his better paiu-e, enters ing a solemn protest against sin, It is not te merely yielding to the temptation which besets him, but a mutiny in the soul caused by the sins of conunission or of omission. All forme of sin cause, as it were, a dissent of the unity, Mau realizes that the commands of God appeal to the heart as just and reasonable, We know that He has a rigit to our aifections, and that without a compliance with the divine behest, “Give me thy heart,’ man is a stranger to peace and given over to misery. ‘Theso commands, when brought before us, bring on aselfconfict. On the one hand is an inclina- tion to sin, on the other a sense of obligation; on the one side passion, on the other reason; here God, there the world; glory and honor and eternal lite opposed to sin and everlasting shame. We realize, ifman had not been weakened by the fall this comfict would have been feeble and soon over, as reason is so much the stronger, but now the contrary is the case, and in the GREAT CONFLICT OF DUALITY the world is uppermost, The life of the true Christian has its origin in sel-remonstrance, tn @ consciousness of sin accompanied by self-loathing, Nor 13 the duality of our Christian nature seen only at the heginning: it continues with us to a greater or less extent through all our career. Paul has carried this duality to a great extent in his Epistles, as seen tn his references to the old and new man and others of like character, It is only tn a recognition of these two natures that we can reconcile the contradictions in the Epistle of Jonn, where he says, “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the frath is not in us.” An ERD “Whoso loveth God doth not commit sin.” The speaker then proceeded to consider some of the special uses we should make of this struggie, and first of those natures in which there is secin- ingiy no such quality. What is their condition ? Without such self-confict, what are man’s pi cots and hopes ? He then pi eded to show that in this struggle, constantly tending toward an end, in the breast of man, was developed his character for good or evil ip all time und throughout eternity. When the apostle speaks of those fur gone in sin he refers to those having no feeling, no iInwardnesa, no two natures in one. This is the consummation of human depravity. As first beiore death irom freezing 1s realized a de- licious sensation of rest, when all desire to strag- gle is over, 80 the condition of peace in the heart of the wicked is an equally SURE PRECURSOR OF DISSOLUTION. The work of the spirit woula seem to be wrought within us by stimulating those principles in our nature which protest against sin, and, these ceas- ing to work, the spirit has left us. He argued that tne reverse of this is peculiar to the Christian, and that inward rest to tae good man is evidence of the highest sanctification, By the constant practice of love to God and obedience to His laws goojnees tends to a natural habit. We may, ne gait, detine talent ag good for work, genius good for play. The first, by persistent effort, becomes the second. So the Christian’s work eventually becomes an easy thing to him. Reierring again to Paul, he said, in wis earlier ex- perience we find constant evidences of these con- flicts, but in later years we hear nothing of him; the tone ts that of exultant victory since his whole hature had entered on the way of righteousness, He exclaims, “I have fought the good fight and there is henceforth laid up for me a crown of life.” Tterein we find a gage to measure our characters and the direction in which they are tending. A suggestion to sin starts the conflict, Whatis the issue ? Did you commit the sin? If the suggestion usually ends in sin then your cheracter is going down, and, as in yielding to sin is seen the evi- dence of retrograding, so can the Christian find in his steadfastness a certain evidence of progress, In conclusion, he referred to that delightful tune certain to be realized by every true Christian when piety shall be spontaneous and the heart, filled with Christ, shall cease the struggle now going on in its nature. ST, FRANCIS XAVIER'S CHURCH. The Sermen and the Masic. The Rev. Father Daly, 8. J., preached at the gos Pel of the high mass yesterday, taking tor his sub ject the parable of the rich man’s unjust steward— Luke » 1-9. He dwelt with eloquent force upon the necessity of every one being prepared at all times to give an account of his stewardship. We all have our duties to perform, for the faithful ful- filment of which the Master will hold us to a rigorous account. No matter how we may neglect or evade what is required of us, we must answer at the bar of the Most High for every misspent hour, for every Violation of His commands and for every negtect in fulfilling our duty, The Mass was a short, simple little work by L. Hetsch, an organist in Mayence. The first sole quartet being on vacation, the mass was sung by tne second quartet, consisting of Mrs. William Berge, Madame Schultz and Messrs. Huck and Stanton, ‘the admirable course of training to which this choir is subjected by the distinguished organist, Dr. William Berge, is an uafailing guarantee of the excellence of the music in this church at all seasons, Many important works will be sung by Dr. Berge's choir during the Fall and Winter. Among them are masses by Donizetti, Liszt, Goenod, Prince Poniatowski and Palestima. One muss by tke last mentioned composer is in eight distinct parts, Rossini’s ‘Messe Solenelle’’ will also be rehearsed, BROUKLYN CHURCHES. PLYMOUTH OHURCH. A Sermon by Dr. Eddy on “Living Chryistianity”=—The Place and the Mise sion of the Bellever—The World Needs a Live Testimony for Christ=The “New York Herald” as a Preacher of Chris- tlanity—A Rebuke to the Methodist Church by One of Its Ministers. Dr. Eddy preached again in Plymouth church yesterday morning to a much larger congregation than is generally present during the vacation of Mr. Beecher. The sermon was a very powerful, pointed and practical discourse on “Living Chris- tianity,” founded on the following text:—John Xvii., 18—“As thou has sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.” The introduction was a sketch of the law of subordina- tion a8 manifested in the divine economy of God. Christ came into the world as the incarna- tion of divinity, and He sends now His Chureh into the world as the manifestation of that divinity. Dr, Eddy then passed to a narrower tilustration of the subject, and announced the main subject for the morning hour as the place and the mission of the believer. The place was the world; the mis- sion was to represent Christ in the world, Christ has sent forth His believers into the world. We are placed in the world amid its conficts, its sor- rows, its joys. The world in which the American Christian is placed is a@ world upon which social and politica! duties are incumbent upon him. God had placed them in our hands, and we cold not as sign them to others; we could not vssign them to A caucus or to oy magnate, We are as much called upon to glorify God tn these duties as in any of the more immediate spiritual acts of our lite. Itis to the front that; God assigns Christians, it ie the power of Christian sentiment, it isthe power of Christian men, in this country, that is to undo the alre con- sequences of moral corrnption that is stalking forth in every land. It is in the power of these in men to crush it out im asingle hour. God sent forth Christian men to do tt, and He will hold them responsivie for it. This power must be felt in ever; commercial activity, A man who has business capacity cannot ce God more than fn his business pursuits, It as been shouted by a thousand tongues that the votaries of busin have been faise to the pre- cepts of Christianity. There is no power that ex- cepts honor and suspends worais ia the Bible, Tie Word of God demands in Wall street the same honor, the same integrity in business energies that it does anywhere else, ‘The Christian man in pur- suit of gain will be somewhat surprised by the questions that will be put to him one of these days by the Master. It shou'd be the glory of business men to represent Christ in trade, Let Christian men stand in the jront in political activities, but let their hands be free from bribes. Christian men had also been sent by their Master into the community to represent Christianity in the literary and educational world, Never aid MEN WHO HOLD THE PRN wield 80 great @ power as they do to-day. How much the author of to-day gives to humanity! He writes probably unconscious of his power, but his words are read probably by iniltions of peuple, exercising their influence upon men and women in all conditions of Iie, The same was true of the influence of education as manifested by the teacher, Very little progress would be niade in the Christianizing of the world until the Church was @ preaching Church; not by increas ing the number of professional preachers—of those there were prenaey. as many as would be use‘ul—but by all who preterred the Christian name becoming witnesses for Christ, ‘The Master bids the Church go into the world and assume the offices of secular benevolence, The words of Christ during His ministry on earth are compara- tively few. He preached by His works, THE NEW YORK HERALD, if it adopts its usual custom, will to-morrow pub- lish more of the spoken words of ministers, spoken on Manhattan and Long Island, than the Bible contains of the spoken woros of Christ. These re- ports will be read by many thousands in this and other Jands, We have, therejore, an abundance of preaching. But what Christ did was to mani- jest His truth by lifting up Iittle chil- dren and gathering them around Him; to encourage and cheer those whom the world had given up. His iiie was crowned with material charities and with a Godike benediction, The Church must come tu this, Christ sends fortn His Church for the amelioration of civilization. Chris- tianity, by the sympathy of the Master with suf- fering, was fittec! tor this, Tne lyre never makes such sad, sweet music as when its strings are strung by the sharp and quivering winds. The place of the believer was thereiore out into the world for Christ. It had been said by Dr. Chalmers that Methodism was CHRISTIANITY IN EARNEST, It was to be wished it were so to-day. Metho- ists in this respect were not any worse than other devominations, but he did not believe they were much better. Methodism stands to-day astonished at itself, with an open Gospel in its hands, fearful and crouched before the enemies of the Church. Fora church to bein eainest its peopie must be outior the Lord, and declare with an eothusiasm that shall arouse a world, “Iam out tor Christ! Tam out tor Christ!” ‘This was the mission of the os declared by the Master in the words of je text. 8T, STEPHEN'S CHURCH. Laying the Corner Stone of the New Catholic Edifice—15,000 People Pres- ent—Parade of the Civic Secictics— Remarks of Bishop Loughlin—The t uilding and the Pastor. The rapid growth of Catholicity in the city of Brooklyn within the past decade of years is un- mistakably instanced by the multiplication and superiority of the church edifices which have been built or are in process of erection. Small struct- ures, which were atnple in thelr accommodation for the parish when originally occupied tor divine worship, are now being replaced by handsome and commodious buildings, in order to meet the requirements of the increased congregation. The ceremony which took place in South Brooklyn yesterday afternoon was occa- sioned because of the latter named necessity. The people of the parish of St, Stephen's, under the pastoral charge of Rev, Father O'Riely, who have, since the organization of their parish, attended ser- vices in the small frame chapel on Carroll street, near Hicks, had yesterday the satisfaction of wit- nessing the laying of the corner stone of their new church on the corner of Summit and Hicks streets, The people began to assemble in the vicinity of the edifice as early as three o’clock, and by four o’clock, the hour designated for the ceremonies to commence, there were not less than FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE assembled in the square and on housetops and in the windows within range of vision of the build- ing. The Irish civic societies, temperance, benevolent and St. Patrick’s Mutual Alliance, paraded upon the occasion. One of the most noticeable features of the parade was the absence of music from the ranks of the procession, which was both orderly and handsome in bearing. The impression, however, remains that the societies would have presented fuller ranks had music been permitted upon the Sabbath. Shortly aiter four o'clock the procession of riests, headed by Kev. Father Doran a Bishop Loughlin, emerged from the jtoral residence, and ascending to the temporary flooring of the edifice, followed 7,2, Humerons retinue Of acolytes, pro- ceeded to bless the foundation and lay tne corner stone in accordance with the Roman formula, The Right Keverend and venerable Bishop, who was robed inthe full episcopal attire, was assisted by Vicar General Rev. Dr. Turner, Kev. Fathers Eugene aryterf McGuire, Malone, Taffe, Lane, Orr, Purcell an Nevina, The corner stone, which was laid on the southeast corner of the building, contains copies of the New York HERALD, Catholic Review, Fagle and Union, coins and currency of the day, a brief history of the church and the names of the President, Governor, Mayor, Bishop and pastor. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Bishop delivered a brief address, taking for his text the words of the Psalmist David, “For it is a house not for men, but for Ged.” He then precceded todwell upon the fact that, though man built the house, yet it was not for himself alone, but for the honor and glory of God, To this edifice man cculd come When weary of carrying the load of sin, and, filled with a sincere desire of repentance, beg of God to accord him forgiveness through His sacred tribunal of penance, take of the iife-giving sacraments at the handa of the duly authorized ministers of our Divine Lord and Master, These facts should not be lost sight of by the faithful, whose zeal in the cause of religion would be best evinced by their generous contributions in carrying out the work whicn has been thus auspiciously begun, At the conclusion of his rema:ks he administered the episcopal benediction, the vast multitude kneeling in reverence, ‘The St. Patrick’s Mutual Alliance paraded eleven divisions, 4,230 men, under the grand marshaiship of James Horgan, John H. Newman chief aid, The Alliance appeared to fine advantage. DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW EDIFICE, The church, which is to be of the modern Gothic style of architecture, will front on Summit street, the breadth of the building being 72 ices and the length 162 feet. ‘The side walls will be 35 feet high above the top of the church floor, and the brick work of the chancel walls 62 feet high above the floor. The brick work of the tower will be 110 feet from the church floor to the apex of the gable over the clock face. A handsome spire will be reared from the summit of the tower 100 feet heavenward, making the total altitude of the top of the cross on the spire 210 feet. Aclock and bell will be among the adorn- ments of the tower, and from their lofty station these mechanical monitors wil warn the laborers in the vineyard and those who are without the vineyard of the rapid flight of time and the brevity of the interval between our to-day and God's eter- nity. The vestry wails are to be 17 feet high above the church flooring. The ground was broken ‘or the foundation about two months ago, Concrete foun- dations, projecting 8 inches on both sides of the basement walls, form a solid bed for the side walls of the basement, which are 2 feet 4 inches thick, ‘The walls of the tower are 3 feet thick. The side walls at the top of the church floor will be 20 inches thick, The tap under all the iron pillars of the basement wil! be capped with granite stone, All the walls, partitions, piers and buttresses will be built with the best burned hard brick, All the front and tower all round where seen, all the side elevation that will be seen on Hicks street, and all the rear section visible on Carroil street, will be faced with the finest quality of Philadelphia pressed brick, All the watertable and window silis to the basement, and the ashlar, base and mouldings in the front will be of Believille brown freestone. Other cut stone trimmings wiil be of Nova scotia freestone, Southern yellow pine wiil be used for the Noor and gallery girders, and spruce for Noor joists, trim- mers, bridging, under floor, stadding, framing, bind timpers and lintels, ‘The large pillars and rincipal framing of the rool will be of white pine. he roof planking and spire timbers will be of the same. The cost will be about $130,000, and efforts will be made to have the new church closed in by October 1, THR PASTOR. The Rev. Father O'Riely, who was formerly at- tached to the British army as Chaplain, served on the mission in South Airica fer turee years, until his sight became so sadly impaired that he was compelled to seek other latitudes for the adminis- tration of his ministerial duties, He came to America from Australia ten years ago, and up to the first of November last (when he was appointed to the charge of St. Stephen's) officiated as aasist- ant pastor of St. Paul’s church, Court street. He is bale and hearty, and of years sufficiently near the meridian to warrant the belief that he will live to enjoy the agreeable realization of his ardent an- Licipations in the cause and enterprise in which he is engaged. SERVICES AT LONG BRANCH. THE CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL OHURCH. The Power Given Men and Its Use and Abuse—Sermon by the Rev, Dr. Fowler, of Chicago, Long Braxen, July 20, 1873. Our Summer birds of fashion are not much on going to church as a general thing, but, on such a particularly delightiul aay as to-day, the biight and par. - sunshine being moderated to the extremest degree of comfort by the cooling sea breezes, there is a strong temptation to go to church for the sake of enjoying the ride back and forth, if nothing more, At all events, all the places of worship Were this morning well filled, There was an unusually large congregation at the Centenary Methodist Episcopal church in the city, As is well known, itis here PRESIDENT GRANT is in the habit of attending church, wien he goes to chureh at all, during his Summer sojourn in his cottage by the sea, He attended this morning. Accompanying him were ex-Secretary borie and Jessie Grant, the President’s youngest son. There were four clergymen in the puipit—Rev. Dr. Fowler, of Chicago; Rev. Dr. Carvoll, Rev. Mr, Morrell and Rey, Mr. Brown, all of wnom participated in the preliminary exercises, Rev. Dr. Fowler preached the sermon, His text was Isatahlv,, 2—*Wherefore do you spend mouey lor that which is not bread?’ By money, he began, he understood capacity, power. By bread he understood that supporting life. The question involved was the probicm of our exist- ence, or, in other words, the economy of power, the best use of power. The sailor does not all the time keep his eye on the compass, but he sees the sun and the stars, So we were to look on all the facts ot life. There were various kinds of power, me chanical, social, religious and so on. Me would regard power in its broadest definition, as that bringiog things to pass. We early learn thatin the universe of God there are GREAT STOREHOUSES OF POWER, Imagination involves corresponding facts. Ideals are but projected volitious, The burdens we are to beur are great rugged facts, There are shoul- ders awaiting burdens and burdens awaiting shoulders, ‘There are jorests to be cut, lands to be tilled, cities to be built, raliroads to be con- structed, Look at the furrows on the brow asking tor power to bear the burdens. ‘There must come tvom somewhere the power to bear them, There is powcr enough if we only know how to use it. Almost any one can make a dollar; tt requires a financicr to know how to keep it, We must not let opportunities slip out of our hands. Look at God. He is a great economizer of power. What is lust in one p!ace brought into play in another, We waste nineteen- twentieths of ail the coal we use. God wasies no power, After illustrating this truth by several ex- amples, he dwelt upon the various things al out us requiring the exercise of the forces in and then applied it to moral power, Very much of iife, tae largeness of life, turns on hinges. Lhese hinges need Jubricating. Anybody can be govd- natured when everything gees bis way. Wait ull you are in the gap alouc, when you have to STAND AND Bk WOUNDED, when all tongues are adders’ tongues and sting us. Then, ti you are patient and take hold of lite’s great work aright, the end willbe right, Some have to be pushed corner wise. Their wills are not harmoni- ous With God's will, Such waste their power try- | ing to shrink the burdens; trying todo somethin, else than that required of tliem. A great sour of waste is dissipation, ‘They point where nature refuses to honor draits, They have to_ recuperate. They cling to things till blood settics under theirveils, Aman should be well poised at all joints; should keep everything well in hand, very much of life was A DEAD LIFT. It was, How much can we carry? General Sheri- dan sard that almost any one can do as much as he did if he could sit im the saddle forty-eight hours Without weariness, Very much of lite depended on powers of endurance. ‘The trouble is, we are lifting by human agency and not by God’s agency. Obedience to God was the ouly path of safety, Uf we are obedient to Him we shall achieve the largest possibie results, Our comfort, our recreation, our everything s ou'd be in harinony with Hum, in oneness with God. ‘Then this world of ours will be a great, grand anthem. Men scatter. ‘They scatter themselves so ilunly that they never amount to anything. Somebody said to Rothschild, “You don’t want your son to grow up and know nothing but banking?” “That is exactiy what 1 wautofhim,’’ answered the world’s greatest bauker. Somebody has interpreted genius us the capacity to look for thirty minutes at the end or a cambric needle without winking. Anybody ean do it and wink. It is concentration makes power; ditfuseness is weakness. Many are willing by Speech to shed the last drop of blood, but not 1n act to spend the first diop, There are men whose philanthroples extend to the remote and unreach- able, but who have no sympathy for the suifering and lost about them. Success is the end of busi- ness life, Success should be the end of our relig- ions lives, Our piety will come to perfection just in proportion as we reduce it to HARD BUSINESS PRINCIPLES. A good bishop said that the first thing he read in the morning were the commercial reports. He thus ‘elt the public pulse. fiere was plan—the looking out the best ways to accomplish the best results. He sought to apply the same business principles to spiritual life. “They were here tor power, jor use, to be men. They were trusted with Jorce that might be developed beyond all present thought, It was an immense thing to be entrusted as they were. ‘They would journey through life with reference to eternity. Having exhausted this branch of his subject, he alluded, in conclusion, to the waste in govern- ment. The English government he described as having sent us emigrants enough to pay half our national debt—a waste tothem. a gain to us—a waste that bad been turned to golden coinage on our Western pane andthountains. The greatest prodigality of waste he next described as centri ized in Rome—a waste that had been going on through long centuries of the past. The sermon, which was unusually protracted, oc- cupying nearly an hour in the delivery, and of which the above is bat a brief and imperiect epi*- ome, was listened to throughout with the most earnest and undivided attention, DEDICATION OF A _ CATHOLIC CHURCH AT POUGHKEEPSIE, reach a their Imposing Ceremonies—Sermon by Arch- bishop McCloskey—Lecture by the Rev. Dr. McGlyn: At an early hour yesterday morning the good people of Poughkeepsie began their preparations to assist at the ceremony ot blessing the new Catholic church in Market street. As the building was formerly an Episcopalian temple of worship, unusual interest was manifested both by Catholics and Protestants, Arcubishop McCloskey, who oMiciated, was assisted by the Rev. Dr. Patrtck McSweeny, the Rev. Dr. Edward MoSweeny, the Rey. Dr. McGlynn, the Rev. Dr. Bartsell and seve- ral priests from the neighboring districts, The procession of cross bearer, acolytes, priests and Archbishop was truly solemn and imposing. When it had reached the entrance to the church, the Archbishop, having recited a prayer, entoned the “ASPERGES ME,” &C. . The procession then marched around the exte- rior of the cnurch, the priests alternately saying the psalm *‘Miserere,” and the Archbishop sprink- ling the walls with holy water. They then re- turned to the entrance to the church and repeated the antiphon, “Asperges me.” Archbishop Mc- Closkey then offered a prayer in Latin, beseechi: God to purity and preserve pure the new churc! At the end of the prayer they entered the church, two by two, singing the litanies, and walked to the Ingh altar, Arcnbisnop said, in aclear.and intelligible voice, “Ut hance ecclesiam et aliaire ad tuum et nomen sancti tiu Maria purgare et benedicere digne- ris, te rogamus, audi nos (that Thou mayest desiga urify and bless this church and altar erected to Thy honor and to the name of Thy saint, Mary, we beseech Thee, hear us), At the end of the lita- nies the Archbishop said a few short prayers, and (the priests having recited the Psalms cxix., cxx. and cxxi,) he sprinkled the inner walis of the edi- fice with holy water, repeating the antiphon, “ASPERGES ME,’? After the first gospel of the mass, which followed, the Archbishop addressed the assembled multitude, Re spoke in choice and elegaat language of TUE BEAUTY OF GOD'S HOUSE, and of the reverence due to the aitar,on which His only begotten Son is daily offered up for our sins and those of the world. He congratulated the Rev. Dr. Patrick MeSweeny on the beautifnt church which he had secured for the faithiul in Poughkeepsie, and urged his hearers to aid their zealous pastors in consummating the good work ae he had to-day initisted for the saivatton of souls, In the evening & lecture was delivered in the new church by the Rey. Dr. MeGlynm., The build- ing was crowded by the thousands who could not be present at the ceremonies ip the morning, aud by numerous non-Uatholics, who wished to hear the eminent preacher from New York. Dr. McGlynn took as his text the concluding verses of the Gospel according to St, Matthew—"“Go a therefore, and teach all nations,” &¢, &c He explained in clear and simple language {THE PREROGATIVES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, and proved her title to iniallibility and Catholicit; from numerous passages in Scripture, in whic! Christ, her founder, promised to be ever w! her and protect her against all the powers of dar! S. His Kony from the promises made to Peter, and through him to his successors, was very forcible an sppereney conclusive. In the perora- tion he painted the future of Catholicity in such glowing and eloquent terms that nothing but the fn of the place prevented the people frum applauding. Ine Rev, Dr. Edward Motweeny will be the bed of the new church which his brother Dr. ‘atrick hag had the good fortune to secure for the Catnolics of Poughkeepsie, ANOTHER STRIKB. The packing box makers and sawyers in the em- ploy of D. A. Youngs, to the number of twenty-five, are on astrike against @ reduction of twenty per cent on peach crates. During the singing of the jitanies the | LOVE AND LIQUOR. ——_+—_—. The Stabbing Affray in Clarkson Street on Saturday Night. CAUSE OF THE QUARREL, Battering Bown a Door and Breaking In Upoa a Fight for Life. SCENE OF THE SCUFFLE. John Lunney, of 64 Clarkson street, was stabbed on Saturday might by Peter McKenna, at the front door of bis residence, Both were some- what under the influence of liquor, and the using of the knife was the result of @ previona quarrel, They had spent the evening together and indulged pretty freely during the time. Mrs, Lun- ney, who is a native of the same town ta Ireland as McKenna, wanted to go to Clinton Market, at the foot of Spring street, and during the early part Ol the evening she suggested to one of the men to accompany her. McKenna, who boarded with the Lunneys, GALLANTLY OPFERED HIS SERVICES, and they were accepted. Lunney, however, thought he had better make one of the party, as his wife carried considerable avoirdupois and the navigating of ner through the crowds might prove too much for McKenna’s muscle. The party started from Vlarkson street in very good humor and con- tinued rejoicing on their way as faras Hudson street, At that point they refreshed their flagging spirits with some stirring liquid, and then, in the flush of a renewed buoyancy | of spirits, they headed for the market. Before en- tering the porta's of that kingdom of the cooks | they once more “liquored up,” and then the female head of the Lunney establishment set herself se- riously to business. In pursuing her purchases this MAGNIFICENTLY PROPORTIONED MATRON displayed 60 much more desire to please the palate of the boarders than that of her Mege lord in the matter of meats that the latter growled audibly several times as they proceeded through the market, Once or twice Lunney suggested that he felt a weakness for little things he saw, but his good lady desired him to “shut up’’—they were not good for him. The boarder confirmed her judgment, and the representative of all the Lunneys had to content himself with looking glum and swallowing the pill, though it was not sugar- coated. Sunday's supplies having been obtained, Mr, and Mrs. Lunney and the boarder bent their steps homeward, Toin some degree smooth the rudied feathers of the old man the boarder pro- posed a drink, Lunney consented, for, though out of sorts, he was thirsty, One dram to a man in his state of mind was nothing, and the boarder was sharp enough to sce it, A second, a third, a fourth drink were proposed and discussed before the bard lines on the face of the ‘longshoreman (Lunney is a Nongshoreman) began to relax, but they had reached half a dozen before the landlord arrived at that point of admiration and good nature that prompted him to slap his boarder on the back and pronounce hin “a glorious fellow.” The boarder and Mrs, Lunney did the treating. Through the politeness of the boarder, who carried the basket, Lunney was unencumbered by apy other burden than the whiskey, but ne strug- led maniully with tuat until he got into his house, ‘hen he insisted on A PARTING GLASS OF BEER before retiring. One of the children was dé. eee to fetch the beverage; but no sooner had the landlord quaffed the foaming lager than his manner changed. The ill humor and dissatisiac- tion McKenna had so adroitly put to flight returned with redoubled power, and the’ 'longshoreman bes gan to abuse his wite. The boarder interfered and Lunney became enraged. He insisted that McKenna should leave the hous He re- fused and Lunne; atarjod for @ police. man to take him from the premises. Mrs. Lunney then interposed and threw oul on the troubled waters by requesting the boarder to leave and assuring her husband he would comply with herdesire., McKenna left the house and was no sooner gone than the landlord again attacked his helpmate. He made such a tearful noise that the boarder heard all that was going on from the street. The chivairy uf his nature would not suffer him to stand quietiv by and hearalady #0 villa- noualy abused. He ‘tried to get back into the house, but the landlord had fastened the door on the inside, This so cores the boarder that he took an immense stone and battered away at the door. He had almost broken it from the fastenings when Lunney, seeing that he would force an entrance, went down and opened it. Some few angry words were exchanged, and, as Lunney’s littie daughter, who saw the affair, says, M'KENNA PULLED OUT A SHORT KNIFE and plunged it three times into the landlord's poy. Lunney threw his arms into the air and fell back upon the staircase. McKenna dashed up the street and then turned iuto the house of an acquaintance in Chariton street, whera he told them he had ripped up old Luuney’s bowels, The noise made by the breaking in of the door and Lunney’s cries brought a crowd to the place, but no one interfered with the nying assassin, One or two of the men helped Mrs, Lanney to carry her husband up stairs, and then the police were made aware of what had occurred, Captain Garland was seated at the desk, having just sent the men out on duty for the night, when an oiticer burst into the station house with intelligence that a murder had been committed. He took a sergeant and detective with him and started for the house, nae McKenna had left the place, and fearing hg mi eet BSCAPE FROM THE NEIGHRORHOOD, the Captain weat in pursuit ot him, and was fortu- nate enough to catch him just rege irom @ iiquor saloon in Leroy street. As soon as he was certain of the man’s identity Captain Gariand arrested him, took him to Clarkson street, where the wounded man was lying, and confronted them. “Is this tbe man who stabbed yout” asked the Captain. “Yes,” said Lunney, “that is he.” “Do you think your life 1s in danger?” “1 don’t know."? Here Mrs. Lunney broke in with— “You know very Wellit 18 not. Why don’t you tell the truth? He didn’t do it; nothing of the kind. You know he would not. He has been your best friend.” She continued in this strain for some time, until Captain Garland was compelled to stop her. She was not long silent, The moment the order was given to conduct the prisoner to the station house she burst out anew, and for some minutes the officers Jeared she would make an attack upon them. Captain Gariuod brought up the rear of tie party, who had charge of McKenna, to prevent hirs. Lunney from laying violent hands upon his men, When the prisoner was safely lodged in the station house the police returned to Clarksou street, and began a search for the weapon with which the deed was committed, ‘They found A HUGE CARVING KNIFE, but they do not think that is the one McKenna used, The oldest daughter of Lunney, @ little girl about twelve years of age, told the police on Sat- urday night she saw the stabbing from the landing, and McKenna was the man who didit, She tried yesterday to modify this story, as her mother had threatened to cut her tead oi if she told anything about it. The child seemed anxious to sastain her father, but she has @ most pal dread of her mother. One thing that will readily account for the length of time that elapsed before the police t to tie scene 13 the loneliness of tie locality, fhe house is the last in the street and is sur- rounded by piles of timbor. A better place to commit @ murder could scarcely be selected ti the man had gone about it with te most dogged de- termination, A FORMER FIGHT, Not long ago a row occurred between these same people, and McKenna now carries a wound on one of his hands a8 @ trophy of the battle, On that occasion Lunney, itis alleged, was the ag- gressor, He used @ knile, but Mrs. Lunney uod McKenna were able to overpower and deprive him of the weapon before any serious damage was done. From all that could be gleaned of the par- es in the neighborhood, they have lived for along time unhappily, the large attractions of Mrs, Lunuey seeming to be the continual casus belli, Ante-Mortem Statement, Captain Garland yesterday morning informed Mr. John T. Toal, clerk to the Board of Coroners, that Michael Lunney, who was stabved in the abdo- men with a knife in the hands of Peter McKenna, at 64 Chariton street at a late hour on Saturday night, was supposed to be in a dying condition. ccompanying the report of Captain Garland was a certificate of Dr. Bull, House Surgeon of Beile- vue Hospital, setting forth that Lunney, then under his charge, had received two stab wounds of the abdomen, Which are of a serious character, but that it was not possible to say what the result ‘Would be, Later in the day Coroner Keenan visited the bed. side of the wounded man, who was reluctant to admit that he felt that he was abvut to die, but waid he thought his recovery to be very doubtful. Lanney then made the following ante-moriem statement :— THE DYING MAN'S STORY, Last night at about eleven o'clock I slapped my CONTINUED ON NINIH PAGE.