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8 THE PULPIT. ‘Beecher on the Potency of Inaction. The Lessons of the Great Scandal Trial. ham Speaks of the Love of the World. Hepworth on the Reading of the Bible. Dr. Fulton Will Not Desert His Flock, CHUROH OF THE DISCIPLES. SEVENTH SEKMON ON “‘COLNER STONES" —THE RIGHT WAY TO READ THE LILLE, Mr, Hepworth’s church was as well filled aa usnal Yesterday morning. Mr. Hepworth preached @ very earnest and interesting sermon on ‘Corner Stones,” ‘The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered afer the service, and to it all who loved Jesus were in- Vited, without regard to denomination oF sect. Mr. Bepworth's text was taken from St Lake, xxlv., 32—“And they said one to another, Did not our Beart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?!’ And with very good reason indeed their hearts Durned within them. They must have becn filled to everfiowing with the consciousness that something mysterious and unusual was happening. . It ts the first time on record of the Bible being interpreted to man Dy its author, and, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Serip- tures the things concerning Himuelf; and be it remem- Dered that those to whom He talked on the journey to Emmous were not of the aposties, but simplo minded, Simple hearted and simple mannered men, Christ @ealt then, a8 now, not with kings only (though He was the instructor of kings), but with nll, in whatever sphere in life, who believed in His name and searched after His truth, It is my object, then, to inquire con- eerning tho origin and value of this book, and to givo you, if | may, some hints as to the proper use to which {i$ may be put, and the best way in which itcan be uged, In stating my propositions, however, let me not rely on, own judgment, but rather quote the book itself. In Hi Timottiy, third chapter, sixteenth verse, the object which Christ bad in view {s the revealing a’ word unto the heart of man, which word has become the law of society and the impulse of progress. Ali Scripture is ven by inspiration of God, and 48 profitable for rine, which is man’s judgment concerning the es- sential things of life, for it is necessary before man be- @us to build a character that he should have certain Stable and prominent convictions, The difficulty of founding A THKOLOGY POR OURSELVES was recognized by God and avoided, and He has given UP this book because it is profitable for doctrine in the first place, for reproof and correction in the second place, and for instruction in righteousness, that the mun ‘of God may be perfectly and thoroughly fur- nished in all good works, In that book we see the im- pulse that lay in the heart of God when He raised up One to be our instructor in holy things. This passage is proof of God's pity for us In the second place’we are told, in the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew, thirty-fth verse, somei bing concerning tho stability of the Scriptures. Jesus says there distinctly that “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall Bot pass away,” and we are inclined to be critical we an understand what God meant by that. The ordi- Bary conclusions of science change with advancement, but there are certain fundamental truths which never ehange; certain central and solar principles which are 8 firm as the foundations of God Himself, a8 those of eternity, and have been trae in all ages past, and will be tone long.afier the earth has boen tured up like ® cro! ‘THR WORD OF GOD STALL Last longer than the heavens and earth, because It ts part of himself, and becarse it is eternally true. Now, breth- ren, concerning your relations to it aud mine,’ we are told Jexus Christ was always decisive in His utterances, He never covers up a man’s fault with compliments, ever covers a man’s iniquity with flatte He thinks Mt best to tell the simple truth. So He says—not in the way of athrent, but as though He were aunouncing a Jaw as true and’ as fixed as the law of gravitation— | “Whosoever, therefore, shall be ashamed of me and wy word, of him also shall the Son of man be avyhamed when he cometh in the glory of his father, with the oly angels; and in these words He places an t mente responsibility upon us for our acceptance or re- Jection of the Scriptures. In the fifth chapter of John, ‘twenty fourth verse, we are told what will be the ro- sult if we believe and accept the word of God, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that beareth my word and be- Neveth on him that sent me hath everlasting life, and sbal! not come into condemnation, but is (already) pone from death, the death of selfishness and sin, to life, into intimate commeanion with the God of light.” ' Now, brethren, these are MY YOUR COLNE BTONKS of the building. You can measure them for yourself, Judge of their weight and ability to hold the superstru ture which ix raised thereon, These are four impor- tant statements of facts, which every man can compre- bend, thougti Le be unlettered. We are beld responai- Ble by the word of God, and in the last day these four Yerues are to appear betore you, each as an interroga- thon point, and your reply to these four verses will control the dooin of your soul in ail Agex to come, Now, jet me look more closely, brotlren ? What ts remarka- bie about the Bible?’ Why ought we to prize it? Why ought we not to neglect it, as we do, many of us? ‘What is there that claims our attention and establishes {tas an authority beyond which there is no appeal? Why in it de ing to ta rules? Why is it that we are commanded tw look up to it with reverence? Well, first of all, you Know it is the oldest book im the world, Fecord extant that will compare in age with it, Long Before Homer wns born parts of that book were written, While thy human race wow in ite owaddliug clothes that book wax given tous in part, cultured and educated poopie. It was MOKLED ¥wOM WEAVER Hike a meteor into the midst of on uncultured, anta- d, iM many rexpecte, an utterly barbarous peo- | he wonder of ite origin, thut words | in Lite so far away that you can | wt outlines, that gave the race | r; that laws should have been given, so ‘Wise, 90 mighty, #o far seeing, that after four thousand | u it al c cA | Jears they ure still a vital ax the last fact science has | Set Stor on my dying bed oF | AT THE JUDOMENT SEAT OF CHRIST. In other respects | cannot say as much, when T take account of pride. I am very proud, not in external things, bat the spirit lifts itself up, when I take ac- count of my willingness to suffer indignities from others and be silent; when I take account of the zeal and gen- | Heness that was in my Master. | » Mr. Beecher's voiew became inaudible to those | sitting a little distance from him. His lips continued to move, and the words “I have strnggled very hard’? were heard indistinctly, Then he broke down entirely; sobs choked hyp utterance; tears welled into his eyes, and be stood for feveral moments as speechless as if he were dumb, ‘The congregation were #o still that a pin could have been heard to drop while the pastor ro- mained in this’ attitude, When his voice became | audible again be was saying, “I ask myself this question, Haye I been like Him? Have | done for | Him all that He gave me capacity to do for Him? Have | Ishown that patience that belonged to Christ when He said to Peter, ‘Put up thy sword,’ or when He stood before the Roman Magistrate and answered nothing— absolutely nothing. O that we could have such @ fe! | of God as to fill up our life! It is there that | mourn— | for the want of heroism, for the want of exaltation, | for the want of power ‘in the Holy Ghost. Now, Christian brethren, let us take hold of hands together | | and promise that by the grace of God we will eschow | hereafter all envy, all revenge, all reproach, and all | that is aggressive against those who injure us; that we will stand in the sweet spirit of silence, and that by | discovered. Tho oldest book in the world aud the Mightiest. When 1 gaze om an old cathedral, the cathedral planued by Michael Angelo, and walk through its paves and arches, and jisvon to the far off echo of music, while i look at gorgeous and priceless Pictures that adorn its walls, 1 only by the building itself, bat by consciousness that I am treading where Across the same golden : id rat generation have come toadmire, ww beboid and to be lifted up fnto the world of the unseen and uyknown, and Jon, I shall have goue back to the duet whence came, long faded away from the grave where 1 test, others shall come and stand still, as in the presence of the Al mighty. Oh, there is something marveilous in age wien age magnificent; something gwful in an- Uquity when antiquity is gigantic; and when 1 look at that Book I remember it came from the far dis tant past, and the Bible impresses me on account of the IMPORTANCE OF THR SUBJECTS which are treated in it, What jofger sciewce is there than that which discovered the ead of the universe? The dat of Gud went forth and there was light, the day began, and ever since that hour till the present mo- ment that orb has been creeping upward; perchance re standing beneath its vertical rays. From ay streaks of dawn to the last beam of orange Nght, as thé sun sets in eternal ight, the beginning, the mean and the end, js all there, if you will but read. Db! brethren, it seams to me when I read that Book What T ain not reading the ordinury conversation of me: | feel as if | wer ant. onder in the desert stands a monument. dooms to touch the skies and its shadow falls wo the | Sdge of the horizon. Those men cast their shadow on Pundreds of generations before them. We are waking in the shadow of Mose Then, fo crown all, the Bible is the only authority eoseern: ing the future; here, at least, you mast admit that all ibility of human discovery cease We can guess, t we have uO certainty. This the om fouled e one thing RRTOURS OUT ITS SPRCTRAL BAxD ; foward the future. This is the only book that has a | Word to bout the future, and that telis us all thas fs dost forgus to know. Littl enough, but enough, Shank God.” My dear friends, 1 want to ep. nly, The Hible ought to be our daily guide, tm od chief of our souls, We ought to reall it eo ptantly. They tell me Mr. Moody's Bivie is all « ered With thumb marks, and in some places a « fe itean scarcely be read. That is the kind of ry my bers clean Bible is an abomination esto A phe La Sink, tn the other world certain res wis wil rawing room Bibles, That biessea Book isthe end and goal of our salvation, ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. FUR FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, xKarIONAL GUARD, AT CHURCH—ADDIESS BY CHAVLAIN NEWLAND MAXNARD, After a period of four years the Forty-seventh regs ment, “Brooklyn Grays,” were ordered to sting eburch in full dress uniform, without arms, last «yey. k very ing, Fo listen to » sermon from their recently appvinins — saayie wy ee Aow the worldly, who nossess the | adult, ond admunimjered the sacrament of the Lord’s | ded of us to regulate our lives accord. | There is no | @ and centuries after the grass has | NEW YORE ebapiain, Rev. Newland Maynard, of St Paul’s Episco- pab church, on whe corner of Penn street and Marcy avenue, Williamsburg. His pre- decessore in the chaplaincy, Rev. Bernard Peters and Rev. Tunis Titus Kendrick, belng unable from various causes to exercise the functions of their position, The regiment asgembled at the armory atseven P, M., and marched to the church about 300 strong, Colonel David E. Austen in command. The services, ritualistic, com- menced 4s soon as they were seated, every portion of the edifice being thronged, After the reading of the second lesson Mr. Maynard addressed the regiment, re- ferring to the individual advantages accruing to the soldier apart from his services to the State, He showed the changes that had taken plece between the morale of ‘THE SOLDIER OF TO-DAY and of the when profiigacy and profanity, with a readiness to kill the nearest and dearest friend for the slightest affront, was considered evidence of man!iness. Now, intelligence and education are considered as of the first importance, while physical strength and brute force are subordinated to figher moral qualities, He spoke of the advantages accruing to the young men who joined the National Guard; the attention to details and thoroughness, the control of temper and recognition of authority having an abiding influence on the mind productive of great benefit, Again, a8 a manly pastime it offers an intelligent recreation, & mental and physical combination of exercise which cultivates nerve, promptness and decision, with an honorable emulation for distinction, citing Captain Hedly Vicars and General Henry Havelock as MODEL SOLDIERS AND CULISTIAN GENTLEMEN. After the singing ofa hymn by the boy choir the reverend gentleman preached a sermon from Genesis, Exvill., 1S "And he drearaed and behold a. ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and bebold the angels of God ascending and descending on it” After comparing the comparative knowledge of the patriarchs to the Christia of the present day and the infirmities of each he applied the story of Jacob’s ex- perience and his dream the young men of the present jacob was starting in life without friends or lortune but with God as his counsellor, and his and our oppo tunity Is the ladder God places at our feet; and as the ladder is inclined so will be the ascent of our own life, the angela being the good thoughts of conscience an: ambition. The ladder is offered as the road to everlast- ing life, and every good resolution, every honest inten- tion, every godly aspiration, lifts the soul nearer to the God who gives it, until the final result is reached in an everlasting spiritual life around His throne, At the close of the services the regiment was marched out on the avenue, and, after a few congratulatory words from Colonel Austen, were dismisaed, PLYMOUTH CHURCH. MR, BEECHER ON THE ELOQUENCE OF SILENCE AND THE POTENCY OF INACTION—BECEPTION O¥ NEW MEMBERS, The crush to hear Mr. Beecher yesterday was simply immense, Hundreds were turned away from the doors and scores remained throughout the service in the lob: bies where they could only occasionally hear the voice of the preacher. On the platform, on either side of Mr. Beecher’s chair, were several beautiful baskets of ferns and flowers. The music yesterday was as excel- lent a usual, Before the sermon ten new members were received into the church—eight upon profession of faith and two by letter. ‘The text of the sermon was the fifth verse of the fif- teenth chapter of Mark—‘‘And Jesus answered nothing, #0 that Pilate marveled,” We have been so long ac- customed, said Mr, Beecher, to think of power as con- nected with exertion, that we are likely to forget that } the want of exertion is sometimes more powerful than any display of active force, We are:so accustomed to regard the power of speech in reasoning and in elo- quence that we forget silence may be far more eloquent than speech. We aro so accustomed to look upon crea, tion as the evidence of God by the acts of creation that we hardly look for Divinity in a quiescent form, Now, however much the speech of Christ was eloquent the silence of Christ was more eloquent, The silence of Christ was as much divine as His speech. The uni- versal sense of.men is that Divinity is at the core en- ergy, and their conceptions of energy are derived from physical things. That ts God which makes more noise than all the rest of the world, to the uncultured, THE THUNDER OF 18 RIGHT HAND; | the most ignorant savage trembles at that. | But as tar back as the ola world history extends it was & moral earthquake and whirlwind that God employe: and it worked so still that the sou! could hear it, but not the ear. Consider the exertions that are con- stantly made among men—tho forth putting of energy | both in the Word of God and yet more al ondantly in | the Church. Indeed, it has come to such a puss that, | according to the popular phrase, working is almost | equivalent to conversion, and to ‘work for Christ” has | become a cant phrase, I am sorry to say, like many other purases which, in my ear, are both ir: reverent and offensive, So'it 1s with’ the phrase | “stand up for Jesus.” Once, in a man’s dying hour, it | ig well to have bim “stand up for Jesus”; but when tie | phrase is painted on every Sunday school banner, aud | #honted in every prayer meeting and everybody stands Up at all times for Jesus it becomes a mere rattling sound which has lost all reverence and almost all meaning, At last there comes the impression that the man who talks the most, preaches most and does physically the | most is the most active Christian, and men are sup- | | powed.to grow in grace as they grow tn activity. True, | Cbrist never willbe equatied in activity and external force by any of his toowers. You will recollect the scene that occurred when He was arrested, when Peter | drew his sword and stnote off the right enr of the ser- vant of the high priest. Christ rebuked him, and said, “Thinkest thou not that I could call twelve legions of angels.” So that to not do and to not speak form two of the most salient points in His whole ministry, Hoe would not act, He would not speak, nor would He let others act or speak for Him, KVEN THE TOUGH HIDE OF PONTIUS PILATE was penetrated by the spectacle of Christ's silence, and | he marvelled at the miracle—not at an epigram, not at an ingenious deience, but at the silence; for it was a wonderful instance of self-coutrol where ordinary human nature would have given way. He would have withstood Christ's speech, but be could not stand against His silence, If 1 had as many as you are here, divided by four even, who would imitate Christ in His self-denying a tivity, in His truth, in His silence when falsely a | cused, and if it were known by many and continued proof that you were living that life, I would revive the world and you might have a Pentecost every year. The reason why religion needs #0 much forcing is’ that the fruits of religion are such that mon don’t care to be religious. Icail upon young men to go forth and preach Christ. But what is the Christ you are to ? What ts the preparation necessary? Have | ist in you? Be sure that only those who have will be able to preach Christ. If all your fife and of affairs are low, sordid, of and worldly you will never do any good. You must | - "did not como from | Bave somethidy of the same nature and the kame will | notions | ingness to spend your life for the ungrateful that | Christ bad before you can be permitted to become worker together with God. 1 am preaching out of my own heart now. 1 had this comfort in all my ministe- rial life, [have never sought my own ends, and Goa knows whetber I have ever preached from ambition or whether I have ever felt envy or jealousy of those round aboot me. I have given my strength and my best powers to the work, nor dol know that I bave ever written 4 word or preached a sermon that 1 would THE POWER OF THE ROLY Gnost, by all the inspiration of Christ, we will do good for | evil, and that living or dying we will be a sacrifice sacrificing ourselves for each other and for God's Church and for God's Christ and for God's sake. This is the life that 18 before us, and jt 18 not an easy one, I have been disposed to make this a time of renewed dedication ; 1 cesire to begin a more earnest covenant with Gea. ' Will you begin with me in holy consecra- tiom notte the Chureh but to the higher life with Christ Jesus? And in the respect that I have pointed out this morning, will you endeavor to work with me that others may be exalted and that the name of the Reseemer may be glorified? ; passat | MASONIC HALL. | THR LOTZ OF THE WORLD—MK, 0. B, FROTH- INGHAM ON THE BELIGIOUS VIEW OF WORLD- Lives, Mr. Prothingbam Weetrated yesterday the folly of the precoporived someone of religious people an to the wnfulneu of the lore of the world and the pursnit of Pleasure In Wireteeimg the subject he dwelt on the idea prevacling among the earler Christians that this World must come a» su end and that we must, there- | fore, prepare for bewren All those who believed in | the coming crash were called unworldly, those who OA wh were dubbed worldly, Remember well that @ wort @4 not come to an end after all, but, on witviv'y, hee (6 haw increased in scope, in nfean- Ming aie om dignity; and, furthermore, the | we, We | What further m power and the possessions and the luguries of the world, are Christians themselves. Love OF NATURE, ‘What is, then, woridliness? Is it the loveof nature? The word ‘“natyre” used to stand for that which is base and grovelling, but that meaning has passed away. Now, when we speak of a ‘tnatural’’ man, of “natural’’ affections, we mean pure and lovable qualities. We ‘see now that the love of the material world—of nature— does not take us away from heaven, but is the very thing that takes us thither, The misanthrope, the atheist, the Christian, they all go to natare to be solaced, to be cheered, to be elevated by her. Is there any danger that by loving the beauty and the grandeur of nature our hearts should be drawn away from the love of si WORLDLY LAROR, Or is it worldliness to pursue the worldly work which is required of us? The ideal side of ‘the physician's la- bor is to alleviate suffering; of the lawyer’s, to disen- quarrels and disputes of men; of the mer- o diffuse the blessings of this earth through dressmaker, of the gravedigger, &c,, has each its ideal side, If he does not see it it is only because he 4 stupid. Or js the “worla” society? Does it mean the foolixh, the gossips, the idlers? No; these are not all the peo- ple in the world, Are there none noble, nome pure, none fired with lofty aspirations? Society, in its ideal significance, means companionship, The great trouble is hot that there i# too much society; there is too lit- tle, We should have more ardent friendship, more genial companionship. Another question that is asked is, ‘Do we love the world rightly, do we extract its’ true pleasures!” Vieasure, per’ se, was under a ban amid the earlier Christians, But’ thero are pleasures which are all the more thrilling, all the more elevating the higher they soar in the scale ef emotions What is not the pleas- ure of the spectucio of a beautiful sunrise to the Heusi- tive eyet Is it not the joy of angels? I have seen Beople at picture galleries feel such tingling of pleas, ure over some lovely painting as to be painful from the very excess ot it. Away with this passion for maligning pleasure! I believe that a man who would devot himself entirely to the pursuit of the highest pleasures would become a saint; he would cast off all that is earthly and grovelling in Lim; he would live in @ dream of delight, ‘TRANSIENT BEAUTY, “Beware how you love the beauty of form,” says the religious enthusiast, “for it soon passeth away.” Is that a reason why ‘we should not love it? Shall we say that we must not admire a picture because the museum may burn down? Ab, is it not true that it is the most transient that reveals to us the spirit of the eternal? We have a friend whom we have known all our lives, but we have never eared to. look deeply into his character, He dies, and then, at that supreme mo- ment, the knowledge of all his kindness, of all his lov- able’ qualities, bursts upon us like’ a revelation. It is the ‘very fact that the transient 1s so which reveals to us its spirit of beauty. Is it ignoble to covet the approbation, the estoom of tho world? The world is composed of people who are one with you, who are you, in au in- tended sort of way. Itis impossible that your heart should not desire that all men should think well of you and feel well for you. When men speak of appealing from the world’s judgment to that of God it is only to appeal to the higher aud purer humanity which the deity embodies. HBAVEN UPON BARTI, Therefore, I say, it is impossible that wo should know too much of the world, We need a revival of the love of knowledge, of truth, of humanity, Instead of loving the tdeal,’ dreamy,’ impalpable Christ in the clouds, the figment of religion, 1 would say love your child, your husband, your wife, Instead of hunger- ing for heaven snake a little corner in your home that shall be heaven to you now; live purely and sweetly and for the benefit of your lellow men, — Do not try to got away from the world, but press it closely to your bosom. Heaven is here (pointing at the heart), and all that is great and good 1s here with us Do this, and beauty, hope, love, art, the Supreme Being itself, will not long be absent from the chamber where you wit, PARK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. THE GREAT SCANDAL TRIAL AND ITS LESSONS— SERMON BY REV. MATTHEW HALE SMITH. In the Park Congregational church, South Brooklyn, last evening there was an unusually large attendance of people who had gathered to listen to sermon by Rey, Matthew Hale Smith on “the great scandal trial and its lessons.” The well known preacher, instead of dealing directly with the Tilton-Beecher case, sought for what, in some of the more interesting features, might be deemed at least partially parallel to it, and by showing the results and the effects of greater enlightenment in regard to them, read a useful lesson in judgment tor the present day. His first case was found in what was called the great scandal trial at Jerusalem, in dealing with and applying which he took for his text Matthew, xxvi., 65—"Then the bigh priest rent his clothes, saying, He bath spoken blasph d have we of witnesses’ Behold now ye have heard his blasphemy.” The preacher entered upon his subject directly by saying that the great sean- dal trial of the world was # religious one, tried by holy men asa jury, presided over by the high priest of God, | ending 11 tho conviction of the Son of God for a high | crime. And yet it was THK MOST INPAMOUS IN THE ANNALS OF THR COURTS, Ail the forins of law were kept, and yet the innocent was put to death. ‘The ‘presiding judge had long hated the of God and “had pre. dicted his death, ‘The tribunal came together, not to seo if the accused were innocent, but to carry out their resolution that he should die, Jesus was arraigned—sent to Herod—sent back to Pilate—to find some reasou to put Him to death, and | to divide the responsibility, Bad men swore to bad lies and swore in vain. Men were paid to commit per- jury. Pilate looked at Jesus; Herod examined him; but no-legal fault could be found im him, The case nearly slipped through their fingers. Just then the Saviour spoke, Hal Ha! , Why did be not keep still. If he had kept quiet there Would have been no. proof against him. Mark the craft of Caiaphas, As supreme s Christ's utterance blasphemy. ne rends his robes. He shuts out ali explanat What further need have we of wit- nesses!” He makes a mock appeal—'What think yu?” The jury respoud as they are told—“Ho is worthy of death? Our Lord had spoken no viaephemy, but the end was gained, The case was made oat judicially; made out of our Lord’s own confessions, “The ecclesiastical censures were fulminated against Him, and He was handed over to the civil authorities to be punished. This is rash Judgment, based on malignant scandal, ending in the death of the immaculate Son of God. The lessons from this scandal trial were summed up by the preacher substantially as follows :— HCANDAL 18 ALWAYS WRONG, Everybody is entitied to a fair trial, to explain his | God, HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. Supper to all who wished to partake. Dr. Deems’ ser- mon was preached from Exodus, xiv., 18, 19—‘‘And the angel of God which went before the camp of Isracl, removed and went bebind them.”” with any people in any age have lessons to be all peoples in all subsequent ages. The pier 4 sermon Was to set forth some of those lessons. first was that the judgment of God ts often man’s, Mi judge Man Napoleon co of the heaviest artillery.” ways #0, This story presents two armies, One was large, well appointed,, accustomed to war, led by the sovereign of one of tho oldest civilizations upon earth The other was a horde of men, women, children und vagabonds, Their nurm- bers were were unarmed, against them. ane they had no discipline, they did not know the way, they had been bondmen through generations, They were retreasing. The Egyptians were pursuing, Napoleon and Von Moltke would say that all the chances wore on the side of the Egyptians, that the destruction or re- capture of the Israclites was sure. Did God think so? Another lesson was that God’s generalship is- unlike man’s, Even Moses knew better than to take his people down to a place where Pibahiroth would shut them in on one side and Migool on another, while the Red Sea would confront them and Pharaoh could swoop down upon them in the rear, It was leading them into the we of death. The famous “charge of the light rigade,” one of the most consummate pieces of foolery in modern warfare, was wisdom to this, God knéw what Pharaoh would say, The Egyptians would now know that the Israelites were entangled and shut in from the wilderness which they were striving to gain, and Pharaoh would be certain of his prey, Just so the providence of God sometimes leads us down into an entangling place and all our enemies cry, ‘Aba! we have them now!”’ Well, do not let us stultify our- selves by going into such straits; but, 1f God order us, He is generalissimo, Let us go down, Let us trust His resources, He that takes us to the sea between Pibabiroth and Migool is bound to bring us back, or sweep the mount or the sea aside. ‘Again, it 18 always a mistake not to take God into the account. Is He on my side? Is He on my enemy's side? If He be with my foes, though trample them to the dust for a season, they will rise and sing victory over me. When powerful and rich people un- dertake to oppress the poor and weak, it may be well to pause and ask if God may not be on the side of the sepertniiy forlorn wretches, When majorities think that minorities have no rights which they are bound to reapect, perhaps God is with the minority. One man with God on his side is an overmavch for all the mil- lions who do not side with God, Moreover, being in trouble is no proof that the suf- ferer is wrong. The Israelites had been bondmen, Now they go out to forma nationality. All God’s promises are with them, They go under His direction, and yot here they are in great trouble, A description was given of the TERRIBLE ANXIRTIES, DOUBTS AND DESPAIR in the Hebrew camp, and the boisterous joy among the Egyptian host that night, Just so now in Christian experience, A man forsakes sin, obeys every word of God which he can learn, and loses place and money and pleasure. Everything begins to fail Now, what must that Christiando? Must he conclude that itis better to abundon the lead of God and go back to the hes pots of Egypt? Not a bitof it, Let him stand stilland see the salvation of God, We are not called to seek or to avoid suffering, but to do the will of God, even if it minister pleasure to our foes and the Egyp- 8. Here 1's a powerful illustration of the superiority of faith to numbers. Moses stood alone. He was leading that whole rebellious crew of Israclites. He had to contend against their weakness and Pharaoh’s strength, Ifthey had been brave and trained they could havo wheeled about and thrashed the Egyptians like the grain on the threshing floor, But they whined and cried, and chided and rebelled, and did all they cohid to break Moses down, while Pharaoh pursued him with rage. How sublimely faith lifts Moses now. He had no chariots, nor horses, nor arms; but he had faith, His general orders were, ‘Stand ‘still! What gran- deur there often is in merely standing still, trusting God, When a Christian has anything to do let him do it with all his power, magnificently well if ho can; when there is nothing he can do lét him stand still, grandly waiting for God, for the only safety is in the fimpileit following of God, — Let us be sure that He is our leader. That is the first thing to settle—that I am in the army of the Lord. ‘Then I have nothing to do with studying tactics. The soldior is not responsible for the orders, the general 1s, It is not my business to command, that is God's great prero ative. It is mine to obey. No matter what comes of my obeying God He is bound to make the end good or abandon the command of the armies of heaven and earth, ‘To obey is better than sacrifice. God's movements are seemingly adverse, The Lord had led the Israclites by a pillar of cloud and fire. When that rose they moved, when that paused they stopped, But now what a sigh ears, Here a description was given of the uprising of the pillar and the dreadful effects on the minds of the people. Was God going clean away? Had He brought them down here and left them to be destroyed? ‘Then they felt their need of God as Jehoval seemed about to depart. The pillar rose. It Jeft the sea in view. “But itdid not go sheer up to heaven. With majestic pomp it walked along the edge of Pihaluroth, treading the mountain’s crest and came slowly round and settled down between Israel and Pharaoh. “That which appeared to be deser- tion was God's method of putting a defence between His people and thesr foes such as Pharuoh’s host could not penetrate, 7 ON WHICH SIDR OF THR CLOUD? That pillar was darkness to one party and light to the other ail night long. How men are perplexed by these double appearances of God! And yet tbat double ap- pearance was proof of real unity. God seems all smiles—God seems ull frowns, To some, everything in earth and heaven is a threat—to others everything is a promise. The Bible is full of the anger and the love of God, Nature stands out in the contradictions of yol- canic lava and paradisaic efflorescence. To some the grave is humanity’s subliette, through which it drops into everlasting forgetfulness—to others it is the portal into immortal blessedness. @od ts a consuming fire to some; God is love to others, How is this? My {riend, it all depends upon which side the cloud we are on. It we prefer Egyptian luxury and Egyptian hatred of God's people, God is darkness to us. If we prefer to be with Moses, God shines all night on us. He is one the same God; everlastingly frowning on the wrong, everlastingly ' smiling om the right. My dear friends, the most important question for us is, On which side of the cloud are we? HANSON PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH. DR, FULTON READS A LETTER IN WHICH HE WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION—“LET THE PAST DEAD BURY ITS DEAD.” ‘The latest phase in the troubles of the Hanson Placo Baptist church, Brooklyn, is Dr. Fulton’s withdrawal of his letter of resignation as pastor, which event oo own acts, Wo introduce further proof and even explain his own’ writings. Noone has aright to reject these considerations and say, “My mind 18 made up; you can'tebange me, 1 fave my own opinion of this mat- ? It this is right, then Caiaphas was right. Then Christ had a fair trial und was justly condemned, ‘Tho curred last evening. After an impressive sermon on the importance of teaching the young the manner of serving God, the pastor read the following letter, which ‘was listened to with wrapt attention by the large con- gregation which was presont:— TUK LETTER. No, 14 Sourm Oxyorp Stren, Broouuyy, Nov. 7, 1816. "| To Tie Hansox Phack Baytist Cures :— Vilest creature that lives i @ man or woman who goes about in society like a garbage woman with bag and a wire hook, raing as amon for filthy scandals, with whic reputation of eminent men. Rash judginent produces untold misch Fortune may be repaired, trade restored, but tears and blood cannot cleanse ‘a bighted reputation. Men have no right to ruin a man, even on his own confessions, “further proof” should be allowed even here, Men and women have been put to death on their own con- fewsion of witchcraft, a crime which no man can com- mit, In the cele nfessed murder, was tried for his life and sentenced to be hanged, and would have been hanged had not the man who was believed to have beon murdered returned alive three days e the time fixed for the execution, Perkins, the rated note engraver, coniessed to the stealing of a thousand dollar bill, His frie: did not believe that he would throw away the reputation of a whole life for one thousand dollnra; search was made, aud the thousand dollar bill was found sticking to his own press, The methods by which rash judgment ta #pread abroad was presented. Its basis was said to be envy, jealousy, personal haired, as in the thirty-fifth Pealm; a desire to be consistent and a wish to get troublésome men out of the way ; putting a bad con- struction on acts and refusing to hear other proofs, The concluding points were that a Christian malign any man. This was illustrated by the the Kev, Dr. Kirke, who was nearly ruined by personal sianders, Christians, he said, ought to be as humane ax the law. Each ‘honest man will stop alic as ho would a forged note, and put the issuer on his proot “Where did you get it?” Lies are frail things at first that an intant’s finger could crush, They soon, how- ever, grow into oaky, epoken at first in whispers and then sold at the corners of the streets for two cents; uttered in ciphers and then blazoned as ona midnight aky, Nor should & man be judged even by the aliena- tion of his fr in, JUDAN LIRD VOR THIRTY PIRCES OF SILVER, and-yet he eowid not convict his Lord, Washington was not a base ingrate, though Arnoid said he was under tho stimatua of Mritish gold. The preachee closed with an incident of an eminent English divine who was accused of crime. It waa a time when the ac- cused was obliged to prove bis innocence, He w vorne to the prison in au open cab, surrounded by ¢ rabble, A RAD RUT TALENTED WOMAN, whom the preacher had done kindly service to in prison, ad her taunt aud jeer to the rest. She shouted, “Where js now thy God? Tho preacher Jeaned over and said to her:—My good woman, go home, open your Bible to the seventh chapter of Micah, aud read the eighth ninth and venth verses,’ She complied with the request, and read : ainst me, O my enemy; when I shall arise; when I sit in the darkness the Lord shail be a light unto me, I will bear the indigna- tion of the Lord because | have sinned againet Him, Until He plead my cause and execute judgment for mc, Ho will bring me forth to the light, and | shall behold His righteousness. Then she that is mine enemy aball | gee it, and shame shali cover her who said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? Mine eyes shail behold now #hall she be trodden down as the mire of the weota”' The rebaked woman, filed with remorse, that day took her life before the sun went down, CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS. THE CLOUD BETWEEN THE CAMPB—SERMON BY THE BEY. DR, DREMB. An ithmense congregation assembled in the Church of the Strangers yesterday morning, the at and every availabie foot of room being occupied. After the nervice the pastor baptized several children and an Deak BRetimen any Sisrens mw Cumist—The letter of the Moderator of the church meeting, held during my absence on November 4, 1875, in which you con- sidered and refused to accept my letter of resignation by a vote of 102 to 164 is before me. For this renewed exprossion of a desire that I should serve you as pastor I find it impossible to express my thanks. I of- fored my resignation because I could not consent to be @ party to strife, and in the hope that it might con- tribute to the prosperity of the Church. But when I found that this course ‘not only gave great pain to many of those whom I have learned to love, though it grieves me to know that in the minority, who desire a change, there are many of our valucd members, that, in consideration of the perils threatening the Church in case go, I have concluded, in obedience to your requdst, to withdraw my letter of resig- Ration, and do now and hero withdraw it, Ktowing what I know of this eld, and of the men whose love for myself and family, ‘whose loyalty to God and devotion to truth, are my Joy and rejoicing, and considering the possibilities of success, which, un- frankly’ say der God, are within our reach, I | that if it is possible for ‘me to enjoy tho co-operation of this people, I know of no fieid that to me presents attractions at all to be compared to those which bind my heart to the Hanson place Baptist church, of Brooklyn, Our loca- tion cannot be improved, The community around about us, the character,of the ministry and the churches adjoining us, and the wide hearing furnished by the large and appreciative audience which gathers hero to listen to the gospel, make it proper that I should give expression to thy appreciation of your esteem and confidence. It is my purpose to give my- self renewedly to my work as your pastor, From this time forth, as I enter your houses, visit your sick and minister to your spiritual needs, let not our past dif- ferences bo so much as named among us. Happily for all, the disagrecments which have — arisen either from a misunderstanding of each other or from: a variety of views and wishes ag to tho con- duvet of church affairs, are matters about which we can differ without loss of faith in each other, It would be more than human {f none of ag had said or done things, in moments of excitement, during the progress of theso differences, which were unwise and which wo now regret, Let us in tho spirit of Christ take these out of tho way, bys private and ubli¢ speech, For my part, as your pastor, not only ask to be forgiven for any words spoken calculated to wound the feelings of any member, and for any act performed which is remembered by’ any- one with pain, but to express my willingness to for- give as | hope to be forgiven. For you I wish to labor in perfect love and accord. let us bury our differences beneath the cross, a8 we sup- plicate the forgiveness of the erucified, for all that we have done which has brought a wound upon His cause, If there are those who Wish a change of pastors and believe that they would be more happy and useful in some other church, let such go forth with our God- speed. Should these afflicted seul we, however, be revived in our midst, despite all our reasonable efforts prevent A I trust that the church will bo endowed with such wisdom, moderation and firroness as will enable her to assert her right to peace and unity in her borders, Let ua resolve to 4 down diasension and strife as wo would put outa fro threatening our homes, ‘Wherefore, my beloved brethren, foe evory man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.” For this guidance +in the futuro we must look to our Lord and Head. Now the Lord Jesus Binet Bs yes, oot van by all jouns, is tho prayor of your affectionil . : your MJUSTIN D, FULTON. , To Hon, R. ¥. Austin, Moderator, THE EVANGELISTS. Three Immense Congregations. at the Rink. “YET THERE IS ROOM.” Mr. Moody on Love, Sympathy and Duty. There wero no signs of diminution In the con, erega- ‘ion that gathered in the Rink yesterday morning, save that there was no overflow and no crowd in the streets, but every seat in the Rink was filled. There were fewer ministers present, however. The choir entertained the audience with the singing of several hymns until Mr. Moody entered, and the service began With the rendering of “The Old, Old Story.” Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Lyman, Mr. Sankey then sung as a solo the song “Hold the Fort,” in the chorus of which the choir and congrogation joined heartily. Mr. Moody gave out the announcements for the week. Next Sun- day, he said, will be his last Sabbath in Brooklyn, Friday will be a day of prayer and fasting, and someone told Mr. Moody that the cMlurches were not going into this form as generally as he hoped they would. On this point he said, “Never mind; if the churches don’t observe the day do it yourselves, I hope,” said he, “that thousands of Christians in this land will observe the day.”? Mr, Moody then» read I. Corinthians, xuii,, and offered a brict prayer for Sunday school teachers and ministers and all others who should-during the day work for God in any department of Christian labor.’ He prayed that the teachers would go to their classes full of the spirit of God and try to win them to Christ, Mr. Sankey sung the 120th hymn—‘'Your Mission” —‘ after which Mr, Moody took his text from the lesson read, thirtoenth verse. His theme was love and sym- pathy, and he illustrated in various ways, and by sev- eral incidents, the doctrine that he preached, The au- dience was kept in tears a great part of the time. Tho Sunday previous he had spoken of courage and earn- estness in working for God, and he called the attention of those present to the fact, that they might more readily seo that another element was nevded also for this work. I want you, he said, to get away from the idea that you must work for God because it is your duty to do go. When you begin to work because you love it and because the love of God in your hearts con- strains you to work then you will find 1t pleasant and easy to work. You hear men in meetings stand up and say “I did not expect to speak here to-night, but I feel it my duty to say afew words.” Now it is the duty of such a man to keep still, His words send A CHILL ALL THROUGH THK MEKTING. Duty wants to know what wages it will get for work, but Love runs at it regardiess of the pay. You remem- ber the parable of the laborers in the vineyard. The master went into tho market place and saw laborers standing idle and he hired some ata penny a day and sent them to work, ° Again and again be went out and found others idle, and at the eleventh hour he found some who bad stood idle all the day and they were 80 glad of the opportunity to work that they said nothing about pay, But the master of the vineyard told them that whatever was right he would give them. Aud when the pay time came they received every man a penny. But you’ll notice that those who engaged themselves to work for a penny went away grumbling because they did not get more, That is the way with duty always, Mr. Moody told an anecdote of a clergy- man tn London who had won a whole family of seven persons to Christ by a smile and a “bow, and then 1m- pressed the lesson that we should go through the world with a smile and about the Lord’s work with joy. This going with long faces and talking of duty, duty, is enough to make the world hate your retigion. I make 1 a point to go and see my widowed mother at Northfield once a year. Now suppose I should go there next Thanks. giving Day, and say:—Mother I did not want to coi this time, but a sense of duty compelled mo,’ don’t you think that mother would very soon tell me ifthat was all that brought me I need, not come again? And yet ix not that the way that many Christians go about the Lord’s work? ‘They have no love for it. You often hear of men breaking down in their work, Men will break down who work froma sense of duty; but if they have love in their hearts they will never tiro, much less break down, Tho first thing that THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PRACUERS should do {s to win the hearts of their classes to them- selves by love, Mr. Moody told a touching incident of young lady of wealth and culture, belonging to one of the first families in Chicago, who brought a Jittle street Arab to the Saviour, and then made the poin® that the “fret families,” the “apper ten,” were those who were* nearest the throne of God and who work most for Him and whose bearts are filled with His love; not those who have most wealth, or the finest houses and equipa- ges in Brooklyn or New York. He then applied a few words to those who don’t work because they can’t do some great thing, and said that whatever God was in. could not be rmall He closed with afew remarks on sympathy, which he illustrated by incidents of the death of children in his Sabbath sebool in Chicago. The audience was greatly moved and separated in aspirit of contrition and emotion. * THE AFTERNOON SERVICES, ‘Theso were for ladies only, and no gentlemen were admitted. By half-past three the building was filled almost to suffocation and bundreds of Jadics had been turned away from the doors, Four o'clock was the. hour fixed for beginning the services, but Mr, Moody gained a balf hour by going to work as soon as the build- ing was filled Rev. Dr. Daniel Bliss offered tho opening. prayer, and the choir sang the cighty‘first hymn of the Moody and Sankey collection, entitled {Yet there is Room.” Mr. Moody's text was Luke, i, 7—“And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him ina manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” . It is the custom now, said Mr. Moody, to think that had the people of Bethlehem known that the son of Mary was the Christ they would haye made room for both mother and child in their houses; but, even now, after He has been known for nearly two thousand years, thero is no room for Him even among: peo ple who profess to be Christians. There is not a people on carth who, if the question were submitted to them, would vote to make Jesus their ruler, His ene- mies, and even many of his professed friends are not less active against Him now than were ‘THE SOLDIERS OF HKROD, who went throughout all the Jand of’ Judea with up- lifted swords secking bis life, There is no room for Him in society. You may talk of the fashions, the opera or the news and gossip of the day in all its forms; but if you venture to speak of Jesus in any social gath: ering you will give offence and you need not expect to be invited to the next. We have room in our hearts for pride, ambition, self-love, and even jealousy and hatred, but no room for our Saviour. And even church | members have all too little room for Him in their homes. That is not love of Christ which confines Him within the walls of the chnrch und adults his sway | only on the Sabbath. His promise was, “Lo, 1 am with you always," and we are not worthy to be called in His name unless we make room for Hit in our homes, in our society, in our business recreations, and ure willing to acknowledge, serve and proclaim Him at all times and in all places. The preacher then told the story of the death and resurrection of Lazarus, and described the devotion of Mary and Martha, who received Jesus when He was despised and rejected, as an oxamplo of the devotion which His followers should render Him now, and the restoration of their brother after he had lain’ four days in the tomb, as an earnest of the re- wurd promised to those who serve Him. In theso days the dead are not raised up from the grave and re- stored to us in the body on earth, but the souls of the righteous are raised toa higher, happier aud hoher life in that better home above, whore the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. EVENING SERVICES. ‘The Rink was again filled to its utmost capacity last night with the unconverted men, women and youth of Brooklyn, with here and there a sprinkling of church poople, The admission was by ticket, 8,000 of which were issued and distributed before ten o'clock yester- day morning, mainly to the class for whom tho servico ‘was intended, There was no mistake about some of those present. Before the service began the writer heard conversations about drinking shops and places of sin and vice, It was a peculiar gathering, and resembled moro the crowds and classes that followed the Son of God when He was on earth, A baskot of flowers stood on the platform beside the melodeon. Several new faces were noticeable on the platform, and the opening prayer ‘was made by the Rev. Dr. Storrs. Mr. Moody read the narrative in Luke x, familiarly known as that of the Good Samaritan. Jerusalem was the city of peace; Jericho was the city cursed by Joshua, and this man who fell among thieves 1 was going from the city of peace and. blessing to the city of cursing and destruction. This is the condition of every sinner. The priest and the Levite who passed by on the othor sido represent tho Jaw which cannot help the sinner; but the Good Sama- ritan represents Josus Christ, who comes to help every one of us, He does not say to the poor man, ‘Come, jump up here behind mo and I'll take you home.” o; but he got of his mule and put the wounded man thereon, and took him to the inn, and gavo the fandlord an order to care for him and he would pay the bill. This is what Jesus says and does, And here are inne all around you and these ministers of God are the innkeopers and they will take care of you and Jesus will them, You are helpless and must have help, Fer Jesus comes to have compassion on you. I hope, said Mr, Moody, there are many hore to-night who will let Jesus take the place of the Good Samaritan to them, They ara wounded by sin and He can have compassion of them. After Mr. Sankey had sung the ‘Ninety an@ Nine” Mr. Mood: pon Be his discourse on "Comme {0 illatraie tho ‘sompeesan of Jesus, The story us of the leper, who cried out Lord, it thoa wilt thou. canst make me clean ;” the narrative of te youth who was deaf and dump and possessed of a devil who was 1a ANGER OF DEATH FROM FIRE AND WATER; The raising of the widow's son at Nain und the heal- ing of the sick multitudes who came or were brought to Jesus—these and other ns of divine com, passion were given, Stn, im Mr. Moody's »pplication these incidenix, was worse than the old leprosy, for while the latter affected the body only, the former kills soul and body. Tobe dead in tresspasses and sing i® yorse than to be phygically dead. “See,” said ‘what sin has done in many a home in Brooklyn; broken them up and destroyed the peace of many a man. There may be some bere to-night who are slaves to strong drink, to lust and passion" And judg- ing from appeurances there were not a few, “To these,” said Mr. Moody, “I come to tell you that Christ can give you victory over thexe pasiions and vices.” (Heré a woman fainted and was carried to an, ante-room, and a physician was called out to attend her. During the momentary excitement, caused by this event, Mr, Moody requested the audience to rise and sing a verse or two of the bymn, ‘I heard the voice of Jesus.””) ‘Mr. Moody, continuing, saidshe was glad to be able to. recommend tis hearers to the Great Physician, who can heal both soul and body. He then pictured the Prodigal, aud said that incident was written just to Show the compassion of God and His readiness to re- ceive retarning sinners. Mr. Moody then tried to dis. abuse the minds of the impenitent in the a ce of the idea that God is so angry with them because they are sinners that He will not receive them, and related avery touahing incident which was reported to him in Lon don. The Rink meeting was dismissed early, and crowds of inquirers und others thronged the Methodist church near by, so that ushers were compelled to close the doors ‘and stand by them to keep the throng, out, for whom there was not even standing room with- vin. At the same time Dr. Storrs was directing the meet ing of those who remained in the Kink, and Dr. Thompe son the young men’s meeting in the Reformed churcty where there was plenty of room, so that the crowd was after the man aa well as after his message. A bare rier is to be placed across the Rink #0 as to rve the front seats every evening this weck for the uncon- verted. Bible readings will be given in the Taber- nacle as usual for afternoons this week, HOBOKEN REVIVAL. SERMON DY THE BLIND PREACHER IN A RAILe ROAD DEPOD—A MIXED CONGREGATION, There was a stir in the quiet city of Hoboken yester- day when it became known that a “revival”? was om foot in its midst, The German freethinkera, who abound here, pronounced it *shoombug,” while others hoped it might do good, Tho originator of the moves ment is the Rev. Dr. Parker, of the Dutch Reformed church, in Hoboken, who is generally known ag “The Blind Preacher,” He is a man of some fifty-five years of age, of good presence, and. a fairly eloquent! preacher. For many past Sundays he has conducted open air services in the Elysian Fields, which have been largely attended, and, it is claimed, he has done much good, Tho spot choson for yesterday's service was the large waiting room at Hoboken of the Delaware, Lackawannay and Western Railroad, adjoining the ferry. The audi- ence was somewhat limited, but consisted of many na- tionalities. Some merely went for the novelty of see- ing # revival meeting in a railroad depot. ‘Tho services opened with a prayer, which was followed ly the hymm «Hold the fort, for Lam coming,” the mojurity of the singers being young women with trained yoices, After the singing the blind preacher recited the Ten Com~ mandments. ‘{hen he called upon the congregation to repeat the Lord’s Prayer with him, which was done. ‘This over, he resumed prayer for the couversion of sinners and the extension of God’s kingdom, ‘The choir then sang, “There is aFountain Filled with Blood.” During the singing of this hymn aconsiderable accession was made to the audience from the passen- gers ofan incoming ferryboat, who wer. struck by hearing “church singing” ina railroad depot. A num, ber of printed hymns were distributed to them promptly by the ushers. Soon the sermon commenced, THE SERMON, We are told in our Saviour’s history, said thi preacher, that some men camo to Philip and said, “We would see Jesus."’ When our Saviour saw the a ing of the afflicted He ofttimes healed them. Naturally,» strangers who had leperoug, lame or blind frie: were anxious to see the Lord. If I were to tell you to- day that I had seen a Christian man, who bad made taive with the clay and had given me back my eyesi; go that T could sce your cheerful faces and those of my dear children, it is but natural that you would want to seo the great healer, Suppose my arm was sfoughing away with leprosy and some one was fount who could instantly cure it. Lf it were cured it would be wonderful; but it is not half ag wonderful as what Jesus is doing now in the world—curing souls leprous With sin. This is the seeret of our mecting here to-day, and of those held for months back in the Elysian Fields, There are numbers of persons around this ferry and on this railroad who necd Jesus. Is that true? Iam suro itis. I meta man to day in Hoboken who told me that he Dib NOT PEEL ANY INTEREST IN CHRIST or religion, and was bringing up his family in that way. J told him that unless a man is born again he could not see God. If you know it is wrong to tell lica, st blaspheme, to live a prayerless, careless life—if you live like this the friendship of Jesus ts more valuable to you than that of avy person im the whole vast ‘universe, for He can alone be intercessor and friend, If @ man falls off a ferryboat he wants some one to rescue him, or if he is ina burning house be necds help, if the flames are about devouring him. That is our con« dition, We have sinued, we have done evil, we have violated the divine law and unless help come to us out- side of ourselves there is no help for us! To see Jesus, is imperative for us, we need Him as AN INSTRUCTOR AND PROTECTOR, He tells us ‘Whosoever will, let him take the water od life freely.” This means that we must recognize our lost condition, and we must know how He will deliver us from the wrath to come. Wo must believe in Him and cast our burdens upon Him, and when we do so He willcome to our ussistance ahd give us that peace which the worid cannot give, CYk’Y EVANGELIZATION. NEW YORK CITY MISSION AND ITS WORK. The Tract Society connected with the labors of the city missionaries held an interesting service last even- ing in the Madison square Presbyterian church, The services cominenced with singing, after which an ap- propriate passage of Scriptare was read, Kev. George Hett, of De Witt chapel, delivered an address, and he was followed by Rey. A. F. Scheaffler, of Olive chapel, Rey. Dr. Willian J. Tucker also made a few remarks, THE NEW YORK CITY MISSION, it would appear from the report submitted, has under ite care thirty missionaries, who make 60,000 visite every year to 20,000 families who are outside of all parochial care. The Mission gives the preaching of the Gospel to 100,000 persons during the year, Recently it has commenced the administration of the Christian ordinances in the mission chapels, so that now the people have pastoral care and instruction, and Chris- tian fellowship and aid, and church government and discipline, a8 In regularly incorporated churches, In threo chapels Christian communities have been organized on a simple union basis, the Apostles’ Creed being the only symbol of faith, and more than 600: members tn all have been enrolled. ‘The City Mission gathers the children into Sabbath schools wherever ae- cessible, and? supports four Mission Sabbath schools, giving instruction and care to 1,500 children, mostly of the very destitute and needy class, It also maintains sewing schools, helping hand associations, employ- ment societies, temperance organizations, reading rooms, lodging houses and j8 seeking to carry the Gospel to the poor and needy who are not reached by the churches. support the missionaries, maintain the: mission chapels and carry on 100 diferent services every wevk $50,000 per year is required. Properly and efficiently to reach the spiritual destitutions of the cit; $100,000 or $200,000 could be advantageonsl, ‘sod, The disbursement of the est amount named would. not involve the addition of a single dollar for office expenses or salaries, The ratio of expense is only two and a half per cent of the income, and the larger the capital the smaller the ratio of expense and the cost of administration. The Executive Committee are Rey. John Hall, D. D. 5, Rey, Charles 8, Robinson, D, D,; Rev. W. N. McVickar;, Rev. William M. Taylor, D, D.; Rev. William Ormiston, D. D.; A. R, Wetmore, Nathan Bishop, John Taylor Johnston, Morris K. Jesup, William K. Dodge, Jr. 5 Howard Potter, A. 8 Hatch, Gamaliel G. Smith, Walter T. Miller, Ambrose K. Ely, John &. Parsons, Rev. George J. Mingins, Lewis E. Jackson. FOUNDLING ASYLUM RECEPTION, On Wednesday and Thursday next there will be held receptions and musical matings In ald of the New York Foundling Asylum at tho institution in Sixty-eighth street, between Lexington and Third avenues, from two to five o'clock P. M. The reception is under tho management of the President, Mra. P. L. Thebaud and the lady managers of the asylum. Tho musical perform- ance on Wednesday will be under the direction of Signor Albites, The performers will be Mrs. Robinson, Misa. Pundy, Signor G. Braga, Dr. @. Brigiotti ana Mr, Fowler, ST. BRIDGET’'S BAZAAR. ‘The Rev. Father Mooney, of St, Bridget’s Roman Catholic church, has opened a bazaar In Eighth Street, near avenue B, for the benefit of the parochial school fund and also to lay up a little storo to help the poor of the parish during the coming winter. Tho variout stands are attended by prominent laaies of the con; tion, aad variety Searttol useful and oruumentat ave been contributed to be disposed of by sale an raffle. Cg the more important attractions are a | of Limerick laces, Using imported, and several those pretty little Swiss clocks so much admired is many quarters. Father Mooney expecta to be liberally supported in his undertaking by his friends throughow ‘the entire city. as well as his own narishionera,