The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1876, Page 8

8 THE PULPIT. AS oe Sermons in Several of the Churches Yesterday. ABE LG ERE TRUE CONCEPTION OF POWER Mr. Beecher on the Nature and Operation of Forgiveness. THE THREE TAVERNS. father Colton on the Value of Prayer. Dr, Deems on the Inevitable and Responsible. CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES. TO PREVAIL WITH GOD-—SERMON BY BEV. GEORGE H, BEPWORTH. Yesterday morning Mr. Hepwerth preached to his usual largo congregation from the text, Nehemiah, 4, 11—O Lord I beseech thee, let mow thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant and to the prayers of thy servants who desire te fear thy pame.’’ ‘I have often thought,” he said, ‘that “\shis chapter I havo read for our morning lesson was a far off symbol of our own condition. Jeru- salem is broken im its walls and the gates thereof have been destroyed by fire. There is no help to be bad trom the gods we have been wont to worsbip. Only He from whom wo havo strayed can be bfaservice to us now.’’ Whenever the Israelites bad good fortune they forgot God. Whenever they were beset by adversity they turned to Him. They knew well enough who was strongest and to Him they went for succor in time of need. Brothren, The Jerusalem ot our hope has been broken in; its ‘walls and the gates through which the angels havo been wont to enter have been turned as with fre; the whole city of our spiritual habitation Bas been over- come by the enemy and we have been swept beyond Its site and wo are working under new masters, in cap- tivity and chains, but lookiog forward to atime when ‘we shall be freemen again and return to the city of our inheritance. 1 um more and more struek as I read the Old Testa- ment by two or three points, all of whicb are mentioned in the werds of my text, Let me call your attention to them one by enc; we may possibly get from them some » Bew impulse to add to the energy in our own lives. You have read the Old Testament in vain unless you have been impressed by every chapter with the im- plicit confidence the people of Israel had in a present God—a God nigh unto His people, not seated spon throne infinitely distant irom the world. I think we ve forgotten jar; oly this fact. ‘To most of us Goa as He was to the Hindoo, at an infinte distance—at Qo great a distapee that He cannot feel the pulse of our lives, that He cannot bear the beating ef our hearts, nd so we have grown into indifference concerning our weal or woe. If you and { would only feel that God 1s hoar we would not do wrong. | If, instead of having a MUKE THKOLOGICAL ‘Dogma, to which we bow@n assent on every appropriate occa- Biou, it were a iundamental and operative fact in our consciousness, wo should walk with our eyes on the heavens more than we do, anti we should toil with a lighter heart than we earry to-day. The mistake the Ubristian world is makimg lies in this direction. A far off God js no God at all, AGod nigh at Land is our | Father who urt in heaven andon the earth also, and At behooves us—nay more than that, it 18 perfectly na- tural tor us—to take counsel with our Heavenly Father, and having hoard His word of suggestion or command- fact, to follow His advice in the daily drudgery of ite. Brethren, we are not yet sufficiestly appreciative of the fact that God controis not only the world in which . Wwe live, bat the people whe live in it. 1 know it is o miracic which .we Oud it difficult to apprehend. 1 Know that our intelligence shrinks {rom the problem, unable ot tako in its enormous Scope; but yet, if it be true, brethren, it is enough. We inay stand on the brink of a rapidly {i ing river, thirsting unto death. We may not sce the forests trom which the river flows or the ocean into which it pours itself, We may comprehend nothing about the river except the fact that it 1s at our feet, aud able to supply our present necessities, We will not ‘Wait to discover its source and terminus before we uso ft, but with grateiul hearts and bended knees we will lap the flowing current. And so this immense problem ot God's control over everything is presented, not for our couiprebension, but our acceptance. It is one of she revealed truths, it 1s something God Himsel! bath When He says Ho is in our bearts and i ell ag in the stars, then I am to take Him at His and act upon it. And then you must admit that everything in the world honors God, and snat shows that He is present. There 1s po it Happens in tme carcer of indi- viduals, or in the Bod, and, curio wrong are equal in this matter. she right aod His exis is proclaimed when the Muner bites the de it 1y an enormous problem, and yet from east to west the whole life uf the world bhon- drs the presenec ot God. No man ever did a foul wrong, though it might be covered with flowers, though it might be supported by the public opinion of & nation, but after a while, God's power being in it, it was dragged down to the cont and ' ignominy it deserved. ‘The: good or evil word or deed but has a sub ‘hat drives ench to its goal, and compeis it to gravi- tate to its own centre. The right in the end wi tho wrong in the end loses, and why? Because God ts verted everywhere and God is honored in every- ing. ‘ But you “How is it that God changes bis laws M my request? it must ce so if he amswers prayer. If sho doctrine of Providence ts true then God will ge his laws to suit occasion."’ I may be wrong, bt think God has no law except His own will, that God's will is law, and I juage of God by’ that | of the godhead—the human family. A f pursues a given policy for awhile toward his sbildreo, and then, to suit new exigencies, he may thanve bis policy, and the one policy may seem to con- ivadict the other. Yet he is she same father. I pong think we make a great mistake in this God is houored by y and when he deduces Irom the fact that God has actea in a given waye thousand times the conclusion that God will act in the same way the next timo he is right; but when he asserts that God must do ithe is wrong. There is no law tn the world, if { understand the matter, except God's will, and if you know God's wiil then you know God's law, and God can change His will, God has promised that He will aoswer my prayers, and He has promised that He wiil be 4 PRESENT PROVIDENCE IX MY LIFE, and that if I turn to Him He will accord me certain favors. Although I don’t understand how He ean do tt I will not refrain from believing His abiiity to doit 1 cannot comprehend it, but God is not measured by our ignorance, and our want of knowledge us to hew and why does not enter into the problem. If Ged saye “I will,” is not that enough’ And He has said again and again, “It ye will come tu me to contess your though they be red as as wool.” I don’t know bow God can forgive, but I am sure that He does. One other question the text Sion. It is that God governs the worid b; Tewards and punishments Perbaps that pilittie harsh. There is a kind of tran: te the world which argues flo thas which is right hecause itis right, a train {rom doing wrong b wr no other ri ath course leads to happiness other leads to misery. God must be ju: us forget that fact. It ra that prevails with God It you desire to tear G wet to do that whieh i the omnipotence of 1 br ber thi we si boar 8 say, ‘“Woll done, good and faithful servant; enter thou jate thine inheritance.” The price of the Hxnato to-day and henceforth will be three cents. MASONIC TEMPLE. PHE TRUE CONCEPTION OF POWER—AERMON BY REV. O. B. FROTHINGHAM, In spite of the drizaling rain yesterday Masonic Temple was filled tg tts utmost capacity. Mr, Frothing- pam spoke upon the ‘True Conceptien of Power,’ taking for the foundation of Bis remarks Pag!’s injuno. Hon to the Jews:~ “The powers that be ind the or- dipances of God” The speaker held that the words were written to the Jews, designing to discourage them irom any atiempt of insurrection in the country. Naturally a restiess people, they wero made more rest- Jess by the new faith, and tho apostie warned them to o ‘this in faith, to 01! ther hearts with kindness and love, The injunction was temporary and inci- destal. To suppese étherwise, to suppose that Paul was laying down general principles for the people for adi Lune. would be am ingalt to bis good sense, Because, NEW YORK H#RALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT: ie eae c a * ) | cousitsr the powers that be, said Mr. Frothingham, be peculiar time at whieh be was writing was the Most Ceaperate on the tace of the earth. The Kmperor was Nero, His name was synonymous with cruelty | Aud bratality, It wae impossible that Paul sbould mean that people should rest quietly under a power like that withous there was uo chance to overthrow It ‘There 19 a sense in whieh the words are true. Is it not true that all power is of God, or, as the modern philos- opher would put it, that powor is spiritual and comes from the sphere of ideas—irom the realm of possibil- thes ? That power—real power—tsin some sense divine. From this point the speaker drew a comparisen bo- tween the Jower classes of society and the higher ones, asserting that it was as impossible to compare a person who lives at the base of a man’s system with a creature who lives at the top as it was to compare Edgar K. Poe with Ralph WaldoKmerson, Follow this thi consideration and you will find it true, step 4} the bottom is the mass who dracge and dig igporant and unrestrained by con- scivece aad moral responsibility. These people live and tng up their lives that others may live easy. ese is a class of well meaning people, who make the world more elegant, more easy-guing by their existence—the people woo smooth over between one class of society and enethe! Above ibis again ure the great thanderers of the intelli- gent works—the merchants, politicians, the men of Jaw, the ertists who superinduce the workings of life. Above these, again, are the mon of science—the men who form idea! laws and order; men who see that the heavens are brought down to bear upom the carth. Observe the immutability ef thisorder. See how these hierarchies are preserved in their places, In society it 18 the nature of things for all to reverence mess ; and there is no class of persons so abject as the lowest thing above thein, hard floors worshipping the crucified Saviour. In contrast 1s the sepsualist, Tnisman has no sense of any moral responsibility but what is due to bim- self, to his neighbor or the eommanity at large. He feods his hunger to satiety, gratifes bis thirst, to in- You will see this as they kneel on ebriation. He knows nothing, belioves nothing, ships nothing, cares for nothing. To see him yeu would suppose that ho was a person of considerable culture. To bear him speak you weuld # dim to be of the most comsequence in society. has no igea of religion and pohties. His main idea is to cata good dinner. His idea of pleasure is that it lives a moment and lasis forever. He does nothing that he fe not constrained to do. This person, as far as he can, reverses the order of things—puts the first last. In society he pastes ior nothing He may drop a vote inte the Ballot bex. What of it? He pats 20 manhood into his vote. He never sustainsacause, No State yy such State. F801 foie comes of reversing tending that power rule the power which is the top. at the other end of the line is the extreme Puritun, The } piant Bimself upon senso, but upon but the reality of thought must be put under sora comtrol. Appetite Impa must be denied. He wil! est mo more than is abso- lutely possible to support life, and nourishment out of that than will get ne more needs He will drink will BOt attend any was merely made for sustere and cruel. He wife amd thé servitude of bis children. bas place of entertainment—the theatre or co: the city his !aws would have firm, austere, apso- All turpitude ts brought before the law ed. His power was exclesive sualist calis him « tanatic, and the sensualist a fool The to be on the eutsi true is ft so that the natural spond with power? Women have no vote; but do not women influence votes?! No woman dreps & ballot, but dees no woman coatrol as ballest Napoleoa l, was so tnuch afraid of Mme, De Staai thas be Danished her trem France, She wasswomes. Napoleos sat on tho tbrone. Mme. De Stadi oecupied a seat in the parlor. He wielded asceptre. She wielied a pen. He made laws and naw that they were enforced. He would send out his word from one ead of Europe to the other. Bhe would gather ber circle of trie.ds around her and . Infese ber spirit in their spirits, Napoleon I,, the ac- Knowledged ruler of modern times, was compelled to diamiss that woman from bis court A man can go to the polls and drop a vote. She has not that priv- ilege, ag 1 wish she bad; but the privilege that she possesses 1s tho privilege of being herself, of exerting im society that peeuliar magnetism that controls the other sex. fhe teacher, the man of laws, has no more votes in affairs than his body servant; but his vote haga thousaad mes the power of his servant's, and he can pull a sebtle string that will make his body servant come im a certain direction, and throw his Vote im acertain way without his speaking a word. And bere comes the solemn iesson, the moral of all pee Bbljcecphisis —it ws this, that the order of natare req that euch cless should keep its place and do Justice to iteel!, The intelligent must try and become More intelligent; the wise wiser, the good Detter. There ts no other way; and here is the duty so solemnly incumbent upon all ot us—to throw all the io) we have in stromgthening the powers that are of divine order, We believe that the allare the powers of moral that without these powers life made to “ resolves io make society as good as we Ip proportion ag we ourselves discern the way for them the joy will bo ours. In pypportiea as these powers are made beautiful will society recover from its misery, its sorrow, its mistakes and sin and tend toward the glory of its righteousness. The price of the Hunatn to-day and henceforth will be three cents. PLYMOUTH CHURCH, MR, BEECHER ON THE NATUBE AND OPERATION OF FORGIVENESS, Searcely one of the pewholders was to be found at Plymouth church yesterday, they, in compliance with the request of Assistant Pastor Halliday, having re- mained away to makeroom for some of the thousands of strangers from all parts of the country who weekly clamor at its doors, There were to be seen, however, the familiar faces of a clags of persons who are dubbed “repeasers’’ by the ushers. They live in the city of Brooklyn, and sit, many of them, twice every Sunday under Mr. Beocher’s pulpit, yet never contribute any- thing to the support of the tnstitution. Tne crowd at the doors before nine o'clock yesterday morning was considerable, and by ten there were over 4,000 per- sons on the sidowalk, notwithstanding the drizzling rain whiek fell, Owtng to the whole seating capacity ot the church being given them fewer were turned away than ‘om any othor day since Mr. Beecher’s return from the mountains, Next Sunday will be the last on which the members of the charch wiil remain away voluntarily to accommodate the provineial brethren. The Sunday following that will be Communion Sabbath, iil claim their seats then and thereafter. The last opportumity for those wishwg to join the church on that occasion will be afforded by the Examining Committee at its meet- ing Friday evening next after the prayer meoting. Mn. BEKCHER’S SEMMON was preached trom the text, ‘And forgive us our debts a3 we forgive our debtors,’’ &c. He did not propose to discuss forgiveness in which men acted in reprosenta- tive capacitios, as magistrates or parents, when their conduct had to be ruied by the satoty and welfare of others, bat forgivencss of personal: offeneos only. In the first place, forgiveness was only one eapital devel- opment of tho law, “Th bait love the Lord Jesus Christ with all thy heart aad thy neighbor as thyself.”’ ‘That comes from a fixed state of mind, her than defined as the attitude of the ng, willing and emotional powers of a im such® way as to benefit and feeling Ip that stato of inind we recogn'se ous relations, but simply being, and we take the messure of thas from ‘he fountan from which eeds, cad we give 1 vuiumo of our being, no matter whether it overfills the capacity of others ‘Ihe awtuer does not love her babe aecording to its ioeasure uf secugnition; nor does the mockingbird or the nigbsingwe how many persons may be tts: spirit pours itseil out jor Une sake of and without measure, wihent any thou, or receptivity, and thut is 't: central attitude of every Christian soul. 1+ might ov askea whether that theory comports with the organization of nature and with the INDICATIONS OF THE DIVINE WILL in the structure of society; wbesber it was not incom- patible with destructiveness apd combativences. Mr. Beecher replied that maa, as aa soimal, is supplied with qualities vecemsary to Lim as an animal, and those mighty powers were indispeusavie just in the ratio as man 18 low or there is want ol order aad protection to men in the world, juve & man bo crushed if an insiant ho has mot instantaneous power by which produced befere the reason could set, And wher ~ociety protects a man by its institutions trem iveness pass into otber forms and men battle with their minds. Prejudice, Mr. Beecher said, was in its lower degree a virtue; but aman sbould never act upan impulse to! than was bocesmry to rectly 16 Jad, it. fa man," said he. “comes bi wn absence and finds that bis confidential clerk r 4 left bim baukrops, 1 wor feeling should bot higher feelings, for their satety ataatly; they were a know the whole of thi actiuns = are | cumstances. The tendency of human nature was not ‘spirit as was described, but i. Aside from all other to combat such a Christiga rather to respect and love reasons for a man's safety, Fou mis OW: be could not be torgivem anil he repented, the preacher the example of Christ upon the cross surrounded by the beg a and crying, ‘‘Father, forgive them |" People might say that while the doctrine was all ver; well in s sermon in practice it would be very dil- ferent. Mr. Beecher bad found that out himself. Pid net,” said “preach any better than I practise, ou would be a great dea! werse off than you are now. Is 16 my business to held up the Christ-like ideal to ‘ou, Bot to tell you bow far I have succeeded myaolt.”” jo were commanded to love our enemies—those who had settled down inte a permanent running account of evil against us; but at the same time we were to hate their wicked deeds. This was ible, for a wag separable is actions, They were not bis character, though they (urnished indications of it, lt seemed hard envugh to love our evemies; but that was only the begi for next we are commanded, ‘‘Bioss ‘mem that curse you.’’ ‘Tnere are hearts,” said Mr. Beecher, In this conmection, “that have poison bags— faags. They want to strike them into your very soul. They are not simply mies; a lion isan enemy, & dear is am ememy, bat they are vipers, tarantulas, scorpions, and THEY HATE YOU TO THK VERY ROOT. The command of Christ is right over against every malignity; defend yourself by building up a corro- sponding virtue and doing good to them.” There were other enemies, roen fly of the prairie, which who are described in tho text as “despitefully \d persecuting their breshren.”’ Une co th such people any more than wi e ind or witn @ frost, - 1s there nothing we cau are commanded, upon the fuiland free that He would sink & millstone cast do, “1 will treat forgiveness of God, who had all transgressions ‘out of sight 1 into the sea. God never said now if he goes along right; but if I catch him nything Vl Ax him.’? And yet meu when they to imitate Ged frequently say, “Yes, I'll for- give him; bat remember | can’t jorget it That was ind may Be | the in { to way they would lay up a poisoued arrow in thoir er to use again, and they simply meant to say that y would not use it just then. When God forgave He annihilated the offence, id all the univgrse might search for it and it could not be found; 16 is gone tor- ever and forever, and thats forgiving. The price of the Hunatp to-day and henceforth will , for his business is | be three cents, CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS. THE INEVITABLE AND THE BESPOMGIBLE—SER- MON BY REV. DR. DEEMS. ‘The Church ef the Strangers was crowded yesterday morning by an audience largely trom abroad to listen to a sermon by Rev. Dr. Deems. Prior to the sermon, ‘and also before the inere lengthy prayer, he asked the congregation of the Strangers to join him in praying for noted men of the land who had been laid low by sickmess, some of whom had passed away, and others who, it was believed, gave promise of continuance with us. In the sterling call which the Doctor made he was understoed to refer te Cotmmodora Vanderbilt as the one who gave promise of remaining with us for years, and to his ‘‘second father,’ as he called him, and a Christian captain, beth of wnom had led exemplary lives, Dut had _ passed, he believed, to their baven of final rest. There was Bo mistaking the offeet of the Doctor's preliminary ro- marks in the relation named. He wasen rapport with bis audience, and when he followed with a prayer tor the Sunday schools, editors of religious and secular Journals, the physical movements of his hearers gave evidence thatthey were in accord with him. The preliminary services closed, he announced as nis text the first and second verses of the seventeenth chapter of Luke—‘Then said be unto bis disciples, it is im. Ppoasible but that offences-will come; but woe anto him through whom they come 18 were better fer him ‘that a millstone were hanged about his neck and be cast into the sea than that he should offend one of these little ones” He calied attention, in commencing, to the fect that we often obtain a clearer view of s man even by the ebaracter of his jokes than by his sermons. He had often heard remarks {rom counsel during the trial of important cases in ceurt which derived all their emphatlc power from their hay - yg been based on some incidental remark of a witness, the incidental remark satisfying the jury, by aid of the counsel, that im it lay his impression of the case. And in the selection of bis text-be haabeen impressed with the idea that in the declerations of Christ which it contained there was a volame by which believers coala shape their lives. Fotlowing the declaration centaimed in the text there was the warning that they snould take heed w theinselves:— “It thy brother trespass against thee rebuke him, and it he repent forgive him. And it he trespass the seven bee a : id nice times 11 turn again to thee, ng i repeat, thou shalt forgiws And the Jontlen said to the Lord, ‘Imorease our faite,’ "” offences _reterred to he held were in the light of scandals, as the word was andersteod in the original language, and the meaning was that they were inevitable. In the original the meaning of the word “scandal” which we used wi And what did Christ mean en He said that % was pot ft that scandals should mot come? He meant that they were inevitable; as, Inevitabl day 5 ipevitavie should be than that they should not have anything in which they could trast? Was it not better that it was as itis, the inevitablef Bat it was so, and is ao, any rate, and they must take itas they found it, Ho then proceeded to the consideration of whetheror not ‘was nota general luw governing the case, and whether there was not @ positive conncction between cause and effect, deciding both the points raised in the affirmative. It was clear to him that there was nothing we could do that was physically wrong which was not followed by pain in some form; pala was therefore the inevitable result of even physical wrong- doing. Aud as to the inevitable result of wrongdoing, ‘there was no change because of the excuse that the perpetrator of the wrong was not aware that be was doing wrong. The result was the samo and inevitable. 1M THE EXPLOSION OF HELL GATE there was no difference in the effect because the ehild whose Huger tuuched the key that firedsne mine was not aware of the importance of the waiter Hoa o motion. The resuls was mevitable without wo whe or what produced the cause. Again, in their own congrogation they bad had an instance without regard so the knowledge of the one who was the cause of the death ofa human being, simply because another, not imtending even harm, tired a firecracker and caused the loss ofalife. Tne result was the same had the cause designed it or not. There was no difference in tho effect because the one who caused it did not intend to produce it. And in that cennection be would take Occasion to dencunce what he considered the infamous practice of exploding firecrackers in the streets. But there were other pains and sufferin; than those of the body—ibere were those of the mind, caused by mistakes which were not intended. Among those mistakes he placed tho habit which youths who are meinbers of debating societies had of Accepting the position to speak on the sido of a subject in which they did not believe. warned all ost such practice, There wes a moral infivenco in any ian, Witheut regard to what hesdid, which was of consequence tn its effect on was not at liberty to abuse w table injary follow. ORsON NOUSK led the life ofa divorce lawyer, an unchristian life. He married Irene, and doubtless expected to lead happy life; but tho inevitable result of his busines: course came to him, He, preacher, had never passed the office ot House without a shudder, for he did not be! of the divorces granted oug! ted. many more illustrations of his subject he dealt ter- vently with Christians as to their responsibilities as Christians, urging them not to be stumbling blocks in the paths of youths, and closed with au appeal to God all, asking bis hi table, but to make ‘The price of the Hunato to-day and henceforth will be three cents, ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER—SERMON BY REV, FATHER KANE, Though the woather was anything but agreoable yos- terday the Cathedral was thronged at the several masses. The Rev. Fathor Hogan officiated at the half- past ten o’clock service, and at the conclusion of the first gospel the Rev. Fatber Kane preached an elequent sermon, taking Lis toxt from the Gospel according to Su John, tv., 46-53:—‘So Jesus came into Cane of Galilee, where he made the water wine, And there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capernaum,”” | we. The reverond gontioman explained the miracle wrought by Christ upon the of the ruler, showing that this sickness of bis son was the occasion of his got to the Saviour, Throughout all the wise design of Providence was secn in the mani io all theso aggressions, then destructiveness and combat- | wi which He mized the sweets ef thie life with its bit- ter ¥ example of th ruler going to Christ to all Christ to make « like use of and it was such a lessou as should be constant lee, Aw Christ ted ot tho suppliant meationed in the fr proceed of prayer and the cond) se offered. Prayer and faith undor the most head God, mitting to all humiliation, and, following tn lea should not hesitate to lens which were the of am bumble epirit Christians should eudeavors for coming the most discouraging circumstances. The reverend lated upoa the effects of It re- len, 4 when the proper supplications the reward wou! wuld deter us from praying to the Almighty, and in the Gospel would our requests be granted. everend gentleman comciuded by exhorting the congregation to follow the example set forth la the text which he had read. The choral arrangements, under the direction ef Mr. Gustavus Schmitz, were, as usual, excellent. The price of the Henan to-day and henceforth wiil be three cents. 8ST. STEPHEN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE VALUE OF PRAYER—SERMON BY THE REV. YaTBER COLTON. St. Stepben’s Roman Catholic church was crewded yesterday with a large and fashionable congregation. ‘The sermon was delivered by the Rov. Father Colton, who took for his text that portion of the Scriptures which tells of the healing of the sick daughter of Jairus. The reverend gentilemgn said that this gospel we had an tilustration of the goodness, mercy ané om- nipotence of God. He had been man’s triend from the beginaing, and He would remain se to the end, ever exercising His boumty on his bebalf. The life of our Lord had been spent in goed deeds done for man; He had made the blind to sce, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk, and even the very dead to come to life again, Yet none of the blessings had been performed out at the instigatiomef Mary, as in tho case related in the gospel of the day. Mary, thei being so powerful a mediator, why should men net address themselves oftener than they do in prayer to God through her? It was either because they knew not the power of prayer, or, knowing 1%, meglected to ako use of it. It would be well, then, he thought, to give the subject of prayer some consideration, as he proposed to do im the sermon, Prayer was, he said, an WLEVATION OF THE SOUL TO Gop, whereby we were brought into communioe with our Creator, It was the language of the faithful to God. At was @certain sign of salvation, for be who was in the enjoyment of God’s friendship through prayer on earth would certainly enjoy His triendship 1: tocome, Pri obtained for the soui ail Decessury for its salvation, while it broug! body what gave it protection and strength. argument against its efficacy Pp often apparently “nanswered, for it should be remem- dered that God was all wise as well as ali good. Ho often deferred the giving of what was asked at the tume that He might give more abundantly afterward; if 1t waé not given at all it was because He knew that what we asked for was not for our good. Our prayers often lacked the necessary conditions, ‘‘Ask and ye sball receive.’ We often contented ourselves by ask- ing but onc \d, if mot answered at enee, coasing to ask again. We should keep on ssking. If any one had any doubts on this point all he had to do was to eonsujt the Scriptures. What do they say? “ and ye shall receive.’ And agaip, ‘Pray alwa: and ‘Pray without ceasing,” and ‘it behooves every man to pray alway.” These were ‘Gop’s OW WoRDS; but the example of God the Son when on earth illus- trated their iorce. Ho prayed often, though He needed motto pray. A AoE exercise of His will would have been enough for all His requirements, 1t wasevident, then, that He did not pray for bimaclf as much as for us ¢ He prayed that we might bave an example to fol- low. The apostles were strong advocates of praye! ‘their assemblies were opened and ciosed with pra 8t, Paul said to ‘pray in the namo of the Lord;’’ Si James to “pray fer one another, for the prayer of the just man prevaileth w: the Lord.” Tne Church, which Kaew our necessities so well, commended us to ray: im reality oldie, a was needed to make a prayer efficacious was a proper dispositien, faith and perseverance. Humility was also necessary; ior we were told by God that He ‘the proud. Faith was essential. 3t Ambrose “Without faith prayer is lost.” What were y for? First, tor what would conduce to eur spiritual rood; next, the necessities of lite—tor kn 4 Sicelages jong as it was Dot inconsistent wit! wellare, Prayers tor useless things For whom should we pray? For w the firat plage. To obtain our own sal- wation was a duty we owed to ourselves before work- tug for what of others This done we could by word and example endeavor to save the souls of our friends and of those who needed to be heiped. The reverend gentioman c'osed with am earnest exhortation to his hearers to take advantage of the ‘tanity God afforded to us all, through prayer, to 10 the precious biessings whieh our souls stood in need of As God had given the assurance that whoever asked him ina true spirit for anything that was needful to him He would grant it, the man indeed would bea foolish man who would refuse to ask that his neeas might be supplied. The proce of the Hxmatp to-day and henceforth will be three conts. MADISON AYENUE CHURCH. ‘THE CHIEFY OF CHRISTIANITY—SERMON BY THE REV. DR. GOODSPRED, OF CHICAGO. ‘The Rev. Dr. E. ¥. Goodspeed, of Chicago, preached yesterday morning to a very slim audience in the Re formed eburch, Madison avenue, corner of Fifty- seventh street, taxing for his text, the well-known words of St Paul’sepistie to the Ephesians:—“Yor ‘We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powors, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places, Above ail, take the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the flery darts of tho wicked.” The sermom was an eiequent eulogy on the wonder- fai works of 5t. Paul, whom the preacher looked upon, next altor Christ, as the chief of Christianity. Next temporal ath Tt in power and glory to Christ, the corner stone, placed ‘our beloved brother Paul,’’ who, wherever ho Journeyod, was met by demonstrations of affection and love, The grost apostic’s nature was rich, fresh, genial, and warm with the spirit of Christ Theinten- aity of his soul set the minds of those who heard him on fire, and the energy of, his pleading placed him at the head ofall rabbies in his ownage, Jesus tamed his re- bollious heart when on bis way to prosecute the chosen ot the Lord. In the full blaze of leve which the new convert felt for the Messiah he conceived himsolt to be capable of compelling thousands to accept Christ. Religion in his soul never became an old story, ior 1t was ever watered by the soothing spirit of Christ and bathed in the pure stream of God’s own love, so that it developed into rich fruit, which has fe ye and prospered exccedingly. While in prison il wrote the good words, “I MAVM POUGHT TICE GOOD ¥iGuT,”” &c, and his enthusiastic nature bore bim out tri- umphaatly to the end. He was burning with er. ness to bear the news of its redemption to a lost world. The Gospel wis to be delended in the leading circles of society, and who was fitter than he to ver- form this great duty? His superior mind, learning, dignity, scquaimtance with many tongaes, bis grace and persuesivegess, eubled him to preach the Word of God ia the paiase of Herod. His heart was pure, great and good as the hearts of Washington, Jefferson or Adums. When pressed by the disciples of the im- mortal Secrates, Piato and other Grecian philoso- poers to make on Mars’ Hill «at Athens a full statement of his faith, be was not by thase strange sights which met his oyes the ice betore ir renowned by a piant intellect, and, Jike the first Ni underetwod all nien and all thi Lik distinguished by the startlingly yeouine principies of that Christianity which ne preached. He grasped the inspired pon with @ master’s band, and now, after vears, thoso unapproachabio let- is yield new beauties an surpassing themeoives all ture of any or time, Wherever no weut the power of bis eloquence moved idolutors to acknowledge tho truth of his teachings. His Roman citizenship saved the profound sacred writer and pillar Chareh from the fate of Stephen, and raised wg wonders at the devotion of Paul, ti cham| among the Gentiles. All proachers havo rendered bim their homage. The other evening riend and brother was on his death bed. A teartul watchor said to him, “My friend and wrother, you are phat, #7 “Yes,” weagly responded firat great Chris- suffering one. the weary atten wheal go to hi afer secing God, is to put my arms lovingly round the neck of St. Paui.’’ ere, in that oteraal kingdom which God has in store for the faithful, Christ, the eternal King, will be the efulgeat central ire forever. The price of the Hunarn to-day and henceforth will be three cents, AMERICAN FREE CHURCH. “THE THRER TAVRENS'"—-SERMON BY REY. CHARLES M’CARTHY. ‘The sermon at tho American Free Church yesterday | morning was delivered by Rev. Charles MoCarthy. Hie text was taken from the Acts of the Aposties, xxviil,, 15:—'*And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Apii Foram and the Three Taverns; whom, when Paul saw, he thanked God and toox courage."’ Aftor giving an interesting geographical and histori- cal description of the principal places mentioned im the | last chapter of the Acts, the reverond gentieman drew Attention to the remarkable incidents that bap- Pened to Paul aiter the shipwreek. At one moment looked upon as a murderer and = man totally abandoned by the gods, he ‘Was a short time after almost worshipped as a divinity. ‘Thus, after many other advontures, his captors fnally succeeded in bringing him, loaded with cbains, as far as “Tho Three Taveras,” a sort of hotel, about sixty miles from Rome. The Christians in Rome had beard, however, of his approach, and they turned out em masse to meet him at the place mentioned in the, text. This wasafine example of Christian sympathy. It must have been # remarkablo scene to see all Chris- tians, men and women, young and old, and many of them afflicted with disease, cor ch a long distance to greet the apostie of the Gentiles and kiss bis manacled Thw was a proof of the goodness amd soundness of their hearts, the more so as it was an eontircly unselfish act; for what earthly motive couid have pi these people to underge the at that time great fatigue of a journey to see and salute poor prisocer? It must not be however, that this wi a The text also unfoldsa noble example of Christian gratitude; mot tho gratitude which stops with man, but which transcends the earthly apd goes right 0 the throne of God. True fulness not only kens zoal and courage, but also gives rise toa beavealy feeling of consolation, as Paul’s case clearly testifies. Atrue Christian heroism may also be dis- covered in the example of Paul. The Christian alone can have the trae courage to bear the privations of life, mot to retaliate when he has in jact to suffer all that an the phrase ‘‘to bear the cross.” Pprivation and reverses of fortuse does pot forget his confidence in God; the poor scamstress who, while consumption is creeping upon her and famine stares ner in the face should she relinquish ber work, still labors on and trusts im the benevolence of are true Christian Ree Such bre igeyd Rot to be found in palaces, nor is 1t appreciated by dazzled by the more pompous triumphs of or the statesman. In the eyes of God, however, this lowly fortitude oatweighs its more dazzling rival a hundred fold. 1a concluding Mr. McCarthy alluded to b's own cir- cumstances, The congregation, he said, was small, young and poor; but be exhorted them to follow the example of the Christians and never despair, but to work on and diffuse the Word of God among all ina true Christan spirit. The price of the Huratn to-day and henceforth will be three cents, TEXAS JOE. 4 QESPERADO IN KANSAS—CHASED PROM THE BLACK BILLS—I8 ROBBED. AND THEN HR DIS- APPEARS. {From the Kansas City Times, Oct. 18.) Last Sunday morning two well dressed mon arrived in this city and registered at Ebersold’s, on the corner of Fourth and Main streets Atter refreshing them- selves and casting off the dust of travel they sought the police headquarters and made known thoir busi- ness. They had a rather queer story to tell, but one which the police authornties have no reason to doubs. ‘The cldest, a mam giving his name as Sass er Seis, stated that he was from Deadwood City, im the Black Hills, and that he had been robbed of $500 or $600 im that city by a © named Texas Joo, alias Mexican Joe. Ho stated further that he had fol- lowed Joe from the Black Hills to* Kansas City, and expected to find him bere and recover bis lost money. ‘The details of the robbery, as represented by tho man claiming to re been robbed, are but meagre Saas, or Sets, says he was on a “‘little tear’’ or ‘jamboree,’’ whem Mexican Joe suddenly became very affectionate and sociable, They were drinking to- gether in true Deadwood style, when Joe, in eneof his repeated embraces, succeeded in relreving him of $500 or $600 in money. When he sobered up Joe was gone bis way toward Cheyenne, After a HE STARTED IN PURSUIT and kept it up as fast as borsefiesh could carry him. alf-breed, cunnii ee used to all the arts ements before his pursuers. But the parsult was keps up. bteveiry that Bis man was not before him Sass re- ‘traced bis steps and watched jor bis game. Bat Joe managed to elude 01 train, between Leavenworth and Kansas City, in with @ slick talkiog-yousg man named Detter knowa as the part proprietor of the 1i calied *‘The Short, saloon Office,” on Mula street, jest south of Bullene, Moore & Emery’s,.. They.go}_ ta. dmnk: gether pretty freely and Mexican ir PULLED OUT 4 SCALP to show as a trophy of his valor in one of his trips in the Black Hilla, In making thie dispiay Joe lost the money be is accused of taking irom Sass. Sandy Short is sus 4 of coming into possession of this money deen arrested andisnow in jail To make the matter more interesting Chief of Police Hook, of Leavenworth, and Oilieer Goddard, of the same city, came down to assist in working up the case and the capture of Joe. The hatt-breed was last seen on Saturday bight in the Walnut Street Theatre, since which time he has disappeared. parsuers left on the Fort Scots train on Sunday evening for Texas or the Indian Territory, whore Joe is supposed to have gone. Sandy Short js still in jail at shis point, * ‘A MLOODY INCIDENT in the life of Mexican Joe we ee in the Times a month or twe ago, entitled, “The Indian Headsman.” ‘Tre horo of this incident is this same Texas Joe, or Mexican Joe, He was carrying the mail asa pony ex- gs from Custer to Deadwood when ho was attacked yy Indians, He managed to get away from the redskins, and in hts retreat succeeded in Kiiling Medicine & prominent Sioux chiel, whose head ho carriod with bim ip bis mat! sack to Deadwood, Joe came to the States to enjoy the roward given him for his exploit, but returned to Deadwood only to got into this last scrape. He is a brave and desperate man. His bitterest mortal peed 18 the notorious **Peraim- mon Bill,’ the scourge of the Black Hilltrail Billand Jue have been at war for some time, and when they moot there will be one, if not two, bad men snatfed out as quick as ‘a pistol can crack. The police of this city have boem at work on this caso several days and have kept it a profound secret trom the reporters. But if they had veen fully conversant with the character of Mexican Joe they would have saved themselves trouble and labor aftor he discovered he was pursued, He will be found i the Indian Territory. The price of the Hunai to-day and henceforth voill be three cents. ing te- THE NORTHFIELD BANK ROBBERS, WHY THES JAMES BOYS WENT TO MINNESOTA— RUIN OF AN HONEST YOUNG MAN. {From tho Boonville (Mo.) Advertiser, Oct. 17.] It has always been a mystery to the public why the James and Younger boys skipped off to Minnesota to rob a smail bank in that distant State. The following, received from a resident of Liberty, Clay county, by an Advertiser reporter, will throw some light on tho subject:—At the time of the detectives’ raid on tho home of the James boys, near Kearney, when a hand grenade was thrown into the house and a little boy killed, Mrs. Samuel’s arm blown off, and others in- jured, there was living in Liberty an attorney named Hardwick, who acted as counsel for the persons who performed that cowardly act. He ccclares that he supposed a logal, peaceable arrest to bo made, and that if he had known the course to be pur. sued he would have had nothing to do with it After tho tragedy and the failure to arrest the boys, Jesso Jamos learned of Hardwick's connection with the affair, He at once set about to avenge his brother’s death and the injuries to his aged motber. Hardwick removed from hi« farm to town, and always carried arms, expecting to be sbot down at apy moment. Dozens of iettors were sent him by Jesse, threatening his lite, netitying bim to At last the lawyer decided to go, Paul, Minn. The recent facts snow that Jesse James and his band followed Hardwick to with the purpose of taking aid op tho Northfieid In aa interview yesterday with a gentleman who formerly resided in Leo's Summit, Jackson county, a prescntative of the Advertiser obtaiped some inter- esting information of Coie Younger. It was alter the war had closed, in 1868, when Vole had returned to Loo’s Sumit, and way working on his mother's farm, doading a quici 'd peaceable life, that this gentioman whim, Cole was thea highly respected by all, und n highly osteemed, A liberal, tree-hoarted fellow, upright in business matters and prompt to do a kind deed jor a friend, no one had better prospects for life unger. Jol rett and one Al Shep- i there. They were known as desperate mon, aud were so regarded by all. About this t the daring robbery the Russeliville Bank, in Ken- tuck rets and Cole Younger were absent, but no on cloned Cole il, Judge thoir surprise when their iver was red to find correct descriptions of = of their fellow townsmen—OCole, Jarrett and epard. It was some time before Cole returned, and, on being questioned concerning the matier, he ‘admitted that he was guilty. From that time up to the Minnesota rov- bery he has foliowed bis daring calling with success. Jarrett, undoubtedly the worst man in the whole band, was the cause of Cole participating in the rob- ‘Such was the openly expressed opinion of Mr. sus very. Hai, Cole's brother-in-law, That robbery was planned by a mav named Shepard, who lived at Kussetiville, is wile, a beautiiul Woman, came on to Leo’s Sum- mit and laid ber husband's plans before Jarrett, who readily acquiesced, and influenced Vole to go with him, Thus did the leader of the Western bandits commence bis erimes, The price of the Hxnatn to-day and henceforth will be three cents, PHILADELPHIA’S SCANDAL. * CHARGES AGAINST THE REVEREND BOTT—RE- CRIMINATIONS BY THE CLERGYMAN—DaM- AGING TESTIMONY INTRODUCED’ IX THE PRE- LIMINALY EXAMINATION—‘‘ CALL US HORACE AND IDs.” ‘ Parcapermia, Oct, 21, 1876. troubles ef Mr, Bott, the Kendéington Baptist minister, who has been charged with “indiscretions,” are just beginning to reach the iawcoarts, The rev- erend gentleman appeared yosterday before Alderman Eggleton, followed by a large crowd, whose expres- sions and behavior plainly indicated that their sympa- thies were not with Mr. Bott. Tho pastor opened the war on bis accusers by making the following state- ment, duiy sighed and sworn to. The house referred to therein 1s No, 2,013 Pemberton street, which is nob the residence of Mr. Bott:— BOTT’S ACCUSATION, it October 19, 1876, about nine o'clock, I atte the house, aiy mother secompenying ie to the door, when, looking toward the corner of Twentiot! street. sew John Schults, the defendant, with others feared to gu out, knowing oat of the house and hed TAME Deny what fhe ould, T sald, “What house; d called, Mother, know of to arrest these people tor assaulting « man for com. hen jerked sway from bim aherwerd my mether ‘an officer around the Dighway. P Mr, Schultz, who is charged with the assault, is one of the most prominent accusers of the pastor in the denunciation that has been made against him by mem- bers of his congregation. In reply to Mr. Bott-s aff. davit, he emphatically denied the charge, and asked the single question :— “Can you look me in the {ce and say that what you have sworn to is true?” to which Mr. Bott te Plied:— “I have Already sworn.’” ‘There was much confusion in tho Alderman’s office, and Mr. Bott complained, as he was leaving th that be had been insulted by some of the crowd Mr, Schultz was beld in $600 bail, which was promptly fernished. He then visited the office of Aldermas Becker, whero he made the foliowing affidavit, giving his statement of counter with Mr. Bott AXOTHER SIDE OF tig mn ee Philadeiphia:—Persocally appeared before me, subritiver. an alderman in and for the said. city, Shaits, whig, being duly sworn according to iaw. doth depose and sey :—From noation I bad received trom different jos that the Rev. Thomas B. Bot frequented the jouse Ne. 2,013 Pemberton street, to visit a lady placed there by him, Louisa Younger, Brother Edwards “ithe hourat between ten cil tI ween, ‘and found she Rev. Thowas B. Bott coming out of sald house ; 1 was right opposite the house where he came out of, and before be came out [ saw several persous coming ous of the house No. 2.018 Pemborton street, and they wore look- WE ce'Gercons did not know? they. went as far etbe eur: not know ; as far an _ see tul warned around end wont inte the. said Witte the, doct, and I sew some’ person lock seeto pale eupendy wan ueemel allete beets f ‘anybody was about = ~ ee eee irae the av, Themis B. Bott com. \t of the same wi hoot in order to disguise bimiel! if ‘up toward Twe: be wala’ him crossed the street pene 4 the shoul x uted him and seid, “How a fr} ir. ba yi ha 1 dem: ean you?” ‘Deny whal on “Why, coming ae, Ur vhae house; be replied, “Do you koow what kind of 7” I told him I'did not know anything abeus i ai house ‘hea ie 1 tettna foots a ise te mu re] wor heal In pera ‘st the door of the house be to the said house I started toward Twen- JOHN H..SCHULTE. ‘of October, wires ene ece tt treet wont nd subscribed before me this 20th day 1a Witkuar h beexka, Alderman. Mr. Clarence M. Edwards made an affidavit confirm. ing the statement that the lady referred to stopped at thas house, MORE CHARGES FROM BOTT. Mr. Bott makes a statement in which he claims that the persoms who ure’ accusing bim have been disturb- tng the charch ip aoe nchristian and semetimes riotous conduct. says that im September, 1876, at the business meeting, when these mou were brought before the church ior diseipline and asked by the Mod- erator if sorry for their uachristian conduct, for which the board of deacons had recommended their names tor the charch’s discipline, they declared before tho church they were not Thomas M. Thompson, one of the said party, when called to order ty Deacon T. B. Erwin, struck the aged deacon in the 4; andom the same occasion John Snultz, wheo asked by the Moderator what he bad to say, or if sorry for his con- duet, said to the Moderator, the Rev. Thomas B. Bott, “PH pat a head om you.”” Mr. Bott denies that he told the woman ia charge of the Fish houso that"his name was Horace Kaston, but admits that he made frequent visits there with a indy, and that when he was asked ‘What shall we eall you’: he replied, “Call me Horace.” ‘MR. BOTT OK TRIAL, At a meeting of some of the members of Mr. Bott's eburch the other evening a tribunal was organized, with Aldermaa Bocker presiding, with power to swear witnesses and take testimony. . Mra, Martha German testified under oath that she re- bis namo was Bott ad wold’ her mother, Mrs. Ai Bo: oe us era ler Ida; sabeoncestiy. witness ae their full names, and the young lady re spate ;” Mr. Bott also said, “Gall us that; he visit- ed the Fish house about three times a week; witness ‘was first told that his uame was Bott, and that ho wat inister in the Baptist church by a neighbor; wis subsequently visited the ohufch, and idensitied Mr. Bost and Miss Lilian Younger “Horace and Ida;* Bott asked her not to make known what she had dis Tam employed of wi Mra, Ger. man, my sister.in- the fish groun ‘hich is im cnurge: Mr. Bott called at the ds while I was ia wor! thom, bat I did Eixhnow tam thon by thet name: T'vee inrednpeate hie by mm her-in-lew, and think that it wesas Mr. Kaston, Dur ain pontive it Mr. Bott; he visited 48 not the rounds about three times » Week, and ‘always in com, oith « young ledy who wee represen reid as ted to be Ida Keston they visited the grounds frequeutly during the moaths August and Seotember: [ always eulled him “Winky,” supposed the rn” and Le man wife; leew Mi bor begyies| lady get out of a bost on one oes: ‘out rowing on the Schuylkill together, tbe Baini Lilian Phare mtting in the car, and called the of the triend that accompanied ‘the _ I en at Spruco street, same direction occupied in. st lowing Sanday hyuse, and threate: there aguin I would put him out; he on three ovcasivus after that whil home; Ld Bott called upon jas called at the house IT was absent from husbaa. ) imilar trouble sbout but that ate had brogen teof! and thet there was netalag in i ood she ayaa band was out on tie sam “iva Aun it Lounger, the mother ot Mies Lillan Younger re er, the et iy Tie alto examined, ‘aud corroborated the above sestlmoay This was all tho testimony offered under oath, each ‘witness being compelied by the magistrate to subscribe hid or her name to his or hereviaence, When this had been dono, and Alderman Becker, accompanied by hié scribo, baa departed with the wi & mocting ‘was orgaDized as continuation of that held on last Friday night. The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents, BURIAL ‘OF A “BOY IN BLUE,” The funeral of Captain Barant Fraser, the “Boy ia Blue’? who {ell from his horse at the republican parad¢ in Jersey City last Monday and received injaries which resulted in his death, took place in Hoboken yestorday. As decoayed was a distinguished vetoran the fiags of the public buildings were lowered to half mast, Th funeral services were performed by the Rev. Mr. Hud son, of Trinity church. The casket was literally hid den with flowers. Among those prosent were Mr. Rus soll, Mayor ot Hoboken; Chief of Police Denovary Postmaster Farmor, General Patrick Jones, Colonel Charies Courtois, M. D, Peloubet, Captain T, H Lee, Lieutenants To! Bergen and ‘Weenerly Jaok- son, Dr, Donald MeNetianaJ, R. Holloway. Among the various delegations nt were the Veteran Corps of Hoboken, under Major Woener; a delegation of tne Ninth regiment, under Major Hart; Jorsey City Veto 1 [CONTINUED ON NANTH PAGES »s ‘ +