The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1877, Page 15

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. | Ministerial Movements— Chat by the Way. PROGRAMME. OF SERVICES” TO-DAY. Synagogue Worship—Funera! Fees and Excessive Display. A general missionary meeting will be beld this eve- Bing in the Church of the Holy Trinity, as which the Bishops of China and Nebraska and Dre, Hail, of Brooklyn, Twing and Tyng, Jr., will deliver addresses, In All Sainte! Protestant Episcopal Cburch the Rev, W. B, Dunneil will minister to-day as usual, At Washington Square Motbodist Episcopal Church the Rev. J. M, King, D. D., this evening will discuss “Seepticiam ana Soul Saving.” Preaching in the Worning also. At Lyric Hall this evening “The Converted Nun” will speak on “The School Question and Catholic Power ia America,” Dr. J. B, Simmons wil! preach as the usual hours be-day in Trinity Baptists Church. The American Free Church will be instructed to-day by the Rev. ©. P. McCarthy, who wil) speak tn the morning on ‘Teaching, Religion’s Main Instrament,” and in the evening ‘Loonooclastic Palpite.”” In Thirty-tourth Street Retormed Cnureh the Rev. Carlos Martyn will deliver the first of a series of dis- courses this evoning on “Scenes in tho Life of Curis,” Preaching in the morning aise, The American Temperance Union tm Cooper Insti. tute this afternoon will be addressed by 0. C. Leigh and Lather 8, Kauffman. “What Could the Lord Have Done More to His Vine- yard?” will be answered this morning im Spring Street Presbyterian Charch by Rev. 4. H. Moment. In the evening ‘The Phariseo” will be analyzed. Mrs. Brigham will address the Spiritualists this morning and evening in their hall at No, 65 West Thirty-third street, At Chicxering Hall this atternoon the Rey, Samuel Colcord will preach as usudl, Religious sorvioes will be held this afternoon at No, 110 West Forty-second street, The Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage will preach In the Tab- ernacie, Brooklyn, this. morning and evening and will lecture there on Friday evening. In the Bleecker Street Untversalist Ohurch the Rev, ©. C, Sweetser will preach this morning and evening Celebration of Ail Saints’ Day and memorial service in the morning. Bisbop Bedell, of Ohto, will preach tn the Church of the Ascension (of which he was formerly rector) this moruing. Lu the Centennial Baptist Church, Brooklyn, Dr. J, D. Fulton this morning will discuss “A Church for the People: This Depends Upon How Sustained,” and in the evening he will speak on ‘The Death of Senator Mor- ton, the Nation’s Loss.” In the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian) the Rov. Marvin R. Vincent, D. D., will preach this mora ing and afternoon, Services will be hela as usual to-day in Christ Charch (Protestant Episcopal). . “Hidden Springs of Human Action” will be opened ‘this morning tn the Church of Our Saviour by the Rev. J. M. Paliman, In the evening “A Matter of Doctrine’ will be presented. In the Church of the Heavenly Rest the Bishop of New Hampshire will preach this afternoon; the rector in the morning, Dr. Deems will minister in the Strangers’ Church this morning and evening, as usual, In the Church of the Disciples of Christ the Rev. D. & Van Buskirk will preach at the usual bours to-day, “Invisible Things” will be revealed to the Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church this morning by the Rev. W. F. Hatfeld, and in the evening ‘‘Young Men’s Dangers ot the Present Day’? will be pointed out, “Soul Resv’? and “The Red Light” will occupy tne attention of Rev. John Johus and the Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church to-day, At the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church the Rov. Dr, Armitage will apeak this morning on ‘Jesus Desiring This Passover,” and im the ovening on “T he Bowed Head.’” “A Living Christ’? will be held up by the Rev. N. L, Rowell this morning to the Free Baptist Church. In the evening he will emphasizo the fact that “The Night Cometh,”” Dr. Thomas D, Anderson will preach this evening in the First Reformed Episcopal Churen, The Rov, W. T. Sabino preaches in the morning. In Grace Chapel Rev. W. T. Egbert will minister to- day, as usual, In the Grand Union Hall, Seventh avenue, near Thirty-fourth street, the Rev. W. Humpstono will preach this morning and evening. A temperance meeting will be held there in the afternoon, The Rev, J. 8, Ramsay will preach at the usual hours to-day in Harlom Presbyterian Churoh. Christ's words to Mary aiter His resurrection, “Touch Me Not,” will be considered this morning by the Rev. William Lloyd, and‘in the evening “The Rule of the Bramble Bush’? will be examined. Professor Norman B, Fox will preach this morning and evening in tho Berean Baptist Charch. Dr. H. W. Knapp will preach at the usual hours to-day in Laight Strect Baptist Charch, Noonday prayer moeotings will be resumed on Monday (to- morrow). Rev, W. H. Marsh, of Salom, Moss,, will preach for the Pilgrim Baptist Church to-day. Rev. William B. Affleck, of England, will preach in Kast Twonty-seventh Street Methodist Eptscopal Church this morning aad ovening. In St. James’ Protestant Episcopal Church the Rev. C. B. Smith will preach this morning and evening. Sermon and boly communion this morning in St. Thomas’ Protestant EpiscopatChurch. Service and sermon in the afternoon also, Tho Rev. J. G, Armstrong, of Wheeling, W. Va, will preach in St Ignatius’ Protestant Eptscopal Church this morning, and Bishop Kiss, of California, in the evening. The Socioty for Ethical Culture will be entertained by Professor ¥, Adler this morning on “The Word of Liberalism. In 8t, James’ Mothodist Episcopal Church, Harlem, this morning a sermon and administration of the sacra- monts, by tho Rev. W. R. Davis In the ovening “Practical Lessons trom Fallen Angela” will be pro. sented. “Strict Communion” will be discussed in Stanton Street Baptist Church this morning, by Rev. & J. Knapp, and intho eveniug ‘A Call to Laborers” will be given. Dr. E. P. Rogera will preach this morning and after. noon in the South Reformed Chureb, In the Sixth Avenue Retormed Church the Rev. W. B. Morritt will proach this morning and evening. “fhe Duty of Following Christ’? will be presented by Rev. Robert B. Hall to the Tabernacle Baptist Charch this morning, and “Christ ta Gothsemane” in the ing. The Free Protestant Episcopal Church of tho Recon- ciliation will be reopened this evoning, when the Rev, Arthor Brooks, of the Gharch of the incarnation, will preach. Willett Street Methodist Episcopal Church will be reopened to-day. Dr. C. H, Fowl! 111 preach im the morning, Dr. Sims, of Brooklyn, tn the afternoon, and Rev. J. 8. Inskip, of Philadelphia, in tho evening. IPthe Madison Avenue Church of the Discipies the Rov. George H. Hepworth will preach this morning on “Tho Torco Ideals,’ and this ovening on jot by Bread Alone.”’ To-morrow eveniug Mr. Hepworth wiil givo the second of his series of storeopticon lectures on bis recent ‘Travels in Europe,” At the Greek Chapel there will bo divine services this morning at the usual hour, CHAT BY ‘THE WAY, It is @groat deal better to carry your religion in your heart than In your prayer book. One way to keop your husband me te to make j =e 10 Jump at your conclusions or to skip the mato point tn ap argument. | Tramps are a olass 0: peeps tg to carn their hving by the swoat of other peopie’s | brows. Courting is said to be one of the greatest delights of are perfectly will. Vite, bat there is one kind in which « !arge umber lake bo pleasure—vis., courting ax investigation, tts said thes there are some people tm the world who cannot possibly make fools of themsetves, because the work was done for them in the beginning. 10 ts easier for a man to jump through tne crack of a whip than to do s deliberate wrong and not get found ou A sorrowing husband says that there m a very marked difference betwoos heavenly and human an- gels The tormer have only wings, while many of the Jatier bave both wings and claws, You would never regara « penitentiary as a theologt- cal school, and yet the doctrine of free will 1s conclu. sively settied for every man who enters. The old Hebrew sects Lave reappeared in modern se- oey— But, Mary, you are very Pharise: While 1 am Very Sadduces, és The Episcopalians have touched very tenderly the matter of popular amusements, Dr. Addison seems willing to admit that square dances are botb healthy and innocent, but complains that they can’t be kept square, but bave such a tendency to round themselves off that before the dancers Know is they are whirling about the reom im that mutual embrace which the walizaliowa, As for the theatre, the Rey, Mz. Newton declared that there 3s ® certain dramatic interest in human nature which has a right to claim gratification, and seemed to imply that if the Church would boldiy take hold of the theatre and squeeze ous its immoral elements 1b might be made a means of instruction as wollasamesement, All this has the smack: of com- mon sense. The Church, as @ body, stands aloof [rom the theatre, and yet a large proportion of ite members G0 there every evening, and honestly (eel that no harm tadone thereby. Thero wa feeling in the community thas in such dull, hard, grinding times as these u does & man good to enjoy’a hearty jaugh ata farce. Leas hope it 1s not very wrong, for tt is certainty a groat re- tresbment after the teasing and fretting cares of an anxious day's-work. We nave never belore known that the stoloa! rod man had in him aveino! humor, He seems, how- ever, to enjoys bit of sarcasm with the appetite of Dougies Jecrol, and to be able to manufacture it now and then. One of these painted heroes recentiy paid @ Visit te @ penitentiary, and among otner things gaid to the keeper:—*You have people in here for all sorts of crimes?’’ The answer was, of course, in the efirmative, ‘*Woll, then,” continued the untutored savage, “wont you show me the cells of those men ‘who rob and swindle the Indtaus?” When told that the long row of cells which nad been set apart for that Purpose were at present empty the red man gave a grunt which was more cloquent and sarcastic than a two-hour speech would have been, As a criticism on our Indian policy it was brief and conclusive. The Rev. Mr. See has been convicted of two here- stes, ln the frst place be allowed a womaa to oooupy his pulpit, which the Presbyvery regards as a very maughty and unecriptural thing todo. It did not ob Ject to the woman because she could not preach, bat because she was a woman, If the Presbytery would gO atill torther and abolish all women, without regard bo sex, it would bit the right nail onthe head, In the second place, the reverend gentleman was advised neither to preach nor profess what is called ‘the per- fect life.” 1 would be a delight, certainly, to find a Perfect man, but in such times as these we must be contented, and many of us would be more than con- tented, to find one who had the ordinary virtue of honesty and promptly paid his debts. Diogenes had a bard time of ‘it and a long hunt when he sought for an honess man, but nowadays we fear that the seek. ing Kerosene would give out before his object was ao- comphshed, If the pulpt}would cease to try to make men pertect, and be satisfied with making them hon- erable enough not to run off with other peopl money, a startling and wholesome change would be effected in the community. What we noed most is not the frothy nonsense of siniessness, but a good ose of ordinary moral principle, This matter of false hair once on a time became = & serious ecclesiastical problom, Clomont of Alex. andria raised the vexed question, which might hot be wholly inapplicable in these days. When the prices puts bis band in biessing on your head who receives the blessing, you, or the persou who owned tbe hair which you are wearing? Better to be baldheaded than to be cheated out of your benediction in what way. Who knows bow many biessings which you bad hoped to appropriate, but which you have somehow mussed, may have lodged in your wig or chiguon, and are waiting for some one toclaimthem? The severe logic of the Fathers brought about another catas- trophe, Thoy asserted that the custom of dyeing the air tqnot only an infidel practice, but in direct con- travention of Scripture, which distinctly declares that @ man cannot make one hair white or black. It was also arsorted that wearing wigs by men and top knots by women was as good as giving the lie to that passago which tells us that no man can add anything to big stature. Some partsof Mr. Frothingham’s theology, or rell- gion, or science, or whatever it may be called, sounds ike a base note in the overture of despair. When a great sufferer wrote to him from the midst of his suf- ferings, “Can you tell me that I shall see my lost friend again? the old religion tells me this—can you?” he answors with a cold complacency that might bave Deen blown trom the caverns of an iceberg, ‘No; ono Of these days this, perbaps, can be done, or something better than this; but at present, no. We have no gone a8 jar as this yet.” But not. to go so far as this is not to goatall, That is the very first question to which bleeding hearts demand an answer, Until Mr. Frothingham has got somewhat further on tn his phi- losophy be must have very little that is worth talking about, Call 1t superstition or what you will, we projer the old tasbioned religion which binds up a wound te the new fashioned ono which tears It open, Itisall a mattor of temperament, Alter a wild burst Of passionate tears some people clear up with a cloar sky and plenty of sunshine, and the dewdrops on the grass make you almost glaa thatit rained awhile ago, Then there aro others who mako a business ofa storm, They begin with a mist, which increases to an uncomfortable arizzie which lasts nearly all day, and then they clear up with a cold norther of cutting sar- casm. It iso much better, if you must havo bad woather at all, to have a real good thuncer storm which threatens to put an end to all things created and after that a brilliant sunset than to have the samo amount of water in the shape of a sputtering rain that lnets all day. Our most pearty sympathy bas at lass been excitod in behalf of Mr. Henry Bergh. His long life has beon consecrated to the amelioration of the condition of the auimal and vegetable world, Such has beon the sin- gular fxodness of bis purpose that he has oftentimes passed by a forlorn and homeless baby and wept tears of balm over the galled shoulder of a sick muito, When tho commanuity asked if Mr, Bi was nota hittle fanatical in this respect, every horse in the country loudly cried, Noigh! But now the catastrophe bascome, The very mulo that ho bas watched over with sicopiess cyos night afer night, tho moment it arrived ata stato of hopelul convalescence has doliberately turnod round and kicked its benefactor, Such in- gratitude i# incredivlo and astounding It is now doflaitely settiod that a mule is no better than a man, which must so upset the thoorics of the tonder bearted philanthropist that he will mourn fora many a jong day, Such malicious conduct it is very bard to for. give. Many &@ man who goes scouring around the neigh- Dorhood to find the oi Ot his trouble, and who complains of all hw friends for having ontered into a conspiracy to make him miserable, can most easily, find tho root of the diMoulty by @ little sell examina. tion, =To the man who has taken too much liquor the law of gravitation seema to. heave lost its hold on things, aud even the stable sidowalk is as billowy as the soa, while trees and lampposts aro constantly getting iu his way. To the man ot sour temper every- body looks and acts as though he had taken an over- dose of lemon Juice. Wo beard of a poor unfortunate who went about all day with the fecling that some one bad set up a sawmill close to bis house, which buzzed with such persistency that he contemplated siicide, Dus Who at iast discovered that it was only a kTassbopper which had tuken up its residence on his eur, aod mado its peculiar music Tn Ita peculiar way The moral of all this 1s that Hf you will put your band Se UN gar TUPI teen ar ete eran nie a eee LR eS Ss eh SARE EEE SENS kB SS Se cae cel See ot eM te es Sa ES EE at a Se ee {t pleasant for him when ho is Bere, People are sometines a vit personal when they come outof chureh alter a long sermon, and say to cach other, “The weather le very dry Just pow,”” M in Dot the best or moss Oxbilarating kind of gym- on your own car, or tongue, or heart, you will prob- ably discover tho real cuuso of halt tho troubles of which you complain, Dr. Taimage sooms to bo altogethor too funny tor a clergyman and a little bit too clerical for # volitician, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1877—QUINTUPLE SHEET. He ts certainly sne only minister in this section of the country who.ases his pulpit fore stump speech, and a8 & master of all the adjectives of invective Lis sape- rior cannot be found. We venture to say that there is ‘Ot another pulpit in the world which could give ut- terance to such sentence as that which Mr. Talmage ‘uttered ag an honest criticism Morrissey. It may be thought that we oxaggerate; we, therefore, repro- duce the sentence. The reverend gentleman spoke in these eulogistic terms of tho Now York politician:— “This bero of fisticaf,, this champion of nose-pounders, ‘his lowest rinsing ofthe political sewer, this king of bruisers, this smasher of the puman visage, this foul, execrable, aomitigated outrage which the slums of New York are trying to spew into the Senate’? Now, will somebody buy an unabridged dictionary and mark the small number of adjectives which do not ap- Pearin she above sentence and send it to Mr. Tal- mage? We venture to say that neither Dr. Hall, nor Dr, Taylor, nor Dr. Tyng would Gnd tt within, reach of great gonius to construct such a para graph, and we, therefore, give the palm to the cham- Pion of Brooklyn, SPIRITUAL FORCES IN OIVILIZATION. To tux Eptron or tre Hepaup:— The Episcopal Congress, recently assembled tn this City, devoted one sossion to the discussion of “The Spirivual Forcos in Civilization.” Papers were road by weveral of thoir most eminent divines, and all claimed tor the modern Christian Church vastly more in giv- ‘ng shape to our civilization than the truth of bistory and the facte will warrant Civilization ww buman procress, and it has received its most advanced development from the forces of human intellect and genius. In reterring the whole subject of civilization as it has appeared in the world 40 the evidence of objective traths we velleve that tn Bature and man are to be found both cause aad effect, and that to the intellectual force chiefy sheuld be credited the true history of civilisation. Opposed ve ‘thie view are recent utterances ef the Episcopal Congress, Their frst speaker—Dr. Bwor, of New York—assertod that ‘‘sptritual forces came imte the world with Christianity, and they differ trom moral forces which existed before Christ.” Upon the further assumption that “spiritual forces are synonymous with Christtanity” Dr, Bwer claime that Christ opened the “supernatural fountains” of Church faith, and thas all that i# godlike im modera civilize tion Sowed In and upon i$ from the Chrtstien Ohurch, With the stmple reference at this point to the glories of ancient civilization, when the State, the arts, ore tory and learning all excelled the Church tn the lustre ‘with which they flooded otvilization, we sheuld like to ask Dr. Rwer if we must believe that his ‘spiritual forces” were withheld from Moses, whosays be ‘talked with God face to face, as one iriend might spenk to an- other,” Let us look a little closer at this pretention thas ‘spiritual forces”? entered not tnto the world asd ita civilization until the advent of Christ, Moses gave the law and the commandments to the world, there nothing bat **moral force’’ under ing aud permeating those laws? Does tho civiliza- tion of the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans give no evidence of “spiritual forces?’’ Ancient civ: iligation in many respects, as relates to art and th objective idealization of the truths of nature, was su- perior to anything of modern production, Civilization te haman progress, and man in the highest capacity of his nature, intellectually and morally, has given to the civilization of the various epochs the im- pross of the spirit of each particular age All thas there was of ‘spiritual jorce” in auy civiliza- tion was in it quite ont church organization, dogma or pretension ever thore may havo been, or may now ve, of abomina- tions In ctvilization, nettaer the Church nor the State ould be held exclusively accountable, Theso rever- 4 Episcopal gentiomen, {t would seem, did not alto- ther agree as to the sSepteicunt force” dogma ot Dr, who says that civilization was cootrolied only by moral force before Christ and by spirit force ever since, Dr, Franot Heary thought it was ‘man, na- i ture and God in Dr. Abercrombie recognized “intellectual force” and condemned the ‘abominations in modera civiliza- tion.’? The Rev. Mr. MoCononell declared that ‘‘spirit- ual gifts appertain to she Church of God and not to the State;’’ theretore, as civilization pertains to the nation, wo think Dr. Swer’s dogma received a rebuke which it richly mertted, The Rev. A. 8. Boodle maine tained that ‘civilization rests a great deal more on buman reasen and mental power than many of us aro willing to admit.” ‘We think, m view of the extreme claims pat forth for “spiritual forces,’’ since tne advent of Christ, es- pecially as they relate to civilization, that the true forces of God and nature as developed in man oxist quite independent of our Anno Domiui calendar of event, You may set back or put forward your clock, but you cannot confiscate the Pyramids. Neitner can you destroy the elemonts of human gentus, which, ‘with tho intellectual torces and nature, pretty wolt plain civilization. Civilization in ail ages has been an Odjective principle. From the mind of man every crea- tion of bis genius bas been evolved. As a social unit he mergos inte society, and tn this relation developes into the organic wb conerete is evoived the varying ph socicty, civilization. The dogma which asserts foi any church that a mero figment of time, 1,877 yea: bas developed a new force which moulds our civil uw tikes ws as simply absurd. What part has the Stato, tho press, genius, scicnce and men of let tors played all these 1,877 years? Havo they been drones im the national bive, a outoumbering, as they do, both the politicians an: atesmen of 01 country, the clerical forces—a thousand to ono—b 0 color to our civilization? God tn man, re; with thought and will on ono side, trath on tho other, controiled by the unity of relations which bind bim to his Maker—man ts the force woth futellectually developed, bas made ail Woen God created man after His own image and breathed into bim tho breath of life, and he became a ving soul,’ ail tl was of “spiritual forces,” of ich Dr. Ewer knows anyth: aevoloped with his ae ing. What was it that inspired Moses? Was it “moral force Were the men of old who walked with God and te His ly ee merely a moral iorce tn the primitive Churcbes? And what evidence has Dr. Ewor that any uew force came into existence with Christ? Believing that God is a spir:t and that man was “oreated to His image,” and with His attributes, tnere is no difMloulty tn tracing the ‘spiritual forces’? of civilization to their true soarce,+ which ts not the “Christian Charcb,” nor any other. The fisherman of Galileo did not claim to have built Noah’s Ark, and this new pretension jor the Church will not, we are cortain, anvibilate the glories of civ- iization as. it existed belore Christ. If wo wera to hold the Curistian Church responsible for civilization, with all ot its modern abominations, wo should crodit its advocates with atrocities which we think more rigbtfally belong to the baser elements of buma: passion. Civilization is the organic life of the natioa or community. It ie @ physical and intelicotaal development. Its forces are Nature and Mau. Tne Arcadian built his rude hut; the popes erected magnificent cathedrals; the gyptiaos pyramids, and the lurks mosques and minarets, giv- Mg quite as exalted evidence of spi a8 tho most, us of Christian America Ip even more strikingly manifest, rpass all modern sculpture; Italy's best painters did not believe in Christianity, Danté worshipped Beatrice, and Michaol Angelo was a believer 4 not la modern Christianity. This “force” which is arsumed to exist in and for the Christian i nue How do “torce’’ except bY tracing ts action in the production of phenomena, e eee what the pagans developed and we sce what modern civilization has dov od. The Church did pot invent electric telegraph, tho application of AM 8H aolivo power, Hor the telescope. It did t disewvor the ol gravitation, and yet | pro sume that the most zealous of these *spiritual torce’* Christians will admit that these joteliectual and human gonius productions have advahced our otviit- zation, Wo tully agree with the Rov. Mr, MeConnell—thas “spiritual gifts belong to the Church of God, and not to the State,’ and tuerotore, since civilisation is ha- man progress, and necomarily relates mach moro to the *State’’ in its collective character than to any separate society or organization, we are compelled to regard the claim put lorth by Dr, Bweras unfouoded and opposed to the evideat lorces and historioat truthe upon which both anciont and modern civilization rosts. WM BE MacMASTER. New Your, Nov. 3, 1877. FUNERALS AND FUNERAL FEES, EXTRAVAGANCE OVER THE DRAD—1IP MARRI- AGE FEES WHY NOT FUNERAL YxES?—soTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION, 1t 18 conceded that a wedding 1s & pleasant event It means happiness to “two hearts that Leas ag on0,!? and no one made thus happy by the act of a clergym: objects to pay a fee therefor, Custom takes the piace of Jaw In this respect until it has become almost a unt form practice to pay money to mintaters oficint marriages. This being the case, tho couple to be United often go out of their own parish to got the knot tied by #favorite cletgyman in another cburch, or they may bring him to their own, porhaps, getting their then present pastor to assist im the important coremony, especially if they are wealthy and wish to make a0 impression on ‘socioty.”” Little jealousics are sometimes produced between muinistors on this account, It is deemed discourteous tor @ city pastor, who receives his $2.000 or $3,000 a year, to go to & suburban town to marry a couple who may havo sat undor his ministry beioro, but h, how their spiritual wants supplied by a man Who gois $500 0r $1,0008 year and to whom overy marriage fee isa great help. This question has cre- ated come discussion In tho Episcopal Charch papers aud bas drawu forth some ceosars toward bishops who bave thus poached on tho preserves of poor rec. tora, There is ® canon againat ordinary clerical intra~ #ion ON one another's partshos, and a memorable trial for a breach of thia canon ocoupied some weeks in this city afew years ago, Buta bishop can go any. ; thoughtful ‘where in his diocese and do acts that his presbyters could not do without violating cavon law and clerical courtesy. The recter will do for burials and christen- ‘mgs, but the marriage is to be done up in loudest style and bishop is called in. He comes, The rector takes a back seat, The “fee” meet for those who wear mitre goes into the episcopal ket, and the rector—goes home to think of Queen Mab:— ‘Thektt Then LJ 's nose as 's lies asico! fame bo of another wedding. respondent putetne case in this way:—‘‘lt little mercenary, does it? But isn’t the A Cori soun pac: y from wear of time, and he Cassius-like for very leanness, The rector would ¢o much like to feel that ‘fee,’ Lut be is a feo-simple in ch Matters. Thie is history, and the truth of his. vory can be rindi: d. But this disout age numerous bestow: gg of lack of ministers to perform funeral service@in tbe summer months, has called tnt B sick and atiend the ovngregations with- bextra compensation, When a man takes 4 pew in & church he becomes entitled not only to what satis- faction and benefit he Lan receive tram the services { the sanctuary, but to the pastoral visits and offices ft bie mi Sometimes and kind enough appreciation of a faithful pastor’s services at the bedside and the grave by a pres ent expres of their grateiul regard, but such eis are Rover offered as compensation nor 8 iw th parishioners are \o «show thetr minisirations gilt or act, their appreciation cheers his heart and thoir rome: shat bind bim to bis people; and it is pleasant to think ul tho custom of remembering & pastor in this way eadily increasing. At the present time ber of people who bave no church connection is vory lar of these people dics are neeally anxious tbat be Y ur Christian ‘el, and do Dot hesitate to call worvi & clergyman to periorm the ce. The services of clergymen, especially 1 our cities and large towns, are in Constant demand by poopie who do pot belong to any parish, and whose only claim oa a clergyman ja that which sympathy gives, itis to the credit of the clergy that these calis are always promptly responded to, and sometimes not without great personal inconvenionce. Most clergy- men regard it as a sacred privilege to comfort tne moarner and spoak words of trast and bope and cheer to the sick, and pray with and for the dyi And the thought of remuneration for these sacred uftices suidom enters inte their calculations. Ojsentimes thoy are ren- dered to those who arc too poor to make any return save thas of a fervent “God bless you, sir,”” But in many instances they cre rendered for people who are well-10- do, if mot wealthy, and yet who make no returo, Sometimes a clergyman 1s obliged to give up pressing engagements to perform a funeral service fora rich non-parishioner, for which be is barel; thanked, and almost: ores Serer an has sometimes in pub toex- ponse as as trouble to attend the funeral of a non- parishioner ior which the poor compliment of thanks was not even returned, This is an abuse which certainly ought to beremedied. Certainly ita man does not value the institutions o/ religion enough to pew in ecburob, and thus contripute his support Curistian minister whose services he would then hay a right to command, he should certainly be expected to pay fer whe minister’s sorvices when he requires them. I[fmen will not pay for religion to live by thoy should be manly enough to forthe religion they want to be buried by. And this ie a point which the friends and supporters of religious institutions, as well an “ministers, shoulda uote in oniorcing, Let it be understood that when a man of means fetuses to contribute in any way to the support of roligious institutions he neither ares for nor expects tbe services of @ ministor in sickooss and death, and many of the people who.now stand alool from the Church will begin to think se- por f of what common ucceacy requires the And if they want a Obristtan burial tor thems: those who are dour to (oem they should no mor of calling On the minister of a parisu to whica de not belong to periorm the service without compe: sation, oF at least acknowledgment, than they should pees the services of a physician without paying tor nem, REASONS AGAINST SUCH FEES, Nowa rich nvn-parisbuuer of any church ought to pay for su ch clerical services us ho receives, whether for marr or burial But since he does not belong i y parish he must of necessity call upon an out- to render suck services, And as custom secures payment for marrtage services this egestion, if adopted, will demand it for tuneral ser- vices. Why mcy it not be extended to baptisms, also to “tbe churching of women,” to confirmation, to church dedications aud to all the other acts of bishops or presbyters in any of our churches? And carrying this thing to its logical conclusion we shall by und by see the Christian religion the costliest thing under the sun, as it is now proved to be the Cheapest, We shall have that which began in aéll- abuegation and sacrifice for others weal a ‘ning of barter and trade at so much an hour or eo much a mile Can tho churches of this laud or of Christendom afford tw place themselves in this position? Can the ministers oi we Gospel afford tor avy sum thas agreed upon to pinco themsacives aod the trutos watch they preach on suca a merconary basis? The bond shat exists uiready be- tween the ministry and the masses of wea 1s slender enough, and is easily broken. A white cravat, a long Coat and a straight collar do not pass for so much now as they did a century ago, There wasa time when clergymen wero demigods in the view of the masses; but the widely difuged inteligonce of this day bas shown them to be men of like passions with othor mon, Aad in many quarters a claim to church membership 4s simply an additional reason why the person making ol should be the more closely watched, i', Unristianity te to, Dave a special class of mea ed to teaching it, they must, if ssiul, not chaoge tho basis un which its Found tablished it—love—and make it money. VUNSRAL KXTRAVAGANCE AND DISPLAY, Bat here in this connection an elemout enters into the discussion which has olton appeared alone— namely, display and costiiness of (aocrais, Sowe | provement bas been mude within a low years in this regard; but there is room tor much more, Iu a re- 4M the Fault Fusners of this city % lor remark. Aitor referring to tue sQnctity of the body us the temple of the spirit aud tOe regard in which the Catholic Church boida it in death on this account, he condemned the display ot earthly vanity aud pride which is seen at so many funerals, wuich only defies tnat which is holy and out! that which is ueceat. In place of tho simplo shroud or the holy habit which used to ve con- sidered the proper raiment of the departed, we now see them arrayed in garments which vie in exituya- gauce and fasbioa with those of the theatre and the ballroom. {+ shocks one to think of tuose Christian dead who go down to the tomb deckod out im silks aud jace and sating and trinkets, as though they were rather the votaries of earth than tho betrs of the kingdonf of Heaven. The Mastor seoms to be standing by and saying, ‘Give piace,” Again, what ag abuse 1t is to see a body followed to the grave by a train of carriages, which would olten be more than enough for the funeral of a cardinal or a pope! What some ono has calicd “the otornal fite ness of things’ requires that somuthing of public display should be made over those whom God has svt fo authority; but to make sach display over any ordinary Christian is simply absurd, But, alas! those huudred carriages and two luodred horses soothe pride (ar more than they comfort the poor soul, This discussion is heaitbiul and ought to lead to , some practical resulta, 18 BKELIGION DYING OUT? To ran Epiton ov tax HeraLoi— Mr. O. B, Frothingham informe asin his discourse last Sunday that religion is dying out, On the con- trary, 1 18 sectariagism woich is passing away, True roligion cannot die, for it 1s God’s command; His gatde book to his cnildron. It is love to God and thy neighbor, itis trath; God’s Word jotolligently expressed between the creator and the creature, It is inapiration; yes, life, which ts the only thing that rolls the the only Ob, sir, walle you gather to, ing effavia the warfare of oreods you fail to com- prebend God's Word in its cloarest form, tn its purity and truth, loummend you to God, so that your an- derstanding way be opened to the errors of your {ulse tonchings, and, iike Paul, you may be strack down by the ight of that God whom you dony, Mr. Frothingham ‘elie as that true religion makes poopie worshipiul, thoughtful and pure of character; and farther, that religion must disappoar before the march of a cultivated bighor intellect. This is ad- mitting @nd then denying 4 truth. Ho says society is all wrong, but does not think the re-establishiannt of family prayers essential He says socioty, us it is, needs a remedy, but does not tell ax what to use, Ho does not want God in our constitution, nor chaplains Ho Wants uo Sab- tn our army, navy of Legisiature, bath, nor feast nor fast da; ectarian govornment, at he desires we would have bell universe, His army and nay; roubingbam knows not of, vo ‘0 have ‘twons for the safo keoping of o body, We need protection from those who would soul and spirit by drowning us in their materialistic froth, A. J, SEMPLE, UotonER 80, 1877, EPISOOPAL MISSION WORK, BEORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS AND UNION THEREWITH OF THE AMERIOAN CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The late Genoral Vonvention provided for the reon ganization of the Board of Missions of the Provestaat Epcopal Church in the United States, And to in- dorso that action and give fresh tospiration ana tm- pulse tothe incoming organization a moeting will bo held this evening in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Bishop Schereschewsky, of China, and Bishop Clarkson, of Nobraska, sogosver with Drs, ©, H. Huil, of Brooklys, and 8, H. Tyng, Je, will deliver addresses, Tho missionary in- toresta.ot the Church bave tor a few years past run behind, and bishops and clergy and laity have in pub. Itc and private canvassed the causes of the devine whieh could not be wholly accounted for by the finan- tal depression in business, This reorganization of the old committees i the first step in this directs and that also reduces the expenses oi collecting and distributing missionary fands, For a long riod the ritualistic Ww of the Churen had contro} of the domestic missions, and, as was charged the other day by an evangelical Church- Man at the meeting of the Americar Church Mission- ary Society, they’ Hiiied up the West with their own men, to tbe great injurv and threatened peace of the Church. The reorganization wiil bring the new Mis- #100 Board into active czmaperey, and co-operation with the American Chur issionary Society, an organization composed of evangelicals and brought into being originally to counteract tm some measure the High Church tendencies and Pretensions of the other ring which bad controi of the Board of Missions 1n its domestic commiuee, The American Christain Mission Society bas thirty-five missiouaries in eighteen dioceses, and missionary Juriadictions in the feld of domestic missions. It is also deeply intereeted in the work of the Church, uoder Ur, Riley, in Mexico, where there are now seveuty-ope organized Protestant Episcopal con- gregations, 8,000 communicants and 6,000 wor- Shippers The society ueeds and spends annually $25,000 im its domestic mission work and a like sum {n tts Mextcan work, ‘The fact that two or; {mn somo sense rivala, existed in the sam elem was in itself a distracting moro than one-third of ail the charon ow The American Christian Mission Society will continue its care of the Mexican Church work, but im other Gvids the work will be divided between both societies agreeably toeach, The American Society retains all ‘te rights and tities and pow before, and bel: e Custodian of trust funds it can- not disband, but it will co-operate cheertully hore- after with the Board of Missiona, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. CONGREGATIONAL, The Moody and Seakey campaign tn Now Hampshire will begin to-day, and in a circular letter to the pastors and churches of New Nampshire Mr. Moody requests that the month of Novembor be observed all over the State as a seuson of especial prayor fora great blessing, He also suggests that union mestings be inaugurated commencing to-day. Rev. Joseph B, Clark, of the Central Church, Ja matca Plain, Mase, has been settled twenty-five years, and preacbed last Sabbath a sermon having reference to the completion of a quarter centary of the history of the Chureh, and concluded with the following sum- mary :—Membership of twenty years’ growth, 342; in- crease during the past Ave years, 268—total, 600; ad- mitted by protossion of faith tn the last five years, 146. Total loss, 80; net gain, 178, The congrogation has doubled in numbers and the contributions nave more than doubled. The Sunday school bas increased 200 membera, Rev. George ©, Miln, tormerly pastor of the Vongre- gational Church, of Mount Carmel, Conn., and who for nearly ix wonths bas preached with acceptability in the Puritan Church, of Brooklyn, has entered into an cpgagement with the East Congregational Church, of Brooklyn, The organization 1s composed largely of some members of Puritan Church who withdrow trom that church because of @ conviction that it could not. be extricated from its embarrassmonts and placed upon @sound financial footing. Mr. Milo was of the samo belief, and he goes with the new church to re With them tho success whcb they bope jor and ahall Jabor for, The uew society meots evory Sabbath tn Liberty. Hall, Nostrand avenue, ROMAN CATHOLIO. A confraternity of tho M to ve formed ior the young nen of St Anie’s.parish, Brooklyn, the eligibie age of membership being trom gixseen to twenty tv ars, The objects ie fracvernity aro to off for all the inguite which it receives, and to helter, ad it wero, forthe young men who are just Jeaving the school sodalities, prior to their enterin, the Young Mon’s Litorary Association, The Rey, J. J. MoMeel, pastor, will be direct The Cathole 1, CON seven divorce cases were b courts of ting on the fact that and adjudicated in the one day of tho week belore lust, Charge against Provestunt- em ys, “a Protestant congrega- tion tn this country in which the ‘sOD—it otherwise acceptable—would be expelled if he chose to separate himself trom his wife and go through the farce of mar. rying another woman?” Can the Review sustain ite Charge by adeqnate proots? ‘The Catholic Times, commenting on the proposition ot tho Episcopal Churah to atylo itself “the Catholic Church of America,’’ says:—**We remember the time whea to call an Episcopalian a Catholic would have been considered a gross insult; but of late there ap- pears to be a charm in the name; ang, indeed, there is a charm in ¢he namo and fn the roality itsell We do not chide our Episcopal friends {or thetr admiration and lovo for Cutholicity ; itis achoering sign. What we criticise them for is their pretence of being a branch of the Church of Christ, when not one of those other churches which they recognize as branches ot the truc Church recognize their title or claimed rela- tonship.” Last Sunday Father Damen and his band opened a mission at the Church of 3st. Joho the Evangel! Fittieth street and Madison avenue, ‘The Pope has conterred a favor on the Church of the Sacred Heart, Brookiyv, by sending a magnifice rise for ite altar, accompanied by thor to Ker Falbor MoCullum, conveying to the congregation t: Pupal benediction. This announcement at the masse: on Sunday gave much satisfaction to the parishioners, The ceaversion of Israclitos to Roman Catholicism ig such an uncommon event that u correspondent of one of our city exchan, honorable ication of the reception of Miss Lizzie Levi into membership in St. John’s Rom: atholic Church of Plattsmouth, Neb., a few Sundays ago, A new church bullding for this auctety will jedicated Novembor 14 by Bushop O'Connor, BPIBCOPALIAN, Bs Petor’s Ch nes Baltimore, 18 one of the strongest m the dicee: ir. J. EK. Grammer, the rector, oached ub anoiversury sermon # couple of Sundays ‘0 and suid it had now 540 communicants, 538 sch 8 and 81 teachers in the Sunday school, and its charitable offerings for tho your amounted to $150,000. Connected with tho church aro a home for the inendiess, an orphan asyium and various rolicf Kocleties, whose aggregato offerings have been nearly Dr. Grammer bus two assistapta, At Shortaville, sevemteon miles weat ot Geneva, N. Y., a new Protestaut Episcopal mission has beon os- tablished by tho Rev. K. Edson, a deacon, who hag within less (hau @ year laid the groundwork ot a vory interesting pariah, Two miles irom thls village, in the town of Manchester, Joc smith, the founder of Mormonism, grow ap; and two miles to the east of Manchester is the famous Bible Hill, where history tolis Os tho gront impostor dug up the golden manu- script jess than Aity years ago. ‘o understand the Rev, Houry Brougham Bousfela, Vicar of Andover, is 10 be the first Bishop of the Transvaal, a territory lately annexod to the British Crown. This will make the eighth Bishop of whe Prov- tnco of South Africa. Tho Rev, Wilitam ©, Starr has resignod nis ag assistant minister of St. Jumen’ Church, josition hiladel- as The Rev. F. W. Taylor bas removed irom eveland, Obio, to Y. The Rev, William im his work at Clif Springs, N. Y., thi purchased a beautitul lot aud made preparation jor building a new church to cost $10,000, the work to be carried on with tho distinct anderstanding that po debt 1a to bo contracted. ‘The Right Kev. Dr. Alford, lete rector of Claughton, and formerly Bishop of Victoria, has a Ned the in- eumbency of the new district of St Mary, peiugton, Sevenoaks, which is in the gift of Mr. W. J, Thomp: gon, vt Mrncing lane, at Kippington park, by whom and his sister the sums have been provided fur build. ing and oudowing the new church and the erection of the vicarage house, The church ts not yet built, bat the foundations are tn course of preparation, MuTHODIST. Rev. A. W. Cummings, D. v. resideut University of south Carolina, Colamta, has ceutly been travsierrea by isbop liarris from the South Carolina Conterence to tne Geneseo Conference, and isnow tho principal of Riverside Seminary, ab Wellsville, Alleghany county, N, Y. The Rev. W. Davidson and wife, of the North- west Indiana Conterence, leit Torre Haute, Ind., Oc- tober 4, for Yokohaina, Japan, to reiniorce the Moth- odist Episcopal Mission, They sail from San Fran- cisco in the November steamor. ‘Tho Chicago Methodist preachers’ meeting brates) after a lively discussion, “That a revival of the of camp meoting system 16 desiravie.”” Thero are many outside the denomination who will agreo with it, for the new system, with ite processions, iMiuminations and Carnivals, ite preaching matches and pious junket- jogs, has become a scandal and reproach, and has about as much to do in promoting the spiritual lie and the glory of God as « Sunday sacred concort in ‘Vneodore f'homas’ Garaen. «Tbe lowa Methovist Conference have resuived to admit no minister who usos tobacco, The Jewish dimes, of this city, i Wiankfal that the conference magnanimously avétained trom in wouring of low shoes, tho use of pl carrying of walking sticks. Nor was any of the simple habits of wiltully eating cold pie and peanuts, PRESUTTRRIAR, The Rov, A. B. Curry, of Darion, Ga, b his pastorate there that be may pursuo some educational institution. De. 8, B, Boll paving resigtted bis pastorate at Mans- fieid, Obio, has come to this city, whore meriy settied and where he will probably a charge. At the recont meeting of the Presbytery of Neosho, Kan., tue church at North Fork, iu the Indiau Ter- rivory, formerly connected with the Soushorn Presvy- terian Church was received into the Northern Uburch nod algo the German churches gi Independence, kik City aud Cherry township, The Kev, A Thompson, of Kansas, bas ow to Phtiade|phia and the Rey, A. A. Trimper has lett the Presbytwrian Church In Kansas and joived the Eva gelical Lutheran Synod, aud Kev. J, G. Morks bas ieft the Evangelical Association and united with the Pree. byterinus. Acommittes has been appointed by Batier Presby- tery to organize a charch at Unionville, Butler county, Pa, The name ot Evencaer Church bas been sincken from the roll of Butler Piesvytory. The church at Greencastie, Pa., Presbytery ot Car- Viele, has unanimoasly called to its pastorate the Rev. Stowart, of Perrysvilie, in the Prowbytery of Wednesday, when important topics were discussed, The Rev. A. G. Thomas preached the Convention ser- mon. In 1863, at the West End of Boston, there werg € Baptist churches, wish 1,929 members, Threo these remain—Bowdoin square, with 426 members; Bethel, 404; Tremont Temple, 1,470, making a total o: 2,294 members. The Tempie contributed last year, 1m upite of the business depression, $21.171 [sof geand During the past tour y persons have 1B received into membership. re ia good Few Migtous interes: at the present time anaer the abie and ministry ot Dr. ‘aska bas 137 Baptist churches, but many of them have neither pastors nor houses of worship. The South Boston Baptist Association held its ane nual meeting a few da: gv, and reported generat prosperity ia all the chure! fhe additions during the i were 855, aud the present membership ia 7,69L The Boston North Association, which inet about the same tine, reported 39 churches, with a net gain during she yoar of 543, and» present membership Of 12,059, “ The Rev. H. 8, Loyd, of Waverley, N. ¥., has re pastorate io accept the o'lice of correspond. ing secrotary of the Bapust Kducational Soaety of the State of New York, headquarters at Hamtiton, The Rev, George Lull, of >uvannuh, who 1 elghty years old, baptized forty persons in (twenty-seven minutes, It was, thereture, easy tor Peter and tis as. wociates, On the day of Poutecost, to baptize 5,000 cone Vert, So say the Baptists, Ja Wise, The newly elected officers of a Jewish congregation on the Pacific slopo resigned because their minister ted. Pence, good brethren; setiie your amicably. Israelites of Portland, Me., have organized a Congregation under the nume of “Obabe Shaiom"? and elected officers, A Jewish lady by the namo of Davis, who resides on East Fittieth street, this city, 18 100 years of age. One bundred and ity cuildren utiended the opening of the Sunday vcnool of the congregation B’nat Jeshurup ou Sunday last A new feature of the schovi will be the organization of teacuers’ moctings, @ normal Class, in fact, Which will prove of beneiit to the teachers, and will alsorbe open to members of the congregation. A library is in process of formation and will, no doubt, prove a valuable adjunct to the school. ' An evening lecture will be detivered in the Sy Nugogue on the lust Tuesday of every month, come mencing in November. And vow the Forty-tourth Street Synagogue talke of iutroducing cungregational singing wud having @ (rained Voluntary choir for that parpose Rev. A Bernstemm, formerly of tus city, bas been elected minister of the congregation **Adas israel,” in Washington, D. RRPORMED DUTCIL Bucouraging progress bas been ide in raleing the sum necessary to take the Board of Publication of the Retormea Cnurch out of the hands of the receiver, Bat prompter action is needed, If only the Church could understand the true state of the caso—that the honor, and therefore the lie of the Church 16 ime yolvod—they woul’ surely beatir themselves, Mount Vernon (N. Y.) parish has recentiy entered om the occupation of a new chapel. Five years ago they bullt 4 new and elegaht stone church, faving en- tirely outgrown the building they bad occupied, This year they havo entirely remodelicd and greatly en- lorged the old building, whieh stands directly opposite the new church, making 1 suvstaaually new, and af- fording fine facilities tor Church work, Tue walls of the otu butiding wore carried up five feet anu the root removed. An addition, 70x19, was bulit across the rear, making the whole taterior 1 shaped, aud a flat ceiling, deoply coved, was thrown over the whole at a heghe of twenty-one feet above the floor, The whole may be thrown into one lurge room, or it may be divided by sliding partitions into several smaller oves. The mem. berabip of the courch is 273, aad constantly increas- inn Rov. F. W. Kodenborg has accoptet a call to the Church at Hartsburg, lil, recently orgunized with thirty-live memvers, Rev, J. W. Warneuins, of Geneva, N. Y., bas also uccepted « call to the Re formed Dutob Church at East Orange, Lowa, and Rev, HH, Vau Vravken, of Newark, N.J, a call to toe Church at Irving Park, lll, UNIVERSALIST, Mr, O, E. Angell was recently ordained to the mine istry and instalied pastor of the Universalist parish jn Pittsfela, Mass, the Rey. J. H. Furnsworth vas Tosigned his pastorate of the Universalist Church at Now Bediord, Mass. Rev. I. J. Meud, of Hiram, bas beeu appotnted mise siouary for the State ol Maine, she Rov, W. W. Nut- ting, of Maine, bas accepted a cull to Cedur Rapids, cy Me Altor a ministry of ten yours with the Universalist juurch in Hartiord, Cona., tac Rev. C. A. Skinner Das resigued his pastorate, Kev. J. K. slason, now of Stamford, Conn., has cepted & unanimous cali to the Shawmut Avenue Ghurch, Boston, ‘The parish at Hamilton has extonded a call to Rev, J.P. MeMean, waich has been accepted. Mr. McMean commenced his labors last Suoday. MISCKLLANROU! There aro 396 Protestant Hvangelical churches, chapels and missions in the city, having an attendance im the aggrogate, at the most, of 260,000 men, women and obildren. ‘To the hundreds of thousands of the poorer classes not guthered mio these churches, city missions are projected to carrv the Gospel. [ne oid> ost of the orgamizations operating in this line, the New York City Mission anu Tract Soctety, will soon come to the close of the flty-tirst year of tt4 benelicent op. erations. Mr. Henry Morehouse, the English Bible reader and evangelist, hus arfived in this country and is now laboring with Mossrs, Moedy and otuers in Vermont. Mr. C. W. Sawyer, who labored eiticioutiy in the ‘temperance branch of the Moody and sankey mee~ ings hero and elsewhere, bas been hoiding meetings ia Eainburgh, Scotland, wisn good success during the sunmor, fo has vow just returned home, Tweuty-five counties in Virginia bave refused togrant Heeuses ior the sule oi intoxicating iquors. The tidad wave of the hew temperauce movement bas reached Georgetown, Vol, and is doing much good. NINETEENTH STREET SYNAGOGUE, “gay LITTLE AND DO MUCH”—rEV. HENLY P, MENDES’ FIRST SERMON IN HI8 NEW FIELD, Rev. Heury P. Mendes, the newly chosen rabbi of the above congregation and successor to the inte Rov. J.J. Lyons, preached yesterday on the text, “say Littio aud Do*Much,” from the etnica of the Jewish Fathers, chapter 1, Turning to the Scripture ot the day, he compared the opeuing episode with tnat of Just week's losson, Abraham, he said, wishes to buy o burmwi place in which to place Sarab, just dead, and for this end addresses the children of Heth to obtain from them Macpela Describing himself as a stranger apd a sojourucr among them, he makes his request, With trae Kast. orn politeness he is assured that so far from beluy a stranger he ts considered « prince among them, and any sepuichro be may select, oven the best io the land, is at bis disposal, He acknowledges the atten- Hon, but teste the good will they proiess by asking them to intercede iu his bebalt with Ephron, the owner of the cave, and offering to pay tor i. Ephron, having heard what had passed, at tirst oflered io give feld, but at the saine time ho was anxious to opportunity of selling it advantageously to the rich stranger. Ho i knew Abraham would ac Copt no gift, aud Was not mistaken, jor Lhe patriarch again expressed his determination to pay, Ephron, vy provending to deprecate it, dexterously named his Price—« proceeding that Abraham at once under. bWwod—tor he counted out the money aud pai it Nor do we tind that any farther detwond was made, a spite of ull the compliments and prowstatious against his paying for Ww all. lo iast week's portion, continued the Doctor, we Tread tue story of Abraham and the anges, He ran ta Meet them wud offer his hospitality, aod invited them to fest and take a little morsel of bread, while a livia water was bog brought ior their jee. A ‘*tworsel ot bread,’ a “itttie water’? he offered, but he gave @ substantial moal Waile Sarah hurried to make cakoa of fine flour he ran bimsell to bis Lerd and selectog @ choice calf and had it cooked for his guests, to whom he brought, besides the choicest viauds at hie disposal, ‘These two episodes are coptrasted in t Talmud. With Ephron much was proffered ang nothing given, Witn Abraham lite was proffered and much was given, Did you vver meet avy inodera Bphrons—peopie Who say maoh and do hitie? ue man will speak of What be has doue ina manner that, if we belicve him, would stamp bim as the greavcat philunthrop! on earth, Never believe tho e@ Another will boast of time aod mouey expended on worthy projects of of charitabie deeds performed oa others behalf in avery torrent of gub words, while Mt not untrequontly happens there ts ine trath in thom. Never trust the boastor, Anvther wil deprecate loadiy and eloquently the troubles of his noghdor, with ne other object thin to ciaim motives ‘to which be bas 00 title; but let the test c jet the pocket be touched of one and the convenionce of aaotwer in- nd devoid the difleroncel Ae the sweeter its song, 80 4 man’s conversation the moi upon, the more pioasing world, ly is doubticss well known to you, said the rev~ rend genticman, how certain nations of anuquily favored short, sententious purases—the very verm “daconio” if from the uae of the people who specialiy delighted io it, Says the wise King, “A fool Known by a multitaae of words,” and our i@ work iu the eyes of the sages echo it in tue Words Of our text, “Suy littic aud do much.” Tho reason 1s obvious; speech is the ox- pression of thought, its embodiment or ‘incarnation’? Now, our thoughts are never couched: them jo Mot trust as it 18 called, tn flowery langu: with, as it wo ; #0 when a man @ tropical luxuriance, cy of lauguuge,’” r found with doop refleotic THR MA Doubtless a few words sy bagogaes ts one of honor and re. ditions are the most anciont and whose age la tar greater, At the oumet of my dues 1 asked you to aid me with your countenance--not to regard the preachor as a mere speaker, but to act upon hiswords. ‘Say littieand do much” w: F text, aod 1 would wish you to judge of my discharge of my duties when they are done; not trom auy promises. L say litte, but lL hope to do much—for there is much Ww be done, “To root out, to pull down, vo destroy, to throw down, to build and to plant’! is tie minine ter's duty in tho words of the prophet; to root out apathy, to pull down the tower of uuboucl, to wesiroy tho stronghoid of irreverence, to throw down the edifice ot seifishn to butld up true worship aud plant faith in our dst—ior tui | ask your assay amon