The New York Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1878, Page 8

SCRIPTURE LESSONS. “The Battle of the Ages, the Battle for Bread.” RELIGION AND SCIENCE, The Dispensations of Providence Surpass Man's Daily Need. BROOKLYN TABERNACLE, COMMUNISM AND THE WORKING CLASSES— SERMON BY THE REV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE, The subject of Mr. Talm: sermon in the Brook- lyn Tabernacle yesterday was “Communism.” The widespread interest in such a question at the present time was made clearly manifest by the unusual crowd that attended the services, Four policemen aad a sergeant beld guard outside the Tabernacle, while twelve policemen in citizens’ clothes were distributed throughout the interior of the building. THE CONDITION OF THE WORKING PEOPLE. Mr, Talmage’s text was taken from Mark vi., 3:— “1s not this the carpenter?” By one stroke, hi id, my text sets forth the dignity of labor and suggests that whotber a man toils with band or foot, or shoulder or brain, he has ip the Lord Jesus Christ a loving sympathy. I speak to you today not of Christ as God, but of Christ the carpenter. Speaking of the troubles of the working peopie and the right and wrong attempts at alleviating these troubles, 1 feol that I have a right tospeak. Iam 4 workingman, born of parents who lived to seventy-eignt or eighty years, perping their livelinood vy the sweat of their brow, It does not seem that a man bas the right to discuss these questions anless be bas had the ordination of a blister on the hand or on the brain caused by bard work, ‘be man who bas never totled or felt fatigue Knows nothing about the sorrows of the working classes, ‘The great battle of the ages has been tbe battle ior bread. ‘tbe sorrows of (he working classes oand tremendous, There is all rial of P Yho laborer must rise vetore Slumber bas bathed fatigue from bis weary limbs and hart off op ancther day's work. te yets no perma- neat rest until he goes down into unending sleep into the narrow bed of the grave. God help pim! here were a bundred questions for aud against laber to ve Voted ou and a hundred bailut boxes, 1 would pus one hunareg votes into the hundred boxes in behalf of the laboring man. (Great applause.) THK LABOREKS’ TRIALS. There is another triai, which 1 will call the sup- Pression of their best tastes—of their aspirations ior something better, Many af the workingmen have re- floed tastes and exquisite appreciation, withvut the means of gratily ing them, while there are mea of vast property ana sinail intellect who qurround themselves with everything beautiful in art, buying their library ud pot knowing the aifler- pent (Laugnter.) 1 cannot tell how dispropor- henate sometimes 1s the workipgmon’s pay to the work they are given; to be under the government of queruious, harsh and unreason: people; to work ou perisbable materials, while the soul longs ior the impertenabie, por the greater agony of many that notwithstanding all their search, they can iin nothing todo. I will this morning and pext Sabouth bet fort the al tions of these troubles ; first sperk- fog of tho propositions wnich I suppose will uring only ruin to the working classes and destroy instead of saving them; then { will speak of the sources whence they may expect deliverance. dictionary. ‘THR HISTORY OF COMMUNISM. A great ny peuple say, “Let us try Commun- ism.” 1am ready to try itil it is for the best I can teil this by sooing what Communism @gone tor pther nations. Uniess our American people find out Its true cuaracter ihe day will come wen there will be barricades across our streets, which will rua red with the blooa of our best citizens. Instead of being the irieud of the working Glasses it is their worst loc. the preacher thea dwelt at length on the history of ee in France, from the days of the frst olutien 1a 1792, When ‘ iscriminate and whole- sale cut-tbroatery vegal to the last revolusion, when the Archbishop of Paris was murdered. Not autil the world’s dissolution, he continued, “will apy intelligent Roman Catbolic bea Commun- you, my irlends, thut the mightiest burner e iurcs of Communism in this country to the priesthood of the Roman Casbolic Church, convent or monastery or cathedral on of Leo ut Rome te 1 girlin your kitche: poorest Roman Catnolic ‘who can ever iorget the heurtiess heaven daring mas- sacre of the Archvisbop of Paris, (Applause ) COMMUSISM OPPOBKD TO THK WELFARE OF LABOR, Communism 16 anti-marriage. 1t declares that Marriage canvot be tolerated, 1t is anti-art. It 1a auti-religion—it desires (he substitution of science for faith, of human jaw for divine. Carl Marx, ite obief exponent, sets forth that the possession of property 18 & crime.” Some say that all property should go into 0 ibu- the hands of the government fer distrioation, you think the politicians would make just d tion? Would not the politicians at All ington aud Harrisburg be it among themselves? (Laugnte: God gives to mai whether It 1s a dollar or a hundred dotiars or a jon, (Applause.) What did Communinm do tor the working people of Yaris? It pauperized them, What did tbe litte touch oi 16 we had at Pittsburgdo? It threw thousands out of employment, imposed taxes the people could not bear, aud its beaviest touch came down on the working people. Communism docrn’s Is wants semebouy et sbare In 4 to dispute every toch of its understand that if tion, (Loud uppiause.) Communism can a the working people. MASONIC TEMPLE, HE DEMAND ON BELIGION—SERMON BY MB, O B. FROTHINGHAM. Betore tho sormon at Masonic Temple Mr. Froth- Ingham made some touching re plorable condition of afew of the Soatnern consequence of their sufferings from the soo: yollow lever. He believed that now was the opporta- nity lor cordinl Feconeiiiation between the South and the North—now the time for the North to show by ber inexbaustible charity w deep is her compas- jon, bow utter her forgettulness of injury a wrong. The noble attituge of the North in this lamentable period would add greatly to the filling of the abyss of bloody horror between the two sections that haa not yet been filled ap. In his sermon the preacher said, among other things, that after a long separation the ei Presented itself as to why they were mot there. By the fragrant niliside and the beach near the sounding sea voice of Natore, and be had asked himself 11, after all, that way Was not as good as any other in which to pass the fay. He asked, then, what demand the present gon- tration made upon religion; what the solemu pur- pose which drew them together woek after week, and what was the office of religion in this motropotitan century, ou this American inent? The demand whick men mal ries trom time to time, origiua that it should — res- mau from spectro of imagines to be tb and satellites, seo the world’s aominiot the spirit of darkne dp Limes Of Want, storm, pestilence, calamity, having his seed in everybody's breast—the jord of avsire, seeking whom he might devour, and never letting tor- Mented man reat but in sicop. THK SPKOTRE OF BIN. aod death which man ogainat in order to traigut lurrow through int ment iv the Bext world. All tubs universal ‘This was the specire ot task that it burg 8 lights ar the hood «and clad sits memvers sucompassing them with supernavural iboy might dispense to man a lew drops of the di It painted the son of Man on the neircling it ana the Virgin Moher epeMning KTaCO, eigion, aitoiully periormed for thousands of years, it con- focrated the Water 80 thatany Oue pneming into tho aud touching it B jomand i tbe a od, explores the contives of the uuivor acre funds it ail Kant, The geologist turns over every jayer of the earth and seo devil io it; while the bistorian examines tie theckered puges of the globe's Distory, aud perceives the finger of @od upon all, Alter reverting to the past glories of the Catholic Church, and the great is, monumental of her power, thatshe had ‘be preacher intimated thas with all ber Klo- 1 Church was Uuavie to Bilevee the doubtings minds. The cry theo id, 'Teko douvtings, BLOW Us What We should believe.” Provestuntism andertook this, but in its zeal pul 16 foot upon Spinoza, Bravo, and ober s1vO philosopuera Sucu is (be work that Provestaptiam, Ortaodox Curitiaus, undertake to-day. MATERIALISM NOT SUFFICIENT. No one cau say that \t matters jive what mi believe. Toe majority could aot ive or be baypy F pure macerialiain, Yet there are meny winveriai- are upbie a DY 4 wtain Of #rOuy that the doetrive of that there is nothing in atheism that Js destractive of bumao heppinoss, The conclusion is that it is perfectly sate pow to let 4 soar i ever region ul jowsbip among 61 rk up the buman the herote piteh ts the oilice of rel © more the reconciliation between this DeXt will be accomplished. PLYMOUTH CHURCH. “OUR COUNTRY AND ITS PROBLEM’ —SERMON BY DR. B. M, STORRS. Plymouth Chureb, which has been closed for nearly three months for repairs and paiuting, was partially opened by holding of two rvices in the lecture room, The Rev. Dr, H. M. Storrs officiated. In the evoping the topic of bis discourse was “Our Country and Its Problem,” and the text selected was irom Isaiah, xxxtii, 29. He said thatthe American people bad received from God powers, privileges and possessions such as no pation bad inherited from the beginning ot history. It was only now pegun to be realized by the peopie of this country bow great the problem was that they were called upon to solve, and also bow vast the possibilities wero that would result to the world irom its right or wrong solution, The vastness of the couutry was not even rightly apprehended, and this was caused by our in- ability 10 1orm an adequite conception of Low great the country was, We talked of France, and rignily spoke of it as a great nation, but geographically speak- ing, bow insignificant it was when wo rememberod that we could drop it into Texas without making apy very perceptible change on the borders of that State. Tho seme could almost be id of Great Britain and o! any. It was not the extent of the country that was alone a marvel. ‘The pop- ulation gatbered bere numbered over forty- 7 millio and that within a century. That wonderfat fact had aroused the at- tention of thoughtful English observers, and tn the Intest edition of an English cyclopedia, under the article headed ‘*Americua,’’ 11 would be seen shat the writer states as the result of careful computation that this continent during the next 400 years & population of 3,500,000,000; was three times the population glebe today. calculation would pot be so surprising in ite results, if it were consid- ered what the cbiracter and exient of emi from Europe to this country that hard times bad checked it during tho last twelve months, but that was only check. That steady flow of emigi sot im again in yet Those who come a not decrepid, tne sick or tho helpless, iney were tne young, the strong, the athletic of Kuropean lands. ‘They were not long in telling us that they came not to receive law irom us, but to impose law upon us; not our conceptions of liberty, but theirs were to guide them. They grow and thrive among us; their homes are thronged with children strong and healthy, while our children were weak, meagro ana few. THE CHINRBE. The four hundrea and fifty millions of Chinese were numbers hundred mille ens of the Chinese could be sent to America, nd would be hardly missed 1a their own land, What was to stay their coming? An act of Congress? lt was folly to suppose it. No act of Congress could stay the drift of the Chinese population to these sbores wheo 1! once set in. If we once said to those starving millions of Chinese ‘Stop at home,” God would visit this natin with a famine so dreadful that the peopie would have cleaner teeth than they had ever known betore, God would teach us that we were ail members of on: jem would biend. The home the substitation of an impersonal force for a living, personal God; the banding of man r to w hard necessity, that was called law, and which bdouud man With aa iron force iu the bands of evolution and the order of natare. This beathenism was already tenghtin our schools and in our periodicals, How long would it be before this home beathenism would blend with the foreign? COMMUNISM. Another element in the problem of our country ‘wos that which was known as Communism una sectal- iam. This had grow: ’ di personal God. In the greedy 4 Tigbts of property and the rights of down. Thero was no disposition by secialiste 10 conserve what Americans bad been ac- customed to regard as th deal privileges. We had an outbreak not Jone ago among the moun- tains and on tbe railroads of this eountry. How wai % met? By the flash of ine sabre athe ball of the rife. The subre and rifl> were the instruments of despotism; they wero not the legitimate insiramects of republican government. Any nation that found it necessary 10 use those weapon nat its people, jarge = pem ©. ple, was doomed. A aisciplined solaiery was in ite place, but when it the foundation of already sustained t hope. Yet the solution of fouod in allowing these destructive ireo course. THE REMEDY. After a reference to Roman Catholicism as another element in the problem that required solution, owing to its increased growth in the country, Dr. Storrs to how sb answored the inquiry tis phould be the doctrine of @ personal God was made p BERGEN BAPTIST CHURCH. SERMON BY REV. GEORGE B. VOS0URGH ON THE EDUCATIVE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Rev. Geerge B, Vosburgh preached in the Bergen Baptist Charch, Jersey City Heights, from Luke, xxiv., 49—Bebold, I send the promise of the Father upen you; but tarry ye ta the city of Jerasalem until ye be ondued with power from on bigb.’’ The dis. ciples of Christ, he remarked, with the exception of Jobn, were not extraordinary men. Scores of men exteted in Palestine in Chi day who in point of natural endowment were their superiors, ue is pained to see how tbey Intied to comprehend the Character aud mission of Christ, They were strong ib their persona! uituchment to Him; but the great principles of His Iie and spiritual kingdoin they lalied to grasp Aitooagh they had been His panions for three years, yet when He camo to ¢ Hie final leave of them their education was not y neodea to be taugut of the Holy He who devolupod into itle aad prominence. ‘bey were changed meu, Tocy were invested with ai- vine power. Ali signs of weakness disappeared. their power was manifest and acknowledged by ail They assumed the posttivu of leaders aud were acknowi- edged as such. Tule work of the Holy Spirit did not cease With the apostics, lt was to be and isa part of universal experience. Now, a8 then, the work oi the developed of Spirit. Th d sunset, the budding ei d failing, the mountains ana Bat deep soum—whien That Ife ts too divine, 8 a region of agencies du not touch, too much of heaven and too little of earth, to be qQuickeued by anything save the Holy Spirit FIRST PRESBY LERIAN CHUROH. THE PUNISHMENT OF DISOBEDIZNCK, PESTI- LENCE—SERMON BY THE BEY. JOHN Halt, DD. The Rev. John Hall, D. D., preached a sermon at the Fiest Pi: yterian Caouren, intended to entorce the lesson of the yellow fever plague in the South and fen resulting duties, Tho subject of the discourse was drawn trom the last chapter of the Second Book of Samuel, in which we are told of David's +in im vom- y tothe commandment and ju conse: quence of bis offence, The making of a census of the people, Dr, Hail sald, is not in iteolf a sinful thing, but it was a sin to the King of Israel contrary to the com- manament of God, fhe preacher thea traced tho probable motivo whiet lod David te commit this sin, saying it ie likely he bad in bis mind adesire to b tary strength for somo warlike pur- ‘d 'y career and sub- s lives, They Gou sometimes permti io aro always pun- isned for theif secret sing It sometimes buppens that late iu lite men commit sus Which make other men think they heve varted with their senses. This 8 consequence of nets und purposes of which :ue world kuows nothing, It 18 the secret sia joug cherished (hat often lends vo the opon trane. gression, David’ became aware of his foolisuness and hastened to make consossion of tix sin; bis heart te bien that be bad pumpbered tbe propie, he said unto the Lord, t buve sinned greatly 10 that L have done, Asa pun ent he was give bis chowee of three evils—s sot famine, that ve should five before bis enemies for three months whe its Cuemies pursued, or three days of pestilence, David deliberately Chore Lhe last of Luese Loree (Mine, beowuse in choosing pestilence in preference to famiue of deieat he aut tis Would share (ue common dauger with ail bia people. it was a novlechoice, this led Dr. Hall to discuss briefly the relations of rulars to their people, ip passing be made some comments NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, on the offiec-holding class 1n this country, “How,” be asked, ‘can good men be expected to take office if ee bad men covatantly chosen by the popular The leson wnich he deducted irom sale wae of their vote?” bing.” ‘To fi which to puild wisnout paying for it to David mean—it did. In the minds of many tu thie age it ts & sn toing to tuke fergrvenens without going any: thing to deserve it. Even the theory of the atone- meat bas been objected to en some such gro would be well, Dr. Hallsaid, if we learned from this episode in David's history to obey God’s will witn up- question! bedience., In conclusion the preacher referred to the yellow fever ravages South. We must not be unmind- ju id, of the virtues which are devoloped by uty, and he puid a glowing tribute to the it those who worked for the dying, meet- death themselves in the effort to succor others, CENTRAL M. E. CHURCH. THE CHURCH AND THE SCIENTISTS—SERMON BY REV. DR. NEWMAN, The Rev. Dr, Newman preachod en ‘The Church and the Scientists,” from Romans xii, 16:—‘*Be of the same mind one toward another, Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise io your own conceite,” The speculations of modern scholars, said the Doctor, are bold and without paraliet in the history of the Church, They affect, umbappily, three classes of persons. They confirm infidels in their infidelity, they increase the doubts of those who bave iiterary tastes without re- logious instraction, and they disturb the faith of cer- tain Christians, ihe idea is prevalent that thore is a vatural antegonism between scievee und religion, whereas the two are parts of the one great whole, This talve impression bas been created by scholars who claim to ve infallible interpreters of nature, and on the other band by thoologians who claim to be tolallibie interpreters of tne Bibdle. Both should remember the injunction, ‘Bo not wiso im your own conceits,” It must be admitted thut the Chbarch, which is the orgavized expression of religion, hos ulways Iuvored the deductions of science; and it is also a fact that the scientists have assailed tbe teachings of the Bible; but this bloodiess warfare should bave an end, Jor science and religion are one. ‘Ihe grounds of har- mony between the two are, lirst, that neither the the- ologian nor the scientiet can clutta infallipilty ef inter pretation, 1t is true that the theologians nave been compviled to chaoge thelr exposition ef Scripture as to the six days of creation, und the anninilation ot the worla, What sbali we say of the rudicul changes dn the interpretation of nature? Newton's theory of lig not the accepted theory of the present ¢ yet light is a supreme fact. 1wo bundre od ecologists con or sports of patur had tour theories as of the g geological changes—heat, water, lorees abd ubitormitari 4 now we have may usk the 6 what nex? © biologists huve also changed. Formerly they suid that the functions of hie depenued ou chemicel processes, then they dopied the theory ot vital fluids, aud mow they are divided between the psychical theorie: aod physical Asan illustration of bow the set we have new botuny, bew chemistry and a new theory 4, electricity und gravitation, so that tne phi- er of fiity years ago would havo to learn sclonce y of science is thu bt of constant changes fF ones, and judging from the past we ba’ je thut withia the mucb that nounced error : THEOLOGIANS AGREE UFON FUNDAMENTAL POINTS. We ure reminued that ti do nut agre among themselves, but the disagreement 1s not on funcamental poluts. This canmot be suid of the Jor they are at war with around the board, and en poiuts which a Agassiz assorted the existence of spycies, Huxley denied their existence, Darwin’s uatural selection ‘opposed by Mivart, who is a greater scholar and a Detter jogician, sod witha! a Christian, Hux. trots out his five-toed horse and says olution we bave now (ue one-toea sir Witham Thom not been time lopment, notwithstaud! geology. Wath what grace, theo, o the Church tor dostrinal disagreement when they themselves are not in harmony on What is essential jm their ows theories? ‘The Church has voting to fear from science, Tous far science has conlirmed the Bible. Astronomy bas declared the unity of eolegy proves jbhat man a, and ihe mictoscope bas suowa the falsity of ution. and the Bible announce an order of luminosity light was creat ceded animate; asses, Herbs aad trees we: belore animals shes and iowls were befor creepting things and caitle, and that mau, the muster- piece of ocreati was the crowuing work of the Creator. dwelling at consiaerable lecgth upon bt interesting and = impor- tamt subject the Dostor concluded by siating the reeiprocal relations of science and religion, Science, he said, improves man’s physical condition; {t bas transformed ioe earth into 4 neighborhood; 16 has printed the Soriptures, made it possivie te spread Gospel toroughuut world, und armed for the unity such men as Paley, Bat ‘what philosopty ou! the fatherhood of Goa, the atoacm: tne be n Of inefMavie glory. The report that Dr, Newman bad bid farewell to hie congregation, t0 go to» church ic Baltimore, was er- roueous, CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY. THE LOss OF A GAIN—SERMON BY THE 2 DR. STEPHEN H. TYNG, Jn. The Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., in the Church of the Holy Trinity, toon bis text from Matthew, x, 30—“He that findetn nis life shail tose it.” In the Cbristian Hie, said the preacher, economy 1s extrava- gance, withbolding 1s wasting, seifsnness becomes selflessness. The Gospel, ia itsclf, is a bundie of con. tradictions, The paradox of our text 18 the peculiar character stamped by the Lord upon tho lives of those who are submissive to Mis control, Indeed, 14 would be strange if it were otherwise among the obil- dron of a Father so lavish as our God 1s yo His gifts. ‘The biessings of nature are sext! by a wasteful band. 7 pensations of Providence overpass man’s daily need. His grace reduplicates upon ia- iquity, 18 superabandant fu its provisions for man’s conscious responsibility. Surely, as the servants of @ Saviour who “came not to be miuistered unto, but to ster ;"? who, though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor; whose glory shone oat Gol- gotha mostiy of ali—surcly we cannot be consi stent and reverse the jaw of His marvellous life. “He that findeth bis iiie shall lose it: be iat toseth life jor my ike sball fad it,” This of our text maoilestiy bas reference Interp: absurdily, tor seli-provection vt and hie spirivoal nature will dwindle, dwart, be extirpated by disuse; the soulless body will be ail that ts left, In olden times there Was much contempietion; bat mModasticum bas been swept away, and the only rem- ant of It Wo bave Is jistiessness, indolence im them cause of Christ, The repression of all devotion bor proof of this miserly husbanding of strength. The good, old tim eu the people o: Goa sod, tnemseives as wi h Chrysostom Damb saints make the Charen dumb in these jatter days, Dear browwren, said the Doctor, in conclusion, study the sun you go trom this house to-day, Ho sendeth Hie suu upon the evil and tne good. Mtudy the example of the Divino Saviour, who amp. seit of His glory that He might condesvend dogradation of your condem to flud inf tthat you may jaterod himeecif a asylum for the CALVARY BAPIIST CHURCH, OPER USE OF WEALTH—SERMON BY REV. B. 8 MACARTHUR, At Calvary Baptist Charob, ia Twenty-third street, Rev. KR. & MacArthur prosehed on ‘ho Rioh Foo, and Right Uses of Wealth,” taking bis text from Luk Xik, 20—"Bat God said unto him, thoa fool, th: night thy soul shall be required of thee.” Mr. M Arthar eaid that he would not ouly reter to the ver: from which the text was taken, but also to the entire chapter of which it was a part, “And one ot the com. pany,’’ suid (be preacher, quoting trom the Scripture, ‘said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.’ Jesus was at tho pluce as a gteat moral power, Disputes were referred to bim for setticment by the power of love He dia not vspire to an executive power, and so made noat- tempt to le toe man’s claim. His answer was a G ) i bis brother may have defrauded tin; aud Chris’s design was vot to rebuke the man for nis desire to have bis brovher share with him, what he muy beon justly entitied t sousnese, Ubrist was an arbitrator, grounds only. He would not assume legislative or executive iungtions in such a case, He would not go into the question of whether the cluim of the mun was iogal or not. The man referred to in the text, continued the preacher, was he was Probably rich vy fair mean: be Jabori an industri an, His wealth his gre Y his barns were filled to overflowing ana rich, His sin was not thas his beart was set entirely on bis Shought of God, who had giv He had no care tor storehouses wero well filled live iw juxury. be merry.” This sin of co mon inour widest. Who the first stone at this substantial and wealth ‘The preacher shen told of an aged man in could ‘Theretore, he said, ‘Kat, drink aud lew Jersey who was worth overa million anda hail, but woo, when recently asked to contribute to a benevolent fund, hesitated and made the b: toal he edgment ola one, and shows that cures exist in wellas in want. Thus the bis great wealth, wust ‘that he might add to it, the midst of ubundance Bays that covetousness 18 York are more guilty than was the farmer, Thousands of youn, are at the present time hivi thiok only of their possessious and bow to augment ieee It 18 a great si, and will surely bring its pun- bment. 8ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN—StRMON BY REV. FATHER KEAN. At St, Patrick’s Cathedral bigh mass was celebrated at ball after ten o'clock, Father Mori being celebrant, with Very Rev. Fatner Quinn, Vicar General, and Father Kearney ju the sanctuary. Before the sermon, which was preached by Father Kean, be made a feel- ing and earnest appeal in behail of the fo tricken sufterers at the Suuth, Tho text was trom a clause of Luke, vi., 14—“and he said, young man, I say to thee, arise.” This ascene of death, and bow sad the spectacie! je bel other only soc, She must have been a good wom: for we are told that much people accompanied th remains. Jesus meets the iaperal train, and seoing the tears of the mother, is touched with compussion, We &@ poor woman lollowing to the grave the bier He tells her to weep not, 4 theo laying big hands on the pse, Ho suys, Young mad, | say to the He works & wongertul miracle; giv hud tue power to au thi back life to the dead. because Ho was the creator How otten vinit our abodes! puysical destruction of tue body; it 1s the de: the sou!, which comes from To those sou! in sin Christ says, us He sald to the widow's son, “arise.” ‘his command is olten unheeded. Thore aro venial sing, which, though displeasing to Ale mighty Goa, are yet sins which Ho wilt purdon. But they may be so Irequeutly :ndulged wm that the soul witi all into mortal sia, lor which there can be po forgiveness. ‘Lhe effect of this repetition of the vio- lauen of Gow 3 ts @ hardening of the soul, It begets lead to the sont’: grace—and this the grace of God—all of our efforts will prove ip vain. At other times the 1s sense of bis Coudivion, Some may think that utter they have lost tue fre of passion wey will repent aud jead a Coristian life, But bow badly aro they de- ocived. Death comes and carries them off in the midat of their wickodness. And how shocking itis to think of giving the best part of your lile to the 1 and the leavings to God, Let us be revivilled, It ein bus wouod as a chain about our souls, let us turn to God and obey His commands. Lot us le: that which is evil in the sight of God and hb of tho soul which will rob us of our God in Let us Jeary to foliow His behvsts, wno knows our evory need. CHUKCH OF THE REDEEMER. FOUR HUNDBED PERSONS CONFIRMED BY CARB- DINAL M'CLOBKEI—INTIEBESTING CEBEMO- NIES. The sacrament of confirmation was administered yesterday afternoon by Uardival McCloskey to 400 Dert of beth ecxes inthe Church of the Redemp- torists, on Third street, near avenue A. At hall-past three o’clock vespers were chunted, Rev, Futher Kieineidem officiating. The music wasthe liturgical Vespers in hover of Our Lady of Sorrows, A large cvotr, comprising about forty voices, in charge of Professor Fischer, the organist, was engaged for the eccasion. They belong to the American Cecilian Society, which has tor its object the revival of the old Gregorian chants. Tne “Magnificat”? was finely rendered by Mr. Thaddeus Troska aod the full choir, The first antipbon atter tbe vespers was tukem from the epistie on the feasta of conlessors—*‘Bebold a great priest who 10 bis days pleased Goa.” While this being sung the proces- sion entered the main door of the church and passed down the aisle to the altar, First came the acolyter, then the Cardinal io bis seariet robes, giv- ing bis blessing as he and attended by Pi id Wvmao as deacons; thon ljoliowed secretary to tho Cardinsl, and Fathers ment about to be admin assumed the cope “send eater It renew the face of tue Bimselt at the centro of the altar, and the postulants proceeded two apd two and knelt at his teet while the sucrament was being administered. Tho giris were neatly attired in white, riangs on theic heads. With singular pro- a8 Queen of Heave: nt was a ori bymn in German to ‘ ong those who received ach postulant was accompanied by a sponsor, a custom juliar to the Gor iT tons. hen the ceremonies w. Cardinal adarersed the postu'ants and expounded the nature and efficacy of the sacrament. Ho gaid that in receiving this sacrament they wore etdowed with spiritual strength, which would envdle them te stand irmiy din faith, He then the apostolic benediction, concluded pe date,’’ and the congregatio: wiy dispersed, 8ST. TEBtSA’S CHURCH, “REY. CHARLES ¥. PAYTEN'S RETURN FnoM ROME—SOLEMN HIGH MASS AND PAPAL BENEDICTION, Return trom Rome of ono of her sons as pricat, ma high mass and Papal benediction, music, and flowers. ligh The Roman Catholic Church of St. Teresa, on thi corner of Rutgers and henry streets, of whieh the Rey. M. ©. O'Farrell 1s the pastor, was the scene of unusnally impressive solemnity, It had been previously anoounced that the Rev. Charies ¥, Payten, lately ordained priest in Romo, nad returned to the bosom of his family and would sing bw frst bigh mass in America, in the church of which his parents aro prominent member a in which he nimselt In the olten by bie mot: 4 the Holy Cuy Father Paytee baa ovtained irom Leo X11], the benediction of His Holiness tor St. Teron: Chureh, its priests, people and tricads, aod it wae understood that he would make this toe solemn oc- camion of 118 bestowal. Searcely had tho last notes ot the the Rov, age ee Payte a ¢ Holy Guo, tor preached & sermon On hey gospel of the the ‘under Mr. Berard O'Donnell, the organist and musical director of the church, was very effective, THIRTIETH STREEL M. E. CHURCH, TWO MEAN DENOMINATIONS—SERMON BY REV. DR. ABBOTT. At the Thirtieth Street Motnodist Episcopal Church asermon was pronchod by the Rev. Dr. Abbott on “Two Mean Denominations.” These were the Jewish Seribes and Pharisees in tho time of Christ, And the basis of bis remarks was tho text in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthow, v., 20—"Bus I wato you that except your ri the righteousness of the Soribes and the Pharisees yo sball in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven,’' Dr. Abbott deseribed the ‘Iwo Moan Denominations’’ tho writ and expounders of the Jewish jaw, At first they we useful and good sects, but alter @ time they beeame grossly corrupt, so that the Saviour compared them to whited sepulebres, which outwardly appeared clean and neat, but within were full of dead mm bon dalluncharitapioness, Aud yet, because of the position they occupied they were looked upon by the bulk of the Jewish pe with great reverenc The Pharisees were orthodox, Thoy kept the letter ofthe law t expounded to them, bat they knew noth. 1878.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. them as hypocrites, There was not en honest thought in their howrts por an honest hair op their heads, REASONS FOR CU LIST’ Dr. Abbott gave some reasovs pounced the Scribes und PI of their inconsistencies. 7 was i wmary of their Fr y bowad heavy burdens ni laid them on men’s sboulaers, but thoy themselves would not touch them with a dnger, They compelied others alk iu the varrow way ol tne jaw, while toey toek the broad road of pi re and ease. They paid tuthes of mint, anise and cumin, but neglected the wemhtier matters of the law—justice, mercy und truth, The iaw said, nd thy wr,” &e., but they dit ‘sald if @ 80M consecrated a sumof money Lo m vice be could be forever treed irom the Gare of bis father or bis ‘Thus they mado tue Jaw of God of no effeot through their traditons. Incon- sistency amoug prelessing Christians, the Doctor re- marked, 1 us Hatelul im the sight of Christ 10-day us it was iu the days of bis incarnation, He vad beard professions of love to God in the social meet- ‘ngs, but, be asked, how ts 11? Do the prolessers love their neighbors also? He that saith he loveth God ap b nis brother isa liar, aud toe truth is Dot in bm, gious, but do we love n said, Love your “Love your 8, Dray for them that hate and despiteiully use you und persecute you.” And J bids Us do this ipat wo may be called the chil- righteous that Sunday, but they don’t mind shaving the other #ix days of the week. Some they won't blucken their boots on tue Sabbath, but tuey will blacken the character of tneir neipbors duy atter day. Speaking of the Scribes and Pharisees Jesus deciared that all their works they dia to be seen of men, They stood on street corvers and prayed Jong and loud; they took tne furemmost seats at leasis and in the synago,zues; tuey loved to be called of meu bi, rabbi,’ aud io all this ther sole motive was ‘eelf-gratification and gi Tue Dyctor explained what Christ meaut by m broad their puylacteries (ur parchment bea inscribed with the law) and eniarging the boi asked himself was be iu the pulpit vecause ue was im pressed by the Holy Ghost that he must preach the Gospel that men might ve saved? or was he tbere because of the living it yavo him aad tbo ussociations with woieh i surrounded bim? If tne latier, he was no better than the Scribes uad Poartsces.' Ho up- plied the samme idea to tue oficial men of the charch und Lo the cougregation at large. ALVATION NY FAITH, NOT WORKS. cusuu whico Dr. Aubutt yave tor Christ’s condemaation of the Scribes and Pharisees was that they epended ou their own works and not ith in Him for salvation, And this old 6 docirive abomini im the sight of Gou ev Jight of the Gospel uotil Lather in the itteenta ce: tury Jaid hold of the great coctrivo of jusufication by | ONE HONDRED AND SIX YEARS OLD.. DEATH OF LOMER GRIFFIN, THE OLDEST MAN IN THE UNITED STATES, {From the Cleveland Herald, sept. 20) Lopt, Onio, Seps. 18, 1878. To-day the last mortal remains of Lomer Griffin, the man whose life covers a o exceeded the Scriptural allotm man by nearly two score years, wore berne to thelr final resting place, When be first saw ! puplite was only the dri puleon was yet an obscure stadent at St. Cyr, and Frederick the Groat was marehalling the troops of Prussia. Just seven weeks ago to-day Mr, Griffin walkea out ‘no his back yard oo @ raipy moraing to split some kindling wooa and to do afow chores, as was bis wont, Ho was found lying prostrate on the ground sbortly «iter, having met with a fall, He was care ried in the house and placed in a bed, from which ne never arose, He lingered along bravely, but within a week or go it became appurent that he could live no longer. The machinery of life was worn out, and on Monday ovening the news passed out that Lomer Griffin, the oldest m: in America, was gone forever. Tho tuneral took place this afternoon in the Congregational Church in ims town and was conducted by the Rev. Wiiham Moody, of Lafayette, a Disciple minster, assisted by the Rev, Mr. Whiteman, of Chatham, Alter the ser vices the corpay was pinced in a convenient spot in the open air bo give th e crowd o! mourners w: bad yathered a parting look at the remains, Alter the viewing of tne body it was conveyed to tne village cemviery, lollowed by u large procession. ‘The follow. tug genticmen, ull advanced 1m years and old setuert of this couuty, noted as pall bearers: Albert Harria Dyer Strong, Jobo Hoimes, B. ¥, Crissweil, Albert Braiparn and Hoory Overs, The body wus placed by tho site of his first wile, who diod in 1830, and lies baried 12 these grounds. ‘Lhe precise »ge of the deceasod, which bag long been under dispute, has at last been conclusively sete ind be was, beyond u duuvt now, 106 years, ox 4 aud twenty-tive days ol4 on ‘the uay of bis Mr. Grillia was bora in Granvy (formerly Simsoury), Lichfield county, Conn, We nave been jurnisnea with ® copy of the :amily record of 4! Griffin inmily, as recorded io the archives at Granby, and we lay a copy of that pari of record pertuiu- ing to Lomer Griifiu betore tuo readeravf the Herald: “Chedorloamer Griflin, the son of Nathaniel Griflia, by Abigail, nis wife, was bora 1a Simsbary the 22u of April, A. D. 1772.” The reason tuut this record of tye birth of Lomer Gnfla w Dot soouer discovered und all disputet at once seitied was that he had beet fatto. ‘lo-dey men are satisied with tue machinery O1 religion rather than with Christ. Give them a hand-ome church, fine musicand an eloquent proscher aud they ask wo more, Dor living jaitb, he asked, find you this morning trusting in Jesus’ Ur are you trusting in your going to church, saying your prayers and your good stunding in the commanity? Have you a bungering and a thirsiing alter God? Remember that the bended knee is nosbing without the bended heart. The uplifted eye 18 nothing without the ified heart. Hearing good worgs and repeating toe in woug OF pruyer uever saved any man und Lever will, Ko. ts taking the place of retigion of the b uce the words of the text, Doctor said, come to-uay with increased emp to every heart, THE SPIRITUALISIS' TEMPLE. AN INSPIBED LADY WHO SOLVES KNOTTY PROBLEMS IN MORALS, RELIGION AND BiB- LICAL HISTORY. The hall of the Spiritualists, on Thirty-third street, near Sixth avenue, is generally trom halt to three- quarters fall at clever o'clock oa Sunday morniog to hy Mrs Noliie J, T Brigham, who bas beeu a leny time the main attraction at this pecuilar temple of worship, She discourses on the unknowable and the mysteries bepind the curtain of death. In the evening the ball is more largely flied and the auti- give Spirit. iy tors appear im m better mood 10 themselves up to the fascinations of uaism, ‘The people who attend aro a dressed, intelligent looking class, ine war And strays, no doubt, of many churches. As a rule, they are elderly people, with isces seamed with tho traces of time, thoaght and experience, seeking jor that hope and comiort which the first sprightly runnings of their early Christian teachings could not give. ‘The lady who bolds the attention of this audi- ence for au hour or more isa slim, ordinary looking ‘woman, apparently over thirty years of age, dressed atthe neck. She has a depressed voice and accent, but talks with amazing fluency and uses the Kngiisn with great appropriateness, Gray. re silently listenmg to, and, it 1 dogmatic teachi Ye answer a variety of written questi out up to her by members of the congregation, and she did it in the most offpand tosbieo. For iustance, she was asked:—'*What is the motive that actuaies man to ao right and be virtuous??? her prompt answer was in substi that 1) was the natural aspiration of bumanity. question was, “Why does the soul ask lor and the respon haired be Anoth 7 and the answer came, “Uniess a person tor Consciousness Of existence bere or hereafter beea ike trying to prove ‘colors, of them.”? ‘ls all life immortal?” was a fourth interrogatory, and the answer given was, ‘All life 1s immortal; bat ail life 18 not consciously immortal.” ‘The lady proiesses to speak entirely trom tnspira- iH and improvises poetry on any subject suggesied member of the congregation, Sbe was asked to ject of momory parate Verses, of i th SAMSON AND ISCARIOT. No one attempted te dispute the lady’s anewers to any of the questions proposed, They seemed to ve taken as Gospel trai. She decidea mooted poiats in Serpiural history with an exse th was aamiravin Tne atory ef Samson down the ot soo do tbe whole mental feats dot 6 time; that Sameon was only another Joh: rinsey, wad that perhaps the pillars of the temple of Ga ly wood end didn’t take mach muscu- Tu answer to the question Iscariot was a8 bad ss ne was jn’t buink 80, Alver ho haa don a joed tor which he in n painted ab if Judy's interproiation of the Seripta with quiot relish by the old geaslem looked and winked at each O.her with an expression ag much 46 to say :—*Ain’s that smart?” Mrs, Brigham “ound ap the morn’ provising sue following benediction :— rt the i service by im- ory ition by wisdom and love. the World to the Spirn Lang.” chiefly composeu of be- «! hhevers ia the uocirines of Spiritualism, GENERAL KAYMOND'S OBSEQUIES. The funeral services over the romain of the late G 1 Hoory Raymond, oue of she oldest veterans ol the war ol 1812, took pince yesterday at the donce of bis son-in-law, Chauncey Smith, No. 201 Montgomery strect, Jersey Uny, the Rev. Deag Aber. crombie, of St. Math, Epiwcopal Courch, officiat- ing During the services tue romaine, dressed in the uniform of the veterans of 1812 and et joa black Walnut coffin, rested on a cal que between {he frout aud Fear puriors, ‘Tne piaie bore the tuliow- ing insertption :— Grerenerersrerececestcerereesverconecsers sevececerese® 3 GENERAL HENRY RAYMOND. N Died seprember 19, 1878, 3 th the 87Ub your Of his axe, 3 Qeeneneee rere reee rere ce rete Wt MEOH ae mC OONOHE Atte head vi the casket lay & piliuw of exuttus, bearing the emblem of the Lndevendeut Ureer ot Oud Feilows and the word “Father,’? an anchor of tubrruses, Church had been purtorm tog look atthe remains tb the pall bearers bela Mujor ( haries K. Crow Colcaol Avrabaw Dally, Lieutenant Colonel [saad Of the War of 1812), Past Grand Masters R. 5. Walker, Iwaxc 4, Lowe, Peter Markey aud Joho Ax- Jord, four oO! the oldest memvers in Hermitage Louge, No 165, | ., of Whieh the deceased was & promivent A cor. égo consisting of Th odge, under Nobie Grand Master Cha a ry, w Herinitago Lodge wero perior ing Of ite spirit, They were « preud and class, In oight places in this chapter Jcsus Jain George siyere offiviating. 1 the Jamuy plow, given such u singular name, *Cuedorioatner,” when was abbreviated and curruptod into so short aud investigators were led to error in (nt i these names, We have been furnished ery interesting information in regard to the cesiry of this remarkabie mun, and flod that toe uly is wi read, and in many instances some of weendauts hold biga social rauk, Jobn Grifflu e trom England about the year 1640. and first aute ted With a party vl emigranis in Dorchester, Cona,, and afterward taoved to Windsor, mm the same Stute, He stopped some time in Winasor, but hearing that there Was plenty of pine timocr over tho mouutaing west be sturted on un excursion in that directivo, passing through the gorge of Loupville, aud soitied down on the north baux of Tanxus River, in a regioa which the Indians called Massawa, wheré he cstav- lished « manufactory vl pitcb, tar and turpentine, Inalans burned up his works, and to setilc wiih him gave him aw deed of tbe land in that region, He gavo away several tracts of Jand to ttlers trom Windsor, but reserved tor -bimeelf a 1. three miles equaro, which was for mauy years known as “Griffin's Lordsuip.” In the y Joun Griffla married Anna Buneroft, and by ver bad 81x daughters and Jour sus. ‘The names of the sons were Jono, Thomas, Eporaim a Nathaniel. Tue Just, Nutuanlel, wus the youngest cbild and was bora May 31, 1693. Tnis Natoauiwl bad « s0u Natbaniel, who was the father of Chcdorloamer, the subject ot thw sketch. Toi finishes the genealogical tale of the first ancestors of Lomer Griffin trom tbe time they left Englanu. As siready stated Lomer was born in that part of tne Villuge of Simsvury which 18 pow koown Cc 4 ot April, 1772 No sur. Huw tatuer au the boy’s jife passed along 8 usually do, The irst event ia Griffin, of which we buve apy ine formauion und record, 18 his marriage to Miss Cuarity Moore, whieh occurred April 15, 1797, trum which union there were seven olildren-—oumely, Pariey, Wulis, Raizimona, Angrew, Thomas, Lydia ana fare Jow, of wnom three, seitied in this vicinity, ure still aliv: Anotwer event which bas lately been brought prominently belore the public, as in some respeots proving bis age, Was his onlistmment in the Con. Rectiout militia company, commandea by one Cap- tain Moses Heyuen, 1u Auxust, 15. serving until October of the same yeu rengtb of this enlistment be, in 1850, made an application to tne gevernment tor bounty land, which stands recorded mm the Pension Ofi at Washington, aud wes re- cently brought to sight by anotuer appiication nade by Mr. Griffia jast spring for the sam militia company, under aa uct of last winter, giving a pension to soldie 1812 Mr. Griffln’s application was ut once made special on account of tne extrome age Of the appit- cant, and hig ciaim was granted. He bas been draw. ‘mga pension since last spring, and was the oldest peosioner on the ist in the government offices, In the beginning of the yeur 1818, esrly in the month of January, Lomer Grif 2, wno had by that tne beoome tho proud and happy fatber of five children, collvcted bia iamily treasures ubdout him, loaded « large box on bob-sled runners, drawn by o pair of oxon, aud moved out West, During the latter part of March he arrived in Harrisville townshtp, Mediaa county, and ‘went to work and put up rude jog cabin on a part of the Harris farm, now knowa us the Hoag tari, about two miles north of Lodi. He lived on this with hie family for a pamoer ot years. 1a the tall of 1830 me loving and faithiui wie Charity, who had come with bim irom o!d Connecticut, and bed shared all tae trate and Dardsbips with wim, aied, abd jets bim a hb seven grown up children, most of whom ft trown, Jw jo Charity Lyman, vy when she, too, dica and After several yours Le November 14, 1844, jeft the farm aed moved with bis wife into town, whore he i bought hbimseli s comfortubse homestead, aod this isthe piace whore be spent his lust moments, AQ accident bappened to bin shortly after bis second “1 rriage Which caused bim the loss of his right arm, boulder go that it ped tanding 8 mistor. veon able to putin « good day’s his deatp. having grown so abnormally oid wiil always be of reatest interest vo the reading public, and, with tuts in view, I made & few inquiries in reward tot style ot living. He bad always used stim 8 and liquors years ot his death. Four years ago lutions to abstain, and he stuck, as I resolu to udable resolve, the jorsny i the ree drank tea and cofleo times of m informed, sition now His last sickness, which cuminated in bis deat! not be considered any Fadicai iliseuse, as he oaly reully died from old age, saperiuduced by a fall, woick bad caused u serious shock to bis nerves. As tar as | could bear irom his children, some of woom have airendy passed three score and ten, ! that he nad always taken a very lively interest weal uitarrs, = thas be cast bis maiden vote a Li publican. His lust vote w sbip trustee this spring. He voved tn Gun ticket last full, And now this lit defied time ana death so jung, and with such a gvod od Lodi can talk wo more of ite , One-srmed iitte man with a heavy cago, @ ad brimmed bat and a vlouse hung joosely over Bobbie briskiv A KENTUCKY PRODIGY. BO INFANT BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A COLO) PHENOMENON. {From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Sept, 20.) ‘The arrest of William Cor yy, colored, last night, Was the means of throwing ashurp. revealing light upon one of the mosy debasing incidents possible te depruved nature, It told the old story of barbarity on the one sido and iunocent suffering om the other, About a woek ago there came to this city from Bowl ing Green a coivrod a child woout fve youre « boing of phew wat intelligence. The tathest been for yeurs, it auiizing this brigus ing differous p the colored peop: ey thereby, aud for tue event Just nignt, He ts represented as & negro of intnite cunning and terokery, Aud is said to understand ine Superstitivds wegro Clement thoroughly, a¥ is evi- need bY (ue folowiny Handbill, Which He iFeUlAted upon ali ovcusion ‘vo Wnom It May Uoxcenn thas ths great and woudsetal in Liverpy Livered 0,300 lecsures in chureher, and 3, persons have dhe commences one iaowih sn id doing shes 1daing of her Father in heaven, By this ner huadreds of negroes wore induced (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGGIL