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RELIGIOUS. 8ERM9M3 A D 8EP.V1CES YESTERDAY, Admsrltlon pud idfice to Old and Yoang ? - ILe QntsUons of Iflnrriagp, Tem perance end Immortality. Common Sen e, Orthodoxy and Eloquence Aiding ii'eoh Other. Tho Surest and Safest Road to the Realms of Glory. Altght.brlghv, lovely atmosphere, such as conld not flul tj make the heart clad, the blood unite through Uw reins an i Ktve a nappy lustre to the eye. woa that which ftrce;ed the residents ot the metropolis faster day motutnjr. Tho hcalthj atmosphere Sided the preachers in Inducing large crowds la addlt.on to tne^e who maybe regarded a-> regu lar attendants to assist at divine service ye terday. Theacrnions tfcuoraliy showed .somewhat of a same* Been, consequent, perhaps, on a reaction from tho religions strain of tK> Lenten and Eaiter times. Many of i)i<? sermons, bowevor, were of more than on"naiy m rtt. au l those ror which space cau bo fonud available wul be found below. FiFTH iVEME BAPTIST CHURCH. An Ansrlie DUconrit^rrnoa by the JRov. Dr. Arintiugc. At this church ye<terday uioruing, after the usual ?errioefi of itie ilaptist Church nad been proceeded with, tho pastor. Kev. Dr. Armitnge, proceeded to deliver the discourse of the day. lie look his text irom IVtims xxxiv., 7? 'The Angel of Jehovah en camps around them that fear Him. and delivers Mitm," He said:-Theae words bring to our thoughts a raca of invisible beings occupying a ?pace oetweea ibe huuiau arid divine regions. Tlio whole air and heaven is filled with the^e lnnumera t*>dles, watchiug over the destinies of man an 1 carrying out tho mandates of their Lord and Master who is in heaven. It is very diUlcult tor the human mini to understand what an angel is. Naturally sceptical, ue vaut to see before believing, and as .re cannot see these ae la I beings except ' they are rovoaiei to us much doubt is engendered : In the miuds of the umhinktng or uulearned Christian. Hut let us take this worldly sphere of oura and examine if we see everything we believe ? In; take electricity; we do not see it aud yet we Ini DilciUy believe in in prepuce; take the growth of Plants, we do 1101 see tiiem grow, vet how roreibiv 2?f mnllltit,d ol t,le ract 1D 1:10 lovely spriuir n^t n,inirV,irV,iy,U,anc1rd mj,'h i??wa?os occur. ??? 1 ^at ,u ,lje almighty wisdom of (iod ?us 111 intelligences should soring iut j ni0 wmoii we oaiiiioi uliy comprehend : 1 in* is no rea nli-ougli, 111.11, we snould uout;t tiie exisn-.tpo m ; lor, as 111 human itirairs we baue our belie/ 011 ?c.enoc. so , Divide matter* we baToTbedef' on imcroecjpe^ and what WUtU'' aU(1 put U UUuer lhc , iiV-KUl.S OF iNIM ALCtTL.E thft ? sl8i bcrt,l?'ore invisible, and if dscope could be made a tiioueaud uuics !5^?2?!Ji'we'"V wouia 1 her <5 be seen tnou.sau<ls of other injects whlcU we know to exist 1 up Hii? a tmotcod ilSJtZUi ~ WU" a""el8' Uiey al'e i?>e mini's ' n iV. exe0uUt>8 hlrf commands ior i . l. 11 WftS au uub'el tl,ttf <ommuni ?tad the destruction 01 Bodorn aud Gomorrah, aud augul 10(41 Wanted Abraham irom ouer. BLK?lVwl H' s?cruice. When Christ came kuTl Earto the heaveuiy host of angels were always present with Uim; wiiou down ?n ?K I'EiTU.S OF THE OKAVJJ ^tme at>(f J"?ueu the stone 11 way irom tne are we i <r tl As CUn9t w,ta 0,1 earth, so lla m.ide us partakers of His km* F? J?!' eouutle s luiul-ier.-. of grace wrio Hit Uirougn heavenly space are to-day watching over us Sftn Z*?,ur** oa (U ?' i 1 given a guar dian augij, wno keeps watch over uim and is ever heaven ii 1 tic j ^ ItT.i? 01 <;i>d, iviio is m I) nirer , WoulJ to-day touch with His I re Dresoat, and make things raiMetothem hiuierto uivi iole, then I do believe MiiSC^d0x^Uesa muliuuac U1 lLu ^wvcul y ON MY ltl T HA\n AS P ON My LEFT. we 1Uear m- ']uttvr ?f M??rwmwas nrwn ! iih rjtu1a ?' e Church, aud ?ee them looking Qcwnuiih eyes of love o > us ana beckoning tis jupward 10 that heaveuiy sphere beyoud the skie-t. lhe hmiitiie.H p xyon m tins church to-uay, if riunt com*, is Ju t as taucu csteeruod aud loved by Uiose above as ti.e weaiihicst and most powerful, in this short mid cliecjuered career w*nT*anTr ar> ,0" a?n, l" '00k on position. ?h., fpuown m preference to Immortality. W? think a gi eat deal of a fchakspeare, a iviilton or an irviiiir; but th>- small child 111 tue gutter is parsed \>y^\ and acorn. \ et we%t,ould remem ^ i b possessed of a soul ltse tuem: ' !wm,U" fru,*u afgcl. Who, uuiuillil/ul Of his low estate, Is always waichiug tenderly over his oaarge, ?ud 1 but if he grows up in rue path's ol irace and trutn ae will ? thoasandfold more X' ^!pr !"r' iC f">US ?,' ^P4' ttoa" ,he K'^atcbt mau that goal/ P'oviued he waued iu the ways of the uu CHuata or tue uulv Tacnn. Dalty of Jt-Hiis Clirint ami tUi? Holy Oticnt~.<'rUe Wt.il > kii -ill Voice"? ^ ernion by the Rev. n. i>u?, Jr. The Church of the Holy Trluity was completely 1 filled by devout wor-hipprrs yesterday morning, and tho rendering of tue solemn services of the Church ol England wai characterized by deep earnestness 0.1 the part of both minister and peo- I pie. The choir rendered tue Tc Deum, LauOamus and the JuMia'e oej with lino effect, and the con fregutioa at tb- appropriate moment sang a byniD to the revered, time-honored tune dl oreeueville. Tne lie v. i>r. Tytig delivered a sliort wruion on the text lound in the Gospel according to fct. John, xiv., in "1 go away and come iigain un o you'' Xtto Dirtoo .Master had but just foretold His dooar. tore from the world. Tiie sacred circle of disciples ' wh.ch the toil and rejectio i and calumny of jears ba l so closely cemented was soon to be broken, its ' central omce- were to be cxercised by another com- I filter than Himself. Its early struggles, in which ? hrist had been the centre, tho great life and spirit prepare us to appreciate the grcatucas of the bhock v hich the intelligence produced. Their be lief was a blind attachment to Christ, socouvinc Ingly are the leelaigs related to fulth. It was, there Tore, uot to be expected that to Ills gotn< away they should cheerfully acquiesce. But He nrnui i<> 1 assurances, and 01 these the text is oil * f/i ; away and comeayaln unto yon." Jealous airp< tiKn Roppluuted any other idea than th?t ii,? uL. !'/ 80 lmPHrt cheer to thj disciDl^s ' lie revealed a union of Himself with that coii*r t r leaveyon.6 "P ^uth that u lu you aud wiUnoi ! TifE AG1NCV OP THE HOLY OHOST M cor?ccrated u> nilulsttT throuith the Cnnwi tn, r orv to the soul. Chnst was ou" with taatTrluno h tthSi.*'1"1'1 book represents on every page a . , "ol ?"mluate the ludividu. and the rhfirt1 |U of spirit, its relations to the world . ana the < hurch are clearly denned, and tins truth homn ?a,iL,i(,i?t!i Inuc'1 ,al?e doctrine. Multitudes .? .? u tiled faith ou this subject. 7et deuv as I dh.tu.gul.shed irom divinity ? wn?ant" toi?ht ? i? t*crlpiurea The comforter, tno tM'm gsSiift gr? HvH S'vt gSK T. IS ? tha. hie of Chnst Ma glass m which tue Fatn*>r'* image is rutlecie 1. Tlu-re uUKr s WK |;E JdLii '1HK 01/>RV OP GOD Before tncie was a veil ov er the heart, but the soul was awakened to perceive by the .mm rlrt . U,tH ?1,U lM '"'ciehangoalily o"cnbed to i'i" ,e "I will come unio le ?'"no for ww , declaring tho love 01 ui? fcpinc. Mirh was the t.uselil-hiiess of God. Verilv Jiiou art i.od, tn m^h tliou rudest thvseif. The duiv within us is tne absent tnri.-t. j?. The rerorcud gentleman discu-aed the first moan Ing of tue word "t.rar.e." The union of the 01 od head IVk simply m the Uivme nati re aud spirit; nut Hi ?o? of the Hi vine nature and spirit, its . uie.ifH the on< nlng of promises, the reconcil ing of tne lavor of tna Word to the undeserving it U) tne old law of Mu-.es? one lifted I .? e olhe,r ('*4t <l0,v"- ''aul *01 ? to i ,u ""ow'edge ol j.-su.- Christ. The kuowleilge 01 Cbnst conveyed by InstiiiiUons of &lu?rwnha"1 wUxU S 'w,kil ?rac# ?r the whh'* arrrrn. "?iVV'i l"u*Lt,l< 10 "oly hands, nor In na lira r>CN*#K-?? no super MUttlltloa. I Mess the par>.ol bams i,ecoui e persnaied by the aiur.t, tn.-e c> re luoiitinl.ec uie dsogeroiis deceit, fie spoke of tile 1 hiiiecu.ouii ooBceptTon m me womb of the Virgin ! wll?i? -Vhi^^er"rft<iUK ,B*01 lLo Holy Ghost, and - h baptlai" of joOu in Jordan, when the Apint I iiMt uvvu* cast vwt w?re tubaa*** m 1 tbe splr tuai sign of the king Iote of God. Th? unity Of Christ with tne Hpirit w is evide it. T1IH l' liOJlSMl) COKVOItrKH wus no other than the Holy Ghost. lhn Comforter cv. r since bus abode in no Church auil the world. Tn<*re in no need to call down tbo Holy Ghost. it is present in the Church? iu evry worshipping as mu'hucc of tbo Church. It will never oe reoaliel unui tbo Bon couioi seated apon the clouds of heaven. It converts .tod redeems souis. It I* llio divine hea'th thai ra'ttes dea i souls and bids theiu live. 1 beu the .saviour comes to us tn all tbo snl.lt. What Is regeneration but tbe to1 lowing of i hrUt in the sorl t What is holy liviti* but cjmioruuty to the example of Cnnst? Tne last sta^e of S ? NOT I PICA HO** ClIANllKS TO ULORriC ITtOV. v\ hai is, t.ieu, tb'* promise? "Wo kiio* aot what we .-hail i>e." Tbe agency of Christ Is uow tbe Holy Ghost to enter and poaness all the powers of the soul. This is, then, tke uiuty of the U.viuity. how strong, then. U your saiva'lon? your hope, tiow stroug should be yonr eflorta, ana what a power in tbe pulpit, to lali ba?K on the sovereignty of Him who c n qnlciten wtiom He will, trie living and the (loud. Whatsoever be the blindness, tbo pride, tbo obstinacy, He ou.i overcome it by TUB HT11.I., 811*1.1, VOIC1 that addresses evary conscience and every heart. We never had a good thought or beose of error or cln but He was the cause, dive glory that the Uolv Ghost represent* the anient Spirit of Christ. Let us be thankful that He silently began tbe good work und luat He will flnr^h it, and that He bus power. Ho iiirbluona 10 bring ottiors under tue same Having Influence. v\ e can do this alone by lilting up Christ. Hn -ten 10 g.ve giory to the ascended Saviour, who, liavmg led captivity captive, glvetft gills to taeu. Give tnanks to the spirit for the work that lie has w rough:. its rtM the tealM fell from tne t|M of i'uui. Unite with all the Church of l.od in dally ascriptions of praise to Jesus tlxo Saviour, wuo Is deserving ol Increasing praise. CHIRCB OF ST. PAIL THE APOSTLE. ".Wed tbe Tlilnga That Are Above."-- 8 rmou by Father Hill. Yesterday being '-Low Sunday," a solemn high mass was celebrated at the Churoh of St. Paul the Apost'.o, in West Fllty-nlntn street. Tho mass was sung by Father Searle, assisted by Fathers Spencer andDwyer, who acted as deaoon ana sub-deacon, respectively. The day being so very pleasant a large number were present, some, doubtless, at tracted by the fact that one of the young clergymen lately ordained was expectoi to preach his first ser mon. Alter the Deacon, Father Spencer, bad Intoned his gospel, Father Hill ascended the steps of the altar and real the gospel of tbe day, according to t-t. John, xx., from the 10th to 31st verse in clusive, wherein he described tbe appearance of our Lord in the midst of Ills disciples when they were assemblea together alter His resurrection. Father Hill then took for his text tue first three verses ol the third chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Oolossiaoa. The reverend orator then said:? Those who are so fortunate as to be baptized In the Cathollo Church become children of Qod; tliey go down to death with Jesus Christ la the pnrlfylng, cleansing waters of holy baptism and rise again with Christ to lire. God bus not only given ua, Himself, but He has given its tbe sacrament ot baptism, whereby we are washed tree from the stains of mortal sin. He ha* aiso given us the sacrament of penance, by menus ot which those who have been so unfortunate as to fall into a state of mortal sin are again KEsroilKD TO GKACM. and their sins blotted out from the book of the re coi.ii rig angel. Be has also given us communion and the sacrifice of the mass. Wnen God came upon earth He took upon Himself our nature, and when vie rise witn Christ we take upon us ills divine na ture; tills vile body of ours puts off oorrupiou and assumes the glorious luoori uption of God's nature, one means there Is or pleasing God which Is urgently recouimendod by the Church, and that Is dcvoiion to the Virgin Mary, His mother, vho is also tbe mother of the Church. Mio It is to whom tbe Churoh addresss* t bese words, "/fry ma cMi ueuire cUUUxla, ? and she has 1 ecu inspiiod to write the following about her:? "Vt wsjus genftrumn Vtrgitumifarlam perpehue cap la mus ouadla rffep." There is no de votion practised which is more acceptable tuaa fAYINU TUB KOSAKY; truly has It been called "an epitome of the Gospel," for it contains ail the mvsteries of the passion of our Lord and ilie jojlul ana sorrowful mysteries of Uie Ufeorilie Blessed Virgin, upon which we should meaitate devoutly. Surely you can find time to say at least one decade every day. You can. 1 am sure, spare fifteen nuuutes every day. What I you cannot ao tins, ami yet vou are assured ol the benelila to bo derived lroni so uuingT YOU KE1I1MJ 1(E OF KINO AGRIPPA, who, when a.ked by St. Paul if lie dm not believe In the prophets, repltcl, >cItartl almost persuadest niy to i?e a Curwttftu." oh, woe to tnose prophets, B8t kCnt fiyGod, who preach Christ, but not ills niotuer; who thus presume to separate what God lias joined together, borne of vou who hear me are. perhaps, ol that class that, to the (treat regret or a pious mother or sister or wile, have au;a u allowea tli.s holy season of Easter to pass without approaching the sacraments. You are trusting to the ?lllcacy of a death bed repentance. What right have you to do so. or what guarantee have you that this great grace will bo given to you, when you nave unl lorinir refused to accept the ordiuary urates which liave been bestowed upon you lroni timototlmef "Charity hopetb all things, Ihil vordy. thou tamest long, and even wouid throw off the yoke of Christ." o, ruv friend, m all sincerity and affection I l?e Bcoch or thee to repent and trust no longer to such a delusive hope; let not that business, or wnatever His ih.it occupies your time and attention at pre sent, prevent you from turning now to God. He meuiocr the words of the sacred writer, "MIND TI1K TU1NQ8 T1UT ARE ABOVE, not the tniugs that are upou the earth." Beware lest you lull tnti ths sin of pre-umptioa t:i thus continuing to set God's Word at naught and pre puiuing that you will have the time airorded you when on your death bed to recent. fbls siu of pre sumption is one of tlio deadly sins against the Holy (?i:0 4t, aud those who commit it ruu groat rl k of folng where they will be eternally burned. Repent iiow, that yon have the time, aud do not allow an other Easter to pass and Und you still In tne suite of mortal sin. The things or tins world are of but little value compared with those or tbo next. In conclu sion. let me say a word to tho-e who have approached the sucn meuts wortuily, received absolution for their sins and devoutly and reverently partaken of cemmuulon. Go on, my dear brethren; per severe unto the end; and, a? each successive Easter arrives, you will again experience the same sense of p?*ace ana happiness which you have enjoyed this time. Tne sacraments frequently approached con fer grace and strength upou those who approach them iu a proper state of mind and with due prepa ration. Above all things remember the words of St. Paul, ' Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth; for you are dead nud your life is hid with Christ." Remember these words or the sacred writer and persevere. Peree ! vei mice Is a virtue which we do not always merit, but we may sometimes obtain it by having recourse to God and earnestly asking this grace at His bauds. TRr.OT methodist EPISCOPAL cnnim. Tlie Reconciliai Word of Lfe'Tke Llring j>liul?iry, nnil the Product, ? LI vl a V C taarcli? Sermon by Her. Jnhn E. Cookman. The largest congregation ever gathered Into this church during the past six years assembled there yesterday at the installation of Iter. John E. Cook man, the newly appointed castor. The sermon of the morning was an eloquent exposition of wnat m llv.ng ministry should be, what should be its teach ing* and what the inevitable results will be. The text was taken from Acts 20? "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this lite." It was not, he bald, without feelings of solemn responsibility that be stood before the congregation this morning in this service, which binds them to gether as pastor and people. The church bad called him, and as a loyal son in the Gospel he had come to be their seivant for Jesus' sake. lie did not come In his own strength to speak unto them his own woros. bat, lue the apostles of old, he had heard the gentle, loving voice of Jesus, his b AVIOl'R, BROTH bR, I RIKND, PKOPHET, TRUEST AND K1MO, saying unto him, in ttio words of the text, "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this lile.'' He would therefore call their at tention first to tue preaching of the Gospel as a me.tnx of salvation. It is iar more Important, ne said to a preacher to know wnat to preach than to know how to preach. The subject of his preaching, as declared in this text, Is, "All Um words of tnlsfire*" The value ol any message of salvatlou win be found in Its vitalizing energy in making men live more nobly, faithfully, holity, and we can always thus lodge of a ministry whether It l?e of Uod or of men. Nothing does execution or service in the long travel but thai which makes men think and act. liut In order to apprehend this preaching we must ilrst apprehena Christ as the Alpha had Omega of the wond. We can have in seminal life our.seivos save as It Is given us roin ?iod through Christ our atouniK lo ad. Go 1 who Is in Cbr.st reconciling the worUi unto Himself hath committed unto the minis try the word of reconciliation. Christ must be me great mediator beiwe n Uod ami men, tnc brlnge Which unites ti e two sides of tiie cha?m which has divided Uod and mau. and tliioiigu whom we receive Inio our souls thai power w men enables us to lovo ana erve aud honor our Uod. And just here u the ? iTAL POINT OP TUK rflRlSTIAN SYSIHU. If establishes a union lietween the Hie of Uod and the ilie ol man. Hence the Apostle John declares that "lu liim (Christ) wa-i life, and the Life was nu Ifgut 01 men. And n? many as received Him to them gave He power to become toe sous of Uo#.1' Here then r sis tho one power ot itio Church una of mon. 'I hat tiirougk ulm may tie poured Into our hearts the lud tide ol the lire of God that we may become like Him. And any plan of theolo/y, any i<n aci>>ug wbicti misses this is latally defective, 1ney never reach the uisoriiereu spot: tboy never saiisfr the oruviugs of the sum. lUcro a/u two ilioorios 01 *lv? lion in the wvrUl? i one ol development and one the salvation by Jesus { Christ. The former tries to work out aoodn-eaa and ; virtue ami puuty in lependentty; tn? latter take? lioi i of God's Htrengtn aud byltwoiksout these results. I lie one doubts and denies the ruin or our , raeo ? denies that this world lsaBa:>ct: but the other believes and udmtis the ruin aud declares that the 1 whole building. UUy Joluod together am compacted ! bv that w inch every joint au|?pliuiii, pliall grow up In all things Into Hun whiofi is the Head, even I Christ, One be'ieves that tne race is whole and needs no physician: the other that from the crown of the head to the sole ol the feet there is no sounti nohs in it, 'jut wounds ami cruises and putrefying ?ores; but that the Great Phjsleiau will restore the race and brlug it op to the PULNJtSS AM) STBINOTH Of A PBRPKOT M AVJIOOD. Can wo not re idily see haw, with our albs anil weaknesses, such a theory of Halvaiiouas the Aral luuat he utterly helpless and useless to us. Hut lu the other case Jesus, who is vory Hod of very God, come* to ua and helps and bears In lus own body 1 oa tho treo all our sins, thus making salvation pos sible unto every one of us. Ihese are the words of this life which the uitulsfry is called upon to pro claim. Christ as the reconciling (saviour comes to raise ns u /?God in ChrUt perpetually lnrarnmeand made manire.it tn our mortal flesh; Ciirist came to lill our hearts with His love, to lnfuso Ills lift into our daily life, our business, our legislation? every thing; Christ, tho same yesterday, to day a d for ever. And every soul in this presence this morn ing may be Just as near and dear to Jesus as was tliui beloved disciple who leaned on His busom, or those whom He declared should sit on thrones Judging the twelve tribes of Israel. The office of ihe miulstry? go stand In the temple and proclaim all the words 01 this lire. What const - tutes a living ministry r Pirn, the mtnlstcr must l>e a living man aud have received into his Heart this reconciling love of Jesus and be partaKer of Christ's life nnd death; lie must have the mind that was In Christ. And any man who has uot ilieso truths In the heart cannot preaoh them, and must scatter tho Church of Clod, lie may be a fluent speaker, an eloiiueut orator, a learned tnan; but be may, nevertheless be doing nothing to gather men to Jesus. lue living minister will do nothing for stage effect, which is the very essence of cauu He will have Christ reigning lu him, ami will come be fore the people witu thispwer. Mr. C< okman here related a fable to illustrate the axiom that TRUTH, WITHOIT ITN0TIOM, KILLS. Ferond. the living minister mmt have conscience in the divinity of Ins otlice and ca'liug. ??Brlievc in it or fall" Is a motto that holds true of every profes sion. Want of confidence will vitiate all activities. Third, a distinctness or purpose and Htmpiiciry or design in accomplishing the work of God. There is a reeling among some men that ihe pulpit is an ap pendage of goo 1 society; that tne minister is in the pulpit beoau e he has made a contract and wants to keep it. The preaching inspired by such a feel ing Is ruin to the fuuction and damnation to tho functionary. Better raze every one of our churches to the ground than have them stand before us thus as hindrances at the very gale of Heaven, rne living minister will have independence in preaching without that boyish folly which says bold things because ho dares to say them. The living minister will feel that he Is a workman sent from heaven to do the work of God una to lead men to Him. There is a tendency lu this day to turn the pulpit into a lecture stand and to preach science instead of religion, philosophy rather than moral duty. That which runs from a man's braiu downward Is very apt to run thin and Anally to run out. The true minister win take tne seeklug soul to the empty toaib and tell him that JKSU8 HAS B1SKN and become tho flrsr. fruits of them that slept Dying men don't oare about science and philosophy. They want Christ to save them; they want to have all the words ol this life poured into their ears. Tnat is the only living ministry which brings the truih directly to the hearts of men. Pourth, tho living mini-tor must have a profound oonvlctlon of the dignity and destiny of the soul's existence. Differ ent views on this point were detailed, and the result of the preaching of the reconciling word hy a 1 ving ministry in producing a living holy church was set foi lli with g eat power and beauty, and, after a fer vent prayer and singing tho Doxoiogy, tue audience was dismissed. Cni'RfQ OF TOE MESSIAH. The Q?e?lo. Of Marrla?e-A Sermon for worth* by ,U" ttOV* Geor?8 ? IIep. Tna Rev. Mr. Hepworth delivered the sixth of bis *??0.na Thy0"n8r men ,aai evenin? at ma handsome church. The special subject was "Marriage," and It Is almost needless to say that the church was crowded and the sermon eagerly listened to. Mr. Hepworth 's text for me sixth lecture in his coursoto joung people was taken from Hebrews xili., 4- Marriage la honorable in all." He said marriage Is one of the Institutions of God. It ie the Incoming into the heart of both man and woman 01 a new ana higher experience, it is the revelation of new duties ana responsibilities, aud thej are duties which enlarge the compass of our powers and increase oar faith in uod and in all things beautllai and true, a man is a better citizen when he becomes a good husband and father. Htiil, there are circumstances under which it is an act or moral heroism to live unmarried. The world has a standing Joke tor old bachelors, and its sharpest satire is flung at those whom It is pleased to call -the per manently unmarried." No*, while n is the duty of every mau and woman to build a home for them selves, there are instances of both sexes crushing down the instincts of their natures because some old lather or mother needs their services. I hare great respect and admiration, he said, for such heroic men and women. On the other hand I think It a great mistake or Judgment when reiljrlous lusti tutions encourage celibacy as the ????? KKAltKST ROAD TO UKAVKS AND OOI>. (onveuts and monasteries would do better to make good wives and husbands of their inmates and Introduce a deeucr religious element into ttio Church, than to teacn men ttnd women that imnm is not the holiest pla, e in the worl^ bull! IhereTre so many unhappy unions ? marriages of body ami lortuue rather than of soul and svmDatnr some plain talk on this matter mar be or Service ?o youtig men. There are so many divorces m>ww?a? th'1* ure Jh,10 Irresistible couciuslon that there Is something: wron^ lu the wav in,.L marrlatte. aiuiction is greater Uian theVnlon or a man and woman who are not suited to ea."h other and no blessing is greater than the uniofi of a mln while of1"11 Wb? J,'g *l0U? Blde fliae througii tae . ltf'E'8 UNEVEN JOURNJT bearing each other s burdens and lnprpistnir go?w & and?" imppKcanno? brc^ip^ete ass, Flrst^Keep 'the^romanM^f a/oura"{mt h?'atr longua you c*n: but in .0 imuortan t as-apas marmeeu? jour common sense. I believe m romanri-Tr w o much a part or youth as amblUon m a !3 munhood. tttill, common sense is n. vt>l? !m nortant element in yoor view* ,?t J 1?* luture. Me-e romance is apt to uUiiiiiun in n,ia ' When a man is so desperately In love tint m. h ?i ginning POtlrT a"a 10 quole lUaic Uuei ?r iioore be and meditates suicide unless everything aoca nn ?? lie expect# it to, may be nrettv ?.ir? tiff.) .?? ?P M Is a kind or counierieit. livery buy lias u tlmwwh Vn tha't? evp'r' ha n 13 "7 ?o Tc^im? iSr ?!2r ^aPPcne.i? a time when he re^an , h ,? Jhe wo^d ^utt^r1 ana uulortuuul0 I'^ou in ncd tbe nece^Tr7expeBrfe',SAJ/ ,r,c thing in the universe cxcept the person or niJ ..ISL int. l cannot help feeling thau when a man Rnd jirk" saa^s w. er x to marry for love and for nothlntr niu> ? ?> Jin? h2u^hqrit,,},n of ratT* ? P*a?? once ^ntcr your thought* How ran I help reprimanding th^ookoutfor0^0 l^' tootlxw are on ?K . _ "A good HATCn," and though loving their children and wishing tii^m to love their husbands, do yet uw th"rinflu2S?? to sacrifice the holiest feelings of the heirt.i.m bit on And are not onr girls toci often brought un to J?**' the"' first duty's to marry a rich iL ?,.? th-ir second durv Into love hlra litoSESu Th girls or the period flirt their hearts away ami wh?2 wZv^r? V? flQ(1 themselves nnfltted f*? wiruy duuesandsa^rifl^ The first object in Ufa' ? sK&tSb SHSiPS sSSSttSS is betrrr .h.A,KKBT ,W,T0 TU? MAN VOll VoVR repair the damage, i n-tiv wii n 7 , orougtit In to for yourself llveTn It? ToM fh?"on,e lum or your trouble < and ?in? t.nii , . times hit ppens that home is a i, 11 N,,ni? and to vent all your m l I'nirrn I \?,f '"** ....... m .. generous expressions. In the true home the wife continues all her life to fascinate ln>r husband, and and to mate him feci, as in the dars of his court Hlnp. tnat *he is a u<> Men, and the huibaud keeps his courtesies ami his kind words and dee. is for his wife ami chit tren. it is proper that you should look forward to marriage as ino greatest blessing 01 life, but marriage Is a curs': unless the man uud the woman lore each other more at the end of ten years tuuu when they stood at the altar. BfiOOKLYS csnacais. Plymouth Pastor's PLquatt Philr?T)hy? Mart hood and Money? The Jtararrsclioa? "Lying Newspaper!)." PLIMOCTH CHlttCH. Aw AnnoiMit Aiaiiut Fretting? Universal Yankee? Manhood Worth iHtre than Money. The opening lines or Herbert's oeautlfal hymn? Sweet iaj, so pure, so calm, so bright, The bridal of tU? earth luid aky? mnst have lingered tenderly in the memories of many church-goers yesterday, for surely never was Sabbath morning purer, calmer or brighter, or course on such a day Plymouth church was more than crowded, and or oourse Mr. Beeoher was elo quent and every individual of the vast congregation tall or eager Interest. The text was Mattnew vL, 33? "Seek first the king dom or heaven and its rlgnteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you"? was the text or all others to bring out Mr. Beecber'B peculiar powers or apt and witty Illustration and his OUARAOTBRISTIO COMMON 8HN8E methods or dealing with the problems of human . Ha began by asking what things are meant by tho scripture, "all things shall be added unto you." They may be suutmr-d up as ail secular necessary wants. It is declared that the way to gain a comror tabic livelihood In this world Is not to seek the lowest wants with the best feelings and best time, bat to seek the kingdom or God and all other good will follow. In i his remarkable passage of the Saviour's teaching there la a clear enuncia tion of the dootrlue of a dlvlno personal provi dence?of God's personal care of all Ills creatures. The doctrine is not that men must wait in PATIBNT 1NDOLENOB. The economy of this world is such that the small est, least powerful things are oared for and sup plied, each in its sphere. The worm has la its nature the means of taking care or Itself in Its worm lire. The bird cares ror itseir by the appropriate use of its organism; even the vegetable feeds and de velops according to its own nature. Now in this ar rangement or the universe shall the lowest and tho least be amply provided for and toe highest and best be lorttdltenr But how is the bird provided lor? By netting up oarly in the morning and. hunting ludu.-driousU. How is the lily carea for? It pushes out its roots and con sumes the food within its reach aud then pushes further; in a blind way It lias enterprise. The Master says, "Are ye not better iliau they f" is there not given to you equal opportunity, If yoa put forth your power t By as much as your organ ism is higher, so much are your chaaoes multiplied. Therefore DON'T FRHT. The words In the text "no thought" mean no fret ting thought, no useless, disturbed thought; no hot thought mat burns where It touches, We are not to brood over our troubles or over the troublos that we fear. Tne text is, tnen, flrs.ly, a declaration of the doctrine or Providence. Secondly, it lorblds absorption in the lower uses of the. We are com manded not to seek first our bodily coinfoits. Seculur prosperity ought not to be nrst tbeugnt of. We are not forbidden to seek the perishable, but we are forbidden 10 seek It tlrst. To be sure, in mere matter of time we must care tor the body, but in tho matter of Importance the manhood must be attended to first, lue text does not teacb AN INDISCRIMINATE 1'ROVIDMSCB that takes care ot the diligent and the lazy alike. Tho sun shines on all, but what it does dopends on what it shines on. The declaration is a twoiold one, of a superintending Providence, but coupled on our part with an atten ion to taw. beek ye first the kingdom of God, and then all these things shall oe adued. Put all j our uoblest powers into good use and Providence will work with you. They that work for the k<ngdom o. God will bo 8URK TO 8U0CBBD. not only in the thing itself, out will draw all lower Uiings after. By the highest we find the gateway t"u tne lowest. The sum of the teaching, then, is this:? Let every man make bU spiritual interests paramount. There is a Prevalence that takes care of individual men. No one can object to Doneving this. Wo ail have our hours ot conscious weakness, wbeu we are b allied, and lee* thai it would be irauncend ently blessed to have a God to take the blossoms of our purposes and make then bear fruit. But men say that tnu m not roaaoniible? that all thing* work t>y laws. They say God governs t no wordly laws, and men that obey them reap tue irult, and if tuey disobey them they reap the other fruit. Now, we do not say that this Providence is one that supersedes law. but wo say that it is by law and through law. There is a sustaining power that blesses obedience. How foolishly men reafeon on these subjects! They sav that great natural laws govern the globe. Is not man a part or tais globe f Is not man tcib fruit ana all the rest hunks? Are walking powerless among all these natural ageucledf Sorno meu use natural laws, so mat they DIE IN THH POOR ITOtm; others so that they die In a dome with home angels mid heaven angels about tliem. Because I can't mako one hair wiute or black, does it muke no dif lereuoe to my child what I do lor hitn t Man is so strong that lio cau make natural laws hla servants, and do you come in and tell me that Qod Is helpless T Does he look over tne world and say, "I can only wind up this world and set It going. 1 see that rather down there olessing hU lannlv. I wish 1 could bless my family." 1 say that if God averages as well as mi ordinary man or woman tneu lie does meddle with natural laws. WOOI, WAS MADE TO OROW on a sheep's back, but is a natural law violated wneu It Is drawn out from the housewlie's spindle, nod's providence works by the aaturai law nearest you. God will not only work for you by the laws outside of you, hot by the laws wltiiiu you. lie succors you througn your own powers. God nest helps those wko have learned to belp themselves. Thirdly, the whole experience of the world goes to prove that the man who aims at TUK HIOHB.-T MANHOOD will secure the most of all the things that lie below. There are times when men are thrown out of their normal condiMans, times of war and persecution, when men must suffer for tho truth; but even ttieu the man that gives lumself to a cause an I lives in poverty is happier than the man who has become ricli through tho selfish Ubo of hta lower nature. The power of being liuppy is not measured by tho things that you have, but by the uumb.r of chorda m the natuiu that VIBHATB WITH JOT. In the man that lives for noble ends airy Angers touch strings, of whose ex isioace itross uicn never know. Take the lives or the most (rcccKsstur. men in politics, men who have risen even to be Vice Presidents (and that onice usually finishes a man), and write out all the Jealousies, the heartburnings, tne envy and the wo 117, all tho plotting and counterplot ting, and rending the record who would wish to pay the pnee of tholr success? All this life-long they are going to be happy. 1 oe> Ueve that Garrison, accommodated with eggs that nobody else had a use for, felt more ezhiliration and joy in the days of his persecution, to sar noth ing 01 his serene old age, than theso so-called suc cessful men. It Is very simple. II you play on the upper chords you have sweet music, tint you get dull mnslo from the lower chords. There is more Joy often in the prison than In the palace; more Joy on tne cross than In the barbarous soldier that cru cified. There is more joy la giving self than In grow ing rich by giving nothing. HAS CIVILIZATION DEPENDED fPON BRI'TK POROB, or has It followed the good, the true and the beauti ful f What class in the community prospers r single men may succeed lc spite of moral law. but in classes wnicn succeeds r Thoso who lie ana for swear themselves ar the true and the honest. Take the C'alvlnlsts of New England; they believed their doctrine and bnllt themselves upon the rook of principle. Men may say what they please of tliem, but these are the facts of their prosperity. Tho blood of the Yankee has been the salvation of the Continent. The calciyating brain of the Yankee has developed the resources 01 the comment. You may DAMN TUB YANKKB as much as you please, but it was his cansclentlons Heart that smote the devil of slavery, and It is his organizing industry that links the Continent with railroads and buildB school nouses all along the line, if a man puts bis moral principle highest he may suffer for It, but in the end HE WILL (JAIN. The worla Is slowl? apprehending I ho principles that the uallUean peasant so strangely enunciated to ills ilttlo baud of disciples 2,000 years ago. Tnat He should have delivered these principles proves that Ho was tho father of truth lu tho rorm or hu manity. How lit it from His lips roll the teachings that aro yet to bring the world to Its mllieiuuui glory. BROOKLYN TABERIUCLE. "Lylitg Mf?nii?|t?r?"-Siioiiiiy Evening Dis course by llrv, T. If. Talmnse. To an audience ihat filled every available standing and sitting space in the llrooklyn Tabernacle Mr. Talmage delivered last nnrht tho first of a series of six discourses. The subject announced for last night was "Lying Newspapers;" but if Mr. Talmage is no bettor acquainted with tiio remainder of his subjects than he Is with tho one he discoursed on last night tno public will certainly bo I d'Uraudad gyea of Mig "svnsailou" tbav Hcoiuud lu bo bo certain of obtaining. Trie text selected for the illustration of tUe sensational discourse was lrom the twelfth chapter ot the QoRpel of 8t. Luke, and the fortr-eizhtu verse:? "Unto whomsoever much Is given, of btm shall be much required." The text was disposed of In a few sentences about the responsibility ot personal influence, in which a number of truisms ol the most faunliar and trans parent character were shouted ont witb the roMPosrrr ok an okaclb and the offensive twang of the lie v. Mr. Stlgglns. For the remainder of tliu discourse aujr text, from Genesis to the Revelations, would have suited the sermon, for tho preaoher failed to conneot after the few words of introduction, and ran on at express speed on the newspaper track. "The newspaper " said Mr. Talmage. "Is the ?[i eai educator of tne ceutury. it is pulpit, piat orm, press, all 111 one. There Is no organization that can be compared to it," tils ob.ect that even* ing was to bilng boiore their notice th >se periodicals wbioh were Attest to lurnish thulr homes and their Aresldes. A snort reference to the history ol newspapers brought him to the statement that the greatest influence obtained cy the newspaper was in tho United States. In IT. 6 iliere wero only thirty-lour newspapors lu these utat.es: now they might be counted by thou sands. Books were not read in this country, but the newspaper was. TUe standard authors were not read, and tne average reading of the people in the Siutes was not OSS book is A THAR. The preacher preaoiiec only to a few hundreds, but. tne preas flasued lu word to t n.iusands ? mauY thousands. The thole told hl^i that the nations wero to be born lu a dav; he believed that was to be done by tho telegraph ana the press. Tho click of the the te e >rapti and tho rolling of the press would feud forth "Hallelujah I Hallelujah I Jesus Is come." There aro living in this country thousands of men laboring and blanchln? their choeks and overworked brain for a small stipend, and wuu are giving up '1 HB l'BOOl'' 81IEHT OP TIIRTB I.IKS. Theso mon d.d a great work and he would always hear his testimony to tue r worth, though tne Jour nals hid tre-ited htm rather roughly sometimes. He wished to -peak of the bad newspapers, and mere were enough bad newspapers published In this country to rOISOU A WOOLS NATIOV. New York, not satisfleit with Its own flltti. bad sent over to other cities lor more litorary pollution. There was a newspaper or a most iniamoua char acter published that hud a circulation of 10,000 in New York and 7,000 iu Philadelphia. He would not give Its name, as some of bis congregation would go aud set It. In referring to (he mercenary character or some ne vspap rs he said that there were men in that house that night who were penniless because of false Information being flven of battles during the last war by newspapers, f attacks upon porsonal character could not An<l their way into tne news or editorial columns they could And their way into THB "PBKSONAT." COlVTdV. The bad newspaper stopped for no political false hood. There were lalseiioods uttered br newspapers so large in number that the father or lies would dis own his own progeny. It would advertise a bad book as readily as it would advertise tho "Pilgrim's Progress." 11 this bad newspaper bad the del suit ing of some prominent professor of redglon to narrate ther would put that fact in capital letters and would try to make Christianity responsible lor the counterfeit, which was asiust, as sensible as to make a banker responsible for the counterfeiting of ills Institution. There were not In this country more than Ave or six succesMul rclljrlous newspapors. The sermon was closed somewhat abruptly by a few words ol application to young men and young women to take clean newspapors, ana the aunouuee mcul tiiat Dives was in hell. CniRCH OF ST. C (RULES BORltQHEO. The Resurrection? A Self-Donjlna Fnstor? Fnise Te.irtiinar la Papera? Sermon by the Bfv, Dr. Freel. There was no high mass at the Church of St. Charges Tlorromeo yesterday, in consequence of the illness of tho clergyman who had intended to cele brate It. A low mass was therefore said, and at Us conclusion the Uev. Dr. Freel. the pastor of the churcb, made bis appearnnoe la the pulpit and pro ceeded to deliver a discourse on the "lies urrection of our Blessed Lord.*' After quoting that portion of the Scriptures in tho twenty-second chapter or St. John whlcn mentions the unbslief of St. Thomas, be said that the resurrec tion of our Divine Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was the most glorious proof of His divinity, it was at tho same time a triumphant evidence that He was a true man and true God. It was the great support and pillar of our faith in Him as our Saviour aud our God. His resurrection also was an Incen tive to our hope and lovo. "Christ is rison from the dead,1' Bald tne angels; "Ho is risen; He Is not licre." THE EPITAPH OF CHRIST, theroforo, might well ho written in the language, "11c Is risen; H? la not hero." There were the remains of great men, siataamaa, conquerors and warriors; monuments hart been raised to their memory and epitaphs Inscribed on those monu iients, "Here lleilio remains of .such a one'' igiving tlio name); out over the tomb or Christ Buch an epitaph cannot he written. No one could nay. "Here lie the remains of Uirist, the ureai Ke Joriner, who called liimsolf tno Son of Go I." No. The epitaph oT Christ was, "lie 13 risen: He Is not here." When we enter into the monuments of the <iead Id the old co mtry we see there TUB REMAINS OK DEPART*!} C1UBATNF9S. In the Catacombs of Home th? bones of the great have become ashes, preserved in shrines or min gled with kindred dust, or no longer distinguish able from the common clay of cartii. Tlio tombs of irreat men in Rome aro empty. The monuiueuts of the great men of the past are the.nseivea dust, and the very marble raised to perpetuate th?ir memories Is mingled with the dust wnlch was otico the base of those monuments. So all human great ness disappears; but tu* PEi'trtciiRK op cnnisT is glorions. The grave is the place where nil hu man greatness is humble J. In tno tomt> the irlory of all. whetner the> were beautllul or derornied. is dissolved into inanimate dust; but tlie tomb of Christ Is the greatest source or His glorr. From His tomb the omnipotence of Ills greatness shines with splen dor: He rfsee triumphant irom the grave: '-he bod? that was crucified Is amln itvtnir : the soul oi Christ comes back to and enters into Ills bodv. It was the sepulchre that brought back the blood that was scattered in Jerusalem and bathed TIIB Poor OP TUB 0R081. All that blood was brought back nrain by the omnipotence of God, and It onters onee more into the body of Christ. The cheek that was pale in death ts Hushed with the glow of life and health. The cold body that was wrapped in lineu has brokcu asnnier the bonds of rteaih. Christ rises up from the place they laid film full or H'e, health, and Immortality, lie rises to die no more. As the Apostle St. Paul nays, Christ now dies no more in reality. Though he dies in figure In the muss, and I though the mass u a constant showing forth of Ills death, it ts not His real death, but It I- a renewal of the offering of Chrtst in a woudorf ul and wj sieriouj manner. Christ considered HIH ItHSPRRBrriON TUB (JRIiATEST PART O" HIS MPS, anil truth ol Ills divinity. The reverend gentlemnn having alluded to the circumstances connected with the death and resurrection of our Lord, observed that the only conclusion to be arrived at was that He had risen from the dead; lor it was said, "He Is risen; He is not here." Christ frequently told His apostles, and tola the multitude, that Ho would rise from the dead. He foretold His death, bnt said after three days Ho would rise again; that lie would lay down His life and take It up again. 1 here Is no doubt of the resurrection of Christ. We all know that He is risen lrom the dead; but there are others who do not believe that, who de not believe ilia. He is the Son of uod. Therefore, we must remember this GREAT TKtTTn OP TIIB RESURRECTION, and meet the objections of those who dispute the divinity of Christ and the rosurrcetlon. if Christ is truly risen from the dead there Is. therefore, another life after this. He had the power of God in rising from the srrave. There is heaven and there is hell, lieniemuer the graphic description Ue gives of the flames of hell, in which the rich man la burning and crying out lor a drop of water. When we think 01 heaven we cannot refuse to think hell. But the world denies tnis. Men deny these truths? deny that there Is hell? deny the truth of Christ's teaching. If the truth of Christ's teaching Is dented then lie Himself is denied, and If men say that what Christ taught is not true, why, then, they say that Christ ts a liar, ileware of falso teaching. This false teaching appears in papers every day. It will loot) to destruction. the BM.Ni) leading the blind will fall. We will continue to preach the truth. Ihose that believe will be saved; those who do not will be con demned. Let us, therefore, brethren, hold fast to the teaching of our hely faith more and more. Let us be encouraged to practice all the commandments of God. I11 this way only can wo have peace. Our Redeemer himself desired that Ills apostles should have peace ol mind and peaco of heart. Three times He said to Ills disciples, "I'eace be to >011." and this He said, showing ihcin His wounds. The wounds of Christ are THK FOUNTAINS OF OUR PhACE. If wo alwavs act accordingly to tho principles and truth of Christ we will have pe.ice. The reverend gentiemau concluded his interesting dis course by a brilliant peroration on the glories of eternal life and the rewards cod has In store lor those who suborn to His holy will with resignation. JiifiGEY CIT* CHUBCHE3. NT. PETER'S CATHOLIC IIMKH. Opening IUy of the Jesuit Fathers? Sermon ?)* Fnlher HI <|:nrfe, N. J. In accordance with the announcement published In last Monday's Hkhai.p, the Jesuit Fathers made their first appearance iu Now Jersay yester day, before tho congregation ol Ht. Piter's church in Jcisey City, the formal trtnsltr of W<U?U was made tu tUum oa Thursday last by Father Oorrigan, tuo late pastor, in the i and by the authority or Bishop Baytey. Father Beaudevin is the new pastor, and he will be aaeiated by Fathers McQuado aud Renaad. Bole inn raaas was celebrated at haif-poat teu o'clock yesterday by Father Kenaud. At tho conclusion of the first gospel Father Cerrt gan appeared in the sanotuary und announced te the congregation that his carreer as pastor of bt. Peter's hail ended, and he congratulated tliem-Uiat he was succecded by a religious order which ha believed conld achieve more lor the salvation of souls ami the promotion of the Catholio Church. Its in fiueucc wotud not be confined to Jersey City hut would penetrate the eutire State. Be theu intrc duced ?o the congregation Father Moijuaae, who ascended the pulpit aud read the go?psl ot the day, which embodied rns COMMISSION OP CHRIST to the pastors of 11 u cUurcti to forgive sins. "As Ida Father sent ine so 1 send you. And whon He had said these things lie breathed on them and said. Receive ye the llolv Ghost; whose sins you shall fbr> give they are lorgiven thorn, and whoso sins yi>u shall retain they are retained." The preachnr then delivered an earnest exhortation to those who had made their peace with God to persevere In a state of grace. Many or you, be said, at this Eastor time have made your peace with God, and it is of the grea est importance that we should MAINTAIN OUR PEACE WITH HOD. And In order to do this we should oiten reflect Mi those truths which will remove us further from the occasions or sin. One of these great truths Is given us In lorcible language in tiie iloly Scripture, "What doth It profit a man If he gain the w hoi* world and lose his own ?oui.'' II vou reflect on tfe* eternity of the turnout* which await tuo wrong doer and the ENOT.BS3 DAT8 OF IIEAVKN In store ror the good, you canuot fall to persevere in the way or righteousness. If the great troths of religion make a deep impression oil your rainda, then you may be sure that you will preserve yoar peace with God, and that vou will be happy here and obtain eternal happiness hereafter. The choir, under the direction of Professor Neuen dorf, <*nng Winter's mass in u. In this connection It may be remarked that the late pastor, Fattier cer rlgan, paid sueelal attention to the musical portion of the church scrvice, and on ail great festivals hs engaged some of the loading artists of New York and New Jersey, in this r?spoct St. Peter's had us superior In tho State, aud It is the Intention of Mia Jesuit Fathers that this reputation shall be main tained. SERVICES 13 WASHINGTON Archbishop Spalding, of Baltimore, at 0t? Abysms' Churc'a? Eloquent Somen on tbe Power of Faith? Charity as Defined by St Paul? A Fervent Discourse by Bey. Dr. Newman. METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHIRCfl. Dla-onrae by Dr. Nowmna on Obarfty* Charity and Lore Kindred Vlrtaes? Tha ftuprrnntaral Gl'ts of the Early Christiana and WTiy Now Withheld. Washington, April 16, IStL The Rev. Dr. Newmau preached this morning upon the subject oi chaiity, taking his toxt from First Corinthians, xlll., 8:? "Charity never falleth. Bat whether there be prophecies, they shall fill; wh other there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away." There were, he said, dlssensio .s among the Christians at Corinth touching tho relative importance of miraculous gifts. They appeared to Paul to decldo the question. He gives no direct answer, but tells tnem that whatever gifts they may possess they avail nothing If the great principle of affection to God and good will to man. Is absent. This was the occasion of the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians, which tor moral sublimity and beauty of expression has been the adiniratie* of the church in all ages. The significant word el this chapter is charity. WHAT 13 OnARITT f Up to 1619 the agape of tho Greclc was rendered love, but during the Long Parliament the o distal printer substituted the word charity. In TyndaPfl Libie, the first English translation of the Scriptures^ wo find "love'' Instead of charity. The term cnarltg is used by us. In a limited sense, as the equivalent of alius eivlnz; as use 1 by Paul it evidently moan* Divine aiTectlou of the kouI for God and love to man. To two poiuts attentlou is asked? the tempera! character or the SUrKHNAfORAL GIFT3 TO THE EARI.T CHRISTIANS, and to the substitute lor theui wh'eh Paul offers as. lhere were nine supernatural gifts? tho word of wisdom, the word oi knowledge, the power of knowledge, the pow? r of lattn, tho power or healing, the nower of working miracles, the discernment of spirits, prophecy, tuo power ot speaking in many tongues, auu, las ly, the power or interpreting language. These gifts v, ere temporary. A miracle derives its character from its isola tion; repetition destroys the miraculous nature. Miracles arc crutches ou which luau's impotent faith moves; they are the scanrold tug on which the Builder stands to rear the struc ture. They have done their work and passed away, and we reiolce to-day In a higher prool of the truth of Christianity than they can give us. Mow Paul means that these gins were to be withheld. Prophecy was to no withdrawn, the gltt of tongue* to cea e. It Is impossible that Paul meant the time would come when language would not bo required by human beings. So long Od intellect is capable of thought, so long language will be a necessity. I'crhaps Paul had a deeper mean* lug. As before sin came tlieie w is a time when there was but oue language over tho face or the Earth, so there may couie a time when there shall again bo a unity or speech. Do not the signs of the times prognosticate that day? Bv oue huudred mil lions ot human beings the English language is spo ken, aud eminent statisticians ssoritliai in the year OuOO A. D. the English language will be spoXeu by one billion. But Paul likewise me int to signify that the inspired volume should be closed and that there Should be no more revelation. second, to consider the substitute ror these super* natnral gifts. "Charity, which neter talleth. ? Chi ist liked to epitomise. He condensed the Tea Commandments Into, '?Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ad thy heart, anu thy neighbor as thyself. " Paul gives us the epitome or Christ's words in one term? "Charity." Tno sum or the Sermon on the Mount is chamy. It is charity that gives whatever of happiness there is in this world. It is THE SOURCE OK IIOIHF.HOI.D JOT} tho dea'hleas bond or un>on between husband act wire. "Charity suffers long and is kind. It envteth not. It belle, eth and hopeth nil things." Lei It permeate so iety, retlue and beautify your lives and this world is transformed to a paradise aud the aiife'els come d iwn to dwell with men. It is for tha want or it that contentious arise and heartburnings aud strife and crimes abound. The Greeks pnded iheinsehea ou tuelr knowledge. But Pan! strikes at the pride or human intellect when he de c'ares mat charity surpasses a.l knowledge. Some think the sum or huiuan duty is tu feed the poor, "ulcssed are ye w!io feed the poor; but there is some, lung higher? it is tins charity." How are yea 1 1 obtain ttr On your knees beiore God. Let us make a vow to-day that we will be living, daily em bodiments of tins divine charity at home, in sooial lire, in business, iu high oihciai positions and every where. SERVICES If ST. ALOYSUS' CHURCH. .**ermon by (be Aim Rcrerend ArchbUbnp Hpaldlnf on the Power of Faith mod tht Prlnciplra of ihi Church Oier the World. Washington, April 10, 18T1. The Most Reverend Archbishop Spalding, of BalMU moro, preached to a laree cong relation this mora* In; at St. Aloyslns' church, taking for bis text "'Whatsoever Is born of Ood overcometh the world; and this is the victory which overcometh the wortJ, oar faith"? words taken from the First Epiitla of John, fifth chapter, fourth verse. He said It was only by and tnroturn faith that the Cnristiaa could learn to overcome the world and resist the Impulses of tbo world. Mankind, for the most pari; are staves to their own appetites. They loster an<* flatter 'hom, and encourage the three great conoa plscences, of which the same apostle (John) ao em phatically and graphically tells us are the oausa of the sins of the world, viz. The concupisceuee of the flesh, the concupiscence of the eyes and theprida of life. These include all that may be mentioned a? the cause of the MtMFOLD KV1LS IN IIUMAN 80CI1ITY. By the concupiscence of the eyes is meant that spirit of covetoiwness which maKes one deslro u possess everything we see; that spirit of avarioe which makes men vo act unjustly with their follow men in tne acquisition oi mis worm's tn.tc pride ol liio lie in l which leads us to exult oiuseiviw aud look down upon others. 11/ the e>?u cup'scouee or the flesh is meant tiio.a fleshly desires winch make men Slave* to their passions, nnd by the pride of life the am biiioii which leads men to deviata from tne irutii to umiii for the lime the applause of rue world. Ht. John nays by laith we are to overcome the wor d, and lei rn to form a correct estimate of men and things. II one ascends to a very meat height and looks down upon toe thing o. tins world every thing li oks sitihII in his oivj eyes, the peopla become but mere specks, ?nd tue hou'^ia loot more like b.iby h.?uset thin tin diveilniifs of Hie worldly great, und ho our climate ol ilus iro should be mude hi luat or tin. me in ?oine. What art. the Joys ot eai h to be com pun d wuu i hose of heaven, or what t ,n irlendsnip ol i/nu i.y iho blisa of (lie friendship of Hod lor at. etcr/my c KAtTIl MAkKS IS if.h TUINi.M A oOh'ft 140111% I an l thereby we arc lod to piaco a proper, a ju?f I ('.suinaiu ou uu liwi U abJUi u<u wbbd