8 THE CITY PULPIT. Hormone ty the Rev. Albert Barnes, Hew. JoHn Chambers, Hev. Alfred Cookmnn, Rev Phil lips Brooks, Rev. Rloh cird Newton, O. D., Rev. Dr. Butler, and Rev. J. Cooper. HHHOIAl.lT KKTOHTRD VCW TUB UVKNIAU TCLK (tRAFU 9I1K LIFE AND CHARACTER OF THE LATE REV. DR. BRAINERD. A Memorial Sermon, Preached In the Old Pine Street Church, by the Rev. Albert Barne. Yesterday afternoon the Old Piuc Street (Iturcti, in which the late Dr. Brainerd had labored bo zealously for so many years, was fill d to its utmost capacity, to listcu toasor diod upon his life and character, which wa preached by the Rev. Albert Oarnes, who had been bis intimate triend and earnest co-worker for thirty years. The galleries of the church were tastefully festooned with black, while a canopy of this sombre hue entirely concealed the pulpit. Iu front of the altar was PU'pended a curtain of the same color, fringed with silver, and bearing in white letters the inscription: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." Tne preacher announced as nis text passives f Bcripture which are found In Daniel, chapter nil, verses 2 and 3, concluding as follows: "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to ripbteowness, as the stars, forever and ever." They that shine in life as the stars of heaven, naid the preacher, in death are removed to shine in other spheres. The power tbnt created the stars could as easily annihilate them; hut it never causes the mind to die. The latter leaves tbe earth indeed; but it is transferred to other spheres, (here to shine forever. As there li a difference in the brilliancy of the stars of heaven, so there is in the brilliancy of men's characters in the other world. Tbe brightest of them all will be those who turn many to mht foosDew. The influence of a man can be ren oertd greater by a life given to such pursuits x&an by one devoted to any less noble calling. Itf form a character which shall possess this sur-pae-tog brilliancy, native talent, discipline, and loll r necessary. Such had the Into Dr. Brained; and although ho ie no longer with u Ve1snotloSiioi!lOumVcC. ' Thomas Brainerd was bora in Levdeti, New York, June 17, 1804. His name is one that has been known and honored in other lands. II s tetr, Daniel Brainerd, who establisued tne family in thU country, was broueht from Kxeter, England, in 1609, while still a child. In con nection with others, he laid the foundation of the town ofiladdom, bclo Hartford, Connec ticut, where be became a man of great wealth Mid influence, and of stiletly exemplary life. At leat thirty thousand people in the country now claim him as their ancestor. Tne father ot Thomas Brainerd was a farmer, au l a man of piety. EI is son thus Inherited some of tho b'ist blood that has gone into the New England char acter. His early training was con ducted at home, and was characteristic of the old Puritan stock from which he Bprung. He has well described this tiaining in his pre face to the "Life of John Brainerd." Its ele ments were filial deference, industry, and punc tuality; with religion as a duty, necessity and privilege alike for the ground-work. Although some may now hoi J up their hands in borror at its strictness, this old Haddom training, as Dr. Brainerd himself has said, was such kas makos men moral heroes, In studying his life anil haracter, the peculiarities Of his early train ing should be borne in mind. In 1821, having determined 0 enter upon the study of the law, toung Brainerd left honiu, and engaged in teaciug school for three years, to enaoie nim t0 do so. Ha thou apent some your I in the rt'ady of his chosen proression in tne town f P.bme, Oneida county. New York. Meau Vtiile the Rev. Charles G. Kinney had been dis charging his pastoral duties there with such energy and success, that nearly every lawyer, merchant, and man of influence in the place was tonverted. Among them was young Brainerd, and this event changed the whole current of his after life. But before this he had been le id ing a life ot strict integrity and morality. He had previously been saved from the evils of a life of intemperance by an inci dent not unlike that which secured Dr. William Palev from a similar fate. Being present one merning in tbe barroom of the public house where he boarded, in company with several thoughtless young men, who were engaged in carousals, the landlord toU him he had better ro to bed, that those young men would ruin him, when he was born for better things. This warning had the desired effect, lie wte, through life, a man of strictly temperate habits, and an uncompromising foe of intemperance. Abandoning the law upon his conversion, he cam to this city, where he spent one year in teaching, previous to entering upon his theolo gical studies at tbe Andover Seminary. While here he was connected with the church of the Rev. James Patterson. Having completed bis a tudies, and passed his ordination, he passed ' some years in the West, as the assistant of the Rev. Lyman Beecher, occupying himseif mean while with editorial labors. In October, 183H, he was called to the charge of the Old Pine ftaeet Church, and in February, 1837, he entered upon his duties heve. His pastorate thus extended through a period ot nearly thirty years. His character as a preacher was influenced hy his association with these three good men, Finney, Patterson, and Beecher, more than by anything else; although no man could have been mote stnkingly original than he. Whether conscious of their influence or not, he carried much of it through life. It was especially manifested in his style of 6peaking. He was admirably fitted by natural and acquired en dowments to have succeeded in the profession which he bad first chosen. His power was chiefly as a public speaker, and was most strikingly shown in debate. Although his scholarship was by no means thorough, perhaps no man surpassed him in such intelligence as is to be derived from a reading of the press and by observation. His strictly literary labors were few. and were chiefly in the lorm of ser mons and of articles contributed to the press, which he recognized as one of the most pow erful agencies in the creation of a sound moral public sentiment. As a speaker he bad a power such as is pos oessed by lew. Both in his sermons and in debates he usually seized at once upon the great point at issue, and enforced it iu a manner whicn carried conviction to bis hearers. In language he was most exact, pertinent, and beautiful. In every respect his style presented the best forms of our Anglo-Saxon tongue. He can be best described as being "the Ekiliul of speech." As a pastor, Dr. Brainerd possessed, in an unusual degree, the power of securing the hearts of his people, especially those of tbe young. All the features of his character con tributed in an eminent degree to this result. And he was as attractive in this way in his later years as iu his early life. Although his church was continually deprived of its best and oldest members by the exodus which was and is still setting Iu irom this part of the city, be continued to draw about him the young, the earnest, and the prosperous, whose rhnrar-terfl were In the formation nerlod. Laboring earnestly at all periods of the year. h had great faith in revivals, and always looked for his greatest success in protraowea meetings held at the close of the winter. His labors at these times were so exhausting, that the usual summer vacation became to him 2.1 m nut. a npoeskil v. But his zeal and talents were not limited to via nwn r.hurcii nr to his owb denomination The whnlitv ielt the weight of them. Although he always ahrank troni taking part in special services, such as ' ordinations, the laying of yirnpr-tnncs fiinii ftie dike, he oarticipated, DV enuest. in a treat mucv. Tbe renovation of TOE PAIL? EVENING TELEGRAPII.-PniL Iheold Tine Street Church, whkh be described as very barn-l ke in its appearance when he t k charge ol it, was chiefly owing to hts labors. In lonnding and assisting otoer congregations he took an f ytraordmary part. And although strictly Calvinlf tic In hu doctrinal vie s, and Presbyterian iu.hie ideas of Cliurcbovernmeut, he ttnt far from being bigotel, aud did not regard aH troth as betug conuned to his own sect. In Union service in th temperance cause, and in all public matters, he was alike zealous, and contributed as much as any other to their sucos. In tho fearful , btrngirie ol four vears through which the coun try pae(, the fruits of his early training and rhaiacter were keenly developed. He was Inca pacitated bv age, and untitled bv nature, to be a military man; yet rouM always dol'end the riphteous cause ot bin country, denounce with stirring eloquence tbe evils of Rebel lion, and coun"ii and animate the cohlier on entering upon and returning from the conflict In this work he labored more zealously thati any other pastor in the city. To the Intense and uninter rupted excitement through which he ihus passed, and which gave him no repose until after the surreuoer ot Lee, the melancholy event which we mourn to-day was, perhaps, in a great measure ow ing. A few published sermons and tracts, and several aiticlos in the Presbvterian Quarter y Hi.eiew, comprise the bu'k of his literary labors. His only considerable work was a lite of John liralnerd.t lie. missionary, a member of his own family. This task he executed hapoily, bestow ing upon it a great amount of labor. Homo ot hU be?t thoughts, and ninny ol the finest speci mens of his writing, are lo bo found in this work. His last public service was connected with the name of his family. In East jn, the ceno of the missionary labors of Daniel and John Brainerd, he delivered an address before tbe Brainerd Missionary Socity, shortly before his death. For many years he had been of a s imewhnt melancholy disposition, apprehending paralvs's, and the loss ot mind and of the use of his body. But from all this he was mercifully preserved. Without pain or consciousness he was taken from earth to heaven. When he heard the an nouncement of this event, the speaker lelt, as be had never felt before, that he stood alone upon tbe shores of eternity. From an intimacy of thirty years, he could, in additiou to all else lie had said, bear testimony to tho deceased as a warm-hearted, true, s'.ueere, and allectionate friend. , THF SECOND BIRTH. A Sermon Delivered at the First Presby terian Church, West Philadelphia, by the Rev, Dr. Butler. Services wore held in the moruing at 1030 o'clock. A very instructive sermon was deli vered by Rev. Dr. Butler, upon the question that Nicodemus put to our Saviour. It is found in 4th verse, 3d chapter, of thu Gospel accord ing to John "Nicodemus saith uuio bim, HoiV can a man be born again when he is old V "Except a man be born again," said Christ to Nicodemus, "he cannot ste the kingdom of Cod." Thinking only of natural, and not of f-pirtcua) birth, the question spring lo the lips Of the ruler. I propose to use this question as applicable lo spiritual birth. It is a question ol power. Can the old man, inured to siq, Hud the iimn in hi prime, be as easily brought uudor the influence of religion as the more 'impressive youth? A large majority of Christians become such in early life. From that period onward the proportion ol converted persons invariably and greatly decreases thioujtii manhood to ase. The nrst positive hindrance to conversion is the pride, seltishuess, and depravity which is firmly rooted in the natural heart. It dem irs iind chafes against God's requirements, una is i lesistant principle exercised passively and actively towards tbe truth and the spirit of God. There are also the iutcrnat lusts, and perverted passions and appetites, and the lures of worlJIy ambition that' are always at work to stimulate that ruling principle to action. There are counteracting influences from God human aOection and authority in the family, and law, teovernmont, and public sentiments, and the organized Church of Christ. From our experience with unconverted youth, the possibility of conversion diminishes in u fearfully rapid tatio with every added year of life. Uood influences stir tbe vouug nature powerfully, but olten it resist nui jici-lo o mTii at first, shrinkmslv, but, by constant habit and prowth. the evil Is fattened on his nature with rivets of steel, and the resistance to gool is more and more powerful. If tvc trace the course of the same soul on through manhood, how necessarily must the result ot his nalual acting be the same I How certainly mu6t every thought of good and evil presented to his mind, every influence exerted upon his hait, come increas ingly to have the one effect ot feeding and e.stab- iis-uiu? me evil pnucipie,ui waiuiuB ju uuu uui euing theforce of all that is good. The hardening . i it ;i i : - l .. e . I .V .1 A , 1 cllect ot time upon stone and cement, or ot tire upon the minerals uuderlying the granite beds of the earth, are but faint symbols of the hard ening effects on the heart of 60, 60. or 70 year of wilful, defiant resistance to the force of God's truth and spirit. "Tby neck is an iron sin,?w, and tby brow bra's," is the language God us.es to show forth the hardnesi aud obduracy of the sinner. And when we se the tremendous in fluences that are resisted by the disobedient heart, we can sec that the comparison is a very striking one. The influences bv which God seeks to disarm. the sinners resistance are immeasurable and mighty. Hia goodness alone would seem enough ft goodness that turrounds him with the beauty and erandeur of nature, that pro longs his iile, and protects bim daily lroui un- num Dereu uaugfr; iumi anw a umou watch on the snrinss of lite itself. Yet, tie hardened heart casts all this aside. But. strarger than all, he comes liimseit. and suffers unon the cross a self-endured shame and agony, and with bis pierced and bleeding ban Is ana leei ana nean, cries uui, iu tunes mm ni might melt tho hardest heart, "All this have I endured tor thee, to get thy love, to cleanse and save thy soul, to give thee peace and toy aud life forever." All in vain. He appeals to our fears for the future. Tbe loved ones depart, and He alliitts him with painful sickness, and yet he laughs at these terrors aud bereavements. We should see to it that we do not by our Dower of examnle cast impediments in the way ofsalvatiou of the young. It the old and hardened sinner can be brought to feel his coudiuon, he may!be bora aeain "how old soever he may be, oorn aeain oi tne noiy unosi. In the evening there was a temperance meet ing. held for tho furtherance of the principle amongst the churches and the Christian com munity. Theltov. Dr. Brooks spoke at lenstn upon tbe subject, what had been done, aud what was expected to be done by the co-operation oi tne unurcn. THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH. A Sermon Preached at the First Iude pendent Church, by the Rev. John Chambers. The subioct of Mr. Chambers' discourse yes terday atterneon was "The Apostolic mode of obtaining means to carrv on the cause of Christ." lie too nis text from 1st corintniuns, chapter xvl, verses l and 2, as lollows: "Now concerning thecollection for the Saints, as I have aiven ordor to the churches ot Oalatia, even so do ye. "Unon the first day of the week let every one of vou lay by him in store, as God has prospered him that there be no gatherings when I come." It is an established principle, and as fixed and as firm as eternity, that there Is no name in heaven whereby a man can be saved but by the tinmc of Jesus. And iuft as well, brethren. might you undertake to pull down the throne of Jebovan, ana to. overmrow vuis great empire which He has established in the vast universe of which we form apart, as to attempt to be saved in any other way as to think or salvation byany other means. For it is fixed eternally fixed. It is also an equally nxeu trutn ana tact that there is but the one way, the one truth, the one lite; and that Jesus is that oneway, that one truth, that one lite. Juan shall siana Detore his God, and wear the crown of glory, through tne atonemeat ot Christ alone, tt is periectiv Idle for ns to attempt anything else. We may f ay odo way is just good as another. grant yon that, in the human point of view; but attempt to say that there is any other way by which we can be saved than the Apostolic way, it is not so. God has taueht us th way to do things, ani we mw-l do them in that way, and we hive no right or authority to do them in any other way. If Ho ban taught us how to be kind and generous and charitable, our kindness and generosity and charity must be In that way and that way onlv. Tno moment you attempt to make an Improvement upon God's plan, yoa spoil it alU What would you think of a combination of men coming out and telling you they were going to improve upon tbis firmament put a better class ol stars in these great orbf What would you think of a clsrss ot men that would say to you they were going to make a better arrangement for Ibis globe, change the currents ot the rivers, and the ebbings and flowing of the tides? You would call them foci. "Now concerning the collection for the saints." etc., I would ask men and women of common sense, is there anything but a Divine mind that would susgest anything so supremely common sense as tn s 1st Is there an individual lu this congregation but that sees at a Mnele glance, that if that was done there would be lac of nothing in the Church? The pior wo'ild be attended to; all the interests of the Church would be provided for ampl?, largely provided for, "concerning the collection for the saints," etc. If, that is on the Sabbath morning, after ILe f.lx days of toil, you are to arrange It so as to put by on tbis, the flr.-t day of the week, a portion of earnings ot the week for God. Let some men take a portioa of the earnings of their week's business, and look what a revenue thore would be for tbe salvation of men and the pro pagation of the Gospel I It is astonishing now mean some pooplo are. I once went to a man to get some bread lor some little children that were crvln for the want of something to eat. "Sir,'' said he, "I won't give jou a ceut." I said to him, "God have mercy npon your poor, mean soul." I praed sincerely, and I thauk God that never inet with but one such man all the time 1 hav. f ive in Philadelphia. To profe?3 religion is one thing; to possess It Is another. Iu conclusion, he slid: I want you, brethren, to look at these Ktaiements which I nave mide to you. II I am wroue, let them bo for whit they are worth. It they ara not Scripture, do not lecelve a single one of them; but if they are ripht, act accordingly. Give your hearts to JeauB. Give of your earnings according as G id has prospered you, and in the wjrlt to come you win receive your reward. GOD'S CALt TO MOSES. . Sermon Delivered before the Youug Men's Christian Association at the Church of the Kplphauv, by the Rev. Richard Newton, I). D. The Rev. Dr. Newton, in preaching his special sermon last eveuiug, spoke substantially as fol lows: In the third chapter of the Boo' of Exodus. part of trie nf'h verse, you will find the wor ds, "l.ae place whereon thou standest is holy ground." it was an interesting sceue in connection with which these words were spoken. An En?leru hepherd was leadiug his flocks through the wilderness aud, having wandered about through the mount ain-passes and in the plains, had baited. The shepherd, perhaps, was quietly resting under the branches ot some tree or under tne shade ot some rock, when his atten- lon was d n-cted to a naming Ore that forked out. It was not a dry buh, but a grand glowing one that burned on with a stead t blaze, and yet, strange to say, the tire fpread not. It ex- cneu n's interest, lie was noi'inorant, unlettered rustic, but was a cultivated scholar. He looked on that rare obiect with feelings of awe and surpiise, but was more surprise ) when he beard a voice addressing him.' God speaks to him out of the lire. "Moses, Moses," is the solemn call made to him, and then the ready response is given "Here am I." God had placed that Pre there for tne purpose of calling Moses to fulfil the great work which lli had marked out for him; and he started on his work from the burning bush; and where is there a name more lllus'rious, time, honored than Mo?ej f Tbe presence ot God hallowed the spot. His pre- nee is not cuiiune.fi tn um in..uir ivcuiit.r. e is not only present everywhere, but eauallv prctei't even where. It is only the weakness und infirmity of our nature that! make us think that God is more present in oneplice thau in anotner. lie is hot more present in the sanctuaries of our land than be Is la the public marts ot busi ness. There may ne places where we are re minded n.ore ol His presence than in others. but His presence is everywhere alike. Christ's disciples are liable to be called at an times, ana at ail places, whether in the counting-house, among books and papers, or in tbe maze ot the dance. Some of His disciples were called in the low occupation of fishermen, and Paul, the last, but not least, was called w hile engaged in per secuting Christian?. God is calling you wherever you ro, and whereveT you go, it may be the place where thou standest is li-ly ground. God met Moses in this place, to call him to his great life-work, and it was this that hollowed that spot. If you ate not a Christian, God calls you to save your own soul if you are a Christian, lie cans you to save tne Foiils of others, lie who made your soul knows its value, aud gave His life for it. The degrada tion ol taeiroul is dilticult to doscribe or imagine. Is there any nobler work which an angel could be called to assist in than the deliverance ot luimi rtal creatures held in such a galling bon dage? Tbe best protection lor a young man is to khave eugraveu on his neait, raou, uoa, seest me." In the lowliest position or life this truth will n. like itself felt, and in the loftiest position that men can occupy it, will make itself felt with equal power. My dear friends, if it be true that God is thus always present, should we not act as if He was-? Are you reconcuea to uoa r ii noi, i beseech jou to cast yourself at the foot of the cross, where Christ'is ready to receive you. Come to Jesus now, to-night I Young man give, yourself to Him, He will keep you safe until the great day, and you will walk in the joy of heart. He win give j ou strength, ana as you iro on your way iealiziug His presence, aud doing fio.i's work wherever jou abide, you will tind that "The plaoe ty hereon thou standest is holy ground." SANCTIFICATIOX. A Sermon Preached In the Spring Uardeu Street Methodist Episcopal Church, by the Rev. Alfred Cookman. This fine new church, situated at Twentieth and Spring Garden streets, was well tilled yes terday HK'ruiug to hear the sermon of the earnest and accomplished young p'l lor, Rev. Allred Cookman, who choe for his txt these words: "For this is the will of God : even your sanctifies tiou." 1 Theesa.oniaus, iv, 3. The reverend gentleman opened his discourse by alluding to the antagonism in other sects to the doctrine of sauctitication, and after proving the actual existence of It, as appeared by Holy Wrii and lnuruan expeiience, he proceeded lo describe the condition of a "sanctitled" being as distinguished irom a proselyte, or newl regene rated or converted person. Under the Metho dist tenet, when one is converted he seeks the pardon ot the blessed Jesus for sins committel, and is forgiven; but saneti Heat ion implies a more rierlect holiness, present and to come; this is the perfection of faith, and causes a hunger end thirst after righteousness. Iu advocacy aud elimination of this, Mr. Cookman continued in an eloquent and edifying argument of some length, and pressed home moBt logically toe necessity all converted Christians must experi ence to be sanctified unto God. The reverend gentleman thought this was the hope and prosperity of the Church. A man converted mieht be happy, and might be accept able before God, but he was liable to a falling away from the faith. He could not be a con firmed Christian without experiencing sauctit". eation through the unction of the Holy Spirit. He would not say that a sanctified nan had no carnal desires, but lie maintained that in such a ADELPHI A, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1 866. Christian these flesires were curbed and govern able. The speaker exhorted his hearers not to rest, thcreinre, at conversion, tor that. ww the fira step, and a consummation in itself, out to seek lor a sanctified SDirit which proved its holiness by works, and was a continual and everlasting growing in righteousness. The minister gave examptes and anecdotes to show that tbe latter was b.Hter to live and die by, as a doctrine, than the lormer, and uwelt npon tbe importance of attaining SHnctidcalion at fcnee, with groat fervor. Mr. CooktEan's peroration was cxecdiugly chaste and impressive; and he alluded to ihe rewards present and future of the sanctified Christian In eloquent sentence-). Iu conclusion, he exhorted his hearers to be holy, and to delay not In seeking the cleansing that is vouchsafed to us through the blood of the Lamb. He wished not to underrate the value of primi tive conversion. Satictidca.ioo is the . spiritual sequence of the accepable gift of a broken and contrite heart: it is the perfection of faith aad the assurance of salvation. "Putge me with hyssop; wash me, and make me whiter than snow," is the sign ol the banctiiled and the sym bol of true devotion. After the sermon, the choir sani? the rinvnWo in good style, and Mr. Cookman announced thai appropriate Thanksgiving services would take place in the church on next Timpano at. eleven o'clock A. M. THE CHRISTIAN'S REFUGE. A Sermon Preached In the Bereau Bap tlst Church, West Philadelphia, by the Rev. J, Cooper. Services were held at this church both morn ing and evening. The Rev. J. Coooer chose as his text the words, ' The Eternal God is thy refuge," which are found in Deuteronomy, 33d chapter, 27th verse. These form part of tne last words which were spoken by Moses just before his mjsterious death. Thy were ad dressed to that people with whom he had be-n identified for more than forty years as their divinely-appointed leader. Beautiful and true u the thought which was expressed by Moses iu tnat impressive hour when tbe mystery of his death began to over shadow him. True and beautiful is the thought of the dying ruler. We will consider, 1st, the sublime idea which the text presents. Man's assumption of power has but served to show his weakness and inter helplessness. Pride of strangtn makes us hold out until the concealed disease sap-5 the founda tions of our lite, and until our sins bring us to the foot of the altar. Those who find out their weakness in time, and who submit to b?nd to the decree of God rather than to break in use less resistance, are happy in His teluge. In tbe text weanness and power are sublimely contrasted. The omnipotent arm of God is our reluge. The leading ideas ot safety and bies-e j ness are also shown forth. We associate these ideas with our dwellings. The sanctuary is a spiritual home where hallowed enjoyments tire allor kd. There they are sate from tbe excite ments and temptations of th world. In all a ties mountains have been the refuge of the oppressed. He who was more than mortal sought their solitude for repose from the en cioacbmcnts ot men. They are the symbols of 6rrtngtri. "The Lord is my rock and my for tress," aud He Is the leluge of the weak aud err ing and sinlul ot tbe race. 2. Consider the clear index of the Divine regard for us which the text furnishes. Go 1, iu his gocdness and kindness, might have directed us to look to His angels for help and psoieciiou, but in His iniiuity of kindness aud mercy He proclaims Himself the refuge. It would libave been an expression otiegardil God had con ferred the power of providing for our defense and snpport upon "the spirts of good men made perfect." But we have more, mduitely more. To Him Himself would He have us look for strength in weakness, tor support in trials, lor comfort in sorrow, aud lor victory in death. 3. Tbe text supplies an absolute groiiad of confidence in all emergencies. God is our refuge in every state and condition, and the most trivial events that happen are scanned by His all-seeing pje: the very hairs of our beads are numbered. 'Thosa bmall tmlesthat e deem too email for inpulMn to our Ood lire tboaa hich are the chief hindrances to our progress in religion. It is the chief argument ot the infidel that the trivialities of lite are beneath the notice of such an infinite Deity. More par ticularly are theye petlv vexations daily recur ring in woman's h'e. When they come upon them to vex their spirits, then is the time to pray to God lor help. The testimony of be lievers will bear me out in the thought which has been expressed that tbe relation of the Eternal God as a refuse supplies an absolute e round of conlidcnce in all seasons and in all emergencies. Gieat is tbe Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God ! An unbroken chain of evidence unites tho saints of ages ago with those of to-day. The ofty and the lowly, the wealthy and the poor, unite together in His prake, and find it Him a tower of strength and a refuge. THE BROKEN SPIRIT. A Sermon Delivered In the Church of the Holy Trinity, .by the Rev. Phillips Brooks. The Church of the "Holy Trinity," Nineteenth and Walnut streets, was crowded to repletion yesterday morning to listen to the Rev. Phillips Brooks, its rector, who has lately re turned from Europe and Palestine. He selected for his text the 17th verse of ihe 61st Psalm: "The sacrifices of the Lord are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O Lord ! thou wilt not despise." The speaker commenced his sermon with the supposition that the congrega tion which thronged his church come there, not from vanity, or ennui, or iashion, but had come Irom an anxiety to learn how to be saved. He would speak to them of their souls, and seek to apply the text as a guide for their action. The "tacrifices" clearly mean the otlerings to the Lord which will be most aoceptable. They are a "broken spirit." What then is a broken fpirit? Tbe spirit Is tho lite, the vitality, the riiliug motion ol existence. If we look around nature, we clearly see that things reach maturity bv a gradual proce?sof development. The e,? becomes a robin or an eagle, fully plumed and perlect in all Its parts. The seed become a tree, with its bianch reaching to tbe sky, a perfect type of Its class. All this is accomplished by a giadual process of development. But the seed will not grow into a tree, or the egg into a bird, unlets the seed be a perlect one, aud the egg a perfect egg. tSo it is with tne development of mau. Tbe germ of the spirit is a delective one. It cannot, by a natural course of growth, become a penect soul. It is neces sary that it be broken, that the time of growth be changed, the evil be made good, the unruly rp rit be broken. How is this done ? Sometimes by sorrow. The word "broken" does not neces sarily imply that grid be the means. Tbe tender tree may be bent in the proper directions with out the violence of bteakmg the plaut. It may be that the effective prayers of the parent?, as they pre-ent their child at the bap tismal lont, can tuen secure the change which will make the ch'ld lead a holy life. Tho a?ency is the same, whether it be brought about with scars and rents in the nature of the hardened sinner, or with the smiling inno cence of tbe babe. Behind all our theology rests the grand doctrine that the Lord will not afflict H i children without a cause. Tne wholo aim ot Christianity is to make man happy in this life, and happy In the lilo lo come. Some times the rod is necessary; with others the heart can be melted by showering favors, and making the man so happy that he must come to God to tell nun how blessed this life is. When oue fails, Iheother's leslstauce to the spirit is broken by harshness for tho sake of breaking it. The of fering, therefore, most acceptable to the Lord is a spirit changed Irom its original direction a spirit regenerated, a spirit broken. All who come with such will not be despised. The speaker made an earnest appeal to his hearers to seek safety; and to all who asked him what was necessary, he wonld say in the words of b'S text, the only requisite is a changed lif. a broken spirit. All such He will In no wisecast out. Turn ye, turn ye; why will ye tfie, O house of Israel 1" Roman Catholic Cathedral Services Yesterday. This wsole structure was thronged yestord? with people as usual, and many strangers were noticeable, viewing the wonders ol the edifice within and without. The services yesterday presented no extraordinary feature. The matin, mas, and meridian exercises of the day were fiortormed with the customary precision und mpresslveness. Rev. J. Mcdonomy officiated, assisted bv other ministers. Rieht Rev. James Frederic Wood, Bishop of Philadelphia, was present at mass, and occupied the episcopal throne lor a little time, during the devotional exercises Next Hunday being Advent, more interesting services will take place. CURTAINS, SHADES, ETC. RICH LACE CURTAINS. The Snbseribrs bvo now In Plonk, and ar re ceiving from tbe late AUCTION 8 ALES D8 KW YORK, Nottingham Lace Curtains, From Ordinary to Rjch Ffylc, French Lace Curtains, from the Lowest to the Highost Qnctuty, some of tbem the RICH EST Iff AT3E. . Vestibule Lace, Embroidered Muhlio CurWnn, Jacquard Muslin Curt&ine, kiid Curtain Muslins in groat variety SKEPPARD. VAN HARLINGEN & ARRIS0N 9 14 wfm6mrp No. 1008 CHESNUT Street. J3 J. WILLIA M S, No. 16 North SIXTH Street, MAKCf AOTl'JIKP OF VENETIAN BLINDS AND WINDOW SHADES. Tbe larpesi nd flneel assortment id the citr at the lowest prices. CIV ':62m bTOKK SHACKS MADE AND LETTER El). AUCTION SALES. B SCOTT. JR.. AUCTIONEER. So. 1120 CHESNTJT HTKKliT. ilk M.'CLTEH & Mc"ANN'S l'IRST ORE AT SALE OF AMKKK'AN und KUKOl-KtN OIL fAlNllMls Fine Unman, French, and English (.hro'nog ami llniiDittci'iit Irooi colored and l imn EiiKravlnw, ll rnlemlidlv mounted and irnncd v. ill talio p uce on the evenini'A of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, November M, tl, and it, at ,5 o'c ock each evening, at ttie 'Free Gaiety olFino Art " No. 97 CHESNUT Stroot, below Tenth, Tbe pictures will be arranged tor Inspection fmr days aid evenings previous to sale, with descriptive caialORuee. n ii on account of the small capacity of the gal lery, tickets o. admission to sa e will oe lusued. which can b bud at tho iia lory or of aucioncer, 11. s cott, Jr., Ho. ic; 1 UKKMl'l' htluBt. 11 -u 0t EXTBA QUALITY SILVER-PLATED WAKE, CLOCKS. KTU. On Wednesday morning next. 2Sth Inst , f 1 11 o'clock at Scot tV Art Uallerv, No 1020 CLesoui street will be so d a niannltloont assortment ot extia quality silvtr-plaed wure. comprising tea eta, hard metal 'rays, conee urns, ice pitchers, berry dlhe, KObli ts ete etc., tbe liest manufacture ever ottered at public sa e In thtscity. FRBSOH CLOfK. Also, an invoice ol superb onnu a gilt and marble clocks. Open for examination on Tuesday afternoon. CUIXKHY. AIpo. an Invoice of cutlery, spoons, forks, etc119tt2t P AN COAST WARN O C K , A18S -No. a0 MARKET Street. VERY LARGE AND IMPORTANT TRADE-SALE Of PA 1UB FAKL Y goods, sui TABLE fob IRE8K.Nl' SALfcS AMD Al'l'KO AC'BINCi HOLI DAY 8KASOM. Being the aalanee ot Messrs. B. Dtament A Co. 's im portation, by catalogue, on a credit, On Wednesday, JSov ember 26 atlO o'clock, consisting in put of fancy glove boxes, n wood; leather and oapler-macbe cabas, sewins necessaries, shell boxes, rich parlan and blsiiue toilet sets dressing cases, pencil boxes, writing cases; a very larye assortment oi rich bronze, rosewood and valnut Inkstands; nests of fancy boxes, tea and per fume boxes, veiy rich tobacco and clear stands and canes, ash stands, match stands, card presses, towel aud watch cases; lane f lass wine, water, liquor, and Ma deira sets: fancy batter, egg. and cheese dishes Also Chlnu and wax dolls, norocco wallets, cigar cases, travelling Dags, picture frames, etc., etc., com f rising tbe most extensive and richest assortment of hesa goods ever offered at ao.tion in this city. HH'il FOR SALE. FOR SAI-E. DE9IRABLK CORNER PRO PERTY. The modern three story brick Dwelling, nuuuuuuHiiiiicq'pwi; unvK uuiiiijiikdi nvui nuu .ma entrance, northwest corner of TWELFTH and WAL- . . k. J. ...... 1 .. ........ knl .linn. . . .1 ..11 .. Mit streets i new nea er, range, gas Datn, eta; piazza on Wallace street. Keolete with all conve n tneei. Could be altered into .a store with dwelling attached. Possession with deed. C. M. 8, LESLIE, 10 20 Ko. 727 SANOM Street FOR SALE A DESIRABLE PROPERTY in Camden county. Thirty acres ot land, suitable loralruck larm. slluste on the Hatdonlle.d turnoike on the line of tbe Camden and Atlantic Railroad, to be so d immediately for cash to set le an estate Also a Brick Dweltlng-house, near tbe river, at Katpnn a roini. ana lourteen uunuing Lots Call upon or address JAMK.S M. SUOVEL. Ho. 113 PLUM street, 11 22 6t Camden, N.J. LEGAL NOTICES. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR 1 THE CITY AND COfJN I Y OF PHILADELPHIA. MARIA JONES, bvbor next triend, ete, vs. DOUO LAS8 JONES In Divorce, June Term, 1860. No. SI To Kouiass Jones, resoundont Sir:-Take notice OS a lule ihls duy granted by the Court oniou, returnable SATURDAY, DocemhcrS. 188. st IU o'c'ock . M.. to show cause why a divorce a vinculo matrimonii should not be decreed In the above c.se.0R0E w U26mw2w a ttorney lor Hue laut. rpHE Sl'IlPORIBER, JAME9 W. THOMAS, I one ol the first Caterers in the city takei pleasure in informing 'be public that he has opened the new and ISHhionuble liosuurant Mo. Lilti L'lcUT Street, where are to be lound the best private and public accommodations superior cooks and waiters and i-iuuru miaai to the OrBt-olass hotel 1 2i lmw3l J4A1ES W. THOMAS. JfMES W R, No. hi N. nUNTE SEVENTH BTRFET, ABOVE FILBERT, PHILADELPHIA Acknowledp.d by all vartft interctta as by tar tlia MOT fiC'CCESSFCL PHYSICIAN In tbe treatment eXhse-aws in h $peralty. QUICK THOROUGH, and fitrmanmt turn guaranteed in ever) esse, remember 1R. tli'NTKK'S Celebrated Remedies ran or.'v te lind genuine ai his old establish JfOilce, No. 44 N KKVEM'H Htreat sbov Filbert. 11 24 8i QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, Nkw York, November 19, 18o Sealed l'roposals will be received at this affice nntil 12 U , FiillsAY, 80th instant, forth "W to the United Htatci ot two hundred and my ifmg "T" RAILROAD IRON, weighing brut fifty pouuae to tbe yard. P. J. chilly. Brevtt Col""'11 a.nd A Q M, Unite! tt Ariuy, uaeot MILLINERY, TRIMMINGS, ETC. THE CDI3Aj' STORE. FREEMAN & CO., Corner EIGHTH and VINE Sts. Ladles', Misses', and Children' HATS. ItEDUCED FllOM 5 Cent t 37 j Cent. ' 91-00 to T Cent. 1-50 to $100. 9400 to 1'50. J3-00 to t'4'00. IN ALL THE SEW STYLES A3TD SHADES. WeheaJo made a Great Reduction tn onr large TOCK OF MILLINERY GOODS. 10 2C2m FREEMAN' 6 OO. 1 " E Ju rV II L, T S. CO U4 as -t, r3 as uj cc - w WD w W O O.D AND GARY, No. 723 CUES N IJ T STREET. BONNETS AND HATS REDUCED. cj t - rj Oi CO o BONNET MATERIALS. rr SPLENDID OPENING OF FALL. AND tVWINTKB STYLES. MRS. M. A. BINDER, rJs No 1H31 CHrSM'T Street, Philadelphia, ' IMPORTER OK LADI&S' DRM, AN1 CLOAK TRIMMlaflS Also an elegant stock ot Imported Paper Pa t. rns (or Ladies' and Children's Dress. Parisian Lrexa and Clonic Making in all Its varieties. Ladies tnrnlshlnff their rich and eostlr material mav re, on nemg artistlcalir fitted, and their work finished In the most prompt and stu dent mann r, at the lowest possible prices, at twenty tour hours' notice. Cutting and basting Patterns In sets, or by the single niece, lor merchants and dress makers, now ready. S'iQtiiDj MRS. R. DILLON, Nos. 323 and 331 SOUTH Street. Has a handsome assortment ot MILLINERY, Mlsss' and Infants' Hats and Caps, Milks, Velvet", Crape Riblons Feathers. Klowcrs.Frames.ef 1U ELEGANT FAMILY CARRIAGES BECKHAUS & ALLCAIER Desire Respectfully to call the attention ot the pablia to their extensive manufactory of FIRST-CI,ASS VEIITOLES, PUCH AS Landaus, Round Front Coupes, . . Clearance Coaches,. Caleches, Barouches, Phaetons, Dog Carts, Etc. Etc. Ol the latest improved European designs, specially adapted for private family use, ot which they have a fine assortment constantly finished, on hand and in process of construction. The residents of Philadelphia and vicinity are In- v formed that they can be accommodated with Car riages ot modern style, superior workmanship, and snpeib finish, at home, without reference to Now York or tbe East. FACTORY AND WAREROOMS, No. 1204 FRANKF0RD Avenue, 11 13 lmrp ABOVE bIBABD AVENUE. 910 NEW AND CHOICE GOODS 91Q AT MEAD & C O.'S. No. 010 CHESNUT ST., MANUFACiUUEHo Of SILVEK-PLATEL) WARE. 10 1 mwsSinro. ( CHEAPEST PRINTING IN PHILADELPHIA AT THE STKAM JOB FSIMIva EOOMS, No. 108 Kouth TJ HUD Street SECOND STOBT. , Ivsrr deneriptlon oi Plain and Ornamental Printing executed Jlb neatness and despatch, at urprisuigl low price. k iiAODOCK SOJI, Proprietor, 9,3mr Lateof Ko. 6li MAKKET Htretl. KUI II 11 T IIIll TP YOU WANT PEliFECT SATISFACTION I. In every respect, bo; tba celebratod PKKHfON. COAL, l.gg aud Htove sizes, at 1 wr ton. aiho, tba 4fnulneF.AII K VEIN OOaL. tame siea, asm pnoo and a very flne qnality ofLEblOH. Kkr and Wove, at 1 Wiper ton. I keep nothlnv hot tbabast. Order re. reit Uo JJ.Couib JlUKDblreet. J rim 1 I I I ,T ti
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