"V.
BEV. ITEWHAIT HALL.
EH Vint EabbtU In Philadelphia He
rreachci rive Different Sermons,
from lite Different FulpUs.
YoUrdaj wti the fint Sabbath patsou" in Phi
ladelphia by the Rev. Newman Hall, D. P., of
lBflon, Mid to Batlslv the great anxiety of the
people to hear him, five different appointments
male for him in the day. Tbo noble and
tightened course pursued by him In England
throughout the vphole dark period of our civil
War, hai made hli name a familiar household
irordjandaa an earne-t and hearty sympa
thizer with the eanae of equality and national
liatice, he rankt in the heart of the American
peoplt'wifh Cobdco, Bright, and Stuart ' Mill.
He is new about fifty year of ago, and a perfect
picture of the hale Englishman. His native
place la the town of Maidstone, in the county of
Sent, where hit father, John Tine Hall, pub
ihed the Maidstone Journal for more than a
quarter of a century. The elder Hull Is well
and widely known throughout the Christian
world as the author of a little traot entitled
"The Sinner's Friend,'' which has attained such
great popularity that it hai been trauilated into
almost every modern language. Dr. Hall, him
pelf, has been successful as a tract writer, his
little work "Come to Jesus" being iu the hands
of thousands in the New World, as well as in the
Old. Captain Basil Hall, who commnnded the
steamship (Jreat Eatern during her first pas
sajre across the Atlantic, is a brother of too
preacher.
Dr. Hail Is now the paloi of Surrey Chapel,
London, a celebrated church which was founded
by Rowland Hill, and was for some years under
the Countess of Huntingdon connection, al
though it is now entirely Independent. Tb? Sun-
day Schools connected with the church cont
five thousand children, four hundred an'' '
teachers, and thirteen missionaries. "
teeds of Dr. Hall's lecture at Hortic p '
this eveBln together with all gjj
he succeeds in collecting in tb4 tf. or
,e devoted to the erect.o TJZ
worship for the poor .n f of Lon'don.
,vn;8 'ho llatCnPd , Dr. Hall yesterday for
the first time were r diettppointed in no4
discovering in a man of remtirlcable elo.
S0thC,, V delivery is very clear and precis",
nt he ae height of impaptioned
eloquerce Thc eubstftllee 0f sermons is
B0 emarkable for depth of thought or beauty
expression, bat his stjlc displays the same
.'tnmplicily and clearness which characterise his
oratory. As a preacher to the masses he pos
sesses the great elements of success, and his
popularity in England is not a matter of
Wonderment. We give below an abstract of
three of the sermons which ha delivered yester
day. ' THE BROTHERHOOD OF CHRIST.
A Harmon Preached Yesterday Morning,
In the FIrat Presbyterian Church, on
Waihlngto Square.
At the First Presbyterian Church, on South
"Washington Bquarc, the Rev. .Newman Hall,
D. D., made his first appearance iu a Philadel
phia pulpit. Although he was announced to
preach in five different pulpits during the day,
great was the anxiety to hear him, tliut loug
toelore the time lor the commencement of the
services In the Rev. Albert Harries' Church, that
apacious edibce was filled to its utmost capacity.
Among the audience we noticed a number of
prominent clergymen, all anxious to listen to
the great English advocaie of true Christianity
and true nationality.
The services were opened with singing by the
-choir, the hymn being thc one commeucing
with the words:
"Jesus, lover of ray sonl.
Lot ma to lli j- bosom fly."
The preliminary exeiclses were then conducted
lny the ftev. Mr. Jones, the assistant of the Kov.
Albert Barnes, after which the latter simply an
nounced that the sermon would be preached by
thc Rev. Newman Hall.
Dr. Hall commenced by paying a touching
tribute to the pastor of the church in whose
? ul pi thc now found himself tor the first time,
he name of Albert Barnes, said the preacher; is
one tbat is well kuown in my own country, aud
years aio, when I began the study ofstheology,
lis Commentaries on the New Testament were
the first purchases which I made lor my library.
But he has been equally well known lor his
Advocacy of the doctrines of freedom, when their
advocacy was anytning but popular; and also
for hia decided stand on the subject of tempe
rance. For these reasons, although I did not
dream of such an occurrence when 1 commenced
the study of his works, I feci much gratified and
honored by being permitted to preach in his
pulpit, with him sittiog near me. And I cannot
but express my happiness at being able to rejoice
with you all at the final triumph of those treat
Jirinciples of freedom for which he contended so
ng.
Dr. nail then announced ns his text the fol
lowing passage, from the 11th verse of the 2d
chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews:
"For which caute he it not wihamed to call them
brethren."
The whole chapter, said the preacher, treats
of Christ as our brother. He bears this relation
to us in a three-told way iu body, soul, and
spirit. It is said, in the second verse, that (Jod
made lP.ni "a little lower than the angels." Wan
is "a little lower than the angels," and Christ
became a man. He did not, in the plentitudo
of His power, come into the world a perfect
man, as did thc first Adam. We meet Him first
t Bethlehem, an iutant, born into the world as
ny cither man. In helplessness and depen
dency. He makes the same appeal to us as i3
made by every helpless infant. Thon we watch
-Ilia growth as a man, subject to all the infirmi
ties of man. Ho was mbject to the pangs of
hunger, aud in this He was our brother.
We read at one time that He was miraculously
ted; but we also read that, having fasted forty
v aud forty nights. He was afterwards
a-hungercd. He was alo subject to thirst, and
in way ne was our brother. At one time,
atis thirst was quenched by the woman whom
tte encountered at the well, and we remember
1 tU ,,pon ,he cr08, So He was sensitive
i? .2.?' "J1 ln tbls t00 n" was our brother.
Mt JJe-nian' ttud 1118 wounds upon the
oro. ,7. -iV.aiUful wouds. There are some
9PX2 rji-iat's exlr,u"'ly sensitive to imiu,
VDd wVhtnf H ."e a"uch au one. Under
the 'evof0" w7. He wa, even led to ex
claim, . y "'J f.ou, why kast Thou for
aken 1 '
bo Jt M w" 0,ir hro'.her with rood to His
mere , m soul, as dUtin,,.
higher 'BteUigence, or spirit. Tuere was in
llimtbe me dread or ,Mr of death and ii
from Him. had compassion tor Il.a lelfo!
, and in" He wa. our brother. We reld
Oiow Ilia ni 1 rvu yj "uueriiji.
,kd bow He
ted them by a miracle. Bo He also
.Iv-ticirated 1 their pieasuress, going to their
f" ' -0d ee Doing suoieci 10 a scdsp of
leas t iiVnl0incp. an He had been nV,l..t
J" o nanis of hunger and tbint. U
was also P U apPe?l8 WV'
was aiso r ,, gon He had like
sals for pltv, and He
son. He naa likewise his
teatea xnv v. , nere are some people who
particular i. r ,h thftt tbey hllve no tirae
"SJnSu M-S;V.t -2 Plthropjc that
J . - human, cuwwua wsi guiuc
nej ' h n loved all man
weia whom He
THE DAILY EVENING TELEGKAHI PirTLADELriHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1867.
loved and cherished more than all others.
Martha and Mary, and their brother Lazarna,
were Hia especial friends, tor whom He enter
tained particular regard, and at whope house
He liked to dwell. His relations with them
were very close and intimate, as Is shown by
His raising Lararus from th grave, and by the
confident words of Martha, "Lord, if Tboa
hadt been here, my brother had not died."
And He loved little children, a true sign of man
hood. When they were brought to Him, He
did even more than their mothers had expected
or sought, for He took them in His arms and
blessed them. Iu all this He was our brother.
He was also our brother in sensitiveness of
spirit, the prospect of His sufferines making
Htm exceeding sorrowful, even unto death,
Ha was sensitive as to the estimation in which
thc world held him, exclaiming, at one time.
"Are je come out, as against a thief, with
swords and eUve for to take me?"
8o He was our brother in being subject unto
temptation, as we are. Although so pure and
guileless, He was not free from the temptation
to sin. His linuger In the mountain was no
sham hunger; He was tu actual suffering for want
of food. This the Devil knew when he com
rounded liim to turn thc stones Into bread. In
tbo plenitude of His power, He could have done
so, and the temptation thus to relieve His dis
tress was great ; but He knew that to do it would
be to violate the laws of God. And when He was
commanded to come down from the cros wa
there no temptation for Him to exercl iu
miraculous power to escape Hia onyl aQ
was tempted by Peter, wb- vT ti vil
told how He must go m ' Veu U r
tw KHtd in lllm.''t- t0 Jerusalem and snf-
ThMQ wtw t ? H fttr from thee, Lord."
inetc were tb TPrv word, whlca lhe Dcvl, hftd
been wblspcriBE to H im all throuj-h His ministry;
and when ne saw how the devil was thus making
Jlf.6.? P(i!0?, t0IDnt Him He exclaimed",
" ueuma me, uinn !'
ho He was our brother ir nn earnet yearniug
for hutran sympathy. 'fhcre Br0 times when
(,od is not enough J r lhe christian, when he
longs to clasp the d of lrlPIjd. and thus it
was with Jesus. Uh0 i,l8t supper He showed
irrmliou? f"r human sympathy, when ue
To lin nc r thc.disciples, whom II- loved,
i,?tothP U biom. Aodwheallewe.it
of iho -rapn t0 PrB He took with Him three
nesr T disciple", df-siring to have Ills iriendi
e W1m In this hour of distress. But wheu
r rfturuel to them, He found them asleep,
.nd rebuked them bv savinir. "What, could von
notwatoh with me one hour?" And He came to
them a second and a third time for sympathy,
finding them again asleep.
Thus in body, soul, and spirit, He was our
brother: but He was not ashamed of the rela
tionship. It sometimes happens that those who
are brothers in blood are asbauiedof each other.
This happens under various circumstances. Two
brothers may grow no together, be nourished
at the same trencher; and yet one may attain a
hleh elevntiou In the world, and be ashamed of
his humble kin'man. So one may possess such
a superiority of character that he may be
ashamed of the other; aud a.'uin one may sbov
the other all manner of kindnesses, receiving
nothing but ingratitti.le tn return, until at last
he is ashamed of the ties of blood.
But Jesus i not ashamed of nis brethren.
Because of our deeiadution, because we have
disobeyed His commands, and rejected His love,
He might justly bo a-hamed of us. But He is
not, and lor everal reason. The first is, be
cause of His love tor uc. Then, too, He has
been one oHis, and is acquainted with our ni
tnre, an.l its yearuiucrs and temptations. He
knows thc good that is In us; and, despite all
our shortcomings, there Is in us much that is
good. Some of us, Indeed, are so good that they
are too good for this world, and wisely shut
themselves up in cloisters. But Jesus has been
one of us, and knows that we still love Him,
although we may appear to deny our love. This
is beautifully illustrated by the response male
by Peter, when Jesus said to him, ".Simon Peter,
sou of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these ?"
Peter answered, "yea, Lord; Thou knowestthat
I love Thee." Yes, He knows that we love Him,
and therefore He is not ashamed of tie. He nlo
knows our struggles, nnd that we are ever girl
ing on the atmor, notwithstanding our reverses.
He sees that there is much good in us, nnd He
loves us because of it, and is not ashamed of
His love.
Therefore He has owned us as Tils brethren.
The tamily tie was very strong in Him; aud yet
on one occasion, wln;n He was told that ilia
mother nud brethren ftood without and desired
to speak with Him, wishing to make the occa
sion one for showine His gieat love for nil miui
kind, Hp said, "Who is My mother, and who are
My brethren?" Stretchinglorlb His hand towards
His riiscipk's. He continued, "Behold My mother
and My brethren! For whosoever shall do the
will of My Fatter which Is iu heaven, the same
is My brother, aud sister, and mother." There Is
lrequcnt testimony similar to this, and in the
17th verse of this chapter (Hebrews ii) it is ex
pressly stated that "in all things it behoved
Him to be made like unto His brethren." And
what are Hij words at the judgment seat?
"Verily I say unto you, inasmuch ns ye have
done it unto one of the least of these My breth
ren, ye have done it unto Me." Yes, before the
assembled universe He will not be ashamed to
own us as His bretbre n the helpless child, the
onprer-sed slave, the humble lreedman, the
abandoned outcast; all will hear these glad
words, "Holy Father, those that Thou gavest
Me I have kept, aud none of thorn is lost."
Our duty, then, Is plain. If Christ Is our
brother, we are all brethren ot each other, and
should so bear our.-eives. It Is natural that the
world and the Church should exhibit a coolness
and distrust towards each other; but it does not
become the brethren of Christ to wrangle
amonir themselves. It Is likewise our dutv to
love Him as our elder brother. Although He is
the Captain of our salvation, He is one of us,,
and exercises faith with ns. Tne speaker closed
his discourse with an eloquent appeal to those
among the audience who had not accepted this
brotherhood of our Saviour.
"GO FORWARD."
A Barmon PrcacUad Last Krenlng Before
tne Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, in tne New Horticultural Hall.
During the atteruoon Dr. Hall nreached two
eloquent discourses, one of them beine in the
rim JJutcu Itcloruieu Church, at Seventh and
Spring Garden streets, according to anuouuee-
ment; ana the other Detore a colored audience
at James Grant's Mission, Sun Jay School, on Ht.
Mary street, hi subject being "The Thief upon
the Cross."
In the evening, at 7 o'clock, the ludeiutliraiilc
preacher again made his appearance, by invita
tion of the Young Men's Christian Association,
at Horticultural Hull, where a very larpe audi
ence awaited him. The galleries and a portion
of the ma'n floor were set asido for the use of
the Rev. Dr. Beadle's audience, at pre.ient wor
shipping in the hall, the remainder of the floor
being dovoted to yount; men, while the members
of the Association occupied seats upon the ample
stupe.
At the commencement oi tne services the
choir sang as a voluntary, "Praise ye the Lord,"
alter w hich the Kev. Dr. xteauie rcuci theu.cn
Pealm. The choir then smg the hymn com
mencing with the stanza:
t "Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove,
With all Thy (inckf nlng powers;
Kindle h llame of aacrvil love
Jo llnxie cold lieurls of ours."
The Rev. W. B. ChMlaw. of Cincinnati, Ohio,
then offered a fervent prajer, and the choir .jaii;j
the hymn commeucing:
"Tntro is a fountain filled with blood
Inn u iroiu iniiuuuuel'a veins."
George II. Stuart, Esq., then introduced the
preacher of tuo evening in a short address.
Alter uoticin,' Dr. Hull's steadfast friendship for
the United (states during the civil conflict, Mr.
Stuart suid that, "wnilo our friend comes to this
country not orJy n see us and shake us by the
hand, but to afcertniu for himself that all he
said about us was true, his primary object Is
wherever he toes to unfurl the banner ot King
Jesos. Ho will, therefore, on Tuesday morning
at 11 o'clock, j reach this same Gospol In the
irst Baptu Church, at the corner of Broad
!!?.. ,u Bt-',t.s. The service U designed more
Fnr;r,lHarl ,or '"d"". but others will not be
y. He win preach also in the after-
Shwrt ini..oc,ockRt tue Re- Dr- K"0'8
i,ni n, and aualu, on Tuesday
Vhmf' &tt?Vr' J"0' (Ej
pbanj), fiftieth and Chesnut street. On
Wednesday he goes to Princeton, on Thursday
to Albany, returning to tbls city, we hope, on
Friday or Saturday. We are endeavoring to
have him then deliver a lecture on social re
form and temperance, which may be on Satur
day evening next" ,
Dr. Hall then came forward and offered a fer
vent prayer, in which he Invoked the blessings
Of divine grace upon this nation and Its rnlers,
and npon Its people, that they might be sober,
pure, and holy. He prayed that peace and
good -will and brotherhood amongst all nations
might be the prevailing spirit of the time; that
the happiness of mankind might be promoted,
and the whole world brought to recognize one
Iord, one faith, one baptism, one Uod aud
Father of all.
The speaker then announced as hia text tuo
passage, from Exodus xiv, 16, reading as fol
lows : -
'Nprat xmlo the children of Israel, that thti po for- ,
V.unt,"
The speaker commenced his discourse by nar- (
rating the incidents connected with the depar
ture of the Hraelttcs from the land of bondage.
Pharaoh had hardened bis heart, and rcfuse'd to
let the people go, and the angel ot destruction ;
emote the lirst-born of all the land. Then the j
great men of Egypt were Imperilled, and they j
were more eager now to send away the captive ,
race than thcy'had been to detain them. Pba-'
rooh sent to hurry forward the preparations for j
departure, and the children of Israel in haste :
gathered up what they possessed, and the Egyp- !
tians freighted them with their jewels to go lor- 1
ward with rapidity, and they hurried forward,
away from tne land of bondage, towards the :
wilderness. They hal now reached a place,
yond which they could not go without treat I
difficulty; in fact, it became a a"8tioa for
their decision mwh'ch direct- n -hey should
go. Should they turn in 0ne"dircctiou, there
wero walled cities, -d thc80 escaped slaves
would be quite lble to cope with the wailiko
Inhabitant or the land, who would certainly
mist 'jci, an invasion. Should they turn in ano
r direction, that would lea 1 them into the
wildcrnees, and Moses well kucw now utterly
Impossible it would be to maintain such alios!;
a9 that ln such a wilderness. But In this diffi
culty the Lord was their guide. There was a
marvellous manifestation, a great pillar of cloud
by day aud of tire by night preceded them iu
their marcft, aud ludicated to thum where they
should encamp, and when and whither they
should march. But in what direction did this
cloud guide them? Here were thc mountains
Impracticable for the people to cross, and if they
had crossed those mountains it would ouly have
brouuht them back to Eevd. and here was the
Red sea before them, which they could not
pas: nnd here was a narrow strip of country
behiud them where they might at once be
blocked up in the rear. It seemed that a
trap had been laid for them, und that into
that trap they wero going. Pnaraoh had
again hardened his heart; as soon as
they had pone he wanted them back again.
Tidings were brought to him that they had got
to tbeedpe of the wilderness, and wero pressing
on, and he exulted that they had b-en brought
into the snare which he had purposely laid for
thtm. He gets ready his six hundred royal
chariots aud prea.es on after them; he closes in
upon therr rear, and pushes them on tovaids
the eea; row hj will bide his time, and either
dtstroy them at once, take them captive or
starve them into submission. What were they
to do? There were the mountains which they
could not possibly climb; there was the sea
before them, a barrier between them and safety.
They murmur; they go to Moses and complain,
Because there were placues in Egypt hast thou
brought us here to die in the wilderness?" and
Moses said, "Fear not, stand still and see the
salvation of God." Moses, in this oiflicnlty,
sought divine direction; he asked the Lord to
guide and help them, and the direction of God
to Moses was this, "Speak unto the children of
Israel, tbat ihey go forward."
This is an extraordinary precept go forward.
Certainly there were the mountains which they
could not cioss, and certainly there was Pha
raoh in the rear; but "Go forward I" How
could they dfi that ? Before Moses had smote
the waters, before a pathway had been made
through the sea, while these waters ktill were
roiling in front of them, the children of
Ipiiiel were commanded to go forward. How
could they go forward? Could they w.ide
tbo-e waters? They were too deep. Could
they swim that sea? It was too wide. Could
they sail over it ? They had no ships. And
yet they were commanded to go forward. And
as they prepared to obey, in npue of an appareut
impossibility, God, who issued tbat coinuiand
ru"nt, Interposed l help those who were willin?
to render Him obedience; thc waters stood up
in heaps ou the riht hand and on the lclt,
and disclosed the highway made liut
throueh the sea, the waters being a wall on
the rieht hand ond on the left. What an im
prefsive spectacle that must have been the
iuysterioiiB gloiy of the pillar of lire upon thoe
waves jidinsj beneath the huiricane which was
lashing them to tury and lilting their anry
crests unon thc Danmet of the watery wall as
if impatient of control, and eaier to have that
restraint removed tbat they might rush back
again to their accustomed pluce I It would
have been no wonder if, under such circum
stances, the Israelites might have hesitated to go
forward. Wa3 it not against all experience?
Had any one before ever gone through such a
path ? Could any philosopher or historian ever
say that such a thing could be done? Was it
not against all science ? Was it not known that
water always seeks its own level? Was It not
going into the very lace of sure and crtain de
struction? At any moment might not tbee
waters reunite ? Was it not madness to try so
treacherous a channel ? But the command "no
forward" still echoed in their ears. God had
spoken, it was thtlra to obey; GoJ had pro
mised, it was theirs to rely. The way was un
tried, but God had opened it; the pathway w is
most perilous, but the commandment was most
clear, "Speak unto the children ol Israel, that
they go forward."
Alter noticing the miraculous characier of
this narrative, and the various ways ln whicb
skeptics had endeavored to interpret it and ex
plain away ite miraculous character, the speaker
continued:
And now let us view this matter by way of
illustration. I shall Br6t illustrate what should
be doi.c by young men ln cases of skepticis u.
There are many ot you who are prone to be
skeptical. Some people have no skcpticiaiii,
nor pel naps brains enough to doubt about any
thing, but take everything for granted; bat
peoplo who have brains, whenever anything
important is presented to iliem, look at all
things around about, and they see the other
side of the question. It there is anything th it
is calculated greatly to excite their hopes they
Bee the possib luy of I'uiluw, aud are disposed to
fear as well as to hope. Is it any wonder, tueie
fore, when so important a matter as the salv i
tiou ot a soul is at stake, that people should
inquire aud look all around them, thtt they
should have moments of skeptical doubts aud
difficulty ? Some of tbo-e who have become
strongest iu the faith at last were troubled by
skeptical doubts; by the grace ot God they have
gone forward in spite of these skeptical lioubts.
Oh, how many I have met whose ea;er questions
indicated thc anxious spirit within theui, wh.ch
was lenging aud panting to be set light I I
would say to all eucu, ' Go forward ;"th" path of
duty is plain, and there is always enoucrli of th it
pa'u to be seen for jou to "go forward."
There arc matters of leeliucr and, at any rate,
matters of conduct in which you can go for
ward, leaving lor a time these ddliculncs
unsolved. You know that certain indulgences
which you aie practising are wronsr; give them
up, have done with them. Whatever may be
right or wrong in these dillicult questions that
aie troubling you, you know that sensual in
dulgence is wrong. You know it is wrong to
indulge in pride aud lust, and vanity and sel
fishness, and unkinduess and uncharitableue4;
you know those thiu(.'s are wrong jou are not
skeptical about that. Then go forward In them,
and have done with them. You know of a
oertaln companion who is doing you harm. Got
rid ef that companion. There la no difficulty
about what is right. Von are doing what i
wrong ; begin the other way ; take ti e
other course, and begin to d what is
right. The difficulties ol which jou complain
will retreat as you advance. Is It necessary lor
me to see a mile in advance of me In order to
walk a mile Y Am I to cease going forward be-
cause 1 esnnot see the path clear for the whola
I the mile? Is it not enongh for me to see a
half mile, and, vben I et to the end of tbat. to
see the other half mile ? Shall I not ret to the
end of the mile as soon as the man who sees it
all at.once. If I see nothing of Hint mile but a
ingle step, shall I not take that atcp ? and If I
dOBOt bebttateasecoud In taking step br stcn
shall 1 not get to the end ol ray mils Just is
quickly as the man who aees ahead for a mile
from one end of It to the other? And there
fore, I say to you who are troubled with'skepti-
ci uuuuu, me mo iep oi amy, the Meo of
practical obedience to God's known and clear
oornmanumenip, auu tec n-incse
theoretiCAl
diti.cnltics will not lode away
w nrd.
jou ro for-
Bo much with rcarard to skepticism. And now
in regard fo the way of salvation. Let me ask,
are you in tne slavery of sin? Are you In the
Egypt of condemnation? Are you alarmed
when you think to what you are exposed irom
your croel tyrant, the Devil ? Are you soinetim,,s
disgusted at your slavery? Happily yon have
got rid of idavery la the United States (th tt Is,
negro slavery), but is there nut a noise kind of
slavery? Are there none of you that are slaves?
Do you not feel tbat you arc bound bf tue chain
of sin, aud compelled to do ihe Devil's drudcery?
You 1 ate the work jou have to do lor hmi, you
despise yourselves, but jou submit to his de
grading COPiOJftUdiji Po yog, pot sometimes pant
irr the pure air of i.nert.y, though you miaht
lose some ol lour sinful luxury ? Your aim Is to
get oway, and in jour fear nnd disgrace, you i
turn to escape. And as you turn away from
your h" rharaoh pursues jou. You are . in I
unnger" of being cnpiutcS; mountains of diffi
culty are around you; there is bo -.
jour on actions; wnat shall you do r W(J ,
ward; the attnbu'cs oi the Ueity i' )n pont of
I you. How can jou go forwp Behold, I
ain tne wav, me num. Bnil the lile.'is the
answer. The most obstructed pa'h U theon v
path to heaven; t.'flr (j0(j trr)m wfcom wc wo ;ld
have hidden Is, the only God in whoifl we are to
hi le.
lhe speaker then earnes'ly urged his hcsrer.3
to etenpe from sin nnd its consequences thro inn
thc rnly way oi dellverauoe through Chrinf.
who wos God manifested to us. He imnlorc I
them to "go lorward," and the attributed Uod
would open on the rlirht hand at d on the left,
and enclose them-not to overlielm, but to
defend.
In conclusion, thc necessiy of cultiva'ine a
spirit of obedience was referred to. Oa the prt
of many young men, the disposition was to do
richt, ajd they would ' go forward" were it not
that the seliishness ol their natures overcame
their bettter judgments. The probable injury
of busincs interest", and thc loss of reputation
in the eyes ot the world, prevented many young
men lrom following out that line of conduct
which they knew to be the proper courso to be
pursued.
THE HEAVENLY SHOWER.
A Sermon Preached La it Kveulng at
the Flrat lie formed Preabytarlun
Church, on Broad Street, below Sprue.
At 8 o'clock in the evenlnc, a prayer meeting
was commenced at the First Reiormed Presby
terian Church (Rev. Dr. Wv lie's), on Broad
street, between Spruce and Pine, a large con
gregation beinc even then in attendance, phis
was continued for about half an hour, when the
services at Horticultural Halt having termi
nated, a considerable number of otrsons who
ha I listened to Dr. Hull at that place pioceedr i
to Dr. Wvlie'6 church eveiy EPat in the Utter
beine filled. Shortly attcrwaids the resular
services weie commenced, Dr. Wylie announc
ing the One Hundredth Psalm, beginuin with
tne words:
"All people that on the earth do dwell,
fcjlnn to ths Lord wl:li cliaerlnl voice."
The Kev. Newman Hall then ottere 1 up a brief
prayer, and immediately read as his text th'i
following passage, from the sixth verse of the
12 i Psulm:
"lie nhall come down like r.dn upon the mown
trass; an showers thai water Hie eitrlli,"
The speaker then proceeded substantially a
follows:
1 have cone Into a field over which the mower
has paseed, and have found it dry, aud parched,
and covered with lents. The voice ot tbe bird;)
is no longer heard In it; and burren and duo
la e, It seeoia to cry out to nature for rene,".
Then the clouds come, and by-aud-by Hint field
is again green; the birds return to it, aud asahi
make It vocal ith tbeir song, scemiutr to eiHio
the w ords of the text. In ttu country we seldom
witness such an ellect ot desolation, us I havo
described, produced by the waul of ram. U.n
theie are many countries wuere tuis is tue ca-e;
and in them. bow retrsbiiie.at.cr a loner dorui lit,
is the sound ot the descending s.hoers! JIov
pleasant to the huslmndmau arc the words,
"Bise up and drink !"
Yet there are in the world wildernes-ea more
barren, ip;riiually, than are these physical
wattes, fiuch are the fields, at home and abroad,
in which our missionaries 1'ibor, encouraged
and inspired by the promise that (Jot's Holy
Spirit shall descend like tho showers whicu
water the earth. It may be that there ure, even
here, tome who loug for the (ailing ol tries'
heavenly showers; who have been mudc like
the mown grass, by reverses in business, by tho
loss ot friend?, or by their unexpected treach
ery. Or it ii ay be that they are thus spiritu
ally waste and barren. Player has become a
tack to them, religion a mere duty. They aro
1 ke the mown gra-s, aud sieh, even as they sin;;
the prunes of the Lord. To them, also, comes
thc proinne that His mercies ahall descend
like the showers which water the earth.
Tluce ideas are suggested by the text. The
fira is the idea of plenty, ot abundauce. Waen tue
ground is parched, we may take a watering-pot
ar.d sprinkle a small garden, but we do not think
of thus watering a wholo field. Yet when the
rain comes it comes In abundance, and waters
all alike. So it is with human sympathy. Our
friends may comiort us in affliction for a few
days, but if our sorrow is long continued they
esnnot devote all their time to our oonsolatiou.
Yet when these earthly consolations havo
laded, heavenly consolations have most
abounded. Gcd, our Fulher, is plenteous in
mercy. He "to loved the world that lie
gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever
belteveth in Him should not perioh, bit bavu
everlasting life." Bat there are some who tak j
delight in limiting Urn mercy, as though it weie
thus made more precious aud valuable to them.
We see a man-fill a bottle at the shore of tn-j
Atluutic, and carry it beyond tbo All- g ueniei,
ard theie emptying It, letuin to l lie seashore lor
another load. Vt e atk him what he m -ans, au f
he tells us that he is going to cmpiy ill': ocean.
As well might wo attempt to empty the mercy
oi God. for it is a fuihoinlcs and a pleuteou i
sea. . He waitcth to be gracious, proiuisiu'j
abundant showers; li s mercies descend upon
us, as the rain descends upou thc eanh.
Tboncood idea conveyed by the text is that
of gentleness. Gad's mercy is like the dew
which descei.ds upon the earth. Among tho
mountains of Sitccrland a grat souud ii
heard. The people ask what it can b?. It cauno;
ne the thuncer. lor it is too loud; it cannot bu
the avalanche, for it Is too long continued. Be
hold, it is tlie torrent, fed by thc mountain
suowt; oi. d it n pi outs trees iu its couisc, buar
down writa it whole tons of larlh, aud carries
desolut.on before It. The hutb ludmun is iu cou
sternut on ; he wanted not the torrent, Out tne
rain. God has promised to judge tho poor of
the people, in save the children of the nee ir, o
brcuk iu pieces the oppressor. Ho v full oi gen
tlene s is this wholu l'sulail "A bruised reed
shall He not break, und ihe smoking llux shall
He not quenih." Ho eenile is His na'uro
and His mercy: Tho timid child, the ten ir
woman, may come to Him. And our
Lord exemplified in His life what wa preiic ed
of Him In this Psalm. He i unchangeable tho
some yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow. Uut
ti ere are rome who do not see a to want what
God has Drowned. They want not thc ruin but
the torrent. Says oue, I want to be converted,
but I am waiting for an unusual opportunity,
lor some great outpouring of God' mercy, for
soma grand revival. He wants to be converted
by the torrent, which God never promised. Ha
did not promise the hailstorm, thc tornado,
the water -spout, the toirent. t'o he waits, whtie
the still mall vice is heard, while these genilo
Influences are descending apon him like tho
rstn on thc mown e rasa-walta, dreaming of
what God has not promised.
I
The third Idea eonveyed by thc text Is that of
tmpnrtiality. We have our favorite brds of
flowers in onr garden; we may wster some,
while we neglect o'hfrs whicb Deed the rain as
much, ot CTtn n.ore. ' 'Put when the rain
con rs dowr, it waters all alike. I will not say
that God equalizes Ills gifts; but no one can
claim tbat he has been tit'erly destitute of good
thoughts and impulses through bis whole life;
ihat he has never felt the tender appeals of
Jesos from the ctoss. And these were the
droppings of the heavenly shOffer sent by God.
It is the same with churches as with individu
als. No one church ran rlnim tn monnnolize
.uc cieti oi woo, on the ground that it is tne
true church that the fruits of Hu Spirit etc; Vie
bDfLL'fe "herever
"L" "1 ly out a garden.
ppose we
and find the
TI ...
hat the beds ahould all cm Pqar maintain
is the only ortho.lox shape . that
another, they should all tv". Nay. says
till another demands " oblong; and
te roend. But here sorr lhRt they should
will be best to la -c wl,t sueuest tht it
ground, and that y oul the beds ta suit the
bad, ii the beds - ,he Parden will not look so
It is best ' re not all of the same shape,
fachionei' ,' 1'!t, cacu ou0 haTe his own bed,
build- " aflcr DlB wn Ideas. But some will
Xh9. thick fence about th'dr beds so thick
r . no one can see through, it. Then they will
.alaily fold their arms and exclaim, "The gar
I dm of the Loid are we!" But they don't sec
1 the whole beauty ot the garden. The bees,
I however, see it all, and i tot stop for the
lence. Ihey want the honey, and tuey hop
over the fence to gather it. uno rain descends
upon the whole garden alike; end so the sua
shines over it all, only it always leaves a shadow
behind the thick lence. Lei each, tbeu, have
bis own particular bed. but let him not become
so absorb) d in it tbat he can see no other beds
let him take a look around the whole garden,
let him say a kind word to tne gardener in each
led, and now and then let him take a spado and
tum a sod for a neighbor he will be able to
work all the more and all the better when he
re'uris to his own.
It was said tbat God rained manna upon
l.-rael. So He uow rains bread upon us. He
sends it to us through the blessed showers which
fall upon the carta. No forest trees would be
robed anew, no song of tne blackbird and the
thrush aould be heard, without these showers.
Bo there would be no lite of laith, no death of
hope, it He did not cause His mercies to descend
upon us.
WbHt, then, la our duty? We mnst pray for
the rain. We may pray for thc physical rain,
and it may not come; but there can be no hesi
tation when we pray that He will send down
His hcaveuly shower, His Holy Spirit. And
how Leaulifiil is the saying, "I will pour My
Si Irlt upon thy teed, und My blessing- upon thy
rdlspriiiB." It is, indeol, ) jous to see the chil
dren ot the pious coming to the Lord. Why
will jou not say that you will have your father's
and jour mother's God lor your God? How
much lorgerwill you run the fearful risk of
d.Miie w ithout suariug His mercy f
We mutt improve ihe shower. The rain will
not do everything for the harvest. The farmer
works and des not leave everything to nature,
ho, too, must we work must work out our own
tulva Ion with fear and tremblmcr. Wc must
beiu this wors now, giiui; diligence to make
our calling and, election sure. 11 God has not
commenced already, we must bcejn bctore Him.
We must sow iu righteousness and reap in
mercy, prayine for iho shower aud God will
send it. We must begin the work ourselves,
ex pec jug Him to aid us. Though we cinnot at
tirst experu in e iho sl.ghtcst decree of faith, it
will soon he manifest.
And we must not resist the shower. Some
time? we do not wish the shower. Oue man has
his buy cut, and others ure going on a picnic;
ant, although tbey all acknowledge that the
earth veeds the rain, tney do not wisii it to de
scend because it w ill Inconvenience them. But
be is aonstrously wicked who is vexed and
grieved when the heavenly shower comes. As
it approaches, it casts a shado .v over one's mind,
and he becomes thoughtful and Bloomy nLd un
conrortable. Then he plunges into pleasure or
business, into anything, to get rid ot these serious
thoughts, thc first dropoiuga of the shower.
Hicrc lire many who reme-nber, with sorrow,
the t'me when they were not callous an 1 in
oitiereut, us nt present. But they resl-ted
tne shower, ond if they continue to resist
i, they will be oblt;:cd to receive tho tempest of
His wruib. Aud, aga n. cue Bays, "lam like
the mowu grass; want tho shower, but it does
not cone." Wrat shall you do? Go to the
n ouuiof rrayer, and implore God for rain; send
hope to the mountain top, to look wistfully
an. und fcr it. But -hope returns, saying that
there ore are no tidings of the shower." Send
him io the mountain top avaro, even to
the seventh jea, to the seventy and
feveuth time. God has proailse.l thc
lain Las assured jou tbat He would send
it. At last comes the joy lul tiding', "Behold
there arlsetb a little cloud ojt of the sea, like a
man's baud." Ob, bo of pood cheer; it is the
signal of the coming abundance! Go home
rejoicing) Who knows but that to-night there
will be a fulfilment ot the text: "He sha'l come
down like rain upon thc mown grass; as showers
that water the earth ?"
JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, ETC.
CORAL JEWELRY.
CLARK & BIDDLE,
No.
712 CHESNUT Streot,
Have Just Opened n Inamsnaa Invoice
OF
PIHE COBAL JEWELRY,
TO WHICH THEY CAI.Ii NPKCIAKi AT.
ItNriUN. S IS wftnlinrp
o
PERA GLASSES.
A large ftDd Ado assortment of OPERA .GLASSES
in every style; BABIOU'U aud other makes.
william y. McAllister,
11 1 fmwlmrp
KO. 7iI8 CIIESNIJT VT.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLA8SHS
or
Gold, 8tcl, and Vulcanite Frames.
JAMES AV. QUEEN A CO..
10 28 mwflnirp
KO. 091 CUENVr fT.
i AUC1I0N SALES.
ftr additional Auction lee the Qtventh Iite.
LIPPINCOTT, SON A CO., AUCTION ERRS
ANP COMMIHHION MKWMtANTS, No. 211
MARK IT bireut I'tillartcliilila. Preai Iho formerly
eeui.UJ by Mtnm. faucuttnl & Waruoek, AueUun-
FIRBT IiATtOK POSITIVK SALE OF" AMEItfCAN
AM) lMl'OHTRU DHY HOODS, MO-.IKR
(il'IIDB, hit I H 1 H AM) URAWRItS. IKK VI AX
TOWN FANCY KMT HOODS. NOTION.-. HOOP
t.Kljn'8. K'l O ,hy calAlOKUM. un four omnllm. crmin,
i On Weducsilay iriurulng, NnvMiiibpr '.,
Comiui-nelUK hi 10 o clooh, couiprlsln '" ?;!"',
or N.-W ana K asouttblv tl.io.ln, to wh "'' J'
liarilculur aiu-ntx.o of buyer Is lflvlUMl. et'K'"w
Mud sauililcs sarly oa the uiuroUig ol n! I"
r"wu' Vie ou
fhe,C?eJaforr4VU,e, Olcw
tnrrarP 2frm4e 0 not maklnr '
surface nnUorm. Another will asir ,ho
shsll we lav u ti.-L w" fTn
ui.i'vpn nnrn a hi i i. .
FIFTHJOITIOf
THE OLD WORLD.
More About ttic
Italian Muddle.
Giirllmlcll to l Triotl.
The French Troopr. to be Requested to
leave Italy.
Garibaldi's Sons Aro Secreted
New XorllVof Oa1lo Unto
EU., KU Kte., Kto., Kte Kts,
Atstwkrp, Nov. 8 Noon Petroleum ut
60o forstanlura white. leoleum, tit..
London, Nov. 8 Noon. Consnln tiiv. nii.i
t'KANBFOIir. Nov. R Nonn TTnl(.i 0...
7u'otWe"Ue8 opelml ftt --now flsraor at
tJUKFNRTOWN, Nov. 8 Noon Arrived
steamship TeonsylvaiilH, from New' York
tlum has ruiseU the rate of discount from 2u3
Paris. Nov.8 -The j-ellowbook la announood
us itiiUy for pubJirailou.
It 1h said that Uatuz.l has long been warned
of t1 e pinna of tho iusuionta, und aa to what
tho action of I-'iuuco would be ou tuo Uouiaa
question.
Dublin, Nov. 8,-The Juryln Costello's case
have dmngreed.
Klorenck, Nov. 8. Garibaldi la to be regu
larly tried here.
Paris, Nov. 8. General lift Marmora aska the
Emperor Napoleou to withdraw the French
troops from Home.
London, Nov. 8 It la reported that Laval
lettewill soon resign as French Minister of
"War, and tbat he will be succeeded by M.
Kouher.
Pakis, Vov. 8. The friends of Garloaldl any
he hud cnly H CO men iu the lltfbt at Monte Ko
to mi c. The Etcnriard Bays that Garibaldi's SOUS
w-re not captured, but are secreted.
Another typhoon had occurred at Macao,
China. It in rcprescnte.l as having been very
violent, but no particulars are given.
I.otvpon, Nov. 8. All the detail of the new
tarill'ofthe Atlanilj Cable Company uavig
been settled, w are enabled to announce the
following modification, which will go Into
efticton Pecen.bur 1, ixt7, viz : The tolls to
(i i int Britain or Irt-hind, on mcHsagoa of tea
words, and not exceeding fifty letters in all,
will be t-K each word after the first ten will be
$2 60. The address, date, and signature, to the
extent of five words. $2o iu all, to be sent free of
charge.
There will be no extra charge for messages la
code, consisting of plain words; but messages
in cipher that is to say, messages ln numerals
or in letters of the alphabet, not bavlnn any
known sense, or dictionary words or names of
places, ships, persons, etc. are to be charged,
for the first ten words. $25; for each additional
cipher, !2 60. The tolls between New York city,
aud points west aud south thereof, will he
charged ln addition to the above.
JMFOR TANT FR OM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO EVENING TELEORArn.
Tlis President's Proposed Opposition to
Congress.
Washington, Nov. II. Squads of regular
troopH continue lo arrive iu this city, and many
riuu.irsare current ln consequence iu view of
the fact that many persons believe that tha
President will make some effort to resist the
assembling of Congress, woven companies of
the 2!th Infantry, with a large detaohment of
other troops from Kichmond, have arrived
hei e, and were assigned to gurrisou duly in this
district to-day.
These facts, talceirMnto consideration ln con
nection with the recent order of the President
disbanding the colored troops ln this Depart
ment, cause the cirtulntion of many stories of
an alarming chni'acte-r,although General Graut
attaches no significance to these movements;
The Judiciary Commlttte.
There will be a full mooting of tho Judioiary
Committee at the Capitol, on We.lausday,
Judge Wilson, the Chairman, s'ates that the
namre of the re-port to be made lo the coming
eebbion of CougresawiU be discussed at leugth.
The Approaching Trial or Jeff. Davis.
Washington, Nov. 11. It is ascertained
from au ollicial source that the Government
will be ready ou tha Z'liu instant to proceed
will the trial of Jcfl'i-rson Davis, llsojinsto
be the desire of gentlemen on both sulos of the
case, for a purely legul reason, that Clot Jus
tice I huse ahull sit with Jude Underwood on.
the trial. In view of this fact, U la possible
tnot the time of trial my be postponeJ, ln
oidor that nrruvgenients may be made lo
secuie such a joint accommodation.
Ship News.
Father Point, Nov. 11. The steamship
Ilibernla, from Liverpool for (Quebec, pasduj
here ibis morning.
New Yokk, Nov. 11. Cleared, steamship Chi
cago, from Liverpool.
..
Diarikos ai thb Ckntbal Station. Michael
Morgan, No. 2202 Keese street, was arrested for
assault and battery, and William II. ttliles, No.
27 North Third street, for Interfering with au
officer in the discharge of his du'y.
Air, Miller, a con.l'iclnr on the Went Chester and
Pbilacelpblu KailroaU. being sworn, said Oa Satur
day a disturbance occurred ul betuind and Ka.-e streets,
aud Morgan was arrested; I walk ed away, and shortly
tu r Morgan struck me.
Oitlcer hiout. No. 18o, sworn, said I was attracted
to Second and Unco i treett and saw Mri;au, and
started after him; lie went In a score; I walled till
O'clock, and then be cauie out,; I want to arrest him,
wben Htlles pushed biui back la the store aud thut
the door.
Mr. Charles I'oits, Iron merchant, Craven and
Second streota, sworn, suid 1 saw Mortau strike
Miller In the face.
Jihn lleuheu aworn, said I am a furniture-car
driver: live at No 117 Craven street; itv Miller and
another man (Haunt; saw Mr. utile kaepiug the
oilicer out of the sor
Dr. Wm. Cregif aworn, aald Live at No. IV) ItRCe
atieet; aaw tne fitilit, anil lloman walked across iho
street and struck Miller Iu ihe faces 1 as nod why ha
wan not arrested: alter Hie disturbance Morgan enrae
to me, as I was standing on lhe atreet.and aulU, "Why
don't you arrtsi me
Charles a Austin, teamater, resldea at No. 118
Brown street, sworn, sahl 1 saw this young man
(Mtrsan) Jump out of a wnion, and M r, bines told
hint to uk up til wk'-iod: nuoiher yoiinar man hart a
waion in lhe wny. and Morgan went over to him
and si'Hck him: he whs ilirown down; wheu he got up
he wen. over ami stru k Mr. Miller.
Morcaasud bliles weie held in fiiOO bail each to
an wer.
The tire Thin Morning. John Cralge. shoemaker,
living at No. 9:iU Mau.lla street. Flra Marshal
Hlu kliurne. sworn, said At about halt-pmt 4 o'clock
tniH uiurnlng a fire ai diauuvered at Manilla and
Hilts sueet, which burnt one house 10 the second
lioor, and dunian. d olliers on btewarl street. Cralga
was siib-lenaut of tne houte on Manilla street: U
was aupposed he wan in Hie Uiilldlng when ibe lira
was al Us height, hut it appears ha had escaped; he
has hud great trouble wilh his wife, mid 011 Satur
day ciimuilllud au assault aud battury on his wife
nnd rtaufhier: no one has aeen him from lhe time of
Ihe tire till this morning.
All his clothes and tliu work he bad brought borne
wt re auto In lhe lower part ol the house. He lays he
wtnl lip tow n on lhe lticliiiinml cars, and stayed a
wl ileal Ihe depot, aud tlial he knew uothiug of the
'"alderman fleltter held tim In 2noo hall tor a -fur-ther
neailng neat Saturday, ai-j o'clock.
A' DMI WIST RATORS' SALE OF VALUABLE
ijtFAl. KsTATK. By order of Ihe Orphans'
Court ol the County of Monmouth, tn the Htatool New
Jersty, will be sold at Public Hale, ou Ihe 2in insL, a
1 UACT F LAND, conlhluing auotil Itt acres, late the
ehli.to ot Ueojamin A. Hlioeuiak. r, deceased, ritoate at
J .ong .Branch, about a ouarter or a mile trouj the
bench, beh g very deslruble lor buildlug lots. For par
ticulars, address
I KOBRHT ALLEN, Jr., Attorney,
Eed Hank, Monmouth County, N. J. '
. M,WO"1'M AN K 10S, I.011K hrarinh.
Or, FDMTJNU N. OKIINUY. No. MAHttET
blre( Philadelphia. WILLIAM p. El.LIH, No. Mvl
n.r..,vriMn r-i.. rniiailelKlila. AiliuiutHtralura.
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