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practice.


We understood DR.. Pise to intimate that he
would resume the argument on next Sunday eve-
ming.


Divine Service at st. Johns Church on Yes


terday-Largc and Fashionable CongreGa-


tion--Good Clergyman--Good Text, and


Good Preaching.


highly fashionable congregation attended d.
vine service at this Church on yesterday The
Church is one of those religious edces in this city,
built upon model and style Of architecture which
has given so high reputation to our city for its
public buildings.


The exterior Of this beautiful ediice is bold and
majestic--of pure Gothic construction-and stands
out, when viewed in the distance, amongst the
groupes Of our noble public buildings, conspcu-
Gus and attractive object for the admiration OF the
tourist. The interior is chaste and simple-built
upon the model of st. Paul's. Five pillars at either
side support the galleries. The pulpit is placed in
front, and superb organ-which, during the SER
vice, lent it's rich and powerful tones-with an ex-
cellent accompaniment frem the orchestra
gave much effect to the ceremony. The en-
trance of the building is fitted up in a
style Of costly magnihcence, though of extremely
simple design, which showed the immense
wealth of the corporation under whose auspices
and control il wasfrst projected and now fourishes
The congregation is highly fashionable, and the
services accord with the doctrines of the Episcopa-
lian Protestant form Of worship, being branch of
the Trinity Church congregation. DR. Wainwright
presides over the congregation, and his high and
acknowledged reputation as good clergymen-
anu uis pure p''ia".tvpJ s'.o s,s.s'.y ~
andimpressive discourse delivered by him, breaihed
more Of the pure spirit Of the gospel, and of that
meek compliance with those solemn injunctions laid
down by our Divine Master, and inculcating chari-
ty, which should characterize every sect of Chris
tains than any we have latterly heard. The Rev.
Doctor took his stand upon the broad platform OF
revealed Christianity, and while he held that man,
endowed with reasoni and gifted with free-will,
was generally the architect of his own spiritual
distresses, he did not take that narrow-mnded or
sectarian view which many of our modern preach
ers adhere to, and such as would close the doors
of salvation in the face of those who do NOT belong
to their congregation. The Rev. DR.. Wainwright,
after the delivery Of the service, preached very
excellent


Taking his text from 9th chap of fHosea,v VA.


o Ephraim, what shall do unit, thee! OJudah, ,chat
shall do unto thee for your goodness morning





Concerning the Jews es n people the words Of the
gospel were spoken aad Notwithstanding all the manes
ations OF Gods power AID all the tokens OF his loving
goodness towards the jews still they re never CRATE
ul They constantly drawn into the idolntres of
the surrounding nations and grateful to the
Lord. Some OF them might have felt transiiory
ton OF religious and reverence for their God but
was like the morning light that pssseth away, like the
morning which nged he eastern skies and passed
fttnglyiaway, leaving behind like the early
dew CT the morning that boweh away before the breath
of the passing breeze There much instability and
tann in nl In I'm and
formed to the precep's OF the gospel Many, however
made frequent resolves to change their habits and modes
Of life and lead life Of religions but like the Jews
Of DID, It was tranaitory and evanescent and they still
persisted in pursuing the wrong When arrested by the
hand VI sickness and thrown upon the couch of sick
man. they would then feel remorse but after health
turned their ious resolves faded with the glory OF the
morning sum- and they would relapse not their former
err0rs-and such were the early Jews. Every
prevailing in every Christian community. The
aid Of the intellectual powers essential to advance
the interests true religion and the affections mast ga
ther round in order to produce the change which re-
qusite in those characters which marked by nstabh
ty in religion. Sometimes there fits Of penience
and wild starts OF devotion but thers was no Deep no
abiding constancy OF dependence upon their
course to compel them to continue in the paths they had
just entered There stability to be found amongst
such menand the love Of their God passeth away the
buds put forh-but they did not to maturity
Selfdenal the great of these religions and
unless men possessed the g Of sedensl they could
and beauteous beams ofhe shone forth and umins-
ted The unverse-when the worldly affairs of went
well with hmand the truths of the Gospel appeared to
give transi ory gleam of comfort to his spirit, which
passed away with the breath Of the morning. Ii not
then that he should stand forth, but 1t when the
clouds and storm threatened destruction that
bound to stand forth, and in relation 70 their religion
The Saviour dwelt much the necessity of sedebia in
preaching to his disciples and it was the chie road to


The Rev'd DR.. after delivering very impress
sive discourse, concluded, when the congre cation
separated.