The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1857, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERAL WHOLE NO. 7661 : _— BROADWAY TRAGEDY. Ooroner’s Inquest upon the Body of Wag- staffe-Verdict of the Jury—Discharge of Mins. Je yesterday ’e edition we Drieily alluded to the fact of a ebootinf affray baving occurred at the Shaw House, No. €20 Rroadway, between Theouore 9. Nims, ap actor, and Josoph Henry Wagetai!, a lawyer of doubtfl reputation, im which tbe later received a mortal wound at the hands of bis advoreary. Sinoo thea wo have gatherod fall par- ‘tonlars of the affair, and present them to our readers as follows:— For sometime past an ill feeling has existed between Nims and Wagsial, growing oai of some business matters, ‘but yet the partics had never come into actual oritision before Friday night, when the tragical event took place About 6 o’clock on Friixy evening Nims entered tho sa Josa te question and remained thore durirg the remainder Of the evening. About a quarter past 12 o’slock he rose to depart for bis home when Wags.aif entered the pro- mies, and after looking at Nime for » few mo monts arked him to take @ drink, Nims refased to Fartake of any liquor, when Wagateff drank himself. Nima continued to sit ina chair, when Wagstail commenced to pour forth » volley of abuse against him, calling him & sucker, and using somes till more abusive epithets, Nims id not appear to pey any attention to the abuse that was being poured down upon his head, for be made n> answer whatever to the remarks addrossed to him by Wagstaff. Finding that Nims was noi to be disturbed by the mere wee of language, Wagstaff pressed forwards toward him amd struck bim a blow in the face, under the chin. Even then Nims did not offer to resent the injary, but endeavored bo get out of his assallant’s reach, saying, ‘Keop away from me, Harry, 1 don’t want to have anything to do with you.” But Wagetall, who was som what under the tnfla- ence of drink, would not forbear, and again pressed for ‘ward and stuck Nims inthe face, Tho latter retreated Seward: the rear of the room and leaned upon a chalr for support, when Wagetaffagain rushed aj him. At this jano- tare Mr. Meyers, the proprietor of the saloon, sought to in- terfore and provest sny farther difficulty. Ho ran before ‘Wagataif snd attempted to separate him from Nims, when ‘Wagstal shook him off and threw him aside. Wagstait ‘was moch enraged at this time and pressed hard cpon ‘Nims, striking bim tn the face a very heary blow. ‘Nima, unable any longer to control his fooling: in the metier, and beHeving thas bis life was in danger from the eentinued arzanits, drew a doubio barrelled pistoi from his pocket and quickly discharged both barrels as the de- evnsed, killing him almost instant!y. But ope ball took effeci. Itemiered the fleshy part of ‘he deceascd’s arm, ibon passed through the +f side into ‘@e ung, producing internal hemorrhage, which caused death ina few moments. As soon as Nims saw the cordi- Won of Wagetail he walked out of the saloon, and very ‘ecolly told the preprictor of the saloon that bo was going Rome, where he could de had if wanted. The police were informed of the occurrence soon after Nims took his de- Partare, and upon information derived at the saloon, they @& ence proceeded to bis residence ‘n Houston street, ‘where he delivered himsolf into their custody, saying that the pistol had been fired in defence of his own life, and that be was not afraid to await the result of ihe Ooro- mer’s inquisition, ss it would show olearly that he was Justified in killing Wagsialf ander the exi ung elroam- smnces. ‘The prisoner waa conveyed to the Fourteenth precinct station boure, in Spring street, and there detained for the wemainder of the night. He wasatiended by his wife, a young and beantial | -cktzg woman, who waa deeply afiec- ted at the unpieasaniness of her husband’s situation. ‘Tho body of the deceased was conveyed to the station Rouse, and there jaid upon a iter until the arrival of the Ooroner, There was considerable excitement about the place in consequence of the rather public position which all paréics beid. THE CORONER'S INQUBST. Ab ten o'clock yesterday morning, Coroner Perry pro- eeeded Ww ihe Fourteenth ward statios huuse fur the pur- Dre. Finnell and Weltje, who found that the ball had passed through the floshy part of the arm into the left Yung, and thus canzed death. Tho following ie @ roport ot dhe proceedings befere the Cor over: Bare Brockbarct, residing ot No. 480 Broadway, being @aly sworn, dor es followe:—I am barkeeper for Mr. ; while I was tending bar last even: , Mr. Nims came in and remained there daring ‘evening; he was about going home when Mr. Wagstall aiabout 12 o’cick Mr Wagetatf,as be came 27 Nims dit ; ‘aid that Nims came Abore early ir the morning, and staid the © until 120’ shock jookiug at the clock, with only iweaty fre cenw Oroply, when Wagstail went im & “God damned eucking, loaf ything to do with Wastall, and weoted bir j Nima got up, and went to ward tne bask door; he ‘and aved on ons of the chai Wagetal ap towards him and stro Mr. Nims wid bim to po ‘want (0 bayoan; thing to do with him and tried to separate them, when Wagstal cusned Meyers away ani rushed over ant hit Nimes hard vlow @ the site Of the fece; the Diow was s hard one; Nime ‘Dack about three stows, pulled ont a double bar pistol, and potnting it at Wagetei’, fred twice at Dim. when ihe firey ball was fred Wegetnit Qurned around; afier the second thot he fell; ‘wae quick jn succession; Nims rtood for a msment, looked et Wage aif, snd turned to the door and walket out; be aid be wns going to the station houre; that is all [saw of im; Iran asristance, whee & policeman Came ia, 20 ene *as in ibe room during the occurrence excont Meyers, myself and the pariios engaged; { did ot hear Nims make ase of any offensi-e language townrts Wagmai, | am were that | beard Wagetald say erme’bing about #hootlog ims; this was while they wore engaged in oonvorsa’\on Bime womed desirous to get out of the way all the time, appeared to be partially intoxicaed, and Nims hed bern drinking pretty freely during the evening, I Knew that til feeling has exittod between Nima and Wag Pail fr come time; Waartal and my father were nxt geod friends; I have heard bim ay thal he would bave to kill ether «ve or the other «f never knew Vine to quar vel with any one; I never saw him draw « pistol before; ‘while Wagriail and Nims wore in convertraio | head fay that Wagrtail was s bieger man thao he Was ano Sonid Whip him; It was #o00 after this that Wa waft bit Nime under the shin: Mr. Mayers saw the whole vne MMowlty; the ingt time Wagniatl alt Nima he seemed rage. Myors, of No. 480 Proaiway, de xmed—That he e bar at the above plasty I haw the oovurrence jast vigbt; Nim camo into my plare ‘clock, and row aiced bere daring the evening, Janel ft the evening Lag ah kone wor, Dut was peac: ably diaposed, WageiaToams about 12 o'clock; with regard to the oocurreace which took piace after ibis | concur entirely with the preoeding winess; I did not hear Nima make uso of any offenvive expreavions towards Wagriall; Nima did not talk loud at ‘any Ume dorng the evening; the fret blow strack by was nots hard one; Nima showed @ disposition pap ld ty dT Wagstail: | beard no more amd | haa already been tesiiied to by the young u Nims fay that he was going to the ‘fn bouse; when Nims refured to drink with Werstall, al bie to the bar in @ roogt maaser; when they were together to pre- im; Wagetat Aid atrike tim, how- after | interfered, when Nims took out his pistol and ‘twice in qui-k succession; I did not know that Nima @arried » pivtol; Wagetail ie & large sized man while Nimes & @ medium rized ope; | never kaow Nims to be engaged & = qvarret before 5 la & peaceably Gis peed man, befrro tho shooting Nime tried to away from Wagstall, and bad backed soveral feet, ed by Wagetail; Nims could bare run away from Wagetall by ronning oat of the back door; he was then ‘Aboot six fect from tho door, whinh led owt lato the hall; Kime would have hed to torn his back to W, Mt in order to ercave by the door; jurt previous to the shooting ree tall was very violent, avd his conduct was such a+ wou! end to intimidate; he threw mo baok when I interfered. Dr. Thomas Jeflerton Stout tostifiod that aa be was pans Broadway last night, and whoa in the neighvor No. 480 he board two ahots Ored in quick rusces into the saloon and there found deceased ; be examined bis person ani found and arm and blood lasuing from the deceased rained and placed on the conn than 16 minutes after | entered; the had penetrated to the lung, and caused Hardonbrook tsatified to the goot charactor of saying that he had known hm to bes porson dit position for the inst three years. Giles nino tontided to the good character of Mr. had always known him to be syoang man of ‘#8, of the Fourteenth ward police, also testi Nima’ good obaracter, |. GMAMbers di i that be had known the pri foner \r timately for years, and that ho was s mac Of g 00. Of quiet aod inoffensive disp «ition ‘Tho 048 Boose, Clerk of the Court of Uommon Pleas, had ¥oown dooonsed wix or woven yours: ho used to .0 by tor ‘ba Iness; 1 am quite confident he 8 lawy.t; hie reputation was bad among profer tonal people ana Were; be was exceedingly bolster jus; i 22 Hy ts ii al HL ae fy = i q- * | ct i E vever saw him very drunk. Abn MoO pshan, Jr., tes idea that be knew deceased by sight for several yoars, that he wae + in the Court of 8p cial Seasions op «ne occasion wi Wagatsff was con- victed of aseauit and battery upon a woman, named Mra, Ward, a keeper «8 houre Ch yea ‘Tho goacral character of deceased was very bad. Mr Byockhardt, the father of the firet witness, testified thatthe decease ‘had tareatesed to take his life, and saat be Dad t make him give Donde to keep the peace before a magistrate The charascr of tho deoosted was very bad, indeed. He was a mancf violent temper, and was often tpt . Coroner pore announced that it was not necessary to take apy further testimony as to character, and would, there’: all the doctor’s making the post mortem ex amin the staud and exsmine them. ‘Drs. Fineli and Weltjs, being dsly sworn, say they bave made a post mor! xamination of the y of a Wagsiaif at the Fourteenth ward station house; we found ‘a gun abot wound on the ‘eft arm six ieches from the ta» of the sboukler; the Hrection of this wound was obliquely dow nwards aad backwards int» the left side cf the chest; a proke passed into ihis wound and entered the piaral eavity; we fund blood flowing from the mouth aud pos- tylls evidently coming from the langs; no other gan shot ‘wounds were discovered on the body. We are of th- opinion tat deceased camo to bia death from interna hemorrhage, the result of a gun shot woand. Coroner Perry then sddrossed the jury as fotlows:— GAaNTLENEN OF THE STRY—¥ 00 are called to Ir quire int this case concerniug the death of Henry W: . Ifyou find tat the prisover shot bim while endeavorieg to protect his own life, you will rendér @ vordist accordingty. If, on the other band, you tint that he had not sutlinient cause to take the life of decessed—that he had ample time to get out of the way of his aggroasor, and that the pistol was Dot fired ja actual s+if defence, then you will render » verdict to that eflect. The caso is with you now, gentlemen. Toe jury, aftor deliberating (or nearly two hours, ren dered the following VBRDIOT. We find that the dooceased came to his doath trom ‘wounds cause! by a pistol shot tired by Tueodore § Nims on tho night of tho 2tst tust. at No. 480 Broadway. DISCHARGE OF TH PRISONER. Upon the rendit'on of the sbove vert lo} Coroner Perry said bo would not feel justified in detaining the prisoner any longer, and accordingly discharged him from custody, Upon his release Mr. Nims received the oopgrstulations of several hundred of his friends who were in aitendance at the inquest, PROBABLE HOMICIDE UNDER THE HOWARD HOTEL, A Man Nearly Murdered by his Partner, tn the Presence of his Wife—Arrest of the As- sallant. About 9 o’clock yesterday morning a difficulty occurred between James Regan and Peter Virtu, two partners in tho Doot and shoe store No. 118 Broadway, under the Howard Hotel, resulting in deadly assault by the former on the later with a shoomaker’s hammer, which it ls expected will onuse his death. Reppears thatthe twomen have been partners bul about a week, Mr. Regan owning part of the stock, and Mr. ‘Virta owning the store and also part of the stock. They bave not agreed very well, as Mr. Regan was dissatisfod en account of the money coming in slowly. Yesterday, about the hour named, a journeyman camo tn with some work which he had finished, and desired to bo paid eight doKars. Mr. Virta paid bim threo dollars ont of the drawer, and was cutting out some more work ta gtve bim when Regan grotested against giving out any more work until the debte of the concern were paid up. ‘Virta, however, persisted in his work of catling out the thoes to gtve to the journeyman. The story told by Virtu’s wife, who was present, is that Regan rej catedly wid \ irtu Bot to give out the work, and brushed the pieces off the counter several times; that Virtn continued to cut ont the work, when Regan seized a knife and shoemaker’s ham- mer; that Virtua tid him to put it down several times, but that Regan raised i} bigh in the air, he then standing op- posite Virta on the other side of the counter; that Regan passed round back of the ccunter where Virta was standing, when Virta eelsed the ham- mer in his upraised arm to provent bis striking bim; that Regan violently twisted tho hammer oat of bis grasp, forced him down on a sofa, and dealt him several power fal blows with the sharp edge of the hammer; that sho rar as quick as she could and pulied him off her hasband, Waring nearly all bis shirt off in ihe ast, but, as she be- Heves, preventing her hasband’s immediate massacre: that ebe heid him until the journey men present camo and secured him; her huaband feil perfectly senseless, and ‘was boon carried to the hospital, but he has not spoken sizes. There are five terrible wounds on his forehead and other parts of tho skull, which is badly fractured, and the pbyricians eay he cannot possibly recover. Regan was immediately arrested by Officer Poole and taken to the Second ward station honse, from whence he was laren to the fembs and locked up, by Justice Gonnel ly, to await the result of Virtu’s injurics. Bo mates that De had the bammer in bis Dand working with it; that he did pot intend te wre {t; that bo was provoked wo the as wault by bis pertoer atterapiing to take it away from him, end that in tho straggie he streck nim. Virtu’s agonived ‘Maoh credit (s due oficers Poole and Tracy, of the So- cond ward police, and Sergeact Weed, for arresting the Arealiant, carrying the wounded man to the hospital, and takiwg obargo of be store with commendable prompthees One of our reporters visited the Oty Hospital last night, and found that Mr Virta wee still living thongh his condi lous, and it was doemed daubifal by the sten ing phyrician whether he would live nti] morning. No ante-mortem intelligence. Dr. Codwise of the United Sates Navy, day for Havre in the steamehip Fehon. ARAIVALS. igi the sicamship Réigbura—Dr Wim Somer. Somerville, me Wm Weddel, lady and family Henry 81 Ody, Mrs hiw famile acd puree; Mr Josinh vram- mond and iedy. Miea Margaret Jane Smith ‘Mr Alexarter Da- Jobe M Web) and iedy, Mra 0 Giroan From Glsegow, ville, Mise Mev iy. amieson: bild, Mr *imon Kr id, “y Mr James Vardy. Mr Thunae M Foley avd lady, Mr Wm Williame & Mek lop, ¥re Ri Bichardeom, Mies Onmpbeil, Mr Peter Ni. cholsoe ar Joaep> Flew end Indy Mie mars Fleming Wr Jai Priestly and y * aries “ampbell, Mr Alezender Kdwards and indy, C » Alerender Me*beraon, Mr J T Thomecn, Mr Jemes Vine, Mr Jobn O'Neal, MrT Biepbews, My Joserh Wright Indy and family, Mr Daniel Pike, Mienes Jeesic and Lil aa Bel!, Mr T # Mitobell, Mr J Orns sens, Mr David Coban, Mr, Ramtiton and Indy, Fred Pike, Mr Geo Russi and 359 in steerage, Tote, 225. From Lon‘on and Portamow'h tn the paoket ahip Margaret Bvene—< bus F Rione ano iniy, Mr howe and child, Wise Eeeinee, Res Poa, Wa tO , Unaries Boel, of TEPANRIURES. Por Renthampton and Havre, in steamehip Pattow—Mr TIT Mewbolo Mr and Mrs TB Rronson, two chudrn and werran , ma, 1S Owens, Mr and Mre Oorosen. and Mrg Momtagat, Mr and Mre TN A seed, Mies M Tench, Ur § ieare and Miss Prunsville, Mrt © ® Chavia, Dr Codwiee and two tanghters U9 N: Mr Otteabeimer Mr Am. Bilery, Mise K inzier, Mr and Mre Rrendon, J ‘Todd, My and Mrs 1 Nichola and child, F A’ 8 ‘Weir GF Hale, TF Ontlie. Mise Lola Youts Misa ‘and Mrw 3 Williams and 2o™Ldrem, children snd serv: fon, Mr James F Meniag, @ 1. Wier, « % BShetdier, RN Pathan. Mr end Mrs Famanos, (re Kahn Mr Adelrich Beaziger, Mr 8 Wendt, Mrs fervant, Mr aod Mra Bech, eblid 4 servant, Mr and Mre Borilin Ant chiki, Mr Juha’ B Bisise We Lovie Ware, Mr 6 MOM Vier, Mr BR Roubean Mr W abbott, Mr P Aebidilis Mr Martin Maria, Mr Leopol’t Stinger, Me Tr Ralovy Mr AF burr, Mr RM Sherpart, McA Rang, Mr. Jobn Tt Heap. Mr. Cbs Hebi, Mr.and Mrs Mendnes, Mie Demonaet, T Dejertia. Mra F Anond, Mr Geo Lewis, Mr Joseph Giinger, Mink A Oa'lin, Mire Demonert. For Rontbampton and Antwerp in the steamship Leopold 1 = Bev J Dagancen, F Aillemeyer. 1. Dasansoy, ore’ al Prodin avd indy, © Hansen, Caroline Remi ler aod ebiidren and servant; Ferber. Bliss Piscbe Heernge For Savannah, In the steamship Aneusta—S M Marning, Mr and Mra Stewart, Mre Wm Clark, J W Pearce, OW Tex inron, Mrg Tale, Min Hale, #8 O’Lonnell, Mr Mtelnhard, sr and Mre HoH Vsville Mrs Dope, Rdward Heyl, Mr and Mra Feuchtwaoger, @ McDonald, & Sharman, Mt Gallia Rownrd ambubl H I Lengstaca, M Miranda M I) Levy, So. Jomow 1 J Fiestas. J H Lacuberg Hf Bervsicin, JD Lockhart. J W Chesbrovgh, Harvey Grovt @ L leary, ‘Mins Mery Henrs. George Fleming Robdert Meming, J (lechorn, Oscar C Smith, T Bcheary, Jos Rimpson 8 Ieilbrow, Buiper. Mr and Mra M i) Smith, James F Wiater, Jr and im steerage. 2 ry ay For Norfolk. Petersburg and Richmond, in the eamaehip 300, it. Jamesto DQ Tillman, J B Johnston, 8 WW fon, MB ter, James Moore, 5 G Love, Win F itu lar, A B La J Moore, © Kichardeom, & W Littte, Smith Howe, Wm Walker, John Amatr, Thomas Perry, M Levi, & @ Unter pod evsyladien, Wan i Kreret, Indy. sou and Acaghter: Ne ovell, Ary Broadbent, JT Gills, A F Jahnbe, Davi Biane, Wm F Trask and "ay, mR ‘Reastabio Misa Ronda t, Mise M Hines, Terump and Indes a Boreey endian, ib seamen) For Onerivaten. in the ateamabiy Marion—Dr A W Leland. IN Ward, F Thoma, Hh Olcok, Or biden’ ti Yophee ts Orcutt F Mirnmes, Indy and con, Mise R Po-ged, Mise Wilain, @ t Basstord aed in¢y Johp Morrow, Jno Bro: ad Crees, © O Rogers, GW Wood and lady, Frank Moller, J Courier and Indy, Win T Rand, ledy and child. ME Nathan, yr Htoddnrd RM Wa reno Bowman, Hy Roberta fot P ‘atoam, Bd Hallet € rane, U P Johnson, yO heli—and id In the wiverage. vt Mra? Gam, Vire Welle & A dity, J & Pemberton, A@ to Oty Polot—and 13 in the steers ro wn Proommn Bati.—The Rioomerites, eave the Utica 0- propose 19 have adress reform ball”” at skanca- November 13 — It will be a racher novel to seer tolee, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1857. " METHODIST CAMP MEETING. Origin and History of Camp Meetings—The Encampment at Turner’s—A Profitable Specelation—What the Brethacn do witn the Moncy-—A Convention to be Called— Some of our City Fathers on the Grouad— An Alderman gew very Happy—A Leadiog Member of the Bar “on Probation”—Dts, Urguished Ministers—A Screeching Gister— A Warm Otecussion--A Financial Appeal— A Porilling Anpecdote—Brother Sammy Sings “flappy Day,” dic., &e, The annual joint camp meeting of the New York and Now York East Conferences of the Methodist Episcopa! church was duly commenced on Monday last, August 17 at about balf a inile from Turner’s station, on the New York and Evie Ratlroa¢, and forty-eight mites from this olty, terminating on Saturday morning with oxtraordinary religious exercises, the “brotbren and sisters’? continuing the whole of I'viday night im singing, praying and other characteristic ceremonies, Our reporter arrived at ihe eump ground on Thursday, and remained tit) tho close oF ibe meeting. He furnishes ihe aubjoined graphis account ef she appearance of the encampment, the order of exer- ciees, together with the ssenes and incidents om the ground, prefacing tt with a briof history of the origin of “camp meotings,” and a synopsis of the argumenis doced in favor ofand the objections urged against this dis- Urctive feature of this influential denomination by alargo umber, of its acberents. The advooates of this “pecullar institution” affirm that tho ‘brethren snd sisters”? who differ from them tn regard to the beneflis and advantages te be derived fram this “means of grace’? have become fasbicnabdie and aristooratic— tha} they are Innovators, and havo departed from the “good old way;”” while they re- tort with as much yehemence and pertinacity that their accusers are “old fogies” avd croators of necdless excite- ment, But wo will leaye thom discussing the morits of the camp meeting, while we proceed to give a rapid sketch of IT8 ORIGIN AND HISTORY. ‘The “old fo; (Pot 8 very sanc\imonious appeilaiien, wo must confess, but one which has boen given them by thet opponents in the discussion of this topic,) maintain that grove meetings wore tnstitated by God himself, and if the authority of the Bible is to be relied on, their position would seem to be impregnable; for that volome informs us ‘that in the distant past the anclent leraclites used to dwell! “seven days in booths mae of the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, to rejoice before the Lord.” These religious getherings are preeminenily designed for the exercise of the feelings or emotional nature, in contradistinction from tho reasoning or tntolloctuel faculties, as will bo soen by reference to their origin and history up to the preseat time. Camp meotings were commenced by tho Presbyterians, Baptista and Methodiste, in this country, and they held their Sirst moet: ing on the banks of the Red rtver, in the Sta eof Kentucky, im the year 1799, Thus the “‘Inatitutution” which we havo eesayed to depict, and which we believe the seqco! wil! show to be « ‘peculiar’ one, originated in the South. Two brothers, ramed McGce—one a Mothodist and the othor a Presbyterian—left Tennessee on a religious expedition to Objo, and while journeying tarriod at a sottlement on the rirer to participate in sacramental exercises, Tho Motho dist brother accepted @ cordial !nyitat! on to bold forth, and tho Presb) terian also complied with the request. Their ad- Greeees are enid to bave produced remarkable effects, 0 much #0 that the jleriana retired, not being able to stand {t, leaving the ‘sions in their giory. John, we at, Was urged © repeat Dis discourse, bul ex cured himself, saying shat he could not do so, on account of the over vowering nature of tis foctings. Tac excitement SS wWese pioneers ls Bald to Dave been “Indescri- Ne; rallelea. cocasion was “‘woncerfal,’” and the reeull un- Thousands flocked from ” Peattistely ‘that tbis senaiple ene een tha: the i ny strictly ye now a days, io many inetances villages tbcir mbabitants, all being attracted 6a these ‘wore complotely dosoried by Dy Curiosity to the comp ground. ‘one occanions, is Kentucky, 1. Was eelimated (bai not lees than twonly thousand persins were present; ar we are (nformed that a large numde- of Presbyterian vilaiators, who had formerly eed “with out bope ia the world,’’ fell upom the ground like Saul of ‘Tarsur, yet from some canse or other they deemed It pra dent to retie from the Seid; but the Methodiete continued to held their meetings ip various parts of the country, with all their pative ardor, tll they have been incorporated as part end parcol of thetr system, and notwilhstandiag op. porition from lofuential quarters, have been maintained ‘Wb more or less elo eney ull the presen: time. Various are the arguments brought forward by the ad- yoostes of these meetings in favor of their porpetuation. They affirm that tp pleading for there monster assem they only pureue tho courre which é¢ducatonal and paiiti- cal assoolauona adopt, and argao that if secular bolies hold conventio Up naas incetings, priut fiaming pla- carce, advertie dtetingulr hed aposkcrs, and rosort to cla» trap la order to maputacture excitement, thoy bave an equa! right to bold grand central convocations and thus animate each other by their presence, In justice to the brethren, we must say that, unlike the projectors of our Mass meetings, they do oot advertise the naos of « num ber of “distipguished speakers’ whom they never coasuit- ed apd whose absence |s apologize’ for at the commense- ment of the proceedings by a “previous engagement ” Anower argument is that the chief tastramentality which Jehoveh ured to usite bis ancient peope in the donda of fellowship, ¥ as (he ordination of fesata which rv - quired them to congregate and bold social intercourse in the Boly Oty, apd that when they became wicked thelr return to thote festivals waa instrumeatal ia their restora: tion to wplon. They m thatin the temple made with heuds they ‘are compelied to be formal anc to com sly to a certalo ox tent with the rales of polite society, bat obtain relief from the pomp and parade of tastiopable city churches ‘n pe tare’s own temple, by gi ing full vent to (he outgashiogs of their feelings: that secular omploymente take up so wrch time Lat when the Sedbatb arrives, mint and body are to mech jaded ent perplexed a to prevent them fixing they mince on religious subjrdte—that their minds are ‘*prone to wander,’ and tp spite of themeelves they will rejatoe over a ruccesafel vargsin or Weep on account of a heavy fallure, while sitting in thetr pew, and that while the minister |: soarirg (nt tho promised land, they are Groveling here below, Fond of these earthly toys and ergue the revrssity of bolcing provrected reasons of devotion, I order to from te their epiritual developement They #ay that the tendency of Onristians to “ hecsel do” ia remarkabie—that it isa lamentable trath that «larg rtton of ali who aro “converted”? sooner or inter allow spiriteal thermometer to descend to who freezing pint, while many tun far below vero, and belleve camo inset nge to be & powerfn)muxiliary im “fencing the dying om bere of pley into life.’ It te eaid, too, teat our qity mia laters, when 'n the prove, throw asice al) conf sutions! ferm®, aad prodcce astounding elects by their cratoricai ere. ‘The camp meeting advocates assert that in consequence of the sooia!, eJucational and perental associations which furrcund “sinners,” taken in connection with the apachy of the church mombers, bumbers can’t “set religion” at home, and many of them have been #0 benevolent as vo foot the bill of partioulsr individuals @hom they indoced to go to camp meeting. believing that on their return they Would bave sequired sufficient courage to “go on their way rejolcing"” A large majorly of havo been Couveried at camp mociing—among rest Dr. Fisk, of New Frgliand colebrity Wemay note a few of the objections which the mejor pen the intetiecte al and arimooratic members of ihe jethodist denomination have to camp meotings, While Abey admit that grove meetings were neceseary and pro por balf a contary ago, they dey their expotionay et the present day, beentse there are charches now to accom modate the people Formerly the ministerial ranks were thin avd the population spag®, bat now the profession it weil filled and the “nervest Is pleateous,”” This seid that Camp meeting? are productic® of much evil, and Weir ad Vorates concede ibat sneh gaiherings attract and afford, Without Cesign, Abunjnut oyrocrtunities for sinners to mani fest thelr depravity. They become intoxicated and get up end thus disturo tbe devo ms of the breth. These gatherings, tt Is allege? are nurseries of enthus! fm and religious extravagance; that there is #0 much Dotre aod shouting there as to partially derange @ certain clase of Individuaia of nervous temperament who ougat Avoid all ccations of excHement, but who are the very Glace thot ser k theee assombiager, nud that there sre some Christians who are wo destitote of good sente and good Manners af to ‘ndvige in religions antics, to the grief of their more rensible brethren and to tho of the Tt i# maintained, on the other hand, thet the “refroshmeat | should pratse God as loudly as the politician cheare bis candidate, Camp meetings, it le aareried, are too expen: five, and that the roligiour roruite attribuied to their In ttromentality aro pot valid, exciteabla people making fn odo ot auch times to very’ Nile purrone: ard inet & | large number of hypocties gather together, professing what they do not feel, by | _ Itcannot be denied that s large majority of the mem | bers of the Methodist denomination who aticad and pert! cipale im there camp movtings aro persons who, (rom thelr porition and cireumatancw, have not onjoyed the | | advantages of mental colture. Although the cleryymen who conduct the exerciaen are genorally men of piety and Itorary repu'ation, a8 will be seen by tho names of tome wight Absit room thropged wika dashing belles attired in short petticoste ‘We dope they will exclude wal zing trom the ing ministers on the ground thie week, never incontrovertible fect that those grove met mgeare rortaine! by & Clase of men and women whose re ligiova feelings aro exercised mainly through an animal and physical ébapnel, and whose minds are necessarily convacted for the want of opportunities to develope the ertbeti> and reasoning ers, up n the proper training of which the barmoniovs mani‘eatation of @ rélixious oharecter is p+ mach dependent. These well meaning but misguided People commit & grost error when ihey forget that human beings are differently oonatiiuted, and require yarious influences to affict them Some persons aro ar dent and enter into the s-irit cf tha oosasion enthusisst! ca hy, while others are phiegmatio aud warm ap gradually. The real eld or'ginal Methodist exhorter ata camp meet deems it inciepenzably necorsary to accompany his epiritoal manifestations wiih every physical apphaace; he intuitively cenclodes that a man her not ‘got religion’ if he ts not able to jump a) least tix feet from the ground and yootterate witb ihe tlentorian voice of a Western stump wpeaker; be often unceremoniously treats a delicately con slitutea “brother,” who could not if he would, and woald Pot if he could, give vent to bis dostres when addrasaio, the Author of his being in any other than a enbduo: anc reverential tone, for the “old fowy” ad beres strongly to the bellef that uniens sach exertion is made with the vocal organs as to prortrato the physical syatem, God could not bear kim, and his prayorr wails bo veavailing Thue the equilrium of wa inteiligent ord cullivated mind is distu:bed, and a fooitag of disgust is onwitiingly created, rather than the awaxening of @ sympattotic cord of mutnal ado- ration. Herein consists one of th: leading objections which the modern edvcated Methodist bas to these grovo meoctings. Anotho: ts to be fonnd ts the utter disre- gard paid by the lower class to ail the lawn of veraifica- tion, and tholr inability to approcieto trae poctry, At these gatherings they throw azide, iu a gread degreo, the standard hymn book of their church, wh ch scve- yal bended of the finert specimens of sacred ica) com- porition, the prodect of the cenius of Charles Wesley, than whom there never has beens brighter luminary In the poetical frmament—pe ibe author of every den coliection of tacred songs will sbundantly attest—subsi- tuting wretched doggere! and aca them to the popu- Jar oa melodies of ihe day. If Wesley were to arise from bis grave and Isten to some cf his f llowers roaring out horribie rhyme, © the tane whiob ‘Mrs, Canningtaw and her Baby” is sung in the “free and easics,” to the utter disregard of bis sublime productions, wo !magino it would be too much for his unruilied disposition to eadure OUR DEPARTURE. Wo now hasten to give the reader @ description of the camp ground at Turner’s, and a faithful aocoant «f what we withersed at the sc: no of action daring our stay. An wo bavo already state, the locality in which the New York camp ig Wee heli this year isforty-seven miles {rcm the city,on the Now York and Erie Ratiroad, Oar reporter poste! himself up eomewhat as to the man. per in which there meetings are ‘condusted previous to his departure, apd Knowing that! took geverally three days to getup the sieam, so that everyting could go along awimmipg}y, bo concluded to wait till Cnuraday, Accord: ingly on the moruivg of that day he tcok the cars at Jor. acy City, and after a tedious three tours ride arrived at Turver’s Piation, where = formdabie array of carriages were in waiting for the purpose of conveying passongors to the camp ground, with the previous understanding that each brother and sister who occapied a seat should rema- nersto the ditver by the payment of a querer each (American coinage) whon they arrived at tneir destina tion Ono ortwo of the praprictors of these machines followed our reporter so closely, urgivg us te “rice up.” anc were 20 allable ard odeequlous, that he seriously bo gan to ask bimself if ho were pot one of those fortunate Inctvidnals who t avo grestncss thrnst uoen them. Memory, that faithfal monitor, however, suggested thas as he waa not ‘very flush of the “/oot of ail evil,” snd that as the breth- 1d cisters had the repotation of ap intimate acquaint Ith M. Soyer, and were noted for their scrupulous ex- actuess in furn abing *‘good things”’ to profusion, he segely concluded to save the quarter, avd jolned a number of pro desiriane, who, Immesiately afer embarking, wondad thoir way to tho grove, the road to which was exceedingly rugged, THE ENCAMPMENT, We fonnd oureelyes gradually ascending « hill, and af- tor a short walk repidiy approache1 tho rented field, which commanded a beautiful view of tbe fertile valley be heath. We undereigod that the encampmen: was visited with @ great rain storm on the preceding right; ths rain poured in be ged for houre, bcm | me bog the couches, and otherwise th» property of the en- camped. Tho warm of tho sun on ihe following mo hing, however, s| red the damage, and on ov arrival we founc the ren rejoicing an if nothing bad bappeped to mar thotr pleasure. Tne ground pre rented @ viry ively aspect, not long hon a hundred tenia being pitched around @ large eaare, which was reservod for the general congregation, a: the south end of which . On oor Brooklyn, Moihodiats discourse, We Preach as good as around a was orc Cted & stand ‘or sho officiating ministers. errtval we learned that the Rov. J, 8 Inskip, of a Ces ee eee ministers of which the oar boasi, #as concluding the morning heard « brother remark that “he didn’s be did on « former ocrasion.’’ after ttle we fell in with a we gleaned much val fore she got into erty, bad bean & Methodist his oppo- pent would have considered ber too poley. Mr. A —I never could be conyeried by avy such excite ment ir. B—No wan is converied by excitement; they aro excited when they are converted, but not converted b+ excitement. You mistake the etlect for the cause, If you wore plesding a judge for your life, you would rot tay “my life is RY. of dear to me,” but would get right cown on 3 our 14 bacamo excited, ¥r. A. reite objections to this rel gious exolts | stating thas adie Ingulehed minister of the Methodiat met church in Newark, and ono of her grea‘ont #ritern, was evtirely 0 pored 0 shouting @! camp meeiings—wdeed, to the institation tteif. Mr. B replied, obrervicg thatthe Jews of old said of Christ's follo rere, “ihese men eve drank with wine ” and that be knew the minister aliuded to, well 1° the Doctor heard him shout and believed him jo De sincere, be would tay * go a bead aad sbout as loud as you please ”” ‘Mr. A. intimated that a well known ¢astoreon Methodiat was bitterly opposed to camp meetipg+, in cunsequanes of the noise which was created, and be hed ssid ho sould bever pray in those gatherings because tho brethren ac! sisters who made It a habit of clapping their hands and get ing up a terrible rumpus oon! sed bis mind so that he could not epeak {ptelixentiy. The ubiquitous Vr. B eas also well acquainted wth this Frother, and did pot give full credence to ibis state- ment, and pulling a card out of hie pockot, thrast tt at Mr. A, eaying,,‘ Give that to him and eay, ‘if I didn’t hear him shout on seyerai occasiona, ho was very near doing 0” Wo left the brethren tegethor to answer the summons of ie information respecting the Mmenber in which these grove mevtings are condactos. Ho ‘formed ws tibet se Commitee hay! camp meeting in cl was a roif- fog ring Yor the parpeas of holding’ an ng Sing purpose of ing anoual vt as it wenld not be exactly the thing to Utle deed in the name of tho is E, church, the commitico had {t mado out in their owa name In cc uneqnence:f tho facitities aflorded for rowdies to visi Sing sre, elty, an apanden the Si” Sing epe wiation and pro ride accommo Cations al agreater distance from tho city, and in a locality which would not be likely to atiract the b’hoys. Tnoy bave rearon to congratulate themeeives on achieving that result this year, for ih forest in which the en :ampmeas war pitebed bad never been used for that or a similar pur: , and was therefore very stony, rendering {t im :osel- i@ to promecade without running reat rie& of fraovuring one or mere limbs; indeed, a number of the infirm sisters could not venture out of their tents, and were obliged to remain cloested during the progress of the exercises Ono sister felt no bedly that ehe informed our reporter, with » mournful cownter ance, that she “had’nt enjxyed nothin’ ‘at all’ since she came. A PROFITABLE SPRC. Tho Commtitee of Arrangoments, coatinved our (nfor- mant profess not to make anything by the operation, bat ft iy a weil known fact that they da. Bach yoar they’ make greement with w coriain rallroad company to rooelve ortion of the proceeds from the sale of ticket, The bofore lat they reostved $200 from the A \son River ¢ laet yeur $250 from the Now Haven Jom pany; I understand, from reliable authority, that they are to ot $260 from ihe Erle Company. This titling amount ie diviced among thef committee. A worldly minded individual would naturally supvose that they ‘would bave a champagne supper ai the coaclasion of thelr \sbors, but they do not indvige In uaa! Leverage. They © up collections also, on the ground, aad receives handsome revenue from the ren'tng of teats, sharging {rom to $5 for each booth, for the week, according to size, All this money,’ eaid the brother who enlightened as, “they put into their pocket to cuver incidental expenses.’ THE WRATUWEN CALL A CONVENTION. “A number of the chorehes,”’ be #nid, “are opposed to this way cf working, and they have rersived to call a con ven jon after the camp mocting, when every chareh will be represent-d ny delogat-, for the purpone of devising fome dedatie pian to ¢ reform in this mater. Bu\,’’ continues the bretber, “they can’t do any thing: the com Tenite hold Loe property aud there ts vo legal way of tak ing ‘owt of their bands.’ After exchangiog salutations, we partes. CITY OFFICIALS ON THE @ROUND. Our reporter continued bie porambuiations and greeted two of the Gove nore of the Almaboure, who a 0 enjoy the ringieg and praying of tho brethren aod sisters a» much as the!r Madris op the Islam. Hoe lexrned thet they were members of the Mothocistcharon. Sabdeeqnent ly, be fell in withas Alderman, who fled from ovr wicked city for a searon. He was in the contre of a praying circle, surrounded by young females, who wore ehriouing for “merey.”’ A OITY FATHER “vRRY marry.” The Alderman “Glory, Hallelujah” far more tastily than when legislating for the modern Sodom and Gomor rab, and our representative was croditably informed that our City Fathor was “very nappy” the preceding cay. A ING MEMBER OF THE BAR RXMORTING. W hive tatkipg abou! distinguished ciuzens it would be an well 0 observe paasing, that toxard tho close of the exercives on Thursday, a distinguished member of the New York bar, whore frank, open, venignant coontenance greets these who have busisers arovnd the City Hall, could be geen taking an active part in the prayer meeting, exborting sinners to turn to God. I \# said that he has ly been “convinced” of the error of his wars in ro ing in the black republican ranks ant has exhibited of “repentance”: he is now a member of the demo cratic party “on probation,” and |" he remaing atoac fast a little longer he will be taken into “full commuaton,’* DISTINGUISERD MEN ON TIT GROUND. ‘There was a galaxy of noted mi oa the excamp- ment, among @bich 8 Lardon, Oparien &. Harrie—toe Christin Jow and one of the mont polished polpit orators in this country—and Dr. Jesse T. Peck, aw thor of the “Central Ides of Christianity.” Ax scon aa the See es rervioe >= coneindod, the breth on re- tired to ‘prayer morting tents” and engaged in Seecechig th on tne, pay ing and who wat ted *oligion \o come to the aliar Our reporter placed himacif at aro pectable distance from the loaaing spirite, but contigavas ‘enovgh 10 witness all thet could be seen. A SCHRRACHING BATH. been long in progress when & female bo And literally screeching "Glory, ciory,’ aa ~~ most a been beard at distance of two ‘ercelving ® large crowd had gathered at the other ond of the tent, he bent his stape tnitkorward, A WARM DiscUSaION. He rushed encoremonionsty into the crowd, end soon hel¢ing an argument on the util on eccount of the vooiferations of the young woman aire. 4» referred to, it was impossible to hear more than two- thirds of the Inngnege they used. It was evident that one Of the controvers onalista wae not a Methodist, while the o her zealously defended that denomination Mr. A —T am entirely oppered to this #houting aml bal Wotpg: I do not dolieve in ssddon conversions; | nover conld be Converted at a camp meeting MB man must be born again, and ae it @ Got thay does the work, 1t must of neceasiiy ho violent. Mt. AI bave never seen any of this noise about cou- ‘versione tn other denominations Mr P. then proceeded to narrate his erperience—how be wes brought op a rigid Oaivinie:; how ho becume so qvainted #th Presbyterians, whose experiorvs war # ood We'bodiet experience, aod wound ao trinmphantly by ing, ‘No matter how yon can fix it, religion tion,’ and if & Presbyterian indy with whom he wae ac- qualD ed, whe wont through a yory violent straggle: be. of camp meetings, bot tue New York tated body, and they flocked in large numbers from Now York by ibe.r riotous conduct disturbed the exercises —-o mech £0 thal the comm itee heve boon compolied to make out tne Eplagopat the master of the ceremonica, who rang « large bell, which *as the signal for tho commencement of the after non sermon. Rey. Mr. Roach, pastor of the Allen etreet congroga- ion, Was snnosticed an the xpoaker, snd @ vigorous, poliahed and elequent discourse he preached, from the worde, “ How sbatl we escare if wo nogloct so goat anl- vation ?”’ Proviousto the commencement of the exerclaes A YINANGIAL APTRAL. 8 mew der of tne communities preeenied a matier of bust nezs for the conriderution of the bretbren and sisters. Ho fait that the coillecticn to pa; the expenses of the ground was $40 on Wednesday $10 on that morning, and he now asked them for $50, “If we should bapven to get $100,” said the Onaccia! master of the ceremonies, ‘'! assure = that the commitice will dispaee of it to y our entire satislao- tion, Ifyou think we wont, you may put the matter to vote and Bppropriate it as yO" please ”? BE TELLS AN ANECDOTE. “A prescher, on one occasion, when p eading for achar!- table object, said that what they gave in the collection by =a} of lending tothe Lord, he will return upto you ten feid. There weretwo young men in tho coogrogaiion, who raid to each other, *1at us iry it”? (The brethren and sisters laugh ) Puttlog their bande tuto their pockets and pulling oug sixpence thay deposited the money in the box, remarkivg, “i guess we wont go too deep” It so hap- pened that the father of theec young men kept @ large tmapofacturizg esiablisbment, On the next day man visited it for the purvore of inspecting the snd as he war absent leaving, be said to him, “I want to pay you for showing me your premisos.”? to which tho proprietor replied, “I wil! not recetve anything. but you may band the money to the boys if you like.” He turned rourd and handed ten shillings to the very boys who had tthe aixpenco each on ine plate. Said one of them ‘Tom, what a fool | wat—I wieh I bad pat in a billing "” The bretbren and sisters indulged in lond langbtor at tho termination of thia interosting anecdote, Put your money on tbe plate,” continued the muster ef the coromoaten, “go that you will fecl you have done right, and when you get right hapey shout it out." 1a conolusion, he said they would the battie Lo the very gates,’” BROTEES SaMMY. “Now, Brother Sammy’’—addroming himself to rome individual in the Congregation noted for his vooal abilities —“if wo will sing ‘Happy Day,’ they will give us ail the mot ey wo want, snd then wo'll bring it to tho preacher's tent.’’ It is needless to add that Sammy d d his duty, that the bretbren and sisters promptly responded to the olo quent appeal, and that all folt very happy. The minister then proceeded to address the multitude lo a terse, clasti cal and cloquent strain, and waa listened to with profound alteption. Trev. Mr. Harris preached in the evening. His dercription of the arraignment and trial of Sains Isa) was ‘a masterly effort. The master of the ceremon:es announced Mt intorvals that a certain brother lost a hat, that another brother took an umbrella (by mistake, of course), that ‘an srticle of jewelry bad been found, which would pe re torned whea identified, that a sister had lost an article of a ‘%o will not be more cotnite), and after stailng that the exercises must poritively clove al.10 o’ciock—at which {ime these individuals who wero fortunate enough to have tents would be compelled to repatr to them, and all ont- sides would bave to clear the ground—he retired for the bight, leaving the assembled thousan:ls to engage io devo opal exercises. Thue ended Thursday at the encamp- CONCLUSION. Friday morning dawned, and remombering that {t was “the last great day of the feast,” the brethren and sisors commenced their devotions eimul ancously with the risirg of the son snd continued without lotermimion to pour forth a volley of praise and prayer Lill the dawn of Satur day, when began to make the necersary proparations for dep: . We have alread: occupied too much spaco by our hastily w account of the closings at camp mooting, and will not weary the reader by escorting him around tho grove en Friday Svilice It to eay thal the rer- move of Dr Pesk ani the Rev. Messrs. Corvit and Inakip Producea # wonderful eflect upon ihe audience. Tae ex cttement was indescribable, t! sbouttpg vociferous, the Dappinese of the “redeemed once’? ecstatic, and tho ‘convorsions”” aumeroos. The care were ~rowded during the day with passengers to New York, who, in the expressive lamguago of « num ber of them, retorved to their various syocations like giants refreshed with new wine, Heligious intelitgence. Rev. W. ©. Robinson will preach this evening in the Memorial cherch, corner of Hammond street and Waver- ley place. Sermona will be delivered today, morning and evening, tm the Jobn street First Methodist Episcopal church, by tee pasior, Rev. Charlos F. Harris, e Chratan Jow. There will be divine service held {a the North Reformed Deteb church, corner of Fulton and Willlam streets, this mor bing and afternocn. The Free Church of the Holy Fvargoliste, corner of Beckman and Ciiif atroots, is opon for divine sorvive every Sunday, J. A. Hobart Brows, restor, Rev. Cha: les Spear, editor of the Pricour's Prien, Bom ton, will deifvor an addroes in the Urchard street church, (Rev, Mr. Sawyer’s,) this morning, Subject—'Tne Charch, the Ho me and the I’rieon."’ CHURCH OF THA TRAPAFIGURATION, to THE ED MRKALD. In your paper of last Suncay moraing you mention the Church of the Traxttigaration as “atmong the Fitecopal churches folosed.”” This church haa been opea every Sunday a usual, and wil) continue to be #0. 1. &. BHOUGHEOON, Rector, oRDINATIONS. Penntman, rector of St Paal’e claro), Stock ‘merly ap Unitariaa clergy mac ,'was or tained by born int week Mr Thomas Spenser Ogden, son of the Inte Roy. Bonja min Ogden, former ty of Penningwn, N. J, waa ordainod in the Millstone ehureb, N. Jon the (8th fast, as aa Evangelist, by the Presbytery of Now Praoswick, and ex pects to tai! in afew weeks for Africa, av a mieslouary of the croms, under the dt e7tions of we Board of Foreign Mis Gous of the Presbyterian church INVITATIONS. Rev. Dr. Thompson, of Aviom, Mase, hae hed an inv} tation to become pastor of the Uoliarian church in Chicago, tm salary of £4,000, Rey. Charles Keyser bas removed from Niagara Falls to Providence, RL, baving accepted ® call to become the pastor of the Jeilrrson at ee: chureh in that city, The Second Prestytoriaa charch of Indianapolis has given an unanimous call to tne Rey G. P. Tadail, intery yastor of the Third street Presbyterian church ia Daywa, Ohio, which be has acce;ted. ‘The First Baptiat church, Providence, R. 1, has extanted an unacimous invita ion to Rey, Dr yiand become their pastor, Abd bola the office as jong a# his conyi sions of duty will permit Rev. Mr Breckenridge, pastor of the Baptist churan, Of Lafayede, Ind., has boon tavited to the pastorship of a Baptist oburch at Pittsburg, at a salary of $4,000 Rev. NA. Prics, of Brooklyn, haa accepied @ call from tho Congregstions! church in Paterson, N. J. Rev. B. G. Riley, of Horse Meats, N.Y, bas asoapted an invitation of Ube Presby terias onurah In Lodi, Go vmbia County, Wisconsin, and ili cater on his duties carly ia September. Rev. A. M Mors, pastor 0” the Seventh Sirect Tongro feional church of Cincinaat!, pas recoil ret a call to the Pine Sireet cburch in Bion. Rey. A. I. Chute,.of Lynnfield, [1., has sccepted the Call of the First Congrogat onal sec oty ia Ware, Mass. INATAT LATIONS. Rev. G. T. Evercet received ‘aanimour call from the First Copgrgations! church in Masouvilie, sod wae duly in Fiailed pamtor by the Proabytery of Chenango, on Wednes. day, July 8, Kov. J. A. Rossel! was recently fottailed pastor of the Presbyterian church, Necnan, W itconsin Rev. J. ff. Potter was nsialle’d pastor of the Prevbyte- rian chareh of Majookets, op the 24th of July Rev. J. B. Johason recently of Plymouth, waa installed ax pastor of the First Congregational church im Soutn Read ing, Mass., inet Wednesday | RBSIONED. lesrned that two very rerpectadle looking gentiomen were | the pastoral care of the NY. de will preach londay in Angust. The Bap rch and foci*ty in Yarmouth, Me, nave ex tended an udanimous call to Mr. Hoben to become their parwor. Rev. ©. M Kilok bas resigned bie charge in Lewistown, Rew, W. G. Heben bas resigaed chursh of South Do sermon on the last j Po., take eff. ot the Inst of Septe nber next J.) Suman bas resigned his charge at Blairsvtilo, Pa ; thet charge to be vacate! on the Tt Rev. Henry Notll, baa fosignod bis pavtoral charge over the Seoond Presbyterian chureh in Detroit. DBATH IN THR MINISTRY. Sarovel H. Brown, a popular minitvor of the Pree- chureh, died in Greenbrier county, Va., on the NEW CHOURCARS The Catholic congregation of Jamaion, B i., bavO just PRICE TWO completed the erection of a fine church, which will be dedioeied to Almighty God, under the protection of hig fervent, St, Monica, mother of the great St. Augustine, on Sunday, 23d inst. by the Rght Rev. Bishop Lavgalia, Key Anthony Farley in the pastor Two more new churches are now In course of eredtion in Philadelphia, ope im the lower and the other ia the up- per t¢o lon of the city. The coruer sioneof ove to be ereoled mt Siath and Federni streets wax taia on Thursday jast_ apd tho one in Franklin avenue, aear Hanover sweet, on the Slat inst, There are t+o fine church edifices in procesn of erection at Lafeyette, Ind , one by the Rpieconatiaan and the other by the Old ‘School Presby erisnn They will co when completed from $12,000 vo $15,090 each. Saratoga beging lo abound with churobes as well as ho cls. It has only about 7000 twhabitents, and yet it will econ con‘ain @ new and }mporing house 7 1p. A correapondent remarka:—A nong tho r one here {san elegant Presbyterian chureb. Tho sfMafion ta 8 O1e one, on Broadway, tbe great avenue of Ssratoge, sinid & grove of trees. The trameos gave $5,000 fir two kote, ana the building will cons $25,000 I. will meas 1,400 rrons., Its depth in 125 feot, and width 170; it admira- tiy proportioned, aud the style of the back work \s semi- Gothic. Achurch was orgevized in Clinton, lows, om the 21 af June, which wee gaihered Ly ihe i*bors of @ missionary, Rev. A A. Sawin. Clingon is a new piace, the firet batkt- Ing baving been commeneed exe than two years ago. A new Bap'ist church was receguized by council io Binghar, Potter county, Pa , om the 5th mat, ‘The dedication cf the Raptiat meeting hour on Block Island, which wan announerd for Weduerday, the &th inst. , is postponed to Tueadey, August 26. MIBOBLL ANEOUS. The bork concern: f tze Methodist Epiesoval Church at New York ix oonduoted on a largo scalo, [he ase Fets, AB reported, are $645,241 44s tildes, 8173,232 70 — net capital, $110,001 14 The aggregate protts for the yoer jost past wo ¢ $16,147 is, while tho not profits ware $16,864 74, being 33, per cent oa the net capital and 234 per cent on the enure asse 5 Tho American Presbyterian wayn thoy are authorized to give ap unqualified denial i tho stories aboot Dr Fraber's cburon, at Cleveland, leaving the General Astombly. ‘There is no probability that any Nortnern churoh qi!] do Bo, ‘The American Home Mlestonary Soclety Rea jast ap- pointed five missionaries for Kansas, in ateition o those Already in the teld, four of them from the last sealor clace at Andover, and ono, a Germsn, to labor among his country- mes aroond Humboldt, 15 miles 800.0 of Lawreace. It la ald that the Germans are fast o-cupying this part of the Terriiory, there veiog neariy tan thousand siready there, Rev. W. Burke, formerly of Mareachuretie, bas taken the pastoral charge of the Baptist church tn Hamilton, GW. The pastoral reiaflon between the Rev. Benjam'n Tap- pan, Jr ,and the Winthrop church, Charlestown, Mas., ‘was dixeclved by 8 council on the 10th inst. Rev W. W. Page bas taken chargo of .be Second Con- gregational church tm Danbury, Cons. gations of Reading have elected ihe epimonsly as inelr paslor, to suc- ceod tho Rev. Mr. Hoffman, decessed. Mr Krote) ts now stationed at Jancastor, and it is not known whether he will accept the call A correspondent of the Congrega’ionat Journal anys that Congregational church 1m Sneiburne, N. H, is reduced to three female members. He also given a list of aboat —_ churches in other places which are pot much bet- ter of. RELIGION IN TRXAS. The etate of religion at Austin, Texas, is high com- pared to Now York, Wo heave two ky obarohes, two Presbyterian churches; a Baptist chareh; @ Campbeil- ite charch, and a Wetbodim charch. Hight churohes for a city of only five bandred voters eolipses the great empire ofy herself, But wo have some excellent Suuday sch and the Sabbath is much more renpecied than in mi Northern cities, The census of 1860 shows that total population of New York there is one to every 2,516 Methodims, one 3,906 Baptists, one church to byterians, ono , ope eburch to 17,609 church #0 cach 3,001 of cther secu. shows that mn Tezas there were, in 1850, one every 1,229 Methodists; one charch to every 4, aon church to every 42,208 ure to every 16,63 Catholics ; and or When wo take A lviizts wl i i | condition, to be false in ite applioasion to Texas. METHODIAT CONPRRBKCR AERVIORNS IN [From the Liverpool Mercuay, Auguat 3.} Yesterday being Con’ Sanaey amongst the Wea- Pp drer teagan tg acd omy? preachers } e ct une ction occu ¢ pulptta of the s@veral caape! in this town and Birkeabesd. v At Tirunswick chapel, Moss street, the Rev F. B. Wer! the newly elected President of tbe conferense, tn the foreroon, the Rev. G@. Smith tn the afternoon, and Bithop Simpeon, of America, in tho evening. fhe chapel on cate comaaten Co a . 10 tev, Mr. Pansbon preaci . oo oa in Stanbope street obapel in the aerneen” — The most intere: scene in connection with tho ter- vicos wan witnessed ai PiU ttreet chapel, where the vo- nerablo Joba tickling, now in his 92a year, and ibe 6b Of his ministry, preached tn the aftersooa, Tne large butlding was crowded, and the audience listened with deep abiention to the discourse of the vonerable patr!- arch. The erend geuUieman clone for bis text Col, }, 2—“Whom wo preach, warning every maa, aud ching every man !pall wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Chriat Jomus.”’ Although feo vie in bo. ¥ and his face bianobed #ito the labors of nearly « hepdred years, the prewcher displayed cowideral io ovorgy ¢ im presrivences of delivery; bis evunctatioa was clear oct, bs voice war plainly heard in every part of ding Aor giving out his tex!. and passiog « high pon the writings of 8. Pao), he ex SS ope that the congregation would bear with him. covaider- tog Bin advanced hfe. “ 1} crosses my mind,’ maid he, ‘wat is row 70 years +ince 1 first preached the os:pe} in ibis after baring teed im this work’ 1s; yeare, and being that lr 9 years ago, you Dathy for me whilWl endeavor to addr of this magaitade.’? And the a rpe not (n vain, av the mont profoa d oravaiied, © ory 6y wos fixed ugon tho venerable disel le of Joba Wesley, a8 he proclaimed to h’s bearers that Jesus Cariat 6 “the way, ip eruih, and tne life’ fis «poke exactly an hou! luring’ the whole tims his voice 1 faltered, Indeed @! the close his words wore an din- tiwetly beard ‘as atthe commencement of his sermon. Minty vine yeare @ Metbodi«t preacher, and pinety ono And a balf years in tho world! What changes and rero'a teas in the wurld—in Meiboct#m ae and minister the meroipg the Nov. WH. Milburn, chaplain to the rican Congrenr, and ove cf the deputation to ference from the By is%osl Methodisle of whe Stairs, preached in the Brocewick chapel, Price ephend. Although bi treet, from his boyhood the reve. vote man in Anown in America as @ profeuod tebolar and ¥0 oleq aod oernest preacher, A work ed by the Rev. Mr Bioney, of London, enti- le, the Axo, and the Saddiebage,”” which con- Sets of aterics of lectures delivered by Mr. Miloarn ia America. given @ sketch of the life of wis extraordinary man. The work has Deon read by thovrands tn thie country, and therefore it was not to bo woodered thet vast numbers of people shovld fick to hear the blind preacher, The ctspel was dearely crowd- ed im every part Mr. Milburn wae led into the pulpit by the Rev. Mr. flurt. Ho gaee out the hymor ant Tend whe lessons for ihe day from momory. fis tect wae Job xxvitt, 18, “No mection shall bo mae of corals or of pearia, for the pree of wisdom is avove rabies.” The fermos was highly impreartve, and mecy of the congre- ration Were Babiaed to tears as tbe preasher elo qnently portrayed the suiferings sud iti0e that bere! poor Job The reverend gentioman appears to be a lule under forty years of age He is owe and thin, bat hws a fine intellective! countenance flie vorce is entt-ely free from the eceent peculiar to most Americans. His maaner ls graceful and pleasing, aed at 0 vee, when he warms with bis subject, hie eloquence arrumes @ eubline charac ter Ie the coure of bis prayer he oarmestty py + that peace woul ng continue bevween Kogiend and America, and that toe (wo countries Would valve in epresding reli: the world BNection With the cow ference in some of the chapels during we ensuing week. Rovssates is New Jexeny.—We learn from the Morris Jerv-yman (at FO rbers lave been maxing vonslce- radio de TeOALIObS 1B Various places throughout th» coany try. On Cuseday night the jowel-y store of Mr Himoa, a Boonton, was broken into and robbed of about $it0 in goods. Mr. 8, who lives over tne store, beard tho bnr- giart, ood relzing his gun Fhot one of the party in tno back, ani thinks he must hare severely wounded him, poy = fatally. The burglare thea tied, dro abou 200 worth of jewelry, and leaving @ quagily of tons. Mr. S hae beeu robbed, This is the third time in New York and Dover.) ery was commitied by one acquainted with the piace, as & large Newfoandiand deg was recently 4 A valeable borte belonging to Mr. RE. Rowe, roviding About two miles from Morristown, on the road to Sask ridge, was sioven f om bis stable on Wednesday night, on Monday night inet the baro of Mr John @ Dobbin, a5 Caloweil, was broken into and am ash colored m: ‘vered wagon, ard set of single harness stolen shor! An upsuoce sul attem ot was made to enter the jowolry = of Mr, John Johnson, {a Morristown, oa Tharaday nigb ibe dwelling of Mr. Maciaon Melick, in Wootbrdge, was entered on Wednesday night by burglars, and & Jorge amount of tliver ware and other 08 stolen. The thieves entered Mr. Meli¢k’a bedoham ser and mole the gold studs from the berom of his shirt while he slept. A gang of burgiars visited Middletown Point and robbed the dry goods siore of Messrs Craig & Reid; also, the dort, shoe and het store of Mr, R. N place. The rogw wine to rob the stores of EH. Day A en from the shore the rame night, and tte morning it wes found adrift nesr the Staten Teland sbore, containing & bandke: chief hick wan identi- ‘a8 one of the articles stolen from the store of Mesars, capt It le su) posed that the robberies were com- mitied by ® party (rom New York, who plunder In the boat — MitM POR LAGER RieR.—The Second Annual Fair o Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association ts 10 cor unease, Monday September 28 and comtines six 000 were offered for premiams, among hich $20 for tae best lager bier, Com pertineg be og ihre ed {rom all parte of ibe Union,