The New York Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1868, Page 11

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. ‘ME WEEA OF PRAYER AND ITS HAPPY EFFECTS, The week of prayer (just closed) in various parts of the country was # season of great reli- ious interest, particularly in the inland cities. In ‘Cincinnati the exercises were never before so fully attended. | The twelve-hour union prayer meeting @t the Second Presbyterian charch (held during the day in the lecture room and in the evening in @he church) was marked by great power and interest. Duriug the progress of the exercises s telegram was received from Zanesville telling us ‘that Christians there were with us at the Throne of Grace, We answered, “ The Lord is mightily ‘with us, amd the people are coming.” At the evening hour the great church could hardly hold the throng. The Christian Herald gives the following touching description of this happy revival ;— P “At times, during the day, the scene presented was extremely impressive in its solemnity. There ‘were eccasional seasons of silent prayer, when every head was bowed, and each heart of ‘three or four hundred seat up to the Throne of Grace its supplications for heay- enly influence. Ministers EE aloud for the precious souls entrusted to their guidance ; mothers aaked God to direct their children to Christ; wives rayed for unconverted husbands, and husbands for“ unconverted wives and children and friends. One asked the prayers of those present for a friend who, nine years since ‘was very active in the cause of Christ, but ‘who had backslidden, and recently had entirely deserted his church and was now in trouble for his salvation. 1a a voice tremulous with tears of terrible sorrow a mother who could not present and exposo her grief asked of a few + around her to unite their prayers with hers for the soul of a daughter who bad deserted her home for ®@ life of shame. The young men of our city were not forgotten in these hours of pbrarer. one ‘Were many, very many prayers, that the; e strength of their early pont St may be tarned . @way from the broad road to ruin. “HUMAN SYMPATHY? VERSUS CHARITY.» SOHRISTIAN To raz Eprror oy rua Hesap:— . Ina lecture delivered last Sunday evening at St. Peter's church the Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey alluded to the numerous Protestant benevolent efforts to relieve the poor of this city, and characterized them as merely “human sym- pathy,’ not “Christian charity.” Now this is the Second time within a month that this absurd senti- ment has been publicly expressed by Roman Catholic clergymen. It is fair to suppose that Protestants, alihough without the nee of the “Old Original Jacob's” cuurch, would like to practise some of the Christian virtues, and if the Arch- bishop is right they made agreat mistake in send- 4ng food to the starving Irish, especially t old inner Stewart, who insisted on having a ship all ‘to himself and loading it with “human sympathy” for his countrymen athome, A friend at my elbow states that he has known instances where “human ¢; athy” when passed through the hands of a ‘olic clergyman, has instantly be- come “Christian charity,” and some of their functionaries absolutely grow under thé same in- fluence. ‘this can scarcely be true because the Moat Rev. Archbishop did not mention it. DEDIOATION OF GRACE M, E. CHURCH AT WILMINGTON, DEL. s SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Wiurnerton, Del., Jan. 23, 1868. This morning Grace Methodist Episcopal church, situated at the corner of Ninth and West streets, and which has been in progress of erection for the fast three years, was dedicated to divine worship. Three Bishops of the church, together with repre- * gentative clergymen and laymen from several States, were present. The occasion was one of great interest. It is said that this edifice is the most elegant church belonging to the Methodist denomination in the United States, costing $200,000 to build and finish it. The population of ‘Wilmington is about thirty-five thousand, and there are a number of churches in the city. It ‘would seem that the erection of such a costly and magnificent church was notin keeping with the @ize of the place, but there are @ number of mei manvufacturers who contributed liberally towa! the erection of the church, and the whole amount expended ‘has been paid. Bishop Scott read the dedicatory psalm; Bishop Ames consecrated the building and Bishop Simp- son preached an eloquent discourse from Isaiah ix, 6, ‘* His name shall be called Wonderful, Coun- eecllor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.’ The building measures on the ground 166 by 102% feet; the auditorium 64 by 814% feet, with a lofty, pointed ceiling. The chapel is 46 by 80 feet, with two floors. There are three spacious entrances to the church, and there is a gallery in the east end of it. In the first story of the cuapel are the lecture room, class rooms and a beautiful infant class room, while the Sabbath school room occupies the whole ef the geoond story and is tasefully ornamented and fur- Bished. The church is built of stene, gprincipally of tine rock from the banks of the Brandywine. te ofa om pea green, dappled with black and brown, and is picasing to the eye. In this respect St far excels St. John's church, now being erected on Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. The communion rail, pulpit, chancel and, in short, all the in- pe fittings are of borin bron f and other ished woods, which ferm a pleasing con- pee pr marring the harmony of the whole. The windows are all of stained"and enamelled glass of the most exquisite colors. The floors are covered with rich carpete and the pews are eushioned with green. The organ, which is not yet finished, contains thirty thousand pieces of ‘wood aud metal. SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL IN AFRICA. ‘With great zea! and energy missionaries of differ- ent denominations are opening the precious trea- Gury of divine truth to the benighted Africans. The whole New Testament, with portions of the Old, fs now in the Mpongwe language, through a Gon- gregational missionary, which language is spoken by & considerable population om and near the @quator and southward towards the Congo river. r denomination is making translations into Benga language, and yet another into the janguige, and yet another into the on Se ae y toon is @ausing the Bible to appear e language spoken along the Bobay ‘and Niger rivers. Here gre five different religious denominations opening ‘to the dark minds of Africans the light that shines from the pages of the Scriptures. These pelf- den missionaries are thus conferring the rich- est blessing man can give his man, viz: the glorious Gospel of the blessed God. They are doing this for many hundred thousand along the ‘western shores of Africa, and they are thus open- fing the way for Christian light to penetrate Tato the interior of that continent, many millions of yg: nen gamer pe na as yet received one ray of el trut! are sitting in the regi and ahadow of death, ; te BAPTIST. A e@orrespondent writes from Vermont to the Watohman and Reflector:—The destitution of pastors for the churohes in this State is assuming the magnitude of a calamity. There are seven- teen churches in this small State without pastors, mearly all of which have houses of worship and arsonages, and are willing and able to ‘who meets their wants Bome of these churches bi @uta pastor. This destitution is increasing. The First Colored Baptist church of Baltimor Md., was dedicated to the service of God on Sth Inst. The Rev. Franklin Wilson, D. D., pr the sermon, the Rev. cal rayer. The throng ponenf bon above and below CONGREGATIONAL. There has been quite a stir at Oberlin recently on the subject of Free Masonry. Undor the lea- dership of Mr. Finney it has been attempted to exolnde ali Masons from the Congregational eharohes. The Firat Church has, by @ consider- able majority, adopted this policy. The following 4a ite action:— _ _Resttved, That tu receiving mombers, if any candi. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET.. decitn to continue active connection with st we will % decision, cant im Gi speed” ov the hand of fellewship and entering fo ‘covenant with bim. A large miner of the church have united ins ‘against this action, expressing the jom that the testimony of the church regard’ Masonry is ‘‘not effective because not truce,” —That the true Christian progress of the present Gay done. ms cenaies & (4 as arriers to church fellowship, but in @ gro’ readiness among all e' teal Christians to tole- rate honest difforences piel and to usher in the day when Christ's children shall be one, "thie frat Sunday of tho new year will be long unday new remembered by several churches in New Englan: At North Yarmouth, Me., thirty-four persons, nine of them heads of families, were added to the church on profession of their faith. At Upton, Mass., where there have recently been eighty conversions, twenty-six united with the church; in Vermont, at Newport, ten; at Saxton’s river, twenty-four, thirteen being heads of families; and at Coventry sixteen were received into the church. On the same day also in Connecticut, twenty-one persons united with the church in Wi 1, by Profession, nine cf whom were heads of families; ‘and at Bloomfield, Rey. Mr. Bloomfield welcomed to his church, on profession of their faith, twenty- ene persons. The eldest of this number was Mrs. Mitty Gillettee, who was ninety-one years old. In many of these ppleceas, deep religious interest con- tinues to prevail. FRIENDS, A correspondent of the Friends Review writes from Friendsvilie, Blount county, Tenn.:— I think there are great inducements for Friends to emigrate to Tennessec; but the most important, and that which should be the leading inducement, is the harvest of souls, the extension of the borders of the Church, the enlargeme: ‘our society and the advance. its influence, fleld is lone. There appears to be a great Somes, for receiving 4 much anxiety manifested by those outsid our society to learm of their doctrines, At this place there is a menthly meeting, and ® good schoolhouse containing cousieorame Rogge Me ged hago and i present q school charge ‘unusl oa | ing ‘students eurolied. d is Eliza Mott, recently deceased, made the follow- ing bequests:—To the Society of Friends in East Sixteenth street, $3,000 for the poor of said so- ciety; New York Hospital, $1,000; New York Asy- lum for the Blind, ,000; Society for Relief of Colored Orphans, $1,000; Home for the Friendless, $1,000; Nurseries and Ohild’s Hospital, $1,000; Woman’s Hospital, $1,000; New York Institution for Deaf and Dumb, $1,000. The Hebrew Messenger states that the city of New York contains fully seventy thousand Israel- ites. In one Congressional district there must be not far from twenty thousand. In this locality the Jewish Sabbath is faithfully and strictly observed, and on Sunday blocks of stores, occupied by Jewish tradesmen, are open for the transaction of busi- ness. The police are vigilant in enforcing the Sunday laws spine all whose storesare not closed on Saturday. ‘The Israelites in Maryland are meet- ing with considerable opposition in their efforts to obtain in that State a Sunday law as liberal as the one in New York. HINDOOISH. A curious account of the marriage of a Hindoo girl to an idol is given by the Oude (India) Ga- zette:—Some time ago a vernacular paper of the northwestern provinces announced the arrival of anold Deccon Brahmin with his family in the town of Muthra, where Rungacharee, the high priest of the Ramanoojee sect, greatly patronized him. The old Brahmin has two daughters, one a grown op girl and the other nine years old. While re- siding at Murtha the younger girl gave out that Krishnajee (one of the incarnations of Uishna, the Hindoo god) appeared to her in a dream and _ proposer & nuptial alliance with her. Next day the girl was with great pomp married to an idol worshipped in aHindootemple. The ignorant and superstitious people rejoiced at this marriage, and began to venerate the girl as an inspired being. Both the girls have learned by heart eighteen thousand couplets of the ‘Bhagwat,’ a work in the Sanscrit language. They have now arrived in this city and put at a house in the vicinity of the ‘Ge Durwaza.’ Every morning Hindoos of all ages and sexes congregate there to hear the melodious recitations of the two girls. Both the girls consider themselves dedicated to the service of the god Krishna; and after their daily recita- tions are concluded they make no hesitation in scepting, such presents of money and sweetmeats as their hearers may choose to give them. We have little doubt that they have already reaped a rich harvest from their deluded votaries."’ “METHODIST. Religion and Reconstruct The Methodist says:—‘Our church grows rapidly in the South. The mission conferences organized in the late rebellious States begin to repay us for our labor and care. Mississippi Mission Conference shows a gain for 1867 of 8,265 members and probationers. It re- ports also forty-seven churches, five parsonages and eight sehool houses, the whole valued at $200,000. The Virginia and North Carolina Con- ference reports an increase of nearly 2,000 mem- bers. Do our politicians sufficiently consider that this is renonstruction of the Union?—a recone struction, too, most likely to endure. The part to be taken by the churches in the reorganization of the nation is not sufficiently understood by our public men.” A Methodist Episcopal Theological Seminary is fairly underway in Germany. First estab- lished at Bremen, it has been transferred to Frank- fort-on-the-Main. A lot has been purchased, on which @ building will soon be erected. Mr. John T. Martin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has gi twenty- five thousand dollars for ite erection. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted by the old school Presbytery of Bufialo at its last meeting:— ‘That as a Presby: po ga wf the two Draaches ef ‘seriag dedicated in ithern New York, viz.-—The Pres- church of be Rig = Rev. A. T. Atwood, by ister, to be dedicated January 29. Sermon to e preached by Rev. T. M. Dawson, of New York. The Presbyterian church of Rev. W. A. Niles, pastor, is to be dedicated Feb 5. _Ser- mon by Rev. Samuel W. Fisher, D. D., LL. D., of Utica. The Presbyterian church in Campbell, Rev. F. Harri: » pastor, is nearly ready for dedica- tion, bat the day is not Bt designated. Sermon by Bev. S. M. Campbell, , of Rochester. ROMAN CATHOLIC, A Now Catholic Church Contemplated. The new parish ef the Epiphany has recently been organized by Rev. Dr. Burtsell, in the vioinity of Second avenue and Twenty-third street, under direction of the Archbishop. The parish has over 8,000 parishioners, but no church. At present worship is held in Demilt Hall, » wholly unsuitable place. The pastor is now raising funds to erect a new church, and has headed the list of contribu- tors with his own manifi donation ef $1,000. The Pilot—Oatholic P nd nse Fed nw man is living who will see 8 o eople on the American continent Roman Catholte. ‘On the ether hand the Hvangelist—Presbyterian—of this city, expects to see the Church insignificant numbers dwindled to comparativel; or else 50 trnastorned that, Bishop Hughes could he rise from by ome would, not recognize it—a 0 0. oite Mary Poon jaskill, lately deceased, who resided at Penn Cottage,"Lower Me: fomery sounty, bequests in h will $10,000 to , bequeat or e Tew theological seminary of 6%. Charles Bo- romeo, and $4 to the cathedral Church of Bt. Jobn, en Thirteenth street, between Market and Chestnut, Philadelp! ‘which place the remains of her husband are of worship ere should be less than one-fourth the e ; 7 has Tweaty-te Romaw-Catholi¢ oburches ; Cinein- Th ‘diteny 6 ‘the Buffalo Courier e 0} nt of | lo says:—“A phoien go been produced in reli- gious areas by the rumor tin 5 oa | pace cently resigned the pastorate of a chure! here and went te Philadelphia, is about to join the Church. He has been suspected for some time of inclining that way. This statement, ori- ginally published by the press here several days since, is ng the rounds of the newspapers un- contradicted by the gentleman te whom i 8.7? evening Rey. J. T. Hecker, one of the Fathers, celebrated for his talents and eloquence, will deliver lecture on ‘‘spiritualism,”” at St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic church, corner of Rutgers and Henry atreets, for the benefit of the Poor of the parish, SPIRITUALIST. The Spiritualists of Hartford, Conn., at their late convention, protested against religious.edu- |, cation in schools, and objected to the announce- ment of young men’s Christian associations that they will assist only those who come recommended from churches. SOCIAL POSITION OF THE GERMAN CLERGY. Avwriter in Macmilan’s Magazine, published in England, asserts that the clergy in Germany, even those of eminence, are not recognized as belonging to what is considered genteel ‘‘ society.” He lived in Germany seven years, and never met ® Protestant clergyman ‘‘in society.” He asked # lady esteemed pious why he never met Dr. Don- ner, 8 man of learning, her favorite clergyman, at her house. The reply is worth quoting:— “Why,” said she, ‘‘he 1s certainly a most estimable man, highly edueaied and all that sort of thing; but you know he is mot exactly—not quite—of course I don’t mean to say sword against him—but the preju- dices of society must be respected.”” ‘‘But, my most gracious lady,” said J, “you expect that man to take your soul to heaven; and yet you think his presence will contaminate your body, aud you refuse to breathe the same air with him outside the church.” “I know what you mean,” she replied; “but it is impossible; people would be offended if I asked him to meet thom, and Dr. Donner himself would not fee! comfortable out of his own apeere,” “But, doar madam, whem and where, may I ask, is a man out his own sphere? The Apostles wore but ‘hermen ; and St. was in no wi Paul, the teutmaker, embarrassed when he made that famous defense befdre the most noble Festus.” ‘But that ts two thousand years ago,”’ said the lady; and added, blushing slightly, “wr, Donner’s mother keeps the pastry cook's shop op- pale the theatre, and his wife is a saddler’s daughter. "’ the lady conti “Of course, pride and all that sort of thing is very wrong; but thea, yeu see, our clergy- men are go terrib ‘Wwe can’t possibly see them, as you do yours in England, with the rest of our friends.”” « ot feel offended at being it is mot the custom to ask thematall They go ou among people of their own class—lawyers and shop- keepers, and people of that kind—but they don’t expect ‘us to invite them.'? THE PSALMODY QUESTION IN THE PRES- BYTERIAN CHURCH. The Reformed Presbyterian Advocate for Decem- ber, a magazine published in Philadelphia and re- presenting the views of a portion of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in an article on the late Presbyterian Convention in that city, says:— The reformed Presbyterian Church sings the songs of the Bible by divine appotutment, Whatever legisia. tion may be required to give her a faithful version of these songs {rom the original, she rogards it a8 ne con- cession to be allowed to use them. 1t would be a con- cession, however, which sho is not yot prepared to make, to admit that these Bible songs are to be regarded as of no greater valuo or authority than the uninspired songs of Moorg and Martineau and others, waatever may be be their excellences. We sing those inspired odes, Lot trom prejadioe of pre peaneanicn, but on the ground of principle, because the they bear the stamp of divini- Christ and His apostles used them; be- cause the most onlighteved und holy men since’ t days of the apostles nave used them; Decause they aro adapted to all ages, circumstances, climes, kindred and people, RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS GENERALLY. Rev. Dr. Burnham has retired from the pastorate of the first Congregational church in Rindge, N. H. During his miuistry of forty-six years four hundred and ninety-eight. were added to the church on profession. He wrote two thousand three hundred sermons, equivalent to one hundred octavo volumes of three hundred printed pages. Rev. William L. Gage, just elected pastor of the Pearl street church of Hartford, is known as a translator of many German works, and is spoken of as one of the best German scholars io this country, » Rev. E. H. Titus, formerly of Beverly, Maas., is supplying, by exchange and otherwise, the Con- gregatioual church at West Newbury, iu the same State. Mr. William P. Alcott, son of the late Dr. Wil- liam A. Alcott, has accepted a call to tae church in North Greenwich, Coun., where he is nowjlabor- ing. At the chapel of Zion church, Third avenue and Thirty-ninth street, Right Rev. Bishop Southgate, rector, divine service, free to all, is held every Sabbath. This church has coritributed largely during the winter to alleviate the sufferings of the poor. The English Abyssinian expedition may be viewed as in some sense a great missionary move- ment, cutting across the line of the slave trade as it did, and being accompanied by @ missionary as an interpreter (Dr. Krappf) and by two colpor- teurs as distributors of Bibles and religious books and tracts, In India there is a religious movement among the natives, called Samaj. The members covenant juperior Being, the Creator, the Pre- worver, , the Saviour, the Omniscient, the Omnipotent, who no form or like; aad 1 will aot adore any other being. One socicty is named the Vids Samaj. at Lahore is called the Brahma Samaj. A third is in the jaub. In the cathedral of Bombay the Rev. Mr. Kirk has held a conference with the na- tive reformers. He urged them to proclaim the wo of one God and to free themselves from the prejudices of caste. In J it is said, there are twe: thousand 2 Catholics, from the Christian converts left there two hundred time Japan was closed to fore! They are scattered throughout there are no new converts. Another ears ago, at the intercourse. empire sud A any of Highla under Major onnetes a Beers, mee ate body guard for the Pope. The Richmond ious Herald has news that Mr. Phillips por ag oh Southern Baptist mis- sionaries at Abbeokuta, Africa, have been ex- pelled from that city; with the total loss of pro] = Ter it is feared that the native Christians Pipe reely persecuted. There are, a one hundred thousand Chinese in California now, and every month there are more arriving. They are ina condition here to be reached by those who know their language and manners. <A good Christian work begun among them would immediately affect China itself. Rev. J. Anketell has become rector of St. Paul’s, Havana, N. Y., and professor of languages in the Masonic College there. Rey. William Ballantyne, of Canada, has re- ceived and accepted a call from the First Presby- terian charch of Brooklyn, lowa. : Rev. 8. Barber closed i fight ren ’ ministry with the First parish ‘yogsboro, Mass., on the last Sabbath of 1867. woe An American has commenced the publication of an illustrated Sabbath school newspaper in Buenos Ayres, South America. Rev. E. L. Bienkinopp, @ clergyman receiving the pay of the Chureh of England, asserts that « tism has produced all the heresy and ih and infidelity of the last three hundred years, from Martin Luther to Joe Smith.” Rev. J. C. Burnell has accepted a oall to the Congregsicee’ churches of Unionville and North M , Conn. Rev. Nathaniel W. Conkling, of Philadelphia, scoepia the call of the Rutgers church, ie this city. H Rev. J. B. Cook, of Wells, Me., has taken charge of the Congregational church of Salisbury, Mass. Rev. Noah Cressey, who died in Boston last month, was installed over the Congregational church in Norway in 1809. ‘The Richmond Whig testifies that the late Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont, ‘was one of the few heroic men who dared to it in New England the fanaticism and heresies that ruled the minds and swayed the jonas of that di to defend slavery as institation, to denounce the war and to the Bouth, s soon as the war he a Bouth to offer what eid and sympathy he gould her people.” ‘The Collgaiate (Datch) charoh hag chosen a now is to devote pastor (Rev. Mr. McNair), ee ee fe Ful self es to the service of ton street. Elder Jacob Knay ached San Franciace De- comber 3, and received ® cordial from the Christian community. He has commenced his labors at Stockton. Mr. Arthur May Knapp has been installed as pastor of the Firat Congregational ‘society, Provi- Rev. H. C. Potter, fc ly pastor of St. John’s church, Troy, has been tondieea and accepted the pastorship of Gracs church in New York, ata salary of $10,000 per annum. Rev. James Reed, for some ten as sistant pastor of the New kcsthrtyengy me Pay church, in Bowdoin street, Boston, is in- at 1d as sole pastor. Rev. William B. Wright, the new pastor of Berkeley street church, Boston, is a son of Gover- nor Wright, late American Minister at Berlin, @ Methodist by birth and education. Rev. I. Hyatt has just closed a pastorate of two years and a half in East Rochester, N. H., and assumed the pastoral care in Pawtucket, R. a Mr. Henry G. Spaulding, of Cambridge, Mass., has received a call from the Unitarian society in Framingham, Mass, to become their pastor. Professor Sanbom Tenney, professor of natural history at Vassar College, recently accepted an invitation to occupy the same chair of instruc- tion at Williams Calege. Rov. Moses Thacher, formerly of Massachusetts, is preaching in @ village near Geneseo, Ill., where there is neither a house of worship nor a church organization of any kind. Rev. A. V. Timpany and wife, designated to the Teloogoo mission, sailed from land in Novem- ber, in the ship Copenhagen, for Madras, on their way to their eld of labor. Rev. E. C. Towne has resigned the Deng charge of the Unitarian Society at Medford. A movement is in progress for the erection of an elegant new church ve the Reformed Dutch deno} tion of Newark, to be located in the lower pass of the city, at a cost of from $150,000 to $200,000. A recent letter from Paris has this very Frenchy illustration of the way in which the French take their religion:—‘The zeal with which M. Thiers and the mass of Frenchmen who share his preju- dices, if mot his talent, jon hands with the most ultra portion of the clerical party in the preserva- tion of the ig il power of the ‘Vicar of Christ,’ reminds one of the reply of Victor Cousin when complimented by one of the most fiery of the bish- a on his conversion, as evidenced by his attitude a 8 arliamentary discussion of the temporal — ‘Oh, Monseigneur, do not mistake me! I accept the hope as emphatically as you do; but Jesus Christ, never!’ It is to be feared that too many devoted Catholics might say t if they should confess the whole tru: The Congregationalist indulges in this reminis- cence anent the scarce numbers and the scant theol of the students at the Unitarian seminary at Cambrid; ‘In the ‘more former’ days of the theological seminary in cennection with Harvard College, when Theodore Parker’s theories were exciting great interest in the community, and young men especially were feeling strongly their iuflu- ence, it was the custom in the Harvard law school when holding a moot court to seud over to the jeminary and procure some of the theologues to sit upon the jury. Judge Story was preparing to open court thus one day, and despatched a mes- senger to secure the usual attendance. That messenger having ill success returned after a while with the report:—‘‘May it please your honor, T can’t find men npr in ‘the theological semi- nary who believe in a God to piece out this jury, and I wait further instructions.” The judge is reported to have indulged in an answering roar which did better in a moot court than it would have done ina real one, but which made it very certain that it was not @ mute court. THE CATHOLIC PROTECTORY. Sketch of {ts History—Descriptive View ef the Institution—How It is Conducted—Its Routine of Labor, Study and Recreation, At a church anniversary celebration, held in the village of West Farms a few months since, an eminent clergyman of the Episcopal Church’ re- marked, in the course of an address, that ‘‘our Roman Catholic friends put us to the blush by the noble extent of their charities.” Doubtless the reverend gentleman merely referred to the well known liberality of the Catholic people towards every movement having for its object the amelio- ration of the condition of their poorer brethre Had the reverend gentleman glanced at an insti- tution lecated but a mile or so from where he was standing he would there have found this heaven-born virtue practiced in its purest and most beautiful form. There he might have seen @ select number of men (the Christian Brother- hood) and women (the Sisters of Charity) leading lives in keeping with the simplicity of their attire, earnestly devoting their best efforts to accomplish the reclamation to society of about eight hundred little creatures who would otherwise, in all proba- bility, have been lost to themselves and the world, or, much worse, have swelled the number of crim- inals daily brought before the magisterial benches of the metropolis. These have been happily snatched from a course of life worse than death and placed in charge of those good shepherds under the roof of dj THE CATHOLIC PROTRCTORY. This institution is located about one mile from West Farms village, on the old Westchester turn- pike. It owes its origin to the late Dr. L. Silliman Ives, who, when he became @ Catholic, perceived the great necessity there existed for providing a home for destitute children of Roman Catholic parents, many of whom were then, as now, picked up in the streets by the officers of justice and sent to institutions where, in nine cases out of ten, their moral and religious bmn was totally ignored, and they became irreclaimably lost to every Christian virtue. The Doctor known his plans to a number of influential citizens who entered into the movement with much spirit, In the fall of 1862 a number of philanthropic Catholic gentlemen responded to the cause by sub- scriptions in sums frem $1,000 to $5,000. After enconntering smal opposition Dr. Ives pro- cured, April 14, 1863, yd terse of an act Lin a ing a charter to the institution, theugh fierce struggle had to be maintained in order to get it through the Legislature. In accordance with its provisions the were daly elected :—L. Silliman Ives, President; Charles M. Connolly, Firat Vice President ; Frederick E. Gi- bert, Second Vice President; John O’Brien, Treas- urer; Edward C. Donnelly, Secretary, and an Ex- ecutive Committee consist of the bowing aoe tlemen:—Henry James Anderson, ene Kelly, Henry L. Hoguet, Daniel, Devlin Lewis } Wi hite. ‘The sum of $15,000 was brome py Aa sont te ated by the State and an additional $2, lopated by the city of New York. ‘Towards the fall of 1863 contriputions poured in rapidly. Among the latter was one from gn ‘‘Un- known Friend” for $5,000. Several fruitless at- tempts were made to discover the name of the generous donor. As soon as asuflicient sum of money was on hand the Society turned its atten- tion to the selection of @ proper site on which to erect the pees buildings. After examining a number oi Pe it was ultimately decided to pur- chase the Varian Farm, about ene hundred and twelve acres of spleadid land, at Westchester, for the sum of $40,000, where the institution is now permanently located. In the meantime temporar, shelter was provided for the little enes in two mod- erate sized tenement houses in Thirty-sixth street, fitted up for the accommodation of the boys, anda similar habitation in Highty-sixth street for the girls, The former were rwards removed to more roomy quarters in Highty-sixth street, near Fifth avenue. After eiving kinds of economy the erection of a suitable substantial building on the farm was commenced, completed in the 8 of 1866 and taken possession of by the boys shen after. Ata later period the girls were re- moved te the old farm house and homestead on the property. During the occupancy of the honse in Yorkville by the female department nearly the entire num- ber of the little ones, ther with seven of those noble minded women, proved il Joss hagdn ino\way retarded its flourishing condi- tion. At a recent meeting of the Board of Direc- peel oe ae James Anderson, who is amon; es institution, waa duly elected ai 88 President of the society. Taking the divisions of the Protectory in er order we first glance at sat ‘THE BOYS’ DEFARTMENT, which occupies the entire of a large four story, double wi gray stone building, of a style of arc! tecture, @ pleasing combination of the Gothic and Italian. It is abundantly provided with light and ventilation. It has an extensive frontage on the south side, in the centre of which stands the main entrance, whence is obtainable an exceedingly picturesque view of sur, ingly bea scenery, Just beyond the southern limits of the farm, charming Seng the trees, is ensconced the Pretty ttle chapel dedicated to St. mond. Its miniature steeple barely overtops the lofty elms, beneath whose shade, in an unas- suming part of the graveyard, repose the earthly remains of the lamented man who was the first President of the society and his beloved consort, who also was a convert to Catholicity previous to her death. The first floor furnishes excellent accommoda- ‘tions for a large refeotory for the boys and their guardians, an extensive shoe factory, spacious con- sultation and reception rooms, and a neatly fitted up office wherein the business of the institution is transacted. During any part of the day, in work- ing hours, a glimpse at the interior of THR 8HOR PAOTORY is both instructive and interesting. .This depart- ment Ocoupies an immense room, taking up the entire length and breadth of the right wing on the first floor, and is under the immediate charge of Mr. John Moore, an experienced shoemaker, who is assisted by two led workmen. There are about one hundred and seventy-five boys em- ployed here, nose years from ten to seven- teen. Ladiea’, misses’ and children’s shoes, well and substantially made, to the number of about three hundred pairs, are turnod out daily in a little over five hours, the time allotted during each day for work. The process of shoemaking, from cutting out the leather to drawing off the ‘‘Iast,”’ is carried forward solely by the boys, who vie with each other in accomplishing their given task and strive fora word of approbation from the master workman, to whom is taken for inspection every pair that is finished. Next inimportance comes THE HOOP SKIRT FACTORY. Like the shoe factory, the skirt making has been under the superintendence of an experienced male warden, who is assisted by two youpg Indies, The work put out by the hands of these ‘euthful ‘mechanics’ is well and neatly got up. ith increased facilities, such as will be at hand in the new factory now nearly completed, a ype article may in time be looked for; and it Is quite ponies it before reat while the ladies of the metropelis, when ing purchases of this kind, boa dy @ marked preference for those skirts bearing the trade mark “Preteotory.”’ THE 80HOOLROOM is also situated on this floor and {sin three sec- tions, being divided by means of folding doors easily thrown 0; when required. Here, more than in any ethe: rt of the building, the greatest paing are taken so that each member may secure the advantages of a good, sound, practical educa- tion, such as may fit him for any ordinary pursuit or calling in life. The educational training is in charge of a painstaking corps of Brothers, who seem never tired of guiding the minds of their little charges. The hours of tuition vary ac- cording to the ages of the pupils. The elder boys, although allowed ample time for study, are not kept so close at the desk aa the younger ones. Adjoining the schoolroom at the end of this floor the visitor enters THE CHAPEL. Tt fs fitted up ina manner at once simple and neat, and is at all times open for the convenience of the inmates of the Protectory. The altar, of pure white marble, is ina sort of alcove at the upper end, Mass is celebrated here three times a week, and on Sunday vespers are added. The chaplain, Rey. Father Straspuiki, is a Polish exile, who, although but a short time in this country, has aoquired a remarkable command of the Eng- lish language. A library containing about three hundred volumes has a place in a corner of this sacred place, and affords the children useful in- struction and amusement. THE TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, Ghis is in charge of a Brother who was former! a tailor. There are thirteen boys kept at work making clothes for themselves and their fellows. Two sewing machines are in use. During the past summer this department added materially to the revenue of the Protectory by doing a large amount of outside work, Sut lat- terly the working hours are all required to pro- vide winter clotuing for home use, As in the other departments, universal cheerfulness and con- tentment are here observable. Indeed, throughout the entire institution moral persuasion is the only force used, and that, coupled with the confidence of those in rest bh and large freedom of action, has been found all sufficient as a disciplinary means. The pursuance of this course has had the effect of enlisting the sympathies of the boys, not only in the welfare of the institution, but also in that of each particular member, SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS. A large portion of the third fioor and the entire of the fourth are fitted up with neat Jittle cots, each boy having one to himself. The elder ones are kept separate from those of a more tender growth. At either end of these dormi- tories, and about the middle on one side, portions have been curtained off for the use of the Brothers, so that the long rows of little beds are continually under their watchful eyes during the hours of occupancy. One of the most impressive scenes connected with the arrange- ments may be witnessed nightly when e: little fellow kneels at the side of his pillow and offers to the Throne of Grace @ prayer of gratefulness and contrition. THE FOOD ig wholesome and nutritious, and is mainly sup- plied from produce raised on the ‘There are three meals a day. Breakfast ists of coffee, bread, butt ‘up and occasionally some mush. Dinner, of a Rd and substantial description, is served at twelve o'clock, and is composed of meat, soup, vegetables, dc. a, bread and butter fur- nish the evening meal. Each article of food is Poo rpy yo be Le An abundant supply of beaut rei hester county milk fs vbtained from some fine cows on the Sisee. Sheep, pigs and poultry are also @ part of the domestic economy. Killing their een cattle is another item also. The basement gives ample room for extensive store rooms, a dairy, bakery, kitchen, bathing and wash rooms, and # playroom for the very littie urchins. ‘aie , tml paint mporarily locate: in small two frame house, about two hi yards to Prong by of the main building, and is in charge of Dr. Paluet de Marmon, a French phy ian of large expe- rience. A case of t: fever, & boy with a broken arm, besides en or fourteen others less seriously ailing, are under treatment at this writ- ing. Considering whence the inmates come and the misery and destitution of their tender years, it that so little is @ matter of much tion sickness prevails among the children. eraatd Soe semen brings us to close of the le) it, By teeane of machinery worked by horse power all the clothes of the youngsters are purified and cleansed as as required. THE GIRLS, are in charge of the Sisters of Charity and occupy the old Varian homestead, a comfortable Tooking country residence, delightfully shaded with trees and shrubbery. This department is under the same admirable system of discipline and working order as that of boys. The younger ‘childre: are taught to make bead and bi sia @ work done connection with their a here of this description is much sought after and reflects oredit alike to the children and their gentle instructresses. Hoop skirt making is extensively carried on ina large frame building @ short dis- tance from the homestead, by about fifty-three girls, aged from five to sixteen. For some time past there has existed quite a little struggle be- tween the boys and girls as to whe could turn out the finest work. Brother Feliow is rector of the boys’, and Sister de Chautall rectross of the girls’ department. CONCLUSION. A proposition is now under discussion by the Beard of Directors in relation to the establish- ment of a branch asylum in the West, where boys might be transferred, so that they might, if so inclined, be indentured to suitable ‘m- ers and others—in the neighbor! As it is, re- sponsible parties belonging to the Catholic Church are #01 jes, though wy, rarely, given charge of one or two boys. In this case they become their guardians, and at the end of five years, o are of age, they are required to table clo they go into the wor! 0 ce JONATHAN W. ALLEN, SALES AT AUCTION, — NIFICENT HOUSEHO! Pears Hi EBEDS, Auctioneer. —O0 to: 0 a elegant Fivats reurdonce No. 88 Wess Einsenth iret bewesn Fifth and sixth sventes, Pianof rosewood oe Pastor Suits, covered 5 y Palutis Clock. Pred sa aradellers, eusion table, cb Glassware, Sil jureaus, Mattresses, Sofas, Chaifa, Tables, £0, Y HENBY H. LY) MINER. Li PLL ee rod wi ’ pon EC cormer ifth street, ing, January 3l, ab 746 olcloak. favorite nd Tovign’ seat tay of wha oe org valuable and deaabie, pint works of J racing the ra ta : Ron Geo, 0 Hi, R. W. Hubbard and others exhibition freon and after: ‘Tuesday, January ning. F, THEALL, AUCTIONEER, Late salesman with E. H. Ludlow &Ce. BE™. Fixtures, o China, Glass and Silver P' JOHNSTON & THBALL will sell on Mo January 27, 1868, at 1046 o'clock, at rant 128 Gy street, betwoen Broadway and ola pagte ‘ng ixtured, Glass Tumblers, Wines, pagnes, Plated Casters, Table Forks, 8) "fable Clodea, Napking, Towels, Oak Ohare, &0.: ng Tables, ‘Gas Chandellars and Fixtures, copper Water, Coffee Boilors, Steam Tables, Cooking and Oy: Four Meal, Chi ra roof Iron ‘Saf Batalogues at the place morning ear's office, 62 Liberty street, Orsi’ ©, SMITH, AUOTIONEER.—MATHEWS ‘of sale, or at the auction 4 SMITH, General Auction und Commission Merchants, Bi lway. asl fara 2e, without additional charge. Special sitention t Outdoor sales, AMPBELL & CO., AUCTIONEERS, WILL SELL I lota Monday next the Stock, Fixtures, Furniture, Kitchen Utenmis, &c., of an Oyater Saloon, Bar, dc. Pas tloulars Monday.’ Dealers and buyers invited. XECUTOR’S SALE OF VALUABLE PROP/:RTY Hy, Witumsbarg, ‘being part of the estate of Isract r, decens AS) BLEECKER, SON & CO. will sell at auction om Weineaday, Jan. 98,'at 12 o'clock, at the Exchange Sales- i. Broadway, New York, valuable Lota on Broadway, Division, De Kalb and Yates avenues. South Fourth, South Fifth, Fourth, North Fifth, North jeventh. Leonard, McKibbin, Ellery, Boerum, Ewen, Hopkins an@ Devoe streets. Sixty-five 7 per cent, m D. rent can remain on mortgage for 5 years af ule perfect, ae, v COLTON, AUCTIONEER. sale of rat sale of th Extra lai of the double, rit ale. There are ther with every description of foom and Basement do. French pial Spo, Bngravings and Pain . B.—Thia sale will take place Inst,, at the auction rooms, 704 FH, BENRIQURS, AUCTIONEER, a By ALLEN & BROWN, (0, way. JOSIAH W. BROWN, HORA TIO HENRIQUES, Rea! Estate at Public and Private Gale. TUESDAY, Jan, at 12 o'clook, at the Exchange Salearoom, 111 Broad the four story and basemeat brick Store and Dw House known as No, 637 Hudson street and No. 43 Hoi street, being: ph ed tg corner a sald Lager roperty has eccupied for several years asa lass Fannly Aiquor a is one of the moat eligible locations in that portion of th an ino of Tok 10 7x83. Maps and partioutare at the effce of the auctioneers, Na. 96 Bi way. wsday noxt, the ‘at 1034 o'clock. ENRY D. MINER, AUCTIONEER, SALESROOMS & NASSAU STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFIOB. MINER & SOMERVILLE WILL SELL Al ON TUBBDAY, JAN. AT 103g OCLOCK, at (hele aalee” room, 37 Nassau street, largo assortment of genteel Hi hold Furniture, rosewood and biack walnut Parlor and room Suits, rich French Plate Pier and Mantel Mirrors, curled Hair and Husk and Straw Mattresses, Velvet, Brus- sels and Ingrain Carpots: Cut Glassware, 4c Also lapee ansortment of Office Furniture, Deaks, Chairs, Matti sloth, vil Paintings, Engravings ; aly lot of Liden Particulars in to-morrow's papers, FL, GOOnBY #00. HORSE AUCTION, MART, + New Chambers atroet.—sales days, Mondaj ‘Thursday; will sell, at auction, on Monday, Jan. 21, af i M., one splendid roan Pony, one mouse colcred Horse, one bay Horse, with covered Wagon and Harness; one Horse, also one bay Horse, can out style any horse in elty oF country; ‘also 8 Express and Grocers’ Wagons, MOBEIS WILKINS, AUCTIONEER. | l” Peremptory sale of 215 Lots on Boulevard, Broadway, hand T Bight EB avenut cighth and Elghty-ninth streets.—E, H. LUDLOW &CO, w Sell at amction on Tuesday, Pehruary 4, 1868, at 12 o'clock, at the &xehange Salesroom, 111 Broad wa: Trinity buildin ‘five entire blocks of Ground on Central Park and ‘ouige ith and ty. rtin Zborowski, Es ie! F : roperty o: . This Tand. is bn the highost and best grade around Cen nd in the most {mpruving part of the city. “The sale oaltive, ‘en per cent on day of sale; two-thirds of the remain on bond’ and mortgage for larch 1. Maps can be had on application ine street, or to Gouverneur . Eaq., 187 Fulton street, AWN BROKE: SALE®,—JOHN MORTIMER, P East Broad’ te will sel) Somorrem (Mentey 400 tote. Clothing, Bedding, Beds, Pillows and ot! P, Freel, id street, Will day, January 30. Woinen's Clothing, by order N, Stich, 207 Th: order H, McAleenan, Eighth avenue, AWNBROKER'S SALE.—MONDAY JAMES AGAR sell, N Bor Women’ by 01 se Jewelry, Furs. By 0 and J. Blaumauer, 172 Canal street, WALTERS, SHE » sell, on Monday, Wort Thirty-seventh str: advances, &c,, 0 large, young ani JALE OF PAINTINGS AND STATUARY. N H. AUSTEN, Auctioneer. By LEAVITT, STREBHIGH & CO. Clinton Hall’ Art Galleries and Book balerooms, Aster 2. Great sae OF OIL PAINTINGS, Feb. 4 nnd 5, at 71 o'clock al Ol Paintinga by favorite very beautiiul Marble and sold by auction ax above, FF’S AUCTIONEER, WILL 27, at 10 A. M., at 107 and op GUPREME couRT SALE. WILLIAM KENNBLLY, AUCTIONEER, will sell st auction on Tuesday, January 28, at 12 o'clock, at the Exchange Sal No. 111 Broadway (Trinity building), under the direction of John Kelly, Esq. ‘Sherif, the eight valuable Lots of twated on the northeast col of Lexingtor nue and Thirty-seventh street, an location for a church of private residences, at auctioneer's office, 1¢ JUBRIFP'S SALE OF A LARGE STOCK OF NEW Forniture, oy GOLE & MURPHY, on Mon . at cers ca (hind oper mal a Fardivare in great variety: Mattresses and Feather Beda, Cane Chairs, Rockers, Painted Suits, £0. pon at ciclook, at No: 44 iisth sven corner of Fweuty. Ofte ian Eee ries Pe eee B. Cosraito, Deputy 3 NEY, AUCTIONERK, WILL tadag ik wt 10% ovclock, ins, Stock ot the large crocey stare 08 West Thirty. ness ss = i J i i Piztures and» also the Furniture of positive. i ILLIAM KENNELLY, AUCTIONEER.—PRi ry Goods sale of Di ‘Stock, in Greguerizh erect od W , danuary 2, 08 1 FE hes NTON COAL. —T! FQTH AUCTION SALE OF uy shinny aeacests ie ngPy eS ane sats aie vac ates hie at thetr depot, rapert aN. dy aucing February 1 Makasar enom RA YOUTHFUL VIGOR AND MANHOOD REGAINED . by using Dr POWERS’ Elixir, and unfortunatee cured witheut mereary, positively. Office 191 Stanton street, —QERTAIN DISEASES THOROUGHLY CURED BY - Dr. PO! 19 Stanton witheut PRE Rg Wg We ed ATELICTNDREQUIRING SPECIAL, TREATMEND should conddentially consult. Dr. HARRISON, I ecker street; ures im: thous using mercury. MME. YANBUSKIRK, PHYSICIAN (25, TEAR AA. successful —trouse atriotly private, fa Ay seen Waghin creek asar Semsad creas M. MAURIOBAU, M, D., PROFESSOR OF DISBASES Ai tomes, 8 soar’ ‘peaction st. 129 Libe Guseani allel to” ladon,’ om whatever causa, withoutgain er Incouvenieace, BLESSING TO LADIES.—A LADY WRITES: tuguese Pills relieved me in one es Inconvenie! Price $6. Dr. SHAW Tofhee 1p Liverey street, ot sent by ‘cant v MARRIED LADIES.—MADA! RES tie 13 atallavle ‘omale Pills; rg ral of Pum ‘on a A) dooe $B Gresuwish sneer and if Mowery er A BaeettrtN® ALA MRNA meee diseases ‘rested ‘without mercury. JACOBY, 4 SIXTH AVENUR—SPKCIALTY, DIB Pa, PO Ii BTANTON STREKT, CURES CBR. a at a eee 7 —DR, AND MADAME D&D. [*sonpant maura) nee ee ee A Pr ® a To .anures at heatt anata ke ae | Ld ‘and careful = Sa lregelarivan ationded We, cs