The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1869, Page 10

W RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. | pe¥inmes cs Easter=Tbho Christ=Its Celebration = Threngh: NEW YORK HERA}, SUNDAY, MARCH™ 28, 1869.—QUADRUPLE “SHEET. Feast of the Kesurreetion of Wortd-Its Coincidence with Heathen Fes tivities. Wioonve is used to Fepresent the | tat injunction with the gracious and comforting | poard of Aldermen, He said tht ho belleved Hole by the ae ey our Sevieure that tie w even unto | joway juli was.the best im the whuie kingdom. ‘The Dut ne lighis are carried, a9 a6 other tines, end of e W mpameh in wa prisoners had good beds and, books; they were and the creed 1s omitted, to signify that the any bstvil te to take | allowed pens, ink and 3 thay had che tes did not yet believe that Christ had risen, et with ee *, jane aide ety 2 Bath; oy tl ‘Wanted they mses Ser yom ed ig Bh Godets pl avd or two into every towa whose imbabitants | waited upou tiem. ‘rhe comforts and indulgences q ——— io despitefully use them. On the h coarary, those W20 | were eed, that ai ‘London thieves the oO mee ee i i — Speech be awe to the Apr mg A jaa was usually called rudtacil bar other ‘day “Rie iu the Churches, this, They are told to take their lives 1a thelr bands | gaia to the other:—“l say, Tom, how aud well To-day is dedicated to the sacred memory of the resurrection of Carist from the dead. Wherever there are Christians Uironghout the world, of what- ever sect or denomination, this day is devoutly cele- brated amid devottoual exercises and rendering of thanks to the Lord of Hosts; for in the resurrection, as taught in the Bible, hes tae proof of the divine origin of the religion of Christ and of the @ acter of the Saviour, And when the Sabbath was past Mary Mag Jene and Mary, the mother of James, ai had bought sweet spices, that they might anoint him, ‘And very early in the morning, the first day of the Week, thoy came wnto the sepuichre, at tae rising of the sun, And they said among theme Who shall roil us away the stone from tie door of the sepuicire? And When they looked, saw that the stone ‘was rolled away: for it was great. And entering into the sepuict moan sitting on phe right side. garment; and Mey were all And he saith unto them Jesus of Nazareth, which w ted. he is not he old the place where they But go your way, tell bis di he gocth r } him as he XViL But Mary sepulchre and as she the sepulchre, And seeth fvo angels in white silting, t the head and the other ai the feet, where of Jesus had lain. And they say unto ry AW: laid him. ‘And when she nad thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and kuew not that tr was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, whom seekest thou? gardener, saith unto I him heuee, tell me W: will take tim away. a Jesus saith unto her, Mary. gud saith unto him, Rabboai; Muster. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren. and say unto them, | ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and wo my God, and your God, Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken tuese things unto her.”—St. John xx,, 11-18, The Christian Church, from its earliest times, established this as one of the principal holidays, of like importance and sanctity with the feast of the nativity of Christ, or Christmas; and Catholics, Pfo- teatants and Greek Christians alike celebrate the rection and commemorate the feast of the Resu rising of Christ with ali the impressive solem: scribed by the rituai of each denomination. Before the eleventh century the feast continued for of eight days, but at that time it was limited by Tn the second century a violent controversy was waged as to the time when Easter was to be celebrated, the Ohristians of Minor Asia the Church to th insisting on Mxtog It on the feast of Pa Nisan, after the vernal equinox, whether Sunday or net. allow any regard for the Jewish festival, and Faster to be ¢ nal full moo! death of Chr Council in th ame day with ti nd the ne Friday pr vious. the Chri the Judaieal F devimant. Ac ve latter shouid ratuer S: Past, to 0: mm OL the Sur l to ref 1 fom phe sastre, it was bat able, ag in the £ 189 be tracee sted in ashes, cominemorat , hey enw a young othed ta a jong white 1 ot alrighted: ye Bex ruciied: he is risen: les and Peter th there slall ye ood r ept, She stooped down, aid looked tuto her, Woman, why weepest | thou? She Saith unto them, Because they have taken my Lord, and I Know nob where they have foman, why weepest thou? supposing hisn to be the thou hast laid bi, aud I She turned herself, which is to say, ou the 14th day of the month of But the Roman Church would not tedly of German, or to the resurree- death of night. ced by eiymologists ure fron 3, Warming arch has al- i to the Ciristian ong the German «od ang uage li languages for their root the Hebrew is vetuiued, chaaged somewhat, he , jivine char- al C latd him, weeping; he one at the body Su, if thou have borae Tam not nity pre- @ period ue Jewish it be a r In all the churches preparations have been made poe Af Shey lose thelr re atapees, befitting the occaston, and no pains or expense hess! sake are essed, for ts the Kingdom of have been spared to make the celebration of the eaven; and if a mu ry goes to China ri 101 his work great festival of Christendom 1 1889 equal, if not su- Be oo eee oe me hae ¥. 84 RM ad perior, to any of years past, In ail the Catholic aud | dersianding that these guns will nob only proiect him, but avenge any jusuit or injury offered hum, ne can scarcely lay claim to the ig promised to those who resist not evil, but fwhen sinitten on- one cheek, turn to the smiter the other also. “He that Mndeth his life si in many of the Episcopal churches decorations of costly ornaments and the most beautifal productions of the floral Kingdom have b&n used to add, beauty and obrilllancy to the church edifices ny It, and lie that loseth his life for My sake shail find It,” said aud le altars, Most exquisite music will | the devioun, and if ihe. tltsslonaries to Chitia. are not content with this promise i8 it unctiaritable to suppose that they are like Sister Mary Scholastica Joseph, of the convent at Hull, and haye mistaken thir vocation? The Bishop of Peterborough (Dr. Magee), with true Celtic vivacity, endeavored to represent the case in @ more favorable light for the missionaries, bat a that attempt he committed the Munder of | tog of the missionaries a8 one might speak ot the METS for New York dry goods houses, who have lately been persecuted ‘in some of the Western villages. “shall not the venders of Bibles have the saue rights as the venders of cottons?” asked the bishop, with rightecus indignation, But then, as he was reminded by a worklly-minded peer, there may be a question as to the right of Great Britain to compel another country to receive either Bibles or cottons; and should not the Chinese be left to decide for themselves whether tiey will take the cottons and reject the Bibles, or must the two be taken together hike @ blue pill and a Seidiitz powder? A country may be wiiling to admit manufactures but not ims- sionaries, and in that case inust Great Britain insist on free trade im both articles and employ gunboats ents? in the fact also be employed to add its charms, and everything will be done to render the commemoration of the triumph of Christianity grandly maguificent and magniftcentty grand. The programmes prepared i several churches are as follows:— Sf. STEPITEN’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, At this establishment, which for years past has stood pre-eminently forward in the display of music, Berge’s Paschal Mass, with orchestral accompani- ment, will be given at half-pastten A.M. For the offertory Gounod’s Ave Maria, with violin obli+ gato and accompaniment, by Theodore Thomas, has been selected. In the afternoon grand musical ves- pers will be given, with Lambillotte’s oratorio of “Tne Resurrection,” Berge’s Magnificat No. 3, Berge’s Regina Coli, tor eight voices, and Zan- tum Ergo, for soprane solo aud chorus of five tthe mass a novel and beautiful musical eifect wil! be introduced in the Ayrie, being an ac- companiment oniy of bells and tympanal, The orchestra will be under the direction of Mr, Theo- core Tuomas, and the music a8 a Whole under the and reg to enforce her argum But the chief interest 1n the debate laid that it was made the means of showing what nad been the result of Mandarin Burlingame’s visit to England. Tne Earl of Clarendon (the Secretary for Foreign Affairs) informed the lords that in future China is to be treated as a country having & resvon- sible government. Instructions have been seut to the British Cousuis and oilicers there to behave them- selves as they would do in any other civilized coun- try with which Great Briteia 18 at » _‘ihey are no longer to send armed expeditions hither supervision of Professor Berge, who will preside at the organ. The principal vocal paris will be by Mesdames De Lussan and Berge, soprani; Madame Anschutz and Miss Smith, contraiti; Signor Tamaro, and Herr Huck, tenort, and Signor Colletti and Herr Fieck, bass}, with a chorus of forty voices, AT ST, PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, at half-past ten o'clock, Pontifical high mass will be performed. The chotr, under the direction of Profeasor Gustav Schmitz, wiil sing Mozart's Tweifth Mass. For the bores @ beautifal selection | and thither to redress real or fancied injuries, will be given, with French horn accompaniment, by | and they are to inform the missionaries that by Mr. H. Schmitz, The they desire to continue ther holy work Tt vocal parts will be filed by Mesdames Chomé and Groz as soprani, Mme. Werner aito, Mr. H. Schmutz tenor, and A. Sohst basso, with a chorus of some sixty voices. AT ST. PRYER'S CHURCH Mozart’s imperial mass will be sang, under the direction of Professor Pecher. Regina Coli, arranged for the occasion, will be given with full choral ac- companiment. The vocal quartet will comprise Mme. Easton, soprano; Miss Antonia Henne, alto, and Messrs. feicuardt and Stand, respectiveiy tenor and AT OTHER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES. At St. Francis Xavier’s and St. Ann’s churches Beethoven’s Mass in C will be given, At the Church of St. Anthony of Padua Mozart's Tweisth Mass will be sung in the morning, and in the evening Ceruttt's Juli musical vespers, At the Church of the Holy In- nocents, under Professor Chris, Bet Laniberti’s Grand Mass in C for grand chorus will ung. At ‘St. Columba’s Mercadante’s mass will be sung, and at St, James’, St, Mary’s, St. Theresa’s, St. Michael's, aad, in fact, at all the Oathotic churches, the musical services will be of the highest order. AT TRINTY CHURCH the following programme will be carried out:— Morning—Proper anthem, Psalter, Psalms 2, 57, 1: Te Dewi, Boyce in C; Jubilate, Merbecke; anthem, they must do so at their own risk. ‘they may win for theingelves the crown of martyrdoin, if they will, and the British fleet shail in nowise interfere to roo them of that — reward, “The missionaries,” said the Karl, ‘have required to be rotected against themselves. The whole popula- ion of China is most adverse to missionaries, and our naval force, is constantly being catied uy not to enforce treaty rights, but to protect a few rash men who would not foresee the consequences of their own conduct.” But now they were to be suf- fered to take care of themselves, and nad been oil. cially warned that ‘the government could no longer protect them at the risk of committing acts of war.” So propagating the gospe! by gunboats in China is to cease, and the Celestials, if converted at all, are not to have Christianity crowded down their throats. As converts wow m this fashion can Scareely be counted for much no one but the mis- stonaries themselves wiil be likely to complain, and even they, upon reflection, may be pleased to know that they may now become martyrs whenever they lease without thereby causing a town to be bom- arded and a hundred or two heatuen souls seat to perdition by the explosion of Christian shelis. Resurrection and Other Scripture Days. ordered lebrated on the Suuday after tie ver- st of the crucifixion and ‘The Nicene h on the first Sunday aiter the jail ona ay folowing, and it can f March nor after the ler to the Bat naine of the god- light, of a natural l back to 4 Saxous, Though the monies of their passover also ive of the loon, yet the gift of to’ ‘the Christian Tr In almost its present f a from the feast of the Goddess Ostara, at which exgs, decorated as the people of the day knew bow, were offered up to the goddess, donated to the priests and distributed amoug friends and reiatives. reached Into our times and has been gr: in some parts of Burope it is a great sp ‘This custom has children. Colored eggs are hid tn the bushes and the grass around the houses and along the ed road, and the young ones sent out to hunt t haps the greatest extent the presenting eggs has reached is in St. statisticians claim that over five milions distributed as Easter gifts by the people am selves, wea of the by Per- ot Baster Petersburg, ussia, where are yearly ong them- The imperial giess apd porcelain factories are almost exciusively employed during Leut ia tie manufacture of artificial egus of glass and porcelain of all colors, richly ornamented with flowers, arabesques and names, which, filled with costly prese nts, are distributed by the Emperor ana the Empresa on Easter Sunday to their courtiers and favor Russians, as Greek Christians, keep the id solemnity. When two meet they other, and one exclaims, Surrexit (He is ri ites. The day with Kiss each igen), and the other answers, Vere Surrezit (He 1s truly risen). in Paris fashion has taken hold of the Easter egg.(a3 of everything else, and they are prepared Dossiple material, from paper, stk, velvet, of every glass, tortoise shell, even of silver and goid, and of all sizes, from the common egg to one of monster dimeusions, requiring the power of a strong man to carry, To this country the day is enrol and socially Solempized as a day of joy and deligar, 1 in all the urches there will be fy eed services, the most a posing, as usual, In those devo! Cording to the rite of the Rom to worahip ac- Jatholte Church, Next to them in mmpressiveness will be the services tu the Episcopalian churches, among whic walistic ceremonial at 5t. Alban’s badly be the most interesting as halfway between the Catholic and an ritual. In all the other churches the rit will pro- coming Episcopa- the re- gurrection of the Redeemer will be commemorated with that solemn simplicity which Protestantisra Introdaced into divine worship. And in al has li these the erinous On the Luportance and historic value of the day tn the development and progress of the Won of maukind Will be both instructive resting. : Faster Saturday. ‘iviliza- inte. ‘The eervices which by the Rubric of the Catholic Chureh are appropriated to the Saturday of Holy Week were performed yesterday im tho Catholic churches throughout the eity with all possibile com- Pleteness, The ceremonies consisted of the blessing of anew fire to iliummate the altars which haye again been clothed with the usual drapings and or- naments; lighting the triple candle, which fs em- Diematic of the light of Christ, and signifies that the faith of the Blessed Trinity proceeds from communicated to us by Christ risen dead; blessing of the deacon. The pase! body of Christ, and sents him dead. Pi fixed in the candle to baimed Him in the sepuichre. ine of bi paschal candle candice Is typical ot lighted at first, ae it repre- incense are nove the spices that em- The lighting of the the hght from the oy tae the candie representa Christ rising again to life, and the other candies are lighted afterwards to signity that the resurrection of che Head will be followed by that as the members, The water for the baptismal font the Easter water are blessed with full of mystery. A cross to ceremonies The officiating priest divides the teach that it confers the merits of Christ crucified. He then the water with his hand, praying at the same time that it may ve free from impressions water in the form of by of evil the sign of the cross, to biess ii name of the Holy Trinity. at with his hand, and easts some out towards the four quarters of the globe to tiem Mowe all over the earth; it three times in the form of @ cross, ‘Dies it with the infusion of His Holy Ing ti the Hol; Ghost mi of oO in the Jol for ‘played for the trai time miner te Glorta ray ‘hal candle into it three um descend upon spirits. He signs it three times with © im the tea Mrit; he , pray: has He gity that baptisin. Consecrates Ye 10 and ‘gives to A tl of soul, Twelve ‘essone from tue arer a tems rayer i$ The and ed Goa to ow i th the fof ‘the font ie ‘such as jared for after which the | ‘end mass atthe and organ on Thurs. “Now upon tie First Day; Kyrie (Monk), hymn 69; Oftertory, “Endless Alleluia; Sanctus, “Gloria in £xcelsi3;” recessiona!, “At the Lamb's High Feast.” Evening—Psalter, Psalms 113, 114, 118; Centate, Benetic; anthem, “As Morning;” hymn, “Hallelu- jah,” Handel; recessional, “The Strain Upraise.” AT ST. PAUL, Carols by the children at haif-past nine. Morning service at haif-past ten. Processional—“Christ the Lord is Risen To-day.” German Choral. Proper Psalms, chanted—Zv Deum Laudamus and Jubilate To THe EpiTor or THE HERALD:— If there is any one day in the Christian calendar more worthy of celebration than another it is the day of the resurrection. Other days have their ap- propriate observances, but the day of the resurrec- tion above all others should have that triumphant celebration which 1s alone worthy of its character. It admits of music of the most grand and impos- Deo, and Nicene Creed, festival service, composed | tng character, and challenges the orator to his high- vey. Eveatng, proper Psalins, chanted—Cuntate Do- mino and Senedic, anina mea—set in service form by the organist; anthem, “Hallelujah,” from Han- del’s “Messiah; hyan, ‘Jesus Christ is Risen To- 1t is the index day of mau’s bitssful immortality if he will be bat true to his Ged and He who died and rose again for our salvation, God never altered the observance of the Sabbath from the beginning. day,”’ by W. Best, organist of St. George’s Liall, | its observance was to hold for all generations, and to Liverpool. the human race alike. It was appointed for our dirst ST. ALBANS. parents, for the Jewish nation and for the Christian Matins at a quarter to ten A. M., being plain | world atlarge, and never should the “Lord’s Day” | chant service for men only. Mass at half past ten, | have been observed in lieu of the ori (and still commencing with the processional “Jesus Christ | continuing by the Bible) Sabbath, Lord’s Day Risen fo-Day.” Anthem—“Christ our Passover.” | is a distinct day of itse!f; but the resurroction day t's Kyrte, Sequence. Sixty-ninth Hymn. | 1s the great triumphal day of the Holy Gg 's Creed. Offertory Anthem—“Christ Being | and shonld be a universal Christian holy day throughout the entire world and celebrated witn ail the social appliances that the Word of God as the guide can give it. There is another point in connec- tion with this subject winch it would be well to before ciosing this article, and it is the Mozart's * Sanctus, Mozarv’s Benedictus, Mozart’s Angus Det, Mozart’s Gloria in Brcelsis, Soleun Vespers at four P, M. aud evening prayers at half past seven, THR OTHER CHURCHES, refer to ar Carist church, St, George’s, | measuring of the day. Christians at large are not ment, St. Anue’s, St. Jolin’s, | counting the days aright as Tegarda the beginning and the ending of each day, they In common with the worid measure the day from midnight to mid- night.- It is not according to the Scripwures of God, and the Jews (with (he exception of comparatively a few Christians) are the only persons who measure it aright, for tue Scripture invariaviy counts the fro:n the evening the morning; that is, from the time darkness sets In through the day until dark- neas sets in again; and the whole Caristian world, with tnese few exceptions, should hasten to correct themselves, for a strict observance of the guidance in every ct is now Of palpable im- portance in this age of tutellectual, of Bivie Clivistanity. But coming back to the resurrection day, does It not surpass In its touch of the human heart and understanding even the birinday of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Carist? It most cer- tainly does, an Christians is pre-emineatiy 2, 2 nection with Chris’ s acension and promises of the ternal shoula give Wis partucalar day such a cha- racter that its observance will surpass all days of ped other greatly celebrated days as far ae its sig- niticance surpasses them, We have great natural celebration days; but this has to do with the Eternal, and, with the Eternal, the perfection of happiness in heaven, forever with God and His only begotten and dearly beloved ool who lived and suffered, died and rose again ascended on high jor our eternal uappiness, rest aud peace, not as tae World possesses tiem, but unaal- joyed and forevermore in God’s own home above. others, extemsive preparations have § 8 a been mado. Progress of Religion in the United States. Since our last report we have received accounts of over 9,000 accessions or hopeful conversions to vari- ‘ous denominational socteties, Of these about 4,700 are among the Methodists, 1,700 among the Baptists, 950 among the United Brethren, 587 among the Con- gregationalists, 995 among the Presbyterians, and 200 among the Lutherans. The Alien street Presbyterian church in this city has received eighty additions to its communion within the last tea months. The late communion season was one of unusual interest. Tue great body of communicants were deeply moved as Rev. Dr. Newell, the pastor, calied the names of fifty persons who had been received by the session of the church. In this church, as in ee Street, there is a large boay of intelligent and active co-workers with the pastor. Extensive revivals are noted in several Old School Presbyterian churches. The church at Lewisburg, Pa., received ninety persons to its membership on the 7th, between twenty and thirty of these heads of families. Also at Bethesda, in the same State, forty- three were received, thirty-six of them on examina- tion. At the same time in the old church of Hast Hampton, L. L., seventy were received on profession of their faith, thirty-six of whom were baptise: There is cousiverable religious interest in Hamil- ton Coli ‘The Increase of zeal among the pious students is quite marked, and there have beea a few conversions. A precious work of grace has been in progress for Some tame in thi yterian church, at Sait Point, N.Y. Rev. 8. Nye Hutchinson,, assisted by Rev. Hy Smith, of South Amenta, preached the Gospel in simplicity aud power. The revival in East Abington, Mass,, ts affecting Class not generally reached. At one of the recent evening meetings an old man testified that he had read and studied all of Paine’s works, but since his conversion he has committed them to the flames and thas obtalmed more light from them tuan he ever did before, ‘The Congregational church in East Cleveland re ceived twenty-seven persons to membership March 7, fitteen on profession. There is ae preeme ers Organization of Churches, The organization of the follow! ¢ churches in the diferent evangelical denominauous throughout the country has been announced duriug the last two months:— CONGREGATIONAT. Of the following seven churches of this order lately formed ouly one is located in the Kast. This is the Highland church, of Roxbury, Mass., which is an outgrowth of the Parker street mission of the Bilot church in that plage. The mission was started some years and now the Sunday school numbers more than 300 scholars, The parent society has ee past, promoting, growth of the mission into @ seif-sus- to aid this guod bps they have voted to the young society the chapel the jand on which it stands, The new charch has, dence of the presence of the sioly Spi start, In Meriden, N. i, the Baptists received 40 new Ss ee — converts at the last communion. Revivala are also Roxbury. Mass 7) mn Kock, Wis. reported in Terapieton, Mass, and Derby, Conn. ‘wie 24 Loa Angelos, Cal. . The Free Congregational church, Providence, R. I, | Littie 8 Cloverdaie, Val. received 38 members last opments, 62 con- Burlington, Raasas. — verts lave Just been, ecelved by thé Congrega- PRESBYTERIAN, cuarel dyard, Conn., ranging in age a froin a cijid of ten to whe ‘age of lghtg-nine.. The | qi@, recent, grmamzarion of ten, Presbyterian Baptis 4 haveqrecelved 74 new members in Bingham- | these have been .ormed on new ground, in young fon, N. ¥.. quite & number in the Firat church in | ana growing communities, where few, Te ‘Troy and 50.1n the ty-third street church, New riviieges have been hitherto yed:—" York. In Strasvu » the Mothodists have re- Town, Members. Town, Mei ceived 170 accession # and the Latherans 125 in Lew- Dubois, 9 Lawrence, Mass, (U.P.) 80 , Obio, tue Vongregation- ailsis recelvyed 27 on profession and in Bast tronton | (cry se fae wen sas a = , nave received in Jat Man rs 26 St. Louia, ‘Mo, (Grace a pmo Mage oo 2 ws ville 164, in Car- | Wiiow kK, Minn.. 30 — church). 0 tre, Mich, @ Con, tional. church CR 4 eet , % bois "was’ gathered and orgauised. Maron, 9°74 Sear, Ss a pea the Cy ee, ain tht ~ oe taee § wicl Ly a i canaae r che 0 - = aee churches have been lately organized at the the last communion. Revivals are also Town. i Tow! Members, among the eae at Jefferson, ton | sacarapp: 11 Folsomville, tnd. 49 and Garden Pian, 1 The Methodists report are- | W" Newbury, Ww < rt A parigraph Is going the rounds of the papers that Qaniana. Pa. i, Tees He the Unitarians have uring the last ear received 1 Falsotinn, Ons . More accessions to thetr m Methodist | pive Ry chatcnes have been lately formed clergy than from all their theol panos. The | tp this State, Christ Church, Bu was Neto odint papers do not believe ib wad gay that they | ‘gs 4 result of the division of St, Joba's Darian Bedhen chars yn Oy ‘on the | 1-18 Willlamspurg, Spring Valley, Bast Aurora 11th. | Te cont $14,000, and the Inst $4,000 Were paid | Ory) Lo pence tt ter are Im ein rp up belore the dedication. REFORMED, ‘The English Mieslonarios in China—The Prow | sorned of erent ut Gee oleate Taran priety of Using British Ganbonts to Dis- seminate the Goapel. To The Epitor or Tug Heraup:— In the British House of Lords a few days ago some amusing and some instructive things, as well as some stupid and foolish things, were sald concera- ing the conduct of English missionaries in China and the propriety of using the British feet to punish the Chinese for refusing to accept the gospel gladiy and assaulting the missionaries for preaching doctrines ‘whioh they dtd not Hike. The Duke of Somerset con- demned this system of “promoting Cbristianity by means of gunboats,” and said that in hie opinion it was not right to send mis stonaries into China and then use the fleet ROMAN CATHOLIO, : St. Patrick's cathedral, in Rochester, N. Y., was formally openca tor divine service on the 17th inet. It Was ap event of very great interest, Baptists in Various States. From the statistics given in the annual reports of the Baptist Conventions in various States the tol- lowing tacement ia made ont:—. Churches, to protect them ‘‘when they meet with the same treatment which they wonld have met pa a obnoxious and stanemn* hie Or te case ts arin ‘The Founder Neder oe eed to go into we and preach pompel to every ereature, end fe has ‘ou look ? “Yes,” was the reply, “I have been Fponding three mouths at my countt) house in Tae heli Park, and it does me & world of good, Tae “Clameur de Haro.” ‘The London Glove states that an unusual occur- rence recently took place at the Scotch Presbyterian church, Midvale road, Jersey, In connection with the induction of the Rev. J. J. Munr, the newly appointed minister of the church. A dispute had occurred, takug piace, "A pudiock was laced upon the gate, was W but ni was reinoved. The church was filled to witness the ceremony. A sermon by thé Kev. Kk, ‘Taylor, of Camberwell, was followed the m«dne- tion charge, which was given by the Key, G. Oar- liste, moderator of the London Presbytery, At this stage of the proceedings one of the trustees pro- ceeded tothe aisie, and kuelt down and raised the Clameur de Haro, which consists of the utterance of the following sentence:—“Haro, Hara, & mon aide, mon prince! Ov me Jatt tori.” This exclamation dates back nearly 1,000 y to the tune of Haro, a Norman leaaer who invaded France and took posses- sion of pipes ‘and the Channel Isles. It is eine ployed in cases of encroachineut or iivasion of pro- perty, and the aggressor is pound, under severe pen- alties, immediately to desist. It 1s probable that the proceedings will give rise to an action in the Royal Court.—Giove, Seml-Centenuial Anniversary of the Pope’s Ordination. The fiftieth anniversary of the Pope's ordination is to be celebrated on the i4th of April with much solemnity, In every direction subscriptions have been organized to offer his Holiness suitable presents on the ovcasion. Without speaking of others, his Holiness is to receive from the Commussion of Hospi- tals at Rome a missal stand, surmounted with a statuette of the Immaculave Conception, crowned with diamonds and pearis, the value of tae whole being 60,000f, Catholic Diocese of Portland—Religious Re- ception. The Zadlet of the 27th says:—In the beautiful Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy, Manchester, N. H., the interesting ceremony of reception took place. On Friday evening, March 12, the Right Rev. Bishop Bacon are the Habit of the Order of Mercy and White Veil to Miss Annie Winters; in religion, Sister Mary Baptista; Miss Margacet isabel 0’Malley, Sister Mary Stanisiaus; Miss Bertha McDonnell, Sister Mary Genevieve; Miss Mangere Hynes, Sister Mary = mond; Miss Margaret ©’Donohue, Sister Mary F. Borgia; Miss Bridget Mullen, Sister M, Margaret. ‘The rignt reverend prelate preached an eloquent aad appropriate sermon on the occasion. Religious Notes. The Zvangetist states that letters have been re- ceived from Rey. W. BE. Knox, D. D., announcing his safe arrival ip Paris, in much improved health. He 1s probably now in Rome, in time for the Impos- ing Easter pageant. ® Achurch member of a Western city was recently asked to subscrive for a chandelier for a church. “Now,” said he, “what's the use of a chandelier? After you get it you can’t get any one to play on it.’” Rev. W. J. Grout, pastor at Carbondale, Ill., writes as follows:—*‘I received a note from General John A. Logan, who 1s a resident of our town, in which he requested his name to be enrolied as @ probationer in the Methodist Episcopal churcn at dale. It wasdone, Woshall build a new church in the spring. The wife of General Logan has long been au active and faithful member.” Pius LX, has just raised to the dignity of Cameriere segreto di Spada e Cuppa the Duke d’Acquaviva. This much coveted post isthe most distinguished that can be accorded to a laic in the Staves of the Church, He wito 1s invested with it becomes officer of the ‘peices: is considered as belonging to the Pope’s famliy; his place at all great ceremonies 13 near the Holy Faiher; he becomes by right member of the Roman nobility, and has access to every part of the Vatican and Quirinal. The Metropolitan Methodist church of Washington has invited wealthy members of other Methodist cuurches to unite in Ape tts charch. Zion's Herald is surprised at the “unintentional oversight’ which omitted to inciude tie leading families of Asbury and other strong colored societies, ‘The hong oy = eae, £500,000 seat teed oe extension in city 18 progressi favorably. boata of five trustees has been chosen to hold the funds. A Methodist ministers’ meeting in this city has dis- cussed the question, ‘What sliall be done for the sal- vation of the rich¥? The question usually has beea, “How shall we reach the poor??? The Evangelist—new school Presbyterian thinks the recent action of the Pastoral Association m Phila- delphia, Uke simular suggestions coming from its old school breturen, will only embarrass the question of union, ‘The old First ehurch edifice of Auburn, N. Y., was worsaipped in for the last ame by tts accustomed con- gregation on the first Sabbath of the present month. je Rev. Mr. Hammond, the successful revivalist tn Rochester, bas been afticted with a $1,000 purse from his admirers, The Observer calis for ‘instant action,” allegiag as @ reason that our Sunday clause im the Excise law and the public school system in this city are in dan- ger, Trading politicians, under the combined pres- sure of the rum and Koman interest, are about to overture our Bx: and School laws, and deliver this city, bound band aad f into the emvrace oi ‘the liquor deaiers and the Ro@anists. A RELIGIC-POLITICO VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN WASHINGTOR. “Wanted=A Moral Purpose.” [From the Independent, March 25.) The democratic party (everlymg in wart) have now a greater opportunity to regain their lost leadersiup Fo Frag have had at auy pertod sce they drse a) Under the present auspices at Washington (uuless we greatly misjudge the sigas of the mes) the repun- liecan party will gradually grow weaker and weaker, and their ents steadily stronger and stronger. The m oo which formerly united the republican ranks Into an irresistible phalanx is now becoming dull and chili in each mans breast. The elected leader cares for no great idea, and does not szem to suspect that his party is at this moment beginning to fail off from him because he Js lifted to astation which is one plane too high for his genius, Then, Ci one mpg egy Begs eration 4 Alternately tossed up and down. The omen was when Congress so far forgot justice aod duty as to admit the vote of Georgia in tve Erectoral College, The omen was ill when Congress refused to pass a law making sudrage uatiorm throughout the land. ‘The omen was ill when Conqress, by an express eote, stra ‘out trom the fifteenth’ article the right to omice. It 18 hard to hold tuts fickle nation steadfastly to a moral purpose when its Chief ‘ate has no geu- ulne sympathy for moral ideas, aud when its chosen representatives are coustantly compromisiag their own convictions, Both President and Congress ought to unite in ad- verusing a joint vi Moral Pur- pose. =" Wani ‘Tit SURVEYOR AND WAVAL OFFICER OF NEW YORK, 4 Journal i » {From the Albany reo ng (republican), The list of nominations for the more important offices in the city Cl ltge was completed yes- terday by the of Alonzo B. Cornell, of Tompkins county of the C t to a r. bE : i = UB " street. Ths 9 hated hallding, welt and ven« OVE EQUINE PAPAOES. | ier etreheettastayrat Sa = Horse Arlstocracy and How It Sives and | joa tauucowor Rag the cigitt of ‘atalls bd ‘Thrives—Prominest Stables of the Metro« Lough for water. bho ot en polisTheir Maguificeace and Appliauces. The botses. ace. fed th 2 For more than fifty years the trotting horses of } treatlowed four quarts of alk ‘Thert ankients America have been justly accounted the best in the | lower or cellar stable, in wick is & low mized mare, ‘WM. B. DINSMORE'S STAPLE, Mr. Dinsmere, president of Adaw’s Cite Com pay, “has a well Sait and handsome at No 22 Bast ‘Thirteenth atreet. ‘Tae eoachhouse con tains large llarness closets on tie left, & show case for bridles, bits, curps, pole chatns, &c., and warmed by @ stove, In the closets are seven double sets of silver mounted harness, The woodwork 1s of world. The exploits ef the most celebrated among them have never been equalied, aud it is safe to assert that some of the “cracks” of our New York stables can to-day out-trot anything in the-shape of horseflesh on the face of the earth, The thorough- breds of England may outfoot our running horses, but her tarfmen admit that the superb comoinations ~ ef ‘biood” and “bone” which have carried off the preg nt ee i anodel of olegau — oe, & first honors of the American trotung course must | Brett carriage and @ coach. Foldiug doors open on be consitieved the nonpareils of the race to which they belong, Our famous trottes are national pets. The whole’ community is proud of them and icela interested in the stable in which are six stalls occupied by @ sorrel road team, a black coach horse and two coach horses, Ou the right of the stalls are tie leit maugers, In the last stall on the isa sorrel coach horse, ‘Ihe stalls are admirably drained and venuiated, the straw looked fresh. wi their contests and achievements, yet comparatively | nicely braided along the edge, At the ay _ Jew of the thousands who read of their wonderful | stavle is 8 stone rey covered yard, with @ zinc performances have any idea of the amount of care lene okies hea ay fee sae eae ADO bestowed on their cultivation and training. Their diet, exercise and grooming, the ventilation and temperaturé of their domicites, the tone of the light by which they are surrounded, in short, everyting connected with the management of these valuable and intelligent animals are a source of constant soll- modations up stairs for the coachman and famtiy conaist of two rooms, ‘the loft contains the granary aud two sleighs. PRANK WORK’S STADLE. : Mr. Frank Work bas an sdimirably constructed brick stable at No, 113 West Eighteenta street, Hex are the celebrated dark brown mare Lady Bolton, about sixteen hands high, mate to Kate Kerner, a clude to their owners, and well tliey repay the care | 2:30 sorrel wit Mr. Work’s re bay carriage that 1s bestowed upon them, horses. Here also is & pony that went through : see the rebellion and saw ‘much hard service m the Union As regards cleanliness many of the horse palaces of New York would compare favorably with a ma- jority of its human habitations, and the Bourd of Health might derive some useiul hygienic hints from @ visit to the quarters of our aristocratic nags. Hercules would have found his hoajler’s job a sino- cure had the Augean mews been a3 free from impu- cause. The carriage house 18 2b00625x50, The harness Closet, Tack, show Cases aud other appurtenances, whether for use or orsament, are ib and ‘The walia of the French racing ( 25x40, contains four open and two vox of witch are low barred racks and tron oat boxes, Koiling: len prevent the horse from injuring himseil by Aripuing, bove are Four vooms for the en. rities as the trotting stables of New York. coachman anc (Ww! ie married) his family. Believing that an inside view of the surroundings | ihe stable is ‘nt by a skylight, and the straw is prettily platted along tl he edge of the stalla, A weal contrivance here i the patent whip rack. There are shoots for the grain and a dumb waiter to lower or lift hay into the tort. 81BWAKT BROWN'S STABLE, Mr. Stewart Brown, of tue firm of Brown Bros., the well known Wall street bankers, has a fino stable. The couchhouse 13 above the stable, which 1s in the cellar. fhe stable pi ead SIX stalls and manner of Iife of the equine celebritics of Harlem lane and the Bloomingdale road cannot fail to be interesting to every class of readers we present below the results of a tour of inspection among the principal horse palaces of Manhattan Island, The stable of Mr. August Belmont, the eminent on the west warch are wooden banker, which is perhaps the handsomest im New | slides, are well lighted and ventilated by onions at the head of each stall At York, adjoins his house, on the northeast corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue. It is bulit of brick, ornamented on the front with brown stone coping and is two stories high. The carriage house and stable measure fifty feet by one hundred. It ts paved with brick and the sewerage and drainage are of a superior character. A skylight of grained glass diffuses @ softened light through the intertor. The carriage house contains eleven carriages of various kinda, among which are three four-in-hands. The woodwork is grained to resemble oak. On the rigut are harness closets, containing ten sets or carriage harness and fifteen saddles, with bridies, A apertares end of the stavle are doors, which, when thrown open, allow a free current oi air, Which soon rids the stable of any un itodor, The pateut mangers are lined with zing, There are also oat boxes and water boxes. The shoots for oats and hay are built in the wall, Fresh straw is laid om the er tie stalls every day. In the winter each horse la coveres of b! secured le. is every convenience. EDWARD JONES’ STABLE. Mr. Edward Jones, Printer to the Corporation, of No, 201 West T'hirty-eighch street, and one of the best and m lovers of horses in this city, handsome show cases for bits and fight of stairs at the left of the carrlage house pat! Leg OF AG amareer S Jeads to ten apartments for the grooms, all of which | gy; ‘. contains six stalls and four box are properly venuiated and comiortable. There are is, Lady Allen, who can trot in 2:36, 1s here; so two wooden pillars on each side of the cari are the brown mare 1a pson, the White house, with shields at the suminits which display | Pawn mare, Jersey (a sorrel colt), tue mare Ellem the Belmont arms. A bathroom, with hot and cold | ‘treo, the sorrel horse Clairmount and the bay colt Water, for the uso of the grooms is on the second | Xnby. On the right hand side of the coach house are oor. e le are fourteen is @ DOX ness ueer stall, seven on a side, in cach of which is an tron ps eae ee pe Bieads i ieee jae grooms to grain at the left upper end of the stable, rack for bay, Just above the horse’s head, oe § oft overhead, inio which carriages may vanized cast iron oat box below and on z the vet of The the rack, ‘here are no mangers in the stalls, irom belo’ means ‘Waiter through partitions are surmounted by tron latticework, and ieeae sq) A wis ‘the contre. ‘The malgert over the head of each stall rs an iron tablet for the | are of wood and the oat boxes of iron. The two name of tite horse. None of these have tsoribed | staits at the rear of the stable, across a smail yt There are, fourteen horses as present la the | are very spacious. ‘The coachhouse ts warmed 4 i—Mr, Beimont's celebrated bay four-in- | 9 stove, its walls ornamented w! plates, hand team, the wheelers seventeen and the leaders | one of which represents the famous trotters Naboor? sixteen hands high; Mrs, Belmont’s two sorrel sad- | jish ‘a cast of the head and neck of Medoo, the stallion Confidence, who dicd last summer, and ‘was the property of Mr. Jones. MICHAEL CASHMAN’S STABI ‘Mr. Michael Cashman has a large and commodious brick stable at No, dle mares, @ groom’s bay horse, @ cream-colored pony, two bay mares, named Rose and Blanche, and wo brown mares to drive tandem. ‘There is a zinc- Mued water tank In the yard, sixty feet of hose, a stone manure pit, @ house for a cow, lowis, Scotch terriers, &c. ‘Ihe conveniences and comforts of this stable are innumerable, and the equable warmth with wiuich is dufused by the’ Hot air and hos water fur- | (RfOUgM ® covered way strewn with tan bari, As naces in the ceilar must be very conducive to the | which are well drained, ventilated and In heaith of the horses. The whole establishment is a the ‘are five. horses, and @ colt which cost marvel of elegance, cleantiness and comiort. ‘The coach house contains a we A. T. STRWARIS STABLE. Mr, A, T. Stewart's stable is at No. 7 East Thirty- seventh street, It is of brick, twenty-five feet front, and contains nine stalls, flve of which have high iron-barred racks, and have Iron feed boxes. it 13 thoroughly ventilated and well lighted. Five of the stalls are opposite the entrance and four on the left. There ig asmalltank {¢ 18 algo @ patent elevator, JEROME B. FELLOWS! STABLE. Mr. Jerome B. Fellows, of No. 30 West Thirty-fifth for water on the right, « ‘as ‘ Toe ‘on the lett have no racks, A ¢ | Street, a gentleman well known an contains the Hable utensils, “The stray in coset | admirer and capital judge of fesh and jooks particularly fresh and clean. head of each stat is an oblong Yentuator, built, m the wall | ‘The omg rerio — ‘Thurty rat Sper a ope bate bohene sega horses— | and the accommodations are of a very su ‘char- Charley, @ bay, and Bully, & brown; @ pair of bays | acter, Rarceag tn On x and two saddie horses; Prince, @ bay Arablan, and nord aS ae oes oe the bay horse Harley. In the coachhouse, which | Paved forty-five, which opens into the stable. Pete erg eye itn bl atl FB iidses & well regulated. W rouce, ‘agen, @ coupe and & This stable, Without any pretensions to superior ex. | He, interior, Gnd, the clenaliness and onder ere remarkab.e, which the harness looked creditably bright shining. In the carriage house are a handsome te hand , & coupé end @ Park phaeton. The is @ marvel of good drainage and supel ceilence, contains every necessary to the comfort of the borses and the convenience of the coachman, and 13 weil aghted, ventilated and drained. COMMODORE VANDERSILT'S STABLE. The stable of Commodore Vanderbilt, the ratiroad ane and steamboat King, includes Nos. 21 snd 23 Fourth | HOD. At the left of the lead of euch seal za on tea street, Ithas @ brown stoue front, is two stories | ang ‘and the horses are permitted to drink as igh, and communicates with the residence of sus | Ait day, the the eorses tS Botow is. prevented, istinguished owner, No. 10 Wastington place. Aad- | Dutt, 88 Uney Pica. ME de or the ‘box, Whiclt Joining it is a oMice. The eatrance is through roguieten the escape of the water. a the covered way sdme sevonty fect in iongth, thickly | Tiet of the hay manger is the oat box. ‘The straw strewn with pulverized tan bark to prevent jury | in the stalis looked fresh and dainty and was neatly to the horses’ feet, At the end of this vestibule is braided along the outer edge. At top of the par- fn Rigen geo mtlgenth ryg with tan | trom, between the stalls, im latticework, ‘hres fees bark, and circles the four sides of a large oblong ene ‘which are bi the blancets and horse covered yard, well lighted and paved with cobbie Sletiing BOs it Bee. as the head of each stall is & stones, at the western extremity of which are two | ventilator, besides which there are threo sky- box stalis each 20x12, labelled with the names of the | jiohts tn the roof. Here is the famous Coante bane famous trotters Mountain Boy and | Mountain | (dtm for whieh sir. Fellows has Tefused $20,000, and Gal anowe, the entrance. Ti Stalla have | another bay horse, the remainder of his stud deli wooden lattice. work at the top, and on his farm on-Long Island. The coats of the ho sliding doors. Tn MI are a barouche, | wo saw gitstened with careful grooming, In the coup, coach and doctor's On the | coachhouse sre several cages of canary birds. U; right 1s the Coachhouse, containing harness closets, | stairs are the hay loft and oat bins, besides ascour Walp racks, 46. and Sve Mant w Under thé | Tonauons for the coacithan and ais. tainly, “There coachhouse 1 a cellar stable, the domicile of the | are four coiored grooms constantly emptoyed on the celebrated blood bay mare Mountain Gal, 136 hands remises. In the loft, &., there is room for ten tain’ Dope She. Gack, Grown conse. ake Bn end ge ha 009 Guanes fn NS Bg Doctor, the renowned dark brown horse Post Boy | *&e8 Which can ee eee = ‘ae Stl, ag hem sian and a brown The raacis stable, which is lighted and ventilated acumen 8 Thirty-tirst street, is a handsome brick building, two skylight in the roof, On the right are a shoot for hay which opens on the and ciowets for oat. In, fhe spacious tort are ont nee, Oe. Tn Re bind which will hoid 1,000 of oats, and accom- ineane Gate ane modations for any q of hay, The ventilation the stalis Is a shoot and dratuage are unexcepdonable, and every atten- manget trom she tiom ts pald to the comfort of the horses by Joseph, boxes are lined tue coachman, and his assisiant, both colored. constructed of spruce Sad WILLIAM VANDERBIL®S STABLE, Ventilator in the centre Mr. Witliam Vanderbilt's stable adjoins his house ight and air. ‘The on tie southeast corner of Fortieth street and Fifth ‘There were in avenue, The stable is ‘and lofty, and contains hestnut, all cac- alg » wll car SIX open and two box stails, and inligheed by agiass Will hold sixty covered ventilator tn the roof, A pipe connects the | to sixty-five bales and tweniy of straw. gutter on the roof with the sewers inthe centre of | There are four rooms the coacuman and his each aud ra ia front of the stalls isa | family. stone channel which its the escape of water ‘M. ALKOMAUSON'S STABLE. into the mainsewer, ere are two perpendicular In Mr. Alkohauson's stable, No. 133 West Thirty- shoots for aud hay fiom the upper story, At | first street, we found three stylish carriage the tof tae stalls, just over the head, are | an tron grey, a bay, and a The mangers iron for hay and on the left tho iron oat | oat boxes arexinc lined, with iron roijers, Breast speeds cntasin aoa’ thee'| trotters —a black and T sgainst the ge of gor, tho vole turo i) own mare and a@ sorrel horse. The woodwork, as the horee Tubs iinselr agai’ them. ‘rhe Dulld- finished in oak, is exceedingly handsome. ‘There are | ing is of brick, the carriage house forty-five feet two iron rings at the bh of each stall, ae twenty-five to thirty-five; the which the rope halters with blocks at the end slide | depth of the oullding is avout 100 feet, ‘The carriage easily and ailow the horse to move bis head with ® coupé, and a barouche. comfort. ry the house ere S-clarene, a oe . m WHLatRptsute STABLE, endl cltets ani tiavers. "On the oeerting & Moun! a sehen tin a a ‘ OX nual, and ie lightod Uy 8 skylight which roots a box a w eral ‘amall rear, ‘also Bonner stable includes Nox, 44 and | vent ma Panes Satins ie atte ae Peet ie, tees | Ste tsa ean tem seat re, el € eer nn ae fens, the heavy Tnountings of which, tnanwactured ingatsh it of F a ton ed two of the “otalln, “Mote arg five care fence, WILLIAM TURNBULLS an exercise | Hatch, banker, No.1t Broad street, i of and well house, | constructed; it has sx stalls and & box stall, battice- harness | work iron barred racks for hay at the eed right of each stall, and on the left an iron oat box Natica | 208 the fued. Ly Opposite the nd | stalls are three shoots through the oats, bran y Lary | and Meal are passed into @ bin from the floor Over | S00Ve. | The stable is light and well venttiaced and racks for the drainage good. In it are the famous bay horse are La Petty, who can do ee gg ee iret ainferg Boros} the well known brown mare of the latter has beon | Kei ee Ne ae tenn tee cr say Saleen the wea. mart coupe, &, Janda and a besides two sleiahe ‘and & a halt wagon, On left are the Po X, boxes. ad ight are afforded ca mare Peerless, Hach par. | Wuidows at the upper end of the stabie'and there ts tition has in the wide, and in ur. | 90 SeKYUBLE * rounded by iron and at eae es Gece ‘ port isa minature head, in tron, floor E*s Boe, Janne GuTHrie’s Witt.—Much interes, f the box stalls 16 ot ‘and covered by | has manifested within a day or two 6 wooden slats. Ia am the back of the ner in which the estate of ME Gattis ee beem ete, eee ere Bea eee need fe Glaposea tn bt i ee Aas these is the bay mare ‘who looked in concise in ite character, making 8 prime im the yard, con- | handsome provision for each of su} hot steam | children, to be held in trust by their for which horses aro Shey shall have reached washed. in the box ‘on the left isa the hatance of his alter aon My ra whe and ‘a thermometer lovaleed aboat nek SES CS eS | eee ete in ¥, are his three sonnet m= UTE no 100 | pat any tea ace be Htetrann | Labrened Seawhent dont ”