The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1869, Page 3

RELIGIOUS. Divine Serviees Yesterday in New York, Brooklyn, Washington and Elsewhere, een 2 Secular Affairs ig the Pulpit. Sermons, Dedications, Confirma- tious, Misstonary Meetings and Spiritualistic Seances. Discourses by Archbishop McCloskey, Bishop Bayley, Revs. Henry Ward Beecher, Day K. Lee and Others. Yesterday was remarkable at least for the variabie- mess Of the weather in (his city, the changes from guushine to snow storm, and from a genial atinos- phere to chilly biustering wind, with lowerlug clouds, ‘The reporis of Giving services ia New York and other cities whieh will be found below mention the fact also that as a rule equally urfavorable weather was eiso- where exverienved, Despite this fact, however, the con rregations in attendance at most of the places ef worship were large and the services, theuga not so Billy Davored with seasational themes, were gene- rally ini Ing, BOLGiCvs SARVICL! IN TiS CITY, ST. BEANATD'S ChUACIL Dedication Services—Sermon by Archbishop MeCloskey. This new church of the Roman Catholic denomina- tion, locuted in West Thirteenth street, near Tenth avenne, Was dedicated yesterday to divine service with appropriate ceremonics. The church ts not a new building, but was formerly used for manufac- toring purposes and formed two houses, The lower, Or ground ficors, have been thrown into one by the removal of the partition wall and the substitution of iron pillars, and it 1s this hall whic has been transformed inioachurck, The congregation is quite young, being brought into life by (ne zealous efforts of Rev. Father Gabriel A. Healey teas than @ year ago. The buildings now used for church purposes have been purchased at @u expense of $31,000, of which more than half re- ma ns unpaid, The congregation have also acquired ‘@ large building lot on Fourteenth street, near tenth avenue, where they intend to erect a handsome editice. Rey. Father Healey has been installed as the gee ot this church, ‘ 4 =, Yesterday morning every seat was occupied, altnough admission was charged at the rate of one dollar for each person, for ‘the benefit of the church building iund, Rev. Dr. Starra, Vicar Gen- erai of the diocese, officiated at the high mass, ‘88 ceiebrant, with Rev. Father Quinn, of St, Peter's, as deacon; Rev. Father John Hughes, of Fourteenth strcet church, as sub-deacon, and Rev. Father MeNierney us master of ceremonies. Archbishop McCloskey, with cape, mitre and crozier, occupied the throne, attended by Revs. McCarthy and jon. ‘The choir performances were ereditabie, under the leadership of vroiessor Becker. Tne procession, led by a crossbearer und jollowed by numerous acolytes: carrying lighted candles, with the Archbishop in the rear, Moving through the several aisles, bene.sicting the buikling and sprinkling the walls with holy Water, amid the chanting of prayers and anthems, composed the dedicatury services before hign mass. The sermon was delivered by the Archbi subject of his discourse being Ni ty ol Faith, the Unity of the Church and the Authority of the Ministry as the Teacher of God’s Truth.” It was easy ior those to belleve who saw Christ with their eyes and heard him speak, but it is more meri- twrious to believe thou; we have not seen, as Christ said, “Sle are those who have mot seen and yet have believed.” This beiief, this faitn cometh from hearing the truth preached; hence the necessity oi the ministry, which from its ongin and beginning with the apostolic ee hasbeen @ body of ove heart, of one mind, preach every- where, and (oir gn $00 years the same doctrine, in the teaching of which 1s claims to be infallible and unavle to err, How with sectarianism, with those who allow each the liberty of sped interpreta- tion? It has set altar against altar, pulpit against pulpit, and bred division and discord. But ts Christ Givided? Is it His miasion to spread contradiction? No. Man’s own reason convinces him of this, for 4m God’s word there can be no doubt, no contradic- tion. Hence the Church, which adheres from the beginning to the same word of Christ and of God, and the ministry of which, in apostoite succession, derive their authority trom Christ's appointment, is the only true teacner and wiil remain so to the con- suinmation of the world. In tile eveuing Rev. Father MeGiynn, of St. Stephen's church, delivered a very able discourse—historical, doctrinal and logical—on ‘the ““Biessed Eucuarist.”’ BLEECKER STREET UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. Lecture on Father Mathew, the “Apostle of Temperance.” Last evening the first of a course of four lectures oneminent Christian characters was given by the Rev. Day K. Lee, the subject being “Father Mathew, the Good Christian Priest.” It is one of the designs, he said, of our religion to elevate human character and people the world with pure and noble beings who shall serve and bless cach other. If we would regard Christianity in one of tts grandest works we should study the lives of good men and women ta whom it has been embodied and by whom it has been expressed. The preacher here referred to the lives of Father Mathew, Cuvier, Wordsworth and Howard as iliustrating the various forms in which the beneficent \ufuence of Christianity showed iteeif, and gave an interesting account of the progress and exient of internperance at various periods. It was the scourge of treiand, anc the ery went forth again aud again, “Who wuisisy tis monster and deliver the nation?’ The Quakers nad entered on the task, and ‘Were overpowered by its maguitude; other cham- Picns appeared end were also defeated in their efiorts. When woula the hero rise that could siay the hydra of mtcmperancet i's time arrived, the man was ready; it was Theobald Mainew. He was born ab ‘rho ‘town, Tipperary, of a weaith, and noble famtly; but, as ul to show that wearth is = =not = esaeniial = carrying out = great ‘works of beueficence, hia property went to another brother, Qua le Was left wita very small beans {118 early lute, education and twenty five ’ Work of cuarity be‘ore, mm 1599, he pat Limseit head of toe temperance reformation were ly given, and the preacher contuuned:—Tue Qu Kers appealed to Lim to lead the reform, and distin- guished Protestants said, “Father Mathew, you are Called to this mission; do not reject i.” He was Modest, and hesitated to assume ‘he leadership, pat Dnally accepred it and entered upon the work of re- form. At first he met with some discoui ment, but toe masees yielded to his persuasive €loqnence, and tae host obstinate im intem- Derance resolved to abandon it, The move- ment began at the Horse Bazaar in Cork. His fame was soon travelling along the banks of the Bhannon, and thousands joined hts army of progress, Twenty thousand, and sometimes upwards of 50,000, received tie pledge in a single day. He visited England, and achieved new victories there, but was mobbed on Lermondsey Common while prosecuting his glorious work. While engaged in administering the piedge in Dublin a ball? approached him and asked his biessing, which was only a pretext to secure his arrest for having spent his own money @nd ali that he received from friends. An tinpatient creditor who had furnished temperance medals had pone & Warrant against him. In 1849 he visited such @ welcome as was given to Lafayette, Having contrasted the benefl- ceuce of his work with tue careers of Alexander, 3 r-) Cwsar ond leon, Ur. Lee continued :—Think of the blessings I think of whem every ime | Bee bi vested boys, The churches should give and take from each other, and not in endless recrimina- tions, Let_us borrow character of Pather Mathew, and give the best we can tn return. Let ag Teopen his great work in this city, where intempe- France rusnes like a flood, and, with bis enthusi- asm, roil its waves. ‘The lecture was much ‘appreciated and regarded a8 an instance of how moral teachings can be successfully conveyed by se popular subjecta with eloquence and we ' THE PRAY.NG BAND. Gervices in Greene Street Methodiat Eptecos pal Charch, A company of worshippers styling themselves “The Praying band,” conducted yesterday's services at the Greene street Methodist Episcopal church. The @ttendance throughout the day was large, that in the afternoon being more than usually numerous. ‘the members of the band, about sixteen in number, of divers ages but all tolerably stout, ranged tiem- selves beneath the pulpit and behind the altar rails, ‘ander the leadership and direction of Brother Sam- ue! Halsted. The services commenced with the singing of ahyton, and then the presiding brother feud several Anonymots letters frum dierent per: eous asking jor the prayers of the meet } 8 celebrant, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. i for relatives os yet ue converted to we - this peint the pi at ave character, and Me sixteen Chained breturen had given no signs of the aor In Wien they conduct tueir worl er was thaa otfered by one of the bande! bretafch, ta which the rewainder, together with some of the eongregatt joined with extreme fervor, clappiag and yoehcratiag *Ameu” repearediy, having been brought to a close, Pay yet Tose to nla Lee" amy Ohh nee soo FOTTRIT ‘hich waa “1m 80 ling) me that, to the irreluptous preseat must have brought up vivid recollections wane lyries, Se Rane deal of uncertdintty, Be Avout when ee lyin Wald be iurmked, fora recom mencement broke out several times, whea the uem) ad quite expected that it was ended, At fis close a gente- man from Piiladeyatin Ws called upon to address the meeting. He gave what (to him) must have been an pieotiog sketch of his Ife; stated twat he was editor of a religtous journal in Philadelphia, and that he Lao found Corist and hoped all present would do hkewise. Another cutburst of song followed, and then a brotuer from lowa recited his personal expe- rici More singing of the same inexhaustibie cluaracter, and another gentieman undertook to de- byer an ad lvess, wich consisted in reciting a plece of poetry pubtiahed in the Phitadeiplian’s paper, and a genle reminder that he lived ina certaim street iui that the paper was worth taking, In een- clusion an Invitation was extended to all who felt AUXious About tueir souls te coure to the altar rn end Kucei there whe the band prayed for them, ST. PATRICK'S CATUEOIAL, Sermon by Rev. Dr. Mesweoney. There was, a8 usual, a very large attendanee at thia cathedral yesterday, Mugh mass commenced at hall-past fon o'clock, tae Rey, J. McGean ofictating At tue couclusion of the rst gospel the Very Rev. Dr. McSweeney preached 2 sermon, taking his text from St, Jon xxi, 19-31:— “Jesus came and stood in the midst and said te the Peace be to you. Aud when he suid owed them ts hands and wis side.” nd gentlenan brieily alluded to the voice nee, amd diated ac me length won tue then ad- ating the triba- s his own ac of penitence. T or, mud there only ce! Pew ever leit tasé trivunal without @ spiritual peace that could be now tuiued, ‘There could be no peace un With the law of our conscience. Jesus Ohilst Was not tie peace that thi could give. He auiuudverted upon the faise 8! of Be. curity upon Wiich sinners rested, aud observed that thos¢ who were indilerent to the remorse of coi- science were spiritually dead. Suet men were de- ecived and were uctuuily working acainst them- selves; fer, pO: being troubled by the warning of Couseieuce, they must be regarded as dead. Having adseried to the’ immediate necessity oi repentance Vue reverend preacher explained the text and al- luded to tue great peace to be derived from an unerr- ing faith, it enlivened the hopes of the simaer aud moderated all fears of despair, It was the refuge of repenting sinners and aiforded peace uuder all the distracting troubles of this lite. ‘the reward ef those who suifered with patience was a giorious one, Christians should ever yield a ready obedience to the orders of God, they being desigaed for their everlasting welfare, He referred to the great lesson of peuce taught by the wounds of Christ and prayed that it migat be imprinted ou the hearts of all. Speaking of the importance of ré- tance the reverend gentleman cited the words of jae text—"*Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whose you shail forgive they are forwiven them, and whose sins you shail retain they are retained,’ and con- cluded by an eloquent eahortation on the vaiue of ing the spiritual peace mentioned in the Gos- pel. The Kev. Mr. McGean then proceeded with the ceremonies. Mozart’s Mass, No. 12, was maguiil- cently rendered by a 1ull choir under the supervision of Professor 5, Schmitz. The services terminated shortly alter twelve o'clock. FOURTEENTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Sermon by Rev. E. W. Hitchcock. In the Fourteenth street Presbyterian church the pastor, Rev. E. W. Hitchcock, last evening preached the second of a series of discourses to young men. His subject was ‘The Character of Daniel and Les- sons from his Life.” The preacher gave a rapid sketch of the life of Danlel in Babylon, dwelling particularly upon his temptations and temperance principles, as evinced in refusing to eat of the king’s dainties or to drink his wine, his manly bearing at the court of kings, his intellectual vigor, his attain- ments in wisdom and science and his admmis- trative ability, which led to his promotion to the governorship of the realm and the head ti orship of the sacerdotal caste. He also atnted the scenes in ®eclshazzar’s palace on that fatal night of dissipation, proianity, recklessness and retribution, his faithful rebuke of sensnatized royaity and legalized crime, and his dauntiess cour- age when the lon stood in the way and death was tne test of his fidelity to duty and toGod. With such a record we might well characterize Daniel as “gq moral hero’’—a noble type of true manhood, ‘The lessons which the preacher drew from the life of Daniel ana impresged apee hus audience were the possibility of a eminence in wisdom and in induence, the duty of every young man to make the best of circu;nstances ess wo kept ‘The peace of and the most he possibly can him- self. Tre importance and value of tem and self-control, in which the preacher eit the exam- ie of General Grant, and expressed the hope that the me may goon come When all our public men and every private geutieman, and all who aspire to be such, shall emulate this example; and the moral sentiment of the Christian world shal! roll up, like the great tides of ocean, and sweep away forever the curse of intemperance. ‘The duty of hoiy bold- ness in the rebuke of sin, That a man may be inteilectual and devout, ® profound | scholar, an able administrator, a suc fuancier, @ thorough-goiug business man, and at the same ume, “fear God and keep his command- meats.” That the most faithful, eiticient and God- fearing are not beyond the plottings of envy and the assauits of malicious foes. The great lesson from the life of Dantel is the excelience aud sublimity of moral heroisim—a@ heroism that vids deflauce to danger when God speaks; that, Wuen principle 1s involved, neither consults the law of seeming expe- diency, nor atternpts dupiicity nor evasion, uor warps the conscience and conduct to circumstances, Tne } reacher showed, from the compiete vindication of Dantel, Mat integrit rewarded and the true mora! hero eventually crowned, and exboried ali his hearers to make God thelr friend and ally by stead- Just faith aud ives of piety aud prayer. CHUACH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY Owing to an attack of rheumatics Dr. Chapin was unable (to officiate yesterday in his church, and Dr, Sawyer, formerly pastor of the Orchard street Uni- versalist church, conducted the services in bis stead, He preached a very brief sermon on the words con- tatned in the thirdeth Psalm, fourth and fifth verses, “Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness, For his augerendureth but a moment; in his favor ts lie: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the moruing.’? The remarks made by the preacher Were simply explanatory of the meaning of the words quote! from the psalm in a Universalist sense, and bow they were to be construed according to the Scripture. TWENTY*ZIGHTH STREET REFIT! 0 PASBYTERIAN CAURDY. The Repression of Crime—Sermon by the Kev. J. C.K. Milligan. At the Reformed Presbyterian church on West Twenty-eighth street, near Ninth avenue, the Rev. J. ©. K. Milligan delivered an impressive and entertata- ing discourse on the prevalence of crime and the means for its effectual extunction. The reverend gen- tleman took as his text tae twenty-sixta verse of the twentieth chapter of Proverbs—“A wise king scattereth the wicked and bringetn the wheel over them.” He commenced by alluding to the reiga of crime and the fact of criminals being allowed to go unpunished, and that law-makers, jadges and juries are too frequently among the chief crimmais. He demonstrated that capital punishment and im- prisonment had proved futile, and that vigilance committees, which are being agitated, only tended to the increase of criminaiities. In England, he satd, there were one hundred thousand habitual criminais kvown to the police, anu that it is proposed by espionage and peual punishment to restrain crime, But, he said, chese methods will aiso prove futile, and the only means to prevent the spread of crime is that shown im the text. The text shows that crime can prevented by a Christian eae. The word “king” denotes the adimin- (ration of government, and ‘wise’ denotes one who fears God, or Christianity. The reverend orator then divided his discourse into two heads—tirst, the rerequisites for the repression of cri and, 8ec- Badige the means to be employed. The first pre- requisite is a Christian public senument. ism may enforce law against the general sentiment, bub in @ republic the people is the seat of power, and the controlling number must be mght or the country is wrong, and right can only be found in Christianity. Ouristianity re- veals divine virtue. This is not gee A nor vox populé nor self interest; but Obrist and Hi law must be supplicated and loved by the people, ministry, rulers and citizeas, The second jul site 1s a Christian constitution of mont. {nfl- de! ideas have carried the nation Puritanisin to lawlessness, Without Divine sanction to the oath, yf im laws or reil BP hn ad 0 safeguard, no restrai interven’ ual to suppress ‘éMimmality. ‘The third is that there must be a Christian administration. friends of a law or policy must execute it, God holds the nation as guilty and panishes it for the sins of the ruers,.and the example of the rulers is migh for or | evil. The firet means to be eum is by the diffasion of Christian Kuowledge, jucation is admitted to to [ree government, and proper educa: ust inciude Knowledge Of the Bibie and tw of Cheistianity. These purify the heart, and when rightly used would be a means to heal the nations. ‘The second means to be cinployed is diafrancnise- meut of the immoral, The mgat to disqualliy crim and ball rr if ie Pry. “e vurwene, itue? ofanity yvacdness must be the vaitil of inhabitants, The ineaus whe sdppréssion ef whatever debanches pa are ge Some things innocent in tense)! Abused; these sioutd be reguiated. e ocher tht fare beuks, dram shops and the ike— occasions of crime. and in tlem-elves and suould be suppressed. The fourth means is tae seern iniietion of the penalties on a}t criminals, This destroys the motives to crime, vindieates the majesty of law, extubits divine veu- td and thas edectualy restraius eriminai con- CHURCH OF THE HEAVENLY REST, Serviees in Aid of the Italinn Commission. ‘There was a spectal service last evening at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth street, in behalf of the Italian Commis- sion, an organization devoted to aiding the reiigious reformation of the people of Italy. The congrega- tion was quite large. Bishop Cox was present, and after the singing of the 249th hymm and reciting of the usual prayers, the Right Rev. geatiewian rose and said that they had met on this occasion for a spectal purpose. In the beautifal land of Italy @ great aud holy work was in progress, and they were called on to give it aid and sympathy, That work waa the rescuing of the ltailan race from Romish superstiion and restoring to them the ancient and simple Apostuiic taith, Tuere is a great moral revolution goi.g on in Italy. The people have grown agstive auger the sway ol a repressive ecoles.astical cominion. fo America tuey looked for thew 4 of progress, and the Wpiscopal Church in this land beacon to guide the nations. ‘The contemplated was an important one, aud beset many, bus, with the grace of God, by no means insursountible didieuees. The reverend bi ) proce 1 to descrth: he Soap seated Ciacont mountiag to abloreuce, preva! r went itatlaus, towards their present spixitual révime, and the profound dosive fei aud expressed for supplier aud more ralional forms and faith. ‘The bisbop having coneluded, ai next delivered by the Rey, le. Mo there was someting that app address was a. He satd wo their hearts and sympatuies In anything ted to italy. We were indei land for the iinest efforts of art it was tae birthplace of Dante, Tasso, Angelo, Raphael and a host of others. 1 long jaia in @ Biough of ignorance and despair: but at last the light of liberty was ple! wg the moral dark ness that enveloped her. A great reformation was ecun, and they had undertaken to assist is speedy development. The Bible was beginaing to ve read, and even the clergy were at leayta ¢ ‘aduaily seceding Irom the errors system, Great diseourage- tients must be expected at first, and we must walt with patience ior tae resait; but truth is pound to trinmph. ‘here Is still great power wielded by Rome, Here in this country, at the periphery of the circle, we all see what intucnee it possesses, and what must it be at tle centre. Yet he had no fears of the uitimate issue. Tue Rev. Dr. Smith was the next speaker. He commenced by saying that the worst foes were those of a man’s own household, The greatest error iu the Curistion world was the Komish creed. But error sometiines flourishes, and this land aifords a striking example of the fact. Here Komaa Catholo- cism partook of the growth of progress which char- actel everything. The statistics of the advance of the Koman doctrine in America were startling. From ali points they heard of its rapid strides. Indeed it was @ fact that one-sixth of the population were already Roman Catholics. New York was under the Gomination of Catholics. In Catholic countries, however, retre ve. It was losing hold in Austria and ce, and in Italy there was a party constant- ly increasing waging war against it. Even under the shadow of tne Vatican a great reaction was go- ing on. The American Consui at Florence was the centre of a band of otvers who were enlisted in a crusade against Papal error and in an effort to give religious ireedom to tue Italians. At the conclusion of the Rev. Dr. Smith’s address @ subscription was taken up and @ bandsome sum was realized. THE RELIGION OF HUMANITY, Capital and Labor—Lecture by Heury Edgar at Plimpton Hall. Some thirty pérsons, including two ladies, sesem- bled at eleven o'clock yesterday morning at Pimpton Hall to hear that-epectal champion of the religion of humasity (Mr. Henry Edgar) and American mem- ber of the Position Council at Paris lecture on the subject of ‘Capital and Labor.” Introductory to the lecture was a brief epitome of the present condition of society, After recounting the predominant evils of the present social fabric he took the ground that the remedy for these evils ts really more moral than political. The fact that our public offices are filled by men without honor or principle, by the vilest scoundrels, in fact, he insisted, is not because there are no good and honorable men in the community. These men do exist and tn large numbers, The only dificuity 1s to find them out and to get them to accept office. Good men, happily, are obtained for some positions, and tne beneficial results are very observant. Take, for imstance, the Park. Its affairsare managed with perfect probity, with judgment and with public spirit. The same wise and honest administration showed itself in their conduct, during the war, of the Sanitary Commission. After talkmg for some time in this general way he proceeded to show that the great difficulty, the great source, in fact, of most of the poliacal, social and moral evils aillicting society was lack of proper co-operation of capital and lavor, ‘The true mutuai relation of capital and labor was, he urged, @ question alone of fe daty, rather than indjvidual rights, ie quot from French authors, showing (he tenability of his proposition. Nothing in this worid 1 more painful than to see @ stout aud hearty man willing to work, and having others dependent on him, and yet unable to obtain employment. Whose fault was thisy it could not be the man’s fault, for he was willing and ready to work. A proper co-operation of capital and labor would settle the difMculty. in elucidating this point the metaphysical chon ng of the old French writers of soctaiism were largely taduiged tn, and in the entlorcemnent of lis conclusions Was accomplished a like resuit of unintelligible obscurity. la connec- tion with this sudject he atso indulged in a rhapsodic eulogy of the olden martyra to what he called truth and duty, and particuiarly during the period of the French revolution. Having finished this divergence he went on to discuss the question as to what consucuted a Jair compensation for a falr day’s work. This, he claimed, was a result to be decermined more by might than right. As to abstract rights, they were mere figinenta of the brain. Every person was entitled wall he had the strength to claim and en- force. ‘Vy put foward these claims and sustain them laboring men must put aside the al Tact principle of right and come up to the teachings of posiuve pliiosophy. ‘This was the only solution of the prob- lem. Employer and employe are socially co-ope- rative. These relations spring from tue patural laws of social organiem. The religion of humanity was the only retigion that acknowledged these relations. In other churches lavorers eutitled to uo social position. ‘These other chur: quietly winked at oppressions and outrages when the rich and powerlul were the oppressors and the poor and iaburiug classes the victisns, On the contrary, their church, iounded upon tne religion of humanity, songht to elevate the la- borer to the same platiori wita the capitalist— songht to make them feel that the same link of eter- na! brotherhood united them and that their destinies were one and tuseparable, He went on toshow tat a change in society would be erfectet by tue growing universality of this broad creed of humanity. Posi- live philosophy and its great practical teachings were the great and only remedies taat could restore order and harmony from the presnt chaos and coniusion and clashing of opposing interests. Lack of the high teachings of chis philovephy, he ‘urged, filled Congress with dishonest inca and gave birth to ail the speculative schemes of spollation that were ruming the country. The same lack of those teachings placed criminals on the bench of Justice instead of in the prisoner's dock, and in fact reversed what should be the order of thtugs, givin, wealth and place aad power to the dishonest an: making menials and slaves of the pure and noble and upright. Ie conclusion he drew a graphic pic- ture of his ideal of the world in that epoch in the fature when positive philosophy wili be the ruting guide of life and the “religion of humanity” the dominant religion, This was the great millennium of which writers had been writing and preachers preaching through so many long centuries. The dawn of this muticnniam had at len begun to show Itself, Faiut and feeble and Nickertug streaks of light revealed themselves now, but they would grow more distinct, aud broader, and higher, and clearer, tll reaching the perfection of noou-day. PROGRESS.VE SPIRITUALISTS. The Feast of Reason and the Flow of Soal at the Everett Rooms—Full Coffers—Fall At- tendance—A Nicely Gaitered Bloomer on the Stump. ‘ One of those dangerous, enervating Sunday enter- tainmenta given by the society calling itself tho Society of Progressive Spirttualists was held yester- day at the Everett’ Rooms. More than 300 persons Were present, and if the meeting be uncharitably considered as 8 dodge for raising “spons,” it could be deemed @ financial success, The sympathies of any well,thinking Christian man or woman cao never be with such meetings. Their tone 1s nhealthy, the oratory given shallow, ver- bose and of the ad capt, vulg, order, and of a doubt be presented as to the genuineness of the mediums? belief in the dogmas propounded by tiem the whole auair is sensational, a sham, a gottea-up a snare, nay, a disgrace vo any commu fascinating pitfall to both oid and young, id singic, a sort of licensed, ‘medicine man’s,” clair iy yg avs sane, resulting In the sovial depravement of many estimable women and artiess % sryneny, #3 | and arstul George Bargy ois, nd Sfvering an un- i eduented, taicen ta seetton of the tiation of Huts ist eta alt eng td el wy ee eS suvarbs of Sn oF PSOE ty. eo eammenced by musical exercises yee. ry RS ye and voices of tue perioria- vin Bite red, 5 next rou ‘ag Of Miss Cn S@ayny AM, ratuer at eto 3 Young lady tm “Tiloo. mas coca tie fe most bewitobing Llitile pair of encasiug (Ct that Suckling has portrayed iu his famous, Ler feet beneath her petth: Like Lite mice, cad pert ‘Aa tuo’ they feared the light, said feet being the chief attraction for more than one pair of masculine eyes duriag the whole of the sub- sequent proecedings. This young person began by laviaching forth inte an “inspi (gave tke unark !) poem, eutitied ‘Teach Me the Way,’ tue burden of which was “Chid, take my hand; eng close to me; Ill iead thee through the land.’ which Was one of tue most rambilug, Incoherent, blasphemous, emphasized productions ever heard— @ sort of praver, Satire, speveh aud exhortation, ad- dressed to the benever, the scepulc aud the spirit worid tu general, varied by calisthenic exercises of the arms and head and gutteral pronuncistions, such as “keetnd,” “skeeies,” “yeears,” &¢., a very dedided Hiberman brogue running throngh the whole, The speaker at wie close of her tirade sank, apparently exhausted, trembiing, sobbing and regu- lacly dead beat, into achair, Her features soon, however, assumed @ rapt expression, and after sone minutes of palpitation and use of hanudkerchier she to fail mto the arms of Morpheus, giving the President time to pronounce a short address, After other musical ex- creises Miss Allyn again came forward, and, snatch. ing np some scraps of paper, read the folowing As tbere 's nolaing supernatural that 13 wnral laws it 13 mot ravional to suppose Clirist was raved or passed tuo the spirt world in nis eartity body of tesa: yet bow Was it that Thomas was told to put bis band in the wound afer Oheiai had risen? Can spirit photozrapus ve taken on earth, aud the spirita not being suilicientily pabe to be sea by tue matural eye, how can 23 invisivle, cast & suadow oa the Scieuce dewes thas 1b can be Are spirits ale tw speak outside of the organism of mediums, and fs not venttilo- si spirit voices? Do spirits have a conjugat rin the spirit world? ‘fais rubbish was dis- 4 by the fair moaium, through iusp.ratton of but’ the spirits were tou sinact or had too n to do to touch ou the subjects given, and ied in a creditable manner the neu set to ealca them On said sips Of Paper, the Wuole tag beng disposed of im a rainbling, heterogeneous rhoao- moutade, in which precious spe ens of oratory were phrases Such as “4i you was,” “how tang ble formations were made,” “now do spire come? by electricity, magnedsm and all such things,” “until with matural chemical aturally and sctentiticaly spread itseil over land’? herculean feats of sobb nz, z down and geting up agun, tions of tte above problems, o, giving out ihe Uual “ayn,” ompuny dspers-d, many stopping and ag notices, on @ viack« 2 ‘ne Directory for Pablic Meatuina Ort Tapping, Writing and busin yant Physician at Di nm. O. H, Less and Bi M., Independent Clair. ton Busines Matters” “W. 5. 5. Maguetic for Treatmeut of Acute aad Curvaic Dis cours: forces it sar fodowed the musi the BELIGIOUS SEXVICES IN BROCKLYN. PLYMOUTH CHUaCH. AMan’s Accountability to God. Rey. Henry Ward Beecher preached to a very large congregation yesterday afternoon, taking for his text the twelfth verse of the fourteenth chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans—“So then every one of us shall give account of himseif to Uod.” This, the preacher eaid, May appear a supreme appeal to fear; betier go than not at all. But neither in the context nor in the nature of the text 1s this doc- trine of personai accountability to God merely an instrument sf fear; but on the contrary the doctrine 1s full of noble comfort, hops, courage and of per- sonal liberty. Wore not apt to perceive how ex- ceedingly rich are the blessings tnat now from the circumstance that we are directly and indirectly connected with God and personally accountable to him. There are so many fears, and such @ consciousness of ill desert from imperfect conduct on our part and from an absolute failure in things we ought to have done that we lose the sweetness and inspiration of tis doctrine of [seats accountability to God. Men nave aiways ived under authority, and we therefore Know what accountability means. Every man in his particular sphere has to rounder an account of his actions— kings, priests, judges,, magistrates, employers and masters. These and Mke names suggest the fact of the universality of personal accountability. We are under the inspection, not of one, but of a multitude who bave a right to inquire into the conduct of men and to. compel us to render ‘on account of our deeds und actions, But the tle teaches that ail tuese derive their authorit, God, and that in so far as it comes from G divine, Tuis authority 1s merely a distribution God never slumbers or slecpa. Wherever we go God’s eye ts upon us; not as but as our father—nonorabie, full of magnaaimity, generosity. No man ever -one-thousandth part of the generosity of Great-heaited, loa; susering, not quick to take offence, but quicl to forgive, abounding in goodness and merci forgiving transgressions and iniquities, and sins every shade and degree of ian, Ray because He ig the Father. This accountabiiity is uot a rigorous one, but ts adapted to the exigencies of our race and to the exigencies of our nature and of the world in which we live. And when the last day of account- ability and judgment comes, instead of banas of single souls cohorta shall come troopiag through all space to give a0 account of God’s administration— boundless words, myriads and myriads ot worlds shall bring their multitudes. all pouring into the mighty stream that will attest God’s love and ten- derness and sympathy for man, Tuat is the adnunis- tration under which we hive, That ts the God you are iesponsible to, to Whom you wili have to give an accoun: of your life and actions. THE CHURCH OF THE EVANGELIST, Sermon by Rev. B. 8. Hurtirgton. The chapei of this church, in Bergen street, near Flatbush avenue, Was moderately well filled ycster- day morning. According to announcement, the rector spoke on “Success in Business as Connected with the Observance of the Sabbath,” taking for his text the thirteenth and fourieenth verses of the fifty- eighth chapter of Isaiab. The preacher commenced by saying that success in business is a universal ob- ject of ambition, and that it ought to be. He would desire to give some direction to this aibition, If he could make young men _ see sacredness of the Sabbath he wouid doing more for therh than if he should bestow w them aatold wealth, and more for the nacion than though ne could pay the national debt and add a continent to ita territory. There is a feeung very generally pervading soctety that the law of the Sab- bath 1s n0 longer binding, and certain texts tn the New Testament are regarded as giving sanction to such an opinion, The Jewish law was divided into the jadieil,"the ceremonial and the moral. In the ceremonial law there were many observances of fe rst and fast days which had no use in the new dis- pensation, and itis of such the Apostie speaks when he writes to the churches that they are not to e Judged concerning days; but the Sabbatn ts found in the moral law, a sysiem of everiasiing truths epplying to all time. The first three commands show us our duty toward God, the last six our duty to men, and between these—the very keystone of the arch—1s this command of the Sabvath; ant it is of these laws that our Saviour said come not to destroy the jaw but to fulllli tne law.’ Our success im all our aims depends upon our jkeeping God's law. The men who make haste to be rich and cannot afford to keep the Sabbath overtask brain and muscie and are great losers in the end. Thou- sands of instances might be cited to show that Apos- from the be ie male adut fled The girls ad- in white, with wreaths wt this time waa reatly impos- cone! of tais part of the ceremon the bishop washed his flagers and imparted bi easing 15 the ile who thereupon received loud the Lord’s Prayer, the Hail Mary and the creed asf fexsion of their faith, Maas was then cele- bratet By tue bishop, at which all who were con- firmed received holy communion, * Newark, As usual on fine Sundays there were large at- tendanees at all the churches, though the services as arule were of the ordinary character. At the Hill street Methodist Protestant church in the foreaoon the successor of Rev. Dr, Swentzel, Rev. H. 8. Ham- mond, late of Baltimore, delivered his inaugural ser- mon 4s pastor of the church, After the singing of a “welcome hymn” and the usual devotional e: cises the reveread tlemnan proceeded to preach & very tustructive mally on, 2 linpoftance of co- Operating with and 31 inigg the ministry. His text Was taken from the elevew@h, twelfth and thirteenth Verses of the seventeenth chapter oi Exodus, which has reference to the manner tm which the arms of Moses were upheld during the battle of the Israciites with the hosts of Amalek. Mr. Hammond made quite @ favorable impression on his new caarce. At St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the evening Rev. Father C. A. auey reached @ charity sermon in aid of the So- ciety of St, Vinceut de Paul, the migsion of which is to aid the poor of “all sorts and condiuons of men,’ without regard to creed or color. Upwards of $300 Was reaized, The sermon was on the subject of Faster, and was very attentively listened to tarough- out by # large coagregation. Trenton. Tho dry, bracing weather of to-day afforded an Opportanity to ali church-going people to putronize their favoriie pastors, and, judging from the crowded congregations, the religious devotees availed them- selves of the auspicious privilege, In §t, Johu’s Roman Cathelic church this forenoon Father Scluiaidt preached from John xx. 19 Father Schiaidt commenced by explaining why the statue of St. {houias ts invariably represented with his forefloger projected, which, he said, was to llustrate the fact that St. Thomas doubted the resurrection of our jour until he felt the prints of the ats and the cavity of the wound in His sacred side. But God calis those blessed who believe aud do not see. ‘dhe reverend preacuer taeu exhorted his cougrega- on to g oniodsly rise With Jesus Christ by worthly approaching Lae biessed sacraments, Lt is tugs tnat We Can @.one ake our peace with God. ‘be Union @crect Methodist church the new pas- v. J. Warthwan, preached an eloquent aud eXtaustive sermon from the twelfth cuapter of Lieb.ews, first and second verses, The reverend lier said that iu the New Testameat waenever writers desire vo impress or make clear uny great truta they generally seek out some popular exeimpluicatiog, ‘buus im regard to our Saviou In alt is itustrations we find Him taking iis exam- ples from tue grand temple of nature. And m Uuis text the Apostle desired to bring before us the great aud icaportant doctrine of Christianity, perse- verance an Christian life by exampies with which our minds are familiar. There are two Classes Who encompass us about and watch our imovements—those inferesied in our welfare aud our enemies. Nothing more than the world scrutt- nizes the acts of a Christian. They expect from church members a Christian example. But we are not always what reigiou intends. We do not maut- feat the interest we ousit to inone another. We are apt to censure one anovber’s movements and spread tie news of the downfall of backsliding members. ‘rhe Church might thus learn something. from other organizations, The Odd Feilows and Masons never malign each other, for their solemn vows ani obli- gations bind them as brothers; then ougi: the vow that binds the Christian heart be atrouger than temporarily worldly associations, RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT, Bridgeport. Bripgerort, Aprii 4, 1560, Despite the squally and uncomfortabie character or the weather here to-day the attendance at the churches was large. At Trinity church, Rev. Sylves- ter Clark, rector, in the evening full choral service was celebrated before a large congregation. The usual services were held at St. John’s and Christ Episcopal churches and the attendance at each was large. At the North Congrega tional church the Rev. George Richards, pastor, preached a fine discourse in the morning from the text, “If a mau ture me, he will keep my words and my Father will love him, and we wit come unto him and make our abode with him.” The Rev. Daniel Lord preached morning and evening at the South church. At the Beaver stret Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. J. M. Carroll pastor, there was in the evening a jubilee mits- sionary service of a very interesting character. At the East Bridgeport Methodist church the pastor, Rev. 8. H. Smith, preached his closing ser- mon, his term of service having expired. in the evening a Sunday school concert of aa exceedingly interesiing character ook place, and at the close the pastor delivered to the school an appropriate and ing farewell address. At the East Bridge- port jurch the Kev. J. G. Daven- port delivered in the evening, by op prs finely written sermon on “The Destinies of the Nation,” in which he reviewed the past and present condition of the country—the causes at work in our midst for and eyii, the tendencies of our civilization, the dangers and iriais of our development and the aths necessary to pursue to secure natioval strength, stability and greatness. The sermon was listened to by a large and profoundly atientive congrega- tion, At the Presbyterian church tne ser- vices were conducted by the Rev. H. G. Hins- dale, rector, and the congregation was unusualiy jarge. At the Church of the Nativity, North #ridse- rt, full choral service was celovrated. The Rev. selden Gilbert, pastor of the Universalist cliurch, has resigned his position and will leave soon to = part in the editorship of a denommational pub- \c T atiended, aud Brotuer Whitney jon. He ofiictated at that church yesterday. services at the Catholic churches were largely se Advent Christian churca conducted the meetings. RELIGIONS SERVICES AT WASHINGTON, Presideat Grant at the Metropolitan Church= Gathering of the Hicksites=Montily Mecie ing of the Youths’ Missionary Society. WasHinoTon, April 4, 1969. President Grant, as usual. attended the Metropoll- tan clurch to-day. He was accompanied by Vice President Colfax, both of them occupying the Presi- den’s pew. The l’resident’s family were not pres- ent. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. New- nian, pastor of the churci, who preached a sermon from the words ‘We speak that do we know and tes- ituly that we have seen,” foand in the Gospel of St. Jon, third chapter and eleventh verse, The theme discussed was personal Christian experience. The reverend gentleman argued that conversion to Christianity is gradual. No person, he satd, became @ Christian at once, but when once converted the basis of their jaich lies la their personal experience. the bumble and unlearned Christian t enter into an argument with Paine or e keen Wilticisins of Voltaire, or overthrow the reasoning of Agass\% against tue authentically of the Scripeures, 1t was no evidence that he was not a trae Christian, He miett only be abie to reply in tue language of the text, and yet his personal expe- mence was far better argament than a! the rea- souing and theories of th: idels and atheists, Newniwa proceeded to Ulustrate at length the per- sonal experience of many distinguished Christians, and concluded by urging upea his hearers the im- portance of cultivating personal piety. Chief Jus. tice Chase occupied a seat ininediately behind the President, and was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Nettie Chase. A large proportion of the — r Because could b Barry tors and members were present with families. The Metropolitan is now considered sucqess does not follow tke negiect of God's day. o 7 Tins foun on Which you are asked to baild upon | to be the fashionable charch of Washing- fs the soitd rock, the tmmov: corner stone, | ton, and the dispay of dress is superior Sabbaths should be openings in @ stormy sky seven Gays apart—links by which the other days suould all be caught to heaven. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW JORSEY. Jersey City. At eight o'clock yesterday morning eonfirmation was administered by Bishop Baylie, in St. Peter's church, to abont 150 giris and eighty boys, besides fifty adults of both sexes, some of the latter being converts. The bishop first delivered a discourse to the children on the nature and effects of the sacra- ment of confirmation. To every person receiving it worthily are imparted the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. | By this sacrament be, Me become anything scen in the other churches. The Rev. Te ewe though a very ale clergyman, is by Beecher, and yet the congrerations large. This is attributed, however, Tresident and other distin. whom strangers m the cliy Dr, sewman, no means wre unio to the presence of the guisued personages, hock to gaze at. mone services ‘at St. Aloysius Catholic church were of the usually interesting aud Impressive character, The choir has the reputation of being the best to the city. The selections to-day were from Beethoven and were rendered with excellent spirit, Father Stonesiral proached on the subject of the “All em- bracing love of the Saviour.” He pointed out the weary toil culminating im a cruel death endured ‘by the Redeemer for the sake of His creatures, and though, as St, Paul @ays, “the man who commits sin crucifies again the Lord of Glory,” J ae bag = J ane yd sore, is so great and overwhelming that the most wil in. ee if he asks in a spirit of ner among the sons of men, BU med to fight for ‘ist, and suf- fer, necesary, in defei ‘their faith. | humility and sorrow, ean obtain his share of rou Toeive knowledge, and, ‘isdomi | atoning grace and be ‘received into the love of his able ar. of religion, and to view their juticn to vod and man | A gathering of the Hicksites was held at the by the Nght ‘of the Gospel and not by the faise lignt | Friends’ Meeting Honse this morning. | The svelet, of this world. ‘The outward forms observed tu the | in this city numbers about thirty reguiar attend. sacrament were a to their minds | ants, of whom @ fair proportion were present. what Was required of them as Christians and | Friend Samuel L. Janney, a wine preacher, spoke soldiers of ‘They should never be ashamed | to the society upon the rules of life and to act alwa, to fess their faith, no matter what the world | with proper decorum in dress and man! iM q.. a Pe wen to greet source of een veral may J ocese. spoke. 15 ‘proceeded to administer confirma- Rey. Mr. Shannon hed at the Unitarian tion, the postulanis he seated himecif attended on either side by Fathers rrigan and Wiseman. The boys then advan two and two, and knelt at the feet of the wishop, who applied chrism to their forencads, the grace of the Holy Spirit om at the altar, saying at the same time tn Latin, “(sign thee with the sign of the eroae, nnd I confirm thee with the chrism of saivauon in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen,’ ending by giving the person @ stroke on the cheek, When | church of, {J ett ee penne Nemes his Va tures on fe of Christ je spoke special! of temptations, He narrated that portion of the life of Christ when he was tempted to deny himself, and from this drew lessons of instruction for all true believers, immediately before the sermon the pastor announced that he would ive contribu. tons from members of the church to be devoted to the cause of the Cuban insurrection, The monthly meeitng of the Youths’ Missionary Society ana the anniversary of the Sunday scboul 3 of the Seventh Street Presbyterian church were held afternoon. The exercises comme iced at half- three o’ciock by singing the hyina by Josepuiine ollard, ‘Outside the Gaic,” This was followed by another hyma was sung. ‘ne minuies the Jast meetung were read by the secretary, ‘aster James WD. Sayers. After which the hymn, “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” was sung. ‘The veachers of the several classes, each of which 19 organized into @ separate uifssionary socizty with some pretty name, such a3 “Varrier Dove,” “Dew Drop,” &c., were called upon by Master, Charles Bit- Unger, the President, for the contributions of their classes during month of March, the total of which was thirty-one doliars and thirty-three ceuis. The Secretary read,the annual report of the Treasurer, Miss latch, from which it appeared that during the past year the amount contributed to the Missiouary cause was $199 87. ‘ibe total receipta from alt eources was $582 81, of which $132 was ex- pended, seventy dollars neing for foreign and do- mneatic missions, The society was then addressed by Mr. Hill, representative from New Jersey. whose long experience with Sabbata school exercises ena- bied him to hold the attention of the school while he reiated some of the good results of tne domestic missionary cause in the issippi vailey aud the sar West. After the address the exercises were con- cluded by singing and prayer. BELICIOUS SERVICES ELSEWHERE. Poughkeepsie. Povuaukwersiz, N. Y., April 4, 1869, This has been a blustery, cold Sunday, but the churches have been well attended, Rey. Ray Palmer, D.D,, of New York, preaches morning and eveulng at the Coagregationa!l cburch. ‘This afternoon the centre of aitraciion was tha Washington street Methodist Mp'scopal chureh, the occasion being the anniversary of the Sabbach School Missiouary Society, A very large and fash- fonably attired congregation was present. The ex- ercises opened by the school singing the “Sunday School Volunteer Song.” Rev. W. G. Lewis, pastor of the,church, then made a stort address, when the coildren sunga beautiful hyma entitied “Blessed Are the People.” Taea folowel singing by the school, tue hymn being **Let Ale Die lu tue Har- ness."? Suverinvendent Marsaa!l auuounced wat tae collections made by the classes ductag amounted to $643 22, iacluiing $133 rat poor cuildren of the Sabbath sehvol ti Winea, pastor of the Bapust ehurei, was teu in troduced, and made @ fine address. ja money contributivus he said gend glad tidings to far of corners of the ear, He ns to aid the miiss.ouary 4 arouse aud ie tres Of the Gospet burning brigatly to the the heathen might sieer their way cicar speaking of the they would ing of how liberal Christians should be in coutriuut- lug to the missionary Cause Mir. Wines saad tuat the revenue statistica of th¢ government show that if men would give as much tor the missionary cause as they do for arink every 100 persons would contrivute $0,400, Achurch of suv would give $19,0u0, dud the city of Poughkeepsie would give £20¥,0.0 per aanwia. The money paid in as @ revenue for drink averaces 964 37 for every man, Wouwn aud cinia ia tue Stale of New Yors. Wuen the hey. Mr. Wines fuished his rewarks the school mate bim a lie wember of their missionary society. ‘Iie exercises tugn closed by the scnolars repealing the hymn, ‘Let Me bie in the Harness,” &c. In addilion iv numerous other decorations @ large Bible rested upon the pulpit against an inclined plane, adorucd with vines and flowers. Over the Bible, in gilt lecters, were the words, “Our Guide,” surmouaied with a pretiy Hora! device. Newburg. Newsvrs, N. Y., April 4, 1860. This morning the minister and congregation of the First Baptist church were surprised on entering their house of worship to hear issuing from the organ loft the harmonious strains of a fine pipe organ instead of the familiar cacophony of their old reed instrument. It transptred that three members of the church, one a lady, had purchased the organ, caused it to be set up last week aud made a surprise gift of it to the church before tae members (except a very few, who were pledz2d to secrecy) knew any- thing about the matter. In the morning Rev. £. W. Bli pastor of thts church, laid before his le the claims of the Americau Bapist Home ission Society, His text was, “Gh, send ous the light and the trath.”” He said six hundred mil- ons of the world’s population were in gross spiritual darkness. These were the heathen, aad even in nominally Christian countries a very large propor- ton of the peopie were little if any beiver oif than the idolaters. “Where could be ne salvaiion withont tne knowledge of the true God. He could aot con- ceive how tue heathen were to be saved unless they had a bible knowleuge of God, Uuret, saivauon, heaven and hell, fue errors of reiigious fain and practice mto which men aave falien must be corrected by the operation of God’s truth and asypirit, or the heiders of those er- yors would drop into an ever'asumg hell, ‘dhe Charch was God's ageucy jor making known God’s trata to the world, and tae Churca shouid arise in her might and rescue row an eternal Lell the millions who are hanging ever thai Lotiomiess it, ready to failinioit., During the past year apust Lome Mission Soc.ety aas supporved, in thirty- eight States and ‘Territories, 693 wiss.ouaries and teachers. ‘These had preached 64,00 sermous, bap- Uzed 14,000 persons and organized 233 churches, A liberal contribution was made in ths churca for the of society. In tie Methodist ju this city collections were made fa defraying the cost of the usw Metuodist buildiugs corner of Broadway and Bleventh street, New York city, recently purchased by the Book Concern and Missionary Svucicty of tat denomination. In most of tae cuurches sacraineucal services have yeen eid, this betag the tirst Sunday in the month. “Tue Young sien’s Christian Associa- tion are bestirring themseives about the work of carrying the Gospel to tue spiritualy destitute por- tions of tais city. They have commenced a Sau afternoon prayer meeUng in the Fourth ward, others are to follow at otier poinis. The day has been cold, March-\ike, With suow sqnaiis, and the attendance at tie twenty churches opened has pot been 4s large as usual. Middletown, Mipo.erowy, N. Y., April 4, 1869, The services’ at the various churches in this town were not as largely attended to-day as usual, the weather being cold, raw and unpleasant. There is much sickness here at present, which is said to be another reason for the smail attendauce. At St. Josepi’s Catholic church the usual mass at eight o’ciock in the morning and vespers at four o’clock in the afternoon were celebrated, Rev. Father An- drew O'teuly officiating. At the Congregational cuurch the Kev. C. A. iiarvey, paswr, guiciated moruing and evening. His subject im the mo; ing was, “The Caristian Dively Balgneened and his discourse Was eloquent and inte. resiing. In tue evening His thenwe was, “rhe Conjugal Relation; or, Model Husbands and Tree Wives’—a sanject which is atiracting some attention, this being # coatinuauon of last Sunday eventug’s discourse. Tue services at the First Baptst cuurch were conducted by Nev. Mr. Moore, of Jersey City. In the moraing he preached @ discouree founded on the interview between tue Saviour aod the Woman of Samaria In tue evening his theme was based on the text “Rewentbor Lot's Wife.” ‘This church stil Without a pastor. ev. Alexander Caprou, ¢ of urace (episcopal) church, delivered an tiv to ula fock both morning and ev At the Second Presbyterian chi the res boattie de- hvered en imp for nis text Numbers Xxiit., 25— od weougit?? Ser. ve other churches. At the Methodist Episcor a the Kev. J. A. Oak- ley took for bis text Palins extx.. 106—"Toe word ie @ lay Un to my sect and a light unto my par Caner ov 4 Fast Youna Ma (Vt.) Bepress tells a story of a y Stickney who stole $3,200 from au ducie 1a Huston dt escaped With !¢ to Stanstead, ta‘ Canada, where ~ reveled in fast horses and hizo i re repre- senting that he had been aivorved from his wite ta Massachusetts he induced a young jady in Hoston to join him, and the day aiter her arrival they were married, The uncie ed Wiere ais ra nephew waa, went to } ‘port, eugaged the serv of some officers, who inveisiel the youns across the line mto Vermont and arrested lita. uncle Was 30 anxious ty recover his property (hat he consented to release his nephew upon surreuder of the stolen property. Stickney eecoruingly gave up about $600 in gold, five horses, a new suit of clothes, &c., 10 all about $2,200, The old gentieman returned to Boston $1,000 aud expenses out; and the nephew, penoiess and humble, weat back to stan- stead to comfort his second wile, convinced, ao doubt, that the way of the tranggressor is hard, RESPONSIBILITY OF ATTORNEYS.—A case Of con- Biderable interest and limportanve to merchanis and business men was lately tried in the District Court in Philadelphia. The plaintit’s employed attorneys residing in Pulladelphia to collect, wurough aa agent or attorney of their own a claim against arties residing in St. Louis, and in their receipts cd'a clause waiving all fesponsivi iy for losses by rated a clause waiv Wty for losses by lation by agenta. The st. attorney cohected the claim, but failed to for ward it to his employers, the Philadelpiia attorneys ‘The a a ‘Was the wility of the decided it them by re 3 the plain’ The principie asserted in this verdict is that collection ageaciss are responsible for the acw of their empioy’s, despite oe Waiver; and, whatever may ihe law ‘i seems that in equity these risks by the parties with waom creditors ment Of outstanding claus iv country. should contract for the distant portions of the AFFAIRS IN ViIRG ‘he situation of afuirs in Virginta will soon be a subject for comment all over the world. Here, in this country, it scarcely “makes a rippie on the surface” north of the Potomac. ry at home we are getting so accustomed to il 7 law, and no law, that we bear (he present His with @ remarkable degree of equanimity. Some, it is even said, rather like it. But this is a grim plensantry.— Alecandria (Va) Gazette, Apr