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RELIGIOUS. THE SERVICES YESTERDAY. Teachings by the Ministers of Light and Bx’ Ditions by Workers in Darkness. Spiritual Consolations and Spirit Manifestations. Sermons by Rev. Henry Ward, Beecher, Bishop Janes, Rey, Drs. Hepworth, Powers, Chapin, Paddock, Sweet, Pi.ney, Father Romayne and Others, ‘Te churches of all denominations, deapite the @ubious woather, were weil attended yesterday, and the congregations were entertained and enlightened by eloqnent and impressive discourses. Synopses of the principal sermons, as well as tle reports of missionary labors, given below, would tend to show that the work of Christianity is progressing finely, and that spirituajism still manages to putin an ap- pearance and squirm along, bet rather poorly. PLYMOUTH CNUCY, Sermon by the Rev. Heury Ward Beecher Cross Bearing. ‘This piace of worship was crowded to its full capacity yesterday morning for the first tine since since the opening of the full and winter campaign. ‘The number of persons who crowded the aisles and remained standing during the protracted service was something very significant, as indicating bow willing ordinary sinners are to have the devil knocked out of them if the exorcist only have the skill to do it in a manner that will not send the aMicted ones tumbling pel mell into the lake after the swine. Arter the invoca- on and a hymn, the ordinance of baptism was ad- ministered toa dozen children, more or Jess, Mr. Beecher descending from his pulpit with his face aglow like that of Moses when he came down with the tables of stone, This rite performed and the children borne out in the arms of their mothers over the first thorny steps of the nerate life, the preacher returned from the altar to his pulpit and poured out his soul in a prayer shat could not have tailed to kindle the feeling of devotion In every heart capable of it, Tho text for the sermon Was a part of the seventeenth verse of the nineteenth chapter of St, John:—'And He, bear- tng his crosa, went forth into a place calied the place of a skull.” The preacher began with a series of observations on the pictorial treatment of the various scenes in the life of Christ by the older aud ‘the later schools of modern paintera. There was no part of the life of Christ which nad so much engaged attention of the artists as that which gave an opportunity to represent his sufferings. In illus- trating the words of the text the earlier artists rep- resented Christ as bearing his cross triumphantly, Eater artists, leas spiritual, more sensuous, tad shown Christ bending under has crows, and some- fumes falling upon the knee or updo the knee and hand. % Matthew, Mark and even Luke dia not mea- tion that Christ bore his own cross. Only Join men- tons the fact, and he only so mucn aa the text con- tains, Karly art represented Christ with hts cross upon his shoulder, as if he had aimost triumphed. it is the cross borne by one sustained by a divine energy. The outward life of Christ, from first to Jast, Was one of calm triumph; nota triumph on the cross glone—it was a triumph all the way through. ‘rhe cross has been ever since the death of Christ ‘the sign or symbo! of moral struggle. It 1s the sym- bal self-denial, kelf-negation. If any man sup- posed that this world was made perfect, and that there was nothing to be done, he has mistaken both nature and Scripture. God did not create a maa periect at first, but so created bim that le would be ages in coming to himself. We begin low down at fret. The life of a man, If it is what it was designed to be, ig a continual struggie to subordinate @ wer to a higher faculy or feeling. When Jower feelings give up to higher ones it Js taking up the cross. “if any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Men do not follow Christ when they run after him; they follow Christ when they follow his uature, No man can folow the true spiritual Christ except by that process which puts down the lower nature and subordinates it to the bigher. There are wide differences of experience n the matter of cross bearing. Crosses are not the same to all. Men had wondered at the origin of evi. God designed tt for man’s development. [tis atl in vain w shape our paths 30 as to avoid trouble. ‘There is but one tree that bears true manbood—the cross. Is it not enough to accept the cross? ‘The manner of bearing it 18 almost as important as the bearing of it at all. CHUACH OF THE OVINE PATERNITY, Sermon by Rev. Dr, Chapiu—The Substance of Christianity. As usual, a fasiionable congregation assembied et yesterday morning's services at this cuurch. The Rey. Dr. Chapin took for the text of his dis- course the following words from John, xiv. #:— “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father.” The preacher said he toox that declaration as it stood without golog into any metaphysical reason- lng on them. He should not attempt any analysis of the divine personality of the relations existing Uetween the Father and the Son, He rested enurely upon the doctrine that in Jesna Christ the Father was showo and that in Him we had the clearest expression of God which had been vouchsafed to man, Ho accepted the simple and most momentous state- ment inat he who sees Ijin sees the Father. in order to apply his text practically, theu, he would wall their attention to three points: —That the truti here set before us prevented the substance, the pe- eniarity and the power of Christian revelation, in the first place the manifestation of the Father in Jesus Christ was the substance of Ohristiantty—at Jeast it was the substance of the revelations made by Christianity, ‘The written or private pages of the New Testament did not constitute a revelation, The beok recorded the fact, It portrayed the fact, aud it ‘was the only vehicle by which we got at the fact. A Obrist- of tradition, a Christ of consciousness, would not suilice. te need not tell them of the ever growing and corrupting influences of tradition. They saw now upon what an accumulation of tra- ditions, growing out of the simple character of the Gospel, one great segment of the Cristian Church had summoned a Council wich would give t dogma a divine revelation, So, it appeared that air the inestimable value of the New Testament appeared in the harmontous and wonlerial revelations which MM presented of the personality of Jesus Christ, Its pages glowed with the Impress of Hane whieh human skill could not have invented. ‘There must have been such a light or there could not have been such a book. Taking into account the literary constitution of the book and its collection of documenis from ‘Various sources, it left the impression which a true delineation of Jesus Christ exmbiied, In the words of Theodore Parker, “Only @ Jesus could have Jor «@ Jesus.” It was true that out of that book we drew onr consciousness of Christ, as well as our conciousness of truth. The preacher then went on to elaborate and explain the meau- ing of his text, and concluded by saying that without a true belief in Christ there could be uo such thing as moraliiy, and without a weil grounded morality there could be no such thing ag a Christ, CHUACH OF THE MESSIAH. Sermon by the Rev, .Dr. Hepv Ruler of die World. A large congregation aa sembied yesterday morn- Ang at the Church of the Messiah, corner of fhirty. fourth street and Park ayenwie. Rev. Dr. Hepworth preached an able and brilliamt discourse, which was Viatened to with earnest att ntion. ilis text was from Daniel iv., 17—"'The mvost high Ruler lo the Kingdom of men.’ As a goo\ ruler made laws to meet the necessities ol his peopke, 80 God ruled the World. His laws were to suit the necessities of humanity, There was no aristocy'acy in God's gov. ernment and neither was there any democracy in His government, All occupied \the same plat. form, the same grand level. Rie Jistened to the petitions of the poorest aud humblest as attentively as to the richest and 1.0st powerful on earth, Looking about the work! everything weems chaotic at first sight, He remem\ ered spend: few houra in one of the great Law rence mills. quae seemed at first chactte to hin\—an inter. Minable din of machinery and bustie of Wusy Work. ere watching the processes of thia machinery and the working of these busy people, he discyvered at Jength @ thorough system in everything, Ho «aw the Juagnificent results—the woven fabrica perfect in their kind. It would be the same if we cocild be Wsled above the worid aud study its gover walking along the streets, Noone seemed to care Jor him and he seemed to care ior noone, Evry: body was moving on by individual impuise— the greed of gain, and fame and power, Ajl seemed Josuing id confusion. Sut there wae & fired governing hand who directed all these footsteps, Nothing occurred without his notice Not pT pagan fell to the ground withont his knowle Not a tear was shed of which he had not cognisa Jn human affairs God's mills grind very slowly, but yer surely. Napoleon to-day 1# compeiled to look fo bie third entate besore WakiDE A luw. Epglad orth—God as Let 4s, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. House of Commons. Italy was rousing herself to sary Ome. $ mission of her ancient birthe right and a in was in & transition state from an @ monarchical government to repab- 2 Cuba had raised her hands to shake Itber off the shackles of oe and bad taken an oath that he would be free, Were being shaken to their foundations. he of oeeoe the to was vhings y n m, this was pre-emine ty noticeab! After tracing the oiden power of the Church of Rome and tts decad- ence, and contrasting this with the increasing @x- panaton of (hat faith aged on the Bibie, he procecded to show that God ruled tn the secutar world as weil agin the poitttcal and reigious worlds, God was with waem aiways, He wont with them tp all their devione pathways tnrough ita. He was with them (n prosperity, and io ail their griet_ and trou’ Many ‘ook abroad and go roving because things are not going aa they would ‘ike to wee them, They seem astopisned that they ara vot cousu:ted im the iman- agemens of affaira here, There was only one rule for men to observe aa regards God's government. This waa (© mind the:r own business and leave 16 God the management of bis bu Let every ‘bt and strength and tue rest can be lett to God, need be no fear of resuits; God was at the he.m, ‘Ihe ship would uot be wrecked, And yet it lay {a the power of man to heip God im His government. By faith and prayer they cou.d make ther lives glor.ous to-day aud im. morta! hereafter. A good character was abeve all price. A drop of ink spotied @ gallon of water, ‘They must keep their lives unspotted—not itves of eimpie outward morality, for this, though counting much m te eyes of men, counts nothing in the eyes of God bnt livea of lofty alms, industry, bonesiy. purity apd godiinesa, HOOT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Sermon by tho Rev, Thomas Sweet—¢The Unpardonabdle Sin’? Rev. Thomas Sweet delivered a sermon yesterday morning on “oe Unpardonable Sin” at the North Preavyterian cburch, corner of Ninth avenue and ‘Thivty-first street. Pretacing bis sermon with the reading of the third chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews, he said scarcely any question arising from Scripture Instruction has caused more apprehension than that which 18 Known as “the unpardonable sin.” Sinuvers have been deterred from effort by the belief that they have committed it, and many weak Christians have grown discouraged as they have magnifed their defects to embrace it, The unpardonable sin has been referred to by all the Evangelists, by Matthew, Mark and Luke im their Gospels, an@ by Joba in his first Epistie; Matthew xii, 31 and $2; Mark 1il., 28 to 30, and Luke xii, 10, all assert that sins and biasphemles. even against the Son of Man, shall be forgiven, but that blaspheinies against the Holy Ghost sia!l never be jorgiven, John, in lis first Epistie, v4, 10 provavly alludes to the same ott & though it is not certain, He says:—"If any man see his brother sin a sin which {a not unto death he siall ask and he shall give hum lite for them that sin not unto death, There is a sin unto death, Ido not say that he shall pray for it.” ‘Phis 18 all that is gaid 1p the Bible about the nnpardonable ain, ‘Tne circumstances in waich these dectarations In the Gospel were made were these:—Te Pharisees bad spoken most blasphemous words agaiust Christ and His miracles, whici were indeed wrought by the power of the Holy Ghost, bat not under the immediate dispensa- tion of the Spirit, They had gone far in impiety without finally excluding themselves from forgive- ness, ‘They had spoken blasphemy against the Son of Man and ascribed His miracles to tae power of the devil; still they might be pardoned, and one fur- ther eitort would be used to convince them. In a short time, He, tho promised Messiah, would be crucified, rise from the dead aud ascend into Heaven, whence He would send forth the Holy Spirit on His apostics and disetples, enabling them to perform various wouderfal works in His name, in prool of their testimony concerning His resurrection aad ascension, Whoever, therefore, should biasphemne this last and mo3t compicte attestation to Jesus as the promised Measiah, and from determined eamity to Him and His Kingdom deliberately ascrive the operations of the Holy Spirit to Satan, that man would be given up to final obduracy and tmpeni- tency, and thus never be pardoued. ‘Then only those cominit this sin who ascribe tne miracles of Christ to the power of the devil, None who beiieved then or belteve now that Jesus is the Son of God are in this unsalvable etate. The whole tenor oi Gospel teaching i# against 1t, The preacher then viewed this gin in its present aspects, ‘There are three great dispensations of grace lound in the history of the Caturch, Tho first was that of the Father, a prepara- tory state, in which the doctrine of atonement was taugbt through visible sacrifices anda haman priest- hood; the second was that of the Gospel, when Jesus clamed to be God manifest in the flesi, aud Wrougnt miracles to attest that claim; the third was the lioly Spirit, Who was manifested in Pente- cost, and bas contiaued to work tu the hearts of men, Nothing more was given. If a wan reject God in His tatherly relations, if he reject Jesus, and then rejects the Hoi Mpirit, the divine power which operates upon hia heart and conscience to lead hin to repentance, thea there 13 no room for pardon, ag he abandous himseif eng to sin, as if thore were no God, no eternity; as if sou! and body died logether when life ceased. The oilice of tie oly Spirit 1s the most important conceivable; God seut a spiritnal influence to commune with our spiritual nature, plead with the soul, and soiten our hearts, and if we fail to work with it, while if works in us, we tail entirely, since we have no inciimation at other umes fo perform a single religious duty, there i$ @ Mmitto this influence, since God says (nat it shall net always strive with men. Hence the sin against the Holy Ghost is deadly, since iv closes every door to repentance, and is so by its being @ continuous rejection of the Holy Spirit, and not one act of fearful enormi'y upon which the mind 1s inclined to rest with abhorrence, These six points were then adduced:—l, The direct siu against the Holy Ghost consists in aseriblug Christ's miracies to the power of the devil, 2, When ignor- ance or insulicieut information led to this fault, out that the error was seen afterwards and retractea, there was room for pardon. 3. The only manner in which the sin can be committed consists in reject. ing the influence of the Spirit upon the heart. 4, This sin ig not the result of one act, but in the continued hardening of the heart against God's appeals. 6, The abhorrence of a sintal live which may lead to despair and the fear that the unpardou- adie sin has been committed, 18, on the contrary, the best evidence that the Holy Spirit is operatlig upon the tins afiicted sow. 6, When a man has become insensible to religious feelings, and whose con- science is undisturbed by his sinful life, (nat mau should be , for towards him God ia’ polacng, saying, ‘Ife is past feciing; let him atone,’* ELM PLACE (ORODKLYN) CONGREGATIONAL CHUA Sermon by the Rev. Honry Powers—Antamn— Decay in Life=Progress in Death—“De We Fade as a Leate”? This chureh, of which Rev. William Alvin Bartlett was formerly the pastor, till his removal to Chicago, is located in one of the pleasantest streets of Brook- lyn, Rev. Henry Powers has recently been installed as its pastor, and isa young man of much dignity and abillty, He is extremely unostentavioas iu his manner and Metion, bat his pure Addisontan style and polished convincing argument make him a favorite with his constantly mcreasing congrega- tion. Mr. Powers belongs to the advanced school of Congregationalists, being even more liberal in his theological ideas than many divines would concede to be orthodox. among them on the occasion of his previous settle- tient by inviting James Freeman Clark, of Boston, to preach his installation sermon, and once after- ward by exchanging pulpita for a Sabbath with a noted Unitarian divine of Brooklyn, Tis practi- cally demonsirates the largeness of his heart toward ail denomtnations, as it does his thorough independ. ence, Yesterday morning this church was almost filled with a biguiy fashionable and interested audience, In the introductory service the hymn beginning dee the leaves around ue falling, Dry avd withered to the ground was sung. ‘The text announced by Mr. Powers was ® portion of Isaiah, IXtv., 6—And we all do fade asa jeaf,” and also a portion of the Revelations, xxil., 2— “And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” ‘The reverend gentleman commenced by saying that it was very common for man at this season of the year to be the victim of sad and pen- Sive feelings; to be somewhat depressed, as “the melancholy days have come,’ when howling winds and naked woods would meet our very hand, “We fade as a leaf;!’ we copy it Into books for our chil- dren; chant it In our hymns; preach it from the pulpit; write it as a monumental epitaph for our dead, These teelings of sadness in the outer world are caused by the signs of decay everywhere around ug; we are the victim of our senses, At such periods the leaves of our memory have a mournful rustie; we think of duties undone, sins committed, The harvest is past, and we are not saved. “The leaves of the trees were for the healing of the nations.” Death 1s given us to see how, in this world, fa entombed heaven—its culmination. But thoughts of the outer world should not only be aug: cetas by the text, ‘The leaf that fails rustling from ough to bough, and rushing to its death on the round, incuggestive of hought of the gospel of ife and not of death. Le are the perfected life of a tree; they are Its lungs, and in them we see the unity of creation, The jeaf gives nourishment to that which tt adorns, and, after fis period of giving beauty and protection to @ tree all the summer days, it drops to the ground, Yet its mission is not done; tt covers the soll, and sull again protects the early spring buds bal A the ground in its warm and loving embrace. ‘Then its substance enters other life, ana on the return of the seasons the wor! of nature goes frecunty on. The harvest of leaves fe the richest of the eg More valuable than the cotton of the South or the corn of the West. The fall- ing and dying jeaf 1 @ lesson to us all, How beautiful it goes to ite last resting place; how it lies gently down fit for beds for human Beings. How many and many of them nestle and whisper through the woods, some on the paves of our friends, meetii men half way? Will mon, with ail their immortality, ever fade like the loaf? Would we could thus gracefully give up the comforts of life and depart they; Wo should then by sacripeial, He created some consternation || ee: | the entire Jewish race neld ii to that cannot make an enactment without iting the 08 Ge gushared lobves af our lite would be of arte arr jew! were ne! gg oon her enlarged upon this mar, exquisite simi and forcibly, when, with breas! exquisite similie, eloquent! oters aire te Dewuttul, he deprecated the prac- tice of ‘mourning over the dead leaves of our past, only that they might be utalized when we need them; also of the many disappointments of our nalure; and that decay in iife and in nature 1s for progress, not for death. “Whoever believeth tn Jesus it shall be saved.” If this fa.th be in you, my there is joy in our sorrow when as we come to these November days; but feelings of sadness should give way to those of ‘hope and iife. We snould not sorrowlul, but, conquering the death of winter with the fruits of summer, we shall not take up the pd an “harvest is past and the eummer ended.’ ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S ‘ROMAY CATHOLIC) CHU ‘CH, Sermon by the Rev. Father Romayue, S$. Jo The Teachings of Faith. There was A large congregation in attendance at the services sotemnized at the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Sixteenth street, bewween Fifth and Sixth avenues, The sacred edifice is in charge of the Fathers of the Society of Jesus. The improvements and alterations in progress for some time in the In- terior have been completed, and yesterday forenoon it presented an exceedingly pleasing appearance, ‘The ceremonial during the celebration of high mass was impressive—in fact very solemn. ‘The sermon was delivered by Rev. Father Ro- mayne, S.J. Hs words were eloquent and impress- ive and must have touched the hearts of all who were listeners. Father Romayne, after reading the Gospel of the day, satd that in a previous discourse he had endeavored to explain the natare and extent of the truths contained in the Gospel concerning daith, and also to try to explain the motives upon which faith rests and the ciemeats which give to tt would, perhaps, be useful oa his part to proceed life, The reverend father went on to vay that It further on and show what are the grounds of Cath- ole faith, and which is to them the imestimable blessing of repose and case in thetr consciences and hearts. Considering the relauons between God and man we may, in general, say that faith ts bestowed on the individual and not given as an inheritance. but The mass of Christians are bora im the Chure they are not conscious of the glory they receiv are made members of the mystical body of but they know it not, They receive the blessings of faith without being aware of their priceless advan- Sponsors at tne baptisinal tout speak for ctnldren and recite articles of faith for which infants are responsible as much as if they had at the time Dower Of speech. ‘They are bound to be servants of God because God created them, and disciples of Christ because purchased by His precious blood, Man, therefore, has no right to revolt against God. It 18 not left to his choice to accept or reject. It ts revelation, Human reason itself, and the depend- ance of man on his Creator, point out to lim the broad way marked out that leads to eternal salvation. Vhe child wien bav- tized i8 unconscious of what {8 done; bat when his faculties are developed he comes to judge for himseif and learns the grounds upon which his faith rests, What do men live for? What are the duties of existence? What are the obligations of responsible beings? Wnen plunged in sin we shouid seeK consolation and receive instruction from the teachers sept by God and who impart divine truth, ‘They take care to say this advice is not from man but from God. Tney communicate the spirit of God through the agency of the Church. The child who has erred recovers repose of mind and ease of heart, and as tine passes the capacity oi faculties are filea up by the unerring teachings of the Chureh. Father Romayne continued in a clear and very impressive manner to show the imporance of the sacrament of penance and its soothing influences on mankind, He satd tuat tuere were also moral causes that come and interiercd with the sweetness aad calm of oursouls. Tie young and inexpertenced are deceived by flattery; jed away by false fanctes, turned away by seductive words, blinded by taise counsels; all combined to atlack the roots of faith, and, perhaps, during un- guarded moinents, let Satan enter into their hearts and steep their souls im the abaseness of mortal sin. ‘This may happen when no one kuows or suspects; not even the fond mother, who looks upon her growing child with a mother’s love, She sees only the gayety of youth and cannot think of evil. A gloom covers over the 801 and sorrow reaches the heart. How is such a child to get ria of sin fastened in the soul bui to turn to God and reflect what todo? Taught by fatch, the only cure for sin is the refuge fonad in the Church. The anxiety constantly uppermost in the mind can only be reheved by consulting the minister of God, Christ appointed judges in His own living Church to see to disorders of siauers, and put around the sacrament of penance a secrecy sealed by His own words, At the confessional the minister of God listens to the opening of the erriag person—tne barden is thrown up from the soul—and having listened, the minister, with a kuowledge of the philosophy of life, strengihens the peniteat with counsel, and sends lim away having Nivea in his soul, ‘This is one great source of consolauon in the Catholic Church, That Church received the faith, 1t will be known by chudren, from Christ Him- self, and when the responsibility of manhood is see they can confidcatly look back on tue past and give good reason for the falia they proiese, At this point Father Romeyne drew @ very powerful and —t picture of the possibie mlerview of a sou of the Catholic Church with his mother, the Cabholic Church. It was characterized by fervor and pointed allusions to the Scriptures. Proceeding further, tae reverend father alluded te numbers = who hesitated to euter the Church. Approaching the Church some stopped at the threshold and never entered. Many of them were brought uj Within the shadow of the rock, but they considered 18 necessary to consider reason a precedent to con- version. Prejudices engendered in youth threw many dificuities in the way of stray men and women, but many noble-hearted men, whose career history will record as persons of lofty stretch of thought, and who abandoncd error and sought peace and re- jose Within the bosom of the Catholic Church. Tue earned and accomplished Father continued at coa- derable length, and concluded with tie following ‘ords concerning differences among people in this world and a8 being pertinent to his texti--"#ix deepiy ia your minds that God loves forgiving hearts.” HARIRERS? HARBOR Me WODIST EPISCOPAL CHUICH, Dedicatory Sermon by Bishop Janes—Duty of Christian Work. The doleation of the new Methodist FPpiscopal chureh at Mariners’ Harbor, Staten Island, took place yesterday. ‘he charch is situated on the eminence at Mariners’ Harbor, on the north sliore of the island, overlooking the bay, and is a very handsome stracture of a composite style of architec- ture. The basement is of brick and the superstruc- ture of wood, and is adorned witha very elegant tower, The interfor of the church 1s very neatly and elegantly adorned. It is seventy-six feet long by forty-six feet broad, and, with the gallery at the north end, ts capable of seating 1,500 persons. The corner stone of the church was laid in becember, 1868, and the building and fitung have cost $23,6uy, Of this sum the whole was patd before the church was opened, with the exception of $4,000, and this balance was reduced yesterday by over $1,500, by means of the collectious at the various services, There were three services yesterday; at hall past ten in the morning, three in tie alternoon and seven in the evening. ‘The morning service waa conducted by the Rey. Bishop Janes, and the capacity of the church was taxed to the uimost, ‘The reverend gentleman selected his text from First Corinthians fi, 9—'For we are laborers together with God.” T sermon was of the eloquent aad impressive character for which the Bishop ts so noted, He spoke at jength on the privi- lege and duty of Christian work and of erecting temples for the worship of God, and for the pur- pose of forming @ ceatre around which the Christian workers of the district might gather and unite with the charch miiltant in carrying on the common warfare against sin, This church would, he hoped, be such a centre and its members a living body of fellow workers with God. Owing to the inciement state of the weather the afternoon and evening services were not so largely attended, the visitors from the inte- rior of the island returning to their homes, Tue preacher in the afternoon was the Rev. M, EB. Elli- son, of Hoboken, and the Rey. H. A. Bull, of Morris- town, conducted the evening services. Both dis- courses were of more tian ordiuary ability. The permanent pastor of the church ts the Rev. John F. Morrow, whose high clerical attainments and deep piety fully qualify him for such a charge, The par- sonage house 1s situated next to the church and the school room in the basement of the church. ‘The parish in which the church 1s situated 18 rapidiy increasing in size, and ifs erection will supply a want which had long been felt by the Methodists of the neighborhood, Another pew church on the sland is spoken of FORTY*SECOND STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Missionary Work In AfricaLecture by Rev. Dr. Pinney, The Rey. Dr. Pinney, who has eon Jately visiting the missionary stations on the West Coast of Africa, delivered a very entertaining and instructive lecture yesterday afternoon, in the Forty-second street Pres- byterian church, The lecture was for the especial beneft of the Sunday school connected with the church, ‘There were, however, many aduits in attendance, Who seemed as much interested in the doctor's account of the land of Ham as were the little folks, to whom the remarks were especially directed. Dr. Pinney vegan by directing attention to the Immense population and great territorial ex- tent of Africa, This quarter of the giobe contained, according to the most reliable estimates, about 160,000,000 of people; while the grea’ produc- tiveness of partof the country at one time ju-tly entitled it to be called “the granary of the world.” There wae no doubt, the speaker thought, but that Africa, ander the influence of Christian civilization would one day become not only one of the most poraene, but one of the most wealthy and mfuen- ja] countries on the globe. Our first knowledge of Arica was from the Bible, The descendants of lam went into Egypt and other northern portions of the country, Connected with the land of Bgpyt were some of the most important events recorded in tho sacred Scriptures, Joseph, tle grandson of Abra- Daw, Wap takon there as a slave, nd eubsequenily Byypt, in many res attained a civilization rivaling that of the foremost nations of modern times. This was proved by the immense monuments of their skill still remaining. Egypt was one of the frat countries to adopt Chria- tianity, and at one time Alexandria promised to be- come the centre of the trne religion. Bat Mahometanism had overthrown everything. The first Christian missionaries of | more modern Umes were Roman Catholics, Though at one time the Catholics claimed to count their con- verts by thousands and had established missions al along the African coast their imfuence had ot late disappeared, except a very few stations. The moat Nourishing missionary work had been accomp!ished in Sierra Leone by the Engtish. This colony, which bad been originally planted for carrying on the slave trade, had now become the most fourishing and wealthy settlement on the western coast of Africa. During the speaker's recent visit to Africa he had spent several weeks In Liberia, our American colony, and had preached every Sunday and visiled the various schoo!s, Though there were well to do tradesmen in Ltberia, who carried on a profitable commerce with Europe and America, the great inass of the people were very poor and unable to support schools, ‘The free school sysiem, at one time es tablished by the government, had been abandoned on account of the poverty of the colony, Dr. Pinney thought the only hope for snecess{il schools was to establish and support them as 8 part of our mission- ary work. Would not the Sunday school of the Forty-second street churen try to Day the salary of one tescher to instruct twenty poor little Atrican children? ‘The lecturer pointed out upon the map the various subdivisions of Africa as fur as known, and spoke of the explorations of Mungo Park, Denman, Living- stone and others. There were, uncoubtediy, large and populous regions in the faterior enjoying a con- alderable degree of civuization, which it was most desirable to reach with the truths of Chrisianit é great interior regions were on 9 country on the giobe, for wealuk ness, Would surpass Airice. and productiy: CALVARY CHURCH, he Kypiecopn! Bonrd of Missions=<Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Paddock. The Board of Missions of the Protestant Epis- copal Church inaugurated their thirty-fourth annual session last night with evening service at Calvary church, on Fifth avenue, and a sermon appropriate to the occasion by the Rev, Dr. Paddock. Bishop Bedell, Bishop Lay, Rey. Dr. Washbourne, the rector; Rey. Dr. Twyng, Rev. Dr. Beech, Rev. Mr, Wilbman, and other clergymen were present and assisted in the service. There was a large attendance, consia- ering the inclemency of the weather, At the con- clusion of the service Dr. Paddock ascended the pulpit, and selecting for his text the seventh verse of she fourth chapter of the Acts of the Aposuics— “And when they had sit them in their midst tney asked, by what power or by what name have ye done this ?’’—preached an eloquent and Instructive sermon, In the earlier days of the Christian Church he said the question in the text was asked and it Is also very pertinent now. It was proper to inquire what were the springs of missionary life. ‘The answer must be, love and faith, Our blessed Redeemer eulivened the Church by his presence, endowed it with faith, and manifested His great love. St. Paul, the great missionary of the Gentiles, Jabored because and by the inspiration of that love, and by it he was enabled to overcome the trials which he was forced to encounter. His faith never faltered; not a cloud, not a doubt ever obscured his) mind in the prosecution of his mission. The history of the Church from the earliest time furnished abundant testiinony that all Inissionary labor was sustained and supported by love and faith. These were the true springs of ail pious eifort, The work of home and foreign mis- sionaries ts not fuily appreciated by the Church in general. These loving and fatthful souls keep the Church aiive to its responsibility as the delegated evangelizer o1 the world, The amounts supseribed during the last year were not large, but exceeded, ag atalistics showed, the money given by other de- nominations in proportion to numbers. The entire amount subscribed forthe year for mission Was $1,400,000, $85,000 of which was for the suppo of foreign re'izious enterprises. The freedmen de-' manded attenUon aud should not be negiected. the domestic treasury never received a larger amount than that | year; but more was required, The total sum subscribed aid not exceed tie individual incomes of some men who kneeled at the altar of the Lord. ‘The general Church 1s not alive to tts duty, and its boasted benevolence has in il, somewhere, ap awiul delusion, There is no enthusiasm and no fervor, What is wanted Is a fresh endowment of Divine favor and an outpouring of love and saith. ‘This can only be had by the earnest prayers of the people, who should ery unceasingly, “Thy kingdom ’’ More patients die of consumption than any disease, and it behooved the Church to be more active in the work of the Lord. The re erend Doctor closed with a fervent appeal for more earnest effort in the cause of Curist, after which a collection m beialf of the Board was taken up and the cougregation dispersed. A public miisslonary meeting wll be heid this (Monday) evening, at the Chapel of the Holy Saviour, in TwWenty-filth sireet, near Madison avenue, wt halt nasi Keven o'clock, When addressas Will be tnade by sishop Kedell, of Lie diocese Of Ghio, axl Bishop Lay, of the diocese of Wastou. ST. ANTHOW'S Rosia CATHOLIC STactT. IN SULLIVAN Ag Celebration of the Feast of st. Arcicsiam, The “teas.” of this great and good man, who, In his day, did so much jor the cause of religion and the moral well being of bis fellow men, was cele- brated yesterday in the Catholic church of St. Anthony, in Sullivan street, in a very imposing manner, The mterior of the sacred edifice was richly decorated with streamers of heavy red cloth, trimmed with a light yellow fringe resembling gold, which were Ma ipeet from golden cornices hung from the roof, and the aitar was profusely decorated with Howers, while the light o1 a hundred candies gave 4 beauty to the decorations that was very aitractive. ‘The high mass was begnn at haifl-past ten o'clock, in which the celebrant was assisted by a deacon and sub-deacon, the taree priests being attired in ments of great richness. tn addition to the ex- celient choir of the church a full orchestra was added for the occasion, and Mozari’s Twelith Mass was given ina manner that leit nothing to be de- Alter the singing of the Gloria a sermon was ered in the Italian language by one of clergymen attached to the church, the rever speaker taking the character and works ot Francis of Assissium as the sabject of his rem ‘Tne mass was then continued, and the se! euded about one o'clock. ‘There were “grand vespers” at half-past seven o'clock in the eventing, Whea & panegyric on the Franci tue nd saint whose feast the Chureh was ceebiatig was deuvered in & Dotwitisiaudmg lic ram the church Was er oly 1 MISS.ONS, ‘The subject of the City Mission is brought berore the public in a series of union meetings, held trom October to May, in the various Protestant churches. Yesterday evening should have been the opening of the series at Dr. Adams’ (Presbyterian) church tn Madison square. But the tremendous rains proved too powerful even for enthusiasm, and after a short consujtation with the Rev. Georve J. Mingins, Sup intendent, and Dr. Crosby, of the Fourth aven Presbyterian church, Mr. Lewis Jackson, the As: ant Treasurer, relictautly consented to a posipc ment of tae meeting, an event unparalleled in the thirty years’ history of the mission, The next meet- jog Will take place’ October 3i, in Dr. diall's church, on Filth avene and Nineteenth street, A SPIRITUAL SE! anifestations aod Manipulations=“An Old Head en Young Shoulders.’ There was a spiritual seance last evening at No. 61 Bleecker street of over @ dozen persons, Mauifesta- tlons of spirit power, so called, were given by a youth of seventeen years, through whom the ghost of an English Colonel long since dead and gone operated. Mrs. Stoddart, the mother of the voy, regulated the proceedings so far as extinguishing the light, igniting it awain and asking general ques- tions of the lively ‘Colonel,’ which were once or CF, twice answered in a gruf kind of voice. The gentlemen in the audience sat on a front jine of seats and the medium, about nine feet away, occupied a chalt, with ropes lying at his feet, atabie at bis left hand, laden with rings, bells and a few musical instraments. Mrs, Stod- dart, who sat behind the audience, extinguished the gaslight ata given signal and involved the room in Impenetrable darkness. Then was heard a ciatter- ing of ropes on the floor, around the jegs of tle chair, and a few suppressed sighs from the medium. After a japse of ten winutes or 40 @ signal was given to strike a light, which revealed the boy tied up in what looked a very secure knot, his hands fastened together at the wrists and his legs bound to the jower extremities of the chair, A committee of two examined the ropes and pronounced them fast enough to hold “Reddy the Blacksmith” or any other man. There was a second and a third tying a little different in character, and then a member of the audience tried his hand at putting the ropes around the medium in place of the invisible “Colonel.” In the meantime a merry native of England who bad paid his fifty cents to withess the mantiestalions began to grumble at being left so much in the dark, ‘strike @ light, now,” he exclaimed at frequent intervals as he heard the ropes banging on the Moor and tearin, through the knotholes, irs. Stoddart explainec that light was incompatible with the performan a4 the formation of the hands was: obsiructed by the peonpesone of the sapermundane condi Uons, Kc. A jolly son of Bacchus was alsoa sooker for light, and thought it @ ‘very ung’im‘nly, tooral- jooral way of doin’ things’ in putting the gas out every few minutes. ‘This unhappy seeker was shown the door. The knot mentioned as tied by a member of the audience was not untied by the “Colonel” after a lapse of ten minutes. ‘The Colonel was off daty, time being late and tne night being wet. Ata little before midnight the seance broke up with other performances done in the dayk, avd mysteri- U8 As aby thing OF Herrmann’y, MUSICAL AND THEAPRICAL NOT: “Coming events cast their shadows before.” This didactical axiom is just as applicable to theatrical affairs as to the ordinary matters of every-day Itfe. ‘The “shadows” in each instance are just as heavy and are as cleariy defined, the only difference being n their length and breadth. The greater the “com- ing event” the more pronounced and broad the “shadow.” The dramatic “shadows” for the present week are so numerous tn this city, and of such an in- Hnite variety, that to rematn oblivious to their exist- ence would be equivalent to having one’s eyes closed to the important fact that certaim “events’’ were actually “coming.” To satisfy our readers that oar eyes, as nsnal, are open to ‘com ing” as well as to “passing events"? we need only draw their autention to the tact that not Joss than pine “coming events cast their siadows’? to-day athwart the metropolitan theatrical Mrma- ment, and that on Monday evening next these Fame “shadows, which, in dramatte parlance, are euphoniousty termet St nigits,* will, aceoraing | to managerial promt assume such shape and | embodiment a8 will ia all probaviiity axe ube playgoeis of this city for weeks to eoine | Shadow first stretches from Booth’s theatre, where | the “last nights’ of “Leah” are annonnced, and where active pi ations are now being made for the production Jor the first ime m this country of the English drama of “Mary Warner.” Pals is the same drama in which 93 Bateman recently achieved such a splendid succes’ in London, and on Monday evening next our citizens will be afforded an opportunity of seeing ber in the same plece. Shadow second comes to us from the Fifth Av theatre, where the “last nights’? of “Tweltth Nighv? are announced, and where on next Monda ing we are Invited to admire or disapprove * Like It,” which piece oa that parucular evening is to be produced with new scenery, uew costames and a strong cast. Shadow third slants from Niblo's Garden, where “Formosa” in tne “last nights,” of her agony lins- trates for anoiler week how to goto “ruin at rail- road speed.” On next Monday evening Miss Lucille Western will appear at this theatre in her famous dual character in the drama of it Lynne,” an impersonation by the by, In which she has already appeared over fourteen hundred times. Shadow fourth reaches us from the Grand Opera House, where “The Tempest,” with all its gorgeous scenery and artificial lightning, has also reacied its “last nights,” and is now in its last expiting dur- ries. On Monday evening next Falconer's new drama, entitled Obaries Maliey,” will be given at this house, with the author himself in one of the leading 76 Shadow fifth falis from th» Museum, where the sprightly Zavistowski Sisters and tiecir witless bar- jesques bave like r “last nights.’ On next Monday evening new sensatio.al, spec- t lar pantomiinic burlesque of “Flick-/iock’’ will be presented at this establishment With @ namber of “scartiiag effects uever before introduced va tue American stage.” Shadow sixth drops from Steinway Mile, Carlotta Patti, the queen of conc r last grand concert tits evening. ‘To morrow even- lug she takes her favewell of the pious Brooklynites, and ou ‘Thursday evening she delights the puritant- cal Hupites with her birdlike trills, Shadow seventh creeps out from under the heavy Corinthian columns of the Old Bowery, wiere s Leo Hudson-.:azeppa and her horse “Black y have reached the “last nights” of thetr present gagement. This week Miss Iudson ear “Dick Turpin” and ‘Eagie Kye.” Nexi we Bowery” rorsakes the “horse drama” Jor something more legitimate, Shadow eighth strikes down from the great wig- wam of Tamuiany, where the b and beiting “Jem Mace” has reached the “iast 1 is"? Of LIS. terrific “striking out from the shoulder,” as well as of his atuitudeuizing. Next Woek new ballets, 1ew acrobats ans! a new burlesque will be the attractions at the wigwain. Shadow ninth rests heavy on the Waveriey theatre which establaanment closed its doors ou last Se day evening, aid is now undergoing another mana- gerial transition, On Monday ev it emerges fromm the deep giooin of brighter, and, We trust, more auspi i 7 the experienced management of Mr, Charles Whtie, It Wil reopen as # varieties theutre, with a strong company and with the popular Charicy hitaseif ia a nuroper of his Ethiopian specialiies. So much for the “shadows” of * now for some of the substantlal reg sent. The great dramatic event of the p will be the jiaugaration of te comedy Théate Francais under tie management of Clifton W. Tayieure. Chaufrau as “Sam? will the attraction. The artistis one of the wost popu- jar of our local favorites, the com 18 enjoyable, and the company by it Is to be presented, weil selected aud effective. ‘These advantages, coupled with the fashionable prestige Of the house, ought to imsure a very prosperous result, Mr, Chan. ement at this theatre will be followed aramatic season ct six months, which will be devoted to the prodaciton of noveltiv At Wallack’s theatre the present will be a week of variety as well as novelty, This evening have “Au Unequal Match, years; to-morrow, |“: choo) for Seanda’ * Thursday, “Progves: n Unequal Match’ again, ana on ste”? in ihe Jaiter p Miss EMie Ge make her first appearance this season a: y Kocles, These pieces witl ali be given in Mr. Wallack’s characteristic style—with strong casts and appro- priate scenery—therefore crowded houses through- ont the Week 18 a foregone conclusion, “The Streets of New York’? this ening enters upon the second week of its success at tae Oiymple. ‘The piece is now in smooth working order and is an agrecable as weil as enjoyable performance. It has liaproved vast ce its first represeniarion a week agy, and ihe with parts, now giv ‘aélon tO the characters, Upon the whole the revival of “Tue Sireeis of New York” at the Olympic tas proved a decided success, and the piece will probably hold possession ef we boards for many weeks, ‘he New York Cireas reopeus for the season to- $ old Leadquarters in Fourtecatit It has been perambuiating through the pro for tie last five montis, everywhere miectiag wi success, and returas to us now with a nwubder of new hors and acrobats aud © for the wint Herrmann, the prestidigitatorial prince, sttt ho! orwise forth at the Academy of Music with his tricks of sleigi’ of hand and optical ilustons, He ts doing onders at the “Catacombs’—te is drawing crowded houses—and as this 13 te most magical thing that coukt possibly be done at that house, IMs ot maical 2elitevements are not to ‘the Herrmann nights are Th wilh a presio matinée on Satur ‘The Theatre Comique Js nightly lovers of mirth, frolie and fa AS @ Vari the Comique is au unequivocal success te ft fella hitle short of the mark, week a monster bill is ofvred, full of aud novelty. stor of the Bow continues to Attract wid delight large congregations at his opera house in that broad thoroughfare. Por the present week he announces another new sensational drama of the ragged Cenian stripe, entitled ‘0 poaohoe of the Lakes,’ 1 Which the entire compauy of the esiablishment appear, In (he Way of minstrelsy we are oifered tempting programines at bryanv’s and at the & Francisco, and also at Hooley’s, in Brooklyn. ch announces # number of laughable sketches, in adattioa to the ount of songs, , Jokes und dances, aud doubtiess, be weil patronized. riday evening next, at Irving ilall, a concert for the reitef of the widows and 0} the Avondale miners will be gtven under the auspices of the American Conservatory of Music of this city. A number of popular artists have already volun: teered their services for the occasion, aud as the Messrs, Funk have generously given the free use of their hall for that evening, the aitair promives to be Brooklyn, Boucicauit’s at @ decided success At the Park theatre moral (1) sensation, “Formosa,” Is slowly convertiuz the Purttanical Brooklynites trom the errors of tur Ways, As produced at the Park tte piece is had someiy mounted and well acted, hence it will hoid the boards for another week. At Brady’s Curriculum, in Jersey City, the Romelli troupe of aeriaiists and gymmasts will tuts evening make their last appearance betore the eulightene citizens of that quiet town In a series of break-neck acts upon the dying trapeze, Humpty Dumpty Diccory Fox to-morrow eventag opens at the Newark Opera House, where he rewiaine for tive nights, for the delectable purpose of ticking the Jersey Jakes aud Jemimas with bis ilnitable tricks, pranks and capers in the gorgeous patio- mime, The liigh-kicking Kiraifies will aid the tricky clown In trying to amuse and instruct our fa tidious cousins in that most Nourishing Village fu (hat most loyal of states, BASE BALL NOTES. ‘To-day the Atiletics and Adantics will play at the Capitoline, and the Eckford and Resolute, of Pliza- beth, will play thorr return game at the Union grounds, To-night the Empires meet at “The Study." To-morrow the Huipires and Urions wil play their return game, and the Gothams and Storm Kings, of Cornwall, Will also play their return game at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, The*Mutuais and Bergens 3 THE CUBAN PRIVATEER. The Confiscation of the Hornet Expected~ The Cuban Flag Not Recognized Among Nations—Mysterious Conduct of ihe of the Hornet— of the Or- the Junta, Commander Disovedionce ders of WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 1868, The general impression among government oflicials here is that the trial of the omMmcers and crew of the privateer Cuba, which commences a8 Wiimington, N, ©,, to-morrow, will reenlt in theiz conviction Of & breach of the neutrality laws of the United States and the Cowdscation of the vessel. Newly all the niewbers of the Usvient regard tha case asa Clear one against the Cupa, and the con> viction ainong them is that her cominander, wha | ought to have been aware of the risk be ran tr putting into @ United States port, did so on purpose to have his vessel seized, There is reason to believe that there js some such suspicion in the minds of tha Cobans here, especially those who have talked with Secretary Fish, but they are slow to believe It until some tangible evidence shall have been prodaced to establish the fuet. It is cerlain, however, that the commander of the Caba did not carry out the original understanding which existed between himself and the members of the Junta in this country. Said one of tuem to-day, “When we expected he was hovering about Cuba we hear all at once that he has been seized near Wilmington.” What it wag that kept the Cuba tn the waters of the North Atlan- tc When she looked for by those who had fitte@ her out and {n whose interest she was in Cubam waters Is amystery which the Cubana here canno@ solve, ‘Vhe fact that she was short of coal would not seem to warrant her in runing into Wilmington, for arrangements had been made to run out schooners at various points along the coast to meet her and supply her with coal on her way to Cuba. Some of the best lawyers Lere—those. most familiar with tn- ternational law—say tt 1a Impossible to find prece- dents to justiiy the case of the Cuba, The fact that the Insurgents were recognized by Mexico and Peru does not, in the optnion of these lawyers, consti- tte them a nation, nor does it compel the United States to regard them as belligerents or to take any oiticla) recognizance of thet existence whatever, The friendly olfer of mediation made by the United States does not, as the Cubans contend, amoant fo a quai recognition of belligerency, The proposition was made to Spain without any officia? consaitation with the imsurgents, and {ft is held that the mere fact that the latter were aware of the nature of the proposition to be made and assented to it does not 1n any way constitute oficial com- munication with them, Officially, the Cuban gov- ernment and Cuban flag is unknown to our govern- ment, and a slup sailing under that flag and with a commission from that so-called government cannot be recognized in United States ports. his being the case, it ls alleged there can be but one other concinsion, which 1s, that the Cuba, ealimg under an unrecognized fiag and being commissioned by a government, the existence of which is unknown among the family of nations, inust be regarded as @ pirate; or, with the very mildest construction of the law, a8 viol of the plaines: princiyice of the jaw of nations, for the A etof the b Frecedeut Captain The V A Siguitioant Diggins. net bawaid copy of the warrant tor the Srares or NORTH AMFRICA, Srare Ov NORTH CAROLINA. To TRE UNITED Sra MAKSUAL FUR TOR Svare Lina, OR Js LawruL Deruty:— jation upon oath has been made to one Alian erfor J pited by Denard Rumicy States Couimissioner, that the steamer Lady ling, alias 1. ia3 Cuba, or by Whatever name cailed, out aud armed within the limits faves, and is now chgaged fn tak m Cape Fear river, at or ne vile, N, ©, for the purpose and ow intent to commit hostiiues against tue subjects and property of Spain, with Wom the Uniled States are at peace, and particu jarly that rhe said steamer, its officers and crew, are fied, armed and organized with iatent to commit hostiiies agamsi the Leople aud the property of the people of Cuoa, in the said island, wpon the high seas as @ privaicer; these are, therefore, to command you, in the name of the President of the United States, to summon such furee as may be necessary, and to seize, arrest and detala in your custody tie sieamer Lady Sterling, allas Hornet, alias Cuba, or by Whatever hame Called, 80 iat you have it and them before we Lo auswer to (he charge of Violatung section third of the neutrality laws of the United States, approved April 20, 1815, w the time pre- scribed, at Wiluungtoa, In the State of North Caro- lina. Herein fail not Given wader my land and United states Commissioner ior the ¢ Carolina, A CASE IN POINT, [Froin the Puig Whit Cabinet are disc) position we ask the opportani ingtou and the as to her dia. y to reca.i an tustanee which may aiiord &@ good precedent tor action to- day. Sho after the mpter, the infamous Semmes as captain, got atoat, she found it neces- sary to use the facilities of a port, aud went inte Clenfuegos, Cuba, where she latd for some tline with nh 0 nd procured whatever sue 4 reqnested of the Governor that be held for the Confederate gov- z them was the bark Joseph Ma: rt, Which Was on fi with a cargo of coiee. Sumpter visiied freeiy intow e quiie hospit- an rtained, recelving the attentions of all classes of peo Al Ums was beiove Spain had | recognized t pelligerency of the Cuulederave alt Is it not a case in point? APTALN HIGGINS. {’vrom the Montgomery The ofiver in command of tue ward Higg! graduate of th participa: war wiih Mex- as an officer sn the United States Navy, resigned his commission shortly afterwards and commanded but, runing srom New York to Southampt or iiavre, He couuinved in this line for about nine years, when he retired from the sea, and upon ie Commencement of tie late war Was appointed by Governor Moore a captain in the First regiment of L ana artillery, C nfederate States of Atmerice—one of two regiments of regnlars, tie otuer an infantry regiment, raised = by he State upon her siou. He was § moied to the Heatenant neu ft icy of o volunceer regiment from the game state, aud ordered io the command of Forts Jacksol aud 5& Php, Where de was in command during the famous attack won tiem in April, 1862, by Admiral Porter's mortar Geet, and Admuwal Farra- gul’s naval fore Aiter the surreader of the forts, after being excianged, Lieutenant Colonel Higging Was promoted brigadier general and ordered to Vicksburg, duriug the seige of which place te was actively ou duty. to New York to r au a r At (ue close of the war he went General Higgins is a fine vidier, & courteous gentieman na as ever boarded @ ship or tie is native of Norfolk, Va. and h some of the best peopic’ in Virgl- 4 Inthe command of the Cuba in al open sea, he will be a second Bemines to the young republic of Cuba. imirable yea ANOTHER REPOATED CUBAN EXPEDITION, Men for the Patriot. st night at a late hour that another expediion was preparing to leave the waters of New York bay, For some hours travei- jers, With smail bundies, Were seen crossing one of the ferries to the Jersey shore, where, 1t is believed, they embarked, and, it is to be hoped, are now beyond the reach of forts and revenue cutters, it's, perhaps, Rot Injudicions to stave thas the expedition is conimanded by a gentleman who has seeu service in the revolution, and returned wo New York for the purpose of c rylug out arms to the patriots. The vessel, it 1s beileved, 18 freighted with two six-gun batteries of artillery, 2,000 Bofleld rifles, 1,2.0 repeattug flervey and Spencer rifles, a large supply of small aring and 160 men, whicd, it ia expected, Will join the Lilian—whieh’ gatled from Cedar Keys withythe Goicouria expedition—of the Bahamas, The deputies of Marsval Barlow had no inkling of the contemplated sailing, and their chief wil likely first learn the detaiis from the newspapers, severai days hence, ae he iearned of tae Golcouria expedi- tion from # despateh telegraphed by our correapond- ent from Key West, four or five days after ite departure from this port. Shotid tis vessel, which is well known in marty time circles, succeed in running the gauntlet of United States offictala and Spanish cruisers, ber arms and men will be transferred to the Lilwa, Which huis Giveady a heavy dead aud live freight. Arms and will play at the Union grounds, and the Athletics, of Brooklyn, and Excelsiors at pie Capiioline. The Orions haye been jp a Juck, Their pluck should meet with betier reward. A member of their nine is said to have met a iriend: who asked Win What was the o went defeats of his club, The man said he thought “ihere must be a Jonah in the club,’ “it looks like that," sald his friend, “they get whaled 8o often.’ Thia seems to dew leartiess joke; bot Wie porpetrator, Deverthelem, wal Hearti, | NAVAL INTELLIGENSE, The screw sieamer Nantasket will be ready for sea at the Chariestown (Mass.) Navy Yard on Friday next, Her crew of 160 men are expected on hooey frou: Annapolis by the steamer Talla OO8A, The Charlestown Navy Yard employés were paid off on Saturday, under the pew sew) monly ATT ADK CLO