The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1869, Page 4

CENTRAL AND SOUTH ANDRICA The Earthquake Bubble Burst in Peru. CHILEAN POLITICAL REFORMS. Destructive Eruption of Mount Purace. The Darion Canal Agitation in ‘The steamship Alaska from Aspin arrived in (his port yesterday. Ste briv mail adytces from the Isthmus aml Central and South America, Her specie list amounts to $10,564,70, VYhe purser will accept our thanks for favors received, PERU. The Groat Earthquake S sple Against tho F e of Balb and Saxby—. Ladigaation What They tyceliancous Lrta, Oct. 14, 1899, ike period hag passed by, and in spite 3 predictions of the Abbé Faib and Captain Saxby, Peru ls still numbered among the ations of une earth. Deiatled acconnts of these prophecies have already been given vo the readers of tue HeRALD, and the great anxiety respecting them tha! existed before the svib of last month has glso been described. On the 26th of last month a general exolus took Place from Lima and Callay. rally 20,090 people left the tivo cities, carrying th ad their Property fo tle plains and go e vieinity, where, w:uer the shelter of tent« iuaprovt bulide hey were to pass th From Sth to the night of threatened by tue dreadh and froin: the Ist of tins mor y lesa terrible predte ed by, and with the exc sock on Wie right of the of Palo to (ne Sth by the s Both pe- vot a siighé rsual O¢- ourred, and the peopte + to their homes, wiser if not better, Althougs no earthquake aced the efects of (12 anxiety and ries vy the pro- Pphecies are ready ap out ma! aren wns report that for has of the Fever, not th jau, hag appeared in nights ani damp atorosphere atling the evil, Moreover, several well organized bands of rovbers improved the opportunity of attacking tiese per- gons eucamped in the environs of the city, and in quite a naniber of cases succeeded im their designs, while ta othors serious loss of Iie cecurred la repel- ling the assailants. From this i will be readily Imagine’ how indignant the an imind 1s against the two false p been sole. up to ridicule, and ance ip era no 1 Well la taking aris for e, and the wet aro it ts ese. the loss © the comp $1,000,000 have the peopie ot these prolictions. Tic gov the closing of the Cust thereby adding amounts o: money the galuers are ti cilned to view (he auchors of Placeny. This. bowever, will be curlous historical fact : iy admitied to be eniy shoud en masse from cotufor tau the mere dictum of an obser of hoi (he World las soa! that the ‘requont repe: some of tem desolating, 18 enor havitanis of Pern uervoug; but Vergal frigtt that reigned here durin, Right ts encugh to eifcou: Yankee to vist! the count extraordinary ctedulivy. Weremomper tue favie of * eerely trust tuat in the fuurr: savants and galant Pugiisa e Lic Kaa, to make t itness tho A large nuimbor 2ution, les pave. Enrope to jinid tuts © @uch mea-ures in hts regard a3 to mu cerely rovret nis learned proph doubt but that this will be ca Falb will, out, tu the end, be most thoroughiy disg sonomical observations. mixed commission, now silting ail pending ci : CHILE. Political, Referms—Libes Approaching Elec Celeurations=General News. VALPARALsO, Oct, now taking place tn 1 1 dis ¢ The political movemer gard to o general reform of tae int the country have already been pbenetit. The meetiags have been attondod by tt promine abers of the pro the following programme of ac upon:— Individual 11b2 the right to Brinly e: Loca! hag b ion Lbo socurely prirant @ We privileges aitend eed and ni On 1 vest tue ti that co gi exe- ence ne Drerogattves piv culion of i The dijiersut branches 0 ibe @ependent of cach other; whose in 1 wilh poy. glali be respousibie fur their actions, and mean fu relation to tis iInaepenuence shai be adopted. All persons sa!l be equal belore tho law, and all istinction or privileges sh Abolished Lot now exist to sie ment of some and ihe advantage of gin The club pledges itself to devote all of its energica towards accom pils take place io 1.7). ‘The cilect of these resolations was made #yparent 4m @ banquet given to the meinbers of the Conven- tion from a distance by the Club of Sai go. On this occasion the President of the republic made fome remarks, in which predominated a spirit des- ined to conciliate the r A to ciaatuse the public mind of the belie! thar the government was Opposed to all progressive movements. Ho satd that §t would not be at ali dificult to fad some of compromise, by adherring to which the oppostng hes Would establish a general base of on, and Bae, in hus opmion, this measure consisted ia mal rights to every ciuzeu of the republi Steervins tt with the most profound r As Bproot of the food inter ent, many prefects and govern ve beea removed, and in ‘heir mamed fone of the foremost of the pr Ee thus giving the epportunity to disse: ph hg thes sin the le Dus 10 088 ideas atopied by the reform chubs. tion Of the government was undoubtedly cagsed y the action of the convention and the conviction that thoir motives accorded wich the wil of the le. verte anniversary of the independence passed off ‘Very quietly tits year. The great enruusiasm and bE ood generuly attendant on the Chilean Fourtn July was wanting, aud the Lugitsa residents of vi eparauso concentrated ali of their energies in Up the auncal races, which, tadeed, ¢ Well, ‘this diversion has proved # great i. since many foreigners tave tatroduc AGS Into the republic, and, tie breed havik ad with the nat vo, results Santiago the usual banquets an Wook piace. Peovle, however e the predictions of Fu ve been leaving the seq nd retiring to the tutertor. Now that the pertod xed for the disaster ims passed they are returning to their homes, aud ery begins to assume its usual aspect. : Rumors are again current of a apeody resumption f active operations against tho Araucanian [ndians, appearing that tho attompts and ofers of tue gov: nment for mediation have falled through tne iact ihe onerous conditions Imposed. It is suspected, be ‘ever, that these rumors proceed from the agents if the government, In order to pass the bill now be re Congress authorizing the Executive to increase je army and granting largo 8uma Of Monoy for this urpose. The works on the ratiway between Chillan and ‘alcahuuno have been commenced, and in two ears it i# hoped that this tuportaut tine will be in '¥ nvantag: NEW YORK HERALD. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, SR oR cy Ree remem tn RR EN Oey eee, Pane Mae ee BOLIVIA. Internal Improyomonts—A Commercial Want Supplied. Lima, Oot, 13, 1869, We have no news from Bolivia. Last reports in- formsus that the country was very quiet, and that President Melgarejo was maxing his progress through the repultc, notable from the number ef pablic works and improvements initiated. The Bolivian Bank, established at La Paz, by Mr. Henry Sfeiwgs, had proved a complete success, and Was considered as @ very Valuabie adjunct to commercial interests, pre- vious to its establishment at business having been carried on in (he most prititive manner. “Apne United States Minister, Colonel L, Markbrelt, seitied the Legation in the large citpor Oocha- Dawu ba. COLOMBIA. The Darien Canal ain=The Pooplo Waking ject—Tac Qaostion Be ae sid tien ef the Treaty od isxr=t'oolie Laborers-- Ocher Nows, PANAMA, Oct. 23, 1269, To my last letter Tatated that the thinking portion of the population of this Stare were at last begin- bing to realize the nec ; of having an inter- oceanic canal cut through their territory, aud tna the Legislative Assembly had the subject under dis- | cussion and were likely to take favorable action iG On the 15th tnst. the annexed resolution was Lu- aad on the Iollo day 1¢ was passed by the Assembly unanimously: net Congress be sv! present year, betwesn the Cuited States of Amerk sulution was introduced by Dr. Pablo Arose- was afterwards appointed to report on the subject, On the loth mst. Dr, Arosemena handed in his report, and at the same timo delivered RT SET RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Retigious Services To-day. At tho Churen of the Reformation (Protestant Episcopal) ta Fittieth street, Rey, Abbott Brown wll hold sorvices at a quarter to eleven A. M. and & quarter to eight ta ‘he evening. Bishop Snow will preach in the University, Wash- ington square, this afternoon, at three o'clock, on “Phe Gathering of Israel to Jerusalem,”” Atthe Everett Rooms Mr, N. Fran White will speak before the Society of Progressive Spiritualists at hali-past ten A, M. and half-past seven P. M, Rey, Dr, Verren wiil preach this morning, at half-past ten o'clock, in the French Churcu du St, Esprit, A series of discourses on “The Family” will bo preached on Sunday mornings in the Spring street Presbyterian church, near Varick street, oy Willian | Aikman, D. D. ‘Topic to-day, “Husbands and | Wives; Mutual Duties,” Services will be held in the Forty-second street Presbyterian church, by the Rey. Dr. Scott, at half- past ten o'clock A. M. aad half-past seven o'clock P. M, Evening subject, “ihe Sixth Commandment.” At John Street Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. Dr. Crary, of St. Louts, Mo., will preach at half-past | ten o'clock A. M., and the pastor, Rev, William P. Corbit, at seven P.M. ‘The Church of the Puritans wil attend divine ser- vice to-day in Apollo Hail, corner of Twenty-eight street and Broadway, Preaching by the Rey. Dr. Cucever at balf-past ten o’ciock, on “The Necessity of an Infallible Divine Revelation.” Rov. George Hepworth wiil preach in the Church of the Messian, Park avenue, this morning and even- ing. Subject In the morning, “Trae Ideas of Pun- isument Here and Hereafter,’ ‘The Rev. Dr. R. S. Foster preaches to-day in St. Luke's Methodist Episoopal church, Forty-second street, near Sixth avenue, at half-past ten A. M. and and eloquent speech bearing on ‘oject, both of white wil undgoub much tuduence ¢ 2 1m Bogota In the course of his re at iae in the prosperity ses of ib, Witiin the past Wed the necessity for prompt action oa lose Anieresied in tue welfare of the ile sested thay the treaty entered into ia lay vy the gove: is republic wita se Cniled States of Amexica ior tae opening Cabal ACPOSS Che Is(hnaus Was defeated in te + of Colombia solely on account of the strong ya Wicd Was Wade Co tt Lor policical motives, niki oot have beea al 4 consideration moment ta the di the future : ell Kuowa fact that th through the india en out of power, dtlad previously so bilterly opposed the ¢. t barter of (he ’auama Kauroad on st Lout of oitice, bub it is to at those of 2 Who nay sit in (he next AL not periwit uneir tiie political preyu- ) overrule their better judgiment in @ quesvon uportiance to thelr country a8 LAC jasisession, Had the Canal treaty been ted (ue Ww puld HOW be under Way, the business bung on tue verge of nut, would be Nourisiiag, be t rt country, Jadu hat of OL a sii tfrow tae gi ed from thls Stal gress 2 iusicucied bo use every endeavor to lorwara we canal project A oul s.uctiontng the importation of coolies into ile state has been passed by the Assembly and ap- proved by the Prosideai, The jaws of this Stato have not hitheg:o persitied tue introduction of lavore; Tr contracts for a longer period tran two yea Lhis bili provides that contracts (wh aay be transivrred) tor a term of four : to, bat with “Ceieausis” only, as cniatives expressed telr fears that any rants might be a dangerous ele- n ‘PIS 1S w Very tin- ad the istery of the consiruction of the ic Ratiroad furmshes ample proof of Laman cau do. Lion Was peescuted to the Assembiy by the 118 Of tis ely, praying for a reduction tu the gone Of comikercial Contribution. ‘The pein cipal expenses of the governinent are for tho sup- military, Which for the last eighteca veen kept ou a war footing, entating x £107,000, Walle public schools, hos slary, &c., Hgured in tl for begeariy ites each Oo: 5,000, Keduce tue aviny and curtall ex se3_ is the prayer of une Well establisiied authority, Which re- beyond # police 11 tain tt, ren- 32 Unnecessary, WhLe a cbatagnation 1a bUSWHess, a Tightening mM tue money marget whe like oF whica has never beeu seen here raltveiy calls for the other. Iregret to say (Mat tis € sonable as it was, ee dno attention 1a Legis av and Was iguomia- hom win niaide. t trom Buenaventara gives the fol- villages in the ne ven completaly destro; ts, Soon after the ti water inthe river Cauca at Popayan and the rapid st Caused theceby d down a great quanthy of tke ‘aly wn with the bodies of those who hat lost their ives by iso the c: sof many muimals killed xk on the morning of the that another an o Ft ei the inhabitants of the ciiterent villa, ks to move with their would be safe, ‘tb orward to with much gax! No later news of any intecest has been received trom Bogota, CENTRAL AMERICA. " wa by the next mail is inoked f tiry In Gaatewnla, Salvador, Honduras, Costa iitca ond Rewado: PANAMA, Oct. ad Company's steamer Sa 1, arrived in this port from (ca On Lhe Moratag of the LSth Inst, The mews generally was ui partinent of ‘Lote apam, ta ¢ giving trouble, and ® goveramenut fiuds it di ally agalust them. The t and at the begiani 1 tbat the gor Dt posse ‘esting. In the de- atomala, the reb: roads are so bd cult to operat bel party ia very of the ary season $e3 aniple power energe R, Au unprecede en brought tuto the and other cro a fair, that pri Her at La Libe dont Duefias, ager sted, at tie con ubiy high. ‘The iron oa the ith by Pres ty from the Wil Fule (oie es between the govorn- ragua, and altempr(s made by envoys from Honduras and le the question iinally and prevent fi of blood. Tue terms of agree Tent proposed by them, to which Premdent Guzman seems Lucilbed 10 listen, are J ation of a Coustituent Assembly to mest have beca rieginent of th dobt incurred by the pro- nent. whi ey sly he of the Lega has a jong article upon the subject of canal, Wherein the ¢ to be perfectiy preposterous ai ‘aot with Chevailer will be carried ves US that he government of t3 part, and that Mons. Ch himsel( to get together the funds for ‘Tue Gazetie not only upholds the sua route being the beat and most le, but 18 quile sanwuine that it will be ere ions. It uses tess Worda:—"Aa d the acy that have recen tly come to ug Indicate chat he (Chevalter) has boen very successful in als ations. In France, England and Nort Amer= of Worth, both ta the commercial and pout cal world have maantiested real enthusiasm in fayor of the undertaking.” RovADOR. ‘The anniversary of the independence of Ecuador Was celebrated ta Guayaquil on the vin inst, wih great demonstrations of rejoicing. A jeter from Quito gives iniormation thatthat erly was visited onthe 18th September by a slight shock of carthquako, which was foit in greater severity at other places In the interior, uot, nowever, occasioning any loss or demage., A innar rainbow of immense proportion, and peculiar distinctness and beanty, and Which was visible about six nunutes, Was seen in (Quito on the might of the Zist ulthine. Sejor Herrera, Chilean Consul for the jast six years in Gnayequ ued, gud Mr, Higgins has been appointed ta his stead. Business at Guayaquil, novwithstanding the d pression occasioned by Falb’s prediction, is brisk. ‘he cocoa season Ja ended, and orcuilia, caucho and bark are tho principal exports, ‘ine price obtained for caucho at present is from sixteen collars to eigh- teen doliars, It is rumored that the bank will reduce tts rates of excl 0 very shortly. At preseut they are :—un Engiand, thirty per cent; on Pera, one por cent. One of the passengers by the Talca taforma mo that the town of Esmeralaus, in Eouador, has been visited py destructive fire, in which five or six houses and a considerabl4 amount of racrohandiso were consumed, at baif-past seven ¥, M. At the Murray Hill Baptist chapel, Lexington ave- enue, near Thirty-seventh street, preaching at half- past ten A. M, by Rey. L, G. Sheldrake, and at seven BP. M. by Key. 8. A, Corey, D. D. ° ‘The Rev. Charles E. Cheney, of Chicago, will preach In the Church of the Holy Trinity, Madison avenue and Forty-second street, this afternoon, at three o'clock, Atthe Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Twenty-first street, botween Fifth and sixih avenues, the Rev. Henry 8 Smids will preach this morning, at half-past ten o'clock, and the Rev. Dr. Philip Sebar at hai!-past seven tn the evening. Atthe Church of tue Roly Trinity, Madison ave- nue aud Forty-second street, “A Special Service of Song’ will be held this evenin The Rey. Stephen U. ‘fyng, Jr, will preach, ‘the Pree Chayel of St. Chrysostom, corner Seventh avenue and Thirty-ninth street, although not yet ready for consecration, will be opened for divine ser- vice this morning, at half-past ten o’ciock. The rec- tor of tho parish will oMiciate and preach and the holy communion will be celebrated. At balf-past three o'clock in the afternoon the Rev, Benjamin I. Knight, D. D., will preach, and at half-past seven o'clock in the eventing, the Koy. 0. B. Swope, D. D., will deliver a sermon, J.T. Williams will lecture at Cooper Institute at half-past seven o’clock this evening upon “The denborgian Solution of the Phenomena of Mod- ern Spirituaiism.? American &: Society. The stated meeting of the Board of Managers was held on the 4th inst, Tweive new auxiilaries were recugnized, of which flve were in Arkansas, three in Georgla, and in Minnesota, Kancas, North Carolina and diabama one each, Varlous communications were recetved and grants of books were made to the Presbyterian Comiaittee of Home Missions; to the Presbyterian Board of Publication; to the South- stern Bible Society for supplying destitute r wions in their fleld; and other grants, amounting ia all to 8,131 volumes in various languages, Including twelve volumes in raisod letters for the bind. Besides these, others were granted to the value of $1,044 25, In funds $2,500 were E nmin 3 to the American and Foreign Curistian Union ior Bible Work in Mexico, The Battle of the Tueologians—An Auswer to “Woatern Catholic.” To Toe Epiroz ov Tae HetaLp:— Your “Western Catiollc” correspondent is mla- taken whea he supposes Lhatail the articles he names were writtea by the same pen; but as he alludes to two of my articles, it may not de amiss for me to re- spond, First, he thinks [ “hold as atrong broad church views as Bishop Colenso, of Natal, or the late Tueodore Parker, of Boston.” To satisty him as to tue breadth of some of my views, I will simply Say that I believe that tue Lord’s promise was good When He dociarod, “Seek and ye shail find.” In accordaace with it I believe that all men and Woman in every church and sect, and out of them, in heathen as weil as in Obristian Jands, who, layiog aside all sectarian prejudices, sincerely seek to know the Lord and to jove Him, and to know their duty to their fellow men and to do it, according to tie highest light they are able to obtaia after diligently searching and striving to show that which is evil as a Sin against God and to do right, loving their fel- iow men, will fually reach heaven and happiness, On the other Land, 1 do not believe that any ono lyon the road wiitcn leads to heaven, no matter to \lat church or sect he belongs, who does not do but blludly pins his faith on the skirts of uci or aman, and having eyes will seo : hear not, Suca are like 0 necopted the — teachings dour “oritical exaunia- trata’? a3 for a peari of a heavea Wituout @ and live according to tue rea, “Can we explain the forsake the doctrines (aod 14 oue and that im § Christ dwellera wii the it He Was God mani- nd subsdiucs for this simple fauh ted Ui divides ud writes “mystery” to a ‘Western Cathoiie,”? chosen agent by God t ay bial tua age 1g Luvbeet ‘at that thia Westera correspondent enlighieniug. Let him read the fol- 4 of the doctyines revealed by Swed aad compare thea hk, fad thea he wali org denies the Triniy or quautled to judge whether nol, and will be bett belief la the doctrines is &@ Maniiest evideuce of imbecility:— en an‘lin person, in wi ied In ise wor on ¢ Lord Jess ia th's one ‘dod, of worship; aud In order to be saved ro in tho Lord, and strive to obey Hi tmandients, hi o iim alont for sirengts and aasistance and acknowledging that all life aud saivation are from Him. ‘The sacred Scriptures are spectal revelations from (Cod to man, and not only have a literal sense, but they have @ Spiiitaul sease within the literal, as ‘s spirit ls within bis body. The first Christlan Church has come to tts ead, and now fs the thine of the aecon { of the Lord, foretold tn Maithew, aud the e istuuent of a new Churel, signified by the ein in Kevelattons, As hile fist ob as the Jewish Church expecied, rprerations of the prophecies, 20 Lis tas not Leen a4 the Christian Church visible appearance on carth—but a of Olvine trath and the promulgation doctrines throught & chosen haman wedeuvorg, WioO was 9 doctrines and cbmmis- m- New Jeru diaclosur of trae Chris nd thoughe here will tell oa our being but @ preparation for the rection taking place at the death the body, when tie real man rises and aiter allow in al intermeatate state, dwells forever eayen or hell according to the character ac aq on carti—iwan’s rallng love goverhing ls dostiny. ‘The spiritual world 4 nos distant from this, but 13 a3 near it #8 Our soul is bo our body, or, mi over words, in direct connection with it, and We are ai Ways in hnmeciate communion with angela and spirits, although not conscious of it. Ve docuimes are irue, ag the writer most believes, then the Cacnolle Chureh, having come to its end, bas ceased to be the Lord’s ehurch onearit. Js it strange ihat anch achurch shoul? array itself against the innowmng hghtot the No: dJeruselei? nt its central power In the spiriiwal world having beon overtorown at the thme of” last Judgment, 10 1757, even tho Reurmenicat Ceuned, Which i$ avout to aasembte, caunot stay * overthrow on earth; but by 1s acta it wil 4 Maniest LO Muitittctes, Who do nok now f29 It, that “vapyion the Groat’ has tadeed fallen—flen to rise NO more forever. Beitich Misnioas in Ohties The Yokohama (Japan) Times of th 25th of Sep- tember has an editorial on the prog’®83 of the Rng: sh misstonary movement in Chia, in which tt eays:—*Lhe Protestant missiona ¢8 &t Pekin have had an opportunity of which th-/ Might have made better uae, No ono who reads tibtoo claborate letter Which tuey have recently addreasel, 0 Sr Ruther. = & 1869, ford Alcook but will sae that their letter would have been better had it been shorter; would have beon more effective had they kept to their point, To refute Sir Rutherford’s calumnies of them was an easy taak; they have wasted their strength in fe ing other men. aud having taus given ihe Minister more than one subject on which to reply he can do so and with advantage, without replytag on the real point at tssue at all. From tie imperiect matortals afforded by Sir Rutherford Alcock we gatuer thas his opposition to mission work in the interior of Ching is touuded on the following assumptions:— 1, That tho Chinese authorities and tho offictal class enter- tata towards all miss(ouaries an implacable hosultty, 2. That injury wil! accrue to ow commercial rel the country if inisslonaries ave allowel to dow selves in the tuterior. 8 That the “necoisary connection of missionary labora with commercial interests” (whatever ho may mean by auch f phiraso) 1s an obstacle to progress and improved political relat : 4. Church—Their Work and Its Effect Upon Christianity. the Engish sigatfcation for the word ecumenical, the Roman Catholic prelates are gathering at Rom at the Briteh authorities, asa rule, are neither con- sulted, por even a od by the mizsionarios, of the ateps the several independent menabors of bodies of thverse misélons jeotde upon, (Chat Protestant missionaries rake uo attempt to reach the ruling clnas in China, 6. That “the human fnsiruments brought to bear on the people for thelr conversion are seemingly ill adapted end proposed” (in other words, that (he mis ‘ies are lacompovent and li-educated men—a deduction by tho leatlag Loadon papers). ‘hag they sympathized with the Taeping reb ag heralds of Chrisiinnity”—«ud are men who will der sympathy the first bands of plrates and robbers con yathor elemsats of disturbauce about them," and, finally, a ilat from the nature of the doctrinas they teach they must of neceasity leach revolution, ‘Therefore, ho argues, “it is absolutely necessary that che missionaries shouid nov establish them. selves in the Interior,” and “thavit ig expedient that the missionaries suou'd coutlue themselves to the treaty, ports, exercising, even tuere, great judg- ment. event is one for curiosity and speculation, fal thoy of the are vitality of yet anxious to see how tng either to accept new inspiration or to hear again reiterated the canons of Nice or Trent, But at this time a short historical sketch, giving a synopsis of the purpose, organization and scope of these coun- ctls, may not be uninteresting to the general reader, and we will endeavor, 1n.as short a space 43 possible, to give @ review of their origin aud history. ROMAN CATHOLIO COUNCILS, Curiosities of Pulpit Preaching and Literas ture, The spectmons of preaching in the Middle Ages reveal a strange intermingling of wlid imagery and tender pathos, a groteaque treatment of sacred sub- jects in one class of preachers, and a fervor and force and disregard of consequences which recall the Apostles in another. One preacher, in applying the text, “Many are cailed, but few are chosen,’’ thus plainly and pungently illusirates the pas- sage:— Noah proached to the old world fora hundred Years the coming of tue food, aud how many were saved when the world was destroyed ? Hight souls, aod among them was the reprobate Ham. Many were called, but only eight were chosen. When God would rain fre and brimstone on the cities of the plain wero ten saved? No; only four, and of these four one looked back. Many were called, bat three were onosen, An odd preacher was Dr, Oliver Matilard, who died in France in 1002, and who was fainous for the directness aud force of his sermons. He preached 80 pointedly to the Parilament ab Toulouse that tle assembiy was enraged, and voted to request the Archbishop to interdict hin from preaching for the next two years, Maillard went to the offended magis- trates and stated his duty to thei as a preacher of the word of God in such vivid lauguage that they threw themselves on his bosom, confessed their . crimes and showed by their amended fives that they wero true penivonia. He preached 80 severcly agatust Louis Xi, taat the King tureatened to have hima thrown into the river, A courtier informed him of the threat, *I'he King,’ said he, “3 iny master, bub you nray tell Aim that i shal get Sooner to Heaven by water tuan he will by his post horses.” Louis Al, had been the first to _establisa post horses and posting onthe roads to Rraoce. the King threat- ened him no more aiter he beard this rejoinder. In some of Mailliard’s sermons tne words “item,” “Hem, are written in the margin to mark the places where the preacher might stop and cougl ‘Shis 3 like the storles of the mauuscript of Kober Hiall, which was said to be marked on the margin at affecting passages, “Cry here.” About the same time Latimer was preaching in England, end in one of his sermons he snows the taste of the times by tius manner of expresston:— “Now ye have heard what is meant by this firat card and how ye ought to play. 1 propose to deal unto you another card of the same suit, for they bo sy nigh ailinity tuat one cannot be well played with- ‘out the other.” ‘This would be a strange way of dividing a sermon nowadays. Roman Cathollc government provides, known re- spectively by the name of provincial, national and general. The first of these is presided over by a metropolitan bishop, and ta held merely for tho pur- Pose of local discipline and government, but has no authority in néfitters of faith. The second or na- tlonal council is convened at the behest of the sover- elgns of those nations that recognize Catholicism as the State religion, and the presiding dignl- tary is elther the primate or a legate from the Pope, Those are for the regula- tion of ecciealastical attaira in'the State, and may be composed of a bishop from each diocese, The coun- cil of Napoleon, it will be remembered, who desired the privilege of appomting cardinals of his own choice, Was composed of a large number of mom- bers, but as thelr opinion was adverse to his wishes, they were dismissed before making a dgcision. Tue third and last convocation of which the present Ecumenical Council is the representative, 8 com- posed not only ofall bishops from the church univer- sal, but of abbota, generals of monastic orders, and others, who are admitted to the right of consultation and discussion. None but bishops, however, have Judicial privileges, and their votes alone decide the question iu depate. ‘Tue pro- vince of this Councll 18 to regulate subjects of schism, heresy and beitef, to inverpret tue Scrip- tures and to promulgate Scriptural dogmas. To this extent it is regarded by Roman Catnolits as infalll- bie, and its decisions, known as tne canons ot the Church, are beyond controversy or dispute, On questions of discipline, poiitics, or science, how- eres it is bot claimed that its members are superior 0 error, Since the founaation of Christianity there have been called, according to Catholic chronioles, nine- teon of these general councils, of which one was held at Jerusaiem by the Apostios, fifty yoars after the birth of Christ, Following tnis came the first of Nice, in Bithynia, convened A. D. 325; the first of Constantinople in 381, the first of Ephesus in 431, gnother at Chalcedon m 461, the second of Constan- tinople in 563, the third of Constantinople in 681, the second of Nico in 787, the fourth of Constantinople 1n 809; the four counclis of Lateran, held at Rome 10 1123, 1139, 1179 and 1216; the first aud second of Iv is related of Father Uhatenter, who preached in 01 245 and 1274; one a’ Vien Paris 1a 1715, that on one occasion some impudent ey ie sae at Constance in erica at youths disturbed his discourse. Aiter some yevere | gasig in’ 1431 and at Trent in 1645, ‘There remarks on ihe fadecency of such conduct, he aud- denly exclaimed, “..fter your death whither do you think that you will go? ‘To the bail? To the opera? To tie assembly where beautiful women are found? No, to the fire, to the fro!” ‘these words were uitered in so loud and terrible & voice that his hear- ers were thoroughly alarmed. Many instanti; quitted thelr seats and rushed from the churcn as if they already felt the flames. The ancodotes of Bourdaloue, Masziion and sundry preachers who took novel ways for arousing sleepers, have been too often told to be repeated, ag have many which are given in connection with the Engilsh clergy. Mr. Jackson gives the folowing story about a curate of Dr. Robert South, who, having all tle duty of tae parish and small pay, applied for the gift of a chapel which South controlled. Tuis was reused, “Tne following Sunday being tie fifteontin day in the month he devoutly expressed his feelings of the regular course of the service by thus reading the aeveyth verse of the soventy-fifth Psalm:—‘Promo- tlon cometh neither from the East nor from the West nor trom theo (tae) South.’ The Doctor con- ceded to wit what merit had faued to obtain, and the curate got tae wished for place.’ A curtous collection of tities of sermons in the Sevenveenth aud eighteenth centuries contains such I pa and seeuungly irreverent inscriptions as hese:— “Baruch’s Sore Gently Opened and the Salve Skil- fully Applied,” “A Pack of Cards to Wia Christ,” ‘ue Walt Hit on the Hoad,’? Funeral Handker- chief,” “fhe Shop of the Spiritual Apothecary,” aud finally, “some Biscuits Baked in the Oven of Char- ity, Carefully Conserved for the Chickens of the Church, the Sparrows of the Spirlt and the Sweet Swailowe of Salvation.” A reverend diviue in the west end of London was what 1s called a popular preacher, ‘T'ms reputation, however, had not been acquired bv bis drawing largely on bia own eloquence and erudition. but by the ingenuity with which he appropriated the thoughts of the es divines Who had gono bofore him. With hia hearers he passed for @ model of knowledge aud pathos. Nevertneless he was once devected. A grave oid gentieman came one Sunday, soated himself close to the pulpit and listened with profound attention. The preacher had scarcely nished his third seatence be-ore the stranger mut- tered, loud enough to be heard by all those around him, “Thats sheriock.”’ The preacher trowued, vut went on.” He was gliblyfproceeding when the tor- menting interrupter broke out with “fhavs Tilo Were also three othera held at diferent places, during the fliteenth and sixteenth centuries, wiici Were regarded by mauy as ecumenical. It would be Well to say, in passing, that the Conference held at Rome a icw years since, 2nd which promulgated the doctrine of the immaculate conception, was not a council, and could ciatm no part of the authority which attaches to these general assembiages, It would be proper to state also tliat the Protestant churches, although they do nov admit the claims to inspiration which the Koman Catholics put forward, recognize the first six councils a8 ecumenical, and embracing tho universal Church. But bere com- mences the line of division, ‘Ihe councils were originally called by the Roman emperors, such as Constantine, Theodosius and Justinian; but alter the division of the empire this power was invested i the Pope, and the Protestant churchos no ionger recognize the simplicity whigh they preier attaching to tne Christian government. Severai of the nine- teeu general councils held have foe te & great prominence, not less from their decisions upon aru- cles of taitn than for their influence over the eveats of clyil history, THB FIRST COUNCIL OF NICE—ARIANISM, Strictly speaking, this councll, held A. D. 825, was the first in order of these assemblages; for the con- ference of the Aposties, held at Jerusalem, can hardiy be called a council in the eclestastical sense of the term, It was catled an account of tie here- siea of Arius, ® presbyter of Alexandria; and it was here that the divinity, a3 fdentitied of essence, between Vbrist and God, was first promulgated as a canon of the Church. Arius, who is represented a3 a@ man of great learning and cioquence, maintained that the Son was not one in substance with the Father, but only simular. ‘Tis doctrine pro- duced & commotion at the Coursof the Kmpeior Constantine, and @ council of African napa was assembled at Alexandria to deliverate upon the innovation. ‘ihis body denounced the Arian theory ag blasphemons, and cast the offender out of ine Church. But, notwithstanding this action, the new belief continued to obtain proselytes, and a general council was finally assembled at Nice to bring tue snbject up ior authoritative decision. Here the doc- trine of the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father was deereed, the books of Arius ordered to ve burned and capital punisnment denounced against ail those who should have them in possession. ‘The Emperor was himself present at the Council, and took au active partin the deliberations, Arius was de- posed, excommunicated and banished into illyri- son. ‘The preacher bit his lps. paused, but again | cum.’ But the theological opinions of Constantine thought it better to pursue the thread of his dis | geem to have been unsettled, and after five years! course. A third exciumation of “That's Blatt” was, | absence the offender was recalled, and having satis- however, too inuci and completely exhausted his paticnce. Leauing over the pulpit he cried, “Fellow, if you do aot hold your tongue you shall be turacd out.” Without altering a muscle of his counten- ance the importart 2 Old gentiemaa lifted up his bead, ui ui (ue preacher full in tue face, re- torte, wats Lis OWL.!? NDAW SCHOOL REUNION. Universeliot Mission Sanday Ncheol Anuivers enry—Addresses and Exercisou. The usual anniversary of the Mission Sunday School of the Universalist church of this city waa held yesterday afteraoon at Brevoort Hall, on Filty- fourth street, near Third avenue. In every potut of view, and particularly In a religious aspect, tho re- union was an agreeable one to all parties partict- pating. There were avout 250 children present, who seemed to be listening with cageruess and delight to the words of devotion and pious instruction that foil from the lips of the many reverend gentlomen present. Along tue aisles were placed numerous blue silk banners with appropriate inscriptions in gilt letters, such as ‘I love the Lord;’’ “The Lord is my shepherd,” &c, The proceedings, under tho direc- tion of Mr. George 4. Needham, superintendent, opened with prayer, and s#ingtug by tho children; Mr. A, L. Holden, organist, and Mr. J. A. Keily, tenor, both of Or. Chapin’s church, assisting, Ad- dresses, in the style fully adapted to the limiied comprehension of the children, were made by Rev. George H. Emerson, Rev. A. J, Canfield, Rev. B.C. Sweotzer and Rey. J. M. Pullman, the latter of whom mede a very happy comparison and quite an impres- sion upon tie juvenile minds, when he asked fied the Emperor with a vague confession of saith, Which really adaiitted nothing, Atnanarius, Bisnop of Alexandria, was ordered receive him again into communion, Upon a refusal, the bishop was himself deprived of his bishopric and a day fixed by the Emperor for @ formal retura of Arins to iho bosom or the Chureh. The event never happened, owever, as he died in the street while on his way to the place of triumph, Hts friends believed that bo had been polsoned; his enemies that no had por- ished by the judgment of God. The dvctrines of Arius are subtantally those of modern Unitarianism. Vne Nicene creed, us at pres Roman Catuolic and various Prote: not tue formula ag originality adopies an ainpilication made ai the frst ¢ stantinopie, in 3s. THE COUNCIL OF EPIESUS—NRsTORIOUS, In @ theological point of view the Council of Ephe- sus, calied by the Emperor Theodosius, In 431, wad also one of a ee significance, since throng the doctrines of Nestorious, Bishop of Constantinople, the divinity of Christ, in accordance with the Choreh canons, pecame a subject for fro dispute, and it Was thought necessary to convene the ecclesiastical authorities to delend the orthodox faith from _@ new heresy. Nestorius maintained that there Was & great distinction between Christ ag the Son of God and Christ as the Son of Man. He Langht that tho actions and sensations of the Saviour io his huinan character were to be carefully sepa- rated from those of the Supreine Being, and that the Virgin Mary could not be calied the Mother of God, but only the Mother of Christ, He reasoned that it comid only be the human nature of Christ that was born of her, since God, being eternal, could neither be born or die, Atthe Council Nestorius Was gtiamoned to auswer for his new theo- ries, but deciimng to appear be was condemned, deprived of his bishopric and gent tuto perpetual banishtwent, and in this condition passea the reutuider of bis Life, Tue Council declared thas fa the sense of the Church Christ consisied of one diving person, with two natures, not conformed, but the children whether they had ever seen a | Intimatuiy united and forming one mdlvisibie being. locomotive? “Yes,” shouted they alt, He then | Tis condition is recognized in theol ag the hypo- explained to them that a locomotive, so powerful | Statical union. The tue Gonals bowover, was not as it appears on the ratls, sticks fast ta the | destined to end with this decision, but to this day mud when off the track; o¢ With man, whoxe | there oxists @ large sect in Asia known mind and energy i# powerfnl when moving on the track of wWue and puro religion, heipleesa when oi Afier other song by u dren, Key, Of. Chapin addressed himael!, not so much to te children as to the teachers, expressi his sympathy with the movement and the aeep in- terest ve Telt in its progress. Men should be judged by she material benuefiis they bring, by their motives pud by the reavit: their actions. A house built of snerble or stone Is a benefit, on account of the mate- Tial used in its construction, but it may be used a6 the Cualdean Christians, who acknowledge & nominal fealty to tho Pope, but indulge in their own peculiar belicf and forme of wi . ‘They are the descendants and followers Of the Nes- vorlana, and, though their faith bas become very lndefinite, they stilladhere to thelr owa ritual aud creed. ND COUNCIL OF NICE—THE ICONDOLASTS. 8 We now come to what in history waé one of the Most lateresting occasions for the convocation of an Eeumenical Council, and it sprung from the action afterwards for eithor good or bad purposes; it may } of the Emperor Leo, the jaaurion. went cb: have been built for were ostentation and would | made by the Mohammedans ‘oe Sows that therefore work no lasting boneft, But this Mission | Cbrstianity, on account of the W8e of pic. School, humbie though vet it be, and not as nolay ag | tures wud images places of worship, others and av much noticed by the pupile press, is a great and good uidervaking; the motives which originated and carry it on are the most valuable to spread Christian principies aud influences, an wile marble iron may cruinble to dust and perish, in this work there is no limit. It piania in the youthful heart the germ of Christianity, and tine knows no end to its beneficial resuics, Afier the close of the eloquent gentleman's remarks Superintendent Needham thanked ail present—the gests, teachers and the children—for jinving so nomerously anawercd the invitailon, aud he declared this to bave been the best and largest anniversary the mission had ever hold. ‘The Doxology was then ing, tke benediction pronounced by Rev. L ‘omilpson, of Watortown, N. Y., and then tho chil- rea, each class with ‘ité appropriate bauner, marched around the hall and up stairs to another a@pariment, where gultadie reireshmenta were served. out under the suportatondency of the lady teachers, only a val of paganism, nad 80 Wi yht upon this exeltable monarch that ‘he determined upon the Abolition of alt euch features of reli service. They were accordingly displaced, to the scandal} of the Latin element 1m the hy and in the reign of his successor, Constantine An assembiage of bishops, Which the nize as the Seventh Genera Conuetl, aecreed Ail visible symbols of Christ, except in thet Were either blasphemous or heretical, ‘theso Movements had been atvended by rei and commotions thronghout the ¢ year 787 Vope Advian 1, at the then reigning emprosa Irene, conv council to reconsider the subject in councl: Was originally summoned to Atantivople, but on account of & distr the Iconoclasts, or image-breakersa, It the theatro of the first Known as the Second Gouarcil of = 3 History of the Varions Councils of the From all points of the habitable globe, which ts and as tho seaston of a general council! always marks an important epoch tn the history of the Church, the eyes of the various Protestant denominations are following the movement witb only less Interest than those of the sect which is to bo directly affected by the coming deitberations, To the Protestants tho Believ- ing in the progress of spiritual truth, and doubt the Catholic faith, far the Conservative Churoh 18 willing to conform to what they regard the spirit of the age and the polltti- cal character of modern institutions, while the Cath. olic, devoted to his religion and confident that it contains the essence of all spirttual knowledge, is wil- There aro three kinds of councils for which the ‘THE COUNCIL OF BASLE, During the centuries folowing the decline and dismemberment of the Greek empire Kurope had gunk go low in olvilization that it was impossible at religion should not share in the degra. dation, What littie of light remained, it 13 true, Was Preserved m the erudition of the Church; but super stiitton had usurped the place of reason, and every- t! was colored py the prevailing gloom. It was not until the world began to ¢ again into the Ngus of modern civilization that the munds of meu became open to the discovery of now truths, aud We sliail not itisupt to trace the religions opigions of the feudal ages. But at the Councl! of Basie, convened in 1431, we began to see the operation of mouera theological ideas, and Wt Will be well to give a sori account Of its proieaged, but Tuule sessions. ‘T'uls convention, whicn 18 more pro- berly, perhaps, termed che Couacil of Floreuce, Was calied originally by Pope Marca V., for the purpose of affecting a union between the Greek and Rowan Catholic Uhurciies; bat’ upon ne death of that Pontit, which urred at (he moment when the members were gathering together, ib was continued by the authority of bis successor Pope Eugenius 1Y. From tie boinuing its accion was schisinatical and imsubordinate, Tho Pope's legate, Cardina: Juulan, u Whose presidency It Was heid, see:us to have been more solicitous (0 Con- Ciliate the Hussites in Bonewia taan of agecting a unton between the two great branches of the Churel and preferred ratuer that its scssious should be hi at Basle, in Switzerland, than at Viorence, wuither Me Pope desired its removal. A doubie council was ae result, and from this beginning tne proceedin the assemblage at basle broke out int open rebellion, ‘The Pope, tmid of the cnargo Of provoking senism, was cautious aud temporizing in u13 measures, but the Council itself Was Dot so considerate. A declaration of the superiority of @ generai council to the Pope was made and Amadeus Vil, formerly Duke of Savoy, was lected au anu-pope, 1his prince at the ume had abandoned his estate and was hving with some gentiomen of similar tastes im haif monkish Seclusion, Upon tis accession to his new eG Clesiastical honors he took the name of Kelix VY. and accepted the situauon im the true temper of a legitimate pontlt, The spirit of dissension, however, founded upon nothing bus obstinacy, aud productive of no results, could not be very permanent, aad alter a few years Of di- vided authority tue new Pope abdicated in favor of Nicholas V., the then reigning Pontity, and the re matns of the Council subinitied itseli to 163 ancient authority, Itis claimed by Cataoilo writers that the Proceedings of the true council at Floreuce were pro- ductive of an arrangement for union with the Greek Church, but since the bond was not lasting tt is to be presumed thai the dilicuiuies were found to be msurmountavle. THE COUNCIL OF TRENT. More distinguished thin any otier in history, an account of iis connection with the reformation, the last of the ecumenical councils, previous to the great gathering of the present year, was o¢ened at Trens 11 the year 1525, | 4b was called together by Paul IIL, with the object of a reiurmation ip the Church, and to induce Protestants, if possible, to return vo thelr old faith, For the reason, we presume cf the prox. imity of date, have ciearer and moze authentic ao- counts of its deliberauons than of any previous council, and we find that the ‘discussion took @& wide range, and embraced almost the entire ficld of religious beliof. Sevorat new dogmas were also promulgated and old articles of faith renewed, The Nicene creed was again brought forward and readopted. Tradition as @ rule of faith was pronounced equally with the Bibie, a@ reilable guiue, and apocryphal books of the Old Testament admitted. The Vulgate was pre- claimed the only authenthic version of the Bible, and the Church the onty"true tuverpreter, The Catholic doctrine of original sin, justiiication and tho sacra- ments was delined and anathemas pronounced against all opponedta, ‘The docirimes of the cucha- rist, of confession and extreme unction were also Promulgated. Tiere were many adherents of the Catholic Church at the period of this Council wio demanded a more complete reformation than tie assembied prelates wero willing to grant, France, for instance, and the Emperor of Germany, asked the concession of the cup to the laity, aud the abott- Hon of all fasts and ceiinavy; but tie be hen end were rejected. The Council fasted, with several in termissions, through a period of abvut eighteen years, and was finally brought to a close 1n the year 1563.’ The decrees were signed by 255 members. This, 1u brief, 13 a history of the various Ecumes- ical Councils which have marked the career of the Roman Catholic Chureh from the beginning of the Christian era to the present period. It will be ob- served that the proceedings of the first few councis are the common property. o! all Chrisiian sects, aud it is only at a later period when these divisions began witich have separated Christendom into Greek, Roman Catholic and Protestant bodies, Whether the new Council will endeavor to soften down the asperittes of religious belief or to draw still more sharper the lines of separation is a question which tune only can solve, but it is easy to conjecture that doctrinal points are yet too rugged to permit ai thing like a general union of religious societies. Ume, perhaps—but it will be in the days when the millennium draws near—all theological bodies may be incuced to Worship around @ common altar, PERSOXAL MOVLWUANTS. Admiral Farragut hopes to be as well as ever by next week, 7 ‘ Mrs. Arabella Mansfeld ia the beauty of the lowa ar, Every Hindoo convert costs the missionary socie- tes $5,000 in gold. Lucy Stone asks, “Who perila ber life when the soldier is born t” ‘ Captain Ben Robinson “Woman Not an Angel.” Governor Campbell, of Wyoming Territory, wants every ladian to Lave alarm, General Butler loaned $100 to a needy ex-Confede- rate oficer in Washington inst week, Tho ex-King of Hanover ost upwards of $800,000 in the recent Mnancial crisis in Vienna. The Emperor Napoleon has remitted 1,000f. to the Polish Museum at Rapperswyl, in Switzerland, Mr. Motley has tuken the Karl of Yarborough's pomioe house, in Arlington sireet, near the Green ‘ark, ‘The keeper of 3 peanut stand in Washington re- cently died, leaving his daugtor, who still carries om the busineas, $6.,000, Mr. George Peabody ordered the building of a tomb for himself in Harmony Grove Cemetery, in Salem, Mass, last spriag, Josephus Cheaney, styled “the Boy Orator of Ken- tucky,’? who was raised in Henderson, is now les- turing in England on temperance, General Cowen, of Ohio, will necompany Supervisor Fulton, of Baltimore, to California, to atd in the tn veatigation of revenue alfairs la that State, Quartermaster General Meigs left Washington yes- terday for a two months’ tour of laspection, Duriny his absence General J. 0. Mcferran will act as quae, tormaster General. ‘The statement made in a telegraphic report from Sau Francisco tiat Dr. Mart Hamilton, of New York is dead, 18 an error, Dr, Hamilton, of New York. ts in this city and weil. It was the son of De. Hamil- ton and he was accidentally killed, Senator Fenton, of New York, has taken a sult of five handsome rooms at the Arlmgton House, for which he pays $450 per week, His family consists of four persons, Mr. Stepben Sanford, of New York, hag a sult on tue floor above Senator lento, for which he pays $250 per week. Minister Moticy was instructed to secure, if pos- sible, the negotiation of an important treaty with Great Britain regarding the inter-consular service. ‘The negotiations are likely to prove successful, and the protocol of wwe treaty Will be probably submitted to the Senate iu December. Mr, Charles H, Sherritt: died at Qube, Alleghany county, N. Y,, on Wednesday last. Mr. Sherrill was formeriy a resident of Washington county, aud was once & Canal Commissioner of the State, in loier years be had been extensively engaged in the con- struction of public works and Was in charge of the Washington Water Works, Richard M. Corwine, of Cincinnati, nas been om- ployed by.the Treasury Department as gn assuciate with Disitict At Carrington -2u~ tlie defence Against the claims for prize money of the offic and men engaged uader Commodore Farragut in the capture of New Oricans. A large amount of money, more than $1,090,000, id several importapt prinot- ples are involved in the suit. A recently appointed postmistress at a post ofice on the pinins sends her first quarterly report to the Department with the foliowmg foot note:—“For Weeks past I have slept with a six-abooter by my bedside and @ carving knife under ny LOW, OX pecting at break of day the Lodians Would, come for my seaip, DUt Ali of this Las nov doen half ao harasae ing - my Maind as the makiay out of one quarterly eport.’? Jecturing in Georgia on THE ARON SOCIETY. The Arionites and tho German Hospital~The First Grand Concert of the Society for the Season. On Thursday evening next the Arion Socicty, so Justly popular among our citizens, will open thete festive and artistic season for the year with a grand concert at Steinway Ball, The programme for the evening is one not only of great variety, bu’ aiso of intvinste merit. Jf opens with @ concert overmre, by Joachim Had, performed for tho firas Uise im this country. Mr S. B, Miils will play a charming romnanza and rondo from Chopin, & minor, concert; sonats No. 5, in D major, for organ, by Mendeisgohn, “Bartholdy,” will be played by Me. HH. Greiner. Miss Ida Nosenburg will sing w romanza from Meyorocor’s "1 Airicaine” and Mil- Jard’s ballad, “Waiting.” Mr. W. Oandtdus, tenor, and Mr. F. Remmertz, barlione, ot the Arion, will sing several pieces, solos Q5 Well aS duets. In fach, the programme is one of unusual richness, the grandest piece being undoubtedly “Salamis,’’ solo, quettet and chorus, by Max Bruch, performed by the Artoa, with orchestral accompaniment, What recommends this concert still more ts tha fact that the whole gross proceeds will turned ovor to the treasurer of the German Hosptial for the boned of tthat Institution, the Arion Sodiety defray- ng all the expenses of (he concert out of their owm nett |