The New York Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1869, Page 3

Services and Ceremonies Yes- terday. The {Lenmenical Council, Church Dedication and Confirmation. Missionary Lahors---Sunday School Bigercises. ‘The progress of Christianity in the Metropolis and ite sister cities is truly inspiriting, if one may judge from the regular and numerous attendance and the finished discourses given at the various places of Public worship on cach recurring Sabbath. The coutinued imcreaso in the number of temples de- voted to Divine worship is also a cheering exponent of the spread of Christ's doctrines, In all these re- gards attendance, discourse, dedications, inaugura- Mons and other ceremonies, yesterday must be looked upon as a bright day in the religious annais ofthis vicinity. Tne following reports of the prin: cipal sermons and services on yesterday will be found interesting and gratifying to the friends of Christianity. Py PLYMOUTH CHUACH, Tho Greatness of the Name of JosusSormon by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. After the usual preliminary services at Plymouth church yesterday the Rev. Mr. Beecher took for his text the ninth verse of the second chapter of Paul to the Philtpplans—*Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which ts above every name,” Having dilated upon names gener- ily, showing that different words had differen Magnitude and richness of context, according to the attributes and grandeur of the thing to Which they were attached, that personal names oftentimes stoon for certain qualities, the reverend gentleman went on to state that the name of Jesus Tose above every other name ever knowa in the World. It expressed all thé inightiest, most télidor, affectionate and noblest qualities that the heart leaned to. here was No litératite in the Worid expressed his divine tove. It was influite and far beyoud human conception, Yet it was necessary for every one to form for himself the picture which the nae prevented in order to form a conception of his God, owever siort bis imagination might be. It must be formed out of the things which his heart most ap- reciuted, No man could learn tls God out of a book. jor could one study God froin the Bible itseif—.or every maw must frame God in their souls. Of course the imaginations of men would always be under, never above, the reality, and so the deilciencies and Mistakes which might be made were harmless in measuring God. Moreover, man must frame God in his mind according to his formula—just and re- splendent in justice, pure in love, wondrous m pity and ‘enduring in patience. Let no man be afraid that he will ever change the color, God was never better for man’s descrip- tuon that he was in himseif. The preacher dwelt at considerable Lem on the greatness of God, His ten derness, sympathy, love, power and justice, and earnestly exhorted the congrogation to frame the Supreme Being in their intnds according to the best aaa they possessed. Man’s conception of God should every year be more exalted, grander and more loving, and thus sincerely imploring His mercy Man would, when this earth nad matey away, stand in the grea ‘it realm surrounded by the vast and ever congregating multitude, made up of the rich- ness of God’s creation, and where would arise in Sweet simplicity aad raptures of love ihe name of the groat Saviour of the worla, whose heart bled to Save liankmd, avoye all other names. Aller prayer and the siuging of a hymn the proceedings closed with tae benediction. CHURCH OF THE RESSIAH, AImmortality~-Sermon by the Rev. Dr. George HI. Hepworth. The Church of the Messiah was crowded by the usual congregation attendant upon Dr. Hepworth’s ministry, After the ordinary service Dr. Hepworth Preached on the great and all absorbing subject an- nounced as tne theme of yesterday morning's dis- course, namely, “Immortality.” He selected for his text chapter i, 19, of the Revelation of St. John:— Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shail be hereafter. The grave, said the Doctor, was the consecrated property of every household, and the tears that we shed upon its green sod were the prophecy of the life tocome. There was no flock, however watched and tended in which there was not one dead lamb. ‘There was uo household however favored outwardly in which there was not one vacant chair. The question to which the attention of the congregation ‘was asked to direct itself that morning was dark on ‘the one side but glorious onthe other, Though tt ‘was with aching hearts that we saw sacred aud endéaring ties rent asunder here and our friends pass away into the nearer presence of God, we knew that sometime we should strike palms again 4p our heavenly home. In thinking and speculating upon this great question of immortality the minds of men were apt to get tangled and lost in the maze of their own thoughts. They too often sat under the shadow of doubt. If such a man were a shal- low man he would boast of his doubts, but i he werea true man they were a great sadness in his life. Dr. Hepworth then briefly referred to jhe beliefs on this subject held by the Mpicureans and the Sadducees. To-day there would be found certain men and certain women who lad no rounna- tion for their faith. Perliajs the circumstances of their early life were peculiar; perhaps they were op- pressed by their dark and dreary experience, which should have given them more faith. It was true, however, that tiere were some souls who had strong hopes and aspirations toward heaven, while there sprung up at the same time unbelief in which they found but little hope. The voice of nature, which was like an Omnipotence, he thought, spoke in unmistakable tones of immortality. ‘ihe clarion voice of the ages that sent ita voice to every heart and home said that this lite was not reai; the other life was real. If life was a dream we were in its midst to-day; the grand reality of posel- bilities wo should know When this body shall put ita feah away and sail put on immor- tality. If we touched the pulses of the wrist, we knew that there must be a mechanical force in the heart, a force that sent the blood to the extremities of the body. The doctrine of immortality was as the heart of human ife. Un- belief, ike a giant that preseed upon the body, max- ing that Pressure felt at every pore of the huinan fystem, pressed upon the soul, and, consciously or unconsciously, as that pressure was ailured on the soul, were we made or unmade by it No man darea to take this jump into the dark abyas of unbelief. Why, if this lite were all he knew {ull well that ic ‘was not worth having; and, instead of graterul smiles sont up to Heaven every day, we should re- roach: a) goodness of God, who had given us the wer to live, to reason and to feel, without giving ‘us the power to be satisiied theygwjth, Dr, Hep- worvh then very graphically pictured the bAYassing cares, anxieties, troubles and coniicts of the poor man, whose liie was a continual labor ior the ne gities of the cay path eat that did bot come and | fo | aa gta Te hére, Fag eikidence of God tai jan in that poal- ft Was his ney 80 to labor that God may impart to him contentment whtie so laboring, and it was the poor man’s privilege that Into thai dally Jabot he could put the glory ana the beauty of heaven jtself, Yet who can doubt that when the sunset of that man’s life siall come, iW will rise Again, not in the poverty of this eapthy life, bat ma the glorious richness and fullness of Life eternal, the roward of those who had faithfully and well doue ‘their duty here? A disbelief in imniortality was like taking the vital force from thelr son! and marin Iife itseli one huge blank. ‘ié édlowoina, too, who toiled for her own bread and f the education of her iittie child, and as le damian | Fig woman Te equalities of life, where trust, her stay, but her bi in the areas ond glorious future? The rich, too, yy Wad reaped the reward of thew industry, and had ‘all the comforts and luxuries, the physical blessings ‘that were purchasabdle by wealth, what was life to them? it was not in theso things; their wealth would not oy one single thought or one heart beat. they. wis! Did to live on these things only and go Ingneas, aud let this weaith dwindle away 4 all that Was worth living for crumble tnto dust? poor man and the rich man would be alike then, and the dissatisfaction of the unrest of this life Would only be ished with the certainties of the to Faith came, and tt made life gloriou @ that this feeling about faith was no al nent, but it was dificult to argue about which were the solemnest and grand- st things in human lite, He thought that one of the most jorcible arguments for Immortality was found in the nature of things. There.was @ mystery in man's coming, and there ‘a inystery In man's going away from earth, aud those two boundaries he works, he lives ee he dies. If there was no life beyond this, a More glorious still, then God was not our God; for a God who worked without pian, or aim or end ‘Was not the God tan, with his wondrous mind, was called upon to worship, Dr. Hepworth toid the story of Louis XVI. going to the locksmith’s shop and working in the making of locks, and then \eav- we ericay, dirty factory and ascending a throne from which he governed worlds. God had not come down hore and lived out a human existence and Been tht jorama of human life pass by him as we ‘nmad in theatres and then passed away ail gare Of human life, No: the care of God anything else. When a man ts thirsty it was indica- tive that there was water; when he was hungry that there was food. The longing of human hearts for immortality posal that Lnere was immortality. Dr. Hepworth told an affecting sto! dying woman whom he was wit! dled, who had, he believed, a glimpse of the other land, who saw facea that were not the faces of thove inher dying chamber, and who woke up, after all thought she had gone, saying, “I thought 1 was in heaven.” and who said to Dr. Hepworth, ‘I saw a face, but it was not yours.” It was true that that incident was no argument, Dat it was an incident that had made an eternal impressfon upon his mind, With this hope in our hearts our life became sacred. Children should meet their fathers, girls their mothers, ail of us our long lost friends, and sround the fireside of the house not made with hands, eter- nal in the heavens, all those broken ranks would be made one onco more, and we should remember in this present life how blessed was our hope in the future, and we should learn that this immortality was the solemnest reality in the soul’s existence, and that it wag made great by the consciousness of its Immortaitty. At the concluston of this beantifnl and touching discourse there was an evident hiding of emotion on the faces of all present. As the organ and choir layed and sang music 80 subdued that it seemed to eine 3 above the house this emotion could be no longer hidden, and many a face was bent to wipe away the tears that would flow, so irresistibly sub- duing was the influence that tad heen awakened, Dr. Hepworth announced that there would be ser- vice in the church on Thanksgiving Day, and that next Sunday night would he commenced a serics of lectures to young men. CHUNCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY. What Is Moant by the Kingdom of Heaven Sermon by Rev. Dr. Chapin. Atthe Church of the Divine Paternity, corner of Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth street, Rev. Dr. Chapin preached from St. John xiv., 16—‘Jesas saith unto him, Iam the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by me’? One great characteristic of our Saviour’s teaching was that his utterances did not serve to gratify mere curiosity, but went straight to the point. This was strikingly Mlustrated in the case of Nicodemus, whose specu- lative Inquiries were all answered by Jesus in that direct manuer that left no chance for misconstruction or uncertainty. There was a great ana mysterious silence and revelation and nature upon all subjects whose investigation could only serve to gratify curt- osity; but im the delineation of the great truths of Christianity everything was as clear and expressive a3 possible. Christ answers the all-importaht ques- Von of the soul, but to the new questions constantly ariaiig foxpectiag tne rature existence he Is as silent as nature; and yet now with each decade there are more attempts to locate and examine, with microscopic minuteness, the mysteries of the soul and. of eternity. It was well that this was so; for, if we could be brought inte intimate relations with the future, the ispiration we derive from it would be destroyed and man would be even more regardless of his destiny than now. Our relations to God involved all our concerns on earth. Christ was the only means of coming to God and of consummating our relations with Divinity. Jt required no physical effort to come to God, bata sincere and earnest consecration of the heart and the practice of a pure and upright life. God comes to us in a thougan ‘3——in the beauties of nature, the blessings of life, the influeace of His spirit and the revelation of Himself in the Gospel; and it was sad to reflect that so few had come to Him, How little did the world appreciate God’s goodness or apprelend His nearness to uumanity! There were many, ib.Was true, who intellectually recognized Him aa the Creator and Ruler of the universe; but how very few caie to Him as a Father with all the relationship implied in that term, Some believed that tie Kingdom of Heaven was in a particular locality to which we might go after death, but that was not the true meaning of those words. Tne Kingdom of Heaven included the hves of mankind in this world, and the resurrection not only applied to that great event when time shall cease to be, but to the new life into which our hearts must be born here on earth. Cnrist had exhibited God as tne Father of the whole universe, implying the exisience of the tenderest relations between God and man, and yet there was a popular idea which allowed Christ to eclipse the Father and regarded God as a dark, stern and relentiess Detty. What a mistaken con- cepiton of God was this; What a desecration of the emotions and aspirations of the soul. Christ was not. a shicid and defeuce between us and an angry God, but the means of bringing us into the closes: and ten- derest relationship with an ever-loving Father, It-was not she amount of new truins that gave Christianity its Foret, but the bringtag together and spiritualizing of them that rendercd taem ellective. ‘Truth was eternal and always the whetuer uttered by Confucius, expressed in the Talmud or taught by the Son of God. Christ was the em- bodiment of the truth: Himself the living, central trath of the Binle, which we cannot avoid or refute. Some Christians were like dry, jutceiess and stony {rait, whose religion was all stony and who in their petrified hearis onty aspired to just enough of right- eousness to squeeze their puny spiritual anatomy through the gates of heaven, without ever feeling one spark of sympathy for mankind or making o siogle effort to spread abroad the light and truth and love of God. Others depended on their preach- ers to point out the detalls of Christianity. What could the preacher know of Christ more than 1s given in his own life and teachii ? Christ himself Was the truth, and beside him ail things else sank into insignificance, What was the vastness and beauty of nature, the mysteries of the planets or all the wonders of the universe compared with this great tratiof Christ? Nothing buta sell, beyond which God existed, and to whom man could only be brought by Christ—by loving and following the one and ail important trath. Proceeding with an elabo- rate discussion of the influences of truth upon man- kind, the speaker concluded with a very eloquent reference to the distinguished men who have passed tube last week in illustration of what ife may cise an be and the ability of eacn on earth to exer- nfiuence for extending tie kingdum of God. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDAAL. The Spread of Cathelicity=Sermon by Very Rev. Father Starrs. The services at St. Patrick’s Cathedrfl yesterday morning were more than usually solemn and tm- pressive, The spacious and beautiful building was crowded by a jarge and evidently interested congre- gation, and high mass was sung with a grand and powerful eifect by the Cathedral society, numberiag thirty well trained voices. The mass selected for the occasion was one In manuscript by Torente, one of the sweetest and most gifted composers. The choruses were thrillingly powerfal, and swelled iuto «the deepest and most meliifuous har- mony, while the solos and duos were full of tender pathos, breathmg the softest whisperings to the devout soul, and filling it with the most eloquent reiigious aspirations. The mass ts in C minor, aud opens with the Kyrie, in chorus and terzetto, Thea follows the Gioria, another chorus; Laudamus, soprano solo; Domina Deus, Auetto, tenor aud basso; Qut Sallis, concerted piece; Cum Sanctus, basso solo and chorus; 2 in Carnacus, soprano solo; Etin Sptritum, terzetto, for aito, tenor and basso, and the offertory Eece Panis, by Bellin, solo and quartette, The pri lacipal slugers were Madame Chome, soprano; Mrs. Werner, alto; Mr. il, Schmitz, tenor, and Mr. A. Sohst, basso. Mr, Gustavus Schmitz presided, with hig usual ability, at the organ, At the Appropriate périod in the service Very Rev. Father Starrs, Vicar General of the diocese, ascended the pulpit and preached an eloquent and filigree sermon, tain ie text from Matthew x cing wi vhe Slst verse and endin; ith gsi Ene text bore reference to the king. dom of heaven being Irke unto a grat ot Bl star seed, which a mag takes and sows in his and 0, The preacher satd:—We mdy all, beloved bretiren, readily conceive and undersiand how, in these simil- tudes, our beloved Lord and Saviour spoke truly of things hidden from tie foundation of the world in the remarkable parable you have just heard. He spoke of the kingdom Oo! heaven by which, in the language of Scripture, hé tsual ty designated His Chuser or His Spiritual kingdom on earth, He Spoke of its simple and obscure beginning, of its | oe development and of its future destiny, and ecause of its seeming insignificance, he likened it to a little grain of mustard seed, which is the smallest of ail seeds, These words can be understood by es = There ‘ Lh hidden ms them. intone could be e lonely or seemingly insignificant than Lhe pont fa Sup by the twelve Apostles or what more wnpretending man among them than the meek and lowly Jesus? Yet here was the beginning of that Church of which He spoke, And, as the grain of mustard seed sprung up and became a tree in the branches of which the biras of the air camo and dweit, so this Church likewise spree up and spread and extended itself so that ail the nations and the tribes of the earth were glad to come and repose under its all-powerful branches, It 1s true, it was insignificant in Jerusalem at the commencement, but it soon extended to Antioch, and from city to city, from town to town, from vil- lage to village, and into the country, until it ex- tended itself to the extremities of the earth, And What is the meaning of this spread of the matured seed? These words aro explained by our divine Saviour Himself. Jt ts only by divine authority that these things could take place, The reverend geatic- man having gone on at length to explain the continuity and truthfulness of the Catho- lic Churen, and having alinded in glowing terms to its glorious triumphs over ail ob- stacles and persecution: continued to say in later days the Church had trials to suffer from her own children—some of her own perverse children, Schisms arose, heresies were broached and sensations ‘were created Pas pn the world, but she has again triumphed and these Very children of her own alin were glad to come and seck reconciliation ith her betore they were taken from this earth. hhis ite grain of mustard seed has spread ite ranches throughout every part of the world, uerever it 1s Inhabited, and no nmiatter what trials Church of God has to endare she will triumph own country, the histo Church is the istory of the mustard seed. in this localtty as a litte grain of mustard seed, sur- ronnded by thousanis who mocked itand despised those who professed it, And yet it passed from city to city, and from town to town, and from village to village and from the village to the country, ao that now, no matter where you go where this country is inhabited, there you wii) find temples erected to the honor and glory of God, bearing ou thelr summits the sign gf Chyjst, the emblem of our redemption, And evenhere, fa our gwa city, you have seen the growth of the littlé grain of mustard seed. See how it commenced here but a very — ago. There were very few temples, almost no institutions of learning or of charity, See now those which surround you on every side, See our churches and our colleges and our seminaries of learning and ourother msulutions, Every year we are erecting new churches and commencing ‘now institutions of char- ity. And now, at the present moment, you all know We are erecting @ cathedral whitch, when completed, will be the finest on the Contiment. It will be an ornament to this great metropolis and a credit to those of our own faith who have contributed to its erection, The preacher concluded with exhorting ail Catholics to show by their example and good Works thelr steadfastness in the faith. WASIINGTON HEIGHTS METHODIST EPISCOPAL GiUACH. Dedication Services Yesterday—Sermons by Bishop Janes and the Rev. Drs, Foster and Ferris. The fine Gothic church which has just been com- pleted on Washington Helghts, at the corner of 16°d street and Tenth avenue, by the Methodist Episcopal body, was simply yet solemnly dedicated yesterday under the presidency of Bishop Janes. ‘The venerable Bishop Morris also assisted. The day was most propitious—heaven seeming to smile upon the brethren and their undertaking in the clear, sparkling sunlight. The wealth, beauty and fashion of this sweet metropolitan Arcadia were numerously represented. Several of the ladies were dressed in the very latest style, the brililant feathers worn by them, and tieir gay flowers, contrasting strongly, but sadly, as they streamed towards the portals, with the many-hued tints of the decaying foliage in the picturesque groves and well wooded uplands of Carmansville, From Manhattan- ville, Harlem and Morrisania from Westchester and the city, a number of sympathisers had come to Witness the inaugural ceremony and atd in itquidat- ing the debt tneurred in finishing and Juroishtug the sacred edifice, Smiles of recognition and warin words of greeting a8 old friendly faces turned up Were the order of tue day, till the pastor, the Rey. Mr, Millard, commenced the moruing services, assisted by the Rey. Mr. Keys. The sermon was pregehed by Isaiah, chapter Ixiil, )éfse 1-t:. cometh irom Eqom, with dyed garments Bozran? {hf8 that’ is giofldus “in Ins Bishop Janes, from “HO js this that Tot Apparel travelling in the greatness of his strength? 1 that speak in righteousness inighty tosavd. Where- fore aré thou red in thine apparel and thy garments like hiin that treadeth In the winefat?? Tu simple, but forcible and eloquent language he showed how the headship of Christ was clearty tnat- cated in these passages. [t was our especial privl- lege, as members of tie mystic body Of Christ, to have so divine and glorious a head. Of tlm every great quality may be predicated. By dying He had conquered death and tuken the sting out of it. With faith in the ail-atoning merits of tae Redeemer, and by repentance, they, (00, couid simile at the terrors ol the grave. etuate the application of these sacred merits that house had been raised to the honor of God. They had come together that day to show their grativucte to God and participate tn the blessings Which Heaven was prepared to shower upon them. te exhorted his hearers in pathetic terms to a change of heart and change of life, so that not one of those who heard him might l uuregenerated that day. A collection was tien taken $10,000 Were announced as the result. brethren, entiemen iscopailun persuasions, have tn little more than a year raised more tuan $50,000, and appropriated them to tl tempie of graceful outline and Mhegepe many potnta of beauty—not the least of which is tue taper: ing spire shooting hugh above the majestic elms aud beeches of the neighborhood, and procianmiag a living active faith in the Mfe-giving principles of Christianity, Much interest and earnestness was manifested in the proceedings, the congi rejoiclag that the airs or the hammer whic echoed To pt up, and ‘the aided by several beuevolent ladies and g of the Presbyterian and & ation had re the year past had given piace to prayer and’ praise and the tuneful swell of hyimu and anthem. in the afternoon the Rey. Dr. Foster preached an eloquent discourse irom Jolin y,, 89; and, im the evening, Rev. Dr. Merrea delivered an aifectiag ser- mon, encouraging his hearers to continue to walk in the path of generosity to God they had entered on that day. wiskly th, CENTRAL PRESBYTENIAN CHURCH. capable of accommodating about 500 persons, was dedicated yesterday according to the usuai manner of the Presbyterian rite, The church is situated In West Fifty-sixth street, near Broadway. Its exter- nal appearance is pleasing but not umposing. The interior fs, for the size of the building, peculiarly effective; chastely and beautifully frese senting a light and agreeable appearance. the utmost las been made of the space at command, ‘The church building and adjoining temporary school structure cost $20,000. The grounds attached extena from Filty-sixth to Fifty-seventh street, and cost $70,000, Ultimately, a3 that part of the metropolis becomes-—as before long tt will—as largely populated as the “down-town’” portions, It is intended to build, instead of the present structure, a large and imposing structure froating on Firty-seventh street. ‘The dedicatory services yesterday morning were attended by a crowded congregation, At haif-past ten o'clock an ivocation was made by the pastor, the Rev. J. D. Wilson. The Rey, Dr. Spaulding then read the Scriptures aad offered up praye #. D. Wilson delive! ence of the Sanctuary aking for Lis XiviL, 12, Tne preacher spoke, in place, of the mflueuce of tle sanctuary on the individual, helping his understanding in its confict with carnal desire, and adordiag that external nelp which 80 many, Wav are convinced tuat a relugion is desiravie, require. Without the sanctuary the zeal of the Chilstian would be spasmodic—ihe Christian character without symmetry and beau- ty. The sanctuary gives, said the s peace and joy as well as life und strengt! sanctuary blesses the family by endearing the prin- ciples of religion to the minds of children. As regards the influence of the saactuary on society— if we regard the sanctuary simply as a building con- secrated Lo God by intelligent and discreet men—it stands as a monument of faith. Tue service of God's house brings all classes of the commuuntty into fel- lowship, and teaches men to love and flelp each other as children of tho same father aud pilgrims journeying towards the same home. Every sanctuary built is a step taken towards the perfection of humanity aud the spiritual emancipation of the world, Men, therefore, should love the sanctuary and appreciate how noble 13 the work tn which se engage who build @ house for Jehovah's wor- ship. In the afternoon there waa held in the new church @ large reunion of tie old members of the Central church in Broome street. In the evening tho Rev. Dr. Murray, pastorjol the Brick Presbyterian churoh, delivered, to a large audience, a discourse from the text, “Lora, to whom shall wo go? Thou hast the Words of eternal life,’ The reverend speaker coin- bated the prevailing scoptical and tendencies of ihe age; none of the theories of Beeptics and rationalists pointed out a scheme by which inaukind could be saved, whereas Christianity, founded on the infallible words of Christ, offered to man the sole means by which he coula obtain salvation, The Rev. od te sermon, on Ti oaker, The Trationallstic THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL fM S3iONS. Celebration of the Anniversnry of the Methoe dist Episcopal Missionary Society. The anniversary of the foundation of this society was celebrated yesterday in ail the Methodist Epis copal churches of this and the surrounding cities. In the morning a sermon was preached in each church on the subject of the importance of home and foreign missionary labor, upon the vast bene- fits Chriatiant ty was deriving from the Methodist Episcopal missions now being so actively carried on in the Southern States, in the far West and in India, China and Japan, At the love feasts, which were held in the afternoon im Trinity church, Thirty-fourth street; in Seventh street, church and inthe Methodist Episcopal church in Fleet street, Brooklyn, more derailed and interesting statements than those of the morning were made in reference to the progress, present numerical strength and financial condition of the society. Bisnoy Thompson, who resided at Trinity chureh, Thirty-fourth street, in the course of some thoroughly practieal remarks, said that though a vast amount of good haa been doue by the mission- ary societies durmg the past year thoir efforts had been restricted from want of suficient funds, and unless the members of the Church came forward and subscribed much more }iberaily than hitherto, mis- sionary labor would have to be given ny in many places where it had been begun, aud would have to be imdefnitely postponed in others which resented a fine fleld and in which the soolety had Yong been anxtous to spread the light of truth. The actual receipts of the society for carrying on both home and foreign missions amounted, for the year ending December, 1569, to about $650,000, while the expenditures during: the same time will be aboub $6,000 over that sum. But then, if the work of the bi is to be carried of vigorously and the opera. tloiis of the missionaries extended, the soctety ought to be in receipt of a sum considerably over tae mers working yd of its present condition. “sng are, suid Bishop Thompson, twelve by a¥eq thous wand members 12 communion % an fie Methodist deep interest in the discourse, and the reverend Dedicatory ServicesSermon by the Rev. J. | Speaker held them in rapt attention for more than D. Wilso an hour. fie began by describing the miracles The Central Presbyterian church, a new structure, | Worked by Almighty God to prove to the world Nis F WERALD, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 1% 1800—NIPLR SHEET. Episcopal Church of the United States, contributing to the funds of the missionary society. ‘The aver- age amount paid by each 1s a little over fifty cents annum, Now, if the work 1s to be prosecuted luring the coming (2, 80 that the misstonarics may even be enabied to hold the ground they have eunes. it will be incumbent on the members of the ‘harch to raise asum for the Tlasionary —— at jast year. least twenty-five per cont in advance ol ‘There are at present fourteen missionaries of the American Methodist £piacopal Ohureh in China, five in Japan and about eighteen in India, These mis- sionaries are carrying on the work of the Gospel in spite of every obstacle, and it is the duty of the inembers of the Church at home to aid in au especial degree the work of the foreign missions. After Bisbop Thompson had concluded his remarks several members of tae church spoke on the im- portage of doing, and their willingness to do, all in thelr power fo ald by contributions the work of the missionaries, A large naraber stood up and signified their tntention of ny double the guount of sub- scription they paid last y CAUACH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Confirmation and Sermon by the Rev. Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, §. C. ‘The Right Rev. Bishop Lynch, D. D., of Charles- ton, 8, C., was called ou yesterday afvernoon to con- fer the sacrament of confirmation upon 770 candi- dates at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, ssast Kourteenth sireet, The candidates were nearly all childreu belonging to the parochial school of this chureh, only fifty adults being meluded in the num- ber confirmed, At three o’clock precisely the ceremonies began by the entrance of the procession of children from thelr adjoining school room. They entered by the vestry door, the crowd outside belug too great to admit them by the street entrance, Nearly the whole body of the church was reserved for tne can- didates, only afew spectators and relatives being admitted, The gcone as viewed trom the gallery was very beautiful and eifective, from the first entrance of the 200 white robed girls to the close of the ceremony, The Sisters of Charity, six in Romper whi are the teachers in the girls’ depart- ment of this school, accompanied their pupils, their black habits giving effect by contrasi to the loug line of white-veiled candidates. The pure white of the dresses of these young children was beautifully re- lieved by their souality badyes of red and biue worn as scarfs over their shoulders. With slow and rev; erential movement they tiled in, two by two, and streaining throug the aisles filed the vacant pews on one side of the church. The boys, conducted by their lay teachers, followed, a siiver medal on the breast of each distinguishing his sodality. They aimost filled the other side of the church. ‘Scarcely were they seated when from the opposite vestry door the altar procession entered, twenty-f lytes in clerical dress, foliowed by Fathe: Dr. Morrogh and Bishop Lynch. ‘The venerable pre- late was attired ia fui onicas With iattre and grgaler, ws Durkig the entrance and seating of the proces- sions thd orchestra performed the Veni Creator and Veni Sanete Sptvitus with much fervor and devo- tion, and appropriate music, from tune to Ume dur- ing te cerelicy ament they were nu exordium in Latin, a to the forehead of his thumb and . he poys and men in within the altar ratl, bishop, but the girls knelt t Bishop and his assis- about to receive, the chrism or holy oft was a each candidate by the Bisiop, maktag the sign of the receiving Uns rite advance kneeling. before the around outside the rail, tants advancing to a After all had re vows were read Then, arte Oi ated by a young girl Kneeling upon the steps of the altar, She read iMaclear and distinct voice and was listened to with breatiless attontion vy tue candidates and spectators. In conclusion nounced by Bishop Lynch, the whoi youtly kaeeling, ‘fhe services were quite lengthy, occupying about three hours trom { order pre- served during this lc ed the lighest credit upon the teachers, citi 0 clergymen, COLLEGE POINT RO The Coming the p: neal on Was pro- nudience de- AN CATHOLIS CHURCH enical Couneil--Lecinre by Dr. Farley. Last evening an audience of at mbled in St. Fidelli’; Point, to hear the Rey. oo out 200 people as- Catholic church, Coliege Dr. Farley, of Jamaica, dis- vse upon the coming Ecumenical Counell, Dr. rley is noted as an able preacher of some forty. years’ experience, and has travelled through all Europe, preaching eloquent scrmons in the mother tongue of each country. As the coming Council is at present engaging the attention of 211 denominations the audience felta divinity as the God-man, The Catholic Church on earth, continued the speaker, sympolizes Christ Mimself. He gave to His, Apostles all power in heaven and on earth, telling them that whatever they should loose on earth should be loosed in heaven, aud whatever they should bind on earth should also be bound im heaven. God, in His divine providence, had deerced the mistress of nattons to become the centre and foundation of his fatth, and had commissioned Peter io carry out His divine intentions. The speaker brought tears into the evesof many of his hearers by his vivid description of the perse- cutions the Christians were subjected to by the pagan Powers, telling them that piety, meckness and patience had churacterized the yery outpour- Ing of their heart's blood for the God-man jor man’s s#ivation. He lewed tie pro- gress of Christianity as laid down tn traditional history for centuries, and was coniident in the be- lief that Protestantism, like the schisms and her of the darker ages, might be looked upon as a #8 fatlu—yes, numbered among the things that were. Th? enemies of the Catholic Charch riagine that to taco away the powers of swoyed elations of the the Pope he 1s de- nd Oatholicity perishes. There never was ‘ave mistake in the science of human na- ‘ake it he is as in the away, Mf you please, and Much Pope as when concealed catacombs from the wrath of tie Cmaars. The saine¢ God that existed then exists to- day. The power that established the true Christian Church did not establish a rock aud foundation to be destroyed by the pernictous winds of schisms and heritics, We were told years ago that the Pope was Anti-Chirst, but we have had many Popes, and Ami- Carist has not been pointed out. Without the Pope there ig no real Cliristtanity, and no mortal man, separate from his authority, can piace bis hand on his heart and sign a clear deinition of faith, He who is not with St, Pever is not with Christ. He was commanded by Chrigt to feed His lamb: and to keep them in his custody. The Pop fore, as the acknowledged head of the espouses ‘the principles of St. Pete) with an ever dimiculty ar council of the glove to ¢ mine the rue Chureh, aud watches wreful eye over the dock, When any es as regards the faith, he couvokes a bishops from the fox quarters of the faith @ ablished by the fathers, The object of the Eoumenteal Connell is not what has been previously stated, It has mot the frame new articles of faith, or to take from bilshed Jaw. ‘Tho faith was through Jesug Christ, and being suMcient for man’s rede tion for eigiteen centuries, could not consist be abrogated or despised at the present age. reverend gentleman held that all history declared the intallibility of the Pope. veu in the time of the Pagan persecutions councils wi sooner liad one Pope beca martyred than another Was consecrated. St. Peter held his councils and eceived the inspired word of the Hoiy Ghost, ac- cording to God’s prowuise, in cominanding hin to go and teach all nations, none of the Popes h nD tly The re held, and no sasinguler fact that in declaring matters of faith. ‘The enemies of the Church single out two— LAbertous and Demnascus—but by violeace the most barbarons they were forced to proclaim what their very minds and hearts avhorred. In the fourth cen- tury Arius denied the divinity of the God-Man, and in the fifteenth centu orions denied the mater- nity of the Mother of God, Both were excommant- cated by an Ecumenical charch. The See of Peter erable, and whoever approaches tt contu- Protestantism d by the speaker aud Feré iiyactathe erly rebuked. spltt in fragments. CALVARY CHUN Anniversary Services of the Latties? mestic Relief Association of the ant Episcopal Charch, Last evening the first anutversary services of the Missionary Neilef Association of copal Church were held.in Calvary church, coruer of Twenty-firststreet and Fourth ave- nue, The attendance was not large, but what it lacked in matter of numbers was more than com- pensated by the decided Interest evinced In the | year’s work of the benevolent society, There were present in the pulpit tho Right Rev. Horatio Potter, Bishop of New York; B.A. Washburn, D. D., rector of Caivary church: H. C. Potter, D. D., rector of ¢ church; A, M. Littlejoha, D. D., rector of Holy? Doe Protest. Ladies’ Domestic the Protestant £ ‘The work of the season acco: the ladies of the different jes representing them 1s noted in the follo’ number of boxes OF clothing furnisied:—Grace church, New York, 12; Tranaflgurauon, New York, 4; St. Paul's, New York, 10; Trinity Chapel, New York, 6; St. George’s, Asto- ria, 2; St. Thomas’, New York, 2; St. Thomas’, Taunton, Mass., 2; St, Paui’s, Staten Island, bg oe Peter's, Milford, Oonn., 1; Calvary church, New York, 2; Si John the Evangelist’s, 1; St. Paul's, New Haven, 1; St. John’s Guild, New Haven, 3; Chapel of thd Holy Saviour, New Yor's, 4; St, Paul's, Rahway, X.J., 1; Christ cnich, Suatford, Conn. 2; St. John’s, Deihi, N. Y., 1; Vermont Bpiscop: Institute, 2; Trinity church, Jacksonville, UL, 1; St. Paw’s, Syracuse, N. Y., 2; St. Stephen's, Philadel- pita, Jurist church, Newton, N. J.,1; St Paul's ¢ Buriington, Vt., 1; anonymous, 1; boxes of books from Grace parish, 2—making a tol of 68 boxes of handsome outfits for those intended to aid with their families, togetiier with house linen and blankets, in all amounting in vaine to about $8,000, ‘The letters of acknowledgment received from the recipients of this noble charity are fall of gratitude, attesting the beneficence and labors of the society. Relief has been extended from one end of the Union to the other, The report closes with an earnest exhortation to the women of the parishes of the Chureh eee forward and join in the great Work, as the demand is urgent and increasing. Miss Maria H. Bulflach, corresponding secretary, reported that tn reply to her letters of the year she had received applications tor aid fr 105 missiona- ries, aud she also atiests their great joy in being thus provided for, reproducing exacts from letters brim full of praise. ‘Tne reverend gentlemen above noted each made short and telling addresses upon the necessity and utility of the work, They referred to the burdens of the missionaries, so universally underpaid; to the delicacy of the charity, tothe glorious resuits that would accrue to the Church by alding and making comfortabie its laborers, and eloquently pointed to the work a8 a common duty as those Who need so much mercy seek their reward from the same Mas- ter who said, “Whosoever suall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup Of co:ct water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you ho ‘shail in no wise lose his reward.” A NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH. Laying the Corner Stone of Si. Bridget’s Church, in Jersey City. Yesterday afternoon the corner stone of a Catholle church was laid at the corner of Gilbert aud Mercer Streets, Jersey City, by the Very Rev. Dr, Corrigan, Vicar General of the diocese of Newark. This will be the fifth Catholic chureh within the limits of me city. The occaslon brought out the Catholic ele- ment in large numbers; aud at the very time when the wind was cold anda bitter the atreets were lined with crowds of spectators, who surveyed the proces- sion of Catholic societies, Wore and children might be seen shivering in the bleak neighborhood of the new structure; yet they watched and waited. It wag @ remarkable proof of the unswerving devotion of these poor people, and the tenacity with which they cling to their faith. Their gerérosity was also tested, for when the box went around it soon bi Whatever be the fauits of Irishmen, best of Catholics, and no matter how poor they may be, tbey are ever ready to contribute to the support of their Church. The new edifice is situated in that part of the Sixth ward inhabited chiefly by the laboring class, who were compelled to the severe winter to travel to an in nventent dis- 2 rdev to reach any of tie otaer Cathol ches. The Rev, P. Corrigan, pastor of St. Peter's, the inatter In hand, and six lots were purchased, 3 intended to give the church the tite of Patrick, but since the consolidation of the cites St. Patrick's church, of Bergen Corner, within w city, the title of St. Lridget was aubstt- Itis Worthy of note that this is the only of New Jor- It will be a plain 5 t will aiord ccommodations to the parisiioners in tiat tuted. cburch bearing that name in sey. ample quarter. The following societ 8 composed procession, onia avenue at two o'clock Vorkingmen’s Union, St, Pat- , rick’s, St Peters’ and St. Michael’s Temperance societies; Vather Matthew, Parent Soctety, St. Josepu’s and St. Mary’s Temperance societies of Mudson City and Hoboken, Workin, en's Associa- tion of Jersey City, Shamrock Benevolent Society, jan Soctety and St. Boniface (German) Benevo- ciety. ‘The procession moved — through street, South First, Jersey avenue, Newark avenae, Washington street and Grand sireat, and extended fully half a miie in length. When the s0- cieiies reached the grounds the concourse around the building numbered about 15,000 persona. The ceremony of laying the stone then took place, the ofictating clergyman bemp attended by the follow- Fathers Corrigan, Graham and Da Con- ersey City; Father Aauuta, of Huason 5 ‘ather Cody, of Hackensack; Father Killeen, of Newark, and Bather Byrne, of Camden, The box which was deposited in the stone contained a copy of the New York HpRALD. the cols of the United States and a scroli of parchment containing the fol- lowing inscription:—“This corner sione was laid by the Very Kev. M. A. Carrigan, Administrator of the diocese of Newark, on the fourteenth day of November, 1809 (in Roman characters), Pins the Ninth being Supreme Ponttil; James Roosevelt Bay- Jey, Bishop of Newark; Patrick Corrigan, pastor: Ulysses 8. Grant, President of the United states} Theodore F. Randoiph, Governor of the State of New Jersey, and William Ciarke, Mayor of Jersey City.’’ At tlie close of the ceremony a Sermon was preaciied by Father Byrne, who delivered an eloquent dis- eon tiie trials and sufferings of the Catholics ¢ missiouarics and the lly is Patrick and 5 3 to cling fast to ud reprouched those Irishmen who be- v ashamed to Bridget tn their use With @ certain cl these naines hioenabie, These names, he argued, were se only Who hate’ frisimen because they are Catholics, ST, PAUL'S BOM\N GATHOLIG CUURGH, BADOKLYA. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin—Sermon by the Rev. Father J. J. Kaue, ef Virginia, There was a very numerous attendance at the late morning service of St. Faul’s Roman Catholic church yesterday, The mass sang, which was adml- rably rendered, is @ new composition by St. Clatr, an American author, and is of the Italian styie, being rather forid. The mass, which ts in “0, was sung by Madame Clarke, soprano; Miss Estelle A. Murtagh, contralto; Charles John, tenor, ana Mr. Becker, bass. A beantiful sermon on devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary was preached by Kev. Jonn J. Kane, of Harper's Ferry, Va., one of the youngest and most eloquent priests within the jurisdiction of the diocese of Richmond, The reverend gentleman dwelt with mucu pathos, replete with cogent argu- Ment and spiriiual linstration, upon the purity and sanctity of the 2 of Veneration to tie mother of God. ‘The t saints of the Church, those e to greate whose learning a piety have made to shine forth in tho pages of history, were all moss notice- able for their great love aad devotion to her, Whom of ali bis creatures, our divine Lord has honored most. The relationship w xists betweey Mary and ber childrén of the Church was of the cl t and most sanctified kind, She the d dispenser of the asures Of li viour. ‘hose who sough scoff and revile hor were those to whom ignorance of mind, more than malice, shouid be attributed, as her position had been clearly defined by our divine Creator himself, who, while ie was hanging oa the cross on Mount Calvary, sheddiug Uis last drop of viood for our redemption, said to her, Who knelt at the togt with her heart pierced by the sword of grief, ‘Mother, behold thy son!) “Son, behold thy mother | The genius and sanctity of ail sges bad done her honor, and language had been ex al prayer aha verbs, when, after tl Blessed aro the peop!e that know the joyful sound, Dr. Lincoln, of Boston, was introduced by the faperintendent, and pertinently toid his young carers much that amused and instructed ‘them. ‘The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith then came forward and preached or rather told them his “snowball ser- non.” His text was from the great outdoor bible, he said, aud Fraptical, told his audtence how they could be good boys and girls; how sin could be kept from their hearts, and how love was the Pee that melted the badness within every soul. » Suiitii’s sermon was full of appropriate Nlus- trative matter, and so eloquent and tateresting was he at times, aud so thorougnly had he his audience riveted to Ulta, that he seemed to command at will their laughter or their tears. Not alone to them did his “suowbali” and “gindall’’ sermon apply, as the oldest in the hall also derived much instrac- tion from it. When he concluded, all present exhib- ited the greatest satisfaction, aud voied him @ unanimous ‘thank you.” It was a suMcient reward for such an effort in such a noble cause. THE HERALD'S RELIGIOUS REPOTS. Letter from the Pastor of the Church of the Messiah. CHURCH OF THE Mssstam, New York, Nov. 8, ‘so. f To Tae EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Ihave read your reports of my sermons from Sun- day to Sunday, and want to thank you for their general accuracy. In these days, when one is so often reported as saying what he has taken great pains not to sav, it is refreshing to see an account Which is truthful, You get the gism of the sermon every weck, and I hope you will not think me intrue sive tu Wanking you for it. Yours, sincerely, . GEORGE, H. HEPWORTH, Letter from the Pastor of the Spring Street Presbyterian Church. New York, Nov. 8, 1869, To Tue Epiror or Tay HEeRatp:— Let me thank you for the report of my sermon in Unis morning’s HERALD, I bave sometimes, and indeed so frequently, been made to suffer py the reporters that it is refreshing to fall into the hands of one at once intelligent and appreciative. Will it be too much trouble tor yeu to give my thaukfol acknowledg was in wy church yesterday? Respectfully yours, WILLIAM AIKMAN, CENTENNIAL & RSARY. Grand © al Ceremonies to Take Place in 1870—Magnitade of the Underteking—Tie Philharmonic Society and the Park. Not long since Bos'on created a tremendous ex- citemeut in musical circles by her Gilmore and her Jubilee--an excitement which proved a veritable » wouder and in its results considerably the pride of the Hubbites, as it proved a . New York city is to have her turn and is to hoid a monster concert, which will surpass any- thing of the kind ever known in the annals of music. The occasion ef this concart is the centenntal ‘sary of the birtn ef Beethoven which will take place in the spring of 1870, under the auspices of the Philiarmonic Soctety of this city. Unlike ita sister soclety of Brooklyn, whichis composed of a 1 who engage the orchestra, the Pnil- , the oldest orchestral society of New ‘k, 18 composed of musicians, who must undergo a thorough musical examination In their several lines and be prodcient therein before being ad- mitted to membership, and, a3 a consequence, ig the first society and the largest of Its Kind on this continent or iu Europe. For more then @ quar- ter of a ceurury it has almost given away its music to the ctty. In proof of this the records of the soclety show that at the end of many seasons no money was le(t i the treasury, and tlere was none toputin. After fifteen years the average recetpta ofeach member at the end of each season was but a fraction over thirty-one dollars—a small recom- pense for the labor bestowed In furnishing the citi- zens with classical music. In such @ condition of affairs it was found that the society would to pieces, and after earnest soilcitations Dr. Dorcmus was calied in to take, charge us presidea*, which he did after securing the following ditions, namely, thet the orchestra should be considerably enlarged, the best talent engaged, a larger building secared for its rehearsais and concerts, and liberal and extensive advertising adopted, ail of witch, Im addition to the strenuous efforts of tie president, have brought the society to ils present uigh stand- ard. Not many evenings since 9 meeting of some of the most prominent and wealthy cltizens of the metro- polta Was held at the residence of Dr. voremus, for the purpose of celebrating the centennial anol- yersary of the birth of Beethoven by appropriate musical observances, Various discussions were held on the subject, among whic were the vast resources of tis city to hold @ monster nrusical fes- Uval. No city in the world, it was confidently and knowingly asserted, can gather from Its own elements 80 Mnuny orchestral musiclans as New i ork, as fully 1,200 performers can be secured. Not only 1s the fact patent in itself, but another advantage would be secured—the facility of relearsals—whten must be frequent, as the magnitude of te under. taking Wii require. The Boston fizzle was adduced to the want of sufficient rehearsals, as most of the musicians and owners engaged were gathered trom aeVirercas, all the elements necessary to cessial undertaking being & part of New York, there could be no piea for waut of sufilerent rehearsal. 1t was also determined to sceure all the li Societies in the cliy, wiieh, with the ehil- from the public schools, Would make Che largest er assembled at one time; in addition to sa, Ole Bull and other distinguished talent continent, no expense Would be spared to secure tite greatest talent from Wui for the solo parts, thus adding an internationa! aspect to the affair. To carry ont ths design properly. it was deter. mined that the Phitharmonic Society would unite With prominent citizens to confer n t.@ Park Commissioners for a place in the Fark for ti erection of a suitable building, whereia to hold the cone the society to be responsibie for the music and the accoustic properties of the buldtag, aud the citizens to turnish the means necessary 1o secure the desired e: it was ascertained that the Park Conumissioners Would uot be opposed to giving the ground, and hence the locacion could ve made sure of; the soctety only hoped that the Conuutssioners would ta charge of erecting tue buuding, since then there would be a certainty of the duty bemg faithfully pertormed, and from the well known char- acter of the citizens having the matter in charge no fears would be entertained of the grand stcee! or undertaking. ‘The following gentl men f) appoin a@ commitiee to take charge of the matter for the presen Joun R. Brady, Clarence A. Seward, &. Ogden Doree mus, Andrew H, Green, Frank E, Howe, Henry G. Stebbins, Bdsvard Cooper, hn A. Stewart, Jobn N. Pike, Horace Frye, Henry Clews, Alex, Townsend Cox, 8. B. Citite Moses Joseph H. Choate, B.D. Morgan, Charies M. McLean, 0. F. Loosey, Morris Ky Kes-up. ‘The frst performance, where choru mnounced to tal tnree to fi ontinued @ ume for over a week in will be 3 uday, May ii the afternoon, ery afternoon wt the same duition to the orchestral performauces which will take place in the evenings, The proceeds from the concert will go towards the erection of a suitable music hall, which has been the dream of the Pbiluarmonie for years past; aud, it the public tender that recoguttion of the ‘society which thelr eiforts for the past twenty-cight years have deserved, a new era will We Upon the musi almost in tinding words suflicient to dep hai the heart of the (rue child Of Mary felt for her who was ever interceding for us at the throne of divine grace. In concluding his discourse, which was lis- tened to with earapt attention by the congrega- tion, Father Kane urged ail good Catholics to say their rosary regularly, in honor of the blessed Vir- gin, anu reurinded them that no one who ever sought her mediation was lost. (MORNING STAR SUNDAY SCHOOL Mouthly OConcertAddresses b yo J. Hyatt noert of this very interesting mis- sion school was held yesterday atternoon in the large lecture room of Apollo Slall, corner of ‘Twenty- eiguth street and Broadway. The services attend, ing this religious rennion were fuli of inatrur gg and marked with su(icieat variety and inte" seibtlity as to be productive of good results tr) ii young minds, for whose education and er et ainmont the school was founded, rly 30° .4@ brigit-eyed boys and girls, well dressed ar“) <f. er haved, took nartin ther ~" CHArmibaly well be {little folks thation . 1eeting. Tt was a company erent eee Of kod Well cared for, and this was oxprossively W eldors prese’ «fton on every feature, that their af Were fully enlisted in the good work, and Brooklyn; ©. H. Hal, D, D., and Twing, D. D., who took part In the services. After the nsnat 1 sive introductory lesson and prayer of the Ep! Chureh had aeopal been read, Bishop Potter tr’ Dr, ‘Twing, who proceeded to read the cefOduced the secretaries, From that of Mie sess *sports of ton, recording secretar, Te association was organize Mra. I ). Hamil: that the 1808, at ‘ovier Waa elected pre- apie oi ‘ae Ofice. The object of the apply clothing and other nec ty ce w the Sie hundred and Atty or more wli+ > _wttos and families employed in the domescio w¢ld of this church. The co-operation of all parishes Was earnestly solicited, and the necessitious condt- fion ol any Of the miysionaries was impressively ortrayed, Vigoroue effort belug urged voward & Tibor) and considerate yeliel of Uiely wants, Bubser Mery +03 Jurned inber Grace chure! sident, and body was to ,ecipated with much fervor in the various M Since the date of organization, Octo- 868, the oMeers of tre Morning Star- nool have given similar periodicat con en, with pleasant winsie and sliort, pithy addresses, Well adapted to the juniors (or whom the religions food Is prepared, and in this manner the school has been more glosely bound togetuer with the silver cords of love and kindness. Although la the matter of & local habitation by force of circum- stances ‘he school has been unésetticd, wandering from place to place during the past year, itis now in a Nourishing condition, as upon ks record book there are the names of Gov scholars, while the aver- ae attendance morning and afternoon of each Sun- day ig about 160. Its officers are as follows:—Super- intendent, Dr. R. Perry; Secretary, George Dy penis Treasurer, S. 0, Jordan; Librarian, We jeuth, The exercises were appropriately opened with cal World in 1870, and New York ill have its ap- propriate hall, 1n Keeping with the grandeur of the enterprise Wulch Will have erected 1. COURT CALENDARS—T Pf COURT—GBNBRAL ‘ardozo and Sutherla Cours opens ae 1A. M. Non-enurserated mottous. COURT—SPECI Lt Teau.—vefore Judge Court opens et halt-p na 8 OAR, oe jetore Judges 106, 109, 110, 132, 289, ¥ 273, 274, 2 1 277 Surre OWRT—CHAMBERS,—Held by Juage Ingraham. “Snirad Monday. Calendar called at twelve M. 127, 848, 699. Part urt Opens at eleven A. M 114%, 1004, 101v, 1006, 1236, 1340, 1 1460, 1472, 1 ComMoN Judge Dal 1,—Before 2, 446, 1354, calendar 5936, 8070, 4090, 4114, 4 4, 4215, 4216. (rare ra ge Grows, Cail of calendar at 10 A, M.—Nos, a 13,3 18, 4208, 8998, 4022, 4120, 4217, 4218, 4219, D, 4221, 4222, 4228, 4226. r ‘OURT OF GENBRAL BRSSTONS. ‘ore Ton. Gun- ning S. Bedford, Jr, City Judge.—ihe People va, Joun Walsh, ieiogtous assault and battery; Same va, William Higgins, felonious assault and battery; Same vs, David Jones, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Thomas O'Brien, felonious assault and tery; ne vs. Alfred Meilen, felonions assault battery; Same va Willlam Lyons, robbery; Same vs. James Gibbons, rovbery; Same v3. James Morr: grand larceny; Same vs, Samuel Strauss Magnus Lear rand larceny; Same va. Peter Thompson and Charles Hughes, grand larceny; Same vs. Jol Nolan and Patrick Haley, grand ceny; Same vs. Renben Miller, grand larceny; Same vs. James Wills, burglary; Sate va. Joan W. i rand larceny; Same va, Dennis Leary and Ja fartin, larceny from the person; Same vs. Owen Fitzpacsick, burglary; Same va. Grast bergman, burglary; Sante vs. Kichard Moderignn aod Prank Burils, burgiaty; Same va. John Same vs, Alexander Le Gourdon, forgery Jaines Connell, grand larceny; Same va. VANE SOLD KOOdm Same va ents to the gentlemaniy reporter who® Tatyerly, robbery; als Vous,