The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1870, Page 8

8 RELIGIOUS. THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY. The Feast of the Circumcision and Its Teachings. LESSONS FOR THE OLD AND THE YOUNG. Sermons by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Drs, Hepworth, Chapin, Corbit and Mefilynn and Others. ‘The festivides consequent on the celebration of New Year's Day, coupled with the exceedingly un- Pleasant weather yesterday, might be supposed to have afforded suMcient excuse 10 deter many of the charch-gaing people from attending divine worship Yesterday. It 1s .pleasing to be able to state that SUC Was not the case, and that nowwatostanding the existing obstacles the churches were comparatively well autended. The sermons were more than ordi- nary mteresting and synopses of the more inpor- tant discourses will be found beiow, PLYMOUTH CHURCH. #crmon by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher— ‘Phe “Kbenezer Stonce”—The Mercies of tiond—Mr, Boecher’s European Journal—Few Men Can Keep a Truthful Journal of Their Laves, Mr. Beecher selected for his text the twelith verse of the seventh chapter of the First Samuel—“Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and cailed the name of it Ebenezer, saying, “Hitherto hath the Lord heiped us,’ After a rapid Dat grapuic review of Samuei’s life and the wars of the Israelites and the Philistines, to the time of the history detaded 1p the text, he said that the sevting up of the stone was a Kind of rade monument that served as @ memorial of the goodness of God tn having thus far delivered tue children of Israel. ‘She erection of these monumental memorials con- tinued unto to-day—more artistic, peruaps, but not grander in moral effect. Men pointed out these to their children, and they were shown very frequently these memorials a8 manifestations of the prov dence of God, and thus they were reminded of the ojd deliverances, the old troubles and the oid joys. On ali sides, from the east, the west, the horn and the souck, were manuestations of the goodness of Goa towards men, and evidences thas we were watched and inat we were guided to our promised Jands. In proportion to our warlare as Chrisuans, just as we brought out the reauly ‘of our Chrisuan life, just as eur spiritual cooficts were severe in the fighting, should we fevi dis- posed W memorialize vue victories. ‘there were dacidents um our outward lve, tue birth of a child, eur busmess successes or failures, avd a Huinber of otuer inciaents out of which God had brought us out of darkness into sunlight, which deserved a significant inarking im the calendar of our days. "there Were iacidents alsy la the history of the soul that deserved an eguilly sigmiGcant chronicling, that were 1 Dore Vu ue, willowtely more Value, than material Diessings; 48 when tbe habitudes of the soul bad been brokev up wo # bewer aod higher jue, as when some fase ol mew light bag lit up some phase of our faith aod given %t henceforiu @ new Ife for us; when an easily pesetling gin had been couguered, when a sin of amore invidious charac- ber bad veep turned out of our moral nature, and it had so far been swept aud garnished. The empire Of a man’s iffe ues Within bia and not without him, and, therefore, memQrals Oi the tuner lite were more precious than hose tha were only commemorative of higher blessiags. No jow were vhese meumo- Fiais to be mace? Wei, f © wan were to Keep a journal with this object in wie’ would bave & ‘book that Would be full of Bbenezera, NEw, there Was mot one man Ma & hundred Who could keep & yoUrnal. Jie (Mr. Beecher) tried 1 Once, but was obi give itup. ‘There was inseparable from the writing of this journa: the umpression that somebody would read it, and, therefore, some wickedness chroni- «led woud be wned down to su the eye of the coming reader, or some virtue colored up with the same unworthy motive. There were a few men who seemed bor tw keep journais, and tuey did 1 end successfully, When he (Mr. Beecher) went to Europe he found life so excited there, 80 occupied, and all Lhat was Wo be seen and heard so absorbing that he had no Ume for 4 journal, and so he kept a memor- andum book, in which be engered the date, ine ne of the City, @ MoULtaln oF picture, a church, or that of a imend, and so he could go torough that Journal and fil up the feeble outiine thus sketched by We cailing up Of Ube mental associations tuat that entry awoke in the mind. Se might we, the busiest of us, Go tis. In the biple, the copy that we liked vest to read ont of, more than any oLther—and every- pbouy sould have such a copy—mignt be eutered suciients i our daily life that would do for those who kept such @ spiritual journal what his Kuropean journal bad done tor him. His (Mr. Beecher’s) wife’s mother, who had now gone*nome, and who lived tor pinely years, nad those little books called “Dally food,” aud were she marked against au appropriaie text the date ana entry of any important personal event, and ese Dooks became very pre- cious to her, He had no doubt that his owu wed- ding was entered on one of those books. Men ac- kuowledged this in public Iue. The Church of st. Ann, in Brovkiyn, had beautuul memorial windows in it, placed there by the hand of aulection and reverence. At some length, ana with consiueraole pathos, whieh it wag made very manifeat had its effect upun the emotions of many of the congregation, the preacher sketched the common incidents of common jue tft leave their mark in the iMfe of the family, voLh 10 multiplying its sorrows, 1t8 joys and ite cares. ‘Then let us raise a stone to bereavement, so that it sha.! be a stone of victory, and we shall see, by and by that our life would not nave been so vir- Tuous Withyut this trial, and we shall be led to ex- ciaim, again and again, ‘Hitherto hatn the Lord hetped us.”? sir. Beecher concluded ip an eloquent reference to the close of life, and said that such an experience would enable the Christian vo shadow furth, perhaps icebly, Waen nearing the side of the river of death, “Hitherto hath the Lord belped se,” and to joi in that song Wien be gains tue Leaveuly trong ou the otler siue. Iz. Beecher» “Calise”—Haman Society and Its Components. In the evening this church was crowded to ex- cess, notwithsiatding the iaauspicious weather, for the storm began to be somewhat lively just as religious people were proceeding to tuke part an devotional exercises. Mr. Beecher was pleasant Jooking, and although he did not give expression to ‘he humor that scemed to sparkie in his eye, he un- mmistakably showed tbat he wished his congregation the compliments of the geasou. Prior to tle usual discourse the reverend gentleman announced the fact that, mn accordance with ois previous intima- on, be had made some “calls” on New Year's day, At an early hour he Jeft bis residence, but bis per- aipbuiations were extended only a4 far as Fulton ‘and Pierrepont streets. He succeeded, however, in gsecing over sixty friends, and he quite luked it. ‘This information seemed to light up the sea of haman faces, aod Vlymonth church was one unl- versal swile, wulle the intelligence was considera bly enhanced by the intimation that the reverend gentician, unable to compiete his friendly pere- xrinations, Wou:d resume ois “‘cails” ou Wednesday next, wien, between the hours of ten and three o'clock, he would traverse tiat portion ot the city to the Wet of Pierrepont and Court streets. A large part of the congregation wuo did nov live in the direction referred vo appeared to be somewhat dis- appointed, but those residing, or who appeared to reside, in that locality were eviden.ly pleased. Alter the usual preliminary exercises the reverend gentleman proceeded to deliver his discourse, wich was mainly directed to an analyzation of humau society. ife pictured life in its Various phases and, apart irom the bumor which elaracterized many of his observations, quaintly pointed out, with niuch truthfuiness, the follies aod jolb'es that marked tue exisience of mauy mea. He showed up the fat, Habby, douvie-cuinued, jazy mdivideat; tue saarp- nosed, penurious, matter-ol-tuct, steady grasper; the pale-taced, siped heir to property who could hot teil Why me mto the world; the glution, une drunkard, tae self-conceited, ambitious man, aud various others, all of whom he dis- posed of most satisfactorily. He adverted tuen at some lengta to tuat nobluty of manhood w which ‘ail shoud 60 earnestly aspire. There were not, he as twenty thousand out of every hundred thou- sand mnen who really understood what true manhood meant or even realized tueir position. A great many men went through the world like jelly tish, merely to open and shut. He dwelt at some length upon what is known as the “lower class,” showing tnat tuose who composed it were made up frem the frag- ments of society; that many of them were by no means the children of igporance, but that, in not @ Jew cases, evil influences had worked a most per- micious effect in their regard. He contended that youtn was the plastic time to form good habits, and dilated on the absurdity of squandering it. <r last evening, at the Crurch of the Messiah, corner of Park avenue and Thirty-firth street, preached a New Year's sermon to his congregation generally. His subject was “fhe Influence of the Bible on Modern Civilization.” His eloquent manner of handling the theme, ‘trite as it i#, wmbaed it with @ glowing vitality, As usaal, the church was crowded and the Vast @ongregation listened with the most undivided attention to the sermon, although occupying con- siderably over un bour in the delivery, His text was St.Jobn v., 39—-Seurch the Scriptures,” A little while ago be was finding his way home tn the cars, and in order to while away the tedium of the journey he Tead @ work on & e¢lentific subject. Suddenly he was startled by a volee behind hiin—one of those He said to me, lauglingly, “It will not be long before your churches will be torn down and your Bibles de- stroyed and such books as this take the place of He did not know I was a clergyman, Isaid to him, “You denounce the Bible; do you whose philosophy ts wonderfully mixed, the latter,”” know anything about /” Continuing bis conver- sation with the stranger be found tual the latter knew nothing of the beautics of the Bible, the pro- |. Phecies of the old prophets, the sacness of Isaian, and #0 on, ‘This conversation him to think what was the the Bibe im our civilization to-day. Ought it not to be the corner stone upon waoich they should build? Had they outgrown it? Could they notcomprehend it? Is was a deep problem—one that should be discussed by abier lips than his. It Was obvious that while in days gone by it was the life of the household tt was now negiected. It is now closed to tye boys and giris’ eyes, and its texts ure rarely used as bearing upon the duties of common lue. Why was thisy Ag he looked about the world he found two tendencies. The first was toward an enriched ritualisin. ‘this favored inidelity. A form, @ ceremonial 18 good so far only as it is we vehicle of thought, li was a help to gpen the doors Yeading to beaven and shut the doors of the earta; then ali well, When it opens the portal and shows what is beyond. then all well; but when this rituaiism becomes the main and absorbing thought, then it is. ul. The object of the Christian Church was to bring the Bible out into bolder and bolder relief, as the only fountain at which they should drink, the only tavle at whch they shouid eat, The only object of tails pulpib was to teach that out of the Bible is to be formed the lofuest possivie manhood agd the best Possivie womanhood. You may go back to the Puritan — time#, when the congregation sat on wooden benches, and not very comfortable at thay and the minister discoursed to the sixteenthly; but the ible [was the grand centre of tue worship. In the Roman Catholic Church the pibie was not taught at all. Forms impress @ more emotional nature, but you do not impress the heart, ‘The magnilcent sonorousness of the music may impres¢ him, but you do not alter his life, Jesus Curist was the model of the true preacter. se stood in His simple dignity. His ule Was too dead earnest for forms. He wore no gown, ths only form was the earnestness of Hig spirit. He spoke of the Ganger of ritualism sepa- Taling the pastor Jrom his peopie. They lived in a conceited age, an age that believes more in tbe ego than anything eise. They are radicals. The ety- mology @f the word would ingicate them as men who go to the root of thitigs, while the fact was they dug up the rvots of things apd threw them away. After portraying the characteristics of this ciass of men aud tue practical men ol our tunes—-ivose who would Know to the fraction of an mech the height of Chimborazo and the distance to the sun—he proceeded to speak of the inner con- sclousmess of the existence of God and the truths of the Biple, Another tendency was to hunt afier the old and worst commaad; another to hunt alter the novel, and &@ middie clags, who do not care much about anyth: tise but the present things. He Joved the upholders of religion as it was taught @ hundred years ago. ‘Poe1r grandfathers never got up in the morning without a long prayer, nor sat down to # neal Without a lessing, aud never wens to bed wituout a loug prayer. ‘Che present generation took revenge upon the old religious times by turning their backs on them. The family }ible is now closed aud put ou the shelf, They were suffering from tho reaction, They ‘should go back to the umes Of thetr grandfathers. There was 00 mee hvod, 30 Womanhood, no gas 4 of & peorls. that did nos Hud its teachings here, It should be r Ly Uhe faintly and in the publicschool. It should be the Vext book of the umes. No one can read the Bivie Wivheut believing in it, The unbelleve: those Who do not read it, In concinsion he showed how the Bibie gave its fitting teachings and consoladion im ali the ciroumstances of lfe—in childhood, in youth, 10 old axe, m prosperity, in poverty, in joy, in Sorrow, in tempsatton dally besetting us, and last, in the valiey nud shadow of death, through which Bll mnast puss. led wey, GEURCH OF THE DIVIHE PATERRITY, ae caches Belief in Jesus Chrint—Sermos by Rev. Dr. Chapin, ‘The thoroughly wiserable state of the atmosphere yesterday left a great many empty seats in Dr. Chapin’s church, aud.a number of the congregation could not be induced to leave their snug fresides even witi the attraction of the Lord's supper beid oui to. them In the church, ‘The preacher took the text of his discourse from the Gospel of Jonun, vi., 47-—-‘Verily, verily, 1 eay unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life,” Dr, Chapin, {n commenting on tis text, said if inight be doubted wicther man could ever exist in the future, where there would be no sign, DO symbol of a space of time, but where ali would be a perpetual now. We thought and acted among natura) facts, which made us {cel in certain Ways. These things were tucorporated with our memories, our affections and our hopes. ‘They in- fluenced the very substance of our lives. It was tas we tel when we spoke of the passing away of the old and the coming In of the new year. We might have gathered from the ola year a large mea- sure of results for good er ior evil; but we had left its walls behind; we had passed through its outer gates and they were closed, Jocked and impaasabie forever. [t waa only asthe tickimg 01 the clock for an instant beating time agaust the citadel of our mortality, It was lettered on the dil of the earth; it was Indicated by the gboriening and lengthening finger Of the sun. And pow the new year came belore us for all practical purposes, as a new term, in which we migat recuperate our energies and gather more experience, Corming directly wo the pith of his text the preacuer proceeded to argue that there was a distinction between tae body and the soul, In that the body passed away, but the soul never. He then elabornted the main feature of bis WexE, contending that it was all important that we should know aud uudeystand it thoroughiy to order W Oui Lual saivalion which We were ail seeking, BDO mailer by HOw many aiderent roads, + ST. STEPAEN'S RUNAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. The Death of the Old Year—Sermon by Dr. MeGlyun. At tnis church yesterday high mass was celebrated at half-past tea o’clock in the morning, the Kev. John C. Henry adting as celebrant. The music was given with the usual effect for which this charch 19 #0 justly celebrated. The sermon was preached by tne Rey. Dr, MoGlynn, who, before selecting his text, spoke of the approaching anniversary of the death of bis jamented predecessor, whe Rev. Dr. Cummings. He remarked that the custom of prayers for the repose of the dead so long alter the disembodiment of the spirit was esteemed by some to be of no avail, They, as Catholics, believed disfer- ently. At present they saw througn a ‘‘giass darkly” the conaition of the spirits of the departed; yet, following the teachings of the Church concerning the midale scate of being in which even virtuous and goly souls are perfected and fitted for the nu- vetted vision of God, 1t was not imposmivle ta con- ceive how sach souls, whe nearer to God than we, miay yet continue even for years to grow to holiness belore being admitted to that perfect union with God, which 18 heaven. The preacher then spoke frou the eleventh verse of the second chapter of Si. Paws Loistle to Titus, He said that the death of the old year and the birth of the new very naturally suggested Views both retrospective and prospective. The past was iuil of Jeasons, and its oxperiences boto gave warning and cause for thankfulness. It Was pecullarly ebaracterisiic of the Catholic Church to train her Chilaren to habits of seif-exaumination, with a view to diavover the sins and errors of the past and learn from their experiences to guard against a repetition of the sins 10 the future, The lessons of the past Would be utterly wasted if they did not oring fortu good fruits in the fatare. JQWN STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, God’s Trentmeut of the Human Family—Ser- mon by the Rev, William P. Corbit. ‘There was #suail congregation yesterday morning &t tus charch, owing, no doubt, to the incleweut character of the weather. The pastor, Mr. Wil- Mam 2, Corbit, selected as the text of his discourse Matthew, vil., 1l—‘If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts anto your childrea, how much more spall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him.” ‘The preacher said that parental affection was very familiar to every one. Man, however wise, however lenient, however just, however worthy of this rela- tion exercised towara his offspring, is still imperfect by the defects in bis Own nature, in its administra tion. But God hever was, as His wisdom and love Atter referring to the aimlessuess and greediness of men and the compieve bankraptcy of their euure jives he concluded by hoping tuat the new ear woula be marked by @ radical change in the ives of those who had heretofore trodden in tue paths of sin. GaUIGe UF THE MESSIAN. Influence o} the Bible on Modern Civilizn- tlon—Sermos by ev. George H. Hepworth. Having concluded his series of Sunday eventug Aiscourpes Lo young wen, Rev, George io Hepworth never err. One thought was applicable as tuis time, the first Sunday in the mew year; it is w show how pre-eminently the Almigh ani- fests the relationship of a father towards His children, Earthly parents olten withhold from their | flesh and blood such things ag they should give , them frvely, as they should indulge them in | every respect. Sometimes they give them such gifts | O8 act adversely to their best intereste—tuat turn | hearts ito stones, Sometimes they place them in | business, surrounding them with all the comforts \ and juxuries of life, that turns out to be the destruc- tion of both body ana mes tnem to form connections that they alway} gcited. and keep them from those that would have wevated them, promoting world) Well a8 BpITite val prospeity., influence of ment ness to his children, in their white hairs, in their weakened frames, in their exhausted constitutions, arteries hard and bony, bis blood diluted, tiliges cease to support their burden, his eye 18 fee- ble, his voice falters, his step halts. his hair whiteus and his ear ts deaf. interest from the old, Jehovah will withdraw it from you. Experience as @ Bible reader shows me that the greatest — from their religious an examp! mon was a wretched saint, Sermon by Rev. Father Ronayue, 8. ing at the church{of St. Francis Xavier, West S1x- teenth street in celebration of the New Year's festi- val. The sermon was preached by the Kev. Father Ronayne, of the Society of Jesus, from the second chapter of Luke and part of tae twonty-first verse:— ‘His name was called Jesus.” , The preacher com- menced by referring to ‘the New Year's festivat which January. week the name of been honored and praised. No other name could be contrasted wii tnis name, tached to it, praise. men was human, ana consequent) parents do not always know what is best for their children He shows what course to pursue, even as it is written clearly, plainly, distinctly tn lis book :— “Remember tay Creator in the days paseo sobriety; but God never becomes ¢xcited or paasion- ate; ie i siways calm, and were it ot 80 this world would long ago have been flung into hell, Man’s couscience is a# sensitive a8 the apple of his eye. When one has stepned a little to the rigat or left tn itfe, doing What is not sanctioned by the approval of his conscience, God pute an en- vering wedge into his pathway—He causes a cloud to come between Him and the poor mortal. These corrections of our Heavenly er are right. They are required. God is always present vo uphold-and administer to His children, He was with Jere- Intah in the dangeon, Daniel in tne lion’s den and Jonah in the bowels of the deep 60 He is always near in the hovel a6 4u the palace, on the sea a8 on the land. God has the bility to care for Hin children, and Ts love for them exceeds the wondefal love of a mother, however pure, however glorious that ia. 1t exceeds the richest lustre of the brighcest diadem, and a mother’s love 18 but asample of what the heavenly fount contaans. ‘1 bts 16 @ wood text,” con- oe a Corbit, “to begin the year with—‘lrust a Ge FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. Anvuul Sermon to the Aged People by the Kev. Dr. Armitage, The Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Armitage preached his twentieth Annual sermon to aged people yesterday morning at the Baptist church in Forty-sixtn street, just west ef Fifth avenue, The attendance wasslim, owing to the dampness under foot, over head and all around, ‘The church, however, bore a very impres- sive appearance, the solemnity being increased by many aged persons, septuagenarians and octo- genarians, whose bowed forms and frosted heads betokened @ close proximity to the grave. There was all the awe that a simple and unostentatious arrangement of the interior of a church can produce. The dim and almost darkened interior suggested the | blankness of death. Tue impressive silliness, the heavy carving of the chancel, the spotless purity of the cover overspreading the communion gervice, the dark color of the upholatering and carpeting. all toned down the scene to a religious mellowness, and Tendered it a fitting place wherein to speak words of Wisdom to the aged. After the usual preliminary service the reveread doctor announced his subject, and selected his text from Isaiah xlvi., 4—‘And even to your old age | am He; and even to hoar hats will I carry you, have made and I wili bear; even I will carry, and I will deliver you.’? A pastoral greeting and a happy new year to all, with the wish that (0 none. may tals be the last on earth, for‘even to your old years lam he.” The text was suggest is such @ one the aged would mark in the Serip- tures, ted by a member of the church, It fail ol emphatic monosyilables, there ‘ree of this Dature and but six words being thirt LY of two syliabies, Small words express iarge ideas. ‘The forms—the past, I hi Froneas 1 am—exhibit ; the future. I will; the the boundless scope of the Being. Toe past is for the ture to upon; in the comparison is the cou- ‘idelity 18 one of the most proii features of tue text. God’s fatthrul vine lean trast. “Even I will carry and I will deliver you.” Men love to dwell of the past, to speak of olden times, of the statesmen, of the games they used to play ; of the music, of the dance they used to turn, and of the changes of these degeuerate times. It ts their delight to do 80, to recall the scenes of boyhood and ain partake of the sports of their distant youth. They will always do it; and even in heaven, whither they go home, they may there sing again "Uld Hunared,”’ or repeat the time-honored Doxology, To the old life 1s seldom a waste. substantial as well as the speculative; and experi- ence modulates the exuberance of latter comes home’ ih memory with pleasure. who remembers not with interest his earlier Gays 18 asingular man. But age differs from youth. brings the trues, affection. reflection: that 0! Jess blossom little reason more. enjoyed @ union of fifty ot last than at first. imagination and leas of fraternal tire, but human nature with the added force of years, The Jove 18 mutual aad fidelity obtains. With the child he comes into @ strange world. wings, is given to ambition and muiliplies and wan- ders down Into the old man, who, with staff in hana, sinks Into another worid. atcfacts leas attention than hs coming. ished, developed, he is in bis prime; he is to his They embrace the outh. Still the He Age It comes from youth from impuisé; it nas and most fruit. Komance works In age a married pair who have ears love each other better here 18 less of ton and fmore of He roots, grows, But note his going He 16 nour: uysical pride. Age begins its work; he declines, 18 face becomes wrinkled, his extremities cold, Lis ‘His car- Brother, when you withdraw faith have been wen of advanced years. Solomou is young Solomon was @ salt; old Solo- CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER. Jo— Tho Name of Jesus. Solemn high mass was celebrated yesterday morn- the Church celebrated on the Ist of Throughout the world during the past the Infant Saviour had glory was at and it was worthy of unviversal Everything about the names of ordinary periapable; but the child Jesus ‘was so named of the ange! before he was conceived in the womb,” and his name would never perish, It was a name ol po! With iL on their lips the Aposties went forth to conquer the world, its efficacy as @ conquering power being shown of tne day of Pentacost, and ever since it had gone oa conquering the hearts of men. ‘That it was % name of power was visible in tue muracies. The dead felt its power and were restored to life; the sick were healed; the blind saw, and at the name of Jesus the lame man at the gate of the ‘rermple leaped for joy. Before, the buth of Christ the world had been spoken to by a number of seli- constituted teachers, but their words were not pow- erful to stir the hearts of men. Men were becom- ing callous to instruction; they wanted proof of the powers of the teachers. Then the holy child Jesus ‘was born, his miracles were the proof of bis divine origin, his naine was found to be all powerful, and all creation rejoiced in his presence. Tae nameé of Jesus ‘was sulla power the strongest in the world. ‘to some it Was @ stumbliag block and foolishness, but to the faithful it was the power of God unto salva- tion, Making the weak strong, and lifting up those who were downcast and forsaken. ‘Through the year 1870 there would be many triais to encounter, Imany temptations to overcome, but the name aud sirength of Jésus was suilicient for «ll, and its power would be made manifest in all who trusced it, ‘The name of Jesus would continue to be a power; men Toight reject it and refuse to be subject to its gentie ewuy, butit would triumph, “At the name of Jesus every knee shal! bow,” and the truta which be tangat Was nughty and would prevail. CHURCH OF HEW JERUSALEM, Writing the Law Upon the Heart—Sermou by Rev. Chauncey Giles. The reverend gentleman took for his text Jere- miab XXXL, 81-35. After @ short introduction he sald that the law of the Lord was divine truth, con- tatuing the principles of wisdom, which constitute aivine order. This truta we may acknowledge and yet gain a very imperfect conception of the order, beauty, harmouy and biessedness of the state of periection as foreshadowed in the words, “I will put my Jaw in their inward parts and write it in their hearts,” Observation and reflection Sow that ail creation and development begin at centres. The Lord created all things from Himself jo the beginning. He is tue grand centre. Atl ma- terial substances derive their qualities from Hum, a3 in che seed are collected ali the quanties of the plant that is to growfrom it. ‘The reverend speaker enlarged upon this and aiso upon the germ from which dissemimate the several species of animal life, cialmiog that ali of them, thouga invisible to the ha- man eye, have within them the germinal characters so apparent when life 1s at last fully developed. Every Insect und’ animal is a Iaw unio itself; it has ception of its wants, which we cali mstinct, but! Lord has put the law in the heart ofeach, Thee is order and harmony in all this, They are ite divine methods for providing the means by which every created thiug in nadire may acvain its own end and do the Lora’s wilk But man neither loves nor knows the truth, He mast be taught, restrained, driven, And he learns only by the slowest pro- ceases. How different from everyshing else! He once vad the law of the Lord writven in his heart. But he followed the impulses of, his own will and nig moral vature became deranged. The Ten Com- mandmenta are the same law in human language whico was origivaily putin man’s heart. Man haa disobeyed this law, and the consequence bas been spiritual death. There is but one hope. It 1810 our restoration to that state in which the will of the Lord will be the law. Then we shall no longer have to spell out the truth, but we shall know it. There wiil then be no struggle, no disappointment, no sor- row. But man will be thrilled with keener delignts and be drawn ever nearer and nearer to the Lord and raised to more imterior barinonies and blessed- ess. PRESBYTERIAN REUNION MEETINGS. According to arrangement special reunion ser ued never eF8, aod situough { Vices for thanksgiving and prayer wore held in ssv- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1870. a ctr peteeceennsennwnsenstis Y eral of the Presbytertan churches yesterday. Atan adjourned meeting of the various ministers and elders of the reunited churches, held at Lafayette avenue church on. December 23, \t was determined to initiate measures whereby the reunion of the Pres- byterian Church might be publicly recognized and carried mto effect, and @ commitiee was appointed to devise such measures. Ata further meeting of the Presbyteries of Brooklyn aud Nassau, held in the First Presbyterian church, a report was submitzed, which was unanimously adopted. ‘Ihe committee recommended that body should meet aud co- operute with other charches in exercises Of prayer, and that each church should sirive to promote peace within it# walla, It was determined to hoid reunion meetings during the first week of January. Spectal Tennmion gervices were held in the first Presbyenan church on Henry street tast eveming, Kev. Dr. Seaver occupying the chair. There was @ air at- tendance. Kev. Dr. Spicer addressed the meet- ing and alluded to the present eumatacieny state of ey were separate ly any and and scarcely possessed any interest in the labors Work of their asgociate churches; out this was all changed; they were ouce more united; they were once more to fight in One common brotherhood against the enemy of God. lt was their manitest uy to do ail in their power te dissipate the fears and disprove the forebodings.of any woo were con- Ranneeicenaes wit Rev. T. itt Talmage.counselled bis bearers to lay aside all animosities.and prejudices which may Dave been engendered py controversies and to seex @ new baptisu of the spirit of peace. Addresses were also delivered by Kev. Messrs, R. McLelland, Charles Wood, 1. & Brown and H. Lock. A mecl- ing was also held at ete avenue church. Kev. Dr. Cuyler presided, dresses were delivered by Rev, an Dyke, Rev, Messra. Halsey, Lowry, Freeman and Greene, The South Third street Pres- byterian church algo beld @ meeting, at which Rev. Dr. Wella ded, and addresses were also deliv- ered by Rev. Mesara. Carpenter, Lee, Varisie, e Pomeroy, Hancock and Neander, All Presbyterian churches were closed except those designated waere meetings were to be held. THE LATEST DOMESTIC: TRAGEDY Amours of a Williamsburg School Teacher—Nine Months’ Visits to a New York Retreat with a Beau- tifal Female—He Shoots Her and Then Kills Himself— Both Dead. ‘The city mat night was disgraced by another of those domestic tragedies hke the Richardson- McFarland shooting, that terminated in the death of the victim and the mortal wounding of the mur- derer, who was sent to Bellevue Hospital in a dying condition, THR SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY was in an assignation house In Elizabeth street, near Hester, and nearly opposite the New York Gas Company’s office, kept by a German woman named Pauline Beck. minutes before five o'clock It appears that avout ten last evening a gentleman, who has been in the habit of visiting the house, the third foor, rear. catied and secured @ room on About ten minutes later—at five P, M.—he wens to the door and admitted a closely veiled female, who was dressed In black and so completely disguised that none of the occupants were able to discern her features. The parties re- paired to the third foor and the door closed behind them. PISTOL SHOTS were heard by the proprietress of the house (Mrs, Beck) at twenty-five minutes past five. She imme- diately fushed to the street, before going to the Toom, suspecting that somebody had been mur- dered, and called in officer Uunnie, of the Four- teentn precinct. Together they proceeded to the room, whea presented itself. A SINGULAR STAZE OF AFFAIRS The officer endeavored to push epen the door, but it did not yield to his pressure. He then rapped upon it; it was opened, and be and the proprietress entered. Close by the door, sittmg on the floor, was the woman, divested of her hat, vell and shaw, who remarked In @ low tone as they entered, ‘“Ploase help me; I am dying.” ‘These were the only words spoken, and the speaker felt back against the wall in an insensible condition. ‘The officer next turned his attention to the other oc- capant of the room. The man was seated on the floor about four feet from the female, facing her ana leaning his head upon tae bed. tion of the parties showed thatthe woman had been shot in the left temple and the man in the right tem- A hurried examina- ple. In the rigat hand of the latter, who was in- sensible, was a Sinith & Weston four inch seven chamber revolver, closely clutched. The officer spoke to him, but obtained no response, aud with difficulty wrenched the weapon from his hand. Summoning assistance the parties were hurriedly removed to the Spriug street station house, where the facts were reported to Sergeant Christie, who presided at the desk. CAPLAIN WALSHS INVESTIGATIONS. ‘The Captain of the precinct, who was out In the ward, hearing of the occurrence, hurried to bis sta- tion house, where he arrived simulsaneously with the coach containing the unfortupate victims. He made a hurried survey of the features of the occu- pants and discovered that the female was sinkin; rapidly. Indeed, at that time a deathly pallor hat settled upon her countenance, and her appearance clearly indicated that her span of iife was sae end. The man was insensibie, but ls appearance wa not of such an alarm- ing ciaracter. The Captain saw that the case required immediate action, plac, Sergeant Christie in the coach with the officer an the inanimate victims, ordered that it should be driven rapidly to Bellevue Hospital. arriving there Warden Brennan and his officers quickly removed the parties to the hospital, where they were attended at fifteen minutes aller seven o'clock by the gur- geons in charge. An examination of the wounds showed that the woman had been fatally shot. The only ball in her body was in the left temple, and all eiforts made to probe and extract tt proved aboruve. ‘The female was made as cowlortable as circum- stances would permit, and attention given to the man. AR examination of bis wound showed tuat the vall had entered the right temple and lodged in the brain, and that there was no hope of his recovery. While the surgeons were engaged in the examination of the man the woman died at twenty minates after seven o'clock without utter- ing a word. The sergeant and Warden Brennan at once made an examination of the pockets of the parties to ascertain if possible WHO TRE UNFORTUNATES WERE. ‘On the person of the man were found letters show- ing tbat he was a teacher in one of the public schools of Brooklyn, and named George Baumun. Letters and documents on the female showed that her name is Annie McNamara, and that the relations between them were of the most affectionate character. ‘ihere was no memorandum found that would mdicate the status in society of the woman. THEIR MYSTERIOUS MEETINGS, From Mrs. Beck it was ascertained thai abont nine Months ago Baulpan, who was @ countryman of hers, first calied upon her Om a Saturday ana eo- gaged a room for the following day. The nexs day he came alone, seemed very nervous, remained on tue lower floor and when the bell rang answered It himself and admitted the woman, Vor nearly nine months they have been in the havit of meeting clandestinely about once per month at the house, usuaily remaining from three or ieur o’ciock until dark, when they took their departure, On One occasion a lady friend of Mra. Beck was present in the reception room when the man passed through to an upper room and recognized him, She immediately stated that she knew “that man” as @ teacher 10 one of the public schools of Williamsburg, had danced with him as his partner at several German balls, and be- trayed great anxiety to discover the name of his companion. THE ROOM WHERE THR TRAGEDY OCCURRED, as has already been stated, is on the third Noor. The following diagrain will best explain it:— ad [33 | Sofa, | © | D The room is about twenty by ten feet, and 1s sump tuously furnished with bed and chairs, marked O and D, sofa ana wasnstand. The point marked A in the diagrain 1s the spot where Miss McNamara was found; that marked B where Bauman sat when the officers entered. RUMORS IN THE PRECINCT. After the circumstances of the murder and suicide had been circulated through the precinct it became the general topic of conversation. ‘The identity of the murderer was sufficiently establisned as a school veacher, but that of the female remained undis- covered. Policemen living in Williamsburg who saw her after the shooung deciare that her name is not McNamara; that she ls a reputable wife of a Brooklyn merchaut. LETTERS FOUND—A PROPOSED MEETING. After the arrival of tue sergeant at Bellevue Hos- pital a number of letters were found on the persons of the victims, showing that for many months they have been carrying on an illicit correspondence. One letter, written by Annie to Baunian, appointed a certain number in South Eighth sireet, Wilitains- burg, a8 the place of mecting fora stated evenicg. ‘These letters are in the hands of the warden, and the contents will be aivuiged on the inquest, to be bed by the Coroner to-day, SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York—This Day. Bun rises. 726 | Moonrises...morn 6 40 Sun sets. 445 | High water....eve 9 47 PORT OF WEW YORK, JANUARY 2, 1870. OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. roadway. ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamebip Dorian (Br), 8 Ni Dec M on Hiroe. Rteamahip Ariadne, Eldridge, New Orleans, Dec 26, with mdse and passen; to C H Mallory & Co. mi ‘Rteamabip Herman Livingston, Cheestaan, Savannah, 4 days, with mdee and passengers, to Livingaon, Fox & Co. ‘Siew B fe, with maden and mahip Brunette, Doane, Philadelph! Pottark Kong Sverre (Nor), Neath, 41 a ong Sverre ( ), Maret days, with railway fron, to onter-vessel to Wendt, Tetent Bock. mann. Came the southern and had fine weaiher. Bark Wm Van Name, Craig, Marseilles, 48 days, with mdse to Jas Heory. Had fine we most of the pass: Deo 22, had a hea from SE. “Anchored on the ‘bar Lat {naty wy gale and in getting under way AM of 2d lost starboard anchor. Dec lb lat 1820, lon 6248, apoke brig King, from: New York orang Anne (Bry M Milk Ri rig Anna ( lorrow, Iver, Ja, 16 days, with wootio's H felomon & Convemel ink beret Co, moderate weather; has been 7 days N of Hatteras. Brig Matteawa (of Porwland), Waterman, Matanzas, 8 days, with molasses, to Miller & Honghton, Had rough weather. Schr HT Hedges (of Sag Harbor), franklin, Guantanamo, 10 days, with sugar, to Moses Taylor & Co. Had rough wea: ther, Dee Pat 27, lat 81 82, lon 75 18, apoke schr Delmonte, steer- ing 8. Rebr Light of the East (of Tremont days, with ), Heath, rare, 88 molatson, 1g ET Smith we. tind moderaie we ther has been 6 days N of Hintteras. wtiaaesd Schr Jefferson Borden. Hall, New Orleans, 12 days, with cotton seed, to order—vessel to B F Sail & Co, Had heary Weather fret part of paseate, lost mainsal and spilt other saile; Inter part had fine weather. The J 8 arrived lat inst, Schr 8 8 Young, Hammond, Virginia. Sehr Anthony Kelly, Somers, Vireinia, Schr Wm Arthur, Andrews, Baltimore for New Bedford, Sebr Frank Herbert, Crowall, Baltimore for New Bedford. Schr Dan! Williams, Rose, Baltimore for Rocklan ‘. Sehr W C Perry, Kingaman, Baltimore. The brig E C Redman, which arrived Ist inat from Buenos Ayres le consigned toJ HM Winchester, and reports Nov 29, 20 i0 8, lon £1 26 W; apoke bark Cxarins, from Callao for Baltimore; Dee 6, Int 11 25 8, lon 34 10) ship, David Stewart, ° , steering 8; 30th, lat lon spoke Liuule Futy, from Pernambuco for New York.” * Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND souTu. Bteamship Wamantta, Fish, New Bedford for New York, with mdse and passengers. to & Wood. Schr Sardinian, Kennison, Rockland for Richmond, Va. Schr E Areularius, (iregory, Rockland for New Yors. Schr Lizzie D Small, Nickerson, Boston for Philadeiphia. idence for New Yori, nce for New York. Hill, Portland, Ct, for New York. Hall, New Haven for New York. jones, New Haven for New Yors. ‘lin, Norwich for New York, Behr Escort, Small, Bridgeport for New York. Wind af sunset BW, fresh. Marive Disasters. Sone CatuERtn® WILoOx—t Dapt Sawyer, of schr ES ‘Twisden, at Boston Ist fost from Cape Town, reports Dec 31, off Marblehead, was in contact with schr Catharine Wilcox, rom Boston for Yarmouth, and sunk her in 8 minutes. The £8 T lost her jibboom and'some head gear. Song HoRack L, Frances, from Bridgeport for New York, went ashore at 10 AM Sunday on Blackwell's Island. ‘and dry at low water, but lies easy, Spoken. Ship Borneo, Bursley, from Padang for Boston, Dee 18, lat 07, lon 45'W. Foreign Ports. Pal Dec 25—Arrived, bark Com Dupont, Matthews, joxton. MatAw7As, Dog 34—Artived, brig Victoire (Br), Fournien, Ellsworth; schr Davia Miller, Enos, St Thor Sailed 2th, brige Martha A Berry, Chase; Condova, Eddy, and Merriwa. Waterhouse, a port north of Hatteras; schr N Amorican Ports. Tarbox, Pensacola. BOSTON, Jan 1, AM-—-Arrived, schrs Pathway Georgetown, DC; JT Alberger, Corson, V’hiladelphia. Cleared —Stexmship, Glancut, Walden, NYork; ark Con. rad (ir), Alexan falparaiao; schra Georgetta Lawrence, Robisson, Havai ws Baxter, Baxter, Baltimore. yuiitled—UB steam sbip-of-war Alaska, bound for the East ndies. 2d—Arrived, ships Cutwater, Creelman, Gottenburg; Law rence Brown, Janvrin, Rotterdam; bark Paramount, Gor- ham, Liverpocl; brigs Accra (Br), Lefevre, Rio Grande; Sur. prise Cape Haytien; Jane, Portan Prince; J Howland, 8t omningo City; Halcyon, Havana; AJ Ross, Baltimore; schr Monadnock, Jacksonville. FERNANDINA, Dec 17—Arrived, Suse J Strout, Hammond, Brunswick, Ga; %th, schrs Oncle Tom, Look, NYork; 2th, WH Joues, Lines, do; 26th, steamahip Merce: dita, Starkey, do, Sntled 1G; bri Annie (Br) Sattnders, Havana, FORTRESS MONAUS, Jan 2—Passed in for Baltimore, Schr Harriet) Crowley, Pro Schr Mary Tice, Tico, Provi Sehr T C Healey, steamship Letpzig (NG), Jaeger, from Bremen; ship Geo M ‘Adams, Manson, from Callao; bark C 8 Rogers, from Arroyo; brigs Beta (Nor), Hera, from Rio Janeiro; Black Swan, from West ladies; aclirs Victoria, and Eva Gay, from do. HOLMES" HOLE, Dec 81, AM—Arrived, schr Jag A Crook- er, Chesiey, NYork for Boston. Sailed—schrs Charlie E ucie M Jenkins, Chas F ma Ls Relch, Sar ‘ataon. PM-Arrived, achr Annie E Stevens, Montgomery, Boston for Galveston. Jan 1, 9 AM—Arrived, echr Impulse (Br), Barker, NYork for Windsor, NS. Pasned by--Steamer Rattlesnake, Colburn, from Portland for Phlladelphin, agate, Deo %8 —Arrived, brig Frank Clark, Keene, New ork. NEW ORLEANS, steamship Statesman new), Williamson, Hail, Liverpool; hrs Annie ( Warner, Rich, ‘Dexter Washburn, Harins Xiand.’ Below, coming up, ships Viola Siar ter, and rig Henrietta, Fre- any, Spencer, from Liverpool ; Fiehs, trom Rio Janeiro, ‘Cleared—Stenrasbip Frankfurt (NG', Kuhlken, Bremen via Havana and Southampton ; brigs Essex (Br), Newcomb, Bris- tol, E; Sir Robt Peel (Br), Conver, Boracoa. ouTMWEST PAGS, Dec %—Arrived, ships Tennyson, At- wood, from Havre; Gleocora, Aberdeen, from Liverpool. PHILADELPHIA, Deo 31-Arrived, schre Gen Connor, mob, Matanzas; Mary Farrow, Carden, Lanesvilie; Z 1 , Nick Boston. AGuared Searahip. Yazoo, Catharine, New Orleans vin en; Annie Havanaj barks Peter Rickmers (NG), Bt Sago de C spain; Lyons (new), Corson, Port Spain. PORTLAND, Dec $1-Arrived, bark Daring, McDonald, Baitimor ‘Geo W Chase, Bacon, Bonaire; Wm Mason, Small, Guantaoam for Boston; Warrior (Br), Payson, Bt Kits ‘arion Draper, Mea- Hatch, Baltimore; bag be aes Louisa Ni id for NY‘ Treated rig Aatie Hale, Daley, a8. ene we: oe ene front Alhambra, oston'; aly Nimbus, deen eens’ Prine Albert tt ‘Meyer, Bremen; May- flower, Call, Liverpool; schr Warren Sawyer, Cobb, South boy. ‘Jan 4—Arrived, steamship San Salvador, NYork; schr Lao- nessa, Darien, Ga. MONTE CRISTO. OHAPTER 3. THE PARED GUADOWS OF ROIRNONT. pe COUNTESS DE Many years ago Noirmont was known by the name of The Castle, and the remains of its thick walls can yet be traced in the fonndations of the mannfactory built on the same alte, Dark and sombre tales wero circulated among tbe peasantry respecting these ruins, and after sundown many a bold heart preferred going round by Apreval, a dlstanoe of some two miles, rather than approach them. Eventually, however, ® man appeared on the scene who converted the remains of the ancient stronghold into a vast factory, whereby he not only enriched bimasif, but also the surrounding country, The water that bad run idle in its course for centuries was now employed to bring buge engines into motion—bundreds of hands were emploved in ridding Whhin a comparative short space of time a marked improvement could be noticed in the hovels inhabited by the laborers, | the fertile soll of its dense covering of wood. and an air of comfort rested on every face to be’ met with in the surrounding district. One man alone had effected this change, and tat was George de Rancogne, who bad died about six montbs pre- vious to the commencement of this narrative, and was still deeply mourned for by his young widow. It isiate in tne month of March, The night is dark and sad, The huge chimnoya of the factory are amokeless, the water wheels are silent and the hammers no more and the scene is rendered till more mournful bythe prolonged howls of the large mastiff in the farm yard attached to the factory, At intervals, during a mo- mentary luli in the storm, the clatter of a horse's boofs could be heard splashing tnrongh the liqutd mire. Nearer to the castle, between the banks of ‘a pond and the walls of the factory, the sbadow of a man could be discerned walking toand fro. On perceiviog the approach of the | horse he stopped and listened. On the other side, in front of the garden rasilngs, stood cause the earth to trembie under their, ponderous blows. The night wind alone reigns throughout | the deserted buildings. storm rages fearfully another shadow-that of © woman, and she, too, evidently. ‘expected some one. Further on, between the walla of the new fectery and ibe gardens, could be seen the shadow of lad of fifteen, who scaled the partition wall so adeptiy that he was evidently ac- customed to the work. On getting astride on the top of the wall he paused for an instant and appeared to be listening; then muttering, “Ab! nonsense, # must be the wind" he dropped on the other side. He was not far wrong, for at that moment two different #0vAds plerced the raging storm ; one was along, sharp whistie, and the othey tne cry of an onprey, as if seekingto gain ite nest through the piercing blast. (On hearing this double signal both of the shadows lefi the shade of the wall. The woman advanced to meet ® young man whose features were hidden under the broad brim of a large bat, such as the Limousin peasants usually wear, and the man jumped into a boat and silently crossed the pond On the opposite side stood @ horseman, whose {impatience was evidently increased by thd mnclemency of the weather, “Ab,” muttered the boatman; “so you are there at lust, doctor, You will be wanted to-night; but first I want to speak to you. Your horse will be ull right there under that. shanty. Come aiong here, quick.” Both then got mto the boat and crossed the pond in the di- rection of the castle. On the other side the fresh, clear voice of a young gir) could be heard inquiring— “Is that you, M, Octavns?” And as he hesitated to reply she clasped his hand and continued :—“Madame hides noth- ing from me, and I would lay down my life for her. 1 wou'd give my life for any one whom she loves.” She felt the hand that was enclosed in hers tremble, and the young man in a tremulous voiwe exclaimed, “For thove she loves 1" “Madame was very sad,” said the young girl, gravely nodding her charming head; “‘and since receiving your noto she has become almost joyful. You must love madame well, ‘M Octavas, for she has safferet much.’ | ‘The gate closed upon them as Octavus followed his cow ductress towards the house. But when on the point of enter: ing M. Octavus, who was dressed in the garb of afarh Teborer, held her back. “Rose, many things have transpired at Notrmont since my duty forced me into exile. Timust know the detafls before entering into that room.” And with his finger he pointed to the rays of light that burst through the blinds of a room on ‘the fret floor. “Come here, then,” replied the young girl, drawing him | towards the shade of the outhouses. Neither of them noticed that the tall shadow of aman silently followed their gteps, siding silently along the fencing. “1 am taking you by the worst and the longest path,” said Rose, “but by going through the house we should have been obliged to pass through madam lowed nis guide through = side door. lowed them. The two young people then entered a smal} room, faintly lighted by a amp. contained only a bed, @ table and alarge box. A crucifix, spartments.”” Octavus merely replied by a sign of approbation, and fol- The spy silently fol- ‘The room was narrow, and surmounted by a green branch, was placed at tne head of the bed, and a pot of flowers siood upon the table, “Madame is asleep,” said Rose, “so we have plenty of time to chat.” as you see, Thi Octavus east a look vround the room and appeared struck by tts extreme simplicity and neatness. Roso remarked this and blushed. “This is my room,” she said. The young man threw down his large hat and showed a noble countenance, crowned with « profasion of curly locks, Rose smiled as she gazed upon his tace, but still she looked as if she could weep. “Twas very young when you left, but Ican distinctly re- oo collect you.” “And 1 too, Rose,” erled Octavua,” “I recollect you; and, every confidence in you, for! initiate you into a secret on which depends both life and honor.” He seized Rose's hand, and sbe in turn pressed ft to her heart. “The secret enclosed in thet aid she, ‘shall never pase | my lips. Now, listen to what has passed ia your brotaer’s ince your departure.” On the outside the spy had crept up the stafreand was close to the door.—He carefully raised himself until bis eye | was on » level with the keyhole. Octavus stood right in front of it, The spy uttered a stified cry—“It is he !"—and the two farmer occupants of the boat were soon in close conversa- tion, | “AbI" eaid the doctor, trembling, eftber from fear or gold; * ‘go it is to-night?” His companton replied by nod. “Tt te just time.” ek “Yes, Mr. Champion, but it jem bad busines.” “J, may be a bad business, Doctor Totnon, but it is one that pays well.” “But how about the other?” asked the doctor in. discou- I | raging tone, However be had scarcely spoken the words before the: sound of a whistle penetrated the dense atmosphere. Cham plon's face became radiant with triumph. “The other," said he; “the other? Why, there he 1s.” CHAPTER IL. THE your LeuTs, Pour lights of @ very different nature pierced the walls of Nojrmont, oh ‘ LIGHT THE FIRST In a large room, wearing the appearance of » cooper'a workshop—it {s ocuapied by lad and an old man. Large as the apartment was, it appeared atill more so by the dim Iight of a candle, which was stuck in a plece of wood inserted in a crevice of the stonework above the fireplace, on the hearth of which were strewed tho expiring embers of wood fire. Barrels were piled up at the extremity of the room and stonce were atrewed about the for. The old man was lying on truckle bed, badly protected from the cold by some scanty covering, and the lad sits by ona block of wood, listening with feverish attention to the words spoken by the sick man, From time to time he raises himeelf and sways bis withered. arm, that looks more like that of a corpse than of a living being, He nervously snatches the cup tendered him by tho boy, and, partially revived, he continugs :— ‘Jose, the time has come. ‘The moment of death {s near.” “Come, Father Biassou—what? death 7” \pisten. Notreau ie howling at the moon; the light bas been seen on the beights of Grandval, ard all who love Ran- cogne will speak for twenty yeara to come of the events of thie nignt.”” ‘hen, as if the fever caused @ change of ideas, he ex- ‘The continuation of this highly interesting story , January 8, 1670. claimed :— will be in the Evening Teleg Us. __MISCELLAN) A SPLENDID STORY. THE TRAPPER WITH TRE BALD HEAD. OUT TO-DAY in the F¥IRESIDE COMPANION. UTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM THE Aes Oiite of aifterent States; legal everywhere; desortion, 9 charge in advance, . Fe mE CING, Counsellor at Law, $53 Broadway. — TE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER- APSO iiaten, legal everywhere; desertion, €c.. sumlotent Zause; vo publicity ; no charge in advance. ‘Advice free. HOUSE, Counsellor, 88 1; lined, #6); engraved ‘M. WELL(NG, 207 Contre street, ‘Suie Patentee ana Manufacturer. 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