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10 ELIGIOUS. CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. of the trne Chnistian confirms their truth, ls, He complains to God of his weakness in bis prayer, and asks for His grace anu strength to overcome temptation. ‘{his was tlustrated by the example of Apostle St. Paul, from whowe history the rewer- end gentieman recived many facts. St. Paul over- came the obstacles in his way and planted victo- ie was not & giant, but of small stature and weak, and his speech un- ceasingly in the service of God, and carried the Gos- pel farther than aby other Apostle before him. Thus should work in our days the faithful believers in Christ; even ii humbie or despised by the world, if wick and feeble, true and persevering faith in Christ would give him strength as he knew not before. Strife makes known to man his weakness, and evokes within him the desire to obtain the grace and strength of Christ, and the more he possesses it, the victory wall Sian te weak im himseif and exposed to many the riously the bauner of Christianity. was imperfect. Notwithstanding, he work more blessed will be bis future, and give bum the eternal crown ot heaveniy life. CHAIST CHURCH. “The Midhight Southgate. ‘The Rey. H. Southgate, D. D., late Bishop at Con- stantinople, delivered a sermon in aid of the above mission at the above church, corner of Filth avenue gud Toirty-fifth street. The preacher founded his discourse upon the words, “Come unto me all ye that jabor and are beavy laden apd I will give you rest. ‘Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for 1 am meex and lowly of heart, ana you shall find reat unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden 1s ligt.” He said that these woras were addressed in a spirit of love and ecbarity in the streets cf Capernaum to a muititude who conldto some extent realize the ebeering and soothing words addressed by our Saviour. Jt was the custom in the East to hold ban- quets in an open room, where some who did not participate could at least survey with comfort and It was here the incident narrated in the. chapter took place, and This was one of the brightest gems of tne Gospel, snowing how a witness all going on around the feast. when the women came to Jesus, wretched, for pardon and merey. sinful sinner could be received and pardoned, and also e; hibited tie narrow-mindeduess and of charity which were picasing to his spirit of pride. The Pharsee stood askance from such @ Woman, and the world, to 4 certain extent, shrinks irom contact With a class which more than any other require the mfuence of religion. The actions of Jesus admonish ws Wo soliow His example and go and do likewise. Some objected to such a Work among such a class, arguing that 1t was almost useless to attempt to turn ‘them from their evil courses. Why they should so argue was a mystery to nia, for if they engaged in the work looking for toe biessing of God they coulda achieve anything. He did not count them eneinies of the Midnight Mission, but skeptics as to the practicability of the regeneration of such a ciaas. The Midnight Mission had been estadilsied three ears, aud during that time it had received into 8 HOUSE JOY persons, and they had, he believed, for Want of space in the building, rejected more than 1,000 applications. ‘Ihe first year seventy-seven were adimitted, the secoud year 122, and the uurd year 200, Of these ninety-two were transported to hos- Pitals and other pices, and a good record of these can be found. Sixty-four were admiuted for tem porary shelter aud nine others left to awain follow Abeir evil courses. From the jast annual report 1 would be found that 200 persone had been admitted. They bad been disposed of as lollows at to hos- pitais and other Lastiiutions, 44; received temporary whelier, 64; returned vo a life of sin, i; placed in respectable situations, 27; restored to their fiends, 28; remaining in Wie Louse, 20. The preacher con- eluded by an earnest appeal or fuads and assistance np behalf of the Mission . SEVENTH STAEET METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, “the Rev. Samuel Buckman in Horace Cooke's Pulpit—A New Broom. ‘The Methodist Epiacopal church in Seventh street ef which the notorious Horace Cooke wasawinister, beld a large congregation yesterday, aud the Kev. Samuel} Backman, the new rector, prayed with fer- vor and preached with great earnestness. He is a geotieman of polished manners, bas a splendid voice, which he manages admirably, and ja liberally endowed with inteliectual gifts, Though a stranger to bis congregation, he seems to He belgved already. His ministry yesterday gave great satisfaction. The ret lesson of the morning was the first Psalm, which was read in full, and was followed by the Nlith hymn of the Methodist Episcopal collection. ‘The congregation were surprised, and, no doubt, greatly edified, by an announcement the minister made previous to the sermon. Somebody, he said, tad sent him an anonymous jewer, and te wisued to remind whoever wrote ti that it was bis tnvariable rale to throw anonymous communications im the fire. It was ® mean, cowardly and coutomptible ting for anybody to do, and he waroed the wrier, whoever lie was, that he had” utter faued ’ In bis object. Mr. Backman then alluded to the mass inecling to ve held vo-mgns om Cooper Institute, ia aid of the soldiers’ Lome, and requested the ation to autend it. Too much, he #aid, coald not be done for the brave boys who fougit our batties and for their widows and or- phans, Attention was also cailed to the subject of te approaching Methodist Conierence. ‘Two hun- dred ministers would be the guesis of the Seventh street congregation, and it would be the privilege oi some families to give accommodations to them tn their homes, The presence of une ministers in these Bomes would be productive, he had no doubt, of great Diessing. ‘The last announcement made by the Teverend gentleman, and not the least important, was thata ‘basket collection” would be taken ap for une bevefit of the Tract Society antl the Suaday School UiidL. ~ Having thus dispos ulin on the pulpit Mr, Bac! The text selected lor fhe disc dof the pile of notices before nh began his sermon, epistie general of Jonn—“God 1s acter of the apostie and lus pecular Savior were commented on at considerAite Joun was tie favorite of Jesus and was © heart (ian any of the twelve. ile im por- aant dediafation contained b text, coming as it did from Jobp, as more force and mennty = Caan ay Mt bac beep GAfEFOT DY any oF cap ott Tolidwers of Lots AGTai writer well ov¥erved that the epis- Hes general of Jolin are God's love letvers to we world, Ali through them there 13 a pathos and tenderness which speak of His abounding love for humanity. Mr. backman then commented on the quality of the love which ts God, and dweit elo- quently on the surprising condesension ana buminty of Christ. Nowe were too poor m heart or purse, none too wretclied Jor Him, To the poor and nec of the world as well ag to rich the blessed inv: tion is sent and the glorious promise held out. The congregation listened with marked attention to the preacher and seemed to be considerably moved by the eloquent peroration with which the sermon was concluded. ‘Tne colection on behalf of the Tract Society was then wkon up and the services were brought to a conciusion by singing aud prayer. FOURTH GERMAN MISSION CHURCH. ‘The True Conception of the Lord’s Prayer— Sermon by the Rev. J. H. Oerter. This ig a German church of the Dutch Reform de- nomination, located on West Twenty-seventh street. The congregation is quite large, but not wealthy; yet it represents the industrious and turifty middle classes of our German residents of Protestant faith, The pastor, Rev. John H. Oerter, bas been preac! Ing @ series of instructive sermons on the true con- ception of the Lord’s Prayer, that of yesterday being the eighth in the course, In his discourse he takes tne Heideiberg Catechism for tis gui Yes- terday his text was St. Matthew vi., 11—'Give us this day our daily bread.’’? Toe words ‘daily bread,” maid the reverend speaker, mean ali the needs of the body, and we ask God for them, He being the ouly source of all worldly good, Hence, ty regard w progress, even in this world, man shonld not trust to the created things of this world, put should have faith anu confidence in God alone. SEAMEN'S CHAPEL: OF GUA SAVIOUS. The Power of Faith—sermen by Rev. kh. We Lewis. ‘This beautiful new frame floating chapel is moored * to the dock at the foot of Pike street, m the East nver, and is specially dedicated to tie dissemina- tion of religious thoughts and principies among marioers, “jougshoremen and others usually em- ployed around the wharves and piers and ou board vessels. It was erected by the Protestant Episcopal Mission to Seamen, who aiso mainiin # mission house at No. 34 Pike street. Tne whole institution is under ihe special charge of Rev, K, W. Lewis, who officiated at the morning service yesterday to quite a numerous eongregation, who listened atten- tively to his sermon. His text was from Acis Xx. 12—'And they brought the young man alive and were not a little comlorted ” — atter some tatroduc- tory remargs Rev. Mr, Lewis spoke of the power of 1aiib; that Uus young man spoken of im the text Was brought vo ie through faith, The Saviour not ouly preacned taith, but showed it py miracles. But, besides the faith on the part of the Saviour aud of His aposties, there. must also be faith on the part of the person bevelled. ‘Ins young man was restored to ule by te power of faith; ne showeu it by coming to theservice. Lis siothitulness Was not mentioned by the Apostie. Another instance Of wiotuiuiness not mentioned was in the case of St, Pever, who siept four imes in the garden whe the Lord was in the agonics of the passion, ana was three times forgiven. His hearers should therefore whbw their faith by Coming 10 the service; it ie we Mission”—Sermon by Dr. pharivaical spirits prevalent in those days and which still continued in their towns. Jesus received the woman gladly, but the Pharisee in bis heart rebelled against the proceedings ol Jesus, a8 he only engaged in Works NEW YORK. HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, ‘1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. beginning of ret; Nike baptism is the beginning of membership in the church. ‘They should go on- Ward and have faith in the service, faith in baptism, faith in contirmation, and God will raise them from She death of sin to the life of righteousness. In the afternoon, at nalf-past three o'clock, Rev. Dr. Morgan, of St. Thomas’ chureh, preached am elo- quent sermon to the seamen at the same piace. It has been arranged to have a series ol alternoon dis- courses at this on by some of the most eloquent puipit orators of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Rey. Dre Henry ©. Potter, of Grace church, will be herve vext Sunday afternoon, and Rev. Dr. 8. H. ‘Yyag, of St. George’s, the Sunday following, UNITABIAN SERVICES AT LYRIC HALL. A Cloud of Witnesses—Rev. O. B. Frothing- A Text from Byron, apersed with well chosen and well rendered music. highly impressive and earnest manner, yet the au- dience were the reverse of impressionable, seem- ingly taking no part In the exercises, and presenting the appearance, from first w last, more of specta- lors than worshippers. This feature was very notice- course, the main attraction, “A Cloud of Witnesses”? was the subject annouaced, yet neither previous to norduring its treatment dia the reverend gentleman intimate the source whence he selected his text, The speaker commenced with a reference to the heavenly vodies which give us light, and which are unto us a “cloud of witnesses.” He dwelt upon the natural aMnity of crime with darkness, and declared that if we had eternal day transgression of human or divine law would be unknown among men. Heeven went further, and (0 ye sapient le- gisiavors, and burdened taxpayers give need) declared that one lamp in rect Was better than a policeman, ‘Taking up another branca of the sub- ject, he showed the evil which may be done toa party against whom these “witnesses” are incensed, He sald no position—no positive person ever escaped hosbiltty; no perion possessing @ mind or heart Who does not offend. Those who hold unpopular opinions are connected with an evil life, and for all woo have superior totellect or imdependence of character there are bioodhoundas ever on the track, seeking to pall them down. This nostility ne held to be @ tribute to nobleness; for to be true was to be hat Such hate, however, bore its con- solation, a8 enmity possessed the virtue of putting us on our mettie, One fact was plain throughout | Mr. Frothingham doeg not like the police. ‘The prob- able cause for his “enmity” to that much abused body presented lwelf thus: The reverend gentleman sojourning temporarily in Paris disregarded the provisions of French postal laws, and was suminoned to appear before the Prefect of Police, whereupon he found that “a cloud ot witnesses” were around hii; in fact, that he had been for a long time under the surveillance of wnat functionary aud his satellites, How they parted we know not, neither are We told Whether thanks were given to our heavenly Father for the reladona which these two had stood Ip to one anotaer. The closing part of the sermon was an avle biending of the material and inteiiectual in ho- man vature; the spiritual was entirely wanting. Not aa amen was heard during the whole of a jong service, and from first to last the name of the Redeemer was but once mentioned, and then merely to ilustraie an argument in the sermon. The licentiousness Which corrupts society at the present day; the wrongs which drive men to maduess; the vice, tue villaay, the crimes which are rampant in the community-—these were ail mudly treated, or treated noi at all, while the love or human appiause and the fear of human censure are the “cloud of withesses’ whose testimony we must stand in awe of. And now for the text. Diligent search thereafter led to Lord Byron's “Vision of Judgment,” id there, at the fity-eighth stanza, 18 to ve found Fiat nebuious assemblage very accurately described, viz:—“And then 1t grew & crowd, aud such i wus, 4 cioud af witnesses.” Among the trustees of tais church appear the names of Mr. Ouver Jobuson, Mr. Sinclar Tousey and nulacrous otbers well known im soci! and basi- ness cucies; Messrs, Bird, Nash, Muller, suetnar and Oblw Es ST. JUSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CaURCH. Corintlanity aygd EducationLectnre by tho Rev. J. &. Woods. There was a large attendance, considering the stormy state of the weather, last evening at this chagch, where the Key. Father Joseph P. Woods, of Morrisapta, delivered a stirrig and eloquent iec- wire on the now absurbing topic, “Christianity and Education.” The proceeds of the lecture wore to be devoted to the relief of the poor of the parish visited by the conference of St. Vincent de Paul, and w 1s gafe WO assume that ihe ald con tributed was material and munificent. After the ordimary vesper service had been per- jormed Father Woods ascended the puipit ana spoke mainly aa follow: « Knowledge,” says Webster, ” does not comprise al) which is contatued in tbe Jarge term of educa. tou. ‘the feelings are to be discipimed, the pas- sious are to be restrained; true and wortiy motives are to ve inspired; # profound reiigious feeliag is to be instilled, and pure morality inculcated under alt curcamstances, All this 18 comprised tn education.”* 1. knowledge is not the Whole of education, is a h evinced by the dive testimony concerning Abralam, which bere tollows:—''l Know bim that he will command his chilarea and his touse bold. after bim to do justice and judgment.” Abraham, one of the greatest and best of the race of Adam, was, perhaps, of all men the most careful to train up lus children in the way they should go, and his uneguatied care and soltcitude tn this regard was the means of entailing signal blessings upon bis posterity, Yet till several ages and centuries alter Abranam’s day nothing which we call learn- ing had an existence in the world. ‘The civilized world, every one must admit, 1s mdebted to Curis- tauity for ita religion, Mberty and civilizauion, At the time of Christ's coming, upob earth, aud at the time when His Apostles .were unividing the great system of the Gospel among men, there was no lack of one kind of civil: je cliley of Greece and Rome, on, od in Vee ca Aud elseiviere there could be found intei- lect, luxury and wealth, ait than can be found EMicls us lun, and, aot eas, tng Meenis Or unat ancient world could boast Of their progress as loudly and as truly as tue people of the present day. But with all this mate- Tial prosperity was biended a luxuriance of the greatest vices—of tyranny, cruelty and immorality. We believe real education to be that not merely of the head, but of ihe heart also, esteeming moral and religious (raining more even than intellectual tram. log, Knowing that as the tree is bent go doth ib grow. National character equaily a3 personal ae- rives its highest excellence from moral worth; and who does noi know that moral worth 18 esseutiaily interwoven With Lhe proper observauces of religion? the grandeur of every nation 1s mainly establisied on the moral excellence of 1ts people, and this ex- cellence 18 inseparable from the ardent disposition that clings to the truths of religion. Next to the salvation of souls the Christian Church desires to promote education, but education in connection with religion. Education does not consist in merely acquiring the knowledge and use of letters and figures. Every- thing depends on giving the right mouves and habits a8 w the use of chese letters and figures, Without these motives and habits ietters aud fig- ures, like any other tools, may ve turved to a-bad as weil as to a good purpose. And anybody knows how much immorality abd lawlessness comes of the use of the bad and corrupt publications of the day. The partisans of our present public school system start from two capital errors. First—Tnav it is the duty of the State to educate. We know, however, of no commission to teach but that which nature gave to parents and that waich Christ conferred on His Cbureh., The State"has no sucht right—no claim to svep in or to interfere between the pa- rent and His own flesh and blood, It is the duty and right of the Church to teach her children. She has a divme commission to do so—a commilsion as wide as the world to go and ‘make disciples of arhinp Ya. govt all nations, teaching them to observe all thyngs Waaisoever I bave commanded you.’! vhis i# & Comunesion which admits of no doubt or question; 11 18 anterior to, superior to and independent of any human laws. The power that exciudes celigion irom education claims thereby the right to admit 1 if it will; and if it admitit, then in what form and to what degree is thus piaced the State over the Churel. But religion, if anything, 18 the supreme law—the basis of morality, ‘The fact js not to be disputed that our public schools turp out men of retiued taste, intellectual acquirements, and, above all, great power of mental application, But, as the wise man says, ‘Man ie inclined to evil from his youtn,” and this inclination requires & counteracting Influence; hence we say that che intgilect, the heart, the will, the character are to be formed by the united, constant and uniform action of Cbrisuanity, We do not ask oF expect one religion taught 1m the public schools, but we do ask that it shali not be insulted or tampered with in them, ‘The law 10 all the states, we believe, forbids the introduction of sectarianism into the pubiic schools, and we have @ right to lasist that this law shall be rigidly enforced. But text books are nsed Whicu mnisrepresent and malign our relfgien, and in many places the Protestant zeal of the teachers is so ardent that they eannot forego toe attempt to Protestautize the Catholic childrea under their care, Another objection, and @ valuaple and reasonable one, 18 the reugious Inequali(y Which 1s tolerated in Lhe public schools, by muroducing, when there may be Hundreds of Catholics aud Hebrews, the Protestant wivle, Is not such @ system caiculated to leave the impression that the Catholic ‘testament and Hebrew Pentateuch are falge, and the Protestaat Bible the only true version of the Scriptures. Shere is, therefore, not religious equality in this republic. We do not wish to draw the Bible away from Chris- tian homes, Jor our missal ana service are ip fron the bible. It is umiust to nay that the Catholic Chureb does pot recognize the Bible as the holy and sublime word of God, over which her saints have meditated in cells and her scholars within commen- taries of priceless value. The Catbohe Church cap am ou Planets, Policemen and Lampposte Lyric Hall, on Sixth avenue, opposite Reservoir square, was filled to repletion yesterday morning by the highly respectavle conkregation known as the Third Unitarian Society. The services, which commenced at hali-past ten o'clock, were very sim- ple, consisting of prayer and Bibie lessons, imter- Mr. Frotbingham read from the New Testament in a able by the strangers present. The sermon was, of stand the Nght of the nineteenth century—she saw the beginning of all isms and 1s likely to see the end of them, | Sie 18 now sectarianism. A sect ts & part lopped of, She has existed these hineteen centu- ries and like the vast and universal arch of heaven, she overcanopies alike ali Christian climes and ages, and like that arch she is one. She haa the sacred word of everiasting truth pledged for its perpetual Stability, She is, as St. Augustine says tn his 17th epistie, the pubite school, the Alma Maver of the Christian world, ROSE HILL METHODIST CHURCH, ‘The True Meaning of the Lord’s Supper— Sermon by Rev. ©. B. 8: A large congregation assembled yesterday morn- ing at che Rose Hill Methodist church, on East ‘Twenty-cighth street, near Second avenue, The building is quite an old, but substantial editice, which, however, is already too small for the con- stantly increasing congregation, who are debating a project of selling the present church site and erect- ing @ larger and more comfortable place of worship elsewhere 1ujthe neighborhood. The sermon yester- day forenoon was delivered by the Rev. Charles B. Sing, for many years the settled minister of the eburch, who read his text trom [. Corinthians XL, 25-80, containing the account by St. Paul of ube institution of the Lord’s Supper, and also the Apostie’s injunction to observe it in remembrance of Christ. The Corintoians, said Mr. Sing, had mis- conceived the true nacure and design of the holy supper. They overlooked its spirit and import, and considered it an ordinary feast. ‘So cor- rect this misconception the Apostle set be- fore them its true nature, The passages of the text were also scriptural authority for its per- petual observance. There was no likelihood that at present Christians would fall into the same error. Yet they might receive it unworthily, and hence the importance of understanding its true meaning. It was, Oirst, a memorial of the sacrificial sufferings of Christ; it was, second, a visible sign of them (and here the reverend speaker reviewed the error of Catholicism in the doctrine of trans-substantiation); thirdly, 1t was @ covenant right, God covenanied with man to bestow on him the blessings of salva- tion, while man covenanved to observe the ondi- tions imposed; and, lourthly, it was a communion binding Caristiaus together. From this the speaker deduced the necessity of proper preparations for Nearrre Of this Holy Sacrament, ‘The reasons why nristiaus should observe it were, first, the express command of Christ; second, because it was a means Of our spiritual strength, and lastly, because it was convincing evidence of the autuenticity of the holy Christian religion. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES IN NEW YORK, At ‘the Allen Street Methodist Episcopal church Rev. W. Butler, D. D., delivered an interesting dis- course Jast evening, on the Methodist missions in India, of which he was the founder. ‘The Fourth Reformed Presbyterian congregation, @ new Congregation, which ia to be fully organized to-day, held service yesterday forenoon and evening, for the first time, at the Harvard Rooms, corner of Sixth avenue and Forty-second street, Rev. J. M. Johnston, of Washington city, oiiciated. Rev. Geurge E, ‘Thrall, rector of Emanuel enurch, held service yesterday morning and afternoon in the school building, in East Fifty-seventn street, be- tween Lexington and Third avenues. Im the Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopat church, just west of Kighth avenue, Rev. L. H. King preached in the forenoon, and Chaplain Mc- Oabe in the evening, Key. Dr. Cheever preached to the congregation of the Church of the Puritans at Appollo Hall, corner Broadway and Twenty-eighth street, yesterday morning, his subject beiug “Ihe Creation # Life- long Work.?? In the Central Presbyterian church, on West Fitty- sixth street, near Broadway, divine service was con- ducted and @ sermon delivered in the morning vy the pastor, Rev. James D. Wilson, ans in the even- ing by the Kev. George L. Prentiss, pastor of the Church of the Covenant. Key, Dr. Bridgeman, of Albany, presided in the pulpit of the Calvary Baptist church, on West Twenty-third street, tween Filth and Sixth avenues, yesterday morning and evening. Rev. RK, N. Beilawa and friends of liberal Christt- anity occupicd Brevoort Hall in the forenoon ana eveulug yesterday, ue reverend genueman deliver- ing discourses, At the Berean Baptist church Rev. J. N. Folwell preached inorning and evening to a devout cougre- gallon, The church 18 located on the corner of Beu- urd and Downing strects, A Presbyterian congregation Met at the usual hours in the forenoon and evening yesterday, at the hail of une Historical Society, corner of Second ave- nue and Eleventh street, the pasior, Key. George 8. Chambers, ofticiating. ‘Rev, Dr. Re dson, of Philadelphia, preached twice yesterday at the Fortieth street Presbyterian church, near Lexington avenue. Rev. Dr. Higbee etd morning and Rev. Dr. Price In the evening conducted free Kpiscopal services at tue Home Chapel, No. 23 East ‘Twenty-ninta street, jterday. There were divine services and preaching at the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers, No. 40 New Bowery, yesterday alternoon and evenlug. “Be not weary in well doing’? was the theme in the morning, and “The brazen serpentatype of Christ” tor the evening, chosen by Kev. De. Wescott for his sermons delivered yesterday at the Plymouth Baptist Church, Filty-first street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. “Jonah’s Gourd”’ was the snbject selected by Rev. RR. M. Stratton for lus sermon delivered iast evening a a Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal church. Tue Thirty-fourth street Reformed church, after being renovated and newly decorated, was reopened for divine service yesterday, Key. Isaac Riley, tie pastor, officiating in the pulpit. The Caristian Israclites—Jews belleving in the divine nature of Christ—listened to a &scourse from &. Thomas on “The Second Advent of the Messiah,” at their hall, No. 108 First atreet, yesterday after- noon, * At the old John street M dist Episcopal church Rev. William P. Corbit preached yesterday, at the usual hours, morning and evening. Special eventing service for young men was held at the Young Men’s Christian Association Hall, Kev. J. M. Ludiow, of the Collegiate Reformed church, de- livering the address.. Rev, W. Neilson McVickar preached at St. James church, in Bast Seventy-second street, last evening. ‘Ihe Amity Baptist chapel, in West Fitty-Tourth street, near Eighth avenue, was well filled yesterday morning, se congregauon listening to an tuterest- ing discourse on “fhe Providence of God” from Dr, Walaa B, Williams, a BROSKLYN CBURCHES, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, The Service of Song—Who Were There of the” Prominent Members—A Flower Show—Mr. Beecher’ Sermon on the Higher Christian Lite. A brilliantly fine morning brought even more than the usual crowd of worshippers to Plymouth church. Among the many commendable preliminary pro- ceedings at this church not the least is the attention shown'to strangers. Without any invidious dis- tinction, at the tolling of the last ive minutes’ bell the unoccupied sittings in the various pows are all filled up by the ushers, Notable among those pa- tient workers are Mr. A. B, Sinith and Mr. Bowen, whose arduous duty it is to pack the congregation. ‘Then begins the clatter of tongues at the door, the rustle of silks, the clink of the unfolding of chairs, and before the last stroke ts tolled every available seat is filled up. Mr. Zundel has played the volun- tary on the organ, and the pastor glides on to the platform. He removes his “‘rubpers’’ from hia feet, turows his overcoat carelessly over the chatr, takes his seat, removes the manuscript of the notes of his sertaon from his side pocket and places it upon the table. The choir then sing with spirit and precision the old Engiish anthem, ‘In Jewry God is known.” By this time the vast congregation is quiet and inan attitude for worship. Among the more promitient of the families pres- ent yesterday morning were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Clafiin, Mr. and Mra, Heary C. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sage, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coliins, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Kolins, Mr. and Mra. Edward Ovington, Mr. Augustus Storrs, Mr. and Mrs. Duryee, Mr, T. J. Howard, Mr. and Mrs, Alexander Studwell, Deacon W. ©. Edwards. Ail these are members of the congregation and occupy family pews, having, of course, with them their sons and daughters as well as their wives. There were also distinguishable in the congregation Mr. Ludium, Mr. vu. B, Camp, Dr. Dow, Mr. Husted, (of the firm of Husted & Carrol, Brookiyn,) Deacon Hutchinson, who leads the bass voices in the choir, and whose family occupy a pew near the platform, Mr. K. Moody, Mr. R. K. Graves, Mr. D. Porter, (tailor, Broadway, New York,) Mr. Freeland, Col- lector of, Internal Revenue; Mr. Jonn Knapp, Deacon Jones, Who 18 also @ vocalist in the choir, and who as he sits up aloft can have his eye on his family in their pew on the for of the church. Tne house 1s filled with @ representative portion of the industrial population of Brooklyn, and includes in that repre- sentation @ majority of young men and young wo- men ali of whom lead busy lives during the week. To these the cheering, quiet, yet exciting services of this church must be a great relief! and comiort, aud form @ prelude to introductions at the monthly “soclables” in the schoolrooms and parlors that leaa on to a closer and @ dearer union, ons for the season of the year ly attractive, whe lihes ‘and flowering plants were so noticeable that ai the con- clusion of the service a large number of the cougre- gation lingered behind to adinire them. Mr. Beecher extomporized quite a lecture on floriculture to the Mower worshippers. Mr. Beecher’s text was selected from the First Opistle of St. Peter and the eighth and ninth verses— “Whom having not seen ye joved; in whom, thongh now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with Joy unaucekable aud full of atory, receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souis.’’ ‘The subject of the sermon wayy'athe Higher Portion of Christian Experience in This Life.” Mr. Beecher commenced by guarding his congregation from the supposition that because @ Christian character did NOL possess ail the graces 1t was therefore imperfect, it Was not so; it was simply madareleneds To enforce this he gave @ graphic ills wation of an undeveloped plant, which had all the germs of growch and form i 1b, but had not yet developed itself, He urged bis hearers to dismiss from their minds the mechanical ideas of. conver- sion and repentance, These were not like coins in a@ mint, tin the same mould, ail milled and polished alike, By reason of their diversity they were susceptible ‘of diferent influences, and these induences modified their religious feeling and con- version; and repentance was not the same Co all alike in the form it assumed, whatever it might be in the ultimate result, Neither was Christianity a creed or a@ doctrine, It was the condition of the human soul under its brightest development. It was, asthe Scriptures put it, “Ovrist in you the hope of glory; so that different manifestations of grace were developed in men, though all might be the result of the influence of the'Sun of Righteous- ness apon their hearts, as plants grown at the ‘Equavoy were the fruits of the sun. ve cher then proceeded to describe Christian experience under three distinct gradations. Tne firat development, of Christian ie in men was the result of striving and fearing, the result of an awakened conscience. How keep our moral navure in fer gy Fe that sense of right requires @ fearful effort, Men in that state may be said to be at the oar, and every inch made in the river of life ig one that they have to pull for, for they have very little wind to help them in the voyage. The govern- ing idea of God with men under this influence was tout He was a judge, a8 a Master controlling them, and ubey live in fear of Him and not in love wwards Him, The next condition was when men were called to be servants, bired men of the great High Priest. They jabored and worked in the Christian life, and by bi themselves by @ real, active, working itfe achieved a state of Christian experience that was higher than the first, and very much more to be desired. The third was described ag differing from the second by the iilustration of @ nurse and a mother. The nurse in her care and her fidelity, and in a certatn Kind pt love for ‘hild, was pro! incomparable, out the gus! fountain of for re with the mother; and when was t child was sick the nurse’s fidelity Was invaluable, but it coula not com- Pare with hls passionate love that came straight Irom the heart of jhe mother. Now, this whole souledness, in which God was seen in everybody, a8 the artist sees form, outiine ana beauty in ail around lum, or as the mechanio looks on nature to see on. its forces and its powers, was,the privilege of ail Christians and may be attained by them. It bad been attained under whatever form oi faith it had shown itseif. Madame Guyon had reached it, throngh the medium of the Koman Catholic Church, John Wesley had attained it by @ Metho- dist form of Christianity, and Oberlin possessed it as @ Congregationalist. So had many men and women noW living; and Mr. Beecher concluaea by inviting all who heard his voice to ascend to @ higher piane of Obristian iife, a LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The Voorhees Tragedy Ite Lessons—“Thou Shalt Not Kill’—Discourse by Rev. Dr. Cuyler. Rev. Dr. Cuyier, pastor of the Lafayette avenue Pre&byterian church, Brooklyn, preached @ sermon on the Voorhees tragedy and its lessons before quite a large congregation last evening. The subject of the discourse was “Death in a Dramshop,” and Dr. Cuyler selected as his text the sixth commandment, “Thou spalt bot kil’? In opening the reverend gentleman made the assertion that there was one murder on an average every day in the twin citieg of New York and Brooklyn. We have been having a carnival of crime, and the majority of the murders committed can be traced right back to one source—the dramshop. It was quite fitting, therefore, that the tragedy of the last Sabbath (the maraer of Mr. Voorhees by Wii- Mam Chambers) should have been enacted in the headquarters of drunkenness and death, The assas- sination of a popular, generous, public spirited etti- wen on the Sabbath sent @ thrill of hore ror into every heart and home. To assassinate surprise, and the uabappy man who fell mskop was the victim of @ terrible sur- Cuyler would not utter an unkind wora against tle man; but truth and justice compelled him to gay that he mourned that murdered man ‘was in & dramshop on that Sabbath day. We know it was contrary to the spirit of the law of God and contrary to the law of tue State of New York to by dealing in strong drink in a drinking house on tne Sabbath. While they sympathized with the oereaved in this case, they hoped that this iy would write itself as. an tuscription over every haunt of destruction and ‘serve to deter all from entering. Of the chief actor in this tragedy Dr. Cuyler would gay one thing. He was by common consent an as- sassin in the hands of the law. Let the law take its course; let justice be simpiy done, and when he said this ne said it in fall view of the fact that for many months past there had beeaa sad mockery of justice in too many of our courts. We had come to feel the fearful peril of the uncertainty that attended personal safety and human life, isagreements @1 juries had come to add suspicions, and as for the siereotyped plea of insanity, he would say that of the men who committed such crimes and were ac- quitved on the ground of insanity, none were found insane until they committed the fearful crime. No human life was safe a foment if assassins, drunk or sober, be permitted to draw deadly weapons, This carnival of murder must be stopped. Dr. Cuyler then referred to the rumeeller as a participant in the crime committed by a Tan to whom he had sold atrong drink, and who had committed crime while under its influence. He held that a rumselier Was the accomplice of the murderer who had committed tue deed while under the influence of the liquor obtained from him, and he impeached tim as such. Dronkenness was suicide and rumeetling murder. In connec- tion with the sumect of intemperance and its resuits, . Dr. ‘uyler alluded to the Byron busines# and inquired what inspired those loathesome Vices—-that ungodiiness? The true story 01 Byron's life, he said, Was in one syliablie— gin! It Was not necessarygo publish those shock- Ing volumes. it was ail in one word—gin! Dr. Cuyler concluded his sermon by @ strong argument in behalf of the cause of temperance and in favor of @ prohibitory liquor law, alluding in that connec- tion to the pernicious, induence exercised by dram- shops, which, he asserted, had a greater control over the public authorities than the public autbori- tes nad over them. CHRIST CHURCH. The Edifice and the. Worship There—The “New Minister?=—The Administration of Baptism—Instructive Discourse by Rey. Dr. W. L. Baucrott. ‘Tuls charch, situated at the corner of Clinton and Harrison streets, South Brooklya—a very geuteel, if Not aristocratic neighborhood—has long been a place wherein has assembled, week after week, acongrega- tion that for wealth and social distincthon has but few egials, if apy superiors, in our neighboring city; where costly edifices, high priced clergymen and ruinous extravagance in the pomp and luxury of apparel are #o glaringly apparegt. Full thirty years has this church been erected, and aithough costing. but $28,000 will to-day rank in beauteous simplicity with most of its neighbors. The building is very large, while ils lofty tower reaches a very great height, The mterior arrangement is quite attractive, but there is no attempt at display to the gwacrifice or comfort of the hearer. In summer a deep growth of ivy clings to the bold sides of the building, which Jends an additional attraction to the rich dark brown stone of which it is constructed, and gives a pleasanter charm to the elegance of the large windows enriched by stained giass. Three Tministers have supplied its pulpit, being severally Dr, Stone, Dr. Canfield and Dr. W. L. Banorott, the Jatter geutieman being now in charge. ‘This pastor Was called to Christ church in November last, from: the Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, and his ad- vent among the congregation seemed to create ar ligious zeal so fervid 1n 1t8 nature that the church 18 ‘Qt present on that road to such auccess that the most devout and zeaionschristian wilt be fully satisfied. ‘The congregation ao not owe a dollar and are now supporting two mission schools with o liberat baud, Among the prominent worshippers constant i attendance here are Charles Stauton, the senior warden; George A. Jarvis, Hugh Allen, Joan J. Van Nostrand, 9. R. Marvin and family, Charles H. Marvin, George Marvin, son-in-law of Van Nostrand; Dr. McClellan, John M. Taylor, Mrs. Nicholas Luqueere (whose husband gave the congre- gation the ground upon which the church 1s oullt), Hagh Boyd, H. Dally, Mrs. Dr. Dodge, Lewis Morris, Charles H. Judson, Alexander Munn, F. H. Trow- bridge, W.B. Kendle, Mrs. T. A. Hunt and daugh- ters, Mrs, Slipper aud son, the latter theSabbath g8chool superintendent; Neremiah Knight and family, Mr. Oakley and Mrs. John Cox and daughters, Dr. Bancroft, who has here achieved in so short & tame go much in Lis Tuinisterial lavors, 18 in. the prime of lite, bemg about forty years of age, of lnpressive and dignified appearance, which 1s cal culated at once to win the respect and esteem of his ligieners, He possesses the very essentiais of eloquence, and that he wields them with great power will not be questioned by most of those Who have heard him. His voice is strong, rich ana melodious, bis enunciation remarkably distinct and nis action gracetul to a degree which is tn keeping with Ins earnest words, Yesterday afternoon the large congregation as- sembied at the usual hour, sud, walle te totlets’ of the ladies were unique and elegant in many in- stances, they were not of tuat character that sug- gest the idea of fashion running riot: or that social extravagance with them bas become @ social evil, affecting their general prosperity. ‘Lhe services were more than ordinarily wiercetmg by te admin- istration Of baptism to an adult. Tne ceremon- ies were very Hnpressive and quite lemgiby. br. Bancroit made the vveni tue basie of nis exiemporancous discourse or “‘leason.’’? He did not ject atext, but prefaced hig remarks with the nience that so seldom 18 adult baptism found to occupy @ place in ye Christian world thas the occasion of its admiuitrauon before Rem as that time might be of great instructive benefit. In all ages men who would go band in hand in a — effusion or immersion, was but # secondary matter 46 had but little to do with the representative, ty; cal, symbolical, sacramental washing away of sing by the blood of Christ. Baptism is an imperative duty. The Lord has commanded it. In regard to the form, none should allow themselves to be per- plexed orin doubt. A treedom in this exercise in given to the Christian Church. The rei ton of Sins by faith In the blood of the Saviour can Ouly be ices, and io this faith all Christians must live ‘That there have been more expensive and brilliant Wedding ceremonies witnessed in Christ's churck than in any other in Brooklyn is an interesting fact too well Known to be at all questioned, “THE PILGRIMS” AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, The congregation of the Church of the Pilgrims worshipped again yesterday in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the butlding was well filled. The Rev. R. 8, Storrs, Jr., preached another of his Series of sermons upon, Christ, taking for his text the sixth verse of the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel according to John—Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto tne Father but by me.” They met in these words one striking ana very significant characteristic im the teaching of Christ. He taugné of Himself, He continually presented His own doctrine a# @ hope of their taith in God and of their future salvation, and in this respect He was a 11 other true teachers of the divine ght to distinguish themselves in this respect from Hun, and taught not of themselves, but of God, and we admired them, Christ was summed tpi His own personal character, and the question, «What think ye of Christ?’ nad occupied their at- to another, He great mediator between God and He had right to ciim every 3. The reverend gentleman then spoke of the inpossivility of reconciling in our minds @ divinity separated from humanity. They recognized Christ as @ man, He was described as a man, and in His lite He wag declared to be a man with a true body, one capable of Cerone pain, becoming reireshed by sleep, and finally passing through deatu. If He was an angel in disguise and His human form was a mere semblance of a man, then they were not certain of anything about Him. ‘Tous they had a being presented to them concerning tention from one generation was tl whom all the testimony of the Scrip- tures was satisfied from first to iast, and whose presence had marked the Chrisuan of the World against heathenimm., Rust reve ‘he reverend gentleman then spoke of the tinal sacrifice which Curis: bad made for us upon the crosé, a8 showing that He was huinan, and said they might as well teil him, after a bridge had been butit bail way aeross the river, {0 leap the rest of the dis. tance, and expect him todoit, as te expect hin to believe in @ divinity without a humanity. Divinity and humanity must be combined to make the pass- sae over the bridge from \uis to eternal lite com- pleve. Alter ging, the congregation was dismissed with the benediction. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS ViCES IN BROOKLYN. “The Attraction of tne Cross” and “Prayer of Christ for His Murderers,’ were subjects discoursed from the pulpit, yesterday, at the Pacilic Street Methoaist Episcopal church, corner of Ciinton, by Rev. C. Fievcher. There was a lecture on “‘Temperauce” by the Rev. Mr. Gaddis, at Hooley’s Minstrels, jast evening. The house was crammed. At the Fourtn street Universalist church, Wiillams- burg, a large and intelligent congregation assombied to hear she pastor, Rev. A. J. Canfield, preacn a ser- mon on “ Local Applications."” The “Spiritual Lyceum Association” mec at Sawyer’s Hall, corner of Fulton avenue and Jay street, yesterday, uuder the direction of Dr. Coouly. “Workers for Christ’? was the title of Rev. T. T. Hendrick's sermon, at the State Street Congrega- tional church, lastnight, At the Jonnson Street Methodist Episcopal church, corner of Jay street, Rev, J. E. Seuries otliciated yesterday morning and evening. A special sgrimon to “Unconverted Ubrisilans” was delivered in the ovaning. ‘Tne First Universalist church congregation, pre- sided over by Kev. E. C, Bolles, were envertuined by a@ lecture on ‘Preachers and Preaching of the Past and Present.” Tne “Joys of Heaven’? was the subject of the ais- course by the Kev. 8, F, Farmer, at the East Re- formed Oburch, Bedford avenue, yesterday morning. “Justification by Faith? was the text of the morning sermon by Rev. H. Hutcuins, at the Baptist church on Bedior® avenue, near Myrtle, yesterday. ‘The flock of the DeKalb Avenue Methodist Episco- pal church’were edifled and entertained by the pas- tor, Rev. D. 0. Ferris, at the evening services, who Sere on the question of the “iibie in the Public Schodis.' The Swedenborgians of the Church of the New Jerusalem were entertained by Rev. J. U. Agar, cor- ner of Clark street and Monroe place, last eveuing, by a lecture on ‘‘False Christs.’? Rev. Dr. Hiscox preached on ‘Remarkable Events of the Bible,” before a fair sized congrega- th at the Clinton avenue Baptist church, last Rev. H. ¥. Degen preached at the ‘Old St. Ann’s,’” corner of Washington and Prospect street, in the morning, and Kev. Henry Webbe in the evening. ‘The latter took ior nis subject ‘Baptism.’ Atthe Church of Sts. Peter and Paul the Rev. James Nilan, of Port Jervis, occupted the pulpit of Father Maione and delivered @ persuasive discourse on the state of religion tn country missions, The members ot the congregation generously responded, Unusually interesting services were heid in the Wesleyan Methodist meeting house, in Grand street, under the direction of the Rev. Dr. Baker. Several candidates for membership were joyfully received. At the Centra! Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. J. B, Merwin, presiding elder of the Nortu Long Island district, conducted the morning ser- vices and the Rev, Benjamin M. Adams delivered an eloquent discourse in the evening. The Rev. G. W. Woodrutt, of New York, addressed the Gothic Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School Mis- sionary Society aod wiil conduct revival meetings during the week. Atthe Lee avenue Baptist church the Kev. J. Hyatt Smith entertatued a large copuregation on the subject of “Ohrist at te Pool.” : ‘There was a large congregation assembled at St. Mary’s (“Star of the Sea”) church, Court street, brooklyn, at the haif-past ten o'clock service yester- day morning. Rev. Rugene Cassidy, the pastor, celebrated mass, and the choir, under the leadersnip of Mr. J. Hoey, acquitted themselves credtiabiy. The subject of the sermon, which was delivered by the Rev. Father Kiely, was most aptly selected, being the words of the Seripture, “Kemember thou keep holy the Sabbath; he who profaues it shall die the deatn.” AMPAESSIVE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. Laying the Corner Stone of a New Catholic Church’ in Westchester County. In accordance with @ previous announcement that the corner stone of'a new Roman:Catholic church would ve laid at Williamsbridge, Westchester county, yesterday, a large concourse of people of both sexes commenceé to assemble there at an early hour in the forenoon, and when by one o’clock two overcrowded trains had arrived from New York and White Plains the number on the ground was swollen to not: less than 5,000 persons. Among these were several benevolent and total abstinence societies, in full Tegalia and accompanied by bands of music; also @ procession numbering some 200 boys from the Westchester Protectory. Nearly all of the organi- gations present had marched many miles trot yarious portions of the county,in order to witnes: the inveresting ceremony. The impressive rite of Gepositing the corner stone was performed by Very Rey. Dr. Starrs, Vicar General of the diocese, assisted by Rev. Fathers Clowry, of New York; Conron, of Staten Island; McQuade, of Fordham; Cole, ‘of Westchester; McLoughitn, of New Rochelle; McEvoy, of White Piains; Hughes, of Mott Haven; Kinsella, of Mount Vernon, and Breen, of Manhai- tanville. Beneath the stone was deposited a box, containins, among other articles, copies of the New YORK HERALD OL the present and of 1860, ‘With coins and currency of the United States. ‘The osremonies were concluded with an earnest discourse by the Vicar Genel who selected his text from Psalms, ¢xxvil.—“Except the Lord build the house they lavor in vain that butla it.” ‘The edifice will be, 64x44 feet, with an exteasion of twenty feet for altar purposes, and is expected to be finished in four months. Wien completed, this will be the fourth place of worstip erected tuainly through the labors of Rev. Fawwer Kinseila in this county during the past ten years. CHURCH OF THE ETHEREAL VAPORS, What ts the Chief Duty Devolving Upon Spir- itunlists To-Day ¢ . At the Catholic churches yesterday afternoon there were vespers, while at Union Hall, corner of Broad- way and Twenty-third street, vapors were in the as- cendant. Here the high priests of Spiritualism met to investigate a matter of great importance. They came from far and from near w solve a question—a question which has been asked repeatedly at various times by all the world, but which of Mte years has been allowed to remain ta undisturbed repose. It is @n inquisitive question. Canis be answered? Is it worth @ reply? It has puzzied the brains of we omniscient (?) brethren themselves, Still more; even the spirits confess their inability to clear up the obscurity that surrounds this enigmatical inter- Togation; for it was at the instigation of one of the inhabitants of the spirit world that the momentous question was again revived. The question was, “Whiat ia the chief duty devoiving upon Spiritualists to-day?” + Kntering the sacred precincts of whe temple we look in vain for the mystic gloom, the delight of the spirits. The most prominent feature that meets the eye of an observer is @ stage raised apparently for theatrical purposes. On this is placed the altar, which, gracefully (?) draped in lead-colored paper musiin, stands oul in strong relief from the back- ground of gaudy scenes. The presiding priestess, Sppareied 1a a biack silk dress aud black velvet sack 4d bonnet, sits behind the altar im @ chair con- veniently placed. The vemple was full of spirits—ail kinds of spirits, the male spirits predominating, The femaie im the habill- portion were arrayed ments of a sombre hue, while the guster- ity of their faces betrayed their ‘woman's rights’? tendencies, ‘The question was submitted for us sion by the Higa Priestess. 1t was taken up by Dr. Lewis, who proposed to auswer It, but he wandered of into an anecdote bearing no relation to the sub- ject. Another spiritualistic light attempted to solve 1t, but proved as unsuccessful as bis preaecessor. He seemed affected wilh a wouderful forgetfulness of the real subject to be discussed, The High Priestess then caine forward and acknowledged her ‘-hobby’? Waseducation, Here a long discourse on that: t foliowed, with a few allusions to the important ques- ton of woman's rights, But no explanation of the ‘hat is the chief duty of Spiritualisis Dr. Halleck then spoke energetically for + unknown as much as to the audience. At length, aiter various attempts to solve jul were made by Spiritualists and unbelievers in that doctrine, Mr. Bennett, @ corpulent lems, ascended the Plaifurm. He said that Cy duty of Spiritualism was to make all men good; that the Bible was essentially @ spiritual book, and tnat all true Spiritualists believed in it. He had stood by it all his life, and now when he seen three score years and ten he was not likely co depart from it, ‘Now came the close; for even spirits have @ finale im this wicked, this skeptic, ‘eecatl belie y- ing world. ‘The cloud of angelic deities roan they Ubrone whence turned their vacks upon tue aerial had poured torrents of watery truth, and with de- viating paths sought exit from the ghostly aroma, ° Yet one by one they ciung to their loved grouna, and many of the sweetly and neceneie im sane personages gathered ana seem! ito each Ole They stood in groups. Their tongues warbled im harmonious praise of the wonderful progress of the “Nine teenth” century. Their hands and feet, sala by one of their number to be composed in equal quantities of oxygen and hydrogen, were wander- ing in painful indignation when gesticulations ac- companied denunciations of the stupidity and indil- Terence of modern times. One stood almost in—ab [ but ——_ on until supper time must have in- duced them to go—a supper, perhaps, in the cl The spirits of either gender then descended materi- ally to Broadway, and tn sight of Jim Fisk’s pumer- ous editices on ‘Iwenty-third street it is sup; a they floated away on the eveniag breeze; for porter looked and taey were gone. NEW YORK CITY. @ Fe- Reportorial Gleanings in the Metropolis. ‘The following reeord will show the changes in the temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of iast year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hud- put’s pharmacy, HERALD Buliding, Broadway, cor ner of Ann street:— 1869. 1870, 3 8h 12 M.... oe 42 Average temperature yesterday.. . Average temperature for corresponding dat last yea! eseess Average temperature for week. Pt 4 Average temperature for corresponding week last year ecccceserecseees OO6 Yesterday afternoon Uatherine Spencer, of No. 58 Baxter street, in a quarel with her daughter, Ellen O'Brien, was badly beaten about the head by Ellen, who was arrested. Early yesterday morning officer Roddy, of the Nineteenth precinct, fount? John Foley, of No, 109 Mulberry street, lying on the sidewalk opposite No, 279 Bowery, with two slight stabs m inflicted by an unknown man in an 0; 261 Bowery, kept by Jefferson Davis. Bellevue Hospital. In ® brief paragraph which appeared in the EBRALD of yesterday in relation to the recent fire at Duane street, it was stated that “Briggs & Taylor, on the first floor, sustained $500 losa.” It appears that another firm, the members of which seem to feel somewhat aggrieved, occupy the first floor, and that Briggs & Taylor are the lessees of the base- ment, About seven o'clock last evening a fire occurred at 158 Greenwich street, The fire was confined to the store, which is occupied by Morris Jacobs in the clothing business. It is supposed the was caused by the upsetting of a stove. Damage on the building $509, and on the atock by fire and water $1,600, supposed to be covered by insurance. OMcer Little, of the Eighteenth precinct, yes- terday appeared before Justice Scott, at Essex Mar- ket Police Court, and charged a man named Philip Golwell with committing a felonious assault upon’ one Patrick McAvoy. Some trouble occurred tween the two men at an early hour yesterday morning, at the corner of First avenue and Six- teenth street. in tne course of which Colwell drew a knife and stabbed McAvoy in the side. ihe map was held to answer. Peter McGinniss, twenty-three years of age, re- siding at No. 124 Tenth avenue, was arrested by oMicer Beeck, of the Sixteenth precinct, on Sator- day night, charged with participating in the mur- der of John Markie, on the istof January last, the facta of which have already been published in the HERALD. He was arraigned before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, yesterday, and remanded to the custody of the Coroner, who will hold an inquest to-day. To-morrow, being the anniversary of Washington's birthday, will be generaily ceiebrated as @ public holiday. The flags on the public and other buildings and on the vessels in the harbor will be displayed, and the usual salutes will be fired. At Trinity church there will be full choral service at eleven A. 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Cure No. eye -Jarnes berts, Eaq., Frimley, Sur- rey--Of thirty yeurs' diseased lunge, spitting of blood, con- atipation, liver derangement aud partial deafness. Cure No. Wak, frentony N, dy Nov. 4. 1868.—I have fo Fy's Revalenta Pood the sine qu rdman, D, Sold in tiat DIOAL CURR, WIT’ ion ee bes UT KNIFE, CAUSTIC, OR th re, Fistula, Piles, * Diseuses and Daformities of {$6 Foor FOUR STORY BRICK OR BKOWN SION Piumeen Thirty-(ourth and Forty-second streets, Maaldon and Sixi avenues; also one, sane ed, within same boun salt'at WATERLOW & CO, 886 all at onge, ANTED—A_ SMALL COUNTRY PLACE, WORTH ‘about 4,000, near the city, In exchange (ofa thrivi retail city drog store. Addrsws, wrb particulara. ©. BRA, CIS, box 1,314 New York Post office.