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4 ‘ t , dridal bed, ‘cures Rachel. 0 Jatter, this would give but one wife to each man ime Ory eth part of another wife to the gauie man, And granting this surpias of 60,00 feuiales between the ages @ fifteen end twenty, this would indicate a w.se provision of nature, Ly which society should be supplied with domestics, nurses and school teachers. POLYGAMY CONDEMNS ITSELF, But now we come to the sixth proposition, whieh 18 a condemnation, of the practice of polygamy ag recorded in the Bible, and the frst instance | refer to ls Lamech. He Js the Mist polygaiist mentioned in the Bible and the first recorded during the fret two thousand years of ihe World's history, But this man Lamech was a murderer. Thus polygam began with crime. Its initiauon is bapuzed witl the blood of a murderer, But they say Cain was a murderer and Cain was a monogaimist, and that if the ourder commitied by Lamech conuGemns poly- wamy, then the murder committed by Cain. who was & gmonogamist, condemns monogamy. There are two answels to this argument, First, we have no information that Cain at tnat time was & married man. second, the murder which. Cain comuilttod did not grow out of monogamy, but grew out of his lousy and envy oi his brother, But the murder Lamech grow out of a quarrel about his wives, 80 much for the bezinning ot polygamy. ‘The next case ig that of Abraham, AVhat are the facts? He Is called to be the ancestor of a great nation, He has but one wife, Saral. She 18 cluid~ ‘less, God appears to him and tells him he i be the ancestor of a great postority, Six years pass by @nd the promise is not tulfitied, In her anxiety t help the Lord to do his wil 5 brings her hand- maja, Hagar, and offers her to Abraham. Abraham did not go after her, but Sarah brought her unto Abraham as a substitute for herself, Abraham be- ing induced .and overpemaded by Sarah accepts the Bgypuan girl But duuk you, 28 s00n a3 he had done 60, Saralt realized her sin and repented of it, baying, “My wiong be pon me; ihe Lord judge be- tween me and thee. I did this innocently, I thought Thad to help the Lord out of a dificuity, 60 that he would keep bis promise. A numerous postertiy has been promised to my husband, but [ was barren, and tperefore I did tis Uiing. Lut the Lord forgive me. Bet my wrong be upon thee, Abraliam, for I did it for thy sake.’? % ‘These ave the facts, Now let us look at some other points, And the first point we make is that God never recognized the child Ishmael, born of Hagar, ag Abraliam’s sou. But when, years alter, he spake of Isauc, tue Almighty said to Abraliam, “Take thy sou, thine only son Isaac, whom thou tovest, and get thee mto theland of Moriah.” But, 16 18 said, the Lord ap- peared to Hagar. So he appeared to tho murderer Cain. Does God’s appearance to Hogar approve polygamy? If so, God’s appea: ance to Cuin sanctions murder, It 1s sald that & numerous posterity was womised to Hagar. So it was also predicted that shimael should be a wild man and bis hand shoud be against every man 2nd every man’s hand agaist him. Do you say that the prediction that Hauar should have a numerous posterity was a sanction of Polygamy,, then the prediction that Ishmael should be @ wild man and id against every man and every man’s hand agamst him proves that his hatrea for others and the hatred of others for lim 1a sanctioned by the Almighty. More than this, ‘It is said that in Genesis xvi. 16 (“1 will bless Sarah, and give thee a sonaiso by her”), God recognized Ishmael as Abraham's son, But if you will turn to the Hebrew Bible you will find the adverb “aiso” gives a wiong meaning to ‘the text in the English ‘translation, ‘The sense in the original is “I will bless thee and give thee a son by ber.” ‘Thus itis truo that God never recogaized ishmael as the son of Abraham. It 1s an oft-quoted text of the Mormons, “Know Ye, therefore, that they Which are of faith the same are the children of Abraham?’ (Galatians, Lf. 7), 4nd In this text Abraham 1s held up as au exampic, Very well. Let ts take the caso of Hagur, When the angel Jound her in the wilderness Le said unto her, “Return to thy mistress und submit thyself unto her hands.” (Genesis xvi, 9%) She was not sent hack to her husband, for as such Abraiam was Rever so regarded. Aud when the hour of trial came Abrabam said unto Sarab, “eboid, thy maid 1s mm thy hand; do to her as it pleascth thee. And when Sarah dealt hardly with her ske fed from her face.” (Gen, Xvi., 6.) Polygamy had caused a family brotl. The old Pairiarch said slie is not miue. Ido not claim her. It was your proposition, and not my choice. All of wich ‘shows that tho’ secoud, third, fourth wives are slaves to the first. Wowen of Utah, wiil you consent to that? It is a fact that Abraham attempted to induce God accept ishinael, saying, “Oh, that Ishmael might live belore thee.”? (Gen. xvil., 18.) but God wouid Not have the polygamic offspring at the head of the Messianic line. He knew that He would be com- pelled to admit enough before He had iinished the encalogy. of His only begotten Son, so he rejected lim and sald, “In Isaac shall thy seed be called.” (Gen. Xxt, 12.) And St. Paul gives the reason for tils Fejection, Ishmael was born after the flesh, but Isaac was by promuse.”’ (Gal, v., 23.) Ana in Gal. v., 19, he asserts that the works of the flesh are adul- very fornication, lasciviousness, uncieanne:s. It is claimed that Abraham must have taken Kevurah prior to the death of Sarah, he had by her sx sons, which is not consistent with his great age and the words of St. Paul, that “There. Tore sprang thero even of one and him as good as di 80 many as the stars of the sky for Multitude.” (Hebrew iL, 12.) Two answers may be given to this cbjection. First, Abraham lived thirty- eight years after the death of Sarah. Second, the energy miraculously given to Abraham’s boay for the generation of Isaac was continued after Sarah’s death. To suppose that he took Keturan during Sa- Tah’s life time is to do violence to the moral picture of hig life, who, even in bis younger years, had only taken Hagar at the suggestion of Sarah in 8 moment of impatience as to the faith of the promise, ana he Would noi in later years, and when there was no such Motive, have violated the marriage rights of Sarah by taking another wife, But itis said he sent away the sons of Keturah ‘with presents a) bis life time. This is not unan- werable, from the fact that they were from twenty- ve to thirty véars old, and he sent them away eight years before his own death. But now we come to the case of Jacob, Brought Up amid the sanctity of monogamy, but havin; of his birthright and deceive: robbed nis brethren. his old blind father, he leaves his home for Padan Aram, where he sees the beautiful Rachel, and de- sires her in marria: The promise is given, He works seven ye: for her. On the night of the marriage he is defrauded, and the next morning he finds that Leah, nof Rachel, isin bis He works seven years longer and ge- He thus did not enter the state of polygamy from choice, but by fraud and the force of circumstances. In the next place we affirm that, nor to Jacob’g conversion at the brook Jabbok, he not zeparaea. as @ particularly sainuy man. He could drive a sharp bargain, take advantage of his brother’s hunger to flich his birthright, swear be- fore nigh Heaven to his old, blind father, “J am th beloved son Esau.” But on iis arrival at the broo! Jabbok he wrestled with an angel and was convert ed, and after that time Jacob's life became tne life oO! @ saint, as are the facts touching Jacob. It is said that there is no condemnation in the Bible touching Jacob’s polygamic marriages. So there 1s ho condemnation of, but utter silence respecting, his deceiving his blind father, But it 1s aMfrmed that miraculous births took place in approval of polygamy, and this allusion is to the case or ‘ah and Rachel; that a miraculous ower interposed ana’ these barren women came Bea mothers. But what are the facts in the case?. They say a miracle was per- formed. ‘True, God performed @ miracle to rescue Sarah from the hands of Abimeiech, King of Gerar, when she fell into bis hands through Abraham’s rs in denying that she was his wife. But he miracle was not in justification of Abraham's prevarication, but rather to accomplish a great ulterior end. Christ turned water into wine, but the miracle was not in approval of intemperauce, but for @ great moral purpose. Granting thata miracle was wrought on Leah and Rachel, it was not in approval of their polygamic marriages. Jacob had been called to be the ancestor of a great nation, from which the Messiah was to come, and God having once called him would not change his great purpos nor the means for its a*%tainment, though Jacob bi: done wrong, The Lord would have given Jacob twelve sons by Leah had she been his only wifo, and he indicated His preference by choosing her son Judah to be in the Messianic line. But those who think that a miracle was wrought in the case of these women overlook the story of thé mandrakes, whose medicinal properties were highly estimated by the ancient lactes who were atilicted With sierilty, ‘The miracle was rather in the use of the mandrakes than in an extra exertion of Divine power. Itis true that Leah and Rachel used pious expressions when they triumphed over each other in childbearing, and these expressions are recorde: ‘by the sacred historian as the current traditions of the times, No one else claims thata miracle wus @rought. Neither Moses nor Paui nor any of the sacred writers allude to the facts as miracles. The expressions of those women are just such expres sious as would be employed by a similarly affected in our own day. Indeed, these expressions prove too much. All will re- member how Jacob outwitted his father-in-law, Laban, in the bargain for the ring-streaked, spotted and speckled cattle, thut_‘Wnensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters that they might conceive among the rods; but when the cattle were feeble he put them not in; ao the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger were Jacob’é. And thon Jacob said unto his wives, Leah and Rachel, Thu: God hath taken away the cattle of your father and ayn fem me ih wes eonainly s very pious ression, not suficient lous to justify eg ean emplo ed. oe vit u 4 also sala that a miracle was performed on wives of Abimelech: but we assert that ‘Ablmelecs Was nota polygamist, for it 1s said “God healed Abimelech, his wife and bis maid servants, and the: dear him children.” He had but one wile.’ His ma servants were the women of hisrealm. The miracu- lous birth of Samuel ig also adduced by the Mor- mons, It is true his father was a biga- mist, but this does not conclude against the mother, who, for anything which appears in ‘the record, was the first and only wedded wife of Bikanah. t was not her fault that she was obliged © live with those who were living bs er unlaw- fally.. She had a right therefore, to ask God for a blessing on her in motherhood. God gave her that blessing, and it was not dificult to conceive of a like case tn our own day. ‘The infidelity of a band does not impede the virtue of a wife. I clam that Hannah was Elkanah's first and only lawfally wedded wife from the fact that she 1s mentioned first, But tt {ssaid that Shem is mentioned first, though he waa not Noah’s eldest son, and that Moses Js wentioned frst, though he was younger than big brother Aaron. But it was the superi over jis brethren and of Moses over Fy4 wth the res 1 why they are named first. “So it was Han. Da vority Which entitled her to be mentioned tre bat it 48 sald that. in the distribution of the portions at {he paschal feast Penin- ws named sat, Wo reason for wuloh | a —— “ NEW YUKK HERALD, THUKSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, Was she was @ mother, which, at the first, eutitied her to tis mark of distinction, It ts also asserted that, if Hanvah was the frst wife, it is not possible. lor us to conceive why she so long de- ferred her prayers for ring. do not know but that she had been praying all the years of her married life, but now reaciied that point of ee portable agony which inspired h er triumphant fait and her prayer and victory are at once recorded. With equa! propriety it might be asked, why did Isaac wait, twenty years before he entreated the Lord in behalf of va] paren wile, Rebecca ?—Gene- sis xxiv., 27, and xxv., 21. In his serinon on celestial ma Mr. Pratt as- seris that “Moses was @ polygamist, and that be- cause Aaron and Miriam attempted to interfere with the second wife of thelr heathen bry pets therefore God emote Miriam with leprosy. (P. ) Bat there is no autioriiy, either in sacred or profane history, for supposing Moses had two wives, re Ig no record of asccond marricge. Zipporah is the only name ven as the name of the wie of Moses. On what, then, is the assertion made? Simply on this:—In Exodus, 21, it is recorded:—~"'Aud Moses was con- tent to dwell with Jethro, and he fare Mozes Zippo- rah his daughter,” in Numbers xii, 1, it as atated ;—“And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Etnlopian wo- man whom he had married; for he bad married an Ethiopian woman.” Now it js afirincd nin two women are eee Tipporans cree tie ing can be more untrue, Orb gud ye Tt hto- hia Pann hee one tnd laonten att He tat ss. called of different names. Let us see, The futher of appara ‘Waa the Lacie Midian (Bx. .,1), and according to the best authorities Midian and Ethtopia are identical terms, and ed to that portion of Arabia where Jethro lyed. So the ap- met popes Midian, Ethiopia and Arabia are applied the Arabian peninaula, Bub it 19 said that this dispute between Moses and his brother and sister occurred forty years after the marriage of Moses with Zipporah, and after Aaron and had given her a cordial greeting (Bx. 16), and why should they now object to her as his wife? But the statement as to-the time 13 entirely incorrect. It is true that forty years had elapsed since the marrtago of Moses, but during all that time he had uved in the desert and bad not seen Miriam, At the explra- tion of that period he returned to Egyp: by divine command, but lei¢his wife and two sons with his father-in-law in Midlun. Having deliverea his people he bad led thom dato Arabia as far a3 Rephidim, and in fx, xvill., 1-13, “Whea Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard’ of all that God had’ done. for Moses, and for Israel, tis people, and that the Lord had brougit Israel out of Kgypt; then Jethro, Moses’ father-1n- law, took Zipporah, Mosos’ wife, after he had sent her back, and ner two sons; of which tho name of the one Was Gershom; for, he sald, Lhave been an allen in a strange land. And the nawe of the otner was Eliezer, for the God of my father said he wag Taine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh. And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, camo with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wil- derness, where be encamped at the mount of God. And be said unto Moses, |, thy father-in-law, Jethro, ain come unto thee and thy wife and her two sons with her, And Moses went out to meet his fathersn- law, and did obeisance and kissed bim, ana they asked cach other of their welfare and they came into the tent. And Moses told bis father-in-law all that the Lord had done uuto Pharaoh and to the Egyp- tians for Isracl's sake, and all the travail that lad come upon them by the way, and how the Lo-d delivered them. And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had dove to israel, whom He had delivered out of the band of the Pgyptians. And Jethro said, ‘Blessed be the Lord Who hath deilvered you out of the hands of the Egyptians, aud out of the land of Pharoah, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of tho Egyptians. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods; for in the thing wherein they dealt proudiy He was above them.’ And Jethro, Moses’ Jather-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacritices for God. And Aaron came, and ail the elders of heate to eat bread with Moses? father-in-law before od. Now, this Joyous meeting took place in the year 1490 B. C., and in the same year—1490 B. O.—Aaron and Miriam became jealous of the rising power of Zipporah over Moses, and spoke against Moses be- cause he had allowed Zipporah to exert such a com- manding influence over him. Her futher, Jethro, had influenced Moses in the organization of tne ary of the commonwealth of Israci; and afier he had departed to his home (Numbers x, 29-32) his daughter seems to have exercised a hike control in the councils of the State. The time of their meeting and the time of the dispute being within a few months of each other and within the eame year is proof that Zipporah and the “Ktiopian wouian’? mcan the same woman and the only wife that Moses ever had. And this view is clearly and emphatically sustained by the nature of the dispute, ‘The cause of that family trouble was not polygamy, but jealous; and aiubilton. The question 13 not, ‘Why hat Moses taken another wife?” but “Ifath the Lord, in- deed, spoken only by Moses? Hath he not spoken also by us?’ Numbers xii, 2. The purport of which is, if he allows Zipporah to dictate his adiin- istration we will denounce his administration, for the Lord hath also rose by us, This is evident from what follows. Moses, Aaron and Miriam are commanded to appear before the Lord, and God said, “1 will show you of whom I have spoken; with 8 Will I speak mouth to mouth, and for this ambition to be greater than Moses behold Miriam became leprous, white a3 snow.” Numbers xil,, 10. The cause of the trouble was ambition and nota plurality of wives, Ihave spoken now two hours andahalf, I am accustomed to preach to the great men of the nation in my re ae church 1m Washington; and whenever You come there you shall have a pew, though I cannot give you my pulpit, perfaps, (Laughter.) But, ag I said, I am accustomed to reach to the great men of the nation, and I confess have not preached to @ more attentive and, in my judgment, a more appreciative audience than I have ‘this afternoon in Utah, in Salt Lake City, on this hot summer's Sun afternoon for two hours anda half. Do you wish me togo on and finish? (Cries of “Go on! on!) Ithink the best of the wiue will be at the last of tho feast. Now we come to the case of vavid, the wise king, the great warrior, the beautiful poct, But David Was 8 polygamist, and the chief passage ou which the Mormons rely touching his case to prove that God sanctions polygamy 1s this:—‘‘And I gave thce thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives unto thy bosom, and gave the house of Israel and of Egypt, and if that had been too hittic I would moreover have given thee such and such things.” The object of this remark is simply this: ‘I have transferred the kingdom of Saul the son of Kish to David,” and in pi of this God speaks as above recited. It is gaid that ju addition to the wives David already had God gave Saul’s wives. I am prepared to prove, in the first place, that Saul never had but one wile. He had @ concubine. 1 am prepared, in the second place, fo show that the term translated here “wives” meang, in the Hebrew, women. And he gave to David the women of Saul’s household. They ‘Were notto be his wives, but were given for bis Protection, You may go through the East to-day, and you will find that whena prince dies ail that belongs to the deceased ping goes to his successor, and his wives especially for his proteetion. But if the saying, “I gave thee thy master’s wives into thy bosom,” ves anything it proves too much, For it 13 sald in @ subsequent verse, “Behold I raise up evil against thee and tiine own houe and I wil take thy wives before thine eyes and give them uato thy netzhbor, and he shall be with thy wives in the sight of this son.” Now I affirm that if the expression “I gave thee thy master's wives into thy bosom” is an ap- proval of polygamy, 60 algo fa the expression “I will lake thy wives before thine eyes and give them unto thy neighbor, aud he shall ie with thy wives in the Bight of the sun,” also sanctions incést, an act that Absalom committed against bia father Davia, You are not prepared for such @ conclusion as that. But it is said that the namber of lis wives is pariicularly mentioned. David had ten wives. And tt seems to me that if the prophet wished to make that the rea- son why David should not have sinned against God, he certainly would not have brought forward a les- ser number, fer Saul had but two women, one wife and @ concubine, whereas David had ten. Now what 1s the reason of the reproof? Why it 1s simply this. he prophet is reproving David for the adul- tery with Sathsheba and the murder of poor Uriah. Uriah had but one wife. Tho prophet desc: ibes her as the lite ewe lamb, and this king ag @ great and powerful man, having flocks and erds, a stranger coming to spend the night with lim. Instead of taking one out of his own large flock ho sends down and steais tire little lamd which this poor mau had nourished and brought up from infancy. God thought that was mean. Why? Be- cause David had ten wives already. ‘Then God thundered his judgment against David. Now you gee that the prophet says, “If that nad been too little 1 would have given 1! sueh and such things.’? Such and such. That ts the idea. God having given the wives of Saul into David’s bosom, if that haa been too little the Lord informs him that he would haye given him more. More what? The Mormons say more Wives, but God and His replies say more honor, or whatever clse that would have added to his dignity and glory. This is the simple and touch- ing meaning of God’s ‘address to the falien King of Israel. But before I part with David let me remind you of two things—firat his repentance when he sald, “I have sinned against the ie ena second, that . erence se ractice of polyga ears before he . uel, xx rand Bal id camo to his house at jerusalem and the King took the ten women and his concubine whom he had left to keep his house and put them in ward and fed them, but went not in unto them, So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living im widowhood.” Against my view of David the case of Abishag, the Suanainmite, 1s mentioned. I asserted that David put away ail his wives and died innocent of the sin of polygamy; but the polygamists tia ‘the case of Abishag as roof to the contrary. But what are the facts? When David was old and strickenin years his ate tendants found it impossible to produce the necessary temperature of his body by the ordinary bed-cover- Ings, so they proposed to place in his bosom a young damsel, that, by contact she might impart heat to his aged body, which was a custom in the East and represents a principle Seutenns by medical men, The proposition was adopt and Abishag, a youn; damsel of Shun: was selected as the person; bul it tg emphatically said, ‘But the king knew her ot”? (I, King! 1, 8, 4)—that is he had no sexual con- og ay pr ey erpetuate portion of eral heat his exhausted frame would absorb from her young and healthy body. Sh¢is nowhere called in Scripture either David’s wife or David's concuoine. she been either, Adonijah, David's son, could not have asked her to be his wife, as sexual compection with her would have been in- cest, as in the case of Absaslom, who went tuunto hig father’s concubines, But why did Adonijah’s request that Abis! mignt become hia fe HO otfend King Solomon ‘or two reasons:—First, he had asked what Solomon could not tawfully give, AS @ BUbject Could OY havewo Muck ag a Losse tho pepe of a deceased king, (See Bishop Patrick.) ont, in the opinion of Solomon, tis request dicated Adonijah’s aspiration to the throne, and for this cause-Solomon siew him, at ail events, what- ever may be tho interpretation of Solomon’s dis- pleasure at the request two facts are well establish- ed—first, David did not asked for Abishag; second, he did not cohabit with her. And therefore the con- clusion is Inevitable tat Abishag was neither the wife nor concubine of David, and that David died innocent of the sin of polygamy, s{ter having pub away his wives. (Il, Sam. xx,, 8.) Now we come to the case of Solomon. Solomon Wie polygamist of the largest order, He had 800 wives and 700 concubines, I have no apology for this man, He does not need any help from me. “But what shall we say of Solomon's writings? Was he not an inspired writer?” ‘To (hat question We have tuls to answer:—What is claimed, that Solo- mon wrote he wrote, and what he wrote is true, and though he was oue of the greatest of all polygatista Zone yenge any pan anton ss ealltary comipentite on 0: gan 18 writings, ether in verba, Pecléstastes or the Canticle iH fs a ‘lee pendous fact that this atest and grossest of all polygamists: has not one line of approval of polraale Marriages. Bat it is said that Solomon's ess Was predicted. Yes; true. ‘That Solomon Was loved and honored of the Lord 1s a fact, which 4g less an approval of polygamy than an expression 1 of God's infinite pity for one ho of such arent lemon, 999, ilo for 106 charae(or of Ma he art rg ie fc as did William the Conqueror and some citizens of our own country who came ‘nto the world under hike circumstances, Christ's greatness was preciorer yet this did not jusiify the massacre be ‘erod, the betrayal by Judas, x the crucifixion by the Jews. Christ would have en great had not these sing been committed; and Solomon would have been great had he been born in monogamous marriage. Put, a3 an objection to this theory, the law of bastardy 13 quoted, as found tn Deuteronomy, xxiil,, 2—-"‘A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth shail he not enter into the congrogation of (ue Lord.’? But it 1s plain that the Mormons do not understand the scope of this law. It is evicent from history that the term “bastard” hag not always sigmiled the same. With us it means one born out of wedlock —that is, monogamous matrimony, At Athens, in the days of Pericles, ail were declared bast. ards by law who were not children of @ native Athe- nian. Amoug the Jews, 1n the thine of Moses, a bastard was one born of a Jew and a pagan wo: . And hence the term may be tausiated ‘“allen,’’ ‘foreigner’ or stranger,” The prohibition, then, les against one born of parents within the forbicden degreey. of kinship, or born of a woman ta whose promistuous connection with other men the pater- nity Would be unknown, or bora of couneciions formed with strange and idolatrous nations, marriage with whom God had plainly forbidden; but though one might be the child of @ prosiliute and have nofamily inheritance, yet if the rather was known the cluid was eilgibie to the highest ofice in the Stato and to exercise all his proces tives sieratd Jeptha was the son ofa Jew an‘ a harlot, yet Jeptha was a Judge in Israel; and this explanation of the law exonerates Solomon and others born in poly- gamic marriage. We have spoken of Lamech, Abraham, Jacob and Solomon and s00n; now let me cali the roll of honor. How often it is nepeatad. here and elsewhere that all the patriarchs, alf the kingy and all the great men were polygamists, I deuy it. First, there was Adam, the tirstman. ‘Then there was Enoch who walked with God, aud there were Noah and his three sons, and there was Abraham, and there was Isaac. | Isaac had but one wife, And there was Moscs and there were Agron and Joshua and all the prophets— Tsaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Danicl—and there were ali the aposties. Now count up the other side:— Lamech the murderer, Jacob who was a taief and sWiudler, number two; David wio was an tlolator and @ murderer, Solomon who was an idolator and erected altars to Moloch. These are the fanous polygamists of the Bille, wille on the graud old roll of honor are the names or = the patriarchs and tho kings, all the prophets, ail the aposiiea and all the great and good men since the angels sang the song ol tue nativity on the plains of Lethienem, PROSTITUTION IN POLYGAMIO NATIONS, Tnow come to my seventh proposition—that prosti- tution in poiygamic counties 18 as prevalent as in monogamic nations, I believe more prevalent, In his sermon on celestial marriages, page 8, Mr Prats asserts:—‘Tue law of monogamy, or the mono- amie system which came from Greece and Rome jaid the foundations for prostitution;” and Mr. Can- non, page 20, says that polygamic bations have “prevented the dreadful crime of prostitution by allowing men to have more wives than one,” Bat these gentiemen are either ignorant of history or in- teutionally misrepresent the facts thereof. ‘The lils- tory of prostitation is coevai with authentic history. {tetains the earhest mythological records, It can be traced from the earliest twilight in which history dawns to the clear daylight of to-day Wiilout @ pause or Moment of obscu- rity.” kighteen hundred years B. C. Famar attired herself In the garment of @ harlot and sat by the Wayside and deceived her father-in-law, Judah. Ana that hatiotry was prevalent then and disgraceful, Judah ordered tat she should be burned aitve be. cause she had “played tne harlot.” The laws enacted by Moses for tie punishment of harlotry, seduction, rape and adultery prove the prevalence of such evils, And, to prevent the diseases incident to such crimes he made laws forbidding sexual con- nection when either party was afilicted 1a such @ manner. (Levit.cus xv.) ‘The worship of Moloch and of Baal was celebrated with the most infamoos obscenities, (Deuteronomy xxill., 18.) At first prostl- tates were not ailowcd within Jerusalem, but the Jaw was afterward xeneaias, and in tho time of the Maccabees the temple was like a common brothel, The solemn and frequent waruings of the prophe' and sacred writers are proof of its prevalence, spired history records that Jeputia was the son of a hariot, Samson entered into tho house of one at Gaza. Solomon's first Judicial act was in @ case in which two harlote ap- eared. Solomon gives & mowt vivid picjure of the harlot; the harlot is the common figure used by the Prophets to represent a degenerate Church. Paoit- cans and harivts attended the mumistry of Christ. It Was of a prostitute that Christ said, “Her sing are Jorgiven, because she ioved inuch,”’ aud during his Ministry @ woman taken in adultery was pronaye to Aim for judgment, St. Paul refers to the harlot when he would reprove the Corintans for their sins. Yet the Mormons claim that the Jews were a jolygamic nation. If these gentlemen will consult erodotus, they wiil learn jacts of the most appall- ing character. ‘At the feast of Bubastis,” says Herodotus, “the women engaged in lascivious dances, in the most undisgatsed manner, in the sight of the peuple.’ The tempie of Kubastis, lke that of Baal and Venus, was a house of prostitution. It was no uncommon thing for an Egyptian to make @ liv- ing by the hire of his daughter's person, wich ‘was the reason why Moses enacted a law against such an infamy; and it is asserted that young and beautiful women were not deilvered to the embaimer tlil they nad been dead some days. ‘The city of Naucratl, Owed its fame and wealth to the beauty and success of its prostitutes. There were Ruadopis and Archidice, who attained to emineuco in their wickedness. (Herodotus, book 11, pages 116 apd 117—Chaidea) It we may credit Strabo and Herodotus, prostitution was equally prevalent in ancient babylon, Every Babylonian female was obliged by law to prostitute herself once in her Itfein. the temple o! the Chaldean Venus, whose name was Mylitia, Within the porch around the temple the women gathered, where the sacriiice of virtue was made the price for which, recetved from her lover, she was placed On the altar of the goddess. And at the time of \leaander the Great the social evil had reached a climax, and at feasts, in the presence of thelr fathers and husbands, the women threw off all restraint and enacted scenes of shamefal im- modesty. in ancient Persia the infamits practised were even more outrageous, At public feasts, after tbo passions had been 1m flamed, fathers and daughters, sons and mothers, husbands and wives joined in @ scone of sensua.ity which lasted all night, These are sim- ple historical facis. Yet these geutiemen tell ua of the purity of ancient polygamic nations, In view of these facts what credit can we give to their quota- Uons of history. They are either ivols or knaves, If they are ignorant oi these facts they are fools; if tlicy nor Uiese facis and misstated thei they are But Mr. Cannon tells us he has travelled in foretgn Jands, where le has beem shocked with the preva- lence Of prosttiution ln monogamic nations, Weil, 1 tuo, have wavelled—trave.led through Europe, Asia aud Africa; stood on the banks of the Golden Horn and tie Bosphorus; sailed on the Nite, swam in the Jordan, bathed in Genesareth and in the Dead Sea; stood on Mount sinal, prayed on Mount Taber, and beheld Mouut Hermon with win- ter on his brow, spring on his lap and summer at his feet. I, too, have travelled in foreign countries, and where polygamy 1s practised, and have there witnessed the prevalence of the soctal evil as it does not exist in those lands where Monogamy is the rule. When the Freach con- quered Algiers, in 1340, they found prostitution established, and that out of a population of 30,000 there were not less than 3,00) prostitutes; yet the Algerines were ali polygamists. These women were in charge of tae Chier of Police, who compelied them to ply their calling and taxed each two dollars per month for the benefit of a polygamic govern- Ment. It ig conceded that the modern Persians are polygamists. Yet it is a fact not to be disproved that public brotheis abound in all the cities of Be, (Dr. Sangre’s History of Prostitution, page 18.) In Southern India dancing women, which is but another name for prostitutes, are attached to every temple, a Tiere of whom are devoted to the Brah- minic aud the rest hire themselves out indiscrizal- nately. In Hindostan proper receptacies for women of bad repute, abouad, and Bevares, with a opulation of 060, had 1,764 prostitutes. oare reminded by Mr. Cannon ‘that China 1s a poly mic nation, and one of the oldest in the world, which 1s true; and itis also true that the Ohinese are the Most immoral people on the earth. In that celestial empire an iliegitimate son is more respected than a Snaacny daughter, Prostitution {a ali but universal in that vast empire, Williams, in his “Survey of the Chinese Empire,” assures ug that brothels are found everywhere on land and water, At conspicuous stations on the Pearl river are lines of brotiiel junks, called ‘flower boats,” in and out of which persons pass without any attempt at concealment. {n 1832 there were not less than ten thousand Poe m Canton, which has @ Population of 800,000. Most of these were stolen Tala children and regularly reared for their suame- ‘al Jife, Throughout the empire of Japan tho social evil exists to a still eater extent, Pro- stitution 1s universal. ery place of pub- lio entertainment ' maintains © prostitutes as @ part of the establishment. ‘They have 2 goddess analogotis to the Corinthtan Venus, an attached to the temple thereof are women who pros | together, Now let us turn to Turkey, proud Turkey—Moham- medan Turkey. Let us go to Constantinople, to Pera, the chief t, and you can scarcely pass A the streets of Vonstantinople without cour- inviting you to their dena of infamy, You cannot pass through Cairo or Alexandria without vhe same result. In Cairo, where polygamy is uni- versally practised, courtezans ait by the wi side and the most shameful acts are practi ‘These gentlemen tell: you from the pulpit that p Utution js confined to monogamie nations. But tl facts show that prostitution 1s more prevalent in polygamie nations than jn monogamic, Let us turn to some of the cities of our day and see how the case stands. In 1604 there were in Berlin prostitutes, to a population of 350,000. In 1852 there were but 260 recognized courtezans in Copenhagen. In 1860 there were but 4,600 registered prostitutes in Paris, to a population of 1,600,009, ‘This differs from the accustomed eetlinase that Paris 4s full of prostitutes, In London, that great commercial and manufactur. Pe wetropoils, vi ith @ population of early 3,000, 000, herd are Hut 10,00) prdatitulés. . Aud n yf sake New York, of which we Near so much, with ils popu ae ton of over 1,000,000, there are not 6,000 prostitutes in that great city. Go to St. Louis, where the census has just been taken, and although there is a popu- Jation of 800,000, yet the police depose to the fact that there are buf 650 known prostitutes in that city. papent last Sabbath in Keokuk, @ village of 12,000 i abitants, and yet @ house of proalitu- Von is unknown, And the truth ts, 1 may go through the villages of our coun- try containing a population of from 1,000 to 10,000 and you cannot tind @ house of prosti- tution; it would not be tolerated for a day. The American people, God bless them, believing in mo- nogaimous marriage, are not guilty of this tremen- dous crime, and he who asserts it sianders his coun- try, slanders his age, slanders Christianity, and does it to build up a faith that Is bound to go dowa, for the verdlet of the age is pronounced against it. (Applause.) Lut itis sald that prostitution does not exist in Utah. Lrejoice init. But there inay be five rea- sons assigued, First, thia 1s & comparatively new foe 2condly, composed mostly of persons re- igiously Inclined, Thirdly, special care is exercised to avoid this for argument’s sake. Fourthly, no. claim Tor its non-existence js ex parte—it ison one side, testy) polygamy is a substitute. (Laughterand applause.) You Mormons boast that your mission 13 to raise up a pure sced, Now, let us see if the polyga- mist of the Bible succeeded in this, Lamech was a murderer, Ishmael’s hand was against every man, Jacob's sons sold their brother Joseph into slavery, and then lied to their father, Simeon and Levi prac- Used a religious deception upon all the men of Shechem and then murdered them. Reuben co- habited with hig father’s concubine. Judah had a child of, Tamar, his daughter-in-law. Abimelech, the son of Gideon, slew his seveuty brethren ou one stone, Absalom rebelled against his father and forced his wives in the sight of all the peopie, Solo- mon Was an idolater, and the Jews crucified Christ. Alas, for such @ record of a pure seed! Monogamy has a better record, POLYGAMY PREVENTS THE PERPETUITY OF NATIONS. wy eighth proposition 1s that polygamy does not tend to the perpetuity of the national life, Mono- gamic nations are as long lived as polygamic nations, It is @ favorite remark of Mr, Pratt and Mr. Can- non that polygamic nations are long lived, wile the short-lived nations are monogamic, But now let me quoto history on this point. Where is Ninevel? From the days of its founder (Nimrod) to the days of Ninus the first Nincveb lasted 800 years. Ninus founded a new Nineveh, which con- Uuued tll the death of Sardauvapalus, 6v0 B. C., hav- ing lasted 600 years, The Babylonian empire was founded 609 B, C. by Babisis, but in less than a hun- dred years thereafter it was captured by Cyrus tue Great, and from that time its decay continued, tll within 390 years B, ©. it was quite exhausted of peo- le, and for more than 2,00 years It has been o heap of ruins, Eyypt was one of the earliest of Kingdoms, but it was invaded successively by the Assyrians and Persians, and 600 B. U. became a Per- sian province. Iv is now @ ruln, and this is ihe na- tion Which enslaved God’s chosen people, slew tho haa infants and worshipped tie wo:st of rep- tiles. Persia was one of the three empires which sprang Out of tae destruction of the Assyrian empire at the death .of Sardanapalus, 800 B. C., but did not attain greatness till the reign of Ge om B.C. Up to lis day they were a rude, barbarous peo- pie; but within 200 years thereafter Persia was conquered by the monogamic Grecks under Alex- ander, Eighty years thereafter it became @ tribu- tary to Parthia, aud so remained for 500 yedrs, A hundred years later it was restored, and then it ‘was conquered by the Saracena. It has not been one unbroken Magnificent empire from the days of Sardanapalus to the present thine. Their idolatry and luxury were the cause of their ruin, Are we reminded of the Jews? Their frequent captivities are a proof that their commonwealth was not en- during, and the condition of the Jews to-day 1s not one of which be ge should be proud. Ate wo pointed to ChinaY Dates cannot relied upon until about 740 B, O., when the history of China becomes distinct. Confucius lived only 650 B. C, The great wall was not completed till 200 B. O, ~The empire has passed from dynasty to dynasty. ‘To-day the Chiuese are a stereotyped people. There the women are slaves, and wives are sold to the highest bidder, But antiquity may neither be a4 vir- tue nor an honor. For, next to heaven, hell 1s the oldest empire Known to man. : The Mohammedans had their origin in the seventh century botore Olrist, but are passing away. But now take tne great monogamic nations of the earth, Greece was one of the most long lived nations that ever existed.” Dating her origin xo farther pack than Homer, 900 B, C., and coming down to the con- quest of the Romans, she had a magnificent rise, and to-day the modern Greeks are the most intelll- gent and enterprising people in tic Levant, From Greece has come the literature of the world. Rome was founded 750 B, nd continued tor over one thousand years, and eupire wader the Popes was estabilshed 600 A. D., and for more than twelve hundred years has continued to exist. Ancient Rome gave to the world jaw, while to modera Rome We are mdebted for the revival of meet d Then we come to old England and France, both monogamic nations. ‘then we come to our young American nation, thig siripling of a Yankee, who is just hia youtt, with bis flaxen hair ana his sky blue eye, and huaeundr cheek, of health Young America, this young stripling, just in bis youth, is prepared to live Qs old as Methusalah. Nay, Arherica shall live until the old flag, that dear old flag we love so much, shall, like a parched scroji, be rolled together by the fires oi the lagt aay. POLYGAMY UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Now, my friends, | come to my last proposition which will detain you but a few moments, and that Proposition ts this, that polygamy and religious rigut can not be exercised under the provision of the constitution of the United States, which secures to each citizen the right of worship. Oh! had I strength, had you patience, I would love to pro- nounice a eulogy upon the religious Iiverty of this country. I would like to evoke from their graves our honored sires. I would place the glorious Washington first, then comes Jeferson, Franklin, end Adams, and those brave meu who sieep in war- rior’s graves [ would marshal them up in their phalanx of glory. Those brave men fought for rell- gious lberty, Tought agains despotism, fought ‘against one-man power, fought fox liberty for all, jought for the elective franchise for all—(loud ap- pianse)—and for all that is graud in religious free- dom. I rejoice im those noble words, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of Teligion or prohibiting the free exercise thereo!.’’ But even to wiis provision of the federal constitu- tion there must be @ limit. There is no such thing a8 absolute Jiberty In the universe of God, The law of limitation everywhere prevails, Yon tree can grow only so high. Throw of the law of limitation and its roots will take hold of the very foundations of the earth, while its branches will sweep tho stars, Throw off the law of limitation trom the ocean and its mighty waves will deluge the land. Throw oif the law of limitation from tho planets, and they qilt rush in wild confusion ‘That man stops growing at a certain time, though he don’t stop eating pork and potatoes. (Laughter) He continues to eat, but stops growing in obedience to the law of limitation, Now, I affirm that absoiute retigious Mberty is not only an absurdity but it 18 @ nonentity in the unl- verse of God. Our religious Irberty should be re- strained by the dictates of reason, by tue demands of public decency, by the good order of society, ‘To worship ag he may please 18 the right of every citi- zen, yet that worsilp must not be violative of public decoruin nor destructive to the well-being of society. ‘The Hindoo may there rear his pagoda and worship his triune gods Vishma, Visha and Giva, but be shall not here build tis pyre and burn thereon his widowed mother nor throw himself beneath the car of Ge shay The Papist may offer his prayers to the Virgin Mary, but he shall not bere have his in- quisitions. The Mormon may erect his taber- nacle and read therein his book of Mor- mon, but he shall not have a plurality of wives, It 18 the province of constitutions and laws to restrain the mass for the benefit of the individual and the individual for the benefit of the mass, There must be some restraint upon indivi- dual impulses, and religious impulses form no ex- ception to the rule. Let us illustrate, A Hindoo mother comes to this country and throws her child into your lake, The civil government proposes to interfere. She says to the officers of Justice, “This 1s. nd religious duty.” She turns to her Shaester and her Bible, and she reads from it a command to throw her child into the Ganges. Her children are following the father to his burial, and when they ar- rive they take the widowed mother and bind her limbs tight and place her upon the funeral pile, and then the faggots are kindled. The authorities say, “You must not burn that woman.” But they quote their Shaester and say, ‘This 1s my religion.” The Mormon replies, “But this is murder.’ Nay, it is stripped of every attribute of murder. Jt is a religious act, There is no malice aforethought with Intent to kil. It 1s simple consci- entious — religious act, performed in obedience to the teachings of the Bivle, Can civil govern- ment interfere and say the child shall not be cast to the crocodiles into the Ganges or the widowed mother placed upon the funeral pile? You ssy “Yes.” Then I gay that civil government can com- pel all religionists to worship God within the limits pe Nag decency, for the public good and for the order of society, Civil government can restrain polygamy for two reasons. First, because it is in violation of God’s law, as I have clearly and fully shown. Secondly, because polygamy tends to the Sogieceten of woman. Take woman’s condition in India, China and oat the oldest poly jamie coun- tries of the giobe. In those countries they are not [ttiinibe! to be educated, and whoever will pay the 5 ie ged gels the wile of hig choice. low for these two reasons, civil government can interfere, Civil government will interfere, but 1 Ope the Interests of the women and of the chil- titute themselves to the worsiuppers. Courtezans form @ part of a pleasure party, aud parents sell thelr guuldren to bryjhes keepers. . ope compassionately, J hope with ail humanity, a will be wisely provided for. This 1s a wise and @bengllcent government; and if any suffer, not the women, not the children, but the men. Buz I trust that nove will sufer; that sueh will be the wise legislation of the nation; tat such will be the yy oe the spirit, and may L not humbly fone such Will be the improssion of the argument is afternoon that the evil will be averted, My friends, theye arc three immutable things in this world—the family, the Church and the State. Out of the first grows the secoud, Out of the second grows the third, if we would bavea pure Choren Wwe must have @ pure monogamic family, If we would have a fine, prosperous and powerful State we Must have a pure and monogamic family, The Church and then the State shall live on, live forever. This State—America—this grand republic, shall be the home of all the nations of the earth, aad history Will repeat itself; aud upon this continent Shem, Ham and those who bave been wandering for so many Jong years shall meet again. And Noah sliail look down Upon his sons when they grasp hands to- Ham in the centre, Shen on the leit japheth on the right—the unity of the race afirmed, Christ acknowledged, woman redeemed aud God @orified foever, , OBSEQUIES OF G. T. JaNK:. A Large Concourse of Mournere—Service by Dr. Storrs and Sermon by Henry Ward Beecher—Meeting of the Brooklyn Bur. The funeral obsequies of Grenville 1. Jenks took place yesterday afternoon at the Keformed chureh, on the Helghts, in Pterrepont street, where @ large concourse of the mourning relatives and friends assembled to take a parting farewell of all that remained of him whose loss the whole com- munity mourned, The deceased was a very large map, weighing over three hundred pounds, ana the casket was specially prepared. It was of fine workmanship and buandsomely mounted with silver, It was six fect in length, twenty-four inches wide and twenty two inches deep inside. The body was dressed in a black sult, Upon the top of the coitin was a plate of silver, bear- ing the following: — eoneecoocereseongrrene rent oe rete ners se retest tote t GRENSVITEEE T, JENKS, BORN JULY 24, 1801 3 Died August 14, 1870. 3 SOCOLOOLOOOLELE REDE LEIE LETTE TEDL SOLEIE LEE EE EOTE YD) The services at the residence of the deceased, No. 190 Henry street, were conducted by the Rey. Dr. Storrs, brother-in-law of the deceased, in the pres- ence of the family and a few friends, ‘ihe reverena gentleman, after reading the usual funeral services, le & few remarks. The Rey. Henry Ward Beecher preached a funeral sermon at the church, the edifice being crowded to Tepietion by mourning friends, The sudden death of the deceased, Mr. Beecher said, hud touched more hearts and touched them more deeply perhaps than any other man who could have been taken from thelr midst. He had been cut down in the pride of his life, in the mids? of an honorable curecr and at a‘time when he stood high in his profession, He ciosed vy expressing the hope that others in his profession would be warned by his sudden death to propare for that future to which all sooner or later must come, At the close of the discourse, which was brief, the casket was placed in the nearse and the long procession moved to Greeawood, Where the deceased Was entombed, MEETING OF THE BAR. A largely attended meeting of te bar was held yesterday moruing in the Supreme Court room to pay proper respect to the memory of the distin. guished lawyer. Judge Lott, of the Court of Ap. peals, presided, and eloquent speeches eulogizing the character of the deceased were made by Judge McCunn, of the Cliy Court; William ©. De Witt, Corporation Counsel; Judge ott, George H. Rice, 1, YT. Wuilams, Judge Aruistrong, of Queens county, and others, A letter was also received from Judge J. F. Barnard, dated at Poughkeepsie, settme forth that an imperative engagement prevented him from attending the meeting, and expressing bis deev re- spect for the deceased and regret for his sudden and untim of death, Resolutions of condolence were adopted, and a committee was appoluted to procure @ portrait or bust of Mr, Jenks and place tle same Jn the law library in the Court House. (Applanse,) THE ODD FELLOWS. Second Day’s Session of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, - RocuEsTER, August 17, 1870, The first business in order this morsing in the Grand-Lodge was the consideration of previously Proposed amendments to the constitution of subordi- nate lodges. Article two, section seven, was amended, in accordance with the proposition at the lust ses- sion, to make @ ball ballot requisite in restoring ex- felled or suspended individuals to membership. The proposition to amend section two of articie two was negalived, ‘Tne Correspondence Comuittee, after characteriz- ing their labors, in Uheir report on this day of news- Papers and telegraphy, as a work of supererogation— as they undoubtedly were—went on through innu- merabie sheets of foolscap with suggestions which Properly should have come—if come at all— from the Committee on the State of the Order. . The Appeal Committee reported concurrence tn part with the decision of District Grand Committee, No. 2,0f Kings, in relation to the case of Past Grand Lee, but remits the case to Ararat Lodge for retrial. On the appeal of F. J. Peck, from the decision of District Grand Committee, No, 1, of New York city, the committee reported im favor of afirming the action of that Grand Cominittee, Report adopted. District Deputy Grand Master John Murray, of Ontario, Canada, was introduced and welcomed to the Grand Lodge. A resolution (Journal, p. 393), adopted at the last annual session, in relution to the application of Albert O. Day, of Caiornia, tor a Grand Lodge card, was rescinded, - Past Grand Sire Kennedy,from the Special Com- mittee appointed to consider the subject, reported A series of resolutions to empower the Grand Trea- surer, as trustee of the Grand Lodge, io secure to this Grand Lodge numerous shares of Odd Fellow Hall stock, now wrongly held by jormer members of deiunct lodges. Adopted. By a unanimous vote the Grand Lodge agreed to hoid its next anaual session in Utica, P, G. Sire Kennedy patheticaliy alluded to tle de- mise in February last of John &. Cuambers, tn the ninety-fourth year of his age, Who was the oldest Odd Fellow in the United States, ne having been ini- tated in England in i798, and was one of the mem- bers of Shakspeare Lodge in New York tn 1806. An amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the con- stitution, giving to Past GrandgMasters all the privi- leges, of representation except that of voting, was almost unanimously recommended to the acuon of the next session, and will, doubtless, b eadopted, At half-past twelve o’ciock P. M., in coniormity with @ resolution previously adopted, the Grand Lodge adjourned to nine o'clock A. M. to-morrow, tor the purpose of participating in yarious outsiae demonstrations and exercises by the fratermty, A Good Time Generally and Everybody ard that Was Found, and What It Was. The Fenian picnic was held at Jones’ Wood yesterday, and everything passed off in an orderly manner, To be sure, there were two or tree scrim- mages during the day between parties of the first part and parties of the second part; but as they were all begun and ended on “private account,” and were in nowise dangerous, they ended without anybody’s getting ‘kilt intirely,’? Jn fact, every- body enjoyed himself and herself as jovially as Fenian heart could wish, which was no doubt due to the excellent arrangements made beforehand by the committees who had the picnic in charge. ‘The St. Patrick’s Legion made a@ splendid show and a very fine parade through some of the strcets before going to the Wood. They were very warmly greeted by tue crowds who lined the sidewalks to see them pass, and green flags were abundant along the route, In the afternoon the legion was reviewed and orations delivered, after which the festivities were resumed aud continued until late in the evening, when every able-bodied fentan wended ils way homeward, well satisfied with the enjoyment he had found during the day. The oniy real excitement of a lively character which hap- pened was caused by some unknown dare aevil put- ene ay on @ tree on the grounds the following pla- card:— POLES LOLOLE COLE LE LEIDIEOEOTELO TELE LE TENE LE H Orange. TRUE AS STEEL. i August 22, 1870, POLO POLELOLOLILODE EE: IEDISPLEADELEDESIECIDELDEOEED The piacard was of strong smooth paper, with polished black surface, ond all the words were printed in gilt, What the thing really meant thoso who discovered ft cudgelled their brains for some time in vain to find out. It might have been a “Joke” got up for the occasion, some suggested, but almost everybody who saw It came to the conclusion that it was a threat of the Orangemen that they wero joing to turn out on the 22d of August. It is need. less to state that the placard was torn to pieces, and that if the rascal who had been fooihardy enough to place it where it was found—tin the very stronghold of the enemy—had been caught he Would ‘have Shared the placard’s fate, ANTIODRAMSHOP STATE CONVENTION. Syracuse, N. Y., August 17, 1870, ‘The Anti-Dramshop State Convention met here to- day, The attendance was small. A lengthy and very radical address was adopted as the platform of the party. The following nominations to be sup- ported at the November election were made:—For Governor, Myron H. Clarke; Lieutenant Governor, O. G. Leigh, of New York; Comptroiler, James iH. Bronson, of Amsterdam; Inspector of State Prisons, H. Wiicox, ot Tompkins; Canal Conimiss.oner, Jolin B. Edwards, of Oswego,'and W. W. Dowa, of Wasi Ington county. The State Committec appointed last December was continyed. en — ‘ 5 ~~ PRESBYTERIAN REUNION. The Old and New Presbyteries Once More aw Unit—Firet Integral Vonference in Thirty Years. Sovrnoxn, L. L., August 17, 1870, ‘This morning, at nine o'clock, at the Presbyterian chureh, the two Presbyterics of Long Island, the Old and New, met in conference for tbe first-time’ in thirty years, To tuls auspicious event many Anxions hearts in both the estranged branches Nave long been looking. It 14, no doubt, one of the, Many good fruits which the larger reanion and recon« ciltation of the nattonal divisions tn the Presby' Churen has produced, The best of good feeling of course prevailed, and many wero the expressiond of gratitude and glory to God to which members gave utterance at tnis signal interposition of grace and divine direction, At the time of the separation, thirty years ago, the presbyteries contained the following ministers:~ Revs, Jonathan Huntington, Abraham Luce, Ralph Smith, Daniel Beers, Jonathan Robinson, John D.. Gardner, Joseph A. Copp, Amsi Francis, EzraY 8, B bly, H. N. Wilkou abd Samuel Kellog, OF this number the four last naiwed are the only ones living. Rey, Ezra Youngs, of Cuchozue, is the ouly one resid- ing In the county, The Presbyterians of Long Island Dail the occurrence of to-day as the openitig of new era forthe Church in ‘this insular vineyard of the Lord and the inception of a step to a siill greater: and more glorious union im the futare—nameily, that of ail the sects cf Protestantism Interpreting with harmonious voice the sacred Word of God, THE VENERABLE CHARACTER OP THE PRESSYTURIES. ‘he older chureiues represented in the reunited Presbyteries of Lon land are:—Southold, or? ganized October 21, 1640; Southampton, November, 1640; Easthampton, 1645; Seiaukel, 1665; Bridge. hampton, October b, 1603; Mattituck, December 4, The mintsters ropresent various coll VIZ, -—= Princeton, Union, Jefferson, Delaware, Tatayeti Washington, and the Universities of New York an Toronto, aud among other theological seminaries. Princeton, Union, Andover and Bangor. Southold was settied a8 @ town by the First church, tn whose house of worship the Presbyter! met tn 1640, under the leadership of its fret pastor, the Rev. John Youngs, whose grave 1s marked by an ancient monument near the church edifice. , PAOCEEDINGS OF THE CONPERENOB. The calling of the roll met with responses froma nearly forty members. The election of officers re- suited in the election of Key. Win. B. Keeve as Moderator, Rey. W. E. Whittaker permanent Secre- tary, and Rev. E@ward Stratton temporary Secre- tary. On ass ye @t the church, prayer was! offered by Rev. Mr. Hale, after which the Moderator made @ brief exhortation on the assunliation of the human to that of the Divine model. He spoke of the great benetits ansing from @ steadfast effurt to copy, the highest order of spiritual excellance, and 1m sieaing what model to stop at none short of the vine, The hymn “Glory and Grace in Christ’’ followed, Rev. Mr, Beer, of the Independent Congregationalists of Sani was proposed as @ corresponding mem- ber, In response to the question as to whether he. had any credenUals or over token of authority and conneciton with the body to which he belonged in England, Mr. Beer ae that no such system ex- isted among his people in England; that thoy were literally Iudependeni Congregatonatats, aud might transfer their spiritual services whither the pleased. The rules recommended by tne General Assembly were adopted to govern the proceedings of the Presbytery. Rev. Mr. WHITTAKER proposed that the minutes Ol the twoseparate presbyleries to which the pre- sent becomes the amuigamated successor be read, which was agreed to. W. E. Whittaker, W. H. Cooper and C. H, Jessop were appointed a Cominiitee en Standing Rules. Rey. Mr. WHITTAKER proposed to take bp the sub« Ject of the $5,000,000 Memorig! Fund appropriation, originated at the meeting of the General Assembly, and having for its object, as it is supposed, the geue- ral support and strengiuening of the Church. Previous to this proposition being offered, the Moderator inquired if there was any special business, but the prevalent feeling among the members was that the occasloa of this reunion Was not exactly the proper one to enter extensively into the discussion of business, It was Gyre undersiod that @ con-: ference to be held iu the fall would take up what re- lated to local discipline and such like matters. uae THE MEMORIAL FUND, ¢ F The discussion of the five million memorial fand was then begun. Rey. Phineas Robinson said the subject bad been presented in 80 ae. various’ lights he was at a@ loss wat to say on the panacea but if there was any provision made for the suppo! of aged ministers le would co-operate heartily, and, he would like to show that Lf republics ure ungrate~. ful churches are not. Rev. Mr. Hale said he hoped that $5,000,000 would be raised, and he felt it would, because the Presbyterian Church was the richest Christian body! in the United States; ana God had given its mem-| bers more dollars and cents than He gave to any: other, He had recently given them a united Church, and for that they could not feel too grateful. He was unable to state what might be the share ol the fund Long Isiand was called upon to subscribe. Rey. Mr. Whitiaker said that the churches on rh Island would subscribe, no doubt, in propor- tion to their means, ’ Rev. Mr. Letal, of Sautacket, said that he decided Upon fis method of ralsing his share of ine fund, and that was to approach each one personally an get his or her subsciiption. He had n speaking. to agentieman in New York as to the application of the fund, and he said that his opinion of the bess thing to do with it would be to strengthen the things that are; let it be applied to the sustenance of weak and struggling churches and amplifying tue means. Of those who were doing re Elder Seeley said thet, ifas a united Cnurch they’ had more of the spirit of the Holy Ghost in the Church, there would be no dimiculty in sustaining 1t. Elder F, Williams said that he had been calculating, What it might cost each member of the united Pres- bytery, and he arrived at the conclusion it would be at least qwelve or thirteen dollars, Ue considered ic would require a serious and earnest effort to ral the amount, and that it might have veen wiser 1 the General Assembly bad called for ouly one tm Place of five millions. After several remarks from Elder Harris, Rev. Mr. Barnes and Dr. Wisewell ths following ¢om- mittee was appointed to take into consideration the objects of the fund and the best means fer each, church to adopt in raising tie money:— A recess for dinner was here taken, and on feas- sembiing the discussion was again resumed. The sense of the committee was that the objects for, which each church subscribed tue money should be distinctly known to its members, and that then pub< lic meetings be held and enthusiasm aroused, After Vartous minor matters were discussed an adjourn- ment was decigred and an invitation to meet again in the evening at the church. ' At halt-past seven in the evening the members and: their friends, with « good proportion of the congre- aulon, assembled at the charch, to hear a discourse from Rev. H. If Sayre, On hts missior labors in India. He drew an en ig picture o! the readiness to hear and be instructed in the prins ciples of the Christian religion which the interesting and childlike natives In various parts of that sunny. region exhibit. The progress made by the mission- aries is something marvellous when ‘their slender resources and exceeding hardships are taken into consideration, Mr. Sayre has ‘no doubt but that the evangelization of Indta is buta question of time, His discourse was attentively listened to, Mr. D. Ps Horton, of Brooklyn, directed the music, after whicty the congregation separated. . TNE LATE COLLISION IN THE BAY. To THE Epitor oF Tar HERALD:. At the me of the collision between the schoonen Lady Helen and steamboat Norwalk I was in tha pilot house of the latter. The first I saw of the schooner she was about half mile from us, and f supposed she would go under the steamboat’s stern from the course she was steering. She was then steering about soutt and the steamboat was steer- ing about north-northeast. 1 then sat down on tha locker, when the pilot, Mr, Seeley, called my atten tion by asking now I sup; Md the schooner was going. She was then within about two lengths of us, Topened the pilot house door and hailed the schooner, telling him to luf, instead of doing which, he kept off, I then saw that a collision could not be avoided on the part of the steamboat, and called to the passengers on the lower deck to get away Jrom the port guard. [ saw that the schooner was com- ing right for the boiler, and told the pilot not to stop her, $0 that she could strike abaft the boiler. Tha schooner had plenty of room if she had kept her course, and would bave goue some way astern of the steamboat, The pilot was perfectly sober and collected and did everything possible to avold a collision, He ported his nelm and kept her going, which was the only thing he could do. I have Known the pilot for fifteen years and never knew lim to under the influence of liquor. After the collision jumped immediately to the lower deck an saw that the hull of the steam! was comparatively uninjured—the damage was to the joer work. ‘the passengers were rushing for the schooner. I tiled to prevent them from doing 80, a4 there was then no danger on board the boat. I algo hailed the pilot to blow the whistle for pn steamtug which aiterwarés towed us into rooklyn. Captain Wilson came on the forward deck while f 1 Was giving directions to the tug and told me to cons ‘nue looking out for that while he ‘tried to separate the vessels. [had been in Captain Wilson's coms juny fortwo or three hours and saw nothing that joked like Intoxication. All tho officers and cre' did everything in their power to quiet the passen- gers and render them as assured and comfortaole ag possible, CHAS, HAZZARR formerly Master of steamer Philip, of this part. HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN DIVISION STREETS. to At the Essex Market Police Court yésteitay, before Justice Scott, Richard Jackson, of No. é Batavia street, and John Donohue, of No, 5, Hester street, wero held for trial at the General Sessiogs for, having on Tuesday night, 1 Diviston street, Knocked down Jacob Harris and then attempted to rob him of his watch, valued at $150, The rudiahs treats ened to kili him, and would probaply have doue’ so but for the timely appearagce of Ue police, Wh@ arrested them, ca