The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1870, Page 5

Place, and a thousand other little things which have an interest in your minds, Bub these are only the homan elements of the higher motives which bring yon here. Avthe commencement of the world there ‘Were Ko houses nor tents, and PEOPLE LIVED IN CAVES, but by degrees a portion of the people became some- what civiized, and built houses, And after this, ‘the Hebrews, see! houses for everybody, said to themselves, “the Lord should have a bouse, that Be way be always with tnem."’ They wished, by this means. to have Him on their side, ‘They be- ieved m Him more in the character of one to be Searedand propitiated than we do, and changed the symbol for the one symbolized. The God we wor ship is not vo be found far off, and ts not to be grov- @lied betore. We feel that the God we serve is ever resent Where we can call on Him to aid us at any ime. We know that He iseverywhere. Wedo not come in neve © find Him any nearer to us, but only to surround ourselves with proofs that He 1s every- where, God is as near this world now as WEen He came with VYHUNDER AND LIGHTNING ON MOUNT SINAT, or when Christ himself walked on the earth, and He i# a8 ear now as He ever can be. You came here because you Know that here you can worship a God who is & perfect being, and you will come here every Sunday, and notwithstanding the effect of mr character and feelings, “you will be pack a ST. GEORGES CHUR( Sermon on the ‘bristian’s Hope by Rev. Dr. Tyng. * The venerable Dr. Tyng, pastor of St, George's chureb, yesterday preached an admirable discourse on the hope of aChristian. The congregation was not very jarge, but fashion and genuine piety were about equally represented. ‘ine preacher took his text from the words of the pealmist, “I shall behold he Jace of the Lord,” &c, In these words he said was contained an epitome of the confiding belief of true Christians, and 1t was most appropriate at the opening of the antumn services to speak on this most consoling subject. These words express a glorious hope of ultimate salvation and eternal Pappiness in the presence of Gou, ‘a living faith in ‘he aivine redemption, which, without seeing yet believes and looks confidently forward to that time when we shal, no honger see “as through a glass darkly.” THIS GLORIOUS HOPE is embraced by alt Chri and supports them ‘hrough many a dark hour; but in the words of the text there is expressed something more—a simple, affectionate choice of the heart, which throws liself ‘upon the Lord and stakes all its happiness, all its com/sort tn salvation with and through Christ, In this ideal of eternal happiness three things are shown forth—first, standing before the Lord justi- Ged; secondly, conformity to the will of God, and thirdly, perfect satisfaction and content. When the Christian soni stands before the unvelled ma- Jesty of God he shall stand in perfect righteousness. Uhrist,-eitting in judgment as a terrible Judge, on a throne of clouds and flame, wil! have no terrors for him. | Every man will be forced to look on His face ind the wicked shall tremble when they look at iim “whom they have pierced” by their sins, but the Delieyin ul will look on the Divine face with confidence, will behold thereon . A RADIANT, REASSURING BXPRESSION, pad the beatific vision will ie them for atl the triafs and sufferings of their life on earth, He will then become covered with the merits of Christ as with @ mantle, which will hide all the weakness and Imperfections and sinfulness of the creature and Will clothe him with perfect righteousness, This 18 the great element of Christian hope, and looking forward to this Pree acceptance the soul which ‘was washed in the plood of the Lumb enjoys real biesseduess, Without this hope man is but leathen, an outcast, and he can feel vo resi Joy, no true peace. Conseguent upon this perfect righteousness comes the perfect personal con’ormity to God whitch iy nothing Lute restitution of the normal purity of man’s nature. ‘Then the human nature becomes quite conformed to the divine nature, and there is no louger that dissonance of ideas which results from human weakness and prevents man from ever attaining perfect purity in this life. Justification precedes, conformity follows. Then the inte.Ject be- comes powerful in order to anderstand the GLORIES AND MISTARING of the heavenly world and particular of Goa's nature, The soul also. receives a taste and capacity to admire and be penned with that which it has learned to understand. A new sphere of activity is opened to the mind which, without ceasing, busics Nself In investigating the wonders which surround it. But, above all, a real delight is experienced in Joving the Redeemer and praising nim without dis- waction, which, although incomprehensible to the gee re sensual world, yet is aptly appreciated yy the anctified mind, which even in this life revels In the prospect of that communion with Christ, In fact, love of Christ is heaven, and without it life ‘would be intolerable. Witn it there is that perfect Sallsfaction and content whiva 1s the consummation of all the aspirations of the human soul, and whicn, when continued for endless ages, is a commensurate seward for all sufferings and trials. TME SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAY CHURCH. Sermon by Rev. Thomas Carter. Divine service was held in the Scotch Presbyterian church in Fourteenth street, near Sixth avenue, yesterday, for the frst time this season. Most of the members of the congregation being out of town there was a plentiful display of empty seats. ‘The pastor, Rev. Morris Sutphen, is sti!] sojourning where “cowslips grow,’ and in his absence the ‘yermon was preached by Rev. Thomas Carter, who took for his text Jonn xiil., 30—“‘Jt is finished.” THE READERS OF PROFANE HISTORY will frequently come across a few words or a part of a sentence which mean volumes. Many remark- able instances of this are also contained in sacred -hisvory; bat noné are so full of meaning as the words of the text. These were the last words of Ohriet, and they proclaimed to mankind that His Tmission was ended and that their redemption had been accomplished. The words were spoken with His Jast breath, and while those around Him marked His agony He was unconscious of it; His mind welt upon nothing but the thought of His divine mission being accomplished. He wid His Father the wore was done, and proclaimed Himself the 8ON OF GOD. By the fali of Adam it was rendered necessary that some atonement should be made, and Christ, 4n coneideration for our weakness, took upon Him- self to accomplish the task. That He might be with us and show US what 1 was to suffer He took upon Himseif the form of man and left his heavenly home for our sphere. He took upon Himself our weak- nesses and Imperfections, and yet, by His obedience to the will of God, He made our peace with the ‘Throne of Heaven and accomplished our redemp- tion. His last words declared His sufferings ended and His work periected. HOW INTENSELY INTERESTING it is to observe how anxious Jesus was that the words of the Scripture should be fuilfilied. Atno ‘ime during al! the exigencies of His mission did He forget what He was to do, or the ei necee He was to verify. During the period of His great agon, Hie'human nature for a moment asserted itself, an He exclaimed in the fulness of His sorrow, “My God ! tay God ! why hast thou forsaken me!’ But when on the cross he remembered that there was one prophecy yet to be fulfilled, HIS CUP OF SORROW was well tat | exhausted, but something was yet to be done. He therefore sald, ‘I thirst! and drank the bitter draught. He had then fulfiiied all the prophecies. He said, “It is finished,” and notified Kis Father that His work was done and that atone- ment had been made for the sins of the world. He emptied the cup to the dregs, and rendered up His. soul with the words of od ~upon His “Father, into Thy hands $°commnena 1m, iit.” Here the reverend jPeaker exhorted his hearers to think at what a great cost their salvation had been accomplished, and asked them to give more thought to their future welfare. If the joy in Heaven over ONE SINNER SAVED is go great what must have been the joy of Jesus when he had concluded his task and knew that he Lad saved whole multitudes? But, Christian friends, be not satisfied to leave to Ohrist the entire work of salvation. Show your faith by works. Whoever will can come to Christ, and yet thousands jive jn ignorance. While such is the case, or while one sinner remains, it is the work of Ohris- Viaus to accomplish nis conversion. As the Lord sald, ‘“ work im my _ vineyard.” Yhe whole world is his vineyard, and the laborers are Christ’s people. Therefore let us work, for the time is short. We belong not to our. selves; we are placed here for special purposes, and our task must be accomplished. LET US i valine Mise Uh se and Sgt the good Aight to the end, and when we "ts life we also will be able to say, ‘It is joished.” Christ valued our.souls so highly that, for. our aie Be gave His precious blood; and now when e offers salvation witbout money, without price, what reasonable person wil: refuse to .take it? Impenitent brother, jook to our dying Jesus; let His dying agony speak Ww you anu move you to repentance. CALVARY BAPTIST CBURCH. Goes Presence—Sermon by the Kev. R. 8. MacArthur. ‘Yesterday morning, in the Calvary Baptist church, the Rev. R. 5. MacArthur, pastor, preached a most eloquent and exhaustive sermon. He took for his tex, “Lo, I am with yon always, even unto the end of the world; Matthew xxvui., 20, and spoke as follows:— Of these words as of many other parts of the Scrip- ture, 1t may be said that our fariitarity with them and on MMs own authority of being al- Ways picsent? To all human sight he is on the eve of departure, and yet, in direct contradiction loall the evidence of sense, He prociaims with the Utmost self-confidence that He is always present. He cails upon us to Bee faith in His words, just ea His acts make that faith almost impossible, je Baye, “I AM ALWAYS WITH You,” when fie has already said, “It is expedient that I uway:” and even more plainly he says, “I go un the Father.” He who thus speaks must be either More or Jess than man. If He be not more than man and more than the highest created intelligence, then is He less than a man of common sense and natural endowments. He who, ¢an stand before the world and say, ‘lam the way, J aw the truth, before Abra- ham was { was: Lam with you always, even unto the end of the world,” is either God or—I say it rever- ently—an idiot, If He be not wiser and greater than the wisest and greatest of creatures, then Is He un- pardonably vain or nopelessly insane. We sit rever- ently at the feet of our Jesus while He thus speaks and with His wondering enemies say, robs them of half their significance. Could we hear ‘,em now in our maturer years Separated from al: the associations which make them familiar, they would assuredly startle us. Who is he ~ho dares «tO BP CR “NEVER MAN SPAKE LIKE THIS MAN," and with adoring ‘Thomas each exciaims, *'My Lord and 4 God.) All the cirtumstances connected with the atter- ance of these words tend to heighten tne feeling of wonder and reverence, The resurrection had now become a@ fixed fact, ‘The disciples had walked and talked with their risen Lord. He had shown them his hands and hig feet, He had, by the exercise of his divine power, supplied their bodily wants. He had also fed their spiritual natures, 50. that their hearts burned within them, A strange mysiery, however, enshrouded Him, He came; He went; they knew not where or whither, Closed doors are no barrier to His coming nor to His going. ‘They come to him, yet they stand aloof from Him. He 4) 8 peace Lo them, yet they feel a kind of fear. ‘hile Jesus was personally present with His people they needed no other protector. His word was their law, His will their pleasure and His presence their protection from all danger, Thus attached to Him we need not wonder that His departure should give wen ANXIBTY AND DREAD, Bat there was a necessity that He should go. often wonder that Jesus did not complete the work which He haa Did He leave because having once come into conflict with His enemies having come off victorious He was fearful of lost His dearly-won laurels? Did He to build an Was not able to ®nish? Why did He not take sud- den vengeance on His enemies, lay them prostrate at His feet and on the ruins of Satan's ki lom e8- tablish His own? But He leaves. at seei ly the most critical period in the whole history of bis work. Christ’s bodily presence, however, was only local, and could only be felt at one at a time, Therefore 1t was necessary mat He should render hunself omny ge yd leave to the faithful the infinite b' of His presence. The relation be- tween Christ and His people is very intimate, The most expressive imagery is employed m_ Scrip- tures to Ulustrate it in the words of our Saviour Himself. “I AM TBE VINE; YE ARE THE BRANCHES.” As the Iife of the vine flows out to the branches and the most feeble tendrils, so Jesus ts the source of all grace and strength to His people. Christ is in us, and we are ip Him. We are so united to Him that nothing can separate us. He concluded by exhorting ali his hearers to walk in the Way of sulvauon and to eat the bread of life, CHURCH OF TRE STRANGERS. We “KRece Homo”—Sermen by the Rev. Dr. Deems. For several weeks past the Church of the Strangers has been crowded to its utmost capacity, very many of the congregation being strangers, or at least non- Members of the churei, who are drawn together by a desire to hear the gifted and eloquent pastor, Rev. Dr. Decms. The sermon was opened by a descrip- tion of Pilate’s perplexity in managing the extra- ordinary case of Jesus, At the point of the “ Ecce Homo” it is not probable that Pilate supposed him- self to be setiing forth any particular metaphysical or theological doctrine, and yet we may emphasize his saying into the declaration of a great truth. The Doctor then alluded to the fact that men sometimes dwelt so much on THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST, that they lost ail the good there is in his humanity, to which he desired to confine the attention of nis congregation for this discourse, In what sense was Jesus man? First, in that he was born, not created like Adam. In the Doctor's estimate it seemed a great thing to have been vorn, ana Adam’s isolation was a great nisiortune, ile was heir to no precedent humanity. Jesus had a numan infancy which bound nim to woman {nd woman to Him, #0 that the relations of the two sexes had received a [Aart humanizieg ele- yation from tms fact. tts @ blessing to human in- Jancy that Jesus once Jay crying in His mother’s arms, Children have their troubles, which are serions to them. Weare impatient. Jesus knows all a boy’s troubles. He nad His when a boy at Nazareth. Think how different ali our views of’ Jesus would eae been if He had not grown up as humanity grows Again, He had the physical organization ofa man, revisely. Weare apt to have some tulse ideas of jesus, a8 neither Man nor angel. But He was physi- cally just what He would have been if there were nothing atvine in Him, except that He had not a hu- mau father’s side of Damaaliy, He hungered and thirsved, was sleepy, perspired, was faugued, had all the senses, appetites and physical wants of a man. Of the multitudes who thronged Him, almost no one saw in Him anythng bat man, and to some, the heurchmen of his day, He appeared to be a very disagreabie man. Thirdly, He had all the passtonsof man. Here the Doctor wok occasion, a8 we have nouced he frequently does, to the false notions some people have of the passions, as,though tney were A MISTAKE IN THE CONSTITUTION of man. He objected also to the faise distinction between benevolent and malevolent passions, They are all good, except so far as corrupted by sin and then the benevolent are 2s hurtful as the Malevgient. Christ had loved. He loved some men more then other men. He loved some women more than other women. He loved some (hings more then other things. He bated heartily. He was just as govd when hating as when loving. He had joy and grief. He was pleased with praises and resented wrongs. Moreover he aed the relationship of man, son brother, cousin, friend, Then He was the representative man. “For asin Adam ail die, even so in Christ shail all be made alive.’ Jesus had no individual human father con- cerned in bis production. He was THE SON OF HUMANITY. He was the hetr of humanity. To Him fell ali the estate of its hopes with all the encumbrance of its sorrows. He was the whole sap of humanity shot up and burst out into one transcendent flower, such as the stock has never borne another; but this was human. He was the exemplar of the highest man- hood, All the finest things that history has recorded and poetry has sung of all the finest men humanity delights to honor, did meet most harmoniously apd diy in Jesus. If every man were just like jesus the poetic idea of the golden age woulda pale before the reai glory of a world so populated. Lastly, He died. He did notevauesce. He dld not disappear. He died. He was murdered, He was not jike the gods of the Pagan poets that could be cutin twain and not killed. He was wrenched violently out of life. He knew what it was to sym- Pathize with man mangled on battle tields and mur- dered in inguisitions. From birth to death he planted his feet in every footstep of humantiy. EXGLISH LUTHZRAN CHURCH. ‘The Victory of the Prussiane—Discourse by the Rev. Dr. Wedekind. The English Lutheran Church of St. James, East Fifteenth strect, was reopened yesterday with a ser- mon by the pastor, Dr. Wedekind. The church is very appropriately fitted up and the congregation assembled was pretty large, consisting chiefly of ladies, who were apparently very much pleased with the general aspect of the church as well as with the large attendance, After the first blessing, in which the Rey. Dr. Wedekind offered thanks- giving for the victory of the German armies, and, afier a hymn sung by the congregation, Dr. Wede- kind rose to the chair and delivered & sermon, taking for bis text the third verse of the tenth chap- ter of the Book of Judges—‘‘I have a mcssage from God unto thee.” 4 QUBRR COMPARISON. In the course of a very eloquent discourse he de- monstrated that this word applied to the world in general and to the Protestants in special; then he ‘went on to compare our Lord Jesus Christ with King William, or rather with Von Moltke, and to prove that the victories won by Him were far superior to the victory of Sedan: that He was a more skilful and experienced gencral than Von Moltke, &c. At the close of the sermon he continued with a unundering voice exulting in the victories of the Protestant urmies over the Catholic, The armies that have won the battles from the Rhine to Sedan have opened a way for the intro- duction of Protestant ideas Into the Catholic country of France, the fruita of which wiil soon show. Who knows but 4 THE MAN IN ROME, whoonly a short time ago prociaimed bis own in- falispiiity and cursed every man that is not of this belief, will be a fugitive, seeking shelter with the same Power that he has cursed above all. Already ithe most Catholic of all countries, Spain, the Protestant faith bus made such progresses that in the course of the last three years we count more than 20,000 believers in our faith, After having delivered himself of this speech the Rey. Dr, Wedekind proposed the Lord’s prayer, and then he announced to the congregation that the lectures, &c., In the Sunday school would begin again on ‘Tuesday evening. Ab last he respectfully invited all the ladies of the congregation to assem- bie as formerly atthe residence of Mra. White, cor- ner of rhirteenth street and Second avenue, and to resume their labors for the benefit of THE LUTHERAN MISSIONARIES on the west coast of Africa, as he had jearned that last weck a vessel had left this port to take su, }ies to the missionaries in that part of the world. laving informed his flock that the missionaries in his OW Game {| were proceeding successiully Jn Weir labors Le (hep held up the story of a youth in Pennsyivanta for an example, who, having nothing to offer in money, wrote his name mn | capil in the subscription book, and added, “I give myself.” so, he concluded, every One ought vo give his own self for the prope, gation of the Christian faith, not only m Wes! frica, but also im every other part of the world where his services were needed. . ‘Then, after the usual prayers, the meeting broke up and the Sonaregarion aliowed to examine the general aspect of the newly opened church. The uipit rises directly from the altar and 18 covered y an Se eae cae. which has the form of @ large shell. ‘The whole puipit, altar, the chairs, the pews, and, In fact, everything, are carved in oak, nm pure Gothic style. ‘The high Gothic windows are Painted beautifully and the organ is very appropri- ate to the extent of the assembly room, as its toni do not, a8 in many other churches, have such a swell us to drown the words of the psalm. Ax before stated the congregation was very large and evidently pleased with the whole srrangement of tie interior of thelr church, SF. PaUL’S GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH. to the Franco-Prussian War—Pecu- linrltiex of Pastor and People. This church, located on Sixth avenue and Fif- teenth street, Was but sparsely attended with wor- shippers yesterday morning, and the excess of females was very remarkable, While waiting for the congregation to gather, which they did very slowly, a couple of male members engaged In earnest conversation about the war. The triumph of the German arms was extolled, and the present condl- tion of France was deemed a fitting rebuke to the arrogance with which ° NAPOLEON PROVOKED AND BRQUN THIS WAR. ‘The surrender of 100,000 men without Aghting was commented upon a8 something remarkable Allusi and almost unheard of. As the members passed into the church one and another waited im the porch to Ilsten to, or the conversation. ‘The ‘more Teligions minded threw mm expressions of faith in God's defence of Protestant Germany and the with- drawal of the French troops from Rome, thus leav- ing the Pope to himselfand bis own people, was con- sidered a sign of weakness not only in Fraace but in Romanism. Jt was predicted that the former must henceforth grow and increase, while the latter declines and wanes away. The reverence with which the people, young and old, entered the church and mange in silent prayer might be profitably imitated by English Protestant ehurches, THE PASTOR, Rev. F. W. Geissenhaine very primitive old gen- tleman, recognized one member after another by a nod or a smile, and left the pulpit to converse with an old lady member. When the hour for service arrived he took from a drawer in the altar table his clerical vestments and robed himself in presence of the congregauon. TRE CHOIR sang an anthem and Mr. Geissenhainer offered up & short prayer, Which was followed by the thirty-sixth selection of Psalms, sung by the choir and audience, ‘Then the pastor read a portion of Scripure relaung the story of the Woman of Samaria ut Jacob's weil and this was followed by the 229un selection, chanted by the choir. Two sinall boards hung on each gi lery to apprise the cuoir and the people what selec- fons are tobe sung, Th elections are metrecised from the Old and } ‘Testaments, and assert and enforce some doctrme or matter of faith, and are read and sung by a!l the people. THR SERMON was a plain and earnest one on the daty and im- portance of prayer, as tilustrated by the example of Jesus Christ, whose willingness to’ hear and ability to auswer were beautifully illustrated. A merely in- cidental reference was made to the Prussian war as being in some respecis an answer to the prayers of God's people for success of their arms over those of France. The sermon was of an expository charac- ter throughout, and was most devoutly listened to. iS MAVIER?S CHURCH. Sermon by Rov. Mr. Monroe—Tho Herald’s Religious Reports. A sinall congregation attended high mass at this church yesterday... A sermon was preached by Kev. Mr. Monroe, taken from the gospel of the day. He spoke of the miracle of the cleansing of the lepers, described in tne gospel of St. Luke, chapter seven- teen:—“‘And as he entered a ceriain village there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy onus. And when he saw them he said unto them, Go, show yourselves unto the priests, And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of thea, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and witha loud voice giorided God.” The T, alter giv- ing a brie! description of ieprosy, branched off into AN ATTACK on the religious notices given in every Monday's HERALD. He objected to having every denomina- tion of religion noticed together, and was severe on the subject of criticisms on church music. He re- ferred to the choir in rather disparaging terms, giving @ burlesque criticism of it in such terms as these:—“‘Miss So and so acquilted herself iu a very creditable manuer in the very dificult solo she ee- lected, aud the performance of Mozart's Twenty- fifth Mass (there fs no Twenty-filth Mass of Mozart's) was exceilenl, Mr. Thinguwbob presived at the organ with his usual skill.” The music yesterday was a complete success in an artistic pomt of view, and did not deserve the stric- ‘tures of the reverend preacher. Mozart's “Mass No. 1’ was sung by the ful: chom,and chor agen of ensenvvle and religions Jecling alled and the beauvful Agnus Dei, soprand solo, received full justice at the bands ot Werneke. Signor Tamaro sang an “A tenor solo, at Lhe Offertory with sympathetic expres- sion and tenderness, Music 18 one ol the chiel hand- maidens Of religion, and attracts more people to tue church than the dreariest homily ever utvered in the pulpit. Rev. Mr. Giackmeyer was the celebrant at high mass, and his fue, cultivated voice gave a charm to the beautiqul ritua! of the Catholic service. GEORGE'S CHAP: ST. tBe A German View of the War—Hengstenberg, but no Strauss, Rey. Dr. Fleischbacker had quite a numerous con- gregation yesterday, on Fourteenth street, near avenue A. This congregation has been built up by Rev. Dr. Schraumer, and when he left, it was, as it were, without a leader, but “Wid Trinity,” of which St. George's chapel was a chip, did not let the young sprout go astray. Hence, Rev. Dr. Fieisch- backer, one of the few German Episcopalian divines, was called and very gladly took the pulpit. And yesterday he spoke from St. Luke x., 29—“Bnt he, Willing to justify himsell, said unto Jesus—‘And who 18 my neighbor?” The reverend gentleman, after giving a short dis- course of the m@aning of the text, said that in con- sideration of the present cireumstances it was not to be believed that he should entirely forget the war. Hence he had selected the text—And who is our neighbor’? The poor Samaritan who found the Jew on the roadside did a good work; but the work of the Christian, in the present time, was inuch more important and much more significant, not only on account of Lie demands of humanity, but also be- cause the present war in Europe was a war of the PROTESYANTS AGAINST CATHOLICISM, and victory has been given to the Germans by great and overpowering will of God, in order th Christianity may be £0 firmly established m Ger- many thai it way help to replace those ideas of trancendental philosophers which sec to deny the exisience of God, while every step of mankind proves is influence, In the war in Europe, the speaker continued, tne Germans defended truth, justi id liberty, as known in the Protestant Episcopal ritual, and which alone was the foundation of a true and stable government. The defeat of the French, though somewhat inore rapid than he, the speaker, had ex- pected, was, however, NOT ALTOGETHER SURPRISING. Where trath and justice were, even tq biggest artillery Of the first Napolcon could not avail. In conclusion Rev. Dr. Fieischbacker congratulated himself and bis congregation—not forgetting his countrymen generally—that by the defeat of the French was now given to the Germans to lead the world, and the speaker boped that this privilege will be used In the spirit of Hengstenber'g and not of Strauss, SERVICES IN BROOKLYN. NASSAU STREET BAPIIST CHURCH, Names Written in Heaven—Sermom by the Rev. Dr. Gallagher. In the entire City of Churches, with the exception of Henry Ward Beecher, there is not a@ more eccen- tric and withal popular preacher than the Rev. Dr. Gallagher. Ao Inshman and @ nationalist he tsa most advanced Baptist and a young minister of the broadest and most liberal views. With the gift of eloquence, which he possesses in no small degree, he has @ most beautiful brogue and a flexible voice. Profoundly convinced of the iruth of the dogmas which he prociaims from his pulpit, his overflowing humor and nattve Irish wit sparkle through his dis- course. He despises the rules which ordinarily gov- erm ministers of the Gospel when explaining the Scriptures, and rarely succeeds in finishing an hour’s discourse without AN EXHIBITION OF DROLLERY either in matter or manner which at least com- mands tho attention of his congregation. What other preachers would not dare to introduce he ‘uses effectively in his sermons, and anecdotes, jibes, ‘and humorous allusions are used tu apt illustration of his themes. But perhaps Mr. Gallagher i# never more effective than when Ina pathetic Mood, his sweet voice belong under perfect com- mand. With all respect to Mr. Gallagher be it sald that he {# a sort of religtous George Francis Train, ‘With just a little of the Plymouth oracle in bis na- ture. It is not surcristng, therefore, that be is im- mensely popular and that his CHURCH 13 ALWAYS CROWDED, Mr. Gallagher returned from a summer faut a few days since, and yesterday greeted a large con- gregation from his pulpit, He was in excellent humor, and disconrsed charactertstically from the textin the twenueth verse of the tenth chapter of St. Luke's Gospei: twithstanding in this rejoice not, that the iris are subject unto you, but rather rejoice be- cause your hames ure written in heaven,” ‘rhe reverend gentleman commenced his sermon quite abruptly, walking, as he talked, from the pul- it desk to the leit side of the platform. His resemb- nce Lo George Francis Train Was quite marked in the opening of the discourse. Brilliant, sparkling and Witty, but perfectly independent of all rules, his remarks were strange and disconnected, a litte “mixed,” hut nevertheless foretble and ear tickling, Remarking that he would take the latter part of the text for HIS OPENING REMARKS, the reverend gentleman launched out on the vanity of human wishes, taking care, however, to observe ‘Watt Was by no meaus a sign of a depraved mind for @ wan to get holu of money and keep it. He himseif, he sald, often thought that he would like to have plenty 0( money to build a church with, 60 that there would be no pew rent, and he could ‘say what he liked short of heresy. Kew men were cou- tent with what they bad, but aspired to possess more. This truit ne explamed characteristically by : + AN ANEODOTE, A man and woman were walking along the street. ‘The man was drunk and the woman Was indignant. The drunken lout was grumbling and complaining that he had not something be greatly doatred, “Arrah, hold yer tongue,” cried the woman, shak- ing him by the aru. ‘ou Were drunk the day be- fore yesterday, you were drunk yesterday aM you pre Senn Voday. Do you want to be un angel?” le HIS SHARE OF FELICITY, and his craving for more was considered utterly un- reasouabic. in the same way the disciples, re- marked the reverend gentleman, were craving for even greater giits than they alread! pos: sessed, Jubilant over the Tact, that ney were able by Divine power to _ he the sick, to cause the lame to walk, the bind to see, and were even able to master unclean spirits, they announced to the Saviour the discovery of their new wer, but the answer they received was forcible, hey were told that it was of higher importance to them that their names were written in heaven, Y that was their brightest joy, as it should be of al Christians—your names Written tn heaven. No citi- zeushyp is equal to thie. Here Mr. Gallagher per- mitted bis mind to wander to France and THE SCENES OF THE WAR, and In his rhetortcal swing round the circle of oper- ations paused occasionally to rap Napoleon on nis sbaky crown. Before he got back to bis proper theme he stated that THE MISERAULE AND DEJECTED EMPEROR of France would feel consoled if he kuew that his Dame Was written in heaven. Mr. Gallagher ‘nsisted that once the name.of a per- sop was entered in the heavenly ledger, ashe de- scribed it, 1 conid not be blotted Out, and that ever after he was one of the children of God. No matter how often @ man might fall from grace and stumble on the road to periection he was sure of his in- heritance in the heavenly kingdom, And he fur- ther stated that ifany tad a longing with him ce odiiness God would meci that longing, and paly : BRING 1M 70 HIMSELP. Wrestling w) is idea uniil galte exhausted the preaciecr took another turn at the war, and told on anecdote of King Willlam, whicb, however, was not very remarkable for its polut. After this b plained, at inv Jength and with remarkabie fe- heity of illustration, the meaning of the text, and applied it eioguentiy for the benefit of his attentive congregation, Wuom he izaplored, in cunciusion, to so govern themselves that their names would be re- corded 18 the Lasab’s book of life, there to remain forever and ever, A CATHOLIC HOSPITAL IN JERSEY cliy. Laying the Corner Stone by Eixshop Bayley— Sermon by Father Necker—An Lmposing Procession. ‘The laying of the corner stone of the new Catnaltc Hospital in Jersey City took place yesterday alter- noon. Bishop Kayley ofticlated, and was attended by Fathers Senez, Hennessey, McNulty,Connolly, Smith, Cannon and De Concilio. Mayor O'Neill, Dr. Pren- dergast, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Varick and several promi- nent citizens were on the platform. The site of tre building is a very commanding one on Hamilton square. She Institution will be in charge of THE GOOD SISTERS, whose efMiciency in the care of the sick and wound- ed 1s 100 well recorded to need any eulogy. Some of the ablest physicians of Jersey City have been engaged and every attendance will be given to tne suffering inmates, There is no institution of which the city stands so mach in need. Jersey City has been in a most negiected and anomalous condition in the matter of asylums for the sick and wounded, The new building, which 1% approaching comple- tion, is seventy-eight by twenty-six feet, and will contain thirty-three rooms, with aa aggregate of 100 beds. A new wing will be added in the course of a year or two. THE PROCESSION. At halr-past four o'clock a procession, composed of Seven Catholic societies, moved along Jersey avenue to Hamuton square ‘np the following order:—The puplis of the Christian schvols of St. Mary’s, headed by the Christian Brothers in charge; St Mary’s Temperance Society, of Hoboken; Hibernian So- ciety, of Jers 3 St. Patrick’s Total Aostinence Benevotent ciation, of Jersey City; Father Maithew Parent Society, of Jersey City; St. Michael's Temperance ciety, and St. Boniface (German) Temp-rauce Society. Al these were under the direction of Grand Alarshal Francis R. Me- Donaid. After the ceremony of laying the corner stone was concluded, Bishop Bayley bestowed the Papal bene- diction on the assembied multitude. The sight was really graud and impressive, THR SERMON was preached by Father Hecker, who, after calling the atiention of his hearers to the great value of the imsittution about to be completed, said that he would take occasion to say a few words on te vahdity of the Catholic Church, A religion which will not bear such @ scrutiny as the Catholic Church undergoes ig false. ‘The temple of Christ’s Churcn on earth is symbolical of the kingdom of heaven. Her priests, with their rich vestments: her altars, with their tapestry and gorgeous decorations; her music, digcoursing in the language of the angels, form the sublime picture of the communion of Catholics with their Creator, It is only in the Holy City that the beauty and adornments of the churches could pe seen ip perfection, Father Hecker adverted to his Jate visit to Rome ana the deep impression produced on his mind by the solemn spectacies he witnessed there. SERVICES AT LONG BRANCH. Sermon on the Faluess of Giod’s Love, at the Methodist Centenary Charth — President Grant Present, LONG BRANCH, Sept. 4, 1870, The great diminution in the number of sojourners here made a marked difference in the attendanco to- day at the various churches, At the Methodist Cen- tenary church, however, whose congregation is mainly made up of the resident villagers, there was about the usual number present. Among those at- tending here was PRESIDENT GRANT, who was accompanied by his sons, Ulysses S, Grant, dr., and Jesse. He took the pew he is in the habit of occapying, in front of the pulpit. The prelimi- nary exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Graw, the pastor; Rev. Mr. Newell and Rev. Mr. Shay, of Louisiana. After singing the bymn beginning with the vei 4 did my Saviour bieed; id my Sovereign die? d bis sacred blood & poor worm as I? Rey. Mr. Graw preached THE SERMON, The subject was “The fulness of Divine love,” and the discourse upon it was most impressively de- livered., He took as his text the First Epistle of St. Jonn, iv., 16-—“God 1s love.’ There was, he stated, in the Bible no more encouraging text than this, It proclaimed the great chief aturibute of the God- head, The Universalists think God’s love 18 #0 boundless that He saves all alike hereafter—the wicked, Unrepentant murderer on the gal- lows equally with the life-long devoted saint. Such was the interpretation they placed upon the love of God. ‘The great provision God had mare to remove sin from the heart and to make better the world and holier mankind showed the essence of His love. That we bt see the wickedness of sin God had prescribed penalties for every violated law, the moral as well as the physica, What woula be the condition of a family if there Was no punishment for disobedience of children? What would be the condition of a government If all were allowed to commit all sorts of crime and escape punishment, The gcyerument in PUTTING DOWN THE EEBEL'ION only inflicted the penalties following disobedience of its laws. As to God His pian of governmeMt is based in love. Me punishes as we!l as rewards in love. He doce everything through love. God is infinite in power, and it 18 this that inspires us with fear and awe. We realize that he ts a being of omnipotent power; that He can crash us with His breath. We entertain feelings of awe and fear when in the presence of our superiors, as, for 1astance, te CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF THE NATION, who has great power, The man of the world realizes the fact that God is @ mysterious being, and this adds to his fear. Another cause making our spirit fear God 1s a sense of guilt. It was tne that made Avan) Lide himself in the garden of Eden. Jt has NEW YURK HHKALD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET, always been so and will be #0 while there t #in and ‘ullt in the world. He next proceed to speak of iod’s spiritual mantlestations of love. Chief of all bis manifestations was TRE ATONEMENT. How clear all his other acts was revealed—the depth and breadth of the divine love! When we Jook in the book of nature we see indications of love, and yet mich that is inclined to startle and shock our faith in this great divine doctrine, We find diseasex tu the air, in water, in everyting. Sorrow ds greauly prevalent, and deep anguish and death, ‘The blessed Gospel came to remove ali the miseries of this iife. ‘fhe atonement was to reconcile men to God. Many millions to-day were being benefited by tis atonement,gthough not yet having experienced its deep, inysicrious blessings, in a change of heart through Jesus Christ. in f VBE INCARNATION of the Saviour God had revealed his love, The God bad dwelt in that human body. The Infinite was maifest to the children of men in Jesus Christ, In Him was perfect d(vinity—the tuiness of the God- head. Behold His human suffering as He wept at the grave of Lazarus; as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane; as He wept over Jeruselem; as He looked down upon the city fram the heights of Olivet. The sinner asks how he may know that God is love. 101s revealed tn everything. No guage can Gescribe the love of Gol. ‘The most expressive words in all the living and dead languages could pot tell the depth and extent of this love, God so loved the world that He gave His only Son to save tt (rom sin, {143 alove that 1s higher than beaven, deeper than hell and more boundless than the universe. That love is a8 power ful to-day as when Clirist died on Use cross. He Gied once for all. His love will WASH AWAY ALL. SINS, Every sin and stain shall be removed. This love avails for all, There 1s not. @ man in the world that need be lost, The way to redemption is open to everybody. Why gre not men more alive to the love of God? It is because they are ignorant, they are absorbed in everything else. Did they study this as they study science, the professions, the trades and war and statesnianship, they would all appreciate this jove, and atl ckrougs the broad uni- Verse wouid be blazoned the words, * God is love.”? ‘ Singing, prayer and beneuiction ‘closed the exer- The Doctrine of FBaith as Applied te the De- ¢rees of the Charch—The Dogma of Infalll- bility—A Parallel Between the Two Great Bovaparteer—The French Svourge. Wasuinoron, D, C., Sept. 4, 1870, The high mass at St. Patrick’s church was cele- brated to-day by Rev. Father Walter, the pastor, and the attending congregation was full and bighly re- spectabie. The Rev. J. J. Keane, one of the most popular and cloquent preachers in the diocese, de- livered a very interesting sermon, taking his text from St, Luke xvii., 11-19, inclusive, which contains the parable of the ten lepers who, as Christ entered acertain town, cried out to Him, “Jesus, Muster, have mercy on us."? OUR SAVIOUR TOLD THE LEPERS to go slow themselves to the priests, and it came to puss that as they went they were cicansed, and one of them, When he saw that he was cleansed, went back with aloud voice glorifying God, and he fell on Ms face before nis feet giving thanks, and this man was @ Samaritan ; and Jesus, answering, said, ‘Were there not teu made clean, and where are the nine? There 1s no one found to return and give glory 10 Goa but tis stranger,” and He said to lim, *Arise, go thy way, lor thy faith bath made thee whae,”” Father Keane opened his discourse by observ- img that all the parables of our divine Sa- viour contain some mysterial meanings that refer to wil mankind) tm some way or other. ‘The parable of the ten lepers cleansed by our Saviour was susceptible of many meanings, but St. Augustine furnished the Charch with one to which he (the preacher) desired to call the attention of the congregation. ST. AUGUSTIN onserves, first, that these poor loathsome lepers cail our Saviour master, teacher or instructor, and, secondly, that our Saviour ceils the lepers Wo go show themselves to the priests and be cleansed, not healed, Why was this’ Why should tne lepers call Christ “master?” and why showd Christ bid them goto the priesis? ‘The mysterial meanings according to St. Augustine, appeared to be thls, that our Saviour imtended by the lepers to refer’ to tue MOST FATAL. OP ALL offences—the sin against faith. Leprosy was one of the most loathsome of all diseases of the body. Tt grievously aMicted the body and was regarded with horvor and joathing. t represented spiritually the worst of all mental diseases, the leprosy of the soul—the sin agaist faith—the contradicuon of the Veachings of the Holy Ghost. What offence could be more heinous or fatal, and yet nothing was more common Of late, no species ol docirine more popular among certain Classes, than that which held that men were required only to aci squarely and honestly by their neighbors and tiat mere differences of faith were of iittie account, It was held tn this age that men need not bother about aricles of faith so long as they do their duty to thelr neighbors and try tu Jove God, doing no positive wrong to society.” 1b was impossible for such doctrines to square with the teachings of the parable of the lepers as hiterpretca by St. Augustine. Men mast havi thoritauve mn- struction, inen must avotd false doctrines, they must study and investigate what is trae and what is false, What Is necessary to salvation and Whatis not. The Catholic Chureh rts THIS KIND OF INVESTIGATION, asbealthiul to the soul and tending to develop truth all the more brightly and clearly. Father Keane illustrated bis meaning by a refer- ence tothe new dogma of Papal tnfallibility. Be- fore that dogma was proclaimed and made an article of faith of the Catholic Church tt was @ fair subject of discussion. Bishops hotly disputed with bishops regarding its expediency and opportune- hess; nay, even as to its might to be placed among the articles of fain of the Churen, When THE ECUMENICAL COUNCH, met some opposed the dogma on different grounds, It Was arguea bg 2 in the Council, pro and con, and became of that freedom of debate perfectly al- lowable and proper under the circumstances. It Was argued in some quarters that a great division existed im the Catholic Church, that the great Church of Rome was about to be rent into frag- ments over a new dogma. Interested parties had TWISTED AND TORTURED the wise and learned discussions into nothing bat division and ruin to the Church of Ages, ‘was the result after all? The moment the discussion Was over every bishop assembled at Rome, with but two exceptions, voted in favor of the dogma; and one of those bishops tmmediately after the adoption of the new article threw hiinself at the feet of the sovereign Ponti’ and cried out, “Credo! credo 1? “1 believe! | believe !? The other bishop also pnb- lished a letter declaring his solemn belief in the ipfaliibility of Christ’s vicar on earth. One of THE AMERICAN BISHOPS, who had opposed the dogma at first, on his return to this country publicly announced bis solemn acqui- escence in the decision of the Ecumenical Council. ‘The jeading bishop of France also published a letter to his people showing an humble and truly Christian submission to the decision of ihe united wisdom of the Church, The Gailican opposition was the most powerful, and yet it submitted cheerfully to authora- tative decision. At thisstage of the sermon Father Keane pointed to historical iustrations of the punishment of French sins against faiib, and spoke with an eloquence that arrested the attention of every listencr. The oppost- ion of the Gallican Church to Rome, said he, was followed by the terrible revolution of 1797, which DRENCHED THK LAND IN BLOOD. and spread disorder and crime throughout its length and breadth. Such was the scourge sent by Heaven to cleanse the country from Its normal leprosy of sin against faith, Again, still later, the first Napoleon Talsedghis gacrilegeious hand against the Pope, and soon alter the arms were dashed from the hands of his legions of soldiers, he himself was made capitve and sent like a caged lion to roar and fame in the isiands of St. Helena and Elba, until, through the ess of misfortune and punishment, wed and he died a repentant sin- hex. Sul auother example was needed for France, When the ORDER OF THE VATICAN convening the Kenmentcal Council was promul- gated the French government forbade its reading in the churches of France, Nay, more; it gave vent to muttertngs of warning and discontent should the Infaiibuity dogma be adopted, and yet soon after the soleuin announcement of the new dogma another terrible scourge, wnich is etill in fell pro- gress, swept over heautiful Fran Let us lope, said Father Keane, that, like PORMER SCOURGES, thie last one may be for the better cleansing and purification of the country. Let us hope it may re- sult in restoring France to her old position of the great standard bearer of Setbplieis in the world. Father Keane concluded bis admirable discourse by pointing out to the congregation the lessons of study, of Iaith, adheston to established doctrine and homility In accepting the decisions of the Holy Mother Obureh, He also announced that on next Sunday a collection would be taken up for the ben- efit of the Christians of Constantinople, whose churches, convents, &c., had lately been destruyed by 4 terrible conflagration, RGATIONA,, CHURCH. FIRST CONGR! Rev. De. Rankiv on “Human imperfections and Prevailing Prayer.’? Ww GTON, D. C., Sept. 4, 1870, “Wuman Imperfections and Prevailing Prayer’ Was the tople of the morning sermon at the Firet Congregational church by Rey. Dr. J. BE. Rankin. The Doctor selected as his text James v., 17, 15, and dwelt particularly upon the incident 10 the life of Elijah there referred to as proof and illustration of the truth that the weaknesses and imperfections of Mankind do not prevent availing prayer. He denied the belief held by some that the a@lvent of Eltjab into this world, like his departure, was iniraculous, and deciared that the Bible plulnly teaches that although be was bighly distinguished and honored by God he was sii imperfect and de- pravea, and be neta as far from God as any being who ever walked the earth, excepting only Jesus Christ himseli, Jn calling Elyjah to work GOD DIP NOT Liv? HIM above the common frailties of life, and his career shows remarkable examples of the extremes of faith and doubt, hope and despair, courage and cowardice, And yet, with all his ties and sinful tendencies, he was made the instrumentality of a ereat work, and in direct answer to his earnest gers Many wonderful miracles were performed, ‘he Apostie, in exhorting believers to more earnest pare, selected this example because the famtn rom which Elijah prayed for relief was a nati one, and tn this witeneet ee with spiritual fam- ines Which are widesp: and aniversal, ‘This tuctdent teach imple waiting for God's blessings 18 uot enough. Men must pray In order to receive them. Elijah beheved God's promise that the famine should end, but did not neglect to pray for rain, Men may now enjoy the same rivileges: that the prophet did. God will bestow faith acoord- ing Ny — Larner i. {ner have to do Elijawe wort y Wi ve faith, When servant to watch for rain ne bade a a i LOOK TOWARD THR SEA. ‘This indicates that God uses established laws tn fale Ailing his plans, and should lead men to make use of its established means of grace, He could un- doubtedly convert and bless them in ballrooms, but itis more natural to expect this In churches, and there men should look for his blessings. THE UNIVERSALISTS AT MASONIC TENPLEL The Triumphs of the Gespel and the Giery and Rewards ef Their Accomplishment The Asuaal Uviversaliste? Convention. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 1870, In the beautiful music hall of the new Masonic Temple services were held by the Rey. Dr. Barry, Universalist, of Racine, Wis., who, after a rather tedious prayer, selected as his text the first verse of the second chapter of Second Epistle of Paui to the Thessalomans—‘Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified, even as it ts with you.” Paul, who had worked 80 incessantly for the spreading of God's word, only asked those to whom he addressed his letters to pray that the Gospel have an unobstructed way, @ free course. He did not ask for more power, for that wes granted Lim by his Master, The text opened, among others, TWO PROPOSITIONS, First, the Gospel was glorified by its effectas second, the effects of the Gospel are commensurate with the labors of its supporters. In overy age something was accomplished through the in- strumentality of the Divine Word, worki ae it did, with @ softening, refining, elevating influ- ence. New ideas, of value to mankind’s progress, were started in education, philosophy and benevo- Jence. The 61x thousand years of human life were so many years of human progress. During those years the Christian sky had certainly been shadowed with aark clouds; but these, though of @ threatening character, bad been of brief existence—such as attend the summer ratn and were quickly dispelled by the sunlight of progress, THE BRIGHTEST PAGES presented by history were those which record the gospel triumphs. Through them the past and pres went civilization ol the world was obtained; educa- uonal enlightenment advanced in its track; follow. ing it, the higher branches of science tooklvast strides, and morality, of more benefit to mankind than either, found a ploughed feld for 1s produc. tive seed. “To what should society, in its present degenerate state, jook for help? — Surely to that Christianity established by Christ and supported by his humbie foliowers, society ts doubtless worse to-day than it was in past ages, but its present Wicked state could not be attributed to any Weakness in Chrisiiantty. That pride wen seeks to oppress, and (hat selfishness which tramples every generous impulse and sosters every vice, were due more to the NARROW IGNORANCE of the exponents of the vast principles of Chris. Uanily than to any weakness therein. It was as equally caicuiated to administer to our spirninal necessities as it ever was, There was no night so dark that its kindly rays could not illumine, it could lighten our burdens, cheer us in trials, soothe in sickness, support us in the hour of death, whe sume as it ever could, Like God, Christianity was tne same yesterday, to day and lorever. Conceriing the second proposition, Dr. Barry said that no man would think of throwing a bundie of Sickles into a field of ripe wheat. ‘The sickles could do nothing of themselves. They needed hands to work them; 60 With Christianity. Laborers were needed in that field. There was plenty of work to do, and the reward was ample as heart could wish, He who sought employment 4n this field found happiness in the perlorinance of his labors, and for him there awalted a crown of im- Inortality. Christianity would be powerless had it only husks vo offer as rewards. Its principies should be applied to our daily lire—the golden rule, a con- Gcusation of religion, should measure our actions. The editor, in his relations with the people, the judge, clothed with his legal power, the lawyer, the tradesman, the festa a should be guided by it, ‘The minister charged wit! THE IMPORTANT DUTY of explaining Christianity should preach unrestraine edly, untrammeiled by his particular sect. He should prociaim the Gospel in its broad sense, in its plain purity, aud be was not true to his holy caling if he failed to do so. He, above alt others, should carry 18 principles into his daiiy life. Nor should the — members a@ church be content to hear the Gospel preached on Sunday. They should preach and practice it on Monday and throughout the week; every church should be a mis- Sionary organization for dissemiuation of religious principles. We clit: that Universalism 1s religion in its broadest sense, a free liberal religion, one which we, tis followers, should rejoice in, preaching with oom many labors and example. Soon we ure to meet ANNUAL CONVENTION to oe measures looking to our further advance- ment ‘The minister concluded by briefly reviewing the progress of Univessalism and predicting for it a stul greaver prosperity. A member of the congregation arose at the conclusion of the discourse and an- nounced that the convention referred to would be- gin at Gloucester, Mass., on the 20th inst. It was the centennial anniversary of Universalism, and as the District of Columbia Was entitled to one repre- sentative he moved that Dr. Barry be appointed to that office. ‘The motion was carried. THIEVES RAMPANT. A Bark at Anchor Bonrded by Pirates of the Port—They are Repulsed Without Lose. Since the Saul and Howlett crime of murder in our bay, several years ago, none of the terrible des- peradoes of that lik have attempted a more daring outrage than was perpetrated yesterday moroing olf the Battery. The bark George Walker, recently arrived from Cow Bay, there lying at g@uchor, was boarded about half-past one the crew at that hour having “iurned to recuperate from a long voage— by three of these river cutthroats, whose intention was to rob the vessel of all the avaliabie property lying around her cabin and decks. The first intimation the tured crew bad of tie presence of this piratical trio was the discovery by the mate, then lying in his berth, of one of them fumbling tn his pantaloons pocket. So soon as the foremost thief divined that the mate was watching his move- ments, he immediately drew a pistol, and jumping to the side of the prostrate mate, pressed it ciuscly to his head, ana intimated that if he made the alightest outcry he would blow fis “d—d bioody roof off,” and that sailor not desir- ing his scalp removed at that femeceer moment, thought it better policy to Keep his “hatch” closed. W hile the thief was hesitating whether he would blow the mate's head off or not he took good care to move toward the gangway leading to the deck, at which movement the mate took courage, and cricd alond to the captain, who was sleeping in an adjoming apartment. That oMcial had heard the confusion, but thinking it arose from the crew did not arise until the clear, distinct outcry of his om- cer aroused him from his drowsiness and made him aware that tt was something else than the crew “on grasping his pistol the captain et but the rascals had meanwhile reached thelr boats and left the mate’s pantaloons on deck undisturbed, and were out of sight before ber artiliery brought to bear upom them could be effective. This attempt at rovbery to some would appear to ‘be @ trivial matter, bat the des; cNaracter of ¢he men who make the vessels at anchor on the river ¢helr objects of illegitimate booty. deserves more than especial prominence at this time, ‘1 raids are mage almost nightly, and the police do not attempt to prevent them. Some remedy is needed, and the poor sailors of the port do not care jrom what source it comes, DARING ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Retween two and three o'clock yesterday morn- ing some of the dwellers on Second avenue, between Forty-second hud Forty-third streets, were attracted by low conversation between two sus- piciously acting vagabonds, who stood near a pros- trate and drunkenGerman. Their movements were ‘Watched by several persons, two of whom--the pre- prietor of the oyster saloon m_ thé basemen! south- east corner of Forty-third street and Second ave. nue and his wife—suspected their intention to be robbery. Very soon the rufians stole up to the pros- irate man, stooped over im and commenced “going. through” bis pockets. The oysterman gave an elarm, and rusting down to the middie of the block” where the supposed thieves were over tbe man, struck at them vigorously, About the same moment 4 policeman, a few yards above, ed an alarm rap, hat did not go to the assistance of the oysterman and his wife, who pursued the rufans down Forty- second street, towards Third avenue, A lew mo- meuts after, it 1s said, the policeman walked by the prostrate man and took no notice of him, nor made any inquiry Lo tind out whether he had been robbed. Oue of the supposed tuieves in Dis dighs left his coat behind. Captain Ganner should make anu invexti- gation, With a view of learning whether his ofice® gid Dot fall to Derform his duty in the premises.