The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1870, Page 5

lite, allow me to tell you where you «ak n il To WHOM BILALL WE ao? Christ, He is the eternal hfe, It is in Him, It is found in Him alone, He Ante je World tO publish it, He has revealed ay. holy life, by His painful death, by His glo- rious resurrection. Lure you to lay hold Upon Him the eternal iife, 1 am come that ye might have life, Pepin bein He is ne oer the trull ife. In His Lands ts reserved the right w ute endless life and endless death, ¥ LY@I¢ HALL SERVICEY. fina, may tnd te Go to Jesus tweasured & Good Quartet, and a Sermon om “Charace ter? by Kovs O. B. Frothingham. Lyric Tail was densely crowded yesterday to fisten to a rermon on “Character by the «Rev, Mr. Frothingham., The same brilliant quartet Which added éciaéto the last season of worship Participated in the opening and closing exercises, ‘Miss Gibbs had recovered from the slight cold under which she was labor ng for the past week, and sang with Mer usuel cicar, silver soprano, while Mra, Gardner, Mr. Hawes asd Mr. Clapp were in their ugual good voice, and were weli accompanied by that thorough mistress of the organ, Mrs. Hopper, uded “Praise the Lord, O m: pn Hy ‘andi NG thodaed as anindiul of hing n,”’ Wilh the Beatitudes at the end of the service, v. Mr. Frovhingham took as bis text the word “Gharacies,” and euid:—There are sO Many texts thet o apenk Tonal gi Int ofone; 1 shall give you many. In the ola Bomew book of Micah we are tod:—“Do justice, wares, ia few Gow” We learn from the Koran that ‘a single hour ef truth is better an goventy yours oi prayer; and Confucius tells ns “it a @ character ts right the Whole euipire turas. t Sin with recognition and submisston.? F migh fo the works of Grecian aud modern philoso- ers and we would find tne same traih runs yh them all. {t echoes from, every ry, of the world and every. plant of universe, The atheist preactes it as ear- Ewe as the spirltuaist.. It t3 the ‘Alpua and Omega of human aspirations, We all adore ee and lis supreme relf-sucrifice touches us; but while the honest man looks euly to WORKING OUT the problem of honesty, and ciatms only the credit ef his private worth, the believer ts apt to think his own Works of Nite inoment)amd that the atone Ment of Jesus rescucs bi from everything. We ‘thmk in some way the viriues of Christ will be trans- ferred te our account, and that these are saving and redeeming. Abi my Sriend, neither the virtue mor the wickedness of man can be transferred! Qur_ vu are our own, they are individual, and the wickednesses we commit Fest on our OWN shoulders -not churgeable to others. We claim the sole credit of the ouc, aud we mauat bear the sole responsibility of the ovner, One Of the obstacles we meet with in teacuing wen the gospel ts that Ws TEACH THEM the doctrine of the Trimty; we teach them faith in miracies: we teach them self-abnegation and we teach the holiaess of the Sacrament the atonement of Christ, and we forget te teach them honesty und @ character in life, We accept the dishonesty and crimes of men to secure a form. of observance which nelther * Brahmin nor the Buddhist, the worshipper Foh nor the believer in Mehammed, will recog- nize, and we do not teach the principies the trath of which they would understand. , WE SACRIFICE THB’ BOUL for a garment of 11: Ue value. The revercnd speaker continued at great length, using beautiiul illustrations for bis theme, and ended his discourse by announcing that “tie dramatic association of the society would give a theatrical entertainment, in the cuurch, on iriday evening next; Uckets for sale av the music stores. Lord’s prayer concluded the services, BROOKLYN CHURCHSS. PLYMOUTH CHURCH, Wee Herald as a Church Critic—Mr. Beecher Returns to the Role of Other Days—Dra- matic Action of the Preacher and Laughter ef the Audicnce—A Sermon on Respousibio Individualism. ‘To an audience that comfortably filled but did not ¢rewd Plymouth church Mr. Beecher discoursed yesterday morning on the subject of ‘Responsible Individualism.” The service had the usual attrac- tiveness of song aud flewers, and the weather was Jmst cold enough to give the feeling of cosey comfort a each one nestled close to his neighbor in the crowded pews. Mr. Beeciier has profited by the hint given inthe HEnaup last week. For the first time this season he played we part In which he so much excels, and which is his pecullar aud distinguished role, namely, THE DRAMATIC PARSON. Next week tne “Black Prophet,’ whatever that Miay be, is to be perfermed fu Pilymoaih church, “with mugical and elocutionary accompaniments; but if Mr. Beecher will only continue te dramatize as cleverly as he did yesterday morning, tbe “Black Crook” at Niblo’s will rank second in attractiveness to that theatrical talent that can throw a Sunday morning audience into coivulsions ef laugiiter at Ute pantomime that to the very dimpie of the mouth and expectant expression of the lips reveals tne jariy attractive charms of tie suckling baby, and the platiorm promenade that gave se effectively the Infelike strut ef the popinjay o: Paris, One en- thasiastic stranger Was So Lickled with one of tiese tableaux that he demanded an encore by @ continu- ous clapping of his hands, and was enly prougnt back to the conscieusuess tiat he was present ata dayine service and net at a theatre by the weli-ied remonstrance of A VOLLEY OF “TIUsHES” fren pe well-dressed pew Owners m his Immediate he text selected was the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Mark, the seventeenth and eighteenth verses—“And when Jesus knew it he saith unto them, why reason ye, because ye have nu bread y Perceive ye not yet, netiher uuderstani’ Have ye your heart vet hardened? Having eyes, sce ye not, and having evrs hear ye not’ and do ye not remem. ber?’ The Orientally fgurative language of our Lord, the @uli and material mental apprehen- sion of the apostles formed the theme for the tirst few introduciory senten Alter Wits the ain subject and lesson of the dascourse—that of respoa- sible individualism—was dissected, and each part thereot cleverly and ciearly presented, It would Mave been easicr, said Mr. Beecher, lar easier, to have made map go right thau to have endowed him with faculties rai misused would icad nim to lt 48 easy to make a doll or a puppet to . Thatisan avr of machinery, the turn- ig of & wheel and the whaiding tp of cio: work. But im vhis there was no play, of faulty, no manifestation oy mind, of will, of reason, ef cor science. ‘fo live mgt was tie main end in the e: tstence of soine peopie. Living right was only a means toan end; tie main idea of the world was manhood, the power of being anddoimg. Lt was tin- portant and usefal to find out what was right in order that we may grow right. ‘he sovereignty of the imdjvidual was true in every uspect ei: man’s de- velopment. Men get perieci by the eXercise of ther faculties. Out of perplexity, BLUNDER, MISTAK#, ‘This is the law of wa: sary; could not perieclen have been obtained by Jess arduous conditions’ The suflicient answer to that query was this:—P bai it was the law of the de- Velopment, so iar as this World was concerned, whatever it might be im other world: his thought Was illustrated by a relerence to national govern- ments. An autocratic government was good in giving the externaiiem of order, for the preservation of men’s lives und property, it maue men Machines; hut such a government was ouly useful in making men machines anu in repressing every facuily of self-reiance. ft was not tue education of a nution; was no developing power ry It Waa not the design of nature te make & great city, but grand cluzens. This was cqyuully true in tie moral sphere, It is essential to true ite that men sould be supe- rior to their circamsiuives, There were two excep. tious to being caved for by others aud kept in tie paternal sirings of erganizations, national or echer- Wise. Que was, Uidren Whom We are ali pledged to for; and the yrown up people, who are cillaren their lives, ‘There were iwo powerful ilusira- Lons of letting other people gover e youl tae government of the two worst governed cities in the world, 5 Yee SEAR Aap See sens + re Was the popinjay of Europe, who went through the alleys, the squares and Grew of Paris, talking loudly and wifectediy of the and blessings of monaremeal government. Mr, Beecher, a3 he suid this, promenaded the platform with a conceliea and measured swagger that brought to the memory of the audieuee all the ex: quisite fashlonables taey had ever seen. This man, he said, talked (0 you ef the pretection of property and liié a8 though there was nothing eise tn the world but property ana ilfe. Why, if tis were tie end and aim of governinent, it might-expedite its work very easy by kKilung olf 4 large number of tts people for what use they were te vocir fellew-crea- tures. Antocracy aud monarchy had tie advan- sages; it gave to national iife a routine erder Uke a watch; and Mr, Beecher, taking out its wateh and hojding it in his baud, said that ch life resembled 1; Cac honr, each minute, each secend was thus provided for by such paternal governments, but in that was no national lie, Democratic institutions id Bot immediately accomplish What they desired; uhere were more renis and more patones in she parple robe of TAE DEMOCRATIC STATES ut thea it gave to the poopie large repairing, lurge uperative power, and produced individuals and not wen, Men come to u8 (rom these despetic countries and they 4 home and rail wt ear tistiou- tions, when the fact is they don’t know what free- doin is, and When they see it in ether men they don’t know it. HM you want a governinent that shall NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 187U.—TRIPLE SHEET Church, Jadaism organization for caring for man, but it was vet until Christ came that he was taken from tre bondage that beset him. The nlus and tendency of Christianity was io make =—men = wise nto salvation New the medieval Church did everything for man, and was one of the worst orzantaations, in his opinion, that the world had ever been cursed ith, Mf he (Mr. Beecher) had to choose between the two he Would much preter being a Jew to a Romantst. The ong bad 2 ritual shat was healtiful both to mind and y, but the other was onty to chsiave. A strixing Nlustration, in whe form of a aialogae, in which THE NURSING was intredneed, came in here, e sald that that Which some Churches soagh tor men was as though some world had been ed into & nurse, where the men, who were al euidren, lay idle and sucking all thelr Lives a Weloping into full- own baby boot. ar i earnest and touchy ‘The sermon was closed by Ing appeal to the Christian: he church to @e- velop the religious individ Mot the and a glowing skelcu of the geriain eect thereof. gion , fi i Faith, Alms-Deeds and PrayerLotercession in Bedalf ef the Pope—ser:aon by Father 'Turoer, ‘There wos a larze congregation assembled at the cathedral (St. James’) tn Jay st t, atthe principal service yesterday morning. ‘ne Rev. Father de. Shorry offered the sacrifice of the mass. ‘Phe choir sang sweetly and the services were impressive throughout, ‘The Rey. Father Turner preached a sermon, taking for his text the words of the Gospel according to st, John L, 19-20—“T am the volee, of one crying in the whdcraess, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Bsaias,’” Every Cutholic knows, said the reverend speaker, thut faith witheat God's works is not sum- cient fer salvation. The Almighty God has called us from darkness into ligut by His coming upon earth and giving us an understandfhe that we may profit by lessens of divine grace which He has im- parted to us for our guidance to heaven. Yet, thongh all Catholics believe this truth, nevertheless it must be adaltted that some of them have adopted, practically, the heresy of disregard for its import- ance. Truth has been bountiiully vouchsafed to us in preference to HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of others by God, And hew degenerate and un- grateful must we be whea we remain cations and indiferent te its Import and practical application. “He who is Bot with me is against me,” says our Divine Lord. When we hear and fail to keep His commandments we commit a great sin. We are too often ready to excuse carselves upon vain pleas of Inability to fulfil the obligations which we are required to keep by the Church. Seme are too Weuk, they say, to fast, aad too poor to give aims, To make up for this deficiency they fall upon their knees and pray, which they consider exompts them frow these obligations. There are none so Weak that they cannov fast. ‘They can abstain or deny themselves of many little indulgences which could be bad without sin, yet the act of reframing from thein would be A J in atenement for our sias, At the table there ure title iuxuries which we coud abstaw irom, for tstance, and which Would be an act of self-abnegation. There are none #0 poor that they canuot give aims. Of course, the wealthy are reqtired to be generous In lending peen- | Blary adesistance to the buble, poor and epprcsse but all can assist the poor, elitier by soe act of Kindness and consideration, which will enable them to look more cententedly upon their tribula- tiens in le, or by prayer for their welfare and gal- vation. ‘There ure too many who, hearing aser- mon, apply its meaning and lessons to thelr neigh. bors, without thought a8 to its fitness ter them- selves, ‘These persons argue, “I never commiited murder, robbery; have no enemy, anger, hatred or Ui-will; don’t remember having missed atiending church on Sundays or holidays of obligation.” ‘therefore the sermon applies det to them. These persons lorvet that THERE ARR SINS OF OMISSION, and that we are equaly linble to transgress the commandments of God py not doing good a3 we are by dong evil. ‘vo gain heaven we must not only avold evil, bat we must alse de good, Fiith without charity profits nothing, We must try to save our neigbbor’s soul and not rest satisfied alone with our efforts for ourselves, Theuncans ai our disposal are had by r giving. Kool example to others. “Let your light ine befere menu that they may see your good works and glorify my Father who 1s in heaven!’ “The tree that beareih not good fruit shail be cut dewn and cast into the fire,” ‘The husbandman in the Soripture says, “I come te find fruit, and I fiad none; let it (the tree) be cut.” ‘These beautiful examples are for the Catholic to Keep in mind that he may prefit by the lessons. taught, and bear the good fruit of charity and good works; Unit by PRAYER, ALM, DERDS AWD PASTING we earn the crown of salvation, which has been prepared for ali who keep God's holy word. The worthy speaker then urged upon parents who had wayward children, who were it the years wien parental authority is acknowledged, to those whose lives were careless and indifferent to all | reijgieus teachings, to sct an example to their chil- dren by increased fervor and devetion. Let those parents who are wont to complam, to scold, curse and grow enraged while endeavoring to correct their wayward sons and daughters, cease to receive them with dark looks. Try milduess ef manner, in- creased practical piety, prayer and earnest devotion for the future, and the Almighty will hear their peti- tions, touch the heart of the sintul child, and restore him to grace—the path to Heaven. In con- cluding Fainer Turner said, lu substance—And now, } beloved bretiren, relying upon the pewer and em. | cacy of prayer, let us untte eur prayers to those ef the Catholic world in behalf of OVE HOLY FATHER THE POPE, thatthe Almighty may be pleased to deliver Pope Piua IX. from the hands of the infidels, The Pope is now heid @ captive and a prisoner by an inrdel King, who has taken possession ef Kome. Onur be- loved Pope 1s @ prisoner tn his own house: he is no longer e; even his letters are opened. He 18 therefore, virtuaily a prisoner. Every Catholic heart throughout the ulverse throbs in sympathy for him to-day. Let us pray that God may show His power that the patrimony of St. Peter may be restored (as 1 was years ago) in jis fuli integrity, and that the infidei_rebpers be compelled to restore the patrimo- hy of the Church, and that the Pope be spared afew Years longer to benefit by his guidance the Holy Chureh. ‘The entire congregation knelt down evidently, though stieutly, impressed with the sentiment for Which their prayers were solicited, BROOKLYN TABERNACLE. The Necessity for Rest—Sermon by the Rev. De Witt Talmage. The sermon of the Rev. De Witt Talmage, of the Bsooklyn Tabernacte, in Schermerhorn street, yester- day morning, was listened to with marked attention by @ large congregation, every part of tne large building betug crowded te repletion. The reverend gentleman took for his text the following: Some unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy Jaden, and I wiil give you rest””—Matihew xt, The great want of the mind was rest—rest from sin, rest from sickness, rest from trouble—and wiere should that rest be found? We all wauted some pillow on whieh to rest our aching heads, and for tits rest we looked up to the Lord Jesus Christ, who stretches out His hand to aid us, aud says in ali tenderness and Sympathy, “Come unto Me all ye that labor and are neavily laden and t will give you rest.” The greatest. WANT OF THE WORLD was re-t. There were troubles which came down upon the daughters of our race, and all that was beautiful m the soul was despoiled. There was no cave so deep in the mountain. that itcould shield ua, Alcer the vattle of Gettysburg he went {inte ine hos- pital, and the onjy well person he found was the servant, There, Indeed, was suffering and weeping. We ali had our troubles, and te-aay he came with a heavy heart, for there was sickness in hisowa household. He felt more like having a sermon preached te him than he did like preaching one. He would commend the text to those whose hearts were heavy. Some on these eccasions endeavored to drown their troubles by drink, but when a man finds that he is ‘ STANDING UPON & PRECIPICE down which te may at any time be huried he must. do something to save ii it, ‘Tuey would never find any cotafort except through the Lord Jesus Christ. He was always ready to give then comfert and rest; ready with the beam of His own cross to crash in the prison deor, There was no need to carry ‘hat burden of sin avy longer, for He would relieve them of it if they wouid but go to Him. ft was for them to say wheiner they would name this Christ or noi whetner Caey Would accept the promise of the text; and tits promise was to all who ual becn tempted tosm. if a ivan dies down quietly on his chains he never knows their strength. It is only when he geis up tud tries te break away from them. And sv dt wee with the sin which CHAINED HIM TO THE WORLD. Ne hated to bear men say they could not be tempted to do a sin, They should not go avout bnascing of thety power, Jest they, like the Ion who Watched aad laughed at the foolish fish for beng caught apon a line, should step backwards and drop directly into the trap set by the hunter, He would like to see a man who had never bad any tempta- Hen, and be velleved there were just as many temp- tations for a inau of seventy-live years as there were for mau of twenty-live. We should alt live so that in the cad we should not fear te die, A man was a coward who was alratd to die. THE BIG ORGAN, At the close of the sermon the reverend gentleman stated (hat they had the sum of $1,600 to pay en the big orgha, and he hoped they would coutcibuie libe- make men, that shall give the mark of pregressive- ness te the ages, You ist look for is under 4 cratic Insututiens. Thai which wad true of govern. mens bad yoru (ould wise higigigully ug dn ine | ve, but wouldn't, The contribusion was very ST. PATRICK'S ROMAIN CATHOLIC CHURCH. A Gorgeous Edi: for Catholic Worship— , The Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception Firat Pronounced by the Angel Gabriel Sermon by the Rev. Fasher Lennon, At the usnal hour yesterday morning High Mase was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic church, Kent avenue, Brookiyn. This is one of the largest and most beautiful churches in the coumtry. ‘The entire of the past summer was devoted to its improvement and decoration, leaving it, as it now. stands, a magnificent monumeut of the energy and zeal of 1t3 eminent pastor, the Rev, Dr. ritzpatrick, as well as of the ORNKROUS PLETY of his flock. Yesterday being the first Sunday fol- lowing the feast of the Linmaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which occurred on ‘Thurs. day last, that Interesting dogma of the Catholic Church forined, 6: course, the subject of the sermon, The preacher was the Kev, Father Lennon, the Doc- vor’s senior coadjutor--an amiable looking gentie- man, Who preaches, a8 is usual in Catho- lic churches, without note or manuscript, His sermon yesterday was delivered in’ a Placid and thoughtiul style of cioquence, which showed that, though the preacher devoted litle or ho time to the mechanical composition of his dis- conr-e, the subject was one to which he haa given auch study and on which he loved to dwell. He said that, instead of speaking te the congregation of the mauner of preparing for the great advent of the world’s Redeemer, or of the virtues of which the Baptist was possessed, who said, “I am the voice of one crying to you im the wilderness,” or the ether beautiinl and mort importagt top! al led the gospel of the day, lie would speak only of the virtues and graces and glories of one who was far more humble than the Baptist, At ail mes and in every age and every country it has been the custom to celebrate EVENTS OF SOLEMN INTEREST to mankind, The Jews bad their festivals, and the Greeks and the Komaus had their periods of re- jotcing and celebration, and so have had every nation and people down to our own day. It is thus: the Church of God celebrates the festivals of her faints, and, if we would respond to the kind and Joying Invitations @f the Church, we should honor -and praise her who is the queen of saints, ef ma: tyra and of coniessors. Talking of the lmmaeuiate Conception, the preacher said he should remember the slanders, and the calumny and the ridicnle which the promulgation oi that doetrine brought upon the Coureh. Our enemies saxt we wanted to raise ine Virgin Mary to the level of God Himself, wanted to have ker adored and worshipped even as the Creater, and that we contemplaied varieus otuer acis of homage to her wiich the Catholic Churen has always looked upon as blasphemy; and 44 It 1s our lot to live among those Wuo are prone to belleve ali that has been aid against our Church, it ts but right that we shonld RECUDIATH THE FALSE CH RGE ES, fell in the made against her. Our first parents girden of Eden by not compiyimg with av easy pre- cep Adam sinned, and through bin alt men have shined, and every child of his Is bern infected with his sip. ‘That sin is called orginal, because 1s comes to us from those from whom We have our origin. The effect of is sin 13 to destroy the sanctity of the soul; but the waters of baptism take jt away. The soul of the Blessed Virgin, however, from ihe first tustant of its conception, was adory with ali the grace and the purity of sanctity, Mary was always pure, always immaculate. The apgel Gabriel said Mary “full of grace.” When a vessel is completely full of any wabstauce then there Is no room init for any other substance, And if human being be “fail” of grace there can be no room for sin of any kind, actual or iginal, ‘The angel also said to Mary, “Llessed art shou among women,” that is, above all women, Mary was therefore blessed above Eve; yet Eve wy once gulitiess of the stain of original sin. How the! could the stain of original aim be ever upon Mary, Who was more blessed than Eve ever was? Nos Mary came into the world begutifal a6 the moon, briluant as the sun, and PURE AS THE AIR OF ARAVEN, because her soul was never stained by the breath ef the Evil One. In promulgating the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception the Cacholic Church merely announces what always believed by ‘he fathers and by the faithful. Tie only eifect of tts promulga- tion is that, while we might reject the doctrine be- fere, we cannot reject it now except under pam of sin. How could Mary be otherwise than immaculate when she was the Mother of God? Would the Son allow hhinself to become the Son of a Woman who was infected with sint Would the Holy Ghost select a spouse that Was stained with sin? © yes, thou art immaculate, daughter of God the Father, mother of God the Son and spouse of the Holy Ghosi! Weshoula pray constantly to wily towards making up the gmount. For his part he would give a dollar f v meinber ot his fauitiy, and there + then he would give @ dolla’ for Lhase who were hut able to give, and then he Would give a dollar for ose whg were ale to Mai for her intercession 18 all-powerful. How could Christ forget the miseries and sufferings she endured from His byth to His death? Mary brought Christ to nd if,we have recourse to ber she will bring PTIST CAURCH. FIRST Bi The Character and Work of Christ—Ser by the Rev. Halsey Kuapp. The pulpit of this, the oldest Baptist church in Brooklyn, ordinarily occupied by the Rev, Mr. Gallagher, was filled yesterday by a gentieman of somewhat different intéllectual calibre. Mr. Halsey Knapp is middle-aged, very fervid in his manner, is arapid speaker and delights in quick changes of veice, sometimes speaking in hoarse thunder tones aud as often imduiging in the mildcat treble, ‘The church was well filled by an attentive audience, which, despite the many provocations to laughter afforded thein by the reverend gentleman's vocal vagaries, listened throughvunt the sermon with eager attention. Mr. Knapp tock for his text a pas- nage from St. Paul's Epistie to the Hebrews—*‘For, being perfect, He became the author of eternal sal- vation to all who obey Him.” In the course of his remarks he combatted the Opinion which he said was extertained by many persons that GOD HAD MADE A MISTAKE in Adam, and that He sent His Son Jesus into the world to correct the binuder, God never made a m stake in all the eternity of years. He sent His be- loved Son to complete the work of which He spoke througn the prophets, crown the edi- fice of His wisdem by one supreme act, which would redeem and save 4 fallen world, Mr. Knapp also explained that there Was nothing supernatural in the appearauce of the child Jesus, more than in any other child co- temporary with it; that a8 q youth the Saviour was as other youtha: But He Was filled with divinity and grew in the strength of His Father who sent Him. What we weuld call in other youths precocity of inteliect was in Him divinity and inspiration. Foliowing Him through His trials and temptations, and largely quoting from the Scriptures for apposite illustrations, the preacher proceeded to describe THE LIFE OF JESUS, dwelling with much power and eloquence on the scene in the wilderness, Where the devil tempted Him. Christ at the supreme moment eried ont, “Father, Why hast thou forsaken me?’ Here His humanity spoke out in agony. “If it is possible, et tis cup pass from me!’ he cried, in the intensity of his anguish. But it could not be; the work He was sent to do had t be doue perfectly. Without the skedding of bloed there could be no redemption, and the life ef the Son of God had to be given that mam might be redeemed. As un ilustratton of the necessity that existe | for THE DEATH OF CHRIST, the reverend gentieman quoted, with peoutiar unc- tion, that passage of the Od Testament where Saul, being directed by God to go out and siaughter a Jarge party of men, women and chiluren, their flocks and herds, neglected to kill a few sheep, and was told by Samuel on his return that obr- dience was better than sacrifice. This blending of the principles of murder aud Christianity was With @ Warmth of manner which seemed to have considerabie effect on thecengregation. After applying all iis precepts and teachings drawn irom the Scriptures, the reverend gentieman made a fervent appeal to his hearers to walk in the Jootsteps of the leemer; when they fell frem grace to go te the Saviour and se govern their lives that they pe eventually obtain everlastingjife im the realms of bliss. PAUL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Celebration of the Octave of the Feast of the Immaculate Concepti The octave of the festival of the [mmaculate Con- ception was celebrated in St. Paul’s elurch, in Court street, with great pomp and splenaor, The altar was @ perfect blaze ol lights, between which the racest flowers in profuse quantities emttted de- lightful odors. A grand nigh 8 Was celebrated by toe Rev. Father Lane, and at the gospel the Rev. Father Maguire, the pastor of the church, as cended the pulpit and preached an eloquent sermon, taking his text from the Gospel of Si. John, 1, 19 to 28. He sald the mtelligence conveyed in this Gospel ought to be dear to all good Christians. Tt was that which the patriarchs of old signed for and which we Christians of the present age know to be a reality. The prophets of old had oniy seen through the spirit of grace vision ef the Sayiour coming on the | REDEEM MANKIND AT A REMOTE DISTANOE, but if was reserved to St. John to introduce the Saviour to the world, and hence it was that he was a prophet and more than @ propliet. He came to prepare God's people to be worthy to receive Him, aad by God's grace he was sallviied to suid) Hip Talssion in his mother’s womb. He came to preach Penance and said that mnless we did penance BHOULD ALL. PRRISH. we The Charch tocar 3s the same bigh and holy mission, to prepare the world for the second coming of the Saviour, and the Church to-day was more particularly anxious te prepare her ehildren to re- ceive with due preparation and <levotion thelr Savionr on Christmas day. ‘The spe enlarged on this theme at length and with mueh fervor, a The music on the ecoasiod consisted of Mozart's ‘Twelith Mass, which was sung with full orchestral accompaniment, the £0.63 ng excellently sus tained by Mine. Clark, soprano; Miss Estelle A. Mur- tagh, contralto; Herr Jain, tenor, and Herr Kramer, basso, all under the divection of Mr. Wolf, organist, At the offertory Mme. Clark sung Welgand's “Ave Maria," with trombone obligate by Mr. Francis Zayer Diller, The periormance of the masa,was the hest ever heard m Brooklyn, the service large numbers of the congregation eame up to the cholr to compliment the artists. LONG ISLAND CHURCHES. ST. MONICA’S (Re C.) CHUBCH, The Power of Prayer the Necessity of Kumility—Sermon by Rev. Dr. Farloy. Notwithstanding the sudden change In the weather yesterday the bandsome Catholic church in Ja maica was well filled, by a genteel con gregation, whose humillty and beniguity be- tokened piety and self-denial. The pastor (Rev. Dr. Farley), the most aged priest on Long Island, preached the sermon from the gospei ef the Sunday sccording w St, John—I am the voice cryiug im the wilderness: make straight the ‘way of the Lord,’ JAMAICA, © The reverend speaker began with a reference to | probation of John the Baptist. When ho came upon the earth the people regarded him as the Messiah and extolled and on the conciusion ¢f | gentres thronghont the THE PAPACY. NEW JERSEY CATHOLICS? PROTEST, What Bishop Bayley, His Clergy end Poople Thiuk of the “Spoliation and Virtual In- prisonment” of the Pope—Their Ad- dress to the Most Holy Father. Instead of following tn the exact lead of New York, Philadephia, Baltimore and other great country, and calling mass meetings of the faithful to protest against the oceu- pation of Rome by Victor Emannuel, tie popular Bishop of the Diocese of Newark, Right Rev, dames Roosevelt Bayley, has adopted another form of opinionative expression on the subject, in the form of an address to tis Holiness Pope Ptus LX., copies of which were transmitied (0 Une pastor of each chureh im the diecese, to be read and acted upon at one of the masses yesterday. ‘At St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Newark yesterday, during the celebration of high mass in the foreaoon, the document was read by Rey. Pather George u. Doane, the Bishop's seeretary, Who is also the pastor of St. Patrick’s. He added that it would oe again read in the evening and submitted to the people for approval. In the evenog, consequently, an tine mense concourse of people filled the cathedsai to overflowing, and at the proper tine BOSE BN MASSR and signified by their erect posilions their entire ap- address im every sentiment and jwular, In iike manner, at each of the other Catholic churches, some time during the day was It endorsed his humility and devotion, . The Jews were aware of | by the congregation, without, So far as could be as- the ‘Messiah or a prophet, and he meekly answered, am but the voice of one CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, Make straight the paths of the Lord.” the sudden coming of the Messiah, and despatched | certained, a single Pharisees to ask John the Baptwe if he wasthe | city alone there are ‘The Sa- | New Brunswie! dissenting voice, in Newark OVER THIRTY THOUSAND CATHOLICS, The address was similarly acted upou in the churches of Jersey City, Hoboken, Elizabeth, Orange, ‘k and throughout the entire diocese, Viour Was coming, and it was necessary for them to | A copy suitably prepared and signed wit forthwith dispose themselves to recelye Him, “He 1s now among | be forwarded to ou, the Jatchet of whose shoe fam not worthy te joose. He will beptize you in er and in the TBH “IMPRISONKD” POrR. ‘The following is the exact text of ihe important pame of the Hely (inost.”” The Catholic Charch | paper:— throughout the woric to-day exhorts its devoted peo- | Apparss oF THE BIsuor, CLERGY AND PROPLE or THE ple to prepare the way of vhe Lord and dwpose their souls to receive Him. It is a liberty accerdea the human heart to ve devoted and sincere, But the heart must not be of the worid, for if worldly Vuings supplant the love of the Lerd in the heart the soul is lost, But by complying with the rules of the Chureh the grace of Ged will how into the soul, and the Lord wiil reign within it, It is{God’s delight io be with the children of men, and to have fin with us we must purify our souls for lils dwelling place, It is by pra, er and thanksgiving we must MAKE OUR PPTTIONS KNOWN to God. Prayer Is the only key to the intertor of Heaven. But while we pray we must hope. If Judas had had the virtue ef hope he would not have betrayea our Lord. When we pray it must be sin- ly, for Corist has said, ‘Ask and ye shall re- ceive; seek and ye shail find; knock and it shall be opened to you.” We are all infirm, and God Knows our infirmities, We are to be compared to an infirm or help- less child” crying for bre If a chila asks for bread its parents will hot give it a stone, or if it asks fer an evg they will not give it a scor- ion. ‘Taen, if we ask sincerely @ gift from the ioly Ghost, He wilnot be deaf to our pieading. Iv 18 by prayer and humility that we must be saved. We learn from the Old Testament, ta the third book of Kings, that the Lord had intended to deny heaven to oue of the kings, but by his great humil- ity and devotion to prayer his sius were forgiven bin. MANY INSULT GoD in their prayers by having their thoughts turned from His graces upon those of the world. st. ‘Thomas says—"Prayer is the ladder by which we ascend to Heaven.’ By continued prayer we can force God to shower his atness upon us, for we are told by scripture that “Heaven is taken by vio- lence.’ Christ Bas said, “Whatever you shall ask of the Father 1a nape it shall be granted to you.” This is goud preof that if we pray devotedly and sincerely our petition will be answered. Let all do their duty to Christ and pray for the blessings of Diocesk oF NEWARK, STATE OF New Jeuory, Uxiten STATES OF AMEMMOA, TO P1us IX,, DAPRIGONED La TIE Deormurn, A. D, 1670. WER--Because ow have “loved Justice uity”” you are now sullering spollation aud vir tual imprisonment.” We would be wansibg to oar duty as hb the a tors over portions ot Christ's Dock and ch!ldren o! Biotw Catholic Chureh \f we did not take oceasion at » time publicly to express our love and veneration for your sacred office and our fuciguation agatnst those who in the names of liberty and proyreas have violated every je of law and justice in aepriving you of your tempd- un ve recognize in your august percon Lord on earth, the supre ! over and feed tie sheep and the infallible guardian and exponent at toe same time the iawfu) and thme-h the States of the Church, which have been gi the order of God's provi ‘ence im order that you mtz! cise without let or hindrance the duties of your boty ot We consequently deplore the sac: us Injustice com- mitted by those misguided men, who, while they etil! call themselves Catholics, bave not hesitated to deprive you by foree of your temporal wre ) and of that freedom and Nverty of actlon which is essential to your supreme npos- tolate, We mourn over the infatuation and false liberalism of the sovereigns and statesmen of Burope, who, unmindfal that all goo aust be founded ou morally aad re- Jigion, and forgetful of the blessl which they owe to the oly See and the Catholic Chur the founler of their Christian civilization, and of that Christian piety which vas been the cause of their one 4, now stand by in indiffer- ence, while all the rights sanctioned by international! iaw and the eternal principles of justice are being violated in your person. : We grieve at the effect of that blind prejudice which ‘canses the ‘and 80 large ® portion of the people, pur- ticularly in England and our own country, to rejoice over ‘and applaud these violations of ancient rights and weil re- cognized principles of law and property and association and Chrlatian’ education which they would be the first to ery out against if done to themselves, and on these rocounts wo deem it necessary to put on record our beile/ in and our ad- hesion to these great principles, and our solomn protest ayainst the treachery and violence by which, in the ease of the Holy See, they have been tredden under foot. ‘The invasion of small and peacefal Rtates by more power- fal nelenbeing States, the mockery ol a vote of annexation made onder the auepices of such an invading force; the the Vioar of our t- Heaven, that we may have eternal Ife through Jesus, COMMEMORATION OF THE IMMACULATE CON- CEPTION. In the greater number of the Catholic churches of this city solemn and beautiful services were held yesterday afternoon, in commemoviion of the Im- maculate Cenception ef the Blessea Virgin Mary. ‘The featival proper occurs on the 8th of Decem- ber, but a very often celebrated on the suc- time can on that day be deyotea to the celebration than would be possible on a week day. During the afternoon yesterday the vicinity of every Catholic church i the city was thronged by spectators, who took delight in watching the processions of handsomely dressed female children who passed into the sacred edifices, their fair, tuno- cent faces and shoulders shrouded by white veils, and wearing white gloves on their hands. In some of these processions candles were borne by the young giris, and im all banners appeared bearing the names of the SODALITY OF THE CHILDREN OF MARY and the Sodality of the Holy Infancy. The former soclely is composed of grown-up girls, and the latter of smaller children, belonging to the different con- gregations, who wore on their heads wreaths of pure white flowers, in the different parishes the banners were borae ineprocession by the young gu whopl wed them ® entering before the main altars, and havirg taken their places in the pews ket apart for them the impressive hymn of Reguia cali and the hywn of the Sodalists were chanted by fresh chorutes of youthful voices, AT ST. PETER'R, in Barclay street, the services were very fine, over three hundred children dressed im white skirts, blue mantles and white veils assisted in going homage to the Mother of God, under the supervision of the good Sisters of Charity of the congregation of Stu Peter's. The services were also very fine at St. Joseph's, St. Mary’s, the Chureh of St. Paul the Apoatic, St. Teresa’ 8, Church of the inmaculate Con- ception, St. Bridget’s, St. Columbia, Church ef the Holy Redeemer, in Third street, and many other parishes. St. Mary’s Church, Jersey City. The congregation who attended St. Mary’s chorch in Jersey City last evening witnessed a solemn and edifying spectacle. It has freqnently happened when the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which 18 the national festival in the Catholic Church throughout this country, occurred in the middle of the week, as in this year, the public celebration was deferred till the tollowing Sunday. Accordingly the girls of the Sodality of the Holy Childhoed, about one hundred in number, and tie boys of St. Aloysius Society were ranged in St. Mary’s chureh at the hour appointed for vespers, under the charge of the Sisters of Charity and the Christian Brothers. The girls were neatly attired in white, with veils and wreaths on their heads, and at the head of the sodality 4 handsoine banner was borne by one of the children. ‘The beys, also precedea by a banner, Wore sashes, and jollowing them were several boys in surplices and soutanes, Then came a large canopy, borne by four laymen of the parish, and underneath thia canopy the biessed ; sacrament was borne by the _ pastor, Father Senez, on either side of whom were Fathers Sinyth and Fox, robed in vestments known as “daimatics.” A few paces preceding the canopy @ large crucifix was borne by one of the acolytes, and as the procession moved along the passages dividing the aisies ef the church the scene was most solemn aud impressive. ‘The choir sang the Lauda Sion, a Composition which 1s evidently de- Prgr to remind the faithful of tne jofty outbursts of praise and thanksgiving continually poured forth w the throne of Ged by the choirs of angels. The fugne movement ig weil calculated iwelevate the mind which 18 distracted with worldly cares and treubles to the conception of ihe spiritual and super- natural. Altogether the celebration in St. Mary's was one which cannot fail to produce a deep im- pression on hose who attended. The services con- a with @ benediction of the Blessed Sacra- me IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY IN NEWARK, Consecration ef a Set of Bell Bayley. St. Peter's Roman Catholic chureh, on Belmont avenue, Newark, was the scene of an exceedingly impressive ceremony yesterday afternoon, betng the consecration of ® new and splendidly toned set of bells, fourin number, by the Bishop. Besides the entire congregation of St. Peter's there were t @ large number of people from other jurches. In the consecratory services Blahop Bayley was assisted by the pustor of the chureh, Rey, Father Pruth, and various other clergy. The belis were made in Troy, N. Y., the largest welghing 2,600 pounds, by Bishop THE PAPAL GOVERNMENT, ALBANY, Dec. 11, 1870. Bishop Conroy, in the Cathedral to-day, announced that @ meeting of the members of the various Catholic churches of the city would be held soon to Protest against the invasion of the States of the Church and the occupation of Reme by the Italian troops, The Bishop, in strong terms, cendemued fhe act of Victor Rmmapuel. peivure of public ‘and private property; the abrogation of Crlsting Jaws ana rights, especially those regarding the pro- perty of religions corporations, if approved of and recose Bized, strike at the foundation of all private property. and all existing governments, We protts against what has been done in this ease, the more amnesty Because the elty of ome as It now ¢xista may be naid to have been created by the Popes, to have been Gdorned and enriched by the pious contributions of the World, 40 as to bave become not the mere civit capital of & Tinall'State, but the Christian capital of all Christendom, We sincerely trust tbat in the providence of God this trl- umphof might over right may be only for a while; that when those who Wold authority among men come t con: Sider more caretully what has been thus done under cover of Bo time of war and social” agitation they will return to sounder sentiments; that listening to the just reclamation of milfons of Uathore peo measures to unio this ureat.vrong; (uat so restored m Jal principles of law and order and religion which you uve pported through a long life by word and by example the close of your long and. agitated, but glorious, Pon- tifleate may be cheered by the return of better daya for the Ghureh, and consequently for human society and the world. PURGATORY. & a Lecture by the Rev. Thomas S. Preston. The Advent discourses delivered by the Rey. Thomas S. Preston, in St. Ann’s, have been very largely attended, not oniy on account of the Intellectual acquirements of the reverend gentieman, and his well-known ability to deal with questions affecting the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church, bat also be- cause the topics he las selected for consideration are of the deepest literest to those who give a faith. ful adherance to the dogmas of Catholicity. Last evening Father Preston, in the presence of « crowded congregation, discoursed upon THE DOCTRINE OF PURGATORY. Before proceeding to vhe subject of his lecture he announced that the collection to be taken up would be for the benefit of the mew church, wich would be dedicated on the Ist of Jannary next, at half-past ten o'clock in the forenoon, the Archbishop preaching on that eccasion, and, im the evening, tue same day, at vespers, there would be a discourse by the Kight Rev. Dr. Loughlin, Bishop ef Brooklyn. He (lather Preston) would suggest to his friends who were now present, and who saw the necessity of Jarger accommod; tions, to attend the dedication of the new chu He would be giad to welcome in the new and larger chureh all those Who nad hitherto worshipped ia the little church they were about to leave. He then read from the third chapter of the first Epistle of St, Pani to the Corinthians, to the effect that other foundation no man can lay bui what was laid in Christ Jesus; that every man’s work should be made manifest, and that fire would uy cy man’s Work, of What sort it was. He said t he was to speak to them io-night upon what was surely of the greatest conce: state of their souls alter deaih. THE FIRST OBJECT ANY RELI ON i Should be to give man some miormauon of what his conaiuon Would be aiter death. Any religion that id bring them to tke portals of the grave and ve them there without informaiton as to what wonld be the condition of their souls after death was | unworthy of Lhe baie Of religion. It was the object of religion to guide to their supernatural end an show thein their destiny beyoud the grave, ‘t knew that the life th lived here was only 1 beginning of their ex ver death, and Uh was beiore them the great question, What would we their destiny after death? What would be his destiny alter he gave his soul toGod’ That was tue great question that coaverned thelr souls, ii they asked the different religions by which Catholicity Was surrounded to give information as to THE LIK BEYOND TM AVE they were unable to do se. were religions avounding with moral sentiment 2nd holding many Of the truths of ihe Catholic Chureh; but they dif fered in regard to the state of the soul after death, and they could give no decided or sirict answer to the question, What became of the soul between, the. day of death and the day of resur- rection? These were questions in regard to which they gave confusing answers. Such ought not be the case. They had a right to de mand of @ religion that sought to guide them to thew supernatural destiny that it should speak plainiy. They musi demand that of a religion that came IromGod. How was he to obiain the salvation of his soul? What was vo become of titw if be died in sin? How was he to appear spotiess in the sight of God? The Caihoilc docirine of purgatory filed up that mystery in the scheme of revesied religion which was Wanting in the Provestant scheme, Protestants differed much from each other, ye: none of (nem gave any idea of SOULS THAT DISD IMPERCRCT and were not prepared to enter into the presence of ali that was pure and holy, tHe spoke to them of # doctrine that Was not new—it was as oid us the Catholic @burch itsel’; it Rad existed as long as Chrisilanity, though there were some persons wW sald the doctrine was new. If thore was anything in the doctrine which such persons did mot uw it was because they had wdopted opini that novel, because they had been trame@ since their childhood in ignorance of what was known to ine world until within Uie jast 309 years, at the time of the Reiermation, The doctrine of purgatory was not only the doctrine of the Caiiolie but was aiso the doctrine of the Jewish Church, Itstood in the very nature of things. the very nature of man it was @ necessary do; to the existence of God in relation wit man, the creature whem be made. If he could show trom the truth and reason of history and aise from wie scriptures UNDENIABLE PROOFS r of the doctrine of purgatory, kis argument was un- ans¥erable and rust oring conviction to every wind, ‘The reverend gentioman ther proceeaea vo show thas the deyirine of purgalocy wae ostan, ple all over the world they will take to your eceding Sunday, owing to the fact that more | temporal power and the free use of your spiritual authority may yet live to scea reaction on thealde of those eter- noo them, Lor It Concerned ce | 5 Yished by the anthority of the sacred Seriptures; that it was a dectrine of the early ages; that it wax tablished by plain argament from natural reason, and that & of its existence drove ‘those who dented tt to the alternative of saying that either those who qdted imperfect, yet yearned afver God, shonid be sent to hell, to burn, in eternal fre. Instead of to the fire which eleansed men front thelr imperfections, or that heaven should be opened to them, as if ty were possivle that suy- thing DEFILED OW WITH STAIN Me should enter mo the presence of the Lord of the heavenly kingdom. Having @ various texta of Seripture and passages Irom the wrilings of tie hoy fathers asf far back us Lhe third century La suppert of the doctrine, Father Preston concieded a powerful discourse by asking how it was poesibie they could enter heaven unless God had prepared a place where they could wash away their 2 Would God leave no pro- Vision to enable them to wash away the slains from their sous, 80 that they might enter into His pres- ene MUSIC AND THE DRAMA, “Twelfth Nigh? will be revived at the Fifth Avenue th this evening, with a cast embracing the entire strengtn of Mr. Daly’ fine company. On Wednesday “Man and Wit? will be presented, and on ‘Thursday ‘Feruande,” Jor the very last time, Next week the new American comedy “Saratoga” will. be brought out, Mr, Jeiferson plays “tip Van Winkle? at Boouvs to-nigs for Ube A20ka ine, “Richelieu 1s Im wethvo: preparation. Alberry’s sparkling comedy “Coquettes" is ane nounced for the entire week at Wallack’s, “The Black Crook’ will be revived tonight at Niblo’s with many tuwportant novelties, Operti has written new mnsic forthe spectacle, aud Voegtin has taxed all hia artistic power in some new scenes. Miss Pauiine Markiamas Stalgcta and Bonfanti and Cora Adrienne as preméres daaseuses are the prine cipal fescures, “Little Jack Sheppard” has proved such a sterting anecess at Lina Hdwin's that it still remains on the bills. “Wee Wille Winkie’ enters upon its eleventh week at the Olympic, with unabated popularity. “The Brigands” sll continues the feature of the Grane Opera House. “Barbe Bleue’ 1s in rehearsal, and the debut of Mile, Aimee is anxiously looked for. ‘aris’? still forms the evening bill at Wood's, and ‘The White Cav” at the matinees, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wililams commence an en- g®gement at the Park, Brooklyn, this evening, in “The Fairy Circle” and “Customs of the Conntry.” “Neck and Neck’ 18 retained on the boards of tue Bowery, supplemented by “The String of Pearia’? and “The Pie Womay.” “The Black Dwart,”’ a new buriesque, will be brought out this evening at the Comique, with @ strong cast, and other attractive features. “A Morning with Jucge Dowling” continues on the bill of the Globe, Masters Nunneils, Rolland and Charles Fish are tne stars at U w York Cireus. Misses EKnuuma aod hebecea Laenietn, two young California planists, of wh Tepurt speaks yery highly. give a convert to-n ¢ at Steinway Hall, ted by Miss Nelile Pieris, Le France, Reyna aud Susia ‘the last week of ‘Lot Me Be” is announced at the og Frog’? 18 an attractive is week, Miss Glyn, the gr nelish’ tragédtenne, will give a dramatic recital of “Antony and Cieopatra” On the 218¢ inst, Miss Emma ©. Terry, pupil or Madame De Lussan, Wil give ber first o aL at Stelaway Hal on the ‘QIN List, assisted by Mis’ Fernande Tedesco, Mie. De Lussen, 3. 8. Milis ane other artista, Mile. Fanny Janauschex appeared in Troy on the Sth in “Deborah” with the most Matiering success, She goes next to Bullaio snd Louisville, A yraud musical sotrée will be given at Steinway Halt en the Lytn inst, by the prolessors and puplis of the New York Conservatory of Music. Mme, De Harry will have @ musical soirée at Chickermng’s on ihe same evening. She 1s a planist of rare ability and the progranauie is inveresting, Miss Marian Mordaunt, a facinating young actress, who made her debit at Wailack’s last summer, 18 leading lady in Loweli & Simmends’ dramatic cem ay. traveling througa the Eastern States, and Thet with flattering success he tive weeks’ engageinent of Mr. and Mrs. Flo- rence with Laura Keeue verminated on Saiuraay, and Was a gram. success, in Georgia. ‘They open at the Chestout, Pi ips, ou the 26th, under tie management of E. Davenport. andin Shade and Suushine” ts the title of a very atiractive entertainment given by D. i. Corry at Apollo Hall, To reader it still wore attractive Signor Filtppi haa been engaxed, Oue very inter- esting feature lait week was We admirable singing and acting of Mme. Mina Geary Fitzpatrick, a true artist in every sense of the word, The Waiifce sisters wiil shortly produce anew burlesque in the Western theatres, written by Fra! P. Dobson, and euuded “The Rivals; or, The Veiled Beauty.” The inusic 13 by S. B. Villa, The graud opening concert Of the new Harlem Music Hail Will take place this evenlog. The tollow- ing arlisis will appear: ms. Jeuuy Kempton, Mise Rokobl, Miss Fernande Tedesco, Candidus, Rem- mmerts and Schretaer, ‘The second coucert of the Euterpe takes place at Association fallon the 24d. The pregramme is as follows: election from Mendelssolm; fourth organ sonata, Mr. S. 2. Warren; moet, Hauptinann; trie for piano, violin aad cetlo, Goidmark, perlormed. by sere Von inten, Kopia and Wern Selection endelssouu’s oratorio, “Clirist;? concertsatz, ‘Thiele; motet, MenGels-olu, opus 23, Sarabande and | gavotte for Violin, VieuXiemps; piano prejude and | Tugna Mendeissoan, and Psaim iis, Richter, i dorris, Mhe celenraced Dutch comedian, appears ay Tony Pastor's Ulis week. “Across the Continen:? at Hi Weich, Hughes & While’s 6 bili at tie Brooklyn Opera tiouse, Lester Wallack announces “The Poor Gentleman” at te Brooklyn Academy on Thursday, witn a very strong cast. A grand concert will be given by tne Phjlharmonic Society on Saturday, at tie Academy of Music, to celebrate the ceutennial of Beethoven, Miss Marie Krebs, Mme, Louise Licatuway apd George Vanden- how wil dppear, The programine is of course en- turely made up of the greai composer's Werks. Miss Kate bold will a ¢ her great Jecture on “Charles Dickens,” a 2 Hifth Avenue theatre, on Sunday next. Mr faclduignet has beea appointed of this establishn fe © Chorai Union, under the direction of st, Ue. Willan Bi sion ley’s, Brooklyn. streis bave @ new j tinel part of Jan tor,!) sep Sarla,” soprano solo and Ovens, aud “Blessing of tae Dag- ‘Huguenots. rumental concert will be 8 Day, at 8 o'clock P.M, at church, for the benefit of the it ts tendered by the weil wureh, uader the seadership of \ solo orchesira will assist is of the choloest de- che pint the © | the organise, | ppears this week ta Cin- ess has exceeded Mr, Nusson concerts have been unprecedentedly | Shocessful through the Stau | | EROGKIAN INTELLIGENCE. Professor Mulrenan wiil lecture this evening, at St. Peter's Academy, Hicks street, ‘Arch bisheps MacHale and Hugies.’ The subject is certainly dne of thuch inierest and suouid @ttract @ large wudi- ence ‘The body of an unknown mau was found om the beach at Bay Ridge yesterday. The body was that of @ wan about four feet ten inches In height and thirty-five years of age; had sandy colored hair, short gouies aud a moie on the right cheek, and was attired in & black clot suit, white shirt, gray ander- ton fannel dra » blae woollen socks ‘tue bedy, apparently, had been in the r but @ few hours, Coremer Bennett held the mquest. Between eight and nine o'clock on Saturday evening last Mrs. Ann Doig, residing on Bushwiek avenue, Williamsburg, went cut with ene of her daughiers, and, while walking in Grand street, was taken siddenly sick and fell to the pavement. She was removed to a heuse ciose by and her daughter ran heme to iform her husband of her condi tion, In @ short time she returned with him and dad the sick woman conveyed to her home, where she died im @ few moments after ier arrival. Her family say that she had money in her portmonnate, which she carried in the bi or her dross when she went oni, aud that after her death the portmonnaie was found tn its-place, bat the money had been abstracted. Coroner Waitehil Wiil mvesiigate the case, z PERSONAL HOTES, ‘The City Sui veyor of New London has been laying out Cc. grocos of Ryn Booth, the tragediau, near tae Pegaot House, He will bulid a hands: there in the spring. ee Captain Charles P. Seabury, of have command of the steamer A ona, Which will sail trem New York on a grand Ortental trip te Gil- braltar, Malta, Port Bald, Sues Canal, Aden, Singa- pore ana Houg Kong, on the 22d inst, The Minneapolis Tribune says that Mra. Charles Duber, living in St. Anthony, Minn, gave birth to twins, male and femaie, the first weiguing eleven and one-valf pounds, the second cleven pounds, Dr. Loar, ine attonding paysiean, voucues for the trata, | te the statement, ‘th Was a period of eleven ew Bedfora, will e hours between the bivtus, Mother and cutidrey well,