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© oe dissolved and with Christ.” But one moment is suilictent to redeem the past, Begin, then, from this very instant to live and do ali things well, so that when you shall be no more your owls may rest with the blessed, and Your names and good actions be In the mouths of Men for example and praise. It is impossible, you may say, for poor human nature to-do all that ts required of it for salvation, But 1 wilt answer you that there 1s no Impossibility asked of you. Itisa simple command of God Himself, and be would not command an say ossible thing, Christ says, “Iam the way, the truth and the ile.” Hence, it must be admitted that any one that does not follow Him walks in darkness, WIS IS THE ROAD OF SALVATION. Again, our Lord tells us, ‘Be ye perfect as our Reaventy Father is perfect.” How can we expect to be as perfect as the Great Father? Between the erfection of God and that of even the blessed irgin Mary, there 1s an infinite distance, But this strong language tx used to show us how much we should prize our salvation, and endeavor, by all means, to fructify the graces that God bestows upon us, Again, the Apostle writing to the ‘Thessalonians, says “This is the will of God, your sanctification.” 1t w.ou!d be blasphemous for us to say that we (can- not be saved. He who suffered so much for us can- not wish to see us lost. But go (i Wwiah gnother Bivet that you can be saved withQut doing impossi. ilities ? ‘etl me, you who have had the happingss of attending this mission, you who have within thd last couple of weeks given up drinking and cursing and entered on a good life, if you would have be- Neved such a change possible & few months ago. What you can do for two weeks you can do for four; what you can do for a month you can do Jor a year, and so continue in the pardon’ and grace of Goa for alltime if you are steadfast in prayer, 1 may be answered, Oh ! that old missionary 1s a terrible man, he has told us some awful truths. Who could be wicked while he preaches to us with such earnest- ness? Butitis not the man that has done it. He ‘has told you nothing new. He has truly sald that you have not been paced on this earth togain freasures, enjoy pleasures or honors. You have PLACED HERE TO SERVE GOD, He has also told you that there are two roaus to eternity—one leading to heaven and one to hell. ‘This has been preached hundreds of times tn other places, but not with the same result. It is the grace Of God that has made the good seeq take root in we hearts, In order to be saved we must bo ints, Let us for a moment examine how It is that 20 ree p people consider it difficult to acquire a sancuty. They foolishly imagine that to be @ saint one must leave the pursutt of hig worldly af- fairs, his relations and home, and retire into a desert and lead a life of continued prayer and austerity, Then others fancy that to be a saint we must leave all things and travel Barone distant countries to preach the Gospel to the heathen. I do not, of Course, say that there is no sanctity In such a life and in great prayer. All cannot do these things, There are here on earth MANY DEGREES OF SANCTITY, as there are many degrees of glory and happiness in heaven. Our Saviour Himself hath said, “There are many mansions in My Father’s house.” And Almighty God does not give the same grace to all, To some He gives more, to some He gives less. But et He rewards all according to their merits, jenctity must reign: with the monarch on his throne and the beggar in his hovel. It wili be the wealtn of youth and the prop of ola age. Rich and poor, literate and illiterate alike, may acquire it. Let people, then, not fancy that sanctity belongs only to a few chosen ones. In what does it consist? “If thou wilt live,” says Christ, “Keep the command- ments,” “Do this and thou shalt live forever.’ Can it, then, be impossible for you to do that? ‘Hundreds of thousands have done’ so before you; men and women with the same temptations, ppe same enemies to contend against a3 you have. it would not be just for you to expect to go to heaven without some little trouble. Even to realize @ little worldly honor and wealth and position, how yauch labor we undergo! Look at the lawyer, the siclun and the mechanic, going through years of i$ study, anxiety and iabor to acquire emi- me in their respective pursuits, See the indus. lous mechanic rising at early dawn to work and soparuing late at exenie in order to make a living litde comforts for his family. He does bad 48 1s-up. All trades and professions know the to honor to be dificult, yet will they manfully pursue it. Now are the goods of this transitory eckth so superior to the lasting glory of heaven? Are wo eee to undergo all difticulties to acquire them ‘While we look upon OUR SIMPLE RELIGIOUS DUTIES 8 unbearable? If such be our thoughts we think pas yor litte of our salvation, Remember, beloved threh, that we are all born to salvation, It is the ‘will of God that you be sanctified. , then, ae Be good ee eon and good actio. m1 ion, up your eyes Spirit ‘and benol God has preparod id the glory that repared = oe pescrelt {i fhtercoseto of the. blessed an ome at log ¢ ipa fan and and c 10 the fruition Ur Faith an good Works in ui fe Kingdom) ofthe fst. 2 at conclusid} @ mass Father Damen ascended the ses of the altar and announced to the oo! ‘ion that elebrat his arcar ou mas i Meare ef ral mnferred upon the labors ot the Matsa “fees horted all the men to join either the Bona Mors ty or the Temperance Society, and especially gi upon tbe young women to enter the Sodality the Blessed Virgin, also attached to the chureli. He expressed himself much edified at the number hiorning, and stated: ge Ue. 'Woull Sapee te r ie would baptize other applicants to-day, : ENE BROOKLYN ¢ ss Shady Love in the Plymouth Pulpit. Cataracts of Cold Water from the Rock of ‘truth. The Immortal Treasure of the Soul. PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Mr. Beecher on the Shady Side of Love—The Aspects of Hyacinth Love, Adulterated Briendship and Abdominal Good-Natured People—Brothers, Sisters and Lady Friends. A dull, gray morning and an easterly wind did Rot prevent the usual crowd from thronging the gates of Plymouth churcn yesterdoy. It had its effect, however, upon the apparel of the congrega- don. Spring fashions did not make much of a show, ‘nd there were more furs and less silk than were visible last Sunday, when everything was lovely in the heavens abbve and the earth beneath. Exter- Bals have their effect upon the preacher. Bright, clear weather, elther sunny or frosty, agrees better yith Mr. Beecher’s mind. On a cloudy, drab and Golorieas day like yesteraay he 1s apt to pitch the eloquence of his speech to a pathetic minor and to defer the fortisaimo and the crescendo passages to & more auspicious season. ; After the choir, inciuding the familiar solosts—the ar oie eS been installed yet—had sung 6 Kyrié, front “Mozatts Twelfth Mass, Mr. Beecher led in prayer, which was dis#inguished by ‘the emphasis witn which the burdens and sorrow of Ufe were laid before the Throne of Grace, and the Garnost intercessions for g divine sustenance to treag Fish manly Aemnons th acre TOud of life's nil of = Mr. BGO her! Subject was the shady side of love, lected for nis text the thirteenth and four- th verses of the (fth chapter of St. Paul's Epistie to the Galatianz— “For brethren, ye have been led rn liberty; enly use not liberty for an occa lon to the flesh, but by love serve one another, For i the law 18 fulfilled in one word, even in ig—, ‘hou shalt love th; oe ie BS CNVSEN Th eessrItat™, s, * 0 4 ape mnfroanotio Ls sermon WAS liginly taken ub hy & punosophic deffnition of love, Teduclng whay ‘Wafthew arnodd says is “the sweetest vintage of th vine of yer to its primeval eiements, ‘True love, said Mr. Beecher, always carries with it the power of self-negation, yt us see if this is so in lite, and look atitin that form of affection which takes th shape of friendship. You will gee there is an elemen! of disinteresteduess in friendship, The glory yery often of the gift is that there ig “ ago" NO COMMERCIAL ELEMENT in it. Hence there are very few friéndships, but Yhere are many acquaintances gilded with frlend- ship; very few with oe root of the matter in them— namely, the power to will, todo and to saiter for a friend, Ordinary friendships I? mere commercial relationships, There are friendships between women and women where this principle 1s probed as deep as possible, and where the doing and the suffering are developed to the deepest depths of the soul. We cannot have too many 01 theso Iriendships in the world, Wedo not have many, however, for these friendships are too costly for poor human fy und i¢ has not learned the lesson of life with suffl- cient facility, In this kind of friendship, however, there 1s no passion, no decp, true affection, Most of what we call love has stolen the name and covered it with a surface of passion, When men do love there is a carelessness about themselves and an in. tensity of destro for the growth and development’of others, We have a glimpse of this in that love that terminates with wedded love. Young men and maidens know of such hours when self has merged one into the other, and the thought of life has been glorified by actual experience. But then such love is LIKE THE HYACINTH’S, .Which has blossomed royally in the spring, but be- fore May has half past Tho blossom has withered; & few green leaves lie withered on the ground; all the rest of Hie summer there ts nothing but the bulb lying witherea in the dirt. ‘The love of parents for their children was here strikingly illustrated by Mr. Beecher by the sketch of a mother and father who were farmers, to whom God had given @ son, whose poverty and hard life had been lit up with a holy purpose to labor and toil that their son might go tw college; who rose so early that they were at ‘work before @ birds were up, and wuose son's NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1871.—TRIPLE SHERTY. candle might be sald to have been lit by the marrow of his father’s and mother’s bones. Then tidings came that this son was sent home disgraced, No heart ached like these ol people's hearts, and none took him nome again with anything approaching to the pity that these old folks did, who had sacrificed almost thelr lives for hissake, Mr. Beecher said he nad given these FAMILIAR EXAMPLES that his hearers might see what true love was, It Was shown to us In the declaration of the Aposti¢c in the third chapter of Paul’s Epistle to the Phitlip- plans; and in the declaration of Christ to His Apos- Ues at the Last Supper. Yet men, after reading this declaration, want to Know if Christ is divine, and they test this divinity a8 a chemist would test 1t; they weigh this text and tho other text, and put one into oné scale and another into another, and say, “Tf I had but another text 1 think He would be dir vine,” as if this divinity were a ponderable Guality. If tnis world 1s struggling for a ligher life, for a di- viner humanity, it has God standing poe hola- ies Gp the manifestations of His love, whic! acterized by a mondrous, Uhebpreciable capacity jor bearing, for sustaining, fer suffering, and for doing. In this divine manifestation it 13 88 If one single honr had been let down 9 garth { heaven to show What ts the continual occu; ti 5 Raed: pe was ™ other servant 13k ¢ od in thé ‘ienary rVicg of loye. This wag not the forMer teachins aout 800, 1 ca - suas ui n take ea ~ gener ONE Bi De LUMES trom my Tibrary in wie) ere are sermons that represent God as requiri ng he whole universe te be His parasites; all the nations to bow their knees to Hun who sits in glory, merely to gratify a selfishness for Its own sake, A selfishness that required the sweeping of the whole lines of — creation to augment that store of flattery that was to go pouring into the Divine presence in the most vol- Ummious tides of flattery. Was fattery or selfish- ness auy better for being almighty and boundless? ‘This unselfishness of love was the secret of the joy in heaven, and one might very properly inqmre whether we were fitted for bemg partakers of that heavenly joy. Mr. Beecher proceeded to give a prac- Ucal application of nig evans, and jn referring to good-natured Beckie said 1e88 ee were very Well for the lubricauion of life. Good nature was, however, but a very superficial gaallsy, and was very often far more physical than mental. There were many inen who had a reputation for Bete hard, rough and unsympathetic, who would be likely to do more for you when the pinch came than these ABDOMINAL GOOD-NATURED PEOVLB Would. ‘These latter had a negative kind of virtue. If virtue consisted in the “nots”? how much virtue there would be im the world. They did not steal, did not murder, did not swear, did not break the Sabbath, did not knock men down, did not gamble, did not get angry—no more did lamp posts. Neri nd ter.) The true service of love was to go cut and do, and sufler and be anxious for the real welfare of one another.. This view of love should go ito the household. This giving up for another is the ratio of family happiness. How many young men there are who are good natured to their sisters, but who will see their sisters go out without a beau, but who will themselves go off with some lady friends of their own, and whose leve for their sisters is only depend- ent upon thelr sisters’ good ofices tor them’ This Was another reason why there was such @ little power in the Church; there was too much adultera- ted love there. Men pray for a higher life, but this Ife is @ tropical plant—it needs the sunshine of love. What would you think of a man whe planted orange and lemon trees in Canada? You would tell him they had never grown there, and never would. But you might plant them in the soath of Florida, and you would have plenty of oranges and lemons without much praying for. (Laughter.) Selfishness is the bane and the curse of life, as this love is the bounty and the divinity of life."? LAFAYETTE AVEXUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Dr. Cayler on the Temperance Question Total Abstinence a Divine Law—Dr. Dur- yea Rebuked. The announcement that Dr. Cuyler would preach upon the total abstinence question in connection ‘With the fact that it was known that his opinionsen that question conflicted somewhat with those set forth bythe Rev. Dr. Duryea, drew a very large congregation to the Lafayette avenue Presbyterian church yesterday morning, Before annouacing his text Dr, Cuyler said thatfte had prepared his ser- mon in compliance with a suggestion of the National Temperance Society, made several weeks ago, and woud have preached upon the subject even had it not been presented by any of his brethren in any other Chrisuan pulpit, He selected asthe text of hissermon Proverbs xx., 1—Wine 18 @ mocker, strong dyink js sing, and whosoever is dece.ved thereby is not wise.” He sald that he proposed to discuss the very important question, “What jg the Iugral duty of every good man and woman In reference to the use of alcholics—intoxi- catimg drinks?” No question at present agitated more minds than this one, aid none had a better right to enter the pulpit than this one. The pulpit ought to make the path of duty so clear that the wayward man that falls shall not err thereafter. The minister should carry NO DARK LANTERNS. Up from the seething caldron of sin arises the question to-day—Whgf is my duty in reference to thé LSS" of OF Offering these aestractive drinks ? Surely our all-wise Father has not left us in the dark upon 80 momentous a question of Christian ethics, our Father has made knows to us His will in re- gard to alcohols Jrrpsteants Where shall we oe cover it? We shal 1@ discover it in two clearly legi! laws—the one 1s the law written upon our bodies, the other the law writen in this blessed book, the kible. What is written upon the one never contra. dicts what is written upon the other. Truths never conflict, An established uuth of sctence never con- tradicts an established truth of revelation, And when any man or minister attempts to prove that the Word of God justifies or encourages the use of intoxicating beverages he puts a fatal weapon into the hands @{ the infidel, for the shrewd sceptic quickly retorts:—‘I Know that alcoholic stimwants are deadly poisons to the body and mind. If, there- fore, your Bible justities and encourages their habi- tual use your Bible must-be false. I prefer to stick to what I know rather than to believe what you make your bible say.” You may be sure that lam not goimg to put SUCH A LOGIOAL BLUDGEON into the hands of the sceptical; neither shall I put into the mouth of the Christian any excuse for vio lating Goa’s law, whether written upon the human body or upon this heaven-sent inspired book. Our bodies were made tor temples of the Holy Spirit, not to be tippling places. Let us inquire, in the first place, wnat law in regard to the use of alcoholic intoxicants God has written upon our bodies? To this question science and universal human experi- ence give answer in a voice as distinct as the thun- ders of Niagara. Science has made laws upon 1n- vestigation of the statutes which the Creator has written upon the human 0! ism and. has estab- lished the fact that alcoholic intoxicants aré poison. Science holds her inquest over the bloated, disfig- ured body of the man wno has drank and brings in the verdict, ‘This man 18 poisoned.”” There is not & reformed inebriate who docs not curry in nis brain &® powder bea tee ready to yaite at the touch of one drop of Strong drink, If we yin? had any Bible science would inscribe upon the body of every habitual drinker, “Wine 1s @ mocker,” &o. Science declares as a second testimony that alcohol is not a creature of the God of law. While the Almighty has created innumerable fountains of water God never created’one gill of alcohol. It is simply the ‘hemical product of the {qrmenting Yat and distilia- on. God made the goldeli corn to nourish His mighty family, but distillation pressed out of the decomposed masses the fiery juice alcohol, Science and human expericnce have @ third yerumeny. They reveal tq us that God bas tten upol G y nunal body que law of ananalieg SHER SCY cants cecreeing that alcohol shall lesson the musculr power, diminish the animal heat and de- range the digestive organs of the human body. the sgme time people are swallowing doses of Bour- Bir and wine under the idea thgt it yal ald a , sak bon, them/in digesting their dinnor en sot +4 F lous OF Soha PUCLiseS 4 Wi «1 jf hé did wot use plenty of ale and porter while training, oe Lai coke “When 1 haye business: on hand there {6 nothing itke cold water and tno dumb bell. The shameless bully carea nothing fo} God's law written in the Bible, but he kne' tod much of God’s Jaw written upon his body tg yreaken, A anh pitengty by the “usg Or sioohat 4 po ie eat Paris wad ong told by one o; the most erics edestrians that hothing so weaken a Vint a eyon a “very mod- erate age of Wine or w! Key Béience and experi. ce polats uy the fagé that ery living human body ognizeés alcohol as afi enemy and tries to expel it They also testify that aicohol does not feed the body but impoverishés it. Instead of warming tt, alcohol first scorches and then leaves it to ireeze. Instead of prolonging life it breeds disease, Now let us read and interpret the law written upon this tn- splred boox. We must come to itina spirit of de- yout candor, Each passage must be studied in the light of the whole book. What 1s the spirit and aim of God’s glorious word? None will dare to den; that the aim {s to elevate man, not degrade him. therefore say, without fear successful contradic. tion, that from the first syllable in Geuesis to the last note in Revelations the whole spirit of God's word is in favor of an entire abstinence from every practice Which tends to degrade and destroy the human body and the human soul. The divine law inthe book comprises the divine law in the body, and all attempts to drag these scriptures into a sup- port of modern arinking customs only end . IN MAKING MEN SCOFFERS AND 8CEPTICS, laver that the holy Word o1 God enjoins the auty of abstinence from alcoholic intoxicants. Before this assembly, as before a court, we shall summon witheases to that deciaration, Dr. Cuyler then re- ferred to Noaland Moses, and said that the word: “strong drink,’ as mentioned in the Seriptures, ha @ very Ominous sound; but it was an incorrect trans- lation of the Teta aud which signified a sweot drink pressed out of fruits, often drank in an unfer. mented state, Facts showed that the ancients re. ‘arded unfermented wine with great favor, Dr. juyler referred to Solomon, who said:—"“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? wh at strifes? who hath wounds without cause f who inn blurred eyes? Those who tarry long over their wine,” &c, Was there any one in that house who could torture that into moderate drinking? - Dr. Cuyler then presented the other side. Here he said, comes au expounder of Ged’a Werd, who sets forth the example of his Saviour, and asserted that Jesus Christ actually manufactured, by miracle, @ largo amount of alecholic intoxicants, to drank at the wedding feast. If we had not heard that before we should be horrified; and last year, when A DRAMSELLER IN NEW YORK printed that passage on the back of his card, we Were horrified. Our opponents would admit that our Divine Lord kuew What Was in man. In view ot that perfect knowledge we defy any man to prove that He Gotpally created and gave to His own chil- dren a dridught of alcoholic poison. Dr. Cuyler Said that th> present wines and beverages of Jeru- salem, as he himself tasted them, were unfermented, He also quoted from the most learned scholars in support of — his rion that our Lord would never have minister fe, drpnken: ness, and declared that it Wad profanation to gonne of fue nal iP of the bleneed ee with the gery, villanons, deadly intoxicahts which in our day and country we know by the name of wine. Let me sum up the teachings of God's holy Word in five e terrible Stafoments, First—The Bible points out the I evils and ciitse of jnloxtcunmy drtiks} if heveral assages tt bE clr whe. Second—In those tow passages ju which "ivi @) 18 commended the ‘Uraginat Heorey, Herd star G fea ‘Unlntoxical ing article. ird—The Bible Communds total ab- stinence more than Oheg And néver forbids it. Fourth—The spirit and end of this poly book are in favor of purity and abstinence both for our own selves and our neighbors ana for the glory of God. Fifth—The laws of God on our bodies and in His book agree with each other, If the teachings of the Gospel were allowed to have full sway they would crash every decanter and scuttle every grogshop in the land, DR. DURYEA REBUKED. Before closing let us touch upon three propost- tons lately advanced. It has been asserted, and often, that the use of intoxicating beverages 18 in itself neither a moral wrong nor a moral right, but 48 @ matter of indifference, A man may drink alco- holic liquors at certain times without doing any wrong, or he may let them alone without any virtue in the act of teeren id The question of drinking er not drinking in itself Involves no more gullt or goodness than the question of getting up before sunrise or alter sunrise. 1 would reply, 1s it a matter of indifference whether I violate or not Go.’s law, written on my ogy, and also the spirit of His holy word? Is it a matier of indiffereuce for you to give your sanction to an example tn favor of drink- ing customs which are cursing society and CROWDING HELL TO THE DOOK with victims? The proposition that drinkt alco- holic stimuiants involves neither moral right nor moral wrong strikes directly at God's law, written on our bodies, and the law of self-denial, written upon His book. There is not a pes in Brooklyn that would ask to ave his front door set open wider than that proposition. Again,'it is said that tne use oj alchoholic beverages 1s & matter of Indifference an Wilt be left to every man’s conscience to decile. But suppose that @ man’s conscience justifies his drinking alcohol. Will his conscience save him from the consequences of his practice? Finally, it has been asserted that total abstinence can only be defended on the ground of expediency. I will not Aight with this assertion, provided that in this case you allow to expediency a powerful grip of a moral obligation, but I don’t lke the and—it lacks bot- tom and backbone. It DOES NOT ALWAYS HOLD WATER. Ihave even known It to hold several gallons of ex- ceedingly bad liquor. It sometumes trips up a good man’s heels. Therefore 1 present before your con- sciences to-day the high moral duty of every man to abstain from alcoholic intoxicants for nis own sake, for the sake of others and for the glory of our Lord and Saviour. This is the way; walk ye in it, and remember that no man was ever yet lost in @ straignt road. CHURCH SERVICES IN WASHINGTON. Dr. Newman on Educated Christianity. The Great Industrial and Scientific Miracles of the Age the Fruit of Christianity and Education— The Probable Scientific Triumphs of the Fu- 1ure—Character of St. Paul--Dr. Starkey on the Noblest Apostle of Them All. THE METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURCH. Dr. Newman on the Works of Educated y=-Tho Heathen Chinee on the ¢ Coming Grand Events of 7 ‘snd Bclence—The Obll- gation of Men to Do Their “Level” heat. WASHINGTON, March 26, 1871. The usual services were held this morning at Dr. Newman’s church, a large congregation being pres- nt, Gene¥al Graht, Miss Nellie and Vice President Colfax were among the number. The folowing text was chosen:—Mark xiy., 8, “She hath done what she could.” Such 1s the ver- dict of an impartial judge, It seems to anticipate THE DECISIONS OF THE LAST DAY, It is brief and simple, but contains a world of “a. meaning, Three days prior to Christ's cra- cifixion, while with His friends in tne house of Simon the leper, Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, brought an alabaster box of olutment which she broke and anointed therewith the head and feet of Jesus. The significance of the act is found in the faith of Mary. Judas protested against it as a useless waste, saying that the box might have been sold for forty-five dol- lars and the moncy given to the poor. Here were two characters and two opinions. I propose to de- duce from this transaction three propositions—first, that what we do for the spread of Christianity we do for the fullest and highest interests of man; second, that we are under obligations to do to the extent of our ability; third, in doing this we secure the imperishable reyvard of righteousness. The first grows out of the difference of opinion between Christ and Judas. It is the difference between tem- porary rellef and permanent comfort, As an illus- tration, it 1s A NOBLER CHARITY on the partof this government to provide for the education of the freedmen than to appropriate that money for their immediate necessities, thougn these are not to be disregarded. A superficial charity would look with pity on the present condition of the freedmen, but a far-reaching charity would look to their future permanent welfare. Our forefathers were wise in sacrificing present comfort for the fu- ture good of this country. They could have paid a tax on tea, paper and painters’ colors without Lov slaves to Ragland, but they chose to do that whic! they so nobly did. There are men who consider iva waste of money to contribute to the evapgell- zation of the world. Such Chas tore (B8 principle of Christ and array themselves oh ind ¢ of Judas. They orget that the human race moves forward as a whole, That which affects. for weal or woe, any considerable portion of men affects all ae, The permanence of knowledge depends on its eal ‘yhe oe ‘soa bah ee lucated minds, byt it is because these nave been the IGNORANCE HAS TRICMPHED, Just as the whole race moves forward in the same proportion does the race attain to whatevever is ex- ftent ln keligion or high civilization. Ne nation in Yisé above the average intelligence of its Cltizens. Self-protection should Piet a Gurisilan nation to plant oo sis In roe Cal. “* THE 1 H CROW! - the Pacitic “hon t i EnAnsetRn to a mi slonaries in China to educate a} tm! a= fore they gomé héré, Ip rTrgul Wok hel of wisdom on thé part of the American People to ‘establish a university in China in whicn the English language, the sciences and the principles of our government ud be laugh’ 5 Suge. Be at d ORK ey egy, Hid yOu will fina that of the polygioitic ciitzenshin there those are the peer te come from lands where Christianity and etal ies have been i lished, God might have made man wealthy, buf He hag chosen that man should Acquire it by the exercise of the iste precepts of yc ties, in- dustry and economy, The treasury of the world was once Pa IN THE EAST. Now the great sources of gold are Australia, Calt- fornta and the Ural Mountains, all under the domi. nion of Christianity. Pagan soll 1s as fertile as ours, agan lakes and rivers a3 broad and navigable, but er haye no navy and no commerce. They have the materials for manufacture, but the fabrics of Christian lands are superior. A nation’s weaith ts IN PROPORTION TO ITS CURISTIANITY. God might have imparted information to the mind, but this 1s not his mode. The mental lighthouses of the world are controlled by Christian nations, Chriss tlan nations write the poems, orations, histqries and philosophy which move the world. There dre more persons, actording to population, who can read ‘and write in Ce than in pagan lands, The sald wiple @ principle is ave oF LIBERTY. God never emancipated but one nation by a miracle. The nations that have risen highest in Christian civilization have conferred upon the world the reatest benefits. It 18 a ene CHRISTIAN GENIUS that has shortened the voyage by thirty days ve- tween New York and London, between New York and China seven theusand miles, between Coustan- tinople and the far East thirteen thousand miles, and we shall live to see it bring the ocean from Dieppe to Paris, the Mediterranean to Rome and <a cw | THE DARIEN CANAL uniting two occans—yes, and the Sahara desert nade an inland sea by & canal of seventy-five miles. Three-fourths of the Karth’s surface are subject to Christian sceptres. Queen Victoria has : MORE MOHAMMEDAN SUBJECTS than the Sultan of Turkey. These thoughts lead us to our obligatioas. Whatever has been done has been done by human endeavor, by personal effort, pa ‘This ia wwe of secular ang ous things, Ihe Christian Charch to-day 1s responsible for the pre- sent condition of society, You have the power to CLOS® EVERY DRAM SHOP, and those places where painted desolation entraps the youth, to make the Sabbath respected, and it ts only through lack of energy, courage and will that popped ig as itis. Dr. etter b momo ey Lene the reward of those who ghoyld devote themselves t the best ol thal aby Ae) the iY heat int pret. of maukind, bringing in some ve) My atrl ing iustra- tons and drawing comparisons beyWeen the GOOD AND 80 CALLED GREAT MEN of tho world, and commending the example of the former to his hearers, et exhorting all so to live that at the last tt should be sald to each, “Thou hast dong what thou couldst,’? TAE EPIPHANY PROTESTANY CRURCH. Dr. Starkey on the Power ef the Grace of Wn Charagle payee « Wasningron, nt 26, i871. ‘The regular morning service at the Epiphany Pro- testant Episcopal church was conducted, as usual, by the Rev. Dr. Starkey, who preashed an impres- sive sermon from the text, First Epistle ot St, Paul to the Corinthians, xy., 10:—“But by the grace of God 1am what 1 am, and His grace which was be- stowed upon me was not in vain, But 1 labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.” This word GRACE as you know, he said, means favor. In our text it Js used synonymous with light, It was the essence of this grace which produced all good works, giving us the humility which ts at the foundation of true religion. In one place St. Paul says, “I am the least of the Aposties.” We all know he was the greatest, He did nothing apart from God. By His grace we may compass all things. I can scarcely concelve, brethren, of a thought more grand than the concep- tion of this One, whose mighty power gives us the strength to show forth His good works. ‘The support of God to our humanity 13 @ wonder; the mighty machinery of His workings are really miracles, God's providence is over us all, He sends the sunbeam through many mules of distance. We see the effects of that sun- beam every day upon the face of nature, The trans- mission Of that sunbeam ts God’s mercy. So is His care of us. We seem to Him as the lonely blades of , dependent upon His rays. From the palace to the lowest cottage is THE INFLUENCE OF THIS SUNBEAM felt. Dear brethren, as thoughtless of merey as some of you are towards each other, should you be called upon to bear persecution, what grace would you have to sustaim your Not the grace of man. As you look back your conscience confronts you and shows your own weakness besiae the mighty works of God, and you exclaim, “Nov unto me but by the grace of God.”” We look in His sphere of operations and see perfect law and order, and not the hand of disobedience. ‘There are no intermediate oints with God. His spirit wields a mighty power. We know He could, by exercising His will, put an end to all the evils of the world, put he is pleased to wait patiently. ,Thus He compels no map. He keeps AN ACCOUNT OF ALI MAN'S DOINGS. God’s grace feels to man working in Goa asa rational feeling. Indiference in religion 13 the parent of destruction, The ark on the water was guided by His hands, oe IT build at all { must build Upon the rock. If I seek God’s word 1 must seek earnestly and sincerely. When we took our confirmation vows it was our first step towards grace. The grace that works in our behalf is strong eneugh to overcome everyenemy. Ye who have lately taken the vows of confirmation be true to them and you will be able to say as St. Paul said, oe grace 18 my grace.” Let us call our determi- nation A CHANGE OF HEART, because it is written anew by the Holy Seat. There 1s no work of man but can be discerned by man, but God’s works are known to no one but Hi Mf. In our works we trace in our limbs the outline, but God does His worksat once. Like the winds we hear them, but Know not whence they come. ‘The character of St. Paul is so strongly marked there is dificulty in recognizing the old man in the new. Mark the mighty change from the Pharisee to the Christian; mark the ancient spirit of the man when they offered him liberty. He said, “Nay, let them fetch me.” St. Paul was the pattern of meekness. It has been said that he is THE NOBLEST SPECIMEN history presents to us. Under the conviction that all was done to him that gave bim grace, iet us usc his self-denial and that grace of God that made bun will make ud." ~~ 8 “CON SULLIVAN'S QUERY. A Catholic Church In a Paroxysm of Excites ment—A Madman Goes for the Preacher= He is Arrested and Lodged in the Tumb: During thé celebration of tie high mass at St. James’ church in this city yesterday an incident occurred which for some time caused a scene of the most intense excitement. The congregation in this church 18 almost entirely composed of Irish people, and, as is well known, {t does not need such fire weather as we had yesterday to make them fill the church to its extreme capacity. The service had proceeded with its usual solemn quiet until the Rey. Father McKenna ascended the pulpit to preach the sermon of the day. At this moment - A TALL, BRAWNY MAN, of about forty years, with a certain wild look in his eyes, seemed to become uneasy tn his seat, muttered and shook his hands strangely. As the sermon pro- ceeded he seemed absorbed for a while and gazed intently on the reverend father, who was unfold- ing the mystical story of the transfiguration, Sud- denly he arose and left the pew in which he was seated, He walked teadily pnd yithout any noticeable excitement up the until he was ~ IN FRONT OF THE PULPIT. Here he nalted and crossed his arms very de- liberately and looked the preacher full in the face. This unusual action attracted the’ attention of those in his vicinity, who at once suspected that he was drunk. The reverend gentleman noticed the position taken by the man, but continued his sermon, After standing in this posture for a few seconds he startled the whole congregation, of over 2,000 persons, by shouting in @ loud voice :— “WHAT ARE YOU PREACHING ABOUT? Why don’t you tell the people what religion you are? Who put you there to talk tome?” At this unwonted outburst the entire congregation started to their feet, and wild rumors of attempted assassi- nation ran round, The man now ATTEMPTED TO SCALE THE PULPIT, and @ nomber of tho parishioners rushed out and grasped him by thearms, while he continued gesti- culating with growing flerceness. He atruggled for- ward and attempted to cross the altar ralis. The people began pouring out of the church, and the story soon gamed ground oygy the Fourth ward thal a ett efor coh sae ae ce i “ A PURIT, Fe gh was caught fh the ‘abbing the priest on the altar. hile this scene being enacted in th church special oMicer Mahoney, who was near by a the time, was attracted by the rush of people and made the best of his way up to the scene of the struggle. When he gained the Huddle ofthe church he met the man, now secured by the arishioners, being ied out, and recognized him ag in uniortunate lunatic named Cornelius Sullivan. The moment the Jatter cast his glaring eyes upon yuo olldcer hé cried, <7 , “MAHONEY, YOU WRETCH, - you have come fo murder my cilldren.” Again he strove to dizentangle himself from his captoys, He was, nevert at brow ht jnto the street hand- cuffed and loaged in the ourd h precinct, yy (fence Rg was conveyed to the Tombs, where he iidw fles. 1g a Catholic, and lived with his family—a wile and three sens—at 22 Cherry street, and has always borne - good character a3 a hardworking, honest BOM SODEL MAD, oie: eck atey oN eT é ‘Avot onthe ago Ne cofifitelled lncoring ‘ander fits of temporary aberration of mind, during Bpigh he constantly imagined that people were iy FANain act of ng im walt about his home to murder his wife nd her boys. When these fits were not ou him he was Well disposed ana peaceable. In one of these insane Spells he galled on the Rev. Father Farrelly, pastor of St, James, and, after an apparently ra- tional conversation of two or turee minytes, be BEGAN DENOUNCING B18 WB : as unfaithful to him, and invoked the pastor's aid to put a stop to it, Suilivan’s wife 3 & Woman Well spoken of by all wio ‘now her and Father Farrelly accordingly dismissed the man, With tne advice to go home and take care ot his fauliy. He went, however, to the Fourth precinct station house and told Captain Allaire that @ man Was hanging about his door to murder their littie boy. He craved that a policeman be sent to arrest the man, and as he told his story plausibly an oficer was told to accompany lum. On his return he brought back Sullivan, and as there was NO MYSTERIOUS he concluded that S) Allaire procured an sent io the Insane wells Island, cured early last week, It has transpired that before being sent to the Island he was tn the habitor bap 8 ing with a carving knife under his pillow. He Te nny arise in tue night and draw the back 0} Captain ve him Black- order to hi Asylum on from whence he was dismissed a3 THE KNIFE ACROSS HIS THROAT, and threaten to kill his wife It ts, therefore, pretty evident that he ls not a safe person to be allowed at large, and it ts to be hoped the authorities will see to his being confined as a confirmed lunatic. As he was being brought down from the church to the station house one of his sens, a fine boy, rushed BP, in tears to bis side and cried out, “Father! fatner!’? The poor wretch turned an anxious glance ‘upon the child and said excitedly :—Ran home! RUN HOME TO YOUR MOTHER, TOMMY! They can’t hurt me, but they'll muraer you and her.’’ While in the station house ne was visited b. is wife, Who, a8 Was natural, seemed greatly ais Erato The rourth ward wag much moved at the oven! is YACHTING. Launching of the Schooner Dread- naught and Sloop Peerless. Particulars of Their Construction, Models, Dimen- sions in Hulls, Spars and Areas of Canvass— Character of Interior Fittings and Dé. corations—Interosting Details, re Additions to the New ‘York and Atlantic Yacht Clubs. On Saturday last, at twenty minutes past one o'clock, the schooner yacht Dreadnaught—for thus the yacht of which all yachtmen have heard was baptized as she kissed the briny wave—was launched from the yard of her builders, the Messrs. Potllon Brothers, foot ef Bridge street, Brooklyn. Tho occasion called together a goodly company of ladies and gentlemen, aquatic sports nd veteran yachtmen, with thetr fair friends, all of whom gathered upon the surrounding piles of boards and ship timbers or covered the deck of the promising child, and, with great enthusiasm, helped to swell the cheer that gave the latest addition to the New York Yacht Club a PLEASANT “SEND OFF." ‘The day was quite unpropitious for the event, as a strong northwest wind was blowing, and the tido being three feet lower than usual fears were enter- tained that it might not be successful. Shortly be- fore the hour named the blocks were knocked away; but because of the tallow on the launching ways having become hardened a battering ram was used, and that for several minutes, before she began to move; but once started the yacht glided prettily and beautifully into the water, taking to her natural element as easily as her most sanguine well wishers could desire. At the opportune moment, amid the Waving of handkerchiefs and the huzzas of scores, the elegant boat ; WAS CHRISTENED by Mr. C. A. Longfellow. A tug being in readiness she was at once taken in tow, and now lies along- side of the sloop Peerless, at the yard of her builders, where she will recelve her finishing touches and be Put in trim for the comipg yachting season, Captain Samuela—under whose inspection this schooner was bullt—assures us that he expects the DREADNAUGHT TO BE FAST; for this was she designed, ana for this, with the Necessary accompaniments of comfort, convenience @nd luxurious ease, was she built, Her builders have gone in forthe whole “pound of flesh,” and in her racing muslin expect to beat to the home stakeboat anything of her size and capacity that ever hoisted a racing flag. The keel of the Dreadnaught was laid shortly after the Cambria departed from our shores and her owner sought other climes, With but little inter- ruption the work upon her has progressed steadily, and now being launched, and so far in other particu- lars is she advanced towards completion it will re- quire but few weeks before she ts ready for a trial trip. This new vessel on the stooks presented a MOST ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE, and was well worth a study before she dipped to the water by those nautical Solomons ,who are so prone to have thelr hobbies and so free to air thelr notions with fitfal and wisdom- hinting motions of the head, after the matter is settled, and their prophecies of no account, ‘The model of the vessel 1s open to criti cism,” said Captain Samuels; “now give us your opinion before the Dreadna ught slips her land moor. ngs, oF forever after hold y our peace,” The nintig worth observing in the ratu ein iene dimensions of the ev Schooner are as fol- Length on water line, 208 feet, ngth 0. deck, 107 feet, Extreme breadth of beam, 24 feet 6 inches. Depth of bold amidships, 10 feet. Dratt of water in racing trim, 12 feet, Tonnage, 126, U. H; 140 0. M. THE FRAME of the Dreadnaught is of white oak, locust and hack- matack, and is fasteped iu the most thorough man- ner with copper, locust trenalls and copper butt- bolted througt and through. Her huli is of oak, ana consists of tWo pieces in length aud two pieces in depth, being sided eight inches, The keelson 1s in two pieces, with clamps of yellew pine, 3 inches by 8 inches. The depth from bottom of keel to top of keelson 1s feet 9 inches, The floer timbers are sided six inches, mak- ing them 12 incnes, and tne space between them i813 inches, The distance between top timbers 1s 14 Inches and the length of floor tim- bers at amidships is 9 feet. The inside planking ts edge bolted—or, as English builders term it, “chain fastened”—the deck planking is 234 inches by 3 inches, of white pine, without @ knot, and laid with the sheer of Lhe boat, thus forming a periect arch. The deck clainps are gf yellow pine, 10 inches by 6 inches, pss i THE DECK FRAME is fully kneed off with hackmatac hanging and lodg- ing knees fore and aft, and fastened through and through, in and out, up and down. The breasthooks are of oak crochets and fastened through and through with 1-16th inch bolts. The floor umbers are bolted through bottom of Keel with 13¢ inch iron bolts, 12 inches apart, The bilge strakes gre ail bolted edgewise, and the deck olamps likewise, witli % inch iron bolts. The wales are clenched butt- holted with copper, All tron used is galvanized. ‘The garboards are lapped down on the keel 7 inches, irom which the botcom of the keel 1s 29 inches and tapering down to 3 inches on the lace. The stanch- eons are of lecust and form part of the irame. ‘The waterways and transom are of oak. The stem has a rake of 6 feet 4 inches, THE STERN isnot unlike that of the Sappho, yet with an im- proveient upon that vessel's, suggested by experi- ence. Her bulwarks are 24 Inches high, and ner Tall 334 by 8 inches, Of oak, in lengths of 35 and 40 feet. THE BOWSPRIT is formed by continuation of the stem, of oak, not unlike the Sappho’s but yet with several modifica- tions, ‘The floor of this yacht ts longer than that of any ether in the country, her run commencing ten feet forward of the maiumast. Her ballast, which ts of lead and fron, is fitted be- tween the frames, meeting together under keelson and resting on the keel. The blocks are fastened to the Weg strake and arg clear of the skin of tue Yacht. “Say + eer oye eR eh tees SPARRING, < ‘The utmost attention has been made to this Impor- tant work. Her masts are now in and much of the preliminary work of fitting her with rigging com- leted, The annexed will give the particulars of for principal spars:— Mainmast, 91 feet; 23 Inches In partners, Feremast, 88 feet; 24 inches in pariners. Bewsprtit, 20 fect outboard from where the Knight- heads orainarily aro, == « Flying jibboom, 20 feet from cap to stay. MAinboom, ‘14 feet, with mahogany jaws. Foreboom, 31 feet, with matiogany jaws. Maingafy, 88 feet; foregalf, 28 feet, ‘Topmasts, 46 fect, 11 Inches in partners, of Norway yd}, nes re nies Z ‘Squaresall yards, Te Ne 60 fect; ditto booms, 40 feet, Gafftopsail spreets, 60 feet; ditto clubs, 38 feet. Jibboom, 11 inches in diameter at the cap, of pint Dine; it has a patent, Ad 2B. ‘bo heel aud can egnortencd. ares tes y were ce THN MIGGING, foré and aft, is of the best English three-inch char- coal wire. There are four shrouds forward and three aft, with full backstays for lower and eR 3. Allrigging will lead in on the raul, which Bike {nh miany respects much labor. There ard long outriggers at the mastheads for the topmast backstays, and fhesé ate independent, each side having a separate one instead of, as usual, one Jou oue extending all the way across. The trdstle free. are of locust, Instead of iron, and th¢ fup rior ht be uess {s such that it equals a Lon quit oh nf balitst in the hold; these are supperted by ribs or shoulders welded on to the hound band, which obviates the necessity of haying bolts through the masthead, ©. 2 si arae The canvas for thi readnanght is now being made, and is of the Very best material. When the yacht raises her muslin in @ race she wiil present an area of 15,117 square feet—qaite enough to send her cleaving through tne water with a hissing ripple. Her working suit of sails will be found annexed, For racing purposes there will be larger gaif-top- sails, Maintopmast oop ue Peete see tb. These Square Feet. are being put in order Mainsail Foresail.. Forestaysail. IDs... Flying jib. Gaff-vopsall Jib-topsail. . Maintopmast staysail THE ACCOMMODATIONS of the Dreadnaught will be of the most convenient apd comfortable character. There will be a main cabin aft, 19 feet 10 inches in length, 18 feet 10 inches in width and 7 feet between ceilin, se finish of this will bein hard and fancy we witl French polish, There will be a fireplace in the for- yan end ef the cabin, to be finished in nickel, while ‘ bite Sto - THE MIRRORS ts will be of elegant pattern, and tho sofas the entire Leis on of the cabin. On either side of the ead ior jonwar there Will be two saterooms; alao One for : 5 the palling master; and beneath the companion wa. there Will be a small but - ‘ COMPORTA MOKING ROOM, which, at liberty, cau be shut oi from the cabin, Amldships there are two staieroois on port side, one for gentlemen and the other, whiea Ig quite commodions, for ladies, atta: to whieh are toilet rooms. Opposite to these Is the captain's or QWNER'S STATEKOOM, which is exceedingly roomy, Leing i feet by 10 feet in the clear, and connected with which is a toilet room 10 feet by 4 feet tn the clear, It has also @ bath tub, which i4s0 arranged as tobe let down under the floor when not in use, This stateroom will be well lighted, as the centre sky-light wiil open partly into it and the passageway. Hard wood finish will also be noticed here. A very large pantry 1 to be observed next to the galley on port side of passageway forward, which is CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED, as is the galley, the latter being fitted with Ice box, lockers and all else required, The galley will be finished in walnut and ash. Around the foremast 1s @ storeroom, at the port side of which are rooms designed for the petty officers, and on the starboard side for the cook and stewaras. The forecastie 14 twenty-four feet in length and ts fitted with six Angie and two double berths. This promises to 0 th PLEASANT PORTION ofthe yacht, as lent. ‘The skylight over the large, being nine feet six in inches in the clear, All skylights, oma bings sa compantonways will be of mal ny. The finish of the cablu will be in perfect ep really elegant, ‘There will not be much ay (} noticeable, but there will be suM™cient to Inake 1 , PLEASANT TO THE BYBs The upholstering will bé in blue reps, while that ofthe owner’s stateroom will be in crimson and gold. This georgeous finish, with the surrot of library, plano and uae collections of art, wilk make @ beautiful aud indesorivably pleasant place. LADIES) SALOON j will be in blue and the staterooms in diferent colored reps. All the carpets, to be of the most luxuriant quality, will match the peculiar finish of each stateroom, as also the cabin andiadies’ saloon. ‘The Dreadnaught will have @ patent steering appa~ Tatus, with diamond screw, af FINISHED IN NICKEL, The binnacle, also of peculiar design, will be of like’ finish, The boats, now being constructed, are of cedar and locust, With black walnut rail and cover. ing board. ! old bead, 2544 inches from top of rail, encircles the hull of the yacht, and her scroll work about the stem, in gold, is peculiarly NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE. ; Such, in brief, is the yacht Dreadnaught, which was launched on Saturday, and no true yachtman that viewed her in or out of the water can but feel that she is at least the “picture of a racing snip.” In racing trim she will be painted pearl gray. LAUNCHING OF THE PEERLES®. Her Dimenstons, Spars and Canvas—Details of Construction. Quite unexpectedly, and in the absence of her owner, the centreboard sloop yacht Peerless, butlt for Mr. J. Rogers Maxwell, Vice Commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club, was launched om Thursday morning from the yard of the Messrs, Poillon Broth- ers, Brooklyn, It WAS INTENDED that this vessel should be sent into her natural ele: ment on Saturday, and at the same hour as the Dreadnanght, but circumstances of no moment to the public caused @ change of programme. The Peerless ‘Was built after a model furnished by her owner and, under his personal supervision, At first sight,’ when on the stocks, she did not present great perfection of outline, her bow being very full! and her masts placed unusually far forward; bus therein her owner CLAIMS GREAT ADVANTAGB, holding that she 1s just full enough to hold her welt up under a heavy pressure of canvas, which will be brought upon her forward by having her masta placed in the position determined upon. ‘There was but littleceremony in connection with the launching of this boat, there being but EIGHT OR TEN STRANGERS present, and these congregating -at a moment’ notice, In the water the Peerless looxs much better, than on the stocks, and It is a question if her owner’s expectations may not be fully realized. ‘The dimensions of the Peerless are as ThOwie a th on water line 62 00; Depth of hold... 6 00 anage, 34 tons, OC. H.; ons, C. M. ‘The materials used in the construction of thi: vessel are of the best possible character. Her frama is of white eak, Rackmatack and locust, and the- roughly fastened. Ali the work has been done in the most Gchpees manner, reflecting great credit upon her builders. The accommodations of the Peerless are of the MOST AMPLE NATURE. In her cabin there are six berths aft and four forward, including @ cosey stateroom. Her fore- castle will have three berths, and this, as in other portions of the boat, there is sufMicient light and ventilation. The finish of the interior will be in white aud gold, affording that agreeable contrast which is at alltimes desired. The pautries, galley and lockers are very commodious. Her rigging is of wire, and she Is fitted with a patent screw wheel for steering. SPARRIN The sparring of the yacht was determined upon I ry Maxwell, ‘ie various dimeusions are as fol- lows:— . Jeet, Inches, Length of mainmast, from deck to" —"*, ho 06 Masthead 00 Mainboom. 6 Main gaft.. . oo Bowsprit, outboard. 00 Bowsprit, to shoulder. oo Topmast to cap... 00 Topsail yard, small oo ‘Topsail yard, large.. 00, CANVAS. The Peerless will carry a great ciond of canvas in racing trim. The Proportions were determined by Mr. John M. Sawyer. She will spread as follows:— Square feet. Area of mainsail. ++ 2137 870 420 1,018 i Area of large gatf topsail ‘Area of spancker. + sesese es 1,420 Besides these she will have a small gaff tonsall, to be used as occasion and weather may require, Should nothing occur Mr. Maxwell intends that) the Peeriess shall be in readiness within a week, that he and his friends may go up Long Island Sound ona panute cruise. ‘This boat will be @ handsome addition to the large fleet of pcesae vessels belong- ing to the Atlantic Yacht Club, BLOODY AFFRAY AT WEEHAWK’ N, Two Men Stabbed, One of Them Fatally The Perpetrator In Custoedy—A Fierce Attack On The Officers. The dead silence of Saturday night was selected as the time for settling @ dispute of lung standing, at Wechawken, the cllifs of which echoed the moans of a dying man and the diabolical yeils of his murderer. The principals in this bloody affair ara Pat Cunningham and Anthony McDonough. Between these an ill-feeling has existed for along time. Oa Saturday night Cunningham and a man named Pat Coyne met McDonongh in company with Pat Egan near the Halfway House at Weehawken. Cunninghang assumed @ threatening attitude, and boldly ad- pat: hia et his hands on McDonough. The latter Warhed him to keep off, and shook him aside {un a determined manner, when Canningham plunged a knife into his abdomen, inflicting a gaping wound, from which the intestines protruded, The bloodthirsty wretch withdrew the knife and attacked Egan, whom he stabbed in the side. The villam thea coolly walked off with Coyne, leaving his victims moaning on the ground and crying for help. The cries of the men attracted attention and several persons rushed up. Both men were then completely exhausted. They were taken into a house and medical aid was furnished, if eDonotigh’s ¢agg 48 pronounced fatal, ut Egan Wwiil fecover, Se gece A vonstanle, in company with ® resident of Wee- hAwken, went io arrest the perpetrator, who sav- agely attacked them with a knife and put tuem to fight. Olicers Wright and Henry, of Hoboken, pro- ceeded to Weehawken yesterday and secured him. Tey placed handcugs on him a ok him on one of the norse cars to Hoboke the way he man- aged to slip his hand into his pocket and draw out & knife, ‘The ladies screamed and rushed towards the Rlattorm, but the oitcers peanees upon liar and, forcing tim down upon the seat, aelivered a few blows, which cooled the rufilgn’s blood, He is a most desperate character, - ca Y oe a « THE RIVER MYSTERY. ee In the case of Mr. Prank P. Dale, tbe man whos” suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from hig residence, 31 Sands street, Brookiyn, on the evening of the 2in of December last, and whose dead body a aay or two siace was found in the dock at pter No. 5 North river, as already reported in the HBRALD, Coroner Young yesterday commenced an investiga: tion gt the Morgue. Miss Julia M. Dale, a sister of deceased, living at No, #01 West Thirty-seventha strect, was @xamuned, but knew nothing of the cir- cumstances ander which her brother left home, except what she had heard from kis landlady in Brooklyn, whieh was to the effect that if he did not return till late 0) Hot at alee night, for her not to be alari it him. liver Watch was found yn thé fob where he carried it, bas he had hittle or no money tn his mm when the body was found. Dr. Marsn, Deput ga he je an exams nation of the body, on w! he found no marks of violence, and in his oomion death was caused by drowning.