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4 RELIGIOUS. The Proclamation of the Gospel in the Churches Yesterday, MR. HEPWORTH'S “NEW DEPARTURE,” The Pastor of the Church of the Messiah Resigns His Pastoral Charge. An Enthusiastic but Indignant Church Audience. Father Beaudevin on the Star in Bethlehem. Dg. Merrill Richardson on the New Year and Ite New Duties. Sermons by Father Beaudevin, Dr. Chup- man, Rey. Messrs. Beecher, Hep- worth, Longacre, Fred Evans and Elder Bywater. CHURCH OF THE MUSSIA. Sermon by Dr. Hepworth, Giving More Pare tioulars of His “New Departure”—He Re- signs His Pasterate of the Church—Lusulting Letters Sent Him—Sensation, Applause and Bilesese—the People tor the Preacher. A scene rather unusual in a church and among a Worshipping congregation toox place yesteruay morning im the Church of the Messiah. Dr. Hep- ‘Worth, a8 previously announced, gave his people his reasons tor preaching his Christmas sermon. His. discourse yesterday might be considered a farewell to this church, and hence the most in- nse interest was manifested to hear what the Sloquent divine had to say. Every seat in the puild- ing was occupled, and double rows of camp gtvols lined tne aisles, while many scores of persons who could not be otherwise accom- Modatea stvod up in the rear and m the galleries, The Doctor created some sensation during the Progress of his sermon, and at lis close he sail that jis present condition of mind was nothing moro than the fruitage to the blossom, and that he stands to-day practically where he stood ten years ago. the denomination has steadily drifted away mM the old theological landmarks, so that mon Dow admitted wit nin its fold who would not be ived into any other body of Christians in the world, A SLIGHT SENSATION yas manirested ar this statement. When he had finished his sermon the Doctor said that as he was ho longer a Unitarian he haa deemed tt proper to tender his resignation. He had, therefore, written to the Chairman of the Board of ‘Trustees, Mr. Babcock, on Friday evenimg, announcing that his resignation would be lald before the shurch at its regular meeting on Monday. But Mr. Babcock haa written him a@ letter on Saturday Svening, which, for the honor of the Church and of the Trustees, he hoped did not breathe their spirit. The Doctor then expressed his kindly feelings Yoward the congregation, and said that the two years of his ministry here have been among the happiest of his life, and all that he asked was to be allowed to go nis way and let them go thetrs; but he did hope to have been spared insult, He then Tread an extract of Mr. Babcock’s leer, which, ina Very insolent and unchristian menner, asked him to occupy the pulpit to-day, and that he (Mr. Babcock) Bhouid see that the Doctor received his pay therefor, but that after this date his services would not be re- quired. Other scurrilous lettera had been sent him also—one calling him Dagon, and another charging Dim with trying to break up the Church apd to gain ion of tie edifice, &c., &c. But he said he Wouid not raise his finger to ask one of ne congre- nee to tollow him. Ii thy would keep their be would take his hat aud WALK OUT ALONE INTO THE WIDE WORLD, with uone but his Heavenly Father above him and jesus Christ his Redeemer in mis heart, As the or rewd the extract oi the letter and referred to the others the people missed and.iissed again; and woen he asserted O18 own independence and rigat to Jolluw bis convictions a wurmur of applause Tan through the congregation. When Dr. Hepworth dad finished his statement Mr. Babcock, wno evidently did not expect to have the matter alluded to, rose to mako an explanation, but he was repeatediy nissed while proceeding with his apolo.y, and murmurs of ‘same!’ were auaibie in paris of tne church, He acknowilndged the Writing of the letter on his own responsibility and cousidered it justiianle, but expressed his former kindly feelings toward und relatious with Dr. Hep- worth, Who should not, ne said, preach again in the Uharch of the Messiah witu hts (Babcock's; con- ‘dhs gratuitous remark cailed 1orth an addi tonal Storm Of bisses, Amid Walch ne took is seat, Hepworth tue remarked that all that sr. ck had sald was true, and, bec asuch marked kindness from tue trustees And the cougregativa nitberto, he had hoped to leave the churcl Witnout creating feelings of animosity in the hearts of auy one, When he was engaged, he | Said, iL Was Lor two years, from Octover to October, Dut Very soon alter his comidg the trnstees came to him and said tuat tueys could not rent their pews UD.es8 he Would consent to become their permanent Dastor. He thereiore authored tiem so to an- Rounce to the people, Anu, though he mizht not, he sald, preach im sMessiali’s chureh next Sunday, ‘on inay velieve, he aided, 1 shall preach some: here, AS U by an luvisivie Luspiration A GENERAL CLAPPLNG OF HANDS, Whtch lasted two or three.miautes, followed tris an houncement, aud as we congregaiioa was as. Muesed great numbers went up vo tbe communion | Platiorm aud snvok the muependent Christian Minister warmly py the hand, and f their sympatny, thei presence and Port in guy ecterprise he may wade bandsng i ed about a minutes, ¢ wuich a poudly nuwber remé to parieke or the Bacrameut Of che Lwrd’s Supper, Which Was @ ver boiemn and impressive occasion. Dr. Hepwogih evidently nus tae sympatuy uty of the Congregation with Lim, ant,a3 he remarked yester- | Gay, taat tue poop ¥o inake them douht,there was A gr ‘al expression Of approval, very body comme! upon the ser. Mon and the atteniant circumstances, and ¢ Sions were freely maue that Dr, Chat they would go witu him, Some fa right and id the Church ot the Messiah was doomed, hers remarked thut there was no use in looking Up to Jesus Christ if he was no better than Socrates or other men, Mr. Frotpingham nas dociared, The © While the ceachers don't. Below Pos tis sernioa. . Hepworih's text was taken from St, Beiore me fore men, * Whusoever therelore si bho will I conters ais sae Bin — 1 fore Men, lum wt!) talso deny before my Fat! ‘Which is in heaven.” Ho said:—~sMy trends, ‘these 1 Words seem to me to be ireighted down to tie very Water's edge wiin a feariul import. For a loog ume 1 have been gsowing into @ deeper faith in the su. Pitonn character oi Christ and iis religion. If it VeCuMes Nevessary for Me Lo change my denomt+ Dattonal relations on account of this larger faith, and to lose many of tno friends with whom it has been my privilege anu my pride to. work, I oh the step aud bear the burden under the snes that 1 Wave nothing to do with con- Sequences; that my only busiiess ia ww preach Fist aud Him crucified and leave the resi to Provi- lence, For some time! have been gradually un- @ radical change 1n my religious opinions, own brethren have seen it and you have een It, and now that the day has come when 1 snould iay (he whole matter agg T shall teil youin the spirit in which } should speak to @ brother just how matters are with me. nave forthe great, the good and tne Hoy jen Who io holy inen who have in ast stood in the ranks of Unitarian- or of t Ae jess good and holy men wi wlieve whi bers uy Xprese liepworth | was Matthew, it confess Me before my Father Bul whosoever sualt deny Me Tanks to-day. it has produced influence bas not been confined to sect, is Have veea world-wide; men who more than to apy denomina- freely discuss onr denomina- 1 was born and reared unde because in these latter years \d some ite tO do in the adainisiration of I have watched its progress and iis ton- Dot With the heart of @ critic, but with AD FRI HP, the while fecling sure tat it is gradually becom- a of eed and nothing more, aud that so was cerned it would end im my icaving ing 1 knew not where. I felt tits solicl Hot for vie boay itself, vecanse it Is able to € 8 it, poy it myseil as 3 individual. let me gay that When Channing iC AUADE and Method Ww the body Unita- ‘ a I be Fe wal position ts influences and have weve NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JAN UARY 8, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. Tianism was as unlike what now goes under that Daine as one thing Can be unlike anotner, So far as theology was concerned Channing reiected the name ‘Trinitarian; put in defining the posit.on of Glurist he gave him anout the position and authority which mojern orthodoxy giv tun, Geaseieg: soared fo the highest peak concei able ¢@ tence, and then gaged God-ward for Curis. I sometimes think that we, on the other hand, are trying to Ond hiwim that group of gifted phito-o- phers who, in times past, have said wise things. And tne dogma of the unity was partly incidental, ‘The russsion o1 the ‘was to protest agaiast the rigidity and bivotry Of the old fashioned orthodoxy. Aad in domg that much he worked tu the «direcnon of eciviization und vilence, But in these days the rights of privace Judgment are respected by all secis, and uccegsery differences among honest men are not regarded aa * 4 BARRIER TO COMMUNION. So far, then, a8 this part of the miseton of Unitarian- bh is LORE R we may saicly say that it 1s accom. plisued. Tnis 1s felt to be true by a considerapie portion of the body, | think, and therefore an entirely new is- sue has been presented, and one with which ican have no sympathy whatever, and one which must ultimately drive from ite pmmnenion @ great many of its earnest men, lar as we have any influence at all we stand beiore the world to-day for very louse ideas about the Bible, and for a theory of Christ Which to my mind robs Him of that wien makes Hum the Curist—we have admitted to our iellowsn: and to a vote im all our conicrences & Class thinkers who tear things up by the roots and leave nothing but the ghastly hole from which she living tree was taken. It is of little ase to deny this, From the very nature of our body i¢ must admit such mea, and their names wilt be found recorded in our avnual Year ‘Their influence upon the body has deen made like that of nen who tn politioal circies trold the balance of power. Tuey have tied our hands ana our feet and we can de novhing, Jn the taird place, you wilt ask me how this change came about, te (ols wise:—Tneodore Par- ker, years ago founded a new school of thought in Ainerica. Personally he was as true and gentle and loving #s any soul that ever lived, 1 knew Lim and udmired him, Theologically he tore evexyeune to pieces, He grew up out of our midst, At iral we protested against hi'a, WE SCOLDED HIM, WR CHIP TIM} but he mastered tue geuius of the deuomination, at this moment. prominent man body said im public that Parker had not accorded wiin the conditions of | salvation, and, by these harsh and, from bis stand- point, wicked words, repudiated nim utterly, Ouly a few years alter tue sume ilps told us that there were two wings Oi Unitarianwm; that Channin Was ai the head of one and Parker av the head o! the other, This theory, that Parker's theory was a aud tuat the rit of the body was towards radicaiism, In the fourth piace, you say, gamittiug this, why not figh' the matter out mside the lines? 1 answer, 1 have tried for years to make the denomination Place itself on @ theological basis concerning Christ, and have utterly fatled. The reason is, thal has no unanimity of opinion on the subject. There 1s no Cohesive element to be found. We are made up Of 230 settied ministers, # smaiier number | than we had two years azo; and these 230 are so 1n- tensely individual that they caa unite on notning except on tie right of each man to think ashe pleases, and this ts no basis Of organization, rianism is exactly suited to certain vemperaments. There are good men, a3 good as any, who find it unpossible to jive anywhere except out of doors, ALL HOUSES SUGGEST LIMITATION, and thonyh all out of doors 1s reaily limited, yet the Umiiation 1s not quite visible, aud so It auswWers the Purpose. Itis not, however, suttavie to my tem- Perameat, 1 am in no sense &’ free lancer, to fight ina company, and under @ leader, aud under a fag. My ideas of Christ are exceedingly deilued, and I cannot work with those who jor @& moment asseri that His religion 1s not equal in some particulars to the ethnic religions of the world, and tnat He who | believe saves my soul is not us great a8 some of the phitosopuere who have spoken wisely, I believe Christ to bo literally the incaragtion of God. Yo me He ts Goa, i stand on this important matter with Beecher aud buddington and storrs and Thompson. 1 must reach Him as I preach God. I must try to save Souls through Him. Icannot help it. I nope IT shall not lose your personal love vecause 3 helleve more thanyou do. If I tore down your saci beliefs, L should expect your consure, But I bulld up. Ihave a corner gtone that will bear up the Whole butiding. Let us all go in and take sneiter. In tue last place, comes the ques!ion, what do you propose todo? This 1s easily answered. My plan is very definite, and will admit ef no comproinise, icannot work longer in the Unitarian body, because I do not believe in the Unitarian theology. It1s utterly impossible, My name will be taken trom their booxs WITH NO UNLOVING HAND Thope, and | shall go my way. Inave no personal feeling towards any man living. Iam actuated in this ting simply and oaly froma sense of duty. Seconu, if you will itand will go with me, I shall Dot join any other sect, but will stand alone on the basis of my Christmas sermon. We wilt be wholly sectarian. We will butld our Church on the Fatherhood of God, on the divinity of Jesus Christ fad on she Bible as the Word of God to save the souls of an erring race. ‘'nird, if you do not care to do this only one thing is left me; 1 anall join the orthodox Congregational body, and do my utmost to bring men to a knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Ihave worked with you lovingly, and I hope to Tetain the generous iriendsnips wh.ch | have made, God bless, you, dear iriends, now and always, NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. The New Year and Its Now Datica—This World a Grand Theatre of Training and Discipline—Sermon by tho Wev. Dr. Morrill Richardson. Notwithstanding the cold snap a genial and Pleasant warmth pervaded, yesterday morning, the New England Oongregationai church, corner of Madison avenue aod Forty-seventh street, ‘Tne geniality and warmth were intensified by the smiling faces of many just retarned from spending the holidays at the'r New England tomes, And be- side this the sermon uf the pastor, Rey, Dr. Merrill Richardson, besides celng peculiarly appropriate to the first Sabbath of the year, glowed, if anything, with more than the usual flery ardor of impas- sioned eloquence in its effect, so warming up the hearts of bis hearers as to banish all recollection or thought of the chilling wintry biast outside. His subject was, “The New Year and Its New Duties,’ and the text Luke Xill., 8, “Lord, let it alone this year aiso.”” A man had a fig tree Ju his vineyard which, as years roiled on, bore nofruit, As it was only an ovstruction he flnaily told bis dresser to cut tt down that it might not take up vainable ground; but the dresser begged put for one more chance, and if this failed it was surely vw be cut down, By this simple illustration Christ con- veyed tno truth that God started men in this yine- yard of the worid tor frait, The more God does for men ihe more Ue expects. The world was made, the race was started and events were ordered, all with refereace to the fruits of mghteousness, The only reason why aby mortal pelng should ask to be sparcd another year ig that be muy bear fruit, Only for this was he placed in the world’s vineyard; only for this was he enlowed with certain powers and posslbill- tes; oOuly ior this 18 the discipline of life ordered; only for this has God revealed fis will, Creation, providence, redemption point to this fruit as the en acd aim of man’s belag. Year alter year God looks jor tratt; looks tor it im quality and quantity accord- ing to what He has done for us. It upon unis first Sabbatn of another year we asked to be spared this year it suouid be that wo may bear fruit to God’s glory, lie proceeded to show that this is God's end im man’s creation. He proved this, first, irom the declarations of Holy Writ, ‘This moral fruit 18 called py many names— obedience, love, mercy, purity, meekness, pity of tho poor, long suffering, confirmation in right, charity aud tho hike, ni are all summed up in the word holiness, Mavi; hown how God Gisciplined the ancient Jews in rightéous fheaa, he urge that the principle aud object of God's government With all nations was the same. Every n.oral being ta created for the same object as Adam. Sin has not changed the alm. To secure this one eH ops RCT OF CRRATIO! God found a remedy ior én, sin was Not to defeat God's purpose. The fruit of rignteousness 1s still the one chief end of man, The reason given in the Bible why the Jews and other nations were cut off 4s that they would not serve God. ‘Their iniquities Were their destruction. As God created the sun for light, the raim to water the earth and food for every living th 80 dil he create man to be tramed and confirmed in everything iight, Notning sbort of this would be Worthy of God. He has governed = World with this sole object in view. However slow the process, light and trath have spread, and as nations nave advauced in cuiture and reflnemont higher and higher has risen the standard of righteousness. Thought and art tend to the furtherance of Obrist’s kingdom, 1 world is a RAND THEATR: for training intelligent bel _ Ampuifyi: ee At eloquent length he m: persouay’ ion of the text thropgh enforcement of ee Ridges Sg = ees s ny i 5 isciplined our fat) th od World before 3! came neers. Great principles of right and liberty shook the thrones of Furope, Thousands camo to this shure for conscience bake. Here they planted the Guspel in all freedom. The school and the church stood ee pita When the States and the nation were 4 ~F the; | ing this sou F bearing fruits ‘or ‘cumbore y Were organizéa jor the people and the peopie. We enter into this rich inberitance—~ inueritance of strong, hearty people, capable of great things, Under @ northern ciimate, witha ugh sot! Lo subdue, habits Of diligence and econ- ony were formed, and for two and a@ hall centu- ried much fruit was brought forth, in the family, in society, in the Courcu and State there has been @ degree of individual TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS never surpassed, Nowhere has persoual responst- bility beea so generally oujoined, Such 19 the spot in God's viueyard, #0 favored in its light and cul- ture into which we were bora. To every mind guould come the quéstion to-day, “\vbat ipuit of Now, in ihe next place, I wish to say that Untta- | i want | | rignteousness nave 1 borne?” No one should live | for himse:i aione, drawing nourishment from others | And ho himself imparctag nothing in revura, Taere ia _service for ail—service in tne families, service in society, service the professions, { Birvice in business. We have Christian work in the | Church and ta the community, He w in con- | clusion, that man does not accomplish te divine | end of ils Creator without bringing forth rruics of righteousness. If any had fatied to bring forth such frutt heretofore, the sennise of the New Year ‘was the proper tune [or (ne beginalug of a new life. Now was the time for the recording angei to write against every Dame, consecrated to God. CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY. The Great Lesson of the New Year—Tho Christian and the Man of the World Con- trasted—Look Out for the Present, and Let Byaones be Bygones—Ser by Rev. Dr. Chapin, Giving grateful worship on the firat sabbath of the new vear was a large congregation at the ser- vices yebterday morning at the Church of the Divine Paternity, corner of Fiuth avenue and Forty-fifth strect, over which tnat illustrious champion of pulpit oratory, Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin, oficiates 8 pastor. An interesting and most attractive pre- | Uminary feature, as usual, was the singing by the | magnificent choir, with the sweetly attuned voice of ‘Muss Abbott, soprano, sawotieen ant Of the world of song, rising mto @ melody almost divine, clear and distinct above the other voices. The organist here, moreover, Mr. Bolden, plays with rarely exquisite skill, Puipic eloquence goes a good ‘way, but there can be no doubt that the higher culture attained and shown in church music the larger will be the attendance. Among tho select pleces sung was “Heavenly Dwellings,” an adapta. tion from Schubert, in which we compass and sweetness of Miss Avbotvs votce was most charm- ingly displayed, be subject of Dr. Chapin’s discourse was “The Great Lesson of the New Year,” and the text, Fhilippians, ul., 13 and 14—“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprenended; but this one thing I do, forgetting those things waich are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 1 press toward the mark for the prize of the bigh calling of God in Christ Jesus.” ‘This illustration wus not a mere figure of speech, but the solidity of fact, Ail absorbing earnestness was ere illustrated —the earnestress characterizing the foot racers 1a the oid Grecian games, Paul here portrayed Lis Own earnestuess in THE OHMISTIAN RACE With ail the obstacies he had to meet he still prossed on, still kept the prize in view—the prize of glorious Immortality, ‘hus, he urged, it shoula be ‘With all Christians; the same earnest, supreme en- enchantress | Memories of mercies in the past make us better tn Ube present, To sin because mercy abounds 14 the devil's logic, Those mercies will etther be lode- stones to draw us to heaven or millstones to sink us to hell—either notes in our canticle of celestial happiness or sighs of harrowing despair in our mis- ery. When Thomas Hooker was dying 80m@ one exciaimed, “You are goiug to receive the reward of your lapors.” But he relied, “No, Lam going to recelve mercy.” Let us revolve in our-hearts tae COUNTLESS, BLESSINGS we bave received, treasuring them in our memo- ries, and we shall have cone tar to make 1572 a nappy new year. In the next place it benooves us to look at a, in the proper light. Upto a certain period in life the present misjudged. Youtn looks forward: ita inherttance is in the un- certain future, and it throws away present happl- ness, never dreaming of the possivility of becoming baukrupt, Bui in middie life, when the grave up ia the distance, time begins to home. Doall you can to-day, and if to-morrow does not give all the happiness yon ex; you wiil recetve the more for ions, your previous exerti “Now”? is the watchword of the and is on the banner of the pruden!, Every dav asks, “What will you do white Tam with you? What story shall 1 give of you in eternity where [ snortiv shall be }!? Now ia the time to sow, to seize our yy, to carn our crown. Let us receive from the New Year all the blessings which it may please Providence to send us; let us make use of them; and let us ive back something in exchange to it. Let us give Sur best words and deeds, Our offerings shall be remembered tn the world beyond the grave, Thus ‘we can make life agreeable and live joyful in the hope of a bleased.immortality ; for Life ts real, life is earnest, Ana the grave is not its goal “ to dust returnest,”” Fane ene aster CENTRAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Holding Fast to the Words of. Truth— Discourse by Rev. Andrew Lonvacre. The pastor, Rev. Andrew Longacre, conducted the servicesin the above church, corner of Seventh ,@venue and Fourteenth street, yesierday morning, preaching trom the text, II. Timothy, 1, 13,— “Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.” The precise meaning, he said, of the first portion of this verse was that we should stead- fastly use and maintaia the precise language of the tratn as revealed in God’s Holy Word. As a seal inaelibly stamps its impress so the Word stamps itself as the sentiment of the Holy Spirit. The Christian must not only believe the Bible in a general way and adinit its inspiration, bul he must HOLD FAST TO THS TRUTHS therein contained, and believe that there is a dis- tinct and vital language in the words themselves, deavor should characterize all, Foremost m Paul was lliustrated lis intense singleness Of purpose, | ‘rhe ideal of a Christian life to Pau: was that of Christ | himself, Religion is not one thing; it is not like | @ profession or politicg—a something to whicu we | must devote Sundays aud spectal times. Religion | Bhould be the great thing of life, Everything else | should be tncitent to this, A man may atin at one thiug and yet do many things, ‘he Christian lite is | the most rich and varied. {ts in every noble deed. | It is one complete, full purpose of lite, Atl the great movements of the world have been carried forward by men burning with one strony, intense + | desire, Leta mun slart im life with a determina. | tiou that he will do one thing ana he willa@oit | Af he deterumines to becoine rich, Le will become 80; | if to achieve fame, he will acmeve it. be works for this one end. Of all wretcned mon, he 1s most wretched who leads an AIMLESS LIFE, There is no worse murder thun killing time. The man of one purpose keeps that purpose perpetualiy in view. it iliis o18 Waking thoughts; it tlie bis | dreams by night. Having enlarged farther on this | point he reverted to a previous thought—the vanit, of tho Christian life, Burns aud a peasant, be state by way of tilustrauion, once essayed a match at binding sheaves. The ponan beat Burns, but Burns composed | said:—**1 @ song whilo binding, | and = 80 have beaten you.” It was 80 {| in tho Caristian life, Spiritual ideas in him are , supreme, He carries them with him into all the duties of life. Amplliying this point at elo- | quent lengtu, he drew a forcible contrast bei ween | the ma’ of the world and tue Christian, and then urged it as a daty to FORGET THE PAST, When we have sinned, by God's grace ‘let us forget it, Look not mourniully into the past; it cometh not back again. The only way was to improve wisely the present and press forward to still wiser jmprovemeut in the juture. We must keep the mark In view. Spirhual perfection tel!s the whole thing— growth of soni. The more we gain the more there 18 to be gained. ‘fhis is the prize of the mgh calling; the aci.e 1% heaven. What is heaven? Think you heaven is what the good and pious old lady thought?—a place where she could always sit Weartng a cleau white apron, Is heavena place where occupants will occupy themseives eternally singing psalms? Heaven is spiritual perfection— tuis and nothing more. Having descrived 10 a sirain of impassioned @oquence this spiritual ection | he, 1u conclusion, applied the iessons pf the text ta the coming in the ‘New Year. This, he urgel, was tho time of all times for new _ resoives, for new vigor in fighting the _ battie of life. His closing sentences were characterized by the very highest Sights of puipit eloquence, and it is unnecessary to say that the sermon was lis- tened io vy the vast assemblige present with the Most earnest and uadivided atteation, After singiug & byma, in whicn al the congre- gation un-ted, Of Which the .oliowiug 18 a verse— As the winged arrow files ipeedily the mari i ig i ics Darte and leaves no trace behind, Swifuy thus our fleeting diya Bear us dowa life's rapid atre Upward, Lor, our spirits raise All below is but a dream. Mr. Chapin invited all present to fotn them 1m the communion service, Wiich terminated ihe religious exercises, <——— CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH, How to Make the New Year a Happy Onc=— Sermon by Rev. Fred. Evans, At the above-named edifice yesterday the reverend pastor took his text from Philippiafis til., 13—“I’or- getting the things which are behind and stretching myself fortn to those that are be/ore.”” Millions of money for an inch of time,” cried Elizabeth, Queen of England. Reciining on a royal couch, surrounded by life's Juxuries, with a kingdom on which the sun Dever set, she who bad wasted half a century would now barter millions for an inch of time. We scarcely realize the value of our gifis until they are gone, When a great mun lives among us we think. ; but litte of him; but let deaih lay his cold hand upoa nim and we appe.r ta moaratng, and a movement is on foot to ralse to his memory @ monument of bronze, As the fignt of birds so isthe year which is gone, Golden opportunities, glorious privileges, heavenly days nave flown by; but, like distant angels, their: fight la far from us now. Our duty is to look well to tue present year, and to make the new year a liappy one by “forget- Ung the things which are bend,’ &, We must FORGET AND REMEMBEW the past. Let us torget the shortcomings of '71, aud, like the muititudes that drank ot te river of Elysiuin, bocome obilvious of ali that mignt un- nerve us in time tocome, Kut may we never forget the hand of God in ail its changes and vicissitudes | What asad spectacie Would the Prodigal Sun present Were ho to taluk eternally of the swine aud moan Over the husks! but sweet music drowned his sorrow and the father’s kiss banished murmurs froin his lips; his life became a luminous page, whereon you could read, ‘Forget and forgive: live well and be thankful.” No one has been perfect. The voice of | compresension May depend a lite, | imparted to your chilaren. Some think all that is necossary is to hold the truth ea be the word of God. This is @ fatal mistake, ‘ruth 13 inseparable from the language that utters it; words are Lire embodiment of thought, If tne idea is not of much consequence it makes no differ- ence if 11 be not clotned in proper words. If you send @ servant to & grocery you will not be particu- be 7 iving him inetructions as tu the words to use, but YOU DISPATCH HIM TO A DRUG STORE language may be of consequence; Spon its_proper we must be particular with the message of God. Upon its cor- rect interpretation depends the salvation of souls, Comments upon this word may vary, but the word itself must be wid fast. The pastor referred to the habitof man to adopt the form of words to suit our- selves in forming an opinion of the Scriptures. ‘Thi was seen in the catechism and the creed. In them we have tne summarized trath, ‘These are human, but they may be religious, The Onristian may catch THE LIGHT COMING DOWN FROM GOD, and their opinton of the truth varies but little from that entertained by the Christiaus before Christ’s birch, Virtually the result of the trath is the same idea all over the Christian Church. These forms of Christian belief me.n to hold fast to God's words and the creeds that come down to us, The PAIWe dweit at considerable length upon the duty ol THE PARENT TO EDUCATE THE CHILD In the truths of the Bibie. Tne young should be trained in the sober truths which you have each received—tie doctrine tiat has been your creed and heip in time of need. should be tue first matraction The fact 1s that the minds trained tn the school of Christia® thought are the clearest minds in the world to-day. Tue pastor ably dwelt upon the scientific theories of religion, aud the differences as to the comprehension of the Word and ured upon ms hearers to discard the teacffings of philosophers, if they were in contraven- Uon of the Word of God, which is truth. THE WORD 18 FIXED AND STAYED. ‘The rock against whicn the gates of hell cannot pre- vail is Goa’s truth, and we tnust accept it. Nature and the Bible can never clash; if they do we should go back and learn our ideas of irath over again, and We would find that they work in harmony. The words of God and the works of God are one. The minister briefly spoke oi the faitn tn the Word, and cancluded by assuring his hearers that unless they id hold upon the trath and livea a pure lite they cold not faithfully obey the commands of God, nor enter that life eternal woich Christ has promised to oh ere nee ANS of sect, who love Him in spirit and ru REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH. Sermon to the Young by Rev. Dr. Cuyler, of Brocklyn. Rev. Dr. Cuyler, of brooklyn, preached a very im- pressive sermon to the young last evening in Dr. Ormiston’s church, corner of Twenty-ninth street and Fifth avenue, His text was selected from the ninth Verse of tne eighth chapter of Genesis, The reverond speaker depicted, in his usual eloquent and impressive manner, the condition of the Ark and its living freight, tossed about upon the bosom of the waters for so many long, weary days, and how at length Noah sent out a raven, which, lke many human ravens of the present day, did not return, but took care of itself only. He then sends outa dove, and the poor, gentle creature soars about without finding anything upon whicn to rest its weary feet, or upon which to replenish its famishing stomach, and finally returns, weary and well nigh spent, Noah sees it returning and stretches out his hand to take it in. In just ths condition, said the speaker, are thousanas upon thousands of immortal souls to-day. ‘They have soared away from God and the Saviour; are Weary, foot sore and well nigh exhausted, and are now looking and longing to return, The dove re- turned to the ouly place where she could fing rest, and so, my dear friends, you must return to the Saviour, for nowhere else can you find perfect rest. WOULD YOU BE SAVED, man of wealth and affluence? There ts a place for ‘on at the toot ol the cross beside the beggar, ihe literate vagaoond and the poor orphan, Rock of aves! oieft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, Prom thy elie, a healing flood, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure, When the dove returned to the ark 1tfound but one wiudow through which to gain admittance; there wus no other, aud to this o!e the poor, fred thing made its way. Sinner, can’t you draw a Ies- son irom this? Can you not see that there 1s but one way for you to save yourselt? ‘There ts but one, barely one window, aad rig this you must go. it is wide open, and you will find there the loving Jesus, with outstretched arms, ‘ready to help you and Iift you up, and there is no time like the pres ert. Ali! dear friend, do not put it of til to- morrow. The to-morrow may never come for you. The beautiful sun of to-day rose on many a poor head that never saw it set; and so it may be with some of you if you wait tili to-morrow, Why will Jesus to the sinner is not—Think of thy sins, mourn over lost opportunities, meditate on past wrongs; but, rather, sin no more, use the present, 101 the imperfections of others. A celevrated painter mad @ polot to avoid seeing any imperfect paint- Rene sald he, “ite detects creep into mine; en I have an excellent work of art beiore me Law ht its excellencies, and not its e BIRDE OF TREY that follow the scent of and feed on the putrid bodies, so do some men delight im the im- perfections of others; thoy intend to grow fat On the dishonesty and faithiessness of thor Neighbors. Such individuals cannot ase whoie- some food. Did any one ever succeed who laid his imperfections a8 the foundation of bis future jog? Forget, a8 Paul did, all the things which ere benind and cannot kee ice with the soui— things Which perish when the mind wings its fight wo abode of fim who sits upon the central throne of the universe, Try and enumerate the things which marked the coinmencement of the Year 'T1 jor you. _ You Jost some of them before you made your New Year's call: many were gone ere the first month Nad died into the past; we com- mencea with some friends who are gone; health that is fed; chtidren which are not lost, but gone before us; joys, now withered: es Which have beet and bulw my work ts to umperiections. ess is to look forward to Wilderness Diossom a6 ® Fo8e; and this we cannot Se Witnous forgetting What remains beliud, No OUR WEAK POINTS have outlived the last year; but we ay hope to sonanes and cancel tiem, with our leet on “the Kock of Ages,’’ with our heads on: the bosom of our Redeemer, aud our lesning oa the iaithful Fenetba eau na ade eee e pas ave calis mviting us to pentane oo Meee came in the ligbtning’s fash, from the shining stars, the full sea, the laldug leat, tno lonely cemetery aud the funeral train, On every birthday and every new year’s day they come, unmistakably calling on us to Tepent and reform. Mercies nave been showered on us. They may have appearea small; but, lke the sands which divide earth trom ‘ocean, they fortify us against dangers when we unte them. These are tho gongs of deliverance chanted vr the Bweet Hingera of isracl, Let ue you not begin the new year in this way? On! God will be so happy to take you to him, to enroll you among the saved in the Lamb's Book of Life. "If, before ‘en close your eyes to-night, you will throw bee if upon your knees and ask with @ penitent eart that the blessed Saviour receive you and wash jw Ing away, an an, if it were possible, would ve the great white throne and fly to meet you. Dr. Cuyler was even more than usually tmpres- sive in his remarks, and ere Re pee closed them there weéré very many moistened éyes among his hearers, and doubtless more than one poor soul re- solved as he left the edifice to heed that which he had been listening to and to commence the new year a follower of Jesus, As @ fitting close tothe ercises Dr. Cuyler invited the congregation to sing the good old hymn commencing, Jesus, lover of my soul, nee Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the billows near me ‘While the tornpest still ts bi BROOKLYN CHURCHES. Sermons by Mr. Beecher, Dr. Chapman and Elder Bywater. - PLYMOUTH CHURCH, The Pare ja Heart Shall See Ged—Leve the Truc Orthedex. Mr, Beecner preached yesterday from Matthew vit., 9,10 and 11—“Or what mao is there of you whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or, if he ask fish will he give him a serpent? If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children how tauch more shall your Father which 16 in heaven give good tnings to them that ask Him?” If, said he, I wish to bring into com parison the god or the material world and the God who is our Father, 1 know of no better text for the purpose. Science teaches us power, order, arrangement, but we learn from the method of the world gothiog Of divine disposition. but in Curist | men who we are tanght In respect to tne divine natare. The Bible reveals to us a Goa with infinite deptns of feeling—a God of pity and love and helpfulness, In the New Testament we find all figures exhausted toshow how good God is, now tender and loving, ‘vYhe elevation of Coristin giving his life for tne worla as compared with anything im matorial nature 18 simply astounding, In the outside world there are blood and tears and separations; yet in the Bible God ia called the INFINITE FATHER. What is the meaning of this contrartety? The solution ltes in human life, in oar owa souls, in in- | divianal experience. Nature means all the outside | world and all that isin men. We have no rignt to completed in man. |‘ i man ‘Alt the tendencies, the drifts and growths, alt that is evolved ont of human lives should be studied. We are to go to the soul of man for tacts, as much as to the felas od the stars, Is not the fire that dames im gentus @ part oLnature? Are we to infer what God ts by Matter, and not from mind? We are yet so imper- tect that the whole of what God means does not ap. Re It 1s only wnen we retreat from the outward the inner, to man’s interior nature, that we an derstand auything of God. sy dinect analogy our Saviour taught us to understand God. Ifa son ask a fish of his tather will he _ give bim 8 serpent? i , then, being evil, eye good things to your children iow imuch more iil your Father which ta im Heaven give the Hol: Spirit to them that ask ilim+ Jesus stands un says, “Your Father is luefiabiy more a father than Upon us a8 well as on the wise men, the light as well as they. There is no minds than this, that our SALVATION I8 THE GIFT OF Gop, He ts the arbiter of our destiny, and He can do with us what be pleases, He gives toevery ones grace suMicient for salvation, He gives to some, in- deed, far more than to others, There are some so sulelded and protected tnat they seem to have been born in the practice of virtue. The qase of the wise men illustrates this. They were not the only one who saw the star. It must have been visible to | thousands, But, ous of all the thousands who saw and a.imired tt, three only understood that it was a ton of God's will. 1his star was A CALL OF HEAVEN. Let us apply the cave to ourselves. Have we not also received such favors irom Heaveut Have we not peen trequently called from the waya of sin to @ life of virtue? How many seem to have been born under such clrcumstauces that it seems an Lm. possibility for them to practice virtue and to avoid vice’ How many are there who are born 1 | darkness of ignorance, and are allowed to grow and pass out ot tis world without even a ku edye u; the trnths of salvation? When we reflect. on this we can see what reason we have to be thankinl for the favors we have received from. vine Providence. There were many in doubt w lau hed at the idea that three princes shonid their kingdoms and thetr families and to follow t staras a Minifestaiion from Heaven. There many very wise in thelr own conceit, and yet hey did not understand the great mystery of the star at you are,” then, here 18 our Master taking tho | iT Rreat facts of bers experience and saying, “this } Bele ee OY yy, OssTACLas which exists oe Tt SSintakare, ped in God in | till they found the intant Sesyon. ne ee ay and beauty.” If we nave tae products of the tem- | celled UPC 0 CN ie tas confessional and We at Rea cae Ye ee ttt | kny x a conrmomeaton a, in framing God to take what is best. in mah—not | ¢rament, And bave we uot reason on this account ke man’s works, bat man limself, Neither monarch | b¢ more thankiul ‘or the g) Ke of those nor te. put the imilividual heart in its | Than the wise men, an” {0 make, use of Meee highest perfection, must teach as of God, You say | Braces wy devoting omseiven to the, erliee God in not ag your own fathor; but He is infuiicly | Of Gol? the | scripture more tender and helpiul than an ear father. Men *hink they can.iol Carry the tittle tronbies of luie to Gol; because ft take rt e138 é 18 abl in the universe and ail your individual one nce. There is the little sparrow in midwinter, wiin noth- ing to protect it, yet it sings and says to as, “Goad tages cure o! me. and you are much netter than 1.” Why 1s it so diificuit to ind God ? God must be found by thinking of Him as hike tne best in ourself. If God 1 intinite generosity and love, He is to be known by the like qualities iu us. God cannot be shown to you ina material torm. Our knowledge of Him de. pends upon our having sume OF HIS QUALIFTRS inus, I don’t believe auy man was ever lifted to any great soli-denial without secing God. We are ina dull state, clouded in‘our higher faculties, but how can we see God i that which in us inter rets Ged is dim and clouded? The man in an italian dunxeon knows notitug of the bounty of an Italian summer. The man that lives in the dun- geou of sensuality knows nothing of tle sunshine of God or of the truth of God, “Many siiall seek to enter in, but shall not be able.” Why? How shall hatred enter into love How shalt selfishuess enter into the 4oy, of benevolence. in modern language, we must ju the mood that God isin if we would under- stand Him, Has not need ever Interpreted Gob’s sUCcOR to you? Have there never been interpreting moments with your You may have called these moods poetic, but they were the truest moments, In tue great realm of God there are three great avso- lute permauences—raith, Hope and Love, and tne greatest of these is Love. He that into these moods is in @ recipient state, God can aud dves communicate wita him. shines all the time, but He shines upon the shut door, When wo opeu the door we sce the Nght This 18 Why we should pray always. It is only in the higher states that we can perceive the divine reseace, laterpreted by these higher moods, God love. The ucart is greater than the head, and they are the most orthodox who love the most and keep nearest to God. Humau Instrumentality in Conversion—Sere moun by Rev. Dr. Chapman, The pastor of St. Jonn’s Methoalst Episcopal church, Rev. J. A. af. Chapman, D. D., preached yesterday from the twentieth verse of the fftn chap- ter of James:—‘Let him know that he who converte eth the sinner from the error of bis way shall save @ soul from deatn, and shall bide a multitude of sins.” In his opening remarks the preacher sald that upon the verses of the context were founded two sacraments of the Roman Chureh—extremo unction, upon the declaration “Is any sick gmong you? let him cali for the elders of the Church, and ict them pray ‘over him, anointing him with oi! in the name of the Lord; and auricular confession on the exhortation, “Confess your faults one to c@- other, and pray one for another, thac ye may ve healed.” These dogmas, he asserted, were not sus- tained by those Scriptures, The first thought de- Veloped Irom the text was the co-operatioff of the human with the divino in the work of human re- Poe ge Christ took not on Him the nature of mig! attern, te ¢ Ba tice and prcat high Best Sp Mankind. tod mil t havé cofimissioned angels to have announce: the glad tidings of salvation through successive generations, a3 he did in its introduction, but he did not choose to dao «#0 for reasons that would readily suggest theme} yes to thinking minds. istian character wad & wth which was reached through exercise, izplineé and education, and the militant Church afforded tne fittest theatre ana means for the attainment of growth. Angels would have been lacking In the clements of power and eficiency in the propagation of the Gospel tnat tne Christian found in the fact that he was a living exhibition of its adaptation and power to save the human soul, Angels would also be lacking In an exsential element of success—viz,, sympathy— and also in their inabiuty to lead sinners to the cross because of tneir ignorance of the way. Noman could bo successinl in leading a sinner to Christ unless he had walked the way from sta to holiness, from unbelief to 1aiti. Truth when re- duced from the abstract to the concrete, from theory to practice, came with increased power and eifect. ‘Then, too, the power of the Gospel was more ovi- dently seen to be of God when nttored by human rather than by angelic beings, for the treasure was seen to be in Carthen vessels, that the excelloncy of the power mizht be of God. When a few Illiterate fishermen undertook to convert the world it was eviaent that they had superhuman power. It was God’s plan to convert the world through human agency, and the more Ohristiike Character and conduct the agent was, the more efficient and successful he would be, Vonverts born into a church that was warm, vital, earnest, hearty and liying, would bo likely to have & corresponding type Of religious experience. “Like priests, like people.” Like churches, like converts, Gou sometumes in merc: aid not send converis to achurch taat was coid, dead and formal, Tncy Would die a3 soon as horn—or at least they would attain toa sickly, feeble existence at the very best. if it is to be expected to have converts prepared to cope with the world and to live truly Chris. convert amid the difileuities of his inexperienc in the early ages of his religious hisiory, ‘yhe genuine Chrisdan was a man of ono work, lis eye beiag fixed steudtly upon one mark, and ‘was the conversion of sinners. Jt was not Als dim 80 much Lo build up a sect as bring about the salva. tion of men. Among the means to be employed in accomplishing that work Dr. Chapman dweil elo- quently upon the power of a consistent Christian life, the efficacy of prayer and personal appeal, quoting several appropriate incidents to illustrate and enforce those polats. In conclusion, tho motive for this Work was pointed out—tho saving of @ soul from eternal death and introducing it into the overlasting joys of heaven. After the sermon the ordinances of the Church were Fe has in which a pumber of ministers THE MORMON CHURCH, WILLIAMSBURG. Elder Bywater delivered an earnest address in the Mormon church, Williamsburg, yesterday atter- Noon to & numerous congregation of the saints, He said that he toox pleasure in finding 60 many Present who recognized the Church as the true Chareh of Christ. This charen has been persecuted, and so have L I nave been mopved and stoned for the faith that is in moe, bu God has always come to my rescuo and sup; me, Indeed, it is well that we are persecuted. if we were let alone by outsiders wo might become as bad asthey, They persecuted our prophet Joseph— the founder of our Ohurch—whea reyes was not im the Churon, Now they persecute us because poly; —/ recognized. But itis not be- cause of our svatcm that we are ‘seouted to-amy, Jt 1s the accumulations of our industry m the valley that our persecutors desire, Principle 1s nothing with them. If wo gave them our substance you would hear no compiaints against us from thom, Our persecutors constitute a “ring,” and the object of that “ring” ts plunder. But God will not permit them to plunder us. The cioud that hangs over Utan to-day will be vanished to-morrow, der McKendrick delivered @ lengthy address oa more pure than any other - ization of the Obristinn brotherhood. NEW JERSEY CHORCHES. 8ST. PETER’S CHURCH, JERSEY CITY. olic Church and Ite Founders In St Peter’schuroh, Jersey Clty, @ sermon was preached by Fataer Beandevin from the text—‘* haze seen tho star in the east aad we have como to worship.” Such were the words of the wise travelled from afar to adore Tises | in order that he | tian lives fhe Church) must come up to} the New Testamey} tandard. It Bags be warm and vigorous, 80 a’ to ald the youn; that | star vanished from tne sight ol the wise men. dow bitter must have deen the tarts and jecrs of thelr enemies who mocket and ridicuie! them for wuas Was cousidered a delusion! But the wise men were not to be deterre!. ‘ihey pursued their wi until hey finally reacned, not a palace, bul & ho 10 which the Suviour of tne world lay. And it wi bocanse.they understood this great truth that they Op ned their treasures and laid them at His feet. THE CATHOLSC CHURCH 15 THE ONLY CHUROR that bas claims upon our attacument, ‘Those are outside lier pale object thai she ta not up to times, that sae {3 not progressive, that she ts poor Qn destitnte, Gad these are tie reasous Why she | despised, {ne Founder of that Cnuren was des when He was not atforded the shelter of the mean. est human habitation at His enirance into world, but was committed to the abode of the beasts of the fled. Tne Church, like her Di Founder, 18 not clothed wita the pomp of state, bt leg on @ bed of straw, And thts very \owly tion only makes her triumphs the brighter. A NEWARK MONSTER. A German’s Thirst for Guia Greater Thag His Child’s” LatemAu Extraordinary Case oj Sm ilpox. Dr. Voda, the County Physician of Newark, has ordered an inqnosi to be heid in tho case of Rw dolph Brichschtaerfer’s child, Just deceased. Ku doiph with the very simple surname 1s a German | grocer, who does ‘a large business at 62 Prince , Street. His child was sick with the smallpox and died from it, The authorities are advised of the ASTOUNDING FAOT that he entirely neglected to procare the services of aphysician, Indeed, ho admits 1t and gives asa reason that be was afraid if he sent for one ne would have to hang out his smalipox banner on ti nse runt, aud thereby would drive away nis cus 101 D admission uivalent to ea TAN part that his chjid’s life and the lives of his potghode, were of no account when ‘weigher the balance witn the profit of a few ounds of tea, sugar, &c. tis the intention of the Rathoritios to fully Invesigate tins case and have doled out 1o Rudolph uw measure of Jersey justice, whici will prevent others from imitating the an- eae father, if, Indeed, another such is te be foun FRIGHTFUL FALL FROM A BELL TOWER, On Saturday evening Mr. Anton Lambrecht, @ carpenter by trade, called to see hia empioyer, liv. | 1ogin Dominick street, and, afer leaving, started | down South Fifth avenue, In passing the new Cathe | ole church, near Canal strect, Lamoreoht heard | the beli which had been erected the day previous | being rung in a bunvling manner, and proposed te @ friend with him to ascend the tower and show the man how to ring the bell. Accordingly they start up, but just before reacning the spot where the was hung Lambrecht stumbied or slipped and fell throun the well hole to the second floor, a distance of nearly seventy feet, thus fracturing his skull and crushing nearly every bone to his . He | Was taken up insensible and conveyed to the Eightn | Precinct station uouse, Where death ensued saortly aiterwards. The remains were subsequentiy taken | to the Morgue by an amoulance in charge of Warden Hl Brennan, of Bellevue Hospital. Coroner Keenan } yesterday held an inquest on the body, anudtho jury ; Rendered a verdict of accident death, fe ! Lambrecht was thirty-three years of age and. @ | nattye of New Jersev. He lived at No. 103 Norfotk | five ,, Where he has left a widow and six childi | the eldest of whens eight years of age and youngest six mont! OUT HIS THROAT. Adam Williamson, the printer, who, on tho 3ist ult., cut his throat with @ razor at 42 John street, has since died in Bellevue Hospital. Deceased was | suffering from pecuniary embarrassments, besides | which Le was thougut to have been slightly de- | ranged. Williamson was forty years of age and 2 native of Scotland. Coroner as Dt to hold an inquest. SUIOIDE BY DROWNING, On Friday evening James Behan, a man thirty-five years of age, who had been drinking to excess of late, deliberately jumped into the dock, foot of | Thirty-seventh street, North River, and was | drowned before he could be rescued, The boay | Was soon recovered and subsequently taken to ois late residence, 420 west Thirty-filth street, where Coroner Keenan was notified to hold an Inquest. FELL PROM A BUILDING. Coroner Keenan was yesterday notified to hold an | Inquest on the body of John Degen, thirty-seven | years of age and a native of Germany, who died a8 296 Hudson street, from the effects of injuries re- ceived by a fall from a building, iu Filty-sixth | street, about ten days ago. | Rh es: eae ll SM STOLE A HORSH AND WAGON, James Wall, of No. 449 West Thirty-third sireet, was arrested by Officer Pratt, of the Sixteenth pre- | cinct, on Saturday, on complaint of Michael O’sal- livan, of 159 West Thirty-third street, who charges that he stole a horse and cab from him, vatued | at $415. ‘The property was fond in his possession. ,; Upon being arraignel before Justice Cox, at Jemer gon Market, yesterday morning, he admitted the | charge, and was locked up to answer, LOST HIS BAR. At eight o'clock last night a team of horses at- tached toacoach drives by John Cassidy, of 208 Wo:t Forty-first street, ran away at the corner of Ninety-fourth street and Eighth avenue. was thrown from his seat totho ground and his lett ear torn off, He was attended by a physi- clan and sent to Bellevue Hospital, THE NEWARK FIRE. The Lons Only $10,000—scirrnder Improving. The figures obtained on Saturday night frou responsible parties regarding the loss by the de straction, im part, of the Market Street Hospital building were greatiy exaggerated, and it now ap Appears that the loss will not overreach $10,000, Mr. Whito himself expresses his surprise that the damage should tura out to be so erent a Scenario in thé builaing, which mares the flames from Swallowing up everything. Gustave Senrader, the Herman at eCosaing, was sll alive inst evening. arket si There 18 now some hope of his recovery. PIOKPOOKETS IN HOBOKEN. ‘Yesteraay afternoon three men wera brought be- fore Recorder Bohnstedt on @ charge of being pro- fessional thieves, who ply their avocation gener ally on the ferryboats between New York and Jer. sey, and “run” the horse cars throughout Huasom county. On Saturday evening they came to Hobo- ken dressed Uke mechanics to avoid suspicion while working among tbo passengers on the cars, As they were watching their ppportanity in the fortis and Essex Sepak, Chief Donovan pounced on all tree and couveye thom to the police station. Here thet ted their names a8 James ‘thompson, John Williams and George Know: each being About thiriy years of age. The Chie! however, Knows that tle so-cailed Thonrpson and Williams are brothers, whose real name is Moore, They were discbarzed in the evening, no direct proof being had against tnem. Their countenances Were Closely scanned by a number of citizens whe had come for that purpose. Tae men are — Of an organized aad oxtensive ang hat opeMites aad mong the ralicoad end (erry passen- gol !