The New York Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1872, Page 7

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. April 6---Sunday in Albis---First Sunday After Easter. RELIGIOUS PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY Herald Religious Correspond- ence. “HEAR ALL SIDES.” ——— Religious Services To-Day. Apollo Hall, Broadway and Twenty-eighth street, ‘Thomas Gales Forster, trance speaker. Rey. P. L. Davies, of Berean Baptist church, cor- ner of Downing and Bedford streets—morning. Alexander KR. Thompson, in Rutgers College chapel, Fifth avenue—morning and evening. Bishop Snow, in the University, Washington | square, at three P, M, Subject—'The Mystery of God Finished.” Christ Protestant Episcopal church, corner Fitth avenue and Thirty-tifth street, Rev, Hugh Miller Thompson, D.D., rector—Services Sunday, April 7, Octave of Easter, morning aud evening. Daily morning prayer at nine A. M. Evening prayer and Jecture, with full choral service, on Wednesdays, at half-past seven P.M. Evening prayer on Fridays, at half-past four P. M, Church of the Puritans, Rev. Dr. Cheever, even- ng, in the chapel of the University, on Washington square, Children of the First Free Will Baptist Sunday school will give au anniversary concert at the church, 101 West Seventeenth street, at two P. M. Chapel of St. Uhrysostom, Seventh avenue and Thirty-ninth street—Services every Sunday at seven, nine and nalf-past ten A. M., nal{-past three and hal!-past seven P, M. Christian Church, Twenty-eighth street and Broad way, Rev. H. D, Clark, of Iilinols—morning and evening. Dr. Rogers, formerly of Nashville, Tenun,, Cooper institute—evening. Dr. Deems, in the Church of the Strangers, Mercer street—morning and evening, New Engiana Congregational church, corner of Madison avenue and Forty-seventu street, Rev. Henry D. Moore, of Cincinnati, Onio—moraing and evening. Rey, Dr. Flagg, Church of the Resurrection, cor- ner of Filty-iifvi street and Third avenue—morn- ing. Rev, C, S, Harrower, St. Luke’s Methodist Episco- pal church, Forty-first street, near Sixth avenue— Morning and evening. Rev, H. D. Northrup, West Twenty-third street Presbyterian churcn—moraing and evening, . Rev. Dr. Osgood, Church of St, Jonn the Evange- Mat (Memorial), West Eleventh street, below Seventh avenue, at half-past ten A.M. Rev. Dr. Beach will preact at a quarter to eight P. M. Rev. Dr, Holman, West Filty-third street Baptist church—morning and evening, Rey. Dr. Usgood will preach a sermon to young men in St. Peter’s church, West Twenuetn street, this evening. Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal church, between First and Second avenues, Rev. J. 8, Willis, pastor—morning and evening. Morning, special sermon; evening, farewell sermon. St. Mark’s church, Second avenue and Tenth street, Rev. J. H. Rylance, D. D.—moroimg and evening. St. Thomas’ church, Rev. Dr. Morgan, rector— Morning and afteracon, Church of the Messiah, Professor E, J. Young, of Cambridge, Mass. Subject in the morning—‘Unl- tarian Faitn;” in the evening, ‘Christian Manil- ness,” Rey. H. H. Murray, of Boston, will preach to the Church of the Disciples, Stetnway Hail, morning and evening. Free religious services will be held in the Aca- @emy of Music, Brooklyn, this evening, under the direction of the Rev. Henry Powers. Rey. R. Coil- yer, of Cnicago, will preach the sermon. Rev. E. Harwood, Grace cnapel, Fourteenth street, opposite the Academy—lecture In the even- ing. Subject—' ‘Christianity Taken at a Disad- vantage.” Review of Rev, Henry Ward Beecher’s sermons by the Rev. H. R. Nye, in the Church of Our Father, Clermont, near Atiantic avenue, Brooklyn, at half. past seven P, M. Rey. ©. A. Hoyt, University chapel, Washington square, morning. Rev. F. C. Ewer, D. D., St. Ignatius church, For- Weth s¢reet and Filth and Sixth avenues, morning and evening. Rey. C. W. Morrt'l, St, Albans church—services Qtseven, ten and eleven A. M., and four and eight P. M. Bishop Potters attends at four P. M. Rey. Charles ¥. Lee, Fifth Universalist churcn, Chickering Hall, 11 East Fourteenth street—morn- ing sermon, “Christ the Only Foundation.’” Atthe free Church of St. Mary the Virgin, West Forty-fiftn street, near Broadway, to-day’s services Will be (full choral) at seven A. M,, blessed sacra- ment; at half-past ten A. M., litany and sermon; at four P. M., even song, and at half-past seven P. M., compline and sermon. ‘The officiating clergy at St. Mary’s are the Kev, Fathers Brown and Noyes, The seats are free and strangers and residents are always alike welcome, Rey, Henry Powers, morning, half-past ten; Rev. Rollin 8. Stone, evening, hall-past seven, Brevoort Hall, Fiity-fourth street, between Third and Lexing- von avenues, American Bible Society. The stated meeting of the Board of Managers was | beid at the Bible House on the 4th inst, Wil | liam II. Allen, LL.D., President, in the chair. Five new auxiliaries were recognized, one in each of the States of Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Mis sissippi and Tennessee, Communications were receivea from Mr. J. HI. Maneche, Puerto Plata, in regard to opportunities for Bible work in St. Domingo; from Rev. 8. B, Berge, London, in regard to plates of the Arabic Bivle; from Baron Chabaud de la ‘lour, President of the Bibie Society of France, returning cordial thanks of that society for aid offered them by this society; from Kev. T. B, Dardler, Geneva, with fer- ‘Vent thanks for ald afforded the Evangelical Society at Geneva, for ible work; from Kev. 0. H. Doer+ ing, Bremen, sending accounts of bivle work in Germany during the past year; and irom Per Palin- sn, sq-, Stockholm, Rev. W. Tracy, Madura, and Rev. N. J. Piumb, Foochow, reporting Bible | beat during the past year in Sweden, India aud na. Grants of books were made to sundry chnrehes ana missions, ‘The number of volumes granted was 16,448, in various languages, and five volumes m raised letters for the biind. — Kesivles these, Looks to | the value of $2,822 Were granted to varions anxil- Maries, and $230 in gold to tue Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, tor Sweden, The report was presenied of Rey. Mr. Norris’ mission to St. Domingo, he having returned and Raving accomplished successfully the object had in view. Abuses of the Ofertory. To Tue Entrorn of THE HERALD:— The London church papers are having some very | sensible words upon tis important subject, The Catnolic, as well in the Anglo as Romish Church, should remember that, by means of the offertory, he eacapes many odious taxes on his religion to which, a3 a Protestant, he would be continually subject. The pew rent for his amily, the ever re- curring series of missionary and charity sermons, the collections for current expenses, ana the ever+ Jasting sums to socteties whose collections seem | loaged at his door, are no longer tagging at his purse, But why tne abolition of these time-honored | huisances’ Not surely that people may “do” their | Feilgion cheaper, but in order that Chur work may be supporied in the Churci's | Way oy alms hallowed for the pious uses to which they are destinea, Thus, in this city, we huve St. Ann’s itee church, the Free Church of St. Mary the Mr and a Jew others, boldly aud suc- Cessiully battling with the old abuses of pew rents, And it Now remains to be seen Whether the iaithful Will, by thetr honor, their generosity and their latth, ea Ve the oftertory trom the abuse of niygardil- In $0 far as things numan and divine can be com- eS the frequency of the oviation nas its coua- ma iu the constancy of our spirivaal benefits, accordingly te amouut offered should pear | aud gentlemen we do not auempt to | the unknown land, and long to depart and ve with | touch the hands of those Who have walked with tne NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1872—QUADRUPLE SHEET. reference to our éstimate of tne value of the received. The abuse to which the offers tory exposed is manifested when it is Yemembered that all over tne country the mean and the selfish (no inconsiderable number of men) can thus profit by an arrangement which Jeads them to judge the amount due from them for vices, which they of all peopie are most likely underrate, Thus maay obtain the comforts of a | seat, the shelter ofa nobie building, the enjoyment | of sacred association, the contagion of united devo- tion, the talents of organist and choir, the service of gifts, intelectual and spiritual, from Catholic pen 4nd then, being able to pay, elther Iraudu- uy estimate iweir Obligation at the price of a bunch of violets or a few pins, or else obtain them for nothing under pretence of being Catholics. It 18 , ‘this that the Church must reform alcogether. i } What Father Ducey Said About Night Walk- ing. To THE EbiToR OF THE HERALD:— In your issue of Saturday, March 30, there appears aletter from a person signing himself ‘J. R. P.,” in which he takes umbrage at some remarks that, | as he alleges, were made on the previous Sunday by the Rev, Father Ducey, of the Cnurch of the Na- livity, and as there are some errors in the stale ment of the above Le eae I have taken the hierty to intrude upon ybur valuaple time and space in order to try and set arignt the information ana ideas of your correspondent of the yotn. Let us first look at his statement of the facts of the case. It is substantially as 1ollows:—During a service at the above church, and In the course of some remarks on the pernicious effects of flirting | and nignt walking, the reverend gen:teman said | Irish priest, | “wnat 16 would reqmre an With a shiliciah in his hand, to clear the avenues of the seimi-religious nocturnal promenaders.”” That the reverend tather spoke of | Miriing aud the geueral behavior of ‘Young ladies | leny. ‘There | is nothing derogatory to the genUeman’s Character in 80 doing; but how any gentleman could, with | the least regard for the priacipies of trutn and Justice, consurue the remarks of Father Ducey, a3 | ddade on that occasion, into those that your corre: | spondent accredits to him it is impossible to con- ceive. ‘The name ot an Iris priest was in no Way connected with such improper duties as clearing the streets of mightwalkers, and no ocner inferences | can be drawa irom J, R. P.’s representation of the facts than that he was either not present at the delivery of the remarks by We reverend gentleman or that he is guilty of malicious misrepresentauion, It 18 true that tne Rey, Father Dueey made use of the phrase “An Irish priest with a shulelan in his hands,” but tt had merely reference to events Liat were then happening. However, Mr, J. K P.’3 wrath is aroused at the mention of “an Irish priest,” &c,, In connection with any duties in which the Ollices of the shillelan are requisite, and uiter commenting on the expression, he, as it were, | surikes an attitude, aud in nis most mourniul and melancholy manner asks, ‘And why an Irish priest, ” He asks the question and does not answer 4b; perhaps he could aot, for It 18 hard to devermine what he means by tl. Whether he means only to express 10 an Interrogative lorm his indignation, or whether it 18 that he seeks intormation we know DOL; but, if icbe the latter, ten we will try to en- lighten him ou that subject, We ail kuow that American priests are, as a rule, not over sitong, and fail to succeed where much physical force and development are necessary; and still again we know tnat tne Irish priests, in conse- quence of the climate and substantial tare of their land, do not lack, as a rule, plenty of muscle; and | this latter, together with @ firm will and a good biackthorn stick, make them rather imposing and more likely to succeed in whatever they unuertake. So far from being ungenerous in his remarks to- wards Irish priests, he 1s rather the reverse, for ne indirectly ackuowledges the weakness ot American | and the superiority of irish priests, Mr. J. RP. | gees in these remarks @ fair subject for a lamenta- tion, bué tails to point out to mis readers wherein consisted 1t3 offensiveness to the irish character, and thus aiford others, Who are as patriotic as he, & chance to lament also. Indeed, to judge (rom the ; character of the offence and his consequent indig- | nation, we may doubt whetner ne really 18 an Irish- man; for the latier are noved tor their intelligence and common sense, while the appearance of his let- ter would lead us to miler the absence ol those qualines, “tn conclusion I would advise” your offended correspondent “in future to be more” trutuful in his assertions, and to iniuse into nis letters a litte more of common sense. FAIK PLAY. The Immortality of the Soul. To THE EpITOR OF THE HERALD:— In your late issues I observed articles signed “Cato” and “Rationalist,” arguing ageiust the im- mortality of the soul. Permit me to have a little space in your paper. We feel sorry to see these private opinions thrown broadcast over the laad through your coluinns, shaking the faith, perhaps, of some of the weaker brethren, and endan- gering the peace of those souls who have as yet but a little light. But if by this means some stronger disciple than I am, or even some weak vessel like myself, 13 ena- bied to utter a few stirring words which will send these men with humole hearts to the searching of the Scriptures more diligently and they find the Joy of believing, then, indeed, some good will have been brought out of this, Numbers of Scriptural texts in the Old Testament point to the fact that immortality was taught to the Jews. Ohrist, indeed, “brought hfe and immor- tality to light’ through the Gospel, but He did not pretend to originate the doctrine. He simply, as is sald, “brought it to light”’—made it more clear; more comprehensible, “1 know,” says your correspondent, “we all long for immortality.” Poor soul! if there were no other revelations—of which there are many—ia not this longing God’s best answer to man that ne shall not die? Look around upon the nations of the earth, The poor savage, Whose ears have never heard one word of God’s written law, lo! there, too, we behold the same longing and the belief that there is something in btm which shail not die. ‘This 1s ‘his only inspiration, and wao, but “the fool who | Would become of the “countless thousands who | drunkenness ought to be as unspariugly im- mourn??? Ah! the world might lie down in the dustand “sorrow as they who have no hope;” for the greatest eartily joy 18 but fleeting, and no heart that has lived has known tt to be more than such. ‘there 1s no necessity of asking who is the orig ator of the doctrine of immortality, It 13 founded ‘on all the instincts of our nature;”? and as it 1s be- Neved men in every age have veen the same, there- fore it ts as old as our race, ‘Ime history of tne Jews—as we before remarked, God's chosen peo- ple—abounds with illustrations of their belief in this dogma, ana out of the heathen world, though sur- | rounded with darkness, we hear from tine tu time & voice telling us how tiey were grasping and acknowledging this truth, And now With | gladness let us turn to Wie New Tesiament, where, plainly and untaisiakabiy, “God in Christ, reconctl- ing unto Himself the world,’ is ever telling ard showing us of our individual immortality. Yes, God hath revealed to us enough to bring us to Him nd that is all we need. If we believe not now truly ‘neither will they be convinced though oue rose from the dead.” “Again, “Them thar sleep in the dust of the earth sia awake, some to evertasting life and some to shame and everlasting concempt,” Daniel xu, 2. A BELIEVER, Is There Anythinz New Uader To THE Evrvor OF THE HERALD:— You state that Christianity proves that its Author Tose (rom the dead and ascended into Heaven. Now, Solomon teils us, «there is nothing new under the sun.” As the HERALD claims to be an independent paper, fair and square, »please give your Intelligent religious readers all tne light you can on this interesting —sBubject, Your correspondent, who ptiches into Paine, May need a little light; for, if I mistake not, it was he (Paine) who stated, what appears to be the truth, “that the Chrisdan religion was based upon heatnen mythology.” Let us see, “No new thing under the sun.) According to Livy was it nos proven by the firstmen in Rome that Romulus went to Heaven and appeared again in a cloud? Does not Plutarch give us a sepuicnar Story? Lid not all the ancient nauons tell a virgin story? Was not the nouon of a trinity a leading principie in ail tue schools of ancient philosophy and in the religion of the ancient nations? And are not traces of it Ww — be found in idolatrous worstip? Bishop Horaby tells usso, Did not tae Egyptians have their triniuy— father, mother and son—Orcius, Osirua aud Isisy Was Bot Osirus born of @ virgin? (Diodorus). Did they not also have their hell, neaven and purgatory? (Beroaasna,, Did they noc, or were they not the rst of mankind to teach the doctrine oi the resur- Tection and Mumortality of the soul’ (Same author), HONESTY. Tom Paine, Ben Franulin, George Wash- inater—Fabulous s.emininccnces. ‘TO THE EpiTor OF THE HERALD: I have peen much interested, as any Christian naturally would be, in the controversy exisung In your paper between a “Morris a——n,” of Forty- fifth street, and a contributor under the initials of “M. W." Any man who at this day attempts to even palliate the character and habits of Tom Paine, author of “Common Sense,” “Rights of Man’? and “Age of Reason,’’ there 13 no dificuity in fixing the animus of his efforts, He 1s—no matter under what guise sailing—a foe to divinely estabilshea religion. Tom Paine! Why, sir, I am absolutely surprised at my fmend “M. W.,” with all hig zeal, He handies the creature’s biography as iv were with mittens, as if ne was afraid of | being defiled with the vermin which pious men | assert pervaded his person, The pious tradivions of | aH God-tearing Christians of his protauity and pressed on the minds of Our Sabbath school gchol- | ars—yes, as & Sabbath lesson, lest the fascinating | poison of tis writings shoulda sap the foundation of evangilization. We know it 1s difficult at tnis pe- Tod of ume to give authorities, and, unfortunately, some of the names referred to by M. W., we regret, do not stand belore the puolic more spoiless, But this Cannot be helped. Yet, as Christians, we must regard their assertions ag autnentic in the case of such a wretch as Tom Paine. To say that Tom Paine was a filthy, profane drunkard was never doubied, saving outside of @ church; vut ten we want something, the world will say, besides mere asgertions—something which wiil clearty ilastrate the facts oi nis buastiiness and show how shame- fuily disgusting he was, With this view let me state the following:—That Paine had talent well suited to the stirring times of the Revolution, Washe ingvon fully admitted when he said, “His Crisis jo 1, published and circulated just before the battles of Trenton and Princeton (the darkest iod of Our national struggle), that it was equal Oo @ remlorcement of one tuousand men.” Under this grateful impression would 11 be thought strange Washtngton should attempt to cherisi and feel a confidence in a man apparently so well suited as an adviser? On one occasion he felt a desire for Lis services, and, privately tracing him to an upper room in Frauacis’ Hotel—the building now on the corner of Pearl and Kroad streets, and, coming into we room noiselessiy and suddenly, how would gay Christian naturally suppose a reputed states- man would be found engaged? Of course, with table bespread with papers, and perhaps adorned with the Bible. Alas! pot so, ‘there was the tabie, indeed, but supporting @ brandy bottle and two ag and in its centre an old felt | at. side the table, deeply ana silently absorbed in thought, looking intently at te hat, on which was chalked a riag, sat vr. Franklin | and Tom Paine! Without disturoing their medi- tations, peering over tweir shoulders, he also uxed his attention on the hat, fearial of disturbing some | projound electrical experiinent; but oh, disgusting pervertion of mental greatness! he suw crawillag On the crown of the hat two bedpugs, a fea ani a something sameless, on whose speed ana activity | these two philosophers—these two skeptics of reve- | lation—were betung! Abasned | | think { hear you say. Notabitofit, Elevaung their eyes and be- holding the “Father of His Country” standing over them, ‘tom Paine absoiutely smiled, arew a chair to the taple and invited the President to “just watch their eccentric movements.” With a shudder and aviank look of absolute horror and uisgust he Silentiy beat a rapid retreat, ‘The above is froin the suppressed manuscript of James Cheetham, but preserved by the late Mrs. Kennedy, who died mthe almshouse at the ad- | vanced age of 105 vears, ladmire tne zeal o! M. W. He is doing a great work. ‘The abominations of fom Paiue should not be suffered to pass into oblivion, and so far as 1 can assist he is sure Of my aid. ‘truly yours, B says there is no God,’ shall staad forth and declare ‘that his Maker has not implanted tos divine mes- sage in his breast? “While Tadmit,” Cato says, “that the soul ts not matter or parts, I am also convinced that it can- not survive a separation of body and spirit; and I am the more convinced of tats when I perceive how a lattie straining of the silver cord that binds them together will 80 soon produce oblivion, close of the gateways to the beautiful land of memory aud Slieace even the sweet music of the dreamland.’? Alas! we know how the flesh and spirit war against each over; how thousands of men whom the world calls sane and wise are rushing on like maniacs, without a8 much as a thought veyond the hour or 2ure as to whether they have souls or not, until the hand of the Great Physician is laid upon them, and then how many are healed and brought to a con- sclousness of i1f@ in all its beauty !—and the safferin, | tiai at the Supreme Court, on Decemver 21, on te Missionury Life in New Zealand—Horriblo Scenes At and After the Murder of a Clere eymau—A Fanatic Sative in a Christina Pulpit. ‘The preliminary trial of Kereopa, @ native under charge of having murdered a Christian clergyman, commenced at Napier, New Zealand, on December 41, before Mr. B. Sealey, R. M., and Mr. J. A. Camp- bell, R. M. The trial was continued on the 120i, when the prisoner was (ully Comunitted w take his charge of murdering the Rey, Mr, Volkner, give below the leading points of evidences— We body paraiyzes, often through disease, A min Which tne treatment of @ skilled earthly physician | can restore to heaitn—that soul did not die; It lived again even here, and was only for | @ little while cloggea by the flesn, God has doomed no soul to death, He sends us | here free to work out He wants only willing servants, and He simply tells us that unless we declare ourselves such in (nis world we cannot enter into His kingdom, but must | be shut out forever; aud while we live He 1s ever | striving and pleading with us to seek the entrance | therein, ‘The dust shall return to the earih as is was and the spirit to God who gavi It must go to Him to be judged. All the laws of materialism can be deilned and gathered together. We see tne bouy decay and oecome indeed dust; but does the spirit become dust? Who can define the spirit? “My ways are not thy ways,’ saith the Lord. “God's ways are pastiinding out.’ Are our poor finite mus capable of grasping even the great | so-called natural laws of this world? Man may at- ; tain to great heights of knowledge, but there is ever something beyond him. Why set up our miserabio Treason, which ts lable to be darkened or lightened | or subject Ww every wind that biows? Even wo the | greatest thinker, When reason has exhausted itself, he feeis there ts truth, stable, immeasurable, which | he has failed to grasp. It 18 not true that “consclonsness, reason and the Knowledge of good and evil” witch, says one of pondents, distingaisn men from the ruces, ‘decay with the boay’—often these quall- | tes are strongest when the body 1s laid iow by | sickness, or When old age has almost worn out its | mortal frame, and who are more forlorn than they who reach its stage without having use these | Tacuities to insure a happy immortality, Who could | wish to die as Tom Paine or Voltaire or any of | “our own salvation.’? | their disciples did? That is the strong test. When | such men stand upon the orink of tue Mysterious beyond — the ~—s materialist, the rationalist and the atheist, who have foagnt most | ardeniy in their cause, will shrink appalled and | cower in their wretched destitution; Wille the be- | lever, whose wariare has been equally sirong for the “truth that Ja in him’ for his Master's caus will look with joy unspeakable upon the brink ol Christ. | ‘These ualities—‘consctousness, reason, and the | knowledge of good and evil’—are sometimes ap- parently dormant through tnjuries sustained by the body, or stagnant, bevause never called jortn through circumstances of surroundings, education, | &c.; but they exist nevertheless, and if the right chord can be touched they will appear. But spirituality or the mysterious tidden hife is a pearl of great price; it must be sought after in order to possess 1 And, on, let those who possess it | greatly rejoice and pray for their feitow travellers, who are groping in the dark, Ab, docs not every heart, at umes, respond to these words—« We Most Ligh, and they tell us mapy moving wonders: we look on faces that have shone in rays from the heaven of noble thoughts; we hear solemn and melodious words from men who receive auswers from vracles that to us are very mute, but the moin- ory of whose power is still apon us, Hence the work of these glowing mortais lives even for those to whom their faith Is dead, while the words that Voltaire wrote on religion are lifeless aa the in, famies which they #0 meritortously slew?” Alas for those who wouid set reason as our high- est gui it sinks often abushed 10 the presence of @ little child, “tappimess” 1s, indeed, the aim of life; and, were it only thorg to be found, whag obey Orders hy Would eat ‘weir heads Penetito aeposed—I saw the prisoner in 1865 at fe Teka; ne urged the people of that piace to be« come naunaus; ib was In the spring of 1865; he went from ie 1eks to Whakatane; ge asked the outives oi that place to give up the Roman Catholic priests thas ne might Kill them; they did not agree vo it; Kereopa ten went to Opotiki; ke asked tne chiefs there to let Lim have Mr. Volkner that he might kill him; | myse:t heard him do so; Mokomoko, one of the Chiels, agreed 10 do tc; Mokomoko was hung by the Europeans at the Wairoa; the day after | heard Kereopa make the demand 1 started tor a piace called ‘Te Pino; I returned tne same day; when 1 got back I saw te people assem: bling ina churcn; then I saw hereopa with Mr. Voikuer’s head; he was standing in tae pulpit; it | was wrapped in Calicu; tien | saw him gouge out Mr. Voixner’s eyes; the right eve was in his right | Mlone seemed | Kereopa was executed to-day, and died without a hand and the lett eye in his left mand; then J saw hun put the right eye into is mouth and swallow 1b; 1 then saw him put the lefteye ito tis mouth; it stuck in his throat; he drank someching that L thonght Was Water til L saw the viood running down his chin; afver | saw Kereopa witi the head 1 saw the body lying ouwie the charch; my brother wrapped it up in @ biaaket, Pihana ‘siwhait deposed—I live at Opotki; I saw nim and Peiara at Opotiki; the prisoner had a basket with him with @ isuropean’s head in uy; the first words { heard ium say were, “Prieuds, (ais is @ Word from my god io you: if any minister or other European comes to this place, do not protect him; he must die! dio! die! Patara fai HEX, “1 am come to bring the new god to you; this Is the true god; if @ minister or a Buropean come Withia these boundaries he shall nov ve spared; | Knew Mr. Voikner; he arrived avout five days aiter Kereopa and Patara had come to Opouki; he came vy vessel; the Vessel came up the as soon as the ‘Taranaki natives Voikner and the vessel came alongside, tied Up the Europeans, including Mr. Mr. Grace, an. led them away Vo the jal; | saw the whole transaction; { mean vy tne Taranaki natives—Kereopa and Patara, and those that came With them; next talog | saw Was Mr, Volkner veing led away; 1 could noi see who the native was who Was leadiug nun; | was (oo lar off; 16 was one of the iaranaki natives; my wife said’ to me, “Don’t follow them; they are patting Volkner to death; 1 Went to a imiil near; In the evening | revuraed; [ was told that Mr. Volkner was killed, and was shown where is body was; the body nad vn black trousers, boots and white shirt; there was no nead On it; I asked Kereopa to let me have the body to bury 1; he said, “Let the fowls of the air and the Teptiies of the earth eat i.” (The witness here gave some very disgusting detatls of the treatmeut the corpse subsequently received.) I saw Mr. Voikner’s head and that of another Buropean after- ‘Ward at Opotiki in a tent. E. Pibapono depo. ou—I saw Kereopa at Whakat- ane on Murch 21, Kereopa said, "if | go vo Opottki and find @ minisier there i yiil KU him,’ he then started for Opotik!; the peopie from ‘aranaki, anu also the Waakatene people went with hum; Mr. Volkner ar- rived at Opouki tWo days after Kereopa; the vessel was taken possessfun of and the Kuropeans made risoners; when Kereop@® arrived it was dinuer ime, and he (witness) heard Kereopa say taal Voikner was to be given up, killed and eaten;” on the (ollowiug day they all assembied in the church; 1 was in the house and saw Kereopa in the pulpit with @ war club in his band; then | heard him say “that Mr. Voikuer should die on this day, and that his eyes should be eaten, aod if any one reused to 08; his wribe 7 would be destroyed and their houses burned;”” the same day Kereopa said, “Go and fetcn Mr. Volk- ner;’’ the soldiers then went out, and I followed them; I aiterwards saw the soldiers who had Mr, Volkner in thetr charge; I stopped outside the churen; | saw the soldiers hand Mr. Volkner’s head Into the church; hts head was wrapped in calico; I saw the blood cozing out of the caico; at this time Kereopa was In the church; Kereopa carried tne heaa avout, telling them not to be frightened to eat 1t; he said that the whole of the tribe wno refused to eat part of tae nead would be destroyed; [ mean by soldiers, the men that accompanied Kere- opa and Patara. ef Renata deposed—Two Jews, besides Mr. Volkner and Mr, Grace, arrived in tue same vessel; afer the vessel arrived he went inland and saw Kereopa there; he was telling the people that he had re- ceived a message ‘rom his god that he was to kill Mr. Voikner; I went back to Opouki; after I ar+ vived Lsaw Mr. Volkner led from a whaie to the churen; Kereopa was alongside of Mr, Volkner; I did not go into the church; the next tning | saw was Mr, Volkner being led from the church to a tree; Kereopa was a few yards behind Mr. Volkner. Kereopa’s trial beiore the Supreme Court was con- cluded next night. At a quarter-past seven His Houor began to sum uD. l@ sald there was nO douvt avout the corpus delicti, or the fact of the murder. The only question was whether Kereopa ‘Was responsible for it, and Captain Levy's evidence suiticient to bring the guilt home to tue prisoner. The jury retired at hall-past eight P. M., and after ten minutes’ con- suitation returned with @ verdict of guilty of mur- der, His Honor passed sentence of death with tue usual comments, Kereopa, on the evening he re- ceived his sentence of death, appeared pertectly stoical, but slept little during the night. A day or two later, Wien offered his breakfast, he refused to take lt, saying, “Of what use ts IL to éat, when | am tobe hung? A subsequent telegram stai Kereopa has confessed to the Bishop of Walpa that he assisied tn the murder of Mr, Volkner, ‘The na- tives generally acknowledge the justice of the sen- tence, and show him no sympathy, Finally, a de- spatch, dated Napier, December 5, reports : struggle. He made no public statement, only say- ing, ** Make haste, and have it over quick.” THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE, The Resurrection of NaturemYodern Miracle Workers—steam, Electricity and the Press— Sermou by Vidaver. The Jewisn ecclesiastical year commences tng month—Nisan—and 1s the beginning of the festivals of Israel. Two weeks trom Tuesday next the Pass- over will be celebrated in all the synagogues, and already the families of tne faithful are preparing their paschal cakes and other things necessary for @ proper commemoration of such an important event, Largo congregations assembled in all the synagogues yesterday, and in Thirty-fourth street synagogue there was especially a large and tashion- able congregation, to whom Dr. Vidaver preached from Exodus xii, 2:—‘fhis month shall be unto you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year unto you,” The Doctor, in pre- facing his remarks, said that in the Mosaic polity the year was divided into two disunet parts, com- prising six months each, during the first of which there occurred THE PASSAH AND SHEBNOTH FESTIVALS, and with the veginning of the second part of the year commenced the festivals of the Lord. ‘The first day of the month fishri (September) was distin- guished by the blowing of trumpets and was the beginning of the civil new year. But, accoruing to Josephus, Moses appointed the month Nisan (April) as the beginning of tue ecclesiastical year, because | that in that month he brought Israel out of Egypt. This month was to be the most conspicuous and im- portant moni in the year to Israel throughout all FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Continued Stringency in the Money Market. ee The Clearing House Institutes an Inquiry. The “Locking-Up” Conspiracy Traced to Its Author: The “Bears” Defiantly “Squeeze” the Money Market. One Hundred and Forty-five Per Cont Per An- num Interest Paid for Loans on Stocks, Stocks Give Way and Close at a Decline. An Unfavorable Bank Statement. GOLD AND GOVERNMENTS FIRM. The Week’s Imports of Foreign Goods Nearly Thirteen Millions. WALL SrTReer, } SaTurDAY, April 6—6 P.M. On ’Change to-cay wheat was firm, but less ac- tive. The cotton market was quiet and steady, THE COTTON MOVEMENT. week were 36,062 bales, against 40,649 bales the pre- vious week. The total receipts since September 1, 1871, are 2,464,228 bales, agalast 3,383,081 bales for the corresponding period of the previous year, showing @ decrease in the present crop of 919,353 bales, Tae exports from all the ports for the week ‘were 57,065 bales, against 90,451 bales for the same week last year. The total exports for the expired 2,870,350 bales tor the same time last year, The stock at all the ports is 371,42 bales, against 555,208 for the same date in 1871, MONEY 1-16 A 34 PER CENT A DAY, The money market was excessively siringent, and generations, because tt commemorated their deliver- ance aud redemption from Egyptian bondage. The Talmud has a legend concerning the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Kden, that, when they [eit the changes from burning heat tv chilling winds and drosi# their hearts trembled, they were filled with horror aud sank into despair, and longed for death rather than life under such conditions, But the down and their ‘that snowflake aud breathed upon it and bade it bud , and bloom in their presence, and then taught them that they must never despair, that the dark cleuds ol winter which hang over our heads wili disappear and smiling spring will distil new life ito every- hearts to encourage them, and it took a} thing. nis iexend we Doctor applied to the con. ditions of the Hevrews in Egypt, Who had lost all nope in the coming of better days. And who can wonder at it, alter the long and dreary winter night which preceded the springtime with them? Thoy | naturally turned @ deat ear to Moses and Aaron even alter Moses had periormed miracles in weir sight and nad called down the plagues of God upon Pharaoh, They behed the stuobvornness of taut monarch and heard his abuse of the prophets of tho Lord, and nis query, “WHO IS THE LORD, vhat I should serve or obey him?” and they could not hope ior # better day. And 80 hardened were they by their heavy vondage that even after the minth plague they threatened to kill their hearts began to soften as the Lord announced oae plague more, after which Pharaoh woud let them go; ani as if they were aireaay establisned in their own comimonweatlth, He gave them a com- Mandment that they stould make tats the first montu of the year in their ecclesiastical calendar, it was a day and & monta the very counterpart of the New Year which they haa had to keep in Egypt. And now were they to inaugurate that New Year's Days by siaylug & lamb—an Exyptian deity— openly and in the sight of all, and eating it hur- riedly, that toe Bgyptians might realime their readi- hess 10 escape from slavery. This sudden change Ol disposition might stamp them as downright rebels, but It Was hot the spirit of revellion that governed them. It was the command of God, and “they did as the Lord commandea them.’? This is the first month o1 we year, because it Marks (he period of hope and promise, the opening Of sweet and happy spring and to Israel the period Of the hope of our faith. Itis THE SPRING TIDE OF HUMANITY and the revelation in the rock-riven surmuit of Sinat ‘Was the resurrection of mankind, Kor, lo! the,win- | ler Is past, the Mowers are seen in tie land and the time Of song fas come. Kgvptian slavery was ended and Moses and Aaron, the messengers of truth and salvation, appeared and anounced the ume of singing and rejoicing at hand. The cnilung irosts of idolatry vanished belore tue rising sua OL trata, which flooded Sinai with its golden light. From tne cleits of the rock of Horeb was neard lor tue first tuwe the sweet voice of love, God revealed Himself a8 a Father, who breaks the shackles of the slave and cals all His cnildrea to obey and serve Him, He in eternal wisdom sets belore them command. ments and ordinances which they are todo and live. Was n0t, the Doccor asked, Judaism the revelation or & smiling spring, which imparted new lite to everything’ Was i not ike vie spring Ude, which irradiates with heaventy images of beauty the 1ace of the earth, whica but yesterday seemed shrivelled and distorted? What are hatred, barvarism, idol- aury, sensuality and license of the baser pussions but agonics o} @ moral death? But Judaism appeared 43 an eternal spring, with the balmy zephyrs of love aud toleration, and it revealed the sun of righteous- hess, risen with healing in ois beams. Lt veaches tue ailicted aud sinful ones to return to the God of mercy, Who deuguts not mine death of w siauer, but Who raises the penitent to tis tarone of grace aad eternal ive, Such was and is and ever will be THE NATURE OF ISRABL'S RELIGION. We know no ower Judaism but that waose ways are ways of pleasantuess, and ail Whose patns lead to peace and harmony. ‘We want no other religion but thas Which was sent by God as a civuizing and Teviving soring to viviiy and refresh tne mid and heartot humanity with its breath of love. We recommend no otiier juith but that which surives by precept and example to accomplish the divine de- crees aud to bring uations closer together, and wo bind all nations with the haiiowed vouds of love aod peace, And thusonly shall ali the families of tne earch be blessed as one Jamily. And we kuow | of no other religion cuat has been or 18 more stucere | 1 Us glorious mission of Unity aud peace than | Judaism, It believes 1a ihe walty of God and in the unity of man also, The laws, the precepts, the doc- trines of Judaism tend to vnis end. Its prophets were | never more aglow withtheavenly inspiration than when they gave atterance to tue hope that tne Messianic period might come, when Jenovah would be acknowledged by ali navions as the only living and true God—the Redeemer of mankind. And its sages were never loitier in their wisdom taan waen they taught the love of God and the digaity of man, “god loveth the righteons,’’ says tie Psalmist Why’ Because it 18 the gilt of God and not inan's imherttance. A pagan can be @ rignteous and virtuous man and ve loved by God. In a word, JUDAISM WAS REVEALED AS AN ETERNAL SPRING of love, @ resurrection of humanity, un angel of ie Pgs | to bring ail God’s enildren veneath 1s golden pinions o! peace, harmony and good will. And yet Judaism had’ to suilerand to struggle tor centuries to make the world compreuend its priestly ‘Moses; but | the scarcity was greater than experienced on any previous day during the present crisis, ‘The general expectation was that, as usual on Saturday, there would be a relaxation at the close; but even with this belief so current the rate started off at 4 per cent, which in some instances was paid in addition to 7 per cent. Early in the aiternoon the idea above referred to had the effect of creating some re- Jaxation, and some loans were made at 1-16, but as tree o'clock approached the inquiry quickened again and the money market was maintained unul within @ few minutes of four o’clock, the demand being so great that as high as 2¢ in addition to 7 per cent was paid by the frightened borrowers, Indeed, excitement between hall-past o'clock. THE LOCKED-UP GREENBACKS, The indignation of the other banks at the part played by tho Tenth National Bank in locking up of money led to @ mect- ing of the Clearing House w-day, Mr, Tappan, the President oi tie Gallatin Bank, was appointed a committee of one to invesugate the affair in connection with an oifictal Inquiry on the part of Mr. Meigs, the Nauonal Bank Examiner of ths district, These gentlemen proceeded to the Tenth National Bank and found that the creditor balance of nearly $5,020,000 yesterday was due to the withdrawal of about four and a quarter milnons in legal tenders and the calling in of loans to the extent of over haif a million, Tne money with- drawn was on checks presented by a promment “pear” speculator in Wail street. The Prestdeat of the bank asserted tts entire innocence of complicity in the conspiracy, and furthermore promised, in company with several of the directors, that they would not allow a repeution of the matier complained of, earnestly asking that the Clearing House would overlook the present case, especially as a rejection of the checks of the bank migut lead to@ run upon it, with probably very serious conse- quences, The President and directors referred to expressed their determination to resign imme. diately should their good intentions be overruled in the future by the majority of the Board, The case, a8 Investigated by Mr. Tappan, will be sub- mitted to the Wiearing House on MonJay. THE BANK STATEM ‘The bank statement proved to be very unfavora- ble and suggests & much worse condition than 1s presented, for, with even the haif of a distribution of the loss of resources Over siX days, the surpius reserve 1s reduced almost to a million dollars, Were the statement made for the day and not given as an average for the week it would probably show that uhe oanks are actually below the limit of reserve which the law requires them to keep on haad. It 1s, of course, very proper to throw the banks ought not to leave it in the power of a clique to place them in their present position, Were they not so unduly expanded there could not be this unlawiul dimiuution of the proportion be- tween reserve and liaptlities, The banks, greed to make money out of the wila speculation in stocks, have loaned every dollar they conid spare to Wall street, while turning a cold shoulder to tue mer- chants presentlug applications of @ more legitimate character, Under cover of the excitement avout the locking up in the Tenth National Bank the other banks are endeavoring to «isguise their own indirect connection with tue speculailve manta in the stock market, ‘The morality of We business 13 not the least changed because the Tenth National Bank happeus to help one set of stock gamblers and the otner banks another. The total averages for the week compare with those of last week as follow March 30. «+ $276,767,400 21,384,700 28,019,400 Deposits. 13,068,800 201,065,500 Legal tender: +849, 700 88, 645,200 —The changes in each lem being as follows:— Increase In loans... Decrease in specie. Decrease im circulation Decrease in deposits . Decrease in legai tenders. . 4y An analysis of tho above shows that tie banks mission and the glorious destiny of its faith. But 1b endured pobiy, because ity falin was invincible. And even now we hear the Jew abused and his religion misrepresented. We feel almost ashamed to allude Wo such clumsy trades against us as that made in one of the Catholic religious journais of last week, waich dilated upon the en. | during hatred of the Jews against the founder of | Christianity, or the more foolish deiinition of some | Of the lexicographers of the word “Jew. such invectives prove only the gross igaorance of those who mvelgh against the Jewish name and creed. No, no, we have no such spirit of hate or intoler- ance in us, We call aloud to all nauons w me Winter Of ignorance 18 past, aud tue flowers are seen in the land, ‘Those great messengers of civill- zation, STEAM, BLECTRICITY AND THE PRINTING PRESS, are among us periorming miracies and proclaiming the Lime of society's redempuou. Let the nations arisesthereiore, open their eyes and realize Israel, which dweit so long im the wiiderness and in the hidden recesses of the cli, has come forth singing the songs Of peace and jove. It is ume that tie Gentiles should respond to Israel as wwe royal pect in the Canticies did, ad seeing and hearing wi let me hear thy voice,” Jew, and understanding the glorious doctrines an for the week of $4,075,600. GOLD DULL--109% A 109%, The gold market was firmer on the large in- | crease in imports and the loss of specie in the bank statement, and the sales were at 1094 and 109%, the quotation closing 100% @ 109'4 after the stringency in money. In the gold loan market tne rates ranged trom 3 per cent to 7 gold for carrylag. Operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were ag follows:— Goid cleared. . Gold balances, Gurreucy balances, THE CITY BANK STOCKS. ‘The following were the bids for the city bank shares:—New York, 135; Manhattan, 150; Mer chants’, 120; Mechantos’, 136; America, 150; Pheatx, 10134; Nortn River, 99; Tradesmen’s, 143; Fulton, 155; Greenwich, 226; Butchers aud Drovers’, 142; Gallatin National, 116; Merchants’ Exchange, 9: Leather Manufacturers’, 185; Seventn Ward; 101M; 109 Se 2,400, faith, they will as one man, exciaim again with the poet, **O Ia thy voice is sweet and thy coun- tenance is comeiy.”” And humanity shall join in ‘he chorus to the Bvermal, who is one and His name Mechanics’ Banking Association, 110; Mercantile, 127; American Exchange, 116; Hanover, 102%; ire ving, 127; Metropolitan, 137; Market, 126; Nassau, 106; Suoe and Leather, 160; Corn Exchange, 125; The receipts of cotton at all the ports for the past | portion of the cotton year are 1,617,342 bales, against | it is said that as high us 44 per cent was paid in the | three and four at which £00 blame on the speculators for locking up Money; but | m their | | 200 now hold only $1,189,250 surplus reserve—a decrease | jv ‘the | Continental, 9414; St, Nicholas, 112; Marine, 165; Commonwealth, 82; Importers and Traders’, 170; Centra! National, 102; Fourth National, 114; Ninth National, 109; Gold Exchange, 103; Bankers and Brokers’ Association, 90; Union, 137; German-Amer+ ican, 106 GOVERNMENTS STBADY, The government list was steady and for the later issnes a «rife firmer, The following were the closing prices:—Uuited States currency sixes, 15% a 115%; do, sixes, 181, regisiered, 114% 2115; do, do, coupon, 11544 @ 11574; do., Hve- twenties, Tegistered, May and November, 109%; « 109%; do. 11244 @ 112%; do. do, 1864, nay a 1 do, do, 1365, do. do, 112% @ 11334; do, do,, 1867, registered, January and July, 112% @ 113; do, do., 1865, coupon, do, 1) @ 111%; do, do,, 1867, do., do,, 112% a 113; do. do., 1868, do,, 0, 118 @ 115%; do. fives of 1881, funded, registered, 110 a 110 do, do. do, coupon, 110 & 11035; do, ten-lorties, registered, 107% @ 108; dO do., coupon, 10534 a 10834, STOCKS WEAK AND Lower, The stock market was strong at the opening of business and was at first inclined to move in the upward direcuion, a little progress that way being made during tue first board, when Pactiic Mail led off with an advance Lo 64% on the announcemens from Albany that the lower House had ordered to @ third reading the bill authorizing @ reduction of the capital siock to nalf its present amount. Erio meantime had fallen off to 62 in sympathy with the London quotation, With the stringency in money and ‘he bad bank statement the market eventually gave way, going down in two distinct movemeuts, the first being slow and gradual and the second very sudden, The deciine for the day ranged from one to two per cent. Reading alone stood firm. “,, C. aud I, C.? advanced Lo 33}, and fell to 814. Bostou, Hartiord and Erie advanced to 10%, and fell to 9%. Atlantic Mall was marked ap from 30 to 824%. Brunswick Land sold at 934. ‘The Southern State bonds were quiet aad firm at a fractional improvement, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows tie higaest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Hughes, — Lowest, ov 98 OL 16 9 18g 82 Northwestero preferred. 9634 Kock Islan: Mb 6 St. Paul... Ohig ‘St. Padi preferred... 806 Ohio and Misstssipp) athe Cnton Pacitl BT Hannibal and Lig Western Untoa 3 Pacilc Mai. 63 THE IMPORTS OF THE WEE The imports, other than dry goods and specie, at the port of New York lor the week eudiag April 6, 1872, were $7,215,951. ‘The imports of foreign dry goods at New York | during the past week and sluce ube beginning of the | year compare as follow: 1872, $5,420,901 4,333,030 since January he Entered at port 1,409,263 41,119,919 48,444,913 ‘Pnrown on market. .3!448,123 41,205,540 43,09), 185 The total Imports for the week were $12,745,562, the most siuce the week ending March 2, when they were $14,600,713, SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE, Saturday, April 6—10:15 A. M. #1500 US 5-20's, ¢, + M27¢ 500 USb's, 10-49, o. 1000) dow.ee.. is 100 ds e00- woe 10000 US Ozu, 1°67... May, U0 US b's, 10-40 c 18 to 10:30 a. 500 sha H & Stdu RR, Ke a + do. 4u0 0 & Ric PRK: £000 Mise RE. W00 de 200 MU & SuP RR. 600 T, Wa Ww RRO, Kourd—10:30 A. 61ehs Erie RR pt 100 Keadiny iit, 100 Hariem x1 500 LS AM 5 i S55: Fare & 10000 N- Mo is SW Boat, H & ‘an : do 50 Chic & Ait RI... 700 Union Pac RR. .b 300 do. « 4 | 100 Mariposn pt | 100 Atiantic M's: 300 do Odi | 100 Quick | 500 Pac MSS 3 Ports 200 do wu C, 0, 0 & PRR. 98 do. FRE 100 200 sqsveess fg Morvia & es Kit 100Chi, Bure y RR. oi Bost Haierie... 200 dO. cy 1500 ao iu00 & estcesssegeesasseeteates = be FERS 1) + W, 1209 Ohio & c # 824 900 Tol, Wa W.. © i, 12:15 and 2:15 P.M. $1000 U S 5-20, r, "65,n.. 11144 B10 US 5-20", ¢, "68... 118g 12230 to 1 P.M. Py 400 do. S00 | 1200 Erie RR. 1300 Lake 5 & af 86% 1000 sua Ch 3 200 bi% 900 Sim BH) Hq 300 thy 1WN J Cen ie fhe 66s, WW Ubia RIK, 665 WO ive ta” 1000 do 64% Wy Bos, Ma : hig G0 do. | COL be aig 16H | S00 West Union Tel..be T4y \ | #0 do isd 200 B00 do al 200 Han ast Jopls.be 6a iyo Col, C &f ORK 31g 4 35 8 & peoeggenpys: Eesceneie Ly ch ’ os Hidiertns HOS By Satdaiatcas $8 Neruwesiera., Gan tag nO AIBACeD BM