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6 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. | April 14—Second Sunday Af- ter Easter. RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY. HERALD RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENCE. Progress of Religious Re- vivals. The Religious Influence of the Herald. Religious Notes, Personal and General. Services To-Day. Asermon on the “Fourth Letter of Jesus’ will be preached by Key. P. L, Davies this evening at the Berean church, Thomas Gales Forster will lecture at Apollo Hall, morning and evening, on the ‘Philosophy of Mod- ern Spiritualism,.”” Bishop Snow preaches in the afternoon in the Vatversity on “The End of the World.” At the Church of the Puritans, University chapel, Rev. Dr. Cheever preaches in the evening on “What Man May Do by Taking Thought.’’ Dr. Deems 1s to preach in the Church of the Strangers at both services, Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, Christ church, Fiftn avenue and .Thirty-fifth street—special services, morning and evening. Rev. Freaerick H. Hedge, D. D., of Boston, wil preach in the Church of the Messiah—morning and evening. “The Catholic Citizen of America’’—lecture ia NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1872—QUADRUPLE SHERT.. Med on to arrive at the truth, ana which ts termed the “quod semper" rule? Trhghurcntan’” belongs } to the first named class let me ask why he keeps the | first day of the week as the Sabbath day Instead of the seventh? Does he find that commanded in the biblet What does he fluad in the Bible to justify this change of days? Without the aid of the practice of the Church of all ages, interpreting the Bible, will “Churchman” find infant bapiism required? Aye, Without this same aid in interpreting, how can he Jeel so ceriain he 1s right im worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ as Gout Does not “Churchman” know that there are thous- ands of learned, sincere, pious, _prayer- 1ul Unitarians, at this day and in Uns enlighlenca land, who rely upon the Bible for doctrine, who are anxious to know its teachings; Who, as lar as we kKuow, ure very earnest iu prayer to God to guide them into the trath, and who yel cannot, for the Iue of them, see that Jesus Onristis “very God ol very God.’? Why the Artons at the Council of Nice approved ‘the expression “of our sub- — stance with the Father,” because the same 1s Nol a Bible term, “A Uhurchman” and Lare ready to pray to the Lord Jesus, but would we do so with the same certainty that we are right after listening to thy Unitarian arguments, drawn from the Bibie itself, against His Divinity, if we had not this very “quod semper,” &c., inverpretation to back us, But mu poesing “A Churchman’? to Cel ee the other class, or that presuming the line of thought here suggested, comes into that class and hoids tat ‘‘what has always and everywhere, and by all been held as tne truth is the truth’—the quod semper —_ rule— I would then ask nim what he finds in Holy Scrip- ture In regard to auricular confession by the aid uf their ruie of interpreration? 1 think he will flud that from the very beginning the Church has under- Sood these Woras trom St. John’s Gospel. soever sins ye remit they are remitted, as reierring to absolution pronounced by a prie: and that auricular coutession has ever been pi Used ana recommended, At first absolution was only public, but to the individual, and private con- fession Was used oaly with reference to the public discipiine; but both have “always,’’ and, up to a comparatively recent date, “everywhere” and “by all”? been used. In suvstantiation of the above passages can bo produced trom Origen, ‘ertulnon, Cyprian, Aim- brose, Chrysostoin, Basil, Pacian, Augustin, &c. The very same Fathers are appeaivd to here that are appealed to for other doctrines of the Church, Let “A Churciman,’” for instance, wy to prove confirmation to be right, and he will find himself reading the words of some of the above named authorities, a5 well as Acts vill, &c, I would recommend to your correspondent to pro- cure a tract by a New york presbyver, eatiiled “Lue idiosyneracy of Sectarianisim,’’ published some years ago; also two sermons, entitled “Entire Abso- lution of the Peniteut,” by that much abused, but truly honored and pious Anglican priest, the Regi us Professor of Hebrew at Oxiord, Let him uiso read ‘Marshall’s Penitential Discipline” and notes K., L. and M. to ‘fertuilian’s De Penitentia,” by the said Regius Profeasor of Hebrew. In conclusion, | would say that the quod semper Tule will never jead your correspondent to believe in Rome's forced auricular confession, 3 Cooper Institute at eight o'clock, by Dr. J. W- Rogers. Rev. George H. Hepworth will preach in Stein- way Hall—morning and evening. Rev. Dr. Flagg, Church of the Resurrection, Fifty-fifth street and Third avenue—morning. Rev. Mr. Pendleton, West Fulty-third street Bap- ‘tist churcn—morning. At St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church—morn- ing Rev. E, L. Prentice—evening, Rev. G. C. Es- tray. Rev. Dr. Ewer, St. Ignatius’ church, Fortieth street, between Futh and Sixth avenues—morning and evening. Free Church of St, Mary the Virgin—murning ser- mon by the Archdeacon of Florida—evening sermon by Rev, Father Brown. Free religious services and a sermon by Rey. H. Powers will be given atthe Brooklyn Academy of Music in the evening. “Tue Credulity of Science” is the title of the Rey, Dr. Thompsou’s lecture at Grace chapel this evening. Dr. Greeley, Rev. J. H. Smith and otners will ad- dress the Morning Star Sunday School 1n the after- noon. Rev. S, L. Blake, of Concord, N. H., with preach at both services at the New England Vongregational church. Rev. Mr. Van Meter will explain “The Howard Mission in Rome” this evening at the North Baptst church. Rev, Dr. Baird preaches this morning fa Univer- sity Chapel. Rev. H. D. Northrup discourses on ‘Practical Chrisuantty” this evening iu the West Twenty-third street Presbyterian church. Rev. Dr. Osgood will preach on “The Good Shep- herd” and “fhe Spirit of God with BKezaleel tha Workman” in St. John’s Memorial church. Rev. Dr. Kendrick preaches at both services at the Tabernacle Baptist church, Rev. O. F, Lee preaches on “Waste Manna” in the afternoon at Chickering Hall and Rev. A Guunison discourses in the morning. Rev. Henry Powers will preach tnis moraing at Brevoort iiail, East Fifty-fourth street. Reception at the Church of the Wessiah. The Church of the Messiah is evidently uot dead, as was fully demonstrated on last Friday evening at the musical and social recepulon given by the mem- bers of its Bible class, The music was of the very finest order and the programme appropriate and pleasing. The first part of the entertainment was entirely sacred, and was in the main church. A voluntary on the organ by the organist, Mr, Elder, and a chant of the Lord’s Prayer by tue choir were very finely renderea, Part second was given in the chapel, and was varied by songs and ballads by Misses Rusnoy and Somerville, Messrs. Thomas and ‘Whiting, ‘aud piano and violin solos by Mr. Elder and Professor Watson respectively. The little chapel was filled vo overfowing by the ¢lite of the church, Reireshments and social cnitchat closed the evening's enjoyments, The Dominican Monak in Hoboken. The Rey. Thomas Burke, U. P., 1s to deliver a dis~ course in St, Mary’s church, Hoboken. on Thursday evening, the 25th inst, The subject of his sermon ‘will be “Charity,” and the proceeds will be for the benefit of St. Mary’s Hospital. As the church can accommodate only 1,200 persons, a limited number Of tickets will be issued. The Religious Influence of the Herald—An Orignal Hyma. JEFFERSON CounTY, Tenon., April 9, 1872, To THE Epirok or THR HERALD:— 1am a Presbyterian minister, residing and preach- ing at (his poiut, thirty miles tor Knoxville, I have a brother in Knoxvilie who sends me copies of newspapers, including the Heratp. He sent me the number ot the HERALD containing reports of sermons ou Haster Sunday. They suggested to me, asa theme of discourse on the following Sabbath, “The Resurrection of Christ and His Followers,’ Alter deiivering the sermon | cowposed @ hymn on Christ's Kesurrection, which I enclose. If you shink it bay any merit let me request you to pube 1s RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. Ob! dark aud mournful was the night that wrappet the world ia gloom, When Carist, the bors of Live aud Light, Descenies to the tomb, Down to the earth He bowed His head, And in the grave He la: Entered the region of th And owned its monare! But soou the night was changed to day, And sorrow to surprise; The tomb gave up iis mighty prey— i Behoid the saviour rise The solid ‘The Lord of Life ascends; The bands of death asunder breaks, His iron aceptre rends, ground with trembiing quakes, In triumph He exaits His bead, ‘And lives oo more to die His powers w And wi Exuiting shouts and anthems ‘The cop ,ueror adore Extol the Lord with songs of praise! Give thanks (or evermcre | About the Matter of Coofession. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— I fear I have done injustice to “A Churchman’ by intimating tat he had obtained bis imformation in Felation to coufession in the Protestant Episcopal Church by @ nearer acquainiance with that practice tnan he told us of; and I now write to apologize and to make amends as far as I can by wrying to help your correspondent find the truth in this matter of confession, He In- insist# upon finding auricular confession in the Bible betore he can believe in it. Well, how does he interpret Huly Scripture ?—for himself, without limit vo bis private judgment, or is he willing to submit to the interpretation the Church, a3 witness ana keeper of Holy Writ, has ever put upon itr Does he hold the sect view, that every man is fis own interpreter, and that what each one fuds in the Bibie, by the ald of prayer for guidance, is the truth for him upoa holding to which the salvation of his soul depends? OF does he fiud tuat God has not seen ft to make His revelation to men so plain that none fan fail to see the truth except those Guder Wrong passions and intuences, and so doos be adopt Uist rule, vy Mauy In our communion re. EPISCOPALIAN, Immortality of the Soul. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— While my mind was being exercised on tae welght of reasoning of “Cato” and “Rationalist” on the above subject I felt relieved by another ar- ucle on the same by a contributor over the signa- ture of “A Believer,” of whom I expected much to remove my sceptical clouds, But, aias! | Lave been much disappointed. ‘ ‘The most fatal resuit to ever so goou a cause is a weak or unwise advocate, and I am fearful "A Believer” stands in this position, 1 think it fair to adinit that a universal and natural de- sire and longing im man exXisis for im- mortality—a continuation of existence after death, But of 108 absolute assurance, beyond a strong hope anda tradition of faith, what do we really know? “A Believer” talks about faith and ignores reason. Now, faith 18 a good thing, but a natural question arises—taiiu in What? If there 1s merit in faith, the Mahommedan, the Brahmin, the Hingoo, the Mormon and the Catholic far exceed the Protestant Christian in its abundance. But [ tank I hear “A Believer” exclaim, ‘But these are heathens.” Well, what of that? ‘ui our reason teaches us they are ignorant, benighted and contra- dictory; and what 1s contradictory our reason tells us cannot be true.” Ah, our reason teaches us ! | Tuus even in matters of faith we are to reler every. ‘thing to our reason. So ‘A Believer’? will suuitily himself, and in spite of the much villified Paine, bas to call tng apostle of reason to his rescue. Now, | am earnestly tn search of proofs of man's immortality, and am nov captious, but cannot in Imatters of ‘iain “vo it bind,” but must, like my Iriend “A Believer,’ refer everytuing to my reaso! tori he did pot he might be a Mormon or som Ining else. 1 want something reasonabie to base a Jaiin upon, My Kind-hearved irieud, “A Bellever,’? would refer me to the veueradle Scriptures, again Iam annoyed vy my reason. 1 seize the Di- vine Word and open to Ecclesiastes Ul, 19, 20, 21, and read, 19:— 19. For that which befalleth the sons of even one thing betalieth them; as thi ‘on, they have all one breath; so that aman jence over « beast; for all 1s vanity. jallare of the dust, and all return men befalleth one dieth so to dust again. 21. Who knoweth the spirit that goeth upwards, and the spirit of the ceast that goeth to the earth ? Here ts cold comtort for an unwilling sceptic. Tturo wo the New Lestament, hoping to dud some sure foundation for an assurance of tinmortal- ity. True, much is written upon the faith of & fur ure spiritual state, and much sound moral teaching enunciated, and tue primitive Cnristians doubtless suflered persecution 10 @ thousand various forms, implying a living Jaith in intracies tuey tad wit- nessed, Ob, that 1 had lived in those days | We are assured by Jesus after ne had risen from the grave—Luke Xvi, 17—*tAnd these signs shail follow them that believe; in iny name suall they cast out devils; they saall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents: aud i they drink aay deadly thing it shall not hurt them: aud they shail lay hand on the sick, and tuey shall recover.’” [asx my religious teachers ouly to give me some of these promised signs, ‘hey shake their weaus and wilk of faith—faith in the Lamb—of great mis- Slonary work among Lhe heathen; out the promised signs, the evidences of a Christian's faith, where aretney? What am I to infer? That all our de- vout Christian teachers are bouus; that preaching has merely become a trade, @ mere tash- lonable means of livelihood, a mere petition of cant, as it were, ‘like brass or @ tnkling cymbal?? Goa forbid ! ‘The trutn 1a, from want of these promised signs of Jesus 1am fast settling down into a condition of indiffereuce, I have heard trom time wo time of the wonders of Spiritualism; of their absolute inter- course with departed friends, and have many worthy, sensible friends who are converts to this | faith. My religious iriends counsel me by all meaus | to avoid this Satanic snare; that although it may demonstrate immortality itis sheer diavolism, and Whi most a-ssurediy lead me into trouve. Now, the caution of my friends [ iighly respect, but, as In everything cise I re.er to the guidance of my rea- son, Which, thank God, Nas uever aeserted me, 1 am almost tempted, in spite of tae denunciauons of the Church, to give this subject au luvesugation. SCEPT Nothing New Under the San. To THE EpiTor oF THE HERALD:— Heathen mythology was the outgrowth of tradi lion based upon the revelation of the Creator to Adam and Eve. Tne seed of the woman to bruise the serpent’s heaa was & promise to all mankind nowhere forgotten, and the natural interpretation of the expected sign gave [to each cultivated nation its own idea of a virgin calla. To the queries of The Holy Spirit “moved upon the face of the waters wheu the earth was wiihout form and void.’’ God never left Himself without @ witness, and St. Paul tells us that they—the heatnen—*being without law, were a law unto themselves.” The feast of Corpus Christ was instituted in the Romisn Church as @refutation, and to put down @ newly divulged idea—the idea of a progressive work aad eventual reign of the Spirit, tue third person of the Holy ‘Triuity—circumserived in that age. It nas however, line ail the tdeas God-given, been without its adherents, Modern spiritualism 1g to the grand idea of (rue spirituality woal heathen Worship is to the reiigion of Jesus Christ, the Lord Ana savieur of us wil. fhe controversial Journalisuc religion of the preseat day, of Whatever 1orm, 18 but a certain revelation of this Work, And by What ever name it may have been known 1m receding ages, to us it is the emanation from the Father and tue Son, the Holy Spirit striving with all the world for the triumph of the universal Churel of the Jeno- Vali, the Aumighty Kuler, M. H Great Religious Revival io Kestucky. A remarkable revival of religion has jost taken place at Danville, Ky., and the preaciers prominent On the occasion were Rev. Dr. J. L. McKee, Rev. Mr. Junkin and Rey. D. P. Young. The revival began in the First Presbyterian cnurcn, Rev. Mr. Junkin, pastor, assisted vy Rev. D. P. Young, Dr. McKee had goue to Danville to begin a series of ser- earnest request agrecd to assist Rey. Mr. Junkia ull the close of his mecting., Bighty- persons were added to the Presbyterian churches In Danville—thirty-tive to the First aud forty-six to the Second-~as the resuit of Us revival, and an unhappy division, alluded to a¥ having teretolore existed between the churcies, appears to have been nealed, A Bowling Green paper says:—We are giad to see it stated thut Dr. McKee expects to begin a simuar Christians for the descent of tne Holy Spirit upon him in soll greater power, and upon (hat whoie city and region round avout.” We snail gladly weicome Dr. McKee to Bowling Green, ‘The churches are prepared to act im harmony; even ower than tuo Here | re | sounding | “Honesty” I would ada another, Are we not all descended trom one common | parent? Is not Adam the father of us ail? never | vices in the Second Presbyterian churen, but by | series of meetings at Bowhng Groen, Ky., the third Sabbath of April, ihe 2ist inst, | aud devoutly desires the prayers ot au Freabytertan churches will take pleasure in assist- ing In @ charitable and harmoaious combinayon of labor to msure @ great religious revival. Revivals in the Interior of Now York. AS a@ result of the interest in the First Presbyterian ohurch, Albany (Rev, Mr. Blayney’s), thirty-tive persons were added to ita communion on Sunday, March 31. Fifteen received the sacrament of baptism. This ts the iargest accession to ims chard in thirty years. Five of the number were by r. Fifty persons united with the Presbytertan chureh in Johnstown, April 7, Forty-tiree of these Were on profession of their faith, as # fruit of the | recent revival. A majority of tne ccnverts are trom the Sabvath school, Forty-two were received to tae monibersatp, ot the Presbyterian church in Waterloo at the last communion season, the frult, tn part, of a recent season of reiresiing grace, Catholicism in America. A lecture will be delivered this evening at Cooper Institute, by Dr. J, W. Rogers, a well-known Catholic layman, and enjoying a very favorable reputation as a thoughtful and accomplished Scholar, on “The Catholic Citlzen of America.” He Will endeavor to show \hat Catnolicism is the national faith of the American people, and that our government is founded, though unwittingly, upon principles in periect harmony with that religion; and will further explain what he understands to be the duty of the Catholic citizens of this country at the present time and in the immediate future, Dr. Rogers will certainly be honored with the presence Of # large audience, and there can be no doubt that his hearers will enjoy an intellectual treat, Religious Notes—Personal General. Rey. Dr. R. V. Dodge, of Madison, Wis., bas ac- cepted the call to the First Presbyterian church, San Francisco. Rey. Henry ©. Potter, D. D., rector of Grace church, New York, was presented at Kaster with & purse of $5,025 by inemvers of his congregation. Dr. H. J. Van Dyke, of Brookiya, bas asked for hts dismissal by tne Presbytery ol his church, with the view of accepUng a call from the Pirst Presbyterian church of Nashville, The south Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, 30 long ministered to by Dr. Spear, and of which Professor Patton has just resigned the pastorate, have called Rey. E. A. Noble, of Pittsburg. Rev. Dr. Dexter, editor of the Boston Congrega- tionatist, and Rev. Dr. Healy, President of Straight University of New Orieans, were invited by tae British Society for the Liberation of Reilgion trom State Patronage, to attend and address a meeling held on the 20th ult, 1n London, The object of the Soctety was to obtain information respecting the advantages of the voluntary system in the United States, Kev. Dr, Dexter gave an interesting ils. tory of religious lite in New £ngiand, and received @ hearty vote of thank: THE METHODIST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Fourth Day’s Sesyion—The Bishop’s View of a Sexual or Separate Education—Wonder- ful Beneficial Ka of Tobacco—Let Cons gress locrease the Tax on tho Weed—Hard Times In Nennessee. The Conference opened yesterday at the usual hour. Rev, ©. S. Browo announced the result of the eleotion of delegates to the Genera! Conference, as reported in the HERALD yesterday. A ballot was then ordered for the ninth candidate, and the con- test was between Dr. L, H. King and Dr. J. B. Wakely—Dr. King having the largest number of votes, but not enough to elect. A second ballot gave the honor 10 Dr. Wakely. Revs. L. H. King, ZN. Lewis and H, B. Ridgeway were elected re- serves. Revs. R. H. dravis, H. R. Harris, C. C. Williams, J. H. Mitchell, Robert Day and G. W. Martin were elected deacous. The name of Mr, Willams was | subsequently withdrawn for personal reasons, The ordination o1 Rev, R, M. Whitbeck from another branch of Methodism was recognized, and he was receive, Dr. Foss, from the Committee of Conference with Dauicl Drew, reported in favor of naming the new collegiate institution to be founded by Mr. Drew “fhe Drew Seminary and Female College of the New York Conterence,” and recommended the elec- tion of Siephen Barker and D, Wright trustees to fill vacancies, ‘The old charter for the Ladies? School is ample enongh to cover the proposed semt+ nary also. Bishop Ames feared that thig woula tle them up to separate education for the sexes, whereas the ) Spirit of the age seemed to tend the other way. He did not lke sexual coll They savor too much ‘Tnese S LINGER LONG AND DIE VERY HARD He wanted an education for humanity, (Applause.) Tue Bishop was proceed- | Ing, Whea Dr, ross called mis attention to section two of the charter, Walch gives the rignt to united education of (ue sexes, Key. O. B, HEADSTROM called the attention of the General Consereuce deiegates to the Scanuinavian uussions in America and kurope. He vegan bis work alone in Uts city WwenLy-seven Years ayo, aud now they have eighty nunisters and $,000 members, | and @ most wonuerful revival 13 in progress .in | Noruawestera Hurope, which has penetrated Rus- sia. He wanted tue General Conterence to revive the Scandinavian paper, which was destroyed py the Chicago tre, Bishop AM&S remarked that it was not a figure Ol ypeech to say ol tuts Methoutst Church, Which 140 years ago bau no organizauon, that now Whe sun hever sets upon 1s wltars, ; _ the Rev. Mr. LACK, of the Holston Conference, presented the claims of the Metuoaist University at Athens, ean, Where vr. Covleigh, its President, and the lacuily are actualiy suflering for the nec { saries of Life. ‘Tne trusiees are unabie to pay te | Salaries, the crops failed aad generat distress pre- Valls. Dr. KYNET corroborated Mr. Black, and said that 1 1s the Only scuool in all Une Soutuern country | for the education of waite young men jor the } mimstry. Al the suggestion of Dr. Foster the Conference intormally raised @ loeral sum tor Mr. BlacK, INTERESTING DEBATE ON TOBACCO. A resolution was offered recommending the young Ministers to abstain from the use of Lopacco. Every | caudidate lor adimission into the travelling ministry ig asked Whether lie uses Lie weed or not, and hence mmore tian ordinary interest Was manifested in tne resolution aud a lively debate followed. An amend - ment Was olfered to strise out We word “younger”? aud to make the resolution Oo: general application. rather RICHARDSON liad a goou Word to say lor Lhe 1. He had come tv maunood beiore he had used | tobacco, He was taken with @ serious distemper } Uhat bailed every effort of pisictans, Smoking was recommended, and tae resuil Was the cure of his dis+ | lemper, He afterwards wought tt desiravle to quit the practice, but a recurrence of the distemper Was the result, aud the practice was renewed. Caewing | afterward was commenced, not expectorating, as } Usual, but taking che juice Into the stomach, and ‘his heaith was so good that he had come to eighty- three years, uid every morning ne vad occasion to bless the precious plant tupaces, Dr, OSBORN Dad deen aiiicted with a loosening of his veeta, and to remedy it ue had commencea io use Lobucce, With Leuelicial result. Feeling a call ; to bear testumony againse Lhe use of the weed be | had quit it, aud iost a tooth by the operation, , Taree essays resuited in the loss of three teeth, and now as ioug as Lovacco Will save them he proposes | to use It. Pastor HkApsToM, E. OsBorx, C. D. Foss and Dr. WAKELY spoke against tue use of tovacco, The latter, alter wiat they lad heard regarding the good | properties ol that narcotic. sarcastically moved that Lue Conference recommended its universal use. The | Origiual resolution, witi the omission of tue word | “younger,’’ was then adopted, PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. This morning at nine o’ciock a jove feast will in sume resp be held in we igiteenth street cnurch, and at hali-past ten, Dr. MILEY, of Sing Sing, | wilt preach, and, alter the sermon, ue j deacons will ve ordained. The missionary be heid in St. John’s church treet, at three P, M,, when Revs. Je arrower and W. P, Abbott will deliver addresses, The Sunday school awatversary will be hela av the sai nour, in Bedford Street church, whereat Messrs, Elilott, Stratton and Gregory wil | Speak. in tue evening the deacons will be or- , dained elders, in St. Paul's church, Fourta avenue, A Conference temperance anniversary Was held | last eveniug, in Jane Street Methodist Episcopal | church, Adresses were delivered by Messrs, Burca, Barnum aad ottome, TEMPLE EMANUEL. The Spirit of Joshua tho Spirtt of Judaism— How We Should Love the World and What We Should Do with It—Sermon by Kev. Dr. Gutheim. | Dr. Gutheim yesterday continued his series of ser- | mons on the spirit of Judaism as manifested In the spirit of Joshua, His text was the same as used by him on former occasions—“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Take thee Jostiua, a man, iu whom is the spirit,’ &c, The portion of Seripture read during the service related to the closing hours of this great soldier, aud the spirit which ne manifested then was part cular pnase of his character dwelt upon yesterday by Dr, Guthetm. Joshua consciously drew near his last end, and Was prepared for it, and, like Moses, he designed to biess Israel and to give the people a commaadment to fear the Lord and to serve him, Tae particulars of the patriarch’s life were briefly given, and the Doctor | asked could anything be more solemn than these | Words of tue leader, who had led the people oft and again to victory, He was the oldest man in tue uation, and he spoke to them as to his servants, Aud what did his address relate wor Not to tue victories they had achieved together over tneir ene- mics; not to the journeys they lad accomplshea, nor the hardships they had endured, and the great- ness they had come to by their endurance and valor. No; rather to continued and more faithful obe- dlence to God and holiness of life. There ts noth- ing like this address of Joshua in modern history, except it be the prophetic and inspired FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GEORGB WASHINGTON. He called to mind the blessings which age after age the Almighty had showered upon the seed of Abra- ham, and summed up the triumphs of Israel under himself in afew words, and then added, “Choose ye this day whom ye will serve; but as for me and my house, we will serve we Lord.” Afterwards the aged leader wrote these words in the Book of the Law, and set up a stone as 4 memorial of tne renewal of the covenant between tne Lord and the people of Israel. His work was now done and he could lie down and die in thank{ul peace. Whoever would speak such words in the last hour must live according to the dictates of the Spirit of God within aim, But whoever fnds de- light in tne pleasures and honors and wealth of this life, we say of him that he loves the world, 18 Ita duty or is it sin to love the world? In former times there were many who withdrew from the world into solitude from iotives of piety. They bated the world and scorned its honors and its wealtn and Pleasure. Whatdid they want of a world? What did they Want to accomplish for their own good or for the good of humanity? Though the system of anchorives 1s not so prevalent as it once was, yet how often do we hear men who affect to despise the world and talk disparagingly about it? So far as Judaism is concerned they do not attacn the least Importauce Lo a withdrawal from the active scenes of life, bu&on the contrary, they peoiee to stay and to exercise their faculues here for their own and their fellows’ good. Judaism is opposed to A MOROSH AND MISANTHROPIC LIFE, and heariily favors a life of rejoicing and gladness. ‘The spirit of God resides only in cheeriul heart but our mirth and cheerfulness must oe kept within reasonabie and rauional bounds, For whom, it may be asked, isnature renewed from year to year? For whom do the trees and the flowers don thelr gayest and greenest leaves and blossoms and send forth their sweetest odors? For the man who lives in the world, surely, and not ior him who locks hizasell up in cloisters and convents. We may love the world then but rationally aud in moderation. And we must do Luis Considering that the joys and pleasures of the world are glits of God, bestowed upon us for @ good and wise purpose, Even poisons judiciously auministered produce salutary effec.s, but injudiciously taken they kill rather than cure. So is it with the pleasures of the worid. Such 18 the language of Judaism and of reason. But Judaism says, moreover, that the treasures and pleasures of tits lite will pass away, and that only the joys of heaven are enduring, The wheel of fortune 1s ever revolving, aud while some go up others must go down. Who, then, that does not real- ize the tustability of our tenure of worldly goods, and who would be so silly as to build upon the sand when they have the power to choose a firm founda- tion? Judaism says that as all things come trom God they should be received with thankiuiness, But 1 grace sald before aad aiter meat a suiticient manifestation of thankfulness to God? fe regretted Ubat prayer 1s su seldom Offered in the family, and that THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES 18 80 liberally patronized, while the temple of wor- ship 1s deserted, But be thanked God that this spirit 1s not confined to words, but is best mant- tested in deeds, by which the hungry are fed, tue naked clothed and the poor and the fatherless and widow have their wants attended to. And only when we do these do we realizeour gratitude to Goa and how much we owe Him for all the blessings we enjoy. This 13 an investment the interest of which we enjoy here, wnile the principal remains intact for the life to come. The Doctor then uttered an aposirophe to Charity, whose jubilee they nad recently celebrated 1n connection with their Orphan Society, and remarked, in closing, that the enjoy- ments of this liie cannot render @ man a slave who rates them at their true value. May our lives, said he, ve such as to be comforted by this hope and by the Angel of God, under whose providence we live aud under whose wings we are sneltered, DOLLINGER’S LECTURES. The Aged Doctor's Propositions to the Christian Churches—Disappointment of the ‘‘0ld Catho- lics"’—Will Dolliuger Eventually Sub- mit to Rome {Doubts and Fears, MUNICH, March 25, 1872, The great theme of discussion among those classes of the population taking interest in the religious and political questions of ihe day is still the result of Dr. Dillinger’s seven lectures on the future unity of the Christian Churches, The great question, “What is the result?” 1s asked, and the answer is— wanting! itis an impossibility for a man to forget @ training of three score years in any system of ree igion or philosophy, and Dr. Doilinger does not appear to make an exception. His appreciation of the great German Refurmer, Luther, was indeed a great advance upon Catholic theologians in general; and for the first ume, perhaps, did an eminent Catholic historian venture to utter such unlimited praise on the ‘‘hereuc”’ Luther, considered as Ger- man and reformer. sut the closing lectures of Dr. Dollinger were a disappointment, and for the causes of this disappointment we have not to look far, As the learned reformer said himself, “the future be- longs to the yonuger generation, not to tue older.’ fhe great work of DUllinger was nis tamous “De- claration,” and with this he was exhausted, Younger men, such as Friedrich, Huber, Schulte, Keinkens, gathered about him and carried on tne movement lurther than Dollinger himself had ever wished, DOLLINGER'S POSITION. The Munich Congress of last September showed more than once a division between ‘he leaders, ‘There was a contest between the conservatives, led by Dollinger, and the radicals, led by Huber, Scaulte and others. Doilinger wavered. This ts a fact. But he was held up, and stood in at the head of the the reform, He did not fear; he had no intention of backing down; but he felt tuat he had raised a storm taat he could not control, and younger men than he were necessary to take the lead. Letters came from Rome endeavoring to get him to submit; but he withstood the temptation. He has had good men to support him. THE FIRST FIVE LECTURES were always caretuily criticised by a committee of Old Cathoucs before being delivered; but heiore the last two Huber and Reinkens were calied away to attend an Old Catholic Conference at Bonn, and I imagine Dr. Dollinger has been left to himself, THE LAST LECTURE shows evidences of a waveringness, and differs in contents essentially from Dr. Dollinger’s ideas ag expressed in Septemver last, He does not say a word tuerein of the German Nationat Catholic Church, and of the great reforins to be undertaken; does not even move aa inch from the Catholic stand- point in making his propositions to the other Churches, but leaves us totmagine that the Catholic Church 1s the only saving one, from which all have brokea loose—tue trae Church, with the ‘unbroken episcopal succession,” and therefore the best. Dr, Dollinger has been evidently fed witi Puseyite hterature, which he has accepted as expressiug the views of Protestantism in general, He urges, in contradiction to Hyacinthe, the mecessity of retains ing the contessional, simply because the ritualists have introduced it’ in England, and because the rituailsts have it he thinks it is a Protestant ten- dency. He still clings to celibacy of the priesthood, luaeed, he does not give up a singe point of Catho= lic doctrine, and apparently wishes all caurches and sects to return to Casholicisn THE “OLD CATHOLIC” CAUSE HURT, This is the impression that | have retained after Hstenlng to he Whole series of lectures, and | am constrained to admit that Dillinger has hurt his cause, at least among Protestants, He gropes in the dark, attemptung to reconcile doctrines about bapusM, transubstautiation and what not, forget- Ung that such doctrines have nothing in tne world to do with the great question of hostility DOW exist- Ing between the great churches—between Pro- testants and Catholics, Dr. Dolitnger does not mention America with @ single word, and perhaps 16 19 as well he did not, for I Kuow that he considers the great churches there, such as the Methodists, Baptists, &c,, as sects, and consequently they would not come within his rauge, A very learned philoso- pher said tome the other day, ‘For God's sake, why does the good man cling so tenaciously to the Tridentine decisions? Let us begin again and intro- duce Christianity into the churches,” There 18 vast uth in this sentence, THE GRRMAN NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH. I have always been, and am still, an admirer of Doliinger, and trust that these words may never come to his sight, His labor is done, and well done, too, Aud I would not connect his recent lectar with the aim of the Oid Cathoile reform in genera for the views therein expressed have, indeed, no connection with the contest against infaliioiliy, It 1s doubtful whether the aged retormer will ever live to see nis ideal German nauonal Catnolic Chureh in reality. This is a labor that needs years for Its ac- complishment, Blamarck has first of ail to get rid of the Jesuits, and the ultramontanes have to be conquered before this can be done. There will a day come, however, and we hone long hence, when Doliinger Will be called away from tas repugnant Scene of religious sirtfe. “he future berongs to the younger generation, not to the older,’ he said, His deata wil be the commencement of the great tu- ture which he has pictured out for his Churen, Tul then he will, Lam sure, hold steadily to what he has already done. Pollinger will never recant Not luke Pater Gratry, wiose recantation was wrung out of him when his bouily energies were gone, when the most imtulltple ‘of ali tntallioiists ' swod before him—Deat! He was no longer then that same Pater Gratry wao so firmly trod the streets or Paris when peopie pointed alter him:— “See, that is Father Gratry, who dared to eng: with the Jesuits and cast te glove down belore the infalliote Pope!’ Stricken with disease, supported 10 bis arin chair, troubled with tie importuniiies of those sent to wring from him submission, he wrote that letter of recantation now known to the world, But will Dodger suomit? He 18 surrounded and supported by younger re‘ormers,and the Archbishop Wik try ais art uvom him to vain, HULBURD'S DEFENCE. The Ex-Comptroller of the Cur- rency on Himself. Affairs of the Tennessee Bank of Memphis. Not Influenced by the One- Horse Carriage. HIS FULFILMENT OF THE LAW. National Wasuinaton, April 13, 1872. Comptrolier Hulburd’s defence of himselt against the conclusions of the Banking and Currency Com- mittee of the House ig given below. It was pre- sented to the Secretary of the Treasury, and not to the committee, and ig made on oath belore J. Frank. lin Bates, Justice of the Peace at Wasningto! In the year 1866, early in the month of August, George KR. Rutter, President of the Tennessee Na- tional Bank of Memphis, PAID FOR A ONE-HORSE CARRIAGE for which | was negotiating in this city. His doing this was unexpected by me, and I think unpre- meditated by nim, It was very soon alter the resignation of freeman Clark, and waile the duties of the ofice devolved on me as the Deputy and Acting Comptrolier. 1 attached no especial signitl- cance to the transaction at the time, and only sup- sequent events gave it any importance what- ever. In the latter part of August in the same year, nov very long after the transac- ton just stated, I was informed that the affairs of tne Tennessee National Bank of Mempuis were not in good condition, and I sent an examiner to investigate the tucts. Hts examination was made on the 24th, 25th and 26th of te moath, and his re- port was received at the deparument on the 3a of September following. A copy 13 hereto appended, marked “A,”’ ‘Tis statement exuubits a failure on the part of the bank to comply with several import- ant provisions of law and NUMEROUS IRREGULARITIES OF MANAGEMENT which required correction. It seems to be assumed that [suppressed this report, aud that L retused to appoint a receiver to wind up tue affairs of the bank, and that this failure to periorm my duty was in consideration of the present I had received from the President of che baok, ‘The charge 13 this or it 1s nothing. To this charge I reply that I DID NOT SUPPRESS THE REPORT, as the records of my office will snow, and as more fully will appear hereaiter, As to the appointment of a receiver—a reierence to the law 1s necessary in order to determine upon what grounds a receiver way be legally appointed. Section 50 ot the Na- tional Currency act provides for the appointment of @ receiver to Wind up the affairs of a bank tor failure to redeem its circulating notes. ‘Tne lan- guage of the law on this subject 1s as tullows:— On becoming satisiied, as specified in this act, that an association has refuse to pay its circulating notes as thei mentioned, and is in detault, the Comptroller of the rency may forthwith appoint a receiver, &c. ‘This is the only ground specified in the National Banking law upon which areceiver may be appuint- ed forthwith, ‘There is no allegation in the Examin- er’s report Unat the bank had falled, or refused to pay its circulating notes, In fact, the entire circuiauon of the bank at that time was ouly $90,000, while the Examiner states the lawful money in the bank to ve $93,527, a sum more than sufiicient to REDEEM EVERY DOLLAR OUTSTANDING. The appointment of a receiver on this ground was therefore impossible, and the charge of a tailure of duty in this respect could be made and entertained only by oue essentially ignorant of the provisions of law on the subject. The lawiul money reserve of the pank was shown to be deficient in the sum of $21,282, Tne law on the subject of reserve 1s as follows (lust clause, sec- tion 31, And it shall be competent tor the Comptroller of the Cur- Fency to notify any association whose lawtul money reserve as aroresaid shall be below the amount to be kept on hand, as sforesali, to make good such reserve; and {f such asso- ciation sball'fail for thirty days thereafter so to make good its reserve of lawful money of the United States, the Comp- troller may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, appoint a receiver to wind up the business of such ‘association, as provided in this act. The Examiner states that the capital of the bank has never been fully paid in, a large amount of it being representea vy ‘stock notes.’ ‘The law upon the subject of the payment of capi- tal is detailed in seciion 15 of the National Banking act. It will be observed that while this section makes it the daty ofthe bank to take certain measures to secure tte full payment of its capital stock, It im- poses no penalty for a faliure to do so and gives the Comptroller uo power to compel the bank to take the action contemplated; only if, in pursuance of these provisions, the capital stock snail ve reduced below the minimum required by law, and THE BANK FAILS TO INCREASE IT to the requirements of tne act witnin thirty days, a receiver may be appointed, All the Comptroiler could do then in such a case as the one presented by the Tennessee National Bank would be to call upon the managers of the bank to comply with tne provisions of thelaw. And so with all tne otner irregularities complained of. It was the Comptrol- jer's duty to notlly the bank of its shortcomings, and to insist upon a taithtul compliance with all We re- quirements of the act. To show how this duty was performed and to fur- nish conclusive evidence that the report was not suppressed, the following copy of the letter ADDRESSED 10 THE BANK, after a caretul examination of all the facts presented by the examiner—taken Irom Uhe records of tials oilce—is presente. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,) OFFIok OF COMPTROLLER OF CURRENOY, '¢ WASIULNGTON, Sept. 15, 1866.) 81R—In the report of tne Examiner ot National Hanks upon the condition of the ‘Tennessee National Bank of Memphis, as found by him | th Nt, ) according to the showing tal stock has been paid in, While the law requires #5,00 to have been paid in on the Bath ot May, 1265," yi Second—The remainder of the capital stock of the bank con- sista of notes given by stockholders for the payment of their stock. It does not appear that these notes are being in any cage paid with any promptitude, and they are utterly incon- alstent with the spirit of the act. Third—The reserve fund is deficient by over 20,00. Fourth—The loan to ths National Bank of the Metropolis, in this city, seems to be uncaifed for by the business of your bank, under existing cfroumstances, is specially ob- Jectionabie. Fifth—Uhe amount of over drafts is excessive to an un- precedented degree, being near thirty per cent of the nomi capital and over seventy-two per cent of the paid up capital of the bank. Sixth—Cash items are exhibited at $51,324, not more than one-half of which appear to be eatitied ty be legitinately #0 considered. Seventh—The records of the bank are very imperfect. and far from being in accordance with the instructions laid down on pages thiirty-one and thirty-two of ‘Instructions and Sug. gestions of the Comptroller of the Currency,” 3 3opy of which is enclosed. #ighth—The records do not show that you have any direc- tors at ali, and some of those who are supposed to be direc- tors and who have taken the oath as such do not appear by tne books of the bank to possess the requime amount of stock. Niith—No portion of the net earnings of the bank ap: pears to have been carried to the surplus fund previous to vidend as required in section 83 o( the act; ana howing is, the bank, upon examination; appears to be in even worse condition than its own books indicates further on file in this odice, among the original organization papers of the ba & certificate sworn to by four directors, setting forth that’ on the :4ih May, 1863, 50,000 of the capital stock had been pald in, and in the juarterly report of the condition of the bank, made 4th July, 1866, the cashter swears that thore 1s Fi pital stock paid in, $100,000. urplus tind $62,211. ‘lidavite of the directors and of the cashier seem to y at variance with the facts of the case. not the desire of this office to deal harsnly or sum- banking association, but the nessee National Bank ta in r wi Iti marily with any national dition in which the Te renders it imperative that the Comptroiler inststs upon an fmmediate reform in the aifairs of tue bank in the following particula: ‘The capital stock must be promptly paid up without any further unreasenable delay, or the shares must be traus- ferred to reliavie persons wno wili pay them in full. 2, ‘Those holding stock for which they have given their notes must either pay those notes or relinquish tt stock, or the provisions of tie act will be enforced. ‘The lawful reserve fund must be made good and kept #0, in accordance witn section 31 of the act, and no further joans or discounts must be made unti this ts done. 4, The debt from the National Bank of the Metropolis, in this city, must be reduced as rapidly aa possible consistent with safety to this association. 5. The overdrafts must be immediately made good and none others permitted. . The cash items, many of which are reported as over due checks and notes, and mere memoranda, must be similarly and promptly reduced, 7. The recorda must be perfected ana afterwards kept 80 in Accordance with the instructions furnished. The Hoard of Directors must be reorgaaized, and stock- holders really qualitied to serve taust De appointed and sworn In, 8. No further dividends can pe permitted until the bank has recovered from the critical condition in which i: has be- come involved by the irregularities that huve characterized its manag’ nit. It is impoasibie to reconcile the oaths of the directors and the cashier in his quarterly report with the facts as shown by the books of the vank and the examiner's report. The Comptrolier desires to aftord the Association an opportunity recover itself and {8 unwilling to close the bank, e Js fully entitled to without giving ail connected with {t an opportunity to escape from that public censure which would justiy passed upon them were toe bank summarily will, however, be bis duty to have the bank re-examined at an early period and to appoint @ receiver uniess In good faith a greatiy improved state of affairs 18 found to exist, With m just contidence that the present grievous |rrugy tes will not be suffered to vccur again. Very respect wi H. K, HULBURD, Deputy and Acting Comptrovier. ToS, MORGAN, Casnier Tenoessee National Bank, M phis, Teon, This letter shows every violatton i a sd Irregulariiy of management were piw PX: plicitly brought to the notice of the bank, Ani that Warning Was given tata full compliance with all the requirements of the ag could not be avoided by the officers of the ban! WITHOUT ENDANGERING ITS EXISTENCE. The notice to the bank to make good its reserve oflawful money 18 given in unmisiakable terms, and the next step to be taken depended upon the compliance of the bank With this demand, On the first Monday of October following, within three weeks irom the date of tnis letter, the regular quarterly report of the bank was imade, and at. tested by the oaths of the cashier anu taree direc. tors of the bank. This report showed the amount of lawful money On hand at Wat date to be $154,746, While the amount required for revenue was $114,315, snowlug & surplus of $40, £28, In this particular, then, the bank promptly com- plied with the law, aud the Comptroller wus con- sequently preciaded trom taking avy step3 towards the appointment oj a receiver on Unis ground, Meanwhile the large deposit of funds in the pank belonging to the State of Tennessee vecame THE SUBJECT OF LEGISLATIVE INQUIRY and eventually of legisiative enactment, A com- mittee of the Legislature visited tue baak, took all its funds and received tue obligations of the bank, tor the balance, payable by tastalments, ‘Tne matu- rity Of the first Of these bills found tke bank unaple to pay. The nove was protested, the baok was obliged to suspend, An agent was sent to invesu- gate and report the facts, One of ils circulaung notes Was Protes ad aad 2 recelver was ippointed, 4s provided 1m section 60 ef tae act, about the March, 1867. Relative to . Ee THE APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM A HILL as cashier of this bank, the following statement ts made:—aiter the letter of September 15 was written Mr. Rutter, the Presideat Of the bank, visited Washington—I think about the last of september or the 1st of October. He stated that he was dis satisfied with his cashier, and asked me if IL could recommend a suttable man for the place. In think- ing over the men wiom | knew, who would ve likely to be qualified for such a position, the name of Wiliam A. Hill occurred tome. 1 hadelittle or NO acquaintance with him personally, but he was highly recommended by @ number of respectable firms as Well a8 individuals, and his testimonials had been filed with me in support of an application oe wome position connected wiin tne National AMONG HIS TESTIMONIALS were letters from Drexel & Co,, Jay Cooke & Co, Hon. F. K, Branoi and Hon. T. M. Howe, and ail re- eet to his experience and qualifications ag @ I submitted these letters to Mr. Rutter, and at his request sent for Mr. Hill, and so brought the two men into communication. This was the extent of my agency in iurnishing a cashier for the Tennessee Nationa Bank. 1 had no 1nterest whatever in Mr. Hul’s going to Memphis further than this : | believed him to be # good man, and hoped he would be able vo get the bank in better shape and manage tt with More skill ana prudence than had been shown oF tus predecessors. He was piedgea to bring about a reform, and 60 far a3 my knowiedge goes did lis best to accom. plish 1. He went to Memphis, according to his own testimony, early in October, but did not become cashier until the last of November, and had beea im that position only about three months WHEN THE BANK SUSPENDED, Tappointed ium receiver because, I regarded him as honest, Capable and well qualified by ots Kaowl- edge of the affairs of the bank to fill that position, to which may be added the fact that I knew no other man in Memphis whom I could appoint. Through ail the perplexities and embarrassments ullending the setulement of tne affairs of the oank 1 have never had any reason to belteve that or, Hulk did not act with entire honesty and good faith. It Was never questiuned Dut once to my Knowledge and then | wrote to Mr. Thomus kh. Smith, ageut of the State of Tennessee, appointed by a special ace of the Legislature, to settie the claims hela by State against the bank, and the man interested above all others in the honesty and correct conduct Of the receiver, and his revly confirmed my gooa opinion of Mr. Hil, His letter also explains why so long a time elapsed before the aifairs of the bank were entirely closed up and the receiver ais- charged. That letter 1s hereto attached, marked B. During this whole period Mr. McUuiloch, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, WAS CONSULTED on every luporantt point, and nothing of any mo- ment Was done without his approva’, and, at this aisiance of ume, I think 1 cau say with truth thas everyluing was conducted properly and in order. ‘The foregoing 13 a plain siatement of facts which cannot successfully ve questioned, sustained as it is by oficial record and documentary evidence, If this statement 13 true, everything in the shape of testimony wich comes in contlict with it must be discredited and rejected; and if it 18 true, tt 1g clear that the Compvcroller leit unperformed no duty wWaich devolved upon nim under tue law. ‘ne tesumony taken before the committee on other points 18 not such evidence as would be ad- mitted before any properly coustituted tribunal. It is made up of gossip, hearsay, &c., and proves. nothiag, All mtimations, however, reflecting upom my oilicial integrity are met by a full and expiicit denial, 1 have never received, directly or indirectly, money or PROPERTY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OFFICIAL DUTY, or for reframing from the performance of any daty,, or for any favor whica I had it in my power to grant in consequence of my oilicial poston, and E do not know and do not believe that any subordi- nate in the employment of this bureau has, directly or indirectly, received money or property for oifl- clal [avors Or for the exercise of influence, real or assumed, with the head of the Bureau, in behalf of any parties or applicants wnatever. On the contrary, I have sought continuously to serve tae governtment fawhfully to the besc ol my ability in all things. BR. HULBURD, BOARD OF AUDIT. Protest Against Paying Sheriff Brennan—Large Payment of Claims of County Officials—Selec- tion from Schedule of Submitted Claims, The weekly meeting of the above Board was hela yesterday. ‘The following business was trans- acted:— AUDITED CLAIMS. The following claims were audited, allowed and ordered to be paid:— DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, Benjamin F. Crane, Superintencent. Gas, plumbing, lamps and Treasurer's bills. James Mevenan, openiag and shutting gates at Stuy- vesant Park . 18580 fo Schedule of smail claims audited Smith, RREOTION. by Whittemore & seeee 4157 8 ‘GOUNTY 6 Edward F. Kelley, Mechan’ to December, i: Charles McClaiferty, Reco December, Lb71........4.. Willam J. Hoey, bookkeepei David Henriques, Kecording Conrad ‘Ten Eyck, Recording Clerk... Richard B. Hoopé, November to Dec John H. Tunnerman, September to Dece Edward Seliick, Septemver to December. Hugh F. Dolan, October and Novemoer. Charles M, Vergne, December. William K, Phila Robert Held, September to George F. Penuexter, October to D James W. Connolly, Septem ver to Decemb John Roberts, November and Decemper.. Thomas V. Doran, september to Decem’y Wiiliam Kipp ..... Charles J. Jones. Charles Hegeman, September and Uctober, Dennis Gareson, November and Decemver. Alexander Ebelsbacher, messenger, September to De- SSessaSesesieeese2 Ssaeesesessesseeses 8 TOtAl...ecereee vee . on COUNTY BUREAU. Pierre Jarvis, services as Clerk of County Bureau.. $199 98 Jacob Peth, armorer, Twenty-second regiment...... 626 00 Albert M. Gans, armorer Sixth regiment, = 2 4, H. Briil, armorer Hirst cavalry reiment, : Fatrick Bruton, services us night watchman of fateenth Ward Market from gly to November, SURROGATES OFFICE. Lrnest Simon, interpreter, September to December 1811. . $666 68 general’ cierk, September to 1,333 34 ber to Francis Cavanagh, assistant recording clerk, Sep- tember to December, 187 300 00 Peter Kid, general clerk, December, 187 208 34 Charles Mt. Rosevelt, xeneral cierk, September to December, 1871... - oo $3,008 34 nth Regiment, Seventy-ninth regi Tegiment. 1,912 09 Claim of M. M, Van Dyke, for provisions io men and officers of Eighth regiment on 12th of July . 683 76 er Brandon, for repairing street lamps and a 90 of the which was $43, Painter, services 1 i SUBMITTED CLAIMS. ‘Tie following claims were suoimitted and will ile over under the ruie:— Schenk & Ryan, bills tor merchandise delivered to Bord of supervisors 1,098 10 Brainerd & Co., stationery ie 60 J. L, Scotield, sashes, binds, doors, &o......) 1 48 a R. Farley, for coaches and wagons furnished for the use of the B { Agaistant Aldermen + 502 50 Harper & Brothers, for book®.. 61 35 Berrien & Co., dusters, 16 Me JH. &S. Riker, lexal servic 478 008 ‘A. J. Requler, argument at Geueral terni, 200 JL. Brown, tent of bulkhead, Thirty-third’ street, and interest eect 2 1,739 38 Daniel Whalen, payment advanced to Grand Jurors, September, 1871. 120 ov Stetson « Son, for entertaining jury on Rosenzweig ‘case, October 25 t0 27, S71... Charles Gridet, for repairing pavement « street, Devween Canal and Chainvers stree! Jobn Healy, Coroners’ Messe ro New York HERALD, adv William Menzies, lum! W. H. Warner, repairs at arseni Sidiey & Campbell, medicines,..... New York Printing Company, ‘printing. PROTEST ASTO THE PAYMENT OF SHERIFF BRENNANS ‘The following letter Was read and ordered to be laid over:— Sin—I beg to bring to your notice the fact ertising. jat the bills of M. T, Brennan, as Suerifl of this city and county, for come ° mitmenta of prisoners, is fraudulent, in that he has charged for thrice as many prisoners as sted, aod of the one-half arrested not one-fourth wer mint he re- turns at Police Headquarters and at the different Courts will show the arreats and commitinents, AS « taxpayer and citizen I protest against this fraud and bring It to your noe tice, and would say if you cither auditor pay thes bills T Shail present the matter to the Grand Jury, Your obedient servant, J.C WYMANS To A.W, Green, Comptroller, MRe BLERCKER'S CLAIM. Mr. Watson appeared on behait of Anthony J. Bleecker and urged the allowance of Mr. Bleecker’s He for appraising city property, amuunung to 16,000, SPECIAL ORDER CLAIMS, The cla'ms of I. C, Buckley aud A. J. Vanderpoel were made a special order for tue next meeung. The soard adjourned to meet next saturday at three o'clock, Coroner Schirmer was requested to hold an im- Inquest at the Centre Street tospital on the body Oo. Mary Meyers, & woman Lairty-two years of whose death was the result of injuries received by falung down @ figut of stairs at Loz Jnerry street.