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4 THE PEOPLE'S PIETY. The Attendance of Worshippers at the Motropolitan Ohurches Yesterday and the Preaching of the Pastors. FINAL JUDGMENT. ——_+-—_—- The Wonderfully Pure and Holy and Gene- rous Friendship of Christ. Duties and Characteristies of the True Christian. “ The Plymouth Church Memo- rial—$30,000 Subscribed. The people who went to church yesterday hada feeling of tenderness in their breasts, and the solemn services were to them doubly impressive. ‘The event which happetied so few hours ago—the death of a great and much-loved journalist—had cast mournful shadows on their hearts, All classes—those whose prejudices or prin- ciples compelled their opposition to the la- bors of his life as well as many who had been his disciples in thought and action since ‘first his great brain shed its erratic light on the Bphere of journalism—felt their sincere sorrow seconded by the holy reflections of the Sabbath eep in their hearts, and it made their prayers more pathetic and more eloquent. Coming so soon after the anthems of Thanksgiving had arisen in the same tempies to the ears of God, the blow that shocked the sensibilities of a nation awoke signifi- cant and conscientious retrospects and perspec- lives that are seldom occasioned by a like episode of the personal histories in the story of a country. A great many of the sermons preached yesterday Were on the death of Mr. Greeley, and will be found elsewhere, where they will be read with profound juterest, being able and touching. The churches were crowded, and the cold ‘weather seems not only to have warmed people’s blood by compelling exertion, but also their con- Belences, The sermons of a general character will be found below. 81. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL Sermon by Rev. Wather Kearney=The Duties and Characteristics of the True Christian—Evil Consequences of Bad Exemple—The Secret of Living Well. The interior of St. Patrick’s Cathedral was well filled yesterday mo:ning at the hal!-past ten o’clock mass. The celebrant of the Sunday was the Rey. Father McNamee, attended by the usual number ofacolytes. The select portions of the mass, as played by the organist, Mr. Schmitz, were those generally designated for the First Sunday in Ad- vent, and were rendered, to say the least, very pathetically and with extremely pleasing effect. The latter part of the “Credo” was admirably sung by the choir, and the “O Salutaris Hostia,” a terzetto by the female voices, had a sweet, solemn and noticeable effect. The preface was played by Mr. Schmitz yesterday in a manner which deserved copying as well as remembrance, THE SERMON BY REV, FATHER KEARNEY consisted of an explanation and practical comment on the epistle of the day. Before commencing his discourse the reverend gentleman referred to the propriety and necessity of all carnest Catholics to contribute largely to the {uilding and completion of the new cathedral wish the Archbishop so ardently wished to see dedicated and consecrated during bis own episcopal career, The preacher then chose his text from “St. Paul ad Romanos,” Ephesians xiil., 13-15—“The night is passed and the day is at hand; iet us, therefore, cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, and not in chambering and im- purities ; not in covetousness and envy, but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision {or the flesh in its concupiscence.” WHY ST. PAUL ADDRESSED THE ROMANS thus in this part of his epistle (which a8 a-text has had in many wonderful instances its glorious and singular eflects, and particularly so in the provi- dential conversion of St. Augustine, as acknowl- edged in his “Book of Confession”) is evident when we come to consider the corrupt state of the Ro- man mind at that period of time. But as these words were applicable then, so also are they now, ‘The dangers and temptations which the text ad- vises the abandonment of are the same by which so many souls in our time are inevitably ruined, ‘They are the deceptive beacons which infidels and nominal Christians follow to the last extremity of their own destruction, and on this account they | also seem to be the advocated principies of godless men, perverted judgments and depraved minds, LEAVING ASIDE THE INFIDEL, who seems to misunderstand the object of his be- ing, three classes of Christians can be immediately pol inted out among us. There is, first, a class pro- fessing Christianity, but who never live up to its teachiny ‘There is, secondly, the indifferent class, who nod assent to every doctrine of opinion, ani who think more of the temporal than the eternal; and there is the third and last class, fessing to be followers of Christ, abide by His teachings and follow His example with unflinching and uncompromising efforts. With this last class the true Christian may claim a rightful and praise- worthy association. The persons of the first class might have been brought up under Christian influence, but on ac- count of some selfish motive never cared to profit by the accident, Those of the second class are little better and generally do more eyil by their bal example, by their defence of perverted principles and by their | pitiabie and abject indifferentism, while with all their earnestness they merit nothing in the eyes of God, who has said, against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth,” nor in the eyes of men who look in vain for one redeeming quality in their actions. The reverend preacher then explained the duties and marks of A TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE, tprayer was tle proiound secret of effectually surmounted aud all temptations sub- dued, It was an appeal which brought down the grace of Gol upon the soul, and eradicated evil passions from the most depraved heart. Noman ever entered the realms 0: the blessed without having previously pra Our divine Lord prayed unceasingly while on earth, and commanded His lowers to pray at all times and in all places. itch and pray lest ye enter into temptatiot ever was prayer needed more than in this epoch of ungenerous words, evil deeds and destructive example. By the continual “habit of prayer a gradual approach is made toward the practice of the duties of a trae Christian life, and a position finally attained from which the soul may easily gain ¢ to the kingdom of its inheritance, THIZTY-3EVENTH STREET PRES METHODIST CHAPEL, Dedicatory Services Yesterday—Opening of the New Edifice—Sermon by the Rev. W. Roberts—The Kingdom of God.” The dédication services of the new Free Metho- dist chapel, im West Thirty-seventh street, were held yesterday, The congregation in the morning , Was very large, and @ wonderful amount of enthu- slasm in the work was manifested, The Rev. Mr. Roberts officiated, and, aiter the usual prayers, preached a pointed and effective sermon. He took for his text the Scriptural pas#age—“The kingdom ofGod is not meat or drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Giost."’ The preacher commenced his discourse by ox- Plaining that the meat and drink mentioned in his text did net refer to mere worldly comforts or necessaries, but to all excelience in What we think and in the way we act. In order to attain the Kingdom of God, with its glories of righteousness, peace and joy, it was absoiutely necessary that we should walk uprightly, in the jear and love of the Lora, serving Him faithfully and diffusing His Holy Word. Moreover, those who have erred and gone astray, who have led sinful lives, need not give up hope of salvation if they prove themselves only ready and willing to ignore the devil and follow the ath that leads to everlasting peace. No matter how much evil @ man has done, if he will only turn to God and he will be para ned fi om Tell try ‘doned from hell, and the A of that clemency will come upon him vo wuddeute and unexpectedly that it will overwhelm him with a Though we may swim in the waters of jeath and struggle against the turgid torrent of evil, yet if we have faith and belleve in Christ we shall ind succor and aid, Jesus wiil be our rait, and trust in Him will carry us in satcty to the glorious realms of God’s eternal kingdom. e The eloquent divine then referred to the new meeting house in which the congregation were then sasembled and dwelt at length upon the necessity existing for convenient who, pro- | ———____—- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1872.--TRIPLE SHEET, aces of worship. He called w the Pora to bless the house dedicated to Tis service nd shower down the light of His Holy Spirit upon all those faithful servauts who have centributed towards its erection. The good work had been going on weil; SOULS HAD BREN SAVED; congregations had been gathered together, and pac ftg Great benefits were every day ac- cruiny ym this happy. state of th: He then explained the financial condition of the church, showing that a sum of $2,500 was required pie the new chapel upon a firm and substantial is. He called upon all to contribute freely, and con- cluded by exhorting all members of the congrega- pee to be regular in their attendance on the Sab- ath. 81, PAUL'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Christ's Friendship—Sermon by the Rev. ©. D. Foss. At St, Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, ‘Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue, the Rev. C. D. Foss took the following text for his sermon yesterday morning :—‘‘Henceforth I call you not | servants, but I call you friends” (fifteenth verse of the fifteenth chapter of St. John). He said:— Christ would have His own not walk behind Him but walk with Him, He does not want to see any Spirit of servility, but a spirit of love. I would that every child of God in this assembly would be vid of this feeling of dire bondage, but rejoice to Serve the Lord, be it even with trembling. In this land we do not understand the need of:this en- franchisement because we do not understand the absolute degree of servitude which prevailed at” that time and still prevails in some measure in those Eastern countries. Friendship just as itis perfect and warm gives friends a perfectly free access to one another. ‘There are a few who are always perfectly welcome—for whom you always have a kind, pleasant smile, in ancient times God held the world off at arm’s length. Moses talked to God face to face, but before the masses there was distance. The priesthood stood between the Lord and the masses—there was the high priest and all the subordinate priests. But now we may draw near in the full consciousness of a truo friendship, “The huge easiness of God to pardon’—I must. use this quaint quotation—is another reason why we can draw near him. You know that, BETWEEN FRIEND AND FRIEND, when @ censorous rumor is started concerning one whom you love, how immediately you are ready to contradict the rumor, evenif vou have ‘not @ particle ot pinot to sustain your position! While miquity could plead weakness, Jesus’ compassion ‘was always ready to leap iorth in an instant. One of the most touching records in the Bible is Jesus in that supreme agony, when He sald to the twelve chosen disciples, who would have been 80 glad to help Him, “Could ye not watch with me for one hour?’ But, as if even this was too much, He added, ‘The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Another of the privileges of the friendship of eae 7 be Geligasmt tes Mona ich pa was intimate with God. In the Mount he with Him ie Move and when ¥e Riarae iis face was shining. God said, “This 1s a stiff-necked and arebellious people, and I will destroy them; but Moses said, “Do not destroy them, rather blot your name out.” And God did not blot out His name and did not destroy the nation. The brain is the seat of feeling. Nothing can hurt my little finger, but I feet it in the brain. Christ is the brain of the world, In all our afflictions he is af- flicted—so the Scripture says. The enthroned Jesus feels our every sorrow and our every joy. How glorious is the friendship he has for us! Touched—He is touched Himself with the infirmity of our nature, There are three characteristics of His friendship which distinguish it above any other friendship. One is perfect frankness, another His exalted rank, anotter His unchanging constancy. This perlect frankness—this is the highest test of friend- ship. When we have a friend who loves our souls better than our smiles, who will reprove us, we ought indeed be happy, and such a friend we have in Jesus. Oh, wondrous friendship, which can thus wound and heal with the same glance! And who fs this iriend in point of rank ?¢ He is THE PRIMB MINISTER OF THE LORD JBHOVAH; He is one with Him, And then His constancy—and how keen are the pangs which friendship causes us here on earth! Your dear friends, they become cold. They get upa little in the world, and they forsake you. You become poor or disgraced, and they turn their backs upon ;ou. There is no union of hearts on this earth which is not destroyed. By all this anguish which has touched you all, I beseech you to cling to that sublime friendship Which shail have no end, I have but one word and that shall be a word of sound admonition to His friends. The very highest proof of friendship which He asks is that you re- jJoice in Him and serve Him with true love, but not with a ieeling of servitude. Belisarius became one of the mightiest generals of the Roman Empire principally because he cherished an unflinching | feeling of true devotion towards his Emperor. ; You cannot read the history of that general with- out becoming convinced that he was thoroughly devoted to Rome. When the enthusiastiy soldiers wanted to proclaim him Emperor he went back ana Jaid his laurels at the feet of his imperial chief, Such ought to be your friendship and devotion to Jesus. You will then nestle by the very heart of God aud come near to that radiant halo of glory. 8T. FRANCIS XAVIER'S OHUROH. The Last Judgment—Sermon by the Rev. Father Cazeau, 8. J. The Rey. Father Cazeau yesterday at the high mass services preached the sermon. He took his text from the gospel of the day acording to St. Luke, which begins:—“There shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations.” The reverend Father then went on to say that now was the ac- ceptable time of salvation. A man who was in sin should not put off the day of his return to God, for he knew not whether he should live till the mor- row. The present alone was ours. The past was beyond our recall and the future we could not fix. Besides it was a grievous sin against Almighty God for any man to presume on His goodness and go on sinning without tear of THE VENGEANCE OF HEAVEN, trusting all the while that God was so good that He would extend His hand out to him if he was in danger of death and give him a chance to repent and save his immortal soul. It behooved every one of us always to be ready to meet the call of God, and just so sure as God exists and a man was in the state of mortal sin, just so sure would he be | ae to everlasting torment. In the gospel he ad reid THE LAST JUDGMENT “He that is not with me is | er all obstacles to salvation could be | was pictured, and the mere thought of such a thing, if uothing else could move him, ought to make the sinner stop in his career of badness and think where he was going. A man in sin and who delayed his repentance was siceping on the very brink of hell, God wished to save the sinner. He did not hate him, but He hated sin. He de- sired that he should repent and be saved, not lost, He was, it is true, all powerful, but He had made us free agents, and, as St. Augustine says, as He created us without our consent, great as was | His power, He could not save us without our co-op- | exation. Of course His grace was necessary to our being successful in overcoming all the temptations the devil assails us with, but we had it in our power to damn or SAVE OURSELVES by our own actions. It was our duty as Christians so to act as to not give way to temptations, By prayer and keeping a constant watch over our ac- tions, Words and thoughts, our path would be a straight one to heaven, Yet how many of us, day after day, went about our affairs as though there as no God at all, of at least a’ though we cared 'y little whether He existed or not, We threw our whole souls into @ business transaction, and spent days and nights together without rest in order to be successful in some matter which we hoped would bring to us PECUNIARY REWARDS. But how very Seldom, if at all, did we put our- selves out of the way to serve God, and yet in serving Him faithfully we would be only doing that which would secure for ourselves a happiness eternal, To all the day of reckoning would come. It was as inevitable as that the world was not for alltime. For some it would come soon, for others later, but for all it was a certainty. According to our lives, then, should we be judged, Faith alone Would not save us without good works, and good Works would not save us wjthout faith. Charity | covered a multitude of sing, and we should help | the poor so that God would take Compassion upon | us. What an awful thing it was to think of that jast judgment, when the Saviour would no longer Speak to us a8 @ brother but asa master. Which did we prefer, then, His curse on that day or His WELOOMEB TO HEAVEN? It was left to ourselves to decide which, In this world we might attain fame; we might accumulate wealth; but, if we lost our immortal souls, what availed all honors, ail riches? We might now wear better clothes than the Tr, poverty stricken one who Was in rags and suffering for the bare wants of life, and yet who was faithiul to his God; but beyond the grave he indeed would be ex- alted; and we, if we failed in our duties, would receive that terrible condemnation from the Saviour’s lips: “Depart from Me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING FIRE.” At that supreme moment, at that last day of judg. ment, when each and ig one of us would stand in the presence of his God, with every act of his life made plain to all the rest ot the world, even to the most secret action, of what avail, if we died un- repentant, would be all our worldly fame and honor and wealth? How would we compare with the humble, unknown ones who practised virtue and died in the grace of the Lord? CALVARY BAPTIST OHUROH. Raphael, the Great Commentator of the Transfiguration=The Theory of Eter- bal Sleep—Christ’s Triple Office. Yesterday morning the congregation attending this place of worship had the pleasure of listening to a most elaborate discourse on the transfigura- tion of Christ, delivered by the Rev. Mr. McArthur, The text was 2 Peter 1, 18—21, and from it the rev- erend pastor delivered an able and exhaustive ser- mon, regarding» the fucidents that occurred on the Mount during the transfiguration of Christ. The life’ of Christ, the preacher said, had been Civided into three parts:— First, the period of miracles; second, the period of parables, and third, the period of suffer- ing. And it might be observed that there were several points of resemblance between the baptism at Jordan and the transfiguration of Christ. Each Was & baptism which was followed by a period of suffering and which was accompanied by the voice of God acknowledging Christ as His well-beloved Son, Peter, in the above chapter, acknowledges Christ as God’s son, and it was through Peter that the disciples were able to receive a fuller and stronger revelation of Christ's divinity than they had hitherto possessed. Of these dis. ciples Jesus loved three of them with a very pecu- Maraffection. These three were men of mark in themselves:—Peter, the great; James, willlag to die for his Lord; and John, the tender-hearted John, who reclined in Jesus’kosom. With theso three Jesus ascends the mountain, He climbed the mount, a8 did his followers, and not until night did they,reach the top, when the sun was sinking behind the western hills. There the Eternal Son communed with the Eternal Father. And the last sounds the disciples heard ere they fell asleep were the sounds of Christ’s ascending prayer; and the first sight they saw when they awoke was the brow of the hill veiled in supernal glory. RAPHAEL'S PICTURE OF THE TRANSPIGURATION, This scene is made familiar to all the world by Raphael's celebrated picture. As it was his last it was his best, Raphael never again painted with his brush any of the noble conceptions of his fer- tile imagination, His picture is one of the best commentaries of this awful narrative. The differ- ent parts of the picture are truthful representa- tions of the scene as recorded by the disciple Peter. In studying the prominent events that occurred at the transfiguration scene, when Jesus was accom- Eitan by the aeolian it would be well to notice, "st, what these disciples saw; second, what they heard, and, third, what they felt, First, the disciples saw Moses and Elias walking with Jesus, Moses is the representative of the law and Elias the representative of prophecy. In what form Moses appeared it is impossible to say. There ‘was no evidence to show that he assumed @ human. form such as he hat when on i Moses died and was buried. After He burled Moses! body God buried his grave also. It was not necessary for Elias to take upon himself hisown form. 1h his own form he went up ina chariot to God. Although the discipies had never seen Moses and Elias, yet they knew them, and whether that fact may be re- ded as a point of evidence in favor of the theory 8 somé thédlogians that there will be universal recognition in the future world is @ matter of speculation. as prey, or ERNAL SLEEP. It will 66 seéf that the disciples, in the presencé of these two men, had been taught that there was no eternal sleep. Not only is death not eer: but the time between death and the resurrection is not sleep. The Saviour used this argument when He said that “God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Thess men appeared with the Lord, and by their appearance they showed that death is hota sleep, or a slumber from death to the resur- rection, and that we must either come at once to God or be banished at once from God forever. The second object seen by the disciples was Jesus in His glory. Why Was it that in the life of Jesus there was to be a scene so bright? Why was the brow, 80 soon to be crowned with thorns, now crowned with glory? Why ‘wasit that His Pa ments were to become whiter than the snow ? Why was It that He was soon to hang between thieves, when now He was to be seen between Moses and Elias? They saw Christ in glory, and had seen Himin humiliation, They now see Him honored and exalted of God. There were many reasons for this. The disciples had mistaken notions of Christ’s person and words; but in the revelations which were now made to these three disciples they erceived stronger proofs that Jesus was reaily the lessiah, and it was in order to establish the faith of the disciples that they were granted these reve- lations, It was not only for the disciples, but for the whole world that these revelations were made. They were granted that all might sce the harmony that existed between the law and the new dispensation. Christ seems to have set aside the old dispensation. He set aside many of its tra- ditions. According to its notions He even broke the Sabbath. He was often guilty of breaches of the old Jewish laws. And it was in order that they ey ee perceive the real harmony between the old and new dispensations that the disciples were favored with a view of Moses and Elias and the surpassing glory of Jesus. But they saw one thing more. They beheld a cloud overshadowing them. It was so bright that the ordinary Hahg seemod darkness, Aard in the cloud they beheld Moses an: Ellas, That cloud was THE SYMBOL OF GOD'S PRESENCE, Taking into consideration the persons present and the attending circumstances, it must be con- feased that it was the sublimest scene that was ever witnessed on earth. The disciples likewise heard a conversation between Moses and Elias and Christ concerning the death of Christ. None of the writers give the words of this conversation. They give the results without giving the ac- tual words. These words, however, were heard by, these disciples, and, for some wise reason, gave the result rather than the words themselves, It is perhaps an asionishing fact that the subject of the conversation of Moses, Elias and Jesus should have been the death of the latter. God's volce was also heard from out the cloud. God has not been, nor cannot be, seen by man. His message had reference to Christ also, Three times in the Gos- pel God, in an audible voice, claims Christ as his “beloved Son.” Christ is a mediator be- tween God and man. Never before had God said “Tam well pleased” in the sense in which he said it to His beloved Son. Christ 1s also a prophet, so God says, ‘“‘Hear ye Him." Other prophets have spoken, but their ed ae are worthless in 80 far as they related to Christ. What the disciples felt on seeing these scenes on the Mount was great joy and peace. They had seen the King in His beauty, They had gazed on the face of Jesus, Knowing that it was a FACE ON WHICH TEARS HAD FALLEN. They had seen him when heartbroken, but now they gazed upon him in his glory and beauty. It was no borrowed glory. It was a time of deep, ecstatic peace that owed from the hearts of the disciples as they gazed on the Lord. But the sec- ond thing they felt was holy fear. The cloud came down, and Jesus and Moses and Elias were lost in it. They had disappeared, and the disciples were overwhelmed with fear. SERVICES IN BROOKLYN. The Usual “Crowded Congregation” at Plymouth “Uhurch—Sermon by Brother Beecher on the Children of Light and the Children of This Generation—The Memorial Fuad—330,000 Subscribed. Mr. Beecher preached last night to a crowded congregation from the Gospel of St, Luke, x., 8— “That the children of the world are in their genera- tion wiser than the children of light.” These words occurred in a parable of Christ, and it is a parable that has puzzled more men than any other parable, In this respect it differed from all other parables. Mr. Beecher then read the para- ble, and made a running commentary upon it as he went along, and reading certain Apparently obscure passages paraphrastically. it is niy ‘putpose (sald Mr. Beecher) b the explanation of this parable to show that men act more wisely in building up their interests for this world than they do for things that are invisible. There is a definiteness and purpose in the pursuit of a worldy avocation. In this respect there is a marked contrast between the building of the spiritual house within and the building of the house without. Idon‘'t blame the man for wanting to redeem himself from the labor of life, and striving to achieve real estate and stocks. Itis right. But it is not right to live for this only, For manhood, for conscience, ts it not right to have some purpose, some aim? Not only have men DEFINITE PLANS, but long foresight, and steadiness and definiteness of understanding. Do men seek for virtues as they seek for treasures? There are sometaing affecting to me to see the ransacking of creation that goes on all the time. Go into South America, you will see the restless Yankee and the steady-going Eng- lishman boring up the surface of the earth. Go where icebergs are; go where storms stir the earth, and you will see men expose themselves to the elements; go where fever and heat are, and men speaking a foreign tongue, and you will see the hand of ifidustry stretched out; and one grand aim all the time, the desire for the enjoyment of the fruits of life. We say they are wise, and we call them the sons of enterprise. Do men go through such forms that they may have glorious receptions in the heavens ? Then, consider what watchfulness, what precision men use in the pursuit of their wordly business, A true business man, who commands, who can weigh the wants of one kingdom with another, who can look so minutely as to bring great wealth out ol his ventures—he 18 a large man, and we ad- mire such men, We are sorry when such capacity is STAINED WITH MBANNESS and dishonesty, But do men use such powers in seeking the glorious success of the life to cower Look with what wisdom some men in- sure their property i$ irc. They do not putall the risks br one ottice. They disteiute them in companies tn different cities, “Some of the men in Boston did not do that; they would do it ifthey had to do itover in. They learned wisdom by ex- Men insure their lives here, put they do not insure the life beyond. ali & man take care with this vigilance and endless caution tor things that are temporal, but stand stark and foolish as to thi that are eternal? Mr. Beecher closed his address, which was peseaaliy ort, by a refer- ence to the death of Mr. Greeley, which will be found in another column. PLYMOUTH CHURCH MEMORIAL, Yesterday morning sepalried for an effort on the part of that Plymouth Church congregation to raise a fund of $50,' 8&3 @ memorial fund of the success that has attended the efforts of the church during the last quarter of a century. After the conclusion of the morning sermon, which was on “The Ministry to the Poor,” subscription papers that had been deposited in the pene were col- lected bythe oMcers of Plymouth church and the two mission churches, and the the result was a subscription of $30,000 towards the $50,000, SEVENTH AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUROE. Christ the Means of Reconciliation to Goa. The Rey, Dr. Wild, of the Seventh Avenue Metho- dist Episcozal church, Brooklyn, selected his text yesterday morning from John 14:30, “The Prince of this world cometh and bath nothing in me.” I love, sald the preacher to think of the great scheme of,redemption—so wonderful in origin and yet 80 simple in adaptation; so truly divine, and Withal so human and so suited to my condition as a sinner, Sin known and felt implies guilt and inse- curity, and thé souls ever in such astate secks reconciliation, favor and pardon by means ofan atonement. From this source come those passion- ate efforts of sacrifices and penance. The world is full of smoking altars, bleeding victims, priests and votaries. The divine reconciliation of man with God is much like those human efforts at reparation that man makes for man in cases of wrong. DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON, in the later years of his life, sought to work an atonement for an act of disobedience he committed twenty years before. His father was a bookseller, and, smong other places, he was in the habit of at- tending Uttoxeter on market days with books for sale. During a state Of illness the father requested the son to go to Uttoxeter and attend the book sale, a desire which, probably ina fit of pride, he refused to obey. In'contrition for this act of diso- bedience, toward the close of his life he repaired to the spot where the book sale had stood in Uttox- eter market place, and there remained tor a con- siderable time, bare-headed, in the rain, by way of oxplatars penance. We frequently see men, overburdened with a sense of their sinfulness, who seek by acta of pen- ance to reconcile it in the sight of God. If we turn Que garerah attention to those thoughts we will find & happy means of dissolving our own guilt, In Christ we have the : NEEDFUL PARDON AND RECONCILIATION, The doctrine of the Scripture is extracted from ees experience, Every society first make ts laws sae then lives up to them. Christ does fone the contrary. He lives the law, and then gives it to men, He is the true atonement, and we stand, as it were, inthe sight of the law. From Him we have redemption, This implies all the pitans ae on of fl iy th ie the prpaes eit, Another item jmplie atonemen: the destructloa ofthe author of sin—that is wer, “The Prince of this world cometh and indeth nothing in me.” It is the existence of evil that naturally suggests temptation. No matter how good and perfect we boa ey we are tempt- able to evil. Christ could not tempted because there was nothing of evilin Him. But with us the body sympathises with its component arts. Whatever vices one has been addicted to, though he break off entirely, they will always be wendy. to lay hold of him. It is not wise to expose ourselves to their influence unless we are strong and cannot be tempted, In conclusion the reverend gentleman entreated of his people to emulate the spirit of the text and live up to its truth, ART MATTERS. That admirable student of nature, David Johnson, has just completed a picture of Lake Champlain, which he intends as his contribution to the Artist Fund for this year. A huge boulder rises from the water's edge, and is shaded by a group of trees. We catch a glimpse of the expanse of white water extending away into the distance. The composition is bold and striking, and we have that delicate harmony of color which is so marked a feature of this artist's style—sober browns and cool grays contrasting and mingling, the whole forming a picture at once positive and subtle. The moss of overhanging foliage is dark ggeen, tinged here and there with the pre- monitory Autumn hues, but so sparsely intro- duced as merely to suggest that the summer is waning. He has just laid in a picture of his old hunting ground—Lake George, At present we can see little more than the gene- ral design, as he has not yet put brush to the lake, but confined his work to the sky. Unlike moat of our artists Mr. Johnson is not above learning from any source {rom which he can derive knowledge, and while men who do not possess one tithe of his ability or art power are wasting their energy and making them- selves ridiculous sneering at works they will never be able to rival, he goes to the Europeans and tries to learn whatever he may find of good among them. With the help of his own genius and that modesty which usually accom- vents talent David Johnson hopes to profit in the luture by the experience he has gained. Walter Satterice is hard at work on an Italian subject—“Monks Singing the Mass in Their Con- vent.” He has preserved the local air well, and made quite an interesting picture out of the monks in their coarse brown robes. “Never Too Late to Dance” is the title of a work repre- senting an incident of italian peasant life mto wherever the artist has thrown @ good deal of animation. In this picture the daylight effect has been well caught and there is a sense of atmos- phere that promises well for his future in this direction. “La Genie du Péche’ is the title of a little work of imagination in which the nice feeling of which tnis artist gives proof has full play. Bispham has completed a ere cee work, which he calls “The Dead Mate," a deer subject, which displays grand knowledge of and considerable power of composition. “Stampede,” representing a@ herd of horses in full Night, has been purchased by an Wnglish gentie- man, and will cross. the Atlantic as soon as it re- ceives the finishing touches. L. Fagan, who occupies the same studio, pos- sesses an unrecognize nius for apple painting. He has some admirable examples in this génre. At present, however, he is engaged painting a posthumous portrait of a Mr. Bailey. Swain Gitford is hard at work on Eastern sub- jects, of which he has quite a number under way. Some ot them are very important. He is just lay- ing in a group in which a camel will be a promt- nent object. The scene is iaid in Tangier. Britcher has commenced a marine picture repre- senting Mount Desert under a shower. His “Salis- each’? is more advanced and is carefully painted, Talt has returned from his extended tour in Europe, and protests that alter all there is no place like home. He has completed some ani- mal pictures, and is at work on one in the same genre. It represents a young cow coming down a country road. In the foreground a flock of ducks and geese will be introduced floun- dering in a little stream that courses the road. form His The Exhibition at the Academy of Design. es The time of the existence of the exhibition at the Academy 1s rapidly drawing to anend. In fact, alter to-day it will gradually disappear from the general eye. Owing to the number of works to be sold it will take flv nights to dispose of them by auction, and the managers have résoived to keep the exhibition open during the week only, with- drawing the pictures to be sold each day. This is the last chance that the public and those in- terested in art will have an opportunity of seeing the entire collection, and as it Isa very remark. able one the opportunity of seeing it ought not to be allowed to pass. There are such a number of works that deserve notice that we are compelled to pass over them almost without mention, We shall take leave of the collection with regret, for it was really pleasurable to saunter through the rooms of the Academy where even the most fas- tidious could find Re careties every hand to ad- mire, Among our faverites a delightful littie cabinet picture (302) by Cassanova won a promi- nent place. It represents the interior of a guard room in Rome, where a soldier, who has grown fray in harness, is busy trying to thread a needle, ‘he expression of the old soldier is ful of subdued fun. The execution is equal to the conception, and is marked by minute and exquisite finish, It belongs to the modern Roman school, and has all its brilliancy of color, One of the best pictures tn the gallery belongs to this school, It is from the easel of Fornart and is at once brilliant and rich in color and admirable in perspective. Two ladies, in the costume of the seventeenth century, are descending the steps; a cavalier is in the act of kissing the hand oi one of the ladies. The scene is quiet and perfectly natural, There is such ou air of reality about it that one can almost imagine the figures were in motion and that It would be possible to walk MH the ee The atmospheric effects are also admirable, We wish we had space to dwell at greater length on this work and another very strong example of the same school. “Holdt Gouncll” (106), by Corrodi—but we are obliged tt pass over works of merit by Cortazzo, Castigitone and Fkable| landscape by Richet, a of Be free poe “ite Se Jaatabus it Chains on Board His Ship,” ry al, are both fine dramatic drawn with masterly power and freedom. ‘They at ‘que Sime formed part of Prince Napoleon’s collec: THE AMERICAN DRAMA. A Shakspearian Panorama and a Tilt at @ Parsee. To THe EpiTor or Tax HERALD: Surely it cannot be said of us that in the hurry of Politics and the drive of trade Shakspeare is forgot- ten. England may neglect her greatest genius, but America remains faithful forever, Whether our fidelity be better than England's neglect is, how- e¥er, somewhat doubtful. If the immortal bard were asked to choose between being let alone and being murdered he might, perhaps, prefer the former. Were I @ genius I think I should; but as & good argument can be made to prove Shakspeare’s civillzing influence, even when badly interpreted, it is not for any mortal to be dogmatic on this point. Perhaps it is an encour- aging sign of the times that Shakspeare, even murdered, can hold his own against modern sensa- tions; perhaps those who weep over the decline of the drama are wasting valuable water power, for if Shgkspeare minus actors, prove attractive, what might not resulé were minus made plus? First in the Shakspearian panorams comes Mr, Forrest, a man endowed with great ability and a magnificent voice, whose tones to-day are the envy of actors and orators. Born at a time when lungs meant more than art, Mr. Forrest was soon mas- tered by his immensp physique, and to-day we sigh in gazing upon the ruin of what might have been deterred by physical intirmities from acting. Mr. Forrest now seeks recognition as a Shakspearian reader, though with little possibility of win- ning many laurels, if he be judged by his interpretation of Hamlet. To ignore ali parts but one, to be careless in the rendering of that one, and to play strange pranks with text and accent, is not to enhance his reputation. Readings there are that make the judicious grieve, yet ware wortily of remembrance as warnings to students :— “Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst sell-slanghter,” exclaims Mr. Forrest, dweiling stentoriously upon “his,” and being equally long and emphatic on “all? in “How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable 4 Soom to mo all the uses of this world qi King, father ‘Royal june, ay, answer me!” Mr. Forrest gives ihe ons tema y Feading, and then astounds dur Sars by crying in one breatn, with what in music is called aslur, “Royal Dane, oh answer me!” as though he called the ghost the other names, but only appealed to the Royal Dane. “I could a tale unfold” is a strange accent, but stranger still is it to hear the ghost say, “Thug was I, sleeping by a brother’s hand,” instead ot Th I, sleeping, by a brother's hand Or'lite, €e., despatched, “He walks four hours together here in the lobby,” says Forrest's Polonius, instead of “He walks for hours.” Says Hamlet to Horatio:— For what advancement may I hope from thee ‘That no revenue hath but thy good spirits, To teed and clothe thee ? Mr. Forrest makes a full stop at “spirits,” and then begins a new and unintelligible sentence. Equally marvellous is this:— — give me that man ‘That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core. Ay, in my heart of hearts, AsIdo thee. Something'too much of this, There isa play, &c. Mr. Forrest runs “this” into “There is,” &c., as though they were one and the same sentence. He seems to punctuate wherever the humor seizes him. Therefore on different nights he may read aiteren tly) but “all my reports go with the naked ruth, These are queer twistings, and queer is Mr. For- rest’s conception of Hamlet; but he shows how natural he can be at times by delivering the ad- vice to the players most easily, and 1s 80 admirably colloquial in the ghost scene as to set an example to all the ghosts on the stage. Itis the one meri- torious reading of the play, the only portion that does not drag its slow length along. Now and then there is a Forrestian burst of pena but one rage does not makea Hamlet, and it is @ pity that Mr. Forrest does not retire to that lute of elegant leisure which great fortune enables him to enjoy, Alter Mr. Forrest there passes before us Miss Neilson, declared by the don Morning Post to be a “union of intellect and passion;” by the Atheneum “to touch sublimity” in the poi- son scene; by other English journals to be everything that is admirable. We are very fond in this country of quoting foreign criticisms, as though we were utterly incapaole of any. This system saves a world of trouble. No one is obliged to think, and foreign artists need have no fear of original opinions. When Americans go to Europe they are tried by their merits. To quote the verdict of our press would be about as effective as the application of soothing syrup to an earthquake. We are more manageable. Well, Miss Neilson is young and Fory reky, when her face is in repose. In action the mouth and jaws are not attractive. The lady is gerne refined in manner, and seems to do all that lies within her power. it her power be limited it is her misfortune, not her fault. To act Jullet properly requires the genius of a Ristori, Miss Neilson is not Ristori, and if she be better than the majority of Juliets it is because the majority of Juliets are “horri- ble, most horrible.” There has been no Juliet of native birth since the days of Mrs. George Bar- rett, whose peer cannot be found in Miss Nelson. Deprive the latter lady of beauty, and how long wouid she attract the public? Talk of beauty as a fatal giit! It is the greatest blessing nature gives to woman, for with it she can make a very little of everything else goa great way. Juliet is ery young, naive, passionate girl, whose words and actions are as unstudied as the motions of a fawn. Miss Neilson never loses her self-consciousness, is as precise as the ticking of a clock, and her simulation of passion is so thin a veneer as to deceive few, In the first act Miss Neilson is pretty, very stiff in the dance and not demonstrative in discovering her love for Ro- meo, In act second she best because the situation is most interesting and picturesque; a calcium light brings out her beauty. In fact, the balcony scene almost acts itself. The moment tragic power is required, that moment Miss Neilson reaches the end of her possibilities. Her voice is thin and singularly without tone; her attempts at assion are conventional ranting. When Miss eilson becomes most ‘tragic she 18 cross-eyed, and it would require but little ex: tion to transform her prison scene into a burlesque. Her dressing, also, is peculiar. Juliet should be girlish in attire, and the best artists assert that she should always wear white. Miss Neilson’s dresses, especially the first, are those of a matron, and she astounds us by gerting married in dark en satin, with Romeo in light blue velvet, Juliet is not Paphos to know of her immediate mar- riage, but as it down in the book, and as Safoen satin in no Py becomes a girl in her teens, why should it be? Altogether I find English criticism of Miss Neilson about as trustworthy as it generally is on most art matters, and I eG dream of a Juliet who shall somewhat Spproact Shakspeare’s passionate creation, ‘ogi through “Romeo and Juliet as calmly as one sits throt Mr. Froude’s __ lectures on Ireland ig i vere erith that can be jnade, ahd with anti natel expres Fégret because it is a luxury and a delight to recog- age renius and to carried by it into realms of ry ie, Mr. Wheeler's omco fs not Romeo; but he does well for ond Who should ay ik He ig not to blame for being cast for what 1s beyond He knows kill Tybalt, howevet We does it like an expert. It is not leasant to condemn so good an actor as Mr. Wal- ck, Whose Fagin, Henry Dunbar and King of the ions are realities; but his Mercutio “will” not “do.” It is deficient in ice, breeding, airi- ness, subtlety, everything. It is coarse and repul- sive, Mr. Sol Smith’s make-up as the apothecary is a fine study, and the care with which this gentie- man dees little things ought to be a lesson to those who attempt ir, Why Miss a Wells makes a decre] women of the nurse, I am at @ loss to unde tism; but it is on! errands, can h For the other cl tand. The nurse feigns rheuma- iyiiave “one leg tu the grave, one le; + aracters there is little to be ald. ‘The tragedy is beautitully put u the and were Ttacted as well as tt Prareased, ‘all our pocket- handkerchiofs would be exhausted and we shou! talk nO more of the light of other days, And now comes the “Merry Wives of Windsor.” Mr. Daly is @ most enterprising manager. He never neglects details, conesaneany, the scenery and dressing of this “most mirthful comedy” are worthy of all praise. If the acting be less satis- factory, we, who live in the age of up! useerye ought not to complain, Mr. Charles Fisher is so admirable an artist’ that I am quite sure he does not fancy his rendering of the asy knight.” The fact of his never before attempting the part shows that he does not love it. Mr. Fisher cannot be thoroughly bad in any- , but as bad as he can be, so bad is he in Falstam®. Itisa tall, active, impulsive manin a bladder, trying to be very fat and and im- movable, but generally oblivious to the necessities of the situation and frequently spinning on one leg. It is Falstaff hard instead of Falstai “greasy.” It is the leer without the unction. It {8 unpleasant without being clever, Mr. Whiting and Mr. Lewis a3 Shallow and Slender are painstal ing, and Mr. Davidge enacts Sir Hugh Fvans with all his customary care. Mr. Moyne’s Dr. Caius wonld be more Frencn were it Tess English, There is little oiliness in Miss Daven- ort's Mistress Tord or Miss Morant’s Mistress Page, the absence of which quality is also apparent in Mrs, Gilvect's Dame Quickiey. Any one who has heard Mrs. Kemble read “The Merr; Wives" knows how delicious is the humor of these three characters, and how inimitable Dr. eer oae be aby Mr. Bae parts are ereee Jenule Yeamans shows heruelt to be au’ apt child, Mr. Clarke's Ford would be more life-like if he took Mrs. vgtee pene soegetty more to heart. It Tt! = Sweet Anne Page. “She greed ai 8 small like a be bi —— young lady to amateur. nee cultivate easier and to look her audience in the face.” She has ancy ph ee aK meo juliet”? an ie Merry Wi Windsor!” What next? eee In last Sunday’s issue of a daily contem orary there sppeared a communication from a Parsee merchant, who astonishea himself and the world by forsal political economy for the opera. ¥ am fully aware of the intimate relation be- tween the two subjects, and nothing but exoess of virtuo prevents me from glvi my invaluabie opinions pancaming pig tron. But as the Parsee nas been kind enough to speak of “Free Lance” a3 “a misnomer,’ aud makes merry over my daring toprefer. ‘Adeinide Phillips’ Leonora to Madama Lucca's, I reaily must set him right ina ttle mistake quite pardonabie in one who dis- cusses Italian opera so learnedly :— Thave never Miss Adeline Phillips, whom “Fi 10 a n 's superior. Tenmust strike ob renders that tho fault fies entirely wth the great American public, who leave the house cold and benches empty w! the American sings. Now, ina political economy sense it is an established tact thal true excellence finds its level. Thus, tor instance, no foreign sewing ines are |, because the American machines are the best, while some $40.900,00 worth of silks are ually imported, notwithstanding a rotactive duty of si: 7 Bemeay cee Surely ver cent in tavor of silks We 6 Cases are analogous. fell, I never hi Miss Adeline. Phil either, but I have heard. Miss “Adelaide Phillippe, andes has Paris, where she createda enthusiasm in Azucena. I should like the Parsee to hear this American singer, whom the press, Garcia is proud to call his pupil, because tt is well to know what We are writing about, and Miss Fhillippa’ beauti- ful contralto voice could not fail impresa him. When the “gifted American” sang Leonora and produced the marked effect I referréd to, the Academy of Music was crowded. ‘Ihe Bombay Merchant” argues because no foreign sewing ma- chines are be elery on account of the superiority of American that it follows no European singer will be preferred to one native and better. The cases are not analogous. The majority of People are good judges. of sewing maclines and silks, and cannot be deceived in them. The ma ay. of people are not good judges of art, and are deceived daily, hourly. It were as well to say that because “Bitter Sweet” is more eo than “Men and Women,” therefore ‘Timothy Tit comb @ greater poet than Browning; because commonplace French genre pictured sell more rapidly in America than first clasa home work, theretore the genre pictures are better. The Parsee assumes that I am a protec. tionist. Once again is the gentleman mistaken. 1 believe in free trade, but [ likewise believe in prais- ing wi home-made when superior to imported goods, Ishall read the Parsee’s letters on politi- caleconomy with interest and profit. FREE LANCE. THE BLUE-BLOODED IRISHMAN, | Whar gene Henry Porter Tenison Still Aristocrat. jeally Defiant—Is He Insanc?—In- dicted tor Bigamy—His Appéarance in Court—The Trial Pending—Domes- tie DiMficultics of the “Lincal De- ascendant.” manu POUGHKEEPSIE, Nov. 30, 1872. Henry Porter Tenison, “the alleged lineal de Scendant of the Archbishop of Canterbury,” whe is still in jail in this city on the charge of bigamy, 1s as deflant as possible in his demeanor. In fact, his deportment is such that it is now believed he ia toaconsiderable extent insane. It will be re- membered that in his card to the public he re- ferred to Mr. Stetson, of the Astor House, and to Tiffany & Co., the New York Jewellers, as to his standing. Letters were sent to the parties named and the following replies received :— New York, Nov. 29, 1872. Such a person was here during the Summer for a tew days; otherwise we do not know him. ASTOR HOUSE. New York, Nov. 29, 1872. We have qo favor of yesterday. We have only known Mr. Tenison through one transaction we have lately had with him, and from the tenor of his com- munications we have been almost inclined to doubt his sanity. Respecttully, TIFFANY & CO. Mr. Mapes, the father of the young lady with whom Tenison eloped from this city, is daily in the receipt of sympathizing letters from different partd of the country. The majority of these letters are from relatives and those who knew him as a North River steamboat captain, anda great many, too, are [rom utter strangers. TENISON'S EXAMINATION was put down for this morning before Recordet Robert E. Taylor, but it did not take place in cons sequence of other engagements of counsel. At twa o’clock this afternoon the Circuit Court and Couré of Oyer and Terminer convened at the Court House for the reception of the Grand Jury and the ar- raignment of prisoners. Justice Joseph F. Barnard and Associate Justices Hunter and Baker occupied the bench, The Grand Jury presented twenty-four bills of indictment, among which was one against Tenison for bigamy. When the latter fact was ane nounced Sheriff Pitcher was instructed to bring the prisoner into Court. But few knew of the pro- pea jing and therefore the court room was not nail In due time the prisoner made HIS APPEARANCE, escorted by two oilicers, and took a seat by the side of his counsel, William J. Thorne, within the enclosure. He was attired as for an afternoon’s promenade On one of our most fashionable thoroughfares. Hia tight-fitting, blue cloth “cut-away” coat was but- toned closely around him, and, upon his hands, half drawn on, were a pair of fancy-colored kid gloves, He was resplendent with jewelry and hia whiskers and moustache had the appearance of having been carefully combed. He had not been seated more than a minute before he arose and nimbly and alrishly Stepped to the table and poured out a glass of water and drank it, wiping a few drops of water off the table witha finely-hemmed cambri on the presentation of the indictment against him, andin accordance with the desire of the Court, Tenison’s counsel moved AN ADJOURNMENT, which was acceded to, and the pEscner®, arraign- ment and plea were put over till ten o'clock on HS Morning next. Tenison was then re- manded to jail. he sed along the lobby ta the door he rammed his stylish “Captain Jinks’? hat on his head and gave the iront and back of ita nervous twitch so as to make it set good. On his way to his cell he exclaimed to one of the ofiicers, “I'll have my wife now if I have to die for 1? William J, Thorne, the prisoner's counsel, will, on Tuesday next, move that the indictment be quashed on several grounds, the chier one being that there was not suilicient evidence betore the Grand Jury to warrant an indictment. The ques- tions of law will then be argued. Six days after Tenison was married in this city hte was in Detroit, and addressed a letter from that place to a Hae in this city, the tenor of which showed the state of his mind then, 1 here- with append the grenter part of j ne THR LETTER. ma oe a lowanp Hous, Dernorr, Nov. 18, 1 Sr Dean vee_wriltvou ty fund istme ltuow, by telegraph here, if my wife leit the Delevan House or not with, her Pea hes ‘will?’ There is an Irish worran married to an Dglishmai Who éaloon within two hundred ‘arcs of Mr. Mapes’ house wilang a way to let her know Fe erlasting eh Ai ae even sent the first ling . Your #4, who has acted so nobl: about a woman'which was my wie. Dy ord in ate to both Mr. and erie ‘. A reply, so e al ve jo there m; It, provided he tok fel te f Weaving that V vas tovace jer, Mapes tind acted lik hawk thdian. IT thought he deserted me heraelt, If sho was, Princess Royal of Safes Gin BGs prlccser beter tye ped ester a] ‘ol ‘01 Bes has er & Prisoner OF no PORTER TENISOK. P, 8,.—-Surely she Is not so eosely watched Mie father that she coul one line, I if you will make me your ever! ohe left the Be not get this new girl servant to send me mm perfectly canay with doubts and fears. legraph and write, for heaven's sake | Seo ve an and say my cane was lett behind, to ine re’ a for wy net ring, & blood stone, wit! crest lion rampant, W. K. It belongs to a doar Iriend of mine. For God tL . ke, advise me what to do. but too happy to attend to Mrs, * * * 1 will only, write more fuily., Telegraph at onee. Do not pay This woman will do it for me if you will go to her. rite to me as well. Your friend forever. LPT, THE NEW SERNANT alluded to above was, without doubt, Tenison’s confidante in Mr. Mapes’ house. It was noticed that on the day Teni rived here and before he came that she was very nervous and uneasy and wanted to go out, but her request was not acceded to, It is also understood that the Irist woman referred to was another confidante of Tent. son in the elopement affair, and that for carryi one letter to Mr. Mapes’ residence she got five do! lars. AS one of the features of the re. markable case it is worthy of note that one day last week “the new servant girl’! alluded to eloped with a ship carpenter, having met him the first time at a ball the night previous, It isa fact that Tenison was quite drunk when h@ eloped from here. At the depot le missed the noon fast train bound West, and had to wait over an hout for the 1:34 P.M. While waiting he entered the railroad refreshment rooms for something to eat, His front suspender buttons had given way, and his suspenders having slipped over his shoulders hung down behind from beneath nis swallow.-tall coat, not adding greatly to the appearance of ‘the lineal descendant of the Archbishop of Canter bury. RELIOS OF THE BOSTON FIRED. Boston, Mass,, Doe, 1, 1872 The charred bones of another human bade Wave beea recovercd from the dre ruias,