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4 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. T0-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF SERVICES Another Letter from Atheos on the Bible and the Public Schools. . lity a Matter of Physi- cal Constitution. IN THE CHURCHES, Infide! ‘MOVEMENTS Services To-Day. The fev. Henry Powers will deliver, at the Church of the Messiah, a discourse in the morning on “The New Year,” and in the evening the third of his course of lectures to young people, his spe- cial subject being “The Choice of a Career and How vo Pursue It.” At the Presbyterian Memorial church the Rev, C. %. Robinson will preach on “The Rich and the Poor Meet Together.”” Dr. Cheever preaches in the Chapel of the Uni- “versity im the evening, ata quarter to eight o'clock, on “Enoch’s Translation.”* “The Delectable Mountains” will be the Rev, E, ©. Sweetser’s subject this evening at the Bleecker street Universalist church. 4 Thomas Gates Forster lectures at Apollo Hall to- day on “Generic Progress’ and ‘fhe Fool Has Said in His Heart There Is No God,” ‘The Rey. DeWitt Talmage preaches to his burned- Out congregation morning and evening at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn. Bishop Snow holds forth in the Untversity at three P, M. on “ The Parable of the Ten Virgins.” The Rev. Dr. Flagg preaches morning and even- Ang in the Church of the Resurrection, Services will be held at the Berean Baptist church morning and evening. The Rey. Philip L. Davies ‘will be the preacher. Rey. William N. Dunnell will conduct Divine ser- vice in All Saints’ church. Rev. James Balin Laval preaches in the Bleecker street Mission, Carmine street. Rev. Stephen H. Tyng will preach in the evening {m the Church of the Holy Trinity. At Unity chapel, Harlem, Rev. Robert Collier, of ‘Chicago, in the evening. * Laight street Baptist Mission, services by Rev. Halsey Knapp. Preaching in the Old Forsyth street Methodist Episcopal church. | Rev. George H. Hepworth will preach in Stein- ‘way Hall in the forenoon. Russian Greek chapel—Services free to all. In St. Ignatius church services morning and evening, and continuation of Rev. F. ©, Ewer's lectures. At the Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. J. H, Vincent will preach in the morning and the Rey. John Dickinson in the evening. The burned-out congregation of Grace chapel have morning and evening service at Irving Hall, the Rev. Mr. Kramer officiating. The Rev. William H. Pendleton preaches at the Fifty-third street Baptist church morning and evening. ( ( \ ( ( \ At the Thirty-fourth street Reformed church the Rey. Isaac Riley preaches this morning and even- ing. ; Rev. C. 8. Harrower will deliver discourses morn- ing and evening at St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. C. A. Brigham, at the Catholic Apostolic church, delivers an address; subject, “The New Creation Not a Development of the Old.” Rev. 8. H. Smyth preaches at the Sixth avenue ‘Reformed church morning and evening. Bible in the Public O01ls—— Another Letter from ‘“Atheos.” To THe Epiror oF THE HeRaLD:— A controversialist under the name of ‘“Presby- terian” tells us that theWate decision of the State Superintendent is unfair and opposed to the best interests and to the wishes of a majority of our people, and that in excluding the Bible from the schools he has been in so far guilty of dissemi- nating atheism, sin and crime. We were greatly sstonished at the assumptions of the Rey. Mr. McAllister. ‘Presbyterian, however, has, if pos- sible, surpassed him, He assumes that because the majority of the American people believe in revelation, that, therefore, this same majority must desire that revelation shall be taught in the public schools. Secondly, he assumes that the majority have the right to force their belief in revelation upon the minority; all of which are without proof. if we deduct a great number of liverais or of unbelievers, a vast number of libersi- minded Protestants of all denominations, the ma- jority of both the Episcopalian and the Unitarian sects; if we deduct all the Jews, the whole Romish Church, Mormons, Budahists, Mohammedans and idolators of this country, who are bitterly opposed or totally indifferent to the teaching of the Bible in the public schools, and who may be, nevertheless, recognized citizens of the United States, who sup- port this government and obey its laws, and who could justly claim its protection against the secta- rian citizenship of Rev. Mr. McAllister, and of “Presbyterian’’—when we deduct all these, 1 think “presbyterian” would find his majority, like his desire of revelation in the schools, an assumed one. It is, again, sumed by “Presbyterian” that be- cause the government of this country is based upon the will of the peopie, a majority of the people can d6 as they please. Let us sup- pose, friend “Presbyterian,” that a majority of the people hold—as they certainiy do hold—Pres- byterianism to be false, and that they desire other religious views in its s uppose, then, that this Po ity, Which 1s now ou, should by legis- lative enactment, or bya c in the constitu- tio be faise, would you Would you recognize ver the minority in that ' The declare Presbyterianism a t the decree us just ’ the right of the matorit case ¥ Do you not beli the minority, would have bad they only the powe he right of revolution, r could they procure it ? that the people, even in | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. to God, must be of God—if there exists a God, Hence we may conclude that the Hon. Mr. Weaver in his remar! just and clear decision id not either directly of indirectly favor ‘‘athe- sin or crime.” “Presbyterian” tells us that “atheism is irresponsibility, and therefore danger- ous in its oaieas fonsegureret. For b) wane of argument we oper eo. On page ten of the Shorter Catechism of the Westminster As- aay we read the follewing question and an- swer:— What are the decrees of Godt A. The decrees of God are His eternal pu: according to the council of His will, whereby for His own glory He hath fore- ordainea whatsoever comes to paws if Here it is ve that whatsoever comes to | rate Lad it ts decreed, and de- e . Now come to pass that our trond civesbytectantt th commit mur- der, Or should thrust iis Now Testament down the throat of my Spe, or that of a Jew; and if it should pass it would have been foreordained, it would have been decreed by God and decreed for His own Blorrs and if it were decreed’ and iorcor- dained “4 ” would be but the tool or the instrument of that fatal segree, and couldin no manner be held responsi! for the act or the exeeution of the eternal and fatal decree. Hence we must conclude that Presbyterianism is but utter irresponsibility, fatality; since atheism 1s | irresponsibility, and since Presbyteriauiam is irresponsibility, Presbyterianism and atheism must epee since things that are by to a common third are equal to each other. d all the woes, and all the sins, and all the blasphemies which our friend “Presbyterian” finds in the logical conse- quences of Atheism, must equally befall him in the logical cot juences of Presbyterianism. regret, Mr, Editor, to trespass so much upon your valuable time and space, but there are a lew questions for which I ask solutions, and in which will be found the settlement of this great school dimeuity which has now become widespread and dangerous, Firat— there exist an Infinite Being distinct from the universe, to whom we are responsible for our actions? Second—If this being does exist, he made any other reve- lation than that expressed tn the natural order, or, in other words, has he supernat- urally revealed? Third—is the Bible of the Kev. Mr. McAllister and of ‘Presbyterian” an authentic rec- ord ofthat revelation any more than the Koran, the Zendavesta or the works of Emmanuel Sweden. borg? Fourth—wWe wish ‘Presbyterian’ to show how or wherein 9 majority can justly force revela- tion upon & minority without violating the rights of conscience, Fifth—To show how or wherein the civil authorities have the right to decide upon the trath and the authenticity of supposed supernat- ural truths, to reject some and to adopt others, Sixth—To show how civil authority can force obe- dience or rt from its subjects to & supernat- ural law without union of Church and@State. When “Presbyterian” has answered atl these, there is another and a very important question remaining which we will call the seventh—If there shall bo a recognition of God and His Bible in the constitu- tion, it is but fair to ask, whether that God shall be the God of the Jews or the God of the Samaritans t Shall He be the God of Isaac or the God of Ishmael ? Shall He be the God of Christ or the God of Monam- med? Shall He be the God of Aristotle or the God of Zoroaster ? Shall He be the God of Luther or of Calvin ? Shall He be the God of the English Parlia- ment or the Westminster Assembly? Shall He be the tGod of Thomas Jefferson er the Atheos of Payne * Shall-we recognize the Bible of Joe Smith or the Bible of Swedenborg? Shallit be the Bible of the Greeks or the Bible of the Latins? Shall it be the Bible or Rome or the Bible of London? Ah! methinks I hear ‘‘Presbyterian” answer It shall be the true God and the true Biblo; it shall be the God andthe Bible of predestination, of foreor- dination and faith; it shall be a Presbyterian God and a Presbyterian Bible, all others to the contrar, matwrichatanding. ‘hese acerion’s Mr. Editor, tell yon beforehand, willbe evaded in “Presby- terian’s” rejoinder should he favor us with any. ATHEOS. A Criticism on “Atheos”—His Physical Character. To tHe Epiror OF THE AERAL In reading the reply of “‘Atheos" to “McAllister? in your Sunday issue of the 15th inst. it occurred to me that men differ in religious belief in exact ratio to their physical—take note, I say physical— ability to receive it, inthe several degrees of ad- vancement in which it is prescribed by the differ- ent sects, denominations, creeds, &c., now strug- gling for the universal dissemination on earth of the same great truth. Were it not for this differ- ence of physical—not mental or spiritual—ability to receive, all men would centre opon one common point of belief and sectarian differences would have no ground for existence. ‘Thus, we have in “Atheos”’ aman who admits the absolute existence of God, while in the weak effort of denying Him, when he speaks of that “seot—in the article above referred to—which shall teach the non-existence of any other God than nature and its laws,” he actually believes in God and declares God, though he don’t know it himself, and is much more profound, perhaps, in his desire to believe aright than many of our pro- fessed Christians, In fact, they are the same; in degree only they differ. i Now, I propose taking this man on his own ground and from his own objective point of view. Ry the above quoted declaration he, in common with all atheists, infidels, &c,, proclaims himself a believer only in his physical or natural condition, and therefore can only draw deductions, infer- ences and conciusions from the external state of things which in tangible form surround him. This is not a fact ef the man, a8 a searcher of truth, but rather the result of his actual condition to re- ceive the truth when presented. This is, in fact, the first or highest form of animal perception, Where the brute ends and the man divine begins, The brute takes cognizance of things as they are, man as they might be, which diderence marks the possession of a higher order of reason or reasoning power, which at once not only weighs causes and effects, but goes beyond, away beyond, from elect to cause. The pet dog lies at your feet, beneath the table, and accepts the crumbs or delicate morsels as they fall, Think you that it ever occurred to that dog that were it not for the law of attraction or gravitation which governs the fall of said morsels that he might go hungry very often by reason of them fly- ing up instead of down? or think you that + a Prong od that aan fell to e jot of any dog ever suggested to an: of his race the existence of said aw, as the falling apple did to Newton? I think not. The dog accepts the crumbs as a matter of course, as, indeed, do many men, and, when hungry, he feels very grateful, as also does man, The dog | naturally looks up to man as his source of supply ; man as naturally looks up to God—that is, if he is roperly and proportionately in advance of the rute, “Atheos” undoubtedly believes in God as 4 ‘The dedication sermon will be preached by Brother Wabasi, Ind. Tne Port ms iter, of . Jefferson 1} Baptist chtiroh have decided to withdraw from Long Island Baptist Association, and henceforth hold an independent position. ie treatment Of the church and their ‘tor, Rev, P. F. Jones, by the association at its it two annual meetin; as furnishing the occasion tor’ bre: og Up ie relation. The Rev, G. 0. Whitney, past of the Baptist church at Tarrytown, after several weeks’ sickness, on Wednesday last yielded to the exhaustion of typhoid fever and passed into the unknown land. man of great promise and ability, the charge. Rev. Mann! ‘er, ordai: of the Baptt church In Pottaville, Pa., two months ago, fias j Fonlaned his charge on account of impaired health. The Baptist church in Moberley, Mo., under the pastorate of thé Rev, A. J. Colwell, has just com- leted ® $12,000 house of worship, and added fteen to the church membership aimce July last. Bria, Pa., rts Rev. Muller Jones, of ge » Fepo: that on instant he baptized ten converts in the Schuylkill River; the witnesses the 15th were very mi and the impregsion deeply solemn. There is a delightful work of grace in progress there. Rev. Dr. ao Fall River, declines the call of the Harvard street. church, Boston. Rev. B. W. Barrows, of Neponset, a suburb of Boston, goes to the pulpit of First Church of Middletown, Conn, Next to Dr. Neale, though a young man, he was the oldest Baptist itor of the Hub. Ve Jsaac W. Lamb, the knitting machine inventor, has returned to his former pastorate in Novi, Mich. His salary ia pledged to him with notes payable quarterly direct to the pastor. Rev. Dr. Shad- rach has resigned the pastorate of the Altoona church, Pa, after a settlement of nearly five years. Rev, Thomas G, wii late of Philadelphia, has received an invitation to the aang o of the Firat Baptist church in Westerly, I, Rev, W. M. Young, D. D., has entered upon his labora as pastor of the Baptist church in Wo- burn, Mass, Fuity-ilve converts were recently bap- tlzed in the Pine stréet Baptist church, Richmond, Va. Rey. W. B. Tolan, of jumbus, N. J., has ac- cepted acallof ths Angora church, West ‘Pliladel- phia, and will enter upon hia labors.on the first of the new year. Rev. A. J. Rowland, of the Tenth church, Philadelphia, baptized two candidates last Sunday evening. Others profess to have found the paviour. Rey. E. W, Bliss, of Pittston, reports a glorious revival. Four have indulged hope and twenty-live are inquiring the way of salvation. METHODIST, Rev. Dr. Eggleston has been enga: the life of the late Peter Cartwright, t Western pioneer Methodist preacher, and his ppluede are said to be perfectly compatible. The Rev. 5. N. Mudrows, Wesleyan minister at Scarborough, England, has the original ordination parchment received by Dr. Coke from Wesley when the Doctor was created a bishop and sent over here to organize the American Methodist Church, The parchment is now sought to be obtained as a me- mento for one of our colleges, Two. young Bulgarians from Tultcha, members of the day and Sunday school of the Rey. Mr. Flocken, Methodist mission- ary in that place, have come to America to study in our colle; They have spent a few months in the country earning money enough to pay the expenses of a couple of terms in an academy. The progress Chris- taanity in Madagascar is (eit attention. During the last year the increase to the Christian community was 000 persons, including 18,000 church members. In three years the total ad tion has been about two hundred and fifty. thousand converts, Bishop Andrews, with his family, has established himself in Winter quarters in Des Moines, Iowa, In the Spring he will go for- ward to his home in Omaha, Neb., or Council Bluffs, Iowa, as he may determine. Bishop Wiley and Dr. Rust are making an extensive tour in the South and Southwest in the interest. of the freed- men. They will spend a large part of tho Winter im Texas. Rev. Charles Freshman, D. D., of Inger- soll, Canada, for fifteen years a Jewish rabbi, but for the last twelve years connected with the Wes- leyan ministry, a man of extensive learning, ardent piety and tireless zeal, made a brief visit to this city last week, and delivered an interesting lecture in First Methodist Episcopal church, Green- point, on “The Customs and Manners of the Jews.” The Rev. 8. McKean, of Troy Conference, has retired from the editorial manarement of the Watchman, a temperance paper published in Alba- ny, and has resumed pastoral work in Ash Grove Methodist Episcopal church, Albany. Rev. Dr. Cobleigh, of Atlanta, Ga., who addressed the edu- cational meeting here last week, returned to his home soon after. Rev. J. L. W: ‘Trinity, St. Louts, has been appointed by Bishop Bowman Presiding Elder of the St. Louis district, St. Louis Conference, to fill the vacancy occasioned b; the transfer of the Rey. Dr, George to Elmira, N. Y. Rev. Dr. F. C. Holliday, of Indianapolis, has been seriously ill, and doubts are entertained of his re- covery. The Board of Education of the Methodist Apiscopal Church have $100,000 invested and the sum of $3,500 interest is at its disposal to assist suitable young men in procuring @ theological edu- catios “ee Peck has appointed Rev. J. C. Davison and Rey. Julius Soper, members of the forthcoming graduating class of Drew Theological d to write ie eccentric ‘The writer | Seminary, as missionaries to Japan to accompany Dr, Maclay. They will probably leave tor their dis- tant work about the Ist of May next. Bishop Wiley has aiso seiected and ey Rey. Irwin H. Corrella, Probationer of the Philadelphia Con- ference, a8 _& missionary reinforcement for the Methodist Episcopal mission in Foochow, China, Rev. Dr, Eddy, of the Mission House in this city, has just returned from a missionary tour among the churches of the West. The new mission in Mexico found a lay champion in New Alvany, Ind., who has pledged $5,000 toward the purctiase of chureh property for that mission. At last the Wesleys are to have a monument in the world- of Wesleyan University, Middletewn, Conn., bas seen the modei and writes home in tts praise. The Methodist Episcopal church in Chemung, N. Y., has been reconstructed at a cost of $1,300, Rev. R. L. Stillwell, pastor. Churches have been dedi- cated recently in Philmont, N. Y., in Jounstown, N. Y., in Whitehall, INL, -in York, Pa. (Duke street day last, and in Milton, UL, same date; in Hurd- town, N. J., and in South Berne Trey Conference, at Elmsgrove, Ind, je Baltimore Methodist, com- menting on certain radical semi-religious editors in the North for certain notions put forth by them touching laughter in heaven. remarks that if the leaders of modern abolitionism ever do get to heaven it willbe no laughing matter to any one who has to keep company with them. ROMAN CATHOLIC. The basilicas and churches im the city and province of Rome, Italy, yield a revenue of 3,436,536 francs. The aggregate of income from convents, monasteries, churches, &c., i8 8,217,428 francs. During the past week several ordinations were held in the chapel of the seminary of St. Sulpice, Baltimore, by the Right Rev. Thomas Becker, Bishop of Wilmington, Del. The following of those who were ordained priests spard Schmidt, Rey, John Delaney, Bernard A. Marx, Rev. James Starkey, of the arc Baltimore; Rev. Michael Forhan, of the dio Chicago; Rey. John Baxter, of of Brooklyn, and Rev. Frederic Holland, Rev. Gregory. Leggie, Rey. John McDonald, Rev. far as he is at present capable of believing; but, were he further advanced in the order of creation, | with an intellect capable of going beyond the mere | evidence of his own natural senses, he would at once understand that nature and its laws are the | self-evident results of the existence of a God—but | not God! Just asa great invention is proof of an intelli- | gent inventor just so is the presence of nature | and its jaws a proof of God, and even as the thing invented is not the inventor, nor a part | proper of him personally, even so is not nature God, | hor a part absolute of His personality, But the subject is too extended for full discussion | at this time, yet if ‘‘Atheos,”’ or any of the many | | who have been quoting from the Bible in the | | HERALD of late desire to look further into the sub- Patrick Gleeson, Rey, Remigius Charter, Rev. Roman J. Verschaffel, of the Society of Jesus, On Ember Saturday, in St. Jamos’ Cathedral, Brooklyn, Bishop Loughlin promoted to the priest- hood the deacons Rey. Francis 8. Gardner and Rev. Henry Zin + Father Zim has been edu- cated in St. Fra "s, New York, and the Seminary, Niagara, Father Gardner has studied in Rome. fe is a brother of the la! Dr. Gard- ner, whose premature death dey dlocese of an accomplished and gifted p The semt- annual ordination at the Provincial Seminary, | Troy, took place on Friday and Saturday, December 20 and 21, Right Rev. Francis MeNierny, D. D., Coadjutor Bishop of Albany, officiated. The following were ordained priests :— Rev. Cornelius T. Donovan, Rev. Joseph Campbell. We have in this country @ bili of rights and pow- | ject it gan be shown even from their own stand- | Rev, Daniel J. Coskery, Rey, Antio loy, Rev. ers, @ social con . & fundamental, an organic | point (materialism) that there is @ God, without | Joseph J. Powers, Rev. Joseph T. Westerman, law called the constitution. [t, the: re, matters | referriug to tue Sacred Writ at ali. J, SESE. Archdiocese of New York’; Rev. Patrick Beechan, little what the majority may be that would insert a recognition of God and His Bible, so long ag lib- erty 0/ conscience is secured by that law to every individual; 80 long as the sacred domain and tem- ple of conscience is preserved sacred and inviolate to the individual, no majority have a right to dic- tate to the religious conscience of any citizen or to force upon him the recognition of any particular God or of any particular reveiation made by Him, “Presbyterian” holds, with the Rev.Mr. McAllister, that secular instruction leads to ateeism. He says that “the absence of heat, the want of beat, the negation of heat are ali expressed by the term | have not 4 single church, Sunday school or mission | death of St. cold," and in like manner “the absence of God, the want of God, the negation of God are expressed by the term atheism,” and that our secular in- struction is in 80 far instruction without geod, ana therefore atheistic. This argament is based upon the ambiguity of terms. Atueisin is something more than the want of God or the absence of God; its the denial of God; and this is the definition | given by our best dictionaries. Tne absence of God or the ignorance of God is not the same as the negation of God or the denial of God, Our friend “Presbyterian” pleases himself by confounding both, and hence his fallacy. But it is not true, speak- ing as @ believer—it is not true to say that secular instruction ts atheistic. “Presbyterian,” as a be- jiever, must hold that God is truth, that He is all truth, that there is no truth outside of Him, and Uhat all truth is one. If he does not hold these he Li “hd @ believer in a divine, infnite and personal hod. Now let me ask my friend “Presbyterian” when & child is taught that two and two make four; that the whole is greater than any of its parts; that things that are equal to a common third are equal to each other; that cold contracts and that beat expands; that a straight line is the shortest dis- tance between ven points; that the earth moves around the san; that the earth is not fat, but round, does he not jearn truth? does he now learn God's truth * does he not learn divine natural ‘rath, accoraing to your own teaching ' does he not learn God in creation’ But the knowledge of these truths, according to ‘Prestyterian.” atheism, which is but “sin amd crime.” because they are secular, because it i mot shown ti Pupil that these traths have # divine being ae their author, and thereiore that they will bat practically destroy or contradict them- ncives, This, however, is a paradox which the human mind has never yet accepted, nor can‘ it until truth and falsehood are identical. If there be # God, natural trath must be divine, and the Wacher who explains that divine nacural law most be a teacher of liness a8 clearly and as really a4 when he explains the divine supernatural Jew. M1 trath be one—and I defy “Vresvyterian” at [bis peril vo way otherwise-—then the natural trath : sguyols must be iu God, paugl Wad My leads tof Kentucky. The Ministerial Movements and Changes, BAPTIST, The Examiner and Chronicle (Baptist) and the | Intelligencer (Retormed), both of this city, are at | loggerheads on the question of infant or adult bap- | tism and the relative merits of sprinkling or im- | mersion. In the First, Fourth, Sixth, Eleventh and | | Seventecuth wards of Philadelphia the Baptists | | station. These wards contain an aggregate popu- | lation of 94,998 souls. The population of the city is | put at 700,000, and the forty-two Baptist churches there are asked to unite to plant schools and churches in those destitute localities. A Baptist | missionary convention was held in Providence, R. | | 1, on Friday, at which addresses were delivered by | | home and foreign missionaries, and the wants of | the entire mission field were very ably and fully | presented. The North Baptist church, in | Camden, N. J., organized in 1861 with thirty- | six members, has now @ membership of Rev. A. B. Earle, Evangelist, will commence a se- | | Ties of revival meetings in the Baptist church in Vineland, N. J., on the evening of Thursday, Jan- | vary The society have just built a neat house of worship. Rey. Mr. Randall is pastor. Rev. R. W, °| Pearson, of Lafayette, Ind., is to occupy the puipit of the First Baptist church of Brooklyn, reeentiy | lied by Mr. Gallauer, to-clay. The Brandywine tchurch, near Guthrieville, Chester county, | » after extensive repairs made, was rededicated | om Thursday last. The Baptists in Omaha appeal } for $16,000 to aid in paying for their new house. | Mr. Amos Myers, who once represented the oil dis- | trict in Congress, 1s now a Baptist clergyman in | at Orange, N. J., | during the year expended $3,644 56 ‘oward the support of thirty-four students as seven diferent institutions; and the present | year the sum subscribed is $3,775, all of which | “8 appropriated to the support of forty-one 295, | udenis im nine different colleges. Northern Waptist ladies have collected for fore! missions, from the Ist of April to the 1st of November, | $9,776 40, In Maine there are 15,000 Free-Wil ptists and 19,000 “regular,” or 24,000 all told, Each has a college. Rev. J. B. Graves has raised $104,000 for the proposed Baptist Publication So- 1 tad., will bw on day, December BA V | 18; sub-deacons, 9; promoted to minor or | Palermo was attempted a few days ago. Rey. Wm. A. Drum, Rey, Charles A. Reilly, Diocese of Albany. Besides, there were ordained deacons, 11: promoted to tonsiire, 2 Total, 55. The recent death of the Rey. Father Burke's father in Galway has so affected the famons Do- minican’s heaith that he has been obliged to post- pone some of his lecturing engagements. Mr. Burke Was over eighty years o! age at the time of his death. Mgr. Matteo Agostino Mengacci, Bishop of Civita Castellana, is dead. He was eighty-seven years of age. The coming sixth centenary of the Thomas Aquinas will be celebrated at Bologna with great pomp, as aiso in other cities of Italy. There have been over 1,112 processions in Poland this year for the bevefit of the Hoiy Father, and over 108,000 persons took part in them. The lile of the venerable Archbishop of Two gen+ Memen of the “red party’’ shot at him through the ‘alker, pastor of renowned Westminster Abbey. Rev, Dr. Cummings, | N. Y.; also at Gridley and Prairie College, lil., and | chapel), in Riverside, Pa., in Neosho, Mo., on Sun- | the diocese | windows of his palace at Marineo, Sicily. He es. | caped uninjufed. The venerable Archbishop de | Merode, while recently ascending the steps leading to the Villa Watson, Rome, slipped and fell with such Jorce that his right leg and leit band were broken. He under medical treatment ana expects to be about his business in a month or two. Last Sun- day Bishop Grace, of St. Paul, Minn,, conferrea the order of subdeaconship on Alphonsus Kinsle, Vincentius Schetfer and Bernard Locknikor, of the Order of St. Benedict. They will be raised to the priesthood to-day. Holy orders will at the same time be conferred on the Rev. Hevri Petersen. Mr. Petersen is the only Norwegian priest in the Northwest. people in the diocese, having heen sent out trom Norway specially for’ that purpose. Rev. Henry Roch late of Richwood, Wis, bas been appointed pustor of Columbus. Wis. Liverpoo) is about to be raised by the Pope to the dignity of an Archiepiscopal See, St. Cecilia's church, Philadeiphia, will be dedicated by Right Reverend Bishop Wood to-day. The new chareh of St. Elizabeth, Philaneiphia, was dedi- cated last Sunday by Bishop Wood, The Rev. John Higgins, one of the junior curates at St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, England, has been received into the Catholic Chureh of St. Mary at Torquay. Father Adams, eee, pastor at Ballymena, county Antrim, Ireland, has been appointed to a curacy by Archbishop MoCloskey, New York. He was educated at Salamanca, Spain, and is said to be a fine linguist. There are now eleven colored seminarians in Rome preparing for the Mission in America. The Rev, M. J. Phelan, late of Holy In- nocents, but now of St. Peter's, was the recipient last week of @ handsome Christmas present in the shape of a cabinet orgam and a set of from the teache’ He will conduct missions among his | | resolutions, re of the nocents Sunday School. ‘the teachers presented them to him a3 slight token of their appreciation | of the valuable services which he had rendered to the Bunday schoo! as prefect. PRESBYTERIAN. ‘alla have been uccepted by Rev. J. R. Gilland, of hayeeten Miss., to Auburn, same State; by Rev, W. W. Downey, of Harper's Ferry, to Hedgeaville, W. Va.; by Rev. J. F. Baker, of Jerseyville, Ill., to Hannibal, Mo.; by Rev. J, O, Denniston, of Wash- tngtonvillo, N. ¥., to ston, N. Y.; by Rev. ‘Thomas Street, of the North Presb this city (Ninth avenue), to the it Preabyterian church of Newburg, N. ¥., ata salary of $3,500 per annum. The death of Rev. A. A. Porter, D. D., of Austin, Texas, on the 8th inst., isannounced. Rev. H, ©. Brown has been released by the Presbyter} of Memphis from the pastoral charge of the chu: at Bolivar, Tenn. fine church has been com- leted at ba Kansas, and formally opened for service. v. Dr. R, L, Stanton, lately of the has become editor of the Herald ana Presbyter, Cincinnati, The Presbyterian church of Ottawa, Ill, Rev. L. Y. Hays, pastor, 18 in a flour- isbing condition. Its fine house of ‘worship, built two years ago at @ cost, with lot, of $20,000, 1a found not to be too large. Sixteen persons were added to the communion roll of this church a8 last quarterly communion, Rev. James B, Shaw, D., has entered the thirty-third year of his jtorate with the Brick Presbyterian church of ory last mon - ters on its roll. It embraces all of Ne- braska north of the Platte River. Rev. A. T. Rankin has resigned his charge in Longa- coming, Pa. Rev. Tryon Kdwards, D. D., of ers town, Md., has gone to Wilmington, Del., to minis- ter to the Presbyterian church there. Mr. J. R. Ward, of the senior class of Princeton Theological Seminary, has accepted the call of the church at Danaviile, N. Y., at a salary of $1,500a year. Rev, ‘Thomas Aitkin, for over thirty years itor of the Presbyterian church at Sparta, N. Y., is seriously is pastorate il. Rev. Dr. 8, B, Bell has terminated hii with the Presbyterian church at Lyons, N.Y. Ina recent revivai there ninety joined the church at one communion, A revival in North Broad street church, Philade/phia, Rev. R. D. Harper astor, has brought in twenty-five on pro- fession and thirteon by letter. The meet- ings continue, There considerable relig- fous interest at Hunter's Point, Mectings have been held every evening for three weoks, and quite a number have made themselves known as anxious inquirers, Also the Baptist church at Flushing, Dr. Middleditch’s, is enjoying tokens of a revival. Rev. E. W. Hitchcotk, late of the Fourteenth street church of this city, has been invited to become the settled pastor, instead of the stated Supply of the American chapel in Paris, Fleven members weye received into the Olivet Presbyterian church, Indianapolis, on Sunday, 16th inst. Rev. B. F. Words has left his charge in Grindstone City, Michigan, on account of ill health. Rey. 0. N, Smith has gone to the Indian church on ‘Traverse Bay, Michigan, Rev. A. V. ‘Lewis, of Hills- dale, goes to Utica, N. Y. Rev. A. Spencer, of Dansville, N. ¥., gees to Byron, Michigan, Rev. G. H. Hulin, a prominent preacher and editor, died at his home in Bloomileld, N. J., on the 21st inst. of paralysis, Rev. John McCoy has resigned the pastorate of the Broadway Presbyterian church, Baltimore. ' Rev. G. M. McCampbell was on Thursday evening last installed pastor of the Spring street Presbyterian church in this city, formerly ministered: to by Drs. Paxton, Ludlow, Aitken and others. Mr. McCampbell is a young Tan, very earnest in all his ministrations, and in the few Sabbaths he has occupled the pulpit the con- gregation has doubled. The Presbytery of West Virginia has organized a church at_Pieasant Flats, in Mason county. A house of worship is going up. Rey. James Bolton, of New Jersey, has succeeded the late Rev. R. A. Malley in the pastorate of the Presbyterian church in Milford, Del. Rey. J. Baallie Adams, of New Jersey, tins been called by the churches of Cold Spring and Georgetown, Del. The latter expect to dedicate a meeting house to-day. ‘The Second Presbyterian church o/ Cincinnati have purchased a $70,000 site and are about to build a magnificent house. Rev. Dr. T. H. Skinner ts pas- tor. Rev. Dr. Wood, of Geneva, has been sick with a severe attack of lung fever, from which he is slowly recovering. EPISCOPALIAN. In the Spring of 1871 Rev. Dr. O. J. Gibson, pas- tor of Grace Episcopal church at Petersburg, Va., gave to each of his 250 Sunday School scholars six grains of corn and directed them to plant it id send in the proceeds for foreign missions. ‘The corn, on being delivered, was found to amount to about five barrels, worth about twenty dollars. The idea is novel, but really commendable. Rey. Joseph Wood had accepted the rectorship of St. Paul's, Lansing, Mich., and will enter upon his duties on the 1st of January. Rev. Charles Brec’ D. D., has accepted the rectorsnip of St. Paul’ Wells! Central Pa. Rey. George W. Knapp has become rector of the Church of the Epiphany, Suspension Bridge, N. Y. Rey, John ‘1. Gulick and wile have just left this country, to resume their missionary work at Kalgan, China. Mr. Gulick is one of five brothers engaged in the missionary service, Rev. Dr. Elliott, of Cincinnati, has accepted a call to the Church of the Ascension in Washington, to be as- sociate rector with Bishop Pinckney. Bishop Hun- tington, of Central New York, issues an appeal to Episcopalians for increased contributions to the “Society for the Increase of the Ministry.” During the sixteen years of its existence, he says, ‘the society has helped educate mearly three hundred men, who are now fulfilling their oftice,”’ many of hilt would never have taken orders but for this elp. MISCELLANEOUS. Three years ago the Church authorities of Prus- sia consented to open Sunday schools. At the pres- ent time twenty-five churches in Berlin are en- gaged in tis work and report 8,000 children re- ceiving religious mstr ion from these schools. In eyery province efforts are being made to estab- lish them in the large towns and cities, Rev. EB, P. Birch, President of the LaGrange Female College, Georgia, has resigned to enter the ministry. Rev. Pp. Beeman, D. D., will take charge of the Mount n Institution, Georgia, on the jirst Monday in There were im 1872 1,000 Sunday numbering 60,000 = scholars, con- the Reformed Church in the United States, and the total number of Sunday school scholars of the Reformed Church in vA January, | schools, nected with Amenca was about 82,000. Rev, Charles E. Hart, | R tor of the North Reformed church of Newark, N. J., reported an addition of 240 persons to the membership of the church during the six years of his pastorate, of whom 107 have been added on profession of faith. There have been raised for bes greed purposes during the same period 831, ane twice as much as the whole amount raised durin; the previous ten years, The receipts of the Ameri- can Board during the past three months have been- but $55,362—scatcely one-half of the average ex- penditures—$12,289 below the receipts of the same period Jast year, and $27,127 below those of the same period the year before. The Ronee Soba church at Georgetown, Madison county, N. Y,, has been sold for $850. The house has not been in use for many years, the society being too small to support a minister. The proceeds of the sale are to be de- Voted to benevolent objects, Rev. F, F. Wlison, of Cato, N. Y., has received @ unanimous call from the Retormed church of Boonton, N.J. Rey. Alfred . Meyers, formerly of Brevklyn, has undertaken to supply statedly the church at Bronxville, West- chester county, for 2 period of three months. Rey. F. Pilgram, lately of Columbia, Pa., has accepted a call from the Reformed (German) charge at Green- ville, Pa, Rey. Ed. Lodeyick has been installed pastor of the Reformed church in St. Johnaville, N. . Rev. 0. H. Spoor, who has been pastor of the | Vermontville Congregational church, Mich., for fifteen years, accepts a call to Grand Traverse, same State. Rev. W. B. Bachtell, of Oxford, has accepted a call to the ys a GED church at Stuart, lowa, Rev. Charles H, Allen has accepted the charge of the Congregational society at West- boro, Mass. Rey. J. B. Shoup has received and ac- cepted a call to the Loysville, Pa, Lutheran charge. Rev. J. FE. Reinmund was recently alled as pastor of Zion's Lutheran church, Lebanon, Pa. Rev. Wells, of Colnmbia City, ’ has taken charge of the Lutheran church of North Manchester, Wabash county, Ind. The airdsville Lutheran — chure! in Lycoming | county, Pennsylvania, has been without regular services one year. New Britain, Bucks county, Pa., has received and accepted a ‘call to the Cobleskill, N.Y. the London Record announcing the preparations made for the promulgation of the Gospel through the press at the Vienna International Exhibition of 18 An absolute refusal was given to the propo- sal to erect within the grounds a kiosk such as ex- isted in Paris for the distribution of Gospels or tracts. Aneffort to secure a spot in the avenue leading to the exhibition aise failed, whole ground being allotted for — cofee- houses, restaurants and amusements, An attempt to obtain vacant shops in the Pratter Strasse, the wile street Jeading to the park, equally failed. No public distribution by Py agents, colporteurs, &c., will be practicabie. But, though these exceptional efforts for the special season of the exhibition have not succeeded, more has been secured than perhaps could have been anticipated for Austria proper. The Bibie Society has secured space within the English compart- ment of the building for the exhibition of its varied versions of the Holy Scriptures, and will be able to direct all inquirers to its depot in Elizabeth Strasse. The Religious Tract Society has also secured space in the same compartment and will exhibit its varied | publications in over one hundred languages and di- alects, A depot will also be secured where the tracts may be stored and obtained. A Tract Committee has been constituted within the city itself to carry out the society's objects, and a number of resident sadies have been enlisted in the good cause of | | prudent and prayerful distribution, THIRTY-FOURTH STREET her SiC AGOGUE. The Maccabean Victory Over Antiochus | Epiphanes—Its Moral Meaning=—Cha- nak; or the Feast of Dedication— Sermon by Rev. Dr. Vidaver. Yesterday Dr, Vidaver, rabbi of the Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, preached a sermon appropriate to Chanuka, or the Feast of Dedication, which Israel- ites are now celebrating. This festival began last ‘Tuesday evening. It lasts eight days, and is de- signed to commemorate the vicvory of the Jews under the Maccabees over the hosts of Antiochus Epiphanes, The latter had desecrated the Temple, and had tried to get the Jews to eat food for- bidden by their religion, to ignore . circam- cision, to embrace idolatry and to deny the true God. The Jews arowe in rebellion gqatuet for benevolent objects $35,949, being | Rev. ©. B. Whitacre, of , Lutheran congregation of | The Rev. G. H. Davis writes to | the | him and overcame him in battie.. cleansed the Temple, and having found a of sacred oil among the débris they agaim lighted the lamp, and though the ol! was sufficient only for one day tradition reports that ikwas ee O ” The Macc: he re our ancestors, and we ore reminded at this time of their perils of their heroism which saved Israel. It is si he said, tha festival should not be the Not only is this not so, bus the book in which their deeds led is comsidered apo and ni The Doctor next related the facts concerning cleansing of the and the anes the bottle of bil, and rel from these the festival is called Chanuka, or dedication. And thus tsracl commemorates THE TRIUMPH OF THH MACCABERS. over their enemies—the triumph of truth over error, of freedom over moral slavery. We are still clinging, he said, with all our hearts to the faith of our fathers. We are not boast to-day «of Tesla. rom on so of rene 2,000 — ago by the ccabees, thon; indeed glorious. The cont of those 11,000 Greeks at Marathon and those 3,000 at Set. le was indeed glorious; but these are contin ee localities and 3, The triumphof the ‘accabees, on the other 1s for all men and all times and nations, Therefore the Psalmist says, ‘Praise the Lord, for is everlasting.” Dr. Vidaver again referred to history to find the ° of Antiochus’ hatred of and attack upon the Jews. What was it, he asked, that made the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things? A® soon as Israel made his appearance on the atage of national life the heathen tried to make him drink the cu of their anger; but, thank Heaven, al) their mi a nations were in vain and foolish, and they failed. Patriotism cannot exist where God is unknown and uphonored, but there despotism and superstition can prevail and flourish, ‘hatis the reading of Jewish iaithy It is that GOD 18 ONE, NOT OR THREE; that He is a God of love mercy, and truth. You can see, then, why the heathen raged against Israel because of their rinciples, For when they take root in individuals or nations, then farewell to sin and superstition, Tradition says that Mount Sinai was so called from Sina—hatred—becanse Israel had hatred of everything tnat was opposed to the law given thereon, As soon as Israel re- ceived the law Amalek arose, but it was against God and his annointed ; but Israel was saved becau: he trusted not in oppression. Victory is the Lord In the second part of his discourse the Docter asked the question, “What were the Maccabees defending?’ And, by reference again te the his- torical records, he said they were defending truth against error. Tradition says that Jacob's wrestle with the supernatural being was on account of a bottle of oil which the patriarch had left. The Maccabean fight was for a similar object—to pre- serve the oil. The oil is light, and THE LAW IS A LAMP. Preserve the bottle and you shall save the oil also; but break the bottle and the oil wiil be wasted and your hearts, said the Doctor, will be dark. On these days, said the preacher, the Israelites were aping the fashions of the Greeks, just as Israelites do to-day, and the excuse then, as now, was that they wanted to remove all distinctions between themselves and those among whom they lived. What was the result, then ? When they were asked to bow the knee to Baal they readily assented. The Doctor related a tale of persecution and dia- bolism connected with the Maccabeatt pret. and presented the facts, as illustrative of the héroic spirit of martyrdom which prevatied among women andmen. They clung tothe law. And thus the story of the Maccabees teaches all mankind the glorieus truth that vod is opposed to oppression, and bids Israel remember the bottle of oil. That small vial burned not only one day but seven— even for ever and ever. So he prayed that his hearers might keep the sacred oll burning in their hearts every day, and that peace and prosperity might attend them all their days, and aiso all the children of God. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES ee EMRE TE RE The next sensational piece at the Fifth Avenue Theatre is called ‘‘Alixe.” The charm claimed for it is singular emotional power. Mr. Edwin Booth’s “Richard IIL.’ will be the dramatic feature of this week. It is needless to go into any advance encomiums of an actor so well kpown and appreciated in this city. Mr. J. L. Toole, the English comedian, writes to W. J. Florence that he.contempiates @ non-profes- sional visit to this country next Summer. He is now playing “Good News" at the Gaiety Theatre, London. The first concert of the Theodore Thomas and Rubinstein combination will be given on Tuesday evening. A programme of great excellence, ren- dered only by such artists as Rubinstein, Wieni- awski and the orchestra, 1s a rare promise of ex- cellent music. be In addition to “A Son of the Soil,’ which is to be produced at the Union Square Theatre on New Year’s evening, Miss Jennie Lee is announced to make her reappearance in a litte comedy, called “Orange Blossoms.” A pretty actress and a pretty name ought to insure a pretty play. Mr. J. J. Bartlett, a well-known Australian thes- Plan and a former lessee of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Sydney, has just arrived from the Antip- | odes, He brings with him ‘Hazard’ and “Mag- dalen,” two pieces by Mr. Walter H. Cooper, who has achieved quite a success in Kangarooland as a playwright. The contrast between the acting of Mr. Sothern and Mr. John Gilbert in “Brother Sam” is as en- Jjoyable as the fun of the Hon. Mr. Slingsby. Each is thoroughly dissimilar to the other, and yet both are excellent to the point of exquisiteness. Uncle “Rummy’s” surprise at Sam’s impudence in light- ing @ match on his coat is not more laughable than his attempts at caressing the hypothecated baby. ‘The new English opera company begins in Chi- cago on Monday, January 6. It includes Miss Rose Hersee, Miss Emma Howson, Mrs. Zelda Seguin, Mr. Nordblem, Mr. Gustavus Hall and others. Speaking of this company it may be remarked that Miss Howson ts one of the most conscientious | artists in the country. She has sung at the Grand Opera House this season 125 consecutive times, never being sufficiently “indisposed” to miss a performance. Mr. Daly has his entire mechanical and scenic force at the Grand Opera House employed on the equestrian drama of ‘The Cataract of the Ganges,” Which will be produced when the run of “Round the Clock” abates. The natural spring of water, under the stage will be utilized in this spectacular piece in the formation of a grand cascade, making & beautiful and wild mountain scene, which, it is promised, will be one of the finest stage effects ever presented in the United States. The spectacie of “Leo and Lotos” at Niblo’s is at least suggestive of the value of stage decoration | in light comedy. The objection to it, aside from a thousand other objections, is that it is moved by a vapid magician who is assisted or hindered by a still more vapid spirit of mischief or fairy Snow- flake, and being utterly without humor except in- eongruities like the gendarme’s song which M. Gabel will introduce into it, there is nothing left but the pictures and the ballet, One cannot strain. his eyes all the evening over the glory of tinsel ana?! the limbs of some pretty and a multitude of rather uncouth ballet girls. Yet there are in this piece the seeds of a brilliant dramatic harvest. Out of just such piays as “Leo and Letos” will grow the | drama of the future—the union of comedy and spectacie, realism and idealism—which can alone satisfy the theatre-goers of the next generation. The hgkter of the standard plays produced at the Union Square Theatre this week were accept- ably done, and it would have been well if the en- deavor had stopped with them or plays like them. But when a theatrical company wants to show its strength it attempts the “School for Scandal,” and whenever an actor thinks himself capable of play- ing anything he is as certain to play Charles Sur- face a8 a child is to get the measles. Because Mr. Lester Wallack can play the part with consummate ability every young fellow nxious to teach Mr. Wallack his art, or at feast to show him that he cannot fave the fleld all to himself. Two young actors have tried it within a fortnight—Mr. George Olarke'at the Fifth Avenue, and Mr, D. H. Harkins at the Union Square Theatre, Mr. Wlarke’s Charles ‘was not the Charles of Mr. Wallack, but it was an excellent rendering of what may be called the new school of old comedy. The Charles of Mr. Harkins ‘was as cold and hard as Captain De Groot’s Frank- lin in Printing House square, and the frivolity of \ | the young spendthrift was characterized only vy | the shooting waa accidental, ingae layguter and very “igud” clgtaga. PERV. Interesting Attitude of Pora and Chile Toward Cuba. ‘Tho Press and People Urging National Action— Pera and Her Coolie Prade—Qompli- f : Ht may be that the ever faithful isle, Cuba, wit receive assletance froma quarter which some time since was considered more than doubtful. ‘The press ef Pert, both Ministériat and” oppomtion, is busily at work eadeavoring to prepare the papulm mind toward some posaibie demonstration on the Part of the government im sid of the straggtiag patriots. I say possible, because as yet Mr. Parde and his counsellors have made no sign, but thege are certain evidences which prove that the spirit of the government is favorable to such an under- taking, The agitation on this subject was originated ‘im Chile about two months ago; great meetings were held, speeches delivered by prominent men and a society formed for the ex- press purpose of succoring the Cubans th thelr efforts for freedom, To such an extent has the feeling in that Republic grown that @ fow days since the Minister of Foreign Affairs was called te the bar of the House of Ropresentatives and quéea- tioned as to the sentiments and intentions oi the government respecting the matter, He very aensi- bly replied that the gravity of the subject was aude as to prevent any public explanations. Poru han now caught the contagion, and the work is cer tainly being pushed forward by tne Lima newsps- pers, Three plans are proposed; first, the tach is suggested that a loan might be effected in Lima for the benefit of Ouba, the author of the proposition hinting that at the present moment an agent of the Cuban Republio fa in this city, who holds a large amount of the bonda issued by the patriots; through this’ means a con- siderable sum of money might be raised, ana the extraordinary wealth of Cuba is of itseif’a guarantee for repayment, in case the revolution proves successful, The second project is base upon the supposed sympathy entertained by Onite for the struggling cause, and she urges Peru te propose a South American league for the’ final liberation of the island. Mexico would also be'tn- vited to join the confederation. In case’ the league was formed, the plan of proceedinga would be to inform Spain that if within a certain stipulated perind the government at Madrid did not recognize the indepen- dence of Cuba, the South American Powers would combine their forces towards accomplishing that end, and would immediately open an active warfare. Should Spain consent to such an ar- rangement the allied governments would guaran- tee the payment, on the part of Cuba, of the value of the different fortresses, public buildings, ma- terial, &c., belonging to the Spanish government within the contines of the island. The third sug’ gestion Savors more of the warlike Peruvian spirit. {tis hothing less than that this country should enter the arena single-handed, employ her power- ful and now inactive navy in the effort te assist the Cubans, with the strong hope that such an energetic example would speedily be imitated by the remaining Republics forming the Pacitie Alliance. Your correspondent does not for one moment attempt to deny the quixotism of the two final propositions, but merely vareniole $hem as they have been made public. But at the game time this general movement and attempt to induce the (Saki ee ay the endeavor conclu- sive proves: the design fs popular, and some- thing may yet result from it. It may be well to ment ere that the extreme disinclination man- luested by Chile and Peru to ratify the convention signed at Washingten by the representatives 01 Spain and the four allies, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chule, arises from the stipulation contained in that instrument that po resumption of wariare on the part of the high contracting parties or no de- monstration in favor of Cuba shail be made without a prolonged notification. Ever since the blo of the campaign which resulted in the indepen- dence of these Republics the hatred of Spain and Spaniards has rather increased than disappeared, THE COOLIE SYSTEM. Another matter of vital importance to Peru is also being discussed—the question of labor. It would ap ear that the unfortunate difliculty of the coolie ship aria Luz, in the harbor of Merry has brought unforeseen entanglements on the Chinese traffic. The Governor (or Viceroy) of Nankin has pub- lished an order prohibiting abselutely the depar- ture of any Chinese from the dominions under his Tule with the purpose of emigrating to Peru, and the large houses and . companies estab- lished here engaged jn the trade 're- gard this action as the first of & sSévles of obstacles which may prove too formidable to be overcome, The HERALD was informed some time since of the proposed special mission to be ac- credited by Peru to the Courts of Pekin and Jeddo. Captain Garcia y Garcia received the appomtment of Plenipotentiary and was to sail with his suite in the 1ron-clad frigate Independencia, The object ot the mission was to endeavor to induce the Chinese authorities: to open their northern ports for the exportation of coolies, in return for certain prom- ises and guarantees to be made by the government of Peru. An enterprising Congressman, however, attacked the scheme so A adie pa¢ that the Inde- ndencia will continue in Peruvian waters, and it is doubtful whether the Legation will proceed to its destination; for it was remembered that England, France and the United States forced Ohina to receive their representatives by a wholesome use of pows and eu, and Peru would pro! recelv repalse from the astute Prince Kung as would lead to grave embarrassmenjs. Consequently it appears possible that the Perm Minister in Kngland will receive instructions to Seek the aid of the government of Great Britain, or Colonel Freyre, representing Peru in the Unit States, may request President Grant to use good offices towards attaining the desired end, Mr. Pardo feeling somewhat confident that the humai intentions of the Peruvian government for the amelioration of the condition of the coolles may meet with due appreciation. No steps have as yet been taken in tie affair of the Maria Luz. From Bolivia we have recelved no news of any im- portance, CHRISTMAS AT ST, IGNATIUS’ CHURCH. Bw York, Dec, 28, 1872. To THE Epitor OF THE HERALD:— In the report of Christmas services at St. Ignatius’ church, contained in your issue of the 26th inst., it is stated that “at the close of the sermon the Lord’s Supper was administered ta about a score of women, but no man partook thereof, save the priests,’ the inference designed | to be conveyed being obviously that on one of the highest festivals of the Church the parish could not Muster up a single male communicant, Now the fact is simply that it is never the prac- tice of members of the parish (except im cases of bdr necessity) to communicate at the late cel- ebration. Had your reporter been present at the midnight service, or at haif-past seven A. M., he would have seen no lack of either male or female communicants; indeed, at the former service the number was so large that, though there was no sermon, it was not concluded before two A. M. Of the few who communicated at the half-past ten A. M. service, when your reporter was present, | committed suicide. | have been low- | bein, it is probable that the greater part were strangers, Pp ere alleen the members of the parish having almost present at one of the earlier services, SAD SHOOTING AFFAIR IN FIFTH AVENUE. The Victim the Son of a k President. Coroner Young was yesterday called to the man- sion of Mr. Jacob Campbell, President of the Pacific Bank, No, 556 Fifth avenue, to hold an in- quest over the remains of Frederick A. Campbell, twenty-seven years of age and born in New York, who had shot himself the day previous under cir- cumstances which induced the belief that he had Deceased, who was employed as bookkeeper in the banking house of Messrs. Vermilye & Co., Nassau street, it appears from the testimony of his father, had been doing an immense amount of mental labor, and trequent fainting attacks were the result. He may irited, but if so his wife and other relatives seemed not to have observed it, Deceasea was in lus toom on Friday forenoon, and hie brother-in-law, Charies H. Meigs, noticed that he looked pale and seemed depressed in spirits, and at the same time young Campbell said, “I feel like the deuce,” Campbell, being invited up stairs, said he would do so when-he changed his clothes; soon. alter which, the report of a pistol “heard tn deceased’s room, an examination wasftiad, ‘and resulted in finding him lying on the bed bleeding from a wound in the chest, in the region of the heart, and 4 pistol lying beside him, Death ensued in a few moments alterward: In the absence of any motive for selt-destruc- tion, it is believed by the relatives of the deceased that, while loading the pistol, it accidentaty ex- ploded in his own ‘hands, and he was shot as stated. Deceased was happy in his domestic rela- jcultie: ie jury C1 vel mn Mr. phell baa 4 two interesting left a widow yu