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4 SHEET. "RELIGIOUS. INTELLIGBNGE. July 13—Sixth Sunday After Pentecost. PROGRAMME OF PULPIT DISPLAYS TO-DAY Herald Religious Commu- nicants. The “Invisible Preacher”---His Advice to Young Men. EARTH’S DESTINY. Man’s Responsibility to His Creator. ———— Movements of the Clergy of All Sects. CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN HEATHEN NATIONS. Services To-Day. Rey. Dr. Anderson preaches morning and even- ing in the First Baptist church. “What Becomes of Our Prayers’ is the topic upon which Rey. George McCampbell will dilate ‘this morning in Spring street Presbyterian church, Young peopie’s prayer meeting in the evening. Rey. John E. Cookman will preach at the usual hours, morning and evening, in the Methodist Free Tabernacle, “Rabit” is Rev. Wayland Hoyt’s evening subject atthe Tabernacle Baptist church. There will be the customary morning service, At Sixteenth street Baptist church Rev. D. B. Jutten will preach this morning and evening. Rev. William Kirkus preaches this evening in the chapel of St. Luke’s Hospital. Rey. Frederick Sill, rector of St, Ambrose church, will to-day deliver his fourteenth annual sermon, The pastor elect of Plymouth Baptist church, Rev. Dr. D, Henry Miller, will preach at halt-past ten A. M. and a quarter to 8 P. M. Preaching in Westminster Presbyterian church, morning and evening, by Rev. J. K. Demarest. “varing for the Soul” will be expounded by Rev, P. L. Davies this evening in Berean Baptist church, The morning services in the Church of the Ref- ormation will be conducted by Rev. U. T. Tracy. W. L. Kolb, of Madison University, will preach this morning and evening in Centra! Baptist church. Evening subject, “Young Men." Rev. Halsey W. Knapp preaches this evening in the First Mission Baptist church, The services at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity this morning will be conducted by Dr. Krotel, the pastor. Rev. William P. Corbitt preaches morning and evening in the DeKalb Avenue Methodist Episcopal charch, Brooklyn. Dr. Hepworth’s congregation (Church of the Disciples) will be addressed to-day by Rev. A. J. Lyman, of Milford, Corn, Rev. Dr. Hugh Smith Carpenter, of San Fran- cisco, will this morning address the congregation of the Second Presbyterian church, Brooklyn. The usual services in Dr. Flagg’s church, Eighty- Ofth street, the Doctor himself offictating. The services at St. Ignatius’ church, Rev. Dr. Ewer preaching, will begin at nine and halt-past ten A. M., and five P, M. Mr. Clinton Roosevelt will address the Cosmo- politan Conference on “What is Needed to Restore the South to Prosperity.” Dr. R. T. Hallock lectures before the Robinson Hall Spiritualists at half-past seven P. M. The monthly concert of Morning Star Sunday school will be addressed at balf-past two P. M. by Rey. R. S. McArthur and Dr. Cameron. “Invisible Preacher”—Important Periods in Young Men’s Lives. To THE EpiTor or THE HERALD:— There are thousands of persons in New York and neighboring cities who, instead of going tochurch, buy the HERALD on Sunday mornings, and ander the soothing influence o/ a cigar lay of in luxu- rious ease. To reach this class and to add a feature to the already interesting religious department of the HERALD the “Invisible Preacher’ ascends his rostrum and in trumpet tones calls all non-church- goers to give him their attention. Young men seldom stop to consider that the most critical and important period of their lives is between their twentieth and thirtieth years. It is the hinge upon which the door of their future lite opens by time; the years when prudent programmes should be formed; the time when a dollar laid by leads the owner to independence, perhaps to fame and fortune; while, on the other hand, a silver, mounted walking cane, a cigar or a glass of intoxi- cating liquor may lead the participant to State Prison or the scaffold, These are the seeds which, if sown, will respectively produce their own fruit in due season. At the present moment we can point to a@ man who was led by a fancy walking cane to within a few yards of the scaffold, from which he may yet be suspended; while what ruin has not that “tirst glass’’ wrought! From twenty to thirty—ah! what precious years, especially the The Urst few, in which a lie of happiness and honor among men may be chosen! The first prin- ciple *o attain this is economy without stint, jove of business, though the greatest du ance at your respective churches. This will keep alive the ng pet in your hearts and enable you to deal fuirly with your fellow man from day to day. Tue single man’s Sunday monotony is broken by his two visits to church, while he teeis the satisfaction that he has performed tne duty ofa Christian. The family man feels proud in es- love of home, and last, corting his wife and happy oMspring. In fact, the whole scene, if complete, includes all God's peopie thronging the highways and ali the glorious sounds of the Sabbath mingled. Truly this would be the Teflection of Heaven! And now to give a few points of advice concerning the sv or failure of the basis which everybody is supposed to lay the first few S$ alter maturity. As an eccentric person of our day remarked, ‘Never ex- Ret any profit irom any source except by labor.’ fyou should have commenced as an engineer be an engineer and nothing else. You may find afor- tune in that calling. as thousands already have, but they were dreamers of their work. And here we come to that most critical ot all human creatures in the waiks of life, the million- naire merchant’s son. He had never boarded at $450 per week in an attic in Broome street and done porter’s duty in a merchant's ofice. No. He was ordered from Harvard by his father, made a Vrcbeatid and assigned his department in the office. lere we shall leave him until his thirtieth year, and if we find him then wedded to his business he has laid the right basis and is safe. The other sons of miljionnaires, who had entered under similar cir- cumstances, be assured the majority of them, on seeing the respectable balances of their fathers’ books, felt a pen too heavy and figures too much a bore. Tnen comes the clerk, who ranks next to the members of the firm. Strict economy should be his undeviating rule, and at the end of his pro- bation he will have his basis laid, such as it is. Finally and in general, let nobody, who has made a fortune in a place, or is making one, or aclerk who is doing tolerably weil and is offered a tew dollars in an opposite office, ever change. THE INVISIBLE PREACHER, The Destiny of This Earth-The Re. sponsibility of Man to the Almighty. To Tae EpiToR OF THE HERALD :— If mankind could realize the terrible conse- quences of their unrepented, wicked lives here, as bearing on their eternal welfare, they would be amazed, and seek diligently to repent and do ‘works meet for repentance. Little do they realize the terrible truths contained in the Word of God. They do not seem to be aware that the Almighty God has at His command every resource, both in the natural and spiritual universe, either to damn or bless, according to our ebedience or disobedi- ence of His commands as jaid down in His Holy Scriptures. They do not know that this earth is reserved unto fire against tue day of judgment and Derdition of the angodly (ll, Peter, ii. 7). The of all, the regular attend- | writer of this can testify to a positive experi- ence in regard to the truth of the 4 Bible. Its spiritual iliamination combines with nature and reveals that this earth is des- tined to become @ molten lava sphere at the day of judgment, wherein all the unrepentant aaey are to have their part of torment fovever. This is no hallucination of the writer’s mind; s0 far from it, it ts the direct illumination of God's truta, both in the Bible and in nature. The collaterals of truth in the natural and the same in the spiritual (in the revealed) word socus in the mind tlluminations beyond and superior to the mere learned superficialities of this age, both in regard to the beiieving and unbelieving world, and the writer makes bold to say that the above most intense of all truth ia presented in the Holy Scriptures and in nature. The writer of this is not alone in the enlighten- ment in regard to the above truth; he could men- tion at least three of the most prominent minds now living who are in harmon. in regard to it—men of undoubtei prominence and ability, and whose calling and deep intuitions sasgntes their positive insight in the matter. Now it behooves our people and every people to be aware of this divinely terrible truth and to act RQ. A knowledge of such terrible trutn as this should bring men to their senses everywhere. In this country (the United States) we know how terribly demoralized large numbers of the people are, both in high and low degree, Look at the murders, robberies (pub lic and private) and wickedness of all kinds and tyranny of office and wealth, which are not only de- stroying our heaven-gifted country, but which are jeopardizing the bodies and souls Of the people tor eternity, Awake, then, and rep-nt, and do works meet for repentance, if you are not utterly blind to this most awiul revelation of God, both in na- ture and in His Holy Word, JOHN McCHESNEY. Science Sustaining Revelation. To THE EviToR OF THR HERALD:— In the recent lectures at Cambridge by Professor Agassiz, on the “Method of Creation,” he not only conclusively refutes the theory of Darwin, but, in his eighth lecture, in treating on the “mental Jaculties,” adduces such cogent reasons on the part of science to the upholding of our religious belief that I would claim a portion of your columns to Jay them before the public in your Sunday issue. He says:—‘‘Are ali mental powers one? Is there only one kind of mental power throughout the whole animal kingdom, differing only in intensity and range of manifestations? In a series of admirable lectures given recently in Boston by Dr. Brown-Séquard, he laid before his audience a new philosophy of mental powers. Through physiological experiments, combined with a careful study and comparison of pathological cases, he has come to the conclusion that there are two sets, or a double set, of mental powers in the human organism, or acting throug the human organism, essentially different trom each other. The ene may be designated as one ordinary, conscious intelligence; the other as a su- perior power, which controls our better nature, Solves, sometimes suddenly and unexpectedly, nay, even in sleep, our problems and perplexities; suggests the right thing at the right time, acung through us without conscious action of our own, though susceptible of training and elevation. Or, perhaps, I should rather say our own organism may be trained to a more plastic instrument through which this power acts in us, I do not see why this view should not be accepted. It is in har- mony with facts as laras we know them. The ex- periments through which my friend, Dr. Brown- Séquard, has satisfed himself that the subtle mechanism of the human frame, about which we know so little in connection with mental processes, is sometimes acted upon by a power outside of us, as familiar with that organization as we are igno- Tant o1 it, are no less acute than they are curious and interesting. If this view be just, the ques- tion arises whetner these taculties exist to a cer- tain degree and within certain limits in all higner animals, and whether taey are found at all in the lower animais. In the decision o1 this question anatomical considerations cannot fail to be of im- portance.”” May we not take issue with Professor Agassiz on the point whether anatomical considerations can possibly be of much importance in determining whether (I quote his own words) “our ewn organ- ism may be trained to a more plastic instrument, through which this power acts ;” and which power, in @ few lines previous, is termed “a power outside ‘Of us, as familiar with our (Az iter ion as we are ignorant, are no less acute than they are curious and interesting.” ‘The sctentists, I hambly submit, have evidently, froma scientific standpoint, discerned “a power outside of us,’? as above quoted, which revelation, through Paul and others, had long before taught us, Not that there possibly is a double set of men- tal powers in the human organism, “but that the alternative must conclusively be adopted that there is a power outside of us as familiar with our organization as we are ignorant,” and that that power is the spirit of God. And that'we are (Romans viil., 14) ed by the spirit of God,’”’ which Paige suitably exemplifies thus ‘To be led by the Spirit of God is to coniorm to His will, because we believe it to be His will; to obey His influences, because we believe they are His; to submit ourselves wholly and contidingly to His guidance.’ In the saine chapter we read at verse 16, ‘The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God,” and Proiessor Stuart, of Andover, who is surely suMcientiy orthodox for any one to follow, says thereon:—‘the Divine Spirit impresses on our minds the consciousness that we are the sons of God; bears witness to us that such relationship exists, and thus excites in our hearts a Miial spirit, or spirit of adoption, or spirit yrober to adopted children, So tar as either precedes the other it is more easy to conceive that the consciousness of sonship is the cause of a filial spirit than that a filla: spirit causes the conscious- ness of sonship. He who loves not God as a Father has no good reason to believe that he 1s character- istieally a son of God.” Science, therefore, un- wittingly confirms revelati WILLIAM COVENTRY Hs WADDELL, VALHULLA, June, 1873, Universal Salvation—Why Not? To tue EpiToR oF THE HERALD:— Your correspondent “Ami” seems to be greatly exercised upon the subject of “universal salva- tion.” He regards it as a question of the “utmost importance,’ He exclaims, “Is there a solution of this question? It seems as if there might be, for this, which is vital in religion, should be se*tled first.” Again he says, “If we need a new revela- tion let us try to obtain that.” Now, I would like to inquire if this question or subject of universal salvation is really either a vital question in religion orifitiseven one of any considerable practical moment. Supposing it were weil settled to the Satisiaction of all men, either that ail would be saved or that there is an endless hell for the wicked, would this universal beliet change the real condition of things in the other world? Would it change the actual destiny of a singte human being who enters that world? If it would not, then in what sense can this subject be regarded as a vital or even @ practical one in religion, and why should men trouble themselves about the views of their neighbors upon this non-essential ques- tion and separate from each other on account of differences of opinion thereon? Both Revelation and reason teaeh us that heaven is not @ pen or an enclosure into wh aman cau be let as a matter ol favor, irrespt ve of his actual character or life. Heaven must be within us before we can enter the gates o/ the Celestial City. Heaven is to be gained by right living or by believing in the Lord and striving to keep His commandments, and not by believing ihat we shail be saved, Our be- hheving or not believing that we and all men will be saved will not cliange the final destiny of a single human soui, unless it in some way either leads us into evil on the one hand or to shun evil as sin and to live a better life on the other, Let us look @ moment at what constitutes heaven and also hell, what it is to be saved and what we are saved frol. We are taught in the Sacred Scriptures, and more clearly and beautifully in the Revelations made by the Lord to the men of this new age | through Emmanuel Swedenborg, that heaven con- | sists in loving the Lord and neigabor and obedi- ence to the Divine commands supremely, and that every man’s ruling love governs his destiny. If we love our neighbors we shall neither cheat, de- ceive, backpite nor harm them in apy manner, but | strive to do them good in every possible way; | this will lead to unity and peace and to the hap- piness which is heavenly. Hell consists in loving self, the world and sensual gratifications su- preimely; of, in other words, it consists in bein, governed by seitish and sensual thoughts and affections, and placing our chief delight therein and thus leading an evil life. To be saved, then, | consists in being saved from thinking, wiil- ing and doing wrong, or evil, or from breaking the commandments in thought, word or act; and whether all men are saved, or will be or not, depends Rodents upon whether they are will- ing ana desirous ot living the life of heaven and set. ting themselves diligently about doing so by se ing the truth, shunning evil and striving to love and do good to all. The Lord cails on ali men to lead a heavenly life. He helps all who try to help themselves, and He, with all good men on earth and in heaven, earnestly desires that all men shouid be saved. He is no respecter of persons and has no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but if men are not willing to be saved—not willing to be saved from sinning nor irom the selfish gratification of their perverted loves of rule, approbation, money or sensual appetites—how can | the Lord save them without destroying their free. dom or mankood, and thus reducing them to the level of the beasts that perish, whicu would be to annihilate them ¢ for a man’s ruling love is the very centre of his life. Selfish men in this world must be restrained by laws and punishments from in- juring others and from interfering with their rights; and, of course, similar restraints will be required in the next world, for death ts simply the putting of of the material body and causes no change in @ man’s ruling love; and selfishness never ceases to court just, envy, deceit, hate, and make a hell, and a very hot one, too, if these pas- gions are not restrained. The fire of hell is sel- Hishness in its various manifestations. If your corresmendeat will read Swedenbora’a “Heaven and Hell” he will find that we have & new revelation, which appeals to his highest rea- son, and he will cease to be troubled about chis question, unless he has dwelt upon this subject so long and confirmed himself so fully in his views that he has come to re; it of more impor- tance than the practical goctrines of life contained in tl Wor A gentieman once inquired of Swedenborg as to the state ofa friend who had died some time before. Swedenborg informed him that he had seen and conversed with him in the spiritual world, and that he was getting along ly well, but was still troubling himself greatly about the fina! resto- ration of all men. Who was benefited by his thus tormenting himself? ‘The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are around all His creatures. Swedenborg has shown us that the Lord permits no one to stray of into hell who 1s willing to ve led by His angels, who attend every man at death into heaven. The angels never leave the new comer, we are told; but the evil man parts from the angels, for he does not like their company. Neither here nor hereatter does the Lord compel any man to love Him and his neighbor supremely. Roman Catholic Church Mission to the Sultan. Monsignor Paul, Patriarch of the Syrians, one of the Oriental rites in communion with the See of Rome, has arrived in Turkey from Diarbekir, and is staying at Ghedik Pacha’s, in Stamboul. The object of His Eminence’s visit to Constantinople is to obtain a renewal of his firman of investiture from the Ottoman government, and to arrange some other Syrian matters with the Porte, The Methodist Church in China. , ‘The Rev. W. N, Hall, English Methodist mission- ary, has been presented with a purse of filty guineas as a mark of the esteem in which he is held by the foreign community at Tien-tein. The list of subscribers to the testimonial includes. the names of the Consuls for Great Britain, Germany and the United States, the Commiasioner of Cus- toms and most of the merchants and other res- idents. Mr. Hall goes home on furlough, aiter nearly fourteen years’ service in China. Ministerial Movements and Changes. BAPTIST. Rev. J. R. Merriman, of Angelica, N. Y., has re- moved to Schenectady; Rev. Thomas Leyse, of Clymer, N. Y., has taken charge of the church in Oakland, Pa.; Rev. G. M. Preston, of Independence, Towa, has gone to Oldtown, Iowa: Rey, E. V. Bunker, of Laconia, N. H., has commenced a pas- torate in East Enosburg, same State; Rev. R. H. Bowles, of Greenbush, N. Y., has removed to Jew- ett City, Conn,; Rev. ©. Tilbury has resigned at Mount Ayr to take a charge at Leon, Iowa; Rev. Jonas Woodward has resigned at Bristol, Ill., to take a charge at Tamasoa, Ill.; Rev. W. W. Wilgus, @ graauate of the Union Seminary, at Chicago, has accepted a call to the Pine street Baptist churcn, St. Louis, Mo. The colored Baptists of Kentucky have organized a General Assoclation for them- selves, They are to meet in councilin Paris, Ky., August 14. Thirty-six years ago the Baptists num- bered 30,000 members in Kentucky. They now have 50 associations, 1,200 churches, 700 ministers, and 90,000 white and 30,000 colored members. The Campbellites have 40,000 members in that State. By a novel method of gathering together old paper, through the efforts of the children, the Sun- day school of the North Baptist church has re- ceived about one hundred and sixty dollars, the proceeds of nearly two tons and a quarter of paper. It is to be devoted to the parchase of a banner. We shall expect to hear of more old paper festivals. Southeastern Nebraska, according to a correspondent, has only one self-supporting Baptist church, and very few pastors who devote them- selves solely to the work of the ministry. Rev. Isaac Elkin dedicated a new house of worship re- cently, at Washington, Ind., for the Mount Olive congregation. Rev. S.C. Moore, of Pennsylvania, has settled with the Baptist church at Afton, Iowa. The completed church edifice belonging to the First Baptist church of Hastings, Minn., was dedicated to the worship of God June 26. Rev, W. H. Batson has resigned at St. Charles, Minn., for the purpose of com- pleting his education in a theological seminary. Rev. J. R. Munroe has resigned as pastor of the First Baptist church in Oakfield, Mich., to take effect the last Sabbath in August. Rev. Charles A. Hayden, of the Chicago Seminary, has accepted a call tothe pastorate of the Baptist church at Akron, 0, Mr, Thomas Moore was ordained on the 28th ultimo, at Youngtown, Ohio. Rev. H. U. Mabie has resigned a8 pastor at Rockford, Ill., and ac- cepted a call to Oak Park, one of the suburbs of Cc 40. Rey. G. W. Clark, D. D., has resigned his orate at Ballston Spa, where he has labored successfully for five years, and accepted a call to the church in Somerville, N. J. Rey. David Coyne, of the Presbytery of ‘Marion, Ohio,, has joined the Baptist church. Rev. J, H. Parks, of Mana- yunk, has accepted the call of the Calvary church of Philadelphia, to take effect the ist of Sep- tember, The cornerstone of the Manatawna Baptist church, Philadelphia, was laid yesterday. The Manayunk Baptist church, under the pastor- ate of Rev. J. H. Parks, has commenced the erection of a brick butiding at the rear of their meeting house, s0 as to improve the pulpit recess and turnish ae retiring rooms on baptismal oc- casions. Rey. Joseph L. James has been called to supply the pulpit of Mount Zion Baptist church, Philadelphia, for six months. The North Star Baptist Mission has bought « lot, 80x04, at the corner of Seventeenth street and Susquehanna avenue, Philadelphia, and proposes to have a building ready for dedication on the first Sunday in September, The Sunday schoo! now numbers over two hundred and is constantly increasing. Tne Gethsemane Baptist church hope to enter their eee now in process of erection, in September nex! METHODIST, The statistics of the Lexington (colored) Con- ference show the total membership to be 9,472, while the aggregate of Sunday school scholars is 2,167, or only about one-fourth of their member- ship. Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in which Rey. Dr. Crooks, editor of the Methodist in this city, was for some years a professor, has conferred on him the honorary degree of LL.D. Rev. J. 3. Willis, formerly of this city, now of Stamford, Conn., was the poet of the day at the late Com- mencement of Dickinson. He is reporte¢ to have won golden opinions. The services at Sea Clify camp meeting have been solemnuized during the week by the announcement of the sudden death of Rey. Charles G. Burdish, who for three years pre- vious to the last session of his Conference was the pastor of the village church there and one of the originators of the camp meeting enter- feart is disease was neuralgia of the heart, from which he had been suffering for a few weeks, but was apparentiy recovering when a relapse came on, and he passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, July 5. Brother Burdish was one of five brother istry. A younger brother, Rey. W. W. pastor of the Second avenue Method. church, in this city; another brother of the Wyoming Conterence and two be Minnesota Conference. Brother Bu thirty-nine years of age. Rey. Dr. Howard, late President of the Ohio University, is recruiting bis shattered health in Santa Clara, Cal Rev. egg, P.E. of the Herkimer distr York Conference, is spending hi fornia. Rev. Dr. Wild, of tn nth avenue Methodist Eptscopal church, brooklyn (lately of Canada), writes to the Canada Christian Advocate in opposition to the proposed union of the Method- who are in the Methodist. min- Burdish, 1s Episcopal @ member ist bodies in the Dominion, If the Methodist Epis- copal Church remains faith(ul he anticipates re- turning to her fold again; but he declares he never can be @ member of the United Church, Rev. Dr. Thomas Pearson, Indian preacher and interpreter at the Klamath agency, writes to the Pacisle Christian Advocate concerning a revival at that place which has closed up nearly all the gam- bling and liquor saloons and crowded the church at every service. The time for holding the Martha’s Vineyard camp meeting has been changed from the 18th to the 25th of August. Dr. J. H. Vincent left this city on Monday for the West, to attend a State Sunday Schoo! Convention at Minneapolis, Minn., and another at Omaha, Neb. At & regular meeting of the Methodist preachers of Newark and vicinity Jast week @ rewo- lution was adopted asking the preachers of the city to preach at least one sermon to their congregations on Sabbatn dese- eration some time during the month of duly. An original letter from Francis Asbury, first Bishop of the Methodist Episcopa! Church, written to Dr. Martin Kater, of New Orleans, has been found among the papers of the latter by his daughter, and 1s published in the Methodist’ Protestant. It 18 dated at Baltimore, Maren 11, 1810, and speaks en- couragingly of the increase of membership (7,000) | in the three Conierences o1 New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont the year previous. Himself and Bishop McKendree were then ploughing the fleld together, though Asbury Was sixty-tive years old and McKendree fiity-three. Now that the British Conference has got Dr. Punshon back again they hardly know what todo with him. There are only two or three charges in the city of London where his talents can be appreciated and paid for, and these are at ‘present occupied. Westminster cir- cuit, convenient to the houses of Parliament, ts the best and fittest, it is said, for him. He has several invitations for next year, but can’t accept. any yet, because he is talked of as President of the Conference and as secretary of the Mission Board. He is also suggested as @ theological prefessor in the Headingiey Institute. ROMAN CATHOLIC, Rev. E. 0. Forney, pastor of the Reformed Church of the Ascension, Norristown, } has suddenly gone over to the Roman Catholic Churen, He 18 the third pastor of this church who has succe® sively taken the same step. The Catholic Review records the strange fact that the Charity Organiza- tion Soctety of London received last year for be nevolent purpom™s £1,206 10%4(,, of which it dis- nsed, according to the design of the donors, 167 138. 11 34d., and the rest it gave away in sal- aries and incidental expenses, The sooner anch a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1873.—TRIPLE concefn [8 wouna up and put under ground the better. Rev. William J, Madden, the accomplished assistant r Of St. Mary’s chureh, Chi is in Brook! visiting with friends, and taking dos, Gresapotgisiat® wat ts Sosa oy Megat , wi cated on Augus' 3. ‘The Garhones of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., have pur- chased @ church from the Universalists, in @ fine locati and it will shortly be dedicated by Arch McCloskey on name of Of New” York, will assume’ ‘pastoral ovarey + assume charge. The 12th, 13th and 14th of fo ere have been set apart by the Holy Father as special days o! in- terceasion thi t the whole Church for her deliverance from her present afflictions, The Lit- any of the Saints is tne prayer enjoined, and a plenary indulgence is granted to those who say it On all three days, and yi after making confes- Sion, go to Communion on the Feast of the Assump- tion, August 15. To those who say the Litany with this intention on only one of these days an indulgence of seven years is granted. ‘The Catholics are erecting a new church in Dickey- ville, Ill., Which they-expect to complete this sum- mer, Kev. James Donnelly, one of the lately or- duined priests of St, Michael's Seminary, Pitts- burg, Pa., has been appoin‘ed assistant with the Rev, William Pollard at the Church of St. John’s, Birmingham. Rev. Father Keiley, of St. Michael's church, Philadelphia, Pa., was drowned on Sunda last while bathing in the surf at Atlantic City, N. J. He was an expert swimmer, but while in the water he was seized with an apoplectic fit, his head tell back, and he died almost instantly. ‘The Rev. Father Mee has been transierred by Archbishop McCloskey to the assistant pastorate of St. Augus- rine’s, Sing Sing. Father Newman, just from col- loge, has been appointed to agaist the Rev. Father "Farrell at Rondout; he takes the place of Father ugl, Ba is Shove 0 be Jenene ra he Peter'y church, Barclay street. T 18 appoinrsa to St. Patrick’s, Father Gleeson to St. Mary's and Father O’Dougherty to St, Jorome’s, Mott They are all young preachers, fresh from their ecclesiastical studies. The Catholics of Kentucky number 130,000, Dr. W, Henry Warren, writing to the C1 of this city, concerning the moral condition of Rome, Italy, says there are 365 churches 1n that city, one ior Mg day in the year except leap year, and they have javished ou them the best efforts ot the best endowed natures, They have the grandest and holiest associations, are magnificent in themselves, are the highest resu's of man’s architectural ability, a single one of them costing twice as much as all the Methodist churches in the United states, and most of them decorated with the best designs of artists that God dowered with wondrous ability. At their altars is an almost pemperaey service, where priests, gorgeous in silk and gold, intone melliquous prayers; where tidy boys swing censers of perfume, and where magnifi- cent voices chant anthems sacred tor 2,000 years, The laziness, rapacity and moral vileness of priests in that city he says has passed into a proverb. The sons of Elican make themselves vile while they handle holy vessels. He adds:—I have seen them joke in the midst of the most solemn scenes and while engaged in the most serious services. And he gives illustrations of this spirit which came under his own observation. He suys he never saw so clearly the utter uselessness 01 machinery, man- ners and millinery for salvation, Art has power, but sin has more. He never felt more like a heathen in his life than when he stood in the Trinita dei Pellegrini to look at Guido's picture, PROTESTANT EPISQOPAL. Rev. J, 8. Atwell has become rector of St. Stephen's church, Savannah, Ga. Rev. H. M. Bar- bour has left Madalin, N, Y., jor St. John’s church, Woodside, N. J. Rev. W. N. Dunham, of Peru, Ind., has taken charge of St. James’ Mission, In- dianapolis. Rev, A. Goldsborough has assumed the rectorship of Christ church, Warwick, N. Y. @Rev. F. Harrison has taken charge of St. Paul’s church, Troy, N. Y. Rev. S, F, Mines has gone to St. John’s church,’ Peoria, Ill. Rev. C. S. Percival has been transierred to Emmanuel church, Rockport, Ill, Rev. W. 8. Speirs has become pastor of,Grace church, Canton, Mo. Rey. A. S. Teutschell, of Hum- boldt, Mo., has settled at Wichita, Kansas, The St. George’s (Hanover square) vestry have adopted an address to the Bishop of London, praying His Lord- ship to exert his authorit: in protecting the wives and families of Churchmen trom those cler- gymen who are seeking to introduce auricular con- Jession, from which it would seem that the high churchmen are not going to have it all their own way without some stow of resistance on the part ofthose more sensibly inclined. ‘The pew-rental sys- tem has been abolished in St. Paul's, Counctl Biufts, ‘The voluntary system works toacharm. Rev. W. 'T. Lloyd has resigned the charge of ‘Trinity church, Weymouth, Mass., owing to Beary health. The new Memorial chufgh being built in Hoboken, N. J., by Mrs. Stevens, Tapidly approaching comple- tion, and when finished will be one of the hand- somest edifices in the State. The Episcopalians in Chicago are organizing the Ceicago Church Guild, of which the Bishop is president and the rectors of the several churches vice iste Among other things the Society will alm to estaodlish a thorough system of missionary visitation. PRESBYTERIAN, ‘The Presbytcrian church and seciety of Andover, N. J., have extended a call to the Rev. Bentley 8. Foster, of Dunmore, Pa., to become their pastor, Rev. J. H. Clark has resigned his pastorate at Cas- tile, N. Y., and that pulpit is again vacant. Rev. Lemuel 8. Pomeroy was installed pastor of the Presbyterian church at Savannah, N. Y.,on the 2d inst. Mr. W. C. Templeton has just been received and set over the Lombard street Colored Presby- terian church Philadelphia. Rev. G. Warrington, of Atco, N. Y., has resigned and gone to Beech Creek, N. J. The Walnut street Presbyterian church, West Philadelphia, Rev. 8. W. Dana, pas- tor, nas increased its membership in five years from 149 to 354, and its benevolent contributions from $2,921 to $7,838 per annum, besides building a heat chapel at a cost of $15,246. Shiloh (col- ored) Presbyterian church, formerly of Prince and Marion streets, has deserted its old build- ing and commenced holding services in Repub- lican Hall, Broadway and Twenty-third street. The old church edifice is to be soid for business purposes and a new ln to be put upina central location up town, v. Dr. H. H. Garnet isthe pastor. The Rev. Alfred Kellogg, who has been preaching to the Scotch church in Fourteenth street (late Dr. Sutphen’s) with much acceptance for several months, concludes his labors there to- day, and auring the Summer vacation the church will be thoroughly repaired within and without. Dr. John Thompson, of the Thirty-lourth street church, has gone on a short trip to Europe, and Rev. George J. beta aa will supply his pulpit in the Meantime. Rev. M. D. Kneeland was last week installed Reefer of the Presbyterian church at Waterloo, N. Y. His two predecessors in the pulpit, whose pinigtr, Sooupled over half a century, were resent to bid him Welcome. Rev. A. Baker, of luron, Ohio, bas gone to Norwalk, same State. Rev. L. §, Handly has been called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Bethsalem, Ala, Rev. J. G. Carson, of Xenia, Ohio, has received @ call to the pastoral charge of pe United Presbyterian church in Chicago, lately tinder the pastoral care of 3. MM. Baugh. Ve The Kev. J, R. McDougall, of Florence, has pur- chased, tor $10,000, a suppressed Roman Catholic church and monastery for the use of the Santa Croce schools and the Free Church of that city. The Rev. William Speer, D. D., Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Education, with the cordial approval of the Board, has gone to Europe fora few months of rest and recreation. The Rey. E. Re Beadle, D. D., and the Rev, George F. Wiswell, D. D., of Philadelphia, also salied a few weeks since. The Rev. Thomas Murphy, D. D., and the Rev. J. Addison Henry, also of Philadelphia, have been in Europe since May. CONGREGATIONAL AND UNITARIAN, Only ten of the Congregational churches in Kan- Sas are self-supporting. Twenty-two churches have been organized the past year, averaging twelve members each; and sixteen of these have been foppited with ministers, Massachusetts has now 507 Congregational churches and 81,462 mem- bers therein. Last year 2,719 of these were added on profession of faith. These figures show a gain of four churches and 900 members during the year. Rey. Edward Hawes has resigned bis nine years’ pastorate of the Central church, Philadelphia. He expects to go to the North churect, New Haven, Conn, In consequence of protracted ill-health Rev. D. B. Gray has resigned the charge of the Second Congregational church, in Oakland, California, Mr. William H. Woodwell has been ordained as a State pvangelist for Maine. Rev. J. F. Merriam has resigned his pastorate over the First Congregational church in Farmington, Conn. The Rev. Joseph Parker, D. D., of London, the author of “Eece Dens,” is coming to this country next month fora short visit. Dr. Parker is a man of note among English Congregationalists, and he will have a warm welcome irom his brethren in America, Rev. Willlam A, P. Willard, of the Unitarian church at Sudbury, Mass., has tendered his resignation. Rev. Mr. Irish was installed pastor of the Uni- tarian church at Northboro, July 9, Rev. Mr. Hor- ton, of Leominster, preacning the sermon. Rev. L. KE. Beckwith was ordained to the work of the min- istry and installed as pastor of Christ church (Uni- tarian), Augusta, Me., on Wednesday evening, July 2. Rey. P. F. Barnard has resigned his pas- torate of the Congregational church, Westhamp- ton, N.Y. The Congregationalists of St. Paul, Minn., have erected a new structure—said to be one of the finest in the State—which was dedi- cated for public worship on Thursday evening, June 19. The Rev. C. M. Terry was the same day installed pastor. MISCELLANEOUS. Rev. Dr. Stone recently delivered a sermon in San Francisco on the Chinese question, taking ground against exclusion and persecution. The caverage salary Of 61,000 Protestant clergymen in the United States has been put down by one who has been gathering the facts at $700 per annum, and while the whole receive an average of not over $500, about one-third do not receive $300, On the 29th ultimo Mr. C. Clever was ordainea to the Gospel ministry and installed pastor of the Re- formed church at Columbia, Pa. The corner stone of a new church for the use of the Reformed and Lutheran congregations was laid a few weeks ago at Conyngham, Pa. Mr. M. L. Fritch was ordained to the ministry of the Reformed church at Alleghany, Pa., on the 28th ultimo, Mr. Charles W. Good was on the 26th ult, ordained and instalied pastor of the Reformed Dutch church at Germantown, Ohio. Rev. J. F. Waterhouse, late of Clinton, Mass., has accepted the unanimous In- vitation of the Board of Directors of the “Chil- dren's Unitarian Mission,” Boston, to the position of one of the ministers of that institution, The Christian sect of Bethel, lowa, and of Miami, Ohio, last month dedicated churches in these respective laces. ‘They expect to dedicate another near ichwood, Ohio, next Sunday, 20th instant. The first Christian scyool in Jerusalem was opened in 1817 with nine members; now there are five schools, with upwards of four hundred scholars, Rev. Peter Feita, of Johnstown, N. Y., has just been elected to the chair of theology tn Hartwick Lutheran Seminary, N. Y. SEA CLIFF GROVE CAMP MEETING, A Strange Mingling of Business with Religion. The Grounds Used for Speculative Purposes and a Steamboat Opposition. LIFE IN THE CAMP. Miserable Hotel Accommodations—How Services Are Conducted. The Union Camp Meeting which has been open at Sea Cliff Grove since the 6th of the present month will close to-morrow. The meeting has not been by any means such @ success as it was expected 1t would be, although it has the advantages of @ beautiful situation and a close proximity to the clty. The attendance has not been so large as {¢ Was iast year, thé zéai has fot beén so intense, the converts not so numerous—tin fact, the entire proceedings have been characterized by a cold and business-like aspect, which 1s not at all consistent with the ideas one forms of Methodist camp meet- ings. The camp meeting of the present day is not at all like what the same thing was twenty years ago. In the last generation the Methodists seemed to be inspired with more noisy zeal and exuberant enthusiasm than their descendants now are. The camp meeting was the great event of the year, Reckonings were made beforehand of the number of souls who would be plucked as brands from the burning, and experienced judges, from the size of the congregations, in the vicinity of the camp ground, could generally form a pretty shrewd guess of the number who would return to their homes no bet- ter than when they had leit. In those days there were NO SPACIOUS AMPHITHBATRES for worship, no cosey cottages er snug villas for residences, no commingling of pleasure and busi- ness with religion—all was seemingly pure and un- alloyed. The services were held with no covering but the blue vault of heaven ; the temporary homes of the worshippers were canvas tents; the air re. sounded with the loud hallelujahs of the saints and the fervent amens of the blessed; sinners were converted whether they would or no; private speculation was unknown, and if in the services there was much that was grotesque and ludicrous it was far more preferable than the institution that has succeeded it, If Sea Cliff Grove be a specimen of the camp meeting of the present day, as it is said to be, the spectacle it presents is not at all edifying to the irreligious world, Ostensibly started as a place for Summer worshippers, where the advantages of a beautifml situation aud sea bathing could be com- bined, it has gradually departed from its first prin- ciples until it is now run more for purposes of busi- nesa than religion. ‘God is great, and Mohammed is his prophet.” ‘Sea Cliff Grove fs delightful ; lots will be sold cheap, and God can be worshipped.”’ Business first ; religion next. This seems to be the priaciple on which the grove is worked, and it 1s not at all astonishing that the project is beginning to lack the elements of success. The increasing dearness of everything sapplled to those upon the grounds is beginning to debar all but those who are wealthy from a sojourn, and the probability is that in a few years what wus announced asa breath- ing place for the holy ana the lowly will nave be- come a fashionable watering place. THE SITUATION OF THE GROVR is pie smnen ey attractive. The view from the cilff is very beautiful on a clear day. The waters- of the Sound are visible for miies, like a sea of glass, their surface dotted witn the white sails of innumerable craft of all sizes, On the opposite side New Roshelle, where Paine lites buried, meets the eye, embowered in waving follage. The in- terior of the grove itself is all that could be de- sired, It is thickly wooded and abounds in wind- ing walks and deep ravines, with an open space in the middle, where the Tabernacle Hotel and dining rooms have been erected. “Every prospect pleases,” and were it not that Speculaton’s un- gainly form has} made itself so lamentably con- spicuous it might easily become the favorite Sum- mer retreat of Methodists, It should not for a mo- ment be understoed that the motives of the pro- jectors consist entirely of business; there is much good intended, and doubtless much good done, but the tratl of the serpent, in the shape of improve- ment companies, steamboat companies and other associations, cannot possibly be overlooked, Among the families resident upon the grounds Much complaint has arisen relative to the great dificulty in procuring supplies. According to a rule made by the Association a company called the Long Island Improvement Company, consisting of members who were projectors of the Grove, have the sole privilege of keeping a store upon the lands. Taking advantage of this privilege, a monopoly has been established, and exorbitant rices are charged for articles of food. Dealers ‘om Glen Cove who want to sell goods upon the ground are compelled to pay a large percentage Jor the privilege ot doing so, and, a3 a consequence of this, several grocers, butchers ana bakers have been arrested while endeavoring to run the block- ade, and asked to pay thirty per cent or walk otf om the grounds, By what authority or by what right these arrests are made it is difficult to say, and the dealers of Glen Cove have announcea their intention of appealing to law for the protection of their rights, Some of the people who have been here for several days and some who own cottages told me last evening that they considered the action of the Long Island Improvement Company altogether un- ty ble, and thet when {hg P rohascd Iqts and ft houges upoti them they claimed the right to buy their provisions wherever they could get them cheapest and best. Scarcely a day elapses without @ scene between the Glencoyites end the police, several of the latter being on the ground. A STEAMBOAT JOB. When the camp meeting ier in progress last year two boats touched daily at the ‘ounds, tae Seawanhaka and the ‘owsmith, The trustees of the grounds thought {t Li ula be well to have a_ steamship of elr own, as they wanted one to run to the city in an houranda half without making any stop- pages. The owners of the Seawanhaka leased the Arrowsmith to the Sea Cliff Grove Association on the express condition that she should not touch at Gien Cove, or interfere with the business of the Seawanhaka. The Arrowsmith was no sooner in possession of the Methodists than the contract was broken. A flerce opposition was organized, the price of fare on the Arrowsmith was lowered, and she put into Glen Cove for passengers at the exact’ time that the other boat did. As a consequence of this, much confusion has been caused, and tows have been of frequent occurrence between the two boats, and it will be fortunate if an accident does notsoon occur from this cause, It will be easily peceived that there is much that is at variance with the conduct of professing Christians in this state of affairs. But it is time now that I shoutd speak about the services und lite upon the grounds IN THE CAMP. On landing from the boat you can either take @ road which leads direct to the tabernacle or ascend @ flight of winding steps, as straight and almost as Steep as Jacob's ladder. When you get to the top the blue smoke, which you perceive wreathing from white tents, informs’ you that you are in the encampment. The tents are remarkably neat, and, asa general rule, so are the people who inhabit them. On the water front cottages are thickly strewed, and you are soon aware that you have met with something far diferent from amere camp meeting ground. When you walk on a little further the tabernacle looms in view, looking like a huge circus tent. On the south side the hotel has been erected, and thither I bent my steps. It is called the Sea Cli? Grove, and is a long, straggling, brown building. ‘ine odor of sanctity can be discovered on coming near, and _ the noiseless and subdued steps of the attendants the lack of @ barroom and the total absence of noise and bustle of any kind conv.nce you that you are at no ordinary inn, On entering # rather neat looking oMice meets you at one side, in the centre of which is a desk, at which @ man of meck and holy aspect sits writing. This is the clerk, but he has little of the typical clerk about him. He is very civil, very attentive, and treats all guests, ag if they were part of the same household oi faith, He told me that single rooms were seventy-five cents a night, and dovbdle rooms, one dollar and fifty cents, and that I beth odd my meais on the European plan. Having heard of the privations of the single rooms, | determined to try one and find whether the stories told me about them were correct. in the meantime, I went in search of the washroom, but could find none, until 1 inquired of a darkey waiter on the porch. Aiter hesitating a moment, he said:— “Ivll cost you ten cents, boss.’” Ithought ‘this arrangement rather strange, but acquiesced in it, and was led below, when @ basin of water was sipplied me, While | was washing the waiter eyed me wistiully and said :— “Come from New York, boss?” I said “Yes,” and he said, “For God's sake, sir, have you brought anything with you to drink?’ On finding [had none he looked perfectly miser- able, but said if 1 would pay him weil he would procure mecigars. I declined his offer ani went to the restaurant, where Whe prices are very high, the attendance very bad and the provender any- thing but good. It was now half-past seven o'clock, and the bell of the tabernacle was tolling for evening worship. THE RVENING SERVICE. Mingling with the men godly, Ba couie towards the rhacle, where as vet but a small concrega- Jf tion had assembled. The floor was covered hay, and the seats were in circies, lem theatre. In fact, there was @ m for the accommodation ot the clergymen and the fathers im the Methodist Israel. ‘The pe came im slowly and it was nearly eight o’c! all arrived, and then tne huge bail one-tenth filled. The audience looked to be respectable one, but the faces of of wowen were decidedly plain; in fact, it was cult to imagine how so many homely-looking males had found each other out. Perhaps it religion that had imparted the severe hue to countenances, or it might be the sickly glare of the ol! lights; but, whatever it hi one would care to stake the reputation of American women for beauty upon those in the as- sem! of last evening. In the background there were some decid tty looking ris. but they were visitors from Glen Cove and dit reside upon the ground, The services were com- menced with singing. The hymn announced was that favorite one, comme: “On, tor @ closer walk with God,”’ It was read by the minister with an entire absence of all the rules of elocution, and sung by the congregation with utter disregard ofall the rules of music, After singing there was & prayer, in which there was a strong effort made to awaken enthusiasm, but it failed, The “Amens' were not so fervent as in days of yore; the ‘Yes, Lords” were not 80 humerous or intense, and there was an amount of giggling done by the younger girls which would make the bones of their grand- mothers rattle in their cofins could tley see it. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. P. Willis, on the exhaustless subiect of backsliding.’ In tue handling of the theme there was nothing new, The voice of the speaker lacked volume, and could not be heard to the outer end of the building, and HIS DELIVERY WAS UNGRACEPUL, He several times addressed the Deity in his dis- course and spoke to Him much more dictatorially and familiarly than he would toa brother minister, At the conclusion of the sermon an old lady took uy the hymn, ‘Just as 1 am, without one plea.” The re was heartily joined in by the congrega- tion, but the melody was bad, the leading singers getting to the end of the verse while the balance would be at the third line, When the singing was concluded a clergyman announced that all who wanted to be saved had only to step up to the front of the Yabernacic ana kneel down and their desire would be gratified. Tem as this tavie tation was there was avery faint reopens and several elders and Ste ee commen: ar: at once, urging je same theme. Still the people aid not respond and the sing- ing was commenced again, shee which & lew people went forward; then a lady with a loud, harsh voice and a wondertul intonation, prayed, while the clergymen scattered among the audience and knelt beside all who showed signs of penitence. The singing and praying were kept up until eleven o'ciock, and the sound of stified sighs and sobs could be heard from the penitent form. The building was finally cleared and there was a general rush made for tent and cottage, 3 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS. I went to the hotel, and with fear and trembling asked to be shown tomy room. Treading several flights of stairs, my guide went through a series of winding corridors and finally unlocked a room which he said was my dormitory. Good heavens, such aroom! There was barely room to walk in and the diminutive bed and a chair, with a dwari- ish washstand, sufficed to fill the space so that there was scarcely breathing ground left. The when was ave = ig = 5338¢8 gs only resource you had in getting into a room like this was to get as speedily as possible to bed in the faint hope of procuring some rellef, The bed looked clean, but here, alas! its attractions ended. There were two pillows, a straw and a feather one. When you used both your head was so situated that you could see nothing but the moon, and when you used the feather one alone your feet were pointing to the ceiling, while your head looked downwards. The bed was just one half too short for me, and I had to lie in it coiled up like a snake, a position not at all conducive to rest. The room had one advan- tage—it was not ceiled over. 11it had been, God help the sleepers. There was a large number of rooms on each foor, and it was utterly impossible to sleep until everyone in the house had retired, as the noise made in the most distant part of the nouse would seem as if it. were in the next room to you, an the motion of any one passing in the corridor would jolt you in your bed, Finally all was peace in the house, and alter vainly trying to straighten myself out fell asleep and slept until the peculiar people who awake about four o'clock roused meup. After this there was no chance for sleeping. The devout risers prayed audibly in their rooms, and, not con- tent with praying, they sang lustily. This devoti while no doubt proper and good in its way, see! to be entirely out of place at four or five o'clock in. the morning in a crowded hotel. THE TRIP HOME. The boat was announced to start at seven o'clock, and many who intended to go upon her had risen early to catch the fresh breezes that were blowing from the Sound. ‘The morning was beauti- ful, and amply repaid one for the discomforts ol the night. Trees and grass were shrouded in their mnantle of brightest green, the white-winged yachts were out upon the water, and a delightful breeze ‘was sweeping over the Sound. When the boat had taken on board its passengers it started for Gien Cove, where the Seawanhaka was already waiting. The two boats very nearly collided, and some Sharp words passed beiween the crews and cap- tains. The one or two passengers which the Ar- rowsmith procured had to get on board by means ofa plank, and then she started for the city. The voyage down is very pleasant, and is a good prepa- ration for the toils ot the day. LEXINGION AVENUE SYNAGOGUE. Biblical Sanitary Laws—Suggestions for the Board of Health—Their Need of Biblical Study—Discourse by Rev. Dr. Huebsch. Yesterday Rev. Dr. Huebsch, in leu ofa regular sermon, gave his people a practical talk on sani- tary matters, basing his remarks upon Leviticus Xiv., 34-3e—"When ye be come into the land of Ca- naan, which I give you for @ possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession, and he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house, then the priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that ts in the house be not made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house.’” Many persons, the Doctor said, may deem it inappropriate ta speak about this text before a modern audience. The_ subject bee longs to the hoary past, ‘au is out of time and place here; it is applicable solely to the land of Ganaan. But, while this objection is in @ sense true and proper, there is a higher sense in which this, like every other command of the Lord, stretches beyond time and locality, and ts appli- cable always and everywhere. ‘The connection be- tween this ordinance and the preceding prescrip- tions shows the never soaning, importance of ita bearing. This section of the law begins with an enumeration of several diseases incident to tne hu- man body; then follow directions touching un- healthy or leprous garments, conciuding with the regulations concern ng plagued dwellings. The sum and substance of these laws and ordinances con- densed into a single phrase is that cleanliness is the mother of health. Unclean garments, damp and musty dwellings undermine the health of the body, The taste for decent dress and comfortable abodes is peculiar to the Jewish race, and this incli- na‘ion and taste is not the product of their latey improved social position, nor the result of modern culture. It was a characteristic trait in the Jew- ish people even in those dark days when the light of ireedom and modern ctvilization had aot begun todawn. Until recent times the Jews were not allowed to live in the spacious and airy streets of European cities; they were pressed and coufined to their narrow and damp prison called the Ghetto, and stillit is @ remarkable fact that when pes- tilences raged the victims in the Ghetto were com- paratively few, Its inhabitants had their sure pre- ventive. A careful choice in food, cleanliness in dress and dwelling shielded them against an other- wise inevitable destruction, Many a knight, when compeiled by his financial embarrassment to enter what ne imagined the dark den of the despised and hunted Jew, Was greatly surprised to find instead neat and attractive surroundings, betokening do- mestic peace and happiness. This taste was the con- sequence of their religious training; the mnch read and revered Talmud kept it alive in their hearts. Some specimens of its golden rules in this respect, which the Doctor gave, may not be out of place, “Be parsimonious as to eating and drinking and liberal as to ey dwelling. Expend more for thy garments than for thy food. Let thy table be lesa costly than thou canst attord; thy dress in accord- ance with thy means: in character keep thy wile and children always above thy means.” Worldly comfort, the Doctor continued, depends, according to the Taimud, on the following three subjects :— A wife worthy of love, a neat house and a decent dress. The Talmudical teachers were not original in these views; they followed and expoundea the spirit of the Bible. By enforcing the regu- lation of the text im matters of cleanliness Palestine acquired even the outward appe: ance of a piece of Occident thrown into the Orient, while the utter neglect of this commandment: makes many a street in the capital of a westerm Tegion (New York for example) look as a piece of Orient thrown over sea to the boundaries of far- most Occident. I wish, said the Doctor, our Health and Street Commissioners would give themselves a little more to the seer of this department of the Bible; they would jearn therein that their office is a priestly function, and that it is a religious duty which is devolved upon them to make vanish all hotbeds of sickness and to restore occidental cleanliness even to the orlentat part of our city, The Doctor then proceeded to show by the intimate connection between the innerand outer man how true the old saying ir, “Cleanliness leadeth to purity, and purity holi- ness.” Clean surroundings in promoting and pro- tecting bodily health exert @ great influence on our spiritual welfare. Luxury 18 not the child of cleanliness ; it is in most cases a glow worm glitter- ing in a moor, Morality isa light; the purer the atmosphere the brighter it shines. The Doctor then exhorted his audience to live in the salutary spirit of divine law, to watch over the purity of their houses, to notice and to heal, as faithfut Tiests, eve evil in person or surroundings, that heir amp may be holy aud that the Lord God. might dwell among them.