The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1873, Page 4

2 = July 27—Seventh Sunday After Pentecost. THE RELIGIOUS PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. Herald Religious Cor- respondence. THE EFFECT OF BELIEF. The Right People in the Right Places. 18 MAN A FALLEN BEING? | tirougn iis ustoraa paren The Catholic Church in India. A FREE CAMP MEETING. Services To-Day. Rev. Dr. George B. Crook preaches this morning in the Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Evening service begins at eight o'clock, Preaching by Rev. J. K. Demarest this morning and evening in Westminster Presbyterian church. Rey. Dr, Deems will preach at the usual hours in the Ohurch of the Strangers. “The Way of the True Life” is Rev. Wayland Hoyt’s subject for this evening, at the Tabernacle Baptist church. There will be the usual morning service. The pastor of Sixteenth street Baptist church, Rev. Mr. Jutten, will officiate at the customary morning and evening services. Rev, William P. Corbit will preach in the morn- ing and evening at De Kalb avenue Methodist church, Brooklyn. Rev. John E. Cookman preaches in the Methodist Episcopal Free Tabernacle, morning and evening. Divine services in the Church of the Atonement (Rev. Mr. Sabine, rector) at half-past ten A. M. and a quarter before eight P. M. Tke rector of the Church of the Reformation, Rev. Mr. Tracy, will preach at a quarter before eleven this morning. There will be a serviee of song and an address to young men by J. W. Lapsiey, of Selma, Ala., at Association Hall this evening. Rev. P. L. Davies preaches this morning and evening in the Berean Baptist church. “Romanism in the Light of Scripture Prophecy” ts Bishop Snow's theme for this afternoon. The First Baptist flock will be addressed by their pastor, Rev. Dr. Anderson, at the usual hours morning and evening. “The Three Forms of Paganism’ will be ex- plained by G. C. Stewart at Robinson Hall this evening. Rev. Dr. Flagg preaches this morning and even- ingin the church in Eighty-fifth street, between Lexington and Third avenues. . “Paper vs. Gold” will be debated in three min- ate speeches by Messrs. Bull and Madox at the Cosmopolitan Conference, at three P. M. Rev. Alexander McKenzie, of Cambridge, Mass., will preach in br. Hepworth’s stead, at the Church of the Disciples, to-day. There will be the customary Sunday services in Bt. Ignatius’ to-day, the rector, Dr. Ewer, officiat- ing. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. emanat- deacending through Christ of sinful humanity, where like leaven in the meal, until i$ sheep shall be reclaimed and brought bacl ere there Cre 9 ‘on be but one fold and one pegs id assert if you can that such & belief is of no vital importance. . ‘Those who carefully read Christ’s teachings will {peo he dwells with great emphasis on the ie of belief in Him and in the power of +His Gospel. It He says nothing about ‘‘an endless hell,” 1t is simply because that notion ts an inven- tion of a later erioa and had probably never been heard of wnen He was upon earth. 0. The Question of Infallibility. To THe Eprros oF tus HERALD:— I have been induced from reading the Sunday HERALD, the true advocate of freedom and rell- gious liberty, to state a few grievances, Iaman old man; but when young I was taught to believe that Jesus was alone the Infallible, and that if an angel from heaven taught a different dogma to reject it, The College of Osrainals promulgate that Pius and not Peter is infailible. Our Lord Jesus proved Peter to be fallible, and that was suf- ficient for the ilustrioug successors of Peter; for they were all distinguished among nations and men by being the chief servant or shepherd in the - succession to their Divine Master, for the servant that is coe than the Master is unworthy the Master. The dogma of the Immaculate ponoe penn, least, is erroneous. Our Lord Jesus, received the stain of original sin, which, if He did not, He could not have suffered for our sins; for, 98 needle points to the magnet and is held captive, our bicssed Lord isthe magnet that has drawn all sinners to . P.O Sonteitneee. fove and for the good of the sinner; who behokds also 11 the Goapel Sf Jonas a} and tru The Unitarian Belief. To THe Eprror or THE HERALD:— Having a desire to know what Unitarians believe in relation to Christ, I suggest the putting of tne question to any clergyman or intelligent layman of that faith, believing that you, Mr. Editor, will pub- lish this and any possible reply, as thereby many thousands may be enlightened on the subject, con- cerniog which there is much ignorance and di- versity of opinion. They seem to differ essentially im their belief. The cross is on many of their churches, and their thoroughly educated ministers admit that Curist did appear, that He was divine or partially divine; rather some of the sect believe that He was divine, another part that He was pagtn tb divine, stili another part that He was not the least divine, I think they rather pride them- selves on the lack ofa creed. Perhaps tt is well there is a society that admits the believer and the unbeliever—provided the unbeliever is made a believer and not the converse. If the minister and majority of a congregation were believers and the pesitive party, perhaps it would result well to,have @ large sprinkling of unbelievers or nothingarians. But, how would the cause of the Master naturally go if His ambassadors generally took the part taken by a pastor presidi! over alyceum held in the chapel of the Church of the Messias last winter? Remember, it was in a@ church called after the Messias, Subject appomniee. Revelation; subject discussed, Inspiration. The organist, a man of about filty years, in imparting his ideas, stated that he did not believe @ word of the record | that the Holy Ghost descended in the ferm ofa dove upon the head of Jesus. This man was old enough and apparently intelli- gent enough to be able to understand that the re- cord comes down regularly, well connected and corroborated. God saw fit to establish the divinity of His Son by this supernatural manifestation ; but this Solon could not understand that, I looked for a reproval or explanation to the be- nighted sceptic from the pastor presiding, but he failed to respond—1 think trom laxity rather than his approval of such sentiments. But when the watcnmen on the walls are so inert what will be- come of the besieged city ? Webster defines Unitarian, one who denies the Trinity—and the word implies as much. Yet Uni- tarians do reco; Christ and the Holy Spirit, as well as the Father; display the emblem of Obrist, the cross, observe the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; still there are in this communion mem- bers in “good standing” and ministers who do not recognize the vicarious atonement. They claim to accept Christ and atthe same time deny Him His attributes, appearing afraid of ascribing to Him too much. Are Unitarians Christians, semi-Chris- tians or non-Christians? We would all like to know, and 1 especially, being myself pawaby a UNITARIAN, A Place for Every Man and Every Man in His Place. To Tae EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— We often hear of self-made men. In truth there is nosach thing. Each helpless infant that comes wailing into life is pre-stamped by Nature, not only “The Philosophy of Universalism’ will be the subject upon which Rev. J, M. Atwood will address the Fiith Universalist Society at eleven o'clock this morning. The Effect of Belief. To THE EpiToR oF THE HERALD:— Your correspondent, “J. E., in the HERALD of Tuly 13, says:— Now, I would tixe to inquire if this question or subject of universal salvation is really either a vital question in religion or if it is evem one of any considerable practical tuoment. Supposing it were well settled to the satisfac- tion of all men. either that all would be saved or that there is an endiess hell for the wicked, would this uni- versal belie! change the real condition’ of things in the other world? Would it change the actual destiny of a aingle human being who enters that world? If it would aot, then in what sense can this subject be regarded as vital or even a practical one in religion, and why should men trouble themselves about the views of neighbors upon this non-essential question and separate from each other on account of diiferences of opinion oreo! I would suggest to ‘J. FE.” that it is @ practical question of the utmost importance whether one believes that good will finally triumph over all evil, or that evil will so far triumph as to result in “an endless hell for the wicked;” not that such belief here would effect the condition hereafter, but because it would have a decided tnfuence in forming the character and in promoting the hap- piness of the present life, which our Creator ap- ‘pears to have deemed of sufficient importance to induce Him to previde us with all the requisite means for rendering ourselves happy or miserable, 48 We are disposed or not disposed to adapt our- selves to the laws He has given us for the regula- tion of our conauct. Does “J. E.’’ wish to be un- Serstood as believing that the lile beyond the grave is the only life of any practical importance? If he 4aw a fellow being struggling tn the water would ne reiuse his aid on the ground that 1 would make no difference with his future state whether he was drowned now or should die at some future time? If ne saw another about to be de- voured by the flames in a burning building would he say to him—*Never mind, it is of no vital im- portance whether you are rescued from this fire or not, for tt will not make any difference win your condition in the future state?” The truth is, theo- togians have been so intent on trying to save sinners from an endless hell ina future state—a state so entirely beyond their jurisdiction as to tender their efforts useless—ihat they have cre- ated a sort of impression that happiness or misery im this state of being is of but very little conse- quence, and “J. £.’’ seems to have fallen into that mistake. It being conceded that we can do noth- ere to effect God’s dealings with the immortal part of the soul of any man in the spirit world, it remains for us to inquire what effect our belief will have on our conduct in this life? Those who really believe that God's love is s0 powerful and extensive that it will Qnally overcome every opposing influence will Gaturally apply a principle in which they have so much comfidence to the transactions of their every lute, Recognizing God as the loving Father of all, they perceive at once that it follows that all @en are brethren and should be treated and watched over and cared for just as a family of lov- tng children would treat each other when they to realize that the hep iness of the whole family depended on the we! ing of each indi- vidual member; and to be consistent they must, therefore, proceed to put this loving principle into immediate practice or abandon it. On the other hand, those who believe that this love principle will ry be completely triumphant, but that God not only hates his enemies now, but will continue to hate and torment them throughout the endless of eternity, will as naturally imbibe much of th epirit, of batred from their ideal of the God they worship. This will account for the cruelty ced in religious wars and persecutions—a cruelty rendered still more intolerable when the is under the fanatical delusion that tor- ures here may save nis victim, or others under his influence, from endless tortures hereaiter. ‘so much for the influence of belief on character. Now, let us inqaire into its influence in promoting happiness or misery in the present life. Imagine the inconsolable 1 of a fond mother whose re- probate son has been suddenly cut off in the poh act of eommitt some heinous crime, under suc! circumstances ag must a | him to an endless hell, if such a place exists. it of no ‘vital im- hago to that mother whether she believed ere is still mercy in the bosom of the great and good ther in heaven for that wayward son? For- janately, those who believe in an endless hell sel- dom believe init for their own children or near and dear relatives; yet there nave been instances where the belief was so intense and earnest that insanity and suicide have been the result. Imagine, on the other hand, the caim serenit, of one who beholds in Goa @ kind an loving Father of aii his creatures, whose laws are made for their benefit ana perfectiy adapted to their condition, the penalties of which are as sure os the ain and a8 lasting 08 ite continuance, yet with its own degree, but kind of worth, with its one talent or its ten, and whether one or ten the whole have some special bent or predisposition. See how full the earth is of mines. He who, by thought and toil, brings one of these to successful operation has certainly developed it, but can never claim to have made it. That was Nature's gilt. Among these mines are diamond, emerald, gold, silver, iron, lead, copper and coal. So in infant man there are human talents, corresponding veins of ore, which, developed, reveal the natural preacher, statesman, editor, doctor, lawyer, banker, merchant, soldier, butcher, blacksmith. The diamond will not answer when copper is needed, iron will not suffice when gold is required, nor de we find rubles and pearis in coal deposits. Yet, strangely contrary to these simple teachings of Nature, men confide their State affairs to military men, feurih-rate lawyers and mere bargainers and business men, and expect of these those grand re- sults which proceed only from statesmen. Let the people leave the drum inthe camp, the parson in the pulpit, the pettifogger in his country town court room, and the bargaining business man with his ingenious manipulations and manifold tricks of trade in his shop, his bank, his telegraph, railroad and steamship ofices, and send statesmen to Washington. Then, and only then, will we have national prosperity, peace, the substance not the eer and cease to hear of Cwsarism and corrup- jon. It is a mistake to make the Presidential chair the reward of military heroism. Reward the hero with renown, heap upon him wealth if you will, and build him jossal Monument to commemo- rate his fame, a monument which, in its solidity, shall endure to the end of time, but do not destroy voth the-fame of the hero a1 the glory of the Re- public by fruitiessly qr to m&nufacture a Statesman out of a man by birth and train a soldier. ‘“Poeta nascitur non At,” and what the Latin Horace has said of poets is pre-eminently true of statesmen. While you think you are cultivating the martial ear Of Davure’s soldier to enjoyment of the sweet sciously to you and perhaps to himself, training your simple soul to revel in the grander strains of the bugle, the fife and the drum. It has been so in all and countries of the world, and human na- ture to-day is not a whit diferent from human na- ture a thousand years ago. General Washington, it ia true, was an exception to this ambitious rule, but the man deserves to be laughed to scorn who would say that that military man lives who, out- side of his qualities of generalship, approximates re) the slightest particular to the character of Wash- ington. rom Cresarism let us turn to corruption. Trade has its tricks. If the tricky devices and corrupt dei is of trade have become so _ indis- solubly interwoven into the meshes of the State fabric as to be inseparable from the real goods, we all know it is not the fault of the good old joom our iathers bequeathed us. lt made pure cloth once, and if the people will set honest and emicient spinners and weavers to work it will make itagain. If, as ® nation, we have become wild after the accumulation of wealth and strangely corrupt, it is anything but fair to throw the biame upon our corrupt Con; men andour ineficieut pubitc oMcials, The fault is with the people, who send military men, politicians and business men to undignify seats properly occupied by ge mg iC. Man a Fallen Being. To THE EviTor or THE HERALD T listened to a discourse at Grace church, in this city, last Sunday morning, in which the preacher, in attempting to prove that man is a fallen being, to my mind proved a directly opposite doctrine. He commenced by saying, “Man is a fallen being.’ He compared him to the wreck of a noble ship, once perfect in all her strength and grandeur, but Row dismantied and forsaken on a lee shore—a ma- Jestic wreck only of her former greatness. He then took @ great man with a giant mind bereft of reason, and compared him to the wreck ofthe ship. The comparison hoids good 80 far as it appiies to the ship be the wreck and the man before he became insane, but further than this there is no analogy, and therefore no proof that the man was “fallen” only after he becaine insane. I have stated the case ‘airly, as all who heard the discourse will testify, and ii there are no better proofs that “man is a tailen being” than are found in this discourse Ifear it may not soon be generally believed. It man was ever better or ever worse than at present 1 would like to know when, VINDEX, The Roman Catholic Church in India. The Bombay Catholic Examiner of June 6 states that during the year 1872 there were forty-five con- versions of Protestants to Cathoiicity in the Vica- riate Apostolic of Coimbatore, India. In many instances the converts were persons of high posi- tions, A remarkable coincidence is related regard- ing one of these conversions:—On May 1, 1572, a Protestant lady was received into the Church at Coimbatore, and om the same day her brother was received imtg the Church at Madras, They were low notes of the clarion, he is all the while, uncon- + each quite strangers as to the intentions of the A Pree Camp Meeting. A free Methodist camp meeting for the New York istrict will be held two miles southeast of Dover, Morris county, N. J.. commencing Wednesday, July 30, and closing Thursday, August 7, 1873, Appointments of Catholic Priests. The Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey has ap- pointed the Rev. Father O'Gorman, one of the young priests lately ordained at 51. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, to the assistant pastorate of the Church of the Annunciation, Manhattanville, vice the Rev, Father O'Flaherty, transferred to tho Church of the Holy Oross, West Forty-second street, Father O'Gorman was very popular during bis academic course in the Seminary his fellow students and riors, Un- der the abie guidance of Father Griffin, ere at Manhattanville, hewill have many oppor- unities to exercise his jor the salvation of souls and acquire the practical knowledge of mis- sionary duties so necessary for success in the min- try. The Rev. Dr. Shreeder, for some time assistant to the Rev. Father O'Farrell at St. Peter's, Barcl street, has been transferred to the German churo in Second street, of which the Rev. Father Krebes is pastor. The Rev. Father Smith will enter on his maiasionary care?! assistant tothe Rev. Father Fitzsimons, Rhinebeck. Ministerial Movements and Changes. METHODIST. Bishop Simpson is in poor health at bis Summer home at Long Branch. Bishop Haven is taking a brief vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, Rev. D. B. Carroll, book agent at Baltimore, mado a flying visit to New York last week. Rev. 8 B, Darnell, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Jack- sonville, Fla., 18 now spending his Summer vaca- tion with family friends near Philadelphia. He will remain north about three months. Rev. Wil- liam B. Osborn, recently transferred from the Florida Conference to the New Jersey Conference, reached Ocean Grove on his return North about a week ago. The cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal church at North Hereford, N. Y., was laid on Thursday, July 17, by Rev. B. Pilsbury, Presiding Elder. A German Methodist society re- cently organized in Denver, CoL, now numbers fifty members, who have bought ‘a church site and intend to erect @ $12,000 house thereon. The Methodists of Ionia, Mich., recently dedicated @ $68,000 church, clearing off a debt of $32,000 on the day of dedication, and leaving alittle balance of near $7,000 over. The sum of $1,000 has been subscribed toward the erection of a new Methodist Episcopal church in Jacksonville, Oregon. Professor T. C, George, of the Napa Institute, Call- fornia, having been granted a furlough of a lew months, started on Monday ior his former home in the East. Six thousand dollars of the $13,200 needed to relieve the Vineland Seminary has been secured. EPISOOPALIAN, Rev. Beverly D. Tucker, who graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary, has received a call to Warsaw, Richmond county, Va. He is a son of the well-known Virginian, Beverly Tucker. Rev. W. H. Milburn, ‘the blind preacher,” is travelling through Georgia. Rev. Mr, Mulford, of Troy, has “interviewed” all the liquor saioon Keepers in that city to test their willingness to close their piace on the Sabbath. fe finds every one of hem ready to accede to his request, provided the movement is made general. Mr. Mullord, there- fore, publicly appeals, through the press, for the co-operation of all the Trojans in this beneficent movement. Rev. R, J. Nevin has sailed for Europe to take personal charge, alter the lst of nee A Faspes at Seine a joint commission to the Rev, J. J, Momber wees ie ara Fok ices ere hie exposi- tion, In October he resumes his charge at Rome. Rey. F, W, Adams, formerly a Congregational min- ister of Olathe, Kan., has applied for orders m the Episcopal church, in the diocese of Missouri. Rev. P. B. Lighter was, on the 6th instant, ordained restr of Grace church, Detroit, Mich. Rev. An- rew Oliver, D. D., of Annundale, has been elected plore of biblical learning and interpretation of _ wl pd 1m the Episcopal General Seminary, New orl ROMAN CATHOLIC. ‘ The Very Kev. L. 8S. McMahon, for some years pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic church, New Bed- tord, Mass., was, on the 14th inst., presented with by the Young a watch and chain, valued at $: Ladies’ Sodality. Father McMahon has recentiy been appointed by Bishop Hendricken to the parish of Olneyville, R. I. Rev. James E. O’Brien, late assistant to Father Magennis, Jamaica Plain, Mass., has been sppointed pastor Of Randoiph,. Mass. Rev. Richard J. Barry, lately ordained at Montreal, succeeds Father O’Brien in Jamaica Plain. The Church of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea, Brookiyn, will be completed early in the Fall. The alterations and repairs are being pushed !orward as rapidly ag possible under the supervision of Rev. Father Cassidy. The health of the Kev. Father Fransioli, of Brooklyn, is no better since bis return to Father- land, He has met with sore affliction in the loss ofanother brother. Rev. M. F. Higgins, of Salem, has been appointed pastor of the Gate of Heaven church, South Boston. Rev. J. Shea, 8.J., President of Fordham College, conducted the retreat of the clergy of the diozese of Boston at Holy Cross Col- lege. The Rev. Leopold Petsch, .8.S.R., late tor of the German church of St. Alphonsus, Bal- more, has been appointed Superior of the Re- demptorist House, Boston Highlands. On July 15 the Bishop of Brooklyn administered the sacra- ment of confirmation to about one hundred and sixty-five people, of whom about fifteen were adults, inthe Church of St. Malachy, East New York. A. M. Chiniquy, an ex-priest, delivered an antl-Roman Catholic lecture in Antigonish, N. , lately, and was foolishly mobbed by the pecrie The procession of Corpus Christi did not take p! this year in any of the large cities of Italy, except Naples, Bologna and Venice. At Naples it was unu- sually magnificent. In Genoa it was confined to the interior o1 the churches, a8 was also the case at Milan, Formerly both these cities were famous for the exceeding splendor of their processions. It is said a Roman Catholic priest of St. Louis bas married a wite,and accordiogly been dismissed from his charge by his Bishop. The Abbot Mas- succo, of the Florentine mission, has been ap- pointed Bishop of Bolterra. BAPTIST, Dr. Steele, President of Lawrence University, Wisconsin, is to spend his Summer vacation in Europe. Rev. Lucius Haynes, of Watertown, N. Y., has been invited to become pastor at Norwich, N. ¥., and has accepted. Rev. G. F. Hendrickson has accepted @ unanimous cail of the Baptist church at Port gg ee J., and will take char of the new field in September. In Ireland the Baptists have about thirty-five settled pastors and a large itinerating evangelical agency. Every Irish Baptist missionary is an itinerant preacher. Rev. J. M. Bullingsiey, of Salem, Ill., has assumed a astorate at Flora, Ill, Rev. John 8. Hutchinson, of fewton Theologica! Seminary, has been appointed assistant proiessor of New Testament ek at Crozer Theological Seminary. The Baptist church of South Rutland, Jefferson county, N. Y., dedi- cated a fine new house of worsntp on the 16th instant. The Foarth Baptist church in Providence the semi-centennial of its organization on Wednesday, the 9th instant. Dr, I. 8, Coleman, for many years Moderator of the General Association ot Kentucky, and one of the Baptist leaders, has been for months prostrated by a most painful ill- ness, and for @ time bis whole iamily was sick. He has, with them, nearly recovered. Elder Thomas, of Bowling Green African church, is sere building a fine church; it will cost some or twenty thousand dollars, and when completed will be the best church house owned by tue freedmen of Kentucky. PRESBYTERIAN, Rev. Mr. Anderson, the Presbyterian missionar; at Duke Town, Vid Calabar, has so far succeede as to have the Christian Sabbath legalized and re- ligiously observed throughout that territory. The result is that the mission churches are crowded on the sal fh and seven additional missionaries have been sent thither. Kev. Dantel McGilvary, who has been for the last fifteen years a missionary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions 12 the Kingdom of Stam, has returned to Philadel- phia, Mr. McGilvary is a native of North Carolina, and proposes to visit nis native State soon. There are now nine Presbyterian churches established at various points on the Sioux reservations, num- bering not far from seven hundre and a4 Members and eight native preachers. The Dakota Ph is used, and in this langut the greater part of the Vid and the entire New Testa- Ihent 18 translated and printed for their use. Rev. Henry S. Yerger has received a unanimous call from the church at Columbus, Ky. The Third Pres- byterian church in Jersey City, N. J., and congre- gation, Rev. Dr. Harkness, will soon remove from their present location, at the corner of Sixth street, to a new church editice which 1s being built for tuem in Mercer street. The new St. Andrew's church, at Hamilton, C. W., built for the Rev. Dr. Burnet, was opened for public worship on Sunday, duly 6, Rev. Dr. Jenkins. of Montreal, conducting the services in the morning and evening. CONGREGATIONAL, In Maine there are 242 churches and 20,000 mem- bers, thirty-nine less than last year, Rev. M. J. Savage, of Hannibal, Mo., has accepted a call to the Plymouth church, Indianapolis, ‘the church edifice at Middleville, Mich., ufter ing been closed tor eight months under a ‘suit, has been reopened. Rev, F. H. Buffman, of the Windsor avenue church in Hartiord, Conn., ac- cepts @ call to the First’ church in Dan- bury. The Congregational sociewy in Wiscasset, Me., will colebrate the centennial anniversary of that church the 4th of August. Rey. ©. C, Star- buck, formerly missionary in Jamaica, and one of the editors of the American edition of “Lange's Commentaries,” is now at Iowa City, and proposes to engage in pastorai work. Rev, Cyrus Richard- gon, of Plymouth, was instituted pastor of the First church at Keene, N. H.. on the 10th inst. Rev. Jotham Sewall, of Bangor Tieological Semi- nary, has become sta’ Supply of the Congrega- tional church at Centre"Harbor, N. H. Rev. eorge KE. Lovejoy, of Andover Theological Seminary, Was ordained pastor of the church at Candia, N. HL. July 16. r MISCELLANEOUS, Rev. Dr, A. Guinzberg, for the | fe f , Mass., and lately of Rochester’ ¥. My died in the former city on Sunday Last, in the aixty-first r of his age. Dr. Gaines was @ native of rague, Bonen and from his earliest youth dedi- ated his life to study of the Talmud and He- rew lore, without ing modern sciences. After be Netaneses rabbi and re ae foe years ywitz, Bohe: came this country tn the » a after his @ professor in th land Institute, of Baltimore. changed his residence for Rochester, where he was Want esteemed as minister. Long Branch is & favorite with the rabbis, Rey. Mr. Naumberg is there this week. Rev. Dr. De’ Sola, of Mont was @ recent visitor tor a few days. Rev. 8. Isaacs resides there for the season. Rev. Dr. Adler and Rev. J. J. Lyons will make the Branch their home in @ week or two.* On Monday Kev. Dr. De Sola and Rev. 8. M. Isaacs paid a visit to President Grant, end were cordially received by bim in his cosey little parlor, which is fitted up with much taste and elegance, Rev. Joseph A. Cohen, of Washington, D, ©., paid. a visit to the Branch this week. Rey. L. J. Fletcher, pastor of the Uni- versalist church a¢ Buffalo, has returned from & ni Thompson, of this city, bas accepted the oall tendered to him b: the Reformed Cg of Peekskill. Mr. Felix Adler, son of Rev. Dr. 8. Adier, of this city, has just re- ceived his de; at the University of Berlin, where he had been pursuing his studies for some {ime with much success, in connection with his aii at the Jewish Theological Institute in that city. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. —_-—_—- The High and Low Churchmen—The Feeling Ruanni; High. {From the Liverpool Mercury, July 12.) ‘The Church Association bas passed a resolution on the reply of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the memorial of 60,200 lay members of the Church respectiig sacramental confession in the Church of England. The Council complain that the reply of the prelates does not’ promise active measures for the repression of the evil; and they add:—‘“Neither the Council nor the memorialists ever expeoled the bishops to undertake judicial proceedings upon every complaint of violation of the rubrics is assumed in their graces’ letter; but from the answers generally given by their Lordships to complaints of mony illegal acts by the clergy the complainants are led to suppose that there are no effectual and in- expensive means of repressing such acts within their Lordships’ power. A section of this dangerous minority (it is feared not nearly the whole), to the number oi 483 clergymen, stands out self-convicted by having signed the late, and now notorious, pe- tition to the Upper House of Convocation. Half of these clergymen may be dealt with summarily. Ivisindeed thought by many that to revoke the license of a ourate for the fault of his incumbent would be unjust. It may be so. But when the curate himself commits a treasonable act it is no round for not dealing with him that the incum- ent is for the moment out of reach. If it should be deemed unreasonable to with- draw the license of curate merely on the ground of having signed even such a document 48 this petition, nothing would be easier than to make official inquiry through the archdeacons as to the practices carried on in all the churches with which the petitioners are connected (indeed, suc} step seems imperatively called tor), and in 9 cases where curates and other non-beneficed peti- tioners are participators in illegal acts, to with- draw their licenses and inhibit them from offl- clating in any diocese till they have given satisfac- tory proof of having renounced’ all Romanizing tendencies, In like manner, all who are incum- bents should be inhibited from officiating out of the diocese in which their incumbencies are situate. ‘o permit clergymen to remain in office as ac- credited ministers of the Church while notoriously engaged in a conspiracy for its overthrow is to the Council simply inexplicable.” Private Conference. A Ree ef over one hundred clergymen and laymen of the Church of England, Wesleyan Metho- dist and English Presbyterian denominations was held on Thursday in the National Club, Whitehall Gardens, London, to consider what common action might be taken to prevent the spread of ritualism in Church of England and preserve the Protes- he ari of Si SBUBY Wag called on to pr jarl of SHarr; r led on to pte- side. The noble teal Ha Tetine that the Be @ private one, called upon the Rev. Ve hhurch of England clergyman, and one of the honorary secretaries, to state the object of the mee! . BLIGH, in his address, drew a most alarming picture of the spread of ritualism in the Church, and explained that no time was to be lost in en- deavoring to prevent it from being deprotestant- ized. He referred to what had been said by the Rev. Mr. Marsden at the late Exeter Hall meeting against the confessional, to the effect that it must be inade @ hustings question, and that their aim ougnt to be to returo fifty or one hundred true Protestant memoers to Parliament. ‘There was much force in that suggestion, and its very pro- posal showed the extent of the evil. The Rev. Dr. DONALD Fraser, the other honor- ary secretary, spoke as a Presbyterian, and said he was anxious to sink denominationalism in the present crisis and to do ail in his power to aid in Preventing the wealth and induence of the Charch of mae from being handed over to the Church of Rome. Q A letter was read from the Rev. Dr. Stoughton, the well-known Congregational minister, to the effect that another engagement prevented his carrying out his intention to be present, put that he sympathized with the object oi the movement. He, however, satd that before Church of England members could expect aid from nonconformists ney must first show themselves really in earnest, and set about prompt and judicious remedies, The Rev. Mr. Serine (Church of England) did not see that a movement inaugurated and carried on by Church of England men cotiid be successful. He thought it must be begun and led by noncon- formists. Mr. SaMuRL MoriEy, M. P., was asked by Lord Shaftesbury to address a few words to the meet- nH but the honorable ee said he could not take part in the proceedings till he heard what was to be done. He was present out of sympathy with the object of the conierence. The Rev. W. ARTuUR (Wesleyan Methodist) said the Wesleyans did not trouble themselves much with the questions of establishment and disestab- lishment, but if the Protestant 1aith was to be per- verted in the way they saw, ifthe cause of Christ was to be betrayed, as was now the case, and if something effectual was not done by the members ofthe Church of Engiand, he was convinced that the Wesleyans would goin passionately for dises- tablishment, Mr. Arthur also said that he was a eatiees of Mr. Gladstone, but that in questions fecting the Protestantism of the country he dis- trusted him and his Cabinet. (A remark which elicited the applause of the meeting.) The Rev. Mr. Russet (Congregational minister) said the conspicuous absence of the leading Con- Bpenoss ministers spoke volumes as to their feelings on the question of supporting the move- ment, and he did not wonder at it, considering their principles in reference to the establisnment question. The Rev, CAPEL MOLYNEUX spoke strongiy ift favor of the revision of the Prayer Book of the rubrics. He said (amid expressions of dis- sent from members of the Church of England) that he woulda thousand times rather see dises- tablishment than the continuance of the present state of things. Lord Esvugy proposed the appointment of a rte committee, which Lord Shaitesbury said he would regard as a vigilance committee to watch what was done by Other committees, Aiter some further discussion @ series Of resolu- tions were unanimously adopted to the following effect:—That noncomiormists, as well as church- men, have the right to insist that the Church of England, while it exists as an establishment, shall exist only as a Protestant institution; that, con- sidering the growth of Komanist principies in the eburch, this meeting calis upon all Protestant Englishmen to use their utmost efforts to com- lete the reformation, and by all means at their isposal to secure the pure teaching of Prot- estant truth throughout the Empire; that a wise and judicious revision of the tormularies of the Church of England as fixed by the acts of uniformity is chiefly meeded in order to take away the alleged support which ritualism finds in these formularies, and to promote more iriendly relations with those nonepiscopal bodies which accept the ‘eat leading doctrines of the Protestant Reforma- ion; that some common action is desirable in order to bring public opinion to bear upon the Legislature for the accomplishment of these objects, and that fonrAing bevel be appointed to consider the further action in this matter. Lord SHAFTESBURY said he regarded what had been done as a purely t:ntative and experimental . effort, and expressed bis satisfaction with what they had accomplished. The conference lasted three hours. A CHAPTER OF ACOIDENTS. Yesterday morning Adolph De Grau, & man forty years of age, was almost instantly killed by falling through the hatchway of premises 37 Dey street. The body was removed to the Twenty-seventh precinct station house and Coroner Kessler notified. On Wednesday last John McKey, ® man thirty years of age, while fishing in the dock foot of Riv- ington street, East River, fell overboard and was sain Mae we gue en gent to the Morgue, where an by Coroner Kessle.” Deceased lived in Rivington street. Michael Healey, aman sixty years of , was admitted to Bellevue Hospital on the sth inst suffering from a laceration of the elbow joint ani m a scasfol nd other injuries caused by id at 60 West Thirty-cighth street, who was @ laborer, ied ae 446 West Twenty-seventh street. Coroner Kessler was notified. ‘The body of an unknown man, about thirty years fo yt arn street, Hast Fer oy spacer’ Meetiay ‘orty-foui porte Nineteenth ‘precinct. The ‘was sent to the Mor and Coroner Kessler not 5 Coroner Keenan was called to the esterday Roosevelt Hospital to hor ‘an Inquest on the body , Who hg Connol Lenore r the resvit ived in California some weeks ago, abdornen, recelved in pe | Tae residence of THE FIGHTERS? FIZZLE, |= A Night's Experience with Bruisers and Buffers. LIQUORING UP FOR THE OCCASION. A Midnight Ride Over Sandy Roads, with Mosquitoes and Dust. FORESTALLED BY THE BROOKLYN POLICE. Seddons, His Backer, Tr: iner and Second, Hooked and Crooked and he Great Clambake of the Season Postponed to a More Convenient Time. Ministers, doctors, newspaper men and other professional persons are compelled by their calling to make strange acquaintances and to mingle in every form.and phase of society. The disreputable 88 Wellas the reputable must be met and treated urteously or otherwise by each. None but the news gatherers, however, minglé so frequently with the extremes of society. Their business brings them in contact with the most brutatand bestial of the race, as well a8 the most refined and cultured. They bring their news from far and near, and the reader scarcely ever kens the pain or pleasure experienced in the harvesting of the news which his daily morning paper brings to his breakfast table. It was the writer’s fortune, for good or ill, to fol- low a party which on Friday night left this city stealthily and unnoticed to engage in a violation of the laws of the State of New York. Arthur Chambers and George Seddons were, according to previous agreement, to meet in some retired spot at Far Rockaway and to pummel away at each other's head, face and body until one or the other should cry “Hold, enougn!” Then the victor was to receive the applause of his friends and be by them dubbed the champion light weight boxer of America—an honor, of course, greatly to be coveted and longed for, but which jew men would dare to attempt to wrest from the success{ul pugilist. THE PIGHT FIZZLED, however, and one of the principals became a prisoner in the hands of the Brooklyn police, no doubt greatly to his own if not to others’ relief. The business, being illegal, was kept a profound secret, or it was supposed to be, so.that only a few of the very knowing ones had any conception at nine o’clock on Friday nignt where the fight or Gz. zle was to take place, At half-past nine o’clock, however, a note was left in the HERALD police bu- reau, in Mulberry street, advising the interested and anxious ones to hasten by coach down to a drinking shop in Canal street, corner of Hudson street, where the mystery was to be unravelled. Thither we wended our way, and, with the aid of a sprightly pair of horses and carriage and an oblig- jng Jehu, we arrived at the rendezvous in a brief time. But there were half a dozen other rendea- youses beside Tom Smith’s, and each one had itsown party to attend to. Carriages’ were coming and going for two hours, some stopping north or south ofthe place indicated or halting on the opposite side of the street. Square-headed, short-haired, heavy- mustached or clean-shaven men stepped out of the coaches and into the fum shop, and for two hours alcohol was allowed scope to develop the beastliness which lurked‘within these human bein: ~ Lona NIGHT AND 4 DARE bmp ™ were before them, anda good supply 6f this po- | tent agent of crime was absolutely necessary for the journey. At ten minutes to midnight the mys- terious party started from the rendezvous, at Canal and Hudson street, in coaches and headed for Broadway, down which we cantered by way of Fulton street to Fulton ferry. A brief stay was made at the corner of Fulton and South streeta to lquor up again and to make sure of a bottle or two for the night. While waiting there and on the ferryboat, after ascertaining the route to be trav. elled and the distance by the same (twenty-one miles), we composed ourselves for a littie nap dur- ing our silent ride of four or more hours, But “nature's sweet restorer” was evidently ill-pleased with our mission and refused to restore, and our eyes had to gaze onthe darkness and the waving trees and herbage by which we passed until day- light, bei, es and beautiful, broke on our vision, it was halt-past twelve o’clock midnight as we slowly trundiled along up Fulton street hill, Brook- lyn, and nothing of consequence transpired until our carriages drew up ata liquor shop, yclept hotel, at East New York. There our ardor received a damper which might have caused hearts less strong and weaker nerves than ours to quake and quiver, While THE CARRIAGE PARTIES STOPPED TO “LIQUOR” and reiresh mine host informed us that fourteen carriages had passed that way since midnight, and that at least six of them were filled with policemen from Brooklyn. Cool calculations were then made astothe number of blue coats that might have passed along in those six carriages. Our arithme- tic man soon told off tne aggvegate—four inside and one on the box with the driver, multiplied by the number of carriages, would make thirty. “Pshaw!” said our sroeiag whilom friends, “they’re nothing; we can easily get away with that handiul.” But the sequel told the mistake. Another of the wise ones did not believe any po-. licemen had passed that way—the matter was kept too profoundly secret to get to the ears of the po- lice; while still another could not conceive by what authority the police force of one county could go into another county to make arrests, and he did not believe they would. “And yet,” added another speaker, ‘they do such things, and there's the rub.” However darkening the prospect might appear, we determined togcootinue our journey. - nad gone too far: now and the expedition had cost too much already to think of turning back. Entering our coaches, therefore, we left mast New York benind us, and still there was a ride of four- teen and a half miles before us, according to our milestone man’s reckoning. But at this halting place our party took the precaution to pick up a guide who was supposed tobe thoroughly conver- sant with all the labyrinthian. highways and. by- ‘Ways of sand that led to the objective point. THE PUGILISTS’ PICKET GUARD. The original intention of our party was to follow the Jamaica plankroad and reach Rockaway by that route. But alter we had gone some distance toward that point we meta picket guard stationed be our pugilistic general to warn all midnight trav- eliers in that direction that the defenders of iaw and order bad gone thither and we had better take another route, along which we wete directed, Our subsequent information demonstrated the pru- dence vf this move: for the police had also picketed the entire road from the junction of the Jamaica piasnet With the other highway clear to the vil- lage and beach of away. new route was therefore an absolute necessity unless we were willing to turn back when the goal, if not the prize t), seemed almost within our reach. We were all utter strangers to the new route, save the guide whom we had picked up at East New York. It was more like our &chool ay puzzle of the wails of Trey than anything we had seen from those days to these. We turned and twisted and doubled and rounded capes innumerable, and a dozen different times at it we thought we could discern the white-crested waves and the glittering sands upon the beach. But ever and anon we were as distant from the desired spotand as near our place of start- ing popareany a8 when we set out two or three fore, At length hours THE DAY DAWNED and we began to take a reckoning. Only one man of our company of fifteen or twenty hi a watch with him. The rest of us who had ever had watches had conveniently forgotten them, and, in onr haste to get off, had aiso neglected toinsert our diamond shirtstuds and emoraid sleeve buttons. ‘The atten- tion of our whilom friends would not be likely, therefore, to be diverted by our glittering gew- ws from the great business in hand. The tedious jours of the lonely hight, wore enlivened by tales Of battles fought and victories won in the prize ring in days and years gone by. The ludicrous light in which some members ot our party found hemselves on a memorable occasion not long ago, when Mace and Coburn’s iriends, numbering three or four hundred, were arrested in Miliord and taken to New Haven, where, to THE MUSIC OF “THE ROGUE'S MARCH,” or some other appropriate air, a araded the streets of that city, and ere they left its classic shades gave @ liberal, compulsory, dona- tion toward liquidating the debt of the city, was told, with @ relish of sarcastic humor in it. And ine — tedium of the night was measurably re- ve e But all things have an and so had our jour. per It was fot however, such an ending as wo anticipated. The t and morning stars |, for more jidden their pale blue light in the Hy ag? effuigence of the Ly go that we \t'wes in eho teeratag! his haying, and the as it 3 8 g ‘=: i E i iJ i i if +t 2 3 a; i i r the time i. and timeliness of our East New Y ing flashed like electricity into o we were, prisoners of State or of war. as if Jonah had swallowed the whale, instead the whale sexing Jonab. bap of “sports”? had hoped to have ful of policemen, but they were in the hands of Ki tables were turned, and all e jatter. The crowd could do was to submit as grace! circumstances, In: pene under tee a og a commant @ police, assisted Captains McLoughiin and Wogiom ‘and Sergeant Sm , and go cleverly did tne veteran Inspector hie t of the “sport” that the crowd were ais ands before they knew where they were going. “INTO THE ABMS OF FOLK RODE THE THREB HUNDRED.” A few hundred F seit yards from the “Alhambra” isabend in the road, and until we turned point we could see nothing but the houses and trees of the village. But ag goon as we had rounded. ee eerneE Fd sopposed, ofcourse, that we were talking, and su} |, 01 tobe favored spectators of the Sight for fun, Not@ solitary blue coat or baton perceived we in ‘The veteran commander understood his business better than that. Whilea score or more of Hf of the ring were the and whom they ha view, lest they should tng unconscious crowd. And, as the crowd separated into different bands, or ‘ "as they preferred to call themselves, ant bad come thither by a different route, 80 the whole lot was captured and resistance was too ab- surd to be thought of, At one time, however, WE FEARED A RIOT might have been precipitated. One of the pugitis- tuc fraternity, who had come in the pare which we were comprised, pretended to grossly offended when Inspector Folk and Captain Mc- Loughlin searched him for firearms. He insinuated that they wanted his money, and, as he had come down to the beach to spend a week or two for his health’s sake, the presam) course was that he was quite flush of funds, Bas what improvement a stay at the beach, short or long, Would do him was a mystery to more than one spectator and listener. It could scarcely re- fine him, and to make him more bestial than he seemed to be at the moment would be to deprive him of whatever spparen® remnants ol pemen remained in him, To his in sinuation the Inspector quickly retorted, ‘I don’t want your money. I’m no thet.” He then responded, “Neither am 1” Then followed the cabalistic queries trom both sides, “Who said gi were?” The Inspéctor evidently knew that he ad the game in his own hand, and hence he threaten thatif the “sport” did not “shut up his er" he wouid “smack” him across the mouth with is club. And he added, significantly, “if you want rough and tamble I'll give you all you'll need of it,” e other quieted and the search went on, THE ARRESTED PRINCIPAL AND BACKERS, Achap named John Murphy was found in pos session of a large horse pistol, about eighteen inches long and heavily loaded. ‘He was promptly disarmed and handed over to the tender care of & couple of ofticers. He was the prime mover in this fight and Seddons’ strongest backer. One Col! @ reporter of the Clipper, was the possessor another pistol, notso large or savage looking a@ Murphy’s, but he had to give itup and take hia place with the other. Inspector Folk re- marked, “They meant business.” Besides these two, George dons and his second, @ fellow named “Snatchem” or “Scratchem” or some such euphonious sobriquet, and George Leese were cap- tured and hurried off in coaches to Brooklyn, care fully guarded by officers. HOW THE BRUISERS GAVE THEMSELVES AWAY. But how did the Brooklyn police learn about the gpldpignt expedition, and get to the ground al- ost ahead Of the fighters and their friends? That is a query which greatly troubled the short-hati thick-necked gentry, and they sought a solution the mystery in Cae possible way. Many of them acknowledged that they themselves did not know the splocea spot until an hour or #0 belore phos, started, and they had made all possible a ut the officers had been before them. How did it happen? eed would not themselves think of “‘giv- ing away” thé fizzled fighters in this . Hence they concluded and openly charged “giving himself away.” When the affair had blown over, however, the officers explained all The apparent mystery was no mystery. ag nine o'clock tne car conductors on street line, Brooklyn, were abie to tell certain of Cee enger fri mii toe aia and place = i ight, and tne several modes of conveyance there. And aes quartet to ten P. M. it had beep telegraphed to every precinct in Breoklyn and seo- tions o1 men from each precinct had been sent to penne meeting place, where carriages were shrewdly thrast back from ive a signa! to tne Lge G ts B pares, er & Books way, 4 start erefore, soon after level and gos there almost as goon as Seddons sae ‘*Snatouem.” DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICE, While squads of the police were sent to guard the bedcb, with orders to arrest any of the principals or seconds who might come by that peat and other squads weréset to watch the different land entrances to the vi , the main poetics drew up at the “Alhambra,” which place they so o: surrounded that there was 00 ble chance of escape. Seddone and his second, who had come down on the trata on Friday night and were domi ciled here, made # dash for tng ttic of that tavern, with the evident imtention Of rushing through a window and jumping down in the rear, but tain McLoughlin was just a trifle too smart for them, and Seddons, seeing escape was ee crawied under a ped, from which place he w: dragged by the Captain. He submitted with the best e ible, nis only regret being that he could not have the Captain in a twenty-iour scre lot for a couple of hours alone. The Captain now, however, had him in a quarter acre lot, and was master of the situation, ‘Snatchem’’ was cap- tured at the same time, and both were started fos the city, as already stated. Had these buffers suc. ceeded in escaping through the attic window theis capture would have been equally certain; for, aa Captain McLoughlin remarked, they could not pos sibly go anywhere except inte the arms of a score or wore of policemen. Seeing that the sport was spoiled thus summarily and no immediate chance left of renewing it the crowd of rougns Cache § themselves very quietly, and, having been released trom constructive cus! , roamed about the vil lage at will and drank and smoked and fraternized with their captors until the latter entered theis coaches to return home by the same weary, dusty, mosquito-infected roads by which they had gong thither. THE SEDDONS’ GANG. A more brutal or dehumanized set of men thaa this gang, who rather delighted themselves than otherwise in being considered ‘Seddons’ gang,” the writer has never seen gathered together at Would slit @ throat as readily as they would a etbook, and would rip up a human as qi asthey would cut out an old pocket. They were ali pretty well dressed and all commendably sober. It was very plain, however, that they had drank considerably on the road. But. where was Arthur Chambers while all this fon was-transpiring and while the police were s0 to shake his hacds? He was invisil No one could tell where he was. He might have been inthe village for aught they knew, th the probability was that he had not arrived, officers had made a search for him in vain, He could not be found, and it was suggested, as the most probable explanation of his absence, that some one had given him “the tip,” and he had postponed his visit to Rockaway for the present. The Fighters in Limbo. The three prisoners, Seddons, Lees and Murphy, were taken pefore a Brooklyn Justice; bat, the Court not having jurisdiction, they were remanded to Justice Snedeker, at Jamaica. They pleaded not guilty. The Justice held them, however, and asked them if they were ready to have the examination goon, They said they were. It was then twelve o’clock, and the Justice adjourned the case until} half-past one P. M. At that time the prisoners stated that they had no witnesses, and asked that the examination be postponed and that they be admitted to pail. This the Justice refused, The examination was then ad- journed till ten o’clock A. M., Wednesday, the 30th inst, Murphy was anxious to returm home to his family in New York, but the Justice tg ! refused. As they all complained bitterly, the Justice told them that if they would waive an examination ne would give them from now unté the time appointed for the examination to secure $1,000 bail each to appear at the Court of Special Sessions in September, but that if they did not farnish it by that time the examination woud be proceeded with. They were ing to waive the examination, doubtful whether they would be able te furnish ball. They were then turned over to the Sheriff, who conducted them to the cells. During the conversation with the Justice Sed dons asked His Honor if he would answer him @ the question being what constitured @ it? The Justice replied that where twa or more men congregated together and gh} tol ions araphernalia of a ring. Sergeant Fiel lis Honor that they had ‘them thee Band wanted to know if two men standing up and striking at one another constituted a prize fight? ‘The Justice replied that it did not necessarily con. stitute one. THE EASTERN BOULEVARD, Commissioner Van Nort, of the Department a Publi Works, has invited Charies Crary, Inte Member of Assembly from the Twenty-first dis trict; Edward Roberts, President of the East side Association; E. H. Brown, President of the Har. lem Taxpayers’ Union; Stephen Roberts, President of the Taxpayers’ Association of Harlem, as well as all other taxpayers and property owners inter. ested, to meet him in consultation in relation te the eying ga of the Eastern Boulevard, betweeg Bighwy hand 116th streets, as authgrized by @ Tecent act of the Lecimatures ons with — one time or in espe. They looked as if they.