The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1873, Page 4

The 4 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, EVANGELIZATION. Proceedings of the Conference of the Evangelical Alliance. ‘THE WORLD AND THE GOSPEL. ‘Addresses and Speeches on Chris- tian Missions. THE HEATHEN AT HOME AND ABROAD, 'The Conference of For- eign Missionaries. German Meeting at Asso- ciation Hall. ‘THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. Yesterday the Conference of the Evangelical Alliance devoted itself to the consideration of questions connected with home and foreign mis- ‘sions. Either the subject or the treatment of it caused a perceptible failure of interest on the part of the auditory and @ diminished enthusiasm on the part of the speakers. Dr, Eddy’s address was worthy of any occasion, and was more success{ul in arous- ing vocal approvals, after the Methodist fashion, than any address yet delivered. The considera- tion of the question of home missions, though the Bubject was enlivened by the zeal and warmth of Mr. Stuart and by a portrayal of the sin and spiritual destitution of the masses of the people, ‘was evidently somewhat beyond the sympathies of the audience. To-day the Conference holds its final seasion, and presents a very attractive pro- gramme, including the great question of Chris- tanity and social reform, Association Hall. The section of the Conference meeting at this hall was opened yesterday morning by President Woolsey taking the chair, and thesinging of the hymn commencing From Greeland’s icy mountains, and the offering of prayer by President Smith, of Dartmouth College. 4 COMPLIMENT TO THE PRESS. Dr. PRIME took occasion to thank the reporters for the press for their assistance during the Con- ference, “Ii,” said Dr. Prime, “they were all mem- bers of the Alliance and delegates here, they couldn’t have been more Jaithful and successful in ,the efforts which they bave made.” ADDRESS BY DR. ANGUS. ¢ The Rey. JosEPH ANGUS, D.D., Regent's Park, London, read a paper on “The Duty of the Churches in relation to Missions.” He said the preaching was not for the first age of the Church only, but was to go on each generation, the sacred witness being sup- plemented by the preacher. With 50,000 preachers for ten years and £150,000,000 sterling the Gospel might be carried to every man, woman orchild on earth. More than one denomination in America could supply all the missionaries, Eng- land alone spends as much Money on intoxicating drinks in five years. Ten thousand professing Christians might be pamed in England who could | give all the money. More was done in the last century to give the Bibie to the world than in the first ten centuries. The prophecy of the conver- Blon Of the world was being en/orced by the extent of the work done and the success achieved. ADDRESS BY DR. ANDERSON, The Rev. Rurvus ANDERSON, D. D., LL.D,, Boston, Mass., read a paperon “The Territorial Division of Missionary Fielas of Labor—Missionary Cour- tesy.”’ In the opening of this address he ‘paid a great compliment to the Church Missionary So- ciety of Great Britain, and the rule, which it Jaithfully kept, of not occupying any ground that covered missionary work that was filled already by any other denomination of Christians. (Cheers.) The most signal instance of the want of mnissionary courtesy was manifested be the Lon- don Missionary Society in the Island of Madagas- car. There are 400,000 nominal Christians on the Isiand and 38,000 church members, including the Queen herself. In that case there were thirty- eight missionaries of the London Society, and on an effort being made to send a bishop from Eng- land, of the Established Church, the interposition of the Queen of England was asked by the London Missionary Society and the sanction of the Crown ‘wus refused to the ordination of the bishop. ADDRESS OF DR. EDDY. The Rey. THomas M. Eppy, D. D., of New York, then read a very eloquent and valuable paper on the sudject of “Obligations of Science, Literature and Commerce in Christian Missions.” In the course of his address he said that missions were the factors of civilization. It is traced on lines upon the atlas. Science has been laid under deep obligations to Christian missions; for the missionary, in destroying the influence of traditions, myths and superstition of heathendom. It uses the telescope, the microscope and the spectrum analysis. Mis- sionaries, too, have been the educators of modern thought, although they have meantit not, They had taught the world greater geographical knowl- edge than probably any other geographical dis- coverers, They had been seekers of men, and when they have not found the men they have Mapped the lakes and the geographical peculiari- ties of the country through which they have walked. By toil of this kind the missionaries have unveiled a quarter of the globe. The Man and the book are necessary to the Christian religion. A man and a boek are neces sary to the Cnristian religion, The missionary has been called ogee) to invent an alphabet and a grammar, and thus have introduced a Christian literature where there was scarcely any language. Missionaries have also been instructive, too, in de- ‘veloping the science of ethnology. They had filled, too, many @ cabinet with the specimens of miner- alogy. Commercé, too, had been greatly strength- ened and prospered by the efforts of missionaries. The barbarian had been jound naked, he had heard, and been ashamed. The result had been that all that development of trade that pertains to clothing had been originated, and that had been the cause of many a cargo crossing the seas, Con- version, too, ment a home, a ee place for God. (Amen.) Literature, commerce and science were, in the best of all senses, the promoters of the Gos- pel of christ. The address, of which this is but an outline, Was loudiy applauded during the delivery, and here and there by an occasional Methodist “amen.’? Key, Thomas Penrose, C. A, Blanchard, Dr. William Graham, of the Scotch church, of Bonn; the Rev. Narayan Sheshadri and Dr, Williams took tae in the discussion that followed the reading of he above papers. ADDRESS OF DR. KNOX, Dr. KNox, Of Bellast, Ireland, spoke tn this hall On the question O1 “City Missions in Ireland.” In the course of his address he suid that the great cities of the world were remarkable, as they never were belore, for vice and profligacy. This was cer- tainly true of Hamburg, Paris, London and New York. There goes out from the great centres of the population of these cities a literature that car- ries out streams of death, and not healing. He (the speaker) had been brought to this conviction that without despising such means as schovis, mechanics’ institutions and other institutions, that the only way of truly elevating the people is by the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He said that aiter a thirty years’ ministry he had come to the conviction that there were no preachers like those who were brands plucked from the burning, ‘eee themselves. He had seen this in the elfast open air services which he had conducted, In his judgment there ought to be an organization of men and women in every church, inciuding the minister, and this band of workers shouid have a district to work in and bring to this pop- ulation the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Until this was done in his judg. ment the conversion of the world would move very slowly. It is needful to Bay, and the time has come to say it to the Tich men of their congregations, that it is not only their money that is wanted, but a personal service, a living voice in favor of Christ. If this were done an untold blessing would come on the churches, At would have tbe effect of shutting the infidei’s qmouth. ‘ DR. CHRISTLIED'S ADDRESS. The Rey. Dr. Cuxistiizy, who was announced in the programme to read a paper on “Roman Catholic, Greek and Protestant Missions Com- pared, written by Dr. Grandemann, Potsdam,” explained that he only received the manuscript of the transiation of the paper that morping. The writing was Very illegivie and the translation not very good, and be liad therefore handed this document to the committee for print- ing in the official volume. He said, therefore, be Svoald irlbacecae words as to Christian union. He said there is no great interchange of pulpits among us yet, nor did he see how Chris tia union wag to be increased by speectes, there were ma barriers yet to be woken down. It wis very frequent that ® large number of American ministers came to | well died. wermany ana do not preach the Gospel, Dut preacn to proselytize the best members away from the German Church. That was too trequently 50, As to Christian missions the German universities did not recognize enough the labors of the mis- sionaries tn behalf of science, Now God hath opened another country named Japan, and there had been established by the American missions “Union churches,” where the pastor of each de- nomination spoke in turn. That, he believed, was the true solution of the question of the propaga- tion of the he After thi ech was delivered on “Lay Preaching,” by Mr. George H, Stuart, of Phila- delphia. and by ‘the Hon, Mr. linghuysen, Mem- ber of Congress for New Jersey. A prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Foss, who also pronounced the benediction, and the Conier- ence adjourned until this morning at ten A. M. The Evening Session. The evening session at Association Hall was re- served for the German delegation. The Hall was ‘The audience was exclusively German, and highly intellectual, On the stage sat the fol lowing gentlemen, who compose the delegation :— Dr. ‘Thieldner, of Madrid; Dr. Drayer, of tered Dr, August Dorner, of Gothenburg; Dr. Dorner, o Berlin; Dr. Christleib, of Benn; Dr, Buchman, of Brandenburg; Dr. Boeguer, of Strasburg, and Dr. Kreit, oi Bonn, ‘The services were opened with a prayer by Dr. Scuarr, and alter the singing of a bymn the same entleman opened with a few remarks, in which fe reeted the delegates on behalf of the audience and the peopie o! the country. He said the gentie- men who were to speak were known to many in the hall who had heard them on the other side of the Atlantic, and to those who had not the pleasure of knowing and hearing them there they were known by their works. He concluded bj introducing Dr. DoRNER, who was to speal of “the Church and Theology.” The rev- terend professor made an able speech on theology which Was more intelligible to his brother ministers than to the major part of the audience. In speaking of the Church he said he was not in favor of a State Church, which announcement was hailed with applause. He spoke of the glorious prospects of the Church in America, and said that nowhere in the world, even when under the pro- tection of the crown, was its progress so great or so healthy as here, where everything, religion in- cluded, luxuriates beneath the sintle.of Liberty, The Key. Mr. HELD, of New York, was next introduced. He said he was a pastor, and, from experience, he thought that the pastor, not the theologiaus, were the workers. At this frank assertion much mirth and satisiaction were Manilested. He said he was proud to weicome to America the delegation which held as its members some O/ the mightiest theological lights of Germany, and in fact of Europe, and hoped tuat their experi- ence of America and Americans would be as pleas- ant and happy as his, Dr. ZIMMERMAN, Of Leipzig, who was advertised to speak with Dr. Dorner on the ‘Church and Theology,” now came forward. His remarks were confined to the Church, which, he saia, afforded more field jor labor and good works than tne sci- ence of theology, the book of which was open only to the learned. The church door was open to all, peasan: or duke, Rey. Mr. ZEHNER, Of Ohio, was introduced. He said he had not much to say, which was true; and, aside from the assertion that he was a backwoods- man, he said nothing. At St. Paul’s Charch. There was quite a large gathering at St. Paul’s church, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty- second street, at the two sessions. The native missionary from India, the Rev. Mr. Sheshadri, was the first speaker. He simply gave his hearers an insight into the evanelical work going on in bis country, His addresses on the same subject have already been published. Dr. Hugh Miller followed him in much the same Kind of an address, in which he took occasion bitterly to denounce the British government for encouraging the trafic in opium in India. The Rev. J. 8, Woodin, and the Rev. Mr. Jenkins, of London, also delivered addresses on the missions in India. The former confined himself in great part to describing the evangelical work among the young women in India, which he said was very encouraging. BISHOP DE SCHWEINITZ'S ADDRESS, The Rev. Bishop DE ScHWEINITZ, D. D., of the Mo- ravian Church, was the next speaker, He referred to the existence in London of a society whose moneys were given to his church for the work among “the insignificant and degraded heathen race.” The work was carried on among the Esqui- maux, the scattered and isolated peoples of the Central American Indians, the Bush negroes of Surinam, the inhabitants of Terra del Fuego, &c. In 1721 missions were begun in Greenland, and were followed soon after by the Moravian mis- sions. The Bishop argued that the missions among these “insignificant and degraded heathen races’’ should be continued for the following reasons:— (1). We have a Divine behest to go into all the worla and preach the Gospel to every creature, and the Church would cease to be the Church of Christ if it forgot this. (2). But we rejoice to acknowledge this claim upon our Christian love. (3). And we regard this as a prudent department of Christian mussions which it would not do for us to neglect. THE AFTERNOON SERVICES were opened at two o’clock precisely by the con- gregation singing the hymn Awake my soul, stretch every nerve. The Rev. WILLIAM MuRRAy, of Jamaica, West In- dies, was the first speaker. The burden of his re- Marks was the condition of the church in Cuba. He was very severe upon the Church o: Rome and its members in the island. He said 10,000 children only went to school there, 1,500 being colored. Un- belief, immorality, injustice, corruption every- where abounded. The only sign of Christianity in the whole piace wus the cross on the churches and the celebration of the mass. The priests, how- ever, he contended, seemed to consider even this ‘outward sign” of religion as Tather an irksome one, and they hurried through the ceremony as though tue ceremony wasirksome to them. Indeed, he said, their great incentive to their hurrying through their religious duties was, at times, their desire to be present at cock or bull fight or “‘some other low and degrading pastime.” ‘The priests were immorai, and the only exception to what he considered a general rule was the Jesuits. Demoralizing unbelief and immorality as @ consequence prevailed. As for the country curates, they lived in a state of demoralization and immorality that was appalling. There were, he said, 149 churches on the island, with a reve- Due of £130,000, yet ne asserted that the word of God was not expounded in the churches and vices ofall kinds were allowed to go unchecked. The educated Cubans were more familiar with Renan’s Lile of Jesus Christ than with the teachings of the Bible. He then spoke of thé condition of gston and Jamaica generally, and related in detail how the work of Evangelization had been going on suc- cessfully. The day of the Christian deliverance of Cuba was at hand, he believed, and the starting point of her freedom irom Catholte rule could be even now dated from the day slavery was abolished by the insurgents. MR. FELIX BRUNOT’S ADDRESS, Mr. FELIX BRUXOT, of Pittsburg, was the next per- fon to address the audience. ie said that when Turks or Mexicans were alluded to we had some definite idea of the whole Turkish or Mexican peo- ie. When the Indians were mentioned we had he same idea as to them. Yet there were many different nations, so to speak, among them all. There were ninety reservations, one-third of them being west of the Rocky Mountains. 180 tribes, speaking fiity diferent languages, and many of the tribes were always fighting, one another. While the Indians on the Plains were savages, the Oneidas were an ag- ricultural people, and other tribes followed the ways of the whites in having their churches, legislaturé$ and schools. On several reservations aifor the Indians are good Catholics; on another there are two Methodist churches; and there was certain class of Indians, who, belore they were ever met by the Anglo-Saxon whites planted melons and corn and had looms to make blankets with. At least 16,000 Indians of the present day were Christians. It was charitable, therefore, to suppose, under all these circumstances, that men who wished for the extermination of the Indian knew very little about the Indian. The same might be said of the men who asserted that the Indians can never be thoroughiy civil- ized, It was true they couldn’t be made good lawyers and statesmen in @ day; but with proper treatment he knew of his own knowledge that they couid be made quiet, peaceable, law- abiding citrzens. Indians like Captain Jack cer- tamly deserved extermination, So did white men Who acted ashe had. But all Indians were not Captain Jacks nor Sconchins., He contended that certain whites themselves were the greatest difMl- culty in the way of the Indians’ civilization. The agents and the traders were the men he referred to, and even the soldiers of the Union sent to protect the white settlers did more harm than good when they came in contact with the Indians, by introducing into their midst vices and degrading habits that they would never have Known otherwise, The result was that the Indian nowadays, despoiled and degraded by the whites as he had been, grew up suspicious and revengeful, And yet at times some people talked about exter- minating an entire tribe because of the outrages committed by @ few individuals, They had as much justice for such a proposition a8 & man would have who would advocate the extermina- tion of the whole lamily of aman who commitred murder in this city, it was a wrong idea of others that the Indian woul not work. Even among the whites there was @ non-working class, @ Set Of men who will not work as long a8 they can live without it. Often the jand the Indian improves and tills excites the cupidity of the white man, and it is taken away from him, and this epoliation goes on almost every time he nas done his best to rs land belong- ing to him. White men, despoiled under like cir. cumstances, would, he thought, not be very willing to work alter cney had got a lew lessons irom the despoilers, He closed by asserting that no real Christian could advocate the extermination of the Indian. MR. NATHAN BISHOP'S ADDRESS. Mr. NarwaN Bisgor lollowed Mi, Brunot, He There were | Sula Ne proposed to give & AomeAtic view of tne in- dian’s life, One of the characteristics of the tn- dian was an abundant head of long thick hair, He had never seen & bald head among the Indians, and men over seventy years had thick black hair, unstreaked by gray. The low forehead and high cheek bones Were not universal characteristics, The low torenead was only low in appearance; It Was the result of the way they wore their hair. As for the high cheek bones it was true that some had high cheek bones; but then again there were many who did not have high cheek bones, It was the same thing as to thelr complexions—it varied— some were darker than others, There were good and bad Indians as there were good and bad white people. Even their worst enemies concede that Some are uprightand honest and moral, just as they charge that others are mean, sneaking and tm- moral, He asserted that the North American Indian, considering his circumstances, was just as ee & man as can be found among the whites. ‘ne Speaker then went on to describe the physique of the men and women among the Indiana, and then referred to the marriage ceremony among them. When a young man of a tribe wants to marry @ young woman he gets some relative to speak to her parents about his wishes, Neither he nor his representative is allowed to speak to the young woman. Then the question of gifts—such 8 ponies or buffalo skins—comes in, and if they gre found satisfactory well and good, and then presents are given to the young man. There ts no Tule among them as to the duration of her mar- riage. The divorce is Obtained by either party re- storing the gifts to the other, The speaker never met an Indian woman who was not married. There were no servants in the Indian family, tor whenever an Indian wanted more help he es him another wile. White meu deg d the Indian women by “living with them for awhlie,” the women looking at the arrange- ment the same as a marriage, while the white men knew they Were doing wrong. This feature of the Indian women’s life near the settlements was the greatest ditNculty the Christian missionary has to contend with. It undid his work entirely. He said that the Indian’s reverence was greater than the white man’s, for he never bh tell of an Indian swearing or taking the name of a spirit in vain. In this particular he was more civilized, iu a Christian point of view, than the majority of the white men who go to church every Sunday in our cities, THE REV, DR. HOGE’S ADDRESS, The Rev. Dr. Hogr, of Richmond, Va., was the next speaker. He said that he considered the Teal Southern States to be (as Commodore Maury believed them to be) Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, including the Indian Territories and New Mexico—be- cause they were east of the Rocky Moun- tains and were drained by rivers that emptied iuto the Gulf of Mexico, The States comprised @ territory equalling in extent that of Prussia, Austria, France and Italy combined, with their 120,000,000 inhabitants, This was the mission fleld he had to speak about, and he felt naturally rather appalled at the task. The speaker then went on to describe the great natural advantages of this vast territory, and then reierred to the necessity of a perfect system of evangelization in the South, One of tne great dificulties was the spar- city of population and the ignorance of & reat number ef the people. This he had to admit. The proportion of ‘illiteracy’? to the general popu- lation was appalling; but of late the interests of education had received a mighty impulse. Thou- sands Oi planters and larmers right after the war made provision for the education of their sons, ROMY knew that gentle blood could not maiatain itself against ignorance, and the young men under- stood the situation and went earnestly to work, The University of Virginia, too, was doing great good in furthering the ends of education. He contended that the population in the South was the most homo- geneous in the world. The religious errors propa- gated in Europe had never found place in the South, and the people were fond of their homes and the faith of their fathers, Speculative inti- dejity and isms of all kinds were almost unknown in the South, Therefore the religious worker there had not to storm an outwork of infidelity beiore getting into the citadel. The South, he contended, Was not well understood. Her papers were in great part provincial. There was but little attrac. tion south of the Potomac for travellers from abroad, But the United States census report, which 1s no Tespecter Of persons, shows that in the matter of Self-support the Southern States are in the front rank. ‘his report showed that in New England there are 44 paupers to every 10,000 inhabitants, and only 18 to 10,000 in the whole South. It also showed that 11 persons to every 10,000 were: con- victed of crime in New England, and but 8 to 10,000 in the entire South. It showed, too, that in New England there was one church to every 643 persons, and inthe South one to every 518 persons. The gentleman then referred to the vast fleld of labor open to the missionaries among the colored people. le confessed that there was @ something in the constitution of the colored man South, asa rule, which prevented him mentally from coping with the more intelligent and sturdier white race, and it behooved the white missionaries, theretore, to be acquainted with their peculiar qualities, so as the better to mould them into forms mete for Christian brotherhood, Foreign Delegates in Seeret Session, The foreign delegates held a meeting yesterday at Dr. Crosby’s church, on Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue. The meeting was @ secret one, Madison Square Presbyterian Church. The fourth section met at two o’clock P, M. in the Madison square Presbyterian church, the sudience filling the church in aisles and galleries. The Rev. Dr. Anderson, of Boston, presided. A number of addresses were delivered, each mis- sionary speaking especially concerning the work in the part of the world in which his labors were performed. Ten minutes were allowed to each Speaker, and time in every case was promptly called, The first speaker was the Rev. SAMUEL Jessup, of Syria, who gave the result of his ten years’ ex- perience there. Ten years ago only a single Chris- tian was in bis mission. The unctvilized natives had known nothing of God, but the missionary work gradually progressed until now they hada Christian fold, with civilization spreading and helping them. Rey. Dr. LANSINEGS, of Cairo, Egypt, was next introduced. He gave an interesting account of an experience of twenty-five years in his missionary homes. The greatest difficulties that had been experienced at first were the making of preparations to build up the Christian edifice. He and his associates had to travel long before they did any good. But they triumphed by the aid of the printing press and the per- severance of the missionaries. Egypt was now making progress in doing away with all the old Oriental customs. The Viceroy was improving the country on @ magnificent scale. Imagine that 30,000 tons of stone arrived in Cairo daily for build- ing purposes. Witn the building of railroads and the adoption by the people of our modern notions of civilization, missionary !abor should necessarily be facilitated. The second class of missionary students would be ready tor labor in the fleld be- fore the Viceroy had the great railroad completed, The next speaker was the Rev. Oris GrB- son, of China. This gentleman gave an account of the condition of the Chin women who were to be met with in San Francisco. These women did not represent the Chinese female. They were merely the purchased or the betrayed women who had been shipped to San Francisco. The emigration to this country from China was sure to bring the Gospel eventually to that heathen land. Rey. Dr. J. E. TALMAGE, of the Amoy Mission, South China, e next. After stating how, in 1842, as the result of the British war with China, a port of entry for Europe was established and was avatied ol by the missionaries, he went on to trace the more liberal ideas which had since been on the increase In China, and how the missionary might easily travel to any distance. The result of this cessation of | abt resistance was the progress of Christiamity in all the missions pe the ever increasing of new converts to the faith. The Rev. JoserH EDKINS, of the London mis- sion at Pekin, was next introduced, He said the love of the people ior Budhism was intense, jor they believed it gave them immortality. The Japan- ese, unlike the Chinese, always put inscriptions on the tombs of the dead. They hoped in the happt- ness to come to them in the Western heaven. The Japanese government was in @ state of transition, They had no means for the transmission of knowl edge. There were no newspapers in the country, bor had the rulers any idea of political sctence. But they were anxious to imitate European customs and European civilization. ‘The next speaker was the Rev. Dr, Briss, of Constantinople. He explained the extraordinary idea the Constantinopolitans had about their city. It Was, no doubt, @ great city and a great commercial centre. Merchants sojourned in it who had come irom all parts of Turkey, and through these, by selling ther tracts and Bibles, much good was done in the dissemination of the truth, and missionaries were now scattered over the country, but they seldom saw each other, so great was the distance between them. Forty years ago there was not a missionary in Turkey, and to-day there were over one hundred, all doing good work. The next speaker called on was the Rev, Mr, LABANR, of Persia, This gentleman said that the Jamine and the recent travels of the mon- arch were sure to do much good for Christian. ity in Persia, The famine had done much, notwithstanding ali the training of Mabometai to convince the people of the generosity and go will of the Christians. The visit of the monai could not fail to secure for missionaries more con- sideration than had been the custom. While the people felt that the assistance they had received in the time of the famine was purely an aid to them the high classes at first insisted that it was a Gbristian trick. The Rev. M. D. KALororitares, of Athens, Greece, Made the next address, and gave an encouraging account of the condition of the achools in Greece, especially of the University of Athens. Owing to the reverend gentieman’s unfamiilarity with the English language he could not fiuently ex. jain himself, but he was understood Oo speak bitterly of the opposition of the Greek Church to Evangelism and of the want of thorongh unity among the different Protestant denominations in Athens to unite ip opposition. He also spoke strongly against the spirit displayed ib tue Greek Orargi ib its herce condempation gi OCTOBER 11, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET, ——a any persons who might venture to adopt @ ainer- ent faith, The reverend Chairman now called upon the Congregation to unite, and to do so heartily, in the singing of the first and last verses of the “Corona- tion Hymn.” The result was @ most spirited ren- dering of that favorite religious song. Alter this, a few other speakers were again invited to address the audience. The Rev. Dr. Tuomas, Of India, spoke particularly of the pro- gress made by the Methodist denommation, and gave an interesting account of the great good an orphanage established by himself and his wife bad done, In speaking of this institution he des- cribed the inhuman treatment of tnfants, which was a common practice, and the manner of their rescue in a ‘ew instances, The schools he bad established were also spoken of and an encouraging missionary future was predicted for India. After some remarks from the Rev. W. Vorke,:of Madras, the Rev. Mr. Grout, of South Africa, aud the Rev. Mr. Carpen- ter, of Bassein, British Burmah, The Rev, Justus Doolittle was introduced, and this gentleman ex- hibited to the audience one of those “tablets” that are used a8 a most favorite object of worship in China, It was, he said, the symbol of the love of the people for their parents, and was, theretore, a powerful enemy to remove from their affections, ‘he meeting closed with the doxology. mme for To-Day. Devottonal service in the Madison square church (Madison avenue, corner of Twenty-fourth street), at nine o'clock A, M., to continue three-quarters of an hour. There will be three sections for the morning of this day; each of which will meet at ten o'clock. The first section will meetin Association Hall. General Toplo—-Ohristaniy and Social Reform.” 1. ‘Christianity aga Reforming Power,” Rev. Pi aot Ip rris Jones, Ph.D.» ‘Treveces College, South Wales, he MCrWS Piomtiog! teevsnwon” Dublin, ireland. & 37 v. W. lem! s . Wine Labor Question’ Hon, Weil. Alen, LL.D., Girard College, Philadelphia, Pa. ‘The second section will meet in St, Paul’s Metho- dist Episcopal church. General Topic—“Christian Philanthropy.” Hospitals, Deaconesses, Refuges, Ragged sch ols.” Roy. Thomas W. Averling, London; Rev. Willlam A. Muhlenberg, D. D., St. Luke's Hos New York; Rev. W. A. Passavant, D.D.,, Pittsburg, Pa. A paper by. the late Count Agenor de Gasparin, of Geneva, prepared for the Conterence. The third section will meet in the Fourth avenue bine terian church. Rev. H, Crosby, D. D., will preside. Topic—‘*Particular Evils and Vices.” 1. “Intemper- ance and its Suppression; Professor Henry A. Nelson, D, D., Lane Theologicat eoina ey Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 “Christianity in Its Relation to Urime and Criminals:’ Rev. E. ©. Wines, ®. D.. Ni York. 3 “Industrial in the Prevention of Orime ;” Kev. 4 “Cruelty to Animals,’ ev. Schools as. an Agenc! E Robin, B, Pari Henry Bergh, New York. An alternoon session of the whole Conference will be held in Association Hall, at two o’clock, Resolutions of thanks will be presented and ad- dresses and responses will be made We Rev. Drs. Ormiston, Hall and T, D. Anderson, of New York; by Rey. Drs. Marston, Aveling and Harrison, 0! Tansee oe Rev, Dr. Fisch, of Paris, and by Mr. Bruno’ ir. Morris K. Jessup, and others. Evening session in Association Hall, at half-past seven o’ciock. Mr. Morris K. Jessup will preside. General topic—“Young Men’s Christian Associations.” 1, A paper on the general topic by Mr. Cephas Brainerd, New York. 2, “Youn 3 Christian Associations in Various Countries.” Professor W. Kra(t, D.D., University of Bonn, Prussia; Rev. Thomas W. Aveliog, London: Mr, George Vigeon, London; Rev. A. B. Simpson, Hamil- ton, Can Rev, Matthew Lelinvre, Nimes, ‘France, Aadresses are also expected from Mr. Thane Miller, Cin- cunmnatl: Mr. William E. Dodge, Jr.. New York; ‘Rey. Henry Tarrant, Leeds, England, and others. The American branch of the Alliance will hold a meeting 1n Association Hall, at four o’clock P. M.. for the purpose of increasing its numbers and Cet ‘the Rev. E. P. Rogers, D. D., of New York, will preside. Rev. Dr. McCosh and others will address the meeting. The attendance of all American friends of the Alliance is especially de- sired, The Sunday Meetings. There will be farewell services on Sunday even- ing as follows:—1. At the Academy of Music—Ad- dresses by representatives of various foreign branches, who will be introduced by Rev. H. Crosby, D. D., of New York. Farewell address by Rev. Noah H. Schenck, D. D., ot Brooklyn, 2, Stetnway Hal. 3 Parimaay Buildipg—Ferrero Assembly Rooms. 4. Cooper Institute, The meetings will begin at the Academy of Music at hal-past seven o'clock, and at ali the other halls at seven o’clock, ‘Tickets will be required at the Academy of Music, and all persons holding delegates’ or reserved seat tickets must present them at the side door on Fourteenth street. To all the other halls admit- tance will be iree. BEECHER’S LECTURE ROOM TALK. The Selection of the Disciples=The Simi- larity Between the Disciples and Men— Means of Developing a Higher Lifc. ‘The attendance at prayer meeting last evening was even better than last week, everybody know- ing by this time of Mr. Beecher’s return, The parior adjoining the lecture room was thrown open, and even that proved insufficient to accommodate the congregation. Mr. Beecher came in about one and a half minutes late, walking very quickly, as if to make up for lost time. After the usual exer- cises Mr. Beecher said :— It must have struck every one—the great change which came over the disciples after the ascension of God and the pentacostal scene. One of the phenomena of the Bible is the selection of the disciples—why such men should be taken when there were others apparently far better adapted to carry out the relationship. Peter, James and John seem to have been the active ones; the others followed, but appeared to produce littie impression, and cer- tainly in the New Testament none of the disciples has left a record that can be compared with that of Paul. They could not be called intelligent even. You remember the ludicrous mistake they made in the interpretation of their Master's words. You remember when the DAY OF TRIAL came they fied; the boldest proved coward and Christ was left alone; aud then how bewildered and how like children they were after the contest. Then came at last that glorious description of the Holy Ghost as they waited in one place; then comes the fire of inspiration, and irom that hour you hardly know them, They became bold; they Went everywhere, and turned the world upside down; that power was latent in them; power called out power, re What was true of the apostles is true of men now. The energy‘of men go with the lower (acul- ties—strife, competition. These provoke men to the intensest of thoughts; but how many men show power in hope, joy, peace and love? How few men have an abiding conception of these ae or, if they do, how comparatively feeble it is! Now it was that mood the use of the higher malities, which moved the disciples, There is this act known froin age to age, that it is possible for orn to hold themselves so that they shall be filled will . DIVINE POWER, and it is that part of mind that is powerfal that creates power. We need divine imfluence on the soul, and for this the trath of the divine Spirit is revealed, and it is possible lor men to live so that the higher part of their nature shall bein an in- occuous flaine. Its in this mood we lose fear ot man, We love the praise of God more than the praise Of Man, we are liited up from temptation and the thraidom which business contains, the anxieties of to-day for to-morrow, the mortifica- tion’of pride ©, if lt Were possible for men to fly higher, they ‘would goon come into an atmosphere in which the fear of the worid passes away ; the oflice ofthe Holy Ghost is to lift men up, It i8 the proffer that God makes to every soul, and then there is a harmo- niousness that comes in that state, it brings not only joy and peace, but it reconciles doubly. But then, in the next place, by this spirit power of the soul, we have control over other men, we appeal to their feelings, there 1s notning so potent as BOUL ON SOUL, sinfal erring men are appointed to teach men, and onjy im those higher moods have we anything ap- roaching to universal power. You remember Eines in revivais of this Church, when men were lifted up and filled with the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of God, and they were mighty. Men believe in men sometimes when they don’t believe in ab- atract truths. This is the greatest gilt that God can bestow; he loves to give us good elite betver than parents love to give to their children, He challenges us, saying, “Ii ye, being evil, give good unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good giits unto His children.” Jt is more blessed to give than to receive, and if you want enthusiasm and joy and , It is to be received as the rain falls—every man should seek and should take. As Mr, Beecher closed his remarks a brother rose and salt “I think if we should go away and leave the subject where you have, we would all be dissat You have said we are to RKOBIVE THE SPIRIT and then that we are to seek it, I know we need it, but we don’t know how to seek or to receive; we do not feel By aR by bigher feelings. I do ba a would tell us more in detail Low to get this life. Mr. Beecher said:—That is a good question and @ bard one, I can answer it partly. 1 think can rise higher than others. Fait belief in things not @ some; many can have mucn; they that have imagination can re- ze more than those without; persons under the ihduence of combativencss are on the side yey ing the development; different natares have differ- ont modes of development, Which of the twelve tes of Jerusalem will ‘ou best, I don’t now; some come Li showing — the foundation pretty thoroughly knocked out from under them. Sickness helps erect some, but not much; but bankruptcy does. (Laughter) Business is like @ Sponge; it sucks everything up. But when God takes the sponge and squeezes, it and we feel like a squeezed sponge, we begin to think there is nothing sure but God, There; Ldon’t sup- pose 1 bave apswered you to your satiqiaction, seen. suit THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP. Views of Professor Dwight, of Columbia College. What Is the Ideal for the Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court? A Most Important Question for the President's Decision. The Law of England and America in a State of Transition. An Indestructible Union of In- destructible States. Areporter of the Heratp found the eminent Pro- fessor Dwight, of the Columbia College Law School, in his study last evening, and in the course of con- versation had some of his views of the qualifica- tions which a person occupying a place on the highest bench of the land should possess. Profes- sor Dwight considers the appointment now in the hands of President Grant as of very great moment, The office being one of life tenure and ranking 10 intrinsic consequence as high as that of the Presi- dency itself, it 1s meet that in making the selection to fill it full and care.ul consideration should be given the subject. Professor Dwight, impressed with this conviction, spoke fully, as will be seen, of what he deemed the requisite qualities demanded of a person elevated to a position on the Supreme Court bench. It was asked by the RerorTer—In what should the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court excel ? Professor DwigHT—The qualifications demanded ofa Chief Justice are no more than those supposed to be possessed by an Associate Justice. If the matter be Icoked at simply as Chief Justice com- pared with his associates, there is little, if any reason for distinguishing between them. As a general rule the Chief Justice has only the same powers as the Associate Justices, and his opinion has no more legal weight then that of any of his associates. It is true he has the special duty of presiding on the TRIAL OF IMPEACHMENT of the President of the United States; but this is such @ special and occasional function that it need scarcely be taken into account as distinguishing him from his associates, The main reason, then, for any distinction and any special public interest in the office consists In a sentiment which the people have in combining the name of the Chief Justice with their abstract idea of the administration of justice. They naturally look to the President as represent- ing the executive power, and to the Chief Justice of the United States as representing the action of the judiciary. This is particularly true at the present time, as the action of the President in postponing the appointment has greatly AROUSED PUBLIC INTEREST asto the incumbent of the office. It seems very desirable that the public expectation should in no way be disappointed. REPORTER—What sort of a man would you de- sire for the office ? Professor DwicuT—An ideal Chief Justice should not only be a man of great legal talent and learn- ing, but shouid have the entire confidence o1 the people as to his judicial integrity—shonld be able to concillate the good opinion of the legal profes- sion by the courtesy and dignity of his manners. RerorTer—In regard to his legal abilities? Professor DwigHT—On considering™ his legal abilities more, specifically it may be stated he should have a comprehensive rather than a mere technical mind, while at the same time there should be great learning on his part. The law, both in England and in this country, is, to a cer- tain extent, in a state of transition, The old dis- tinction which separated common law jurispru- dence from equity is disappearing, and the time will ere long arrive when it will be necessary to fuse these two systems into one, The Chief Justice should be a man who could lend powerful aid as iar as the jurispru- dence of the federal courts will allow in this direc- tion. To give an illustration familiar to lawyers he should have a mind resembling that of Lord Mansfield rather than that of Lord Kenyon. The constitutional questions likely to be presented to the Court from time to time require great breadth of view, and a thorough acquaintance with the origin and history of the government, as weli as with constitutional law in general. He should be A MAN OF WELL BALANCED MIND, thoroughly respecting ail parts of the complex Ts ol our government, upholding the power of he general government and at the same time strictly maintaining the powers of the State organ- izations. He ough: not to lean in either direction, but to do all in his power to keep the two govern- ments in a state of equilibrium, always remember- ing that though this is an indestructible Union it 18 also composed of indestructible States, RePORTER—Would his politics interfere with his usefulness ? Professor Dwicnt—It would naturally be ex- pected that the President would select jor this high office a member of the republican party, and to that there 1s no sound objection. Any competent jurist must have fixed opinions on the general theory of the American government and on the true prin- ciples ofinterpretation o1 the powers delegated in the United States constitution, Such opinions na- turally lead him to belong to one of the political parties, so that his opinions oiten determine his party relations instead of his party position con- trolilng his opinions, The only thing to which ob- jection could be fairly taken would be that there Should be no partisan feeling on his part; that on the Bench every cause should have a jair, candid and considerate hearing, and that the decision should be reached, as lar as poxsible, WITHOUT PARTISAN BIAS, though it would be too much to hope that absolute freedom from party predilections could be secured. Any apprehended evils would be greatly dimin- ished by insisting that the incumbent should “nave @ judicial cast of mind, leading him by the law of bis nature to consider a constitutional question in the same sen aral manner as an ordinary rule of law. In other words, THE CHOICE OF THE PRESIDENT should be directed largely to the known character of the man as @ jurist and to his Juaicial calmness and moderation of character. In respect to integrity scarcely any remark need be made. The character of the person should, of course, be spotiess, and he should have reached such an age and have such a position in the profession that his character has become both fixed and known. It should be settled beyond @ peradventure that the public can rely with the utmost confidence on his absolute integ- rity. This is extremely important in a position where life tenure exists, and a mistake can with great beep te ey remedied. The bad example of such @ mistake might have an effect in lowering the whole tone of the Judiciary of the country; while on the other hand, if such a representative man as he is has @ high sense of nonor and 1s in- corruptibly honest, it naturally has @ great effect 4 in elevating public sentiment, and in causing the people to demand from all high judicial officers the same Ly qualities. It seems plain that the public is Dow aroused to the great importance of a thoroughly BDUCATED AND HONEST JUDICIARY, an@ nothing could do more to keep up that senti- ment than the elevation of one of sue iirat lawyers in all respects to this high judictal seat. In England it Is the ambition of the leading men of the Bar to close their career with dignity and to the public advantage by a seat upon the Bench; and the time has arrived when the same feeling ghould pervade the minds of our leading lawyers; 80 that they should be willing to give up any prac- tice, however lucrative, for the public useluine: which they may achieve in bh ae positions, RarorTeR—Would the office best iilled from the ranks of practising lawyers? Professor DwiautT—Though such an office as this 1s one that never ought to be sought, yet, on the other hand, it ought not to be decline by @ com- petent person, except for very graye reasons. It would seem, therefore, that the President ought to have the entire body of the legal profession open for his selection, and that the ofilce should not be declined by any one to whom he may see fit to hand it except for truly suMcient reasons. In regard to the had tage d with which the profession should be treated by the Court, 1t would seem that the Chief Justice should be a person of such man- hers as to make even the Wumblest member of the Bar feel at case when arguing a case before him. A PRIME JUDICIAL QUALITY is patience, readiness to listen to every argument fairly addressed to the Court, no matter from what source it came, whether from leading members of the Bar ora years practitioner. There should not be added to the discouragements which the younger members feel in their early professional life the fact that the Court ts either inattentive or discourteous, It has been claimed in some cases that errors of this kind have been committed by Judges, and the Chief Justice of the United States In presiding over the Court ongit to set an example which other courts may strive to emulate. ‘There are NY OF THK PROPRASION —_—_—. highly Gesiravte vnac tue mcamoent should possess them, even though it may nob be kuown to the paulo in general that they appertain to his charac- r. It will be enough ifthe Presigent's appoint ment 13 Justified in the course of time; though, all other things being equal, it ts quite desirable that a person should be selected who 1s already favor- ably known to the public at large, so that the sen- timent which has been aroused with respect to this appointment may be immediately satisfied. There is, perhaps, no act which the resident of the United States has had the opportnnity to do which will shed more enduring lustre on his administration than complete Success in filling this office, and sueh success seems likely to have a jasting effect upon the char- acter of the nema A as weil as upon the general progress of jurisprudence in the United States, RerokteR—What names would you suggest for the office? Proiessor Dwiaut—I would prefer not to men- tion any names, as I consider that matter belongs wholly to the President of tne United States to act without suggestions, except where he himself makes special pe ieee and excepting when he asks the opinion of a member of the Bar. Ido not deem it expedient to distract the attention of the pubiic by making suggestions of the names of par- pouae persons, a8 it would lead to no practical eault, ‘COMPTROLLER GREEN. Interview with the Head of the Finance Department. An Explanation of the Statements Made by the Commissioners of Accounts. Areporter of the HERALD who called yesterday at the Department of Finance had the following conversation witn Comptroller Green :— REPORTER—Did you turnish the Commissioners of Accounts, whose report is published this morning, with every facility to make a tforougn examl- nation ? CoMPTROLLER—I did, They were free to examine the whole Department from, bottom to top, The manner and the result of their examination are one thing, but the facilities for making it were given them in every way possible. I have nothing here to hiae, Mr, Foley came some days ago and asked to be allowed to see the pay rolls. I toid Mr. Earle, when the application was brought to me, to show him everything he wanted. It seems, after he had contrasted the pay rolls of 1871 with 1873, it did not suit his purpose to give the result, ReEPoRTER—The Commissioners mention the ex+ istence of certain irregularities in your Depart- ment. Did they draw your attention to these and did you furnish them any explanation? CoMPTROLLER—The Commissioners were over two months In their examination, They had every- thing at my command to aid them. They made no report to me of any irregularities, and the state- ment published this morning of the results of the examination is the first I have seen from them. They make the sum ofthe city and county debt within a few cents of the same figure as 1 did in my monthly report, published over a week ago. ReEPoRTER—In the report of the Commissioners it is stated that bonds to the amount of $94,034 are missing from the account of the Sinking Fund, How is that explained? CoMPTROLLER—There {3 not a single penny miss- ing from the account of the Sinking Fund. If the bonds are not there to represent the total invest- ments, the money is, The explanation is easy. Here 13 @ receipt for $2,000, one of the different sums of which the $94,000 are made up. The man who owns this receipt may oe satisicd with it. If he has neither receipt nor bond he knows his in- vestment is periectly saie, because the lact is reg- istered on the books, and that will answer to guar- antee both interest and principal. If you buy stock, Say in New York Central, you are entitled to be represented by that stock, elther by name or by proxy. You have paid your money and its equivalent must be duly recorded on the books. The same condition of affairs exists in this office, and if, from any casual inability, we fail to give to the holcer of stock a regular certificate therefor, the recetpt of the office and its record on our books suilices to establish his claim as a creditor of the oly. I{ bonds are not ready for purchasers, re- cefpts for the time being take their place, and these are afterwards cancelled by giving to the holders the representatives of oficial values, that is to Bay, the bonds themselves, The receiptisa fact; the bond is a mere jormality. The security of the purchaser is the registry of his name. It is that which you see _ here. Suppose a bond shouid be lost or burned, surely that would not involve a loss of the stock it repre- sented. When the money is paid and the owner’s name is duly registered on our books, the practical + rantee is mutual that he has the stock and we ve the money, In accounting for the difference in dates, between the entries of the purchase of stock and the issue of bonds, what | have said must be borne in mind—the bonds may not have been printed at the time of purchase and were ated at the time of issue or transfer. A man may carry his receipt a twelvemonth and then come to exchange it for a bond, but his name on the books has been good for the interest. RePoRTER—What is the explanation of the $100,000 taken from the Sinking Fund March 23, 1872 ? ana what was done with the interest on it? COMPTROLLER—That $100,000 was taken for the use of the city at six per cent, which was paid, of course, to the Sinking Fund, where it belonged. The difference between the entry of the amount and the date of the bond is of no consequence, The Sinking Fund was paid its six per cent interest all along. This was very much like a case of a man borrowing trom himself, The city wanted money, and took it trom the city’s Sink- ing and, allowing six per cent for its use. The transaction was recorded on the books and the bond was a matter of only formal consideration. ‘This plan 0! doing business—whica Was in use here long before 1 came—will explain the rest of the statements in the report. But I have made an entire change, and 1f you look at the new set of books in the office you will see that the future arrangements will prevent these seemin, irregularities. Interest on bonds will not ve pai alter the system is in working order, in the oid fashion. The coupons will have to be regularly presented an@pasicd in a blank ledger, 30 that no errors of payment on bonas can possibly occur, The old system was wrong and irregular; but it could not ve got rid of in a day. RePoRTER—Where are the securities of the Sink- ing Fund kept? CoMPTROLLER—In the only place we can contrive to keep them—in avauit. RerorteR—Is this department in that condition now that a new Comptrolier coming in could easily understand and direct its machinery? COMPTROLLER—There never was a depart- ment in such @ condition of confusion as I found this. The troubie now is not with anything within the past two years, but with the accounts that date back to ten years before I took charge. I receive claims every day that Iknow no more about than the man in the moon, All accounts that come within the term of my connection with the omice are easily passed upon. [am conductin; the affairs of the department as a man mig! conduct his own business, and I think I may Say it is in that condition now that a stranger coming in could manage it without tronbie. KerORTER—You are aware that there is con- siderable discussion and untavurabie comment on your Management of this department ? COMPTROLLER—I am, but I suppose the truth will prevail in the end. [did not seek the office. It Was thrust upon me, and when the peopie call on me to surrender it, | shail leave it with the con- sciousness of having done my duty. CITY HALL AFFAIRS, If there is any one particular place in New York where duiness reigns supreme, just prior to the annual election, any more than any other, it is the City Hall about thistime. The ‘“curbstone” states. men are engaged in their various districts, “laying pipes” for their favorite candidates, or perhaps for their own accession to political preference, Yesterday, a8 usual on Friday, very little of ani- Mation appeared at the hail. The exhibit of the Comptrolier’s financial doings, a8 published in the HERALD, irom the official investigation by the Commissioners of Accounts, created considerable of a breeze, and formed the topic of conversation among those wao fee] the slightest interest in the city’s affairs, Mayor Havemeyer was called upon by the Comp- troller about noon, the latter having a huge parcel of documents containing vouchers and checks for the latter’s signature, ‘The conference between the two oMiciais was private, yet considerable loud talking was heard to emanate from tne private sanctum of His Honor the Mayor. At two o’clock the Fifth regiment infantry N. @. 8, .N. Y., In command of Colonel Charles 5, Spencer, passed through the park in review before the Mayor and Common Council Ip the Various de; quiet as on a holida; rtments everything was as COMPTROLLER’S REOBIPTS. Comptroller Green reports the following amounts paid yesterday into the city treasary:—From Ke- ceiver of Taxes—Collection of real estate and per- sonal taxes of 1873, about $375,000, Bureau of Arrears—Arreara of taxes, aasessments, water rent and interest, $5,189. earesa ol Water Regis- wWwar—CFoton water rents and penalties, $4,406, Bureau of Colicctor of Aasessments—Assessments for Street Improvements, &c Rnd interest, $2, 106. Bureau of City Revenue—Market rents and | $59. Mayor’s Second Marshal—Licenses, § City Courts—Kees. from Futh Judicial Disvrmet MA WhO WOUIG {ULM AU thegg requiromgats, BUM ft ta | Court, $25, Tobml, $380,040,