The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1873, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE BENEDICTION. Services of Praise, Prayer and Thanks- giving of the Evangelical Alliance. The Closing Service in the Academy of Music. Speeches ot Representa- tive Delegates. THE SWEET SORROW OF PARTING, Address of Mayor Havemeyer—The Ser- vices in Steinway Hall, Tammany Hall and Cooper Institute. The Evangelical Alliance has done its work and Snished its sessions, The parting words have been Spoken, and to-day the several delegates from every quarter of the earth will separate, some to go to Philadelphia and Washington and some to pther parts of our country, and another some to their distant homes beyond the sea. Last aight multitudes gathered in the Academy of Music, in Steinway and Tammany Halls, m Cooper Institute and in Association Hall, to say adieu to their foreign guests amd friends and to hear from them a lew words of parting. And probably never since the days of the civil war has there veen such enthusiasm manifested and such in- serest taken in any event or object as in this Alliance gathering. The Academy was like one grand ocean of humanity. From orchestra to fome every availuble space was filled. ‘The aisles snd the halls, where the people might hear though they might not be able to see the speakers, were also occupied. The Mayor of the city pre- nided, assisted by Rey. Chancellor Crosby, who spoke on behalf o! the Chairman, and who also in- troduced the speakers of the evening. The ad- firesses were limited to five minutes and most of the speakers confined themselves within that space. Opening prayers were made by Dr. Armi- tage, of this city, and Dr. Fisch, of Paris, who slosed with the Lord’s Prayer, in whicn the au- Hence joined audibly, but not as they were re- quested, every man in the tongue in which he was born, but all in harmony, in the language of the land in which they have been guests. The ad- Sresses were mainly of a practical religious char- scter, as became the last words of Christian min- sters ana laymen. Especially pointed and prac- tical were the remarks of Dr. Berkley, Professor Dhastlieb and the Dean of Canterbury. ‘The singing by the immense audience was at once srand and sublime. It reminded one more of the treat mass meeting in Union square during the war, when the “Star Spangled Banner’ was sung ty 10,000 voices, and the spirit of patriousm was creased and intensified, So also last evening vas the spirit of Christian love and unity inteusi- led by the sweet songs of the Church, which in- duded among their number one of the sweet- St, and breathing the purest gentiments wf faith and love, the composition of me of our own most eminent local vastors. The final address, or, as in a legal case it vould be called, the summing up, was made by the Rev. N. H. Schenck, D. D., of Brooklyn, who eviewed the origin and history of the All- mce, its previous meetings and its latest gathering M this city, which has closed with the services of ast night. He very justiy and deservedly compli- mented the press for the fulness and the fairness the reports which it has spread abroad through- mt the land. While the Conierence has been sup- posed to be a purely religious affair, Dr. Schenck leciared that it had a certain political significance nce the Emperor of Germany had recognized its vorth and influence in this direction, The Doc- ‘or’s vaiedictory, it must be admitted, scarcely measured up to the occasion or gave to the part- ng delegates the highest idea of American sym- pathy, affection, pulpit eloquence and power. It vas not, however, by any means, an inferior pro- luction. The closing prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Adams, and was an invocation full of deep ihought and pure devotion, and the tenderest and most heartielt sympathy. It produced in the au- ence a marvellous silence, which could almost be felt, and in which the dropping of a pin could be deard. An awe seemed to rest upon the assembly which was indescribabie, and when the last sound of his voice died away the peopie still recognized vy their quiet keeping the influence of the Divine Spirit in their midst. Bishop James gave the benediction, and thus closed the sixth General Gonierence of the Evangelical Alliance, The Academy of Music. Atthe Academy of Music, at six o'clock, there Was a large crowd seeking admission, At the bpening of the service the building was crowded os it bas never been before. The service was opened by an invocation offered by Rev. Dr. Armitage. After the singing of a hymn the follow- ‘ng address was delivered vy Mayor Havemeyer, who presided :— MAYOR HAVEMEYER’S ADDRESS, The Mayor said :— It affords me very great pleasure to preside at a meet- img convened, as this one {s, to conclude the Conference dt the World’s Evangelical ‘Alliance, and for this honor, fentlemen of the Alliance, { tiank you. ‘As the Chief Magistrate’ of this city, which has already welcomed the Christians of so many lands and tongues to our homes and hearts, | am glad to make expression of the pleasure and profit which so large a portion of our community has received trom the sessions which are now coucluded. The formal words of tarewell will be spoken by another who is appointed to that office, but [ repeat the expression of my sympathy with the joy which has been felt at the coming of these Christian Wlenates, of the regret which is felt at their departure; And now, gentlemen of the Alliance, I hope that, when. ou reiurm to your homes and your’ memory reverts to @ scenes through which you have passed with the bright intellects and jervent zeal that have surrounded ou, you will not failto remember the last words of the igmy, Thomas Graham, which he delivered to you on andail’s Island, and which have been now substantially g dd to you by his representative in the Academy of usic; and that, in thinking of him, your minds may be iy led to remember the institutions ot practical Chris- ‘ity as exemplified in the charities of New York. Dr. Crosby then called upon the following dele- gates, DR COOK, OF QUEBEC. Dr. Coox, of Quebec, said that they would return to the respective sphere of duties, humbler and wiser, and with a determination to do more for the cause af the Great Master. Amid much that was dark and discouraging in our time, the principle of Christian unity has made significant mark upon the history of the country. He bade the audience, he said, very sincerely and with many heartfelt thanks, farewell. DR. ASTIR, OF NEUFCHATEL. Dr. Astim, of Neuichatel, Switzerland, urged she audience that, whatever they did import from Europe, and especially irom France and Switzer- land, not to import the morals of Europe. He was afraid he came too late forthat. One thing America did not want, evidently—an oficial or State religion. Why, whatscould they have more than they had? Could they have @ more suc- cessful meeting than was then present? Could they have had more interest in religion than was shown by the Alliance meetings? In some parts of Europe religion was oficial, but in America it was areality. Take care, too, of the Bible. That, he 4 Was the great cardinal point of the Protesant THE REV. Dk. COOK, OF PARTS. Dr. Cook said he wouid speak as the representa- tive of a sister republic, France, He believed that France would have a lasting republic, and that it would be largely, Ainerioanised, He never would believe, had not seen it in America, what a powerful magnetism there was in the people—how those who come to these shores seem to be, by some sort of m: e- tism, assimilated so speedily to republican faegn \- tions. Whatever might be the feeling as belongin, to one country, there was no doubt that ail hi one God; that there was one Lord Jesus Christ. We fre all one, too, in heart, and have the one same desire. REV. MR. PROCHET, OF ITALY. The Rey. Mr. PRocHET said that to be treated in Aforeign country as friends, to be received into homes and treated as the delegates had been, and be thanked at the same time, was simost too much. fie would make a short speech if he were jn his own country, for he would put his arms around the neck of Dr. Crosby and be Joved Him. In going back to Europe he should not pe impressed w th the greatness of the country, but the immense and awful responsibility that was Festing upon those who had heard these traths during the last ten days. When he returned to Ttaly. » would never forget to ask the blessing of God upon the American people. DR, ARNOTT, OF SCOTLAND. Dr. ARNOTT said it Was anew and a strange thing for hiin to be called a foreigner, when they spoke the same language, but he never had been made to feel so strongly ‘that we were no longer strangers ‘and foreigners, but fellow citi- zens in Christ Jesus.” “God is love.” We are accustomea to that thought; but are we accustomed to this thought—“the anger of the Saviour.”” God was angry with Solomon for de- serting him. The anger of God was the other side of His love, and passed the magnitude of His mercy, At the judgment, and whea the books are opened, He wil not be tender to sin. God warns men not to let the day of mercy pass. That warning 1s recetved in the overnowing of His love. THE REV. NARYAN SHESHADRI. The Rev. Naryan Sheshadei said that these meet- ings had shown him how deep was the interest in America as to Christianity. He had visited the public institutions of New York, had just left the Schoois at Five Points, and his detignt was great to see how beautifully those children rescued from sin sing the hymns, There were thousands of children, he was told, who were awaiting rescue, and he urged the responsibility that was resting upon New York Christians, as to Christian work, aiter the past ten days of privilege. He closed by pre- senting the ciaims of India to the audience. After the address the audience sang two verses of a hymn written by Rev. H. D. Gantz, of New York, for the occasion. THE RKY. DR. CHRISTLIER, OF BONN. Dr. CHRISTLigs said that bis heart was much Nearer tears than smiles, because the breth- ren had to bid farewell to brethren whom they could not rightly expect to see again. There had been so much talk of Christian and brotherly love and unity, and there be no difference between the talk and the life. In addition to the Topline oF gratitude to the kind and thoughtful people 01 New York, there was a@ true feeling of responsibility on the part of the delegates. But as to that, he would read the eighth verse of the ninth chapter of St. Mark:— “And suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no man aby more save Jesus only.” DR. BERKLEY, OF IRELAND. Dr. BERKLEY, of Ireand, said that many people who had come to that meeting had come desirin; to see Jesus. He could do now the same as He dic on the sea in the storm, He could still the turbu- lent words of the heart, and there would be a great calm. He then quoted other instances in the min- istry of Christ, of His love to those who came to Him when he was on earth, THE DEAN OF CANTERBURY. The Very Rev. DEAN OF CANTERBURY said that all the English delegates would return with the recollection not of the kindliness, but of the genial, hearty love ot the people; but he would not reter to it on that occasion, for he wanted to ask that audience what would be the result of the great meetings of this Conferencer We knew What would be the effect upon the most of the Eng- iish delegates, it was that of an increased sense of duty and responsibility that was to find fruit on their labors in their own country. But they would not get away from the thought that in this country, which must inevitably be tue home, to @ large ex- tent, of the Engush speaking nations, will this great people rise up to the sense of what they are to God, and make the love of Christ the ruling motive of all those who are Christians in America, He hoped and prayed that a deep sense of respon- sibility would rest upon the people of America, and that this country may not be looked upon by England and other nations merely as the land of freedom, but as the land o1 those who love God. THE FAREWELL ADDRESS. The Rev. Noah HuNT SCHENCK, D.D.,in the de- livery of the farewell address, said that he could almost feel that on this meeting the eyes of the angel might look down almost tear- less, for the sentiment was one common sentiment, that of love .to the brethren. In the continent of this Western world, in this city, the convert of God’s grace had been placed. The Alliance had met, among other things, for God’s glory and man’s help. One fact made apparent by this Conference was this, as far as applied religion was concerned—the principles advocated by this society must be subscribed to and endorsed by the whole Catholic Church ot Christ. He would, in the few parting words of valediction, only pray that that meeting may be lifted up to the highest sense of liberty. This Conference has even astonished America; it has astonished not only those who have been in New York and have seen the audiences, put also those who have read the reports in the daily press ot this city. The service that has been rendered by the press of this city to the cause o! religion has never been witnessed before in the history of this country. It has been the habit to think of the press of this city as diabolical, led on, it was supposed, by a journal that was moved thereto by a disregard of morals. ‘That journal has rendered a service 60 valuable, 80 generous, and 80 complete, that it can — only be traced to the fact of it bein moved thereto by a regenerating power. I do no! Know that I should give the credit to the press or to the recognition of the great moral change that haa come on the community. Dr. Schenk then sketched the various in- fuences and forces that had been developed Loe meetings of the Conference in New York. Dr, Schenck concluded by a valedic- tory address to the foreign delegates. Prayer was then offered by the Rev. Dr. Adams and the benediction pronounced by Bishop Janes, At Steinway Hall, The doors of Steinway Hail were early besieged by a large multitude, which blocked up the side- walks and extended Into the street. When the doors were opened the hall was, in a very short time, filled to its’ utmost capacity. The Rev. Dr. Thomas ¥. Anderson, of the First Baptist chureh, New York, presided. Prayer was offered by the Rey. Wayland Hoyt, and a hymn was sung by Nathaniel Miller, of Cincinnati, 0, The Rey. Doctor ARNOT, of Scotland, was the first regular speaker. He said:—It has beena strange and startling Oxperience for me to be called a foreign delegate, but nowhere have I ever fe!" the truth of the utterance of the Lord, “Ye are nu longer strangers and foreigners, but all of ye are of the househoid of God so much as now.” ‘We are all low born until we are regenerated and received into the fold of God, The blessed TRUTH OF GOD'S GRACE is known to alloi us, I desire to say a few words of the anger of God. This is not a gloomy gospel. I can bring you many exampleB of his generosity towards mankind, Would the Bible be a better book for us ifthe verse which tells us that the Lord was angry with my fellow men. Anger is but the other side of love, I delight to read in the Bible that God is angry with me when I leave him or when I disobey him, Christ did not say in the days of His ministry to any single human being :—“Depart from Me.” But when the last day of forgiveness has passed, then will come the remorseless anger ot His rule on the throne of judgment. Christ crucified is now set before us, All who will, may now look toward the cross and say :—“O Lord, have merey upon me.” These meetings have generated a@ great amount of brotherly love and Christian fellowship. The hyinn beginning ‘Jesus, lover of my soul,” was then sung. ‘The Rev. Professor LEEDs, of England, was then introduced ana said :—There are some things about these meetings which I cannot understand. I can- not realize how so many persons have gathered FROM ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. We of the Old World have had the most ample evidences of the good feeling of the American people. 1 am anxious, how- ever, that these great meetings shall not pass and be without their results for good. I want he to $0 away and take the object of these mect- ings to heart. The aim of this Alliance 1s to show that underneath all the garbs of sect there are a great multitude of believers in the true God. want all of you who are not aiready Christ's to make yourselves His at once. As a Christian, 1 am proud to take part in such a great work as that which the Alliance is intended to pro- mote, We are now about to separate. Let us, then, remember the great cause which has brought us face to face. 1 wish, fo the name of the God of nations, to bless this great American nation, and [ pray that the demonstration of brotherly love may prove to be the forming of an alliance between our people and your people. The Rey, Mr. JENKINS, of London, was then in- troduced and said:—We shall return to our homes with the SPIRIT OF CHRIST BURNING MORE BRIGHTLY in our hearts because we have been here. This blessed religion may be jound in an assembly, but the place to commune with Him is in our closets. The world was never so formidable to the cause of Christ as itis to-day. God help us to remember that this great, well dressed, philan- thropic world is the greatest ore to our faith. I never was in America before and I shall return to England with many new and greater ideas of Christian philanthropy. ‘The hymn beginning— “There is a fountain filled with blood” was then sung, The Rev, Mr. MARSDEN, Of London, was intro- troduced and said ;—We are at the close of ONE OF THE MOST mAarEsoms CHRISTIAN ASSEM- which have ever been seen on this world, We have heard of this blessed religion of ours in ail its various phases and in its relations to all of us. I lee! that @ solemn duty is assigned me to address what is to be the last night's Work of the Alliance, Let us look up to and == ask that the blessings which we have enjoyed during the past ten days may be ti Let this be a night the results of which shali be remem- bered on the great day of the hereafter. Let me commend the sentiment of Jesus when He says, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.” I have no doubt that I speak to some who have not drunk at this well of salvation. let me encourage all to come. As you look back on your lives do you realize that on are. ike =a boy who has ctmsed a thistledown these many years, and which, when you attempt to catch it, will slip out of your reach forever. The Lord gives not anly the tnvitation to come and drink, but admonishes us to give to others of this precious boon, nity is expansive, and we should never ight should saine from as at all in Fo be @ witness for Christ to-morrow morning. ‘These are my parting words to all my friends throughoot this great country. ‘The last prayer was offerea by tne Kev, Mr. Kea nedy, of New York, The doxoilgy, Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, was then sung, and aster a benediction the vast audience dispersed, At Tammany Hall. The great mass of the thousands of people which gathered on Fourteenth street last evening to lis- ten to the closing efforts and farewell words of the orators of the Evangelical Alliance seems to bave stranded at Steinway Hall and the Academy of Music, leaving Tammany Hall to be comfortably filled by the surplus, which, thus relieved of the worry and jam, consequent or most of the meet- ings of the Alliance, was enabled to listen to the distinguished speakers in peace and comfort, At seven o’clock the Rev. Dr. Joun BALL, of this city, called the attention of the audience to the fact that it was Sunday evening, and hoped no de- monstrations of applause would be induigea in. He then suggested as Chairman of the evening Mr. George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia. This gentle- man then came forward and opened the exercises by giving out the familiar hymn, commencing— All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem And crown Him Lord ot all. Dr. Hall read tne 46th and 133d Psalms, and prayer was offered by the Rev, Mr. Campbell, ‘The CHAIRMAN then gave a short HISTORICAL SKETOH OF THE ALLIANCE formed twenty years ago in the city of London, and the sixth General Conference had just closed in this city—a conference the most interesting that ever has been held, and one in which a spirit of learning and Christian honor have been maintained throughout. He stated that the Academy of Masic had been Soarees for the closing religious exercises of the Alliance, but so Numerous Were the Christians in the cit; ested in them, four other halls had been the overflow. i inter- led by Aiter the hymn commencing— Jesus and shall itever be, The Rey. THoMAs YOUNG KILLEN, of Belfast, Ire- land, was introduced by the Chairman. He said the object of the meeting of the Allauce has been to promote and manifest the union which exists among the Christians who truly follow Christ. Hence a majority oi the addresses have been to Christians and tor the purpose of promoting their spiritual good, In a meeting like this there must be many who have no interest in Christ and desire to know how to be Christians. To such | desire to speak. After referring to the fact that he met his audience for the first time and probably few would ever listen to his voice again, he said ask you to hear no words of mine but those which tell from the lips of Jesus, ‘Him that cometh unto me | will in no wise cast out.” This 1s no physical coming, ‘tis A MOVING OF THE HEART TO CHRIST, burden from a sense of guilt and a realization that on Him alone can hopes of salvation rest. He showed the danger in which the sinner remained while out of Christ, and that this coming is purely @ personal matter, I ask you to come to nochurcn; I invite you to no Lord’s table—though every Chris- tian should go there—but to Christ, who alone can save. He closed by an eloquent appeal to the sinner to come with all his weakness and his sin, assuring him that if he placed his trust in Christ, though we meet no more on earth we shall come together before the great white throne where arting ig no more, ‘Ine next speaker was the ev. Dr. John Hail, of this city. He wanted to say @ word in reterence to the influence exercised by the Alliance. All of you know of the recent war between France and Germany, and the bitter feel- ings engendered therevy between the respective nationalities. There has been no more touching incident than when the representatives of these TWO NATIONS MET ON THE PLATFORM of the Alliance. The one a Frenchman, the other a German, They clasped haods in concord, for both were Christians. So we, who are here to- night, though belonging to the different sections of the Church, Iam sure we hold to the great truths of Christianity, greater to us than any ‘4»ms3.”’ As we have come to the last hour of our meeting, so we must come to the last hour of Ife, ata tine when we must be alone if Christ is not with us. He closed with a parting trioute to the arian delegates, to whom he said—‘‘Fare you well in your country, in your churches, in your family; Jare you well in the name of God, our material Father.” The next speaker introducea was Mr. Thane Miller, of Cincinnati. This gentleman is biind, and he introduced his remarks by singing in a touching and melodious voice the hymn com- mencing Come home, come home, You are weary at heart; For the way has been dark And so lonely and wild. Ob, prodigal ehila ‘ome home. His words were tn keeping with the refrain, urg- ing sinners to return to Christ. At the ciose he sang “ihe Old, Old Story,” in which the congrega- tion joined with much iervor, Other addresses were delivered by General Clin- ton B, Fisk, the Rev. L. E, Berkiey, of Lurgen, lre- land, and Mr. Wilks, M. P., of Oanada, General Fisk reserred to the revival of religion which (ol- lowed on the financial disasters of 1867-8, and hoped tnat the influence of the Alliance would be made manifest in @ renewed outpouring of the Hoiy Spirit, which should arouse the people and fill the houses of worship, as they were on the memorable occasion referred to, At the Cooper Institute. At half-past six o’clock last evening the doors of the large hall of Cooper Institute were thrown open to the public, and in a few seconds every stairway was densely packed with Germans, pouring down into the hall in an endless stream, Every seat in the place was occupied, and the standing room likewise. Protessor Schaff, haying been unanimously voted to the chair as President of the meeting, a psalm was sung by all present, and with admirable preci- sion, of which the following are the first lines:— © heil’ger Geist, Kehr bei uns ein Und lass uns Deine Wohnung sein! © komm, Du Herzenssonne! Du Himmeislicht, lass Deinen Schein Bel uns und in uns kraitig sein, Aprayer by Dr. Nast was then given and lis- tened to with breathless silence. The following Vice Presidents were elected:—Mayor Havemeyer, Messrs. Gustav Schwab, Leopold von Brewirth, N. pod Peter Kehr, T. Ackerhausen, B. Wes- terman, Peter Miller; Secretaries, Messrs. Spies, Bauman, Boegner, ‘Neumann, Wenner, Geier, Oerter, br. Seibert, Probst, Molin, Krussi, Fleisch: hacker and Busche, ‘The first speaker of the evening, Dr. Kraft, of Bonn, then spoke as follows, his suoject being GERMAN OPPOSITION TO ULTRAMONTANISM, The struggle against Rome, said the speaker, is as old as German history. In this strife Count Bismarck, whom we, next to God, have to thank tor our political success, bas gained the gratitude of our country by his laudable iine of conduct. The German spirit, from the days of Luther, has enec- getically fougnt agaist Koman tyranny and ig- horance. Luther desired that the German nation should pray to God directly, without confessing their sins through men like themseives. ‘the most glorious fruits the world ever saw have come down to us from tie Reformation. The priests said, “Be obedient; do as we tell you and be our servants; but the Ger- manic element revoited at the wretched tyranny. German unity, German liberty and God above us was the motto which has been and ever will be adopted by our fellow countrymen. Dying Rome sends its malediction; but the old man of the Vatt- can, who pretends to represeut God on earth— (laughter)—is powerless to do us ill, The Pope has even attempted to give instruc- tion to our Kaiser Wilhelm. The new German Empire for its own prosperity, and, aided by Bismarck, is making short work of Jesuit intrigues; and, my dear German brethren, the best of the German Catholics are on our side, I mean THE OLD CATHOLICS. (Applause.) The reaction of German spirit is now marching ahead against priestly interference. Man is responsible to God, not to flan, and—(loud applause)—Jesus Christ acts as our mediator. Your religious questions here are now being generally discussed in German. I allude to the question of tue Bible in tne public schools. Mr. NOBL, Counsellor at at Berlin, then spoke on “rhe Spread of & elical Principies,’ and awelt particularily on the Uae Of the Gospel in South America, In Montevideo a new church was to be established, and, in spite of adverse influence, Was making most successful progress, From Chili and Brazi the reports are most en- couraging, while in Rio Grande dei Sul are 60,000 Gerinan residents, with handsome churches and schools, I desire to say that if German clergymen will leave their homes in the service of Christ they may find numerous places on the face of the earth, and thousands of miles away from Fatherland, where the German language is spoken, and where the oid customs of the land we love 80 weil, are still clang to with veneration. Mr. FLIEDNER, from Madrid, then said :—My heart beat high when I landed at Hoboken, when 1 saw, on landing, alter having. traversed the Atlantic, the fag o! the German Empire, reminding me of Fatherland. IN MADRID, from whence I come, we have three schools and a chapel, and we have 500 children there. It is easy for a German to work with the Spaniards, tor we have @ good name there—“Honorable as a Ger- man” fs a proverb in German, The speaker then told a very amusing story of how the “colpor- teur” in Spain, who sold Bibles, was hunted out of the place by order of the priest, and how some of the pages were used to wrap up sausages and other goods for the grocery, and how soon everybody in the Village wanted to buy them, and when he went back all his Bibles were sold right off. The 3 er, whose en- tuusiasm was immense, caused peals of laughter, 88 he told his Spanish experience, He said, among other things, it was very dificult to learn manuers to the young republicans there. For instance, he he would aay to young José, “Be quiet.” Answer, “T wont; I’m a repubiican.” Naturally when views were so advanced a slight taste of the stick was indispensable, He was th sparkling eyes and apimated gestures, anout a Christmas tree ne was giving to his Sunday school children in Madrid, and how they sang songs in Spanish, tran: lated out of the German, wito aspirations toward God, liberty and all that was nobie—when his ten minutes allowed for speaking expired and he had to make way for his successor. Dr. PasToOR KkUMMACHER, from Brandenburg, spoke on “THE CHURCH AND ITS MISSIONS.” His arrival was the signal for loud and continued enplanse. ly dear German brethren and sisters—I thank God that I have the pleasure of greeting you here on a foreign shore. The word of Christ has per. vaded the world, and | rejoice to think that the German people have a mission. He counselled bis hearers never to mind Papacy, and never to mind if the world were full of devils. Do your duty a3 chiidren of Germany and God will bless you, The reverend pastor WitTs. of Leipsic, a favorite pupit of the Prussian Theologian, Thoiack, then spoke in a few graceiul and heartfelt terms, alter which @ psalm was sung and the meeting dis- dispersed, FEDERAL OFFICE MATTERS, Immense Increase in Postal Money Or- ders—The Post Office Preferred, as Agent to Transmit Funds, to the Banks— Amount Paid for the Quarter Ending September 30, $1,206,263 35—Doings at the Custom House, _ One of the effects of the late panic, and which has developed the fact that the general government 18 about the best fiscal agent extant, has been the appreciation by the public of the postal money or- der system. During the period of monetary depression, when city banks refused to pay out any money over their counters even to depositors, much less to honor draite made by country banks and individuals, the people took advantage of the facilities offered to remit money orders by mail. The result has been that merchants ata distance, who had to make jayments in New York, purchased money orders, fh some instances twenty and thirty, of the de- nomination of $50 each (this being the utmost limit of a single order), and transmitted the same to their correspondents here. These orders are received by Postmaster James and paid by checks on the United States Sub-Treasury. Tis increase of business in the money order bureau of the New York Fost Ofiice has kept the limited force employed there very hard at work. Mr, William Piimley, the Superintendent, and Mr. Joseph Eliott, Jr., his assistant, invaria- bly are compelled to remain for hours at their desks alter the men are through with their labors, Between one and three o’clock in the afternoon hundreas of people are crowded in the simall space allotted to the money order bureau await- ing their turn tor payment, Two additional win- dows have been opened, where orders are pre- sented for searching. ‘The amount o/ money pald during last week will average about $29,000 daily. The immense busi- ness transacted here may be judged from a@ perusal of the annexed, which is an exnibit of the MONEY ORDER BUSINESS AT THE NEW YORK POST OFFICE. in| men down town, pe ing up town finding it more convenient to procure their orders at the sub-siations. Orders paid, quarter ended September 3), 1873— total number. mount... . Orders paid, qui total number. Amount Increase ber paid Inerease in amount. Postmnaster's drafts paid on letter of credit ‘a count, September 30, 1873. Postimaster's dratts paid count, September 30, 1872 1,047,114 Increase of.......++++- $146,833 It will be seen by the above figures that the New York office is pre-eminently a paying oMice in the | domestic branch of the business, and in this con- nection it will be well to state that so wonderful has been the growth in payments during the past ten days that it has been deemed necessary to open another window lor the examination of orders; the week which has just closed showing an in- crease over the previous week in payments alone of $64,000, which is attributable in no small degree to the late panic. This sudden growth. it 1s thought, will not prove ephemeral, but wiil be per- manent, as the public have found this mode of re- mitting money in some respects more convenient than the banks, and certainly less hazardous, as Uncle Sam does not suspend payments. THE BRITISH BUSINESS. Orders despatched to London during the quarter ended September 30, 1873, 19,242, amounting in the aggregate to $400,028 61. The number trans- mitted during the corresponding quarter of 1872 Was 14,395, summing up in currency $229,790 33, or an increase of 4,847 in the number of orders, and $170,238 28 in ‘money over the previous year. ‘The heavy increase in foreign money orders may likewise be traced to the panic, which made it very difficult to obtain exchange on the British banking establishments on the one hand, and another reason may be stated to be a general knowledge of the existence of monetary reciprocity between the United states and Great Britain. BOX RENTS AT THE POST OFFICE were due on the 1st inst. ‘Thus far only about $14,000 has been received from this source for this warter. Over $6,000 18 still due. Postmaster james has instructed Mr. Harvey Mayor, his eashier, to post a notice that all the boxes un- paid on the 13th inst will be closed and remain shut until the rent is remitted. AT THE CUStOM HOUSE everything is quiet. The, newly appointed deputy collector: have been assigned to duty, and business is conducted with the uimost despatch, muck to the delight of importers, brokers and others who have occasion to appear at tue establishment, Mr. Jonn R. Lydecker, Storekeeper of the Port, will make a tour of inspection of all the bonded ware- houses in New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken, as the late appointments of depaties relieves him of considerable extra labor, NEW BOOKS, The world is to be made happy at last. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger have made arrangements for the publication in book form of the novels of Emerson Bennett, and “The Outlaw’s Daughter” has already appeared as the first of the season, The writings of Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. and Ned Bunt- line ought to follow, these three making a trium- virate worthy of each other, Books like these belong to the lower depths of novel writing, but there is another class of novels generally much praised in high quarters which is almost as pernicious because of respectable feeble- ness. For instance, we read in the London Athe- neum that “in ‘Miss Dorothy’s Charge’ we have again a vigorous novel from an American hand. There can be no doubt of the superiority of American writers over the great and increasing mass of our own fairly successful novelists, both in sgillas to the manipulation of plots and insight in the delinea- tion of character. The present story is a success in both respects. We may declare our unreserved appreciation of the more important features of the book.” This would be very high praise if it was fairly deserved, but the trath is tat Mr. Benedict’s latest novel, like most of the novels of American society, is feeble in character and in plot. A scape- grace husband anda fretful wite are the principal characters in the book. Their trials and retribu- tion all centre in the husband’s illegitimate child, Miss Dorothy’s charge. But the work has that pe- culiar interest which commends it to the pure novel reader. The Harpers are the publishers, and they promise @ new novel, “John Worthington’s Name,” by the same writer, Mr. Frank Lee Bene- dict, the author of “My Daughter Elenor.”” We can only indulge in the same kind of praise of “Blanche Seymour,” published by J. B. Lippincott. It is an English novel, just good enough to be read and forgotten, “A Wonderfal Woman” ts the title of a novel, by May Agnes Fleming, published by G. W. Carleton & Co, 1t is a DOOK full of adjectives and tities of no- bility. - vAbother American novel is by Robertson Gray, It is called “Brave Hearts,” and is published by J. B. Ford & Co, Its purpose, as we understand it, is “to carry, in parallel lines, a story of wild, intense ad- venture, with the reckless dash of mountain ltle among the miners of California fifteen or twenty years ago, and the cool, quiet culture of New Eng- land’s steady-going ways, as shown forth tn the life of the hero's sister and her friends at home.” It is written in @ stiff stilted, uninteresting style, and has no claims upon the attention of readers, “Lynde Weiss, an Autobiography,” by George H. ‘Throop, is Mere trash. The woodcuts are the best part of the book, and they are probably tne worst things of the kind ever engraved or printed. The past week or two has been unusually prolific in the publication or republication of religious | works. P, O'Shea has just issued a new edition of Dr. Wenitnger’s discussion of the “Apostolicai and In- falliple Authority of the Pope."’ “the Ohristian Trumpet," published by Patrick Donahoe, of Boston, ts a relation of many predic- tions about impending general calamities, the uni- versal triumph of the Church, the coming of anti- christ, the last judgment, and the end of the world. J, B. Ford & Co, have issued the second series of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Yale Lectures on Proaching,” 4 THE OCEAN RACES. Return of the Fleet to Sandy Hook. THE JAMES W. ELWELL’S EXPERIENCE. Working Schooner William H. Van Name Wins the $250 Prize of Her Class and the Smack Wallace Blackford Walks Over the Course, ‘The ocean races are ended and general satisfac- tion reigns at the result. The yachts clubs of America have often been accused of a fondness for smooth water sailing; but a contest from Owl’s Head, Long Islan@, to the Five Fathom Bank light- ship is one over acourse that 1s at times as bad as can be traversed by a sailing vessel. At this sea- son of the year strong winds,. or, at least, fresh breezes, may always be expected, and it requires a vessel well bullt, ably manned and properly gov- erned to win @ race such as that which has just terminated, The yachts, pilot boats, working schooners and schooner smacks which com- peted for the prizes offered had their work cut out from the start; and, though the breezes were strong and baffling at times, light @t others, and frequently variable, it was con- clusively proven that the skill of the competent mariner is more than a match for the subtleness of old Neptune. Among the arrivals late Saturday evening were the working schooner William H. Van Name and schooner smack Wallace Blackford, which completes the list of winners, the former beating the Reindeer, her only competitor, and the latter waking over the course. There are now but the yachts Alarm and Eva and working schconer Reindeer to hear from. Annexed will be found additional reports of the races. The Race as Seen from the James W. Elwell. On Boarp PiLor Boat James W. ELWELL, No. 7, Oct. 11, 1873. At just three minutes after three last Thursday, by the clock on board the pilot boat Elwell, the signal whistle and the lowering of the Yacht Ciub flag on board the steam yacit Herald was given by the judges for the competing vessels in the «sean race to get ready. An anxious ten minutes suc- ceeded. ‘The thirteen competitors were ready for the start; mainsail and joresails were set, and jibs and topsails were ready to be run up as soon as she final signal was given. Promptly it came, anchors wére weighed and the vessels were off. Rather an amusing incident occurred just pre- vious to and at the moment of getting under way. The schooner amack Wallace Blackford, the only one in the race, lay near the Elwell. There was a good but a noisy crew on board of her. Though she was the only boat of her class in the contest she was evidently determined to make it hot for some of the more pretentious looking vessels of the feet, if possible. AS soon as the order to be away was given the work on the deck of that smack was lively. She had not only her anchor under bow first, but she went round as if she was on a pivot. “How’s that for getting under way ?” sang out her skipper, With a proud consciousness of having ac- complished something smart. DOWN THROUGH THE NARROWS the racers flew, with every stitch of canvas they could carry. The sight from the deck of the Elwell was a beautiful one. Numbers of steamboats and tugs, heavily ireighted with sightseers, waived adieux to the competing vessels, Yachts of every rig, from cat to schooner, saluted them as they few by. The wind was fresh from the northeast, but baffling. The Enchantress was among the first yachts around the Southwest Spit, followed by the Alarm, the Dreadnaught and the working schooner Van Name. At 4h. 32m. the pilot boat Fish rounded; then came the Wtdgeon, schooner Rein- deer, pilot boat Negus, fishing smack Blatchford, then the Elwell and the Blunt. The difference be- tween the time of the passing of the Fish, which Was the first pilot boat around, and the Blunt, the last, was about seven minut, Alter leaving the buoy we had the wind abeam. It was still iresh, witha heavy sea running. All hands had now gone amidships and not a head was seen above the rails. The Elwell, owing to the wind veering a little, Was not able to weather the point of the Hook and had to make another tack, The Blunt, taking advantage of this mancuvre, continued on her course and obtained the lead of the Elwell. THE POINT OF THE HOOK was passed at ten minutes alter five o'clock, With every sail that would draw, the whole fleet were now fairly off for the Cape May Lightship. About a quarter past five the steam yacht Heraid passed by, going in, and with good wishes jor a pleasant Voyage we waved adieu to the New York- ers. The race nowibegan in earnest, with the Elwell engaged in a stern chase. The wind was behind us, and with foresail and mainsail boomed out we were going through the water ata lively rate. Shortly atter the pretty little village of Seabright loomed up, and the beach at Long Branch showed prettily in the distance. At sundown we were still astern of the fleet, but hoping for better things. The Widgeon, with all her yacht sails on, was taking every advantage of the Wind aud was siipping through the water like a race horse. So long as the wind continued light it was the Widgeou’s “‘pie,’? but if it came to biow, and it did during the aight, we knew she and the others of her class would be compelled to come down to pilowBoat sails proper, und then the pilot yacht Widgeon, good boat as she is, might not have so fairarecord. About a quarter to six o'clock the Elwell overhauled the Blunt and allowed her the honor of following in her wake. The fishin, schooner Blavcnford was next brought abeam an: shortly after allowed to drop astern, here was some satisfaction in knowing we were picking up with the group and getting into good company. At ten minntes after eight o’clock the moon rose 5 all its splendor. We were now ten miles north ol BARNEGAT, with the wind increasing, but puffy, At half-past enrht o'clock we signted Barnegat light. Fifteen minutes later the man at the lookout sighted three of the racers to leeward. Shortly alter another of the boats hovein sight. We now felt we were overhauling the fleet and gaining our lost ground, and all on board felt in better spirits. Tbe wind, too, was ireshening, and, although nearly ailon board were paying their respects to Neptune in the cockpit of the Elwell, Captain Warner made no objection, and jolly Jack Reardon, who stood at the wheel, sang Out to one of the party, ‘Go in, old mav, we mayn’t be shipmates in a long time again.” At half-past ten o'clock we had Barnegat light abeam, pdt s west. Four of the leaders were still in sight. At half-past twelve o’clock Absecom light, bearing northwest, was in sight. The wind was tncreasing every moment, but not blowing nearly as strong as the larger boats wished for. At forty-seven minutes past two o'clock on Friday morning the lightship, on Five Fathom bank appeared in sight. All was anxiety on board the Elwell. Every one on board was on the lookout Jor the lights which were to tell the story of the racers’ whereabouts. THE FIRST ROCKETS SEEN. At seven minutes to three two rockets went into the air, indicating that one of the fleet was close by the ship. In twenty minutes two more were seen, Asharp lookout was kept for the color of the lights, but the roughness of the sea prevented the lookout from being able to see them. At a uarter past three two more rockets were seen from the deck of the Elwell, and at half-past the stars of another pair lighted up the heavens. We were now hearing the lightship, At four o'clock =the iwell sent ber rockets up to announce her coming. Up to this time the fireworks of four of the vessels had been seen, About 4h. 8m. the Widgeon, as nearly as could be made out, turned the Lightship. The wind had in- creased in strength since midnight, and the order to shorten sail was given. The mainsail was ac- cordingly single reefed, the gafftopsall was stowed, staysal and dying jib taken in, ROUNDING THE LIGHTSHIP AT CAPE MAY. At a 4h. 16m. we wore around the beacon, having made the ran down in thirteen and a half hours, Going by we hailed those on board :— How many have gone round ?"? ix. “Has the Widgeon yet rounded 7” “Yes, sir.” Before we had time to ask any more questions we were out of hearing. It was consoling to know we were not the last boat at this stage of the race, as we had been in leaving the Hook, Aiter pass- ing, the course was altered, and, heading the Elwell north by West hal! north, we commenced to beat home against a strong head wiud and heavy 8 ea. It was now blowing a sti? nor’easter, and under a single reeled mainsail we were ploughing through the waters at a terrible rate. At 4h, 30m. another of the racers passed the Light- ship. In another quarter of a mile two more rockets showed the whereabouts of one more of, the craft. A little betore five a yacht, which we took to be the Clio, by the lights stie showed, patd her respects to the beacon, and commenced the burst ou the wind homew: At six o'clock Friday morning the reefs were shaken out of the matineail, although the wind was still blowing fresh and our decks were wet nearly all the time. The good boat did noblyt, It was the kind of a biow that suited her. At time’ we nad the rails under, and nearly all on board were seasick. The sen since we left the Lightship had been runing very high, it SWEEPING THE DECKS from stem to stern every few minutes, Now and ae? then @ glimpse of five of the racers conld be the Elwell rose on the crests of the sea, pg boats they were it was Sapoentis to tel, At 1oh, 30m, we lost sight o! 4 shore, The wind continued stiff and came down in chunks, We were driving through the water at @ terrible rate against a moort head sea under fying jib, jib, jib aye fo} and mainsail, The Blunt, in sight all the morning, was bull down be- fore noon, MM AGAIN. ABSECO! At 12h. bearings were taken, lat. 39 12, Absecom bearing west-northwest about twenty- five miles. Since daybreak we had made about twenty miles on our direct course. We were now Well out to sea, the wind continuing to blow with great violence and the sea was rolling heavily. Before nightfall seven of the vessels were in sight, the greatest number we had seen since we lost sight of them on Thursday evening. At 6h, 20m. Barnegat was sighted on our Weather quarter, The Elwell was now int jog about nortnwest by north. Egg Harbor Hight was well under the lee and Absecom could only be seen at intervals a8 we rose on the Swellof the sea, Darkness was fast settling over the lace of the water. The racers to the wind- ward of us were no longer to be seen. A yacht looking like the Clio passed astern of us @ couple of miles on the port tack, Our reckoning at t) time showed that since leaving the lightship at Five Fathom we had beaten about fifty-flve miles. The Widgeon, the Fish and the Negus were to Windward hull down; one of the smaller yachts Was about three miles astern and another just beginning to show on the horizon. This was the position of the boats as seen from the Elwell a darkness came on. FRIDAY NIGHT. Nothing of interest occurred during the night, only the parting of the fyimg jib sheets, which was soon righted. The wind was ight through tne nent giving indications of dying out belore noon, DAYBREAK we found we had overhauled the Fish and left her about three miles astern. The Widgeon was also in sight to the windward. She did not have so much water between us as she had at nightiall, The Negus was nowhere to be seen, and it was thought possible that the new boat, untried as she was, had showed some of the older boats a trick in speed worth knowing. Every sail we could carry was set, but there was no “draw”? in them. ‘A CALM, At 9h. 30m. in the morning we sighted the lightship with the breeze fast giving out. The Fish was at this time to leeward of us about three miles, aud inshore; the Widgeon about five miles to windward, slowly nearing the lightsnip with a light breeze, The beacon was only seven miles distant, By 10h, the sails were flapping, and we came to anchor. The blow had spent itself and we were becalmed. The Fish, to lee- ward of us, after trying to crawl up, also anchored. None of the others were at this time in sight: For four hours we lay at anchor Praying for a blow, and not getting 1t, The yacht Dread- naught began to show up about noon with the light breeze that was stirring. The Fish weighed anchor about 8h, 30m, and set every inch of canvas she coula put on, to catch the capful of wind, On board the Elwell there was also @ stir, and at 4h. the anchor was brought under her bow. The Fish was now creep- ing slowly up on the Elwell in the light wind, and at 7h, 45m. showed her hght at the light. ship. At sn, 30m. the Elwell also showed her light and hatied the beacon :— “How many have passed?” “One yacht and three pilot boats.” “What yacht?” “Tne Eachantress.”” “Good enough, Ca What time?” “The Enchantress at 6h. 12m. this morning; the Negus at 8b. 30m. aud the Widgeon at i2h: 3um.”? HOMEWARD BOUND. Just after passing the Dreadnaught showed her signal ligats. There was scarcely five minutes difference between the yacht and the pliot boat. The race was so far run. Two yachts and four pilot boats had announced their arrival. ‘the El- well headed for Staten Island, all on board satisfled with the li/ty-turee hours which had elapsea since the start, and all hoping that the next ocean race in which the Elwell would be engaged would be run with a flercer blow, in a heavier sea, and under close-reefed canvas out and back. Report of Working Schooner W. H. Van Name. The working schooner W. H. Van Name, which won the prize of $250 Jor vessels of her class in the ocean races, passed Sandy Hook Lightship at 10h. 50m. Saturday night. A brief report of the part she took in the contest is as follows:—The Van Name was the fourth vessel around the Southwest Spit. Of Long Branch passed the Dreaunaught and Alarm, and off Absecom went by the Clio. Carried all lighter sails to Barnegat. At 2h, 30m, Friday morning made the Five Fathom Bank Ligttship, and sent up rockets accord- ing to instructions from the Regatta Committee. ‘At 2h. 44m. rounded the lightship the second boat, the first passing being the yacht Enchantress. Was under reefed mainsail, full foresail, and bonnet out of jib at the time. Trimmed in all the sheets, hauled on the wind and stood in shore, the schooner mak- ing good weather and not taking any water on deck, The sea was soneh, and there was plenty of wind. Continued beating to the northward until daybreak, when we sighted toleeward the Widgeon, Mary E, Thomas 8S. Negus and yacht Alarm. The pilot boats stood off shore, and we hugged tie beach, experiencing baf- fling winds. Passed yacht Dreadnaught on Saturday morning at three o’ciock, on rt tack. Beat along in company with yacht Alarm for some three hours, the Van Name being to windward, when the Alarm up helm, started sheets and ran back before the wind. Oi Sqaam Beach ‘ot becalmed and remained there until eight o’clock fr the evening, when a light breeze sprung up trom the southwest, which enabled the schooner to pass Sandy Hook Lightship at 10h. 50m. The Van Name in this race demonstrated that she is a fast boat and has excellent seagoing ualities. She did not take a barrel of water on leck during the run down and back, and came in with whole canvas. She was sailed by Captain Samuel Greenwood, late of the yacht Sappho. Pilot Boat Thomas 8. Negus, No. 1. In the great ocean races the fortunate pliot boat Thomas 8. Negus, No. 1, the winner of the $1,000 prize, was commanded by Pilot William Lewis, her captain, assisted by Messrs. Sylvester, Lennon, Cooper, Robert and William Hall. Mr. T.S. Negus, one of the New Jersey Pilot Commissioners, and after whom the boat was named, together with Messrs. T. D. Harrison, E. C. Neilson, William F, Taylor and Freeman A. Smith, the latter appointed @ judge by the Regatta Committee, were on board. These gentlemen speak in the warmest terms of the seagoing qualities of the Negus, and state that she was at all times Sern the eventful race able to carry all her canvas an topmasts, and at no time shipping any water, while other boats seem to have quite as much sea and wind as they could stagger under. Captain Lewis and his company are entitled to credit for the confidence which they had in their boat and the pluck displayed in eatering her for the ocean contest, as she was only launched on the 6th of September last. Her tirst trial was on the 2d inst, the day of the autamn regatta of the New York Yacht Ciub, when she proved herself to be fast in light winds, and, with her recent victory, stamps her to be a grand success, “YACHTING NOTE, Yacht Josephine, N.Y.¥.C., Mr. Phoenix, from Providencetown, N. Y., passed Whitestone yester- day. CONGRESSMAN SMITH ELY, JR.'S BAOK PAY, Congressman Smith Ely, Jr., of New York, has written the following letter in reply to the charge of inconsistency in refusing his satary as Super- visor, which accrued during his absence in Europe, and afterwards accepting, under more questionable circumstances, his extra salary as Congressman :—~ I declined to accept the salary as Supervisor which had accumulated during my absence simply because, as l informed the Comptreller, [ thought It \mproper to take payment irom the pubic treasury for services I had not rendered, It regard to the Congressional back pay, which has been go much discussed, tt is generally known that in common with the large majority of my col- leagues from this State, of both parties, i earnestly opposed the ss of the bill, But when it became, as supposed, the permanent law of the land, [ deemed it not improper for members of Congress to accept the compensation tendered to them by the govern- ment of the United States, and to dispose of it ag they pleased. I regretted to hold an opimon dif (ering so widely from that entertained by the ma- fort of the community, but it was and is my opinion, But I fully recognize the right of the State Con- vention of the democratic party to pase judgment upon tne official conduct of its representatives, and the resolutions unanimot adopted at Utica last week were emphatic therefore avaiied myself 10 goo relieving myself from a questionable matter, and 1 returned the extra com angation. given. ue sae member of Congress to the Tre: States, be ‘SMUriL BLY, Jr Ngw YorK, Oct. 10, 1873. FIRE IN OHEBRY STREET, A fire broke out yesterday morning in the three story brick building No. 273 Cherry street and No, 528 Water street, occupied by Vantyle & Co. asa manufactory of pulverized charcoai and lamp black. Damage building $5,000, to stock and machinery $8,000, The property Was insured, The cause of the dire is unknown, ATTEMPTED ARSON, ; A fire occurred in the basement of No, 2t2 Eas 113th street, which was occupied! by Franc Gallagher. The fire is supposed to have bees caused by John Gallagher setting in the basement. Drage rng. Galiagher wd arrested on a charge of Fire Marsha Sheldon will bold an investigation to-day.