The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1873, Page 10

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, NOVEMBER 16—PULPIT EXERCISES TO-DAY. Herald Religious Com- municants. Movements of the Clergy of AU Denominations. Services To-Day. Bishop Haven, Genera) Clinton B. Fisk, Rev. Mesers. Cookman and Morehouse and others will address the meeting in aid of church extension | md city missions, in the Free Tabernacle (Meth- e4ist) this evening. How Can Cuba Be Helped?” is the suggestive query to be answered by Rev. Dr. Fulton, this morning, in the Hanson place Baptist church, Brooklyn, Proiessor R. D. Hitchcoek, D. D., will preach this morning in the Madison avenue Reformed Church (Rev. Mr. Ganse’s). ‘The usual worship to-day in Christ church, Rev. Br. Thompson lecturing on “The Church’ in the evening. “Divine Justice” and “Let the Cup Pass” are Rev. Dr. Robinson’s subjects for the morning and evening in the Presbyterian Memoria! church. A series of revival meetings will begin to-day in Seventeenth Street Methodist church, Amanda Smith, a colored “sister,” addressing the congre- gation in the evening. | There will be the customary services, morning ; and evening, in Berean Bapiist church, Kev. Mr. Davies preaching. Jn All Souls’, Rey. Dr. Bellows. In the Church of the Reformation, Rev. Mr. Tracy. In Centra} Baptist church, Rey. Mr. Evans. In Forsyth street Methodist church, Rev. Mr. Barniiart. In Fifty-third street Baptist church, Rey. Mr. Pendleton. In Laigut street Baptist Mission chorch, Rey. Mr. Knapp. 4m Piymouth Baptist church, Rev. Dr. Miller, and In St. Luke’s (Methodist), Rey. Mr. Ashworth preaching in the morning and Rey. Mr. McClelland wm the evening. The firth anniversary of Cornell Memorial Metno- @ist Sunday school, at two o’clock this afternoon, will be addressed by Rev, John M. Reed, Rey, N. @. Cheney and others, The “Streams in the Desert” will be indicated this evening, in Steinway Hall, by Key. Wayland Hoyt. Bishop Scott preaches in the morning and Bishop Merrill in the evening in the Twenty-fourth street Methodist churcn, The Tabernacle congregation will worship, as Usual, in the Brooklyn Academy, Rey. Mr. Talmage | eficiating. The English writer, Rev. John Aspworth, will ‘eddress the West Presbyterian flock this evening. Bishop Bowman will preach this morning in St. | Paul's (Methodist). Rey. Mr. Borel, in tho French Reformed chapel. Rey, Mr. Hamilton, in the Scotch Presbyterian church in West Fourteenth street; morning and afternoon, and ‘ Rey. Mr. Galleher, in Madison avenue Zion church. The anniversary meeting, in aid of &t. Luke's Hospital, to be held at half-past three o'clock, ™ the chapel, will be addressed by the Rey. Dr, Porter, ‘ Rey. Dr. Haven, late President of Michigan Uni- versity, addresses young men, at eight o’clock, in Association Hall, “Lucky People” ie Rev. Mr. Sweetser’s topic, at Bleecker street Univergaiist church, this evening. | “Hard Times’ will be treated upon by Rev. Rafus 8S. Underwood, this evening, in Nerth- western Hall, =~ The customary services at Grace church, com- mencing in the alternoon at nalf-pagt three o'clock, Rev. Mr. Hepworth's special topics for to-day, at the Church of the Disciples, are, “Bind Men and the Saviour” and “Slow Growth Sure Growth,” “The Temptations of Christ’? will be Rev, Mr. Dawson’s topic this evening, in the Church of Onrist. The Westminster Presbyterians wil! listen to a double dissertation upon faith, to-day, by their pastor, Rey. Mr. Demarest. Dr. Flagg preaches morning and evening in the Church of the Resurrection. Services at haif-past ten A. M. and haif-past three P. M. in Anthon Memorial church, Rey. Mr. New- ton. Rev. Dr. Holme addresses tis flock (Trioity Bap- ‘Tist) this morping, and there will be a Sunday schoo! missionary concert in the evening. Rev, Dr. Rylance lectures on “Miracles,” this evening, in St. Mark’s (Episcopal). Rey. G. 1. Mingins will oficiate this morning in North Presbyterian church, and Rey, Mr. Rossiter in the evening. “The Sins of the Rich’ and “Monopoligts and Their Victims’ will be descanted upon by Rev. Henry Morgan in Cooper Institute, this evening. Rev. David Mitchel! preaches morning and after- Boon, in Canal street Prespyterian chureh. Rey. I’. A. Hoyt, of Nashville, will preach before the New York Presbyterians this evening. “The Prophet of Horeb” will be the subject of a @iscourse by Rey. Mr. Northrop this evening in the West Twenty-third street Presbyterian church. Morning service, at eleven o'clock, in the Rusgian- Greek chapel. Rev. Dr. Forbes preaches this morning, and Pro- fessor Roberts this evening, in St. Thomas’ chapel. Rev. J. 8. Kennard lectures on ‘The Sower” this evening ip the Pilgrim church, “The Three Crosses of Goigotha” will be placed before his congregation this morning by R McCampbeil, of Spring street Presbyterian church, Mr. Oliver Dyer lectures upon ‘The Divine Hu- manity” this evening in the New Jerusalem church, ‘this city. “Christ's Second Coming” is Rev. J. C. Ager’s theme for this evening in the Church of the New Jerusalem, Brooklyn. Stephen Pear) Andrews will address the Church bf Humanity, in De Garmo Hall, this morning, and Caled Pink in the evening. Conference at halt past two P.M. “The International” will he considered by A. W. Carsie and others, in the Cos jopolitan Conference this afternoon. A Spiritualistic Conference will pe held in Ger- mania Hall at ball-past two P.M. At Robinson Hail J, mM. Peebies lectures morning and evening, Teaching the Way to Salcation, To THE EDITOR OF THE Hetaty:— Alady who reads al) the articles in your paper from Correspondents about “religious belier and the various subjects which are agitating the minds of believers and unbelievers thinks tue latter are not really answered in their doubts and difticul- tes by those who profess to be able to teach others the way Of salvation, I met a genticman inthe street cars the other day, who came and took a Beat beside me—s stranger—and, seeing a book in my hand, remarked, “v0 you read novels?’ (Per- haps he took me fora parson.} I said, “Yes, and thie book is written by myself, and though itis said ‘doctors don’t take their own physic,’ yet Pve read my book many times.” “Well,” said he, “do you know, since the war, in which J served as Lieutenant Colonel of the —— New York cavalry, I've jost my faith in mankind, and in religion altogether.” This seemed to be a sort of challenge; so it occurred to me then, but, on reflection, I thought, may be, after ail, it is not as bad with him as he would make it out to be. For he took my word about my book and bought it unsolicited, and kindly in- vited mé to visit him at lis quiet home in Newark, though I was agtranger. He added, “1 wae once a communicant in a church and one of the deacons me out of $10,000, and I lost faith in the bh.’ Now I believe there are great numbers le who are better than they know or seem, wi mde Wayer and of * | this very thing ¢ 'v. Mr. | Ny NEW YORK: HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER -16,-1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET, m the Biple such a high standard of morals as Christ taught and lived, and commanded ail His disciples 10 live up to, and yet meet so much of worldiiness and deceptton, or rather, perbaps, self-detusion, on the part of so many Who proiess fo mame {the name of Christ and to depart irom quity. Alluring articles, written in a popular style, are scattered broadcast throughout the land, and the Worst fears are not that they can undermine the trath of God’s word, but that the effect will be, and really ts, to cause minds easily afected with sceptical suggestions to pass many unhappy hours of gloom and melancholy; for they reason, “If in this life only we have hope, we are of all men most miserable.”’ The truths of religion must, in the long run, prevail over all doubs and unbelief, But the Aliwise has so arranged this world that His way 18 known by faith, and not by right. The sooner, therefore, Christians do admit that the | Super-patural cannot be demonstrate, be- cause spiritual things are above bature (not contrary to it), and, therefore, apprehended only by our inward consciousness, amd that the professed followers of Christ, as long as they fre in the flesh, will have their shortcomings, their backslidings and imperfections of temper and | habit, and musr be judged by the same rules as we | jndge worldly men—the better it will be for the | Cause of Christ and our fellow men. Ibeheve, then, that mankind In general mean well, but, by the force of circumstances, are often throws off the track and liable to give way to temptation. If actuated by religious principles | they will, however, return to rectitude of conduct, thus fulfilling the wise saying of Solomon—“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from 1t.’? _ how is one to know the truth,” says | the anxious inquirer, “amid the numerous and | diverse teachings of religion?’ The answer is. that one cannot find any system of religion and morals among what 18 called orthodox Chrisuanity, | nolding Christ as the head of the Church, in which the essenuals of salvation are not taught. ‘True, the Hpiscopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, | Lutheran, Congregational and Moravian bodies, as | well as the Roman Catholic and Greek churches, | ail differ in many striking points; but let a minis- ter of either of the above be called at the bedside of the sick and the dying sinner, and what would be the teaching of each and every one ? Why, most certainly, the exhortation would be re- pentance and faith, Repent of your sins heartily and sincerely, and confess them to God; and if wrong has been done restitution is to be mace as far as possible, aud a firm, steadfast faith in Christ as the Saviour of the world. Relying solely on the blood of Christ to wash away sin, and with no merits to offer or plead but Hi: laying aside all consequences hereafter of a neglect to obey the Gospel plan of salvauon, my object is to show, as far as _ possible, that it is our duty and happiness in this world to live the life whicn Christ has taught us to live. By this I mean that we are to fashion our lives as strictly as possible upon honesty and fair dealing in our intercourse with our fellow men, and to put our trust in an overruling Providence to guide us daily in our earthly cruise, on to the end. I do not believe, though we are saints on earth, and have all faith so that we could almost remove moun- tains, that God is gomg to give us worldly prosper- ity in such kind or degree as we may desire and think best; for it often happens that prosperity ‘proves a curse tnstead a blessing. But I belteve and know that if we “seek the Kingdom o! God and His righteou ness all things (needinl) will be added unto us. In other words, our bread and water will be always sure. Now, what did Christ tell us about What did He say was the means of solving this great question’? He said, ‘If any man will do His will he sliatl”—what ? be inclined to believe religion is true ? no—‘‘he shall know of | the doctrine whether it be of God.” Pascal! said, | “When religion is taught as a science nothing be- | comes more diMcult; when it becomes a duty | nothing is more easy | _ How, then, shall we know God's will? Shall we | read volume upon volume on Christian evidences? No. Begin by studying the Bible, with a mind un- | biassed as Jar as possible, and with a determi | tion to accept what is good and true. Pray to God | to teach you, to “open your eyes to behold the | wonderful things contained in His law.” Try to get rid of every known sin, for sin naturally blinds the judgment, and if one perseveres with an honest and good heart he will be led on to be- of lieve ip divine things. God will en- lighten the humble inquirer, while the self-conceited will be sent empty away. The Saviour thanked the Father that He had revealed heavenly wisdom to babes, whule they who boasted they were wise above what wag written saw it not. Men may dispute with | those§vho declaim loudly about religion. but they are dumb before a practical exhibition of the Christian virtues; and when we see the Kindly the hand men will more readily !nterpret such an exhibition #8 an exponent of Rome’s religion than of the dark ages 01 the Inguisition. Selleving, | then, that Christianity is best taught by example, I shall be glad to write one or two articles of re- ligions experience, in the course of a long life, for helping my fellow travellers on the road of life, if | you think this worth printing from an £X-EDITOR. A Bad Practice for Any Church, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Recently I have attended, with a lady friend, the half-past ten A.M. services in several diferent Catholic churches in this city and Brooklyn, among the number St, Stephen’s, St. Ann’s, in this city, | and the Cathedral, in Jay street, ‘Brooklyn, On every occasion I have been required to pay for seats. Why is this? Ido not mind contributing a dime at any time when the usual collections are the practice is of an taken up, but I do think Making attendants pay for seats abominable one, and I am at a | to see why it should be countenanced. I have always had a very tavorabie opinion of Catholics generally and of their form of religion until now. I was inclined to think the religion w that. of the poor as well as of the | I like to see all persons, without gard to position, weaith or nationality, humble themselves in the Church of God. The scene of a congregation of 1,000 or 1,500 souls on bended oflering up their devotions to an unse God is one that has always inspired my soul with reverence for the teachings and love of Chris- tianity. lhave become disgusted, however, with this pian of charging for seats in Catholic churches. Within a year the custom will keep tnousands of poor men out of the walls of the church. There are too many who can ill afford to pay ten, fifteen or thirty cents for a seat. They are told, and that “the doors of the Protestant § are open, the seats are free—enter and join in our holy devotion.” How many are there who do not avail themseives of this oifer who are perlaps unable to pay for seats in Catholic churcues ? A RESIDENT, New Roman Catholic Charch Edifices. The new St. Joseph’s church of Rev, F. Friediand, at Detroli, Mich., will be consecrated to-day by the Right Rev. Bishop Borgess, of Detroit, with the assistance of two neighboring bishops aud a num- ber of priests of his diocese. The church is a large teenth century, 200 feet long, 80 feet wide, 70 feet high inside; comprising ‘three naves, transept, sanctu- ary, bapustry and oratories, with a steeple 200 | feet high (not yet finished). Tne building was commenced in 1870, and is erected in the most | substantial manner, entirely faced with Sandusky | limestone for al) walls and Ohio sandstone for the base, the door and window trimmings and but tresses; cost about 110,000, The St. Mary’s congregation, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Rev. Father Ehrenstrasser), are building a hew Gothic brick church, with stone trimmings, 65 feet by 145, with steeple 150 feet high, and divided into three naves; the ouilding will be under roof in about two weeks, and the completion is looked for next fall; everything built till now is complete, $36,000, Tue German St. Boniface congregation, at Wil- liamsport, Ya, (Rev, Father Koeper), erecting a new brick church, trimmed with stone, | 60 fect Wide, 144 feet long, with steeple 160 feet | Migb, in the jate thic style of the fifteenth century. The slaters are now covering the root, and ail Outlays until at present are paid from the liberal contributions of the congregation. The St. Peter and Paui’s congregation at St, | Louis, Mo. (Key. Father Goller), have commenced a@ new Gothig church on their block, Seventh | street, Eighth street and Ailen avenue, 204 feet long, eet Ww 70 feet high inside, with buase- ment below transept and chancel; the walls to be built in Gratton limestone, the trimmings of saud- | Stone trom St. Genevieve and the interior columns Of polished granite; the erty to be 214 feet and | the turret of the transept 160 feet high, The base- ae is now nearly complete; cost of the building, 25,000. The St. Liborius congregation at St. Louis, Mo. (Rev. Father Hoeing), have also the intention | of butiding anew Gothic church, their present balld- | | Ing being by far too small; the transept and chancel | part of the new edifice—dressed in stone—to be | Commenced soon, but the building of the three | Naves postponed until further room is required. Capacity. of the part to Ue built at present, 1,000 Saints’ parish at St. Peter's, Mo, (Rev. iter), will commence next spring a new be built in brick, 60 by 142 feet In » $36,000, he Fathers of St, Benedict at Chicago, Il. (St. Joseph’s church), who lost all thelr butid- ings by the great conflagration, bougyt a beauti- fal block, 839 hy 216 feet, enclosed by Nevin Market, Franklin, Elm and Hill étreets, and they intend to build @ pew basilica in the middle of this block, 200 feet long, 96 feet wide, the basement 14, the @hurch 68 feet high; the transept connected on one side with the priest house, on the other with the school building. It 18 their aim vo complete next year the basement and to w it for some time for church services, as their present tempo- rary frame cuurch is insuificient jor the great num- ber of seate required, The Rey, Jesuit Fathers (St. Ann’s church), at Builalo, prepare to build a large Gothic church (of the early French style) for 1,900 seats, dressed in stone, with steeple 220 feet high; dimensions of charch, 200 by 86 feet, without steeple, ‘The St. Mary's congregation, at,;Sandusky duty, Abo ACY. Ne lovey WASHOLL, ATG AL Degen bulla: Sister of Charity leaaing the helpless orphans by | strocture in the German Gothic style of the four- | | Way unimproved, | opportunity, and paid jor without creating any debt; cost, when | | notices of the ing a stone church of 180 feet length, 77 feet width, three Naves, transept, sanctuary, chapels and lofty steeple, in the early Gothic ne walls are now about eight feet above ground. Cost, $40,000, ‘The venerable Sisters of Charity, exiled from Paderborn, Germany (L. von Malinkrodt, Mother Superior General), bought a ee plot of ground im the very attractive Wyoming Valley, near Wilkesbarre, Pa., with the purpose of build- ing their convent and a ladies’ institute thereon. ‘The main building, a brick edifice with stone trim- mings, 125 fect long, 40 feet wide, will be com- menced neXt spring. The Right Places for Worship. To Tus EpiTok Or THE HERALD:— One of your correspondents seems to draw a comparison between the Jewish worship and the act of the pilgrims in going to Paray-le-Manial, Now I believe the Jews did right in geing to wor- ship where God’s ark was, for it was there that the symbol of the Divine presence was and the place appointed for them to worship. Bat what was right under the Jewish ceremonial dispensation may be wrong under the Christian. According to the Book f cannot believe that Christ appointed Paray- le-Manial a8 @ place tor Christians to go amd wor- ship. For what does He say regarding the place of worship? ‘Jesus saith unto per, Woman, be- lieve me, the hour cometh when ye shall neither in —thig—s mountain nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Rather; ont the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, Jor the Father seeketh such to worship Him.’ Now by what Christ saith it is evident that there is no particular place appointed to worship ; but everywhere where sinners are convinced and converted they are in a fit place to worstip, and po doudt the pilgrims could have done more Jor the honor ofthe Master’s Kingdom by sta) ing at home and striving to speed the knowledge of the Gospel as Christ gave them opportunity, and showing by their walk and conversation tat they belonged to Curist’s Kingdom, AN OBSERVER, Spare the Language. To Tne Epitor or THE HERALD:— Various Englisb writers have complained with severity of the manner in which the language common to great nations suffers by the continued use of ungrammatical expressions by the people of this country, and it certainly should be the aim of all intelligent Americans, and especially of the press, to discountenance all such, and jealously conserve the purity of what is undoubtedly the Most widely diffused if not the noblest speech on earth, Iam led to these remarks by observing in your own and other first class journals death of an eminent divine, who is described a8 “Episcopal Bishop” of a Western diocese, and also mention of an Episcopal “Cathedral.” It needs but a small amount of education and reflection to perceive the absurdity of these expressions. Neither bishops nor cathedrals could be other than Episcopal, and the expressions above quoted would be exactly paralleled by ‘‘military soldier,” ‘judicial judge,” “naval ship,’ “ecclesiastical church” or “legal lawyer.”? In fact, we might just as well write of @ ‘oyal king,’’ an “imperial emperor,” a “guberna- ai governor,” “human men’ and “female wo- .? “feline cats” and ‘canine dogs.” We are d to the “terrestrial earth,” the “marine jar sun’? and “lunar moon,” ‘vital life’? and ‘mortal deatu.” Where this torrent of absurdity ts to stop it is not easy to foresee, Of course, an excuse Will be put forward for the absurdity, based on the fact that there are in this country several religious denominations having bishops, and that therelore it is necessary to dis- tingnish, True enough; but why use an adjective to distinguish which is not distinctive, put com- mon’ The Roman Catholic Church is episcopal, and so is the Methodist, and the prelates of these denominations are properly called either Roman Catholic or Methodist bishops, The Church meant by those who use the objectionable expression is called, in its own formularies, the “Protestant Episcopal Church,’’ and therefore its bishops and cathedrals spould be called “Protestant.” As the legitimate olfspring of the Church of Engiand, and boasting a high degree of eulture in its members and ministers, it is only reasonable to ask that its: dignitaries and sacred edifices may be named Without violating the rules of grammar, A MEMBER OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Mission at St. Stephen’s Church. The mission at the above church will begin, with the forty hours’ adoration of the Blessed Sacra- ment, on Sunday next, November 23. It will be given by reverend Jesuit Fathers from St. John’s College, Fordham, The first part of the mission will be for women. The mission for men will begin on Sunday, December 7. The object of the mission is to afford extraordinary facilities and induce- ments to hear the word of God and to approach the sacraments, with the view of inducing all the people of the parish to practise more perfectly the teachings of our holy religion. On week days there will be mass at vi ix, seven, eight and half-past nine o’clock morning, and sermons immediately after the first and the last mass, There will be the rosary at half-past seven o'clock every evening and the sermon immediately aiterwards, ending with bene- diction of the blessed sacrament. Religious books, will be found for sale in the basement of the church, the profits trom which will go to the char- ities or the parish. It is the anxious wish and prayer Of the pastor that none of the people of the paris Will allow this time of special grace to pass He would remind them that many of them na never again have so good an e would urge upon all the pro- priety of inducing the members of their families and their iriends who may be seeking aiter truth to attend the exercises of the mission, Concert in Aid of the Church of St, Cecilia, There will be a grand sacred concert in Tam- many Hall to-night by the Strakosch Italian Opera Company in aid of the new Church of St, Cecilia, Patroness of Music. The festival of the saint will be celebrated in the new church, corner of 105th street and Second avenue. There will be select Music on the occasion, and the panegyric will be preached by Rev. Father MeQuirk, of St. Stephen's, @ Vigorous and eloquent speaker. ‘The triends of the reverend pastar, Father Flattery, will doubtless raily In goodly numbers on this interesting occa- sion, An Armenian Miilionnaire Converted to Catholicity, St. Lazaro, the Armenian whose success in Mercantile operations enabled him to realize a for- tune of nearly £6,000,000 sterling, and whose eccen- tricities induced him to leave this splendid treas- | ure without a recognized heir, died in the Roman Catholic faith. Several Roman Catholic Institu- tions benefit very largely under luis will, Ministerial Movements and Changes. | PRESBYTERIAN. Forty persons are ready to be formed into a Second Presbyterian church at Charlotte, N. ©. Anew and beautiful church has lately been dedi- cated at Cherry Walley, N. Y., the gift of Miss Catharine Roseboom, a8 a memorial to beloved parents and sister, deceased, Rev. Dr. Mac- donald’s twentieth anniversary of his settlement over the First Presbyterian church, Princeton, N. J., was celebrated last Sabbath day. Dr, Mac- donald has with great ability and success sus- | talned that responsini¢ charge for a score of years, » also | at | Score to come. and in full vigor promises equal usefulness ior @ in four counties in the bounds of Baltimore Presbytery, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's and Prince George's, with a population of 61,685, and in three counties in New Castle Presbytery, Caroline, Queen Anne’s and Talbot, with a population of 44,409, there is hot a single Presbyterian church organization or minister, while in three others—Ann Arundel, Kent and Dorchester—with a population of 61,017, there is but one church or minister in each, Rey. George C. Lucas, former pastor of the Allen street Presbyterian church in this city, has re- signed the charge of the Firat Presbyterian church of Woodbridge, N.J., and removed to this city. Since the resignation of Dr. Adams as pastor of the Madison square church of this city th congregation have been on the lookout for @ capable successor. The man of men, whom the society would hike, is Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans. He tias been called several times. Years ago he could have had @ chureh built for him in New York. He is a manly, eloquent, powerful preacher, the most popular pul- pit orator in America to-day, He holds the most important position in the South, and thus far hag refused the many glittering offers made to him. Rev. L. K. Foote, pastor of the University place, New York Mission church, in Sixth avenue, Brook- lyn, bas resigned to take charge o; the Throop avenue Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, Rev. W. W. Macomber has begun his pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Jamestown, N. Y. Rev. Mr, Pomeroy, of Bergen, N. Y., has removed to Springfield, Mass. Kev, Charles A. Keeler has resigned at Eden, N. Y., and taken charge of a Congregational church at North Evans, N. Y. a M, Brokaw, of ee has removed to North Huron, N. ¥, Rev. M. E. Dunham, of Whitestown, N.Y., has gone to Joinatown, N. Y. Kev, A. O. Roe was last week installed pastor of the Presby- terian church at Clyde, N.Y, Rev, Dr. A. A. Wood has resigned his charge at Gene’ nd gone to Lyons, N. Y, Kev. Charies Wood been chosen as Dr. Lord’s suecessor in the Central Presbyterian church at Buffalo, N. Y., and will shortly be in- Atalled, Rev. D. vior has become pi tor of the Presbyterian church at Fentonviile, Mich, Kev. ©. P. Quick bas assumed the charge Of tug Prosyyterian pUTCh wt Yongord, MiGde ad. Rev, E. 'P. Goodrich, of Ypstlantt, has become pases of the Presbyterian church Mes Mich. v. W. B. Cullis has renguen at h ago street ‘ton, Pa. v. P. H Burghardt was installed peace of Silver Creek Presbyterian church, near Buifaio, N. Y., last week. ‘The Second Presbyterian churen of Chattano has lost its lately called pastor, Rev. William Rice, of the last class in Auburn Seminary. Mr. Rice was obliged to seek an easier charge on ac- count of Weak eyes, The congregation of Central City, Colorado, have called » Henry Gage, of Colorado Springs. ROMAN CATHOLIC. A list of 17 recently canonized American saints is ublished, not one of whom 1s accredited to the Nnited States. Mexico, Central and South Amer- ica claim the birth or labors of them all, At an early date, to be named hereafter, the diocese of Brooklyn is to be dedicated to the “Sacred Heart.’” Bishop Loughlin recently confirmed 116 children at the Roman Catholic church at Glen Cove, L, 1. Last Sunday morning Father Damen, 8, J., assisted by Fathers Koopmans, Masseldis, Putten, Neidercone, Van Goch, Garesche, Shulack and a number of other clergymen of the Society of Jesus, opened a mission at St, Peter’s church, Barclay street. A mission was opened last Sunday morning: at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rev. Dr. Morrogh, pastor, by Rev. Father Glackmeyer, 8. J., assisted by Fathers J. Hacksptel, 5. J.) P. McQuaid, 8. J.; J. Busam, S. J., and several other priests from the Church of St. Francts Xavier, this city, The [ab ager | of Santiago, Chile, has pre- sented the Pope, in the name of his flock, with the sum of £680 sterling. A monastery of the Bene- dictine Order has been established at Creston, Union county, Iowa. In May, 1574, there will be tn Germany 1,200 Catholic parishes without parish priests, all of them having been deprived of their legitimate pastors through the persecution, of Bismarck. Several members of the Soctety of Jesus lett Rome October 30 for the United States, and are expected here every day. Father Gal- lerani, S. J., was grossly iasulted the other day in Rome by & mob of “Reds,” who met him re- turning to the Gesu, near the Colosseum. They fell upon him and beat him with sticks. Work on the new Catholic church edifice in Sioux City, Minn., will be suspended for the winter. The mission just closed at St. Patrick’s church, Lon; Island City, conducted by Fathers Albino an Philip, of ‘the Passionist Order, was in every respect @ glorious success, ‘There were nearly 1,000 communions and several converts to the faith. Bishop Domenee, of Pittsburg, has appointed De- cember § as the time for the dedication of his di- ocese to “the Sacred Heart.” A beautiful new aitar has just been erected to the Sacred Heert of Jesus in the Church of the Holy Innocents, West Thirty-seventh street. A lovely picture of “Our Divine Lord and His Sacred Heart” surmounts the altar, The Redemptorist Fathers commenced @ mission at St. Gabriel's church on November 9 On tue 12th of October three religious of the Company of Jesus, Rev, Fathers Joseph Pittar, Marc Deche- brens and Constant Ferrien, belonging to the prov- ince of Paris, sailed from Marseilles for Shanghai (China), Also three young missionaries irom the diocese of Grenoble set out from the same city on the 20th of September for the vicariate of Sahara and Soudan, The statistics of the diocese of Du- buque, lowa, are:—Number of churches with resi- dent pastors, 94; out missions and stations, 164; secular priests, 104; Catholic schools, 65; scholars, 8,065; ecclesiastical students belonging to the dio- cese, 40; religious orders of men, 3; religious orders of women, 6; Catholic coilege, 1; hospitals in charge, 2 The Catholic population of the dio- cese 18 about 100,000, The religious orders of men referred to in the above statistics are the Cistercians, or ‘Trappists, located in Dubuque county, the order of the Holy Cross, a branch of which, from Notre Dame, Indiana, is being established in Benton county, and the order of St. Benedict which is being es- tablished in Creston, Union county. The religious orders of women are the Visitation Nuns, of which order the now world famous Margaret Mary Ala- coque was a member. The Sisters @/ Charity of the St. Vincent toundation, have a house at Ke- okuk. The Sisters of Mercy have four establish- ments in the diocese—one at Davenport, one at lowa City, another at Fort Dodge and one at Inde- pendence, EPISCOPALIAN. ‘The Church of the Beloved Disciples on Madison avenue and Eighty-ninth street, New York, which Was dedicated last week, is the gift of Miss Caroline Talman asa memorial to her deceasea parents. It cost $100,000, Rev. Dr. Tuttle is the rector. A French Episcopal mission has been begun here by Rev. C. Miel, late of Philadelphia. For the present an afternoon service is held in the chapel of the Holy Saviour, Twenty-filth street, near Madison avenue, Mr. Miel has had some success in this kind of work in Philadelphia The new St. George’s church, Central Falls, R. I, has just been completed. Rev. H. C, Stowell is in partial charge of Rutgers street chapel, city of New York. ET METHODIST. Asuit between the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South touch- ing some church property at Hamilton and Hills- borough, Va., has just veen decided by the Circuit Court of Loudon county in tayor of the former, The suit grew out Of the separation in 1844. Last Saturday night a fire in the Second Methodist Episcopal church of Newburg damaged the buitd- ing to the extent of $5,000. Judicial Conference is to be held in Columbus, Ohio, December 3, to try the appeal of Rey. S. McBurnie from the action of the North Ohio Conference, A similar conference will meet in Milwaukee, December 10, to try the Sy bans of Rev. H. S. White from the action of the Wisconsin Conierence. ‘The Missionary Anniver- sary of the Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Society will be held at Pittsburg, Pa., December 1-9, r. M. D’C. Crawford, Methodist Episcopal, of Poughkeepsie district, expected to sail for New York October 28 and to reach home during tne week just past. Rev. Dr. T. H. Peaine, late United States Consul at Jamaica, W.1, has returned to the United States and accepted a district secre- taryship of the American Colonization Society, Rev. J. K. Burr, D. D., has been appointed a mem- ber of the Committee on Bible Revision. He and Dr. James Strong, of Drew Theological Seminary, now represent the Methodist denomination in this important work, This committee is engaged in co-operation with a committee in England, Last Sunday the Fletcher Methodist Episcopal church of Hestonville, Pa., was dedicated and a debt of $38,000 provided for by subscription. Revs. J. N. 8. Hutlaker and John Alley, of the Methodist Episco- al Church, have joined the Churcn South. A new lethodist Episcopal church will be dedicated at Ryan Glades, West Va., to-day. Revival news comes irom Canton, Mo., where 18 have joined the church; from Clarksville, Ohio, where 80 conver- sions took place; from North Wilkesbarre, Pa., 30; at East Newark, Wyoming Conference, 75; at Lan- denburgh, Pa., 40. The presiding bishop at the late Tennessee Conterence decided that where djstrict conferences exist quarterly conferences are pre- cluded from recommending local preachers to the itinerant ranks, The Rey. William Harden. pastor of Emery Methodist Episcopal church, Baltimore, died last Sunday of typhoid fever. He was 47 years of age, and had been 25 years in the ministry. Tennessee Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South, has transierred three of ics members to Texas, one to Arkansas, one to West St. Louis, and one to the Western Conierence. A revival in Hilis- boro Circuit, Texas Conference, has added 80 mem- bers to the churches there; Newton Station, Miss., 38 were added. The Methodist Episcoaal church at Shilon, Ll., will be ready tor dedication about New Year's bay; 17 preachers were admitted on triai in the Georgia Conierence at its last ses- sion and two by transfer, Rev. Lindsay Parker is the new pastorin the Hoboken church, taking the Here of Dr. Burr, whose heaith has been pros- ted. An interesting revival of religion bl him. The revival meeting at Waugh Chapel, Wash- ington, D. C., resulted in some 70 conversions and about 50 accessions. The Hamline Methodist Epis- copal church, Washington, D. C., will be dedicated November 23. About 50 conversions have taken place at Eastford, Conn., in a single week. A new Methodist church has been organized at Hartiand Centre, Conn, the fruit of @ revival which has recently taken place there, BAPTIST. A correspondent of the Zraminer and Chronicle says “there is none of the open communion fool- ishness” in New Jersey, and “none of that natnby-pamdyism which is more liberal than loyal.’ Happy Jersey! The Baptist Home Mission Society has 443 missionaries, preaching in 14 languages spoken by citizens of the United States, There are seven theological schools for freedmen. ‘Lhere are about 500,000 colored members of the Baptist churches. ‘The Church Edifice Fund aided last year in payin for 63 houses of worship. The income of the English Baptist § Mis- sionary Society last year is reported as about $190,000; but, taking into congideration the amonnts raised by mission churshes, the total would not be less than $300,000, ‘There are 49 Baptist churches in Philadelphia, only three of which are withoat pastors, A new Onristian church was dedicated at Normal, IIL, last Sunday. Another similar church was dedicated at Cattin, Iil., last Sabbath. The Lee avenue church, of whose open communion tendencies we hear 60 much, was 15 years old the first Sunday of Novem- ber. It has had three pastors, one for two years, one five, and Kev, J. Hyatt Smith seven. The church now numbers 320 members, and ts enjoying much spiritual pros- perity. Judson B. Starke, a graduate of the South- ern Baptist Theological i tome? was recentl: ordained in Memphis. Rey. Thomas G. Field, recent graduate of Newton Theological Seminary, has settled with the charch at Alton, [ll. The Bap- tist General Association of Missouri has just closed its annual meeting. During the year 5,000 rsons were added to the churches by baptism, making their present number 70,402, ¥ Talmage leaves Dudley to locate in Vernon, Marton county, Iil., and goes into the practice of medicine owing to insufficient support in the min- istry. The following pastoral ea 9 nounced in our exchanges:—Rev. W. EB. oes Irom Caribow to Nobleborough, Me.; Rev. I, Green, of Toledo, goos to Kent, Onio; Rev. A. 8. Ames, of Chenon, Ind., removes to Indianapolis; ey, 8. Goodin, of Montpelier, goes to Kiuitton, ind., and Rev. J. V. Knight, of Frankfort, to Rus- selville, Ind. Rev, A. J. Iowa, has been called Rev. A L. Vail, of goes to Englewood t. ile removes from Spring Lake to Traverse City, Mich, Rev, M. M. Wambolat resigns at New Auburn, Minn. Rev, L, 0. Jones ies up his pastorate at Millard, Wis, Rev. N. D, Bancroft his at Water- ford, Mich. Kev. A.M. Allyn, of Charlotte, and Rev. J. Rowley, of Ionia, Mich., have also resigned, Rev. J. G. Tunison, of Alliance, and Rev. W. 8. Hamlin, of Casswwn, Ohio, have resigned their pastorates, and Kev. D. W. Varnam, o! Frank)in- ville, N. Y,, re his pulpit to another. Kev. A. Elimore, of Zionsville, Ind., goes to.Nineveh, same State. Rev. A, ig Ohio, ate, Wiioushbie Ohio. RAV. “Mar Sn? ab Msarasalia: “Ramanan 10, 5 Deiano, of Jemerson, to. Morrison, = |The Rev. Franklin Johnson, D. D., of Newark, has been SUanHnCealy. called as pastor of the Bap- tist churbh at Old Cambridge, Mass, The First Baptist church in Pierrepont street, Brooklyn, have extended 4 cordml invitation to the Thomas, of Chicago. Rey. Dr. Phelps, long the pastor of the First Baptist church of New Haven, has med his charjre, “The Church of God,” so called, founded by John Winebrenner, is a denomination of Sepia, num- bering about 30,000, They are evangelical in their doctrines, and open communists in practice, and shay are adopted the system of itinerancy, Rev. H. M. Bix's chureh, Providence, R. 1., has gathered in 177 members in three years and a Sunday school of 600 members. One hundred converts were added also during this period. MISCELLANEOUS. A State Christian Convention 18 to be held in Syracuse, N. Y.. December 2% aad 4. St. Paul's Bemreise | Gases: church, at THcayillo, Pe a or; as is iso the church at Corry, Pa Nev 5", Morris, , + of Baltimore, has tendered his resignation as pastor of the Lutheran church on Monument street, in that city. The Thirty-fourth street Reformed church, of which Rev. Isaac Riley is pastor, Will celebrate’ their Jubilee on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, December 14, 15th and 16th. Rey. A. W. Curtis, of Lisbon, has accepted the call of the Plymouth Congregational chureh, Bur- lington, Wis., and removes immediately. The Con- qieastional church at Ravenna, Ohio, have mvited ev. A. M. Hills, of the senior cla: Yale Seminary, to become their pastor, and he has accepted, The Congregationalists of Ohio propose to raise $10,000 in that State for home missions during the coming year. Of the Congregational churches in Connectftut, 170 churches own par- sonages. The smallest salary paid to any Dg is $300 and the largest $6,200; average, $1, The average cost to each member Jor current parish expenses in 1872 was $17 U1. The first Sabbath in December has been appointed as a day of prayer for missions of the Congrega- tional church, Mr, D, L. Moody, of Chicago, is travelling through the mining and manufacturing districts of England, creating great religious awakening wherever he goes, He has to adopt a ticket system wherever he speaks, 80 that only the unconverted masses may attend his preaching. He has aiready accomplished great foot in Newcastle, Tyneside and other places, Rev. Marx Moses, o! Peoria, Ill, nas been elected minister of the Jackson street synagogue, New Or- leans, La, Rabbi Wertheimer, of Geneva, has been apo iad professor of philology at the coilege of thattown, M. Wertheimer is spoken of as a man of talent and learning. Professor J. H. Chapin assumes charge of the Universalist parish of Mert- den, Conn., and enters upon bis duties at once, He does not, however, sever lis connection with St. Lawrence University. The Christian Leader thinks it is very desirable that missionary work should be done in Michigan city. With seven Strictly orthodox churches, there are twenty-five saloons, and the latter the best filled. Rey. E. R, Wood has resigned his pastorate of the Univer- #alist church at Manchester, lowa, TEMPLE EMANUEL. The Folly and the Evil Consequences ot Tempting God—Discussion by Rev. Dr. Gottheil, Dr. Gotthetl yesterday read the portion of Scrip- ture which details the murmurings of the Children of Israel for water mm the wilderness and the miraculous production of that fuid from the flinty Tock, as related in Exodus xvil. A text, he re- marxed, is often the means of making a discourse to be remembered, just as an incident may be long remembered by us. If this be so, he said, his text might be remembered long after it had left his lps, and he hoped it would remain with the con- regation in the actual issues of life. It was for this reason that he chose a text at all on this occasion, and the words thus chosen were the two by which the spot at Horeb where the miracle was wrought was called Massat and Menhat, for there the people tempted God, and then the Lord did chide with them, The folly of thus tempting God was the leading thought of the discourse, TO TEMPT FOR, in the Biblical sense, the Doctor, said means to question His power, and to chide with Him is to guestion His goodness, His mercy and His divine representations and to doubt Him for the future, His (the Doctor’s) purpose, therefore, would be to show the folly of such a iine of conduct. Between these two words there is a natural connection as between cause and effect. Wherever there isa chiding there is a tempting of God—a distrust and disbelief in His providences.” The Doctor gave a jew simple illustrations. A man by lucky specula. tions acquires wealth and increases the comiorts of lite and the surroundings of his home, But he for- gets God, andin an evil hour, by some stroke of misfortune or bad speculation, he loses all. His friends forsake him now in his poverty. He tempted God and there was his Massat. Another illustration was that of a maiden who refuses the suit of a poor d man and accepts that of o wealthy bad one, who has no affection for her, and she finds it out when it is too late. She, too, has tempted God to bring good out of evil, and now reaps the conse- quences, She has sown the seeds of sorrow, and must reap a harvest of grief. Another illustration was that of @ young man who has wrecked himself and the noble talents which God has given im by a wicked and prodigal course of life until he has become a terror to lumself and others, But the objection will be raised that these are extreme cases, So they are; but it is only by such extreme cases that the real danger of thus tempting Goa may be seen and understood. How often, he asked, have we been guilty of chiding with and tempt- ing God an‘ declared that we did not deserve tue heavy stroke of His chastisement that was laid upon us} So far from being dissaiistied, our bosoms should swell with gratitude to God jor the way in which His mighty arm has saved us from our own follies and faults, And such miracles as this in the wilderness are seen among us every day. Our souls are thirsting and fainting within us; but the rock is cleft for us, and we find REDEMPTION WHERE WE LEAST EXPECTED it. Let, therefore, the Doctor said, these two words be inscribed on our hearts, so that when we are inclined to tempt God or to chide with Him for His providences and dealings with us we may be restrained, And we should remember to hus- band our "strength against the day of trial and trouble, and be in submissive obedience to the divine authority, that God may carry us, as on eagles’ wings, and bring us to aappiness and peace. The Doctor’s address was attentively listened to by the large congregation present, but the sermon Was more brief than usual, and the services closed earlier than they ordinarily do. The Friday even- ing lectures in the temple are proving to be a great success, and are of growing Interest to the young people of the congregation. . Other syna- gogues have begun to move aiso in this direction, and a new life seems to be tmiusing itself imto metropolitan Judaism. THE COUNTY CANVASS. Very Serious Charges Made Against Police Commissioner Charlick and Marry Genet, by Messrs. Crary and Haw. “ The Board of County Canvassers yesterday con- cluded tne canvass of the vote cast in New York county, and on Monday will take up Westchester county, which some members insist, under the adoption of the Annexation law, must be can- vassed by them, with the exception of the vote for Senate, Assembly, Congress and Judge of the Supreme Court. Many of the members are in favor of receiving them, but not canvassing the vote until there is an opinion from the Corporation Counsel, while others, and the Tammany members more particularly, are determined to canvass them irrespective of Mr. Smith’s opinion. The Committee on Protests will meet on Monday at noon, and will likely report later in the Gay. When the Twenty-first peed districts were called the following protests were filed :— William Haw, republican candidate for Assembly in the Twenty-first district, entered a protest against the canvassing of Harry Genet’s vote, on the ground that, as he alleges, Genet conspired with Oliver Charlick to secure the appointment of notoriously bad men as inspectors and canvassers in the Twenty-first Assembly district; that he secured through said conspiracy the appointment of said men to cheat and aeiraud the voters and the opposing candidates, and did 6o cheat and defraud; that he conspired with Charles Frost, Henry McDermott, Jom Coman, John Mills, C, Cal- Jahan, Henry Munson, Thomas Lennen‘and others inspectors and canvassers, to cheat and defran the voters of the district and the candidates, and dia cheat and defraud Charles Crary and the “pro- tester,” and thereby secured a majority; that the said Genet did belore and on the day of election distribute large sums of money fraudulently to in- fluence the voters, and that the money was used to bribe them to vote for him and Jor other fraud lent purposes; that he exhibited at polling place: large sums of money with irandulent intent to in- finence votes in his favor; that he exhibited money and bet the same publicly upon the resuit of said election; that he conspired with others in charge of boxes to deceive the voters by handing them the votes of the said Genet and to falsely repre- sent them to be the votes of other candidates; that the police officers, at the instigation of and in the Interest of Genet, unlawfully interfered with and obstructed the voters and distributed the votes of Genet and aged money at the polling places in his Interest; that the police threatened and overawed the voters, assaulted and beat citizens who were Woneer at the polling places, and, with the collu- Sion Of Canvassers, concealed and hid the ballot boxes so that false votes were put into them; that he conspired with Police Commissioner Charlick to provide voting places prey at convenient places to commit iraud, and did 80 provide such voung Places: in viciamos of wie 2a . §. Pinckney, republican candidate for Senator of the Eighth district, fled @ protest against givin; Hugh Moore his certificate, charging frauduien' ractices on the part of the Inspectors in counting bert MoCatfes typ 4] for Moore, Caariph CAE), Zucnenany gomicnye [05 man of the Twenty-first district, fled protest, similar in vo that of Mr. Haw, charging Genet iver Oharlick with fraud and SODEpITAGY tO Whe yorgre Of the district, Ansembly- A MICHIGAN SENSATION. Bishop Simpson, of Philadelphia, in the Con» tested Duncan Will Case—The Oil Wells That Yielded Much Gold—Immense Bequests to the Methodists Under Alleged Mental Aberrations— The Case im Court, MARSHALL, Mich., Nov. 11, 1873, “After life’s fitinl fever Duncan sleeps well,” sala | the murderous Macbeth as he moralized upon hig. misdeeds, And the same may be sald as to the Duncan, of Battle Oreck, Mich., who hada grown rich in the oil regions. He, too, sleeps well; but his heirs—ob! how perturbed are they. The gald that filled the coffers of the dead and gone Dun canis @ subject of forensic dispute, and the trial now in progress before the Circuit Court in this county is attracting the attention of the whole Western country, from Dan to Beersheba, from Lake Huron to the Mississippi. Nearly @ million of money is involved in the dispute, and no less @ legatee than the Methodist Bishop Simpson, of Philadelphia, is struggling for the shekels which the testator allotted to him. Let us get at the facta in the interesting contest. In 1849 Thomas Duncan, the deceased, his brother Wiliam and their father, emigrated trom the Greem Isle to America, They came to Pittsburg, where the father pursued his calling as a surveyor, and Thomas became a clerk in the Novelty Works, Im 1859 or 1860, having accumulated a small sum of ready money, he invested $300 in the oll regions.’ But petroleum flowed not from his well, and, hava ing lost his all, he was about to re-enter the service, of the Novelty Company when his brother William gave him another $300 and admonished him to again bore into the bowels of the earth jor ita oleaginous treasure. In 1862 he struck, and the stream that thenceforth flowed was Pactolean, for ITS YIELD WAS GOLD TO HIM. His well was a mine of wealth, and he kept sub- dividing his oi! farm, selling the land to other fore tune seekers, Into so many hands had the prop- erty fallen that affairs were canplicated, and, not’ having much of a turn for the management of' business affairs, Thomas called his brother William’ to his aid, William conducted the business, re-' ceiving $5,000 a year and at one time an unset diamond and at another a pair of gloves, But,’ since the days of Cain and Abel, brothers have had misunderstandings, and a coolness sprang up be- tween the Duncans. The paternal Duncan died im 1862, The mother and her children, other than those named, were made the recipients of the Kindness of the deceased, who in his good fortune did not negiect them, But he was capricious in his favors, lor he was sick at times and irrita~ ble, His memory was not good, and the fortune that had been thrust upoh him was too much for his general equanimity. In the oid regions he received a serious hurt about the head, and was ever after weak minded and vacillating. ‘The friends he counted upon one day he reckoned, as enemies the next, and it would seem that while constantly growing richer in material wealth, he was losing that greater treasure, @ sound mind, At least so the contestants of the will would have us believe, aud so the evidence appears to point. Whether Rea or weak of mind, it was certain that he had deep reitgious convictions, and ailied himself with the Methodist Church, of which, by reason of his generosity, if not his piety, be was regarded as an exemplary member, And by none was he more cordial esteemed than by the ministry of the sect named, for not only was he a pillar of the Church, but he’ was also foundation and roof tree of some parti- cular edifices, which rose into symmetry trom the sinews of kis purse, HE REVISITS THE “OULD 90D.” In 1870 Duncan, who, by the way, had never, Contracted marital ties, yearned to tread the sod: of the land which gave him birth, and having: abundance of means with which to gratify hi wishes he returned to Ireland. Death, saith the psalmist, is common to all, and, as old Justice Shallow said by way of emphasis, all men must die, and in 1871 Duncan breathed his last, but no’ before making the will which has created so much disturbanc He had much difticulty. in making Pe his feeble mind, tor the attendants in his last’ illness testify that he signed three different wills within a few days ofeach other, two of which he destroyed. His poor remains were brought to this country by the sorrowing mother and @ bereaved brother. In due time the will was opened. 1 will give you a sketch of its most nota- ble provisions, ‘To lis mother he gives a home in Caldweil street, Pittaburg, aud $10,000 to furnish it withal. To his brother George ne gives his property in the oil regions, including his* interest in Pithole City and Plummer. A house in Ohio 1s devised to his brother James during his Metime, Another provision was the following :— Tdirect that the properties which I hold at Battle Creek aforesaid, Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, U1. ; Wiscon- sin and Pennsylvania shall be'sold and the proceeds thercot, together with the personal estates that I may leave ai the time of my death, be disposed of ag follows, viz;—1 direct that my execatorssliall pay my just debts and funerai and testamentary expenses and invest the sum of $25,000 in the purchase ot am annulty for my mother’s support and maintenance during her lite. iso direct that they shall set aside a sum. suft- cient to pay the wages of a gardener and two female servants for the use of my said brother James during the term of his natural life, which wages, in the whole, are Dot to Amount to more than $34 per month, and the sum to be set apart as aforesaid shall be lodged by my said executors in the Cuyahoga Falls Bank, and be drawn out from tine to time by such servants exclusively on, the order of my saidsbrother James, and not otherwise. * * The sum of $10,000 is xet apart for the maintenance of a niece, who is blind. | His brother James, father of this niece, is to receive $5,000, to be .paid in annual instal. ments of $300. Lis brother Francis receives $10,000, his brother George $5,000. Here were other provisions :— To the Rev. Matthew Simpson, of Philadelphia, com» monly known as Bishop simpson, of the Methodist Epis copal Church, Tieave and bequeath the sum of $40,000, To vames Loug, of Philadelphia, atoresaid, I leave and. bequeath the sum of $30,0W, To William Jackson, of Pittsburg, blacksmith at railroad wo! Pennsy!vani and who has lost the use of one of his eyes, I leave an bequeath the sum ot $20,000. To Williatn Wileon, of the town of Plummer, harness maker, I leave and bequeath the sum of $10,000, To Mrs. Sarah Pruther, of Plummer, aforesaid, Fieave and bequeath the sum of $20,000, ti same to be paid her on her own right, whether she be married or single, and to be tree from the debts or con- trol of any ‘husband she may marry. Rooke, of the city of New York, is @ relative of 'y mother, leave and bequeath the suin of $10,000. To Jumes Long's sisters, of Philadelphia, | leave and bequeath the sum of $3,000, to be divided ariong them share and share alike. 'h trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, Battle Creek, towards paying off the debt existing therogn, I leave and Le pet the sum of $10,000. To Mr. Leech, Methodist Episcopal presetey, if alive at the time ot ny death, T and bequeath the sum ot $5,000, but if he be not ive then the same shall forms part of my residuary estate, To the trustees or committee of the new Methodist Episcopal church in the town of Plummer, Pa., I leave and bequeath, towards the finishing of said church, te sum ot $25,000. Should I dic in Iretand, I direct that my remains be taken to Pittsburg and interred beside my father, and that my executors shall apply $30,000 in the erection of a Monument over the grave ot iy, father and myself, besides the sum of $10,000 toward the remodelling of the Methodist Episcopal churh in Pitthoie City. The following provision showed the bent of the Duncan mind :— As to the residue of my estate, if any, I direct that my gaid execators shail apply the same to whatever religious Methodist object they may ink best, but should my estate bo insufiicient to pay the sums herein betore men- tioned, then my will ts that each of the foregoing be- quests save those given for the use and benefit of my mother and brothers, shall be proportionately reduce to meet the deficiency, That the deceased anticipated trouble is apparent from this provision :— And Chere declare that my reason for omitting m broter Willams name ‘and my water Mary dunes name from this, my will, is becuuse I have already provided for them; ‘and Talso declare that if any of the partics named in this, iny will, shall dispnte or contest he validity thereot, then my will is that the bequest and legacy to such party shail fapse and form @ part of my Tesiduary estate, and I nominate the sald Bishop Simp- son and Jaines Long, of No. 203 Church street, manutac- turer, both of Philadelphia, in the United’ states of America, as executors of this, my said will. Wiliam, being of a very sound mind and protest. ing that the Methodists had altogether the best of the dead man’s shoes, concluded to contest the will, and hence the present exciting trial. The best counsel are engaged on botn sides, and for the time being the Methodist Bishop bas deserted his living flock to look alter the assets left to the holy Church by the dead lamb. The contestants are seeking tO show that tne testator had frequent spells of aberration and that his brain must have heen affected. Upon their side they have arrayed the best medical testimony which money could command, The other side are not wanting in ex. perts, and while one side says that the ola dead Donean was notin sound mind when he made his will, the other and Methodistic side maintain that he was, At present writing the battle ri with great ardor, and the result is looked for with in- creasing interest. A TRIAL OF GATLING GUNS. Close Practice on an Advancing Column, Fortress Monrog, Va, Nov. 13, 1873. A second series of experiments with the Gat ling gun for the purpose of testing its eMctency against a regiment of infantry aavancing by col- umn of companies was tried here stig wir the direction of the Board of OMmcers, of whic General Gilmore is President. For this purpose 10 targets 100 feet in length were placed at a dis- tance of 50 feet apart, the first being 1,000 yar from the gun. In the frst trial 600 shots were fired, of which 626 track the party who handled’ the gun did not roper range. In the present trial, as in the former ‘one, 600 rounds were fired, with the follow. ing reanita:—The first target was struck 807 times}. the second, 244; the third, 106; the fourth, 24; ih ) ; ixtn, mone; the seventh, 4; th cere. finth X while the tenth was Bi wouched, ,