The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1873, Page 4

4 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. _————_ DECEMBER 28---HOLY INNOCENTS. Cor- Herald Religiou pondence. tacit MOVEMENTS OF THE CLERGY res ices To-Day. and the Star of Bethlehem” is morning theme, in the Evening discourse on Ser “Tne Dying Y! Rev. Mr, Hepworth’s Church of the Disciples, “The Great Redemption.” “Forgetting and Expecting” is the basis of a discourse appropriate to the closing year, to be de- livered by Rey. Mr. Ganse, in Madison avenue Re- n, at eleven A, M. “The Oli Year and Its Lessons” will be treated upon by Rey. Mr, Stewart, at thr P. M., in West ‘Twenty-tifth street United Presbyterian church, Rev, Mr, Siveetser will also treat his flock to the the Closing Yeur,”’ in the Bleecker list churek, this morning. ‘“Hospi- evening discourse, will formed chur “Lessons of street Univers: tality,” the basis of the doubtless evoke a lesson for New Year's callers, The President of Bethany College, Rev. W. K. Pendleton, LL. D.. will till the pulpit at the Church of Christ this morning. The pastor lectures to young men in the evening. “The Burning of the Brooklyn Tabernacle” is the subject of the anniversary sermon by Ri Mr. Tal- mage, in the Brooklyn Academy, this morning. In St. Thomas’ (Episcopal) there will be im- pressive services to-day, the festival of the Holy Innocents, Bishop Odenheimer, of New Jersey, preaching the jubilee sermon in the moruing. Children’s festival at half-past three P, M. Rey. Theodore Irving, LL. D., lectures this after- noon in the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Rev. Dr. Howland preaching the morning and evening dis- | courses. “Lessons from the Life of Agassiz’* will be illus- trated in Steinway Hall this evening, by Rey. Way- land Hoyt. The customary services will be held by Rev. Mr. Cookman, in the Methodist Free Tabernacle, to- day. By Rev. Dr, Miller, in Plymouth Baptist church. By Rev. Mr, Gallener, in tae Madison avenue Zion church. By Rey. Mr. Knapp, in Laight street Baptist Mis- sion. By Rey. Mr. McClelland, in St, Luke’s (Metho- dist). S By Rev, Mr. Barnhart, in Forsyth street Metho- dist church, By Rev. Mr. Mitchell, im Canal street Presbyte- | rian church. By Rev. Mr. Pendleton, in Fifty-third street Baptist churen. By Rev. Mr, Tracy, in the Church of the Reforma- tion. By Re Mr. Davies, in Berean Baptist church. The missionary anniversary of the Central Bap- | tist Sabbath school, at half-past seven P. M chureh, will be addressed by Messrs. G. drews, S. Merritt, Jr.; J. H. Dean and others, Rev. William Kolb will preach the morning mon. Appropriate services by Re 1m the Fourteenth street Prespyterian church. “The Unity of the Race” is the special sub,ect of Professor Hitchcock, at half-past seven P. M., 1B the Collegiate church. Rey. Dr. Fulton will this morning and evening deliver characteristic discourses in the Hanson place (Brooklyn) Baptist church. “The Relishes of Life’ will be placed before young men by Re Ovr Saviour, in the Hall of the Standard Club this evening. “The Communion Question” will be discussed by Rev. Mr. Northrop this morning in West 1 third street Presbyterian church, At the morning and afternoon services in the Church of the Holy Trinity Rey. Dr. Tyng, Jr., will oMeiate. Rev, Dr. John Murray Forbes preaches in the evening. Dr. Tyng will, in the evening, at Cooper Institute, deliver a paople's Christmas sermon, “Why Celebrate the Birth of Jesus ?”’ will be the query expatiated upon by Rev. Mr. Frothingnam, , in the beiore the Independents, in Lyric Hall, this morn- ing. “The White Horse on which the Lord is Coming” will be indicated this evening in the New Church temple by Key. Mr. Ager. Professor William Everett, of Cambridge, preaches morning and evening 1m All Souls’ (Dr. Bellows’) church, At the installation of Rev, Dr. address to the pastor elect and Rev, Mr. Merritt | that to the congregation; In Trinity Baptist church Rev. Dr. monies after the latter. “The Prejudiced Man” wili be the central figure | the last named King, and hi in the practical discourse by Kev, T. S. Pycott, this evening, in Cutter Memorial church, Brooklyn. “The Spiritual Stadiym” and “Forward are Rey. Mr. Osterhaut’s morning and evening topics, in Harlem Hall, where the First Baptist congrega- tion worship. Rey. Mr. Newton preaches at half-past ten A, M.and half-past three P. M. (choral service) in Anthon Memorial churen, In North Presbyterian church Rey. Mr. Rossiter preaches this morning. Communion service at ball-past three P. M. The rector of the Church of the Resurrection will conduct the customary morning and evening ser- vices to-day in this church, “The Dignity and Truth of Spiritualism” will be set forth by Dr. F, A. Palmer, in De Garmo Hall, this evening. Lyman ©. Howe lectures to the Robinson Hall Spiritualists to-day, There will be a Spiritualist conierence at No. 64 Madison avenue, to-day. Mr. Thomas Davis lectures on “Land Monopoly” in the Cosmopolitan Conierence at three P. M. The Mission of Professor schiamovitz. To THE Epiron or THE HERALD :— In last Sunday's issue the HekaLp, with its usual enterprise, presented an interesting detail of the interview of one of your reporters with Professor Emmanuel Moses Schlamovitz, Catholic missionary for the conversion of the Israelites of New York city and vicinity, While earnest Catholics will, no doubt, offer up fervent prayers that success may attend the efforts of this patriotic and zeafous ex-rabbi (%), cool-minded people of other sects cannot look upon this work with anything except Indifference, Now, without atvempting to discuss this subjec from # theological point of view, I desire simpiy to olfer a suggestion or two which, If acted upon, would result beneficially to a large portion of the s t metropolis alone, during the winter months, there are several thousanl persons who are without employment, with no home to she them from th icy blasts of winter, and destitute of even the slightest neces of life, Then there is a large class, poo but proud, which preiers to starve rather than Ww solicit alms, Among these classes there is a broad and ample field for labor, productive of an infinite amount of good. To suppiy the needs of these unfortunate beings, as far as possible to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, is surely a work of greater humanity and a nobier cause to engay in than the wasting of time and money in the tuti attempt to induce the Jews of New York to em brace Christianity, 1 say tutile attempt, because the reports o1 all these organizations show that in return for an enormous expenditure of money aud aing these sogieties annually succeed in traus- Forming a few bad Jews into worse Christians, Tam confident that ali benevolent and well dis- posed persons Will, aiter a little reflection, agree with me in these statements, and, in the hope that the Rey, Mr, Schlamovitz will give this subj calm attention, | aw, yours most reapeotml an More About Ex-Rabbi Schiamovitz, To tax Epitor oF THE HERALD :— ‘The articles and communications of the New ‘Yorke HeRaLp are generally of a grave nature, such as the times and themes of the present age Sometimes, however, @ funny article require. H. An- | . Mr. Sloss, to-day, | Mr. Pullman, of the Chureh of | Alexander R, ‘Thompson as pastor of the North Reformed church, | Brooklyn, this evening, Rev. Dr. Vermilye will | grand object of attac preach the sermon, Rev. Dr. Hutton deliver the | prema Holme | preaches morning and evening; baptismal cere- ct his ciple put up oy the French, Les extr?mes se touchent, Such a mnny article was “Ex-Rabpi Schiamovitz” in last Sunday's Heaup. The Jews of New York must feel highly flattered that this celebrated man undertook the dangerous journey from Eng- land in order to save their souls and secure them a friendly reception in heaven. There always existed among the Protestants a small number of converted Jews, who, ior one reason or the other—in the rarest case from pure motives—have changedjtheir religion and made it their business @ wy to convince — their brethren, who still Walk {n darkness, of the new light which had broken 0 them, Such missionaries haye existed f years in Protestant countries. They published annual reports, held anniversaries and conven- tions, lectured about the success they had with | their brethren, and promised a general exodus of | the Jews trom the Egyphan darkuess of Judaism | to the bright light of Christianity. But, alas! the Jews prov stiffuecked and stubborn, and the word 01 these prophets became rare. fven pious Women and weak-minded men, who supported these missionaries liberally, became doubters in in upon shoulc devote their time and energy to a barren fleld i their necessities axe not provided for. In the good olden times, When Jews could not | pretend to be men tike Christians, and could claim | no rights that even a Catholle priest must respect, the conversion of the Jews was undertaken in a diferent and more exteusive style. The Jews were invited either to be baptized or to give | up all their property and emigrate to other re- | gions. Sometimes death or baptism was the alter- native to be chosen by the persecuted Jews, and Jewish lustory abounds in a long list of martyrs | Who suifered death rather than ascend the pyre prepared jor them by pious Chris | joim | elter religion they did not believe in. The in- Of such religious persecutions were in the mujority of cases ‘converted Jews, like ex-Rabbi Schlamovitz, who wanted to prove their sincerity and zeal for their new religion by belying their brethren and disturbing the peace of the country. Those times are gone, 8 to Divine Provi- dence, The nations have awakened to the convic- tion that & man may be a good citizen and an honest man, no matter What his views avout events 2,000 years’ ago and ois prospects in the future world; they commingle 1n thelr sucial and political | Telations peaceably and triendly, and leave ali questions about the exposition of obscure passages | of the Bible to theologians, Who are paid for spend- ing their talents and time to quarrel about them | among themselves. fhe Roman Catholic clergy of this city wise and too busy among their own th to at- tempt even a conversion oi the Jews. There are enough heathens, although of Christian parentage, | living in this city to whou a conversion to any | Teligion would be a blessing, and who deserve the | whole attention of those pious men that are | anxious for the welfare of unbelievers. he Jewish citizens of this city never meddle wich the religious convictions of tueir tel low cit | izens of other creeds and are fully entitled to the | claim to be undisturbed in their religion by hypo- crites and deceivers, who change their creeds | oltener than their linen. Such converted Jews | as ex-Rabbi Schlamovitz are not much better than | lepers, and ought to be saluted with “Unclean, unclean,” Wuenever they come hear a deceit man | who respects the religion he inherited irom i progenitors and of whose truths he feels convinced, S, SEKLES, 1,325 Third avenue, The Reformation—A Grand Secession. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD :— are too In an editorial of your last Sunday's issue, under the following title—“fhe Protestant Episcopal Church and the New Reform Movement,” tour | tounding declarations are made—yes, made abso- | lutely and unguaiifledis, v | _ First—That the Prot itself a seceding church. Second—Yhat the Reformation was ‘a grand se- cession, Third—That the Protestant Episcopal Church “is @ not undistinguished monument” ol the Retorma- ton; and Fourth—That “the venerable establishment dates back to the days or Henry VIL These declarations have caused astonishment | and pain to thousands of your Catholic readers; and, as one of them, I feel it my duty to contradict | them absolute’ nd unquali | beg of you the courtesy to send this denial as far | and wide as the declarations have gone. | My general denial will take a proper and practi- cal shape by a particular consideration of the hef- | ormation in its historical aspect. And when I speak of the Reformation I refer only to the Eng- lish Reformation; because when, without ation, you use the ph “the vei tablishment which dates back s \ VL? you mean, of course, the Church | land. | “ynis I take for granted; therefore the so-called Continental Reformation and its results have noth- ing to do with the present discussion. | When did the knoglish Reformation begin? least Uwo or tree, perhaps wore, the Council of Trent, A. D. 154 lustance, earnestly need of Church reform, and thence down “to tl time of the Council of Trent there had arisen one universal cry from intelligent Catholics tor an assembly 0: divines to ay the mischiels aris- | ing to the Churen out of a general decay of mora | ity, corruption of doctrine and practice and over- | clouding of learning. hambers. ain, before t Dr. Manning became a he wrote:—“If any man Will look down the of early English history he Wil. see a standing conte m the ruie this land and t bishops of Rome. The Crown England with stea ss tlon res.sted the | trance and encroachinent o: the secularized ec | slastical power of the Pope in Bugland. Th rejection of it was no more than | after many a failure in struggles the desire for and the need of very broad and comprenen- sive: but, as the reformers gathered numbers and strength, it came to t dered that the usurped supremacy of the bishop of Rome w: 3 and at iast, when virtually received its deathbiow, | done by “a Catholic convocation nd not ot King and Pariiament alone.” s, and notably irom Heury of Eng- At ev. aud the Church of en- last it was | atthe instance | Many of England’s ki Ill., had waged warfare against the bishops of Rome, on account of their usur ctlons and | authority, before the reign of He il, But, in ence, the times lavored the efforts of who was then and died a Papist, was successful, but only, a8 We lay Say, 1D beginning the Reformation. | A'very clear neaded thinker and writer in the | Chureh Journal of Decen 18 inst., in an ar- | ticle on * psy and Schism,"’ speaks thus of the | bishops and priests of the period of the English | Reiormation, aud, I may add, his words caunot be | disproved:—“They did not withdraw irom the communion of the Church of Rome. For 11 years er the accession of Elizabeth the pri people both the Reformed Church the of Rome re in com- ion, ana the Roman holics gener- iy conform: unforbidden by the Pope, to the | worsip of the Reformed Church, and it was not | until Elizabeth finally retused to admit the Pope's | claim o1 un-Catholic jurisdiction in Engiaud that the bull communication was issued and all Roman hotics forvidden to do what | Gou’s pro’ of churei done for 11 years—that 1s, receive the sac | and take part in the worship of the Church of England. The bishops and priests of the Relorma- not then break the unity of the Church by ving a branch of the Church Catholic, but that uch refused to hold communion with them.” Thus it seems that the English Retormation did | not found a new Church nor start a new religion or | sect, and tt folloava, necessartly, that, least ol all, did Henry VIL. found the English Church, or, in the words of another (Hutton) + ne ‘popular theory + King Henry VILL put down the Roman Catholic religion and s | Jounded on no tact whatever. We are thi ame church now as we were velore the Reformation. ‘There ts not a single act of convocation or Parila- | ment which speaks of any new religion being é tablished. The Roman Church in England ts qui a modern affair, and Was not reguiarly introduced here until 1550." | Thus 1 have shown that the Reformation was not a grand secession—that the veneravie estab- lishment does not date back to tne days of Henry VIL, if it be meant thereby that the English Church was founded by Henry VII. Thereiore, the so-called Protestant Episcopal Chareh in the United States is not per se a monument oF ti Reformation, if it be meant thereby that itis the result of the Refor on; but, being tae legiti+ ate dauguter ol the English vranch of the Holy holie Chureh, sue is pot a seceding Church. Now, [can well understand how the Churen in this land ts placed in a false position, It arises im part from the very peculiar name by which she is popularly known—viz., Protestant Ept al. First, as to the word Protestant, It is not a proper | adjunct of the Church's name—is in reality no part | of her name—/. ¢., according to the popular use and meaning of the word. This 18 well put by th late Dr. Neale in his rated lecture on “The Bible, and the Bible Only, the Religion of the Protestants.” in the lollowing words :— “Are Presbyterians lrotestants?” “Yea, “then Protestants, as such, do not believe in Episcopacy “ATI ndependents Protestants | | Then Protes any establiste its, as such, do not belteve in line of ministry.” pusts Protestants?” ) “Phen Pi | fant baptisin.” “Are Qua tanta, as such, do not believe in in- 8 Protestants?" estants, a8 such, do not believe in any aments, ar € the Swiss Calvanists Protestants?” es." ‘Then Protestants, a8 such, do not believe in the atonement. “Are the new school of German Lutherans Prot- estants?? “Yes,? “Then Prote: original sin.” “Are Socinians Protestants?” “Yeu, “Then Protestants, 43 such, do not belleve in our Lord's divinity. nts, as such, do not believe in oreens in, aa @ natural consequence Of the prin. Cavholics Wherefore, are not Protestants, in the their promises, and you cannot expect that men | tian hands and | stant Episcopal Church “is | diy; and, further, to | | on the right side of the chapel. At the appropriate | partot the mass Rev, Mr. | rector of the institution, with a fine $100 portrait | | Mucdougal street ( | dist Episcopal), ana nturies before | st. Bernard, for | and Vehemently showed tue | | £000, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET, common acceptation of the term; besides Protes- | tantism is a negative term, and a Protestant or negative church is uo chureh at all, So, also, the phrase Episcopal Church is tauto- logical. You might as well say a woouen tree or liquid water, or silk, satin or black coal, All are tautologicai, and, tserefore, incorrect phrases, When we say Episcopa! Church it is a concession that there is a Church which ts not episcopal, which a Catholic cannot say or believe. The Chureh ig episcopal, of course; mo one ever says | Episcopal Catholic Chureh, Every Catholic is | episcopal, because he is & member of the Catholic Church, Episcopal is @ derivation of the Greek Word episcopas, and this last word means a bishop; and as there can be no chureh without a lop it 18 tautological to say Kpiscopa! Church. act, the single word church has, in ttself, all that can possiply be meant by both words Protes- tant Episcopal; for, the Chirch Catholic is the only Protestant body in the world, in the true meaning and use of that word, _ But it may be said that the words “Protestant Episcopal” are in the title-page of the Prayer Book, Granted; butCatholies don’t believe ina title-page, itisnotacreed, For aught I know, ouly some printer put it there, I never heard that the Chureh ordered those words to be used thus, The Catholic’s creed is the Apostles’ Creed, in which he is taught to say, ‘1 believe in the holy Catholic Church, union of saints; and also the 8 Nicene Creed, in. which he ts taught to s lieve in one Catholic and Apostolic Church.” Again, it may be said that the words “Protestant piscopal occur twice in the oath the Bishop takes | MMs consecration. Granted; nevertheless it it | bad grammar, to say the least; and let the bishops | settle that matter as best they can. It is devoutly | hoped by all true Catholics that these fauited | Words may soon be simply dropped out of tae Prayer Book and out of common speech. We can, however, put up with the bad grammar of the | vrayer Book better than we can afiord to be put and kept in a false position. We have, thank God, the grand old creeds leit to ns, ‘These are intelligi- bie and Catholic, if we used the words “the holy Catholic Chureh,’? or only the words “Catholic Chureh,” which are ours by inheritance and in fact, we should be better understood, CuRistMas EvE, 1 CATHOLIC PRIEST. Interesting Christmas Ceremonies at St. Agnes Convent and a Sad Sequel. Christmas was celebrated at St. Agnes Academy in East Eighty-first street with becoming religious and musical ceremonies. Besides solemn high mass in the little chapel of the Sisters of Mercy, Which was brilliantly illuminated ana decorated with Christmas garlands and appropriate inscrip- tions, enhanced interest was lent to the occasion by the fact that nine of the young pupils made their first communion. Their Dames were Sophie Waldon, Lizzie Waidon, Josie Killeen, Hennetta Geraty, Jennie Delaney, Mary Brophy, Madeline Reed and Fanuy Lawrence. These beautiful young chudren were robed in pure white and wore long White lace veils fastened to their hands by floral wreaths, Just before the mass commenced the organ struck up a solemn religious aria, and a pro- cession Of nuns and children marcned into the chapel, and, taking positions at each side of the central aisle, knelt in an attitude of prayer. The nine selected for first communion then followed with stooped heads and bearing lightea ta+ pers, and knelt on the front row of pews McDonnell delivered the holy eucharist to the trembiing nine, separate Irom tlie rest, anu the great event of the day was over. In the eveniug solemn benediction was cele- brated and the nine chudren were invested with the scapular. Among the young ladies present on this occasion and who partook of the holy communion was ‘iss Theresa Killeen, a beautiful girl of 18, who expired the next morning of heart disease. The circumstance Is somewhat boteworthy from the jact that a sister of this same girl died five years before of the same disease and on the same day, Pee sad coincidence has caused a profound sensa- tion in the littie community of the convent. Christmas Boxing. The boys of the Catholic Protectory at Westches- ter on Chrismas Day presented Brother Tilou, of himself, This is pretty good for boys who carn | their bread by the sweat of their brows, The Week of Prayer. At a meeting of downtown pastors, held in Dr. Deems’ study (Church of the Strangers), it was agreed to hold meetings on the five evenings of the week of prayer, beginning with Monday, in the order of the following named churche: Spring street (Presbyterian) Church of Strangers, pust), Greene street (Metho- | nal street (Presbyterian), ‘The pastors Of these churches will preside in turn, ‘There will aiso ve a dally noon prayer meeting | trom Monday, January 4, to Suturday, January 9, in the Canal street ( byterian) church, en- trance No. 17 Greene street, near Canal, at_ Which the pastors of tae above churches will preside. Re-opening of St. Paul’s Church in New Haven—sermon by Right Rev. Bishop Littiejoin, of Long Isiand. NeW Haves, Conn., Dec, 23, 1873. This morning a large congregation assembled in this old chureh, now made new by extensive addi- tions aud decorations, to participate in the ccre- monies of recousecration. Long before the hour fixed for the commencement of the service the church Was filled by an eager and expectant throng of spectators, A large number of dis tinguished ciergymen Were present, including #ught Rey. Bisnop Williams, of Connecticut; Right Kev, Bishop Littlejohu, of the Diocese of Long | Island, and Rev. Drs, Harwood — and | Beardsley, of this . About thirty otoer clergymen from different portions of the dtate participated, At the close of morning prayer bishop Littlejohn ascended the pulpit and preached | the deicatory sermon—an e. dingly able and appropriate production, and wiich was listened to t with int The music, rendered by a double quarte of a high order. eS ihe luprovements to the edifice have been going since June st, and cost in the aggregate | on 30,000, Two memorial windows—one to the de- | sed wile of the present rector, Rev. Mr. Lob- 1, and another to the wife of Judge Betts, a prominent member of the church—are among the attractive jeatures of the inter The work throughout is toished in the highest style of art, and the church is now accounted as strictly eccle: astical in ail its appointments, and one of the most | beautul in the State. Appointments in the Catholic University of Ireland. At the meeting of the Board of the Catholic Unt- | versity, just held in Dublin, Very Rev. Gerald | Molloy, D. D., Was appointed vice rector and also:| professor of natural philosophy, Dr. Molioy, pro- jessor of theology for many years in the Royal College of Maynooth, is creditably known for his sclenmiic studies, bis Work on gedlogy having been | favorably received. He has presented the Catholic | University with a fine collection of philosophical instruments, apparatus and specimens vaiued at Rev. L’Avbé Polin, diocese of Strasburg, radnate of tie Uni *, has, on the | ommendation of pPhiiosophy and | rs tera, been appointed eturer ou Freneb and crinan, The salary of Dr. Case sor of | higher mathematics, has been fi year, tup the Protestant one 1s | | have a the sum offered to him to accept a similar chair in Trinity College. Ministerial Movements, ROMAN CATHO! The Archbishop and bishops of the Province o Cincinnati have determined to consecrate, on the Feast of the Circumcision, their dio to the Sacred Heart. The Pope recently received from Mexico a golden chalice, filled with gold coin, as a thank-offering from the faithful in Guadalaxara. ‘The semi-annual ordinations in the several dioceses ded several scores of clergy to the hierarchy of the Church, The diovese of Newark, N. J., bas subscribed and given $6,654 89 jor the support of the seminary students. The collections in the churches in this city and Brooklyn on Christmas | Day were for the benefit of the Catholic orphans in both cities. Rev, Puther Salter, of the Cathedral, New ork, gave aretreat the week beiore lust at | the Convent of Mercy, East Houston street. | A mission has bi opened at the Catholic church, Evanstown, UL, by Father Garesche, | %. J. Father Burke and companion Redemptor- | ists have completed a success!ul mission in Baltt- more and returned to St, Lows. Rey. Mr. O'Mwyer, Who Was curate to Father O'Keele at Callan, has resigned ms oMice, repents of his past course, and 18 going to Rome to ask pardon, Fatner Hopwins, of Philadelphia, expects to have his new churen all completed b¥ spri Rey. Dr. iutien, of Chicago, lately returned home from a very pleasant tour southwards. Archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, Can- | ada, and Rev, J. Prolex, missionary to tne © hadian Indians, have leit Dublin tor kome. William F. Mell » OL Philadelphia, was or- dained priest on the ‘loth inst. by Bistiop Wood. Very Rey. Father Damen and his companions— Fathers Masseiis, Koopmans aud Patten—nave re- turne Ago, Whe sion at the Churen ol the Sac Bishop Gibbons has ordered th tiey commenced a mis- | 1 Heart last sunday. | dedication G1 bis | diloc snd Vicariate to the Sacred Heart to take place to-day, the Feast of Holy Innocents, ‘The Oblate Fathers of Lowell, Mass., are holding a | ission at Meadville, about two months, Pa Th Where they have spent civil authorities of St. | Jonn, N. i. have arrested the Rey, Father Chap- man for not paying t chool tax. They had pre- viously arrested Father Michaud for @ like offenc ‘Threats are also made, itis said, against the lib: erty of the Archbishop nimeelf, and school matters: in the province are assuming serious propor Catholics are urged to be firm and defiant, The city of Richmond, Va., has a Catholic popuiation of 4,583 souls divided Into three parishes. Each parish has two parochial schools—oue for boys, the other jor girls, In these schools 946 children are taught, and there are not more than 20 Catholic chilaren joing to the public schools, Monseigneur Persico, ate Bishop of Savannah, has accepted the pastoral charge of the Church Of St. Colombe Sillare din. | divine influence | of the Cottage baptis | 400 converted Ind | ington, la | Universalist Society cese of Quebec, made vacant by the death of Rev. P. H. Harkin, Monaseigneur will be assisted by Rey. M, Gauthier as bis vicar. PRESBYTERIAN, The Presbyterian church at Soutn Charleston pays its minister his salary prety week; a good example. There are in the Church of Scotland 924 parishes the ministers of which are nopported in whole or in part from the Endowment funds. No living is less than $750 a year, and the average salary of these ministers, including parsonage, &c., is $1,600, There are also 42 parishes whose minis- ters are paid $600 cach {rom the Consolidated jund, and 181 parishes where mivisters are provided for by voluntary contibutions, The aggregate amount re- ceived and pended on ministers, chapels, preach- ing stations, education, missions, & by this Church is $3,311,000, The memorial stone of the new cburch built for Mr. Knigit, the “heretic” 0! Dun- dee, was recently laid by the Provost ol that city, Mr, Knight said on this occasion that it was his wish tolive and work with every section of the Chris- tian Chure Principal Caird, of Glasgow, is to open the new churen on the first Sunday of 1874. Rev, Mr. Burkhead, of Cherokee Presbytery, Georgia, recentiy visited Cedartown and found mm @ section 16 by 20 miles square just eight Presby- terians, no Sunday school, no preaching. He re- majned five days, preached 17 sermons, organized a church with 19 members and a Sunday school with over 60 scholars. And now—two months since—they have a caurch building which cost $2,500, and have secured the Rey, R. F. Taylor as their minister, Rey. W. FP. Arms has accepted a call to the Second Presbyterian church, Wantage, N.J. Rey. Newman Hall has raised about $14,000 towards building the “Lincoin Tower’ of his new church in London during his late visit to America, Dr. A. A. Wood has been installed pastor or the — Presbyterian church = at Lyons, N. Y¥. The hew Presbyterian church at Syracuse, Ohio, was dedicated two weeks ago. The Presbyterians of Westtield, N. Y., are building @ $50,000 Church, Which they expect to occupy next summer. METHODIST, Bishop Simpson is to sail from New Orleans January 3 for Mexico, to visit the newly established Methodist missions in that country. Two lady mis- sionaries will accompany him. Bishop Peck left Syracuse last Friday to return to Calitornia, Rev. Dr. Cobleigh, of Atlanta, who came North to attend the annual meeting of the Board of Education, re- turned home again last week. Rev. Henry Bleby, Superimtendent of Wesleyan missious m the Baha- mas, Who has been on @ brief visit to this city, sailed for his m.ssion home on Wednesday last. Rev, Professor John J. Brown, A. M., Prolessor 1n Syracuse University, has received the appointment of Assistant Astronomer for the party to be sent out by the government of the United States to take observations on the transit of Venus. He is to be gone 15 months from next May. He will first proceed to China, North Mississippi Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, South, has been transferred to California And stationed at Gilroy. At Manticoke, N, Y., over 30 persons haye been converted. At Stoddards- ville, N. Y., 50 persons have united on probation. At Richfleld Springs a new church will be dedicated January 6. The new church at Hemlock Lake, N. Y., was dedicated on Tuesday last. The remodelled church at Noréh Ridge, N. Y.. Was reopened on Tuesday, 23d inst. The Church Extension Society has received and disbursed from its begining to November 1, 1873, $670,000, of which nearly $200,000 have been on ac- count of the loan fund, More than $24,000 of this latter sum has been returned and reloaned; 1,127 churches have been aided by the society, Metho- dist Church property increases at the rate of $5,000,000 a year. The pastoral of the Methodist Bishops recommends the membership of the Church to be plain in their dress and unostenta- tious in the Lord’s house. It recommends respon- sive services and congregational singing and ear’ est, spiritual, scriptual preaching. The first Meth- odist City Missionary tn Boston was the Key. Samuel Kelly, appointed seven years ago, and from a small and comparatively recent beginning the work in this direction has grown to one ul great results. The “Boston Sunday School and Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church” was chartered in 1869, The first year it raised $3,000 and employed a missionary, and the next year four flourishing schools were reported, three of them in new chapels. Early in the present year the scope of the society was enlarged. Yhe society had under consideration the ast year 22.church enterprises in various stages” of development. Some __hali-dozen new churches have been the direct imfuence of the society during the past year in the city and vicinity, and at the last annual report five other mission schools were mentioned, and since that time some seven or eight other mw fields of promise have been devel- oped, and the preliminary work is being done in still other localities. The receipis of the society last year were upwards of $12,000, and the mission churches and Sunday schools themselves contrio- uted $3,175 88. Some wealthy Methodists of Boston have purchased the use of Music Hall 1or Sunday religious services, and & new enterprise is to be started there. The whole number of Methodist churches in Boston last April was 18, and the mem- bership 4,000, besides 400 probationers. The valua- ‘tion ol the church property was $300,000, The Wes- le: Building, owned vy an association, is valued at $300,000 more. EPISCOPALIAN. The Bishop of Manchester, England, preaching at Anfield, near Liverpool, recently, denounced ritual- ism, and said that those who practised it were alike disioyal to the Church and to their ordination yows. The Chicago pitualiats are not quite unani- mous among theniselves in regard to the secession of Bishop Cummins and the ordination of Dr. Che- ney to the Bishopric of the Retormed Episcopal Church, Dr, Locke, of Grace church, calls Bishop Cummins a “traitor,” but declares also that it mattered not how bad a man Bishop Commins Was or might become, “yet tf he had been ordained a priest by the reguiar Episcopal forms he still had the power of imparting the presence of Christ in the bread and wine of the Eucharist and of re- generating the soul by baptism.” Church and State reports that its editor has received during the past week a paper in which the adoration of the eucharistic elements is recommended in Prot- estant Episcopal churches, The editor very une- quivocally condemns such a practice and declares that it ought to be suppressed, lor there is most imminent peril to the pe and uuity. of the Church if it is not. Christ church, Boston—tne oidest chureh building in that city—will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding to-day, The Protestant Episcopal City Mission society, of this city, employs six missionaries, who have, during the past month, held 96 public’ services, gathered 664 children into Sunday schools, 349 nto iudustrial schoois and 314 into day schools, besides caring ior anumber of orphans and homeless poor. ‘This work cost $: 5 Mary's church, Manhattan- ville, was ears old on Thursday, 18th inst. It duly commemorated the event. It is proposed to raise $56,000 trom the Episcopal churches of New Jersey, in order to increase the present Episcopal fund, amounting to $84,000, to, $140,000, which tb is thought, wil be the le; sum which will warrant the division of the present diocese into two and to support two bishops. ‘The division can- not take place until alter the wéeting of the next General Convention. BAPTIST. A series of revival meetings in the Baptist church at Greenwich, Conn., las added 16 to the member- ship; at Monongahela, Pa., 42 have projessed jaith in Christ; at Williamsport, Pa., over 40 have risen for prayers, many of whom have been converted; at Imlaystow i. J., nearly 100 have neen forward lor prayers during the two weeks’ revival, a large number of wiom have yielded their hearts to the . The work 18 still spreading. Roxboreugh Baptist church, Philadelphia, and Frankiord chureh, in the same city, are both enjoy. ing revival blessings. he Baptist church at Bloomington, which has been in a sickly con- dition for some time, has at last yielded up the ghost and disbanded, Mr oF O'C. pking wa ordained = on sth =i and installed pastor of the Baptist cnuren at Vmeenttown, N. J. Rev. Wiiliam Turner has assum pastorate of the Baptist church at organized under the Sulem, ‘The Baptist churches at Thomasville, Jerse is Cross Roads and Pne Meeting Hous Cy, are pastorless. The Baptisis of Winton, N.C. have nearly completed a chureh caifice and’ secured pastor. The First’ Baptist | N. ¥., is split on the Communioa ) is “open,” He churen of Alban. question. The pastor (Rev. Mr. Reev and so Is a large minority of his congregation, resigned jacely, and was about to depart to tures new, when his open communion friends raliied, organized themselves and re-engaged his services as pastor. Charles Dimtin, licentiate of tue Richburg (N. Y.) chareh, accepts a call to Smitnport, Pa, Rev. P. Ke Si ana? Milis, goes to Simithvilie, N.Y. K Lomas Crudginton, of Stepney, Conn., has taken charge oF the North Kingstown church, Reb Rev. J. Burchard, of Woodstock, I, has be gun his labors with a new Baptist en- terptis at Lawndale, Chicago, Another Mission Society has just erected ac Morgan Park, another suburb of th H, Frederick was on the 18th } hureh, ¢ Mis it is said that a strong desire jor religious liberty prevails in Persia, and many people show spec interest im the study of the Hible. New Hampshire has, according to the forthcoming “Congregational Minutes,’ 15s churehes, 1% ministers, of Whom 65 are pastors, 67 acting tors and 68 withont a charge. Only one minister, the venerable Dr. stow, tas died. The membership of the chur 18 18,424, oF whom were received last year, 630 by ‘profession faith, There are of scholars in the Sabbath schools, ‘The amoun Of charitavle contributions 18 $30,206 The | Rey. ©. F, Lee, Jate pastor of the Universalist chureh at Lockport, N. as resigned and gone | vo Utica to another charge, Rey. J. H. Wilbur, who has for 12 years been laboring among the Yokima Indians in Oregon, says that there are about and in eve ns under his car cage there has bec donment of the Use Of Lovacce. . of Mt. Morris, N. Y., ha¥ removed to Belvidere, IL, and commenced his labors with th in the latter place, Th Hanover street congregation of Baltimore has in- sed the salary of its rabbi, Rev, Dr. Szold, Irom Rey, W. tl. HL 000 to $4,600. Key. B,J. Woll, pastor of th md | isn Lutheran church of Baltimore, has accepted the professorship of church history In the Theo. logical Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa, The King of Sweden has ordered a collection to be taken on a fixed day throughout his kingdom, jor the benefit of the Emmanuel Lutheran church of Chicago, Il. A “Minister's Meeting” has been organized in Danbury, composed of all the clergymen of all the denominations in the town. Rev. D. M. Hodge, of the Universalist church, was chosen secretary, Three Universalist es in Indiana, within a ciroult of 30 mil are destitute of preaching— Prercetvou, dune 1D and Plasseny Lake, Rey. Francis Howarth, of the | a complete and voluntary aban- THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE. The Sale of Joseph Into Egypt and Con- fusion of His Brethren in His Presence— Conscience the Accuser and Judge of the Simner—Sermon by Rev. Dr. Vidaver. Dr. Vidaver addressed his congregation yester- day on the slavery of Joseph in Egypt and the confusion of his brethren as they stood beiore him his self-accused murderers, Their surprise can scarcely be imagined when he said, “1 am Joseph your brother whom ye sold into Egypt,” &c., and a brother's love, They were completely overcome. and we are told they could not answer him a word. What was it that made them tremble in the pres- ence of of Joseph their brother? It was that power- ful monitor which lives and acts in every man’s soul—conscience—and which on this occasion as- serted its authority and right in them and made them turn aside from their own guilt—a guilt which now became doubly greater in the presence of him against whom they had sinned, Conscience now awakened in them a remembrance of what they had done, It conjured up all their past sins before their minds, Years had passed since they committed the offences against their brother and they had almost forgotten them. Little did they think that one day they would stand in the presence of that injured brother. But here they stand before him, to fa Con- sctence arises to accuse them, and terrible, in- deed, is its acevsation. They’ trembie and fear and quake beiore each other, while the tears and CRIES OF THAT INNOCENT BROTHER come up before them, and the anguish which almost rent their father’s heart stares them in the face, The blessed Creator has implantea in the soul a faculty whereby we may distinguish right from wrong, and this principle produces in us a Jear of punishment, It approves of that which is good in us and abnors that which is evil, When it assumes the right thus to judge of our motives and actions it 18 called conscience. When Joseph's brethren were thus thrown into his presence alt their evil deeds came up betore them, and they said among themselves that all this trouble and chastisement had come upon them because they deserved it for their crimes, The dread of punish- ment remained with them as long as they remem- | bered the sin they had committed. Conscience brought in a verdict of guilty and progounced the judgment of condemnation against them. And those who do such things are haunted by day and by night. He sees a spectral apparition of all his misdeeds. A thousand times this sense of sin and fear of punishment burns in the bosom of the sinner. Just look af such a man as Antiochus, to whom we referred last Sabbath! A man ofan in- Jamous life, who declared his fixed purpose to destroy Israel and blot his name out of the Book of Life, Look at him on his couch! He fears and trembles like an aspen leaf, All his sins arise before him and he acknowledges that all these things are but the just judgments of God upon his crimes committed against an mnocent people. The Doctor gave another illustration also from the life of Nero (?) who, maddened by re- morse, became a raving maniac, Many & man tries to escave irom this pursuer which sits enthroned in his own bosom, Appeal- ing to the young men of the congregation, he bade them beware ol sinful lives; for they are thereby selling their youth into worse than Egyptian cap- tivity. “Take care,’’ he said; “you will find your- selves some day in the presence of that youth, and you will recognize it as your own flesh and be con- founded before it as you shail hear its ‘lam Joseph, whom you soid into Egypt.’"? The Doctor addressed some WORDS OF WARNING ALSO TO PARENTS who negiect the religious instruction of their chil- dren, contenting themselves with a@ merely intel- lectual or business education. ‘They will one day feel the pangs of conscience for this and confess, as did Joseph’s brethren, that they were verily guilty of their children’s bicod. There are people who shut their eyes against misery and sit in judg ment on the poor; but they do not go and help the poor nor ask God why it is that they themselves are better off. Obey that monitor im your own heart, said the Doctor. It 1s as fashionable now as it always has been to administer moral mor- phine to this monttor of the soul; butit will awake and assert its authority. It is that prophet like unto Moses, who was promised to be given to men, and whom they should hear, because he lives in their hearts. There is a path that leads to a garden of poisonous weeds and whose end is mis- ery. You may say you don’t believe in conscience, that man is allied to the brute creation, and that this life is the beginning and the end of man. But such sophistry and sach philosophy are false. Man 18 made a little lower than the angels that he may be crowned with glory and honor, and a time will come when THE ANGEL IN MAN WILL SPEAK, and blessed is the man in whom it does speak and who nearkens to Its voice. But woe to him who turns away trom it and will not listen to its tender pleadings! Joseph's brethren could not answer him. ‘ihe ghost of their sins stood there before them, Not a ghost outside, but one within them, Let us, said the Doctor in conc'usion, beware that we do not stand dumb before the eternal bar of Justice as Joseph's brethren stood before him; but let us be able tosay that we have done what we nee have, to the extent of our ability, obeyed Ss will, Z THE BUCHU CHIEF JUSTICE. (From the Salem, (Oregon) Mercury, Dec. 12.) If there is one sign of the times more than another, and where they are so abundant, which | Causes the prudent and conservative man to doubt the stability of our goverument, it is the custom now grown prevalent of fliling offices and positions of quondam honor and dignity with men of little or no character, and of small acquirements, Al- though it is essential to the community that good men should be appointed to offices of trust, yet the occasional promotion of a medium man to high position might be overlooked, but the persistent practice of appointing men to noble and sacred places, who, instead of filling them, contract them and reduce them to their own stature, is that of which plore. We lose the awe and respect which should be due the office on account of the incumbent. The lughest office in America has hitherto unquestion- ably been the ofice of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Stat | | i | we now complain and the effect of which we de- | | | es. In has been higher in | its tenure, as it is for lif higher in the interests committed to and governed by tt, higher im its social position and in the character of its incum- | bents. It has been higher than any other until | now, It was deemed necessary to’ possess the | greatest legal culture in all the various | sources irom which our jurisprudence is de- | rived, as well as in international law combined | With a thorough knowledge of history, an ac- | quaintance with the sciences and the perfect fa- | Inilarity of a well educated gentleman, with belles | lettres literature. We object. to the appointment | Of George H. Williams to the position of Chief | Justice, not because he has not all of the necessary | Gualiiications, but because he has none of them. | He isa politiclan in the technical sense of the word, as contradistinguished irom a statesman, He spent the early part of his life, at least the | first that is known of it, as judge oj a local court | in lowa, lolling on the sunny side of a diy goods bOX, wagging his uilarly shaped es jaw (rom whence tis familiar soubriquet Flaxbrake) for the delectation | of an audience arrayed im buckskin breeches, It was finally thought that he was disposed of lorever by sending bim to Oregon as a judge of a terri | torial court, and it was probably ex; | the estimate at that time made of Oregonians, vould be heard of no more, unless, like ith’s inissionary to the Canutbal Islands, served up some day cold—for lunch. | he mignt ps | For many long and Weary years he “heard himself taik,” and whenever in the taverns of Salem and the barrooms of Buge: City or the saloons of Cor- | Yailis two or three were gathered together, there | Was he io the midst of them. After making several | unsnecessful attempts tor political preferment, he | at last found an opeuing. The war came, the caul- | dron botied and the substratum came to the sur- face, George H. Williams entered for the race for the Senate of the United States against one Thomus i he. brother Pearne was a@ shoemaker, a | Preacher and # politician, Yet, as Charles Reade | Says of one of lie heroes, “his' three medioerities | fell so tar short of one talent that } Without his dinner, | Pearne, and then ni he was often ‘The Chiel Justice beat brother | Nung the Stars and Stripes to } the », Waved the easie and rode into poittical preierment, in the infancy of the Republic some Innocent might have imquired, “With this early and later traming, whe did he get the | erudition necessary tor his position’? The answer in (he dotage of the Republic is important, He ride on the tidal wave of party and subservienc land back, old fe ew oul of the Wa trait of chara George H, Williams has one Twhich probably caused his proe motion, He 1s clay in the hands of the potter, No clique or set of men or Women ever got hold ol oF | Surrounded him that they did not leave thelr im- press on him, ould him to their shape, He | Will not be a actory Chief Justice, When the | New York HenaLD gives another essay on the | tendency of | the ‘Times to Quackery, “Greenvacks, Shoddy and Cvesarism,” let Jit mention’ Grant” and his Chet “Justice alongside of Heimbola and uch.’ We are accustomed to hear of Marshall, Story and ‘Taney, Will we ever hear of Williams, except as George H, Williams or Chief Justice | Wiliams, and even if ‘men did speak oF Marshall, Taney and Willams, would it not resemole in tts { failing of the salutation of the Mussuiman fruit vendor in Constantinople, “In the name of the Prophet—fgs.”? Mrs, Secretary Willams as a Lobbyist for Her Husband. The Providence (BR. Ot hod says —"Tt is said that if Attorney General Williams fails of confirma. tion as Chief Justice it will not be tor want of special effort on the part of Mrs. Williams. Her labors of love or ambition are very marked and ex- cite much comment in te atmosphere of Washing- ton society." with tears of joy he extended to them the band of | ed, trom | , this is the ‘new nation that | CUBAN AFFAIRS IN THE CITY. The New Cuban Agency—Miguel Akfama Again in Power—Interesting Interview * With the New Agent of the Republic= The War Yo Be Energetically Prose- cuted. The retirement of Carlos Manuel Cespedes from the Presidency of Cuba Libre and the ingress of Salvador Cisneros has caused quite a sensation in Cuban patriotic circles, It made a favorable im- pression that the change in Cuba Libre took place in the most pacific way. The instalment of the new Executive brought about the separation of General Quesada from the agency in New York, and that officer is now understood to be tn Paris, Mr. Carlos del Castillo, the colleague in office of General Quesada, was temporarily appointed sole agent abroad for the Cubans. Subsequently, Mr. Aldama, the Cuban millionaire, was appointed per- manent agent in the United States, with full power to do everything necessary in ordeg to accomplish the speedy remissier of material of war to free Cuba, It is understood that Mr. Mestre has been offered the diplomatic representation in Washing- ton of the young sister Repupiic. Mr. Aldama was interviewed by the HERALD man:— “1 understand, sir, that yeu have accepted the agency of the Cuban Republic ?”” “I have accepted it pro tempore only. We have many men among the Cubans who are abler than 1 to discharge the diMcuit and delicate duties of the regency. I will retain the office for a short time, until some one else is named for it.” “Was not Mr. Carlos del Castillo nominated as temporary agent" “He was, About a month, or perhaps less, since his nomination the Executive in free Cuba thought well to name me as permanent agent. I do not Tecollect the date of my appointment, as I have not had time to examine well the documents that were placed in my hands, By some delay in the time of departure of the Jamaica steamer the ap pointments of Castillo and myself arrived here on the same ship, and that circumstance has caused some contusion of dates and rumors.” “What do you think, sir, of the present condition and prospects of the war?” “The state of the revolution is very satisfactory indeed. It never was better. Itisin a healthy condition, and there are excellent prospects for the future. ltis hard to prophesy when the tri- umph of the Cuban arms will be consummated, but there can be no doubt of a final success.”’ “will you continue sending material aid to free Cuba? “Material of war, men and other eMcient aid will continue to be sent as soon as they are gata- ered together. We shall respect the neutrality Jaws of the United States; but, notwiths anding, the Cubans mean to avail themselves of every hot orable chance for sending more and larger expedi- tions to Cuba than heretoiore, “By the way, a Cuban named Varona gave evi- dence lately in favor of the Spaniards. Was he a prominent nan among you?” “A man naturally shrinks from going into mat- ters of this kind; still, in justice to the truth, it must be said that the individual whose worthiess affidavit figures as one of Spain’s irrefutable prools of the Virginius being Cuban property, is a man who for three years has, by common consent of all, been excluded not only from our councils but even from our meetings. As no gentleman can delve into the slums of New York gambling hells to follow the infamous career of any tool of Spain, perhaps, the least said the better on the subject of this un- happy man's doings.” “What do you think of the opinion of Attorney General Williams?” “IT don’t desire to critcise the oMcial pro- ceedings of any functionary belonging to the United States. It is not too much to add, however, that his opinion is not mine. There can be no doubt but itis a conscientious, but, at the same time, an alarmingly one-sided decision. Instead of mending the matter, it is likely to bring about new and unexpected complications.” “What do you think of the arrangements in the Virginius’ case?” “I think itis the beginning of the end. The Spaniards, who have always behaved with offen- sive and insulting rudeness towards America and the Americans, will now claim a decided victory in these ce and their arrogance towards the people of this country will know no bounds, American citizens will be insulted and maltreated wherever they may be found under Spanish do- minion, Their lives will be in continual danger and at last the United States must find themselves goaded into a war, that is if Americans want to maintain a shred of the national honor which has been handed down to them intact and unsullied. My means bear but an insignificant proportion to my desire of helping the cause. No single man can carry on a war by himseli, nor even with the sub- scriptions of a iew friends. It is necessary to negottate a loan. For this reason ' we want the sympathy of all nations, particularly the United States. To be able to go into the market the Cubans want an acknowledgment of belligerency in their favor, not as a matter of tact, which might be conceded, but as a right that be- longs to us. We want ports where our prizes can be brought and condemned. We desire that the United States shall place us on the same footing aa Spain, Let us, too, build gunboats in American, dockyards, and fit oht conv ys of arms and ammuni- tion as the Spaniards are doing. Allow us these privi- leges, which of right belong to us, and see how long the war will last, It is a strange policy on the part ot the United States to treat with such exceptional indulgence a nation which was among the first to Tange itself alongside of England and other European nations who were the declared enemies of this great American Union, All the old mon- archies of Europe were opposed to the federals, excepting Russia alone. hy, I remember that the old restored gunpowder in the government stores in Havana, which cost the Spaniards but $12 per hundredweight, was sold to Confederate pri- vateers In that port for $80 per hundredweight, in gold, Liberty-loving Cubans condemned such ne- favious traflic; yet we are now neglected, and the sworn enemies of this glorious Republic preferred tous. This is not right. THE EDGAR STUART. BALTIMORE, Dec. 27, 1873, Several despatches having been sent trom this city in regard to the fitting out of the filibustering steamer Edgar Stuart for an expedition to Cuba, and it having been stated in the local press this morning that she had cleared from this port for Jamaica, the following authentic and oficial state- ment in regard to the Edgar Stuart is furnished the pr ‘he steamer now lies at Jenkins’ wharf, watched daily by Customs oficials, Her register is in the hands of the Collector of the Port, and she will not be aliowed to leave under any circumstances with- out the full knowledge and consent of the proper department at Washington.”’ ‘The Edgar Stuart was built at Guilford, Conn., in 1869, and Irom her papers is owned by Zimri W. Butcher, of New York. On the 21st of March, 1872, she obtained enrollment at New York, and sailed coastwise for New London, where on the 28th of the same month she surrendered her enrollment and obtained a temporary register. She arrived at this port on the 1st of February last from Key West, under the command of Rudolph simmers, her cargo consisting of 71 tons of old tron, and has been iyiug quietly at her wharfever since. A few weeks ago Colonel Melchor Aguero, represeunung her owners, contracted with parties to repair her boilers and machinery to the extent of a lew thou- sand dollars, These repairs are now going on, and cannot be completed under four or five weeks. FOUR GREAT CHARITY BALLS. Splendid Programme—Terpsichore Hand in Hand with Benevolence. Four grand charity entertainments, all of them to take piace at the Academy ot Music, and of un- usual proportions, are announced to take place within the next six weeks. They are, first, the Sev- ent regiment reception and ball, to be held Janu- ary 6, the Roman Catholic Asylum ball, on Janu. ary 7; the Infant Asylum ball, on the 18th of Jano- ary, and the welt known annual Charity ball, om The entire net proceeds Of tie Seventh regiment ball wal be devoted to charitable purposes, dts tributed among the Various tnetitutions and so. A cieties, and the receipts promi to be very large, There were 1,600 tickets issued at $5 each, and it 1s @ circumstance reflecting thd greatest credit on the organization that all the tiekets were taken by the members tnemsei ve! There are remaining yet to be sold the WOXeS, and these will be disposed of by auetion, af the regimental armory, on the nignt of January 3. This will be more essentially a “ulitary ball” than any that has ever taken place before in New York, as at least 90 per cent of the gentlemen guests will be in uniform. ‘The regi- nt will het beuween $6,000 and $7,000, as their expenses Wil be comparatively light, for the regi- mental band will furnish the music and a large number of the members of the rank and file have volunteered \0 “do the courteous” as ushers. ‘The infant Asylum, the Roman Catholic Asylum and the Chasity bailg will be under the nighest patronage, and all of them will be very brian affairs, well worthy of pei projectors and of the n view. excellent objecs they have THE OUBAN LADIE: In consequence of the e88 obtained by this fair, instead of dosing on the 2ith instant, as wae anticipated, it will remain open until the 3oth in Masonic Temple, Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street. The socitty has a room very tastefully dec- tic orated with the Cuban and American haga. The patrivtic Dn verde and the iadies who are working with #reat credit tor tho praise are putting forth in bo~ If Of their country, Among tke man on exhibition a ar cauluted it or gua.