The New York Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1874, Page 4

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. PROGRAMME OF SERVICES T0-DAY Sharp Practice ot Bishop Cheney’s Church, —_ Services To-Day. ‘There wil! be held, in the hall of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Fourteenth street and avenue A, & cing of the Catholic Union. Parochial section of the Immaculate Conception thus afternoon at ha ¢ four o'clock, Mr. John Mnllaly and other prominent Catholies will speak. Professor Green, of Princeton, will preach on “asayrian Monuments” this evening in the Re- formea church, Filth avenue and Forty-elghth street. Rey. ©. A. G. Bi im wili this evening, in the Catholic Apostolic Church, maintain that apostle - ship has been left as a permanent gilt to the chureh, Rev. Dr. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston, will | Preach in Aji Souls’ church morning and afternoon. Rev. C. W, Morrill will celebrate the conversion Of St. Paul to-day in St. Alban’s church, Rev. E. ©. Sweetser will tell the people in Cooper Institute this afternoon what Universalists believe and why they preach it. Morning and evening he will occupy his own pulpit. Rev. David Mitchel! will describe “The Chris- tian’s Basket” and what it contains, in the Canal street Presbyterian church. Dr. armitage will preach in the Fifth avenue Baptist church this morning and evening, and will assist in the recognition and installation services of Rev. S. Alman, in the Stanton street Baptist | church, in the afternoon. Rev. W. ©. Dawson wil! preach in the Disciples’ church, West Twenty-eighth street, morning and evening. Dr. A. ©. Osborne wil! preach in the South Bap- tist churcn at both services. Rev. J. M. Pullman will answer “Some Objections to Universalism,” in the hall on Forty-second street and Broadway this evening. Rey. Robert Sloss will hold forth in the Four- teenth street Presbyterian church this morning. Bev. Mr. Pendleton wil! discourse in the Fifty- third street Baptist church morning and evening. Baptism will be administered after evening ser- vices. Rev. P. L. Davies will also baptize at the close of ening sermon in the Berean Baptist church. Rev. Maurice S. Baldwin, of Montreal, will occupy St. George’s church pulpit (Rev. Dr. Tyng, Sr.,) this morning. Rev. Wayland Hoyt will tellall who shall gather in Steinway Hall this evening ‘How to Start Right.”” Rev. Robert Cameron will preach twice to-day at the Baptist church in Sixteenth street, near Sixth avenue. Rev. Dr. Niccolls, of St. Louis, will talk in Asso- ciation Hall this evening. Rev. Samuel M. Hamilton will preach in the Scotch Presbyterian church, Fourteenth street. Rev. H. W. Knapp will iead the devotions of the Laight street Baptist church morning and evening. The Halstead Praying Band will conduct the ser- vices in the Forsyth street Methodist Episcopal church all day. The Bedford street Praying Band will conduct the services in Thirty-fourth street Methodist Epis- copal church this evening. Rev. Dr. D. H. Miller will preach in Plymouth Baptist church morning ana evening. Services wiil be held in the Greek chapel, Second avenue, near Fiftieth street, in the morning. Miss Anna E. Smith will address the working Women in Tempie Hall, 229 Bowery, this evening. Rev. George ©. Needman, evangelist, will preach in the Central Baptist church, West Forty-second Street, this evening. Rev. Frederick Evans 1s advertised to preach in the same pulpit at the game hours.” The Spiritualists will be addressed by Lyman C. Howe at Robinson Hall, East Sixteenth street. The Free Thinkers will convene in De Garmo Hall, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street, when 8. P. Andrews and T. C. Hilyard will talk to them. Rev. Dr. S. H. Tyng, Jr., preaches in Cooper Union Hall at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Bishop Cummins will minister to the Reformed Episcopalians, in Steinway Hall tits morning and in Lyric Ball this evening. In the Bpiscopal chureli of St. Mary the Virgin there will be litany (choral) and high celebration at hall-past ten o'clock A. M., and vespers at four o’clock P. M. «Midnight in the Prison” is the morning topic of Rev. Mr. Hepworth, in the Church of the Dis- ciples. Other services as usual. In Cutler Memorial church, Brooklyn, Rev. Mr, Pycott preaches morning and evening. Evening subject, “Tne Friendly Man.” The pastor will preach this morning and Rev, Dr. E. O. Haven this evening in St. Luke's (Metho- dist). At the morning and evening services in the Church of the Resurrection Rev. Dr. Flagg will officiate. Preaching by Rey. Mr. Newtou in Anthon Memo- tial church at half-past ten A.M. Choral service at hall-past three P. M. The proposed new translation of Scripture will | ‘be considered this evening, in the Church of the Ascension, by Rev. Dr. John Cotton Smith. Rey. Mr., Rossiter will give talismans to the tempted this evening, in North Presbyterian | church. There will be a conference of Spiritualists at No. 64 Madison avenue, at two o’clock. Mrs. H. M. Walton will give “A Woman's View of Government Employ” before the Cosmopolitan Conference at three P. M: The Church of Cheney—Bishop Cat Bishop—theney Euchres Whitehouse— Christ Church Stolen Out of the Court on the Eve of Trial—A Victory for Cummins, Cutcaco, W., Jan, 22, 1874, Christ church, the bone of contention between Bishop Whitehouse and Bishop Cheney, the cham- pions of orthodox and reiormed Episcopalianism, bas just afforded us another sensation. Bishop Whitehouse, aided by “Calkins et al.” has been endeavoring, for the past four years, to oust the Cheneyites from the building and recover posses- sion thereof from the recalcitrant trustees, who, backed by the great majority of the congregation, have declared for the faith as it is in Cummins and Cheney. The case comes up on the 4th of Febru- | ary, but just on the eve of the trial a very clever | mangauvre has been made, which at frst seemed the result of disaster to the Cheneyites, but proves on closer inspection to be an advantage of great consequence. In May, 1870, Christ church borrowed on mort- gage from the Northwestern Theological Seminary $25,000, payable May 2, 1875, with interest at the rate of ten per cent, payable semi-amually. In case default was made in payment of interest and continued for thirty days all the principal and the arrears of interest were to become due imme- diately. On the 2d of November, 1873, the trustees defaulted, and on the 2d day of December the prop- erty Was advertised for sale. Meanwhile there ‘Was another lien upon the property, Mr. Vaughan, ot Providence, K. 1., having savanced the ¢hurch $7,500 for repairs. This sale also was advertised in twoevening papers which no one ever reads, and on Saturday last, four persons being present, the property, subject to the $25,000 mortgage, Was knocked down to Mr. William Ajdrich for $9, Then some member Of Christ church paid the in- terest due to the theological seminary, and thus that transaction was closed. The result of this very Clever piece Of strategy has been to place t! church property out Of the hands of tne trustees into those of a third party, Whom the bishop can- not reach, 80 that, even if the suit be decided ad- versely to Christ church, the victory Will be a fruitiess one. On the 4th of Febraary Bishop Cheney's counsel will move to dismiss proceed. ings, as the trustees have nO longer anything to do with the church, Fuller, Bishop Chemey’s connse}, in an inter- view, remarked :—Ii the prosecution are making a ape mere for the possession of the property it the ground from under their feet and leaves them nothing to stand on, They are foiled com- Pietely, so jar as their designs on the property are concerned, and if filthy jucre is all they are fignt- dng ior they had better drop the case at once. eee mao pe mua tesue, an T etargeend ts, one nota pecuniary ‘The concerns the ecclesiastical of Mr, Cheney and bis society, and is not at all ted by the gale of the church for debt. It é on this tasue that I have prepared my defence. ave devoted much study to the subject and collected a number of vaiuable depositions from eminent men in the Church in ‘us country and in Europe, and am now prepared to goal with the case, 1 shatl be much dis- appointed if the prosecution drop the matter, simply because they cannot get hold of the church edifice. This question of the ownership of the property was only incidental to the main issue, and need not at retard the prosecution of the case. Mr, Judd, the Chancetlor of the Diocese, who cousiders the Cumminsite Church one that was “porn in sin aud cradled in iniquity,’’ was also in- into the hands of an-innocent purchaser by the sale of Saturday the representatives of the | church, of course, knew of the fact. If there was terest due on the first mortgage when the titie had passed out of the parish, U it kad 80 passed out’ Fraud and collusion were stamped on (the face of the transaction, and be bad nO douvt whether the trust deed and the sale were valid or not, they would be avoided by reasou traud. In his opinion it Was @ mean aad wis- | erable attempt to evade the ends of justice, and | the representatives of the church would learn that | they would pot be able to avail themselves of any such move. The effort to divert the tite of the property into other hands was tantamount to an admission that defeat in the pending suit was in- | evitabie—a sortof flank movement on their part to | ward off the blow, Whjch was last approaching. If | any steps were taken to delay the case or to iter- tere with the legitimate results, proceedings would at once be instituted to eniorce the rights of the dtocese and of those Who had a property interest inthe charch, The result might be postponed, but | in the end the authority of the church and the in- | terests of those concerned would be vindicated, The Protestantism of To-Day and of the Reformation. | To Tae EpIror oF THR TkRALD:— ; trust that you will give place in your columns | toa reply to acommunication in your journal of | the 14th, signed “Protestant.” He commences with the assertion that “the declaration of abso- | lution or remission of sins to be made by the | priest alone’ tn the Anglican Charch is the out- | growth of Popery and antagonistic to Protestant- ism. Itis true, a8 faras modern Protestantiam ts | concerned, since there ts a vast difference between | the Protestantism of to-day and that of the Refor- | mation. In one case it was a sterm and manly | protest against the errors of the Roman Cath- olic Church, but not against her catholic truths, Which she holds in cowmon with us to day, but in the other it is au attempt to do away | with all that is catholic, primitive and apostolic; | and, even more than this, it inakes the Mibie its In- fallible guide, yet through its various adherents at | the same time denies one-half of it. Queer kind of logic is this! “Enough to make mortals weep, | though they are eifeminate boasters of apostolic succession.”? For Protestants of the Reformation | period I have great respect; but with the modern innovators and enthusiasts I have no sympathy, since it has become a co- | vert for ali kinds of heresy and schism. But to return to the point: it affords me great pleasure to inform the writer that the doctrine of the remission and absolution of sin by the priest is | not only Anglican Catholic, but also biblical; no mere assumption, but the truth as set forth in Scripture—to wit, the power of retaining and remit- ting sius. Again, as for the doctrine of transub- stantiation being held or taught either openly or | secretly by Anglican divines, it 1g only @ mere agser- | tion without oue lota of wrath, 1 am afraid that if he should attempt to prove lus | statement he would mest with the same success as ‘Diogenes of old’ looking for an honest man. As lor “lace petticoats,” “the scarlet woman,” pro- cessions and those other horrible things which used | togive our Puritan ancestors the hysterics, they | have long since been exploded and lost their | charms, so that they “iike angry apes" no longer | play jantastic tricks upon the ignorant masses. Again, the writer has not a clear perception | between essentiais and non-essentials, since he has failed 10 discriminate between the doctrines of the Anglican Church and those rites or ceremonies which are op- | tional. Herein consists the beauty of the Angil- | can Church, that she permits that which is catholic and Scriptural, yet at the same time shuts out all that gives assent to Puritanical narrowness or | blind superstition. His remarks on ‘Presbu- | teros” and “Episcapos"’ prove directly the opposite | of that which he affirms, namel; The non- | validity of nob-episcopal ordination.” Again, the text which he quotes to prove that the doctrine of baptismal regeneration 1s un- scriptural plainly and explicitly teaches the a for what else can you make out of it cept a man be born of water and of the Spirtt, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God?’ As tor the pernicious influence produced by ‘‘supersti- tious mummeries," and So forth, practised in vari- ous churches iy this city, that is trying tomake a big mountain out of a littie mole hill, or what some persons call nonsense. Aguin, there is no such in- Stutution in this city as the “General Episcopal | Semtnary,”’ ualess Dr. Cummins, the reformer, has | started oue of late, x | New Yors, Jan. 17, 1874. | Ministerial and Chureh Movements and } Changes. : ROMAN CaTHOLIC. Bishop de St. Palais, of Vincennes, Ind., cele- | brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his episco- pate on the 14th inst. His diocese at present con- tains 145 churches and nearly as many schools. Its | clergy number 100, and the diocese 1s in a prosper- | ons condition spiritually. Lower Calitornia has been separated trom the diocese of Monterey and | Los Angeles and erected into @ vicariate apostolic, | to which the Pope Las appointed Right Rev. Fran- cisco Ramon de San Jos¢ Moreno y Castafieda (a professed member of the Order of Discalced Car- | melites, priest of the archdiocese of Guadalaxara, , and formerly pastor in Tela), Bishop of Eumenia in partibus injidelium and vicar apostolic. The | American pilgrims to the shrines of Europe are debating through the Catholic press which | date is best for starting—May 15 or July 4. A decision has not been reached. On | thee 23d ult. an ex-priest, at Trevigito, Lombardy, | Named Baronio, threw a quantity of tartaric acid | Into the altar wine, by which means eight officiat- ing Driests were brought nearly to the grave. ‘The culprit is in prison awaiting trial During the past year sixty-four adult converts from Protestantism Were bapiized into the Catholic faith in the Church | of the Immaculate Conception, Boston, Mass. Since | October 20, 1873, there have been no less than six- ty-three convents closed in Rome. On December 3 six of these institutions were suppressed. Father | Hecker, of this city, who is now travelling in | Egypt, has greatly improved in health. The | eX-priest Leonard, to whom the government ot Jura has presented a living as Old | Catholic curé at St. Usanne, was formerly vicar of the Cathedral of Rheims, The Bel- gian members of the Third Order a St. Francis | living in the world went on a pilgrimage a short time since tothe shrine of Notre Dame de Mon- | taigu, near Gnent. There were over 4,000 persons present. The clergy of the archdiocese of New Orleans commenced a retreat January 15. His | Grace the Most Rev, Archbishop Perche officiated pontifically and addressed an allocution to the faitniul. The votive Church of the Saviour, Vienna, commenced by the uniortunate Maximilian of Mexico, is nearly completed. It is one of the most magnilicent of modern churches, and was founded as a thank net for the escape of the present Emperor from the hand of an asgasain, The Bishop of Bresiau has already made lus dispositions | for the time when ue shail be turned out | of bis aT yy the imperial government of Germany. His diocese extends overt some parishes which are part of the Austrian Territory, and he proposes to reside there and govern his Prussian | diocese from within the limits of. Austrian rule. | ‘The Rey. William L. Pope, of the diocese of Har- | risburg, Pa., started for Havana last weck. His | health has been impaired by continual work since his ordination, and he 1s now seeking its restora- | tion, He intends also to procure subscriptions in | Cuba toward his several educational and benevo- | lent enterprises. During his short pastorate | Father Pope has made the parish of Bonaghtown, Pa., one of the Most important in the Harrisburg | diocese, EPISCOPALIAN, | Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island, advocates a telax- ation in the use of the liturgical forms o1 the Epis- | copal Prayer Book to suit the present metuods of thought and the state of society, belicving that such modification would do more than anything else to set the Church jorward. A Reformed Epis- copal church has been organized in Moncton, New Brunswick, under the title of St. Paul's church, and Rev. W. V. Feitwell, who recently joined Bishop Cummins’ movement, has been called to the rectorship of the new cburch. Nine hundred snd seventy-three dollars were subscribed at the first meeting, op the 12th inst., toward the ex- penses jor the current year. A similar movement 18 On foot In Quebec, During the sixteen years of its existence the Society tor the Increase of the Ministry has aided 350 clergymen now in holy orders. Fifty-four of the 100 clergy ordained last ear were aided by the society. Rev. Thomas W. Haskins has entered upon ine rector- ship of the Church of the Ascension, Green- point, in Long Island. Rey. George H. Kirtland has entered upon the rectorship of St. Panis, Montrose, in Susquehanna county, Central Penn- sylvania, An American Episcopal church has just been organized in Nice, assuming the name of the Church of the Holy Spirit. General James Watson Webb, formerly of this city, was chosen warden, PRESBYTERIAN. . Dr. MeCosh’s plan for a federal union of the dif- ferent branches of the Presbyterian family in the United States is based on each one brin in its creed, provided only that tt be sound fn the faith. Organic union is not contemplated. The project meets with much favor, The Brooklyn Presbytery Wii have a “time” next Monday discussing the im- Propriety of certain of its pastors allowing Miss Smiley to use their palpita to preach from. The Cumveriand Presbyterians have established their terviewed as follows:—li the property had gone | no fraud or collusion, why did they pay off the in- | first foreign miaston on the Island of Trinidad, where Drs, 3. T. Anderson and irk are now re- siding, Dr. H. B, Smith has ed the Roosevelt Profeasorship of Systematic fogy in Union Seminary, New York, on account d health, and Dr. W. G. T, Shedd nas been elected thereto, Rey. Thomas 8. Neill, of Philadeiphia, has uatted with the Presbytery of Western Texas. ‘The church at Muburn, Broome county, N. Y., re- dedicated their house of worship January 15. It has been enlarged and modernized at an expense of about $4,000. Rev. J. M. Blayney has just re- turned to his work as pastor of the t church of Albany, after an absence of @everal montis in Europe. pedioes Rey, J. M, Titterington has resigned at Trenton, Mich.; Rev, B. F. Cairns at Madison, ind,; Kev. G. W. Varnum at Frankinville, N. Y.; Rev. B. R. Coopward at Sharon, Ind.; Rev. Mr. ‘Tolman at Baldwinsville, N. ¥. Rev, H. 5, Westgate, o1 West- field, has been calied to Kingston, N, Y,; Kev. &. ©. Blount, of Lafargeville, to Clayton, N. ¥. Kev. J. M. Joslyn was recentiy ordained at Leesville, N. Y. Tae German mission at Harlem was organized into a church on the 15th inst. by @ council called irom eleven churches of this Qty. The recognition of the Second Mission Baptist church and the in- stailation of Rey. Samuel Alman @8 pastor Will take place to-day in the Stanton street Baptist church; Drs. Anderson, Armi and other city pastors will take part. Dr. Armitage has insti- tuted a weekly meeting for ladies in his church to get them interested more in church work and to utitize their talents for tne increase of God's kingdom, ‘The first meeting was held on Friday, at half-past three .P. M., and avery Priday after- noou similar meefings for the study of the Bibie, for prayer, praise and conierence will be beid. Dr. Armit addressed the ladies last week on ‘\Vo- man’s Work in the Sa:vation of the Household.” The Marcy avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn, under the ministry of Kev, Dr. Jeffrey, 18 rapidly increas- ing. The membership has risen from torty-tive to ninety-eignt. The house is crowded every Sab- bath, and twenty-one converis have peen bap- tized on three Sabbath evenings of this month, Rev. A, C, Edwards accepted @ call of the Moor’s ELLE SBS Ou BEC AURRR Kev. F. N. Barton has re- signed at Alpeua on account of ilifealth. The First church of Detroit have extended a unani- «mous call to Dr. Phelps, of Rhode Island, to settle as their pastor, and bave tendered him a salary of $3,000, The Washington avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn, have lately, by a subscription of $32,000, entirely extinguished tae debt on their house of worship. METHODIST, Rev, Dr. Butler writes from Mexico that he has established a Methodist mission church in Pachuca, sixty miles from the city of Mexico,which numbers eighty persons, ands ministered to by a layman, br. Gurrero, Six or eight of the congregation are Spanish, the rest are Aztecs or Toltecs, In Keai del Monte, three miles distant, another society of twenty p ms has been gathered, and four miles beyond Real del monte, another smaligr society has been orgauized. The revival influence con- tinues with (he churches, and our latest reports give nearly 100 converts at Geddes, N. Y.; 50 at Vaysburg, N. Y.; 40 at Seriba, N. ¥.; 70 at Osceola, N. Y.; 40 at Walton, N. Y.; 50 at Walden, N. Y.; 126 at Omaha, Ne 60 in Central church, Brooklyn, KE. D.; 60 at Milan, N. Y¥.; nearly 100 in Cen- tenary church, Cuicago, during the present month; 30 at Muady Creek, Leun,; 28 at Kansas City, Mo., and 16 were converted in the Free Tabernacle, Thirty-iourth street, last Sunday evening. On Wharton circuit, Penosyivanta, during the tail and winter, up to January 9, 50 bave given their hearts to the Lord—3s in Jane street Methodist pct pa Church, this city—making 80 since last conference ; 70 were received on probation in Thirtieth street church last Sunday and 40 in Forty-fourth street churen at the same time, At Knightstown, ind., 121 have recently united with the Methodist Epis- copal church, ‘Ihe revival at South Easton, Phila- deiphia Conference, continues, with increasin: power, Between 150 to 200 have been converted, 125 ot whom have already joined the Church and many are yet seeking. A revival has been in progress in the Alexandria district of the Louisiana Couference, Metuodist Episcopal Church South, for half a year past, during which time 550 persons have united witu the Church. On the Weatneriord district, Northwestern Texas Conference, nearly 1,000 accessions to the Church are reported for the Conference year; 100 have united with the Church an Bristol circuit, Holston Conference, during the last ecciesiastieal year. The North Mississippt Conference, Method! Episcopal Churen South, has 25,800 members, 212 local preachers, 253 Sunday schools, 10,790 teachers and scholars, 391 churches, Valued at $383,332; 15 par- sonages, valued at $22,200, and other clurct prop- erty worth $19,520. The Mississippi Conierence has 19,656 members, 166 local preachers, 185 Sun- day schools and 8,403 teachers And scholars. Rev. MISCELLANEOUS, The English exploration party in Palestine have come upon sarcophagi containing inscriptions on tue Mount of Olives, not iar trom the site of Beth- any. They contam the bones of Christian Jews, and among the names given are those of Simon, | Martha, Lazarus. Tne English Evangelical Al- luance proposes a universal exchange OI pulpits at both services on the second Sabbath of every yeer, but tt leaves the subjects of discourse to tndividual tastes, suggesting only that the sermons should aim at the salvation of souls. Last Thursday (22d) Was observed as a day of prayer tor colleges and seminaries oflearning by the Reformed Churci of America, and also Jor an increase of the ministry. THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE, Light in Jewish Dwellings—The Value of Family Prayer and an Earnest Ex- hortation to Its Practice by Dr. Vida- ver—Notable Absence of Music. The stranger who should visit the synagogue of the Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, in West Thirty- fourth street, during a Sabbath service would be struck with the notable absence of singing or music of any sort save the intonation of the officiating reader. The choir gallery is empty and there is a gad sense of something lacking in the service. The congregation was divided on the question of music, and at one time the choir of male voices which used to assist in the service of song was increased by the addition of one or more lady singers, which jor a while proved a great attraction, But the in- troduction of a female vocalist into the choir gave offence to the older and more staid orthodox mem- bers of the congregation, and the result was the election of a new board of officers, who have dis- pensed with music aitogetner, thereby effecting a saving in expense, but, as it seems to some per- sous, at the sacrifice of one of the most Important adjuncts oi public worship. Yesterday the venth chapter of Exodus was Tead, from the twenty-third verse of which Dr. _Vidaver discoursed—"But the children of Israel had light im their dwellings.” Light, the voctor said, is a blessing; dark- ness 18 a curse. The commandment 1s a iamp and the jaw is tight, and he who waiketh in hight walketh in bliss. If we wouid have our liouses and our firesides to become blessings, then LET THERE BE LIGHT in them, that each may become a piace of light and not of kgyptian darkness. How may the abodes Of Israel become trae sanctuaries’? What is it, he asked, that distinguishes our houses from the homes ot others? It is that absence of idols, that acknowledgment of God as a spirit and that we worship Him as such, And now, should onr houses become true sanciuaries, let us put away all idolatrous practices and utterly abolish the idols. Have we no image worship’ he asked. Alas! he responded, that many Jewish temples are but the hotbeds of idolatry and tueir congre- gations worshippers of images. Do we not see lathers and mothers bowing their heads before those idois and Jaise gods innumerable and educat- heads of thei children, but neglecting arta? Is not thatidolatry’ Don't you see many fathers, rich and poor, erecting altars in their homes to tue idol mammon? They esteem nothing so highly as this faise god. Jy not this & State of darkness a great as that which existed in Egypt? If you speak to such parents they will tell you they are doing their duty to their cnildren. But the psalmist exclaims that such persons heap up riches and know not who shail gather them. And do we not oiten see sons scatter what their foolish fathers have gathered tor them? They sow the wind, and fs it any wonder if they reap the whirlwind? Young men who have notning more than their own exertions to depend upon, when thrown into the stormy sea of life strike out boldiy tor the shore and generally reach it in satety. We must REMOVE THIS EGYPTIAN DARKNESS from our houses and put away those idols, and un- less we do this our houses will not be true homes of Israelites. But it is necessary not only to re- Tow thoge idois of fashion and folly, and abso- } tely to discard them; we tnust also entirone God in them. If the Lord build not tne house they labor in vain that built it, Every one who enters such a house should be able to say with the patriarch dacob, “This 1s the house of God.” In such homes there dwell God-fearing parents and God-loving children. Here they gather new strength to carry life’s burdens, God 1s their life and the rock of their Salvation—the beginMing and the ena of their hupes Such homes are trué sanctuaries of God, where the demons of sin cannot enter. Falsehood, flattery, calumny, &c., are unknown there, because the God of truth and love and purity presides at the Sresides of such homes, When death appears in such houses he comes not as the king of terrors, but as an angel of light and lie and mercy, and you may hear the hymn of praise to God going up from such dwellings. Co the door posts of every Jewish house is attached the name of the Holy One, and some ancient rabbies say that no evil spiritcan gain entrance into such homes. Nothing unholy can enter where God dwells. He has promised to keep us, in our coming in and going out, in our lying down and uprising, and to guide all our steps. We can turn the idols out and bring God in by the introauction of iamily worstup. PRAYER 13 THE MIGHTY CHAIN that links our homes to the batticments of heaven. It makes the domestic hearth reaoient with divine glory. Introduce family worship into your homes and they shall become houses of God, and you shall have light in all your dwellings. There is no ight on earth so beautiful as’ to see a family as sembled together in the morning around the family altar, No minister is halt soeloquent as the jather of such @ family engaged in prayer. The Doctor detined what he meaut by prayer—not the repetition of forms of words, but toe itfting up of rane to Ss in Lis devotion, and he appealed to tis hearers to make famuy prayer generai ip all their homes, 7 .! FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Stocks Active—Money Easy—Gold Steady— Government Bonds Firm—tn- vestment Seourities Strong. WALL STREET, } Sarurpay, Jan. 24—6 P.M, The excegs of lawful money in our banks above the legal reserve of 25 per cent is this week $27,000,000—an amount which singularly coincides with the outlay from the Treasury reserve in Washington. The gain over last week 1s $2,500,000, The loans indicate somewhat of contraction, In- deed there 1s @ general indication of conservatism among the banks, and it 1s properly called forth by the undecided questions now pending before Congress. The following are the bank figures for the past two weeks:— Jani. Jan, 24, Dtferences, $268,496,500 $267,611,100 Dec... $885,100 Specie. 310,000 34,739,100 Inc.. 429,190 Legal tend’s 55,418,500 57,883,300 Inc. . 2,464,800 Deposits..., 231,241,100 282,691,800 Inc. . 1,450,700 Circulation.. 27,093,800 27,024,700 Vec.. 69, 100 The following shows the relation between the total reserve and the total liabilities :-— Jan. 17. Jan, 24. Dtferences, Spece,...... $34,310,000 $34,739,100 Inc.. $429,100 Legal tend’s 55,418,500 "67,883,300 Inc.. 2,464,300 Tot. reserve. $89,728,500 $92,622,400 Inc... $2,893,900 Circulation.. 27,093,800 27,024,700 Dec.. 69,100 Deposits .... 281,241,100 232,691,700 Inc.. 1,450,700 Tot. liab’ties $258,334,900 $259,716,500 Inc, $1,381,600 25 p.c. res've 64,583,725 64,929,125 =, Excess over 26p.¢. res, 25,144,775 27,693,275 Inc.. 2,548,500 THE MONEY MARKET continues easy at three, four and five per cent—an unusual condition of affairs for this season of the year. Foreign exchange closed dull at 4.83), a 4.84 for prime bankers’ 60 day sterling and 4.87 for de- mand. Paper remains unchanged. GOLD was firm. It sold down to 111% and up to 111%, and closed at 11l}. The rates paiu for carrying were 534, 434, 4 and 2 per cent, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds closed quiet and steady at the following quotations:—United States sixes, 1881, registered, 1175 a 117%; do. do,, do., coupon, 118% @ 1181; do. flve-twenttes, registered, 114; do, do., 1862, coupon, 11434 a 114%; do. do., 1864, registered, 11614; do. do., do., coupon, 11614; do. do., 1865, registered, 116%; do. do., do., coupon, 117%; do. do., do, new, registered, 11644; do. do,, 1865, new, 1165, a 116%; do. do., 1867, registered, I17%; do. do., do, coupon, 117% a& 117%; do. do,, 1868, registered, 117; do, do., do., coupon, 11754; do. ten-forties, registered, 112% a 1131¢; do. do., coupon, 114 a 11434; fives, 1881, coupon, 112% @ 113; do. six per cent Pacific Railroad, 115 a 11534. THE FORRIGN MARKET. Late cable advices indicate that the dissolution of Parliament has weakened English securities, so that we have reports from a dull market. Consola for money are reported at 91% a 92; for account, 92.9235; United States ten-forty bonds at 105% ; Erie, 4334; New York Central, 951; five-twenty bonds of 1865, 108%; do., of 1867, 10844 a 108% ; new fives, 102% a 10273. One hundred and filty thousand pounds in bullion were with- drawn from the Bank of England to-day. Rentes in Paris are recorded as buoyant at 58.30, ‘The following are the ruling rates in Amsterdam: Central Pacific first mortgage bonds, 83%; Union Pacific first mortgage bonds, 7434; do,, stock, 30% 5 Northwest preferred, 62, St. Paul preferred, 62%; Erie, 4124. : RAILROAD BONDS were higher and more active, investment evidently tending in this direction in preference to the chances of the purely speculative market in suares. We note the following prices and bids:—Central Pacifics sold at 95%; Union Pacific firsts at 8544 ; land grants at 82, and incomes at 79% a 795; Boston, Hartfora and Erie firsts sold at 30 a 30%, and Canada Southern firsts at 65% a 66. New York Cen 6's, r. €. 38 New York Cen 6's. sub. 33 Erie istm ex. Del, L.& W7's, con. 96° Tol'& Wab 2d m. ‘Tot & Wan cons Han & Nuples ist mn. Gt West Ist m, '38, Gt West 9. Gal Long Deck bonds... Bun, NY &§ Ist m, Hud R 7's, 2d m. 84, Alo & susg ist ods. Alb & Susq 2d bes Mach Cen con 7's, 1 903: Mich So 7p ¢, 2d 'm.... Mich So&Nist7p Cley & Tol st . Cley, P & CPEA St Louis & I za m.con. 79 M Ist m... 99 33! Western Pacitic bas Union Pac Ist m bdi Union Pac lg % = Bost, H & B ist m Ghic & NW con bids. 92 Cedar Hd Mint i ee Chica NW exten bds. 854g Bur. © in ls. 7% Cluc aN W istin 01 egg! SOUTHERN SECURITIES were quiet and firm, with sales of Missour! sixes at 94 and Tennessee old at 86; @ 80%4. The latest bids were :—Missourt sixes, 904%; do. do., Hanni- bal and St. Joseph issue, 92; Tennessee sixes, old, 80:4; do, do, ex coupon, 62%; do. do., new, 7945 do. do., eX coupon, 6244; do. do., new series, 6: Virginta sixes, old, 42; do. do., new, 50; do. do., consolidated, 53; do. do,, deferred, 11; Georgia sevens, goid bonds, 50; North Carolina sixes, oid, January and July, 29',; do. do., April and October, 23; do. do., North Carolina Railroad, January and Juiy, 35; do. do., do., Aprel and October, 34; do. do., do., 01 nuary and July, 25; North Carolina Fund act, li 22; do, new, January and July, 18%; do, do., special tax, class 1, 8%; do. do, d0., Ciass 2, 3.4; dO. do., do., ciass 3,9; Soutn Caro- lina sixes, 25; do. do., January and July, 9; do. ao., Funding act, 1866, 14; Arkansas sixes Funding act, 30; do, sevens, Little Rock and Fort Smith issue, 19; do. do., Memphis and Louisiana Railroad, 18; do. do., Lite Rock, Pine Blut and New Orieans, 16; do. do., Arkansas Central Rauroad, 16. BANK SHARES. The latest bids for bank shares were as fol- lows :—New York, 119; Manhattan, 149; Merchants’, 116; Mechanics’, 135; Union, 130; America, 160; City, 250; Fulton, 150; Mechanics aud ‘traders’, 121; Gallatin National, 125; state of New York, lov{¢; Commerce, 114; Chatham, 125; Baak. of North America, 37; Irving, 120; Metropolitan, Shoe and Leather, 142; Corn Exchange, St. Nicholas, 103; Importers and ‘traders’, 192',; Park, 138; Ventral National, 98; First Na- tional, 172; Fourth National, 106; Oriental, 165; Gold Exchange, 114; Bankers and Brokers’ A»ss0- ciation, 54; Germep-Amepgan, 91; Germania, 110, THe stock MakkeT to-day was active. Lake Shore again came tothe front of the speculative list and advanced in price until near the close, when it receded. Ihe state- ment was freely circulated that anew and large pool had been organized. Its course seemed to verily the rumor. The transactions were large, and a considerabie short intereg} was forced in the general méiée to cover, The price opened at 811y, thence moved upward until the noon call, when the improvement was marked at 82% a 82 sequently, however, there was a decline, a1 close showed a demand at only 31% a 41%. West- ern Union divided the honors with Lake Shore, and was also the subject of an exten- sive trade, Its opening price Was 76%, from which there was a decline to 76, an advance to7T and somewhat of a selling movement that carried the price down to 76%, at which it ciosed, Pacific Mail ranged fram 41% 4 41% to 4155 @ 41%. New York Central opened at 103%, moved up to 104, sold down to 103% and Closed at 103%. Erie was firm at 48‘ 8488 48), @48%. Ohio and Mis- gissippt Was comparatively steady at 34% a 344. Michigan Central sold at 86, St. Paul at 484 a 4845 48 447%, Union Pacific at 3539 & 354; & 35 a 35h, Northwestern preierred at 4, Rock Isiand at 106 & 10545 & 10534 & 105%4 & 104%, Wabash at 5444 a 6434 a 54, Hannibal and St. Joseph common at 81% & 82 a Bly a 31%, dO. preierred at 41%, C., O, and 1. CO. at 31% a 31% a 314. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western moyed up from 102 to 102% and closed at 10234. Panama gained i}, per cent—the difference between 115 and 1164). A meeting of the St. Paul company ytook place to- day, at which it is said a dividend of seven’ per cent in “bonds? was agreed upon. The ofticial announcement wilt take place some time next week, When the earnings of tne company Will be published in the usual style. The inside history of these railroad ‘“‘repor ,s”' is very suggestive. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The followiug tabie shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day :— Opening. Highest, Lowest. 106 N.Y. Cen, and H. R. stock 0.103% 108% Erie......- 48% 485% 48 Lake Shore. 81h 82% 81% 54 O44 oa O% 61 6056 Milwaukee and St. Pau! Milwaukee and st, Paul Ohio and Mississippi New Jersey Central. Pacifi Pacific Mail... SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Saturday, Jan. 24—10 A. M., Before Cal). 1000 Bur, CR & M 1: Ju shs LS & M3 RK.D30 8134 WU she West Un ‘te! 100 ao She 10. SSSSSSEE8! 7 Suds ZEuE SESE! ee 5 =FHEE $2000 US 6's, r, "sn. 1000 Us 6b, *81 3000 US eds t Gy "05, . 00 “dovesececrrae 117% $2360 U: 50 do.. 8u00 Beli & So Ill lstm leu 't & W Asi Eeece: ha ax et = 1000 20 ahs Am Das Tel.be 400 Spring Mount Coal. ly West Un Tel lu do. ges Sepang SESESES, Ww "ao. : LOAM & YH RR DE Mia StP Ric..bG lu Bank ot Com. 80 Merch Ex Bank. Vac ar DS Co.b ¢.b3 100 Kens & Sar RR.bC WNY, NH & i Kis, M, K&Tex RR. 4, USEx Co, W Amer ix Co. RE TWN YCAHE RR. Juv Sth & eM RR tu do. 10 aan &stdo RR.be 20 wo. 10 H & Sido Rit pi. 300 Vino & Miss Lh: uy di ek : 10 Hane StJo su b10 uv Tol & Wab RK. do. Sty Second Board—1 P. M. 300 shs Panama RR.b3 117 ui 3 A $3000 Un Pac 10°s,in.be 100 shs U Coal Md. be.v3 ea yreat Ua tel. 3 0. ox. 10 American 6x S8U0 ny ao. sees Luda 20) Gs & MS Kb c.g Ste Su 3 a 2 0. lu) Mor & Es RR. iW do... luv Ohio & MR. 2:30 to 3 P. Me 4 300 shs LS4M 5 RR,b3 yuo do. 33 wate ay O.s nenee 2 Mil & st PRR pi mh} es cvaie 300 Tol & Wab Kit: SWS oT rmeae: A 434 Toledo & Wad. 126 a W555 (Ohio & Miss Bost, Hart & & 8 Han & StJo pt NANCIAL ot all kinds edueted with ICU & 60, LAT Bi % BROKERS, bt * street.—stocks and Gold bought and sold for cash negotiated on respo! as Cast margin, thus ¢ capiual to specuimve with little risk. bX- Or on margin 1’r which cau be UALIFIED GENTLEMAN WILL GIVE PAR reful investments for tong or i estate or other securities, in which adies or gentlemen may profitably employ their Those desiring such & representative address, sor, inwrview, ANCEGRITAS, Heraid cular attention to short periods, upon ARES IN. A MANUFACTURING COM. will pay from 2) to 6 per par, profity last year @ pec coat, Ware FINANOLAL 5 ADVERTISER REQUIRES $4,000 BUSINESS WILL Day $10,000 within sixty days. No particulars avith- out interview. Address P. oo 160 ‘Herald office. (A. ERENCH LADY, IN TROUBLE, 18 PLACED AND forced to ask of a wealthy gentleman his kind- tess for the loan ot $2,002, which will be returned, with regards, in 18 months or two years. Address a. B. M., 199 Herald office. » REASONABLE RATES—LOANS, $100 TO $26,000, on securities, endowment policies. furniture, pia diamonds, jewelry r,maranandise 10.000 for ey eg igages; second mortgages 4 URORTAP Bst*tiudaon aecets PTOMPHY cashed. JAM LARGE ESTATE POND TO LOAN ON NEW Fi , York city Srey class property i also clients buy Mortgages on New rooklyn y (FORMAN WHITENEY, 150-Nagsau street’ room 167 oe LADY WISHES A LOAN OF $200, FOR WHIGH AA. she will give security, Address PAULINE, box 168 Herald Uptown Branch otliee. “PUTS AND CALLS; $10.79 $100 INVESTED I Aminem olten. pays $00" to $1,000; the ‘only ante inethod of operating in Wall street, on limited capita Ty explained in 2 page Pamphlet, mabed free tay ers execitted. 0 address; Orders ONT NTINE. TUMBRIDGE & 00., Wall street, New York, Y & BAZLEY, BROKERS, 74 BROAD. Siock'and Gold Privileges; also Double Priv: id. All contracts signed by mem. x¢ oF responsible parties. Stocks ‘tose contracts i blage of mage Bankers and Brokers, A —LAPS! * way. ileges in bers of Stock Exc! bought and sold aga fin, cuabling persons of small means to speculate, ae lictle Explanatory circulars mailed to any ad ress. A. A.—rne GAZZAM COLLECTION AGENCY collects matured and maturing notes, ts, ACcOUntA And claims of every description, through its correaponde! in all parts of the United States and the #ominion Canada; charges moderate; prompt roverte; payme immetidte. | Principal ollice, corner Broadway ja y street, A LADY EMBARRASSED FINANCIALLY WISHBS an elderly gentleman to loan her $100; room attend- ance, breakiast and a redned home. Address SEOLU- SION, Herald Uptown Brauch office. B* ING CORPORATION, INCORPORATED 16 years: present secretary desires to retire; compe- tent, reliable business man, possessing $15.0) can come mand, through advertiser. the position, Address, with full name, FINANCIAL, Herald office. Borrato CITY SEVEN PER CENT WATER BONDS, due in 1903, due Jersey City seven per cent Improvement Bon es due in 1804, if ‘i For sale b; REM DANIEL A. MORAN, ‘40 Wall alreet, YOMME IAL WAREHOUSE COMPANY OF NEW York, No.20 William st, New Yous, Jan, 12, 1874, The Board of Directors have this day declared a quar terly dividend of 24 per cent on the capital stock of the company, payable on and alter February 2 The trans- fer books will be closed trom January 3 until February 3 JAMES CLYN Secretary. NLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI AND IN- dian mpolis Railway Company.—Stockholders of above road who are opposed to its lease to the Atiuntic Great Western Railroad Company and to a direction the interest of said Atlantic and Great Western road, invited to send, their proxies to the undersigned, LE. LAND BROS. & CO. 19 Nassau street, New York, or J, & 8. FERGUSON, 35 Pine streei, New York. Blanks seat on applicati Fst, MORTGAGE $5000 AND ONE. $6.00) TO BB sold as near fuce as highest bid brings; Ninth ward improved property; no brokers. Apply 65 Wall street, Branch oft eo DIVIDEND. SIXPENNY SAVINGS BANK. NOTICE.—A semi-annual dividena, at the rate of six er cent per unnum, will be crodited to depositors of this ank for the six months ending February L who may Be entitied thereto. All deposits made up to February will be entitled to interest from the Ist. WM. MiLES, Prosident. A. ©. Coutans, Secretary. WIOR SALE— STRICTLY FIRST CLASS 7, 8 AND 10 PER CENT City and County Bonds, Railroad Bonds, City Kailroad Stocks and other choice Stocks and Bonds, paying Wto Wper Cent, at the lowest market rates, by ALBERT H. NICOLAY & CO,, No. 48 Pine street, New York. N. B.—Iuvestment Securities our specialty 22 years. OR SALE IMMEDIATSLY—TWO FIRST MORT. ages ($9,250, $8,750), eleven months to run; new east side tenement property ; liberal bonus if cashe this weok. Principals only call on or address OWNER, It Kast Forty-tourth street. FY 308 & oorE, Bankers, No. 12 Wall street, make dealings in Gov- aspectalty. Interest allowed t on cominission for cash, ernment Bonds and Gol on depo Stocks bou; ssion f ALWAYS HAVE MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE, New York city improved property, without bongs, Varies desing either to borrow or invest apply to B L. GRAN, 53 Exchange place. OHN 8. PIERCE, 105 BROADWAY, HAS MONEY TO purchase First and Second Mortzages and to loam oniniproved and unimproved Keai Estate in New York, Brooklyn and Wesichester county. M°x 2¥ TO LOAN UPON CITY !ROPERTY.—AL8O to buy second Mortgages. In order to avoid deli applicants should bring abstract of title. WARREN WILKEY & OU., No. 5 Beekman street, rooms 18 and 19 ONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGE.— Principals only apply at UNITED STATES PLATE GLASS INSURANCE COMPAN Broadway ORTH RIV VINGS BANK, corner of Bighth mrenue and West Thirty-fourth yy street. Interest commences the first day of each month, Six per cent interest paid, Bank open daily irom 1) A. M. to3 P. M.; also on Mone day, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, trom 6 to Dee JOHN HUOPER, President AME: 5 pe S—g10 FOR 10 SHARES: $100 at lowest quotations trom market price. Loans on stock: E. ©. THOMSON & CO., 21 Wall street FOR SALB below par, Send otfers to W. Herald office. 10 BANKERS.—NATIONAL BANK NOTE CIRCULA- tion furnished in sums to suit on fi DE HAVEN & TOWNSED successors to De Haven & Br 4 South Third stre RUST FUNDS TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORT- ‘gage on New York city property (private dwellings preterred), in sums of and upward; one per cent conumissign and attorney's fees for searching title. CGALLENDEK & LAWRENCE, 3) Vine street. WANTED=811,00 FOR FIVE YEARS ON OItY dwelling and lot, worth $3600. Apply to Park ro} WARTED-$75,00) ON FIRST MORTGAGE ON REAL Estate worth $1,000,000, for one to three years; will Rey, ood bonus. Wrincipal may be tound from 9 to 3 onday, at otlice PHALON & SLOAN, 3l East Seven- teenth sireet, New York. [5 PER w6NT INTEREST GUARANTEED | FOR «J imoney.—No speeniation; security, notes of prom parties, with ample real esiate and first class bonds. V illiain street, coom 5 BONUS AND INTEREST WILL BE PAID FOR Ne the use of $300 tor one year; ample secarity. Address, for three days, INSTANTER, Herald Uptown ranc! 3 42, WANTED--PAYABLE IN FOUR INSTAL- ments, before December, 1874; interest, 25 per cent on full amount; security, furmitury , insured for $3,200, and er property, valued at $1,009 more; un- doubted references given it required. Address, tor ten days, BROOKLYN, box 175 Herald omic: 0) WANTED ON MORTGAGE OF 14 Fo $50 OR $ | Do! acres of Land, Ywelling, Barn and Outbuild- ings, situatea in Westchester couuty, 35 miles trom city. Address BONUS, Herald office. 5 - $3. 000 WANTED-FOR FIVE YEARS; $900 A bonus will be given anda first nortgay Island property. Address MUKEU. ake on good Long Horald office. ¢ $5,000, $3.000, $25,000 AND A TO $3,000. ean on tient, Sia Mortage Shire ane decond Mortgages bought; Railway Bonds wanted im exchange fur Real Estate. H. i{RENREICH, 81 Cedar street, $5 00 $19,000, $20,000, $50,000 TO LOAN ON ye). Real Estate, New York and Brooklyn; no $50,000 to purchase existing first and second 5 H SHIPMAN, 82 Cedar street. $5 (OQ WANTED—ON | SECOND | MORTGAGE ee on city Property; value twice the amount ot mortgages: a bonus alowed; no brokers, Address G., box 108 iterald office. 6 WANTED—ON A FIRST BOND AND 20.000 Mortgage tor three years, on. oat pro- juctive tenement Property in this city worth $10.00) and renting for $4,5W); insurance on buildings $2),00); bonds- ye ney, responsible. Address box 4,900 New Y¥ ost office, 000 TO BUY GOOD SECOND MORTGAGES ede on improved City Property; also Money to loan on First Mortgages. Apply at one J. ROSENFLELD, 304 West Twenty: @ 41) QU) 10 LOAN IMMEDIATELY ON $40,000 provers cont estate; rat class see rity required; no brokers, Address W., No. 409 West For- ly-seventh street : R TO LOAN-ON NEW YORK GIty $50.000 Property, first and second, Mortgages promptly cashed, GLO, Hi. HILLYER, 82 Cedar st 78 FOR Tt PURCHASE $7 3.000 Pith, ato Signo tor good Seco ages on city prop Principals apply to F. HL KiELoua, Attorney 4 Warren stra $87,000 Fo.PK%, Hage MOMUAGHE OS week; algo money without bonus on frst clas re v) P, LUD, 69 Liverty street, $100.000 WAN IMPROVED CITY rty; Security and Bond. A Red Tak. Principals only apoly, trom LU to¥ o'clock, to 0. My TODD, 70 Beaver street. Qn TO LOAN $135,000 tous Ate ana Socont Moruanes cashed, ICHARD V, HARNETT, RIC __ U1 Broadway, room F, basement, F() (){)() TO. LOAN-IN SUMS TO SUIT, ON $150.00( first class Mortgay Notes, Bonds Insurance Policies and other securities ; also cash to buy che sam iy P. TODD, 56 Liberty street, $175 OOC OF ESTATE FUNDS TO LOAN ON ”. good City Property. Principals ap- ply to HINE, COLE & GRAY, 536 sixth aven! Q <4 STATE MONEY TO INVEST—IN . r 5 10,000, on strictl; $185. OOO sins ot sso to $10.9, on strichly ‘st classy City Property; first and seco! 10 ee Cashed. BIGELOW & LOCKWOOD, No. 6% Pine street, ANN an OAN-IN SUMS TO SUIT, O1 $500, M 00 dt tie tated wortgngoa wanted. gece i. OT TALOY & QLOAN, 3 Bast Seventeenth nireat,