The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1875, Page 8

RALIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Chat by the Way—Chanukah, or the Dedication. PROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY At Washington square Methodist Episcopal church this morping the Rev, Wiliam Lloyd will speak about “The Angels’ Song,”* and thig evening adout “No Room for Hiro im the Inn.” Dr. John Hall will preach at the Sabbath School Missionary Society of the Berean Baptist church this evening. The Rev, Charles E. Harris will deliver the “Valedto- tory of 1875” this evening im Allen street Methodist Eptscopal church, Dr, Kestell will preach there in the morning, In All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal church the Rev. W. H. Dunnell will minister this morning and evening. The Spiritualists will hold a conference in Harvard Roows this afternoon and evening. “Christ as the Second Adam and the Everlasting Father” will be presented in the University chapel this afternoon by Bishop Snow. ‘The Rey. J. V. Saunders will preach in Willett street Methodist Episcopal church this morning on “The Conflicts and the Triumphs of Christ,” and in the even- ing on “Lost Opportanities’\—a sermon for the close of the year. The Rev. D. B. Jutten will repeat the “Song of the Angels” this morning in Sixteenth street Baptist ebureh and this evening will present some “Thoughts for the Closing Year,” ‘The Missionary Society of Allen street Presbyterian Bunday schoo! will hold tts twenty-eightb anuiversary this evening, when Rev. Dr, Hamilton will deliver an address. “Apgels’ Carols and Christmas” will be considered this morning m Bleecker street Universalist ehureh by Rev. ©. P. McCarthy. In the evening the “Contradie- tions in Holy Scripture and their Bearings on Divine Inspiration” will be discussed. Divine service in the Greek chapel this morping, con- @ucted in the English language, by Rev. N. Bjerring, In the Catholic Apostolic church “Spiritual Gifts and the Permanent Endowment of the Church”’ will be con, sidered this morning by an Evangelist. Inthe Chareh of the Strangers this morning the Rev. Dr. Deeme will invite his people to go with bim even to Bethlehem and to nomber their days in the evening. The Rev. R. E. Terry will preach this morning in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles, and this evening the Rev. R. ©. Rogers will address the ‘Woman’s Mision Association of the parish in behalf of ‘the Indians. The Rev. H. B. Chapin will minister this morning and afternoon in the Canal street Presbyterian eburch, ©. B. Lynn will address the Progressive Spiritualists this morning and evening on “Rational Spiritualism and Shakensm.” “The Birth of Christ” and “Lessons at the Manger” ‘will be presented by Rev. RS. MacArthur to-day in Calvary Baptist church. In the Jersey City Tabernacle the Rev. Alfred Taylor, of the Christian at Work, will speak of “Sunlight from the Manger” this evening. The Rev. J. M. Pullman will preach a Christmas ser- mon this morning Rev. Dr. Howland will officiate in the Church of the Heavenly Rest this morning and afternoon. Dr. Armitage will ask the Fifth Avenue Baptistcharch this morning, “Why Was Jesus Born?” and this even- img will gather up “Nothing but Leaves.” The Rev. W. T. Sabine will preach in the First Re- formed Episcopal church this morning and evening. Rev. Frank H. Marling will preach to the Fourteenth Street Presbyterian church this morning and evening at the usual hours. In the Hariem Universalist church the Rev. Beits will preach this morning and evening. In the Scotch Presbyterian church the Rev. S& M. amulton will mister this morning and afternoon. The Rev. W. P. Abbott will preach in St Luke's Methodist Episcopal church at the usual hours to-day. Dr. William Adams will preach in the Madison Ave- mae Reformed church this evening. “The Bright ana Morning Star” will be unveiled by Rev. James M. King in St John’s Methodist Episcopal burch this morning. The Rev. Dr. Ryiance will officiate in St. Mark’s Protestant Episcopal church this morning and evening. “The Power of the Gospel” and “A Free Salvation” ‘will be set forth to-day by Rev. W. H. Leavell in Stan ton Street Baptist church. Rey. W. B. Merritt will take “The Christmas Out Jook”’ in the Sixth avenue Union Reformed church this evening. In the Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. J. & Willis will deliver a Christmas discourse this morning, and in the evening Rev. A W. Lightbourn will speak of “The Brevity of Time.” The Rev. J. D. Fulton will preach this morning and evening in the Tabernacle Baptist church on “The Bacredness of the Children’s Hour and the Beginnings of Sin.” The Rey. L. W. Bancroft, D. D., of Brooklyn, will Preach this morning, Kev. J. W. Bonham this afternoon aad Rev. &. H. Tyng, Jr., D. D., in the evening, at the people’s service in the Church of the Holy Trinity. Samuel Halstead’s Praying Band will conduct three services to-day in the Five Points Mission, No. 61 Park | street, Rev, C. W. Brown, Superintendent, Dr. John N. Galloher will conduct services at the ‘usual hours to-day in Zion Protestant Episcopal church, In the Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal eburch the Rev, J. H. Lightbourn will preach this morn- fing and evening. Dr. J. B. Simmons will proach for the Fifty-third street Baptist church at the usual hours to-day. Dr. H. M. Thompson will officiate in Christ chureb at the usual hours to-day. CHAT BY THE WAY, In Bishop Haven’s madness about the third term there seems to be considerable Method-ism, It does not follow that 4 man is a Christian because | he accepts a creed and attends a fashionable church ny more than that he isa gun because he swallows | the physician’s powders, AS a general rule the people who ¢omplain about | high priced pews simply want an excuse for not attend- | ing church. ‘There are low priced pews in every church | where you can see the preacher and hear the Gospel, | but—not be seen. The last clause contains the root of the trouble, The best place to study the effect of cathedral win- dows is inside the building and not outeide. The same ts troe of Christianity. Chauncey Kose, of Terro Haute, has given $2,000,000 within twenty-five years to charitable institutions, | Hore wo have at last a Rose without a thorn, } A great many people aro very anxious wbout having | the Bible read in the schools who are not equaily par- ticular to have it read at home | December 21, 1875, in the calendar of Mormonism will always bave a black line about it, On that day Chief Justice Waite decided that no man, whatever bis | conscientious ecraples, has a right to more than ono | wife at one time. If you live beyond the reach of the | constitution you can think and act a# you please, but {f you live within the circle you may think as you will, | but you must do as you are told. 80 fade polygamy, and wo submit to the judgment of the Court, which | must bave had experience in such matters, that one | ‘wife can eupply a man with ail the discipline that is | meeded | We have always rather sympathized with the lady | who declared that she could not engage tn her devotions | unless she had « g\\t edged prayer book, for there is a | certain divine order and harmony in all our concerns, | however trivial A Rusia leather prayer book simply | preserves the unity of weather, and anything else would be out of place Mr. Emerson, however, gocs | one step further and tella us of a woman who declared that the consciousness of being well dressed and in good taste gave her @ peace of mind which retigion could not afford. We have heard of the “rags of righteousness” and have an tmpression that the apostle tells us that they are about all we can ever attain to, Dut some people will persist {n the delusion that the A expression, “of such \s the kingdom of beayen’ aa | a eee | tion of the ancient Temple under the Maccabees. Liko | their Christmas trees and presents as regularly as the | | the Christian’s Christmas, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. direct reference to silks, dreesmakers’ bills and laven- dor kias, Tn the Church of England there are eighteen Bts- terhoods with ninety-five centres of operations, These Sisters devote themselves to work in penitentiaries and to visiting the sick and poor in the slums of the city. This fact may possibly silence @ certain class of criticisms upon similar organizations in the Catholic Church which are the pattern of the Epis. copalians It may be that by and by these two great divisions of Christendom will get so close that they can’t throw stones at each other, Is seems there are clerical as well as profane “tramps.” They impose upon simple hearted country people ‘oan alarming extent, and when discovered | manage to get clear. A certain or rather uncertain Jobn Washbarn looked over the map of Massacha. setts to find a green valley suitabio for bis opera tiona §=- His instincts were evidently very well de- veloped, for when he made his entre with the prefix Bey, be was recetyed cordially, invited to preach, called, settled, After which he married, But belore the honeymoon was spent he found himself in jai on a charge of bigamy or polygamy, for It is not yot known to what ening us *enatrimontal relations bave reached, The scamp must have lost the or- dinary “honor among thieves” to make @ venture with @ white mecktic and @ stolen sermon. Some sturdy farmer with ‘hews of brass ought to make a Jayman out of him forthwith. The revival in Philadelphia may be a very powerful one, but 1 is certainly @ very quiet ons, and ig in marked contrast with the movement in England. Mr. M has not lost his Bible and Mr. Sankey has not poe ‘voice, bat the American people have lost their interest, Kevivals are said to be generally widespread in proportion 1 the hardness of the times, and, mens ured by that standard, this present effort will be crowned with unparalleled success. If men naturally take to religion only when they have nothing else to do the churches ought to be full this winter. Something is the matter, but nobody can tell what it is, Rey. Dr. Burrows, of Louisville, Ky., lost all his manuscript sermons by fire the other One That con- flagration was probably the best thing that ever hap- pened to the reverend gentleman. Hereafter he will do what every live man outside the clerical profession does—t ¢, talk to hus people and not at them A manuscript in the pulpit ié simply a subtie temptation of Satan, his sulphurous majesty knowing that when a clergyman reads from the written page he is shorn of haif his power, Manuscripts are the fruitful source of all sorts of mannerisms. When a clergyman has any- thing to say and feels that he must say it he can talk without notes, Inthe year 1771 there was a great re- vival in Princeton College. Aaron Burr was asenior and the sword, and did not retorn it to its seabbord unti! they bad conquered their enemies and Israel could again worship the living God, as their fathers before them. The lives of the Maccabees afford the best evi- dence of what a people can accomplish when they carry God {n their hearts and are determined to serve Him faithfully and zealously. CHANUKAH AND CHRISTMAS. Notwithstanding the annual recurrence of Chanukah and the periodical remembrance of it in the senemngnee of the land by sermons and songs and prayers, in Jewish homes by lighted candles, indicative of the cleansing of the Temple and the discovery of hallowed of] from which the sacred ligats were renewed, it has of late years, in America expecially, fallen inte desue- tude. Nota wax candie Is seen in many Jewish homes to remind the occupants of the deeds of their progeni- tors previous to the Christian era. But if the Chana- kab tapers do no longer illuminate the windows of the Jews, there is no good reason why the Chanukah tree should not iMumtnate the parlor, and bring with it joy, pleasure and the spirit of good will toward all men. Yesterday the several Jewish rabbis in this city dis- coursed to average congregations on the great event which they were called to commemorate, In the Tem- ple Bmanuel, Dr. Gottheil made Abraham’s battle with the kings (Gen., xiv.) and his rescue of Lot, especially the patriarch’s refusal to accept any present from the King of Sodom, the basis of his remarks. The ‘Doctor discussed the various excuses that men some- times make to avoid war. Sometimes tt is a mere question of more or less wealth, But this was not the case with the Maccabec. His religion was vilified and his townspeople were thrown into prison for refusing to accept paganism. He there- fore pat on bis armor, drew his sword and divided his soldiers into three bands, and never rested until he had put his enemies and tho enemies of his religion to fight Those who are constantly crying peace, ace, are a cancer to the society to which they be- long. Where truth suffers violence and baughtiness lords it over the bumble and the innocent there 18 @ field of battle where duty sounds the note and the peo- ple take their places in the ranks. Those who refuse to fight lest kings should be scratched are craven. If a man takes away my property, &c., it is only my inter- est that suffers, and 1 cap lay me down and sleep; bat wherever my country and my religion are at there I will JOIN THE RANKS OF THE NOBLE WARRIORS, said the Doctor. Tae preacher then referred to the selfishness which characterized some successful gene- rala, but which was not seen in Abraham nor in the Maccabees, The liberated King of Sodom offered Abra- ham all the booty, but he declined it and would not ac- cept even a shoe latchet, lest it should be said that he had made Abraham rich. Dr. Gottheil next dwelt upon the general results of giving and receiving presents under such circumstances. The seeds of discord are very often sown thereby. Abraham, therefore, acted wisely in refusing any present from the King of Sodom. Some persons may think he was very foolish for letting any such opportunity slip for receiving presents from the richest man in the country. Fore- sight and forethought are by no means very common. wake, given to doubts of the paves: and to pleasures of the worst kind B8till was “almost persuaded” by the appealing eloquence of the preachers. Dr. Witherspoon, the President of the college, told him that the movement was one of fanaticism only, and that settled the matter. Whata small thing a parently decides destiny! If the President had fully persuaded Burr of the necessity of a change of heart, what a different impression might have been made by that life, which tarnea out to be lawless, sceptical and sad! In that moment, when the boy of sixteen was talking to the grave thin! the difference between a Iite of beartiness and a of beartlessness was de- cided. In Westminster ate on the last day of Novem- ber, the venerable Dr. Moffat, who has spent about sixty years in Africa as a misslonary reached. If he had preached anywhere else it would have been an or dinary event, But fora Noncomformist to be invited to speak from the sacred pulpit of the Abbey was a eacrilege which bas thrown High Churchmen into con- yuisions, To be sure, Dr. Moffat knew more about the subject under discussion than any one else, but then he was not “one of our set,” you Know. He belonged toa “conventicle,” while we belong to the Church, and the whole thing was therefore an outrage, Still, there was no earthquake aud the moon suffered no cclipse; bus the ntualista, who refused to listen to&® man who knows more than they because his coat was not made by their tailor, lost an eloquent and soa sermon, The uptown greg a are reasonably success- ful ‘atane Church of the Holy Trinity the a eat tendance is from 126 to 200, and at the Church of the Disciples an effort has been made to interest the clerks of the city, The latter meetings are held on Wednes- day evenings, and the attendance is good and the re- suits encouraging. Something like a dozen young men came forward last week and expressed a desire vo join the church. It 1s proposed to invite some of our promi- pent physicians to deliver lectures on the temptations peculiar to New York life, which will be yery attrac- tive. If more of the Christianity of Sunday could i over into the week days it would do noharm, The trouble with Protestant churches is that they are not seven day but only one day institutions Young men find everything under heaven open to them except the charch, The mimisters pray, “ us not into iemp- tation,” and then lock their church doors so that no one can enter, That religion, after all, is best which shows the largest interest in’ the welfare of men. If there je to be any rivalry among the churches it ought to be found in their “ ways and means” of doing good. Bisbop Whipple, in letter recommending shat the policy of peace toward the Indians be continued, asserts that there are as many true Christians among the red men as among the whites, The Indians, whose repre- sentatives have spent some time in New York and stadied the habits and private lives of the pale faces, feel insulted at the comparison. There are two subjects which ought to be treated calmly and without excitement of expres- sion or temper by Christian thinkers—the Bivle in our schools and the difference be tween the Protesiant and the Catholic are that men are generally more trascibie and impatient on religious than on any other subjects; but if the object is to get at the right of the matter, and then to do it, It is betier to think twice be- fore wi ounce than to speak twice before we have thought atail It is a question that will not be settied fn a minute even by the most fair minded, and never by those who use the topic a8 @ popular stimulant to stir up ill feeling. The gravest men of the city aro quietly meditative, but m obscure corners a blue light is burned now and them and the crackling of fireworks heard, only to be followed by increased silence and darkness, Giants, not pigmies, must grapple with the problern. Christmas, with its sweet and fragrant memorie: has come again and gone. It stole on a busy world | with muffled slippers, but sang its song of ‘Peace on earth, good will to men,” 80 sweetly that we ceased from our labors and sat down think. A most de lightful reverie we fell into as we sat before the open wood fira We went back to those golden days of promise when the shepherds, while feeding their flocks by night, saw the “star”, a stranger to their astronomy, which they afterward followed until it rested over the cradle. And ever since that day of eastern splendor | the tired and worn, the glad and gay of every genera- tion have knelt by the manger and offered the Babe the frankincense and myrrh of gratitude and love. Such a day, redolent of joyous and hopeful thoughts, is the benediction of the year. The tokens we receive and those we give mark it as a white day, while its Jeisure affords us @ breashing place in the hot race for gain. The decorated churches, the superb music, the sermons, which ought to be eloquent then if ever, all serve to impress the spirit of the season on the spirit of man and help to lighten the drudgery for many a month to come. Preachers teil us that we ought to let the merry chimes echo trough the whole year, but then they never went down to Wall street and’ sold “short,” or they would have more charity tor business men. CHANUKAH, OR THE DEDICATION. JEWISH AND CHRISTAIN FESTIVALS—RELIGIOUS PATRIOTISM COMMEMORATED. Judaism and Christianity are closely and intimately interwoven. The institutions of the latter derive their | origin mostly from the former, and it should not there- fore be maiuer for surprise if festivals and holidays in both charches occur at the same periods and are char- acterized by ceremonies similar to each other. This is the case with the Jewish festival of Chanukah and the Christian Christmas. Besides being an ordinary Sab- bath day, yesterday was specially observed by our Jewish fellow citizens as the anniversary of the dedica- Christmas, this festival is a time of jollification rather than of particular religious devotion, and Jewish chil, dren look as anxiously forward to this festival as the Christian children do to Christmas; and the one havo other. The Chanukah celebration has therefore come to be overshadowed by and to be less observed because of And yes itis a festival that bears more distinctly a historical character than | any other, and commemorates one of the most glorious | epoehs in Jewish bistory—the revival of the ancient spirit and the casting off of pagan worship, Chanukah @ festival which has a closer bearing upon THE MODERN REICVENESCENCR OF JUDAIEM, the reform movement, than on any other, lt demon- strates that whenever Israci’s foes endeavored, either by threat or actual persecution, to destroy the “tree of God's planting,” some champions of the cause were at ali times at band to prevent tho overthrow of the peo- ple and the destruction of their hallowed faith, With the Bible m one hand, the sword in the other, they | | prayed in their synagogues, fought on the battle field, | for the purity of their worship, the safety of vheir do- | mestic Learth, and for the intereste of iheir common | cause, About 2,000 years ago, ata time when external and | internal antagoniste were to be combated, the Macca- Dees, and ali those who fought under their banne r, proved how much patriotism could achieve, The fos from without was that crowned tyrant called Antiochus Eptphanes, who entertained the improbable idea of forcing hie own creed upon all his sabjects, and thus intended to'drive the Jews also into the mythological religion of the Greeks, Atthat time crucities aupar- alleled were inflicted. An old man of ninety chocr- | | fully embraced death because he would not ewerve from the Divine law, Seven youths, sons one mother, were most horribly tortured slain because they would not bend the kove | to that idol which the tyrant worshipped, | the heartbroken mother, who was an eye-wit- neas to this sevenfold elaughter, and who encouraged her sons in their martyrdom, followed her faithful children anto death. At that period, when all around | ed dark and gloomy, the Maccabees arose, and | determined to conquer or die, With a banner unturied, containing four Hebrew letters, \mplying, “Who is like palo They amond the minhiy, 0 Godt” Magy UAbeathed of | and | like it. | in unity is, perbaps, an obsolete injunction, but wo Let, then, our strength be reserved for the noble cau: such as that which we Israelites are calle to commemorate to-day, When tbe moment had come the trembling hand of age seized the sword and overthrew the foreign tyrant and bis heathenish abomination. Of al! the religious commem- orations known thie Chanukah is the only one in which patriotism ap) pre-eminent. In all other instances the power and interposition of God throws man into the shade. Thisis pre-eminently a feast of human patriotism. The spirit tn which this festival should be observed ts the spirit of the Maccabees. It is the truo spirit of peace that makes us take up the sword when necessary. We need not eacrifice charity, love, for- bearance, The strongest men are the most forbearing. It is only the craven that have not these graces The religion that teaches cowardice is not fit for, men. Re- ligion should teach us \t@ worth and give us such a con- viction of ite living realfty and such fortitude that wo shall be the friends of every good cause. The office of religion is not merely to make men seo that which is their own, but that also which ts God’s, so that they may do al) in their power to make His law their rule of life, and thusto triumph over every opposition and send their names dowa to posterity a8 saviours of their race. DR. FULTON’S TROUBLES, HOW HIS IMAGINATION SUPPLIED HIS FACTS— THE DEACONS ANQ TRUSTEES OF HANSON PLACE CHURCH TELL A DIFFERENT STORY— THE DOCTOR'S VALEDICTORY DISPENSED WITH. To tux Eprror ov THe HeRALD:— Dr. Fulton’s troubles are not yet over. Three times he resigned the pastorate of Hanson place Baptist church, Brooklyn, and as often changed his mind. But at Inst the silver cord was broken and the pitcher that went 80 often to the well was marred. He resignea once too often and the congregation took him at his word. For three weeks he has been itinerating among the Baptist churches of New York and Brooklyn with the understanding that he was to deliver his valedictory in the pulpit from which he had so often bombarded the “handful of little fellows” who opposed him. But time passed heavily on his bands and last week wo noticed a letter which he wrote to the Ezaminer and | Chronicle, of this city, in which he claimed that | he was @ martyr for righteousness’ sake. But this week seven trustees and the same nom- ver of deacons of Hanson place church, inclad- ing some of the Doctor's stanchest friends, issue a card through the columas of the same paper in which they show that the martyrdom has been alto- gether on the other side, For more than six months, they say by published interviews and letters to both secular and denominational papers, the history of the church bas been distorted, its faith and practice mis- represented and its officers and members maligned, All this they have borne in silence—when reviled they have “reviled not again,” hoping that the end would come—until they find that their protracted forbearance is misconstrued by some into an admission of the truth of the statements. After the proposal—namely, that if the committee appointed by the church to consider the gtatement which was made by the deacons to vindicate themselves, after repeated public arraignment by the pastor, should be relieved from further duty Dr. Ful- ton would resign and leave in peace was accepted they supposed there wonld be an end to these attacks. They regret Wo find that they are mistaken, as is evident from his communication. They remind the Doctor that at the tune be became their pastor they were at peace and thoroughly united, and they hope by the blessing of God to be 80 in the future. In all matters of faith and practice they declare the Hanson place Baptist church holds the same pesition which itever has done. The differences between the church and the late pastor have not been im any de- gree the result of diversity of views on denominational questions, with the exception of sturdy opposition to riestly dom{nation on the part of any one clarming to Bes “ruler of the church” appointed of God. They do not believe in erther papal or ministerial infallibility. The pastor was never complained of for “preaching plainly the truth," That was always welcomed, and the church holds ag advanced a position as does Dr. Fulton in opposing “theatres, dancing, billiard play- tng,” fast borses “and what not, and depends upon the proclamation of the truth as it ts in Jesus, attended by the blessing of the Holy Spirit for success.” Beeides this united denial of Dr. Fulton’s statements, Mr, Cole, the treasurer, personally and very emphati- cally, denies that any obe was prevented from voting on Dr. Fulton’s final resignation, because he or she was in debt and the treasurer would not receive the money. Mr. Cole says no such thing occurred nor anything So that Dr. Fulton drew on his imagmation for his facts. Mr. William Ricbardson also “rises to ex- jain,” and disputes other alleged facts previously pub- ished in the denominational paper, To dwell together sometimes venture to think it is better to keep quar- rels out of churches. When a man has been fighting in his business or bis politics all the week it Is pleasant to sit in his pew on Sunday with the feeling that for one day, at least, he is part of @ peace organization. The old rule, “Hanson is that Hanson does,” is peculiarly applicable in this eaee, The result of this petty quar- rel is that Dr. Fulton will not be allowed to deliver his valedictory in Hanson place church to-day, nor to add ingult to thjury. He is, therefore, advertised vo preach in New York this morning and evening. x. ROBBERIES OF THE CHURCH IN ITALY. A Rome correspondent of the Philadelphia Catholic Standard gives the foliowing sketch of the spoliations of the Chureh by the State going on in Rome daily un- der the authority and sanction of the law:— The picture gallery of the Monte di Pieta in Rome is, being sold off at auction. There are many master- pieces of art leaving Rome these days, thanks to the re ation movement. It was partof that movement to seize upon the Monte di Pieta, that gigantic monu- | ment of Catholic charity, which advanced money vo the poor oo the most trifling securities, and carry on | the administration according to modern principles, And bow, after jour years the establishment is verging on bankruptey, which 1s only delayed by the sale of a gallery of parbtings which was one of the glories of | artistic Rome, | think a few figures of confiscation would not be inconsenteneous here. Inthe past month of October the government sold off at auction 715 love of Church property, which realized the sum of 2,016,436f. ng mouths of the year 1876 the seizures | nombered 6,361, which were sold ior the sum of | 17,822,606£ ‘From the October of 1867 to the end of | Octover, 1875, there were coniiscated 113,408 lots, the | sale of which brought into the bottomiess coffers of | Italy 600,119,868f The man who subscribed to all these | robberies arrived in Rome on Sunday morning. He | says he is King of Italy by the grace of God 1 doubt | | In the preces That God permits tim to be King of Italy I shall not question, of robbers, MR. MOODY'S CHURCH IN CHICAGO, | Mr. Moody’s church in Chicago is #0 tar completed that Messrs, Whittie and Bliss have been holding meet | ings in it of late, It is expected to be finished January 1. It tw called the Chicago avenue church, and replaces the mission building which was destroyed in the great fire, Its cost 18 $65,000, all of which is raised, $27,000 having come from the royalty on Meesrs, Moody and Sankey'e singing books sold in England. The house ta of brick, with trimmings of artificial stone; is square in shape, and surmounted by Mansard roof, Ap !m- mensé skylight helps to light the audience room. Tho ground floor is occupied by 4 lecture room, with seats for 900 people, and with committee aud supper rooma. The audience room will have seate for 2,700, This room is arranged for the Sabbath schools as well a8 for the church. and Mg, Moodv’s desire Jor a room which | ub the grace of God is not produgtive might be cut up Mmto sections for individuals, classes, &e, is met Seem deer, wits = will ru doors are which from the back to the front; if le be wanted, the curtain which ts fastened overhead de let down to shat in the front side, Bes: MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. PRESBYTRRIAN, The Rev. Newman Smyth, Congregationalist, has ae cepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church at Quincy, IL Sixty conversions resulted from recent revival in the Union church, Presbytery of Westminster, Pa. Last Sunday twenty-four new members wore added to Bethesda Presbyterian church, Philadetphia, the first fruits of revival work now in progress there, This church was organized eight years ago with 180 mem- bers, It has now 601, The Broad and Diamond street church, Philadelphia, Rev, Matthow Newkirk, pastor, is having a winter of remarkable prosperity, and that without any services out of the usual course, Last Sabbath seventy-seven persons were added to the communion, Two years ago the Rev. Louis Ray Foote became pastor of Throop avenue Presbyterian church, Brook- lyn, and in thts time has received into membership 287, making an aggregate of 426, The Sunday school algo received an accession of 228 pupils, andthe Mis- #100 school has 1,050 pupila—the number being limited only by the capacity of the school room The German Presbyterian chureh in Hopkins street ts an outgrowth of this church, The church receipts and donations last year amounted to $10,976 A female Bible reader is alse employed by the church, and the ladies have established and maintain a temperance res- taurant, The church has been enlarged during the past year, and the pastor preached his anniversary ser- mon last Sabbath toa large and interested congrega- tion. Mrs. Staunton, the head and founder of Ingham Uni- versity, Leroy, N. ¥., has donated to the Presbyterian Church authorities four acres of lana and all the Col- lege buildings thereon, lately improved by her at a cost of $10,000, and cancelled a $12,000 mortgage which she held against the Synodical trustees of the University. The institution is for the education of young ladies, Under the ministry of Rev. & P. Hammond, at Harrisburg, Pa., the revival continues with increasing success, The whole city 1s moved, and a dozen meet- 1g@ a day are held in different places, Nothing like tt ‘was ever known there, Drs. Niceolls and Brookes, of St. Louis, have rented De Bar’s Opera House for tho ensuing season, Tho engagement, however, does not come under the head of amusements, but is in order to reach the masses on Sabbath evenings with a pure gospel. ‘The Presbytery of New York have taken upon them- selves the responsibility of refusiig to sever the con- nection of Rey. C. 8. Robinson and the Memortal Pres- byterian church of this city that he might accept the Secretaryebip of the Presbyterian Board of Education, to which he was recently elected. Several of the United Presbyterian (Scotch) mission- aries, stationed at Old Calabar, on the West Afmcan coast, have made considerable journeys into the inte- rior. They find the people very anxious to enter into relations of commerce and friendship with white men and to receive Christian teachers, Dr, Field, of this city, was last heard from at Con- Stantinople, em route to Syria and Palestine. He ex- pected to spend a few weeks at Jerusalem. He was not permitted to land at Beirut, because of the prevalence of cholera in several Syrian ports, The church of Big Spring, Carlisle Presbytery, are to hold 4 centennial meeting some time in 1874 The meeting is to last several days, and bas for its object the collection of material for the history of the church. The Presvyterian churches of Binghamton have sent forward Miss Harriet La Grange, of Union, N, Y., a8 missionary to Tripoli, Syria, where she is to take charge of the girls’ schoo! founded by the Presbyte- rang She sailed from this port December 18. ‘The Shady Side Presbyterian church, Pittsburg, Pa, of which the Rev, W. T. Beatty is pastor, was dedicated to the worship of God on Sabbath morning, December 12 The new building, as it stands completed, not in- cluding the lot, has cost the congregation a little over $50,000. There remains less than $4,000 of this amount yet unprovided for. The church has grown since its organization, in 1867, from @ membership of twenty- nine to an active, well-organized membership of 234. EPISCOPALIAN, The Episcopal Board of Foreign Missions? receipts for the past year were about $90,000. This Board has numerous stations in West Africa, China, Haytt, Japan, besides a school in Athens, and s school in Joppa. ‘The merican Church’? episcopacy must be falling into disrepute from some cause or other when leading rs of the faith refuse its offives and honors both at ome and abroad. The bishoprics of China and Africa, to which Dra. Schereschewsky and Clarke were recently elected, have both been refused by these gentlemen, A writer in the Standard of the Cross suggesta Rev, Mr. Atwell as bishop for Africa It seems hard that there je not sufficient zeal in the Church to get @ missionary bishop for this country, Is there no one who feels called to this work? Mr. Atwell has certainly done well. How it would do to appoint bim over white pres- byters and teachers in Africa is @ question not easily answered. The diocese of Vermont has 44 parishes, 30 minis- ters, 2,846 communicants, 1,432 Sunday schol 386 | churches, valued at $344,000, and 15 parsonages, valued at $44,352 The diocesan mission fund amounted to $2417 this year, ‘he diocese of Minnesota raised during the ecclesias- tical year just closed for church and benevolent pur- The Rev. RK. S. Adams has removed from Troy, N, Y., to Brooklyn, Long Island, N. Y. ev. H. N. Powers, D. D., late the popular rector of St. John’s church, leaves Chicago, having accepted a call from the Episcopal church in Bridgeport, Conn. Dr. Powers, in addition to being a genial gentleman, was one of our ablest preachers and most accom: plished scholars. The Church Journal concedes to Bishop Haven (with a smal! b) the right to pray for “Mr. Grant’s re-election or for anything else, and bis protection in such right by the federal and State constitutions, provided only that he does not make himself a nuisance to other peo- ple.” But his very episcopal title is a_nufsance to the Church Journai and many of its patrons, and how, then, shal) he escape condemnation? St. Thomas’ church, in this city, is not so “high” in its position or in its ritual that it cannot maintain a successful mission chapel on the east side of the city, where 126 families are gathered sor divine worship every Sunday and 3% pupils in the Sunday school, and where thirty-one persous were confirmed ducing the year and $1,216 raised by the envelope plan, The parish bas a ladies’ association, whose object 1s to pro- vide work for poor, industrious Protestant women of the parish. It also clothes and otherwise assists the children of the Sunday school and industrial school connected with the mission chapel, and all others with- in the parish who, through poverty or sickness, may need its help. It has expended in this work during the past year over $1,000, ROMAN CATHOLIC. ‘The Sacred Congregation of Kites has published threo decrees on the beatitication of three servants of God, the Venerable Alphonse de Orozco, of the Augustinan Hermits in Spain, Venerable Brother of Charies of Letia, of the Minot Friars of St. Francis of Assisiumn, and Brother Humilis of the same Order. The Jesuits have held a very successfal mission for the past two weeks in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boston. The first week the services were for women ‘and the past week for men. The Redemp- torist Fathers Oates, Muller, Xaria and Dold, are giving a mission in the Cathedral, Portland, Ma. The pilgrimages still continue in France. Recently, at Tours, there was one of a very imposing natura, Over 8,000 persons attended it, and the procession was exceedingly magnificent The’ Archbishops of Tou ‘Aix, Angouléme, and the Bishops of Mans, Verdun an Basille walked i it, and it look more than an hour to pase one spot. A grand pilgrimage is being organized at Mount St Michaels, Hormandy, and will take place at Christmas. The Kev, Father Roesch, who was for a timeseriously il] at Rochester, N. Y., has so far recovered as be able to return to his post in St. Alphonsus’ church, Baiti- more, The Catholic Mirror, of Baltimore, reports, on good authority, that Bishop Hendricken, of Providence, 1,, i# to be assigned to the vacant diocese of Hartford, Conn. Bishop Hendricken was consecrated in April, 1872 ‘The receipte during the year now closing in the arch- diocese of Baltimore for the propagation of the faith amount to $1,900. There was a balance of $1,054 on hand at the beginning of the year, For holy childhood the receipts were $3,277; on hand, $228, Bishop McNierny, of Albany, has raised to the priest- hood from this dioc —Revs, W. A. rel and M. J. McSwiguan ; to the deaconate :—Revs, Charles H. Colton, James L, Croeby, Maurice J. Dougherty, John M: Grady, Patrick J, McCloskey, Philip Meister, Michael Montgomery; to the sub-deaconate:—Revs. Michael Lane, Thomas M. O’Hanion, Edward ¥, Slattery; to minor orders:—Messrs. Patrick J, Brennan, ‘Tobias Fitzpatrick, Thomas M O'Hanlon, Michael J. Quinn; © clerical Wonsure:—Mesere, Patrick J. Brennan, Ed- ward Byrnes, Patrick Donnelly, Bernard Duffy, Thomas F. McGare, John Mayer, Thomas M. O'Hanlon, Archbishop Bayley has raised to the priesthood Reva, Edward L. Coughlan, Edward J. Marphy, John Wall, of the archdiocese of Boston; Daniel A. Dowling, of the diocese of Chicago; Patrick Moore, Peter Fitzsimmons, of the diocese of Richmond; Michael Galligan, of the diocese of Hartford; Patrick F. Finnigan, 8. J., and Robert F, Byrne, 8. J.. of Woodstock College. Bishop Bourget, of Montreal, received by latest Bu- Topean mail official despatches creating Mgr. J. Desau- teis and Very Rev, ©. F, Casault, Vicar General of Que- bee diocese, domestic prelates to His Holiness. Tho dgnity of domestic prelate gives the Very Rev. the | Viewr General of Quebeo and Mgr. Desantels the right to wear the purple soutane and the rochet and purple mantoletta Domestic prelates are, accordingly, called mantoletti In Rome, and their office brings them into the closest contact with the Pope Rev, Father Michac! Flood, pastor of St. Elizabeth's church, Staithport, Pa, has beon for some weeks past collecting in Brooklyn for means to pay off the debt on the church and parochial residence he bas lately ereoted, but has just returned home. The Pasaonist Fathers, Basil, Benedict, Angelo and Gabriel, have been engaged in giving missions in Mo- Keesport, Pa; Ackron, Obio; Paris, By. Ot) City, Pa; Warren, Pa, and in St Bridgev’s church, Buffalo, N_ Y., during the past month aud part of thie month, The Kedemptorist Province of the United States has, dy the will of the Bupertor Council and the consent of the Holy Fasher. peen supdiyided, Tho old Province of requiem wi: of the Good Shepherd Convent, Professor Heury James An- ‘derson, who ded in India. BAPTIST, ‘The Weekly notices an excitement in Iowa, where a church authorized an unordained man to bap- {ize and administer the Lord’s Supper. A council of Baptist ministers and charches was called ang oneal y ieanaiiaed the action of the church ‘i a & invalid and of no authority whatever.” The Bap- Weekly holds that single church bas the perfect right to ordain 5 that a council is called only to give interest to the occasion, but the author- ity resides solely in the local church. ' This is the true position of independency, and etated the ablest wilage op ie aaiaes eee anima The Rev. Dr, Banvard, for nine pastor of the Firat Baptist church, Paterson, N. J., resigned on Sun- THE COURTS. Final Completion of the Great Railroad Bond Forgeries Suit. GREAT VICTORY FOR THE PROSECUTION. Verdict of $88,011 51 for the . Plaintifis. ‘The suit brought by the New York Guaranty and In- ne ae v. M. ©. Mabie, of the Oak Park Baptist church, prsiten iL, bas recetved tho unanimous call of the church In Brookline, Mass., to become their pastor. The Rev. Reuben’ Jeffrey, of Brooklyn, has one of the editors of the Baptist Union. Very success- 1ul a8 a pastor, bis articles will add weight to the col- umns of o reg The Brooklyn Baptist Union having assumed the labor and responsibility of organizing and carrying on the centennial work in all the churches of the Long Island Association, under the direction of the Bent Central Centenntal Committee of the State of New York, have issued a circular calling the attention of the churches to the fact, suggesting the indispensableness of pastoral co-operstion in order to su: inviting preach on the subject to-day. A meeting of church delegates was held a few days ago, when the progmme waa Sdopted, The Rev. D. O, Litchfield, lately of Brooklyn, was formally recognized as pastor of the Warwick church (N. Y.). by appropriate services on Wednesday, Decem- ber 8, 1875, The work of brethren in present time is most Retiree nf ferent departments tothe n of that city, cha to the erection of which friends in America and Englat largely contributed, now supply their pastors with new advantages for evangelization, and the public with comfortable and attractive places of meeting. France at tho they complain that the syste jences. “People join them to dodge tho expenses’? of other churches, and finally they got all the mean men in the town, Rev. LD. King, who has been acting as financtal secretary for the Philadelphia Histomecal Soci find- ing it difficult to make any headway in securing sub- prlgenat for the building tund, proposes to retire from the service. the pastorate of the Baptist ehuroh, Auburn, N. Y. Twelve Chinese have been admitted into fhe Baptist church of Portland, Ore., during the year through the labors of Rey, D, L Pierce, in nA Chinese school, and of the native preacher, . Tie Bae ve Wien, Dl ., Of rahice ear ree or four intelligent, active young minis- ters, who would like to do hard service for the Master in Maryland. Salary, ut ). The Rey. A. J. Frost, late of Chicaga, bas commenced pastoral work at Denver, Col The city bas now ESPaRH of 20,000, and the Baptists have an clegant’ a cs The Rev, R. H. Spafford, from Sandy Creek, N. Y. has recently removed nt, fore oe and is engaged in missionary work at New Buffalo end other villages, under appointment of the State Convention. The Calvary Baptist church, under the ministry of Rev. Mr, MacArthur, is enjoying great spiritual pros-~ perity. The congregations are usually large, and a deep religious interest pervades them. The regular service partakes of the nature of a revival service, and the Moody and Sankey hymns are sung in the great audience room. Perhaps po church in New Xork has 80 large a membership of active young people, uETHODIsT. Rev, Dr. Closs, Presiding Elder of Wilmington dis- trict of the North Carolina Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, South, last week was the guest of Dr. Deems, in this city. - Rey. R. Hiorns, of Jermyn Charge, Wyoming Con- ference, writes:—‘'Up to December 16 there have been beventy-two conv na, Sy to of whom are heads on. of tamil and atill the goes Rev. EK. B, Andrews will be inaugurated President of eta University, at Granville, Ohio, on Tuesday of this week. Rev, A. L. Haygood, D. D., late editor of the Sunday school publications of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Soath, accepted the Presidency of Emory College, Oxford, Ga A revival of great interest has been fn dur. ing the last six weeks in the First Methodist Kpiscopal church, Gloversville, N, Y., Rev. H. 0. Sexton, pastor. On Sunday, December bd 100 were received on proba- tion, The interest is still increasing. At Tobyhanna Appointment, Stoddartville Circutt, ‘Wyoming Conference, Rey. P. M. Mott, pastor, there has been @ gracious revival during the last few weeks, resulting in about ri Mod conversions and forty accessions to the chu: In White Plains First Methodtst Episcopal church a very promising revival is in The meetings commenced in a schoolhor which became 60 thronged that many were compel to stand during the exerci while others were unable to enter, The interest 18 exhibited in the long distances—from three to five miles—which many travel in order to be present In Union street church, Trenton, *N. J., « revival during the past few weeks has added sixty-nine to its pie emnoh a Methodist Episcopal ch tn Xington avenue iscopal chu this city, bas been favored with an sd catheter Holy Spirit, Some forty-five or more persons, mosuy young people and children of the Sunday school, have been recently brought to Christ The new Methodist Episcopal church tn Howard, Centre county, Pa, was dedicated last Sunday by Dr. L C. Pershing. Rey. N. Shumate, D. D., has removed, with his family, to Louisiana, Mo. The anniversary of the Missionary Society of the Church was heid in Indianapolis on Friday, Saturday and Sunday last Several of the bishops end many prominent ministers and laymen from different portions of the Church were present. Rev. J. J. Ransom, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, recently appointed a missionary by the Tennes- see Conference to Brazil, sailed from Baltimore Decem- ber 14 tor Kio Janeiro, MISCRLLANROUS. The Church militant on Long Island is just now at- tracting attention, where two ministers (Methodist and Baptist) bave come Into such sudden contact and col- lision as to make a case for the courts, The Congregationalists and Mothodists have united in revival services in Ashtabula, Ohio, and great success has attended their labors, ‘At the close of the second quarter of the operation of the plan of weekly offerings in Plymouth charch, Syracuse, it had proved go successful that all arrcarages were liquidated and there was @ large increase of tht benevolent fund. On the day of our last American Thanksgiving the Rev. L. Bevan, who will be remembered bere as baving cecupied Dr. Scudder’s pulpit during the summer be- fore last, in London, held a special service at Totten- ham Court road chapel in sympathy with the event The congregation was principally composed of Ameri- cans, and 4 communion service was celebrated before the sermon. On December 1d Rey, Frank A. Johnson was tn-. stalled pastor of the First Congregational church in Quester, N. J. This is the oldest Congregational church in the State, having been organisa shots 1740, Rev. Father aay has received a letter written by “a Cunadian.” It reads:—“Chiniquy— Charity obliges me to warn you that if inashort time hence ae do not relieve the city of your infamous presence have a sure and simple means to make you disappear from the world, even at the cost of my life, if lam discovered, because I consider I would die a martyr for the faith in relieving the city of a being so inia- mous from his scandals and constituting the shame and dishonor of Canada You have to choose betwecn death or quitting Canada Tamaman to do what decide on, no matter at what cost.’’ Tho church at New Utrecht is an old time Dutch church, It is one of the oldest on Long Island. It stands next tn age to the society in Flatbush. It holds the town as it did In the oldet time, Many of the old nd quaint Dutch customs, which elsewhere have passed away forever, are here held tn honored obsorv- ance, The minieter is Rev. Mr, Sutphen, an excellent reacher, with fine gifte as a pastor and marked popu- jarity a8 @ man, On the 11th Bishop Reinkens ordained three new priests at Bonn, two being students of that university and the other—destined for Switzerland—having studied at Arras, The two Germans aro sent as curates to Dortmund and Breslau. The Deutscher Merleur says that very recently several priests have placed them- selves at the disposal of Bishop Reinkens. Some were found unsuitable, bus others were accepted and will re- cerve posts at once A counci! bas coincided in the dismissal of Rey. J. F. Gleason from the Congregational church at Will borg, Mass, the main reason being that bis family were made 60 nervous by the Mill River disaster that they could not live there comfe songer. The Rev. George A. Peltz has tende: his resigna- tion as pastor of the South church, Newark, N. J. We learn that he has accepted the position of assistant editor and general business manager of the Sunday Temes. ‘The Rev. C. L. Walt has resigned the pastorate of the Universalist church in Cooperstown to engage in stimi- lar work in a wider fleld and for better remuneration. The Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States has classes, ane ministers, 153; congregations, 419; members, 63,655; recerved on certificate this year, 946; excommunicated, at dismissed, 675; Sunday schools, 484; Sanday school scholars, 29,876; benevo- lent contributions, $86,774 10; local objects, $316,473 64; students forthe ministry, 60. During the past year two of the classes of this Synod were dismissed for the pur pose of uniting with other classes in the organization of the Eastern German Synod ‘The meetings of Moody and Sankey in Philadelphia are still maintained with unabated interest and undi- minished oumbors, while in almost all the churehes there are beginning 10 appear the buddings of promise, It is proposed to open the Academy of Music im Brook!yn on Sunday afternoons for a meeting of prayer and praise, The leading clergymen of the city are in favor of it, and offer to preside in turn. As the build. ing 1s used morning and evening for worship, the ex- yense will be very smalk There is ecarcely a church n Brooklyn or New York in which extra meetings are bot held, The second anion praise and prayer meeting will be heid in Dr, Burcbard’s church, in West Thirteenth street, near Seventh avenue, this afternoon, The first | was such @ decided success it ie designed t make these meetings permanent if poesible Le pastors in th neighborhood, in the Ninth and Fifteenth wards, wi be present, and lead and participate in the exercises. Sankey's hymns used. The ministers of Riverhead, L. 1., have agreed to al- | ternate im visiting the Vouuty Jail yu Sundays, At Paris, and in dif- The “‘anti-Mission Baptista’? abhor collections; but | 3 ym has great inconven-* The Rev. Samnel H. Green, of Cazenovia, ts called to} demnity Company against Charles Ralston, Andrew L. Roberts and others, to recover on advances made on forged bonds of the New York, Buffalo and Erie Rail- road Company, bas finally been brought to a successful termination. As wil! be remembered, the jury being una- ble to agree wero locked up om Christmas Evo, and with &@ view to receiving their verdict in case of an agree~ ment the court was adjourned till eleven A. M. yes- ferday At this time Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, before whom \the case was tried, reopened the court, Notwithstanding it being Christmas Day such was the intorest felt in the trial by prominent bankers, brokers and other business men, and such their impa- ‘vience to jearn the result, (hat there was a large crowd in attendance, As the jurors filed into their seats oa eye scanned their faces with scrutinizing inten- sity. “Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon your Nope amid breathless silence, Mr, Movazby. the Oler! “We have,” answered the fo rising to his feet. cewe find tor the plaintiffs for $88,011 51.” Judge Bpeir thanked the jury, the foreman of which had stated with most positave emphasis on the night revious the impossibility of an agreement, for having Inally agreed on a verdict, and thus brought to a definite result the prolonaed and expensive tial, The jury was then rged. All were in a merry Christ- mas mood excepting the unfortunate defendants and their counse! Warm congratutations were given te Mr. William Wirt Howitt, the leading counsel for tha laintiffs, and his able coadjutors, Messrs, Algernon 8. Bauivan and A. H, Purdy. The trials of these bond: forgers, such was the skill and boldness of thetr opera- tious, such the ieng:t of the trials and such the adrott- ness with which (he cases were manged to secure ver- dicte agaiusi them, win go down in court history as one Of the causes cclzbres. WASHINGTON PLAOE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Duffy, CHRISTMAS RETURNS, Christmas Day at the Washington Place Police Cours ‘was not merry. The returns from the various pre- cincts were very much heavier than usual The Fif- teentb precinct sent twenty-eight prisoners ; the Eighth seventeen ; Ninth precinct, six; Twentieth pre- cinct, seven; Sixteenth peobet Six, and the Twenty- ninth precinct, four, The prisoners from the Filleenth. a alone filled up the prisoners’ box, and # more thy and dirty-iooking crowd could ecarcely be tmag- ined. Judge Duffy granted an extra number of dis- charges, and treated ali cases but felonies with especial leniency. SHOPLIFTING. Mary Ann Clark, of Church street, was charged with stealing two cloth piano covers, valued at $30, the prop- ‘erty of Sheppard Knapp, of Sixth avenue and Thir- teenth street, The complainant was Henry G. Knapp, of No, 86 Bank sirect, The prisoner was held in $600 So answer. sae “Re <a oe A HUNGRY WAITER, Charles Morris, colored, of No. 193 Prince street, x waiter in tho St. Charles Hotel, was charged with as- sault and battery. The complainant, Edward Mosely, of No. 13 St, John’s lane, also colored, said that on Christmas Eve he had a quarrel with the prisoner in a saloon in South Fitth avenue. In the struggle which ensued the prisoner bit two fingers of his right hand, nearly sovering them, and wshed up by taking a mouthful out of bis left cheek. Morris was requested to furnish $500 bail for future good behavior. CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS. ‘William Cornell, of No, 87 West Tenth street, waa held in $500 to answer for carrying concealed weapons. An officer of the Fifteenth precinct found in his pos- session a formidable pair of “steel knuckles.” The prisoner said he saw two men fighting and took the “ienuckles” from one of them, and not knowing it was: en offence to carry them he kept them in his pocket. RECKLESS DRIVING. Blisha Hynard, of No. 618 West Forty-third street, was charged with reckless driving On Friday evening while driving an Eighth avenue be ran over Marga- ret Hughes of No. Ta Gatueieene tease leare await result of Margaret's tnjuries. ANOTHER WARNING TO STRANGERS. On Friday evening. James McGee, of the canal boa’ W. R Baldwin, having sold some grain, walked up Thompson street He had $500 in his pocket. He went tnto @ saloon where he met Ellen Crawford, a colored young woman, and after hav: taken a few arinks ac- companied her to a room in No. 69 Thompson street. In this room the complainant charges that Ellen stole his money. Ellen was held in $8,000 to answer. McGeo was sent to the House of Detention in default of $500 to prosecute the prisoner when on trial, He is a farmer from the upper portion of this State, AN EVANGELIST IN TROUBLE. Albert St. Clements, of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, was charged with disorderly conduct Officer Pellet, of the Broadway squad, found bim collecting a crowd in Broadway, at Waverley place, by “preaching the Gos- pel” Mr. St. Clements told Judge Duffy he was the “crusader of the crusaders,” and was commussioned to chong the Gospel to the world. He had preached in biladelphia and was not interfered with by the police, and ifin Now York he was sent to prison he would bear it for Jesus Christ’s sake, He had no church, but would preach in one if the Judge could tell him where to go, At first Judge Duffy thought of sending bim to the City Physician at the Tombs to see if bo was in- sane, but finally he concluded to discharge him, on his promising not to again obstruct the street by collecting a crowd, ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Kasmire. FEW CHRISTMAS EVE OFFENDERS. Jodge Kasmire’s Christmas visitors were not very numerous and only two serious offenders were before him. He disposed of thirty cases of intoxication and petty offences, AN INHUMAN PARENT. Edward Foley, of No. 140 Cherry street, was charges with brutally illtreating his son Martin, aged twelve years, Martin asked his father on Christmas eve for s , few toys and other Christmas gifta, In return Edward brutally kicked the boy and threwa pot of bollin; coffee ‘nto his face. The poor boy was fearful; coalded, the flosh peeling from his face and neck, loy waa committed for trial, without bail, and the little ferer was sont to the House of Detention to be cared 8 for, ALLEGED DISORDERLY HOUSE. Last week Thomas McDonald, of No, 425 East Twelfth street, met two young ladies in the Astor Place Hotel, ‘Third avenue, between Eighth and Ninth streets, and accompanied them to a room, In the room, he says, he lost $9. He had the girls arrested and committed for trial, Ho then swore a complaint against Daniel C Otis, the proprietor of the hotel, for keeping a dis- orderly house. Otis was arrested yesterday and paroled to appear for examination on January 4, POLICE COURT NOTES. On Christmas Eve William Ramsay, of No. 356 Broome street, went home to his family drunk. He quarrelled | with his wife, called her abusive names, and seizing his eldest son, Edward, harled him about the room. ‘The latter, in the excitement of the moment, took a small tron savings box from the mantelpiece and threw it at his fathor, striking him between the eyos and in- juring him dangerously. Edward was arrested, and at the Tombs yesterday was hold toawatt the result of the juries. Thomas Mathews was yesterday committed to answov dy Justice Bixby on a charge of feloniously stabbing in the body Robert Closey, of No. 16 Washington streets Patrick Lovett, of No. 13 Jacob street, on the 30th o+ October, accompanied by @ number of Fourth ward rowdies, entered the store of Genova Hebpy, No. 13 Rose street, and while two of them held Mra, Hebby the others robbed the money drawer of $15. Lovett has since kept out of the way, but was yesterday ar- rested and held by Justice Bixby im default of $2,000 ‘bail to answer, c VITAL STATISTICS. There wero reported inthis elty, during the week ending yesterday, 641 deaths, 454 births, 73 marriages end 60 still births. AN OPERATION IN OPTICS. An unknown person had a misunderstanding with Peter Winters, at No. 220 Second strect, shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning. The anknown struck Peter on the lof optic so as to completely destroy the fal Nines that were about that organ. A couple of es.and four or five raw oysters spent the greates Mon of Christmas in cudeavoring to restore Mn met with ‘inters’ eye to its pristine beauty, but they indifferent success, Dr, Van Vorst, of Boll pital, to which institution Peter and bis re taken, says that, with good luck, he thinks he can re duce the iudammation ja Uhxeo a four weeks,