The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1876, Page 8

See NEW YORK AERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1876.-WITH SUPPLE THE SABBATEL Pulpit Topics Discussed in Various | Churches Yesterday, BELIEF OF THE UNITARIANS. Seeneitetcee—me Dr. John Hall on the Glory that Is to Com 8. &. CHRIST'S MISSION ON EARTH Father Kearney on the Bles- sings of Charity. Vee ee Missions as Seen by One in Going | Around the World. ep Men: CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES. | & CONFERENCE ABOUT HEAVEN-—SERMON BY | MR. HEPWORTH. The inclement weather yesterday housed all the fair weather Christians most completely, The Church of the Disciples showea but « sparse sprinkling of wor- | shippers, compared with the large number which | usually assembles there, Mr, Hepworth preached a | very earnest sermon, taking for his text John, xx., 16— “Jesus saith unto her, ‘Mary!’ She turned herself | and saith unto him, ‘Rabboni!? which is to say | ‘Master.’’* This pass: said'tho preacher, is full | of tender associations, and suggests a truth in | which we are all very intimately inter- | ested. Before Jesus went on high to assume | the throne of power, and become the judge of all man- kind, He doubtless felt a strong attraction toward those who had stood by his suie in loyal sympathy in himes of deep distress, and He made Himself visible after the experience which wo call death, not only that | He might with His own lips speak words of comfort to | those who loved Him, but that He might also confirm them in their belief of the resurrcetion, and thus fill | them with a conviction and certainty which would become a strong impulse in everything which they would say thereafter. When Joln looked into the sepulehre he saw two angels, the one at the head and the other at tho feet of Jesus. That passage may be connected with an im- portant event in the ld Testament, and the event is asymbol, of which the part just read is the iilustra- ; tion and result, ‘This ts tho Tabernacte in the wilder- ness, We will énter the outer court, in which is the | altar of sacrifice, and with hushed breath and timid | hands we will lift aside that sacred curtain which | ehuts out from view the holy place. There on the | right is the table of shew bread, and on the leit tho | seven golucn candlesticks, and in the centre is the altar | of incense, burning day aud night, from year to year and trom generation to generation, If we litt the curtain which shuts out from view the holy of holies, we in the p co of tho altar of the covenant. | ‘On the right hand is one of the cherubim, with | his wings outstreicnea, as though in the (ng something. Un the loft ts another of the cherubim in precisely the same position, and their heads are bowed tl they almost meet, and they are guzing, ap- rently upon something upon the altar of the cor ant, of the greatest importance. What 18 it? 1 18 THE MERCY SEAT, The laws of stone beneath, on which are graven tho | tommandments of the living God, and. then because | These are bard and stern and cold, and men have failed in their ability to accord with them pertectly, God has commanded that we shail piace avove them, concealing them entirely from view, that piece of soltd gold which is a type of God's pricelessness to us and which we have beon taught to call the mercy seat. Christ has always becn the covenant of promise. Ho | has always been the embodiment of God's mercy. Christ, then, our m at, Christ’s mercy is. the Wouder of the Curistian revelation, and Christ in His Porsonality and preaching gives men this promise, that it they come im the right spirit, the spirit of eon: trition, Goa will bury their iniquities in the depths of thesea, These incidents, of which the Bible is full, bave an interest for u What Curse enjoyed | you and 1 car enj that which was His delight onght to be ‘our delight, and ale had) no_meuns.of aspiration. that are’ not vouch. | faved to Us. 18 the world's exemplar in all things, | and do you not believe, are you not convinced, that there is an interest up yonder in everything going on on tho earth, Does love div when’ the body dies ? The air is filled with the fluttering of angels’ wings and the harmony of angels’ voices, bat we caunot hear or see them, Christ taiks about “their angels’ as hough each one of us had nis own angels, whose spec- mission was to look after us, and care for us, and Bee that we vere kept stwadtost to the truth, The Old Testament and the New talks of THE CLOUDS OF WITNESSES round aboutus all. Again, Mary found Christ, but it Was under peculiar circumstances; it was Mary Mag- dalene the sinner, who tound Him; it was a woman, nota man. She found Him after a lony search, w the bad no other purpose but that single one in her heart. She found Him when sie was thoroughly ab- her desire to see the Lord, We search tor Corist, hoping to find bim incidentally when we are Bearching for Something else, but we will not tind Him. Sometimes we are like the doubting Thomas, who rea- gons about the matter ull he is sure something is wrong, und Who needs to put his finger in the very woungs betore be can be reconyerted to his old tauth. | Woat God demands is that we shall be loyal, not for a day but forever, Lastly, Jesus calis her by her tirst | name, ana she galls Him by His title. He is familar, Dut sho adores; He coudescends, but she worships. This shows that He does not watch over us asa crowd, He Knows us as individual e acquainted with our personality; He Aath nuimbered the very hairs of our heads, and ‘He asks us by name to do His will and to give your whole heart to Him. Let us look upon Him seated on the throue and with all our heart and voice say, ““Rabboni, Thou art indeed our Masior.” ALL SOULS CHURCH. THE Brier OF THR UNITARIAN§— SERMON BY BEY. ky W. BELLOWS, D. D. The attendance at the morning services of Al! Souls choreh, notwithstanding the unpleasant weather, was quite large. Dr. Bellows preached upon tho Unitarian faith and its relations to other faiths. His text was | 1. Peter, iii., 15, 16—“sut sanctity the Lord God in | your hearts, and be ready always to give an answor to every man that asketh you tho reason of the hope | that ts in you, with meekness and fear, having a good | conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of tvil doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.” The members of our Church, he began, are the Protestants of Protestants—that is, they go farther than any of those who throw off worn out degmas as they got better enlightenment. Statements and dogmas are rejected as unsound when they are at varianee with reason and experience, The theory of the Trinity, or Biessed Trinity, as ite be- levers call it, owes its long acceptance to the fact that It ts entirely unconneeted with the practicabilities of Me, No expericuce of the soul showed its absurdity. It was a pleasant, but perhaps a barmiul fancy. Why showid Goa create a new deity to snow mercy to man, ‘$6 i! Lhe element of mercy were not in Him? But ths | has in later times been greatly moditied and shorn ot | its strength. Not so with the doctrine of eternal punishment. This 18 essentially dead to thinking men, because i is absolutely inbu Whether Scriptural or oot it is discarded, Consequently the theology of orth belief. Its supp ox Men isnot an cxpouent of their | riers know that they do not coniorm their hves to it. There isa preposierous contradic. tion iu such cares. The practice is better than the | creed. On the other hand, Unitariauism is always | growing. It is therefore dificult to define. | It is said that this constant moditying unsettles 1g peo} Wecaunot heipit We cannot put a nto thei*hands that will answer all their ques- ns, Feligious and moral We cannot set down what do not clearly see. avd consider our brave Veracity—better than a number ot a. pf which we could not feel certain, Jesus Corist Is indefinable because Sle is above the rest of | humanity, and is lost in the horizon cf the Deity. fhe human soul is not yet bounded. It 1s useiul, however, to suggest our faith by contrast with the others. Wo | do not Worship thé Bible asa work of verbal inspira. | tion, We do not accept it as an undeniadic anthority, We value the Bible chiefly tor the portraiture of Jesus | Christ in the four gospels and the Psalms ot 1d. In | this Ireedom with the Seriptures wo are nota whit | ahead of orthodox thinkers, but we ure orids | shead of them inavowingit, We do not make Chr: begmmning and end. All talk of making Christ 6 fan: We also reject the sacred myth of Avaw and | Kye. We seo nothing and believe vothing of a | primitive purity. We disown the nea ot present | Probation, as it means that here our work nd {improvement are finshed, Weare always on pro- | in the present leads to happi- | Nor is our happiness in our pres- | We might as weil over- jook that of our children because We are educating thei to be prosperous in atter lite, We do not beliove that God site on a real throne, with Christ eetaally on | Hie rit hand and che Hoty Spirit darting hithe } inte the hearts of im nde ot anges, We lwleve mirror ot our hearts, and that His orks and influence. “The puro in heart shall see Gou.” ness in the future, to be overlooked, : Pimauly, wo believe that piety is morality toward God | yesterday at the halt-paat ten o’clock services, owing, | Him now, as | conqueror when descending irom heaven where he | heaven as a conqueror, he showed tha’ | THE SELF-REVEALING POWER OF GOD--SERMON Asainh, xv., 17-21; Xxx., 26, and Ixv,, 20, he said these | world, to tho universal progress of society, giving | promises of the time when and morality is prety toward men. articles nor muttering paternosters, CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. CHRIST'S MISSION ON EARTH—SERMON BY BISHOP R. 8. FOSTER. The Central Methodist church, Seventh avenue, near Fourteenth street, was not uncomforiadly crowded shis is not signing doubtless, to the bad weather, althongh it bad been announced to the congregation the Sunday previous that Bishop Foster would preach the sermon, The reverend gentleman took for his text John, xtl., 32—" And if] be titted“ up from the earth I will draw allmen unto me.” He said he needed not to remark that the words of the text were of a power the like of whieh man never spake before. They were uttered by the only being who ever lived on earth who could consistently use them, They wero spoken by Christ just before’ the clos of = His ministry, The text was a prophecy rather than a doctrine. It im the first place prophesied the manner of the death He was to die, the words “if! be lifted up’? signityiog His crucifixion om the cross, Christ had throughout all the ages of eternity under- stood what would be the end of His incarnation. He knew that His beneficent ministry would end im death. | Yet as this death appeared to His human nature it was full of dread for Him, and many indications spoken ot mm the Scriptures show that this fear was at times | overwhelming, Still He never Jost sight of the end Ho was toattain by His death, He endured all for the | sake of mankind. The language of tho text was pecu- Nar in one respect. Despite the fact that He knew | His death was to be one that was t out only to the worst of — criminals, He predicted that in the ages to come | all men would be drawn to Him. It was not tuat He | meant to say that His name would become famous | and simply excite the admiration ot the world fur one who had died for a principle, as a great martyr, but | that ail the world one day would bow down to do Him | homage and (o give expressions of their deep love ior | fim; that it would accept him as its master, its re- deemer, its saviour, He stood, as tt were, on a moun- tain of vision when He uttered ‘these words, where He could see the world way down the ages that were to foliow His death, amid its trials and struggles, COMING TO HIS CROSS to do Him homage. ‘The words of the text wero a pre- diction that men would como to Him personally as a friend; that there would be a close relationship be- tween Him and them; that His own pe no longer looking upon their last yrcat teacher, would | Jove aud wors that the Romans would aban- don their false gods; the paguna, in the far outskirts of the world, would renounce their ignorant aupersti- tions and come into the temple of Jesus and receive the law from Him, recognize itim as their sole muster and humbly and submissively bow down to His divine will The text meant even more than this—that men for His sake would renounce their sius, renounce themselves; in fact, deny ves out of love tor Him. text was the av it was not because He died on Calvary that men wero drawn to Him, though in a certain sense it was one of the things that drew to Him the hearts of men. It was this—that there was something in Him that mado man and Himsolf one, us it were—a divine magnetism, Our hearts craved for the truth, and this want fe sup- phed. All the trrvial wants of this world that ynawod our hearts were as nothing to the want ot truth the soul suffered from at times concerning redemption and eternity. We poked ubout im tbe dark, on the verge of a grew vss, we ofte is to become of us in the deep unknown?” There never was a philosopher who could answer this question satistactorily, andi was because Christ had come from the bosom of God and had told us with | authority that the great God of the universe was a ten- der and a loving God; that death here on earth was not the end, but that there was beyond a realm of bliss, where holy beings dwelt, that men wore drawn to Him. It was because Christ bad revealed all this to us; that He lad shown us clearly that, no matter how xreat our the mercy of God would always be tended to us; that, no matter how polluted the soul might be, true repentance would, through His grace, make it as white as snow. It was because of all this that the world, crowded down with despajr, camo to Ho had predicted it would come to Him, and, falling down before Him, cried out, “Josus, thou son of David, have mercy on me!” DR. JOHN HALL'S CHURCH. THE GLORY THAT Is TO COME—SERMON BY THE PASTOR. Dr. Hall's handsome and roomy church, on the corner | of Fifth avenue and Fifty-fiftn street, was well filled yesterday morning notwithstanding the unpleasant | condition of the weather. Dr. Hall selected his text from I. Peter, &, Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minis- ter the things which aro now reported unto you by them that have preached the Gospel unto you with the holy spirit sent down from heaven, which things the angels desire to look into,” In order to explain the text read the preceding worse as tollows:—‘‘Searching what, or what manver of timo the spiritof Christ which was in them did Rignify when_it tessified be- forehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow unto whom it was revoaled,”” ko, ‘Last * said Dr. Hall, “I spoke to you upon fhe | sufferings of Christ, and now I will"draw your tention to the second portion of the sentence- glory that is tocome.’’’ He then spoke oi the won- ders of prophecy, and cited passages from the Old Testament which were afterward tuitilied in the New, aud went on to speak of Christ ag the advocate and mediator, He not on}y mediated between God and man, but after bearing their sullerings advocated their canre and bad those that came unto Him forgiven. He spoke of the poor man, who by careful industry nd economical habits saved bis money, and, gradually jargiug his business with the imcreased capitai, bé- came a hant prince, honored among his Jellow men; of the obscure man, who, guddenly raised into a political office of Importance, through wise and judi- cious action, became famous; or the common soluier, who by some deed of remarkable heroism rose to the highest pinnacle in his profession, Those instances, however, arc a mere nothing to the greatness of Christ, who lowered Himself to the position of a mere servant 6n this earth, and afterward ascended in a cloud of glory to the eternal heavens above. He spoke of that wondertul scene with the disciples when, afier giving them thelr final instructio ro: slowly up before them and ascended heaven. Speakmg of Christ as tho great peacemaker, how noble and glorious a task He has accomplished in making peace with Godand man! When there are dis- turbances or bad feeling between two people the cause must have been given by one side or the other, and in tis cause, of course, man isthe offender, About half a generation ago two great parties in this country had aqnarrel, which resulted tn one of tho most fearful wars ever known, and yet how noble it would have been if some man could have come befure the peop! a mediator, and through his advocacy and advice should have been averted and 4 million lives saved | To-day the great nations of Europe are preparing for war, and sooner or later they will como together and y tho the’ country will be deluged with blood | Now, if some man should come forward at ‘this moment and through bis argaments and advice rescue these people from the impending calamity, how great he would become among his fellow men! How much greater, then, should we regard the | work of Christ who has mediated betweon God and milliops of human beings! Again, as a teacher we find Christ instructing the ignorant in beauties of faith, hopo and charity, He oven gives to llis disciples tongues of fire, so that they may preach His Gospel in all lands and carry itinto the hearts of all people, ‘Then Christ, as a conqueror, who came down to carth agaservant, after batting with satan and sin, roso up to heaven as a conqueror, We have had great con- querors in this world, such as Cwsar, Hannibal, Napo- leon, Nelson, Wellington and others, but their victories are nothing compared to great moral victories such as | those of Wasnington and Cincinnatus, where men who | had risen to the highest pinnacle of fame threw aside their robes of office and taking the cup of powor from their lips retired into private life, How great, then, does Christ appear in tho light of a reigned innll that magniticent glory ax depicted in the morning lesson, aad, taking the position of a mere servant, sufiered and endured for the sins of man- kind! Lastly, let us speak of Jesus as au administra. tor. Many great men that havo risen to power great commanders have sailed to satisty the public as | administrators, Washington, much as he was be: Joved, became unpopitiar ia his own State ot Virginia through certain acts of his during his administration, and the great Wellington, when raysed to the highest office of his government, was hooted and hissed by the , who even threatoned to burn down his coun- idence. Christ, howover, has given us a won- | derinl example of adwmumstravion, as, alter rising 10 inspired wis- dom by which he administered justice. Tho preacher then concluded, after giving a bricf illustration to hii congregation of the moral to be drawn from bis re- marks. PLYMOUTH CHURCH. BY THF REY. EDWARD BEECHER, During the absence of the Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, who is now in Nova Scotia, the pulpit of Plymouth | Chureb, Brooklyn, will be Milled by the Kev. Edward Beecher. Yesterday morning he preached on tho “Self-revealing Power of God." Selecting the texts of passages have reference to the future destinies of this he light of tho moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be seven fold, as tho light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up tho breach of his people, and heateth the stroke of their wound.’’ They contain also a prediction ot progress in knowledge, said tho preacher. In the sixty-Ofth chapter of Isaiah is a striking prediction of the prolonged days of human life, when +There shail be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days, for the chd shalt dis 100 {we | lation of | ing others in their needs, out cause, for there is in it a germ that shall sbake the ‘As the years roll on and the popu- this country increases to 300,000,c00, ax it surely will, who can auticipate its power snd achievements’ In territory and resources and develop- ments we nave already trauscended even the dreats of our ancestors, How will the people of the next century Jook wack toourCentenniai? Will the future transcend | the past? Lanswer yes, for the world and the uation | are Goa’s, and in tb W there are resources | far beyond our 1 natural tor | men ‘and nations ©; most of | them live greatly on antictpations Ii errors are made the = =ppunishment follows. ‘The | Jews heid ideas of Christ radieaily false, und they per- | isued, but correct anticipations lead’ to great and | terial truth, the truths of science, of whieh scientists | are making So much fuss at present, Not that they | overestimate them, but underestimate, They will see | more developments of those truths in the century to | come, for the power isin the band of God. Another | department of truth 15 that relating to Goa, It comes to us partly by the written revelation and partly direct | from God himself, as He makes Himselt a reality to th minds of men. ' Another is the truth of histo These truths come trom the eternal King of Kings and are in one system, ‘There 1s no difference in the books of sereuce and revelation, and there wever will be. In | the development of truth it is certain that ail conflict | im the Churen sbaii cease, 5 Christ prayed for it; she ebail be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white, for the fine linen 18 the righteousness of saints. Thus the Churen will be acknowledged vy God as Hus bride, and at the inarriage supper heaven and earth will rajoice. This shail result ‘Im the petieetion of the political and social systems, so that no more wrong shail be a and salvation and praise shail Mil the ransomed world. The moral perfection of society wiil result in the physical olevation of the race, bringing with is increased heaith and power and beauty and longevity. It 1s the tendeucy of sin to run down the physical | systera, and a degenerate generation sends down its sin’ to those that foilow, A pertect sovicty springs from ‘a periect communion with God in all events of Ife. In our prayer mectings we hare communion with God; but how rarcly it 1s bad 1u our general walks of life, If there are any places where religion stove cold, about forty de- grees beivw zero, they are in the centres of trade and pmmeree, Where there is no communion with Go: When an organ is out of tune you may tune one stop and get fame music; but to know its fulness of power, ail iis stops must be in harmony. So it is with tho worl’, All its stops are out of tunc, and oh, what ais- cords 1) has been making. But when at last its stops are in accord God will rejoice in tis harmony. As tho natural sun {Muminates the earth, just so will throw His radiance upog mankind, and all their action will be turned into acts Of worsb\p, ST. PATRICK ATHEDRAL. THE BLESSINGS OF CHARITY—SERMON BY BLY. FATHER KEARNEY, Jao- deed, rain or sunshine scoms to have but httle eftect upon the attendance at the spacious church in Mal- vorry street, The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Father Mors, and at the conclusion of the first gospel the Rev. Father Keurney ascended tue pulpit and made an carnest and pathetic appeal on benalf of the poor, Ho took his text from Proverbs, xix., 17—'ile that hath mercy on the poor lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.”? The reverend gentleman said that the Lord had taught us the way to heaven. That way was by prayer—praying for ourselves and assist- The Lord Himself nad sot the example by caring the sick, giving sight to the blind, granting pardon to tho sinner who repented, He e succor to those who followed Him, jp «distributing to them loaves and fishes; ho showed His love ior ittle children the poor and the lowly and the outcasi through Him we obtained tnercy from Almighty God. The Church bad imitated the Divine Lord im building institutions for those who had been deprived of their parents, for the necdy and the distressed, tor un tunates and for the aged and infirm. all these were continuously ascending to Almighty God lor their benefactors, asking for them not only Dlossings in this world, but perpetual joy in the world to come, Their prayers were uot uniicard. Often- times bas the rich man become richer by jending a hetpmg hand to his needy neighbor—indeed the large- hearted donor was never yet known to suffer from nis generous offerings to the poor, Thus were biessings brought upon tue community and upon the country und blessings upon the posterity of the cheerlul giver. But apart trom any temporal advantages that might accrue irum following the sugestious set forth in the text the spiritual advantages to be derived there- from were of ifinitely greater importance, The prayers of those whom we ussist ascend to Almighty God begging forgiveness of our sins, and asked that our last bours might be peacelul aud happy and be unfted with Him forever. These were among the ben- efits, both temporal and spiritual, to be derived trom assisting the puor. But there were certain conditions unter which charity must be bestowed in order to be fruitiul of results, We must give to the poor as if we were giving to God. We must not dispense wealth for charitable purposes that we may obtain honor aud faine or that we may be exalted in human esteem; nor must we give to the poor with hope of earthly reward; but all men should give abundantly, as far as they are able, and, what is moro, they shouid give cheerfully. ' Gilts accompanied “by harsh. words or with a. grudge had better. not be givep at all, ‘The Almighty loves the cheerful giver, in the course of 4 brilliant and effective discourse the rev- erend preacher earnestly called upon the congregation to remember the poor in their midst, and their pray- erg would not prove unavailing in the hour of need, Rev. Father Kearney, at the conclusion of bis sermon announced that on Thursday evening next the dis- tinguished orator, Rev. Father Dumen, 8. J., would deliver a lecture ut the Cathedral, the subject being “The Catholic Church and the Poor.” ST, STEPHEN'S CHURCH. THE ONE THING NEEDFUL—SERMON BY THE REY. FATHER DAILEY. At St Stepben’s church yesterday morning the high mass was attended by a large congregation, despite the rain storm, A solemn high mass was celebrated, the mission by the Dominican Fathors still continuin, the Rev. Dr. Curran being celebrant, Rev. Father Byron deacon, and Rev. Father Coulter sud-deacon, During the past two weeks the exercises of the mission wore chiefly for women, but for the next two weeks the exhortations and other exercises will be tor men, and the fathers will hear the contessions of mon only. The sermon yesterday was preached by the Rev. Father Dailey, who spoke of ‘the one thing needful” in this life, making his theme an eloquent invitation to all those who might have been remiss, hitherto, iu attending to their religious duties, to return to God and to prepare for the juagment which awaited them in the next world. Tho real object of lite, said the preacher, wus to serve God here below that we might enjoy Him forever hereatter. If, thea, we neglected to obey God's commandments and abandoned ourselves: to the things of this world wo had failed to periorm the duties that God required of us. ali things in this world should be made subservient to tho one gre: leading end—the enjoyment of God tor eternity, It for this that we were created and endowed witb all tho faculties we possess, God was our Creator, and Ho held our existence in iis breuth, wo being mere notnings, possessed of nothing bat what we received from Him who created us, There was not a.eat on the tree, not a blade of grass in the fletd, not a grain of sand in the ocean that could be there without God’s will, lt was He who made the leaf, the blade of grass, the grain of i. None else could have created anything. To as le bad given everything, making the world our obedi- ent instrument in the carrying out of His divine will, From ourselves wo have nothing. 1t toilowod, then, that every day of our lives we should raise up onr hearts to our Creator and thank Him tor having so long preserved us in tnis iif, so long watched over us with tender care, and having afforded us so many chances to be forgiven afer wo had turned our backs upon Him and offended Him. With what grativude ought we to thank our Heavenly Father for Hlis influite beueficence toward us! How lowly wo shvald become in ‘our own estimation when we re- membered that such poor, depenuent creatures as we are have the presumption to raise our yoico and Strength against Mis omnipotent goodness and to insuit Rim! What was there that Me had aos done jor wi The le of our biessed Redeemer pointed at every step to the wondrous morcy of tho infinite God to man. There was not a sorrow bus desus knew, and all this to secure for man his redemp- tion; and yet the commandments which the Saviour drought from heaven for our guidance were spurned and contemned by us. Woe give ourselves all to th world tns of to God, Ambition was gratitie at the expense of fatigue and sirenuous labor; we ed wealth or position or fame with never ceasing avidity. But when it camo to the labor to save our immortal souls, to preserve them unsullied for the reward God. intended ior thom then we faltered, retreated and deferred the straggle, aiways promising but never tultilling. How weak w: this conduct, and how really senseless was tho m: who risked immortal glory, eternal joy, for the fow fleeting ploasures of this world, A few hours’ sick- ni ness would useless and even paint template + won worldly honors; and yot men went on greedily seeking for the things of this world and unblushingly presuming upon God’s goodness for unceasing mercy. God was Infinitely good, Do doubt; but He was also infinitely: just, and which of us could tell when the measure of our sins was filied, and that no more chances to bo- cone reconciled would be offered us? Our hearts might have grown so hard in worldly pursuits ag even not to be longer troubled whon God’s merciful warning jd bo given to ua, The preacher then went on to say tl to those to whom God accorded the privilege of attending this mission thore Was 4 great mercy shown, and one which should be received as « special urace trom heaven. Tle then exhorted the male portion of the congregation to approach tho sacraments during the ensuing two weeks, , THE RIGHT SPIRIT. The Rev. Father Ronay, pastor of the French Catho- le Church of St. Vineent de Paul, Twonty-third street, near Sixth avonue, delivered tho sermon at the nino o'clock mass yesterday morning. His subject was tho years old.” Wo have in sympathy with the other na- lions of the world reviewed the history aud progress of this nation for the 100 years of its life, a time of emotion through efficacy of prayer, and during lds diecourse he alinded indirectly to the Prosidential straggle by saying :—"Le us all pray, beloved brethren, that in this great cou try in these exciting times there will be no riots, | mighty efforts for the truth, There is first the ma- | ‘Yhe "prayers of | od thon | ; erated. | Pray to God that we shal! bear in mind that we ; that ne foaling u an peace wili reign the lant over.” FIFTH AVENU& BRICK CHURCH. MISSIONS AS SEEN BY ONE IN GOING AROUND THE WORLD—SERMON BY THE BEY, RENT M, FIELD, D. D. The Prick church, Fifth avenue and Tbirty-sevonth street, was fairly filled yesterday morning, the gon- gregation listening with great mterest to an address or germon by the Rey, Henry M. Fiel¢ upon “Missions as Seen by One in Going Around the World.” Tho preacher's opening remarks were in effect that relig- ions behet, or the want of it, causes revolution, Franco's infidelity led to the dismtegration of her so- ciety and preceded the reign of auarchy there, De- cay of faith was the decay of society. The tokens and signs of the world’s progress pointed to the white banner of peace, continued the proacher, floating over every nation; this remark leading bim into the pith of his discourse, missionary work in foreign lands, The greatest event in Europe since the battle of erloo, ho thought, was the rise of the German nation; and it was a Protestant Power, 1t wasu singular coincidence that within two or three weeks of the doctrine of the lope’s injallibility being given to the world war between Germany and France was declared, ending in that strong bulwark of the Yope veing shattered, Austria, 100, has become apos- tate and under the Pope’s displeasure, and Spain has bad orders that if she permits other than Catholic worship within her borders she, tou, will tail of the protection which the Church bestows. Turkey 18 making a great tight for safety, aud with her passes away & great enemy of Christianity in Turkey is in hopeless decay, — and the conference now in Constuntinopi Up Some sort of peace it will not ve old sere remains, It is wsaying im the Ki: as . ¢ the lurk comes the grass never grows’ ‘The al changes of late in Turkey have the closest | Felations tw the religious bearings of the East, Mo- hatnmedanism must give way so Christianity 1a Con- politi stantinople, and it will be by no secret agency of Christian civihzation, by no plottings, but oy the march of Gou's providence and workings, Here comes un tne great nidsionary labors among (he Turks. The minister saw tuere the Bible house and seminary erected by the liberality of Amer- teau men and women, sy pt, under the reign of Ihe Khedive, was being intused with new vigor, and once more she could be rauked among the nations of the world. Her ruler | has bowsted (hat shere 18 uot a drop ot Turkish blood Although the weather was very unpropitions the | { Cathedral was yesterday crowdea to tbe dvors. in bis Vets, und itis known thas he ts but an mdifler- ent loliower of sohammed, Material works, taternal improvements, the building of railroads, whe digging ol canals and the tloating of steamers ‘up and duwn the Nue, Will not bring the iand 1o the level desired. The lorced lubor of Egypt is the great stumbling block. It ecxints now as ib did im the times of Pharaol, Standing here, Americans know nothing of ibe forced iabor of that covntry; aud until it is ubolished Egypt will never be 'regen- In this work of regeneration missiouary work must play a vital part. From Sgypt the mipis- ter fook his hearers to India, where he was two monibs and travelled 3,000 mics, There he tound jwany officers who thought it was s species of Quixctisin born of Janaticism to atiempt Lo convert the Hindov to Chrisuanity. The Hindoo beheves in the broad Church, out brs religion has nothing vo do with morality or Virtue, but isa means simply of pro- pitiating tho anger of the gods they worship, Not only does their rehgion impose no restraint upon vice, but actually becomes the protector of it. Caste 1s a great bondage in India. Until i¢ is broken down there will be hard work to Christianize the Hindoos. They seem to love the degradauion it im- poses, The social ostracism that follows those that break loose trom it is too great to be borne. here is, an oid saying in the East that ‘The flowers Lave no periume, the birds never sing, and the women never smile.” ’ Though an exaggeration, there is much truth init, To regenerate the old nations ts the duty of the new. As Christ gave His life to save sinners the preacher would reverently say that it was his wish that his country, as she is completing the one hun- dredth year of her age, would give her life for the lite of the world. MASONIC TEMPLE. IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL—SERMON BY THE REV. JOHN WEISS. In the absence of Mr, Frothingham the Rev. John Weiss. of Boston, occupied the pulpit of Masonic Temple yesterday mourning. Quite a large congrega- tions was present. Mr. Weiss began his discourse by relating an anecdote of a man who, when asked what was the meaning of immortality of tho soul, replied, “AN or none.” ‘That, he con- tinued, 18 @ good ropublican doctrine, and so Is uni- versal suflrage a good doctrine, and yot I think by this timo you will say a good many people are incapacitated to vote; and sometimes you can- nothelp wishing their rights could be taken away from thom; but untversal suffrage cannot be re- called nejther oan immortality be recalled, It te only. necorsary to be born in this planet in order to be in- heritors of eternal life, It 18 often a query ‘What does God sayo such and such men for?” Hero are men, having all the proportions of manhood; wearing clothes made by our tailors; voting early and often; patting the breath of lite into brothels and tells, and filing their bodies with all the Niquor they can hold, Can the Deity do anything with these specimens of brutality? And when you wonder how it is thut the Divine Being can be pacified m admitting such misbirths into creation it occurs to you that they are not tolerated at all, but that Death, the great sexton, is waiting with his spade wo shovel them 1p. Are you not also disgusted with people who are defected by standard faults—wuch as inability to speak the truth, slanderors and the inordinate vanity of some men? For instance, the younger Colman, the actor, who wrote au abuse of himsel! to keep alive bis reputation, And not less revolting are the people who are guilty of nothing but triviality. They seem to walk up and down the streets to advertise some dry goods cmporium. Others of this class ap- pear to be sent into the world to tell you from time to time that it 18 hot or cold or wet as we look into one ‘ot the modiste’s windows. We should say as they prom- enade vp and down the fashiouabie avenue that they bad been induced to put on those garments to adver- tise the tashion, only the term ‘induced’? ie significant of too mucu eflort for thom. What they were born for is a mystery, and yet the sun coming up over the hills evory morning gtids their fluttering wings. In speaking of annihiiation Mr. Weiss remarked that there were some people #0 unlappily born that to them the term of anniniation woud nO more re- straint than the assurance of hell. To you, perhaps, there would be no thought so harrowing as the thought that we would be piunged into periect noventity; to Vio in cola extinction and to rot It is too horrible. So say we. 1 confess to an all-pervading instinct of a personal continuance, bat 1 also confess that it is coupled with an idea that there is a point somewhere in human = existence where analogy controls: the fate of met You and do not actually seo God’s world by day. Wo have to wait till the night comes. That 1s to ay, the moment when the carth, shading {18 cyes, looks aloft and sees the space occupied by light its waves roil everywhere, Afterward darkness is our charm to denote the hour when the earth comes out of the glory of God, To those of you who are to-day sitting in grief or in the shadow of some great sadness it is your night; and 10 your night your powers of vision are to be their best.” Why Js your being turned to some particular star? lt ts the night’s assurance, You, too, when earth releases you, shall beam on high to overtake him—to overtake her in the flight of souls, CORNELL MEMORIAL SCHOOL. Tho otghth anniversary of the Cornell Memorial Methodist Episcopal Sunday School was celebrated yesterday atternoca in the church buildings, at Sev- enty-sixth streot, near Second avenue. Tho rain, which came down in torrents, did pot aficet tho attendaneo of the jusiastic boys and girls who wore avout to participate in their Sunday school anniversary. The entire body, galleries and aisics of the church wore erowded to overflowing, prin- clpally by children and grown up young people of both sexes, with a sprinkling here and thero of tho parents and friends, who had comoto encourage the fuuction by their prosence. Tho pulpit was ornamented with some choice floral offerings, and the beautiful banner tu biuc ‘and gold belonging to the New York Sunday School Extension Association graced the platform. Mr. Jobn Bb. Corneti, the patron of the school, pre- sided, and Bishop Bowman, with tho Rev. Dr. Davis, in adaition to a number of other gentlemen, occupied prominent piaces, ‘The exercises, which were of an entertaining and varied description, commenced shortly alter two o’cloek by the echool singi chant, “Oh! bejoy- ful in the Lord.” The Rev. G, H. Goodsell, pastor, tn- voked a blessing on the ood work in hand, and Mies Susio Tenant verec an addreas of welcome, which wan followed by tho school singing a ‘“Greot- ing Song.” Tho Secretary’s report being in order, that youthf oificial proceeded to say that eight years ago tho scnool began its mission of usefulncss with 60 scholars and 8 teachers, and now it could boast of ncurly 900 scholars and 48 teachers. In the your 1869 the attendance avera, ‘but 60 scholars, whereas at the present time nots oro being an aggogate of 890 scholars’ names on the books, Tho Treasurer reported having received from all soarces during the year just ended the sam of $980 48, ond expended exactly the same yeur a balanco of $16 Glon hand, and now an outstanding item of $100 renat bo provided for, Mr, William Faulkner, chairm: the Visiting Church Committee, presented to the school the banner above montioned, it betng awarded for the largest and best average attend- ance of any Sunday school of the Methodist Episcopal Uburen in tho city, The Rev, Dr. Davis ap- peared to deliver an address in of u ¥. Dr. Jobn M. Reed, w! nounced for this pur- se. Dr, Davis told the delighted young ones n eautiful- allegory, which bad for ite object that of teaching the chiidten to perform cach fu bis own eploro the duties aliotted to him. Whea tho scholars had yed the delightful story just jistened to Mr. RW. |, On bebalf of the Finance Committees, re- tT. ported that the annual expense required was $1,200 for 900 children; asum which he considered very reasonable, as it was equal 10 bug $1 50 for each boy or { girl the entre year. The Rev. Bishop delivered an appropriate address, — and understandings of his youthful hearers. ‘he uddress of the reverend Bishop was follqwed by singing and recitations by the school; after which the Presentation of hirtyday presents took place, the an- hiversary chorus was sung, and the day’s exercises concluded with a benediction by the children’s friend, Bisbop Bowman. DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. About two years ago the German Methodists of the uptown districts formed a congregation for divine worship and chose the Rev, Mr. C. Blinn as their Pastor, ‘They held their Sunday praycr meetings in a hall in Third avenue, As the congregation increased the place soon grew too small, and one day Mr. Blinn, | to use his own words, conceived tho idea to build a church out of his own means for the greater glory of God. He carried out his idea, and yesterday that | building—St. Paul's church, in Fifty-filth etreet, near | Second avenue—was dedicated. The exercises began | with a prayer by the Rey, Mr, Swahbied, the builder of the first German Methodist church m_ the United States, and singing by the congregation, Then Mr. Quartlande: ot the Fortieth Street Methodist Episcopal church, made au address in German, in the coarse of which he pointed out the necessity of having churches. Not only bo- cause the Saviour said, ‘when two or three are a: semblod in my naine | shall be in the midst of thom. wag it necessary to have set piaces ol worship, but also to perpetuate the Christian dvctrine and the Christian lite, We conlé not worship Ged in nature; the heathen philosophers essayed in vain to do this He concluded by thanking God for the grace recorded to Brother Blinn, by enabling him to build a temple ot worship out of bis own meaus, and expressing bis earnest desire for the prosperity of the new chureh, ‘Audresses were also inde by Messrs, Yost and Bina in German, and Pr. Crawiord and Gencral Fisk in En; lish, When they nad finishod, Bishop Harris read the dedicatory service of the’ Methouist Episecpat | church in the German Janguage, and then Mr. Blinn gave the deed of conveyance of the church { to the trustees, dedicating it forever to the worship of God and the administration of the sacraments accord~ ing to the rites of the Methodist Episcopal Charch, ‘The Doxvlogy was then sung and the meeting closed alter u blessing trom Bishop Harris. The church is a sinail brick structure, situated on a Jot 460x100, iu Fifty-litth street, pear Second avenue, It i capable ot hoiding about 700 or 800 people, The interior is plain but nea = In the rear is a small gale Jery aet apart for the children of the -unday school, ‘rhe whole building cost about $40,000, and as Mr. Buon said, in the course of a fow remarks atthe end of the service, was paid out ot bis own pocket. Help from various sources was offered to him during the course of 118 erection, but ha declined it, { THE PARK DEADLOCK. | ACTION O¥ THt MAYOR AND COMPTROLLER— | THE PROPOSED REMEDY OF THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT TO-DAY, There will be a special meeting of the Board ot Ap- portionment this morning, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of discussing what action shall be taken to ro- lieve the Park Department and avoid the serious in- jury to the public parks, which will result from tho prosant neglect, The pressure upor the Mayor and Comptroller to do something has been quite strong, and, despite the unpleasant relations between Mr. Green andthe President of the Park Department, it is understood that the former is willing to do anything rather than the public purks shall suffer, and the city be made ridiculous by the closing of the menagerie and the other park iustitutions. President Martin stated yesterday that be under- stood that the Mayor and Cowptroller intended, at the | meeting to-day, to vote for the trauster of $10,000, “Lf they do this,” said Mr, Martin, ‘1 shall refuse to aecopt it, Such’ action would be perfectly absurd, 1f we pay what wo owe it would last us about two weeks, and then we should be putin tho same tix again, and sbould be compelled to discharge the hands and shat up the srmory. We have saved this yoar over $40,000 in‘several branches of the department, and we simply ‘want what we havo saved in one branch transterred to another.” In answer to the charges of Mr. Green and Colonel Stebbins, that the Park Department bad been con- ducted extravagantly, he says he is preparing statistics which show that while Mr. Stebbins managed the do- partment bis expenses for maintawing the parks averaged $27,000 per month, while he amount e: pended under the present administration will not e; cecd $10,000 per month. It is understood that the laborers suspended by the department will march to the City Hall this morning, and by their presence lend some moral force to epmpel the Mayor to act and vote for the transfer of thg funds that they may ¢o to work again, If it is nof done, there is likely to be much suilering among this class, ‘The Central Park already shows the negfect of a week. The walks are coverod with doad leaves and broken branches of trees, and paper thrown away by picnic parties ornaments the grass. Tho.animals shat up in the armory look very unhappy, especially tho monkeys, who have been in tno it Of bern, wigan | all day with cake and candy by tho thoussnds of chil- dren who yisit the Park and Zoological collection. Country peoplé are astonished when toid the museum is closed and thatthe city has not enough money to pay people to take care ot it, " A CAT’S BITE. INVESTIGATION OF AN ALLEGED CA OF HYDROPHOBIA—CONGESTION OF THE BRAIN THE CAUSE OF DEATH. Coroner Woltman yesterday held an inquest jn tho case of De Witt Clinton Lewis, nine yoars and eight months old, of No. 208 Sullivan street, who died on Saturday last, as at first supposed from the bite of a cat inflicted about two months ago. Dr. Henry Downs, of No. 123 Bleecker street, testi- fled that he was called to see the deceased last Friday morning; he found him very nervous and excitable; at times deceased started up in a tremor; about two months ago he was bitten by a cat on the right wrist; on Saturday morning, abont nine o’clock, witness called again and found deceased unablo to swallow; gave him bromide of potassium, eight grains every hour; saw doceased about one o’clock the same day; his nervous symptoms had increased; witness camo in again about four o’clock and found the child bad died; from his knowledge of tho case witness felt satisiled that it was one of bydrophobia. Charles W. Lewis, father of tne deceased, was next called. He said that his child bad been bitten by a Diack cat about (wo months previvnaly, On last Fri- day morning, about three o'clock, the boy awoke insisted on being dressed. He was very reatiess, and had nervous twitching, He had been im a healthy condition until about six mouths ago, when it was dis- covered that he had palpitation of the heart, Dr. Thomas C. Fennell testified to having assisted Dr, Cushman 1n the post-mortem of the body of de- ceased; he found in bealthy condition the Jun; liver, kidneys and intestines: the brain alone show evidence of disease; the interior of the brain was healthy, but the exterior was intensely congested and the veins were gorged with venous matter. Witness did not beliove that bydrophubia was the cause of doath; ho thought that congestion of the brain was the only cau: Dr. Cushman concurrod in this opinion. The jury then rendered a verdict of *Death from congesiton of the brain.” A BRAVE POLICE OFFICER. Shortly before nine o'clock om Saturday night an unknown man accidentally fell overboard at pier 55 East River. Officer Gorman, ot the Thirteenth pre- cinet, who was on patrol duty In the vicinity, heard the splash in the watcr and rushed totne spot He saw a man vainly struggling with the tide, which was bearing him rapidly up the river. Without hesitating fora moment to think of the possiblo danger to his own iife tho brave ofccr jumped into the river and swam after the drowning man, With mach ii he succeeded in gettingafirm hold of the ringing him to land. Hoe then took the man, i ible condition, to the Thirteenth station bouse, whence he was removed im an be- Jance to Bellevue Hospital The man appeared to be about thirty years of age, five tect seven inches high, had light complexion and light mustache, and wore Diack pants and pea jacket. Ho was yesterday tdenti- fied as John Smith, aged forty years, of No, 65 Mout- gomory street, DANGEROUS WORK. On Saturday ovening, about seven o’clock, Officer Patrick A. Creeden, of the Sixth precinct, was going through the new building of the American News Com- pany, Reade street, It was already dark, and the of- cer picked his way with diMculty. While groping about tne first floor of the building, a loose board acci- dentally slipped and tho officer was precipitated through an unfinished hatohway te the tho sub-collar, Ho was very severely injured about the head. His who cries attracted the attention of Rounasman Prot: happened to be jing, and the latter took ‘hambers street ber ae whore his wounds woro dressed. The wounded man was then and wi Creedon to the rel from duty and taken to his home, 1s i thought that his injuries, though painiul, will aot prove dangerous. SWEET REVENGE, James MeCarthy, of No. 406 East Twonty-ffth streot, ana Joho Wiegor, a neighbor of his, joaght s few weeks agoin regular prize ring style on a dock on the Eaat River, and McCarthy, who is the bigger man, gavo Wieger a severe beating. No one witnessed the tight, | but Wiexer’s feelings as well ag his body were nev theless very much hart and he determined Ww have re- venge. On Saturday night Wi stabbed McCarthy twice on the head slightly, Tor wnten he was held for ‘Street Coury, trial ab tne Fitty-seventh th THEATRE TICKET SPECULATORS. VIEWS OF MANAGER M'VICKER—WHAT BE SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH. Lyoxem Tamatre, Fourteesta me} New York, Nov, 18, 1876, To tae Epiror or tik Herani:— In your editorial columns of Friday on the subject of “Ticket Speculators” you say :—'*Tho neatost way tc accomplish the desired result is that of the theatre whieh employs men in opposition to the speculators, thereby compelling them to well tickets at the regulat rates or to abandon the business.” This pina works admirably in roterence to the sale of the Henao, for your number of coptes is unlimited and you can give an ample supply to the honest seller. Not so with theatre tickets, for the nambor 1s limited, Tne met in Opposition to the speculators would soon sell oat and leave the latter in possession of the teld—tree ia ive the price according to the demand. If such plan in adopted by any theatre it is bat a ruse im favor of the spectators My actton, sir, is broader than merc personal consideration; it is taken lo promote the best interests of places of amusement and their patrous. That am ip the right is evidenced by the entire press of tho city, and yeu will find those of the entire country in full uecord, for they and their readers are constant suf ferers from the New York system of ticket specuia- tion, [tis rumored that evon the city has no power to enact a Jaw to abate this puisance. it is not for ma to decide a legal question, but if the city legislators have not such power then the city 1s weakly gov- erned. You ar6 in constant recetpt of communications from those who bave been imposed upon and swindled by speculators, and such ure of bat little interest to the generai reader. i, therefore, ask to place in your business oflice aud that of every other daily paper in the city a petition to the Common Council, for al partics favoring my action to come forward avd sign, asking the Council to abolish the nnisance or to 8a regulate it as to make it unprotitable and dixgracetnt to tbose employed in it, if permitted { propose to place such petudion in the offices of the daily papers, with whose aid and the legal power of the city I hope to make my word good and “squoleh every ticket speculator in New York within thirty days.” Yours truly, J. H. MOVICKER. NEW XORKERS WILL BUY CHOICE SEATS. P New You, Nov. 18, 1876, fo rum Epiror ov rue Hrranp:— Having read in your very valuable paper that Mr, MeVicker, who evidently desires to seck notoriety and cheap advertising through the public prints, 1s go- ing to break up the theatre ticket speculators, and seven gone #0 far as to petition the Honorable Board of Aldermen, I think, as you are a lover of jus- tice and fair play, you would give publicity to the other side of tho story. Now, suppose, for instance, » gentioman desires to go to the theatre in the evening, he negiccts, through business or other causes, to pros cure seats beforehand. He goes and buys seats of a speculator, who shows him a plan of tne house ana lo cates him exactly, for which he pays a premium of fifty cents for each seat. Now, I would like to know if this is not as legitimate as a dry goods or shoe mer- chant charging a protit for avy wares. he may be‘ the sole manuiacturer or possessor ol. And as for the public having dislikes for this branch of the theatrical business 1 kuow froin ten years’ experience that it is not so, as such veteran managers as Jarrett & Palmer, Augustin Daly, John A. Duff, A. M. Palmer, Theodore Moss, William Stuart, Josh Hart and even P.T. Barnum can testify to, and, as you well say in your editorial, that Mr. MoVickor bas undertaken the bercutean task, he will evidently find that New York. ors will always bay choice seats and pay the extra charges with good grace, I would say more, but da not like to iptrade on your valuable space, and will sign, TICKET SPECULATUR, THE SPECULATORS GOOD SIDE. To tur Eprror or tu# HeRALD:— It would not be exceedingly dificult to demonstrate that ticket speculating has its good side. The fact that such experienced managers a8 Messrs. Wallack, A, M. Palmer, Daly and Jarrett & Palmer foster and en- courage itis prima facie eviaence of this. The tcono- clastic crusade of Mr. McVicker, who comes from Chicago to teach New York how to conauct theatres, may answer very well as an advertising dodge, for which it is plainly intendea; but he should con: sistent. Asa matter of tact, the Chicago mauager ad- vertised that he opened with a ‘clean sheet,’ while the fifth person on the line at the opening of the sale was told he could get nothing better than the ‘sixth row dress circle. Mr. McVicker supplied over 200 seats (0 the hotel speculators, but makes @ virtuous outcry against allothers. He will find it hara, ho ever, to dislodge those enterprising beings, who ha‘ taxon a lease of the property next tl yceum, and who baveas much right to stand thei a peddle their wares as for MeVicker to peddiec his from the box office. Theres a true, though somewhat vulgar proverb, which speaks of teaching one’s graudthother to suck eggs The Western manager would do woll to ponder its philosonbic moauing. SPECULATOR A ST. LOUIS OUTRAGE, THE CITY SUED FOR THIRTY THOUSAND DOl- LARS BY A BOY FOR ILL TREATMENT—A SCAN~ DALOUS STATE OF OFFICIAL NEGLECT. [From the St. Louts-Globe Democrat, Nov. 17.] Since the House of Refuge came under the present management the most favorable reports have been made by visitors aio the condition of the institution and the treatment of the inmates, No tntimation hag been made public that anything was wrong or that the Juveniles confined there wero not woll cared for and periectly bappy and contented, Under the forme: management the fact was revealed, alter many years, that abuses cxisted and that punishments cruel and sa. ‘usual had been inflicted upon the unfortunate childrens of both sexes. The stocks were in use, refractory chil- ¢ren were confined in dark closots, tied up by the thumbs and lashed with cruel severity, When the Presont Superintendent took charge, under Mayor Brown’s first administration, it was believed thate new cra bad been inaugurated and that the reign of tyranny and cruelty had passed: All who visited the Refugo bore testimony to the improved condition of the place and gave favorable accounts of the disch pling Itts therefore with surprise and regrot that the public will bear of a case which, on its face, seems to contradict these culogistic reports, and to show that in one instance, at loust, a boy of tender years nag been treated with terrible barshness. It must bo re- membered, bhowevor is altogether ex parte statement, and must be received with some aliowance. When tho other tide of the story is told the matter may bear a very difforent aspect, ‘The case reterred to is (hat ot a boy named Henry Woods, who appears to havo been reauced froma stout, healthy iad to a complete wreck; and woeth his complarnt Le true or laise, the Board of Managers ot tho House of Retuge will no doubt institute an in- vestigation and ascertain the facts, Woods’ story is told in the shape of a petition fled in the Cireuit Court yesterday by his lawyers, Smith & McCaon, asking tor & judgment for $30,000 damages, Tho suit is brought by his next friend, Danie! Hannmore, against Jamet Hi. Britton, John G, Priest, J. © Cowan, John J, Fitzwilham, August Koch, managers of the House of Ketuge; John 0. Shafer, superintend ent, and the city of St. Louis. Woods was betwees fourteen and fifteen years of ago when he was com: mitted to the flags! and he remained there from December 1, 1875, to February, 1876, when he wi taken home a complete wreck, mentally and phys! cally. The story of bis treatment ts told in the follow. yng language by his lawyers;— ‘A SIGKRNING NARRATIVE, Notwithstanding nig teuder years, the officers and employés then in authority imposed upon him duties and jabors of such a pature as wero totally untitted for one of bis capacity and youth; that ander duress and by force, intimidation and threats—by fear of long tin- prisonment and great and sevore corporeal pun: ment, and in cousequonce of repeated chastisements ‘and promises of more reater in case of disobe: dience—plaintilf, for the space of about six weeks ‘after his incarceration, was Rd and induced to carry from the suriace to the different floors of the buniding or buildings composing said House of Refuge— said floors beg one, two and three stories in height, and having stoep and precipitous stairways and lung, tortuous corridors loading there:o—bvuckets or scutti weighing, when filled, 60 to 100 pounds, and was 80 co1 peiled and induced to carry said buckets or scutties filled with coal in the ‘places aforesaid, two at a timo— that is to say, one bucket or scuttle fiiled in each hand—up into and through the places afore. anid, for a large portion of each day. States further, that when his task of coal carry- ing, as was cuded for the day, he woukt then, by the means aforesaid, an mm consequence of the matter hereinbefore set oat, be induced and compelled to scrub and wash Sho floors and ateps, lig und oth in and about the premises, prior thereto bi induced and competied to divest himself of hia shoes and stockings, and to wrap bis Rae hoe, op to Lis knees, and thu naked from the knee downward, cold, trembling, nok and exhat in the midst of tbe winter, in the months to labor and drudge until exbausted, ‘Staves further At the end of about six weeks, and when bis treatment was commencing to visibly under. mine hia constitution, plaintif entreated the officers ‘and omployés of sard House of Retugo to mitignio bit Jaccaaee ee. to ron was the fact, that the m and other functions of his body, particalarly of hin ankles, knece, wrists, elbows oo shoalsers, ‘wero’ gradually giving way undo ¥ a mee pe ie and were aud bad ye ioe some giving him great and intolerabi: pains and sufferings. dibs». States further, that no heed was given to his entroa- tios or complainis, but he was compelled and induced to contin labors as nereinbetore described, his pains and sufferings increased to such an extent as ager sno aesgee igen yg ings his weakness and infirmity became so evident that hi the hospitat of tne institution. 0 ee States further, that he was Kept in sald hospital tor ® further period of two woeks, when, it appearing to (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)