The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1876, Page 11

’ “ADVENT SUNDAY. fhe Relations of This Life to the Future. “A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN.” Rev. Dr. Hall on the Work of Home Missions. “CHRI PS RULE OF LIFE.” Dedication of a New Franciscan Convent. Father Kane's Discourse on the “ Sea- son of Advent.” CHURCH OF TUE DISCIPLES, A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN—SERMON BY THE BEY. GEORGE REPWORTH. A very large congregation assembled in the Church 01 the Disciples yesterday morning. It being the Orst Sabbath mtbe month the ordinance of the Lord's Supper was administered, to whicn Mr. Hepworth gave his customary liberal inviiation, and twelve new members joined the church, Mr. fhepworth preached an earnest and cloquent sermon, taking for his text I. Corinthians, 11,, 9—‘Eye hath not seen, vor ear heard, nejther baye entered into the beart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” The preacher vegan by saying that he always hesitated before the prolound signiiication and the un- approachable promise of those words; that there 1s a rhetorical empharis in them which never fails to attract attentiou—a progressive emphasis. St Paul first speaks of tho physical senses, vt what tho eye hath seen, of what the ear bath heard, and he makes theso the criterion by which to judge of the eternal Wings. But the things of eternity are so much grander thut the criterion itself is forgotten, He then makes the conception of tho human heart—its long- ings, its aspirations—a criterion, and in judging of ernal things by this standard he says wo cao jearn nothing of heaven; that the standard itself is not high enough, the criterion not glorious enougn, ‘The eye bath never seen, the ear hath never beard, the heart of mun hath never conceived the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.’? fue speaker proceeded to say that it must, then, boa very deiightfay picasure to meditate upon the future and a great privi- Jege to borrow some of its suulight for the darkened present; tbat it must be a bealthiul and invigoraung thing to meditate upon the character of God and upon His disposition towards us and upon the kingdom ‘Which is to be when ull the dynusties of time shall be trambied to dust, He looked upon the lives of others sud bis oWn as a bundle of hopes and fears, aspirations dot Gisappotniments, und jound that we depended Yerydargely upon the tulure tor encouragement and juspiravion; thas so long .as the gates of aeaven are flung wide oped and we can see sud bear, so tony wo cun waik along the rough ruad of Ife with bope anda yiad heart, but it once the doors of Leaven should be shut and we leit alone amid the thadows of our own groping and our own wisdom, Ilo would be without beginuing and without end; we would bave no wim, no purpose and no crown, aro told vy scientiic meu Laat whea they analyze a ray of light by meuns of the spectrum they discover, to their continual surprise and bewilderment, a pale, yellow beam o: light, which seems a stranger there, that they find 1t impossible to account for its presence, ard “yet it seems absolutely neceseary to the completion of tue whole, [seemed to him tliat that fact Was # simile of our own spiritual condition; Ulal we baye all the varied colors which can be apalyzea and understood, bot that in their midst there is'a stray beain which we find.it hard 10 account tor and difficuit to understand, And yet thut ove beaut Was important to the tntegrity of lile, that it ts Jike the green withe that BINDS THE BUNDLE OF OUR FACULTIES, oud makes them a giorious unit. He bad oltem asked Thunseli, What w some of the things which the heart caunot conceive, aud which God suid Ww have pri pured lor those who love Him, In. the tirst place, we lind 1t wopossible to conpeive the staie ol allairs in heaven; we shail be Strangers there for a while, wiil step from a region of darkness into such a blaze of Buntigut thut for a little our eyes will ve biluded, We iii have fuugut, not with tue beasts of Ephesus, but with wild lorees without, and perhaps wilder forces within. Every day we are subject to tue subtle ener; of temptation, and we caunot trust ourselves from bour to hour. | Satan bath spread a snare for our Jeet, and bas poisoned the very air We breathe, that he may tuke our lives and clan us for his own. There is Hot a family who bad set sufferrd sorrow, who had not +een disappointments, that hud thrown their shadow over mavy a yeur, Wo dread the enu; we waik ip uncertainty all tne time; we love, and 1 18 the brightest impulse and glory of life; but we Dold that happiness with an un- certain tenure, avy accicent muy roe usol wuat is dearer thun our own lite. We are told vy te Word of God that up yonder there ig a city in which the wind never howls iu tempest and Upon Which the gioom of night Dever settles. We ure veld of the tphavitanis of that laud, those who bave passed torongh the baptism of blood sbed on Calv aud of those Irom whoin ail selfishness been er vated, and instead of grasping tuat they may keep, they ‘grasp that they may give, Sarciy we cannot conceive of such a state of things as this, We are told that in the apper land are no temptations, no suares and ne pitfalls; tha, ali men Sbali— stand — erect, wot in bh own strength, bat in tne strength which God hath given them, "Puere ts one other thing whren we canuot conceive, and that 1s the duration uf the heavenly state. Eternity 18 au idea we cannot grasp; we have iv Means Of measuring It, ne criterion atall by which to jorm ajudymeny — Here everytning ends, as everything begins. When « bave is+vorn, whether it grows to be a man oF nol, it dies; but above ue is NO yesterday Or toetnorrow, bul an eternal tielay. God in every one to take (ho journey, and jheures success la tbe ead. The Bible tejls us that there are (hres classes OF men—first, Lbose Who will be jost; Second, those who will be scarcely saved, und, there third, Lose who wilt) be saved” with avun- dupe grace, They are likened to three vessels start. ing to cross the oceau, ‘Tue urst badiy built und badly going down ww the first siorm; the secoud equips Weathermg ihe storm, vut failing when in sigut of laud, ana rng ber mivute guh of distress, lowering her tag, aud £0 being rescued just in time, The third made lur svorm, Lot Calm, and woea the storm come no spars Soup, HO ines part @ud she breasts the storm gud drops anchor m the harbor with flag flying. It we ure ever Wrecked it will not be God's iauly, for Christ died on Cuivary that we might be saved, DR. HALL's CHURCH. BERMON ON WORK OF THE HOME MISSION AND CHRIST'S SACRIFICE. Dr. Hall’s Presbyterian church, Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifutr street, Wa» very largely attonded yesterday moruing by a fashionable and attentive audience, The fresh weather and crisp traveiliug attracted many people oat who ctuerwise would wot have had the benefit of the cloquent and learned preacher's sermon. The text wagwtaken from St. Joun’s Guspel, x., 17 and 18, m these words:—“Thergore doth wy father love me, because f lay down wy life that might take it again, «No man taketh it irom = me, but I lay it down of = myself. I have power to Jay i down and I, have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my father.” The preacher God works iu and by thee truth, The spread of the jrach is the greatest ald that the plans of Providence gun recetve, and Ubis spread ts mauilested in the aug- mentation of the number of those who came torward ag communicants, Acd im counection with the bring- ing (orward of these communicants we must remem- ber tue aucessily vf carrying with us offerings as we me into, the Lord's Court—offeriugs baving an wediate spectic use A collection would be made to-day for the benedt of the home mssions; the object of these missions being to spread the Gospel of Ub Lord Jesus, Oveof the many noble works of th qwissions Was Leen to supplement the income of min- isters Who have but smail tucomes, and of these there ere many WhO do Not get more (hun $1,000 annually, During the last Weck tue preacher had assisted in as- signing small gtants to sume ot the worthy men who are thus circumstanced, ‘These grants ranged from $900 down to $50, of less. ‘This is one of the ways of aiding to Build up the Church, In the yoar 1700 there were but three Preebytorian cougregavions Ww ail America. One hundred years ago toere were over 100 congregations, aud now there uro 3.000 such bodies, with 3,C0U aililtaled societies, so that aL present the Presbyterian congregations ia America number about 8,000, Last year 1,035 cougregations sreceived aid from the missions, In these co. Lhe Sond H,000 sou's wi received intu the bosom of the Churcl upon thet own profession of faith, Twenty-five thousand seven bundred Sula re or less, were tented, Thesprercher did not Weviate to say’ that frow seeing these large appropriations there ts danger tyat we should think that we are all dolog oar auty. Far trom-lt; there 18 still much to be done; the harvest, Ig ripe, but the reapers aro few. Inthe text it is Christ himself who is the speaker ‘and the ovject, What He says 13 apparently paradox. loai, but it must be remembered that in almost every Urhia wtatement there #aureat mystery unfathomed dy us, this ip and you culty in comprehending what is necessary for you to comprehend, The Jews and enemies of Christ were | ready to interpret His death more as a sign of dis. { jeasure than otherwise on the part of the | ity, Im the mystery of the Gospel there | ‘bat which we cannot compreheud, The in. | carnation, with its mystery, may be thought a | secondary sign of God's love. Ana this may be more | apparent when we perceive thut the purpose for which | the Lord lays down His ile is that His pm. ge may: hye. Some people k o8 if our blessed Lord ¢ martyr to confirm Hoctrine. He does not say It is one thing for a patriot to go into a great cise when he is morally obliged to do so, but it is quile@a- otber for Christ to say, **l lay down my Iife that 1 may take it again. He takes no risk, rugs no | chance, but looks upon certainty, His act is | a deliberate, rmapeut determination ot His | | own heart’ Om the cross He dies belore either of the two malefuctors who were crucified with Him, not merely to iliustrate the sus. tuwing power of God's grace, but to bring site to the guilty. Some may say that it 1s unfair tur the inno ceut to die for the guiity, but the Lord says:—"I hav poWer to lay dowa my live ana take it again.’? Noone of us could tai thus We have no power to lay down our lives when we please, To lay them down is sul- cides breach ot the law. All we can do as creatures Delongs to the Crestor, An angel could not spenk a3 Christ did, the words alone are the attributes of Goa. It the Gospel asserted that He, being a creature, gave up His lite, 1 would be open te great question. Men might By what meht docs he do itt I! God thrust the sacrifice upon Him there would be reasou to investigate, but Christ says:—“l have power to lay down lise aud to take it agai Then, «I be Christ not to Ye divine, the doctmne of atonement would have W go by the board, Our sense ot reason and justice are not outraged wt the sacrifice of Christ Yhore are many, very many, most eminent jurist teu Versed ju the spirit of laws, among the most hest ubfenders of this case described in the Seripturcs, ‘There is, in fact, perfect accord between those who are Wo- id that the spirit of | entitled to pass an opinion, The sucraments are the seals of the covenant mado between God and man. The Spiritin whieh Cnrist guve His ile teaches us how we may best do His will, TRINITY CHURCH. MEDITATIONS ON ADVENT-—SERMON BY THE REV. DR. DIX.” : The text of the sormon at the above church yester- day morning was taker from the book of the prophet Isaiah, xiv., 8—"*Drop down, ye heavens, from above, apdietthe skies pour dowu righteousness; ler the | earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and iet | righteousness spring up together. "” Modern students of the Bible, the speaker said, were too apt to waste their sirengtii on the garb of words, and he, therefore, preferred the reverend men of [orf mer days, who loved more, believed more and saw more. The Scripture has been rendered in all lun- guages, but in. none more expressively than in the translation of St, Jerome in the fourth century, Let us take the text as it is, then—not as a snb- siltute, but as a commeutary on the one we have feud, How clearly and fully it speaks of Chriat;, Christ in His advent the child of Mary; in the future, our Judge, Toeuway is Advent Sunday, aud as the sounds of Coristmas are around ux, and ihe belis aro ringing aud the hyhis are soon to be lit, it 18 time to meditate on the goodly and cheery, The text presents us three ev The openiug of the skies is typical of the coming of the Son of God trom the right bana of qe Fatner ior our salvation. In the opening of the earth we seo His resurrection from the tomo, and tinally, His return to the heavenly kingdow, Ail (hese are in the little Ad- veut psalm. Whoever has kept our Buster knows whut that ix, A seed that is pluated in the earth bears fruit, and in due time did the earth yielas up.the Lord, Kach of these events may now be muse a subject tor consideration in a personal form, In tho humility of the child of Curist we must learn our tirst lesson, ‘The wise und exaited muy not be exciuced irom the sizht or God, but as such they have uo place there, The tact that a man was tent from heaven for our salvation should destroy our earthly pride, Weare taught to be hopeful and trustiul as we see Him raised [rom the dead. It ts the character of the true Christian never to know what defeat ix, Men saw Him suiler and scoffed at, but they were to loarn that He was never to die. Ages of suilering martyrs give evidence of the invineibirity of Christian tuith. We are tadght what Christ hus done for us and what we should doin return, This threefold mystery iy set before us to-day, ‘There is one more that holds all three together—tne day of judgment and the end of the world. Let us think of tho way In whieh we are to meet Christ. The skies and the earth and the heavens are preparing for that event. There are between the day of Advent and tho Nativity less than four weeks; taree ot them are com- plete, like what bas gove beiore; the fourth is unfin- ished. But the end is not ye We are living ourine broken week. All these things are to come tu us just riain as pny evont thut has occurred in our fives. ‘Yhey shail come.in the broken week. Uuere are tur rpeakers audressing us. Tho Past tells us of lives that have been wasted, years hat have tlewn and lett scarce a jootpriut by which we may trace them; the Present treats of dangers and perils that are surround. Ing us, and the Future holds its secrets and warns us hot to pry into them. Let us turn tue season to good xocount, It 18 oe, of the most impressive in our ip hqnid subservience to circumstances, of tite must govern ail, Is ow duty upeu whieh bangs al! the which fo.lon the ~~ reward, Men = should live though tere was something hve for than a mere fleshiy inheritance ; we must work with Providence and Providence will work with us, Bat men cannot be pious and lazy; the man who works band in haod with Providence is satisfied with what be receives, and we may learn from the trials through which we have passed how much we ery for, as chil- dren cry for the moon, (but we do not need, how littie are the actual wants of life if we cousider them properly. Che vital pulses of conscience cannot be sacri- ficed 10 the duties of lie or the rule ot fe, Age comes and life grows heavy; the inward spiritual being ts all shat is left; the heritage of God’s kingdom, the tulfiimeat of she promises of the text, are the glorious reward of Christ’s rule of Ife, as given in tbe passage—the in- ward spiritual Being that is peace at last and content- ment at the PLYMOUTH CHURCH. THE RELATION OF THIS LIFE TO THE TURE—SERMON BY HENRY WARD BEECHER. Ruddy and smiling, Mr. Beechor yesterday ascended his platform, and, casting bis greatcoat and soft hat carelessly across the seat of his armchair, sat down upon them and Uxed bis eyes upon the rare flowers beside him while the choir sung the opening anthem. Just betore the sermon be announced that the annual busiuess meeting of the church would be held on Fri- day evening next, alter the prayer meeting, From Paul's first letter to tho Corinthians Mr. Beecher chose the following passage for bis text:—“For now we see through a glass darkly, but then tace to face. Now | know im part, but then shall 1 know as > even also am known.” The contrast between the Uld and tho New Tesiaments, be said, is nowhero as striking as im the doctrive of the future, As a working force Mpmortality was unkuown in the Uld Testament, while it is the chiet working force of the New. it was not to be said that in the Olid (here was no intimation of a future reward or punishment, but it was not incor porated into the form of denite instruction por made the basis of motive. The sorrows of the saints ol that day were uot consoled appureuily by the bope of im- oriaity, and men Were uot deterred trom evil by ue fear o. penaliy bereaticr, We who pow hive vy taith and Rot by sixht, who live by hope aud ure saved by it, could scarcely understand huw one could have walked through the id gays without this hope and this in- spiration, But even we, the preacher said, KNOW 4 GREAT DKAL LESX ABOUT IT than we think wedo. When we come to reduce our knowledge to definite shape we find that much of itis pictorial, imagioutive; tor iis quite possidle to have keneric kuowledge without being able to reduce it into Culegories and into species. Many preachers wouid have peopie think they Kuow all about 1, but Paul uid not kuow sv much. Joun says we are the surs ot God, bui what beiug the sous ot God means ae does not know, We tind in the Apocalypse pictures of the glory of the other which have been and will bea Consvlution tv men anti the end of the world; but none of them wul bear-the touch of reason and ot ‘fi aud will melt under our investigation. Keading passages contiguous to the text Mr. Becener expounded them at length. Our coucep- ons of God, of morai geverument, of condition of bemg, will change 4s we enter upon the new le, and will be us foreign to our best Conceptions ‘now as the thought ofa child 1s to the best conception Of manbood in seculur things. Ua this point we were getuing much help trom the dis- puted question of evolution, There were great cil- ferences among learnea men as Lo the origin of things; but all, Secptical or Christian, agree that the mesiod | of God is au untolding one, and that every form ot ex- fsteuce hus been developed from an antecedent lower form. That line of thought pursued tn science with reierence to things that are bas avery impor- laut reiuton to things that are to be. tt was true men could not go lorward and reason closely us they cau upon material facts in the past, but the hynpt of this philosophy thrown forward aolves a great many dificuiues and creates a presumption along which men's Lopes and faith, aud tears, for that matter, may walk us upon a ‘highway cast up It’ con- firms, too, the truth of Scripture, aud brings us buck toit with renewed faith, The gifts of tho early Church were mach sought alter, but Paul seis up love agamst alt these things aud dociares tuat white they alt should change #t never will, and bo interpreted what he means by going. back und saying, “Whether these be prophecies they shall fail; but this shall not,” “sy profound doctrinal teaching 13 not going to be the sume hercafter ag here,” added Mr. Beecher, “und 1 am very giad of 1t.”” The rouson why all the knowledge of bis world shail pass away is because it is only partial koowiledge las some value; but olten the relations of knowleuge 1c knowledga, ‘of thought to fuet, are ai important as fact itself. In our development there are permavencies, tut knowledge 18 not one spirit laud was shown clearly to be distinct trom the kes laud. The tevching of the Westminster cate- chism upon thin point, tv the effect that the veritable earthly bodies shill rise, but that they shall have dil- ferent qualities, was playlully cuaracierized by Mr. Boecher as the “a CUNNING DODGE.” “For,’”’ said he, “when all the quarters of a body are Christian lile. Let us lay aside vanity and eurtoly glory and seek the glory of God, so 1t may please Hith lo bumber us among His elect and to basien His kingdom. CHURCH OF DIVINE PATERNITY. CHRIST'S RULE OF LIFE—DISCOURSE BY THE BEY. E. H. CHAPIN. The pleasant sunshine yesterday, and the expecta- tion of the beginning of Rev. Dr. Chaptu’s Advent dis- courses, drew an immense congregation to the Church of the Divine Paternity, Filth avenue and Forty-filth streot. Dr. Chapin disclaimed any ‘intention, this year, of attempiiug any series or connected range of topiea fur his Advent seagon sermons, excepting 10 80 far as cach discourse may unfold such central truths concerning Christ and Christiapity as give Unity to the thought and reasoning to the observances of the time; and tie subject chosen for yesterday morhing’s | sermon was “CLriei’s Kale ot Lile,” as given in Mathew, vi, 33—"'But seek yo first the kingdom of God, and pis rigutcousness; and all these thiogs shall be added unto you.’? The Sermoa en the Mount, said Dr, Chapin, has been entitled ‘a Constitution ior Uhe kingdom of Heaven.”’ It hus also been claimed that tls discourse is addressed primarily to iho dis- ciples; second, to the peopte, and uilimately to the whole of Christendom, We may presume that tho words of the pussage chosen ior the text weluded some things which had a special aud temporary application, tied to the exceptional portion in which (hose early disciples were placed, but this 18 uioideu trom the growodwork of those essen- al trutus which a) Lae all time and to ali men. Ove | of these pruths is the Divine Providence, and nowhere 18 (is truth taught with such Deauty aud power us io | the Sermon on the Mount, The great power uf exist- euce, the great process of existence, are beyond knowa control, Tue sprigs of patureure in the bands of | Him who teeds the «parrows ung clothes ihe ily, The feu outlines of a maa’s individualsy and 0, bry lut tre ordained and muimtained by a divine purpose A Abread of human voutiva is foreshadowed im che text, Amid these great currents of Providence there ts one | thing lor you, aud lor we, aud jorevery man to uo. | Euvh is 10 }uok tuto bis own soul the means ol tiving | are implicated with mysterious provesses lar Leyoud | {he spuere o/ buinan action; but the rule 1 Hie is an alluir of personal choice and conduct. Tne siguiticance | ot the text 18, “Do your duty und trast in Ged.) start with the right principle | and aii will come outright, let that | wuieb is Within, that which is mostessentially yoursel!, | rema.n louse and unconnected, and ali withoat wii rua intu coutusion, Let God's truth, God’s will, God's law be first, aud the true end, the essential youu ot life, wil be obtained, It does not signify thal, if God's law and righteousness come in tue way, it'is to have the Inside track, but it bot we may du please. The jaw of righieousness prevars everywhere; it 1 the sturting point uud guiding Mue of all our action. | Reugion is uot to be regarded” as u sentiment dilused | thruagh the entire organization of our bee and foc! jug every day and bour; but itis a specitic function, having a littie organization by itsell, perrorn what we cull OUF religiows duties in church aud on Sun- day; that is, We periorm them tirst ou tho tirst day of the week, and we let tho other six days jog ulong in o | genera! atinosphere of wor.dliness, aud 1 one sees fiLto y his prayers at all he says them in the morning and tben gives up the rest of the time to avarice, or ambi- Vou, or license, oF lying, or whatever impu'ses take him’ aud carry him aloug, He gives a nud toward heaven und then pitches’ in another direction, He | sbuis up bis religiou with his bymu book or leaves it | in bis closet, Lite is a complete whole—not a muss Of disconnected acts and fecling» aud riguteousness— God's righteousness 1% Lo be frst, not only in peint of time, but in control—the perpetaal spring, the mo- tive power Of the organization, Kehyious duty 18 not a mere section in lite, but aii life should be relig- tous duty. Seeking the kingdom of God and Hi righteousness is not simply “geting reiigion,”’ mean- tng thereby some single experience cuming on at | ohee, some movd Of thought @t & particular season, which, being experienced, secures the guod of the tu- ture world aud much good in tha, We sev God every- where; in the Diades of grass and in the scroll of tue Urtnament; He ix toe God of nature, the controlling power iu our daily life and being. Every man should have some rule of lilo. He must pot act simply from impulse or roliow caprice, but @ bighey government Inust be acknowledged. There must be a pringiple to check impuise, restrain passion and control desire. Men = must not be like disjointed rafts, floaung down the #tream, ‘mero jellies, or- gunized luipps of sensvs = Some men seem tu try to brutalizo themselves, vo cast aside and out every high prerogative of nature. The brutes are better than the men 1p many cases, for the Wrates bave a dignity tuherent to thems which the man loses in rutaiizing process, Others again lead « lite of simple expediency, liughg to and tollowihy that line of conduct whieb cau be m. to pay, atid avoiding oF giving up that which duesn't happen to be proituble, There must be a rule Of ucliou—a rule xccordiug to Goa's law, Conscience must be tae motor, and, hvin according to the laws of righteousness, the resdis will Gertain'y be right, But conscience must be enlightened and reason tustructod, Social stability or font notbe the standard of Hite. We neva not try ips ye rumise with Gud in an atteinptea obedience 6 w, nor to be a8 good circumstances will permit, to be us honest as we oan aiford to be and dodge tht Lo igsues. A law, not Spey Ry HSS Takin, uur Ricburd’s Almubuc will not apply to the kingdot of heaven. wor oud old Rew Frain philoso” taken away what 1s Icft?”? We suall all, he contended, carry our personal identity and the power of recogniz- ing each other mto the next life, but Paul said tho fleshy body shall not inuernt that lie, That shall be dropped at the threshold of the grave and with it all that part of the mind which was required to take care of the body and all the passions tncident to the lower existence. Men in other times Lai been put to death for not believing some finely drawn theological doctrine, Pani’s altasion to the maturity of the developed man was illustrated by Mr. Beecher. It was analagous, he said, to the difference between the thoughts and tastes ofa man inthe world as comparod with those of child, A boy of ton, he sald, would care tor nothing £0 much 48 play, and run after a top or a Loop with en- thusiagin ; but a man ci thirty or forty would not be apt to run ‘alter a hoop—not that sort of a hoop. (Siniles all around.) « Proceeding to speuk of evolution, as applied to man in his spiritual nature, Mr, Reecher suid there wus, in respect to reasomug puwer rud the power of affection, a wider aiffereuce beiweea the upper and tower tines of manhood than betWeen the costo; hue of mauaoed und the Woue brute creation beneath, Yet the noblest heroes we Knos are but gunstly simu‘acra coupared with them as they shall appear wuen dove loved into the jutare iife. Our concep iwu vi God was ul course a million fold more feebie stil, Toere » no jiving soul but shail ise its God at death, the preacher suid, and in the place of their tdeal will rive up such & majestic stature, such a God, that every soul will be peneirated with Joy. THK OLD WILL BK GONE that the new may-atund forever sud torever. Wo call ; God king, judge, ther, applyweg the terms which, tn ther gobler exponents upon earth, evnform to our ideas of wha: is nowvie, true and vasa; but what must be the conception of God’s nature when we have || built it ap from such materials as we find seat- vered among imperiect men? Many men had an idea of salvation that it 18 served out as soup 18 served out in a soup house, They say, *“Huve faith in Christ Jesus aud you bave got your ticket: aud you willbe save’? Could anyth ng be more nerrow, | More debasing to the whole play of the Divine nature upon our huture? As (he love of the mother retines and purifies aad begets Jove :n the child, so faith in Cheist saves us, Ibis because it hakes us saivavle that it saves us, And tuatisthe whéle work of the spirit, A man will enter the heavenly state just according to the point where he hasleft oil m (iis, “Some are saved as by fire,’? some in tell biossoin and some with fruit already developing What we shali know im the beavenly land will depend very much upon what we have acquired bere. Some wiil enter babes aud some will enter pricsts, singing, Mr. Beecher concluded by picturing what the horrors of av earthly existence Would be if there were no here- ufter to right the wrongs committed here, arguing the analogical necessity for such w state and picturing the freedom and joy experienced amid the hardships of this Ife by him who iooked forward to the fuiure with jaith, 8 PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, ADVENT—DISCOURSE BY REV. FATHER KANE, There was o large attendance yesterday morning at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, in Mul. berry street. High mass was celebrated. After reading the first Gospel Rev, Father Kave ascended tho palpit and delivered a short and able discourse upon thoseason of advent and its lessons. He prefaced his remarks by rending the Gospel of the day and aiso ove trom St. Paul's Epistic to the Romans, The Gospel deait mainly with ideas on the general judgment. The reverend gentleman then went on to deduce necessary instructions for the faithful in view of the seriousness of this important subject, He also alluded to the festival of Christmas, and remarked that in a few short wecks would be celebrated throughout Christendom the coming down from heaven of the Second Person of the Ddiessed Trinity. Before the Church celebrated this great festival she gave usashort period of mourn. Ing und penance and preiched to us the necessity of orrow ior our #ins, This period was called the “Season of Advent.” It was instituted so as to typily the sad state of this world betore the coming of fesus Christ, {t was also instituted so that we might consider the second coming of Christ oo the Day of Judginent, when the heavens would be moved and all men's (ransgressions laid bare to divine scrutiny. It was under these circumstances that the Church at this particular time besought us to prepare for so great ao anniversary, We should not slumber, but hear tho waruing words of the Church, awakening in our hearts sentimeats of sorrow for the past In this way we might always bg 4 before our minds our immortal destiny. It would be proper on such un occasion to make & thorough examiuation uf our hearts. We were surrounded with so many temptations in this world that we took away our thoughts from the more im- portant considerations of eternal life, hoald ac custom our eyes not ai to the bappincss of tuturity, but also to its suflerings. Time slips rapidly through our Gngers without adequate preparation for eternal existence. The res} bilities and turmotis of ery day life oftentimes bimaed many to the consid. Iite—to the end for prints | he ie created wi @ prepared for thal second terrible coming of the Saviour. mk Father Kane then gave a giowing deroription of the last jud; tand what we might expect at the band of A ghty God upon that awful occasion, Let us prepare oar hearty that Corist might come into our sous, We should listen to the voice of the Church in leading us back to the path of rectitude from which we had strayed, Ib was this ‘woice anawercd us from the sleep of wa, The NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1876.—TR i bave no difi- | serve the purpose. We must not slip through life | Church A rule | we might be saved trom our owas follies. How few there first | were Who woke up at once to these responsibilities, rest—upou | who thought with a proper spirit of their soul | | and Jesus ied out in this wilderness of iniquity so that sulva- vation! It was the duty of his bearers during this higher to | bolysseason of Advent to think of past misdeeds and repent while there yet remained sullicient time. good resolutions should be renewed. Alter dwetling upon (hese points with much feeling Father Kane concluded an appropriate sermon. CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION. CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY—SERMON BY THE REY. ARTHUR BROOKS. The Rey. Arthur Brooks, rector of the Church of the Incarnation, Madison avenue and Thirty-Gfth street, preached to a large and fashionable congregation y terday morning, taking his text from I, Thessalont- ang, ¥., 22—** Prove all things; bold tast to that which 16 good.’’ This season of Advent it were well, said the rector, to ponder upon the great idea whicb the text | suggests. The introduction of Christianity gave the world a gospel of new things, It stirred | humanity, it was so tull of things strange. Jesus was always the subject of great iquiry when on | the earth and bas always been since; but every tresh investigation only serves to make more binding His clahing upon us. Ail men must use some kind of judg- meut in religious matters and possess their minds with a share of proot, to prove all retigion scientifleally, take other men’s de- ductions and sayings, giving them place as their own, There lg no may who has not the appliances to test our ery doctrine in religion, There is no man who should reject or r then anles proved by him, If h@ cannot pass upon them intellectually, they bis practical judgment should be brought inte requisition, There can be bo neutrality tu thin matter, Men twnst either rejetoraccepi the docirives ul Christiauity. “Prove all things’ The practical as well the keenest and most acute can sutisty themselves. ‘Take tbe simple uierauces of Curist Y Yhe Didle and apply tem person. astray. If a uew move in the Chu Mole prove a better hght and a me cillation to Christ and His Gospel, Those who lead practical lives G1 Limes come iu con fact with ull the questions which eoucern Christi and the pre icher took it as an cuterowih of Chris Hianity thatuil the intellectual men do ot longer stand ob Oue side and all the workers on the other. surer recou- cope it None have a right to back so tar as this injune- thon to “prove ail tuings” concerns religion. We should ask ourselves the question if Christus ale to lit His promises, Let us anderstand this and other equally essential elements vetore we take other people’s ideas aud accept them as our own, The mai question ts about the proper u tanding ef Christ, and tits needs devotion aud consecration io make the inquiry strong Mr. iN The HEXE point of his discourse, Ireated of the tntellectwal ute of students so tar as it appiied to the proving of religious matt This class has given us a thousand good things, weieh hive found repeated confirmat but the fuct remains U Student must get b: to common bile before he Qind the real religious lite. Tuere he will tind Christ that came to suve men. Phe common man us not be a philosopher.to reach the proper understund- ing ot Christianity and the doctrines it involves, Hold tast to that which you have. Be sure of some- thing, and don't relinquish your hold whatever you do. Uf Christ's found, oid thot fast as a great point gajoed. Thoadvent of Christianity since the advent Of Christ hus been to bridge over many thingyyand show us others not beiore kno The process of proof 1s not to teau men in a treadmill, but to things that are new, ‘The sign of the season is a tempest blust from the mouth of the arebangel, snowing mon Uptoanew hie, Tue more the Christian proves, the moro he will appreciate God, und the inore be will bo searching ior truths. This’ world (o such becomes a The study of Christianity shows an interest in everything good and high and noble, the conviction 1s ‘becoming greater and greater that Christ alone can supply the wants of the workd. When men come to appreciate what it is to give their lite to meee He will come to show us that he !s master | of a the ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. CLOSE OF THE MONTH'S MISSION BY THE Do- | MINICAN FATHERS—SERMON BY REV. FATHER | HOBAN, 0. P. At St. Stephen’s church yesterday morning the mission which has been for the past month going on vnder the chargo of the Dominican Futhera was brought to a close, A solemn high mass was celebrated, tho Rev. Father McCready being ceiobrant, Rev. Father MoCauley deacon, and Rev. Dr. Curran sub-deacon. A large congregation was present,-every seat in the | ‘church being occupied, The mission has been a com- plete success. Every day during the four weeks it continued the exercises at the diferent hours, morn ing and evening, were well attended, the evening Sermons attracting large crowds. At the conicssionals the numbers coustantly waiting lo approach the sacrament showed that the preaching of the Fathers was effecting the desired result. The altar rail durig the morning masses presented the agreeable sight to Catholic eyes of hundreds of men and women receiving “the sacrament of the Eucharist, In every way the Dominican Fatnors’ iuission compares most favorably with any o! the preceding missions held in St. Stephen's, ind there have been many religious revivals beld in this church which croated great enthusiasm among the cougrega- tion, The sermon yesterduy morning was preached by the Rev. Father Hoban, who delivered one of those solemn mission discourses, woich go right home to tho hearts of the people. The subject was not one which gavo occasion to present any uew form ot ideas, but 1t enabled the preacher to review the lite of Curist and the anbounded goodness of the Saviour to His creatures in every act of His merciful, redeeming labor on earth, The preacher conuectéd this with man’s neglect of attending to bis salvation and the terrible judgment day that surely awaits us all, when every thought, word and and deed of our lives will be laid bare, daplicitie: risies and secret evil of the world cannot escape the eye of God, aud there is no chance of averting the , wrato ofan offended God by deceiving ourselves or trying to deceive ourselves into making sinlvrs that swhich our conscience revolts at as beimg contrary to tho law of God, ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S, THE MYSTERY OF, THE INCARNATION—SERMON BY THE REV. PATHER MERRICK, 8. J, St. Francis Xavier's church was crowded yesterday, and, if anything could add to the solemnity ot the services, it was the grand and improssive rendering of tho musical seloctions performed, The officiating clergy= | man at the Jast mage was the Rev. Fathor Cunningham, | and at the conclusion of the Arst gospei the Rov, Father | Merrick preached. ‘The reverend gentieman took | his text from St, Jobn, xvil., 3—“Now, this is eternal | lite: That they may know thee, the only true God, | Christ whom (hou has sent.” The reverend preacher, 19 alluding tothe commencement of tuo son of Advent, referred to the solemo mystery of the incarnation, the Church then commencing her new ecclesinstical year. The Church called par- ticular attention to this mystery of the first coming of our Lord upon earth, adding that Ho first camo io obscurity, oUt that He would come again to judge all mankind, Jesus was seat by God the Father on varth tor the redemption of men, and afterward the third person, in she must august porson of the Holy Ghost, | was sent by the Father and the Son, trom whom Ho proceedeth, for the eauctification of the souls of men, Christ cane and the Holy Ghost operstea in@groat | mystery ol the tncarnatioa, the Angel Gabriel havi previously informed the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tuts Was euiuentiy a work of wercy, the redeuiption of mankind, thea aflerward the Son ot Man ascended iuco heaven, aud sitting at the might hund of the Father sensive Holy Ghost Himselt, to accomplish anotner work similar to the one that bad beeu accomplished, Ib was a beanutul Uiastratiog o Guu's merey toward | mev, The jove of God for man in the ‘nearuavion | was apparent, Ho elevated vue inan ou wn equality with Mtimeel, and then, turougt Him, all whe were will. | tng wight be saved. God bas operated all tiugs tor bis own glory,ond He bas done every ting for our saivati aud givrtiieation, aud that isthe iory of God, His glory tx our gancliieation, anu His glory is more emi- nently our saivaaon, Tue mysiery Ol the incarua. ium Was a little wearer than the mystery Of the Tripity, We vegan to understand the possibility of this wystery of the man tu God and the God in man, In many there Were twe watures, Wie body ana the soul; ihe body Which was like every olker material substance—stibject to chunge, of (088 and increase. The soul was something we never saw, but wo kuow that our goul ts ideutitied With us, that there ts that in us which -bates and ioves. Ibe vody ot the dead man passes Into corruption, aud when we speak of tha man's soul we truse that it has goue to rest, so that we recognize the two atures im ove person, Whea ocr Lord died and His body rested in the sepulchre His soul had gone to itmbo, aud it was Hs divinity ‘that onited botu together again, The reverend gentie- mau alluded to the many heresies that had veen set forth in relation to tue divinny of Christ, stating toat they had doue good since tue proot of their absurdity had become more apparent. tn Jesus Christ Were 1s only one person, Ju pts incarnation be took a buman body and & bumun soul with all their distinct powers, From the unin of these elements there did uot emanate «hainan being, as in the case of all other creatures, but attue moment of His Diviay conception the Word—the person of the Triuty—substituted His own person for the human, so that, although there buman ly forined trom the most pure blood | Virgin Mother aod a human soui created by the the irust of Mary’s womb was nota was of the breath of God, y buman but a divine person, She was truly the Mother of God, because the person who was born of ber was Divine, 1p our blossed Saviour then we found all that was God and all that 1 man united in one person. Aud thus as God and man onited will He come to judge the world, and thus would He reign in beavenm for all eternity. The reverend geutiewan, aiter an exhaustive discourse, during whieh he alluded to the immacu conception’ of the Virgin = Mary, concluded calling upon the congregation to ‘oxpress thetr gratitude to God for His manilold gitts by noble humility and perfect purity. As alrendy inti- mated the chorai arrangements, under the direction | of the distinguished organist, Dr. Berge, are worthy of the highest praige, The mass selected was by La | Hache, of New Oricans, aod as it is known as the eM pro Puce,’? was not Inuppropriately introduced At this season. The solor Miss Teresa W e, soprano; Miss Marv Werucke. contralto: Siguor Tamara There are taose who, not being uble | | ov | Vieé Presidents yesterday. At half-past seven in the | Morning a muss was celebrated in the large hall of tho hypoc- | yeon engaged in in Wiusted for the past. ten years 1s IPLE SHEET. | tenor, and M. Dupin, basso, All these well-known artists peemed to be in the best of voice, the rendering of the “Incaruatus” by Mise Teresa Werneke boing ¢: pecially notewarthy. Dr, Berge played a voluntary with m rly skili and finish as the congregation left the church, | ‘Sobees { ALL SOULS’ CHURCH. | REV. DR. BELLOWS ON THE DIVINE CHAR- ACTER—HOW REVEALKD, | Avery large covgregation assembled tn All Souls’ Church yesterday and Dr. Bellows chose for bis | theme the character of the Deity and the ways in | whien it reveals itself to us. There are many, he said, who look to exterpal nature, the phenomena we see, the mysterious laws Wo try to fathom, and enteavor to read in them the character of God. The grandeur of the universe, the beauty we see in every work of the Divine hand, hows ever trivial, are culculated to impress upon us His Breatness and the illimitable resources He eontrois, Ho appears in them as tho all-powerful and omnis- cient, whose fivger guider the planets in their courses and at whose word worlds spring into existence, But these things do not present God to us tn the form He should assume to our m:nds—that of the beneticent, loving Father, In external things, in the penourena of naiure and the dire disisters whica the¥ sometimes occasion, there Is o remind us Of the Kind, watebful eure the xercises over His human ollspring. We see the sea rise und overwhelm the VYorsei which carries the inuocent ond yutity alike, We see the eurtuquake bury in a common grave ihe kind bearted and (he God fearing as weilas the eruel and protune. Disease cuts down before ws every the siant and sinner, and the same soa covers ¢ man and the wretch’ sodden with every vice, be e, the luws of nature in (berr ordinary action, do uot sug- ve of tenderness, y living mon ot And when the Best to us aueut of t we look worl! revelling in the midst ot plenty, while (be se'f- denying Curisuian siarves at Mis post; When we see the erivinal, the aeiaulter, the forger, the thiet loaded down with the goad things of lite wiitle lay-abiding, God-icuring poverty sturves at his door, We see external things but we do not trace 1 them thatideal justice, that meting out of reward to the, good and punishineut to the evil which we would be Cheouraged Lo exp Trae, there 13 the provident Deity in nature who tempers the ons, WhO the secdtime and the hary. pis the condi- tions of the bounieous earth to thew. is not enough to say that these things show Goa's care, that the great inass of manktud are provided with the heeds of iiie, and that the tendeney of humanity bas always been upward, Such general reasoumg does not tend Lo give an idea of God's character, nur can tt be pictured by the world or by any ‘ sis conditions, Those who watch = exte 1 pature ands bls. very) cannot form a proper concepuen of God; not ut that they have lessous lor those who are oble to read them aright, ouly they are not uu RAID ON A POLICY SHOP. Charles Bloct, of No. 230 West Thirty-seventh strect ‘reported to Captain Williams, of the Twenty-ninth pre cinct, late on Saturday night, that be had been swin- di@d out of $30 in a policy shop at No. 1,319 Broadway. Sergeant Douglas and Detectives Dunlap and Sehmitt- berger made & raid on the piace, but all the occapante had vacated the premises betore the officers’ arrival, Jeaving Lelind them a luyout, tables, chairs, ebecks, cards, gambling envelopes, &e., and $4 57 in currency in one of the drawers, uli of which were seized by the olficers. KEER Z family Perc we FIXTE RES, TOOLS AND MACHINERY. audearts, MATHESON & OO. West Sith st and Lith ay quire 3 POR ath ding: iGEOUSE ness. in liER StlOP FOR AT MARKET, NO satisfactory reasons given for hargal Philaueipaia, EF: yy av. anit Apartme Sd ay, lor une week, or, SALE -AN OLD ESTABLISHED STOVE, TIN usefarnishing store with @ good Stock and tul Jocution excellent. Address STOVES, box 107 Inquire ARY, 316 & set ot Tool Heruld office, OLD, WELL FROM CONGRESS AND ADVERTISING NHE BAR IN 4 tablish WY Broaaway. $600.1 RMS, WILL BUY on, with variety opening. Particulars at theirown mterpreters. | Nature is bot suggestive of a God who can iisten lo our cries and give us succor, When disaster cones upon Us, When the storm rises 10 overwhelm us, When the earthquake yawns io swallow here ts no response to our cries abd remonsirances tmupassive fuce. Man has always been ne- oust te sev ih.tue universe a symbol oF the Deity. But tue beauty apd signiticance ut Josus Christ's character, when be understands (hem properly, make him set aside all nature, all bistory, and turn to God alone and to know Him asa father. ‘That idea of God as ail gooiness, all justice, all mercy, once imgrafted mous, ail nature, ‘wil history could not beat out the behef, Lt is most vital When assailed and most stable When confronted with argument or theory, No aflliction can drive it away, and 1: is, especially when disiress comes upon us thutit shows 18 real powers, Usurpation and violence only give vs new reugon for trusting God, and in the darkest hour we raise the leurt in prayer, confident that a response will be ac- corded us. Lee no surer sign of an immortal soul Ukan thut feeling of trust we experience iu atiliction, It seems to indicate that man has 0 higher destiny than his lot here wouid go to show. Every mar who bas the, proper idea of the character ot God, has in 18 breast a spiritual antidote against external circum- stunces and one which will abide with him, XAVIER UNION AND ALUMNI. The members of the Xavier Alumn! Asssociafion, who closed their ‘retreat’ of three days on Friday g, held thelr annual election for President and college at which the sodolists received com:junion, The association, as its title of Alumni iniplies, when orginally founded several years «go by Father | Dealy,"8. J., who bas evor since been its Moderator, -was intended as an association to bo composed of ex-graduates of colleges ex- clusively. However, tt was deemed advisable (o put an end to this exclusivences, aud the rule which made ad- mission Mupossible only to ex-college graduates was finally aboushed. The wisdom of this liberal pohcy has beco productive of the most gratifying result:, ag, since it was udopted, a very lurge number of Catholic young gentiomen who were not educated iu a college have joined the association, aud it is vow in a most flour- ishing condition, having upwards of 250 members in good standing, ‘Tho scdility 16 iptunaicly connected with the Xavier union, though each is u distinct body, | im itself, tho sodality beiug a reiigious association, | while the uaton isa social club. The connection be- tween the two consists in the {uct that to be eligible to membership in the club a would-be member must of necessity be a member of the svdality; The club some time ago removed from their house on Fifteenth street, near the college, and located tn the cosey' quarters formerly ‘occupied by the New ; York Bar. Association, in Twenty-seventh street. It | is understood to be the ultimate ovject of the Mod- | erator of the sodality to have erccted tn this city a ; building to be a Young Meon’s Cathulic Asso. ciation, the present uoion being looked upon as the nucilous of the enterprise. Of coursy to accomplish | such an undertaking will require ample funds, and if it were not for the **bard tines” which have prevailed since the panic of 1873 it is more than probuble that ere this serious steps would have veen taken in the matter. “Great oaks from lite acorns grow,” and, as the present union, springing from but a small be- ginning, has alreagy become an influcntial power-for , good among the young Catholic gentiemen in this | city it is not ad ail improvable that in a few years the hopes of its wellwishers will be realized to the full, NEW FRANCISCAN CONVENT. DEDICATION OF THE EDIFICE RECENTLY CON- SiRUCTED IN WINSTED, CONN.—WORK oF THE ORDER. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) H Wixstep, Dec. 3, 1876, | Tho new Franciscan Convent of St. Margaret of Cor- tona in this place was aedicated to-day with the cus- tomary impressive rites, including tho blessing of tno edifice and consceration of the bell, This enterprise owes (ts origin and successtul completion largely to |. the Franciscan clergy of Winsted, of which Fra Leo da Saracena is Superior, who have labored with their | usual energy in tts behalf and nave received a generous support from theif parishioners, It is a burlding woich will be a memorial of their good works and a fitting trivute to the labors of the Sisters of the Order of Si. Francis, amply proving thatthe work they havo appreciated and remembered, THE SISTERS OF THR ORDER the world over have an enviable reputation for their works 01 charity and edugational labors, and the ac- cotntuudations afforded the Winsted Sisters in this von- veut give greatly improved facilities for tbe educa- onal part ot their work, Building operations were begua in June jast, aud the corner stove was laid on sunday, the 17th of september, it the sucred stigma of St. Francia’ TI large, Bishop Galberry ofliciated, and an eloquent serinon was preached by Rev, Joseph Coleman, Urder of St. Augustine, THLE CONVENT 18 # handsome edifice, located in a beautiful grove in the rear of 3t. Joseph’s chur. b, of which Fra Leo is pastor, [tse three stories in height, built of brick and with a commodious basement. The interior arrange. ments are designed with especial reterence to the ob- jects for which the builting is to be used, nud are uot surpassed by those of any building of 4 size iu the United States. Its location 1s about half a mile from the railroad depot, im the thriving village of Winsted, and no piensaater place in Western Connec- Uicut could have been chosen. The bell as targe and fine toned, and bears the jnscription:— bate nO NETO LE aEOLODE IE. "100d Ob LELE TE LEDETE LE LE TEIO® DU. M. 3 Diva Margarit Cortonengi, Patrone Conventus Sororum, Tertel Ordinuis 8, PL Fraucisci, Wins! Conn., Tertio Kalendus, December, A. D.'1876. 20 POL OO OAL ALLELE DELAEELE DELO TELCO LODELL EE LE DODD The houss for ringing wilt be a quarter to six and @ quarter te tweive A. M. and a quarter Ww six and a quarter to nine P, M., the first three being designed as The Angelic Salutation,” while the latter is de- bi w cali the Sisters to the chapel to pray for tne TUS CEREMONIES, The attendance at the ceremonies to-day was even larger than had been anticipated and im addition to “MACH [X advasce or aL SPECIAL DESPATCHES FROM CONGRESS 10. NIGUT IN THE EVENING TELEGRAM. ‘ CIRCULATION OVER 50,000 A DAY AND ADVERTIS dG 200. A LIN ED—FIKM ILL WROUGHT IRO: £0 to 10) Barrels, with bottom half nume lowert price cust. N, CAPA vides Ad: quarter inch, in good order dress A., box 140 AL idence for $15 por fon will give instruction at pupils’ resi quarter, Address FROFESSUL, Wx 140 Herald Uptown otic Awake MIOAL INSTRUCTIGN ON THE PIANO. eforte: the tusts educated and elevated; terms within Teach of all, 267 West 37th CULTIVATED ¥ Kknowledzed mustzal talent gives pianoto Iessons; $10 per quarter; highest reterences. CLASSIC, bi ae px apvas ry 4 Address SPECIAL DESP ATC! FROM CONGRESS ES TO-NIGHT IN THE EVENING TELEGRAL CIRCULATION OVER 50,00 a DAY, ERTISING 20 AND ADV A LINE. ARATA PARAVALL SINGER, a, Or Mb ; TENOR West 27th no und singing. 1 moder, 5 pupil's residens i DANCING ACADEMIEs. ING ACADEMIES, 5 W 4 Kast S4uh. hour, CIRCULARS 2b WORTH'S DANG. 0, 6 ES. Vid ~BAst PRIVATE LES th. OL, | to No. © the reception is, For parti rr. = AND “MRS. CARTIER’ DANCING AGA impton’s Buildings, and 9th sta.— glide @ sper Mondays.” ROOKES’ DANCING AGADEMY All tie tashivnablo Dances in on. RuCePTION SOIREE FRIDAY E city. Suiree } +361 BROOME ST.— ray of lessons, VENING, DEG, 8, ATED 3 zeutlemen's and ucht perfectly insix privase ms; waltz, glide wults spectaition, ERNANDO'S DANCING ACADEMIES, S5TH ST., corner 3d av. (bank building).—For circular address Private Academy, 57 East ovth st. Private lessons uny hour. Reception Thursdays; invitations twued; no ad- tnittonce without being presented with uy slanavure. |. FERNANDO. ADVANCE OF ALL. SPECIAL DESPATCHES FROM GONGRESS ' To-NiGHT f IN THE EVESING TELEGRAM. CIRCULATION OVER 50,000 A DAY AND. ADVERTISING 200, A LINE. __ ANSTRUCTION. Vis © OPPOSITE day und vedi practically wit N EXPERIEN cul teacher, w ASSICAL AND MATHEMATI- graduated with the bi hhouors, da. ares lor college ty ref ER; vox 14+ Herald Uptown ottice, U, PENMANSHIP, ARITHMETIC, &0,— OOKKEEPIN DOLBEAR, 1,1 Y 8 3 Browdway. Writiny ook K. be pupils at half 0, IN, THE EVENING TELEGRAM. CIRCULATION OVER %,000 A DAY AND ADVERTISING 200. A LINE, ENGLISH ALE TEACHER, 272 Wiitrotend tt, Hoboken, Walbhak LEGAL NOTICES. OF ALL, SPECIAL DESPATCHES FROM CONGRESS To.NIGHT IN THK EVENING TELEGRAM. CARCULATION OVER 50,0004 DAY ADVANGE ro. Rdict. ‘The Imperial and Royal District Court of Buje gives no ties to Giovann Battista John Baptist) Bounzea, sou of ¢ late Bortolo. (Bactholomey), of Merischi whose actual abode {x since nu u BUS Aaving been grauted in consequence of a p by his nieces, Elisabet Piccoli, Emilia ( dinie Rots, both sisters, Villisich and Carlo (Charles) and Salvatore Prior. trustee about this concern, the lawyet at Buje. In pursuance of which is by the presents summoned to appear within fere this Imperial and Royal District Court, or at give sure intellizence wiihin the fixed term to th Court, o to by piace ot his 4 sitor having elapsed ma renewed laration of his From the Iniporiat Bose, May 19, 1876. ha) tavus, Adela, the procedure of hand o' having been appointed his Dr. Silvestro Vonier, _ WATCHES. JEWELRY. ¥ 77 WUERCKER ST. NEA BROADWAY—MONE® wu. Watches, Jewelry, &c.; also bought of Diamonds, Watches, &c, 1607 BROADWAY, CORNER 4TH St.—DIAMONDS, Watches, Jewelry, St Laces and Personal Property Of every desdription Doaght and sold. Loans Dogotinted. JAMES P, MATTHEWS, the officinting clergy several priests from towns in the vicinity; also from Middletown and Providence, R. 1, were present. the ceremonies began at hall-past tea o'clock with the blessing of the convent by Right Rev. | Bisbop Galberry, of the diocese of Hartford, who in this and gudsequent customary rites, the conseeration Of the bell, &u, was assisted he Right Rev, Bishop O'Reilly, of ae old, the Fathers o! the Franciscan Order residing in Winsted, and other clergymen. THY DEDICATION SERMON ‘was preached by Bishop U’Retlly and was a masterly effort, jully up to the bigh standard of that livered fu Hartlord jast Sunday evening at the veaper services | succeeding the dedication of St, Patrick's church, KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED, Ogaon Parker, of No, 60 West street, yesterday made complaint at the Tombs Police Court against David Starling and Michael Donnelly, charging toat while on bis Way home through West street aud within afew doors of his house the prisoners knocked him down and robbed him o: a small amount of money and & Bot Of shirt studs. They were heid for trial ut the General Sessions. elly gave bis residence as No, no sttect aud Starling No. 4d Greeawich cS JP ADVANCE OF ALL SPECIAL DESPATCHES PROM CONGRESS TO-NIGHT IN THE EVENING TELEGRAM, CIRCULATION OVER 50,000 A DAY AND ADVERTISING 200, A_LINB, _ DENTISTRY. UeIPUL ARTIFICIAL TERT, Gem, Deere re ERtaL Booie, 2% ay. near With. 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