The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1877, Page 13

Sn RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, Chat by the Way—The Week of Prayer, PROGRAMME OF SERVICES. Synagogue Worship—The Use and Abuse of Riches. Bishop Littlejonn will ordain to the priesthood to-° day, ia St John’s church, Brooklyn, tue Rey. Robert B, Snowden. At Willett street Methodist Kpiscopal church this morning and evening the Rev. J, E. Searles will preach at the usual hours, In the American Free Chureh the fev. C. P. Me- Carthy will preach in the morning about ‘Heaven’? aud in the evening will tell “A Story About a Little Maid,.’” Tho Rev. Frod. Bell will talk about ‘Singing Chris. tans” this morning and about “Now and Then” in the evening in tie Academy of Music, Brooklyo. br. Dunneil will preach at the usual hours to-day in All Saints’ Protestant Episcopul church, “Paul's Prayer for the Church’? and “This Maa Fel- Jow”’ will be considered in Washington square Motho- dist Episcopal church to-day by Rev. William Lloyd. At the Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. John Johns will speak of “Life's Journey and lis Lessons” this morning and of “The Speechless Guest” this evening. The Rev. A. H, Moment will preach in Spring streot Presbyterian church this morning 2u ‘One in Christ,” and in the evening on “Striving.” Dr. Deems will preach an anniversary sermon this morning in the Church of the Strangers, Dr, Moran will preach there in the ovening. Tho American Temperance Union will hold their Meeting this afternoon in Science Hall, Rev. W. T. Egbert will delivor the first of a course of sermons on ‘Popular Scepticism’? this evening in Grace chapel. At Chickering Hall, this morning, the Rov, Samuel Colcord will preach on “The King’s Banquet,” and in the afternoon Dr. Tyng, Jr., will preach, Dr. Talmage will preach to the theatrical profession this morning in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, “he Realities of Lite’? wilt be presented to Bleecker Street Universalist church this morning and ‘Univer- salism and Modern Thought” this evening by Rev. E. C, Sweetser, Inthe Cuarch of the Holy Trinity the Rev. S. H. ‘Tyng, Jr., will preach this morning and Rev. W. 3. Rainsford {n the evening, Me. C: Inglis, evangelist, ‘énings this week. In the Church of the Advont the Rev. J. F. Jowitt will preach this morning and afternoon, Rev. William Taylor, of India, will conduct services in Central Methodist Episcopal church to-day and every evening during this week. Bible readings evory afternoon, Catharine Schertz will talk in the Christian Israelite church this-evening. In Christ church the usual services will be held to- duy, Rev. Dr, McVickar, rector, ho Higher Ministries of Life’? will be discussed in the Church of Our Saviour this morning by Rev. R. H. Pullinan, ‘De. J.B. Boynton will discuss “Religion and §el- ence” this eveulng in Howard Rooms, before the Spir- itualiets, who hold a conference in the afternoon. The Free Episcopal Church of the Reconciliation ‘Will bo ministered to to-day at the usual hours by Rev. E. 8. Widdemer. Dr. Armitage preaches this morning an annual ser- mon to children in the Fifth avenue Baptist church, and in tho evening a sermon to young women, Rey. W. T. Sabine will preach for the First Re- formed Episcopal church this morning, and Bishop Reinke, of the Moravian Church, in the evening. “The Blasphemy of tho Holy Spirit’ will be con- sidered this morning by Rev. D. M. Grabam, D. D., aud “Ihe Great Decision’? this evening, in the Free Baptist churc! “Tho Parable ot the Unjust Judgo” and ‘A Struggie for Lily’? will be presented to Grace Baptist church to- day by Rev. J. 8. Kennard, Lyman C, Howe wiil entertain the Progressive Bpirituulists to-day in Republican Hall, Kev. George Swain, of Allentown, N. J., will preach {n Madison avenue Reformed church this morning on “The Christian’s Aim,” and in the afternoon on “Courage tor God.’? Jn the Pilgrim Baptist church Mr, C, P, Farnbam, of Rochester Theological Seroinary, will preach to-day at she usual hours, “The Apostle’s Anxiety”? will be discussed by Rey. J. D. Kerr this morning tn the Central Baptist church, andthe True and Fulse” this evening in the same place. “Israel's Journeyings” will be followed this morn. ing by Rov. J. A. Lightbourne, and “The Christian Bubbath’? will be considered by him in the evening, Dr. 8. H. Tyng, Jr, will preach in the Charch of the Retormation this evening Dr. H.W. Knapp will preach in the Laight street Baptist church this morning and evening. Dr. Ewer will officiate and preach in St, Ignatius’ Protostant Episcopal church at the usual hours to-day, In the Sixth avenue Reformed church the Rev, W. B. Merritt will preach this evening. “The Beautiful Character of Jesus” and ‘Tho Great Gult Between Lazaros and the Rich Man” will be considered to-day in Stanton streot Baptist church by Rov, H. J. Kddy. ° In St John’s Methodist Episcopal church the Re’ M. King will preach morning and evening. “The Story of Naaman, the Syrian,’ will be told this evening by Rey. Carlos Martyn in Thirty-fourth street Reformed church, In the Tabernacle Baptist church the Rev. John Love, Jr, of Chelsea, Mass, will present “The True Ideal of Lite’? this morning, and ‘Phe Ministry of Troablo”’ this evening, This afteraoon im tho Chureh of the Ascension the Rev. Dr. John Cotton Smith will discuss ‘The lnilu- ence of Christianity in the Coming Century upon So- cial Evils and the Foreign Relations of the Republi Dr. EK. N. White will preach at the usual bours to- day in the West Twenty-third street Presbyterian church, : i A mission will ve opened to-day in St. Teresa’s church, in this city. Rev. M. C. O'Farrell, the pastor, has secured the services of the following clergymen to ponduct it:—lev. Fathers Coghlan, Damen, Neder. corn, Condon, Zealand and others. Rev, Father Damen will preach the opening sermon this morning, ‘The Rev, Father Bjerring will officiate this morning {n tho Russian-Greek chapel, In the Second Congregational cburch, Jersey City Heights, this morning, the Rey. Cyrus Pickott will preach, followed by the Lord's Supper. Young peopio’s service in tho evening. CHAT BY THE WAY. In the opinion of the wisest it is easier to be a man of dollars than & man of sense, It may be very consoling to know that if you are apt to ‘lose your head,” as the term is, m an emer. gency, you lose what 14 not worth much, Some one suggests that Darwin’s theory is incom- plete until he can prove the common origin of a bay horse and a bay window. In these hard times, when men desperately specu- late in order to recover their josses, it should be im- pressed on all that it 1s never to one’s interest to risk his principle. When you are talking with your neighbor give him Qs many of your convictions as you please, but never one of your doubts, He probably has enough of those himself, It is @ curious peculiarity of those who feel tho Pressing need of economizing that they begin to re- trench by not paying their doctor bills and by giving Up their pews in church, Many aman who, when first autheked by typhoid fever, is pertectly willing to give anything to be carried safely through, changes bis mind when he is on his feet again and thinks the doc” tor Is try ing go swindle him out of a large fee when there was really nothing the matter with him, These Old lines are always trac ‘The devil wi ‘The devil you w ite monk was hy It was a very doubtful compliment which a snow shovellér paid to his dead companion when, brushing ofl e tear with his rough coat sleeve, he said, “Weil, J. | women, but commanded also that they should never , and ¥) NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, poor boy. he won't have to sweep no snow for a livin’ where he’s gone to,” In some respects the city of Damascus, in Syria, has reached a high point of civilization, and is gradually adopting the customs of more advanced countries, It is said that whoo ono is engaged in legal proceedings, and wants witnesses to swear that they saw a certain deed done, he can find as many olive colored Turks just outside the court room as he desires, and any one of whom for a few bits of silver will see just what you tell him to, and stick to it on the witness stand 1m Bpite of all cross-examiuation, ‘ It seems to me pretty diffeult to tell the exact trath about anything. We always bad a deal of sympathy with the man on the witness stand, who, on being re- minded that he must tell nothing but the truth, said imploringly, ‘Well, then, let mo talk a little while be- fore I begin, and so work upto it gradually.’ To ex- aggerate or depreciate according to the direction of our sympathies or prejudices is inevitable, and to tell what cccurred just as it occurred ought not to be expected of human nature. Not even a saint could do tt, Wo heard a mun once argue against immortality by saying that it is altogether too wonderful to be be- Neved. The answer was that it is not half so wonder- ful that you should live right along after you once get a fair start as it 18 that you must somehow have gota fair start with apparently nothing to start irom, There is nothing like a slippery day to test a man’s Christian excellence withal. When you can see a temptation ahead of you you are able to prepare for it to a greater Or lesa extent, but to be caught suddenly and when you feel most secure by a slippery spot un- der the newly fullen snow jaa crucial test almost too great for human nature. The other ay a grove churchman, whose taco is benignity itself, trod on up unseen bit of crystal and struck the pavoment a right smart blow, We were interested to learn how picty would behave under the circum. stances, The teeth of the old gentieman were firmly fixed together as though there were words be- bind which would certaiuly slip through if they hud an opportunity. His eyes snapped fora minute and his cheeks dushed, which plainly :timated to our un- clerical mind that there were regions of the English language, lying on the verge of profanity, which he would like to just look over for a few minutes, The old sinile soon came back, however, and Richard was himself again. The Christian Register, the eaponent of Boston Unitarianism, is getting a little warm over the coming of Moody and Sankey. Itis quite disconsolate at tho tremendous following of the evangelists, and wonders how so many people can go to heur so poor a preacber andso poora singer. It warus the young that Mr, Moody is theologically aslant, and begs them with tears notto beleve what he says. Indeed, among the so-called liberal churches of Boston there is an ominous futier of wings aud a wise shaking of neads, asthough anenemy had attacked their stronghold, We aro a little curious to see whether the ‘*Liberals’” intend to allow every one to worship God just as they tell him to, or whether they will allow him to do so in his own way. Time does not always pass with equal speed. It was Queen Charlotte who said, “I am’ always quarrel- dung with time; it is so short todo somethipg and so Jong to do nothing,’’ When we were boys, and looking forward to Wednesday utternoon and tun, it ined us though a day wasa very respectable section of | eternity; but bow that we are men, and buy goods on thirty days, it seems as though the weeks were in league with our creditors, and tly by so quickly that we hardly bave time te turn round before the note comes duc, Time seems to walk when he ought to run, and to run when he ought to walk. The Examiner and Chronicle bus an article which professes to teli ministers how to preach, Perbapsa bit of advice from a layman may do no harm. First, preach as though your lite depended on it. When Summertield was very il] be said, “O that I might got well! How I could preach! I have caugnt a: glimpse of eternal things, and could talk-to men us never before.” congrogation preach just as well as though you had thousands, No matter how tow there are there are more than you can convert, even if you do your best, Lastly, preach with great vigor on rainy days. Lot every one go home to tell his neigbbor that he ought to have been at church. In a word, preach for souls aud not for money, and you are sure to succeed. Here is an extract trom a poor clergyman’s letter which was never intended for the hight, but which shows that the times are hard and that # contented mind {8 better than great riches. He says:—“My garden gave me threo bushels of beana, thirty bushels of potatoes and hay enough tor my cow this winter, and u farmer gave me wood if 1 would cat it, So, with beans, potatoes, milk and a fire, I am enjoying relig- fon and determined not to got in debt at the grooer’s.”” If some of the rest of us had nothing but beans and potatoes and milk we should hardly feel like giving tounks or singing songs, A convention of colored preachers are greatly troubled about a matter which it might be difficult for people of a lighter shade to settla A man, tinted of cqurse, fell from a height while in the act ot robbing a hénroost, aud broke his neck. Aitor investigation it was discovered that he was a prominent class leader, ulways faithiul to bis: duties, and an exhorter of no little renown. Where bad be gone, up or down, was the serious question which agitated tho convention, It was at last decided that, though circumstances wero @ iittle against him, 1t was legitimate to hope for the best, but the public were admonished that, though it May somotimes happen that a man gets to heaven al- ter robbing a henroost, it !s a very dangerous exper- iment to try. Dr, Taimage says that editors of newspapers are crushed by the fact that the people ‘demand moral slush Instead of intellectual food,” The Doctor may _Poasibly be able to speak with absolate authority con- cerning the first elemont, but he ought not to say that the people do not waut the second until bo has tried the experiment. He seems to have a very low idea of an editor, and his iriends flatter him by asserting that he has reached it, The truth is that there never was a time wheo the people demanded more of the editor in the way of accuracy, brilliance, togic and earnestaess than now. A man must be near sighted and hardly it to be a critic who cannot see as much as that. Jt bas always seemed unlair to read the Bible in order to Hind a buttress for our own prejudice, At the Newark Presbytery the other day, in which Mr, Sec wus told that he must never invite anuther woman into his pul- pit, one gentleman contessed himself an ‘old fossil,” | and invited examination as such, He believed in St. Paul, ho said, throagh und through. But his “through and through’? meant only haif way through, for St. Paul wot only enjoined silence upon wear any gold or pearis or costly apparel and never braid their hair, Kven a “tossil’” would not ask so much of his daughter, and if he did the daughter would | preter to go down to a premature grave thun not braid | ber hair und woar everything that comes under tho head of “costly apparel.” That household would have ‘& tropical warmth in it all winter, and without the as- sistance of a furnace, iu which the stern parent, cleri- cal or lay, should insist on a Hteral interpretation of St. Paul’s words, An irrepressible conflict would be inaugurated, in which the pretty daughters wouid taxo for a motto the watehword of Patrick Heary, “Liberty or Death!” THE WEEK OF PRAYER CLOSED. Never since the first week in January was adopted 98 4 season for universal prayer anu thanksgiving throughout Protestant Christendom has it been so | well observed as during the past soven days, Tho congregations in the different churches of this city | inity have been large and dovout and appar. | eBily interested. And yet one could hardly escape the secret conviction that there is more of form than tact in this observance now, Whether our hearts incline toward these subjects or not, we aro expected iv our prayers and thanksgivings to follow a prescribed plan Mado out a month or two mouths ahead of timo, It seems a littie idie to ask ministers to preach on Christian iollowship, as they did lust Sun. day, or on Christian unity as they are | expected to do to-day when for the rest of the year not ove in ten of them wiil practise the one or exhibit the signs of the oth itis a sad commentury, too, relationship ul discharge of duties, th ification of literature, the prevalence of sovri righteousness aud the like when we consider t the week of prayer became an established instituion fraud and corruption in high and iow places have tn- creased, more debauching literature has been published than ever, notwithstauding what has been done of lute to prevent it; the cause of temperance wakes no perceptible progress, and if we may judge trom the number of iaeoily lous und divorce caves that get mto the papetg, it 1s hardly pessible to escape the convic- tiun that bomes and relationshi, not beon moro consocrated 1 we began to pray for them than they were before. But thesy results ure net to be charged to prayer bat to the use of i. An ie yrowing [rangleod of crowding peur for ounape things | into six bait hours of one Week in the year/and tuen | unt to-day, Second, if you havea small | | which the Re | tn any October since 1861, und the consequence is that forgetting them for el and a balt months that makes our prayers of litte avail. The real good that ‘springs trom the observance of this woek 18 seen in the continued «pirituality of the people where reli- gE Bievlings are coutinued, aud men and women are led by persona! exampie and entreaty to lead betver and boher hives. Sut this gathering together once a year to pray for blessings which we do not afterward try to make realities 1p our own lives and tn our fami- Nes is no better than dead formahsm. A whole week might be very profitably spent in prayer forany one of the objects numed in the programe of the Evangelical Alliance instead of crowding from four to eleven into onc hour's meditation each aay. Such lumbering up of prayer seasous works uot good, but tl to Christin ity. One thing at a time, and do it well, is 4s good a rule for prayer circles as for business. Nevertheless interesting meotings were held bere at eleven o'clock A. M., daily, in the rooms of the Young Men’s Chris tan Association, and the chapel of Broadway Tabver- nacle at baif-past three o'clock P, ML; 10 the Church ot the Holy Trinity und in Madison square Presbyte- rian church, and in half a score of churches every evening. Iu Brooklyn similar meetings were beld in Association Hall by indies at three o'clock P. M., and by mon at tour o'clock P, M. Ministers aud churches Jn the vicinity of ull these places lent their iniluence and aid, an ‘YY many of the churches in the city held special services in the evenings during the week. Some of them will coutinue the meetings hercalter a3 Jong as the religious imterest will warrant, CHURCHLY CHANGES, The Prosbyterian, Congregational and Reformed Episcopal ministers of Chicago have decided to carry on the revival work begun in Chicago by Messrs, Moody and Sunkey. The week precediog Christmas was de- voted by Mr. Moody to the instruction of wew converts ang gathering up the fruits of his labor, Mr. Moody spent the week after New Year's Day with the people of Chicago, the Boston tolk not bemyg ready tor bim It is regretted that the Methodist and Baptist ministers of Chicago, in thelr selilsh de- sire to garner the sheaves into (heir owa barns, refuse to co-operate with their brethren when Mr, Moouy Jeaves, There is a good degree of religious interest in all the churches of Chicago; and in the Sixtn Presby- teriau church of that city last Sabbatu week, tifty per- sons asked the prayers of the church for (heir conver. sion, he Christian women of Chicago have beon a great help to Mr. Moody in bis evangelistic labors, surly in Mis work there they organized a woman's prayer meeting, and by comiuitieos they have can- Vassed the entire city, visiting every huuse and ‘uvit- ing the inmates to the Tabernacle meetings and to the churches in their vicinity. Undeterred by the rigor of the winter Weather, undaunted by the squalor, the misery aud vice they bave had to encounter, they have taken ove stroet alter another and entered drinking saloons, Wretched Loveis and gilded bauuts of vice, us well as the abodes of wealth und culture, to tell the wondrous story that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by, Cottuge prayer incetings have been hold in locaities where the voice of prayer has been biskerto unknown, aiid many hopefi couversions buve been traced their immediate Influence, In many cases outcast women buave been rescued trom a iife of shame, abd when no other refuge has been at hand the novie women, whose loving appeals have roused feelings long buried, have tuken the:n to their own homes until permanen, Dluces could be obtained fur them, Besides, u large number ol those who have becn converted at the ‘Tubernacie have been taken there by womeu. At the woluan’s mecting prayers” have been asked for ag many us nineteen persons takes to the fubernacie the bight belore by un eurnest worker. Young tdies also have used their iaflucnee to induce ther genie. neu iriends to attend the meetings. Bix contiguous churches ubove Girard avenue, Phil- adelphia, viz, the Luthern Byangelicul, Mettodist, Relorwed Episcopal, Reformed Heidelberg, Plymouth Congregational and Presbyterian, huve tor rome weeks past beld a coucert of prayer; two meetings cach week, puseing trom church lochurch, In the one precious name, Jesus, all their differing names are lost, apd the united prayer jor tue reviving of religion has been a biersed experience to this tamily of churches, During the year just closed the Methodists of the United states (North) raised for missions, church ex- tension, education, ireedmen, Sunday schools, tracts aud conlerence claimants, un aggregate of $852,351 ‘This was $123,036 less than the amount raised ip 1875 for those interests, The value of the church: pursonages belonging to the Muthodtst Episcopal Churcts is $78,637,0lo—u decrease of $2,447,847 in values during the year, The Sunday schools of this Church Bumber 19,366, the officers and teachers ‘thereul 195,054, aud the scholars 1,327,475. here has been a decreuse during the your of 79 schools, of 12,123 officers and teachers and of 79,693 schotars The moneys raised by the schools amounted to $162,215, aud by the church congregations to $343,818 17 during tue yeur, ‘Te statistics of the church show an increase of 01,508 members, Bedtord streot Methodist Episcopal church in this city bas recently taken up its mission- ary collection, which amounted to $1,600, Sing Sing First church raised a similar amount for this cause. Kevivuls are reported as progressing with grand re- sults in Eighth avenue church, Newark, N. J.; in the New Jersey Coulcrence Seminary and church, at Pen- Bington, where the church membership bas been douvied during the year, and 103 pupils of the Semmary have en converted = and jomed the church, ‘there is scarcely one lady pupil left unsaved among the Twenty of the male students are studying for the ministry, In Churlottesville, N. Y., 50 have been converted in the rev:val iu progress there; 1m Chestnut Aveuuo church, Altoona, Pa, 67 bave been converted, and in Parish street church, Wilkesbarre, Pa.. 100, and in Ross street church, in the same city, 40 have recently unned with the church ou probatiwo, In the New Hampatire Con- forence Semioary, Tilton, and also at Cumbridgeport, 4 Vi, revivais ure ip progress, At South Hadley aud Luuenburg, Mass,, the same is true. In the Methodist Eptscopai charch Honesdale, I’ murkable power now progressing 300 persons have b converted; 36 huve been uddea to Bethel and Line churches, Wilmington Conierence; 20 bave made a profession at Dunellen, N. J., aud 44 at St. Pauls church, Georgetown, Pa. ‘the additions to the Metlo- dist Episcopal churches iu Washington, D. C., since the mecting of the Baltimore Couterence, exceed 500 souls, and revivals are going on in many of them.” Ex- ira meetings were commenced in Embury Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn, last Sunday evening week, when about 25 persons rose for prayers, that time 18 persons have been converted, and next Sunday they, with others, will be recsived oh prova- tion, A convention of the Methodist and Methodist Protes- taut charches ts to be hela next May for the purpose ut complotiug the vaon sv auspiciously begun by tho conterences of the respective bodies. A national camp | meeting tor the two bodies 13 to be held early next | summer, | ‘The support of the Methodist bishops % provoking Giscussios, The lust General Conierence ordered the necessary amount for episcopal suppore to be assessed | upon euch cburye, tu such form that each pastor guust pay prorata tothe bishop us be now pays pro rata 1 the presiding elder, Every charge has three pastors, stus tioned pastor, district pastor aud general pastor. Each | charge pays snuch or little on the voluntary principle; | but whatever it pays must be divided into three parts for the three pastors. ‘The church may refuse to pay at all, but it bus no right to resist the division of what- ever it may Chovse to pay. And the Methodist indorses | this division. It costs three and a hall cents per mem- ber to maintain the bishops, The Presbytcriaus of Canton, N, Y., have nearly | completed a beautitul church edifice ot stone, at a cost | of $20,000. The Presbyterian church ut Rye, N. Y., has just paid off a debt of $25,000 that had rested on it for the last four years, The Woodbridge Presbyterian church of San Francisco (called alter the pastor) re cently dedicated a handsome edifice, built ata cost of $15,000 and entirely tree of debt, Of the thirty-tive students graduated at the Theological Seminary, New York, lust May, all are now efgayed 1 preaching, most of them as settled pastors, Of the Unirty-oue last graduates of I’rinceton Seminary twenty-two are now settled over churcues, Of the twenty-one who left Allegheny Seminary lust spring all are settled but one, The Prosbyteriaa Synod of New York embraces tivo Presbyteries, with 166 churenca, 319 mintwters, 86,178 church members and 34,87 junday school schuiars, ‘The increuse of members tor 1876 was 3,011, which is one-fourteenth ot the total gains of the whole chureb, | The First Presbyterian churelt of Elizabeth, De. Nicholas Murray ministered so Jong, has erected & memorial tadiet to “The Old Sex- ton,” Stephen Pierson, It is placed just beueath the oid bell rope, upon whieh his wrinkled bands were so often placed. As the results of ten years’ labor among the freedmeu by the Nortueru Presbyterians, | there are 128 churches, nearly 10,000 Communicants and 7,000 Sabbath and 4,000 day schuol scholars. A | new Presbytery bus been formed in Kansas, to which has been given the uame of Solomon, Wisdom is needed in these days, and let us hope that the new Presbytery willdo honor to iis name, The wise man said long ago that & good wife was trom the Lord, and having had considerable experieace with wives he Gught to have known where they cutme (rom, The Manarajah Dhulcep Singh, the converted Indian prince, now remding In Kngland, mast have obtained auch w wile from tho Presbyterian mission ww Kgypt, for be bas just given $26,000 to the wedding anniversary gift. And he tu act every year since bis marriage. niparn ized @ State Conterence wis, [tombraces tweive societies. The Kelig- “i0u8 Book Suctety, of London, has seld 2,000,000 copies of “Bunyan’s Filgrim’s Progress” within a few yearn. | The missionary receipts of the RKelormed Dutch Church for the month of Octover have been jess than itis Called upon to pay two toission draits without a dollar in tife treasury, and these drafte, too, are trom the missions whose aliow: lowest [oonpted point. Taylor, of the Christian at urk, has aproiound conviction, bused on personal experience, that no minister iy always equal ei:her to | himself or to his theme, ond thereiure he docs not Delieve that all the sermons of any preacher, however eminent, are worth publishing, He proposes, thore- fore, to give discourses from the more promiment prouchors ol these two cities, evory week, mstead of his own, thereby enabling his roaders to “commun cate” with these brethren “in giving and receiving.” | A very sensible thing todo, The Jewish Synagogue ip West Thirty-fourth street has re-elucted the Ke Heury 8. Jucous minister of the congregation for three ears, ub of $6,000 a yeur. The Rev. M. Kartschimaroil has been eiected chasan for the san riod at anannual salary of $3,000 Dr, Jastrow, of Philadelphia, who was obliged to give up his congrega- gation there and yo to Europe for the treatment of a | disease which 18 pronounced to be un irritation of the berves surrounding (he spinal colainn, has been heard from in Berlin, whore he t# under the care ot I’ro- fessor Leyden and Drs, Citron and Berohard, been greatly improved alread: id bas lately gone to the baths at Baden-Baden, can walk now without crutches. Hig brothreu of Philadelphia, New York othor cities supply his pulpit tn tara durin; Dr. Huebsch, of this city, preached there Daring tho month of November 3,341 ding in the Tenth, Thirteenth and Kigh- | benet as to the Bible were visited by the agents of the eee tal eects 1877.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Bible Society, and 675 Bibles or ments distributed amony them by gilt or sale; 214 vessels lying im the barbor were supplied with 4,347 Bibles or Testaments, in different languages, and 959 Bibles or testaments were distributed among 5,676 emigranta lauded as Castie Garden. RELIGION £OR THE WALL STREET POOR. For several weeks a movement has been on foot to eptablish stated retigioas services in the vicinity of | Wall strcet tor the benefit of the population on the ast side of the lower part of the city. A large sum has been contributed to that object by men of known benevolence, among whom are William E. Dodge, Will- jam A. Booth, Marshall O. Roberts, William Duvell, J. D. Vermilye, K, Garrison, W. A, Falls, £. H. RB, Lyman and others. The New York Mining and Stock Exchange has been kindly put at the disposal of the people who may desire to engage in such service, and & meeting for prayer and conference will be called at that place so soon as preliminary arrangements have been made tor seats and conduct Of the meeting. Mon- day, January 22, at bal!-past turee P. M., 16 is contl- dently expected the opening services will be held. ‘This mission was at first designed for the Gold Room, in New street, but hus now been detinitely setiled in the Mining and Stock Exchange in Pine and Nassau streets, Whether it shall become 4 daily or only aweekly unico meeting will depend upou bow it is vustatued. The Uld ship meeting was a success daily tor yeurs und « Wali street prayer meeting may become ixed ab institution as that of Fulton street. Every- thing deponds upon the activity of the luborers in that quarter, NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERIANS. To th@ Presbyterian church of Westfeld, synod ot New Jersey, the session bus been so reorganized, pur- wuant to @ notiwe given by the Kev. Mr. McKelvey, that the ruting elders of the nsinority are deposed from activ ce, When Mr, MeKelvey came to the wdership Was equaily divided, Boiwore the ing of the General Assembly four new eluers were elected, Now the nuimber has beeu reduced to bine, dropping all the representatives of the minority, ‘The ‘deposed elders bad held olfice respectively ten, twenty-live and thirty yeas, SYNAGOGUS WORSHIP. JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN REGARD YOR THE POOR—-THE USE AND ABUSK OF kICHES—~ GREAT FORTUNES A GREAT DANGER TO THE REPUBLIC. Or, Gotthett preached yesterday to-tho 'remple Emanuel congregation on the use of wealth and the relation of rich men tothe poor. He chose his text from Leviticus, xxih., 22—-"'And when ye reap the har- vest of your land thou sbult not cutaway altogether the corners of thy field when thou reapest, and the gieaning of thy harvest shalt thou uot gather up; unto the poor and the stranger sbalt thou leave them; Iam the Lord your God.’’ Tne beauty of this law, the Doctor said, isnot to be foundin the principle of charity which 1+ embodies, but rather inthe manner in which it was to be practised, ‘Ihe Doctor here cou- trasted the work of the farmer with the business of the merchant, who by one clever stroke may double or treblo his fortune; whereas the farmer must tllthe ground, sow his seed and await the siow processes of growth and perfection, And every day while be waits ho may be in dread of soine unforeseen calamity falling upon him; rain, drought, insects, blight, may in a day destroy the lubor and the fruitot weeks of patient Waiting and expose him to starvation. And when at Just the hour comes to thrust in the sickle, because the harvest is ripe, be ta not very likely to remember the poor. But just here the law steps in and presses their claim upon him, It pleads not only tor the na- tive poor, but for the stranger also, More advanced than Christian Roumania, Servia, Bulgaria, where the ahen Israelites, sv far from recoiving way share of the munificence of the people, itis nut even permitted thém to carn u livelihuod by trade or labor, = The Mo- suic commonwealth Ireely accorded to every siranger the privileges of the pative population, Is ti, the Doc. tor, usked, a guin to humanity that the Mosuic ecouo- my is declared abroguted and placed tar below that winch, in this nineteenth century, tolerates such cruel discrimination against bonest straugers? But tue thought of his needy brethren accompanied the Israci- ite as he went along bis fields reuping. the poor, and the gleaning of the ficid was left tor th same charitable objects Like an angel of mercy the law tollowed bim to guard every step and uct trom the hardness of greed und the crucity ot seltishness. THY POOR NOF OBLIGKD TO BKG, The poor man Was not obliged to humble himself be- fore the wealthy to beg for this food. Nor could the owner of broud ucres put Lis poor brother to the blush vy haughty demeanor und lotty looks, tor the latter hold a title deed to the “corners” and “gleanings’? which the proudest aristocrats dared not to questivn or to spura, constitution of the country given and ratified on Sioat guuranieed those rigots; and that there might be no doubt on this point the Lord adds Hts own signature to it, ‘The ravbinical writers Caught the true spirit Of this law when they declared that the principle of giving is the thing essential and not any particular corner of u field, Nevertheless, they exhort israclives to udhero as much as possible Lo the law aga mark ot respect to the legislator and be- Cause it fusures impartiality in the distribution of the gilts among all comers, Tho owner of the field had po right to select the recipients of his bounty, ior it was but Lis, but God's, who guve it to him in trust and on conditions, of which this was one. And, more- over, the reaper should consider the vaiue of time to the poor, wWhosu Lest chance is im harvest time. Here Mt anywhere the Latio proverb t% truc, that “He doubly gives who quickly gives.” Besides, “hope de- Jerred maketh the heart sick,” and who is more Habe to be thus than the iudigent, to whom fullilment of promixe or of hope weane, pervape, the bealth and life Of wile and children? ‘The posrible effect of conduct upou surroundings 14 to be consiaered here also, ‘Things that otherwise are lawful ure to Le avoided If they lead to-misconception, while eur good actions ought ty produce greater good by oltering examples worthy of imitation, But this should not lead us on the one band to derpise public opinion as of no consequence Ror on the uthor should it ieud to u justitication 0: o»- tentatious display, which ts us strougly condemned by rabbinical writers as in uny cthical doctrines taughy Nevertheless, we cannot belp setuing an example to somevody. Our sloubtulness or on activity is scrutin- jzed aud commented upon, ant we cannot ‘ail to infu. ence others more or less by our lives and actions and conversution, COLOSHAL FORTCXKS MOARDED FOR vowEL, We may appear in the eyes of others either as gi bad of wilifterent people, aud affect them accordingly. Then why should we not'be good in reality? Modesty 1s quite compatible With such lines of conduct. People who have uinass avery charitable enterprise, and their names have a Tight to figure in the lists of supporters, with sums commensurate to their wealth. We expect it, ure un- Ulled to tt, and aro gratitied to find our claims recog. | Bized. But when we hear of colossal fortunes ac- cumulated and handed over to heirs ulready ioaded with wealth, without avy ucknowledgment of society's just expectations; when all possible care 18 bestowed on the salo transmission of the millions; when the wealthiest men ja their lives’ harvests without leaving the smaliest corner to the poor, or the aged, he maimed, of the orphans, our humanity re: ce a shock from which it cannot easily recover itsel, It is ax much a calamit to the country us a contested Presidential election. ft strikes Lome to the hearts of the 50,000 Jaborers who waik our streets ubemployed, 1 raises questions dan- gorous Lo the peace of s@iety and opens the ears of the suflerers to the instouations of the communist, Modesty, if 1t exists atall, is here out of ph No real reliance cau be placed upon promises of things to Ue done which may uever be accomplished. Nobody thinks wny the worse of a Peabody, u Jonns Hopkina, a lenox ora Couper among Christians, or of a Roth: sebild, 4 Solomon Heine of a Sassun among Jews tor in- seribing their names in the wurla’s roll ot honor, On the coutrary, we like to dweilon their good deeds ana quote thei names with a just pride, a pride that bo- longs w bomanity. No one ever grudged those men their treasures, becuse they did not make of them onunEUts Lo Lhe exotism of Weulth, They did uot speak much of relyion, but they practised the best kind of it, They may bave been “snaky” 10 their nd tho plan of salvation, bat they had strong regard tor thetr obligations to their fellow men, They did not say much about ther sintuiness, but thought the best way to atone Jor it was to leave a rich harvest of blessings bebind, One Peabody will produce another. A Cornell inspires aHopkius anda Lenox wiil call forth an imitator in the generations to come, It is « sud sign of the times When men’s minus are turned to the consideration of fortunes without a lurge-hearved recognition of the claitus of the poorer classes. Such teadencies hage in other times proved the beginning of the end of treo in- Ktitations, of republics, Aristo started in that way. venture to swy, Gover, tn closing, ‘there 18 yet much to be learned from this | old Law Book of ours, and it 18 our especial duty to re- call 1t to the minds of the fiving., Only let it uot be by mere word teaching, Let our Jewish way of acting reproduce im tangible forms all that i« grand, noble and beneficent in the sacred record. Let us, as tar us to us Hes, be among these who ure 4 lightao vations a comfort to the afllicted and an encouragement to the righteous and the good everywhere,’ MENBES NOT CALLED TO PHILADELPHIA. Dr. Mendes, of Forty-tourth street synagogue, writes to correct a misapprehension that he had received a call from a Philadelphia congregation. He had sunply agreed to take turn with otnor ministers in supp'ying Dr. Jastrow’s pulpit in Arch street synagogue during the temporary wnce of that gentieman in Rurope, It was bis reierence to this fact list week which lea to the mistake thut the Philadelphians were after him, The Forty-fourth street synagogue will bold an elec. lion to-day for an assistant minister and trustees, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS, KPISCOPALIAN, Rov. E. L, Whitcome will take charge of St, Pani’s church, Brookileld, Coun, February 1, Trinity church, Woburn, Mass, has culled Rev, George Denham, of Kust Boston, to its pastorate, Rev. W. W. Newton bas just taken charge of St, Paul's church, Boston, and Rev, Robert Kiduor, of South Boston, has DR. Betore he cut | any tor himsell he must leave a corner untouched tor | fortunes vught to be the leaders in | 4 assumed the rectorship of the church Mass. ' ‘The Rev. Phillips Brooks’ new chared tp Boston ts to be inished about February 1. ‘The resignations are announced of Rev. H. 1. Fhilips at St. Thomas’ chureb, Philadelphia; of Rev. BL. F. Newton at Ascension church, Ipswich, Mass. ; of Rev, W. C. Dawson at Calvary church, Columbus, Mo., and bis acceptance of the rectorship of St Thomas’ at Ipswich, ! vo, church, Hanover, N. H.; and of Rev, H.C. Milier ut | St. Philip’s church, Wiscaasett, Me., and his accept- anco of a charge at Ellaworth, Me. Rev. J, W. Clark, of Putnam, Conn., hus gone to Washington to a pas- torate. Tne Rey, Dr, Pelham Williams has resigned his pastorate of the Church of the Messiah, Boston, after ten years’ service there Ritnalism dies a hard death in England if it dies at al. The Rev. Thomas P. Bell, huving beon suspended from the curacy of Si. Andrew's chureh, Livesey, has continued to preach and to oill¢iute regurdiess of bis bishop's inbibition. ‘The Rev. T. B, Lamson, D. D., has resigned bis charge at Nashville, Tenn., and gone to Sherman, Texas, The clergy of the diveese of Ohio have held u inecting and expressed their sorrow tor the untimely death of Dr. Washburn, who lost bis life by the Ashta- bula disaster, Qui notable religious event has taken place in the diocese of Central New York. A German-English Cutholic congregation 12 Rome, Oneida county, quar- relied about the location ofa new church, The result was thoy divided, and two churches grew out of it. ‘The Catholic Bishop sided with the English speaking party and retused to recognize tho German clement, ‘Ihe latter thereupon made overtures ty the Episcopal Bisbop Huntington, and alter proper instraction the entire congregation was received and is now a duly recognized Provestant Kpiséopal church, PRESHYTRRIAN. Tue Rev. Dr. Wells, of Brooklyn, js in the South trying cuperate (rom uerveus exhaustion, but latest advices held out very little hope of Gual re. covery, Rev. W, Howell Taylor, tateiy of Brooklyn, is also in the South, at Aiken, $.C., much improved in health, and hopes of bis ultimate recovery, which were aban- doned a year ago, are now eatertamed, Dr. Alexander Reid, alee recently of Brookiyn, writes from Denver, Col., where he went after he left this vicinity, to say that bis health is 80 good now that he ean do and 1s doing full pastoral work ogaiu. ‘The Rov, Jobo Henderson, of Cookbridge, Scotland, bas been released from bis pastorate to accept a pro- fossorship iu the College of tho Free Church of Italy, at Rome, The Rey, Dr. Labareo assumes the dutics of profes. sor of mental and moral philosophy in Middleburg Col- lege, Vermont, tor the present term, alter which the Rev. D, McGregor Means, of the Johns Hopkins Uni versity, Bultinore, will take the position perma neutly, Dr, Labaree 1s uu cx-prosident of the institu- tion which he is now temporarily serving, ‘The Rev. W. R. Henderson, of Streator, I, has ac- cepted a enil to the Presbyterian church at Danvi| Ky., and entered upon tis duties there, The Rev.gR, 5. Underwood, evangelist, of Brooklyn, hus removed to Irvington, N. J. The eiders of the Presbyterian churches Lous are organizing = 4n association conterences hike the ministers, The Abbott French, of Norristown, oN. J, bas accopied a call to the Fourth Preabyterian church of Chicago, which bas beeu pastorless ior more than a year, ‘The Rey. ot Worcester, nag gone to Stepheutown,'N, Y., A. H. Elder, of McKeesport, Pa, to New Lisboa Oid United Presby. teria church, Rev. W. 0. Nicholson bas suceceded Rey. J. Y. Muchell in Fravklin street Presbyterian chureh, Philu- delpbia, aud Rev. G. H. S$, Cumpvell has takeu a pas- borate at Phasuixville, Pa. Kev. F. G, Strange bas lett Carlyle, I, and gone to Missourt; Rev. Keir has resigned his charge at College Springs, lowa; und Kev. G. W. Croite has leit Oregon and gone to Sandwich, IN, ROMAN CATHOLIC, Whe Indian Territory, of which Dom Isidore Robert has become Vicar Apostolic, contains 22,000 whites und 72,000 Indiane, 5,000 of whom are Catholics, aud yet they badn't a singlo church, priest or school until he went there, and now only such as be muy organize or appoint, Within two years Bishop Pellicier, of San Antonio, Texas, tas erected churches at Binsly, Mallettsvitle, Cuero, Victoria, Mulberry and Bundery, in bis dioces and hus laid the corner stune of another at Hestehoba, He has alxo established several convents within bis di- oces during the sume period, The Kev, Father White, ot Goldsboro, N. C., 19 try- ing to raise $10,000 to purchase un ecclesiastical prop. erty in that place, which orginally cost $20,000,-but is now offered tor huif that sum. A new church to St, Matuchy was recently dedicated at Ottawa, Il. Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinuati, was recently pre- sented wit a magnificent gold wate, which be has donated to the Urphan Asylam at Cammingsville, to be disposed of for its benetit. Rev. M. J. Holland has been transferred from St, Jovepl’s Church, Jersey Cry, iv St Mary's church, ‘Trenton, He is succeoded in Jersey City by Rev. F. o'Reilly, ‘The Dominican Fathers will begin a mission in Now Brunswick, N. J,, to-day. The Rev. M. U. O’Farrell bas within four tnonths past in these bard times re- duced the debt of St. Teresu’s church, in this city, of which he is pastor, $15,000, There ure 540 monusteries and convents in Russia, the revenues of which amount altogetuer to $6,500,000 auuually. The cost of maintaining each monk or pun one yeur averuges $110, In Servia there are forty-one convents, and the manufacture of monks has been prolibited while the State i discussing a propositiva to convert thore religious houses into schouls of agri- culture and forestry. A largo number of the Jesuits expelled from Germany have youo to fudia wud upeued u college at Bombay, mto whieb they have already gathered 600 pupils. Cucadian Rotman Catholics will ceiebrate the Pope's xolu bext summer by @ pilgrimage to Rome, The of Alsburg. Me, bave opened a new in St, for weekly Kev. J. churen for worship, and those of Leandro, Cal, have enlarged and rededicated their church, MAPTINT, The Rev, G. KE. Merrtil, of Springfeld, t# called to Salem, Mass, The Rev, G. F. Linveld, of Rochester, as been called to Moline, tt of Kent, N. Y., 10 Katontow ue oar yours’ pastorate of at Oshkosh, Wis., tis church by, o to 208 members, 105 of whom have been added vy tn n and 21'by experience. The society tas repla a church building which bad been burned, and they have wow the best church property in the city, valued at $26,000, Seventeen converts have been received into the Baptist church at Westerly, R. 3 at Sewickly, "150 at Dastay, Texas; 16 at Nusbua, N, H., and ‘20 Freedsburg, N.Y. Baptist charches arc not generally as long lived those of some other denominations, Hence tt pleasant to recoid one that has just celebrated the Hittieth year of its existence, as did the North Baptist charch of this city Inst Sanday, Rev. J. W. Gibos, the first pastor of the church, and Kev, J. J, Brouuer, the present pastor, whose father ulsy minis- tered to the soc.ety, wok fae in the exercises, frinity Suptist church, Mrooklyn, have commenced to butid a $3,000 house of worship tor themscives on Greene and Patchen avenues. The Kev. 0, EB, Cox ts thew pastor, Dr. Lorimer, of Boston, is very likely to be branded as an open communion heretic, Lu a late sermou of his be waid that a brotuer bolds open communion in « Bipust chureb as f him denounced a a sentimentatist or exeludod ax a heretic.” ‘This livers! statement has drawn upoo him the ire of correspondents ot the Eraminer and Chroni- clr, and may lead to lis “exclusion as a heretic,” un- less, a8 One correspondent intimates, “he will do bet- ter in the tutare.”” The Rev. Dr. Parker. of Hartiord, bas raised a littie breeze about Lis ears by relusing to read notices of concerts, fairs and exhibitions from bis pulpit He declures that hix pulpit shall no louger be made an advertising agency, MeTHovisT, It {@ not often the lot of a minister to spend palf a century m the pastorate, But the itineraney seems to agree with Rev. J. Fuller, prosiding elder, of vetroit, Sich., who 18 now tn the filtieth year of bis ministry, and, as hy writes, “good for a few years more.” He has travelled incessanuy over bis district, and hus not been home three days for more (han two months, o Rev. Thomas T Tasker, Sr, now in bis seventy- emgbth year, 1 48 vigorous and active us evor in charch Work in Philadelphia, and still preaches with plunce to the people, Harris made a flying visit to this city last week, and leit again for the south. He presided at the North Carolina Conterenee on Wednesday, and ts to meet the south Carolina Conference next Woduesday, at Sumter, and the Floridu Conterence, at Juckson- Ville, on the SIst inst. The KR J. EB. Irvine and wife are conducting re- vival services in York street Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn, They prench alternately every evening, and some think Mra, Irvine is “the best man of the two.” They conduct w meeting tor holiness vs , CVangelist, lately of Charleston, 8, C., is conducting revival meetings every oveoin the Gothic Method! opal church, Brooklyn, E. D., Rev, W. J. Robertson, pastor, Rev. Dr Moriey Paushon, of England, has boen obliged 10 give Up provehing lor the present on account of illness. Kev. ©. W. Moasuil gooa im February next, as a mis- siowary of the Alrican Methodist Episcopal Chareh of this country, to Huyti. ‘The missionary collection was taken up in Fleet street Methodiat Episco; , Brouklyn, a te Sundays ago, the amount realized was $900, Dr. Foss and Ke: G, Steele, the pastor, presented tn cause to the people, This cuurch ius greatly pro red under the pastorate of Mr. Stecie, and the mem- rsbip bas received ao addition of ebeut 200, Oo the 18:b inst, a aew Methodist Episcopal church Will be dedicated at Spartansburg, ra. Rev. J. W. Wilson, pastor. MISCRLLANKOUS. Rev. A, L. Blackturd satied yesterday for Rio Jan- agent of the Ameysiean Bible Society in The Rev, J. De Palma expects to sail next tor Venezuela to seo what openings there may Rev. Joseph pastorate at Elm place Ci bas resigned, chiefly on accoant of his wife th. He expects to return to Canada, where Mre Wr is now staying. The Kev, Samuel Colcord’s Chickering Hall Unios Gospel services bave veen in progress lor wore thas three months, and the enterprise has proved to bes success, The congregations Lave been lurge and are still growing, A large number nuve already professed conversion, Many hitherto oou-churchgoers been reached, and a comm Of visitors are seeking to gather in wore of the same class. A Bible class bat been started to instruct young converts, and a Sunday schoo! will be organized on the 2lat of January, The Prayer meetings are well attended, fy is Tr. Cole cord’s purpose to organize 4 church, but the services are to be permanently continued as a union eort to reach the musses, THE IMMIGRANT TAX. WHAT THE STEAMSHIP PEOPLE SAY AGAINST “HEAD MONEY’--OPINION AND CRITICISM OP THZ IMMIGRATION COMMISSION. The subject o! paying “bead money” on passengers landed here by the steamship companies bas been 8 serious matter, in legislation expecially, since # decision was rendered by the United states Su preme Court deciaing against the constitutionality of the law last March, Since then the steamship com. panies have made a combined effort against the meas ure, which Congress has revived by the introductios of a Dill to re-establish the tax, and within afew days the commitice to whom the Lill was relerred decided to recommend an act calling fora tax of $1 50 per capita, ‘To this the companies demur and make a very stout protest. Tue Inman nne has even commenced a sutt in equity in the United States Circuit Court to recover $1,100,000 paia by them us head money since thor company has landed passengers at this port, tn ordes to ascertain the opinion bold by the parties affected by this luw and its provision a HeRaLp representative called upon the Commissioners of Emigration and soveral of the steamship agents. Mr. Cortes, the agent of the White Star line, was found at hig oliive, and being advised of tho import of the visit cheerfully gave his ideas. He aid that the tax on pas sengers, commonly called “head monoy,” was a very ubjast measure, especially within the past few yoara NO PAUPERS CARRIZD, The immigrants now arriving at these shores were of a vory superior class: Paupers are scarcely ever brought, and if a low passengers are indigedt the companies see to it that they are returned to Europe as oun us possible, Tho only instance of this kind happening was the landing of au number of Poles by the National line, and these poopie were shipped here under false pretences. Tho company, od ascertaining the fuct of their destitution, at once took them back whenco they came, OTHKR RXAXOAR, It 1s not the United States purts that we fear ip coms petition, but the Canadian cities. ‘The Allan Company is subsidized by the Canadian governmentto the umount of $130,000, thus actually paying a premium Jor mumigrants, instead of laying w tux op thoir coming Out of every 300 pussengers the White Star line curries ut least 200 have been residents of the United States, and who, for convenience and economy, preter ta travel in the stooraye iustead of the first cabin. It, furthermore, this company should eharge the head money to such passengers id stthe=s fare wet ut 26 8a, the Canada line would at once reduce their rates to £6 und carry off the trade Io order to distinguish the residents of the United states from aslicns just coming two kinds of tickets would have to be printed, each contaming a declaration on the back setting forth such facts, It is also uscless to send English speaking immigrants to Castle Gurden, es- pecially such as are destined tor other places thaa New York. It is well enough to send Germans, Swedes, French or other nationalities to tho Comuis~ sioners to obtain the benefit of interpreters. COBT OF RUNNING CASTLE GARDEN, Castle Garden ta itself isa good enough toxtitution while passengers are inside ot it; but away from it what good fs 1¢ to the immigrant? . Cortes tarther Btatod that two years ago the Commissioners of Emi- gration averred that they could not get along short of over $100,0@) per annum. Then they estimatod their expenses ut $0,000, and tos year they propose to do ther work for $40,000, He thinks that any re. spectable dusiness man can easily run that inatitation for $20,000 and give general satisfaction. Woxton and Puiladelphia have a better system, There the citieg take eure of their own immi, ud DO ono 1s ever known to have been swindled, r. Cortes saia he could do no better than give the following jst the passage of “A Bill to Re. which have been prepared by 1. It 1s opposed to the spirit, and by high authorities bee Noved tu be In violation of thy letter of tho United states with foreign Powers, 2. It violates the comity of nations by preventing tree Anyress fi d tates, B Netther und. France, Spa gag elstlined uation, impose a this bill, 4. It is probibitory in its mature and wrong in principle, of $2 be 1mpuxed, one uf $20, $100, $1,000 or any mount may be. 5. This tax would be kn unjust restriction upon the free- dom of juternational coumerce inevitubly tending to the , Portngnl, Italy now hs tax us ie proposed. by, divadvautuge of the United States. 6, It will have @ tendency to uivert immigration to Canada ond Australia. with the development of our internal _ a ‘trafic to the Grand Trunk and ratirouds, 1 bo the country $40 gu the immigrants of bu day, who w try by reg ng ships und were frequently Tho obsolete expitation State laws, whieh ed to be ri to most the acknowledjed wants of the Lumigr period, 10. ‘The United States need the healthy ot Europe. Imurigration x beveficial to th Yoncoding New York to be the grout port of entry, it uther ports be suerith ity interests ¥ 2. ot York bas ine red some eXpetmre in eonnec- Hou with immiyeation it hus received back, direetly or ins direecly, fe merce, ¥ million times more that in the Lf igen ovr ot e 6 per cent, and, 14 Porsand, Boston, i aud Baltimore, with thelr growing foreign ste i hip trades, ure opposed to tins Also the inland citi St Loum, ciples, olgecting ty any hud mouoy tax. 4. very State en Janding of any eriini 19%, Tt bias power to retar © sick oF disnbl iy companies ta such persons tothe pluce from whenee they may the country are to sill hw le local interest (thas ork Kimigration Coumission), ov Mr, Johu G. Dale, of the Inman line, was next vis- {ted, und averred that his company meant business 19 commencing the suit tor the recovery of $1,100,000 paid to this Stetoas heud money, He ihougut the ed- Htoral ia Friday's Hikatp did the steamship compa: ies injustice, especially as they have retaced their fare from $40 to $25, Business also has shrunk to such ap extont that the carriage of dropped from 60,000 to 20,000 per anoun money eau nto the expenses of running the vessela the samme as fuel, wage: AN OVFICIAL STATEMENT, Mr, Jacksoa, superintendagt of Castle Garden, in Answer to tho reporter's request lor u statement, ebeer fully volunteered ali the iutortmution he possessed om the subject, Me sad:—"It such a thing axa suit ion ead money can be maimtuined it involve at least $10,000,000, collected on nigrants from IS47, the Wine this law was , until it was latod -uncoustitutional, last March, by the Suprome Court of the United Stub f the Auchor line.” Mr, Jue ited @ por. jer’ opinion in contradiction to the of tue steamer agents, that they must pay head money out of their receipts, LEGAL VPINION, In the suit of Henderson Brothors ve, the Mayor, &e, ; Commissioners of Emigration, appeliauts, va Lhe North German Lloyd, Justice Miller says: the recuvery of would f landing du effect ye right to make wenger hinselt thon, laws mud suuject ty suc veriod aiter hig aerival the p: trom the slo protection uf the con amd beeowe: laws us the State muy Fightinity pass. Furthermore, tbe 120 acres of land owned by the State on Ward's Island aad held in trust by the Com: missioners of Emigration tor the people, aud valued $2,500,000, was nearly ali purchased betore the law ow head money Went into efiect ber of es trom 1947 to 1855 10 | Sailing Vessels, 7 Year. Pas Vessels,| ye 1847..| 1,080] 125,660 849..) 1,080) 187,000) . 218,004 210, 276 Lege) 319,228 1017] 136,258 18,048 2,088,603, ne a -s