The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1877, Page 15

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Ministerial Movements--- Chat by the Way. Synagogue Worship—TheChurch and the World, PROGRAMME OF SERVICES. Bell will preach this morning about “ and this evening he will give “A Warning.” Anthony Higgins will address the Spiritualists in Harvard Rooms this evening, Dr. Talmage will preach to the medical profession this morning in the Brooklyn Tabernacle. 4 In All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal church the Rev. ‘William N. Dunnel! will preach this morning and even- ing. At Chickering Hall the Rev. Samuel Colcord preaches this morning and the Rev, J. 8S. Konnard this after- Roon, ‘The American Free Church will have the ministra- tious of Rev. C. McCarthy this morning on ‘God in Humanity,” and this evening om “Excommanteation of the Young Men’s Christian Assoctation,”” The American Temperance Union will hold its ses Bion this efternoon in Science Hall, At the Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal church the Rey. Jobn Johns will preach this evening on “Hire, Fire!’’ and vhis morning the Rey. Dr, Crawford will preach. At Spring street Presbyterian church the Rev. A. H. Moment will speak this morning on “Blood forthe Dyed and the Double Dyed,” in the evening a praise gud prayer meeting will be held, Elder Wynne, from Washington, D, C., will preach in Beulah Particular Baptist church this morning and afternoon, “Home Influence” and “Working Out Our Own Sal- vation’? are the themes which the Rev, E. C, Sweetser will discuss to-day in Bieecker street Univegsalias eburcb, Tn the Church of Natere, Standard Hall, Dr, Landis | will deliver bis lecture on “Floating Ou tho Clouus of Paradiao”’ this evening. The Rev, Dr. McVickar ministers to Christ church At the usual hours to-day. Jn the Church of the Strangers the Rev. Dr. Eggles- top, of Brooklyn, will preach this morning, and the Rev. Dr. Deems this evening, ‘The Reformed Episcopal church will be ministered | to to-day, us usual, by the Rev. W. T. Sabine, The Rey. Leon Pons will preach this moraing and evening inthe French Church of the Holy Spirit. “sons 01 God’? will receive a word of aavice this morn- fog from Rev. N, L. Rowell, and the ‘‘Publicau’s Prayer’? wili be offered this evening by him in the Free Bapust church. the Rey. &, 8. Widdemer preaches at the usual hours wo-day in the Free Episcopal Church of the Reconcihation. at Washington square Methodist Episcopal cnurch the Rev, Wiliam Lloyd will speak about “Young Men’s Christian Associations” this morning, and In the evening about ‘Voices trom the Mount of Trans Oguration."” At Willett treet Macthodist Episcopal church the Rev. J, E. Searics wiil preach on “Lessons and Warn- dugs of the Pust'’ to-day at the usual bour, Dr. Armitage will give the Fifth Avenue Baptist church seme rovervs tor Business Men’? this. ing, and in the morning he will discuss ‘Jesus’ Prayer for Hia Murderers."" “God’s Jewels” and.“'The Water of Life’ will re- Ceive the utieution of the Kev, J. Spencer Kennard at Grace Baptist church. “Popular Scepticiam” will be discussed this evening Ja Grace chapel by Rev, W. T. Egbert, Lyman C, Howe will address the Spiritualists at Re- publican Hall this evening on “Hard Times, the Cause @na the Cura.” In Madison avenue Reforined church the Kev. Dr. £. J. Goodspeed will preach this moraing on *“Proepa- rations for the Coming of Christ? In tho afternova Rev. Carlos Marsya will preach ou “Jesus of Nazareth Passeth By.” Rev, Dr. Randolph, of Phitadelphia, and Rev. Ne- than Shepard, of Chicago, will tnetruct the Pilgrim Baptist courch to-day at the usual hours, The Rey. J. H. Lightbourn will preach im Seven. teenth street “Methodist Episcopal church to-day as usual. In Sixth avenue Relormed church the Rev. W. B. Merritt will preach this morning and evening. Dr. William M. ‘Taylor will preach the annual ser- mon before the Young Men’s Social and Benevolent Society of Fifth avenue Presbyterian church this altergoon, “Religious and Prophetic Bearings of the Eastern Question” will be taken vy Rev, W. W. Andrews in the Catholic Apostolic church this evening. Rev. S. . Tyng, Jr, D. 0., will preach in the Church of the Holy Trinity this morning and eyoning. Rev. Joseph Odell, of Brookiyn, will assist Dr. Tyng in gervices every evening during the week. “Bread from Heaven’ will be broken by Rev. J. D. Herr this morning in the Central Baptist church, and in the evening he will speak on ‘God 1s Love.” Rev. H. W, Knupp, D. D., will preach, morntng and evening, in Luight street Bapust church, In St. Mark’s Protestant Episcopal charch the Rev. J. H. Rylance will preach on ‘Manhood’ this morning, and in the evening will discuss “A Vital Qaestion for ‘Young Men,” Dr. Swer wilt offictate and preach at the uaual ser- vices to-day in St. Ignatius’ Protestant Episcopal church. The Rev. J. M, King will preach to-day at the usuay boars in St. John’s Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. E. N. White will preach, as usual, in the West Twenty-third street Presbyterian church, Rev, J. 8. Holme, D. D., will preach in the Taber- nacle Baptist church this morning on ‘Rooted in Love,” and in the evening the Sunday Schooi Mission- ary Association will bold a meeting. Tho Rev. Dr. C. P. Sheldon will preach in Sixteenth Streot Baptist church this morning, and the kev. D. B. sutton this evening on ‘‘Carist at the Door.”? Louis 8. Aschoff, Jr., will address the congregation Jn Peter Dwycr’s Mission this afternoon, and Peter will speak in the evening to such os gather, in the Swedenborgian church the Rev. Chauncey Giles will preach this morning on “The Charch of the Future; What the Bibie Teaches and Man’s Wants De- mand in Relation to It.” In the evening Mr, Gies will begin @ ecries of sermons on death and the resur- fection, taxing for bis first subject “Tbe Death of the Material Body a Provision of Divine Love aud Wisdom for the Perfection of Human Happivess.” In the Churen of the Disvizles the Key, George H. Hepworth will preach this morning oa ‘How to Be Perfectly Sa! and this evening on “What is Con. science?’ To-morrow evening a storeopticun lecture will be given on scenes iu the Holy Land, trom He- bron to Mount Carmel. CHAT BY THE WAY. Many 4 man may be said to mako a very successful Inliure of life, If you are sure that you can preach acceptably your Berinvn will be upoor one; tf you ure afraid that you can't preach as you ought you are in just the frame of mind to do well, It is sad that there is one hymn in the Moody- ‘Sankey collection which is sung by the ladies of every bousehold—it is “The Sweet Buy and Buy.” It was Geotge Lawson, wo believe, who ouce said that be hated theology and botany, but that be loved | religion and Gowers, _ Wevalways bad a great deal of sympathy for the good heurt and tue bad grammar of that turrier who, Williug to prove bis honesty in business, advertised That ho ‘requested ladies to bring their own skins, Qnd not buy bis, and have them made into mufts.”” Punch has taken off his cap and belis and put on the three-cornered hat of a provessor of theology. He Bays that the word conscience may be thus defined, “Sly rule for avowuer man’s conduct." How remarkable it 13 to hear a man ask bis friend if be enjoys good healt, Of course be enjoys good health, if he has it. Who doos not? Sometsnes a man of most prosaic tendency says a Drigit aud taughwble thing all uneonseiously, Ate NEW rendered te the destiture widows ana orphans of the neighborhood was submitted. The gravest deacon of the churen, who looked on a smile with something like horror, rose in his place, and, with @ perplexed air, said:-—‘The list seems to me to be impertect, 1 would like to ask the brother if he is sure that to has embraced all the widows and orphans in this neighborhood?’ He felt extremely burt at the ripple that went over tho can- gregation, and did not seothe joke until it bad been explained to him three times. Some one who has pienty of leizure has counted the letters of the Biblo, and says, strangely enough, that in the sixty-six books of which the sacred volume ‘s com- posed there are 3,596,489 letters, On the receips of this valuable information we looked tho Bible ever very carefully, and could tind in the entire book-enly twenty-six letters, which, of course, aro those of the English alphabet. Although the Bible is intenaed to Prepare us for eternity yet the word elermity occurs only four times, The longest verse is the ninth verse of the eighth chapter of Esther, and the shortest is Jobo, xi, 35. The centre verse is Psalms, cxvill, 8 Those facts are important to the curiosity monger, but are of no further value. He reads the Bible to very little purpose who learns only such things. Our Furttan fathers thought a great deal of an extem- Pore prayer, but it is a great satisfaction sometimes to know, when a stranger is praying, that tho words are printed and that they will be decorous and proper. When one is unused to praying in public he 1¢ apt to get bewildered and say more than ho means, We heard of a good man, who at a little service after the crops were in was called on to give thanks. He eaid:—We thank Theo forThy great bounty and tor | the full harvest of wheat which wo have been enabled to gather in all through this district, with the excep- | tion of farmer Mill's little three-cornered patch down in the hollow, not worth mentioning.’” Sunday religion is very well, provided you can afford to have religion only once a week. Still, a religion that lasts through business hours is the only basis to build on, Mr, Spurgeon, who seldom preaches with- out bitting somebody’s nail on the head, says, ‘I havo no faith in that woman who talks of grace and glory abroad.and uses no soap and water at home.’’ Faith is all very well, but you can’t prove even to yourself that you have it unless you stop sanding your sugar, ‘True religion teaches a man to do two things—to trust in Ged and to pay bis honest debts. Some of the delusions ot life are Just as painful as its realities, Miss Joyce says that for months she has been pursued most unrelentingly by ghosts and de- mons, She cannot shut the window on them or the dvor because they come right through the glass or the panel as though they were no obstructions at all, They tickle, pinch and stick pins in ber untilit seems ag though ber head would burst with pain. These | things may be visions to every one else, but they are sad facts to her, How thauktul we ought to be ifwe have a mens sana in corpore sano. ‘ The Rev. Mr. Tooth has become so exceedingly ritu- alistic that his townspeople insist that he sball either retrace his steps or else go forward to Catholicism, While they bear with his pleadings they cry, “Too-thin,” and insist that some ecclesiastical dentist sbail declare him to be Tooth-out, Have you ever had any sympathy with the Scotch- man who stood up in meeting and said with great pathos, “Friends, let us pray for the poor devil; uo- body seems to pray for him, and yet he needs paraon More than any of us.”” And he poured out a fervent prayer that Satan himself might be brought under conviction and that the terrible pit might be closed up. After all, such @ prayer is better than that double- faced petition which was about equally divided between the Lord and Satan, ou the ground shat oue couldn’s tell into whose bands he might fall, [tis better to pray tor the devil shan to pray to him. This whole controversy ahout the number of sermons & man can produce {n a given me was once settied by *Robert Hall in this way:—-“lf a man deep thinker and a great condenser he may get up one; if he is an ordinary mau, twi at if ho ts au ass, str, he will pro- duce baif a dozen,” It 8a curious fact shat every man who ig acquainted with this anecdote imsists that be writes only one sermon @ week—perhaps with tho hope of being classed with tho ‘great condensers,’’ Thomas Guthrie saya that !n preparing your sermon you must have due regard to the ‘three P’s—Proy- tng, Painting and Persuading."” Put the logic tn the foreground and burl your thunderbolts before the people bave begun to nod their heads; then, when you have convinced them of their sins, you may put into your words the softer tints of rhetoric and the sweet rhythm of poetry, Let your fret blow bea telling blow, and then you can have your own way to the end. ‘i ‘ - There iva vast deal of human oature in this story. The old husband was aying. His wife came to him ‘with tears in her eyes and said, ‘Daddy, wot’s to be- come o’ me, if you die?” His reply may possibly be regarded as somewhat selfish, but still, unger the cir- cumstances, is was appropriate :—‘‘Wot's to become o? you? I don’t know, nor I don’t care. Wosl want to | know 1s wot’s to become o’ me,” Some of the religious papers are attering a wail over the stutoment that a great many ministers are under- paid or unpaid, or both, and over the uncomplaining suffering which results therefrom. There are two | classes of men who ought uevor to havea bill at the grocers or butchers—viz., the doctors, who look afer our dodios, and the ministers, who look alter our souls, These gentlemen have so much trouble in keeping things straight physically and spiritually ‘that the least we can do isto sev that they are well housed and well fod, To have asmail and uncertain salary, with now and then «donation party, consist. | ing of three people who come to eat things to every two who bring tbings, and out of this small salary to | support an immense family—for the poorer a minister ig the moro children he has—is a problom which wiser heads than ours must solve, There 1s little doubt of a man’s consecration when he is willing to wear seedy broadeloth, worn threadbare and shining at the knees, all his days, and endure the criticisms of malcontents for $500 a year. Mr. Alger and Dr. Talmage diffor very essentially in | their estimate of the theatre, The latter dips his pen in gall whenever be speaks of it and makes one feel that if ho Bad the running of the world for a brief hour he would summarily digpose of ail actors by means of a guillotine, Tho former, on the other hand, plcads with a still sinall voice fur those who tread the boards and sums up his estimate by saying that a good theatre is better than a bad church, a statement so very plain that even the inmates of Bloomingdale would give an assent, If religion is not gloomy then religious hymns ought not to begloomy, The old doctrine of a “valo of tears” has given way to the sunnier substitute, “Re- Joico Alwuys.’? Wiy should we be called on to sing “L would not live alway,” when we know well enough that until some tremendous change takes place that line does not express our sentiments? Lis all very well and ecstatic to cry out, ‘1 want to be an angel and with the angels dwell,” but if the chance were offered to most of us we should talk very im. | ploringly aboot a *‘more convenient season.’? We sing in doleful strain, A few, fow more prayers, A {ow more tears; Lt won’t be long, it won't be long, just as thoagh we were in an awiul hurry to shufle of this mortal coil and were bere against our wianes, whereas we really feel sad when wo thinic seriously that “it really won’t be long.” There isa great deal of morbid sentiment in our hymnology which will not stand the text of practical experieuce, CHURCH COMPLICATIONS, The. Universalist Convention of this state has enm moned a special meeting of Its “Fellowship Ordination und Discipline Committee’ to try ihe Rey. C. PF. MeCar- thy, pastor of the American Free oburch, on various charges brought agaiwat him by the Rov. &. C. Bweee ser, pastor of the Bleecker street Universalist charch., Last yeur the trustees of this charch reiugod to pay Mr, MeCarthy’s salary, and dismissed him before the retura of Mr, Sweetser from Europe, He saed thom for breach of contract im the Court cf Common Pleas, Immediately before tho case was ecalicd im court the trustees requested that it should be amicably settled, Mr, McCarthy refused every offer of urrange- ment short of tho salary he claimed and also the legal expenses of Messrs Laugbein, Thia sum amounted in all to $500, and wag paid, and the adverse parties shook hands all round, Bot pending this amicable sottie- ment Mr. Sweetser prefers the charges contained in his letter, which we insert together with Mr, te- Carthy's emphatic denial, The accused clergyman de- fends himself before the commitiae, and algo institules: ® prosecution for libel in the Supreme Cours, laying ihe damages at $10,000, The case will be opened before the committee of the State Convention on Monday av paris wmecting the otWer day a report of assistance | two o'clock at the oillces of tho General Convention of Univeraalists, corner of Thirty-third street and Sixth avenue, in this city. New Yona, Now, 2G, 1876. To tee Comms or FP. 0. asp 0. oF tun New Yous Bear CONVENTION ov Uxivins Ku my Gury to pre conduct against, m that he be tried therefor, and our ministry 1. 1D charge him with nies weolnned vi ist Church, 1s of the Third U dained minister of ta eo WAS AUpplyiig she pr this city, during my absence in foreign lands, hi ity $0 create disturbance ta this parish by ns—su called—in which he anguaxe derogatory to the Beard of mysel with acing violuied Sis trast by eer- rrtous, statements which he made in the New Yoru trast a6 an or. in shat while ‘niversalist 5o- tain false pias and oxused 40 be published in tl RRALD, wherein he ebarged not only the Bleecker street Se eur waole devemination, with infidel proclivi- re Lin with » violation ineed trom the BI vo tushead of Mis ‘aw instead o| alin, Honorable body ‘er a rettlomant ef the didiculty, thas ack. {ng in opposition w.the express commandments of the Bible (Slasthow xvili,, 15-17; f Corimthians vi 1-7) end $0 the bylaws of yur state Courention. . Tela: im wi distoyalty, in smytuy it would ruin the 31 trial i 4% 7. | charge bias ith aeving saidin. say beart . | carge blin with uaving Ps Universuilse Ohuroh ts ecclesiasticully anatter fs 8. charge him with falsehood, in saying that the Univers churen in Nashua. N, H., wished to obtain him for ® rand that bo did not go there simp! 7 pecnase she ry je fhim "no reason to think shat was not sufficient, when, in fact, the [ did want iim they wanted him, 9. Finally, 1 charge bi in this oisy and ol with neglecting to pay lis debts our, "eaase by his where. He ts injurin: d 16 enerns to me thas he shu ‘cut off from our ministry. Ton, Jouts reapectiully, EDWIN C, SWEETSER, Pastor of the Third Universalist church, No, gai Wear Tawra Stuscr, ¢ Nw You, Dee, 4, 187 x, D. D.. Chairman of F. 0, D, Commi 8. Con: Dean Sth—Your letter of the Zid ult., with it reached me on the wth. pronounce this di derous and walicious avd in every essential particular false. At proper time und pluce I shall be prepared to mevt any attempt that ite writer may muke to prove bis calumnies. T remain faithfully your broiner in Christ, CHAKLES P, McUARTHY, Pastor of the American Free chureh, “THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD.” To tux Eptrox ov Tox Hatatp:-— The following paper, substantially, was prosented to Mr. Moody’s Christian Convention, which met in the Hippodrome, in this city, last year; but, for xorme rea- son that 1 kpow not, it wus acither read nor published, I give it now to the Hera, im the belief that it will be found of interest to not a few of your readers:— “These few words—the Church aad the World—are as disquicting to a churchman as is the bugle note to a soldier, for tucy ab once conjure up in his mind two trrecouciluble and, unforiunately, in- separable enemies, Now, whether this enmity ts justifiable or poten the part of the Churcn | am un- able to say; butthat itis not prosecuted with the vigor that Church writings demand will be readily seen by 4 casuul glance at ber writings and then at their interpretations as seen through her To substantiate the first we Reed not go beyond the title of the Church, received in its tirst inception and re- ald Rev, Asa Sax: N.Y. tained as its cardinal beauty at the present time, I speak of the word “mihtant,” and that this tie ts thoroughly upheid by. the Church I venture to say no theologian will atiempt to depy; tor if the entire writings of the Church could be brought to a focus and reflected through 4 cumera and imaged on paper the picture presented would be that of a warrior with the world for an antag which, if secta- rianpism were not too atropg, would be framed with Faith, Hope aud (barity, ilo my opinien the ap- parent anomaly that a believer can exist anconnected with any sect ts demongiratably proven by the Hip- podrome meetings, and in tact the contrary 13 only discernible through bigoted observation; but L will even adinit that their isolation from some sect 13 cou- demnable, It is, nevertheless, justitied by the Church through example, for the Church certainly is not us it should be—asolut rock, but a mosuic tablet, cop- crete-only in 118 universal adberence to the Bible, and, handicapped and fettered by sectarianism us We bow are, we will be forcibly reminded of tho saying that the devil is not go black as he is painted; for, seiting aside a few isolated cases, it would require cousidera- ble courage op our part to venture to cast the rst stone at this enemy (the world) whick we have made the scapogoat tor our shortcominga and are continually flagellating with words or boum- erangs, which so frequently return upon ourselves. For the world—and as we love to term it, our enemy. tainly embraces all manner of uucleanneas, deceit, na- tred. lust, But that they are exclusively oreven mainly the possessions of the non-clurchmen 1s erroneous, Now, these are facts that few will deny but those who doggedly persist tn not seeing, and wh> would rather remain in thew’ forced ignorance than know the uupleasant truth—inat those without the foid re- ceive but the crumbs from the tables of those within, and tu place of deing male tered anto they are compelled to minister. Bacaibre, unless [ consider these poor outcasts who’ are tou engrossed with their occupation of dread win- ning, or too disgusted with the pump in which they bavé good reason for knowing they are tov lowly to participate (they muy hide troin its glitter jor iear the contrast will increase their plainness) should they join the Church. {would be unubie to consider the Church and the world as # duality tof setting these aside, | find the aiference so slight be- tween the Church and the world that | am almost afraid to draw the line, For what docs the Church lack or have that the world lacks or possesses unicss ut be simplicity? Wealth and power are the greatest things the world can boast of, and tuese are unblush- ingly displayed by the Church, Through sectarianisna and architecture the worldly are secluded tn palaces; thechurchmen aro hidden th cathedrals, Tho world is divided into clans, the Church into sects. Now, if these remarks contain a grain of truth the Church 1a certainly to an improper position, tor !f the world be barmless our warlare against it 18 unjustifiable, and if it be corrapting our possession of tts gifts 18 sintul, as an evil thing containeth only evil, 3. J. HENRY. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS, REVORMED. Rev. J. N° Crooker is preaching as pastor elect in the Second Reformed (Duteh) church, Schenectady. At the communion, January 7, there wero received fitteen now members—twelve by profession and three by letter, There are also quite a number of inquirers, The Rev. H. M, Voorhies has resigned the pastorate of the Reformed church of North and South Hampton, Pa., to take another pastorate elsewhere. ‘Tho Rev. Julius Hones, lately of Brooklyn, is meet- ing with much success in bis new pastorate of the H German Evangelical church at Jamaica, LL, which he assumed early this month. The Rev, Mr. Stockwell, of Gravesend, L. 1, has re- ceived a call tothe vacant pulpit of the Reformed church at Jamaica The Rey. Mr. Brett and Rev. Pros fessor Doolittle, both former pastors of the church at Flatlands, are also named forthe church in Jamaica lately vacated by Rev. J. G. Vau Slyke. At the January communion in the Third Reformed church of Aibany, N. Y., nineteen now members wero | added to the church, eighteen of thom on profession of taith, These make forty-three added within nine months. The German Reformed Church bas in this country 650 ministers, 1,347 congregavions, 144,458 members, 1,178 Sunday schools, 4 theological seminaries, 4 col- leges and 10 preparatory schovla, CONGRRGATIONAL, Tho Rev, F. B. Perkins, general misgionary of the American Home Missionary Society, has been sent on a prolonged trip of exploration and tnisstonary labor im the Black Lilla region, with Deaawood as Leadquar- 4 tors, The Dwight place Cougregational church, in New Haven, Conn., the Kev, George 8, weomb pasvor, has just sabscribed $10,000 toward paying off the debt on their handsome new churco edifice, Kev, George &. Merrul bas beeo justalied pastor of the Second Congregational church, Bidueiord, Me. the Rev, Mr. Schermerhorn, of Budulo, bas ao. copted ie pastoral charge of the Unitarian Society Martiord. Rov, Leonurd W. Bacon rosigns the pastorate of the Atericau church in Genova, Switzerlan Key. D, W. Havens bas resigned tho pastorate of the Firet Congregatioval church in Kast Haven, Coun, Ho hus boon with 16 thirty-one years. Major Colo, the evangeltst, who has beon laboring in Bngiand aod Scotland over @ year, has returned to vie country, He says the work began by Moody and Sankey tw Increasing 1 extent, Atoue meeting he 1,500 nen Fixe at once for prayers. Parker recently compioted his seventh year as pastor of the City Temple, London, and, vy w of enitably marking the occasion, preached u historic discourse. His charch # the oldest of the Congreg: onal order in Loudon, having een fougded in 1040 by Dr. Thomas Goodwin, President of Magdalen Col- lege, Oxiord, and cbapiain to Oliver Cromwell. A pro- posal hus been made bo erect in the Tempie a memorial Of ite founder, and to pub in sixteen memorial wii dows in honor of famous Puritan divines aud Sm eid martyrs, EP{SCOP 4114! The Rev, Charles Wilam Turner has resigned the eburge of St Jobn’s, Long Island City, and begun work as recior of St. Matchew’s, Brookiyn. A Liverpoot gentieman ib 8 said, willing to gaar- antee the collection of $250,000 woward the proposod bishopric of Liverpool. A well butit but inexpensive ehapol has been erected At Watson on the east sido of the Black River, oppo- site Lowville, N. ¥. It i@ pot qaue Anished, but is fas ured and filed at the Bishop's recent visitation, cost i# less than $1,000, George W. Benjamin, formerly of New Haven, Une sconpted tho wsiistant chapluiney of St, Pauls Ameriven church 1p Kote, Italy. Yue three central windows ‘in the chancel in the new Trinity church, Boston (Phillips Brooks’), are to be dedicated to (ke memories of Bishop Parker, Bishop Aburn and tho Rev, Dr. John & J, Garden The church 18 Wo opeved ior diving serve Febraary 11. the Rov. Chartes 3, Barber bus heen appoiated mis- fionury at Tuniiton rnd Middlewowa, Obto, Tue Bey. WD. W. Coso wus accopted an appoiawment | | | | | | membery of the Presbyt | should be kept us stated supply, notwithstanding the j braska . Ail these | as missionary in charge of St. Paul's, Greenville, Ohio, to take effect on the first Sunday in Marel. The Rev. J. HM. H, DeMlilie bas accepted thé rector- snip of St. Lake's, Phitpsburg, N. he Roy. E. Livingston Wells has resigned the ree- rinity chureb, Pp. Meado has resigned the charge of the Charch of the Holy lonovents, Baltimore, Md., to take edect April L Rev. dr, Davenport, of Vermont, has accepted a call of the vestry of St. Luke's parish, Church Hill, Queen Anne's county, Va, Or, Vaughan, of the Yemple, ts named as likely to be sno Orst Bishop of frary, Pbillips Brooks is the Lyman Beecher lecturer at the Yale Theological Seminary this year. Rev. Mr. Hefiernan, rector of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, Paterson, has been compelled to re- Sign bis position because of It health. A tow wooks ago the vestry of the Meade Memorial church extended a call to Rew J. J. Sams, of Christ church, Richwwoud, Va, who has accepted aud entered ou sis labors. ONIVERBALIA’ ‘The Universalists have held a wission in the eouth- ern part of Philadelphia tor many years with wavering success They are now trying to reynvenate tt and s0- cure a pastor for it. Dr. 1s of Baltimor preuched there recently, They have completed a Chapel, which opened last Sunday tor religious wor- ship. It will seat 400 persons. The Bleocker street Universalist churcn of this city is looking for a location between Fourteenth street and twenty-third street on which to build. They have remuiued, they think, in their present location long enough and they feel the necessity for a change now, Yhey will keep on the west side of the city. ‘The society, having voted to move recoutly, at once started a building fund, The Universalisis of Chiton Springs, N. Y., bave been presented with a building Jot tor & parsonage by Coionc! £. B, Dewey, one of heir number, 2 A correspondent asks what benefit or use was con- ferred on man by the graut—within certain limita- tiona—-of w [ree will, oxcopt as a schoolmaster to teach man anexperience? {f man was utterly controlled in all bis woral dutics he would consequently have no responsibility--would be mere automaton, The great I Atn cannot possibly be subject to laws, or be controlled iu any manner, Ifa human being bas the power—-which hv bas—to closo bis eyes, and thus not ceive or know what passes sround him, cannot od Himself exercise at least a similar power in regard to Himself? BAPTIST. Rev. J. K. Howell has received a unanimous call to pastorate of the church at Kinston, N, C,, and has accepted is, Rey. H. M. Sanders gave the hand of fellowship oa Sunday to oight persons, baptized within the mouth into the fellowship of the Yonkers church, ‘two had Deen previously baptizea by the pastor, ‘There are five colored Baptist churches in Nashville, Tenn, Inthe largest of these a mamberstip of over 1,200 is reportea, They have nearly completed a meeting house, wr the State House, at u cost of probably $20,000, Rev. L. D. Robinson has resigned at Franklin, Ind, Twelve converts have recently been added by immer- sion to Rey. Frederick Evans’ church, at Fraukiin, V’a., and the religious iuterest increases, The Baptists of Ohio have contributed $216,214 to the joreign missions of the Baptist churches, aud sent out fourteen missionaries. The Free or Oven Communion Baptists have but ono ehurch in New York. [t is situated on Tweaty-nintn Street, and seems to be ulso free of bund, for it is free of debt and hag $30,000 10 hand. Kev. N. L. Rowell is the pastor of this fourisning flock. Rev. J. B. Van Housen, a district missionary of the State Convention, has been holding a meeting at Acra, Greene county, N.Y. Thirty persous requested prayer, and most of them are hopeiully converted. The Rev. Mr, Stratton has resigned his charge at Roseile, near Newark, N. J. Dre. Howard Malcolm, the Secretary of the Baptist Historical Society, is 1 his seventy-niuth year, bat vigorous and hearty as ever, tist Cotvention, and he is now laboring to secure aa endowment fund for the Histori®al societ; The Rev. H. G. De Witt, evangelist, 1s now laboring with the Berean Wapsist church, Philadelphia, with very marked religious success, Rey, T. U. Lincoln died at Briugetou, N. J., on Saturday, 20th inst., aged aixty-eight yeurs. f The First Baptist church, Philadelphia, have just added $1,000 to the salary of their pastor, The Rev, Waiter Cuttall, of Berwick, Pu, has been called 10 Madison, Pa., and accepted.’ Professor Richard 3, James, M. D., of Hillsdale Col- | lege, has decided to return to pastoral work, und ac- cr ‘the call of the Baptist church, at Clayton, Mich, Cc. J, Jones bas resigned the charge of the Blockiey church, Philadelphis, Pa., and ,preaches bis Jast sermon to-day. He goes to Providence, R. 1 The Rev, C, H, James has accepted call to Skane- atelos, N. Y. He has recently closed # successiul pastorate at Schonevus, PRESBYTRRIAN, ‘The Rev. W. W. Newell, D. U., has resigned the pas- torate of Eighty-fourth street Presbyterian church, in | this city, to devote himself to literary pursuits And Rev. H. H. Blair bas been called from labor in the Charles street United Presbyterian church, of this city, to reward and rest oo high, Mr. William D. Mosman, a licentiate of the Cougre- gational church aud a professor in Biddle Institute, N. C., bas been ordained as un evangelist in the Presby- terian church and 4 missionary among the treedmen, ‘The college has at present ninety students, Rey, E.G. Lawrenee, of Brooklyn, bas recetved a cordial aud unanimous call from the Presbyterian church of Moriches, N. Y. Rov. George Morrison, who was censured by the Pres- bytery of Baltimore tor making charges against Rev. Mr. Shryock and tailing to sustain them, bas appealed | trom the decision of the ee to the Synod. ‘the Rev, Isaac W. Davenport, of Hairisvarg, V’a., bas been calied to the Plane street Presbyterian churca, Newark, N. J.. ahd accepted the sume. The Rev. A. W. Pitzer, of Washington, D. C., has received the hon- orary degree of Doctor of Divinity trom Arkansas College. The Itev, James W. Hillman, of the Presbytery of Brooklyn, a graduate of the Union Theological Sem- inary, has accepted a call to the church of Morris Plating. The Rev, Hugh McNeil Camming, ot London (son of the venorablo Crown Court pastor), having become d satised with the Established Church of England, hus entered the London Presbytery. A Presbyterian church composed of twenty mem- bers, all Mexicans, ts something of & novelty. Such a church has beet organized by the Rev. J. M. Roberts, at Taos, New Mexico. In the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian church, Rev. Dr. Burchard’s, twenty persons wero received into the charch the last communion Sabbath, the moat of whom have been recently converted, ‘The Presbytery of Monmoath tras organized a new church with tifty-nine members at Engtishtown, N. J. Most of the members come tromthe Tennent con, gation, and with a good edifice which the new has purchased, it promises to become self-suppor at once, Rev. Mr. McKelvey 1s conducting & series of pro- tracted meetings in Westfield, N. J. It is announced that mombers uf the Presbytery of Elizabeth will take turns preaching in Westield this winter, ‘Yne friends of Rev. Mr. McKelvey have just pub- Hsted a large edition of “The Westileld Church Case,” #0 called, being a review of the action of the General Assembly and the various procoedings of the minority fore the higher judicatortes of the church. sembly deeided with great unanimity against Mr. Mo Kolvey’s remaining in the Westfield pulpit, and en- Joined the lower courts to dissolve the relation as soon ‘as practicable, Tne Synod of Now Jorsey hax three times declared agatost the relauon. The *:C: now published memorializes the Presbytery beth with great earnestness, that Mr. McKelvey is 1 in contempt while acting as supply for the Westfield church, and urges that several of the most prominent 'y assured his triends that ry The “Case” also, through the comiuittee expresses the belief that the Assembly's decision 98 null and void, and doubts the constitution. ality of the requirement that the jower i dissolve the the pastoral relation of Mr. Me tho congregation of Westfield. ROMAN CATHOLIO. The Rev. Richard J. Barry, ot Jamaica Plain, has been assigned Lo the pastorate of the church at Wess Ruxbury, Muss, Ker. Father Flerle, tle esteomed assistant pastor of St. Vineeut de Puul’s Chureb, Deiroi, bas veen ap- pointed pastor of St. Mary’s Cuureb, Marshall, vico tev. D. Cailert, Rev. Father Brucke, assistant pastor of St. Auguatine’s Church, Kalamazoo, bas been irans- ferred to the postition leit vacant by the apporntment of the Rev. F ir Fierie, Six priests the Archdiocese of Pulladetpbia died during the past year. Two priests of that diocese have boon elevated to the episcopate ut Hartiord and of Ne- sea have, however, been in purt supplied by orainations during Lhe year, A new Catholic Church Baws been opened for servico at Grindstone Island, N Rov. Micbael Burus, recently ordainod 2% Montreal, has bect uppoimted assistant pastor in the Romau Catholic Church at Norwalk, Venn. Rev. Father G. M. Frain, who accompanied Mgr. Perche, of New Orleans, in bis travels iv Europe, bas been apporuted by Pope Pius IX, Chaplain of Houor | relute of the housebold of His Holiness. Holy Fatbor has appointed Vather Bollig, a Jesuit, keeper of ttre Vatican library. Hoe 1s the iirst Jesuit’who has ever Giled the office, Usually, some preiate conspicuous for learning has been selected tor the position, which ts looked upon as a stepping-stono tw wcardipalate. Father Bollig spoaks filty-tive lan- guages, and 16 a fit successor of tbe celebrated linguist Cardinal Mezzoiuntt, who once held the office, whom Byron styled ‘a walking polyglot” The Rev. A. Damen. 8. J., of Chicago, accompanied by tive ovher Jesuit Fathers, will open'a mission ut St. Francw de Sales Charch, Boston Migblands, to-day. The mission will last two weeks Father Dainen will commence a mission ut St. Pateick's Church, New ur | lewus, on the 17th of next moath, MevHoDieT, Very many and sce iapor luce at the wext meeting of the fork Bast Conlerences in the traueter of pastors, For lostance, Dr. Cuapm , New York, wil return to St, Joha’echurch, Broskiyn, and br, Ware rea, who now ministers there will be transferred to Philadelphs In the meantime Dr. Hatdeld, of Philadelphia, ts talked of for Seventh avenue cuureh, I tyn, whose preseut pastor, Key. Emery J. Hayes, will go vo Baltimore, and Dr, Tiffaay, of Cuieago, will core to St Paul's church, New York. } The Kev. W, H. Mickles, now of Forty-thied street church, has been invited (o Lexington avenuy church, New York, aud be ts to be suecueded in Forty-auird street by Rev. Mr. Gregory, of Bedford street chareh, who im turn will be followed by Rev. J. M. King, of St John's church, Filty-third aireot, New York, if the programme is carried out by the Bishep and his cabinet, The Rey, R. & Putney, of highteenth street Mothodiet Episcopal chureh, Brooklyn, 18 booked tor Carrod P a) rk church, in {Nd same City, as tho successor of Rev. W. Bow dish. io Rev, J. HM. Stansbury, of Reid avenue church, is to succeed Rev, Joun Lickineou in Tompkins avenue, He ts the tounder of the New York Stato Bap. | | YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. | our friends. | restoration of our shattered Commouwealth, | | a Duilet was sent by Hebrew hands tuto | service to-day t ' | | | 090 | 1,000 | Nom. Wilsou and wile to stephen Ei. Browne... 90,000 Manhattan st.. «, w., nud Biuckberry alley, irregular; Jolin Lang und wite vo Jamon Baird 8,000 Loxiugto 470 ts, of BO | Rich Dall and wife to 2,000 | Lexingign av.,¢. 8, 47.05 ft sof 3 | Bil Harley aud hustand to Ki | bull, . 5.497 | Nortu ot., und wife to ducob New / . 8,000 Sherif st. ¢. &., fen. of Doinnces, 25x10; Jacob Fors aud wile to Funn 17,000 | 1st ates. 8. 150 ft. w, of Loe Wilkte to Philip B. Neville au3 | 144th st, ms, 120 few. of Lith L, Gormund and b: Now. lyn, and Rev. PF. W. Ware, of Greene avenue, is cf for the succession iu Reid Avenue ehureh, while the Rev. Mr. Hotlines, of Cypress Hills, 18 said to be the coming man for Greene avenue church, Sands street church, Brooklyn, bas called aud ex- Brook talked outhport, Coun, to take | pect toreveive the Kev. Lindsay Parker, of Ansonta, Conn., onc of the most promising young men ofthe Couterence, and South Second street churen, Ke De, hope to havo the Roy, John Varker, of Warren street cburch, as their pastor for the next year H ‘The Rey. C, M. Gifin’s health 1s tailing, and he will Probably rest for « year, or takea little country church and thus leave First piace open tor some good mau to il, Uhere are bail a score of old preachers who have Tosted lor 4 year, waiting to resume work next April, aud more than 4 score of candidates ready to seek ad- mission to the coulerencea TEMPLE EMANUEL, DR, GOTTHEIL AS AN AMERICAN, “The stand which the Jews have taken tn this country and intend to kecp’? was the subject of Dr, Gottheil’a discourse at Temple Emanuel yesterday morning. He selected his text from Psalms—“Yrust in the Lard and do good, so sbait thou dwell in the Jana, and verily thou shalt be fed,” &c. Not long ago, said the speaker, the report was spread that Hebrew capitalists in Europe had offered Turkey to cede to them Palestine in exchange tor the bonds they held, and thus to relieve the Porte of hor financial embarrassment If there was any truth at all im tnat rumor we way bo sure of one thing, and that is, that the Proposal was made irom mercantile, not trom religious motives; that ite object was remuneration and security of invesiments, not tho restoration of the Temple or the ingathering of the Jews. Hardly had that report died away wheu there came another canard, With u somewhat mysterious air about it This time tis no longer a question whetner Valestine shall be restored, No, sue is actually being repeoplod, Never betore since the dispersion was there such an influx. We aro, of course, uguin unable to say whether there {# any foundation for that statement, But what we do. know 18 this, that the rush is no part of any scheme for founding a Hebrew State, That the ptigritns are prov. bly seeking safety from the persecutions of Eastern Christianity under the more benevolent rules of Mo- hammedauism, or are driven from taer homes by the hard times, is 4 probable theory, Does the Israelite of to-day stil cberish the hope of returning to his ap- costral home’? Our foea say yes, and so say many of | ‘The former, because it is the only weapon lett them to dispute the ground wo havo gained by proving ua aliens sull and insincere in our professions of patriotisia, The latter, because their belief in the advent of the millennium necessitates the return, Thus we owe to ourselves and others to speak our Mind on that subject. ‘The supposition that the Jews Joug lor a return to Palestine rests upon the assump | ton that wo ure still a mation, Men speak to this day | ofthe “Hebrew nation” as thoagh the national boud | did still exist and as though wo were still only in exile; us though our innermost hope was still riveted to the | Very recontly Christian clergyman io St. Louis treated of us tn his pulpit utter that fashion, 1s it not curious that people shail bave a rationality thrust upon them, when they give the most uamistakabdle | proots, both in word and deed, of their identity with | the nation of their birth or adoption, Go to every public school in this country and ask the Hebrew dron what they are, If you tells you “Lam not an 1 wil yield the point at once, But us there are people who never learn a new truth | and nover forget an old untruth, and those excellent men, the missionaries to the Jews, and their dupes needs must foster the delusion, we may as well stoup, say, deliberately stoop to forget our dignity by declaring once inore, with all emphasis, that there does exist no such thing as a Hebrew nation; that it expired at Bethar when Bar-cochlw and tis 'revolu- tionary armies were trampled uader the hoof of the Roman conquerer in the second century. We are a religious community of independent con- gregations, a3 are the various Christian churches; but we are of the people and with ihe people, Many Nevrev hearts during the late civil war, and nobody ever thought of charging the brave men that fought and fell with treachery to their own particular nationality. But if we have long since ceased to be a nation, what tm this world cau make us banker after a country of our own’ Yet {t 1s vastly understating the case to thut we are one with the peoples of the eurth, are 80, socially, intellectually, morally, observe the Scriptural stitute, man-made Sunda; votions in Hebrew; muiptain customs that appear “strange, and have still a flavor of Orientalism about them, must {t therefore be supposed that we breathe AD atmospaere of our own, and know nothing of all the mighty problems that agitate the world and tcel nothing of tho throes that agonize mankind? ST. TERESA’S MISSION. | ‘This ts the last Sunday of the mission at St, Teresa's Roman Catholic church, Rutgers and Henry streets, | Thousands have availed themselves of the religious priviloges peculiar to this awakening of the Catholic community on the east side of the city. The untiring energy of Rev. M. C. O'Farrell, pastor of St. Teresa’s | church, bears good (rutt, At the half-past ten o'clock Rev. Father Coghlan, 8, J., will proach & coutroversial sermon. His sermon on the query, | Is one Church as good as another?” uttracted 2,000 visitors last Thursday evening. The solemn pontilical diessing will be bestowed upon the congregation at to- day’s high mags, The mission will close on Tuesday jo one that | leatinian,”? lama ry Because wo Savoath instead of its sub- | evening. REAL ESTATE. The following sales.were effected at the Real Estate Exchango yesterday :— V. K, Stevenson, Jr., sold, by order of the Court of Common Pleas, in toreciusure, W. S. heily referee, two lots together in size 51.2x76.6, on First avenue, soucbeast corner of Eighty-tirst street, to J. H. Boystide for $8,000 and §7,500 respectively, subject to w mortgage of $3,000, which covers another lot. | A. J, Bleecker & Son sold, by order of the Court of Common Pleas, in foreciosure, F. W. Loew reteree, a house, with jot 20x83, on First avenue, cast side, 162.2 feet north of Seventy-filth street, to C. L. Mannen- kamp for $4,500, Lous Memer sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclose, Ambrose Howell refereo, ® house, with Jease of lot 20x100.5, on Kast Forty-sixth street, north side, 180 feet cast of Fifth avenue (ground rent $1,200 per annum), to Jobn T. Daly for $10,100. Also o house, with lease of lot 20x74. 6x20x76, on Kast Fitty- wixth street, north side, 473 feet east of First aveuue, to Peter Goviet, plainulf, tor $4,100, Also a house, with lease of lot 20x68, 7x20x70.1, on Bast Fifty. Stroct, Horth side, 63 leet east of First avenue, to samo for $4,000,’ Also a house, with lease of ‘lot 20x70. 1x20x08.1, on East Fitty-sixth street, 573 feet east of First avenue, to samo for $4,100, Also a house, | with lease of lot 20x85, 6x20. 0% x67.1%, on East Filty- sixth street, north side, $v feet east of First avenue, to same for $4,000, ~ TRANSFERS. Sth av., i ft, 9, of BOUL at, 2046 Devoe und others to Cutharine A, Ferris... Bth at, 5.807. f1. ©, of av B, 44.5N07, Vrederick’ und wife to Carl oft 18,000 | vad. w. nor Prascott av, *, Gantz and wife to Walter H. Gr Nom. 196. fw. of ad . Horton to Addison Hr 2,060 th w. of Pitt s6. i Wil:iam Buhl 19,000 | Meary Lk | 1,00 | 4 ann Kerxel 1,500 | TO at. mw, 249 fle. of Bd ay., 20102. Mayer and wite to Patrick MeQaade. Slat wt. m6, 8G) tte. of ilth av., 20x1005 'o Marwaret Dooley P 175 th. w. of Let | | t, Ww. ol to John 5. Young . ot Ist ay, 201. ox85; ‘ ak 105th ah, mew, Watson wo Haunah a ow, Horton e. of W. MORTGAGKS. Davis, Samael ik and wife, to Horace K, Thurber, Colloxe av., corner of Concord (3d ward) 1,079 790 1.900 1,000 2,00 4,000 0 ‘ + 1,000 Konnedy, David and wit iony Wallach, ee LOU st, w, of 2d av | & montnn seeyeee 8,000 anaeain, Lorene oe end husba to Max 8 Ut Ath Bt. eof 3,460 totweou tad wird ibd st Binith, Jobn B, and wite, Udth'st., between Leb and Lith Wicks, Phomas and wite, Tat at, w. of Fordian & 2,400 of | and | Ume past. | the walls of the great barn-like bailding. | porter’s ear ax WHERE THE HOMELESS SLEEP. ‘ “Don’t be so fresh, young fellow; just take your time,” was the pointed rebuke of the doorkeeper of the “Shiiob Rest’’ to a Hexacy reporter who strove in the line of applicants for lodging on a recent night, and where professional instincts had led him to attempt a bit of bull-dozing to get ahead ofhis compotitors in the ranks, Tue reproof was suilicient, even had it not been coupled with the mysterious threat of relegating him to the company of the ‘nine o’clocks,"’ and was aseffectual ’s 4 returning board in repressing Mia ambition for the untramelled exercise of the rights of American citizenship. A desire for a more intimate view of the way of life of aportion of bis fellow creatures than could otherwise be obtained had. in- daved the reporter to joi their ranks in the “Shiloh Rest” for a night. ‘The lator institution, be it known to the uine-teuths of the community who know not how the other tenth of their neighbors—the ab- jectly poor—live, is a true ssylum for that sel- dom pitied but often truly deserving clas— the able-bodied destitute of & great city, and is @ praiseworthy charity. in every respect. Tho building is in the oid Shiloh African Methoaist Episco- pal church, at the corner of Prince and diarion ; streets, Being vacated by the colored congregation it Was rented and fitted up for its present use about a year ago by a well known retirea merchant of thia city, who supplies the {unds for its maintenance, but. refuses to allow his namo to be publicly known in con- noction with it. The courtesy of the superintendent gave the reporter the privilege of selecting the posi- tion of Lis couch, The basement, with its eighty-six bunks, was too strongly suggestive of the Morgue, or of a long row of coffingy lacking only the lid and foot. board. The galleries, and what was once the domain of the colored choir, is tho most comfortable aad choicest division of the dormitory, and is the resert of the moneyd portion of the Aabitués, wn cents nightly being required from each occupant, while the rest of the building 13 iree tu all On a yooa behaviour tenure, The pew seats, fifty-six iy number, have been sawed out and filled in with comfortable hammocks. Ma tues of the house presenting thomselves before wine o'clock are given the preference. Alter that hour they must wke their chances with new Seldom is it, however, thatany one presenting of being roully deserving 18 turned away. Some sortote “shakedown? will be found tor him, and he i not urually bard to sauisty. in tho basemeut the reporter lingered about the “drying room.” In the dormitory talking, if allowed at ail, 18 carried on in a low tone. DRY RAMEN. {n the former, however, where twenty-four men, are allowed each night the privilege of washing their clothes, exch being furnished with a tuy, plenty ot soap aud hot waler and facilities for drying his selsta suit, conversation 18 unrestricted, and there is amply opportunity tor observing the moral ay well as the physical make up of the patrons of the institution, As might be supposed, the genus tramp 18 well repre- sented, though chat a large proportion of the appli cunts are most deserving of the aid extended teri is readily evident, On the entrance of the reporter the tramps, who were the predominating element in vice, if not in numbers, were holding a sort of experience meeting, aud loudly and gicefully narrated the bapy mishaps of the last campaign on the road, The details of their poverty, the abjectness of their necessities, a story which the honest inechamd beside'them could uot reveal iw his own care witnous reluctance and shamelacedness, even iv the sympa- thizang of charity, Were hugely humorous mattera 1n the eyes of these graceless Gypsies. Plenty of rain, plenty of tobaceo, enoagh food to sutisty the cravings ot hunger, a place of aholler to craw! intoat night and—a htlle more ruw aud tobacco, all without money and without work—such was about the result of their Ife experience as to the requirements of existence on this planet—the sum total of human needs aud human happiness, One of them, who, by bis vagabond airl- ness, recalled Mr, Pickwick's coinpanion in the debt- or’s prison, the “Zephyr,” claimed the reporter as @ fellow-cralt, gave him a highly embellished suake of the hand, addressed bim as “Pety,” and ingested on having met bim on the road in Peunsytvania last sea- son, “You was fing it’ to Delaware, peuch- pickin’,”” said be, nd my partwer were going to Philadeiphia to see the Centenutal. We all three stopped at an old Quaker’s, on the State road, back of Kennett square. Putus iu the barn, usade as chop wood in the morning jor our breakfast. Fed us on rusty bacoa, wush aud sorghum. Remember? Lb just exactly put a goose egg on the old plum’s she- Vang, 80 as the boys ‘I give tt the goby.” And. the fellow jooked as though be felt thai be bad taken @ severe revenge on the old Quaker 1 depriving Lim o the visitatious of coning tramps. ‘Yet the tnajority of the group, and, as the reporter's observation extended, of the inmates of the house were of a different stamjn Men who had seon better days, skilied mechuales, un able to obtain the opportunity to utilize their skill, broken down merchants, clerks out of employment, even the learned professions were represented, aud these, abashed by their position, shruak from obsere vation and hesitated at conversation. A SORROWFUL PICTURE. A few, however, were jound willing to \mpart inething of their history when judiciousiy approached One ofthese, a man about suirty, with an exceedingly Intelligent, though haggard aod careworn face, had been @ clerk’ on an excellent sulary in Boston, "Sickness had deprived hun of bis situation and exhausted every resource, Unable t¢ tind employment there, like thousands of ovbors, he had deilted to the metropolis, only to moet with worse luck. ‘Two months hud passed, and in spite of every endeavor he was DO wearer success than beiore, He was homeless, iriendiess, penniless, balf starved, io that dreariest of places (o one in his situation—a groat city. His wife ana child were scarcely keeping body and soul together on the scanty subsiatence furaishud vy her needle in distant Boston. He had at last lost all hope, and looked the piciure of despair, “Read that,” said he, It was a letter irom his wife, written in a aelicate, ladylike hand, and siriving, with true wifely courage, to impart to her absent protector the bope she evidently did bot herseil feel “Alle is such @ deur, good, little boy,” it said, “and tries 30 to be company for me, To-day, when f felt particularly weary 4, bo. came add laid his little hana on my nd said, ‘What makes you worry, mamma? ¢ going to papa soon, aren't we, mamma?” The broken man repeated the last words ‘alter the reporter with a baif choked sob and added, “Yes, but not in this world.'’ The reporter vainly endeavoreu to cheer him up, offered him what little assistance he could and promised to tind those who would interest themselves in his case aud aid him. He could not awaken his in- terest or arouse him from the numbing lethargy of hopelessness which bad succeeded his outburst of leeling. And stich 1s but one Life history among many, Probably the sequel w:!l be an wurecoghized corpse at the Morgue and a brief newspaper paracrapn, while in a distant city mother and child await the long looked for summons to meet “p nly the merciful death angel will bring. In fact, there was much food for reflection and stimulus for the sympathtes in con- templating (his incongruous gathering, with its strangs iding of buman hves, human passions and huma Merings, atSmiloh Rest,” within sight of bright, busy Broadway, aud within sound of the roar of the great thoroughlare, almost confronting its throngs, to | Whom its phases of human lite would be a revelation ol another existence as novel os the glimpses afforded us of another world by the Kiraify genil. PEW LETTING, A LA MODK. Imbibing the equality and fratcrany sentiment of the place, the reporter selected one of the downstai ss powss for lis couch, Here the sleeper has the sott side Of the plank ouly, and has usually a companion on the floor beneath him, euch being supplied with a wooden pillow. Hix siveping apartment Lad been # most elig- ible pew, frouting Lue pulpit and close to the “mourn | er’s vench,’”’ about which the pious enthusiasm of the colored brethren aud sisters Was wont to crystallize in The occupant mused, but could not Sieop. ‘Tho situation was a novel one. By scores they flocked in, poor homeless ones, their illy-clad, shriv- elied frames expanding in the gevial warmth thrown out by two huge, blazing stoves. The uttendanta flitted silently about, allotting the new comers to their places, their lanterns, the only hghts in the house, playing fantastic tricks of ight and sundow aluwart the faces of the sleepers along the aisies und adown @ supers intendent, seated in the puipit once occupied by the colored shepherd, Rhadamauthus like directed tho distribation of the weary, sieep-hungry souls us they entered [rom the outer World. A plxcard on the wall Desought gentlemen not to spit in the pew informed those whom it might concern that Bary buttous, thread and needles could be procured oo applicauon at headquarters; a third announced that for two cents one could obtain below stairs in the morning as much “mush’? as oue could possibly eat, and a {rightfully scedy gentleman wito claimed to have commanded a regiment of [linois cavalry throughout the war, and to have been broveted a general for dis- tuguished services, bagged a chew of tobacco and detatied to the reporter the story of bis downtall, “It n’t rum, sir, No, sir; that vever stood in my way, It was the panic of '7%, Jay Cooke and the rest ot Only for that——” the tones of the evlonel’s voice grew monotonous, even musical, to the re y Viended with ghostly echoes of fervid African melody and tropical eloquence, uod—- the #1% o'clock reverle of the saperintendent startied the thvestigutoF into such sudden activity that he plauted his heavily shod feet squarely into the back of a sleeper on the floor Veneath nim. He hastened to apologize, but the disturbed tndividual only drawied | out mechuntoally, ‘black um,” and roiled over for another nap. POST OFFICE AFFAIRS, " sat stonmers Wdparting from this eity yestors ‘arried out upwat £50,000 lotters and 156 bags of newspapers. Ameng'the vessels were the City of Merida, whose mat! wadvery light. uring the past week 14,504 money orders were paid in the money order divigion, aggregating $12 305 Postwastor’s dratts, representing $117,150 i0, were paid on lotters of credit aveount; surplus money or. der funds trom postmasters to the amount of $256,908 wore recoived and duposited, AN ALLEGED KLEP?iUMANIAC, Sarah Austin, of No, 421 Hast Forty-sixth street, « book canvasser, was arratgned at the Harlem Potico Court yesterday and beld for examination on a ohare of stealing a gold wateh and chain aud a gold pivee, all of ths jue of g8U, The property belonged to Amel Westervelt, of No, 160 Bast 120th street, and was stolen while Miss Austin was trying to sell tooka The accused Is respectabiy counect Iriends who were mm coart asked lor an examination, claiming to be able to show. that Miss Austin Was & kleptotoaniae, ‘Tho property was fouad in her possess «+ 1,000 | ston when arrested,