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5 a a MANNA FOR SINNERS. Pulpit Food Distributed Yesterday to Famishing Souls. GREED Vs. GODLINESS. Dr. Hall on Why Rich Men Foar the Church. A Refuge Never Closed—The God of the Mis- erable—A Cure for Doctors. CONDUCT A TEST OF CREED. 2G URES | CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES. | HOW TO BE PERFECTLY SATE—SERMON BY THE REY. DR, HEPWORTH, “pray for me to-day, sir,” was the unusual request addressed to Mr. Licpworth frora the midst of his congregation yesterday morning as he rose to present his customary petition to the Almighty. Mr. Hep- worth answered simply, “Yes, sirj'? and in the prayer that followed offered a fervent supplication for ‘qhe stranger within our gates.” Mr, Hepworth se- jected his text {rom the,second epistle of St. Paul to | Timouny, iv., 16-17, At the time of the writing of this text St. Paul, ho said, was an aged man—wns borne down, not only by the heavy weight of yeur but by the heavier weight of a sad experienc ‘According to his own words ho tad jought a good fight, bo had flaished his course, and he had kept, | in the midst of every confict, the faith, and was sure | that there was laid up for him a crown of righteous. ness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, should give him at tbat day; and then, remembering that not only he but others were in the conflict, he added, that this | crown of righteousness was not for him only, but also for all those who loved the appearing of the Lord, UNCKRTAINTY OF LIFK. ‘This letter was written to a young man, Timothy, who was in the first flush of early manhood. He was | rash and impulsive, and needed the vridle which just juch a iwan as St Paul could pat into bis mouth, and in these two letters Paul wrote to bim there aro | golden words of advice, said Mr. Hepworth, whose Application is not contiued to Timothy, but may be | used by us and incorporated in our daily lives with | advantage. Truths are declared which we ought to tlelend; statements are made which bave been proven jrue by the experieuce of 1,800 years. St. Paul suid to Timothy, first of ‘all, ‘Uhat there aro very Jew things in shia ile that can be depended upon, that there aro net many strong tound- sh to build, One canuot trust to the | limple merits of what he utters for its success, she world 1s governed by fashion in its thoughts and feel- 48; nothing is eo sacred Uhut tasbion does nol throw pyer is the helpiulness or burtiuiness 01 its shatowy | presence, Bul, again, ® ian caunot depend, says the | Inspired writer, r We | lead a very chang whieh is our howe retains the same aspe tow days or weeks, or monthsat most Sy and it passes hke a dream, and ere we have liad ome to think summer 1s at band, and whon we have toiled through the heat fora little there comes the first irost viautuina, The crops are gathered ito our barns, and, alinost before the lust sheaf is placed under cover, Saviour in you, satd Mr. Beecher in conclusion; love Him, trast Him, aud remember that that which you she now is buta feeble indication of what is to come, When you stand face to face with Him you will be like a man Who, baving never been out of his litle gard: arate trangported by magic into the raz “ MASONIC TEMPLE. CREED AND CONDUCT—SERMON SY BEV. 0. B. YROTHINGHAM. My subject, said Mr, Frothingham yesterday morn- ing, 18 “Creed and Conduct,” More distinctly stated, it is a new greed and tae conduct that naturally flows from it, In all the universally accepted doctrines conduct is the test of creed, It has not always been 80. Quite the contrary. Hitherto the rule bas been to test creed, not by conduct, but by faith. The object of religion has been, not to make this world better, but to make the other world hoher; not io sanctity men here, but to save men hereafter, Religion was supposed to exert a miraculous power over men and fit thein forafuture state, This doctrive has bee credited so far that indifference toward men has been frankly taught, Teachers have proclaimed that it made but very little diflerence what was the conduct of meu he low. They pardoned sins and raid that life was Very abort and precarious, and that the future was the only work to consider on the part of rational berncs Now, when a famet millionaire nears the close of bis life, by a few weeks of chitdiiken: jones for 8 the past eighty years of his hard, unseliish life, It is declared by many tbat creed bas no influence whatever npoa conduct; thut it makes very little dif ference to a man’s bebavior What be thinks; that all men behaye in w certain way whether one be Koman | Catholte or German Protestant. ‘The men on "Change you that a Jew is just as reliable as a Chris- itarian and Trinitarian are, there op a 1 practical world recognizes no distinction of behef, ‘This is true to a certam extent, It may bo true of individuals; it is certainly true superficially that a man’s condnct does not always conform to his creed, ior a man May bold a very bud creed and yet be u very good man. The mass of Individuals will tind | their lives moulded by their opinions, Every grout creed has its own type of conduct, The creed of Moaammedaniam has its type of conduct, the creed of Confucius has tts type, the creed of Judaism its peou- Har type. There isa typo of conduct belonging to Ro- inunism ana Protestanusm, though the two are widely apart. It is not theretoro true that creed has no influ. euceon conduct. Protestantism has beon in the world 300 yeurs, It could show as noble men and lovely, consecrated. women as ever existed on the tace of tue planet. It bad produced instances of fortitude, taith, devotion to high ideals, that had never beon gur- passed. When it was first founded Romanism pre- | dicted its failure and stigmatized it as ruinous to re- ligion, It had falsified the prediction utterly. BROOKLYN ‘TABERNACLE. THE MEDICAL PROYESSION—SERMON BY THE REV. T, DE WITT TALMAGE. Mr. Talmage continued his series of sermons to the various professions and occupations yesterday by preaching on the medical projession, His text was Il, Chronicies, xvi, 12-13--'*And Asa in tho nine and thirtieth your of bis reign was diseused in his foot, until bis diseave was excceding great; yet in his diseuse he sought not tothe Lord, but to the physicians, And Asa slept with bis fathers,” Here is King Asa with the gout, said Mr, Talmage. High living and. | want of exercise have vitiated his feet, and my text presents hign with influmed and bandagoa feet seated ou an ottoman, In detiance of God, whom ho hated, he sends to certain conjurors or quacks. They come and give nim all sorts of potions and panaceas; they biced him, they sweat him, they manipulate him, they plaster him, they scarify bim, they drug him, they cub him, they kill him, ‘And Asa slept with bis athers””— that is, the doctors killed him, In this sharp and graphic way the Bivle sets forth the truth that you have no right to shut God out trom the realm of phar- macy and therapeutics, The world wants divinely .di- rected physicians, ‘There ure a great many such. Tho diplomas received from the Long Island College Hospi- tal, the New York Acudemy ot Medicine, the Philadel, NEW YORK we out of our window to see that white | Secua’ bial lpus dropped during ‘the Hite | phlu Medical College or the institutions of London or night | upon the earth, Paris are as nothing compared with the diploma these To-day the sun shines, to-morrow we | iu seo it, Yes, everything is fuil of chinze | pyygicians receive from the Head Physician of tho that we have anything to do with. A man stands, perhaps, in the pride und glory of physical health, and | yet have we not jearned that health cannot be de- pended upon? We are told in Hoiy Writ that the pestilence walks nut only under the shades of night, Dut also at nounday, Danger is in the wir we breathe } and we know it nok No man knows that he will re- | lum posbession of the wondrous gift of gocd health. | ‘Voeday 4 giupt, and, alas! to-morrow ou the bier, | Those who are Weakest bend like a willow and death | Epures them, while those who are strong snap like a | bit of glass when death comes. We huve no power to | keep ourselves where we ure to-day, breturen. It all | rests with God, We are or we are not, as Ho wills. It is some oue’s turn to lay aside mortality every day. | [t will be your turn and mine some time; when neither you nor I cun tell. CONSOLATIONS OF THK TRUE CHRISTIAN i And yet there is something in the universe that bas | never yet fuled, That wondrous something struck | the chains from the limbs of au ensiaved people in Egypt. 1his wondrous something can never deceive; 1 Will ulways Jead, always protect us. You ask me what itis? 1 can toll you where 1t 18 more easily than I can tell you woat itis, Go with me through | the ages of the past. We will buila a bridge over the centuries and sland im the tnperial city of Rome. Go with ine into the arepa, Of on yonder side is a hon; heur his rour, for he has been kept trom food tor three | days and he ts hungry; and then lovk yonder, and see kneeling on the sand & woman—somebody's mother, Yomebouy’s child, Worgs have come to her i a dream; she hag slept and seen a vision; Christ and | His crosa have become hers; und when she woke tho | temple of paganisin faded hike a dreutn, and betore | her was the Muster with His wounded bands and | ic, He bath promised Ler eternal tite, and she bas | boleved Him, and because she beheved Him she 18 | there and that Jion is tuere, The Romau slave unboited | the gate and with one spring the lion dusbes into the | ar ‘At last, maddened by bunger, ne sees the woman. One spring and the 1 claws are in he Hlesu. We want wings to se ux go above danger and watch ly ing to God; there are teurs ia her ¢ —perhaps she | has bubes at home—but home'aud babes are nothing, and Christ is everything. is dead, with a smile on buy. A moment longer and she her lips which money cannot | Brethren, the power that made that sinile 18 eternal something of which 1 would speak to you. not tell you What it is, but you can see for your- what ican do. Come this morning, aud trust. 38 the things thatare transient put your faiih in things that will last, und all shall go well with you to: day, und when the great to morrow comes God will | keep His promise, and we shail be redeemed trom our sins and stand around the throne singing, ‘Holy! holy! holy! Lord God of Zion, forever aud ever |”? PLYMOUTH CHURCH. CHRIST PECULIAR TO EVERY CHRISTIAN —SER- MON BY HENKY WARD B ER. Plymouth church was crowdea as usuai yesterday, a largo proportion of those present being evidently trom the West, probubly business men who have come to New York to make their aunnal spring purchases, bringing their tamiies along. Mr, Beecher followed up the thread of his discourse on the previous Sunday, and contended tor freedom in spiritual matters trom | the thralls of theologiaus and self-constituted ccclesi- | Astical dictators. | §n every age ot the world, he said, there has been a Class of men Who associate themselves to take care of | God and of the moral government, and who have an impression that ali things on earth depend upon their wisdom, discretion and administravion, und they sit in tho various councils, synaxoguos, temples, churches and institutions of various kinds with imperial © i sciences for themselves and for other men, teaching | with aathority, not simply with tbe autiiority which | wrath has in itel{ of making itselt plan wo bonest minds, but with an authority that preseribe % commpands, enforces, And this is not of Dor of Judea nor of 2,000 years ayo, but wx much of to-day as of any other time; and to all such porsons | Uhe question is not “What is trae?” not Shall the i errors which are mixed witb all burman thought, and | purs, With others, be brushed away with the coming | fight??? They do not ask with the spirit of litte Children, “How shail we teach betier und per ond purer??? with gratitude for any vow cong, whether | bl grativude of kuowiedge, that suall enable them to be wiser of better, And they, hold, iv respect to their bystem, that tt is not only true in part or some truth, | but that itis ‘the’? truth, and that they are its sure | goyors, and thet w resists them re tht whoever brings though they tay be, Christ was adisturver, H with the preelamation, heaven 1 at hand.” in @on on the Mont, all the truth that bad been Feceived up to that time was epitomized; Lut 2 | scarcely beyoud that, Like the wise teacher that ins With the alphabet aud works toward the encycio- dia, not taking that first, & Worked. At first was looked upon by te 5 d the Pharisees as great genius and as ‘a valuable tan if we can only et Him into harness;’’ but when Christ would have | hone of tocir formalities to sinite with, of the spirit, they ¢ wan that was loosen) #et aside by the lower © erning Claes jor another reason at “class for still oLner reasons, t was no evidence, Sr the disciples thought Jesus to Oxon, Pbey hid # Vague participation of the a Jewish noun t us a great prophet come to de- Jiver His people, But that He stood at the contre of | the solar system of woral iniluences, that Ho was Goa in the Hes the; not believe, There were traces, bowever, that 5 and Martha discerned the dvian element. ‘There Was no one way, Mr. Beecher said, of Christ, The {Jerusalem had tweive gate, he who gots 10 at any gato is 1p, and need not ¢ tne other So it was jo spiritual things, Some camo | rough puilesophy; some through hope or | John came to the knowledge of Ohrist | In one way and I’ever inanother. Christ was peculiar | to every man, because He was to every man As the dat ter saw Him. Mion lust io thay faith Rettig chat ministry was usbered in en, for the kingdom ot ar, Se tue in the living sense of the | | with aaivated mouths, curse the d | for did calomel and jalap. | Christim, decaus | tun aseluimess, | nwn’s untyerse on the day when he sald to them, “Go and cust out the devils und open the blind eyes and unstop the deaf ears, DIVINITY AND MEDICINE MEET. Men of the medical profession we often meet in the bome of distress; we clasp bands across the cradle of ugonized intancy ; We join hands where the paroxysm of gric! demands an avouyue as well as a prayer; wo do Hot bave to ciunb over any barrier to-day in order to greet each other, lor vur professions are tu tull sym- pathy. You, doctor, are our trst und lust earthly iriend; you Stand at the gates of life waca we enter | the world and you stand at the gates of death when we go out of it, We don’t meet to-day, as on other days, in the house of isiress. As in the norse- ries sometimes children re-enact alt the scenes of the the pacient aud 1 the physician, and to take my pre- scription, Jt shall be a tone, a disiniectant, a siima- Junt and an anodyne at the same time, CHMIST THE HEALER. In the first place, 1 think ail physicians should be Christians, Because of the debt ol gratitude they owe to God for the bovor He has put upon their cating. Christ Himself was not ouly a God but a physician, and under His mild power auricuiar and optic pervos were lilled With wound ana sight, the roaming maniac be- came as placid a8 a child aud the streets of Jerusalem | were turued into a hospital, crowded with convales- cent Victims of casualty and disease, Sir Astley Cooper and Driscom aud Mott, of the generation just | past, hovored God and fought back death with their keeu scalpels. If we Want to understand what the modical proieséion has done for, the insane let us look | into tne dungeous where Ube poor creatures used to be Incarcerated, chaimed to the wall im ill-ventiated rooiIns—the worst culamity of the race visited with the very worst punfshment, [hen go aud look at the 1n- sane wsylums of Utica and Kirkbride’s, sofued, well ven- tiated and lighted and supphed with hbraries. Look at the great seancr, of waoin 1t is said that in bis lites time be saved more lives than all the battles of any ove century destroyed, HEAVENLY CHLOROFORM, Blessed be Jumes Y. Simp-ou, the first who used chioroiorm as an anwstbetic! No more do parents stand by their suffering child trying to getaway from the barsh inewruments. ‘The little child goes to sleep, and after the operation wakes up and says, ‘Father, whats the matter? what is the doctor hero to-day | for?” Ob, blessed be God for Simpson and the heaven descende. wercies of chioroiorm! The meds cul profession steps into the coart root ufier contend. | ing Witnesses have lett everything im a tog, and by | chermical analysis decides everything, aiding another honor to medical Jari udence. The monuments at + Greenwood and Laurel Hull are silent witnesses of many physicians who have fallen victims in their efforts to suodue Asiatic cholera, ‘The doctors have advised ven- Uiation, sewerage, draining und fumigation aguinet the contagious diseases 80 successtully that when these dis- cages come the general cry 18 “Clean your syreets!’” and then cull on God for heip. What has this profes- sion not done for man’s longevity? Once there was such # feartul subtraction trom the human lite that there was prospect o1 the race ceasing in a few con- turies, Adam started with a whole eternity of exist- cence betore him, It was cut down by bis descendants tirst to 400 years, then 400, then 100, and finally the average longevity of the human race was only iitteen | years, But since the sixteenth century this avorage has been raised by the medical profession irom | vighteeu years to forty-tour years, and will continue | to rise until at last the words of the prophet will be fultiied— The child shall die at 100 yeurs.”? The most bewutilul phase of the medicul proiession has deen brought to the poor. A poor,woman comes out ol a Lenewent house to the dispevsary and wiwraps the rogs (rom her babe, all covered with ulcers and sores, | and over that ctnid bends the coliected wisdom of the ages from Aiscuiapiis down to last week’s autopsy. BAWHONE SORROWS. | Avother reason why inedical men ought to be Christians 18 because there are many cases Where they need Christian solace, They have no Sabbath. Mer- | | chants and busivess men cannot afford to be sick dure | ing the week, and so they purse themselves up with jozenges and Borebound candy until Sabbath comes, ana then they say they mnst have adoctor, Then a | puysician is annoyed by a@ person’s coming too late, | alter Death has dug a ditch clean around tho patient, Then the any who blame the doctors because go inany people dic. Thea a physician musi bear with | ail the whims and faglt- of shattered nerves and boclouded brains ot «i more especially of men “ho never know how to be graceluliy, and, | tor, “giving him | nis duo, ws they éay—about the ouly dues ne col- lees. Phe last’ bill that is ever paid is the doctor's. I so incongriods tor a man with ruddy cheeks and joy fee to be bothered with a bitl charging bin A pbysicin inust always bear up against us have resorted 4 arink and hav Others have | ) God Jor sympathy and help aud have lived. . the medical inen ought to be Christians be- nee there are prolessional exigencies 9 which they uged God. The next dose of medicine will decide oF not that happy home will be broken ap. God help the doctor! betWeen five drops and ten drops may ve the question of Ite or death, Under such Circumstances the physicieu needs not so much the cousuliation of one of his own cailing as that of God, who strung the perves and built the ves | swung the Criméun tide through the urteries. hot mean to say that piety will make up for medical skill, ‘The physicion cau pray and work at the sane lime, Lis alin that sentence, Do the best we can and God will help ne, ‘ibe physician ought to be a he hag such a wide fleld for Curis. You appear wo be the voice of Heaven right away when he {8 called. oyances man to thetr setthe Old Dr De Witt told me, in his jast duys:—"l always present the religion of Jesus Christ to my pationta and tind 1 alinoet = wiways—acesptable.” "Phere ure several — silnes in which you will not mita elergyman to the siek bed, and then that | Jarhidiness will depend on’ you, O blessed | you if you can kneel down und say, “Oh Lord, | sould bo cure this man’s body and nitto thee bis poor suflering soul! Open paradise s departing spirit!” some | from a patient's contagious fever tbe doctor comes home. He ts too weak to lake the diagomisis of nts owncomplaint, He has written bis last preseripsion In two or three days hi front window last pang. Patients will come to thi 1d look out ‘at the passing hearse, but on the other si of tho river of death he meets so ot hw pat! ure forever cu And the Old Physician of heaven, with locks whiter than snow, according to apocalyptic vision, wil! come out and say, *Come in, come in, for 1 was sick and you visited me.’? CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY, Gop'’s LOVE FOR MANKIND--SEBMON BY REY. DR, CHAPIN. The fitteenth chapter of Luke, said Dr. Chapin, contains three parables, and these parabies represent the Gospel view of the rolations betweon God aod man. ‘There are other views of these relations. There is the physiological view, in which, if God is mentioned at all, it is simply as the Creator or First C: aud man is regarded merely as one link in the series of the ani- mal kingdom, Again, there 1s the philosophical view, that discerns man as an intellectual nt, allied with the Infinite Mind which ho moro or | apprehends, Those views may be right, 80 tar as they go, but they ure not complete. Muan’s experience reveals more in- timate and more vital relations, Tho Gospel view rep. resents nan as @ being of spiritual capacities, neoding help and guidan morally endowed, yet imperfect and sintul, God is not merely the Creator, He isthe In finite Mind, sustaining toward mau closer and more personal tions, and who, in bis immeasuruble con descension and love, seeks the lost. The world, to mankind, is a world of possibilities—a world of bidden secrets; and man’s highest aim Is always to discern something new. Christianity 14 the unvoiling of God; the exhibition of bis love for the world. Man stumbles along through the world in the mero idea of a revelu- tion, and cannot fully believe in !ts existence, But a an who dves not believe in revelation cannot trust hbimsett; if be cannot trust bimself ne cannot expect others to trust him, Thore are three points im which God’s action toward the world may be judged fairly 5 the G | teaches us the distinctions shown in the divine seeking, the divino appreciation aad spiritual sympathy. God is reprosented in the parable from Luke as seeking man; God in Christ goes out after his wandering children, and he will acek until he finds tho sinner and brings him home, In no place better than in the Bible do we fod sin in all its deformity; it is clothed in proper garments and its effect 1s shown in all the teachings, There are teachings which unmistakably tell us that the love of God for the world is not to be characterized the human looking up toward the divine, but it ia the divine LS oy down toward the human and giving us something to live for und to hope for, There can be no money yalue put upon love; thero can be no esti- mute made ol the love for the lost sheep as shown in the parable, Woe all know what money will do; we all know how men will sock and seek for it until it is found, braving all danger searching lor the precious gold ih the dark and dangerous mine and sweepiag all shores and seas in the search jor it But love, the greatest power of all, the periect love, as that of God for His creatures, which casteth out all fear, governs all things, [tinvests with sanctity and holy affection evon the most distorted slupes, and we can make no choice of the sheep within the fold, Gon’s VALUATION OF UB, When, yoars ago, in England, x grand old estate was burned, the rich, grand and titled owner was found braving death among the flery brands, searcuing, not for his geins, but for a smull casket, Which beld what were to him bis treusures—-the toys of his dead child. ‘So God vaiues us all; so he will search and seck till he finds the erring sinuer, . There are men in the world who liugh ut tho idea of honor, and who, when ono who belore bas Jed an uoimpeuchavle, untarnished lite, fails, will laughingly say :—"I told you #0; ho would come to it at last,” There are men who smils and seem glad when an erring Woman sins and falls, Sin 18 convalescent an may o jostled trom its sockets by the very rumblings of damnation, The over. powering strength of sin muy cause its very downtail, and the love which God gives us, as the semblunce of Himself, is the ruling power alter all, Itis a consolation that we may not lose, that, as the tears of the prodigal fell among the husks, theré was love beyond all others for the wanderer; and Chris: tlanity, a8 the revelation of God's goodness, is the embodiment of the love thut never will forsuke us. Quoting Dickens, when poor Poggotty says, ‘+DIl search and search the world over ull I fina my darling,” Dr, Chapin applied the language of the great bovelist to the practical illustration of his sub- ject. God will take the irst step, and God first loved the world, As the wandering sheep lost amid the mountains is sought for and recovered, so, 1n God's wisdom and His goodness, He stoops down upon the world and calls the erring home. ALL SOULS’ CHURCH, MAN 48 THE CHIND OF GOD—SERMON BY THE REY. DR. BELLOWS. Rey. Dr, Henry W. Bellows preached yesterday morning, in All Souls’ church, on “The Divinity of Human Nature, or Mea the Sons of God.” His text was taken from the First Kpistle of Jonn, third verse, He said man was the child of God, and not inerely a creation, as were the birds, fishes and other objects that people the earth, The Pautbersts claim that every. thing 1s in God and God in everything, but they might | 4s goon assert that the sun above, which regulates the movements of tho lesser planets, bad no other part than that to perform, or would be exhausted im its work or lose its power if the other planets should cense to exist, as to claim that God has no creative power beyond what Ho hus already brought into lite. ‘The materialists and potlosoplors of the day laugh at the idea of man being remted to Ged, or of bearing hisCreator’s image. ‘How presumptuous,” is their lan- guage, “to believe that man, this apish person, this puny creature should raise himsell so far above Lis sphere and claim to be of God.” But God’s only begotten Son came on earth, became a man, showed how perfect this human lite could be mude and ieft us a tirm foundation jor our belie! 1p our spiritual descent from Him, Iv might be objectod that we are tinite and God infinite, and that there cannot be any communion be- tween two such beings. Our knowledge 1s limited, our intelligence 18 bot perfect, we cannot reach the highest pois in goodness, wisdom or any of the attributes; but we ure spiritually infinite, we do not die, but, from our Father, we derive our immortality, and, while-we do not comprehend, we can appreciate Him. Newton's maid cuuld not appreciate the greatness of her master’s mind por the power of his reasoning, but she know he hed, wnd she was an immortal being us well as the great logtci: Milton’s daughter could not fully understand the beauty ana strength of the works and wonders of the great poet, but she was of his blood and possessed many of his qualities. Soin the case of a wife wedded to u talent: jan; she may not follow his sayings with that interest and apprecia- tion that bis educated friends give to them, but she can be of comfort to him when they fail; she knows how to soothe him, to love bim, and to win bis fove tn re- turn. so ina lar higher manner is it with God and us, His children, We may not koow Him thoroughly, but that we do know He {sand that we aro of His divine image is a well established fact, FATHER EVEN OF THE SINFUL. We see about us the sin stamed, the cruel hearted, the man of biood, the creature of wickeduess, the proud, the promoter of discord, the instigator of wal the dealer to human merchandise, the (Mel, the mu derer and the drunkard; we are appalled ut the sight of these lowest types of .bumanity, and we pause at the question presented to our minds, “Can these, too, be of the image of the Almighty, and are they num- bered, also, among His children’’? And tho auswer we give “Yea, U yes;” the lowor depths of our na- ture show how depraved we cau mako ourselves, and serve but as a.most striking contrast to the lile led by Clirist; the first—the triumph of the flesh, the degrada- tion of man, the basest state to which we can tall; the tatter—a type of our abilities, the picture we can approach if we p re ant the bright und great ideal which appeals tous to act and be as it was thought and hoped we should, ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, SEBMON BY FATHER FARLEY. Rev. Father Farley preached the sermon at the High Mass in the Cathedral yesterday, taking bis text {rom the gospel for the day, Matthew, xx., 1-16, The lessons of this parable, said the reverend gentleman, speuk to us eloquently of the love, mercy and devotion of God for men’s souls, Perhaps of all the blessed parables this speaks more than any other of God’s mercy. He comes to as at every period of life boseeching us to enjoy His service, which {s one of joy and happiness, In the be- ginning, before noon has dawned, through baptism the Invitation 38 given, and, as soon Ax thought takes shape in our mind and wo are able to recognize God and dis- tinguish evi from good, in loving tnvitation He calls us to choose the rough though better path of holiness and avoid tho glittering, fascinating, though fatal, avenues ofsin, His patience never wearies and His love never gTOWS less, Dut negiect on our part 1 sure to bring on @ sad disease, a blindness of the soul, that terrible disorder which makes man al:ke indiferont to the t.r- rors-of hell and the glorious hopes of heaven, God's merey can never bo limited, but man's hardness of heurt may drive him from it and prevent him trom accepting it. At every hour Ils arms are wyde open ; evon at the eleventh hour, when the sands of life are slipping away, if with truo repentance he turns ty Gou, He wil accept even the dregs of his ite and grant him the boon ot heaven. Let ine content myselt here by appealing to all within my bearing, if you have suffered yoursetves to become blinded by sin, immediately, in God's sight, to appeal for mercy, and when the first opportunity occurs to go to the pricst of God and make confession of sins and receive Gou’s avsolation, May God grant us alt pureness of hear meckness of spirit and a determination to lead a holy life, STANDARD HALL. THE INFLUENO’S OF RELIGION--DISCOURSE BY PRO'ESSOR ADLER, “Tho inherent evils of our system of government,” said Professor Adler at Standard Hall, yesterday morn- ing, “are calenlated to Gil our minds with just alarm, It isa well known fact that unscrupulous mon rive to po- Bitions of power with greater euse now than ever be. fore, Ut benoves us to inquire what are the safeguards of our Republic-to test the sirength of the cables that moor our ship of State to its proper place of safety. Or all the safeguards we have religion muy be considored, for the alleviation of human pain All the sympa thies or the neighborhood wil be aroused and” there | ers that he may be comforted tm bis | erted a powerful influence upon . will bo many pra perhaps, the most important, ft has at all times ex- ‘the Amerioun mind. PO, NT EOS RA SE EN a eS RE ey aT SE Te Ey Pen OeN RDPB So Wane Kater awry yon “MONDAY, JANUARY 29. 1877. Strangers ore surprised at this, and people 40 Fadical in their politics can in their religious creeds, Th which red. there is a trait in American character which is on- sentially inclined toward religious ideas. Immortal- ity isthe foundation of theircreea; and men who do Bot believe yet accept form from one reason or another, is mach insincerity inthe American worship. Even the utterances ip the pulpits show bow strong are the adverse arguments of the new ideal The same teachings are given forth in the pul , an it the world pad not changed in 4 GREAT DANGER. ‘ Professor Adler io ‘spoke of the ae of gain which as 80 potent an influenge upon the present genor- ion, “It would be absurd,” sald be, “to refuse to mit the noble utility of wealth us means to goodly ends, But bow if the means becom: rs. Can it be overcome i means, by humanity a culture that we most need? Culture is har- monious development ofall our faculties,” 8ST.’ TERESA’S CHURCH. THE DAY OF JUDGMENT--SERMON BY BEY. ¥ATHER COGHLAN ON THE LAST JUDGMENT, The Jesuit fathers who bave conducted the mission describe it as being eminently successful. Several thousand persons availed themselves of the sacraments of the Church, At the balf-past ten o'clock services yestorday Rev. Father Coghlan, 8. J., prencbed upon the last judg- mont, He read the gospel of the day from St, xxiv., 15, He selected for his text the words:-—“‘And then shall appear the sign of the 3on of Man in heaven; and then siall ali the tribes of the earth mourn; and they ghall sce the Son of Man con ing in the clouds of heaven with great power and | muajenty.’? The reverend preacher depicted the horrors and blessings of the last day, when Christ wili come in all His majosty to judge the whole of mankind, He cau- tioned his hearers to prepare for that eventful occa- sion. It was in their own bands whether they should be there among the righteous or the wicked, The Chureh points out, be gaid, the right path to be fol- lowed, so the goal’so much ‘desired might be reached by all. Christ had shed the last drop of His blood tor our salvation, and we could bi nobody but ourscivos to blame if we received the jadgmont of condemnation ut the last day, Wives would then be sepurated frown their husbands, lathers from their sons, others from their daughters, and thua all family ties sundered tor- ever. Those who obeyed the law would be carried in triumph to Heaven, while the wicked sinner would de- scend to everlasting fire, This was the mandate of God, and there could be no appoal from ite terrible consequences. Father Coghlan concluded with a vivid picture of the terriblo sufferings which must be en- dured by the unconverted at the Jast judgment. FIFTH AV. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE PUNISHMENT OF GEHAZI'S SIN—SERMON BY REV, DR, BALL, The Rey. Dr. Joun Hall preached eloquently from the lesson found in the filth ‘ehapter of the book of Kings, which tells how the Hebrew Gehuzi’s covetousness was punished by visiting upon him and his seed forever the curse of leprosy. Dr. Hall commenced by reviewing that portion of the chapter which recites the return of Naaman alter he had, by Kltsha’s direction, washed himself in the river Jordan seven times and had be- come cleansed of bis leprosy, Then he appeared to much better advantage, When he began to enjoy the fresh sensations of health it was only natural that he should like to hasten to his wife and family. But ho felt there was a duty for him to do first—his practical acknowledgment of the great boon the prophet bad granied him. He wished to give a testimonial of his appreciation, but it was relused, for the prophet would have him know that the gifts of God aro not to be bought and sold; his grace is free toall, Then when Nauman wished to get two mules’ burden of the eurth to take away with him that he might worsbip the Lord upon it, and subsequently, when he asked pardon ‘if in tho luture he should go into the heuse of Rimmon and bow down there, Eleba was silent for good reasons. He wished Naaman to work out his own salvation. To have advised and counselled at that time might rather have checked than advanced the purposes of Nauman. He knew that of itgell God’s grace gives men strength, In those days, us in these, there were soe men who are eager re- ligtonists but bad men, whose creed is a narrow set- tarianism, and in ais light the prophet did not wish to appear. The servant Gehuzi thought to improve the time for his material advancement, and when Naamun Jett he toliowed, and asked of him ove talent and two changes of garments for each of two sons of tho prophet, whom, he said, had arrived. He got the moaey ‘and the prophet punizhed him .with leprosy. KASY DOWNWARD STEPS. ‘The character of Gebazi should be studied by all who are in the employ ot others.” The fuuits of such bogin in small ways, They commence by appropriating what they find lying about, and their second step is to make things lie about so they can find them. ‘The prescher knew of no more rapid and certain process of demoralization than that of making men oke out incomes by the aid of perquisites. He then went from small to great and came tinally to the cor- ruption in the halls of government. Men should be paid au adequate compensation for their efforts bon- ‘eatly directed in any sphere, and then should be held to astrict accountubility. If left to themselves to di termine what that compensation should be it would be | impossible to say where the avarice und covetousness of some Would stop, Men may go on for a long timo in peculation, but at Jast their sins will come to light. God sees it all, bat He 14 patient, because He is eternal, For his offence the punishment of leprosy was visited upon Gehazi, and in our day a Hguraitve leprosy often follows riches. Sins are generally found in sets,’ the preacher sald, aud ono transgression introduces many of its tribe, Cuvetousness, the first sin of Gehazi, led to ites and deceit as it does to-day, The love of woney ruly the root of evil, even in to make its way in a sordid world. The ‘bleeding?’ of rich men in churches the preacher denounced as oqually wicked with Mammon worship itself. He be- Hevea that some rich men halted at the door of many achurch fearing to enter lest they sbould be mado subjects of too frequent exaction, ‘There was no doubt that much good could be done with money in the Church, but there were better and more accepta- ble tributes to the throne of God—the tributes of res- cued souls rendered back to heaven and tho eflorts of earnest worshippers to rescue fallen and comfort the aillicted. FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. CHRIST'S PRAYER FOR B18 MURDERERS—SERMON BY REV. DR. ARMITAGE. The Rev. Dr. Armitago, at the Fifth avenue Baptist church, in West Forty-sixth street, chose for bis sub- ject yesterday morning, ‘Jesus Praying for His Murderers.”? He illustrated in this prayer (‘*Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.) the very spirit and essence of tho faith and religion of love as opposed to the re- ligion of hatred and, revenge of the heathen ages that preceded Christ. How to listen to a man expend- ing bis dying broath in prayer for his marderers w. what tnis world had never acen or heard before. No wonder that when meditating upon this marvel in the Rousseau should exclaim, ‘if Socrates lived and died like a sage, Jesus of Nazareth lived and died ko a Gou.?? Lseize hold of this prayer, sald Dr. Armitage, ag an attestation of the divinity of Christ's religion. No man bas yet attered such sublime precepts of morality ‘as those which Jesus uttered in His Sermon on the Mount, ‘Ye heard that it was said, T shalt love thy neighbor and shalt hate thine enemy. But 1 say to you, love your enemies and pray for (hose who per- secute you!’? The divinity of the precept is seen in that It commands the whole piay of the afflictions, ‘This prayer is a vindication of His own innocence, and itis an utterance of deeper concern for the salvation of His enemies than of the vindication even of His own inocence, While they were actually putting Him to death, and that in the most malignant manner, He seems to eel the injury which they did to their own souls more than that they did to Himself, und to forget His own anguish in a supreme concern for their salvation. This prayer (or His own murderers 18 grand, then, for hopo that ‘all manuer of sin ana Diasphemy may be forgiven unto men!" and an couragement to all sinners to repent and confess and sock salvation in Jesus Christ LITTLE ONES SINGING. SERVICE OF SONG AT THE FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDOSTRY, A service of song was held in the hall of the Five Points House of Industry yeeterday afternoon. Nearly 300 boys and girls, inciuding those Hving In the homo and anomber from outside, fied into the hall and took their places on the platform, The exercises were opened by singing one verse of the doxology “Pratse God, {rom whom all blessings flow,” to the tano of Old Hundred. After this came a recitation by all of the Apostles’ Creed, and then followed a number of hyimus aud Sunday school tunes, which wore exceedingly well sung. Everything was loarned by heart, and the cbil- dren showed that they had been well and patiently trained, The Lord’s Prayer and the Ten Command- iments were recited, and a Scriptural psalm was alter. ‘nately read by the Superintendentand reciied by the children—that 14, the Superintendent would read one verse and the children recite the next. Both in the singing aud the recitations the girls showed themselves more proficient thau the boys Everything was done in the utmost order, and tne children arose from their seats and sat down again, turned round and went through other movements at given signals from the piano, After the exercises were big piece ol gingerbread, Their healthy appearance and happy faces betokened good cute on the part of their protectors, A large number of visitors were present, and during the exercises a collection was taken up. money, tvod or clotning would be thankfully received. The work and ovght to be encouraged, the very churches, and it is hard for the truth of God | religion and philosophy of the Uid World the infidel | over the children marched into the supper room, when | they received a large slice of bread, acup of mk and a | The Superintendent announced that donations of ive oma Hoase of Tydustry ts doing a good | f fIUs Ix. : THE PROPOSED CELSBRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POPE'S ELEVATION TO THE EPISCOPATE—CABDINAL M'CLOSKEY’S APPEAL, At St. Patrick’s Cathedral yesterday Rev. Father Farley, secretary to Cardinal McCloskey, announced that he had two circulars to read in relution to the Holy Father:—On the 21st of May, said he, it will be fifty years since the Holy Father bocame a bishop. So long a period et service im this high position Is a rare occurrence; indeed no other Pope bus bad this privilege, In consideration of the peculiar circum- stances of the case a number of noble families of Rome conceived the idea of holdiug a grand an! reary in the Holy City on that day, to which the entire Catholic world should be invited. Accordingly a formal invita- tion was issued, which I will vow read:— ‘THR ROMANS? APPEAL. Roms, May 21, 1876. anotber event of deep interest will take ith the august person of His Holi- ‘The 2ls. May, 1877, will be the of his elevation to the diguity of vine Providence seems to have 10 Connecti Pope Pius 1X. hb anniversir: Next ye pl iifo, which in this stormy era is indeed the beacon of salvation to the whole Catholic world The Romans, who have the enviable privilege of possessing within their walls the person of this august Pontift, re re- soived to make an app:al to all Catholics ip every part of the world to unite in celebrating an event fraught with such interesting memories. A commitice hax been formed for this purpose. They invite all those who belong to the Catholic Chureh to concur by sending wuch prosents or offeriugs to the Holy Father as will be acceptable to him, May neither distance por any other difficulty, press wh obstacle to the zeal of Catholics, but tay they vie with one another in coun- terbuiancing, as far as lies tn their power, the offorts ot the wicked, who take such active part in flerce combat now waging agaipet the Church of Jesus Christ. In order that the Father of the faithiul may op that day buve the consolation of being surrounded by his children from all parts of the world the under- signed committee beg that « deputation may be sent irom each country as its representatives on this ausptoious occasion ; also that the signatures of those who take part in this offering be sent in time to have them bound in the album which on that same day will be presented to His Holiness. So many prools of devotion and affection are being offered every day to the Vicar of Jesus Christ that the members of Roman committee entertain great Lopes and almost a certainty tbat thd present appeal will find a generous echo in the hearts of all Catholhes throaghont the world, for which reason thay even now offer up their thanks to the Most High. 1 will also read the letter from His Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop of New York in relation to this subject :— THR CARDINAL'S CIRCULAR, 218 MabIsON AVENUR, New York, Jan. 23, isiz } Reverexp Dear Sin—In sending you the circular which you will iud enclosed I beg to accompany it with tne request that you will bring {t to the notice of your congregation at tho several masses on the rst Sunday alter its reception, and that you will invite, at the sume time, their generous co-operation in the good work which has been inaugurated and is already iu active progress both in Europe and iv this country, I doubt not that all wiil bo happy to unite, acoord- ing tu their means, with their Catholic brethren in presenting a worthy testimonial of their filial homage and affection to our Most Holy Father on his golden jubilee or fiitieth auniversury of his episcopate, which will be on th of pext May. The occasivn will bo truly a memorable one. His Holiness on that day, God granting it, will see himself surrounded by a numerous array of faithful children, representing various portions of the Christian wortd, who will be the beurers to bim of the warm congratulations ond loving sympathies of their brethren tw the faith, and will lay ut his feet the offerings of thousands of generous hands and grateful hearts. Levus hope that our archdiocese will not bo wanting in the ftultilment of its part It is hardly necessary for me to ask, said Father Far- ley, after reading the address, the hearty sympathy'o this congregation to tho noble object, The Holy Father has led an eventful and checkered career, mixed with blessings and persecutions, Ut bis filty years of episcopate thirty-oue years bave been on the throne of St. Poter, and clouds of gloom have fre- quently gathered about it, Hardly bad he been seated, within two years after he ascended its sacred stops, ere he was compelled to fly from the dignities of his place to avoid assassination, But ho returned to the possession of his ight Lot Several important events have signalized his office In 1862 ne summoned many leading bisnops to the sucred canonization of the glorious martyrs of Japau, but among the splendid and solemn pageants was tne assembling of the bishops \from every quarter of the globe in 1869 to a consulta. ‘tion upon the doctrines of the Catholic Church, At Rome, with Pius 1X. at their head, were morc than 1,000 of the highest dignitaries of the Church, of every race and color, speaking every language, gathered tor a single object, the glory of our holy Church. 1 say, then, that'tt 18-emipontly proper that this religious ca- reer, singularly prolonged und specially eventiul, sbull ve properly recognized on the fiftieth anniversary of his assuming the holy robes of bishop. Next Sunday I will announce the time when the collection shali be taken up for a memorial to His Holiness, also the time when the enrolment will take place of the names which may be inscribed :n the album to be presented at the same time. SPIRITUAL AIR CONDENSERS. “The mode and process of materialization is accom. plished by what is called a condensation of the cle- ments of the atmosphere by the medium condensing them, or accumulating them until they enter into tha, matter in which you see euch other,’’ said Mr. Lyman C. Howe, a spare, bony map, to titty Progressive Spir- itualists at their rcoms yesterday morning. “There are,” he continued, ‘two forms of materialization- One is produced while a spirit stands in your presence, It stands there until the matter drawn from the mosphere is spread over it, and this is culled the reat, ‘The artith centrates a spirit’s ideal and builds it takes the wax and forms the rose, tion of will it 1s not difficult If the elements are at hand, but if the elements are wanting it’s no use.” ‘A lady rose and asked, **How are we to tell the dit- ference between areal and an uoreal spirit? Can they speak or move?” Mr, Howe repliea:—'They cannot spoak or move. Under all circumstances where there 1s a living svirit there is always a form. A spirit can dress in disguise, You are liable to be de- ceived at any time, in the samo way as in this world you are liable to be deceived by your best friend. In a concentra. every part of the body, but It ts fin With the terning hs J of the eyes, hard breathing, twitehingof the masclos and stroking of bis torenead with bis hand which he went througn at the beginnin, of the exercises, Mr, Howe, with a jump, fell back into bis chair, the doxology was sung and the ser- vice was at anend. The I’, 8. have some trouble about rent and other materialistic considerations of tho financial order. SNAKES OR WORMS? ’ HOW THEY LOOKED AND MOVED BEFORE THEY WENT TO WASHINGTON. Quite recontiy, it will be remembered, a rather start- | ting piece of intelligence was flashed over the wires from the good city of Memphis, Tenn., to the effect that the city bad been visited by a shower of suakes, hive, wrigglhng specimens of the genus Ophidia. The reptiles were stated to ¢ descended during a very heavy shower of rain, and to have covered a consider- able space in the city with their squirming numbors, Now, public credulity can just bear a certain amount of strain. It has sustained, from time to time, im- mense tension from the sea serpent, the rumors of | peace in Mexico and statements that New York was to havo rapid transit; but this story about the shower of akes in Mempnis was too much, so the opinion generally prevailed that somebody In that city had deen “having them again.” However, to test matters to the fullest extent Messrs, Reiche & Brothers, naturalists, of this city, de-~ cided to make an effort to secure some of the snakes for the Aquarium, so wrote to one of their customers, Dr. Scherer, of Memphis, for fall particulars, furward- ing bim a copy of the LixkaL» containing the announce. ment. The last named genticman in his reply con- fesses his surprise at hav! od such strange news from New York, as he says none of the Memphis pupers bad said anytuing about it except the Hvening Ledger, Some specimens of the so culled snakes wero taken to the office of that journal onthe Lin, Dr. Scherer tried to obtain some of the "snakes," but found that they had been forwarded to Washington by the Signal Service observer at Memphis, Sergeant McElroy was then requested by the Doctor to give hin a description of the “snakes,’? und ture nished the following particulars concerning their de- scent and general appearan Monday, the 15th inst., opened with rain, About twenty minutes past teu A. M. it began coming down in torrents Irom the southwest; wina quite brisk, velocity being sixteen miles per hour, This very heavy shower lasted some fifteen or twenty minutes. Almost immediatety alter a negro voy called the avo tion of several people to the fact that the sidewalks, gutters, street and yards were covered with long worms (or snakes if you will), crawling 1u every direc: tion, They Were from six to twelve inches long and of the diaineter of an ordinary knitting needic, their color being dark brown or alinost black, They seemed to haye a preat affinity for exch other, as in some places thoy had gathered in masses, and, their move- ments being quite lively, they proseuted quite a disn- greeable appearance, A number were pickea up and putin water, Very lew lived, ason Wednesday I ex- perienced considerable trouble in getting hail « dozen to send on to Washington, DO. Alter being Kept mn bottle for two or three days 1 observed that they be- came much lighter in color, They bad « distinct head and showed a decided repugnance to being handled, Tuesday morning, the 16th, there were stili quite a number of them around, but by evoning they had all disappeared, They did not move like a snake, bat would shove the fore part of the hody abead and draw the balance up in & hoop shape. They would also raise themselves five or six inches in. an upright po 4 ree the | one is that by which the spirit artist cou- | up, us the artist | the case of a genuine materialization the spirit has | 20, county Dublin,’ fireman; Thomas Kewry, county Dublin, fireman; Harry Robinson, 23, 'Y | fireman; Honry Elliott. 23, London, fireman; Bdwa on Vauce, between Gostess and Lauderdale Patch, oritihe en will in all provablity be onal A fonds irom ite office of thé Chiot Signal Oiler ol the army, Washington. It will be seen from the foregoing statement that the makes turn oubto be worms [t 18 SauiNeaahesy. ey know that the press agent at Memphis did not ‘have them,” as some people uncbarit asserted, ‘they could not be considered even to be first cousi snake, the same relationship that might between the “old serpont’’ and the ‘worm dies.” These worms died and were even #0 sensitive as to change color when bottled up. Hencetheconclu- sion must be arrived at that a heavy gale swept the wormy colony from some western brake, and after whirling them for many miles across the country quietly dropped them in Mempbis with au acompany- ing ne shower, much to the disgust of the worms, ne doubt, : THE POOR RELIEF, THE SOUP KITCHEN YESTERDAY. ‘Thore is nothing more joyless on a Sunday than to see poor, hungry wayfarers listlessly parading the streets, but when they meet in crowds, presenting all the varied lincaments of poverty, the sight is very sad indeed. The several degroes of distress to which men may be reduced can be read in the appearance of the throngs gathered around the soap house doors. Yesterday, the Washington Market kitchen was surrounded with these poor, weary men, sevking forthe only meal they can bave until the soup kitchens are opened for them to-day. Women and children were among those poor helpless working- men, reduced to this extreme itution for want of work. Men might be seen in the line of waiters who had evidently seen better days, while of course there were not a few of that class of chronic itinerants who are ever onthe lookont for food without being willin, to labor for it. Mure than the usual number was fe & oe kitchen, as the Fulton Market kitchen wag closed, NEWALK’S HUNGRY—TWELVE THOUSAND PRRe BONS RECEIVING AID. ‘The destitution prevailing at the present time among the families of the unemployed working pcople of Newark, N. J., is greater than has ever been known belore, and js gradually assuming such proportions as seriously to alarm those who have been watching the course of events in that city lately. Indeed, the dis; tress is so widespread that a careful estimate places the total number now. seeking and receiving aid from the Overseer of the Poor and ono or two charitable associations at 15,000, or one out of every eight in acity with a population of 120,000 souls. ‘The sickening spectacle presented almost. hourly at the office of the Overseer of the Poor prob- ably has not been equalled in any of the northera cities during the wiater. People who heretofore have not known want find, themselves beggars, and have been compelled, through the gnawings of hunger, to present themselves xs applicants for the pittance al- lowed by the Common Vounci!. Men, women and chil- dren eagerly fight over bread tickets and rush home- ward to share thoir luck with those in waiting. As but five loaves of bread are allowed to families consisting of from three to six persons, once a week, the gift seems but a mockery of charity, yet the Overseor of the Poor can do no more, as he is limited to his appro- priation of $3,000 per month, and this has to be di- vided up evenly and impartially between 3,000 families or 12,000 persons. iy THM D¥PRESSED TRADES, ‘The great trunk tuctories of Newark, which in times past stood unrivalled in this country, are now in opera+ tion with but one-third their usual complement of hands, ‘The Jewelry manutactortes, which in pumber surpass any of the cities of the Middle, Western and Eastern States, are still in operation, but tho number of men whoearned lucrative sularies is less by over two-thirds, as the empty benches show, and their for- mer occupants may be seen daily standing in kuots on the front sidewalks waiting anxiously for something to turn up,’? but in vain. The hat manufactories, one of the chief industries of thut city, annually affording employment for hundreds of men and girls, have suffered more extensively from the effect of the general gtagnation in busimess thay any other brauch of trade, are now running on half and quarter time, and scores of operatives ar¢ out of work, the major portion also being out of ale most everything else and dependent upon their friends and the Overseer of the Poor for enough food to eus- tain life, The carriage manufacturers aiso suffer with the others in the general depression, a8 this great in- dustry, once the main stay of numerousfHarge Arms and the boast of the city, languishes, and tue trim- mers, painters and blacksmiths are co longer seen at their stations, Trade bas been depressed in this branch tor two yearg, and where in good times be- tween 3,000 and 4,000 vehicles were turned out scarcely 100 is now sent to the market, und the vast majority of workmen await a job, The celluloid establishments, the foundries and other manuiactories each contribuia their shure of tdlo men, showing conclusively that by increasing the appropriation for the destitute now clamoring for the bare necessities et life the city au- thorities would be simply doing a auty they owe to humanity. ‘THE CITIZEN RELIRY MOVEMENT. Thus far but one church—st. Jonc’s Kpiscopal—bas broken the tice, and 1s doing the work Of aiding the poor, A soup kitchen has been ostablished in tho front part of the church, and many of the poverty stricken have becn enubled to purchase a goodly sup- ply of wholesome soup and bread tor stx conts, To the produce dealers and a few humune butchers of Centre Market, however, bolongs the credit of doing the tost work of tho winter, +a week ugo they established the “Contre Market Reliet Association,’’ at No. 24 Com- morce street. The first floor was cleaned, ropaired and thoroughly renovated, aud a huge soup kettle holding thirty gallons was p! din position, and Juck Siph, an old restaurateur, was placed in charge ag chief cook; meat and vegetables were supplied from the market, and on the first day 115 needy persons were supplied with nutritious soup, plenty of bread and a “bunk” of cheese. On tae following day the number of applicants increased to 497, and last Wednesday 1,000 persons applied for and received soup in kettles, ‘The rush therealter became go great that @ policeman was stationed at the door to preserve order, ‘As it was discovered that the indiscriminate giving out of soup was taken advantage of by unprincipled men and women the committee decided to issue tickets, and these were given to police officers and others, who in turu gave them to the de: ing poor, In this manner 6,000 people have been aided and the soup kitchen ‘sull flourishes like a green bay tree. Their tickets, entitling the holder to a quart or more of soup, brea and cheese, are gold on the street at the rate of tnrve cents a ticket, or a puckage containing fifteen for thirt¥-five cents. The Overseer of the Poor receives a eertam number each day, which he distributes among the cullers at his office who are found to de in imme, diate want, Citizens who prefer to aid those who xo- licit alms with sometbing for the stomach in preter. ence to giving money buy the tickets by the package aud hand ,them to all comers. As no suloon keeper will buy them—but, on the contrary, the major portion keep them for gale— that portion of the professional ‘beats’? who heretofore have nade soup tickets a matter of mer- chandise find their occupation gone, and astonish their stomachs at the soup house. The ‘receipts thus tar from the gale of tickets, the benefits given by one or two societies, together with the contributions of a few kindhearted bakers, bave been suflicient to keeg the kitchen in running order. The managers conti dently bope to increase the size ot their place should thoir venture continue to prove as successful us during the tirst week. THE MISSING COLOMBO. The following 18 a list of the craw of tho steamatip Colombo, which sailed trom Hull for New York on ine 3d of December, passed the Lizard on the 6th and was subsequently geen on the 19th of the same mooth by the steamer America, and which hog not since been heard of:—Captain Arn. Laver, 40, of Somerset, Master; W. R, Guthrie, 34, Neweastle, mato; J, D, Wawn, 24, Forreby, second mate, J. A. Steele, 25, Hull, third mate; James Botts, 25, Blako- ney, bontswain; M. Crawley, 42, London,” carpen- ter; 8. Bondison, 42, Hamburg, cook; John Carter, 25,’ Liverpool, second cook; Williain Unient, 32, Leg: horn, steward; J. C, Gray, 16, Sheilield, second ‘stow: ard; ‘William Pitcher, 26," Norfolk, pautryman; Peter Anderson, 26, Patras, lamplighter and A, B; Bde ward Martyn, 42, Trato, A. B.; Josopn Melbourne, Liverpool, A.’ B.; Jobu Bunker, 34, Plymouth, John Davis, 26," Ireiand, A. B.; F France, A. B,; Thomas ‘i Promilion, 17,’ Havre, A. B. ; Thomas Parish, 20, London, A. B. Norway, A. B.; Teodor Hausen, ‘24, Tom Parker, 42, London, A. .; D. G Patrick, engineer; Joun Davies, Granton, 34, second engineer; J. Y, Burrow, 25, veeds, third enginesr; James Atkinson, 35, Louth, ‘fourth’ engineer; Ams ‘Armitage, hull, donkeyman; Patrick’ Bigs, Py orway, A.B. i. Peobles, 46, x ne, Brighton, fireman; Solomon Howard, 1 Norwich, ‘Gremau; W. George, 26, Hull, tireman; George Dawn, 28, Norfolk, treman} Henry Hawkes. Jey, 22, Hall, roman; Robert Bell, 48, Huil, Hremany Honry Stock, 19, York, fireman; ‘Charles Revell, 17° Hull, engineers’ steward; A. 'W. Gotto, 17, Mull, officers’ steward. In a subsequent documont the fot lowing are givon as ‘“ieft behind:’—Patrick Biges, George Davis, Michael Crawley and Kdward Marty, Willian Salt, 35, Cornwall, 1 appeared from the document, went as trimmer, on his tirst voyage, JOHN SIMPKIN’S FUNERAL The funeral of the late Joun Simpkin, of No. 27 Corlears street, took place yesterday. Tho deceased was a member of the Tammany Hall General Commite tee, He was only thirty-seven years of age when h died, In addition to the Tammeny Distriot Committee there were present Alderman Shields, Jobn Gulvin, Aldermau Reilly and many others. The remains { von as though they wore seeking sumo suppork id were conveyed to Greenwood Cemoter, large number of frieuds, schema,