The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1877, Page 11

OO TRINITY SUNDAY. Pulpit Topics in New York and Brooklyn Yesterday. OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS. Mr. Beecher’s Reverence for Pope Pius IX. THE MYSLERY OF CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES, SERMON BY REV. DR. HEPWORTH-—OUR MINIS- TERING SPIRITS—THE ANGELS WHO ARE AROUND US—OUR FRIENDS IN TIME OF NEED, The Church of the Disciples was filled with a large Budience yesterday, who listened to a discourse by Rev. Mr. Hepworth trom the text, Hebrews, xil., 1— “Wherefore seeing we algo are compassed about with 80 great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every ‘Woight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” Tho preacher said:—For a long time I bave wanted to speak to you about a part at least of the work which the angels do under the direction of God. A great Many people fail to comprehend the fact which the Bibie everywhere tells us that we are aided, guided and admonished by angels who are sent to us on loving and ‘ender missions, It is evident to mo that St, Paal A TRIUNE GOD, doleved that the heavens are peopled with im unseen community, who taxe note of yur goings and comings and are interested our success and failure and ail the affairs of our Wes. Weare never alone, There isever a guardian angel at our side—yea, we are compassed about by “a great cloud of witnesses.” Let me adduce a few Mustrations, although | bardly know where to begin, becuuse the ministrations of angels are contem- Poraneous with the beginning of the race, and they will end only when the race is received imto heaven @nd eurth shall cease to be our home. EVIDENCE OF THK ANGEL PRESENCE, If you turn to the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Kings you will fina there a record of Elijah’s flight. Ho had defled Ahab, the King, but he trembled in the Presence of Jezebel, the wily woman, who, by her in- trigues, had ex his fear, and running trom ber juto the wilderness he sat down under a Juniper tree. While there an angel touched him and said, ‘Arise aud eat. And he looked, and, behold, there wes a cake baken on the coals and a cruse of water at his bead, And he did eat and drink, and Iaid him down again."? And the story goes on that the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touched him and svid, ‘Arise and eat; because the Journoy ig too great for thee.” If asain you Wil \urn to Elisha, the great successor of Elijah, you will find another, ana, perhap: You wiil remember that Elist pursued by the enemy. The chances were apparently ‘wil against them, and their capture was certain, The servant was in dismay, not more at nis owo misfor- tune than at the complacent manner in which the prophet viewed the impending danger. At lust the servant remonstrated, and Elisha said:—*There are More withus than you think; fear not.” And then be prayed und said, “Lord, I pray thee, open bis eyes that he may see;” and the Lord opened eyes, and bebola, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of 6 lam 1p saying that the en- viront en are very close to those of earth, and that there is a cotstunt means of communication be- tween those who live in this nether world and these who people the regions of the upper air, Other eves than our own are regarding our lives with interest, and other hearts are beating in Sympathy with our struggics and temptations. hat a blessed thought it is that you and [ can rei bur bands up, and, although wé may not feel the touch pt tl 1s, that the angels can touch us, What a biessed privilege it is to know that when we per lexed and embarrassed, and when the clouds of do- ‘ic affliction gather about us, there are unscen be- ings hovering around and ready to extend holp, that we may fight successiully against theenemy who com. jawed us around about and would overcome us were It not for those who have been sent to our rescue by Him who loves us with # love that is immeasurable, grand and beautilul. THE TESTIMONY OF THR APOSTLES, Let meturn now jor a single moment to the New Testament. In the twelfth chapter of Acts we huve the record of Peter's imprisonment by Herod, Peter ‘Was in a dungeon, with a soldier on either side, There Were manacies on his feet and be was ned to the for. We aro told, however, that “the angel of the Lord came upon him, and « light shined in the prisou; and be smote Peter on the side and raised him Qp, and’his chains fell off trom his hands. And the angel said, Cast thy garment about thee and follow ie; and he went out and followed him, and wist not Mbut it was true which was done by the angel, but ‘hought he saw a vision.”’ He velieved it was only a fream, He believed that ina few minutes He would wake up with bis hands and feet sull chained to the dungeon floor, It is not permitted to see the angel faces v1 those who heip us; but, brethren, 1t is. not more true that Peter was liberated by the ungel of the Lord thuv that angels are by our own sides who are in- terested in our welfare, seut hither that we may win Vievory over the cures and troubles of Iie, It 1s one of the fundamental doctrines of the Old and New Tes- tamenis that God thus he!ps mao. Sometimes He works amiracie, At other times Ho sends His ministering spirits that we may be lifted out of sorrow and be cheered and encouraged and arawn upward, What a biessing it 1s to feel that weare not alone; thut all heaven is on our side; that wherever we yo we are at- tended by God’s angels, who are constantly endeavor- ing to lead us from evil and toward that which 18 good and true, If you will turn tothe ninth chapter of Daniel and the twenty-lret verse you will find these words:— “Yeu, whiles | was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I bad seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swittly, touched me about the ti of the evening oblation,; avd be iniormed me talked with me, aud said, OU, Daniel, lam now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.”” When the three mep were in t fiery turpace was there not another with them? Pray teil me who was the fourth? 1t was the angel of the Lord, some superior being who beld the power of miracte in bis right hand aod who drew the heat from the fire as you would draw poison from a wound. Whata mighty subject this is, breth- ren} May not the ungel be with us bere or at home now? At the risk of wourying your patience I call your attention to still another passage. Im the filth Chapter of Acts, from the seventeenth to the tw verse, you will read:—“Then the bigh priest row and ail they that i their hands on the sposties and pee them in the com-' mou prison. But the angel of the Lord vy uight opened the prison doors and brought them forth, aud said, Go, wand and speak in the temple to the people ull the words of this hg ANGELS ALL AROUND US, 1 might go on indefinitely, ior the subject 1 inex. haustivie, but it is not necessary, Let me, however, cull your attention to two or three uther instances 1D which angols have wade their appearance. You will bot forget that the conceptic rist Was ane nounced to Joseph by an angel, and the name which the child should bear was given beiore He was born, Nor can the world forget the scene ju which the shep- herds tuok so wondrous & part. They were watching their flocks when suddenly un angel appeared velure them and announced the Saviour’s birth, proclaiming A reign of peace as well as of power—peace on earta apd good willto man, Yes, my hearers, the angels everywhere, You do not breathe a wordy think a bhought of do an act but you are helped ur hindered by those you cannot see. We are joint beirs th rist. We can do nothing unless God guides us, and God uses His angels and ministers und Jends (hein to earth to sweeten our tempers, lighten bur burdens wod draw us neurer tw heaven. | Heaven, Iu fact, liew all about us, and when we go hence we Shall not go far, We shull simply puss through the frou door (0 & glory tbut is close at hand, Finaily, there 18 4 passage ol Scriptures which guys “there Is Joy in heaven over oue sinner that repenteth.” These golden words, and, (hough they are bard to appre- Lo, there id a imighiy jogic in them that cannot be eusily resisted, Li there is joy in heaven over repent tsinners, then it must be true thut heave: rect and personal interest in our wellure, tender ties, associations und memories, bearts tha Bre beating in unison with our own, and sympathies that reach us im ali our waiks, It is a wonudertul doctrine; but, because it bas taken an evil Shaye and been prostituted to base uses, it is reason Why we should give up a stern aud glorious . Tbe Bibie 1 full of revelations of (he otber world, and I believe tuat it distinctly S128 the iden that those who bave loved us and gone beture are not so fur way as W uy think, They are so close that bes: / can see us every day and hour. Jesus hus said, “. will apide with you; 1 will send the comforter to you,’ St. Pau bos told us that we are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses, and | fold these docirives around me us my encouragowent. Let us then uli teel that as we go along life's dusty Lighway, and climb its bills, we are not wlone, but Lhut Unseen friends are in our coms pauy, lending Us strenyth, giving us encouraging and belpiug Our fovtsteps as we move toward PLYMOUTH CHURCH, BELATION OF THE SECTS TO CHKISTIANITY— WHY THE PLYMOUTH PASTOR DOES NOT PREACH AGAINST CATHOLICS, Mr, Beecher preachod yeaterday morning to the goual crowded congregation, The subject of his ser pon was Christianity in tts relation to 8. The text welected was the three closing verses of tho third chap. yer of the Furst Epistle of Paulto the Corinthians— vPherefore lot no man glory in men; for alt things are ours, Whether Paul, or Apolios, or Ceohas, or the orld, of life, OF death, oF things present, or things to woo; allare yours,” There is unexplored depth ta jough here for a round of sermons. There is ouly one single point of it that I intend to take up this morning. After referring to the personality that w. inseparable from the teaching of Paul, Apollos and Cophas, and that the consequence of this was that their hearers said, “I take the truth as Paui taught and as Apollos taught and Cephas taught,” ne said ‘that was the beginning o! that glorious history of sects which bas kept the world in lot water ever since. Itis God that lies bebind them—iu ull these teachers—that gives them the power aud the increase, No planting and no watering can give the increase without the power that lies at the back of the instruments. The fival application which Pau! gives is that the truth, accepted by whomsvever preached, is thut to the Chris- tian all things present are bis, whether things present or things to come, LIFE AN UNFOLDING. potice human life goes through an untolding serie: petually, All numan lite 1s work- ing away from material to the spiritual. In each development we rise litiie by little, aud reach God at jast, a8 represented to os through the Lord Jesus Christ, In this development we rise vot only step by step, but each ae we take is in the direction of the right. The child hag # right to broad, butythe child soon learns that be lives not by bread aloue. As ihe child rises to manhood his ideal enlarges and he tue wore coupiex relations of his lie He see ir suvtiety und their intricacy. The moment apy man sees apy great trath be has a right in that truth, A man identifies bimselt with the truth; it becomes part of the emotion, part of i, No mun bas aay right to withhold it irom him. So, then, men aro large in proportion as they come into the knowledge of God and into commanion with God 4im- self, It 1s im this Sense that Paal says, “All things are yours.”? Man bas within him the elements that connect him with every side of the univers nuscent, undeveloped or developed. There arc It you will tak , there. fore, no assignable bounds for mun, either 1p this life or that which is to come. Men are greai, theretore, not by what they aro in themselves, but by associating themselves in all the divine movements aud currents Ol the universe, Hence al! meu that are working for scifishness, for pride, tor the lower life, for the avimal, work away from true greatness, It is not the man, then, who holds these things for material ends that is the great mun. lt is the conception that generates the spiritaal, the ineffable that shall give permauency to the greatness of men, Who, then, comes into Goa’s spirit comes into sympathy with universal being. HOW SKCTS ARE FORMED, If this be so, then we bave a gauze by which we can measure forces and the dangers of sects or the organizations by which men mould themselves into sects. Tbe historic Church has been a Church under the law of tne flesh, The churches do not represent the ineffable, the superpatural, the divine, They buve Rot even the ideal conception. The alabaster may be there, but there ts very little of the precious ointment. If you were to exclude the householi trom the world religion would be beggivg in jess than a generation. Euch sect thinks it is so much nearer right than the other that i thinks i right to warn {ts children of that other sect, If you are going to have a historic church why not go to Ro! at opce? We huve atrue history, say the Romanists. The Congregationalists say if you want liberty come to us. The Prasbyterians say it you want ict government come tc us, The itarians if you waut unity come tous. The sects have all got their own little bit of truth, and they ail say they have the whole of it, Sects that are appropriating und are building up that which is only peculiar to themecives are Dot properly instructed in the text, ‘All things are yours,”’ Neither is there any lorm of worship that L Dave notarghtto. 1 bave never preached a sermon T never intend -boy 1 made a covenunt t I would not quarrel with anybody t in the same direction as imine. that is good in that Charch, in its worsbip, is Christ’s and Christ ie mine, There is ue pilgrim that goes tq Rome to do honor to Pius LX. that will manifesé. more reverenco (more reverence that is sensible) thin I feel towurd Him. Am I to set aside the great Church of the Orient becuuse there are webs of error spun uround 11? Whatever there is ip that Church that # good und true is mine. THiS 18 NOT IMAGINATION, If you say that th’s isa mistuke, that this is imagina- tive preaching, then Lay that 1 tuere is such 4 being as Christ, such s being as God, then there 1s such a thing a8 a spiritual universe, and we ure fitted for it by every door that will shut out sin irom us “There is a rest remaineth for the people of Goa"? There are different organizations, different doctrines, yet there 1s a sense ip which they are one; but it 1a sense which they who support and hold them don’t recognize, . ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, THE MYSTELY O¥,THE TRINITY— DISCOURSE BY VICAR GENERAL QUINN. High mass was celebrated, as usual, at balf-past ten o’clock yesterday morning at St. Patrick’s Roman Cathouc Cathedral before a large congregation. The sermon was preached by Vicar General Quinn, He prefaced his discourse by announcing that on next Sunday, June 3, the fiftieth anniversary of the Pope's episcopate, a ‘Te Deum’? will be chanted by the choir after high mass, All who approached the sacrament of the eucharist on that duy would receive a plenary indulgence. The reverend gentleman then proceeded witn bie dis. course, after reading {rom St. Matthew, xxviii. —'-Go- ing, therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I havo commanded you; and behold 1 am with you all days, even to the consummation of tho world.” This was the record made by the inspired writer of the last words spoken by our Saviour before His ascension [roi Mount Olivet. They were words of great power and great significance, He bad called around Him a few fishermen who had been constituted His aposties, and to them He adaressed those memorable during forty years against Catholics and to do so, words. men bad been His constant com- 8. They vad followed Hii trom hamlet to hamlet, from town to town, throughout the whole of Judea; had been witnesses of His miracles and almost entirely fled trom Him when He was drawn up on the cross otCaivary, Forty days altor this time the aposties were pathered together in fear aud contusion, They followed Christ after the resur- rection. Encouraged and strengthened by the’ fre- quent visits made by riim then they went out to tho Mount of Oliv id witnessed that wonderful specta. cle of His ascent into the clouds, piercing the heavens itsel{ Before He goes He brings back to their recol- lection the remembrance of what He bas been, Then He unparts to them the authority that He possessed to teach all nations ‘bey were to go out tu convert the whoie world, Tne mandate of teaching the world meant conversion, ‘The whole world ouside of Judea was lying in the darkness of Faganisin and idolatry. This gre bes He iutrusted to the poor unletivrea They were not only to teach but to make their hearers — brothe: of Christ himself and heirs to ven; to impart nM jour bad taught und then puri iy th in the regeuerating waters of baptism, telling the apostigs to buptize in the Lame of the Father, aud of the Son, and of the Holy Guo: ‘The world could not be converted by utew apostles; it was to be the work of venturies through the instrumentality of their suo- cessors, He promised that His spirit and that of the Holy Ghost should remain with then even to the con- summation of the world. It was such a commission ay was presented to us in the gospel of the day. Tho festival commemorated the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity. In His concluding words on Mount Olivet Christ alluded to (hia trinity in the Godhead, He told the apostles to go and baptize in the name of the Father and of thé Sou and of the Holy Ghost, No dis- tinction was made, The Cuurch, therefore, celebrated this mystery. Beloro the aposties separated tor the purpose of carrying out the instruciious of the Saviour they formed the creed so tumilar to all per- sons, lp this was profession of trinity. ‘The world was to be converted to the belief of three per. sons in the Godbead, Faith io such doctrine wi weeessary for salvation, ‘Theologians called it an absolute pecessity of u profersion or knowledge of | fait It was a mystery which Jar exceeded our limited powers of understanding. It did vot oppose our reason, but it was far beyond our natural capa- city to understand, All mysteries surpassed reason, | but some of them approached noarer than others, | Tho mystery of the Irinity was one which reason could never fathom. We were told that we were made tp the image und liken “Lat us mn God did not I In God there were then th } 10 man three faculties of the soul distinct enurely one from the otuer, These were memory, will and avderstanding. The Vicar General went oo to explain the particular Attributes of these facuitios., He also narrated several Striking tocidents in history whieh went to prove tue philosophy ol this mystery, an: the absolute folly of Any attempts to expiain or fathoun it, MASONIC MPLE. FLOWER CHARITY SERMON BY REV, 0, B. FROTHINGHAM, Rev, O. B. Frothingbum preached at Masonie Tem- ple yesterday morning, choosiny—out of compliment to the approaching observance of Decoration Day— “Flower Charity” as the subject of his remarks. Un the table in the centre of the platform was placed a vase of rare and costly exotics, whose dolivious per- fume permeated every corner of the large hall, while & trulling vine wound gracefully aroand the reading desk and was caught in neat festoons on its edge, Alter the usual preliminary exercises bad been gone through, Mr. Frothingham stepped to the frout of the platiorm and spoke substantially as tpliows:-It is almost nevdiess for ine to call atvention to the fact that we ure approaching another of our legal holidays—the day for decorating the graves of tho brave soldiers who fell inthe mighty struggle of the robel- lon—Decoration Day, Already the observance of this day is becoming an instituuon, It started trom a very swall beginoing and bas grown steadily until it bas at- tained large proportions and 18 even now aproading all over the country, It is quite provable that in two or three years the observance of this day will be marked throughout the Jongth and breadth of the lang, (hat some day will be fixed upou tn every State and that its observance will be comprehensive aod universal, ‘Then shall we see in all its fulnew® what we see now in pus chapter, said Mr, Buechor, ‘There is muterial | ite germ, the observance of covering the graves of the NEW YORK HERALD, Union dead and the Covfederato dead with naturo’s bright, blooming flowers, It is a consummation, and, I should say, devoatly to b ed, as bolding in itself the omen of that better humanity for which tho best Spirits of America are framed. OBJECTIONS TO DECORATION DAY ANSWERED. ‘Two oojections ure mage to the observance of this day. The first objection (o the observance is on the Part of those who deciare tbat 1% perpetuates bitter- ness. In my opinion, however, it perpetuates nothing. Flowers do not perpetuate; they tauc, They last bab @ day or two and ¢ goue, Moouments of bras: and stone perpetuate the memory of bygone events, and bow often unvappily! They last when the decds of character which they commemorate should be for+ gotten—sbouid be buried tn 4a eternal oviivion, How muny of the monuments of the Old Worid staud in an- cient cities, unmeaning, needing an interpretation, and an interpretation now that must reach bebind the scenes which they commemorate in order to make them interesting? But flowers aro strewn and die, ‘There is no commemoration in their sleep, therefore must they bo fresh every year, anu wo cannot strow these flowers once for all, The feeling must be fresh euch time that it is done, When the feeling dies the ceremony dies, and the Ocoasion disappears, Flowers never can perpetuate bitterness, Flowers mean love, graciousness, col pussion, sympathy, forgiveness. world’s decorators, beautitier are God's engers of tender meroy Bot in the gardens of the earth only, but in the flelds, on the hillsides, in the dark, damp and unwholesome Places; Ligh up among the mountains, where the foot OL mau can scarcely climb—yea, up among the bighcst Tecesses, in sume sheltered nook, where a gleam of sunshine bow and then comes and keeps free patch of green, there wili be tound the flowers gladdeniug all the surroundings, THE LATER WAR'S MKANINO, Flowers are uiways beauteous to the eye. They bring the sentiment of universal kind ness and brotuer- hood wherever they are, aud is this not the sentiment with whicb weshould be imbued on tois anoiversary of Decoration Day? It is, indeed; for the Decoration Day should be aday of universal good feeling, universal brotherhood, universal compassion apd sympathy and forgivéhess, | There was an equal rectiiude on both sides in tue struggle of our gigantic civil war, There Was 48 much rigit and a8 much wrong on one side as on the other. There was aii the difference between right and wrong that there ever can be, tor the war was a battle between two absolutely clashing elements. world of light and the world of darkness, It war between the old world und the new, between sia and dom, between light and darkness, between good and evil, 11 was au irrepressivie conflict, that began tar back beyond the bistory of man, It has been growing and growing, first displaying itself in one country, then in another, until tinwily it culmi- nated on our own soil, We do not disguise that fact, but we know, in view of that fact, that the war was ab elementary one. it was @ struggle of civil zauon, It was a war, not between States, not between armics; it was really a war be- tween tho r of things that was passing away and the order of things thatwas coming in, It was a providential war—a war in which the very uni se, 19 which ali mankind, had a stake. Nobody made it. It was Destiny that touched the tirst gun, it was Provi- dence that fired the first shot, it was Mate that drow the Uret sword, Iltcould not be helped, No wisdom, no pian, no forethought, no kindness, no compulsion, could preveotit. 1t would come tn the order of things— the stroke of destiny wus sounded, That was the up- pointed moment and we all were the victims, Mene were fighting for their homes, for their firesides, tor ull that was dear to them, jor the institutions that a bequeathed to them by their iathers, for the Jove of their own society, for their ideas, theit hopes, the education of their childrep, the train, ing of their families. They fought honesty. curnestly, sincerely and mantully, with the utmost devotion and heroism. Then we fought for the ideas that we loved, for the belief that we held for the soci- ety in which we moved, for the institutions under which we were existing, There was un equal devotion, an equal heroism at the best, on voth sides, ‘There was Junaticism on both sides; there was meanness un both sides; there wasa low spirit of adventure on both sides, On both sides, North aud South, men went into the debt because it wasa Ogut, and died, having nothing to Ive for, and there were men and women who gave all they had—their youth, their love, their future iv this world, all that they priged on eartt or in heavyen—to the cause to which they were staked by destiny, Thereiore cover all the graves with God’s flowera We don’t muke tho flowers; we neither color them por give them their fragrance. ‘The universal spirit of nature, of omnipresence given by perpetual beneficence, mukes then by 1s own settled power of creation aud allows us the opportu- nity aud tbe privilege of spreading them wherever our love prompts us. Thereiore | suy to the objection that the observance of Decoration Day perpeiuates bitterness, tit fails tothe ground, that it has uo standing, ' To be sure, ull our institution subject to degradation and abuse, All our motives are mise construed by some, but this holiday, coming on tho last day of spring, just a8 the summer is opening, when all the peopie wish to be abroad in the tielas and in the open woods—such a holiday, to be sure, is as unlikely to be forgotten as is memory itself, CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. SERMON BY REV, WILLIAM R. ALGER ON ‘THE CAUSES AND THE ABOLITION OF WAR,” ‘There was a small congregation in the Church of the Messiah, corner of Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street, yesterday morning, to listen tothe Rev, William R, Alger’s discourse on “The Cau: nd the Abolition of War,” The text was tho passage of Scripture, “They suall beat their swords into plougbsbares and their spears into pruning books.” Dr. Alger, in substance, svid:—Those who justify war and claim that it cannot be abolished argue from false premises. Not history but philosophy should be the arbiter, and right is the only true standard, Must war be in accordance with tho will of God because no nation ever existed forty yoars without being ongaged in strite? Not so, Thefts, murders, crimes of every character, are committed daily, yet a0 one will have the hardibood to claim that they are consequemly right There are aud were certain inevitable at- tendants on wild nomadic life, which are done away with in the polished lite of cities and by our bigher civilization, and when we reach tho highest plane of civilization war will not only te impossibie but in- credibie, Throughout the epochs of tho animal kingdom all the anterior species of beings were equipped with weapon Their whole existence was full of battling, When man was created in the image of his Maker it might be thought that, possessing superior endow- ments, » now order of things would eusus, But man, Loo, wus Ireighted with self-love, and supphed with cunning, pride and envy. Un this brute side of human nature rested the possibility of war, Man was morally imperfeot, and strifes began among the va- rious tribes and peoples. Each generation strode the globe airesh, seeking new conquests. Armies ha lined the centuries and left their horrid marks all adown the scroll of time, When we think of the awiul consequences of deadly strife wo must be filed with astonishment and sadness. The thoughtful man must stop and ask himselt, What delusion has stuffed the minds of buman kind¢’ Had people from the trst veen wise and studied each other's Interests th world mixbt to-day be a blooming parudise; bu inn id with jd animosity, they have de- stroyed the: piness, War bas uctuaily been the chiet basiness of mankind, and the inventive genius of man bas actually reached a nigher piten in the invention of engines of murder than in any other science, When the tact is shown that the cultivation of martial pursuits has actually cost two bundred thousands of millions of human lives, it will be shown that its Wickeduess is ouly equalied by its folly. The shocking criminality of boman slaughter ought to abnor every mind, The occasions of war have been very numerous, while the real causes huve been comparatively tew. THK CAUSKS OF WAR, First among the causes was avaricious desire, and probably the firat armed men were nothing but maraud- fog incursionists, In savage oations repugnunce to lavor hus always been very great; hence wars were waged all over the glove to secure slaves, The spirit of veuge provoked wars of retaliation, while another use was the maddening hunger jor tho prize of glor on sense of bonor has ever na fruiiul cause Of the fitiing out of military expeditions, while the bloodiest of ali wars have zeal. ‘Tho latest war springs primarily trom this cause, and thus it is we have tho old story of tho Cross and the Crescent, the Mohammedan and the Christian, Nothing is so'ferce and maliguaut us the vigoted nd- herence to a false religion, aud jet us hope that one of the results of (bis strife will be the wiping out of both Pope and Turk. Sui aposher of the causes of war is found tm political policy. Nutions are possessed with aspirit of selfish imgividoality, It one people se another advancing War is immediately deciared, ‘ihe bal ower must be preserved, It will never do to et one nation become too strong. Monarchs clapped their hands with glee at the rebellion iu our own jand because they thought we were gotting too strong. The wars of Napoleon, leaving a road of human bones from Boradena to the Pyrenees, was the result of a league of kings against the people, National envy and seen diplomacy ure the causes of most of our modern wars. Wars of Vindication are the result of the idea of hereditary honors, and alter perhaps two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand people have been blown to pieces « council 18 heid and the natroual hovor declared . But why couid not tue council have bee the first piace? If love of fame justities jar then individual strite is Innocent, It religious wars are allowable theu Catho- lies should imprison the Protestants, and vice ver for consistency Ina jewel, Li envy of the greatness of & pation 18 sufficient cause tben no diferences of property or rrotes should bo permitted. Ui a war of conquest is right then highway roubery 1s defensible. N us yo te war on iveult, then the individual ciizen has the same right justifications of wiitul wars are empty. brings on a war is gaity of mur real movives are go alien to moral law that it becomes & necessity to disguise them, Wars are waged now simply because custom has banded them down, and the sulid Conservatism of the world accepis the reason as a suilicient one, SUSTIFIAULE WAR, Dr, Alger, in Concluding, said toat the subject wore a different aspect When its secondary causes were con. sidered, Man Was imtrustea by God with sucred rights, such aw} hiverty and property, and wh: war is an evil, Whicd Wust Bever be sought unu some Circumstances, We muy und ure bound to Ac 1 with @ sturdy iron Non-resistunce, as a working theory, is Fomautic Aud premature us yeu for practical use, “ibere are two species of wars Which are deieusl- bie and admissabie, One is & war lor expansion, rt lite by destructiv second justitiable instance of ni where the vitality of its sustenance is then it is proper to wage a war of self-preservation, ‘The remedy for the abolition of war lies in the power of the principles of religion, The golden rule is the MOSt active agent. A second agent is the growth of commerce. Trade and aflectioa: fast uniting the nations of the earth, and muy ime soon come When bonors will be granted, not to the most famous nerals, but to the best, the learned and most gifted men. BROOKLYN TABERNACLE. THE CHRISTIAN'S STRUGGLE—SERMON BY THE REY. f. DE WITT TALMAGE, ‘Mr. Talmage preached a fifty-eight minute sermon yesterday moruing on “The Christian's Struggte,"’ drawing hig illustrations from the battles and victo- ries of Joshua, His text was from Joshua, 1, 6:— “There shall not any man be able to stand belore thee all the days of thy life.” JosuUA'S BATTLE: Some would eny, remarked the preacher, that it dia not require much courage to go out to battle with a ‘backing like that, bu; this was no more than God had promised every one who kept His commandments, God bad kep His promise to Josbua in tts entirety, Joshua bad fought five batties—the frst against « spring {reshet, the second against a stone wall, the third in leading @ regiment of weak cowards aguinst a larger force, the fourth against darkness and the Jast against death, Joshua’s first undertaking was to cross the River Joraan when it was swollen with spring fresbets, in order to lead the Israciites into Canaan, The Canaanites, looking across the river aud ny him about to lead bis troops across, said to themselves, “Joshua ig « lunatic”? But God parted the waters of the vordan and they passed over without even wetting their feet, As soon as they got across the waters closed up again, Then they began to murmur that they were placed in a bad predicament in a hustile country with no road lett open for thvir retreat. But God never makes any pro- vision tor the Christian's retreat. He clears the path for them, and then if they turn back they die, The next thing was to conquer the city of Jericho. The were to march around the city on day for y8; on the seventh they were to march around and then a great shout was to be given. This showed the necessity of taith. ‘There was no sign of woakening in the city walls until the shout was given, and thea they crumbied to piec Those who had doubted before now claimed that this was their work, ‘Did you bi “that was me.”’ There w: ing—that of Rahub, She pad repented of ber crim and, therefore, her house was saved from destruction, This showed the value of repentance, Tne Was next to be captured, Joshua’s forces wero repulsed, but when he wei with ip person God kept Hw pro and the city was captured, Gibeon, anvther city that had al- hed itself to Joshua, wus besieged by five kings, and Josnun hastened to its defence, He routed the kings and compelied the sun aod moon to stand still to give him light to finish the victory, This showed the ellicacy of prayer. The five kings were captured, beheaded and buried tn the cave of Mak- Kedah, Somo thought it a pity to treat them so igno- miniously. Mr. Ta mago thought they were served about right. He wished before the rock was sealed u to bur! in five more kings—King Alcohol, King Traud, King Lust, King Superatition apa King Bigotry. They should be covered with a monument o! broken de- canters und the débris of their miserable deeds, GIVE THR OLD MAN A RKB’ Joshua’s last ight was aguinst death, be 110 yours old, Joshua a res, He had got to Now it was time to give tne old man lt was bia greatest battle anu also bis ar it victory. He gathered his triends uround him jad reiaed to them ail the reminiscences of nis past lite. ody died, but he lived ip the realms of eternal bliss and in the memory of those who came alter bim, ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCG. THE MYSTERY OF A TRIUNZ GOD—SKRMON BY REY. FATHER COLTON, In St. Stephen’s Church Rev. Father Colton preached yesterday morning on the gospel of the day, Trinity Sunday, taken from Matthew xxviil,, 18, 20, and said that the Saviour in sending the apostles to preach to all nations told them that all power was given to Him in heaven and in earth, By that power He com- manded them to depart and baptize in the name Of the Fatber, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, and to teach whatsoever Ho commanded, promising to bo with them even to the consummation of the world, The command evidently was uot given to them alone, ‘but likewise to their lawtul successors, and the prom, ise went to prove the perpetuity of the Church ber triumphs over her enemies. In the command to baptize ia made known the doctrine of the Biessed Trinity. Th jclents, who were taught trom Heaven, were communded to adore only a one living God, ‘They bad av idea of @ second person in the promise of a Redeemer; but it was for us to be taught of the ex- istence of a third person, Many learned aod wise men tried to solve the doctrine of the Trinity, but they fatied; for it is @ mystery, and being such must be pove the reuch of our limited understandin; The doctor, St. Tomas, an explanation of it which 1s regarded us the approach that can be made by mortals. thus the Father in contemplating His periec- es them reflected in toe Son, and in the Holy Ghost is reflected the love which the Father und Son bear toward one another. ‘he Church never attempted solution, for the simple reason that itis a mystery, and so contents herself with commanding her children to believe in it Ol the truth of the Trinity we have many texts in Scripture, At the bvapiism of the Saviour the Holy Ghost descended upon Kim in the dove, and a voice irom heaven cried out, is my beloved Son.’’ The Saviour said thero a who bore testimony of Him, and God, veivg all-powerial, can do whatever He pleases, and the trutn of the Trinity being established beyond all doubt 1+ 18 for us to bow down and adore it, “We adoro the Father as the creator of ail things, the Son as our Redeemer and Saviour, and the Holy Ghost as the giver of all graces and con- solations, We adore trinity in person and unity in essence. We cannot attribute one quality or perfec. the three were ot tion to one that each of ‘the others has not got, if one lacked w! the other had He would cease to be God, having a superior, The Church wets apurt one day'in parti for tho commemorating of this great mystery, and calison all ber childron to adore aud honor in anespecial manner oo that day the triune |: God. M’CARTHY’S WOES, HE BELATES HIS EXPERIENCES WITH THE BLEECKER STREET CHURCH—TASTEFUL FLO- RAL DECORATIONS. When the Rov. ©, P, MoCarthy took his place on the platform of his church, at the Univorsity Building yesterday, the congregation became so quiet that the buzz of one or two flies on the window panes became paiulully distinct, It was evidont that the congre; tion expected some personal explanation trom the preacher of his present troubles with the Universahet Council, Mr, McCarthy did make some remarks in that connection; but the main portion of bis sermon was an carnest and forcible appeal to bis congregation to contend for the right He took mis text irom the third verse of Jude—‘Contend for the faith.” It be- ing the anuiversary of the church the piatform was very tastefaliy decorated with flowers. In frout of the altar was an elegant stand of cut flowers, and over the head 0! tho pastor a white dove bung tremulously, suspended by au invisible wire, A large proportion of the congregation ‘© ladies, who suemed w en- rely sympathize with Mr. McCarthy, in to the ex- tent of at times shedding tears. The preacher said thai we all dishke the contentio: world, and that ters uf the Gospel especially should shun them as they would the yeas devil, The contention of St, Paul was not with atellow man, but with the soul, Kvery minister of the gospel siould Contend tor truth, and an ambassador of Christ who is hot truthful commits one of the groatest #1ns possible, ‘The contention of St Paul was not of the world; It was hot oue of the miserable squabbles that ministers were unbappily led into; but it was the contention with the power of evil, and to such contention Mr. MeUarthy Invited bis congregation, ‘The speaker at this point turnod his attention to personal matters, He suid that during the past few days a brother minister had put his manners before the people in a very upenviable light, so much #0 that he earuestiy prayed to God to make him bettor and correct bis tauners, “God ouly knows,” suid the jd turmotl of the preacher, “how often I pray to Him tor heip in my struggles, l was thrown outof the B: touched something tout of my eye, 1 said, ‘Th Christian courts; I assert my rights and obtain justice.’ I did 60. 1 went Into the courte and they tried to compromise with me; but after hunting me down and persocuting me | de. manded every cent that was due me. Five minutes before the trial they came to my and offered again to compromise; but [would not do it, and they paid me every cent, because they dared not go into court ‘Thea the minister of the churcu called me names—a bad m and charged mo with blackmail, This trouble still bat Over me aad over my little cburoh, but with the grace of Gou we will come out ali rigut,’ ORDINATION CEREMONIES. RIGHT DEACONS AND TUREK PRIKSTS ORDAINED BY BISHOP POTTER, A large and fashionable congregation witn interesting ceremony at the Church ot the Trai tiony day of the ordination of eight deacons and three priests by the venerable Bishop Pott The candidates for orders wore ail students of the Protest- ant Episcopal Seminary, and were presented to the Bishop by Rev, George F, Seymour, D.D., dean of the seminary, and Kev, Dr, Houghtou, rector of the church, Atmong the other clergymen present were Rev, William Douglas, Rov. Mr. Grey and Rev. Mr. Cooper, of Astoria A vuse running over ‘With lovely White roses was placed at the toot of my assaiian the app the igure. | MONDAY, MAY 28, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. have outgrown their old forms and ! crors ip the midst of the aitar, and etth | cross were tall candie: * , ll ieks, which, bowever, were nol ixbted, The young aspirants forthe ministry were Tanged at the foot of the altar at the opening service, and the usuyi exbortation was delivered trom the put- pit by Rey. Dr, Hobart, son of Bishoy Hobart ‘the ceremonies were (hen proceeded with, the dea- cons being first ordained, and after there tue priests, the Bishop and ail the clergym-n present imposing their bunds on the heads of (he latter, to whom were aiso delivered the bouk of the Gospels. A “fe Deum,’ set to Gregorian masic, was suuy on the vccasion. The following wre the names of tbe vewiy ordained rests:—N. F. Robson, assistant in Trinity parish; . L, ~hort. Staatsburg on the Had-on, and J. Suard, Highlands on the Huds. Deacon) oun Q Arch. deacon, Andrew F. Sharpe, Victor © Smith, ©. 7. Whittemore, Harry J. Bodiey, Newton Perkins, Wille jam 0. Embury and H. R. Perciva: A CHURCH TWO HUNDRED YUARS OLD, CELEBRATION OF THE SECOND CENTENNIAL OF THE SOCIETY—SKETCH OF ITS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS—LIST OF PASTORS. PHILADELPHIA, May 26, 1877. One of the most interesting Sabbath services that wili take place in this nation to-morrow will probably be at an obscure little church away down among the shipping, the bonded warehouses and the crooked byways of the Delaware water trontin thiscity, The quaint old edifice im question is the Protestant Epta- copal Church of the Gloria Det, commonly called the Old Swedes’ Church, a historic building, wmich, with the carefully tended graveyard surrounding 1t, looks the very embodiment of holy peage and rest, as it nesties among the high walls of frowning and gloomy warehouses, making acontrast such as the old artists hiked to paint, The Old Swedes’ Cnarch, which is still regularly used asa place of worship, will to-morrow | celebrate its 200th anniversary, and the building itself, a8 tt stands to-day, was built over 175 years ago, more than aquarter of century before Washingten was born, and more than three-quarters of a century be- fore this nation bad an existence. The ven- erable church is the oldest in the city, if not in the country, and although its interior has been somewhat modernized by the addition of a gullery and an organ, the ontside of the bullding, ofa red and black brick, with a quaint little belfry on the Western end, remain just as it was built, It isonly thirty feet ip width by sixty deep, but it was plouty large when it took the place of the log church and blockhouse for protection against the Indians which ‘was originally used by the congregation, having been ; built by the Swedes before the English settled Penn- sylvania, BARLY HISTORY. At the time of William Penn’s arrival, who {8 said to have landed near this spot when he came (rom Ches- tor, the site of the blockhouso was a beautiful shaded Fnoll, sloping gradually down to the river, North of Mt, where Christian street 1s, was a little inlet, and on the north side of the iniet was another knoll, on which ‘was situated the log cabin of three Swedish brothers, Swenson or Swanson, who sold to William Penn the site of Philadelphia, and who were, besides, at one time the owners of Southwark, Moyamonsing and Pas- syunk, As early as Trinity Sunday, 1677, the first ser- mon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Fabritius in theold Block Church, as it was called, though as far back as 1646 tho Swedes consecrated their first church on Tinl- cum Island. Its disthnce from Wicaco rendered it so inconvenient that this blockvouse, originally built as & fort some years before, was converted into a» place of worship in 1677, being afterward used for di- Vine service until the present church was built on the samo site, Trinity Suoday, 1877, therefore marks the 200th anniversary of the dedication of this spot to the worebip of the Almighty and the organization of this parish, THR OLD BLOCK CHUiCcH. Tho original building, trom the descriptions that have been given, must have been of a very rude and simple construction, It was built of loge, and bad loop- holes in piace ef window lights, which might serve as @ moans of defence in case of attack trom the Indiana, of whom some apprehension was folt, although they professed to bo friendly and mingled freely with tbe Strangers. One reason given for the friendly disposi- tion of the aborigines was the course pursucd toward them by the early Swedish residents. The land was purchased of them, and they were treated im every way as equals. THE PRESENT CHURCH. The present brick church edifice was begun on the 24th of May, 1694, and the building was dedicated July 2, 1700, by the Kev. Eric Bjdrk, It 18 a plain edifice, with a high-pitched roof, built very much tn the style of the Engtish rural churches, with an unpret steeple rising twenty-five or thirty feet above it, compared with {ts surroundings, It was regurded as x masterpiece of workmanship. As the church was erected so it isatthe present day, witn this excep- ton—that im order to strengthen the walls, which were found to be weak, projections were bailt'ou each side, one of which forms an entrance to the chureh ibule, Though the exterior of the edifice Tomains pretty much as it was when buili, the in- terior bas undergone very material alterations, Tho original pews and heavy mouldings and cornices, which gave to ita very antique look, were remover in the year 1846, and it was then thoroughly modernize making @ marked contrast between the in- terior and exterior. In making the ferations a few gravesiones were exposed which covered the ashes of some of the early pastors and their wives and daughters. Among others thoso of the Rev. Andrew Rudman, who died in 1708; Mrs. Margaret Robinson, his daughter, in 1769; the Rev, John Dylander, who died in 1741; Rev. Peter Kack, who dred in 1749, and ot Rey, Olot Pailin, whose death occurred in the year 175/. These bduris place under the chancel Thero were ulso burt neath the floor of the church, the gr by mural tablots on the walls, ‘The interior of the present church, though changed in appearance 10 sone extent by new furniture, &c., still retains 118 ancient look, A modern organ in tne south gallery now faces the pulpit, but the carved angels on tho front of the gallery yet look down upon the gathered worshippers. In the church yard, ex- tending west to Otsego streot, a number of crumbling tombstones remain, bearing the prints of decay. 1 oldest legible stone in the yard warks the resting pla of Pastor Sandel’s chiidren, who departed tus | “April ye 2ist, 1708,"" and ‘August ye 13th, 1711. Other slabs date perhaps even further back, but old Time has long since effaced the ngures. Among more modern tombstones is that of Alexander Wilson, the great oraithologist. ANEW DEPARTURE, At first the congregation was Swedish-Lutheran, to which communion they were attached unt 1843, hav. ing been for a bundred and thirty years under tho Charge of ministers sent trom Sweden, That part of Philadelphia wa: of un Indian village ne out during the Revolution and remained in charge of burch unti! bia death in 1831. He was a man of seience ena learning and 4 leading citizen of Phila- delphia, Before his death the services in the Swedish language ceased entirely, and the majority of the cone regation inchning to tue mode of worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church the organization was car- red over to that communion, At the death of Dr. Coilin, alter a connection with the church br had been being ordained ip the Protestant Episcopal Church. REY. DK. COLLIN, Rev. Dr. Collin is yet remembered by some of the old residents of Southwark; indeed there ure a few living who were married by ‘him, His record of mur- riages and of bis general minisiortal work, written 1a @ piain legible hand, is preserved with grea: care The Buber of couples united by him durtug bis connec. tion of forty-vVe years with tue eburch ts given as 3,375, In one year (1795) he married 199 coupies, His missionary connection with the Old Swedes covered Period of tho Kevoiutionary war and the war of 1812 OL the former ho has left an interesting Durrative, gi ng particuiars of bis own privations, which must ha’ been very great, During the war he writes, the rents of the church lands were insigniticant by the incredi- bie depreciation of the Continental money, which finally passed 160 to one specie dollar, aud sunk in the bands of tue uuiortunate holders, ‘From this causo, aud from the failure of supplies trom tome, | was at times in want of neco: tution Was so much impaired and ague, that @ change of place or med to be thi only alternative’ The remains of Dr. Coilin he within the church. Tho convection of Di the church consiaued up to the time of bis death, afer ho had officiated for thirty-two years. His remains, covered with a plain marble tomb, repose in the graveyard wot far trom tho grave of Wilson, tho cole. rated OFBithologist.’ ‘ A KECORD OF GOOD MEN. church from the foundation of it present time are thus written in the records; Rev, Andrew Rudman, Died 1708, Kev, Andrew Sundel. Returned to Sweden in 1719, Rev. Jonas Lindman, Recalled to Sweden in 1730, Rev, J. Eneverg vo 1738, Rev. Gavriel Faik. Appointed and deposed in 1733, Rev. Jono Dylander, Appointed tn 1747, died 1741, Rev. Gavriel Nusman, Appointed in 1743, returned to Sweden in 1750, Kev, Olot Pain. Arrived in 1750, died 7. Rev. © Magnus Wrangles. arrived in 1759, ro» Goeranson became rector in 1768, His Connection ceased with the church 1779. ; ber. Matthew Hultgren, Appointed tn 1780, recalled ja 1786, v. Nicholas Collin, @ missionary, Appointed in 1786, died 1881, Kev. J. 0, Clay, D. D., became minister on the death of Dr. Gollin, Hed in 1863, Mr Leadenbom succeeded Dr, Clay, f ANNIVHKHAKY BERVICHS, services (o-morrow will bo plain and simple, The beutting the character of the charen itself, In we morning the present rector, the Rev, Snyuer B, Simes, will preach @ historical sermon, contaming the facts tue | poutawark, wul proach » wi side of the THE MORMON QUESTION, WHERE ARE THE ORPHANS? {From the Kansas City Times.} OF u) ‘be many thousand readers of the Times ts there po one in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas or Texas who cu drop us a few lines throwing some light apom the subsequent history of the orphan survivors of the Mountain Meadows massacre? All that i¢ known about them and the names of sixteen of the seve steem are given in the Hrraco’s Salt Lake letter, which we publigh this morning. They were brought to Leaveu- worth in 1859, where some of them were doubtless reclaimed by relations, while others were bound out or given away to charitably disposed persons. Some of these children were old enough to remember the incidents of the massacre, yet “Idabo Bill,” vow ia the Utah Penitentiary tor nignway robbery, who claims to be Charles Thatcher, i# the only one of the seventeen that tas been Leard from throughout all the excitement attending the trial and execution of Jobo D. Lee, Some of them must bo still living who from memory, and from what they have since learned (rom relatives, could contribute interesting chaptere about the victims of tbat terriole tragedy. Old citizens who lived tm the parts whence the unfortunates ewitgrated, and others who were in this section when the children were brought back ip 1859, are invited to tell what they know about the mutter lor the benefit of the readers of the Times. The mystery that long shronded & hideous crime has been cleared away suifictenty tc Teveal the true character of the most heartrending butchery that ever stained our soil, and, though the little ones who were spared are objects of interest to 40,000,000 of people, an impenetrable mystery seems \o hang over their subsequent fate, Let us know what Provideuce bas done tor the little innocents that were spared even by the feuds who butchered their fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers. CROOK'S MISSION TO UTAR. {From the Chieago Times. } Iv is arranged that Genera) Crook will goto Ctab soon and consult with the Territorial Governor con- cerning the supposed seed for more troops, The Sionz disturbance being abont over, Crook and ole men will be prepared at short notice to drop in on the saints and shake a littie of the lurking devil out of the Danites if occasion offers, The government tw a tittle sbort of the fluancial sinews of war jurt at present, but the boys are understood to be quite willing to stig up the Mormon Zion on credit. THE DANFLES PREPARING. {From the San Francisco Call. Saur Lake City, May 19, 1877. Considerable excitement in some of the outside set> tlements has been caused by the service of subpanas as witnesses on old residents known to possess infor. mation in regard to the early murders and assassina- tions There is a feeling of uneasiness manifested by prominent Danites who construe the snmmoning of witnosses to (he Grand Jury as an indication of a forward movement by the officials, While itis true that the Nauvoo Legion bas been reorgunized, orders ingued to till up the ranks, and that body bas been drilling in various settlements, thore 18 but little ex- citement, There ts uo doubt but the universal con- demnation of this military preparation by the press of the country has made the leaders of the Legion more cautious, and will prevent many of the Mormons trom Joining the military organization who, without che ex- posure of the purposes of the leaders, would have been led intoit Lt ts useless to deny the military preparations; neither has organization and drill stup- ped with the donial. It does not indicate an offensive movement on the part of the masses of the Mormon bat a preparation of the leaders guilty of innumerable crimes to protect themselves from arrest, or to provi asale escort to arizona or Mexican colonies, Ley: the reach of the *‘hounds of the law."” LET BRIGHAM ‘*PITCH IN.” {From the San Francisco Mail} Betore his execution Mr. Jobn ), Lee, the ‘destroys ing angel’? of Mountain headows, made a confession, implicating Brigham and sundry chief aposties aud elders inthe flendish massacre which he was instrus mental in accomplishing, and something has been gaid about giving Mr. Young an opportunity to defend himself against Loo’s charge belore a United Stator Court, Mr. Young doesn’t want any such opportunity afforded him, He is preparing the Nauvoo Legion t« fight the battles of the Lord, bis prophet, and polyg amy against the mighty. So far b: matters pro gressed that Brigham has thought it safe to sound note of deflance in the Tabernacle, It is to be hoped that the officers of justice will proceed to do thew duty und give the belligerent Mormons a chance te appeal to arms, if they think best, Any number of volunteers could be bad at the tap of the drum to ge and wipe out the polygamous and murderous Saints ot 80 many of them ag will not consent to behave them selves and submit to the laws, Let Brignam Young pitch im, and the sooner the better, NO SHILLY-SHALLYING Now! (From the Marietta (Pa) Times.) The New York Haratp bas been after the Mormont with a sharp stick, and will spare no pains to have jas tice administered to the unhanged villains who partict peted with Lee in the Mountain Meadows massacre The public ts now thoroughly aroused to the wicked ness of Mormonism, ag 1t has been practised in Utah, and if by the shilly-shallying of officials, the arch. criminals are allowed to go free, especially after the sickening revelations of which we are in possession, it will t+ buroing shame not soon nor easily forgotten, ACTION NEEDED. (From the Hartford Post.) There ought not to be much more discussion ovet this matter, If the evidence exists that Young was privy to and the instigator of the massacre, he ought to be brought to trial bofore an Impartial jury. A MORMON’S ADVOCACY. [Correspondence of the Counci! Bluts Nonpareti.] The bistery of the Mormous proves their policy to de entirely defensive. 1t is not probable there will be any change if the future, as the policy is based on the fundamental principles of their religion. They are pot & fighting but a colonizing, tomple-building people, Their tounder, Joseph Smith, forbade them to shed blood except ander the moft urgent necessity. The life of Brigham Young proves ho is no insane fanatic, Should the time ever come—unfortunately for our country aa well as for his peoplo—when they will be forced to defend themselves, bis enemics will not be likely to profit by bis indiscretion, BniomaM, BeWane! (From the Bradtord (a. ) Argus.) Whetber the Mormon “Prophet” bas really any tm tention of measuring his strength with that of Uncle Sam we do not know, but if be does he will be likely to Oud that the sentiment of the people of this coun- try is decidedly against tho polygamous practices of the community over which he presides. The moment he takes up arms to resiat the lawiul processes of the courts in the pursuit of criminals that moment be dooms his peculiar religious sect to entire annihila tion, For whenever the American peoplo are com- pelied to tako up arms to eulorce the mandates of their courts In bringing murderers to justice they will not stop until they have rooted out utterly the whole Mormon fatlaey, Brigham must be careful if he wants to flourish, His only safety 1s to peace. War will be his ruim and the entie wiping out of the infamous ro. ligtous faith that he has #o long taught and through which he has attained to so much worldly prosperity THE END COMING. {From the Sen Francisco Bulletin, May 15) Tn Utah fom the last sixteen years & gradual change has beon going on in the policy of the tede ment, or rather in tbe enforcement of ‘Theoreticaily, it has held all citizens amenable to the law in that Territory as strictly as anywhere else, Practically, it has dono nothing of the kind, The condition of Utab bas more than once been one border- ing op rebellion, and its internal policy has been one In deflance of law. How to deal with the quesuon of polygamy has beon one of the difficult questions of the tim But bow to deal with assassins and rderers ought not to be a diffcult question, and really ts not ta Utah to-day. A step has really been gained by a recent decision whieb holds all polygamous marriages to be void. If they are void they are more than that It was a small matter that a Woman the otber day, claiming to be the wite of Brigham Young, failed to secure @ division of giveu 1 this articic, wud in (he afveruoog, at hall-past jour, the Kev, Jesse ‘ft. Burk, of qT < the propercy, It was a groat matter that a principle in ts application was applied adversely to a vital point ‘a. the Mormon volily RT ee a ean REA NTT A OS STN Re MRS ae RRP ee TE SAMI tyes nem ape Meni EE TTS