The New York Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1877, Page 9

SABBATH LESSONS. Rev. George Muller On Man’s Re- lations to God. THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN “For Ye Have Not Passed This Way Heretofore.” HOME LIFE. The Effect of Personal Power | in the Gospel. BROOKLYN TABERNACLE. SGABBATH SCHOOLS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT— SERMON BY REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE, Before Mr. Talmage began bis sermon at the Brook- Jyn Tabernacle yesterday morning he announced that he bad often wished to discuss the current topics of the day from a religious standpojut, but nad been un- ‘lable to find the occasion. He proposed henceforward to utilize the Friday evening prayor meetings for this purpose, discussing at each of them the principal events of the week. He would conunue this plan during the year, and, perhaps, during bis entire par- torate. Next Friday he will discuss the Jewish ques- tion—the question of the admittance to, or exciusion of Isralites from hotels—the Mormon question and the Geath of their chieftain, and the Presidential tour and its effects on the country. Sir. Talmage took the text for bis sermon yesterday from I. Samuel, xx., 40— “And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.’” Jonathan, with bis boy, to warn David of bis dan; wastobethe signal, The iniormation haying been given Jonathan has no more use for these weapons, and so he gives them into the chargo of the lad. Well, my friends, we soon will all be through with our woapons and hand them over to the children, To prepare our young folks for this conflict of jife the Sabbath school has been instituted, It teaches us that the conflict Is to be no holiday tournament, but that bayonots shall cross bayoncts until they are snapped off and the foemen strike with the breech of their guns. The Subbath school is the West Point where God’s troops are to be prepared for service, 1 propose to-day to mark out what I consider the line of Sapvath school advance. IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS, ‘And first 1 romuark this line is to be thorough im- Provement in Sabbath schuel architecture. If somo Ol the school roums wero a little improved they would make excellent cattle pounds. 1t 1s very dificult jor a Jad sitting on a hard bench in the ould, with his feet six inches trom the floor, to realize that tho ways of religion are ways of pleasantness, in uli our Sabbath schools let there be plenty of light—light Such as puts the bloom on the geutiau and the gold on he cewsip. Then let such rooms have fresh air. Have the rvoms bright und cheerful and decorate ‘tuem with bright pictures and carpets. ‘Again, the line of Sabbath school advance will be through an improved i:terature. 1am amazed at &) Kind of books that get into the Sunday scuool libi of gen- trooper entimental love stories, biographi who were very brave, vat swore li eral fairy stories, Oliver Uptic’s accounts of boys and gi who ever lived—books that have no more religion in them than “Hudibras” or “Gulliver’s Travels.” The poor little darling, in ber blue dress, goes home with her librury book, thinking she bas heaven unger her arm, aud by the time she bas read through tue story of love aud adventure she foeis so strange that she thinks she must be getting lots of religion, There is no excuse lor having vau books in our Sunday school libraries. Let no fasciua- tions of style go forthe truth, A great many of our unday school libraries in tuis country noed a biessed influence of stout, healthy, wonderful jon and the Christian literature. ‘Again 1 remark our line of Sabbath school advance wilt be through an improved bymaology. We all ko the effects of music upou a congregation of Gbrisuan people, Choirs that sleep aud lounge and write notes during service, aud yawn and go out, and sbeffle their teet and rattle their bymn boo! insupporiable nuisance. 1 have sometimes been afflicted in this way. Drag none of your dull, doad tunes over ube ears of children; the little feet won’ keep step with the dead march. IMPROVEMENT IN TRACHERS, in, the line of advance will be turough improved jon, For the trst qualification in instruction Bay the men must be Christians. I don’t agree b you, 1t 18 impossible for moral man aud women jo ait down beiore @ class of five or ten children, try- ‘ng to lead them into the path of life, without going vhero themeeives. But ove must have the love lor children or stay away. Then you must have faith in God, and look mud the present, Who are they before yout You say they are boys and girls 1 go further, and say they are sumortal: Wheu the sun has died of oid age and all the count worlds that glitter by night bave veon swept irom tue universe like chaff from a tnresbing floor these obil- dren sball tive, Then be punctual, A late teacher makes a late class. Be prompt also at the ending. A lass that lasts more than un hour and twenty minutes injures the cause ol Christ, As much cepends on the way you pregont tho truth ason the truth itsell. Do Bot waste Li You have work to do lor eternity; cheerful; never scowl or scold. ine of udvance 18 through public re- cognition, We want conventions all over the land to ese subjects, In the spring time, wheo the anniversary day comes, we want to turn out the 50,000 Sabbath school children of Brooklyn and march through the streets, stopping the drays of business and the carriages of pleasure. A great many peoplo Ike the Sunday school vecause it gets tho children out Of the house long enough for them to take an afternoon nap. They do not realize that this institution 1s de- ciding whether wo shail be a nation of freemen or of slaves. 1 preach this sermon because next Sabbath will be one of the greatest duys we have had, beiug the occa- mn of the transier of the Sabbatn school from the old church two this, There are children on the com. mons to-day in this City of Churches, within sight of that know ho more of God or of heaven tidren of Central Africa, “Oh!’’ you y not washed.’ Then wash them. ey not combed.’’ Then comv them and become in » “hey are Christan assem- ments for tne ‘Take your old cout or dress to give them, und betore you get it fixed Up a voice will come through the ceiltug of your room, saying, ‘1 was naked and ye clothed me.’’ PLYMOUTH CHURCH. WALKING IN THE WAY OF THE LORD—SERMON BY BEY. GEORGE MULLER, OF BRISTOL, ENG- LAND. Rev. George Muller, the world renowned philan- Wbropist, of Bristol, England, preached in Ply- mouth Church, Brooklyn, yesterday morning, to a large congregation. To-night he will, in the lec- ture room of that edifice, begia to tell the story of his work in Europe, and, as the whole cannot be told at once, be will conclude the story at the same piace on Thursday night. Next Sunday Rey. Dr. Robinson, of Troy, will occupy Mr, Beecher’s place, morning and ening, and on the following Sabbath the pasior him. felt 18 expected to preach. Mr, Muller preached yesterday morning from the passage ending:—“And Enoch waiked with God,” ‘The frat point that the preacher dwelt upon was the fact that it was added of even tne longes: lived, ‘Aud be diea.”” He reminded his hearers shat “It is ap- pointed unto all men once to die, aad alter this the judgment.” Ii the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ Prevented not this would bo true of all men alive—of Sach it would ono day be said, “And be died.” It was, theretore, deeply important to be prepared for the judgment which sball follow death. How can ‘we be prepared for the coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ and the judgment day? was th important question, and the answer “Fprough faith im the Lord Jesus Christ aloue.”” The acher euireated Lis wearers to ask themselves care fully whether tuey were prepared fur the coming ot the Lord, in counection wits the chapter from which the text taken the question might arise whether the years referred to wern 5 unys each, The w Of (he reveread gentleman was empl _ That tue precisely like our own Coyid be proven by profaue writers aud aixo by other ure, Which he proceeded to quote. Nev cord Whi showed twat we At Lue same age Luey BOW do, and shat they lived for Hundreds of years aly ara, The rexson God allowed meno live so joug in ‘hose days Was that He is « bountiiul Being aud aesires » slower a biessings 1M (he greatest possivie ‘ns (be earih was not thickly peopled jowed men wo live So long that the tly populated, RELATIONS TO GOD. ing $0 the direct cousiderauon Of the text the yeh AUFUCK (Le preacher Was the fact Envch walked with God. a om their natural je did wot walk with & How could two walk except wey Were agreed? The teacuing of far from veimg agreea with God ral stato Was ac enuity with Hin preacher deciared, we ness #04 are siaves to tho wicked Felined Of educated we may be. Until of UBAs talc we cannot walk with of mal God, We must obdtai pow seirean) life. In support of these propositions Mr. Mull sage spoken to Ni mus and the se chapjer of Paul to the Eph and th of Joho, dwell- ing particularly upon ‘othem be gave the power to beco Through this to the Lurd Jesus Christ but we obtained forgiveness of o , the preacber said, that Lot, in the Oid Tes! was a believer in the Messiah that was to come, just as we are evera in the Messiah wno did come in the Testament That was a child of God, aud there was no question, according to the New Testament, that those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will meet Lot in heaven. But it could not bo said of him that be walked habitually with God, In this connection the preacher threw out a lew hint as to what it was necessary io think of in order to waik continually in the way of the Lord, It was, be said, a of deepest moment that we should keep botore we have been redeemed from and woal we “It is the will of God, have been redeemod unto. said Dr. Muller, “that man should not be hi cept while walking in fellowship witn Him. ‘man went his own way and sought to p! self be should be miserable, 1t young people to tancy that after t Church they should bave no more pleasure, for they could know no real joy until the: with Christ. Some persons ga striving to do well that the world the days when Enoch walked with God, anu that it was easier to do right than itis in these degenerate days, ‘ou are inistaken, my vrethren,” said Mr. Mulier to these; “people were justas wicked asthat time as they are now, jor the very first man that was born into the world slew his own brother; and shortly afterward We find aman who is not satisfied with God’s order to have one wife, but he takes two, as we Gud in the jourteenth chapter of Genesis, He not only takes two wivos, but he becomes a murderer. ares, 4008 furibe| jo Hoe ‘and glorifies the crime in pootry. that the vi first verse im the Hebrew lan- in which ibis 18 written, glorifies murder.” pite of his having to associate with such men as aud continued to do so until the end of bis days—tor 300 years. The preacher concluded with an exhortation to all to study tho Biblo—reading it conscientiously from beginning to end—and to be born again of faith in Christ, and thus secure the only real happiness possible to man by walking with God. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. THE FORGIVENZSS OF SIN—SERMON BY FATHER KANE. At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, yesterday morning, there was alarge and devout congregation, The sermon was preached by Father Kane trom the gospel of the day on the miracle of Christ healing the palsy. The Rey, Father said that if this were tho only example recorded in the gospels of the baviour’s goodn it would be sufficient to show how deeply he cared tor humanity, The people who led the sick mau to the fect of the Saviour had no doubt heard of the miracles of our Lord, and they thought they would take this suffering man and lay him at the feet of the Saviour, and that, by miraculous power, bis strength would be restored to him. But our Lord know their thoughts, and said to the man, “Bo of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee.”’ In this the friends of the sick map were disappointed, but Jesus know that it was a greater miracle to cure this man of the malady of sin with which his soul was afflicted than it was to cure tho bodily ailment, These men who were around their sick friend thought Jesus wasablasphemer, ‘*Tbis is a man,” they said, ‘and he forgiveth sing” ‘boy did not say this in words, but they said it in their hearts, aud our Lord knowing their thoughts asked them which was the greatest work to cure the evil in the man’s heart, or to say, “Rise up aud walk.’? Theretore Jesus said to them, “That thou mayest see that tne Son of Man bath power to forgive sins I say unto this man, up How mapy in that congregation were paralytics in woul, dead in trespasses, in 51a? The preacher asked what were the convitious to be ob- served by which a release from this paralysis of soul may ve Obtained. Our Saviour, he said, bas given us ‘a tribunal betore which we may go and obtain this do- livergnce. Alter our Lord’s resurrection the Holy Ghost desceadea upon Him and the power to forgive s1n6 Wus given lo the Apoaties, and irom them it de- scended to the priests of the Church of God. ‘Whose sins you shall forgive,” said the Saviour, “they ure forgiven them, and whose sinsyou shall retain they are retained.” It been said by those who do not believe in this view of sip that these words of our Lord y to those living ut that time, But what favoritism that would be, No, it has been given to the successors of the aposties, aud we havo, tuere- fore, every one of us the means by which we can obtain the forgiveness of our sins, But 1m order to have our sins forgiven we must conicss them with true feelings of sorrow and repentance, borne down with the weignt of our guilt’ Porhaps you have heard it said (hat this institution of the tribunal of penance is an institution of man and not of God. But it was God that iaid its corner stone, and it 1s the corner sione of Christianity itself, This tribunal of penance is no human institution, for im the earliest records of the Christian fauh we find it de- scrived. Durng our days of penance we must recall our sing to our memory and see what evil 1s growing up in our hearts, see what it is that encourages th evil; this we must carciully turn over in our min theu wo must confess them at the foet of God’s mi isvers; and be sorry forour sins. We wnust also resolve to break off from our #ins avd avoid the occasions b; which they bave been committed. We must iH ing also to accept with meakness the punisument for our sinfulness, not only the small punisument the priest may inflict, but we must punish ourselves ior the sin committed and take upon ourselves the doing of some worthy deed of penance. If we do this our reso- lution of goodness will shine through our lives in the promouon of a purer lito, and we shall nave our foal reward in the ineflable glories of the eternal liic. CHURCH OF THE HOLY ‘TRINITY. “oR YE HAVE NOT PASSED THIS WAY HERE- TOFORE”—SERMON BY REY, DR. TYNG, JR. The Rey. Dr, Tyng, Jr., preached yesterday, for tho first timo since his return trom Europe, in the Church of tho Holy Trinity, Forty-second street and Madison avenue, The members of the congregation assembled in force at divine service, Upon the communion table was placed a pillow of flowers, with the words, in- scribed in violets, in the centre, “Welcome Home.’? Dr. Tyng pretaced his discourse by congratulating his congregation on the Christian work they had ac- complished during his absence, He said ne should be false to every emotion of gratitude it he tailed to say how glad Le was to hear abroad of the continued fidelity of those of the pastors aud brethren who bad charge in his absence. ‘For ail tho successes of the past year,” eaid he, “next to God tho laymen and women of this parish are to be thanked. 1 do not know how your heart is expressing itself to-day, but I should like to have you join with me in the singing of the 4241b hy ma,”” Alter the singing of the hymn Dr. Tyng took for his text a portion of the third chapter anu fourth verse of the Book of Joshua, “For ye have uot passed this way heretofore.” He began his discourse by comparing lite to wn ocean, the surtace of waich is ruilicd or smooth as the wiud of God listetb. Whon the sky is overcast with clouds the soa secus to tuunt the sailor with his helplessness, and when the storm rages in its fury (be captain steers his course, in the techuical language of the ship, by ‘dead reckoning ;” but in the best of weather, wnen the sky is clvar und the ocean calm, it 18 impossible to steer the ship in the samo course, Did tue mariner attempt to follow in tho same track a changeful sky and fickle wind would make appear a difficult thing. words of the text, “Ye have not passe totore.”? Every successive on, said Dr, Tyng, dispensation of divine wisdom brings the same m Sage, that it is the giory of man to be above mvnotony. ‘Tuu world takes on a diferent lvok us tue bours pass by. It is the soul makes the place, not tue place makes the soul, ‘There 1s utinite variety in all things. Novelty surrounds us conuimuaily. We may walk the same ruad, but not with the same companiou; we may be engaged in the same occupation, but not with the same motive. LESSONS TO BE DRAWN, Alter describing ihe passaye oi tue Jordan into the lana Canaan by the children of Israci aud the miraculous interposition of Divine Providence 1 bring- ing (heim oat of the Wilderness, the reverend gentie- mau said the lesson to be drawu trom tmis is that whether trial or triumph, pain or picasure bo beiore us, We have need to anwiyze Uae meauing Of tue text ‘The first lesson to be taken to Deurt was that ol Lope, ‘Ybere was nota word in the text spoken by God to excite ievlings of dread oF despair. hese manitesta- tious of God, sard tue preacher, appeal to hove. Hope is bound up ip the covenant promises, Indeed, tuo Gospel struggles to draw manking out of dread ‘and despair, Gud makes meu lock to Him jor better things thau are pictured on the dark background, His finger, like @ pillar of fire, 18 leading men (brough @ way they Lave uvt pussed peretolore. The text teuches anuther lesson, It teaches pru- dence, and prudence is tue balance wheel of hope, It hope was not moderated by prudence all hope would svon come to disaster. Some men are so cautious that tuey never know the pleasures of wope; they hula buck trom the pleasures of hope that are exhilarating ; they live in a jorest through which the sun strives aod struggies to penetrate, but finds but a poor glint- ing. fv accomplikh the end of iife hope should vo | teusperea wiio pradence, The words vt the text in- culeate this lesson of prudence and bope, not passeu this way heretofore,” ‘Take cat it you have to Wait, bave uo hurry, but pass on,” li Afiver ol lire obstruct the Christian’s path be must pass through ital tue Word of God, No man sboula live iu fear and trembling if he possess prudence vorn of trast; if full of hope, yet careiul to choose his steps; if he acknowledge tue Lord He will direct his steps. Last night, sald Dri Typg, I walked home ou the same stars tbat lookeu down on me duriug wy Wanderings in Switzerland, and they seemed to jaugh aud nuke merry at my loug journeys, So does God Jouk down upou us, aud His ominiscient eye brings all | the wets of uur lite together. Dr. Busnneil’s book, said the preacher, hus bo yrauder (ruck than thas contained ID (ue prelace, “Every man’s lile 18 & plan of Gud Gou jorbid we suguia always speak as it wo had people to console, For most people lite is full of joy. The divine spirit of wspiravion fills every heart with Joy. 1s alleviates our pain, sogtnes our sorrow and NEW YORK leads to hope, In conclusion the preacher said, !n words of tbe byma:;— God never yet forsook in need ‘The suul that traste in Him indeed. FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. THE MORAL EFFECT OF A VISIT FROM T DEAD—SERMON BY REV. DR. ARMITAGE. A goodly number of worshippers attended the morn- ing services at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. The pastor preached a discourse upon ‘the moral effect of 4 visit from the dead,” selecting for bis text, Luke, xvi, 30, 31—And he said, Nay, Father Abraham; but if one went unto them from the dead tuey will re- pent. And be said unto him, If they near not Mos and the prophets neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead,” Tho pastor, in opening his discourse, romarked that although the Jagt of immortality is brought to light in the Gospel, images of the hereafter le in a ull, nazy atmosphere ; about us No mi break th al of the m, 'Y that holds its spell over the dead. Men wouid | have some ghost come back from the past to prove the doctrine of the Bible w reality. {hen they would b heve the doctrine and prepare themselves (or the 11 herealter, Hence unbelievers ask, Why don’t som one appear irom the uead?” Even believers som times Wish that an apparition in the form of a disem- bodied spirit would appear to dispel ali doubt about the hie beyond the grave, This desire of Dives, when he asked that the gloritied beggar be sent to nis breth- ron, Hiustratos this well. But God puts atull reply into the mouth of Abraham when he suys, ‘Neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.” "Between the world of torment aud the world wherein dwelt Dives’ kindred there was bo impassable abyss, yet God, for His own sufficient ns, declined to permit the glorified re int tor visit earth, 1b Was utterly useless to do 80, for mea’ minds had discarded tbe admonitions of Moses an the prophets, ‘Tbe pastor pointed out the prevailing unbeliel of man in ghostly apparitions, and stuted that # disembodied humau spirit would find 1 uifficult to convince the unbeliever; an uucloied spirit could not be scen by him. What is there to enable man to recognize hw as @ soul iresh trom tbe fields of :mmor- tahty? How will you settle this in your minds? Io this World a witness 18 recognized by his body. Ln this cage the body Is in the tomb, und be who undertakes to recognize a disembodied spirit by bis seuses at- tempts a difficult task, The result would be that the unbuliever would discard the testimony of such a epirtt as he discards the testimony of Mosos und tho prophets, Sian would demand proot, ho would ask for pis credentials, 1 it 1s necessary to make Ubis lest to satisly one man the pastor argued that every unbvelicver could insist upon one rising trom the dead belory ne would accept the truth ol the Bibie, Tue result would be that lite und death and resurrection would be changed into a larce, No man has the right, he claimed, to demand such evidence ag Dives asked might be seut 10 his brethiep, Such ev: dence, it given, Would ve totally inadequate, Mun has polluted himself by sin, yet discarding tne testimony ol Christand His apostles, handed down lor a thousand years, be gues on insulting God by declaring that if the rave will give up one prisoner so the eye can see and the ear bear then he will be convinced, believe and repent, as represented in Dives, begins by repruaching Gud in that he bas oot been suiliciently instrucied already, He tells God to His {nce that he wants an apparition more powertul wan the revelations of Jesua and His apostics; he tells God that a poor mortal trom the dead can do us a ghost what God cunnot do; be tells God tbat this ghostly manilestation will convince bim and lead hin away from sia, The presence of one raised trom the dead may sppall one, but the preacher could uot s the charm oi si could be di id by am app. “such visita,"? said the reverend ventieman, lees; meu will not Le persuaded by such tings. Muses d the prophets lighted Lagurus to Abrahum’s bosom, and tbat 1s wi-suflicient, With Christ and His apos- tles conjoined the apparatus of salvation 1s compleie, My friends, your mother bas gone, your tutner bas gone, your childreu bave gone. Don’t say that w tuey would come back and bear testimony tw the doc- trine you would repent. Let them stay in the boson of Abrabam. Let Luzarus stay there tov, Let the sume grace of God Lere on earth do tor you what it diu tor Lazarus, You have Abrabum and the aposties. ‘Their truths ure enough to draw you home. Reud te Bible of Moses und the propuots amid the ruius ot Babylon, on the vanks of the Vigrus and on the piains ot Asia Minor, and you will Qnd tits own evidence, Take the crowned revelations of the Word ot God, Those woo will uot accept this Would not beliove even it one rose from the dead,” CHURCH OF ALL SOULS. THE DUTIES OF GOD'S MINISTERS—SEKMON BY BEY. DR. BELLOWS. Ja the Church of All Souls, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street, yesterday morning, Rev. Dr. Bellows vocupied the pulpit and took as the subject of mis dis- course the following words from the Epistie to the Colossians, 1, 26:—“Whom we preach warning every man and teaching every man in ull wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.”” It is one of the encouragements of the Chistian minister, tho doctor said, to know that he is lol- lowing out the teachings of Corist and Bis discipl to know that the doctrines which he teaches now are the game which were taught eightoen hundred years ago, when the Christian religion was but passing through tts infaucy, At this day, Just as in the pust, the mi has for his guide tbe apostles, He bas the same warn- ing and tho same guidance that they bad—that, namely, of the blessed Redeomer. Under this guid- ance there can be no inilure; success 1s certain to crown every eflurt. Of all the duties that the min- ister bas to periorm there is not one so pleasant, nur one which he uudertakes more willingly, than that of bringing sinners to repentance, of uriuging every mun to a sense of the unrightcousness of lis ways and of the obligations under which he 1s placed to the God of Heaven. And though tuere are many obstacles to the successiul periormanee of this duty the minis ler still Luds it a comparatively easy matter, for there always have been aud are spirits that Ivo! the attrac- tion of Kindred souls; tuat leel a wish of that bright hope of something better aud bigner than the things of this world; that instinctively look up to av and longingly sigh for tae bliss of Even among the rudest and most unc this trait 16 noticeable, and the eforts to into @ striking apd epnobling characte! almost invariably been crowned with success To those untutored hearis God speaks, and invo them in- fuses the rays ol His divine grace, so that their owners instinctively, when even lightly appealed to, revolt from the performance of their customary bad works and humbly fall prostrate velure the knowledge of tho living God, Tnis goes to prove that even it Divino Providence had no witness there would still be in human nature an instinct capable of opening mans heurt to the truth aud leading Lim to the pertormanco of ai just uod righteous actions. From the beginning ot ali time human naturo bas been discontented with its taiuaoent eelive unat its slow development, and this is plainly goticeable in all itdocs, It 18 not coutent with tie Knowledge it obiains from its meagre surroundings, vut ambitiously looks higher, and longs to pierce the (to 18) mysteries of heaven, the secrets of the grave, tne well eprings of iife. Keligion has at all times been a testimony of man’s indestructibie seuse, a witness of the ortal- ity of bis soul, of the destined dismemoerncmt and dissolution of nis body, and 1 has at all tues ulled him wit & eonviction, which in many cases proved erroneous, that beaven would ever avert from bim tbe mistortany of disease and the calamiiy of wordly re- the biessed, verses. The Jows in the oluen time looked proudly at the massive walls which girdied their sancti ty, Jerusalem, aud felt sure that they would ever remain standing even to the end of time, [his conviction was tniused into them by their religion and by their deep rooted belief im ts truth, But when Jerusalem was sacked by a ruthless invader and its grand wails levelled to the dust they looked upon the calumity as the ruin of the people anu an ouvrage upou the boner of God, They did pet consiuer the visitation as u punishment upon themselves, bus conswered it, as weil as their oiler trowbies, a8 so many oUulrages upon the honor of Heaven, But Heaven never meant to iuidl all the Jongings of human nature, Had it done so this earth Would now be the home of wily tyrants, the domain of wiavatical people. It is trie that men longed tor such a concession from Heaven, but, thanks tu God’s resistance, the longing was never apswered, CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION. HOME LIFE—SERMON BY THE RV, DR BROOKS. At the Church of the Incarnation, corner of Thirty- filth street cd Madison avenue, Kev. Arthur Brooks preached yesterday moruing to a large congre- gration, The text was taken from Mark, ¥., 19—'How- beit, Jesus sullered him not, but saith to him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hus done for thee and has, had compassion on thee.” ‘The preacher said:—1 suppose at some time We have all had the feeling which prompted the healed demontac to follow Christ, Some new conviction, some great change comes over a man and he fevls that tne old position bas uo attraction for him; he wants to place himself whore this uew clement shall have fall play. Such feelings come to us occasionally in ine. But, after all, are not such thoughts only more potice- able because stronger expressions of the convictions which come across us Very often that a change of cir- cumstances would do us a great deal of good. We be- come tired of the routine of Jife; it seen hud exhausted all its chances of effectiv Wish lo (ry something olse, Some such feeling comes over Us at the Close of every spring, and 18 pervaps one of the greatest iudncements wo break up the routine of business and lumily Ile aud trust ourselves to the company of strangers and chance assucianions und to Dew circumstances lor tue summer season, Is hot this Word of Christ given (o a special Case meant for ail cases? Christ sends home a newly converted mau, He seeins to check a goou impulse in order to Surely that idea is vot unconnected with (he which icn bave icarued more and more thor- oughly, that there is no place like nome. The Wwuole idea which God Wants to give us Is that of w father; He would teach us tat we can beco His chilcrep, It 13 strange how ittle we near Crises lips of God ax tue Goveruor of the Universe, That is What most wen think ol in God, aud for tuat very reasom 1 needed ny elaboration. Christ just If you believe in me you are saved.” The system of the atonement was leit for men to argue about, How similar to the posi- J.tion of the bead of @ family! Tho fewer does not HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. argue with nis children. shows hie love to them and expects ito be felt as the thing which carries autbority, So outside of our family relations. Io ali our home {eelingsthere 1s a sense Of spontuveity. We do not have to stop to thiok deeply unt:] some strange train of circumstances opens the way to us, We must get just that of God and of His relation to the world woich Christ gives us, avd then our home lite re be truly worthy of Him because it will be like 1 PERSONAL POWKR IX THE GOSPEL. Another feature of this adaptation to home life in the Gospel can be obtained from the words of Christ the text. What th an was to do was to go hom and deciare his personal powe felt im that great change, He was to feel that ne Was aman of impor- tance and show Limself accordingly. There is always this sense of personal be Gospel. Nothing can be comparea to that with Christ's the Power we have met and conquered some sin and trouble of our own. A man is a personal power ic bis own home among those who know bim. Every man THE SAFEST INVESTMENTS. VIEWS OF PROMINENT BANKERS AKD FINAN CIERS ON CHEAP CITY AND GOVERNMENT BONDS FOR THE PEOPLE. During the last session of the Legis!ature Senator James W. Gerard introduced an amendment to the Woodin-Fish charter tothe effect that when city bonds were issued or converted, that in lieu of such bonds or stock interest-vearing certificates in sume varying from $25 Lo $100 each, be issued, providing that neither the principal uor the interest of such certificates snail be paid to’any ovber person than the subscriber or bis le- gal representatives, except upon properly executed and autbenticated instruments in writing to bis attorneys is conscious of a light 1n himself, and the Gospel ap- peals toi, And therefore thé Gospel which speaks of Personal power by senaing a man home speaks to all men. tiga lesson to every Sunday schoo! teacher, every aspirant for church work, every sympathizer with God’s work througbout the world. Be sure that you Show your appreciation of what Christ is by your ‘Assertion of character just where men know you. It might have ous lor that young man to go back to ssociations, but if be only carried is own lite appreciating that Christ had made it all it to ite right mind and clothed 14, er with Christ, One more view of Christ's Gofpel shows us why it can tell a man to work at home. Lt calls for the ser- vice of the whole man, body, soul and spirit, bringiug ‘A man at home is always lazy idler. to admit Christ; let it be no little, narrow pla self-interest, but aspire so high that nothing but the knowledge of God can satisly you. And bore we get Sigut of the view that is to save us from all danger of being narrowed by this exboriation of Christ. fle moans tbat our home lecling 18 to grow and take in more interests, to extend without losing its intensity. Our bome will be as large as the churacter of our lives will ullow it to be. So we are to interpret the command of Christ. So i was with this man spoken of in the text. He published in all De- capulis wow great things Jesus had done for him, and polis became bis home under the influence ot We want wide interests yot, intensity of purpose; we want to do 4 work for all men aud yet not lose the strength ef personal conviction; wo want to do good at home and abroad. It cau only be dove by buving oue tor the centre of our home life and its interests who, by bis love and sympathy, urings ail men witbin our range, It is desirable to talk some- thing around tue family bearth besides mere gossip, Mucu moro valuable to a man is the thought of bis home when it includes mauy pleasant and desirabie things, imstead of being ceutred in one thing. There is no better proof of the near connection u! the idea of home with Christ’s Gospel than the way its near or assignees, This passed both houses, but was vetoed by the Governor with the rest of the charter, The ob- ject of this ameniment was to give savings bank de- positors who had lost confidence in those Instituons as places of deposit av opportunity for safe ana secure investment, It would, in the opinion of many, also tend to keep down the city’s expenses and debt, inasmuch as the holders of those certificates, feel:ng that they had a stake in the good government of the city, would assume more of the responsibilities; of citizenship, weigh well their votes for candidates for office, and, when those candidates were elected, hold them to strict account for their actions, It would also, in a measure, prevent strikes, the dissemination ot Communistic doctrine, and forge a stronger bond of union between the different classes, THK COMPIROLLER’S VIEWS, A HeRaup reporter called on Comptroller Kelly, the Deputy Chamberlain and several of the leading bankers to get thoir views as to the feasibility of such an issue, Mr. John Kelly was first seen, and with him the following conversation was had:. Revoxrgr—Do you think the Issue of a city bond or interest-beuring certificate of $25 would be a leasible project. Mr. KELLy—Not as low as $25; $50, I think, would be us low as practicable, RePORTER—Are there many issues of city bonds to be made? Mr. Ketty—The Dock Department issue bonds when they have occasion to use money. ‘eure bridge bongs aud assessment bonus. Tho othors are, I think, long bods. reward is always spoken of usa home, If wo want a true bone lite, strong, broud, effective, have Christ in itand live a home lite with Christ, TOTAL ABSTINENCE, THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BaSIS OF TOTAL ABSTI- NENCE—PROHIBITION NATIONAL CONFER- ENCE, The nall of the Cooper Institute was Oilled by a large and bigbly respectable audience yesterday afterncon, gathored at the call of the American ‘temperance Union, President Gibbs. Among the special announce- ments for the occasion were that Dr. T. 8, Lambert would address the union on the subject of the ‘True Basis of Total Abstinence apd Its Physiological Rela- ‘ions to the Human System,’ an address irom Rev, G. H. Corey, and a musical olio by Protessor J. Jay Watson aud his daughter, iiss Anoie Watson—the oue ® professional violinist and the other a pianist, DR. LAMBERT'S ADDRESS, Dr. Lambert said he felt highly complimented by the presence of so large and respectable an audience, He was proud, 100, to see among those present many well-known fricnds, and was especially gratified to notice among them one of the best physicians in the State, These aud other indications satistied him that he would enjoy the sympathies of his hearers, Tne doctor then procecded to uiscuss the points he bad so- Jected as the basis of bis address, which he explained to be of a scientific and physiological charactor. He reierred to the early days of the world’s history, and produced sundry quotations from tho ancient philosophers in regard to the effects of alco- bonuc drinks upon mankind. He said it was not @ truo theory to argue that because ono man was not aflected by strong drink, wine, beer or cider, that their use by those woom they did seriously aflect and injure shoula be tolerated, He belioved that we are living to better times than our ancestors, aithough we are not exactly in tne millennium. We once Lad slavery, lotteries, gambling, puv.ic and pri- vate curruption und defulcations and Indian stealing, We have some of them now, but be had faith in ine opinion that there were those among the audience who would live to see the time when i weedism and similar would be done away with athong mankind, Ho recited some of tne evilé and vices of former days, when a map could claim property in his wile; but who, he asked, would dare to do so now? He held ‘that there should be no property in land where it is unused, and contended that man Fight to use it ii necessary to procure broud Jor Liwself and noone can prevent it, He did not belivve that «man had property in barley or hops if they are to be used im making beer, nor 11 wheal, rye or corn if they are to be manufacturod into liquor. This idea might uot revail here in New York, but it did in the State of ‘nino, He belteved that man had no right to property in whiskey, aod Justified its destruction as detrimental to mankind. MAN’S BRAINS. speaker proceeded to point out some facts in relation tv the pbysiologicul effects of alcohol upon men’s brains. li une were weaker than the other, he said, it would affect the man who was addicted w strong ‘drinks atid Jead to incbriation, unsteadiness in Gait, Weanness 1m intellect and general seli-conirol. Large as Webster's brains were, they were unequally divided; hence bis vccastonal ts of intemperance, If a man’s brains are ambidexter, that is, equally bal- anced, he {8 not go liuble to become # victim of in- toxication a8 a man whose brains were otherwise, Piast jilustrations of voth brains were exhibited, ‘A mao capable of using both brains was competent to give attention to two classes Ol subjects at the same ume, SWILL MILK AND ALCOHOLISM. Tho doctor reterred to the swill milk which was furnished to the infants of York as containing the incipient sceds of alcoholism. He did not blame the poor cow, for becomes infatuated with we taste of the brewer's grain, retuses whuiesome pas- ture, and, like a man who gives himself up to strong drink, yearns for the grain food again. He blamed the brewers, first, ior seiling this swill, and then Diamed tue doitymen tor suppiying tauilies with the swill milk, and hoped that the crusade against that jacteal would be kept up unul the trufllc was aba doned, ‘The brewers, who sell ale and beer to me well nothing more nor less thun swill, Lager beer is the worst thing a mau can take who has a disordered live! he dairymen poison our children and the brewers our men, Tne speaker was in lavor of pro- hibiting and shutting off of the saie of termeuied liquors, and arged that men be sent to the Logisiature who would accomplish tis purpose, ‘THR PROFESSIONS AND ALCOHOLISM. ‘The doctor declared his belief that four-fiths, if not nine-teuths, of the Protestant clergy meu tu this coun- iry are tov abstinence men, He did not know how it'was with Catnolic clergymen, as he had not nad much intimacy with them, But he believed the Protestant clergymen are more teetutal avstiacuco men than any other class of clergymen, sud he did not ike to hear them taiked of im terms of contempt Vecause they did not precisely come up to the stand. ard of others on the question of temperance, The legal proiession came next, but there were so many of who bad their best clieuts among the tquor 4 Hquor sellers that he bad but tittle hopes drivker: from them in javer of the temperance cause. Ax to the medical profession (of Which he Was one), ‘bo affirmed that they did not kuow enou; as @ rule, to judge whetner alcohol is beneficial of other- wise to the Duman system. He vstimated that avout one-third of thoge ja the medical prutession aro total abstinence men, But ho thought that if total avstinence prevailed in our community the doctors, like the luwe yers, would have very littie to do. Awong the protes- ors aud ussistunts 1M Grileges, anu schuol teachers generally, io thought there Was a strong tendency to fotal abstinence. He believed the time was coming when it would be held of higher merit to benefit our felow men by eagiug ‘he evil of intemperance than through any other means. Kev. G, H. Corey audressed the audience, The pro- ceedings were iniersperseu by some Line picces ull Luo Violin and piano by Professor Watson anu daughter NATIONAL PROHIBITION CONVENTION. The President aunounced the juilowing List of dele- gates to attend the jonal Prohibition Convention, to be hold in Cooper Union, on Thursday evening vext, 27un inst, ab woieh Green Clay Smith, of Keutucky; Key. Jobn Russe!l, dirs. Mattie McClellan brown aud others are expected to deliver uddresses:—Mrs, Juines B. Burnett, Mrs, Emma Gates Conkin, Mrs, Dickin« son, Mra, Carrie Wiliams, Walter Logan, N. W. Cady, J. G. Dudiey, Dr. Lambert, R. H. Buruett, J. B. Comk- lin, J. A. Barnett, and Dr, J. We Richards, COASTING IN A WHERRY. [From the Portland (Me.) Argus, Sept, 14.) Mr. William Tryon, of Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived at Bar Harbor last Saturday in @ Jap stronk wherry, which be bad rowed over a course of 700 miles. The voyage commenced at Youkers,on the Hudson, Mon- day, July 90, ana salely ended at Bar Harbor at balf- past four o'clock Saturday afternoon, The above dis tance Was accomplished 1m @ round-bottomed boat only twenty-seven inches wide and drawing but three inches of waver. The cratt weighs 100 pounds when not loaded and somethiog Under 300 with the owner ang ail his effects on board, ‘the Flash bas ap addition une Usus! to rowing boats m the shape of centre board, which, While it does not perceptibly better the equiib- riuin, bas proved of great value by providing a straight course against the w couply «1 pois fore and att for its colors and h miniature marine clock, Cowpars, charts, marin glass, water tight locker for ciovnes and other ne ‘Vuis boat carries a ligut, a 4 Sarics When all these things are stowed away th RuevoxrsR—Would a city bond, such as 1 have men- tioned, be so popular as the consol of England or the rente oi France? Mr. Kutuy--The United St government bond would be; but | cannot say as to New York city bonds, ReroxrtsR—What do you think of the English postal savings vanks? Mr, Keuuy—I think they are excellent institutions, and I would recommend their adoption by the United States government. RevorTeR—Will there be any effort made to make 0 issue of small bonds a law? Mr. KeLty—There will be a bill prepared and pre- sented to the next Legislature to that elfect. NEW YORK CITY BONDS. The reporter subsequently called on the Deputy Chamberlain, and be said that the city’s bonds are not largely distributed, but are beld in large blocks by savings banks, national banks, insurance companies and similar institutions, as well as by capitalists abroad. The city debt is about $91,000,000, and there ure oniy 4,000 names of persons to whom interest is paid in May and November, $$$ rr and maintain order, and that such an issue would b fe be the a the action of the world. LOVE BEFORE THE MAST. A TOUCHING YABN—A SAILOR FOLLOWED TG THE FORECASTLE BY HI8 YOUNG WIFE—SHE STOWS HEBSELF AWAY IN MALE DISGUISE—. FATAL FALL FROM A YARDARM—THE HUE BAND COMMITS SUICIDE BY JUMPING INT THE SEA. {From the San Francisco Mail, Sept. 14.) The Captain of an English sbip just arrived in por reli a singular story whicb is worth adding to the already extens: budget of marvellous tales of the ocean, The names of Captain and sbip are not given, as sailors are proverbially sensitive about their ve- racity, and there is @ strong flavor of romance in the skipper’s anecdote, ‘The official log contains this entry :—"August 15, latitude —, longitude —, James Colton, a stowa {oli trom the foretopgallant yard to the deck, and a instantly killed. ’? k “August 16, latitude —, longitude —, William Bean, an ordinary seaman, while the funeral service wag being read over the body of Colton, jumped from the topgallant rail and sank immediately, Ship hove ‘s atthe time. A boat was lowered, but no traces of 1 s map was discerned.” “Tat,” key to tho yarn I'll spin you,’ p iu bis cabin yostorday afternoon after the noond 1 shipped Bean ia Liverpool He was a tall, goo. looking young iellow, and did not appear to be ‘mus ot 4 sealaring man by bis appearance, but be bad coup'e of good discharges and | twok him. Alter bi went forward among the men Pdid not notice bir again until the second day out, je mate came ai. lugg’ny along & little bit of a iellow with short cur y buir apd a round face, whom he had found stow: the fore batcb. A lot of tho mi e what I was going to say about it. “What the bivzes made you bide away in my ship | I said, He didn’t answer a word, and seomed soar: toueath, Then Bean stepped out and t “‘l know that young man, Captain; he i i: chum of mine, wauted to xet 4 passage to Cali‘o und had no money,’ ome at them both then sent Colton of e of the third inate, who soon got him to war on # broom. He bandied the broom pretty well, took sort of to polishing up the brass work and 80 inclined to be industrious that 1 took bim out of mate's watch and him odd jobs about the cab lending the steward a band and so on, He hada night im and better grub than they got in the furece Ue, but he used toalways slip some of it iorward Bean, Those two were a good deul together on Bea: watch, and Colton would sometimes stay up all ni with him, Thev he got to like going alot, and wu to handie the roy: any ordinary man on board. Que day said (9 me, *t hea those two men, Bean and walking together d there was 80 img Lim that bis mother und brothe would never forgive him, und the bevt thing to when ho got to Sun Francisco would be to write dat home, but not to let bis people kno: he was, C very bad, ‘Then they saw me and siut up. Bean has made that boy Colton run away trom schoo! or something of «ho sort.’ “1 wold tue mate to make work as light ag he could tor: him, and once, when he brought mo up a cup of tea va the poop, L asked him it bis friends Knew that he hau started for Culifornia, ‘Ub, no,’ he said, ‘but I could not get along well at home, and I thought it best to go away.” You kuew Bean well at home, uidu’s your? J Reporter—is there any demand tor $26 or $50 city bonds by brokers anu people wuo deal in bonds? Dxputy CHAMBERLAIN—No; but there is for $50 United States bonds, There is no harm in trying theso small bonds and passing a law to that eficct, ‘Yhere muy be.no demand jor small city bonds, because there are none issued. MN, DREXEL'S OPINIONS, Mr. Drexel, of Drexei, Morgan & Co, was visited and replied to tue questions as follows :— RevORTER—DVu you think an’ issue Ol ciby bonds or jnterest-beuring certifecates of small amounts, say $25, feasivie? . Mr. Deexeu—l am not sufficiently acquainted with New York city bonds to tell; but I agree with Secre- tury Sherman dn the issue of $50 aud $100 coupon Donas aud registered stock of the last government Joau. It encourages poor people to buy them. Rurortkk—Would you recommend smualier denomi- nations tuan $60? Mr, DrexeL—l think $50 small enough, Reroxrre—Would theso bonds turuish an invest- ment to the people of tuts cuuntry similar to the con- sols of Great Britain or tho reates of France? Mr. VREXKL—Lbe governmeng bonds would, buat I am not prepared to say as to city bonds, Rxvoxter—What do you think of the Post Office savings system Of Great Britain as a means of deposit for the poor? Mr. Daexsi—I bave not examined it very closely and am not prepared to say. Revoxrex—ls there a large demand in this country for the government four per cent $50 and $100 coupon boudst Mr, Drexsi—Well, yea Reporrer—Is there mach difficulty in registering bouds of small amounts; does 1s require @ great iorce of clerks? Mr, Duwxti—No, TH NEW FUNDED USITED STATES LOAN, Another ember of the Syndicate said tuat the deot of the eity and State of Now York ts in bonds, having a long ume to run, and as the city and State are pay- iny (neir debis it Will be some time before 4. will oe another issue, The new funded lown of th States bas aa issue of $50 aud $100 coupon bonds and $50 and $100 registered bonds bearing four por ceat interest, Tney are rapidly bemg taken all over tne country, and in small quantities, which gocs to show that itis a popular issue, One of the reasons that this loan is berg quick!, and suecersfully placed is the Want ol contldence in savings banks, aud, business being dull, people with money naturally look tor some safv aod paying investment which they fing in United States bonds. Wheu coolidence cau ve restored sinail depositors will preter to deposit their money where they cun draw ii out in sums Irom $1 10 $5 to locking nue in # bond which 18 not practicaily available to them. next WHAT OTHER BANKERS BAY, Mr, Fisk, of Fisk & Haten, said that the more ali bond: tributed among the people the better 1 was for the government, Revorter—Would an issue of city bonds of small denom:nations be t ule? Mr, Fisk—The city bas no bond of small denomina- tions to issue just av present, The loan the United States is issuing 18 in good demand at a premium, RevoktTé&k—W bat relation does such a bond or cer- tificate vear to the consol of England or the rente of France? Mr, Fisk—In England you buy aconsol, that is an annuity, ihe consol originated in 1751, through the union of various distmct annuities und bears un in- terest of ibree per cent. 1 consol ure held chieily by a class of people in ug! forming in this country, aid is made up of curates, Jawyers, doctors and tradespeople, who hat lated suilicient means to enabie em to li aviy ou tueir income 1t 18safe aud sure, and gives them Do uneasiness. THE RENTES. In France the rente is more widely distributed. This table will give you an sdea:— Amount of Ane In 1798, Number of Holders ~ nual Kente, of Ren Franes. 25,111,785, In 1875, ALS 364,947,151 Aud oe 446,096 Ab dig per cent,, ALS” percent... Total. «+ 4,880,993 748,404,971 From tnis you can see thas tuere aro over four mill sous of hulders of government securities, Who receive over seven buudreu miltions of francs tuterest. Lhe German indemuity loan was taken up by ® popular subscription of vonds of small amounts, and Senator Coukling relers, 11 a recent speech, to a spectacle fh saw on bis KUrepen wip, a cue of Parisian wor men, a mile ioug, vacn Wilh bis tea to LOU Irancs in his bund waiting lis turn to purchase government securities. RevoxteER—What do you think would supply the plice of savings banks? Me. Fisk—When we see.9 bank, like the Chicago bank, tail, with $8,000,000 Habilitics and $600,000 Assets, it is time Lo bbiuK of those matters, lu Bug- land they nave a Post Uffice Savings Bunk systein, originated by Mr, Glaustoue, Which enables people 10 | deposit their money im post offices, secures them by the government aod pays them a lair rate of interest. Something devised ou that principle 18 What 18 wanted, Wahen peuple deposit money they waut some security that tuey will get it buck. Ul course, we have some Teliable savings banks, atopy othors the 'y, the Bleecker Street, tho Merchants’ Clerk, the Seaman's and some others; but with # general jailure and shakiness distrust und waut of cou. fidence creep in and oue is classed with the other by Luese depositors, who have no facility for tearning aid Understauding the difference. The only drawback to the United States issue is that the smail bomds are issued at par in goid, Li they were issued at par in greenbacks they Would be very popular, The differ. ence between gold and greenbuck is not thoroughly Understood, and the premium 18 supposed to go some. Whore cise than into tue Treasury ef tue Juited States, Reruntsk—Have they any popular small bend in Germany Mr. Fisk—No, They buy up United States bonds. Fifty dollar and one hundred dollar United States bouds uro sent by millions of dollars to German bankers aud are vought up atoves, The United States goverumeut bonds are the only vues that have a world-wide mar- ket. You can find them on any bourse aud they ure always well quotud. [hut an issue of oonds or interest bearing certiicates of snvali denuminati¢us by the erty, State or United States goverumeut, it judiciously ana systematicully directed, Would become a sale auu se- cure mvestment Jor the poor; thas .t vill make them Detter citizens; that it will give Lhem 4 greater inter. est in (ue good government of the cotmiry; that it will make (hem regard more closely the action ol their put little room to spare, und the solisary rower) ust fits into hia.niace and no more, Tepreseutatives ctther in the city, St&e or national government; that it will have a tendercy to preserva, id he, and looked red and confused. uce you to run away?” ‘No; uo, sir,’ said be; ‘but he told me be was coming in'this ship.’ That wasalil said about it then ‘A week or so alterward, when he was cleaning up iy Cavin, ne got hold of a photograph ot my ‘wit i ap aruist in Liverpool nad undertaken to color an had made a botch of it. ++ Did you ever do apy painting?’ Tasked. He sau} he could paint alittle, and 1 got a box of water colo paints irom the third mate and some brushes and gav im a few photoxraphs to color, You see how weil he, did it, He surprised me.” ‘Then the Cuptain opened his album and showed the reporter some puotographs which were very skillully aud urtisticully retoucbed, saw him ouce,” continued the Captat: the photograph of a tine looking old lady, it wus Bean’s mother, Well, to come to accident occurred, 1 was oa deck atthe time, and and Colton were sitting for’aru, 1 was just going the young chap ait to help the sailmi was workilig ou the poop, when a squall came along. ‘The mate sung oul, the royul hulyards wore let go am Coulton jumped ipto the fore rigging to get aloft and stow the ioreroyal, for 1 was darkening up to wind ward, Beun also got into the rigging ana seemed te want to get up, but Colton got ahead of him. “He laid ous on tne yard, got hold of the canvas, and the next thing we knew something came wh fin: down ou deck with a thud that made me shudder. su 1irst one at the poor fellow’s sido was Bean, He turoe him over, for the iace was toward the deck, and thy. he fell down ina Dt, aod the boatswain altenaed t . ‘The watch carried Colton’s body ait, His nec’, was broken, I pulleu off the shirtand U whole story,” and the skipper took ag and his eyes were muist. “What was the mystery,’! asked the reporter. “Well,” said the Captain, ‘just this, Colton did no Delong to our side vi thedeck. Tne body that wa sewed up and laugcaoed into the deep was a youu Woman, and she was Beau’s wile, for 1 found the m: Fiage certiticate 1m Bean’s truuk with some letters th. parwially explained the mutter. But 1’ll tell you abou that afterward, As soon as Bean got rignt be came ait looking jike a ghost, and he kuew by my face tha 1 haa discovered the secrey “Captain, said he, taking of bis hat, ‘would you have any ovjection to letting me stay alone with it this night? let him stay all night by the body, and I can im- iow suffered, | never saw suci spairing Juce On @ wan in my lite as that whic’ mot me when | opened the cavin door and the Land) were summoned Jor the iuneral services. He stood b t moment, and When the body slipped u. and the shot carried it down, down 10! the blue depths, he watched it until it disappoared Toea he jumped on tuo topgaliant rail, and belo! any one cuuld grab him he was gone,” “And the letters??? “{ hunted tarough bis trunk,” gaid the skippe “and found a bundle of letters wich I am going w e. close to his iriends at home. From what I could lea from them 1t appears thut Bean (Which Was un assume Dawe) was a young fellow of good family but ver wild, fhe girl’a people were aiso weil off and reputad: She knew im from a boy and ran away with him, a1 they wero married, He went to sea alter that ana went back to school, When he returned they trie muke f+ up with the old folks, but they would not b it, So the young fools, without a sixpence tob themselves with, coi on board my ship. Sou ~ ikea novel, but it 16 all just as I told you, and he, are the proofs.” lave you any objection to my giving the nams o tho sip?’ said the reporter. { “Well,’? said the skipper,’? *l don’t like that sort) Of sensation, and the owners don’t waat these sor o things about the suip in the papers. Here 18 the bor - along side,” said the Captain, and the reporter tovk | seat in t heets and Was soon at the landing, FRANK KERNS’ FUNERAL, The funeral of Frank Kerns, a well known n minstrel and variety performer, who died in this city! on Friday last, took piace yesterday alternoon from’ the “Littie Church Around the Cornor.’’ No services here of this kind were so largely attonded since the, funeral of George Holland, which gave to the church its weil known name, Mr. Kerns was a member in good standing of the Order of Elks and the Keystone Lodge of the Masonic Orde Both attended the funeral in jull regalia, and were so numerous that it wus with great dillicuity tbat seats could be found for them, Almost every theatre in the city sent its delegates, and floral tributes sent by private friends filled the entire space tuside the cuuncel, Among the more immediate personal irieuds and old stage asso- of the deceased present were Charles Backus, ). Wambold, Littie Mack, E, T. Stetson, Tony Pastor, Neil Bryant, Cool Charles Lora, Charles W nd ihe inajority of tne members of Tony ‘# troupe and Bryant's minstrels, Toe pall beurers were Tony Hart, Joon Wild and Messrs. Jon sou and Powers, Ihe casket was of solid onk, covered with black cloth aod richly ornamented with Masoni¢ emblems. The extension baudles were intertwined with fresh ivy aud white roses, : ‘The regular burial service ot the Episcopal Church was read by the Rev, Dr, Hougnton, after which the bouy was taken to GreenWoud Cometery by the Masonic lodge wnd interred with the usual rites, THE NEW YOKK HOSPITAL Inquiry was mado on Saturday at tho New York Hom pital, in Wost Fifteenth strect, in regard to the case of & man named William Brown, who, it was alleged, Was refused admittance into the hospital, although his spine had been broken by a falling wall, and he ‘was so dangerously wounded that he died within ao hour ufver his removal tu Bellevue. Coupled with th statement Was uouther to the effect surgeon of tne New York Hospital hud was brought here, but, as we tke uo pi eXvept tose Wuo can jay at least $7 & Weel ut him to Bellevue”? This lement being ought to the attention of the house surgeon he said that he had never made any such remark, but, tuat om the contrary, he bad stated the rule of the hospital explicitly to ve that all pat requiring immediate treatwent shall be received whetuor they are uble to pay or not, Besides this, i 18 the practice to receive patients WHO are Dot ubie to Pay more than & nominal sum, say $3 per week, the reguiar rate being $7 u weok. says that majority of the tue hospital are irce pauents. Now York Hospital was regarde (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE Brown's case at thr ws ooe which did ur