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6 PELE oro RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Ministerial Movements— Chat by the Way. Synagogue Worship—Episcopal Triennial Convention. OROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY. A funeral service momorial for tho late Prime Mints- Yer of Greece, Admiral Canaria, will be held in the Russian chapel this morning. Edith O'Gorman will speak in Bleecker Hall this pg On the school question and Ler own escape convent life and conversion to //rotestantism, In the Church of the Disciples the Rev. Dr. Clapp will preach this morning and evening. Dr. iW. Ranney will conduct the Bible class. All Sainte’ Protestant Episcopal Church will receive the ministrations of Rev. W. B. Dunnell at the usual hours to-day. At the Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church the Rev. Jobn Johns will preach this morning and the Rev, W. W. Clark in the evening. “Love in the Wilderness” and “Spiritual Suicide” ‘will be discussed in the American Free Church to-day by Rov. 8, Queen ana Rev, H. Gulick, Dr. Deems will preach this morning and evening in the Charch of the Strangers. ‘Tne American Temperance Union will bold a praise meeting in Coopor Iustitute this afternoon. “Christ’s Silence Positive Testimony to a Future Life’? is the topic which Dr. Armitage will discuss this morning betore the Filth Avenue Baptist Church, In the evening his themo is ‘God.’” “Earnestness in the Work of God” is what Dr, Crooke will encourage Alanson Methodiat Episcopal Church to thia morning. In the evening Rev. A. C. Morenouse will preach. 1n the alternoon a reunion of former pastors aud members will take place, At Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church the Rev, J. M. King will this evening consider **What are You Working For?” Mrs. Nollie Brigham will speak for the Spiritualists this afternoon and evening. Dr. A. B. Vau Nest will preach in Chickering Hall this afternoon. Dr. Talmage will preach in the Tabernacle, Brook- lyn, this morning and evening. The Friday evening Jecture will be given there also instead of in the old church as formerly. Tho Rev. E, C. Sweetser wil! preach in Bleocker Street Universalist Church at the usual hours to-day, “Hints to Unsettled Minds and Troubled Souls” will be given by Kov, J. M. Pullman tuis morning in the Church of Uur Saviour. Dr. Chambliss, of Charleston, 8, C., will proach in Calvary Baptist Church this moruing and evening. Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church will be re- opened for divine sorvice next Sunday morning. Com- Munion will be administored. In the Church of the Holy Trinity the Rev. 8, H. | goods and the anti-Subbatarians refuse to visit empty Tyng, Jr., will preach this morning and the Rov. R. | ‘W. Lewis in the evening. Bishop Kip, ot Calitornta, and Bishop Pierce, of Ar- (eaneas, will preach in the Church of the Heavenly Best this morning and afternoon. ln the Church of the Covenant this morning and Wernoon the Key. M. R. Vinceat, D. D., will proach as usual. Tne Rev, D. R. Van Buskirk will preach for the Disciples of Christ this moruing and evening. “Life’s Ils a Bleasing’’ aud “fhe Bind Man of Jericho” will be considered to-day in Eighteenth Btreet Methodist Episcopal Church by the Rev. W. F. | his childhood had any other than kindly feclings Hatheid. The First Reformed Episcopal Church will receive the ministrations of Rev, W. T. Savine this morning and evening. Services wil] be resumed in Filth Avenue Presby- Yerian Church to-day. Dr. Hall will preach at tho ‘sual hours, Preaching by Rev. N..L. Rowell this morning and youing in the Froe Baptist Church. Rev. J. 8. Ramsay will minister to the Harlem Jeosbyterian Church at the usaal hours to-day. In Jane Street United Presbyterian Churct the Rev. Dr. McAyeal, of Iowa, will preach morning ani alter- Boon, “The Serpeat of Brass” and “Immortality”? will be Ascussed to-day by Kev. William Lioyd tn Madison Avenue Reformed Church. A meeting of Sunday School teachers of the Zion Protestant Episcopal Church is called for to-morrow avening in the Chapel. Rev. W. W. Page will preach in the New York Presbyterian Church at the usual hours to-day. Dr. Charles E. Robinson, of Troy, N. Y., will preach ln Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, this morning und evening. p “How May a Church Promote a Revival of Religion?”” ‘and “The Life of Mary and Martha’ will be considered in Plymouth Baptiat Chur@a to-day by Rev. Dr. Wes- ott. Dr. J. D, Herr will preach for the Central Baptist Church to-day at the usual hours. Dr. H, W. Knapp will periorm a similar service tor | Laight Street Baptist Church. ‘Husbands and Wives” will receryo a “talking to”? this morning in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, and “The Tender Grace of a Vay that is Dead” be evoked in the evening by Rev. Goorge C. Beray. Rev. J. E. Gault will preach for the Pilgrim Baptist Church this morning and evening. Rev. Williat B, Merritt will preach for the Sixth Avenue Reformed Church at the usual bours to-day. In Spring Strcet Presbyterian Church to-day the Rey, A. H. Moment will prove that “It is Not Good that Man Should Be Alone,” and will discuss “A For- feiture ot Privileges” also. In Stanton Street Baptist Church the Rev. 8. J. Keapp wil! preach morning and eveuing. “The Old and the New Mankind’? will be presented by Rev. W. R, Davis to St. James’ Methodist Episcopal Church, Harlem, this evening. In St. Lgnatias’ Protestant Episcopal Church the Rev. Dr. Ewer wilt officiate at the usual services to- day. “Christian Sociability” and ‘Tho Figurative Names of Christ”? will be considered by Rev. Robert B. Hull to-day before the Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. E. N, White will preach tor tue West Twenty- third stroct Presbyterian Church to-day at tho usual hours. The Rev. George D, Matthews will preach this morn- ‘ng and evening in Westminster Presbyterian Church, The Rev. Curios Martyn will preach in the Re- formed Church in West Thirty-fourth street this morn- ing and in the evening will begin a series of discus- sions on “The Sins and Sorrows of City Lite.”’ ‘The Rev, Alexander Marks, of Natchez, Mi preach in 8 Mark both mo: and evening, will CHAT BY THE WAY. From present indications it. does not s provable that the Russians will get thor Yurkey i time tor Toanksgiving Day. Hash literature” is the very appetizing title that a New York correspondent of a Western paper gives to the works of “Ned Buntiine.”’ Bret Harte, Dickens and his imitators, And this kind of literature, it is said, bas converted our magical book-making ma. ehinery and universal reading into 4 double curse Better to weave 19 tho web of Lite A bright and golden tilling, Aud to do God's wil! with a ready hoart And hands that are swift aud willing, Than to svap the wivu cate tureuds OF our curious lives asun And theo biame Heaven tor the tangled ends, And sit and grieve and wouder, The religious press having taken Dr, McCosh to | task for his remarks on American preachers and preaching Letore tho Kdimburgt Council he replies iu their latest issue that what they commented upon was but a caricature of what be said, and that he means to abide by What he did say; aod whethor the press ap- proves or disapproves be will advocate biblical expo- sitioneratber than ootional exhortations in the pulpit. Bod’s thought, not man’s, is whut the world wants, Contentment abides with truth. And you will gen- orally suflertor wishing to appear otuer tha you are, whotber it be richer or more learued. The mask soon becomes an instrament of torture. | | toward him. He knows better now, Protestant Episcopal Church | | Soutpport, Conn. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1877.-QUINTUPLE SHEET, inake the bitter waters of Marah wholesome and pal- atable, but we must not think it will contiaually turn water into wine because It once did. No physician ever weighed out medicine to his paticnt with balt so much exactness and care us God weighs out to us every trial; not ope grain too much does He ever permit to be put in the scale, ‘Yo know oue person who is positively to be trusted will do more fora man’s morat vaturo—yes, for his spiritual pature—than all the sormous ho has ever heard or ever can near, In view of the general corruption of society the Christian Advocate wants somebody to iusure fire ine sulance companies against fire, aud life insurance com- pacies against death, and savings banks against too great di@culty 1a yetting the money qut of them, and ratlroads against recetvers, and all bonds against too much binding, Tuere is, it gays, absolutely no s0- curity formoney. God does not intend to make 4 sure foundation of trast in this world, ‘bere is only ove deposit where neither moth nor rast doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal, Orient Baptist Church bas a policeman, who is on the night patrol, in Baltimoro, who ts doing a good work. It may serve os a bint to New York. Ho carries tracts, and when he 18 obliged to pick up a ais- orderly night wanderer be gives bim a kindly Christian talk, & tract and wholesome advice, Many of these unfortunates return and thank him for taking such an interest tn them, and send requests for prayers to the church, There ure twenty-live Coristian men amoug 600 policemen in Baltimore, Are there so many among the 2,000 policemen in New York? It has often been a cause of surprise that so mapy Jewish synagogues im this and other cities should be without ministers, But "n advertisement tn one of our exchanges throws some light on this matiér, A | on in Des Moin congreg: , lowa, want “a geutieman cupable-to olliciate in the capacities of lecturer, ehazan, | teacher, schochet and Mohel, and to conduct services | according to the Minbag America.” And for this ser- vice of atleast three men they offer the liberal salary ot $500 @ ye Jess than $10 a week. We are no longer surprised that men of culture, such as Jewish ministers gonerally are, do not ruo after such offers as this of Des Moines. If the recent strikes shall draw off trom our large cities and business centres the thousands who flock to thein for work, and not finding it become lawloss vaga- bonds, they may prove to be not an unmixed evil, Within the past tew weeks Catholic colonization socie- ties have been formed in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, St Louis and other cities for the purpose of locating Catholic colonies on Western and Soutbera lands. Kausas, South Carolina, Minnesota, Florida and Virginia are the States which ut present scem most inviting to colonists, The success of Bishop Ircland’s colony in Minnesota has inspired others to attempt a like godd for the supcrabund.nt city popu- lations. But we warn the colonists to be certain that these aro not schemes to get hold of the money which the industrious poor may at this time in their fear withdraw from the sa¥ings banka, ‘Yhe Permanent £xhibition managers at Philadel- phia seem to have run foulof both friends and foes. Al ilrst they catered to the moral sentiment of the community and closed their buildings on Sunday. But | they did not receive patronage enough on the six days to make the exhibition a success, They there- fore changed their first purpose aod opened thoir doors on tue Sabbath, and now the moral sense of the community Is aroused and exhibitors remove their busldings or to keep the concern as it was hoped thoy would, so that between two stools it 13 likely to fall. ‘The Exhibition must be in desperate straits when it insists on sixty days’ notice before the withdrawal of goous, This is.its rule. The Rev, ‘thomas R. Slicer was tor several years a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and tor a while stationed in Brooklyn, A few months ago he Jett the denomination and became a Congrexationalist, and took charge of the Park Congregational Church in Brooklyn. He probably bad no reason to suppose his brethren and former associutes in the Church of Last Monday he visited their meeting, at No, 805 Broadway, and, un- challenged, passed the doorkeoper und took a seat among the brethren, The President of the moeting culled the doorkeeper to order Mr. Slicer out again. He was so ordered, aud he leit, highly imdig- nant and grossly insulted, To be sure, techul- cally, under the present rules of the meeting, he had no privileges thore, except those of courtesy usa visitor and a Christian minieter, But these woro denied him. For the honor of the meeting, however, we are glad to know that the brethren did oot share in this rudeness and ungentlemanly cdnduct of their pre- siding officer. Tho proceedings of ‘tho meeting were in a sense public, and, had they been of a private character, 1t 18 presumablo that Mr. Slicer is as much of u gentleman anda man of hovor as his ex-associ- ates und would keep the secrets of the club as well as they. Such petty exhibitions of malice or of authority should be left outside of the gatherings of gentlemen, ‘The essay, too, was ona subject of great interest wo Mr. Sticer as well ag to other members of the Churen he has left—namely, the Itincrancy, And it was ably presented by Dr, J, M. Buckley. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS, EPISCOPALIAN. Rev, Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, 5) worth balf a million dollars, Dr. Williams, Bishop ot Walapu, New Zealand, has resigned, atter holding the place tor eighteen years. A goud story 14 told of him. One Sunday, when he was is reported to be | preaching at Paibia, be saw through the window a hostile native plundering the goods of some ot the con- gregatiun. The Bishop descended froin the pulpit, threw off his surplice, rushed out afier the tuiet, caught bim and recovered the stolen property. Bishop Williams, of Connecticut, took no vacation this past summer, save to visit Montreal asa delegato to the Provincial Synod of Canada, During June and July he preached fifty-one times, and confirmed over two hundred persons, Miss Susan Tyng Coxe has withdrawn from the assiat- ant secretarysbip of the so-called ‘Guild of the Holy Spirit,” New York. The Churchman rogrets to add that this guild is probably not worthy of contdence. The Key. Dr. J. R, Rylance has returned from Eu- rope, and resumed his work as rector of St, Mark's Choreh in the Bowery, New York. ‘The tev, Dr. D. V. M. Jounson bas been appointed dean of the Cathedral of the Incarnation by the Bishop of Long Island. The Rev. J. Frank Winkley has en- tered upou bis duties as rector of Trinity Church, Woburn, Mass. The Rey, Albert Wood has removed trom Middletown to Rochester, N.Y. ‘Tne Rev. 1. F, Caskey has a pled the rectorship of Trinity Caurca, to take effect wbout Ocrober 1. ‘Tue Rev, Andrew D. Drummond bas accepted the rector- suip of Grace Church, Paducah, Ky, ROMAN CATHOLIC. Rey, R. F, Lee, who has been connected with the Cathedral of the Laimaculate Conception, Portland, tor the past year, has beon appoinicd pasior of 3 Josepu’s Chureb, Kastport, Me. ‘The Catholics of Hallowell, Me., and of Somerville, | Boston, Mass, are about to erect pew eburghes, latter bave Lought 30,000 leet of land tor $9,000, Kev, Joby A, Watterson, A, M., beretolore Vice President, has vu ‘oluted President of Mount st. Mary's College, Ewmmmittsburg, Md., in place of Rev, Dr, McCloskey, resigned. Next Sunday a two weeks? The ission will be opened y | by the Dominican Fathers tu 8. Jebus Chueh, Frovivence, I. LA retreat for men has been yiug ou in tbe Chureb of tue Inmaculate Conception, don, N. J., during the past week, It will close to-« A two Weeks? mission was begun last Sunday in the y City Heights, by a, 0.0. Le has one Fathers Daly, Dinah and Qu more week lo continue. Futher Farrelly, of st. Vineent do Paal’s Church, on | North sixth street, Brookiya, ldustrious young Roman ‘C preacuers iv tue Eastern District, wok c tive during (he suminer, He is mentioned bemg one of tuo first priests in the diocese, and will likoly soon revive a pastoral charge. The Rev. ¥. M. Toner, S.d., of Woodsock, Md, has been appointed to Bos- ton Col ‘The Rev. J’ J, Murphy, 5. J., of Boston Cuilege, has eon assigned to the Jesuit Charen, in Baumore. The Rey, Rovert Fulton, President of Boston Coilege, bas returned from his visit to Georgetown, D, C., ty resume bis labors He has taken | means to raise the grade of eduction av this lost tution couaury. position that will compare with any im the PRESBYTERIAN, Tue old chapel coutiguous to the Brooklyn 'raber- nacle (lormerly the Central Presbyterian Cuurch), aud of lime yeurs used for weekly prayer meetings and other purposes, 1s no Jonger to be thus occupied, and a lurowell service Was accordingly bei there on rie week, It had be too small tor even the weekly prayer imeetings, which will now be held in te Labervacle, Almost Without exception, the presvyteries are postpouiwg action on the two overtures gent down ivoun Uno inst Assembly on Lue vexed subject of repre- septation, Meantime discussion is going forward, and sound aod satisfactory conclusions are more likely to, be reached, Rey, Charles H. Van Wie, of tue May graduating clasy at Auburn, hag settied over the Presbyterian enurch of Lyous Falis, Y. Religion, as Warburton bas woll said, will siways | Rev. Tuomus Gurdon, lave of Nebraska City, has re | moved to Findlay, Ohio, having resigned his charge at | bly Mfy-four of the bishops, The deputies from this the former Kev. F, D, Seward, of Syracuse, has gone to a church at Prattsvarg. N. Y. Rev. Arthur N. Bruen, of Oran; has taken oversight of the churches of Jasper Woodbull, N.Y Mr. W. L. Aust'n, a leentiate sup- plying the Presbyterian church at Naples, N. Y., will ordained there October 26. For fifteen years Dr. 8, W. Boardman bas served the Presbyterian Chureh at Auburn, N. Y., and added to its communion aboat five handred persons, He has now ae because of fipaucial inability of the con- kregation. Bultimore, to support Louis Kichards, a young men, while studying for the ministry. This old First Church, organized one ally im January, 1785, with ten member; ad but five pastors, includ he present one, Dr, Wilhams, they have on jession and by letter, 2,486 members since tI ‘Their church editice, which they hi ae y convenient aud larger quarters, Gudicated iu ‘The Baptists have Madison and Rochester univer- sities anu Vassar Coll with twenty-oight menbers of fucuities, eight endowed protessorships, 510 dents, 31,000 volumes in libraries, $1,144, 621 of groun and burdings, $706,000 o! productive funds, giving an income of $49,670, $104,000 of scaolarships and $61,743 Of tuition recespte, The Rev, J, Byington Sinith, D. D., accepts a call to Peekskill, and enters at once upon his pastoral work, with si ape of great useiulpess, The Jubilee Fund of $100,000 fr the endowment of Shurulcf College, Ulinow, bas reached $90,000 in good subscriptions. Although Mr. Spurgeon bas returned to bis work in London trom bis trip tm Scotiand his bealth is not much improved, ry Kev, Morris Hendérson, pastor of the Beal Street ist Church, Memphis, Teun., is a remarku- bie man, Without education, betng scarcely able to read, he has vevertheles# gathered a congregation of 3,800 communicants (colored), and in one revival of haifa year in 1866 he baptized 900 persons, He bo- gan his work among the colored people wheu there were few or no Buptists m that city, but now he can sole several stroag churches formed by colonies trom 1s OWD. The New York State Baptist Convention will hold its yeurly ‘inceting toward the end of Ociober, or about six weeks heace, Lt 1 $15,000 belore that time to pay 18 missionaries iu the field, and to meet tts obligations $5,596 bave been coutrivuted, The churches must hurry - if they want to keep it afloat, o Rev, J. Q. Adams bas resigned the pastoral charge uf toe Baptist Courch at Newburg, to take ef- tect ou the let of November next, Kev, A. B. Eurle, D. D., is expected tu commence a sories of “revival meetings” in the now Metropolitan ‘tabernable, Sao Francisco, to-day. ‘The Kev. G, J. Jobnspu, v. D., has accepted the ap- ointment of District Secretary of tho American Baptist ublication Society for the district of New York, He enters on Lis work with the new year, REFORMED (DU Tho Reformed Church at Marlborough, N. Y., was organized 178 years It worships at present tn at editice ity years old, The anuiversary of buth events counng on the same day they were properly observed on the Sth inst, The church hi ad ten pastors, tb- cluding tts present one, since 1709. One pastorate ox- teuded over a period of sixty-three years, another weuty-two and another sixteea years, Tne fifteenth annual convention of the Hudson County Sunday Schou Association will ve held in tho Bergen Avenue Reiormed Courch, Ji yy City Height: Octover 18, ‘The anuual report of the Hudson Cou: Association shows the preseut number of Protestant | Schools @mbraced in tho organtzation to be 123, with accommodations for 35,000 scholars, ‘he present total of teachers and scholars 18 25,527, Toe Rev. A. G, Lausing hus eutered upon bis labors as pastor of the churcues of New Salem and Clarks- ville, N.Y. I'he clasais of Bergen, N. J., have taken action to revive the church st Fort Lee, which has beeu closed tor some yours. Mr. Eruest Gatweiler, a licontiate, having accepted the call of the Firat Reformed Church of Long Isiand City, his ordination and imstpiation will tako place October 17. METHODIST. ‘The good people of Spurta, Southern Illinois Coi ference, sume years since commenced building o fine churen beyond their means, When tuey iound them- selves swamped they sold out for what they could get and built a more modest edifice, It cost $4,000, und no debt to crush out their very vitality in uiter years, Lt was dedicated roceutly by the Rev. G. W. Hughy, of Belleville, 1f many other churches would ‘go anu do likewise,” and many more leary wigdor and not project what thoy ure unable to carry through, it would be a great blessing to Methodism in the West, But churches as well as individuals aro slow to learn from the disasters of others, Tho fiseat year of the Methodist Missionary Society closes October 31, and up to the veginning ot*the sum- mer the receipts at the treasury of the society bad ux- ceeded the expenditures by $27,339, while lor 1878 the expenditures to (he same period were $88,239 in ex- cess of receipts, ‘The increase in income, plus the re- duction in expenditures, will express the improye- mvat of the -preseut year over last year’s policy to the extent of $115,087. But this reduces the debt of the sucicty less than $10,000. ‘Ihe fall conterences will now be in se n for three mouths, and if they do as woil as is expectod the debt may be reduced by $15,000 more before spring opens. ‘Yhe Courch Extension and Freedmen’s Aid soci- eties of the Methodist Episcopal Church have ex- pended, chiefly for tuo colored people, $2,101,757. “We have to show for this,” says tue CAristian Advo- cate “in the South thirtoen iustitutions fur higher education, with twenty-six professors, 1,500 pupil and @ property vaiuod at $250,000. Sixty thousan colorod children are now anuually taught vy the teac! ers sont out from our schouis and colleges,” Rey. Join Rottenbury, of tho British Wosleyan Conterence, bas been doing a grand work in raising a special fund outside of the Conference collections tor the support of wornout ministers, In the four years tue has secured in promises £90,706, of which £52,197 bas beon paid. At the next Conference ho cowpletes his seini-centennial in the mynistry, and it ig expected that, if bis life 1s spared, he’ will be able to report the maguiticent sum of £100,000, secured to brighten the lite of aad ward olf poverty from the poor The work bus been wrought !n comparative silence. A story ts told of a late benefaction to the Church Extension Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church trom ap old man whom Bishop Ames nad much ioter- ested in the work, He auded a codicil to kis will, giv- ing $20,000 to the society, vut fuiled 10 sigh the codi- cil, The two ladies whe wore his heirs declined to take’ advantage of this legal flaw, suying, “That is father’s will, That codicil is just as binding upon os as though It were signed.”’ Ruther different from tho usual conduct of beirs in such cases. UNIVRRSALIST, The Universalist Church at Ubrisman, IIL, was dedi- cated lust Sunday. Lhe Cheaango Association of Universalists will hold a confereuce ut Rockdale, N. Y., next Wednesday and Thursday. There will be a two days’ meeting ut Sher- ian, Ohio, also, on Wednesday aud Thursday, and the week following (Oth aud 11th) the Unenango (N, Y.) Association will bold a conterence at Upper Lisle. Ou the 17th and 18ch of October a conteronce will be held at Henderson, N. Y, ‘These gatherings are designed to Strengthen the cause in weak stations, Universalists throughout the Uniied States number at this time 25,000, and a correspondent of the Caris- tian Leader 8' ests to the General Convent. propriety of collecting from this member: Ubree cents per day, which would yive $2 and which, be thinks, can be collected, ‘This should be divided between the General and the Stato conven- tious for their work, Rev. H. Slade bas resigned at Lansing, Mich., and goue to Elzin, lI, The Rey. C. E. Angell was ordained is the work of the ministry at Pittsileld, Me., Septem. er 2 Rev. Frank 8. Rice, of Watertown, has accepted a cull to the parish of Hermon, N. Y., und will begiu bi Javors thore next Sunday. Hoe is u graduate of the lust clses of Cantou Theological School uud tuis is Dis fret pastorate, MISCKDLANKOUS. The American Chapel in Paris, Rev, Dr. Hitencock pastor, closed the first hall your of 1877 with a balance in the treasury. Nineteen ‘have beeu added in that | time to the number of members. ‘Thore iy talk vt a *Worlu’s Missionary Convention,” to be held in London ia thy aucumu of 1873 Asbury Park, N. J ces, Episcopalian and Relorined ; 4 Baptist society, Tecently orgunizod, and another religious society in progress of organization, The sixty-cighth apnual meeting of the,Amertcan Bourd will ve veld in Providence, I L, October 4 to 5. President J. H. Fulrenild, of Oberlin College, 1s sho preacher. An orgauization under the namo of the Rast Con- gregatioual Churei bas just been started 1m Brooklyn, Those coucerned—chicily late members of the fivan. cially embarrassed Puritan Churei—propose to erect a temvorary building in the vicinity of Tompkins | Park aod put in practice the sound pay-as-yua-xo principle. The trustees of the Puritan Churct who Temain propose domg the best thing they ean, also to pay off the valance of their debt, Rev, K. F. Williams, pastor of the Forty-seventh Street Congregational Church, Chicago, spends two | weeks in Minnesota holding meetings in connection | with the missionaries of the American Sunday School Union, where they have established Suaday schools. Kev, William Adame, of Bristol, Kuglind, has ac cepted the call to the pastorate of Plymouth’ Church, Philadelphia, He eft Ex charge v1 the chureu at ouco on bis arrival, EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION. TRIENNIAL MEETING IN LOSTON NEXT THURS- DAY—DIVISION OF DIOCESES—¥FINANCIAL EM- BARRASSMENTS--REDU LLPRESENTATION AND CHANGE OF £HE CHURCH'S NAME, ‘Ihia Convention, the bignest ecclesinetical body known to the Episcopal Courch in the United States, will meet in Boston next Thursday afternoon, The Rey, Dr. Schenck, of St. Ann's Cuurch, Brooklyo, will Preach the triennial sermon belore the Convention, Ou the Sunday and Thursday ewenings following, Oc+ Vober 7and 11, general missionary meetings will be held, at which Bishops Atkinson, of North Carulina; Littiejono, of Long Island; Tuttle, of Montana, and Hare, of Niobrara, will deiiver addresses, On Sutur- day, October 13, a Sunday school missionary meeting will be held also, A gathering of about four hundred deputies, clerical and lay, is expucted, Uivugh the distance and the expense will probably keep many of the Southern and Western lay delegates away. Ly the second article of the cun- stitution of the Church every diocese is entitled to eight deputies, one-hall of cach order, This would give 472 for the House of Deputies, and the Bishops, if all were present, Would numver fifty-nine. But not more than 260 of the lower house are expected, and proba- (Veean Grove), bas two church | and neighboring dioceses are:— New York—Revs, A. B, Manges Dis, Casey Fr. ‘Soymour end De. oe ag osara, 8. P, Nash, Livingstone, H. Fish an Davies, Istand—Rev. Dra. Charlies 4. Hall, Noah H. Sou ‘'. Stafford Drowne and W. A. Snively, aud Messrs. Henry EH. Pierrepont, J, W. Hunter, 1. Brad- ford Prince and William Nicoll, . New Jersey—Revs. J. F. Garrison, George M. Hills, Wiltiam 5. Langford and Stevens Purker, and Measra. A. Browning, James Varker, S, K, Wilson and George ance, Northern New Jersey—Reva R. M. ee W. G. Farrivgton, and W, H. Harrison, aud Messrs. J. pent Hy. Meiga, Cortland Parker and Aired N18. Connecticut—Revs. E. E, Beardsley, C. F. Knight, E. Harwood and E, E. Johnson, and Messrs. VU. 3, Seymour, F. J. Kingsbury, Elisha Joboson aad Ben- Jamin Stark, Albany—Kevs. ‘William Payne, W. W. Battershall, George C. Pennell and Francis Harrison, and Messrs, = Meads, James Forsyth, G. P. Keese and Lyman ‘remain, Massachasette—Revs. Alexander Bu w. BR Haptington, A. H. Vinton and Thomas R, bert, and Messrs, George ©. Shattuck, £. R. Mudge, R. C. Winthrop and KE, H. Bennett. Vermont—Kevs, N. F. Putnam, £. R, Atwill, An- drew Hull and D. C. Roberts, aud Messrs. James H. Williams, T. P, Redfield, I. H. Canfield and G H. Clement. Rbode Island—Revs. D. H. Greer, C. A. L. Richards, C. Ht. Wheeler aud Dantel Henshaw, and Messre, Ed- ward Babcock, J. H. Stiness, F, } 1. Goddard and Augustus Hopkin, Pittsburg—Reve. W. 8. Hitehcock, William HL. Mills, Richard 3, Smith and R. F. Alsop, aud Measre, J. H. Shoenberger, H. Burguiu and Malcolm Hay. Penusyivania—Kevs. G. E. Hare, William Kadder, D, R. Goodwin aud Henry Brown, and Messrs, Will- iam Welsh George L. Harrison, Lemuel Coffin aud isaac Hazeiburst, “ INCKKASE OF DIOCESKS. yer Perry having been callod to the Episcopate iocese of Lowa, and Dr. Williams, of Gdorgia, bis assistant, having resigned, loft both of the secre- tarysbips of the Convention’ vacant. It devolved, thereivre, upon the diocese in which the Convention meets to choose u secretary to call the roll of the house. The Standing Committee of the diocese of Massachusetts have choseu Dr, T. Stafford Drewne, of Bryoklyn, « genticmun eminently qualitied for the po. sition, He possesses a good clear voice and com- manding presence, aud his experieuco as secretary oO! the diocese of Long Istand will make those new duties tamiliar to him, ‘The division of several dioceses and th Dizing Of missionary jurisdictions in the Territories will oc- cupy two or three days ot the Convention’s time, LNinois wants to be divided so that the new diovese shall have Quincy or Springfield for its cathedral city. Ip thut case the Rov, Dr. Corbyn, of Quincy, stands prominently before the Church as a candidate tur the episcopate, ‘Phe diocese of Minnesota wants to be divided or else an assistant to be given to its overworked Bishop (Whipple). The Bishop ninsselt 1s opposed to division unless the provincial 3} an, which preserves the con- tinuity of the organic life of the diocese, 1s intro- duced and the Provincial Synod given the sule power 1o make avd alter the constitution and canons of the Cuurch iu Minnesota, Such synod should bave charge of ull the elcemosvaoary tnstitutions, missions, &., within the State, und to constitute u court of appeal, ‘Yno Diocesan Council approves of this plan, aud has tnstructed 1s deputies to the Gereral Convention to try and procure the necessary legislation, without, however, A witnol pressing for immeuiate division, ity of tue Convention of North Carolina at wusion sought to procure the indorsement © for division, but it was strenuously op- pose Bishop has ap assistant, which answers ali the needs of the episcopate there for the present. The diocese of California ulso division, aud in severul of the Territories provisional dioceses will bo orgamzed, provided the necessary Onanctal suppors can be soured, FINANCIAL CONDITION OF CHURCH BOARDS. But the tinauces of this Church generally have been quite as much affected vy the times through which tue country bas passed as those of any other Church, Tbe missionary treasury of the Church carrios a debt of about $40,000, The educational and pubiication interests likewise suitor, This embarrassment of all the Churen interests 18 charged to a lack of systematic giving. Dr. Twing the missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Churn, caloulates that tive cents a week from the 280,000 communicants and alike sum from as many more non-communicants, but active sympa. thigers with the Church’s work would amply supply tho needs of wll the boards of the Church, Lt would give annually $1,456,000, which he would divide as luliows ;- Domestic missions... Foreign missions ‘00, 000 Home iniwsions to col + 100,000 ludian missions..... see ve 100, 000 Euucation of young men tor the ministry. 100,000 Aged aud infirm clorgy, aod widows aod or- plans of deceased clergymen, . 86,000 Work umong the Jews. > 10,000 Work among the Germans and Soundinavians 10,000 Work in Mexico. 20,000 ible and Prayer 20,000 Church publications. 20,000 An average o| $10,000 to each of 44 uioccsus....... 440,000 Tolal \soeesesece soesovesenseene ce$]y456,000 ‘The expenses of working the plan being cburged pro rata io the seyeral branches named. With the mission work in dioceses thus cared for the whole of tho $300,000 named for domestic missions could be used in the ten existing missionary Jurisdic- tious, g1Ving au average of $30,000 to each, which would be sullicient not only for the support siouary bishup and other missionaries, but what the people thomseclyes could give, tor all pur- of church building and tho estaviisument and conducting of xphools, The only difficulty with this plan, ag with all others, 18 that it 18 very tucn casier 1o put dive conts a week on paper thun to get that much money out of the pockets of the people and into tho trousuries of the church. The deplorable tact is stated tha. 1,125 parishes out of 2,800, or nearly throe- sevenths, are utterly disregardiul of any ovligativn to tue mission work, The query is, Why 1 it tuat go large a portion of the Church 1s deaf and dead to entreaty in this bobalf? not to mention how far short all are in the matter, Wea such » staudard is reached as every baptized member shall recoguizo that o- matic devotion of a tenth, or any sum, is only the be- inuing of u positive duty no agencies will be needed. Barun then, in the proportion as the collection of money for missions 1s loft to Voluntary service, in that proportion will the work diminish, At the Present time, under the spur of the bishops and Missionary secretaries, tho $300,000 tributions tor missions 18 lese aunually, It i# therefore proposed by promi- beat churchmen to abolish the mission boards alto- gether, and remit their work to the dioceses oF to the Geueral Convention itselt, The Boston Convention will be asked to do sometuing in this direction, and a correspoudent of the Churchman urges the Convention to hoid delinquents so close to ihe clear light of reason fud obligation that they will amend. Kven a well- rogulated sawimill, he udds, would arrange a matter ot supply iu suort order. 11 the logs did net come dowa the flume, somebody should kaow the reason why, if it required a visit to every woodchopper in the fort und then the chips would fly, or else the chopper would. That is what they are sont into the woods to accomplish, SHORTENED SKI! 3, REPRESENTATION, &C, The quesjion of a shortened form of moruing and evening prayer, Which has been ugitated Jor a number od 1 yeurs, apd on which & comuuiitee Was uppol three years ago, will call for decision next week. ordinary morning service aud sermon ought not to exceed one hour wad u bait. But it always does new, ‘The representation in tue General Convention ts at- tracting some attention iD this Churco as well as otuer bodiex ‘Tue Methodisis and Presbyterians ina their general conterences and assemblies too iargo to be enlertaiuved by apy except Lue largest cities, Aud the Same duliculty now arises belore tue Geoeral Conven~ tion. It 18 proposed to so amend the constitution that cach diovese stall have oue clerical and one lay deputy wad one moro of each vruer sor every lfty or one bun dred clergymen, provided thut no diocese shall have more than four, . The proposed change ef mame for the Church will Probably excite intense feelings between the High and Low Churchmen, The reasons for the change given are that “Protestant Episcopal” 1s without moaning and has never rece.ved the formal sanction of the General Convention; that it has been a werght; ing avout the deplorable congrey Chureh which rovs the bishops of tucir uuthortt, that 1 18 u serious Dindrance to the cillciont working of the Chureb. That the chunge would lacilitato the of tis with other branches of ‘the Church Cath- nd give greater tnilucnce and importance to tos branch, But wore than half of the dioceses of the land oppose the change, und the name wil probably remuin ts 1b 18. SI, AUGUSTINE’S NEW CHURCH. NEW FACILITIES YOR MISSION WORK ON THE EAST SIDE—DESCLIVTION OF THE NEW CHaPEL AND MISSION HOUSE, Tho Mission House faces upon Houston street, near Bowery, and is 86 feet wide and 85 feet deop, includ- ig’ the stair wells, The height ot the gable ts 118 feet; 10 the crogs upon the spire, 207 feet. The mato- rial is brown stone, of two unts, Long Meadow being used jor the body and Newark sand sione for the carved arch stones, string courses and ornaménts. Ov the first floor there are threo entrances—a unddle one, 20 {ect wide, closed by iron gates in trout to the chapel, and two sido entrances to the lecture room and parish school rooms and to the rooms above. Between these entrances on tho jolt is the parisu room, und on the right the clergy ollices, With the waiting, janitor’s and store rooms, Oa the second floor 18 the lecture room, which willalso be used tor the industria school, 79x67 and 20 teet bigh; it will seat Nive hundred coniorably. ‘Av the east end of this room there is a small gallery, Available Jor stereopucon exhibitions, On the vhird floor are the pariga school rooms, and the guild room, 25x28, all 18 feet high, ‘The apartinents of tbe clergy- | man im Charge aud several other rooms are on the fourth floor, ‘The Hith is divided tuto seven rooms. ‘These fluors are reached by two Aets of independent tire proot staircases, one at each end of the buildin, making it Ou Of the safest abd most convenient baild- ings in the city. Between the Mission Mou and the Cuapel there 18 & vestsbule 80x20 leet, The Chapel is cruciturm in sbapo wich an apsigal cuaveel, the length being 132 teet, the width 62 fees, the distance across the transopts 82 feet, and the height of all 65 tee, with an open Gothic rool, ‘The chapel will t 800, and is lighted by site windows of stamed g ventilated by large ducts und by large inthe roof ‘The vista irom the gates at the main en- cases, au: affording uccommodation for over @ thou- sand children. ‘The chapel will be used for all collective exercises of the school, und the class rooms for recita- tions. Ip both buildings the diferent rooms are Bected tubes and vy electric surmounting the spire will bo illuminated by and will be seen out almest the whole | part of the city, “fee loner bell was given to Trinity Charch in 1' Queen Anne. The scaools can ac- commodate 2,500 children, A daily parish schoo! ts to be opeued in the new Mission House. 1+ will be of the same le the one at Trinity Chureb, The total cost of Cry mission house and chapel when com- plote will be $300,000, The Rev. Arthur C, Kimber, M., 48 the clergyman tu charge. FATHER M’CREADY MADE PASTOR. Cardinal McCloskey has appointed the Rev, ¥ather McCready as pastor of the Church of the Holy Cross, West Forty-second street, Father McCready has been for the past six years attached to St. Stephen’s Charch, East Twenty-eignth street, boing senior assistant for over three years. Previous to bis connection with St Stepben’s he had been attached to St. Andrew's, iu e reet, and to the Church of 5t. Jonn the Evangelist, in Fifty-third street, He leaves St. Stephen's with the best wishes aud the most loving regrets of the large congreanties. of that parish. When leaving the Church it, Johm the Evangelist many years ago he was made the recipient of quite a substantial testi- monial exprossive of the estimation in which the people of that pariah held him. in the new and more respon- sible sphere to which he is now going he will bring with b'm for the benofit of bis flock the experience he has had jn missionary work ju this city, and which bas oarned for bim a leading place among local Cath- olic divines, RECEPTION TO REV. WORTH. The Young M Association of the Madison Avenuo Church of the Disciples will, at their regular Wedues- day evening meeting, October 3, give an informal re- ception to their pastor, Rev. George H. Hepworth, who is expected to arrive to-day by the National line steamer Egypt from Europe, whero he has been spend- ing nis vacation, The vestry of the church bas been enlarged to twice its former capacity, newly carpeted and jurnisbed, and as there will be an addre: t wel- come and other exercises suitable to the occasion the young men are in hopes their pew quarters will be too small to hold the friends of their pastor. KINGS COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. A convention of all the Sunday schools in Kings county, representod in the Brooklyn and Vicinity Sunday School Union, will be held in the Taberuacle, on Tuesday next, commencing at teh A. M. ‘Tnreo sessions will be held, and lunch and an evening col- lation will be provided by the ladics, George W. Morgan will manipulate the organ. The morning sos- ston will be devoted to the opening cxercises, election of temporary chairman, roll cali of schools and clection of permanent officers, ‘Thw business will occupy theo time until halt-past twelve o’clock, whea an intermission will be taken for luach, In the atternvon Dr, ‘Talmage will doliver an address of welcome, to which the Presiaent of the Convention will reply, and Rev. Matthew Hale Smith will then deliverau 39, discussing the se- lection of lessons by the international system or by teachers or superintendents, and the propriety of discarding the library and distributing religious Papers instead of bodks every Suobatu. Dr. Daniel Read will deliver uo address on tue committal of @ portion of the lessons to memory by scholara and the proper discrimination of books to be admitted to Sunday schoo! libraries. Tue Rev. George K. Reed ov teaching children reverence for Gog and tho promotion of spritual power im the Sun- Gay scbool; the Rev, Alfred Vaylor on superintend- ents; the Rev. J. Hyatt Smith on the most important qualitications of superintendents, and Dr, C. Simson the attractiveness of the Sabvath school will be heard. Ali these and other topics will be discussed, first by the speakers named in ten minute speeches, and after- ward by the Convention in three minute talks. A re- cess for the eveaing collation will be taken, al woich Dr, Cayler ‘will deliver an address on Sunday PORTO VEIRERK SPSS: and the discussion wiil be con- tinue: REFORMED CHURCHES IN PATERSON. Injurious reports concerting the condition of the Retormed churches in Patorson, N. J., huving been Circulated lately, the Christian Intelligencer vives their correct standing, and adds that they are no worse than ovber churches around them:—“The Congregational Church was compelled a short time age to surrender {te building to its creditors, The pastor of tho First Retormed Church accepted a call to East Greenbush, N. ¥, Thetwo chutches made an arrangement for three months to meet together—the First Reformed Dutch Church to ‘furnish the building, the Congrega- tuonalists the pastor and preacher, The plan has worked very pleasantly. The Rev. Mr. Bourne has proved very uccoptuble as a pastor, and has presided over the affairs of the two organizations wisely and impartially, and has won the esteem and contldence of a lurge circle. The Second and Broadway Keformod churches, while feeling the pressure of the times, aro maintaining all their services and work aod -collec- tious, and as the prosperity of the city retaras will bo relieved trom tho decrease of income which at present embarrassos them, The Holland churches, dependent upon the earnings of operatives, have had # severe Struggle, but are now participating in the relief which has come to all,”” TEMPLE EMANUEL. POWER OF ASSOCIATION—-SERMON BY THE REY. DR. G, GOTTHEIL. Dr. Gotthell preached yesterday in the Temple E uel on the above subject, taking for bis text Ecolesiastes, !., 8—“All things are fuil of labor,’’ &c. ‘The Doctor remarked that association is the root of all progress, Isolated man is the most helpless of all creatures; to none {s nature 20 unfriendly as to him. For years atier his birth he neods the nursing Imnds of parents, No tabie is spread for him, no raiment or shelter, no pons of defence are provided for him. Tho Doctor proceeded to trace the iife of a child until € reachoa manhood. THE BEGINNING OF GOVERNMENTS. ‘Tho first impulse toward association is purely in- stinctive. Primitive man does not reason, He gives no account to himself why he builds his but near that of others; he only feels that it is better or him todo 80, But soon this instinct receives a new impetus b the first taste of power. Tho strong begin to subjett the weuk, the more yilted assume the rule over tho less capable, and thus goveraments begin, The more they extend tho more men become dopendent on each otner. It is not before long conturivs that man begins to inquire wuy be must resign so much of bis versonal ircedom, and ov what groand and for what end the claim is made on him, wheu be undertakes rationally to determine tue limits between bis own personal rights and those of the state of society to which he be- longs. Thatis the dawn of treedom, a resumption of pritaitive rights, but for bigher aims aud in more rat- joual methous, Ho has leurned tbat bly own advanta hes 1m tae prosperity of the Whole; that tor the abridg- ment of bis freedom he receives an ample reward; in- deed, that ina novler songe than the phrase used by the King of Fran se—that he himself is the State. ‘This is the fundamental idea of republicanism; all legislation, all organizations and all entorcemeuts of laws solely with a View to the highest advantage accraing to the whole nation derive their sanction from, not a dynasty, pot un aristocracy, not from any class of people, rich or poor, native ur allen, but from the whole people, Any government that seeks ends of its own, distinct {rom or oven opposed to th common good, be that goverument supported by buyo- nets or by crafty deceptions, be the ruiers clad in purple or in citizens’ garments, no matter what dame it beers, is tyrannical . AUUSK OF CONCENTRATED POWER. Against that abuse of concentrated power the na- tions of the earin have striven for mavy centuries, ‘The tyrannies of old wore commented upou, But tyranny, argued the Doctor, is preferable to anarchy. ‘The tyruouy o1 social hte slared a porcivn of his dis- course, He pitied the boing who is too cowardly to moet life tu 18 sternest moods, and runs away from the school which tis Creator bas established here on earth for our education. RELIGION THE AGENT OF ASSOCIATION, And in religion, contivued the Doctor, tho same prin- Cipie holus good, Religion is the moss potent agenoy of association, binds Whole continents togetner and unites uations by the power of ideas. The religion Aigo sOparatos, itis true, but this is inevitable. All closer unions aAMong men must also draw tines of ion. Every housenold in this city forms a circle which all the rest are excluded, Kyery hom stvad has 4 sancium [rom which rest of the world are excluded. ihe marital boud, with our present 1 derives its high moral char. acter from 1s ‘resirietion to two beings to the exclusion of others, Fairiy judged, it will be found that the religious cement in man has dove more in combining men than in separating them. It 14 not necessary, ciaimed the Doctor, that we should ali have distiactive features or demand the surrender from other religions; ou the contrary, the triumph of true religion lies in this, that people of widely aiffe ent Views and practic if helpfulness und strengthen ono another, promoting the well-being of ult alike, Only fet the spirit of trae humanity Dreathe through every temple und every church, and there will bo no wrangling about doginas and cero- monies, ‘The Doctor said he did not think that the Israclites sulliciently appreciated the principle of assuciation. With the exception of one charitable Institution, they hau nota single living, active organization, at least tine, said he, When our religion 1s jatically attacked, comutnod de- © MR. HEP- Re div from feuco is imperutively demande eregutions should jook & little without, should sbow more interest im each other and should up- derstand (hat a defeat 1u one portion means weak+ eas to the Whole line, Every opportunity should be seized to cement friendly relations between the vari- ous bodies, United.coungel should devise and carry out such measures as ure required tn uur present con- dition, Action, earnest and combined acvon, is what we need. We have enough of talki nough of com trance to the stained chancel windows which are visi- ble irom the street 18 214 feet, Boneath the chapel ure the Suaday school class rooms, reached by four stuir- f iauing, enough of Wise suggesting, Of prophesying, Boon good aud ovil, Let as now put the accent of Moods on our Words | the peaco at the town hull, A STRANGE PRIEST STORY. con- bells. . The cross | HE BREAKS HIS VOW OF CELIBACY AND MAB- RIES, BUT DESERTS HIS WIFE AND, CHILDREN ON THE ORDER OF His CHURCH—SAD IF TRUE. {From the Chicago Inter-Ocean, Sept. 27.) Wilttam A. Ward 1s a scion of a wealthy and aristo- cratic Rotman Catholic family residing all, York: shire, Engiand. ‘The exact extent of the fumily circle 1s not known, but certain it is two of the sons of Ward senior are priests in the Churen of their faith. Will jam A. -Ward, the younger of the two brothers referres to, and the principal figare in the subject matter tt hand, is now a man of about thirty-six years old, tall handsome and of distinguished mien generally. He & a man of scholarly attainments, being versed in Greek, Hebrew, French, Spanish and Italian, besides possess ing other high attributes, He bas travelled exten sively in Europe,’ and spent nine years in the priesthood in Rome, In the spring of the year 1876 he returned from the Continent to Hull, Kogiand, where bho received an appointment to a church, There for some time he performed his sacerdotal duties, but toward the close of the year he suddenly disappeared. The event was hushed up in the neigh berneod. Those im authority in the church knew what bad happened and thas was sufficient. Williaw A. Ward dropped apparently out of sight and out of mind, but there 1s little doubt that he wasever los Sight of. The cause of his disappearance was this, Among the flock visitimg the church the young priest was attached to was Mary Wreghitt, » young girl of pincteen years, or slightly under Hee Father ja John Wreghitt, an old and distin. guished citizen, still resident in Hull, being clerk of Mary Wregbitt was beautiiul young girl, a branette, of medium height, with an exquisite figure, Her visits to the church were irequent, it 18 suid, her confessions undoubtedly * numerous. Her contessor was Father Wi!liam A, Ward. The result can be imagiged, The handsome, traveiled priest and the young, confiding girl fell in love, one with the other, That it was love, and a muthal love, is protty well proven by the sequel to this first act—they were married. For love ot Mary Wreghitt William A. Ward was ready to forego-his vow of colibacy and torisk all that that violation entailed; tor love of her be was willing to incur hig father’s anger; for love of her he was willing to become peer, to forfert home, friends, country—all for love of ber, The couple wout to Liverpool, where they were man ried by a Protestant curate, the Rev. Mr. Walabam, of Liverpool street, Liverpool, Engiand. ‘The ‘act that they were married by ® Prytestant is suggestive, lt is not likely that they coufd bave obtained one of their own faith to unite ao priest and a maiden After the marriage it 14 believed tho young couple re. mained long esough in Englapd to learn that thot: parents had discarded them forever, ‘On tho 30th day of January, 1876, a gentleman of this city, Whose name 18 furticoming when needed, Visited a house of busivess ou West Madison street, wi@ro he fouad man of striking uppoarance, rather worly attired, and evidently in great troubl wud ‘been endeavoring to caro money by “solic: jug” tor a firm, but had failed, He was the hiv’ embodiment of a poor geutleman. With attainments ness He dig, was ashamed, Congenial employment he could not get; he bad no,mouey; goods and clothing bad been parted with. In desperation he had tried “soliciting,” and that bad failed — bim. The end surety come now, ‘Turping to leave the store, he raised his hands and, with @ look of intense gad: nogs on his {uce, made'oue remark, “And iy pout wile dying at home.’’ The citizen standing by—who, ‘by the way, we will designate as Mr. F.—cuught the words, and, addressing the stranger, inquired into hu circumstances, His answers were satisiactory, and, loarning of bis abode, Mr. F. leit, promising to call and see him, A while later be called, and on find- ing the abode of the stranger his great Chris- tian heart sickened at the sufferiog he saw around, In one room, almost bare of furniture aud clo.hing, he found his acquaintanoe of the morni bowed and heart-broken, Un what remained of a bed in one corner of the apartment lay » beautiful youn: womun, apparently dying. As the visitor entel she had strength to unclose her great glassy eyes and survey him briefly, but that was the op sign of fe she gave. By her side lay twia children, brother aud sister, four days old. And there was the stranger, helpless, uuperved; everything bad iatied him, and nothing remained butte git duwn and watch bis lady wife aud gentle offspring Jade away before his eyes, Mr. F. was not the man to see such sulfering und do oothing. Hastening to bia wife le briefly explained the situation, and in a few hours that once cheerloss room wore a different aspect. Necessities and luxuries wore provided, and in a few weoks carciul Dursing and other kindly attentions from willing womanly bands had rescued the sick mother and ner babes from the very juws of death. ‘nis stranger, this poor geotioman, was no other than William A. Ward. The sick and dying mother was the whilom Mary Wreghitt. How they bad si tered for their love! What triale they had’ gone through! How want and despair and even grim death had stared them im the face; but it was ull chunged udw. They had suffered togetber even as they bad started out together. n sorrow and tribulation nothing bad come between them; they had sat down 10 dio together; bub al that was past mow, The black clouds bad lifted, and tho future tooked bright and pleasant With Ward’s attainments and the recommendations of new-lound friends he was pot long in fad: He went out as 4p the si of several well known citizens, and by t means earned a comfortable suilicieacy with which te support his wife and infants, Removing from the squalid upartinent they were found iv by Mr. ¥, tu a comlortably home on Jackson street, beyond Ashiand uvenue, they lived happily together aad formea ny friends, That they lived uappily i¢ an important point, and thoir acquaintances testily with one accord to the devotion of the pair to one other. Eighicen Lappy months or more rolled smoothly by, and then William A. Ward found that bie patronage Was getting so large that be determined te open un academy, A place was takon at No. 674 Adame street, about two weeks back, and circulars sent out anuouncing the opening of the school on Uctober 1 when suddenly there was a great change. Whw made that chango is only surmise, No oue was pres entat ihe interview between Mr. and Mrs, Ward, bu! this portion cau vest be sev iorta by the remarks of Mrs. Ward horself to a {riend. Friday, the 7th inst, Mrs, Ward went in groal tronbic to Mrs. F., the wife of the gentleman who had ret assisted her husband and throwing heraeif oo bor koees before Ler cried, “Oh, Mra F., will you dosert me m my trouble?” The poor woman was comforted a8 woll a8 possible, and then induced to tell what her troubie was ‘The story was &loug and painful one, and during 1 recital air. F. himself arrived. Mrs. Ward commeuced by telling the story of her lite in Hutl, Eng. land, us related in the opening of this article, dwell ing on her marriage, voyage to this country, suffering from poverty here, and sudden elevation to forts of life again, and then stated how the bright lite beiure thei hud been suddenly clouded again vy sudden determination of her husband ty leave hi «+dly busband bas gone und loft me torever,” she Whon suilicieauy cutmed to be able to talk Fi sho said that “ibe Church’ here, baving tound out that her husband was a priest, had ordered him to loave her forthwith, and he had consented. He had beew kind and loving to her nntil ho received that order, and thei that very morning be had told her all, ad- vised her, also, to place herself unuer tho guidance of the Church, then tore up her marriage certificate aué feft her, The only reason bo gave tor tho de sertion was that “toe Church made him de it”? Mrs@Ward, not knowing what to do, Mr. aud Mrs, F. took ber and her two infants, now beautiful ite bes about twenty moaths ola, into thuir residence, where she rewained until Thursday, the 136m inst During this period Mrs, Ward was in great dis- tress of imiud, as may be imagined. Sue was visited several times by a priest, and, eventually, op thé date last meutioned, told her two friends that she would have to cosaway, as shop had said 8o.’? Sho was asked if she wanted to go aud suid no, Hore Mrs, ¥ —“If you like to stay bere with me bo power » Mrs, Ward shall take you and your children hesitated and then repeated her 01 ant remark :— “+1 must go; the Bishop has said go.” It may bere be meutioned that Mes, Ward 1s avout to become a mothes Again soon. ‘Un tue 1ith inst, Mrs. Ward, having been visited by the Rev, Father Sautois, of this city, told Mra ¥, that she had to give up her childven wud asked ber to accompany her to the Douglas Orphan Asylum she rood aioud the following order :— To Sister Many Josseu, Douglas Orphan Asylum:— Receive this iauy, treat her kindly and ask no ques tous. F, SAULOIs, Mra. Ward says st® was also instructed nut to gay at the asylum that she was the mother of the child sand said suc would comply, The two ladies took the cusldren to Douglas Asylum, as directed, and she was asked, “Are you the mother of these children?” she replies Tuey ure very near and doar to me; treat thom kindly.” The sister thea said that she could not take tofauts, as they were too young. Subsequently, however, the chil dren were taken 1 on @ poremptory order irom Bishop Foley, obtained through Father Saaiois, Mra F. reports a conversation in connection with this Visit (o the asyluin, Che matron remarked casually that scarlet fever Was prevalent in the place, Mre, Ward demurred at leaving her hittie ones there, when Father Sdutois said quietly, “What doos it mater? If they die they wall go straight to beaven,’? ‘This “order of the Coureh” duly complied with Mra, Ward exuivited anotuer regarding herself, which reud:— To the Sisten Surenton, Infant Orphan Asylum, corner Teuth and Biudie streets, St, Louis ‘Treat this Indy quietly; ask no questions and uvold seaa- dai to the Chureh. F, SAUTOIS. ‘vhe day aftor receiving this order, on the 13th inst, a carriage cume to Mrs, F.’a residence, aud Mrs, Ward cnvored it and was driven to the St Louis depot, ou Madiwon street, Mra «=F. went down to see ber off, but was requestod by ao minent Catholic lauy who was present not to enter the car where Mrs, Ward was, which request, though de 4 very singular, was complied with, Since ber stay 10 St. Louis Mrs, Ward has written sev. eral times to her triefds were. Mer letters are full of anguish for the fae of bor chiudren, In one she says When she ts well again she will re turn here, get her childreu back and even ue washing to snpport them. In one she do picts ber helptess condition and wails, “My God! it there no way to neaven but by tails roady” In an pembidaly prays for “good mon to save bi dren Jor ber,