The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1878, Page 13

- RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, Programme of Services To-Day. SYNAGOGUE WORSHIP---THE WEEK OF PRAYER, Ministerial Movements--Chat by the Way. At Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Dr. Armitage will preach this morning and evening. At Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church Dr. King preaches this morning ‘‘About Tithes,” and this evening on “God's Invitations Conditional.” Joseph Cook will iecture in Association Hall on ‘Thusrday evening on ‘A Personal God in Conscience.” “The Foundation Rock” will be discovered this morning by Rev. J. F. Richmond in Asbury Metho- “ dist Episcopal Church. “Jacob the Supplanter and the Moral Conqueror” will illustrate some lessons for Mr. Richmond in the evening. At the Brooklyn Tabernacle Dr. Talmage will give the tenth of his dark New York pictures, At Stanton Street Baptist Church Rev. M, H. Smith discourses this morning and evening. Dr. John Cotton Smith will deliver the third in his course of Advent lectures this morning in the Church of the Ascension. Subject—‘Papal and Protestant Apostacies, and the Possible Alliance Between Ultra- montane Romanism and Atheistic Socialism.” At Thirty-tourth Street Reformed Church the Rev. Carlos Martyn will speak this evening sbout “The Chureh.”” “Spiritual Leprosy and the Remedy” will be dis- cussed in the Lyceum Theatre this evening by the Bev. J. W. Bonham. Mrs. Bonhain holds a service for women only in the afternoon. “The Self-Willed Disciples’ will command the at- tention of the Rev. J. Q. Adams this afternoon in the Berean Baptist Church. At Willett Street Methodist Episcopal Church Mrs. ‘Van Cott will hold forth the word of life to-day and every afternoon and evening throughout the week. A sermon to young ladies will be delivered at Spring Street Presbyterian Church by the Rev. A. H. Moment this morning. “Christ at the Drinking Fountain at Sychar” will be presented by Mr. Moment in the evening. “The Smitten Rock in the Wilderness” will be illus- trated by the Rev. W. H. Mickle with five beautiful paintings, in Lexington Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Philip Phillips will sing and Dr. Remington, of Brooklyn, will speak this afternoon before the Tem- perance Union in Clarendon Hall. Dr. J. J. White, of Brooklyn, E.D.; Miss Mina T. Wright, of Mendota, Ill.; Professors Keenan and Mitthauer and the rescued orphan boy will entertain the National Temperance Institute in Cooper Union this afternoon. Mrs. Nellie Brigham will entertain the Spiritualists ‘this evening with a review of ‘Peter's .Vision from the Housetop.”” At the Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church the Rev. W. N. Searles will preach morning and evening. At Chickering Hall the Rev. W. T. Sabine, D. D., will preach this afternoon. “A Wonderfully Benevolent Woman” will be intro- @uced to the Helping Hand Temperance Church this evening by Rev. W. B. Affleck. * ‘The third of his series of Advent sermons will be _ Gelivered by Rev. E. C. Sweetser this morning in Bleecker Street Universalist Church on ‘The Adora- tion of the Magi.” In the Church of the Beloved Disciple the Rev. A. HL. Warren will preach this morning and evening. Mrs. Schertz will speak in the Christian Israelite Sanctuary this evening. Rev. J, M. Pullman will preach this morning, and Rev. A, G. Rogers this evening, in the Church of Our Saviour, on ‘Universalism in the Early Church.” “No Night in Heaven” will be proved by Rev. J. D. Wilson thie evening in the Central Presbyterian Church. Services this morning and afternoon as usual and sermons by Rev. Alexander McKelvey in Canal Street Presbyterian Church. Dr. Deems preaches for the Church of the Strangers this morning and evening. Rev. Edward Guilbert preaches this morning, and Bev. Charles F. Hoffman this evening, in the Church of the Holy Spirit. In Calvary Baptist Church Rev. R. 8. MacArthur will preach this morning and evening, In Christ Church the Rev. Dr. Shipman will offici- ‘Ste and preach to-day as usual. Dr. Newman will preach in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church thts morning and evening. In the Church of the Disciples of Christ Rev. D. R. ‘Van Buskirk will preach at the usual hours to-day. “The Cry for Bread’ will be repeated by Rev. W. ¥. Hatfield this morning in Eighteenth Street Metho- ist Episcopal Church. In the evening Mr. Hatfield ‘will discuss ‘Is There Hope for the Criminal Classes?” “The Power of Prayer” will be illustrated this morning by Rev. N. 8. Rowell in the Free Will Baptist Church. “Nothing to Do with Christ” will be considered in the evening. In the First Reformed Episcopal Church Rev. W. . Sabine will preach morning and evening. At the gospel temperance meeting in the chapel in Fifty- fourth street to-morrow evening Dr. Sabine will speak and Howard Mission children will sing. Rev. Dr. Bridgman ministers to Madison Avenue Baptist Church at the usual hours to-day. Rev. E. A. Reed preaches to the Reformed Church in Madison avenue to-day as usual. In Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church the Rev. ‘William Lloyd will speak this morning about “The Bons of God,” and in the evening about “Solomon's Dream and its Lessons.” “Bunning for the Prize” will be encouraged by Rev. George H. Hepworth this morning. In the evening Mr. Hepworth will ask the Church of the Disciples ‘What Are Those Jewels.” In the New York Presbyterian Church the Rev. W. ‘W. Pago will preach this morning and evening, and @uring the week Drs. Bevan, Sanderson, Merritt, Moment, Osborn and Jutten will preach. Mr. C. W. Sawyer will conduct a gospel temperance service in the Park Theatre this evening. ‘The Pilgrim Baptist Church will receive the minis- trations of Rev. F. M.Van Siyke this morning and “The Interest Our Departed Friends Take In Us" will be explained this morning, and “What Is the Religion of Jesus of Nazareth?” this evening, by Rev. ‘W. P. Corbit, in the Fifticth Street Methodist Episco- pal Church. Rev. W. B. Merritt preaches in the Sixth Avenue Reformed Church this morning and evening. Dr. Tyng, Sr., will address young people in the Church of the Holy Trinity this afternoon on “The Mountains of Israel.” Rev. Dr. Herr preaches at the usual hours to-day in the Central Baptist Church. Rev. J. 8. Holme will preach at Riverside Chapel this morning and evening. Rev. J. J. Browner will lecture there on Thursday evening; subject, “Italy.” In Laight Street Baptist Church tho Rev. H. W. » D. D., will preach this morning on “The it Figurative and Spiritual or Petsonal and Visible?” Dr. C. H. Fowler will preach in St, Luke’s Meth- Odist Episcopal Church this morning and evening. Rev. George Van Alstyne ministers to St. John’s Methodist Episcopal Uhurch at the usual hours to- day. “Social Questions—Compotition” will be discussed by Dr. Rylance this evening in St. Mark's Protestant pal Church. St. James’ Methodist Episcopal Church this morning tlie Rev. W. R. Davis will speak about ‘The Merciful Who Obtain Morcy."’ In the evening “Christ and the Cities” will be considered, In Sixteenth Street Duptist Church the Rev. D. B. Sutton will speak this evening about “The Three He- fees in the Furnace.” "De Folly of False Standards,” in the Tabernacle ' “EW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1878.--QUADRUPLE SHEET—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Baptist Church, will be exposed this morning by Rev. R. B. Hull, and “Lessons from the Life of Deborah’ will be drawn this evening. In Thirtieth Street Methodist Episcopal Church the Rev. J. W. Ackerly will preach this morning and Rev. Stephen Merritt this evening. “Clouds and Showers” will pour out their lessons through Rev. B. H. Burch on Twenty-fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church this morning. “Your Hour” will be presented this evening. The Yorkville Young Men's Christian Association will be addressed this afternoon by Rev. J, D. Wilson. ‘The Rev. R. Heber Newton will preach this ovening in the Anthon Memorial Church on ‘The Christian Hell,” being the second in the series on “Future Pun- ishment.”* ‘The services at Grace Chapel will be conducted to-day, as usual, by Rev. Dr. A. B. Carter. Bishop Littlejohn, of Brooklyn, will preach in the Church of the Heavenly Rest this morning, and in the afternoon Dr, Howland will consider “The Voice in the Wilderness.” At the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist the Rev. C. B. Duffie will preach this morning and afternoon. Dr. E, H. Chapin will preach in the Church of the Divine Paternity this morning on ‘Christ as @ Social Force.” Evening service as usual, ‘The Ladies* West Side ‘Temperance Union, 3 new or ganization, will open their campaign in Bleecker Building this evening. Judge Pitman, George Fran. cis Train, Major E. H. Ropes, James Williams and others will deliver short addresses. W. Bentley and J. A. Camping will lead the singing. The Rev. George C. Miln, having withdrawn his resignation, will be installed pastor of the East Con- gregational Church on Wednesday evening. Dr. Dur- yea, Henry Ward Beecher and other clergymen will take part. ‘The services in the Russian chapel this morning will be conducted, as usual, by the Rev. Father Bjerring. Dr. Ewer will minister to St. Ignatius’ Protestant Episcopal Church at the regular services to-day. In the Church of the Messiah the Rev. George Batchelor, of Salem, Mass., will preach morning and evening. “Loyalty to the Truth” will be considered this morning by the Rev. 8.8. Seward in the Sweden- borgian Church. CHAT BY THE WAY. There is many a writer in these degenerate days who is less luminous than voluminous. To the drunkard » bottle of gin is a weapon of defence; the liquor is a dagger and the bottle is its sheath, There is this significant difference between the Communists and a clock, and the clock is the wiser of the two, that when the Communists strike they cease their work, while the clock works and strikes at the same time. “Some people act as though they had been inocu- lated with stupidity, while others act as though they had it in the natural way. ‘The men who have repented of their past sins will have an opportunity to turn over # new leaf on the first of January. Nature, however, will wait until the spring. In these days of resumption the Americans are fast Decoming 8 people noted for their charity, their gen erosity and their great love of their specie. If one can afford it he should buy the best of every- thing. There is nothing better than cast steel knives and nothing better than castile susp. ‘These beautiful words are Shelley’s:— Life, like a dome of many colored glass, Stains the white radiance of eternity. If we would always follow the advice of Shake- speare it would be the better for us:— What thou wilt, ‘Thou shalt rather enforce it with a smile, ‘Than hew to’t with thy sword. It is @ cruel criticism, and there is certainly no truth whatever in it, that clergymen are in the habit of giving their congregations a diet of “dry tongue.” ‘The proper division of labor is sometimes compre- hended by children. A pair of scissors was lost and the little one suggested that a prayer be said, asking that they - be found, There was, however, a lurking consciousness that there ought to be a com_ bination of prayer and work, so the youthful philoso- pher said:—“Now, mother, I’m tired; so I'll pray while you hunt.” Wit sometimes consists of gn unexpected definition of words. “Father,” said a youthful prodigy to the professor of mathematics, ‘can you tell me the dif- ference between one yard and two yards?” In an in- stant the mathematical brain began to run over the theorems of Euclid, but no clear answer came. The profeasor looked into the boy's face and remembered that Haydn played the cathedral organ when he was five years old, and began to wonder if this boy was equally gifted. “Do you give it up?” “Yes, my son, I think I must,” and he grew very grave solemn. “Well, the real difference is a fence, father.” The boy went out to play marbles, while the old gentieman thought of agrest many things which he couldn't express. The old Grecks used to think of their greatest men as demigods, and we like todo the same. It grates on our nerves, therefore, to hear that Bismarck, who makes Kurope tremble whenever he is angry, insists on having his eggs hard boiled, and denounces the cook in words of ten syllables when he makes a mis- take, Agreat many men are of opinion that a certain quantity of wine is goodfor aman. It is the un- certain quantity that hurts him. Sydney Smith was never at a loss for an answer, His physician, while prescribing for him one day, remarked that he ought to take a walk every day on an empty stomach. “Whose?” was the quick reply. ‘There is # sharp discussion going on as to whether the coming man is to bes general, a statesman or s clergyman. All these predictions are far from the truth. The coming man will be » waiter, for the poet distinctly says:— The world is his who best knows how to wait. It is said that the very centre of the earth is the only spot where one can be merry all the time, and the reason is that, as science tells us, everything there loses ite gravity. ‘There is only one thing in the world that is more dreadful than for a minister to preach a poor sermon, and that is to be compelled to listen to it. Domestic happiness depends solely on mutual ef- fort. If you will try to yet rid of your temper your wife will probably be induced to keep hers, and you will both have peace, “Why,” said a gentleman to Jerrold, “that man is over six feet high, and his wife is actually under four. What dreadful taste in » man of sense!” “Taste,’ said Jerrold abruptly, “yes, only a taste.” . A good reporter is always first cousin to a necro- mancer, and can introdnce himself to you in such » genial way that for the time being ho secms like your long lost brother, who i# anxious to show you the strawberry mark on his left arm in proof of his iden- tity. You talk with him about the inner secrets of your life in profuse sort of way, give him your opinions about the resumption of specie payment, and, as the conversation flows, freely unfold yourself | on various other matters, He sits a silent and ad- miring listener, encouraging you by a nod when you are hunting for the right word, or pousibly supply- ing it himself, and gives you the impression that he wouldn't disclose what you have told him—no, not for worlds on worlds, The next day you tske up the paper and while carelessly looking over its columns sce your own name in capitals which seem to your astonished gaze as long as Bunker Hill Monument, Every word you have said is there. That man with the strawberry mark on his left arm was the small end of a speaking | trumpet through which you unconsciously told the whole world all about yourself. He had no pencil nor paper and didn’t evince any desire to write in short hand. Ob, no; that isthe clumsy way in which beginners work. His skill is not in bis finger-tips, but in his memory. He memorized every word you said and reproduced it with perfect accuracy. The accomplished reporter is as uearly ubiquitous as a merely human being ever becomes, and is beginuing to be regarded as # moral restraint, in many respects superior to the Decalogue. A man in the olden time might possibly break the Decalogue and hide the pieces, but nowadays the moment a law is broken the quick ears of the reporter catches the sound and his persuasive lips compel you to tell him all about it, He is an animated interrogation point; a human cork- screw, who gets a deeper hold on your secret every time he turns around, His mission is summed up iu the short but terrible sentence, “If you do it, I'l tell.” What religion can’t do the fear of the reporter will accomplish. Do you know what the fundamental difficulty with the world is? It is the universal delusion that a No. 5 boot can be made to fits No. 6 foot. Change that misapprehension and you will alter the complexion of history, The bank cashier takes a few thousand dollars from the vault with the expectation of . be- coming rich on Wall street and returning it; the clerk drives a fast team and indulges in all its con- comitants on @ salary of $300; the business man lives on the avenue and accumulates debts with the hope that something favorable will turn up; the young lady marries for money and dreams of 3 happy home. They are all trying to get a No. 5 boot on @ No. 6 foot, A fine old gentleman of ninety has lately decorated a lady of eighty with orange blos- soms, It was a little late in life to try experiments, but they both needed discipline and were wise enough to know how they could yet the most of it in the shortest space of time. The United states Treasurcr has paid England for all the fish on the Banks of Newfoundland, which is well enough, but the fish have not yet been notified of the fact, and may be embarrassed when they sce the luscious bait dangling in the water as to whether it is an Englishman or an American who is waiting for anivble. It is no more than courteous to give them the proper information, and wu suggest to the Secretary of State that the words of Hood, slightly altered, contain the neccasary advice:— ‘To tell the fish he need not speak, Although hiv voice is fine; He'll find the most convenient way Will be to drop s line. EPISCOPAL MISSIONS. ‘The Board of Managers of the Domestic and For- eign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church have just issued their advent and epiphany appeal to the denomination. The Board was reor- ganized by the General Convention of the Church a year ago, whereby the cost of the missionary ma- chinery was considerably reduced. ‘There has been a strenuous and persistent endeavor by the Board to secure the largest possible proportion of the Church's contributions for directly missionary work. . Tho contributions for the year just cloaing have been, on the whole, unexpected); and encou: i. Maids crom’ eppcials, "thers mye “booms © (6 domestic missions, $157,498 28, of which $39,736 45 went for mission work among the In- dians and $14,300 38 for work among the colored people. The receipts for foreign missions amount to $116,574 65, of which Greece, Hayti and Mexico re- ceived $11,478 74, These contributions have enabled the committees to do their work without incurring any considerable indebtedness, though at times they have found themselves straitened. The area from which these contributions come has been more widely extended this year than usual; and this is @ hopeful sign as indicating increased interest in t! mission work of the Church. In Africa, China, Mex- ico and Hayti the Board of Managers say their miasion work is going forward under guidance that inspires the fullest contidence. God has given to the Chureh in these mission tields chief pastors with singular and exceptional qualitications for their work. They wait only for reinforcements to go forward ‘to con- quests worthy of their calling their riuni- ties, And the same is true of the maigeionary bishops and laborers in the home field. The Board of Mans- gers ask for the requirements of their domestic mis- sions for the coming year, including work among the Indians and colored people of the South, the sum-of $155,000; and for foreign missions, including Gréece, Hayti and Mexico, and aid the enm of $135,500, The Charch at large no doubt will heed this appeal and respond with generous liberality. GOSPEL WORK IN NEW YORK, When this city was much smallerand Jess populous than it is the need of mission work among the masses was realized by certain Christian men and women who organized the New York City Mission and Tract Society more than half a century ago. Last Wednes- day the annual meeting of the society and election of officers took place at the office in the Bible House, and this evening the Rev. Dr. J. L. Withson, of Bos- ton, will preach the annual sermon before the society and its frierfds in the Memorial Presbyterian Church, on Madison avenue and Fifty-third street. For many years past the efficient secretary of thin. so- ciety, Mr. Lewis E. Jackson, has furnished statistics of the moral and sociel condi- Soe, of the pepe of a York, ee on other laborers different departments tian work have been influenced and in their 0) ns, During the greater part of its his- tory the City Mission Society gathered its converts into existing churches acco: to the lone of such converts. But of later years the society has built mission churches and now has five of them here and there in the populous and neglected wards and into which their converts have been gathered until those churches are now among the 81 it, nUMer- ically, of any in the city, notwithstan that as their social circumstances improve by the changd of habits and of lite the converts seek religious homes in other than mission churches. For sust forty city missionaries, and running five mission chapels, carrying on 100 services of various kinds every week, only $50,000 a year are called for. The expense of the machinery for operating this organization is only two and a half per cent of the income named above, and with the same business arrangements now existing a revenue of $100,000 or more could be managed just as easily, which would reduce the ratio to an insignificant cipher, the ex- pense being the same. The money to carry on ‘this Gospel work has been raised mostly by personal ap- plication to individuals. The society rarely receives w legacy, and has no vested funds to fall back upon in times of scarcity. The year waa commenced with an unavoidable debt, occasioned by the deficien- cies in the collections of recent years. The new financial year opened last Monday with a deficit. ‘The current expenses of the year just closed were much less than the expenditures and the demands for the work, and the society now makes ite appesl for prompt and increased liberality on the part of its friends. It needs no argument to show that the “neglected” soon become the “dan; un”’ classes, and if they are not early Christ will surely imperil our highest moral as well as our material interests. THE WEEK OF PRAYER. The programme for 1879:—Tho Executive Commit- tee of the Evangelical Alliance of the United States makes the following sugyestions for the observance of the Week of Prayer, subject to such alterations as local circumstances may render desirable, ' The Alli- ance is now so widely extended as to include’in its membership Christians in all nations, and the first week in January, 1879, will be observed in all Chris- Le hg and at missionary stations in heathen For the Sabbath, January 5, a8 @ subject for the pulpit—“Christian Union.” Monday, January 6—Thankagiving for the blessings of the year passed and prayer for tueir continuance. ‘Tucsday, January 7—Prayer for the Church of Christ—its ministers, its growth in grace and its en- largement. Wednesday, January 8—Christian edneation; the family; the young; colleges, seminarics of learning, Sunday and other schools; Christian associations of young men aud of youag women. Thursday, January Y—For nations, rulers and people; for peace and religious liberty on the earth. Friday, January 10—The press; for a bleasing on publishers, editors and authors; the cause of tem- perance and uther social reforms. Saturday, January 11—Home and foreign missions and the conversion of the world. On Sabbeth evening, January 12, it is suggested that public union prayer mcetings be held for prayer, praise and tho presentation of the object and work of the Kvangelical Alliance. ‘This year, for the second time, the Evangelical Alliance does not designate a special day in its prayer week for the Jews. ‘This is gross neglect. A sincere prayer, from sincere Christian hearts, that God insy strengthen the Jewish rave to be loyal in His service, can do no harm, The minds of many in ourchurches seem just now to be turned, with great hope aud de- sire, toward the of Prayer. The old Ties of it ss a time of prayer for the manifestation of the Holy Spirit to the Church and to the world, and the old belief that a blessing will follow it upon the Church and the world—these seem to be in # meus- ure revived of lute, to the great joy of a few who are jealous for the kingdom of their Lord, Some seo in this a disposition to come back to the original mean- ing and object of the Week of Prayer. ‘Tuc Chureh is certainly 1ooki with unusual interest and hope toward those few days carly in the new year, when Christians will “with one accord in one place,” here and there throughout the world, call upon the Lord their God. Meetings will be held in this city in the Réformed Church, on Fitth avenue and ‘Twenty-ninth street, at half-past three P. M., conducted in turn by pastors of different denominations. On Sabbath evening, Janu- ary 12, # meeting having special reterence to the work of the Eva ‘al Auiauce will be held in the same church, William EK, Dodge, pi it of. the Awerican branch of the Alliance, will preside, and addresses will be delivered by ministers and members of the Alliance, Mr. Moody, having called the ministors of Baltimore together, has induced them to issue @ circular to all the churches of the iand in which they request that the fruits of this Prayer Week shali not be allowed todie with the close of that special service, ‘Chey theretore suggest that meetings be continued in the different churehes daily, es] ly in our large cities, and that special efforts be made for the salvation of ‘oung men, The late Week ot Prayer for young men held in November, under the direction of the tou Men's Christian Associations, was very succesaful, an the hope is entertained that following up the services of the coming Week of Prayer the resulta may be much greater and more widespread, A CANTING CHIMNEY SWEEP., “Mr, Clark is, doubtless, a very worthy svaveuget,”’ said Mz, Spurgeon, “but as an avosile of livht ba i a t failure, I should advise him to make a clean sweep of this irreverent jargon of chimney cleaning and Scripture as being wholly unsuitable to his calling.” And what was Mr. Clark? A London chimney sweep and carpet cleaner given to cant. He had business cards printed aud interlarded them with Scripture quotations, thus showing how pious he was. He wobsbly had 4 whining, sanctimonious tone withal, ir. Spurgeon looks and acts like » man who hates cant, und couldn't help saying so on receiving one of the chimney sweeper's cards, "A like drubbing would not come amiss to some people who are not “chim- ney sweeps.” . HOW TALMAGE TAKES AS AN ACTOR. It was time for some Brooklyn Preebyterian pas- tor of high standing to wash his hands of Taumage. ism, and Dr. Duryea has done it. The man “who |*plays the mountebank and struts across the platform and paints the most lurid pictures of vice as it is," is not the man for him, and he says so, without minc- ing the matter, We are glad he has done it. Three intelligent young Chrisrian friends of ours, says the Examiner and Chronicle, were induced to go over to Brooklyn one Sunday evening to see the Tabernacle performance, but they feel ashamed to have it known that they did so, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. METHODIST. Rev. De Witt ©. Chabis, of Detroit Conference, and his newly married wife will shortly sail as missiona- ries to Bulgaria. Rev. Marmaduke C. Osborn, secretary of the British Wesleyan Conference and one of the general secreta- ries of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, embarked a few days ago on an oificial visit to the West Indian missions. He sailed direct to Barbados, and goes thence, touching at St. Vincent, to Demerara. He ex- pects to return in April next. ‘The Rev. Henry Hoffman and wife, late of Wallace + College, Ohio, and Rev. O. Krauser, late of Colambus, Ohio, with Miss Collier, of Maine, sailed from this port a few days ago for Valdivia, South Chili, as mis- sionarics, The condition of Rev, W. P. Abbott, D. D., of this city, has been so critical during the past week as to excite the gravest anxiety among his friends. Every- thing is being done for him that the best of medical skill can accomplish, and although not out of danger his symptows are slightly improved. His friends are somewhat more hopeful of his recovery. At the recent session of the Central Alabama Con- ference the Rey. R, F. Doyle was received into the Conference from the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church of America, and Revs. Jackson Harper and Gilbert Ware, from Zion Methodist Episcopal Church. Nine preachers were admitted on trial and five into full connection. Bishop Wiley presided. * Bishop Simpson will occupy the pulpit of St. Paul's Church, Newark, on Sunday, December 15. Drs. Hurst, Fowler and Buttz are all expected to be present the same day. ‘The father and mother of two of the preachers of the Newark Conference, the Rev. Nicholas Vansant and wife, are yet lnving in good health, the former in his ninety-fourth and the latter in her ninety-third year. In afew months they hope to celebrate their seventicth wedding day. They have six sons in the ministry. PRESBYTERIAN. The Rev. F, 8. Howe, of Burdett, has removed to Southport Corners, N, Y¥., and Rev. A. F. Lyle, of Utica, to Dlion, N. ¥. The Rev. G. W. McMillan, late of Chanute, Kansas, has removed to Chicago. The long-time pastor at Bound Brook, N. J., Dr. R. K. Rodgers, is reported as extremely ill at Athens, Ga., where he has been living for several year’ past. Rev. W. D. McKinley has heen installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Pike, N.Y. Rev. Robert Ennis has been installed pastor of the West End Pres- byterian Church, Albany, also, "Tho Kev. 8. W. Reigart, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Mechanicsburg, Pa., has just completed the firat ten years of his pastorate, which have been pleasant and prosperous years, more than two hun- dred persons having been added to the church in this time. Rev. L. B. Turnbull was ordained by the presbytery of Chesapeake, and installed pastor of the church re- cently organized at Farmwell, in Loudon county, Va., on the 8th inst. Rev. John K. Hitner, late of Taylorsville., Ky., has accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Mays- lick, Mason county, Ky., and removed thither. Rev, U. McClure, of Potosi, has become pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Greenwich, Va. Dr. and Mrs, Upson, of Albany, returned a few days ago in good health after s protracted tour in Europe. The Rev. Albert N. Keigwin entered upon his duties as pastor of the West Presbyterian Church, Wilming- ton, Del., last Sabbath, and the people of the churc! gave him s warm welcome. ROMAN CATHOLIC. The following named clergymen of the Church of have embraced Catholicism within a com- Rev. A.J. D. Tpool. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, has become a Jesuit, and Rev. T. L. Coghlan, of Mourne Abbey, Cork, a priest. ‘The son of the latter has also joined the priesthood. Rey. Evan Baillie, of Trinity College, Oxford, rec- tor of Lawshall; Rev. J. H. Burton, of Glenalmond College, and Rev. John Coventry, of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, rector of Tynardreath; v. C. Cox, of Exeter College, Oxford, and Rev. Robert Campbell, of Cambridge, principal of Perth Model School—these also have entered the Church. Kev. F. Brossart, late of Paris, has been appointed pastor of St. Paul’s Church, in Lexington, Ky. Rev. John F. Lowery has been transferred from Johnstown, N. Y., to St. Agnes’ Charch, Cohoes. Mr. 8. B. A. Harper writes to correct an item in last Sunday's Hexanp touching the monastic orders in France. Ho says there are no “pastors” in Catholic countries, and the regular clergy are those who are under conventual vows. He asserts that the monas- tic o1 are i in religious duties and that they are far from being non-producers, and instances the Trappists, who eugage very largely in agricul- tural labor, and cites many more that are engaged in the work of education in Europe and America, and closes with » comparison of the cost of State educa- tion and Catholic education. EPIKCOPALIAN, The Rey. C. 8. Stephenson has accepted the rector- ship of Calvary Church, Bayonne, N. J. W. Ashton, that of Grace Church, Philadelphia. ‘The Rev. Oscar Bunting, of Danville, Va., has been elected to the rectorship of St. Andrew's Church, ore ey and the church at Amherst Court House, ‘a. The Rev. Thomas ms has accepted the rector- ship of St. Luke's Church, St, Albans, Vt. © Rev. Robert Granger has taken temporary charge of Kmmanuel Charch, Geneva, Switzerland. ‘The Rev. Dr. BR. H. McKim, of Harlem, N. Y., has epted the rectorship of Trinity Church, Colum- bus, Ohio. has taken charge of St. Arundel The Rev. Ogle Marbury Mary's and St. Peter's churches, Anne county, Md., in addition to his rectorship of Christ Church, Howard county. ‘Tho Rev, W. W. Fowler has been appointed to the charge of the Santee Mixsion, Suntee Agency, Neb. Bev. Ira ©, Biliman has tendered his resignation of the pastorate at Adrian, Mich. Rev. K. M. Thomp- son, of the Fairfied Church, lows, has resigned. The Kev. J. Robert Love has resigned the rectorship of St. Philip's Church, Buffalo, N. Y. ‘Dean Arthur Penrhyn Stanley is the original Arthar who won the heart ot ‘Tom Brown at Rugby by kneel- ing down at his little bed in the presence of 8 rough crowd of boys and saying his prayers before retiring. ‘The Kev, 5. G. Lines has pecocend tee rectorship of the Church of the Good Shep! |, Binghamton, N. | ¥., to weopt that of St. Luke's Church, San Fran: cisco. and the vestry of the former church and the Brotherhood of the Good Shey have passed reso- lutions commending his fidelity — at parting with him. the Mev. De. William Chauncey Langdon has re- signed the paneer he Christ Church, Cambridge, Mass. ‘the Rev. Dr. N. E. Marble has resigned rectorship of Trinity parish, Newtown, Conn. Kev, Kaward Wilson, D. D., editor of the Chi Appeal, is steadily yaiuing iu health and strength. Hu pro travelling. tor otine in Canada and will visit the Reformed Episcopal churches in Montreal, Ham- iltoa, Toronto and other of the Dominivn cities. ev. John F. Herrlich (late of the New York Bar) has been called to the rectorship of St. Mark's Church, the Wasi: nm Irving Memorial, ‘Tarry- town, N. ¥. St, Mark's is beautiral in its structure, and, being easy of access from New York city, hae the benent of a congregation composed largely of New Yorkers. The only drawback to the prosperity of this memorial chureh is a debt of $17,000, which the present rector, though # very young man tor such laborious work, is making vigorous efforts to liquidate. naptior. Rev. C. W. Currier, graduate of Denison Univer- sity, class of 1874, and of Newton Theological Institu- tion, class of 1878, has accepted s cail to the pastorate of the Xenia (Ohio) Baptist Church and enters at once upon his labors. Lhe Rey. F. R. Morso commeuced his pastoral work = bon Tabernacle Church, Brooklyn, last Lord's y week. Rev. H. O. Rowlands, late of Whitesboro, N. become pastor of the church at Oshkosh, Wi G, F. Powt has ned the pastorate of the Baptist Church at Meredith, Delaware county, N. Y. ‘The Rev. A. Stewart Walsh has com; his first fs service with the South Church, New York. On ‘riday evening, 6th inst., he baptized cight persons. by the incorporation of the members of tie late ymouth Church end other additions the South Church has received more than one hundred and fifty iuto membership. ‘The Rev. P, 5. Evans, whose ministry has been marked by great usefulness in Shelburne Falls, has become pastor of the church in Amesbury, Maas, ae ne services occurred last Friday evening week. Tho Rev, H. K. Stimson, of Burlington, Kan., #0 well and widely known aiong the of this State and through the West, is now slowly dying with @ cancer, and is in quite destitute cireum- and Rev. J. | stances. The Baptist Weekly of this city will take charge of any sums of money sent here for his ben- efit. To be helpful it should be promptly given. Rev. Dr. ner has declined the call of the sachusetts State Convention to become General Su- perintendent. He loves pastoral work too well to give itup. Rey, George W. Bosworth, D.D., of Hav- erhill, has been invited to the service declined by Dr. x. The installation of Rev. J. H. Barrows over the Broadway Church, Boston, took place last week. Rev. C. B, Crane, D.D., preached the sermon and Rev. Drs. Pollard, Eddy and Rev. RK. G. Seymour conducted the other services, CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. David N. Beach, who was the class poet of the class of 1872 at Yale College, has just closed a very successful pastorate of the Congregational church at Westerly, R. 1, and accepted a call of the Free Congregational Church at Providence, Rev. H. T, Staats, of Bristol, Conn., has just com- pleted his twenty-fifth year as pastor of the church at that place. Rev. J. Avery, late pastor at Central Village, has accepted a call to West Woodstock, Conn., and has commenced labor there. Mr. M. H. Mead, of Hartford Seminary, has been ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational Church at Norfolk, Conn. The Rev, Edwin 8, Williams, returning from a six months’ absence in Europe, tinds his church (the Sec- ond Congregational, Minneapolis) just ready to move into new and commodious quarters. The young people of the Phillips Congregational Church, Boston, have welcomed their new pastor, Dr. Meredith, with a purse of $1,000. We suspect this may make some other Methodist miniaters dis- sutistied with itineracy. ‘The Kev, J. N. Freeman, of Lockport, N. ¥., has been invited to the pastorate of the Union Park Con- gregational Church, Chicago. A few days ago Dr. Scudder’s church (Central Con- gregational), Brooklyn, sent up a song of praise be- cause the socicty duriug the year had paid off $56,881 of ite debt—not in bogus subscriptions, out in ac- tual cash. There remains only $7,700 more to be |, and the society will then have a tree field before it. ‘The church has 1,049 members who raised besides $2,421 for benevolence and $19,00U current expenses, MISCELLANEOUS, The winter lectures ot the Young Men's Hebrew Association, of this city, will be inaugurated this week by Congressman Coe aud Mr. I. A. Lsaucs, who will review the past and show the wonderful growth of the association. The lev. Thomas A. Davis, pastor of the Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, of Peekskill, N. ¥., is here trying to raise funds to complete u new meeting house, which his church are putting up. It has already cont the congregation $4,600, and $1,400 more is required to complete it, ‘There in a debt of $2,809 also on the property, aud Mr. Davia ex- pects to raise that und the $1,400 besides im one dollar subscriptions from benevolent friends in New York. Mr. J. B. Farley, of Mott Haven, sends us an “‘Ap- peul to Man,” to accept the loving promises of God touching forgiveness, to believe the Bible history of Christ 48 the revealer of the Father's love to the race and to go iu peace and sin no more. He believes that God is the friend of the sinner, the estranged, the tired and the tempted, and ever stands pleading that the sinner may trust Him aud thus be made free from the law of sin and death. We hope this appeal with Independent, bavi leted thi ing comp! thirty years of its existence last week, presented a tac-aimnlls of the editorial matter and principal articles which the first number contained. ‘The type 1s, of course, much smaller than the original appeared. It con- tains 18 and congratulations from the original editors, Drs. Leonard Bacon, J. P. Thompson and R. 8. Storrs; also from the President and Secretaries of State and the Treasury and from Congressmen and others who favored its principles or wrote for its pages in the exciting contests of other days between the abolition and pro-slavery parties. The auniver. bss ate is exceedingly rich in reminiscences of past. THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE. THE USES OF ADVERSITY—SERMON BY REV. HENRY 8. JACOBS. Rev. Henry S. Jacobs preached yesterday in the Thirty-fourth Street Synagogue on “The Uses of Ad- versity.” The topic was suggested by the Scripture lesson of the day, containing a chapter in the life of the Patriarch Jacob. The text was selected from Psalm Ixxxiv., 7—“Passing through the valley of weeping they changed it into a spring.” ‘The reverend gentleman reminded his hearers that the troubled and complex conditions of human life are facts which force themselves on the reflective mind and afford food for suggestive thought. Mis- fortunes, he said, are incidents in our experience and necessary consequences of the imperfection of earthly happiness. Yet they have their uses as in- structive agents on the moral constitution of the world. They tend to purify and benefit the char- acter and give strengtn, and they point to something nobler and better than what earth calls happiness, by bidding us look upward and beyond even while pass- ing through the valley of weeping. MANLY RELIGION. Another of the uses of adversity is found in the promotion of manly religion; not casting ourselves down helplessly and despairingly under the bur- of woe up and doing; deavor to convert them into beneficial instructions. Our tears thus can become a wellspring of joy if we view our calamities in a religious spirit and recognize them as often sent to try our character and principles, SRLY-EXAMINATION. Adversity should also prompt self-examination. What we call trouble might often more legitimately be considered as the logical result of our own acts. We too little scan our conduct when misfortunes as- sail, and see in them # requital of our misdeeds, but ure prone to exonerate ourselves from all responsi- bility, and, so to say, to throw the blame on Provi- dence. Would to heaven we could be taught by the band of tribulation, as one of its beneficial uses, to recognize our impe:,ections, and how, Within ourselves the danger lies, yet lies Within our pow'r! ‘Then, indeed, would we convert the arid desert of sorrow into s blooming garden ot hope, fertilized by the gushing spring of truth, even as we pass through the valley of weeping. LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JACOB. ‘The preacher illustrated his remarks by ample refer- ence to the lite of Jacob, which taught these lessons in all their bearings. They should impress us to- day, said he, in # profitable and practical manner, not ‘as # page of half-remembered und little heeded history, but as a living instruction of endless value. The life of Jacob, with its troubles and perplexities; with its suggestions of divine guidance and yet of divine justice; with its mingled lights and shauows, sunshine and storm, are profitable topics of reflec: tion, applicable to our present circumstances in all their force; for undoubtedly true ix the assertion of our ancient teachers, “What happened to the patri- archs were foretukens to their children.” Use, then, the sad incidents of your lives to promote religious ends. Let them invite you to consider that while they prompt confidence in God and reliance on His goodness and protection, they also remind us that energy and activity, not passive Testlessness and endurance, are taught by religion, In all our adversities, our efforts at self-help, our vigorous endeavors to rise out of the slough of despond, are evidences of religious character. So mauitest your principles and your faith, and while you know and believe that “happy is the man whose strong confidence is in the Lord,” yet rouse your- selves to the performance of your human duties, and while you pass through the valley of weeping change it into a wellepri: of joy by your quickened ener- gies and hopetul efforts. IRELAND FOR THE IRISH. THE FENIAN BROTHERHOOD AND ‘1, BR. B.” CONDEMN ‘HE WEW DEPARTURE—JAMES STEPHENS’ VIEWS, ‘The following documents, which have been re- ceived at the Henan office, will be read with atten- tion by persons interested in the Irish national move- ment. They have reference to the “new departure” recently made by # large section of the Irish nation- alists residing in America, and they represent the views of the extreme revolutionary party both here and in Europe. The documents are a circular from the Fenian Brotherhood of America, an extract from a letter to that body from James Stephens, ite former leader, and a manifesto from the “I. B. B.,” or revo. Jutionary organization in Ireland, They all con- demn the policy of the new departure. IRELAND'S ANSWER TU THE ADVOCATES OF THE “KEW DEPARTURE.”” We find by the copies of the Dublin /rishman lately received here that many of the Irish newspapers pre- tend to see in the so-called “new departure” plain proofs that at last the Fenians had come to ine the “folly of endeavoring to upset English rule in Ireland by physical force."’ In answer to this, wo desire to state distinctly and emphatically, tor the intormation of the friends of Irish freedom the world over, that the Fenian Brotherhood of America have had nothing whatever to do with this so-called Irish “new departure,” nor have they any faith in Parlie- mentary agitation, whether the agitator be a homo ruler, an obstructionist or a nationalist. Our views are identical with those set torth in the accompanying manifesto, just received trom Ireland through James Stephens, an extract from whose letter we append, GEORGE SMITH, JOHN MURPHY, JOHN D. DRISCOLL, JOHN BARRY, FELIX QUINN, if MI. HAEL D. ROHAN, EDWARD WHALEN, Exxcutive Orrice, F, B., Naw Youn, Dec, 12, 1878, EXTRACT FROM MR. STEPHENS’ LETTER, Panis, Nov. 20, 1878, GENTLEMEN AND BroruEns:—f * © * I might have started before of the insane baseness of this “new departure,” but that might not have been #o well after all, Their ac- tion is turning their own few friends and filling the I. KR. B. with indignant life. before yesterday I received the accompanying mao! feato, written and brought out without a hint from me, but sent to me for spproval, and to make such = =. I —s necessary, Now, yee ree day, saying, that written or inspired myt Tshould make certain modifications, but the mani- Council of the Fenian Brotherhood, 13 feato being all their own I would not alter a Mne ip Yours, faithfully and fraternally, JAMES STEPHENS, C. 0., LR. THE MANIFESTO. Ireland for the Irish or Ireland with the English? To THE ProrLe or IRELAND: — FrLLow CounraymeN—Ireland has had one record for seven hundred years—that of # continuous strug- gle against English domination, In that struggle our torefathers have at all times borne an honorable part. You are bound by every sacred tie and every noble aspiration to follow in their footsteps. The issue is now put plainly before you. On the one side you are invited to join the ranks of the constitutional agitators, the divided home rulers, Parnell, O'C. Power & Co, and their new transatlantic allies, who, b; this invitation, declare that they have abandoned ail hope of recovering the freedom of our country by the only means through which it has ever been achieved by any enslaved nation—namely, a resort to arms—set the time when such a course might be adopted with effect. On the other hand, you are re- quested by the true nationalists of Ireland to be pre- pared to assert your prinetples and rights whenever the opportunity shall arrive by the same weapons and by the same means which your English enemies used when they deprived you of your national inde pendence. Many inducements have been held out to gen during recent years to depart from the paths of duty and lend your aid to the schemes of false hearted demagogues, Constitutional agitation has appeared in our midst, in many forms and wuder various dis- pulses, but it has always produced the same demoral- zing result, It made its last appearance under the specious name of home rule, ana protended to repre- sent the putriotic aspirations of people of Ire- jand. But the so-called national demand made from the home rule platform took a strange and unnatural shape—viz., # closer connection with England and a surrender of the right of Ireland to se; tion. This delusion, however, could not last, and it is now al- most entirely dispelled. ‘To avert its destruction it is proposed that # compact be entered into—an un- holy alliance be formed—between the home rulers and the Irish nationalists. In this crisis it is our duty to make our countrymen aware that such 4 proposal will never be entertained—such a surrender of the principles of the Irish people can never take place. Those who make any such proposal only do so on their own responsibility, and thus act without any authority whatsoever. Individuals may sposta- tize, but then the people will spurn them und move onward without them on the path that leads to free- dom. Time may have cooled the hot blood of some of our late compatriots, or, perhaps, the hospitalities they enjoyed in the bastiles of Great Britain may have instilled into their minds grateful sentiments which they have by this proposal endeavored to ex- press. But the Irish on do not share these feel- ings, notwithstanding the frequent attentions which they have received at the hands of their English rulers. The movement which is styled the “new departure” openly and systematically advocates Parliamentary agitation, thereby placing, so far us in their power, the destinies of a nation in the hands of time-servers and of self-seeking aspirants for po- litical honors, We have confidence that you will con- tinue to uphold the true standard of national tree-" dom. Irish nationality aud English connection are absolutely irreconcilable. In the words of James Stephens, the greatest organizer of revolution in “We must be true to ourselves, to our principles, never playing fast and loose with what is the most sacred bond of ail society—our honor, our pledged word, our oath. It will not do to be a sworn ‘rebel’ in private and a sworn ‘loyalist’ in public. There is no profit and much shame in political thimble rigving. Woe to the people whose leaders (?) succeed in drag- ging them into such foul and siimy ways. The truo patriot leader will always aim at what is greatest and best, and try to realize the great and good by the noblest and purest as well as by the most practicable means, knowing well that if kings or their ministers may effect revolution by crime, it is only by the ex- ercise of great public virtue that an oppressed people has ever risen or can ever rise to freedom." We must all, as Irishmen, take a firm and decided course in the present crisis of our national affairs, disavow all connection with and relation to ail classes of agitators on # constitutional basis, whether prompted by ambition or ignorance at home, or dic- tated in the same interest by some of our tellow countrymen abroad, who, haying once suffered for the cause of Ireland, now appear willing to desert their tormer patriotic principles, at the bidding of an expiring American taction, which, by its treacherous conduct at a memorable period in our history, was the cause of precipitating a struggle which could have ended only as it did—s disaster and disgrace to \ the nationality of Ireland. “God save Ireland." By order ot the EXECUTIVE OF THE I. R. B. » IRELAND, Nov. 18, 1878, THE REGISTER’S OFFICE! A largely attended meeting of members of the Bary especially interested in real estate was held by re- quest of Register Loew at his office yesterday after- noon. Wilham H, Arnoux, of Arnoux, Ritch & Wood- ford, was elected chairman. The Register stated that he had called the meeting to consult with the gentlemen present with reference to the mn of a schedule. of lawful prices which should hereafter govern him and his employés for an and = = all services: rendered by them. He a letter of instructions which he sent to his deputy, Mr. Docharty, on the 14th of September last, ten days before the meet- ing of the Bar Association, which took action regard- ing the accusations against the county officers. The letter instructed the deputy to see that only the statutory fees in all cases be charged, to him any violation of the rule, which would be regarded as suilicient: cause for instant dismissal of the offender. Among the lawyers who attended the meeting were Richard) H. Bowne, R. C. Fellows, Townsend Wandell, David McClure, George Waddington, of the firm of Lord, Day & Lord; Ambrose Monell and John Davidson. After consultation the chair appointed as a com- mittee to examine into the statutes governing the fees of the Register’s office Messrs. Jonn J. Thomasson, J. L. Riker, Richard Emmet, J. H. V. Arnold and! Francis Byrne, which committee was charged with; the duty of reporting the schedule mentioned at the meeting to be held on Saturday next at the Regis- ter’s office. REAL ESTATE. ‘The following sales wero made on tho Real Estate kxchange Deceinber 14:— RY MULLER & SOX. Public auction sale of the three house, with lot 20x1Uv, Brooklyn, 20 ft. w. of St. Ju Woodward, referve— story brick’ store, with lot 30x: w. corner of Morris st brown stone Lafayette av, * place, to Royal re 8, jenry E. the four VAN TANSELL A KKARNEY. referve—Foreclosure sale of the with lot 25x100.11, No, 363 ft. w. of av. A, Miles B. Andrus, referee—Forech four story brown stone front d) X100,5, No. 125 East 85th si Lexington av, to A. L. Nosser, defendan.......... Also, similar sale—Heury H. Anderson, referee—ot the three story brown stone front dwelling, with lot 18.7x100.10, No 408 East 1itth, 6. #. 8 ft. «. of inilar house, with lot 18,7100, t.. . y 1HOIO fh of 12,060 plaineif” Total. OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. a " The following is a ‘statement showing the real ; estate transactions recorded in the Register’s office | December 14:— Grand Boulevard, n. ©. corner of 100th. at., 252109, Salume Loew to Kdward Selle! Meek.) 1 (0, of Sth ties aut wite toe ie os isra bi * w. of oth AY. 4 dthors ws Richard I a aot Lasagna Soe fkmonn and others fir ae 2d wt, 8 hey and wife to 4th av... wes, Shea ry ‘Bd #t., 8. 8 TOD ft. w. ' ‘Astor to William -Brandmaior r 2 RECORDED MORTGAGKS, | Falls, w. 8. oftith, K., William aw ae 8. of 40th of. w. af Gth av... ik Haskin (aur ek BWUNR ane seneie H,000 roperty ; 0 months.» cco cs cane and wife, to Elisa Wiener ob GAh ote w. of Loningrenotsiiyg oF Dexington av.; 4: event vee ag eee LO EOD ees eae Lagomaraine. Glambatiata, to Cubebiay. 5 w. 6 of Fulton #8. of P20th 98,5 beh MeGHll, John &., to George Sieburg, wis. of add vf Hivington st, 27 dayy. ooo). Tolten, Emma A.. and ®. of Mth st, 6. of 11th ay. mae ki Marshall, Clibert Neat rust Cony ern Mathews, William Venecater, ae), WAR hil rc Pee