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PULPIT ECHOES. The Kingdom of the Saviour and "Tts Characteristics. SECTARIANISM’S DOOM. dwoersbip of the Keys of Heaven-—Paul's Mission to the Jews. CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES. THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST AND ITS CHARAC- TERISTICS—SERMON BY REY. GEORGE H. HEPWORTH. “My kingdom is not of this world,” a clause of a ‘verse in the eighteenth chapter of tho Gospel of St. John, was the text selected by Mr. Hepworth for his fermon at the Church of the Disciples. One can gearcely conceive, said the preacher, of a sharper contrast than that which existed between the speaker and the listener on this occasion. The one, Pilate, ‘was the representative of a military government which up to that moment had been irresistible. Tho other, Christ, represented an ignoblo, defeated and unsuccessful attempt at reformation, whose king- dom was, os He called it, in the air, but which was really destined to achieve victories even more lasting than those of the Roman armies. Jesus inaugurated a new epoch—the epoch of ideas as against the epoch of power. It was He who laid the cornor stone of the king- dom of righteousness, and to prove that right- eousness alone was in the long run of the ages the only thing that would be found to be of value. ‘The ages have vindicated the Mastor’s assertion, and a8 we look back from our Pisgah’s galleries and con- template the various triumphs that have been gained we can see that out of the smoke of controversy truth has come always clear and glorious. However tauch the truth may bo bound in chains and con- fined in dungeon walls those walls have been broken Ssunder by the light of heaven. Galileo told the Church that this world moved, and the Church thundered out its noes. Galileo replied that he could demonstrate this to any man’s mind. The Church, thinking that it had the Bible behind it, cast Galileo into prison. They harassed the life out of the old maa, and he signed his name to a recantation. He paid the world did not move, after all, and then he nauk down to rest and death. But tho truth was the world did move, and that truth once uttered could never be taken back. THE CHARACTER OF THE KINGDOM. « Jesus came then to establish a kingdom. I some- times think it is moro than a kingdom, it is an putocracy. Carlyle onco said that the best jovernment of the world was a rtect lespotism, But the old man thoughttuily an slyly added, “Bo very, very careful that it is perfect.” The. despotism of ihe right is a pertect despotism, Christ is both a priest and king, after the order of Melchisedec, Everything that is done in the home, the courts, as well as the church, if it is to result in happiness, must be in ac- cordance with the principles that have been laid down by the great Master of our souls. Human and earthly governments have been changed ever since we have any record of them. If we look along the line of history what ought to astonish us is the fact that the laws laid down by Christ tor the govern- ment of his kingdom are the same to-day as they were when he announced them. They never wiil change until human nature is radically changed. The Church of Christ over which ‘the Mas- ter presides was tho same yesterday as it is to-day and will be forever. Another characteristic of this kingdom is that it is universal. ‘The subjects of all earthly dynasties belong to it. It is true that there isaconflict in that visible kingdom. All progress on this side of heaven is in consequence of coutlict. You can all be subjects of the Pharaohs if you wish, 80 long 98 708 make bricks for them. If you are willing to be owned by a man, then you can lie down in the sun as a dog does, and some one shall give you bread. But God has promised to fight for and beside you if you will only trust in Him. You must not Shrink from the contlict, but trust in Mim, and out of that conflict shall come the calm that succecds victory and strife, and by and by it will be a calm that passeth all understanding when you put your last cnemy under your fect. But until the millen- nium dawns there will be work enough for men and women.to do. As long as there is evil in any com- munity it is the business of the Church to fight it. God is on the side of natural laws, and I say that not so much in admiration of these laws as in awe of them. I see that I must be in harmony with them and not opposed to them. It New York were loy to Christ then we could afford to rest from our conflict, but until then we must not cast off our burdens, What an awfully potent factor in our social system is intemperance, and how great is the need that the Church should deal with it wisely andgfaithfully! How important is it that religion shouid be a life in those who pro- fess it, not allowing it to die on the six days and re- suscitating it oulyon a Sunday! You are subjects of Christ's kingdom only when you bring its principles and its laws into your buying aud your selling. Re- member that death is not the worst thing that can happen to us. To him whose life is centred in it death is not the end of all things; it is the jimning of new things. MASONIC TEMPLE. HE PRESS—sSERMON BY MR. 0, B, PROTHING- HAM, “The Press” was the subject treated by Mr. O, B. Frothingham in his sermon at Masonic Temple. Hs said that the press addresses the ear of the world, while the pulpit seeks to move its soul. The office of the newspaper is to communicate information ot external things to the world. The great newspaper has numerous correspondents and reporters, who interview kings, princes, statesmen and rulers for the information of the public. If any- thing of importance happens in Mexico, India, Egypt, Japan, China, Australia, Africa or other far off regions, a representative of the great paper must be there to voice the nows among the nations of the globe, The money which it costs to run a great daily journal is beyond the range of figures to compute, and the energy that it absorbs is past cal- culation, The time now is gone by for men to eulo- gize the press; it speaks in a thousand voices and heralds its own power in many tongues. The edi- torial columns of the modern paper are prepared by minds trained to explain wliat, in reality, the news means; financiers, critica, philosophers goneralizo on the current topics, Sixty years ago no such things as editorial columus were kuown, when ® = high-minded Boston man introduced them and picked out his oditorial help trom the most learned and best minds in the land. As every fact has behind it other fwcts harder to be seen than the first, editorial writing originated with the necessity which there is of explaining tacts coming up from the workings of the moral law. Hence Christ preached to expound the inner work- ings of that law, There are men now trained in this business of expounding the news; «o that in ite make up the great parer uses all the best trained minds of the day, It jays down the moral law, i terprets it, and says what shall be the world ligion, and it may be asked, in # word, Why should not this gigantic power overtop everything else? HOW BOTH ENDS MUST NK MADR To MEET. A reason to limit the moral power of the press is that it is a business, costing # great of money to maintain it, and this money must be returned to ‘Tho press is an investment and ia ex. “ supported, It must y vents, though se arna re without this species of support, Others are limited as to the Kind of advertisements they wish to receive, But, as a rule, the paper live by ite bok poly All the outlay and costly edt. rials could not be paid by the subscriptions, and honce it is a matter of business that advertising must be cultivated, otherwise the paper loses ny fies. The advertisements pay tor the circulation of the paper, and, therefore, the advertisements adver- tise the cireulation. A papor without advertisements cannot pay, but it is not always that advortisemonts bun be kept up. MUST GO WITH THR PROPLE. Speaking of the independ might be asked if the editor a fixed ideas of his organ, Thattwould be fatal. paper may lead the van of public opinion, | just be earoful how it runs counter » po feolings of the times. — It may be silent, or foll adistance or in dixguiso, but follow it must, for, if not, the wind of pros ew ite wails and the shoot dies, The most went paper is depeud+ ent in ats independence, it 1s to be noted thata she pape stands Upon principle, and every one that apapers, it r to the A scomon # trade rans the rink of moral degradation. This, of late, has becn the ease with the prouwher. He was independent; he stood upon the authority of his revelation, and people might take or leave ft. Tho time was when,in the palmy days of Catholt- civm, immense numbers of preachers went abroad clothed with prodigious powers. Thon the preacher stood on arock; but the danger now is that pro .ch- ing may become # trade, tir these days the proac has to ploase his congregation, and hones comes t cave with which men are enabled to persuade tt wlves that they believe what in reality they heve G@iscurded, The preachor of our days has a ting NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1879.—TRIPLE library, commands hosts of friends and is accepted in society everywhere; but he must pay for all this show and pomp by lowering his moral standard, which, like that of every other tradesman, may be- come loose, AUTHORITY NECESSARY. This danger the press incurs everywhere. How this is to be avoided the editorial conscience must answer. The press must with authority or it weakens its power. Another abatement of the in- fluence of the press lies in its necessity for taking up politics. Politics and business are yareriagany | muixed together. The politics must be party, every great paper must go with the mass of pomont opinion. Party prejudices, untairness, the disposi- tion to look at your own side of the question are the iangaee to be (einer Oa an monly require S saint to edit a perfectly noble, impartiat paper. aper that can look squarely at the truth and take io heart the real interests of mapkind—where is it? If it is not to be found there is the more need of limit the moral influence of the press. Now, every one reads the papers. and people havo learned to cir- cumacribe the influence of editorials by the animus and ideas of the editor, and what he was driving at when writing a given article. In 1878 the more than eight thousand newspapers of the country hadan regate circulation of # fraction over ten million of readers, and the population being shoe thirty- eight mullions each person could have thirty-two papers a year, or one in something less than 8 fort- night. During the five years previous to 1856 six pee were established every day, and people fear an inundation of journals. There is no fear of this, however, and there can be found plenty of re.m “for them all; besides, it must be taken into account that the little peers feed on the large. The preacher conclu by Scprseeine a wish to see the influence of the press extended all over the land, in a truly humanitarian sense, still more widely than it is. B KLYN TABERNACLE, THE DOOM’ OF SECTARIANISM—SERMON BY BEV. 7, DE WITT TALMAGE, The Brooklyn Tabernacle was thronged with people eager to welcome their pastor on his return, and 4 profusion of flowers graced the platform. The sub- ject of the sermon was “The Doom of Sectarianism,” and the text was taken from Romans, xiv., 5—“Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind,” The religious world, said Mr. ‘Talmage, is divided into a great varicty of parties and sects, Between some of these there is only a difference of words; be- tween others there is a difference as wido as between truth and error, between light and darkness, between heaven and hell, While our consgience will not allow us to choose some of these beliefs, we must allow to others the liberty of conscience which we demand for ourselves, remembering that they no more differ from us'than we differ from them. I wish to advocate the very largest liberty in mat- ters of religious belicf and discussion. In all ques- tions of art and social life and politics and religion let there be no intolerance, no moving of the pre- vious question, no gag law, no persecution. You know that the air and the sea keep pure by constant circulation, and there is a tendency in religious dis- cussion toward purification and moral heaith. Iam not afraid that in this contest between truth and error truth will be worsted, Iam not afraid ot error if we place close beside it the truth. I thank God that men do not all think alike on religious subjects. You cannot see through my eyes. I cannot hear through your ears. No man shall lord it over our consciences. I propose to speak of sectarianism, its causes, its evils and its cure, Men have tried to make us believe that this monster with horns and hoofs is religion. We shall try to hunt it down and drag it out of the cavern of darkness and rip off its hide. Distinguish between bigotry and lawful preference for any religious belief or form. Ihaye no faith in a nothingarian, That man who. has no religious preference is mad. Here is aman bora an Episco- alian, and he can be nothing else but an Episcopa- jun. Here is aman born a Methodist, and he can be nothing but a Methodist. Here is a man boru a Presbyterian and he can be nothing else. As for me 1 was born so near the line that I tecl at home in any- thing. (Great laughter.) THE DAMAGE OF BIGOTRY. Now, having shown the origin of bigotry, just look abroad in the Church and see what damuge it has done, One evil of sectarianism is that it "aap dices people against Christianity. ‘he churches of God were not made tor war barracks. ‘nis perpet- ual bombardment of other sects drives men away trom religion. People are afraid of riots. You go down the street ana you see 4 contest—men fighting with men and missiles thrown. You hear the report of firearms. You are not foolish enough to cheng that street; you go around the block, (Laughter.) Well, men have looked off sometimes upon this narrow path to heayen, and then have said, “I believe T will take the broad road. here are so many ecclesiastical brickbats being thrown iu that narrow path, and there is so much sharpshoot- ing, I think I will take the broad road.’” Oh! my triends, that region is not worth much which is not tall enough to look over the fence. I have more admiration for a Spanish bull fight, and believe 1t to be more merciful and honorable than the combating of these carnivorous ecclesiastics. Again, sectarianism hinders the triumph of the Gospel. Suppose there were & common enemy riding up the Narrows to-morrow morning and our batteries here around New York were to fire into each other, you would cry out, “National suicide!” And yet that very thing is otten done in the Church ot Christ—church against church, ministers against ministers, firing away at each other instead of von- centrating all their energy and hurling one great and overwhelming volley against the navies of darkness riding up the bay. (Great applause.) THK CHURCH THAT MAKKS THE MOST HONEY, Igo out some summerday and I flud that there are two beehives quarreling with each other. I come up towardthem. Ido notcome near enough to get stung, but Icome near enough to hear the contest between them, The one cries out, “That fi clover is the sweetest.” The other cries out, * jt field of clover is the sweetest.” I say, “Stop this quarrel, If you think that is the sweetest, yo there; if you think’ that is the sweetest, go there. I want you to understand thut that hive is the best that gets the most honey.” (Applause and sensation.) How are we to war against this bigoted feeling, which lingers in the hearts of hundreds and thou- sands of Christians? We do so by realization of our own infirmities and weakness. If we make so many mistakes upon other things, ought we not to be a little modest in regard to our religious belief? I suppose that the Hght trom the eternal throne, in the last day, witl show us that there was something wrong in all our creeds. We will overthrow sec- tarianism by dwelling chiefly upon those things oy which we agree rather than upon those in whieh we ditfer. War against sectarianism by realizing that all denominations of Christians have yielded beneficient institutions and noble men, and therefore are to be respected. But more than all will you overcome this evil of sectarianism by toiling in Christian work with men of other fe. Out with the “life line!” I do not care what denomination carries tt. Out with the lifeboat! Ido not care what denomina- tion rows it. Pienty of room for all to toil, for all to pray, for all to work. You do your work in your way, Ido my work in my way. But know this—that that church and that denomination which is most fearless of surt and tempest and that brings the most souls to the shore of eternal safety, will be the one upon which God will put the brightest honors, and the one that heaven will greet with the loudest an- them, Ob! that God would basten the day when all the great devominations of Christians shall join hands around the cross of Josus and recite the creed. PLYMOUTH CHURCH, THE NINTH CHAPTER OF ROMANS-—-ITS FORMER MIS.NTERPRETATION — SERMON BY MR, BEECHER, Mr, Beecher read the tenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, describing the visions of Cornelius the Centurion and of Simon Peter, His text was the whole of the ninth chapter of Paul's Epistie to the Romans. In his sermon he linked together the meanings of these two chapters and explained the one by the other. The book of the Komana, said he, 1s regarded by theologians in one sense us standing in the same relation to the Christian religion as the Declaration of Independence and the bills of rights of the several States toward the doctrine of liberty and its institutions, One capital mistake of the men who had misinter- preted it was that they argued upon the question as it appeared in the thought of the present day, instead of in that of the day in which Paul lived, Almost all of Paul's epistics were relative. They were special pleas, but not exclusively #0, because they ended in ethics, This ninth chapter of Romans was the Gib- raltar of Augustinism, or, what amounted to the same thing, of Calvinism, ‘To ® very large extont the yods of antiquity were regarded as property, and this feeli vj Was Almont a8 prevalent ainong the Jews as among the pagans. ‘Che proposition to bestow the Denefits of their religion upon the Gentiles appeared to thom a8 preposterous as it would for some philan- thropist of to-day to take away another man's prop- erty and fise it to the Chinese, No man among them cared tor the Gentile except to damn hin The dews did not even wait to try him for he: : with stones they did what in onr day was d newspapers—they pelted him. (Lauglter.) PAUL'S ORsRCT. Paul, when he wrote the book of the Romana, wished to persuade the Jows to accept Jesus Clirixt as the representative of God and the moral govorn- tof the universe; as the God of mankind of the Jews only; a God who was neither partial nor proviueiul, He proved by example that God had aright to do wit what He thought best. Ac. cording pression of the operation of God's powel was the direct resalt of his volition, The understand the natural laws, and they beli all human action fell out in the same manuer. Paul, therefore, argued upon the old philosophy, taking the belief of his own nation, whiet it was proper for him to do, He used the ‘precedents which wore offered him without being resp for thoir ri or Werongn What God was ything which took place in nature did not nL BeRe able to do borore He could do ut He had a right to opt those Geniles who had followed after vighteousnors and to reject those Jews who had not, ‘duus he struck at the very marrow of the prejudice of the age. God was not bound by any covenant. Among all nations those who obeyed Him should have mercy, and those who did not should be pun- ished. Much of the spirit which existed at the time of the 4 exists now. All through the Christian countries there was the same ownership of God. Who owned the keys of heaven? I, sai 1@ Homan ontiff. Who owned the keys of heaven? 1, said the Jnitarian, So suid the Presbyterian and the Anglican, Who owned the keys of heaven? I, said the Baptist, Cangeent In the face di it to say tos man would be damned if he did not join the Church, Beecher would rather take God's covenanted mercies than Culvinistic uncovenanted mercies, The tolic succession lay more inside than outside, ‘he virtue was not in him who touched the head, but in him who touched the heart. i WASHINGTON SQUARE M, E. CHURCH. THY HUMANITY OF CHRIST—SERMON BY THE REV, JAMES M. KING, D, D, At the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. James M. King, D. D., the pastor, preached on the humanity of Christ from the text, “The Man Christ Jesus.” Dr. King said in these days, when the strength of theologians is spent upon proofs of the divinity of Christ, we are liable to forget that our grasp upon His humanity, the hope of our race, may be loosened. It is easier to adorn Christ’s divinity than to emulate His hu- manity, The express doctrine of the apostie in this chapter ig that the mediatorial office of the man Christ Jesus is not only the cardinal truth of Chris- tianity, but the condition of the eternal salvation of man. The man Christ Josus is the one only bond of the Godhead and manhood, The preacher then proceeded to give concisely the Scripture argument for the humanity of Christ trom His own utterances and from the inspired utterances of prophets and apostles, especially dwelling upon the prophecy of Daniel and the prophetic photograph of the human- ity of Christ found in the fitty-third chapter of the prophecy of Isaiah. THE TORKAL MAN, Man, in his search for an ideal, has been reaching out toward the intinite; in hero bar sg image worship; in the keon disappointment has felt when mighty men have fallen from 4 great hope. Demosthenes, almost dvitiea, was a coward in war, and the great Cwsar was made a babe by a fever. Their ideal gods warred with each other and showed the most lamentable human weaknesses, Culvary alone was high enough to be the pedestal upon which the ideal hero of humanity could stand and be seen by all, while Done others could rise above Him. ‘The humanity of Christ has beon fully exemplified in a lite, His whole earthly career was steeped in hu- manity. As Chimborazo combines all climes, 80 the humanity of Obrist presents all tho pertections of childhood, youth and age. He had a capacity for sympathizing With all sorrows. When He saw tho tear He did not ask by whom it was caused; He soothed and peennnae: “Neither do Icondemm thee” tells the whole story. How different this from the highest forms ot human virtue! Christ’s sympathy with the weak was a prominent characteristic. Cuildren attracted His attention and inspired His love, and He regarded women as sisters of humanity. Raphael has left the world one pic- ture of Christ, representing Him asa hero and con- queror. ‘This is right. Without the heroic as au ele- ment of His humanity, He would be but a senti- mentalist. He was angry with the oppressors of His loved littie ones. His love was the basis of His heroic hatred for the enemies of His loved ones. Yes, our human Saviour is a here and conqueror, and humanity may grasp His conquering right hand, But His humanity and divinity stand up ‘against each other. He could not be bound for me unless He were man; He could not pay my debt unless He were God, The frailty of man caused His sufferings; the omnipotonce of God enabled Him to overcome. FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. SATAN: HIS ATTRIBUTES--SERMON BY REV. DR. ARMITAGE, The Rey. Dr. Armitage preached on the subject of “Satan: His Attributes,” taking his text from Matthew, iv., 9—“All these things I will give to thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” Much that was absurd, said the reverend doctor, in the theology of the darker centuries, has*been practically transferred to our times on the powers of the devil. Take, for example, the popular thought of Ohristian men that Satan’s presence is all pervading in the human family. Hundreds, thousands, millions of Christian men in New York, London, some of them it muy be in the heart of Africa, China or elsewhere, scattered from Pole to Pole —these men in their individual capacity generally do wrong at the same moment, not in ap- psrent but actual time, and when you ask them how they came to do it they will each answer that they were tempted by the devil. Nay, the popular notion will go far beyond that point even, by answering that every wrong thought, motive, word and action ofeach man who lives upon the globe is prompted by the devil, and that each man has more or less of these promptings each day, probably each hour, But there are nearly thirteen hundred millions of human beings upon this globe, and how can the devil gtand at the side of each ono at each moment of his life to allure him toruin? That is, how can he be in thirteen hundred millions of different places at the same moment without possessing the attribute of omnipresence? Now, anybody can see that there is something wrong in such a wild conception as that, Omuipresence is a distinct attribute or God, and beginning with the assumption that He is an cternal, unoriginated and infinite Being, Ican form some idea of the possibil- ity of His ubiquity. My faith bows at once to the belief that He is present in all the churches and with all His individual creatures, in whatever zone and whatever moment of time, to bless them; but my faith spurns the thought that any mere creature in His universe can be in more than one place at the same time for any purpose, much less to iutlict evil. 18 SATAN OMNISCLENT? Another flagrant crror ascribes to Satan the power to read the secrets of all hearts, This is divine om- nisctence. Where do the Scriptures sanction such au abominabie idea? The noblest angel possesses not that power. To endow any creature with the fearful ability to read the secrets of another crea- ture’s heart would be tu invade the sanctity of his rights, responsibilities aud sources of happiness. God only can read the thoughts, motives and desires of your hearts unless you choose to reveal them in words oractions, “I, the Lord, search the heart’ but no creature can share with Him this omniscience, much less rival Him in its exercise, The very idea that he possesses either omniseence or omnipotence is shocking, even revolting in the extreme, because it justities all devil worship and hallows Satan's blasphemous challenge to Christ, that even He would fall down and worship him. ‘The profoundest philosophers of earlier times had worshipped, and why should not this pure, simple hearted young Jew do so as well? Now, it weeannot admit that Satan is equal with God in any respect, it | follows that he is limited in his personal presence, ncnepererr ans, mag As ouce an angel of light, he may retain all his mental grandeur, but it is linked up to pride, selfishness, envy, aversion of God, dis- Hike of law and love of all that is vicious in a fiend. His very capacities qualify him for the place of ring. leader of the infernal, but his moral character draws an eternally broad line between him and the only wise God, ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S CHURCH. THE POETRY AND PROSE OF A SPIRITUAL LIFE— SERMON BY FATHER LANGCAKE, The series of Lenten sermons being delivered in St. Francis Xayier'’s Church, West Sixteenth street, has aitracted crowded congregations, The church was thronged even in the vestibule at the last mass. Father Langcake occupied the pulpit, illustrating from the Gospel the poctry and prose of our spiritual life. Real, unadulterated happiness cannot be found in this world, but only in God, in heaven. St. Augustine lived for years in heresy and sin, seeking gratifications of the flesh and the mind and at last ho found out that he was indulging tn vanity of vanities and he cried out “Lord, my heart is not satisiloed, my rest can be found only in Thee.” At the transfiguration on Mount Tabor, Peter said, “It is good for us to be here.” It is re- markable what stress the sacred writers lay on mountains, It was on a mountain that Moses held communion with God and received the Command- ments. On a mountain Christ delivered his first ser- mon, which has never been tully commented upe and which is known as the “Sermon on the Mount On # mountain He commenced Hits ion, and was betrayed, On& mountain He gave His life tor the sins of the world, On ® mountain Ho was. trans- figured, and on & mountain the aposties had a last view of Him as He ascended into heaven, In the spiritual order we must elevate ourselves above the things of this world. ‘THR GLORY OF CHMIsr, — * Just take a look at Mount Tavor and contemplate, if you can, the dazuling, glorious picture, there pre- sented. On one side stands Elias, representing the traditions since creation; on the other , the represoutative people, and in the centre was Christ, the found the Christian Church. His mortal form was oly . and as appeared in His glory the apostles got a little flinipee into heaven. Pet had not yet received his full instruction, and he now himself in the climax of happiness, so down aud so filed with rapture that he desired to build three tabernacles. There ts a poetic charm about the service of God, | It ia felt by heretics who have just been converted to the trie faith a« woll as by bad Catholics that have just been restored to grace and by children betore they have been spoiled by the contammation of the world, This vr, soon woars away and then follows hard, persistent prosaic work of pursuing our salvation, If weeould attain virtue without offort ~ would be no merit, itis & grand spectacle after close of & war to seo the — triump procession of ® victorious army, bat with What privations, sufferings and misery ix tho vietory purchased, Iu our sviritu labora we must take things a6 we find them. If the just man fails seven times @ day you and I fall perhaps seventy times, but this must not discourage us. It is # lesson by which we in to understand our own corruption and the weakness of human nature. When we fight against our passions, when we con- tend against obstacles we are doing God's work, we are as Christ said of Himself, ‘about our Father's business.” Even our best works have flaws and de- fects, but we must toil on patiently and do the best wecan. We must look to Calvary if we would attain the glory of Tabor. We may think that it would be better if we were in heaven, out of this world, with all its miseries, but that is not sos “It is good for EAS be here,”” where we can amass wealth for oter- y- ICY BAPTISM. THE RESULT OF A RELIGIOUS BEVIVAL IN A NEW JERSEY VILLAGE—SEVEN CONVERTS IM- MERSED IN A RUNNING STREAM. A religious revival of uncommon interest has been in progress since early in December last in the pretty Uttle village called Deckertown, in the township of Wantage, Sussex county, N.J, Meetings have beep hold, mainly by the members of the First Baptist Church, and are the outgrowth of meetings pre- viously held in the village schoolhouse and in Pond’s schoolhouge, a mile’ or more away, Some ninety or one hundred conversions have been the result, and most of the converts have either joined or intend to join the Baptist Church, though the churches of other denominations have been quick- ened in spirit by the unwonted religious excite- ment, Seven of the converts were yesterday bap- tized in the waters of the Papakating Creek, about a mile from the village, by the Rev. John G. Dyer, pastor of the Baptist Church, The spot selected for the ceremony was a compar- atively deep place in the creek, commonly used by Sexton Halsey Perry, who lives near by, as a water- ing place for his cattle. A short road leads from his house through his barnyard to the spot. ‘The stream itself is a pretty little one in the summer when it goes brawling over # rocky bed, fretting its high banks, from its source in the mountains to the Wall- kill River, which it joins near Goshen. By its banks, loft growing to protect them from the encroachment of the stream in times of freshet, are many beautiful trees—white oak, maple, willow and ash—which in swunmer mark the course of the stream through the well cultivated ficlds as lines of shade trees mark the avenues in well kept parks. But in winter these are stripped of foliage, the cultivated fields are covered with snow and the creek is ice-bound, All is cheer- less and desolate, CUTTING THE ICE, Late on Saturday Sexton Perry cut away the ice, which was some four inches thick, from a space per- haps fifteen feet square, which was to serve as the baptisinal font. ‘To this place, after tne usual Sun- ‘day morning service in the little church which for halt a century has stood on a hill half a mile away, came nearly five hundred persons. Among them were the seven converts and the pastor and other officers of the church, Nearly all came in buggies, “carry- alls” or farmers’ wagons, which were driven up be- side Mr, Perry’s house and left standing while the inmates alighted. Joining those who came on foot they made their way through Mr. Perry’s barnyard gate, down the little stretch of road referred to, to the selected spot. The Rev. Mr. Dyer was dressed in a rubber suit, such as is used by most Baptist clergymen. Over this he wore a black robe of priestly fashion. His head he bared, of course, when he came to the water. No other clergyman was present, excepting the Rey. Mr. King, the Methodist pastor of Deckertown, who was formerly a Baptist, but who took no part in the services yesterday. Mr. Dyer, by the way, was for- merly a Methodist. BY THE WATER SIDE. The seven converts ranged themselves along the banks of the stream, which was very muddy, the half melted snow and the rain ‘having reduced the roadway to a treacherous and slippery slough, Thoy were Mrs, Chadwick, Miss Maggy Giveans and Messrs. Humphrey Martin, Edward Conklin, Frederick Eis- ton, William J. Lewis and Morris Fennery, all adults. Most of the gentlemen and the two ladics wore black robes, and neae spe sy re wore a white collar and white cats, Hor robe fitted her neatly, and as her wavy hair was dressed in @ most becoming fashion, she looked remarkably well. Mr. Dyer began the services with a very brief prayer, and, stepping slowly and carefully into the water, to a disiance of peehabe ten feet from the brink, turned around and faced the ee. Deacon Jacob Little in the meantime had carefully fished out trom the water a number of floating frag- ments of ice, using @ long hay rake for the purpore, and the opened space was left almost entirely tree from débris. Aa the minister descended into the water the congregation, led by Mrs, Dyer, sang ‘All hail the power of Jesus’ name.” During the con- tinuation of the ices they also sang ‘Nearer, my God, to Thee” and jus, keep me near the cross.” Where the clergyman stood the water was about four tect deep, and just beyond him was a strong current plaiuly visible. It was evident that some effort was necessary to enable him to stand motionless. The seven converts, who stood side by side on the shore, were then led into the water one at atime by Brother Jesse Little and received by Mr. Dyer. A SIMPLE C&REMONY. The first one to enter was placed by the clergyman with his back up stream, stood motionless with his hands clasped above his waist. Mr. Dyer thon ey his own left hand over the convert's two ands, and his right haud on the other's buck just below the neck, Standing a moment in this attitude, he said, ‘Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ ”’ 1 do,” responded the convert. ‘Then I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghosi,’ said the clergyman. Saiting the action to the word he pressed the young man backward into the wat until he was entircly immersed. Then he instantly raised him, saying, “Amen,” and led him toward the bank, where Brother Little received him, and throw a huge cloak around him, after which he started at a brisk pace for the sexton's house about five hundred feet away. ‘This was ropeated in exactly the same form with cach of the seven, while the congregation remained in an attitude of perfectly respectiul if not devout attention, Some few persons sectued amused by the scene rather than jed, but nearly all faces wore expressions of intense interest. No interuption or unsvemly levity of any kind marred the occasion, and at the close of the services Mr. Dyer thanked the congregation for its decorous and considerate behavior aud pronounced the benediction, COOLNESS OF THE CONVERTS, As the converts walked siowly into the icy water it was noticed that each face was rigidly set, as if to suppress any evidence of the inevitable physic: shock, but every one walked steadily, betraying no sign ‘of agitation, and the ceremony — passed om without any mishap of consequence, one young man, when ho was plunged backward beneath the surface of the water, lost his footing, and it was only by the minister's quickness and strength that an awkward scene was avoided. And when Mrs, Chadwick was lifted up from her im- jersion she was so flurried by the shock that she started to rash out with somewhat indecorous haste. Mr. Dyer, however, fearing that she might slip and tall, stepped quickly after her and guided her steps to the shore, As cach one came out of the water ho or she was wrapped up quickly and taken to Mr. Porry’s house, where in & warm room a change was made to dry clothing. No one seemed the worse for the shock or anticipated the slightest trouble in con- sequence of it. ML, DYER'S BELIEFS, After Mr. Dyer had donned his usual garments tho writer asked him if he practised outdoor immersion on principle or whether he believed that immersion ina baptistry was equally efficacious ? “Tam a Baptist,” he replied, “and believe as Bap- tists do that immersion is the only true form of bap- tism, but I look upon baptism ina fontin the church just the same as baptism in the creek, We have no baptistry in our church, however, and we use the creek moreiy for convenience.’ “Did you ever know of any bad results to health following immersion in ice water in the open air?” asked the reporter, “No, never,” “What, nover ?”’ asked the writer, “Never,” firmly responded Mr. Dyer. KESHER SHEL BARZEL Ablazoned motto was yesterday set up in threo corners ot Pythagoras Hall, being in Hebrew “Kesher Shol Barzel;" in German, “Wahrheit, Liebe und Gerechtigheit;"" in English, “Truth, Love and Justice.” Under this emblem met the Supreme Lodge of * Jowish order which comprises 190 lodges under the jurisdiction of five grand lodges, numbers aimost twenty thousand members, and possesses a serve capital of about $115,000. The certificates of Jelegates wore verified by ® committee, and the was filled with excited, keen-eyed, heavy-browed cbrews, assembled from all quarters of the country. Grand Saars and Malkahs, Achiesers and Alitzurs de- Regalias of bri ae all- bated their ritual across the table, gems glistoned on the lappets of the oficers, Mr. iam B, Hackerborg, of P biladelphia, was elected side during the session ; Messrs. Lindema: Now York; Emerich, of Baltimore; Wollner, of Philadelphia, and Peres, of Memphis, were chosen presidents of the districts, and Messrs, Ovt- nd Jones were made secretaries, Mr. Solo- mon Lata Prosident of the Executive Committes, stated the three aims of the order to be the union of ail Israclites upon the broad platform of Judaism, the education of the Hebrew race and the care of its widows, orphans and invalids, Thediscussion then fell lightly ou divers topics, one member demanding that prayer should be in order, another that tobacco be abolished. And when the convention bad been gladdened by an entertainment programme inviting them to the theatre to-night it cheerfully broke u intending to resume its thiee days’ labors this after- hue. SHEET. TALMAGY’S COMMON FAME. PROBABLE DROPPING OF THE CASE AGAINST THE TABERNACLE PASTOR—CHASING RUMORS YESTERDAY. The Presbytery of Brooklyn will meet this after- moon at two o’clock in the Second Presbyte- | rian Church, on Clinton and Fulton streets, | to hear and act upon the report of the committee on Dr, Talmage’s common fame, The Doctor's sermon yesterday morning on the doom of sectarianism was interpreted by many persons a6 having relation to this matter, without, however, any direct reference to it. During the Sabbath the tongue of common fame was bus; ain reporting that the committee to-day would present a report recommending that Dr. Talmage be dropped trom the roll of the Presbytery. A Hxnavp reporter sought information on the subject yesterday, and saw Dr. Crosby, chairman of the committee, who very smilingly answered the inquiry by saying that the committee is a close mouthed one, and that any report that is out did not originate with them; that.nobody knows what they will recommend until they make that report to-day. “But,” he added, “you know all sorts of stories are afloat about Dr. Talmage, most of which are without any basis of truth.” The reporter next asked Dr. Crosby whether the committee would not recommend that the whole matter be dropped, but he declined to answer either aflirmatively or negatively. Major Corwin, of the Tabernacle, was also spoken to about the report. He laughed at the idea of the Presbytery dropping Dr. 'Talmuge or the committee making any such recommendation, and intimated that he had not heard anything of the nature of the committee’s report. The Presbytery, he suid, had nothing to do with the chureh, Elder Freeman, also of the Tabernacle, thought it more likely that the committee would recommend that the matter be dropped than that Dr. be dropped, “They have tossed it abou “so much from hand to hand it has burned them, and they would be glad now to get rid of it. Tho Presbytery could not take the action indicated if they would, without a judicial trial first. And then Dr. Talmage would ‘huve the right of appeal to the Synod and Assembly before any ad- vorse decision could be of force against him.” In the West Dr, ‘Talmage is very popular, and on appeal there would hardly be a chance of common fame's testimony or the Presbytery’s finding thereon being sustained. Hence there is a strong prooability that to-day the committee will advise that no turther in- quiry is necessary and ask to be discharged. A large dy in the churches and in the Presbytery itself is of opinion that the common fame in the case has been very much helped along by members ot the Presbytery, who, therefore, would be amenuble to discipline by the higher judicatories of the Church. A WITNESS WHO LIED AND RE- PENTED, [From the Evansville (Ind.) Tribune.] Last September John Sinclair, a millowner near Digby Station, Shawneetown branch St. Louis and Southeastern Railroad, was murdered in his bed for money, of which the perpetrators got only $5. Be- fore he died he revealed the names of his murderers— Ed, Edmondson, alias Ed, Farmer, and Henry Digby, who were indicted and are now on trial at McLeuns- boro, I. On Saturday Edmondson, who had turned State’s evidence, was on the witness stand. He said that Henry Digby was guilty of the murder; that ho went with him to the house where Sinclair was stopping and stood at the gate; that Henry entered, and shortly @ pistol shot was heard. Edmondson beat a hasty retreat, and was shortly afterward joined by Henry Digby. He asked the latter if he had shot Sinclair, and received the following reply :—"'I don’t know whether I did or not.” Things began to look gloomy, Henry Digby said, as Edmondson sat in the witness chair and declared before God and mau that he was telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing butthe truth. The witness was cross-examined for two long hours and could not be made to waver. It was whispered all through the court room, ‘He is telling the truth. Did you ever hear a witness tell such a straight story?” But at last he raised to his feet, and with a trembling voice said:—*Gentiemen, I have been swearing to lies. Ido not want togwear Henry Digby's life away und send his soul down into hell. Henry Digby w innocent of the crime. We both are innocent. 1 do not under- stand the nature of an oi God has forgiven my sins, and I have repented!” in camp meeting style. Digby’s wife, shouting almost at the top of her voice, thanked God for the deliverance of her hus- band; the wildest excitement prevailed, and the en- tire audience rose involuntarily to their feet. After order wus restored the witness proceeded to state, in aclear and decisive manner, that all his testimony against Digby was false; that he had been induced to make the statement through the proioises and in- flucnce of one Henry ‘Tarwate. He was then re- manded to jail, and the jury put under guard till Judge Crawtord shoutd decide Low to proceed. It is now the opinion of agreat many that Edmondson and another not yet indicted are the perpetrators of the bloody deed. The whole case now seems to be eushrouded in deeper mystery than ever. A MARINE DUEL. (From the South Pacific Times.] A peculiar incident occurred on the 29th ultimo in the Bay of Callao. The attention of the occupants of the pleasure yacht Hermosa Maria, while crossing from the island of San Lorenzo, was attracted by a struggle in the water between # seal and a large fish, the species of which they were at first unable to recognize. As the yacht drew near the seal made off, but the fish remained on the surface, foundering it an extravrdinary manner and making some very cu- rious evolutions. The ® people in the yacht succeeded in seeuril the animal, and it turned out to be a magnificent corbina, over three feet in length. Purt of its head, with one of the eyes, had been bitten off by the seal, and this had so stupefied the fish as to render its capture an casy matter. It was (ound to weigh over twenty-six pounds. LIFE IN THE MINES. (From the Washoe (Nev.) Times, Feb. 15.) The rear of the residence of Lyman Jones, on the west side of the creek in this city, was flooded about four o’clock last Wednesday morning by an overflow of water from the flume which supplies the power for Young & Sirlott’s mill. The first intimation which the Jones family received of the occurrence was by the fall of a bowlder, weighing about half a ton, which came crashing through the back door and landed in the hall between the bedrooms. When Mr, Jones and his cidest son emerged from the house the back yard was literaily buried under about tive tous of sand, bowlders and débris, which had tumbled trom the hillside, and a big stream of water was flowing through summer kitchen, That portion of the flume passing under the Hope dump had got choked, and the water had backed up and cut # channel down the hill to the Jones premises, The water was turned out of the flame without delay, and no fur- ther damage was done. A DECEIVED NEGRO, {From the Kansas City Times, March 5.) Yesterday morning brought in a large number of colored emigrants from the Mississippi. They were of the genuine old plantation kind and full of beliof of the various stories that had been told them before leaving their homes and what caused them to come West. After all their baggage had been unloaded and piled away, and 4 good look at the depot taken by all, one of the party stepped over to the Kansas Pacific’ land office, on Uniou avenue, and there addressed Frank Crane :— Say, boss, whar do dey Ft dem $500 and dat 160 acres of land, I'se come all de way trom ole Missis- sippi with de woman and de picaninntes to get dat, and dey do tell me over dar (pointing to the Union Depot), de Gobenor of dis state am a colored geren- man; is dat so, boss?” Frank Crane told him there must be some inistake, as at present they were not giving away money or land. The honest darkey's countenance fell several feet, and he left, stating “he would leave de woman here and see dat Gobenor” — and, purchasi ticket for Topeka, ho on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé train for that poiut. oo MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, —— + -_—_— ENGAGED Davipson—NEWMAN.—Mr. Samurt Davrpson to Miss HaNNant MAN, both of this city. No carda, Scuive. HKOVALD,—Davip J. Scnury to Brarna ‘Tuxowaty, both of New York, No cards. MARRIED. Hotpexs—Wenn.—On Wednesday, March 5, 1879, at the Presbyterian Chureh, Madison, N. J., by Rev. Robert Aikman, D. D., Kifwanp P, Houpen and Rita Crnna, daughter of James A. Webb, ksy., all of Mad- ison. DIED. AsuwetL.—In Brooklyn, March 8, SARan ASnWELL, aged 67 years, 6 month Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, March 10, at two P. M., from her late residende, 46 Fleet place, Brooklyn. Beattie. —On Sunday, March 9, Matvina, beloved wite of Jas, Hl. Boattie and only daughter of Wm. C. and Mary Burniston, Funeral at late residence, 162 6th ay,, near St, John's place, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, March 12, at ten o'clock. Kelatives and friends invited, Inter- mont at Woodlawn. DRURMANN.—On Saturday, March 8, Lizzie, dangh- Gesine ) days. a friends aro invited to attend the ‘al, on Tuesday, March 11, at one o'clock P.M. 1 trom the residence of her parents, No. 221 Wooster ter of Henry an 3 months ai Behrmann, agod 2 years, 9 Boyp.—Many M., beloved wifa of William J, Boyd, aged 23 years. Notice of funeral to-morrow. Buurverr.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, March 7, | after 4 short illness, Cugistiana N. Bugrwerr, wife | of J. D. Burtnett, aged 59 years, 1 month and 2 days. | . Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at | tend the funeral, from her late residence, 544 Bergen | 8t., on Mouday, 0th, at two P.M. No flowers. CaRLISLE.— Suddenly, on Friday, March 7, GEonGE CARLISLE. | Funergl on Monday, at four P. M., from his late residence, No. 2 West 47th st. Relatives and friends ure invited to attend. Friends are requested not to send any flowers, CoxNouLy.—Suddenly, March 8, Fannie A., wife of Charles M, Connolly and second daughter of the late Louis Gregory. Notice of funeral hereafter, CoxNoLLy.—On Sunday, the 9th inst., of pneu- mouia, CarHanixg, widow of Owen Connolly, in the 56th year of her age, native of county Monaghan, Treland. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, 51 Lewis st., on Tuesday, the 11th of March, at half- pee one o'clock; thence to Flatbush Cemetery for nterment, CRossan.—On Saturday, March 8, of Jutta, wite of Dominick Crossan, in the her age. neumonia, -b year of ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, March 11, at two o'clock, from her late residence, 183 7th st. DaLtow.—Saturday, March 8, Mary DaLtow. Relatives and friends of the family ure fully invited to attend the funeral services, at the residence of her niece, Mrs. Charlotte Hulstead, 21 East 130th st., Monday, March 10, at five o’clock P, M. Devananty.—aAt Astoria, L. L, on Saturday, March 8, MARGAKET DELAHANTY, aged 81 years. : ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, March 10, at two o'clock P. M., from her late rewi- dence, corner of Franklin and Emerald sts, De Morr,—On Saturday, March 8, 1879, Junta H., wife of John H, De Mott and youngest daughter of Hester and the late Andrew Quackenbush. Relatives and friends o: the family are respoeet- fully invited to attend the funeral, at the residence of her brother-in-law, William T. La Koche, D, D. 8., No, 65 West 54th st.,on Monday, March 10, inst., at two o'clock P. M. Deverkux.Suddenly, on the 8th inst., WaLTEeR Devenxvx, of the firm of D, B. Howell & Co., in the 4ud year of his age. His friends aud the members of the West Side Re- lief Association, Keystone Mutual Aid Society, Mosaic Lodge, No. 418, F. and A. M.; Hope Chapter, No. 244, R. A. M. and Columbian Commandery, No. 1, K.'T. are invited to attend his funeral, at the Asy- lum, Masonic Temple, 6th ay. and 23d st., on Tues day, March 11, at one o'clock P. M, Mosaic Lopex, 418, F. axp A. M.—Brethren, you are hereby summoned to attend a special communica- tion, to be held at the Corinthian Ro 8, Odd Fel- lows’ Hall, corner Grand and Centre sts., on Tues day, March 11, at twelve M. sharp, for the purpose of paying the last sad tribute of respect to our late worthy brother, Walter Devereux. By order of HENRY A, VAN DYNE, Master. Joun T. Ducxen, Secretary. Members of Hope Chaptor, No, 244, R. A. M., are hereby summoned to assemble at Masonic Temple, on Tuesday, March 11, at twelve M., to attend the fu- neral of our late companion, Walter Deveraux. Com- panions of sister chapters are invited to be present. BLOOMPIELD USHER, Jr., High Priest, Dav CamenEnn, Secretary. Sir Knights of Columbian Commandery, No. 1, K. I, are hereby ordered to assemble at the asylum, in full uniform, on Tuesday, March 11, at twelve M., sharp, to attend the funeral obsequics of our late Sir Knight Walter Deveraux. Sir Knights of sister commanderies courteously invited to bu present, Em, Sir PETER FORRESTER, Commander. . > Frep. W. Hernixe, Recorder. Fierp,—On Sunday morning, March 9, Mrs. Louisa E. Sanvorp, widow of the late Thomas H. Field, aged 57 years. Funeral services at her tate residence, No, 13 Lefferts place, Brooklyn, Tuesday, March 11, at four o'clock P, M. Fow en. t Washington, Conn., March 1, Remus M. Fowren, M. D., aged 86 years. GaLLowax,—On Saturday, the 8th inst., AGorE, daughter of James and Eliza Galloway, aged 4 years. Funeral on Tuesday, the lth inst., at one P. M., from the residence of her father, No. 15 East 126th st. GILDERSLEEVE.—On Saturday morning, March 8, of consumption, Gxorek Latanor GILDERSLERVE, son of the late Charles Henry Gildersleeve, in the 27th year of his age. Kinga funeral ut the residence of Dr. C. 8. Long- street. Manp,—In Brooklyn, on Sunday, March 9, Captain James Hanv. Relatives and friends of the family are seaecttany invited to attend the tuneral, from his resl- dence, No. 88 Clintou ay., on Tuesday, March 11, at two P, M. Philadelphia papers please copy. Hxara.—At Fairmount, N. Y., 9th inst., Joax T. Heart, Jr,, aged 6 years and 4 months, Funeral on Wednesday, 12th inst., two o'clock P. M., from the residence of his parents, Fairmount av. Harpinc.—In Brooklyn, Thursday morning, Sam vEL Harp Jr, sonof Samuel and Sarah A. Har- , axed 36 yeats and 8 months, Funeral from 166 Montague st., Brooklyn, on Mone Gay, 10th inst., at two o'clock P.M, Relatives friends are invited to attend without further notice, ‘Th. remains will be taken to Portsmouth, N, H., for interment. HuGues.—The membors of the Napper Tandy Club (Clan-na-Gucl) are notified to meet at 1783, Clrystie st., on to-morrow (Tuesday), at one o'clock, shi to attend the tuncral of our deceased brother, J: Huoues, Sister clubs are invited. By order of Pres- ident. Keywy.—At Ridgefield Park, Bergen county, N. J, ELLIE H., daughter of Peter Kenny, aged ‘9th inst., 18 oF Nop ‘he remains will arrive at Forty-second street ferry, Tuesday morning, at twelve o'clock, for inter- ment in New York, Krecnuorr.—On Friday, March 7, 1879, at his resi- dence, 31 Canal st., New York city, Jacos H, Kincu- Horr, in the 64th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, on Monday, the 10th of March, at two o'clock P, M. Kinktanp.—Ou Suaday morning, March 9, atter a lingering illness, C. Joseparye, wife of Alexander Kirkland and eldest daughter of John C. Bach, Esq., in the 3d year of her age, Funeral from the Church of the Hoavenly Rest, Sth av., between 45th and 46th sts.,on Tuesday, 11th inst,, atten A.M. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend. Macponouch.—On Sunday, March 9, 1879, after a lingering illness, James Macnonovan, in the 35th year of his aye. Funeral will take place on Wednesday, the 12tb inst P. M., from his late residenco, No. 1,356 Bergen st., Brooklyn, L. L. Maksi.—At Rahway, N. h 8, 1879, Hanae C. Mansi, aged 45 years. Funeral from St. Paul’s Church, Tuesday, 11th inst., at eleven o’el MULLER.—On Saturday, March 8, Bastvs MULLER, in the Guth year of his age, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, $21 East 4th st., on Tuesday, March 11, at one o'clock, McCane.—Suddenly, on Sunday, March 9, Danian McCanx, aged 35 years. Relatives and friends of the family and of his brother, Patrick McCabe, are respecttully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 213 West 30th st., on Tuesday, March 11, atone P. M, Opgtt.—On Sunday, March 9, after a brief illness, Wi.iam 1. OpELL, aged 38 years, eldest son of Abra: haw Odell, deceased, of Westchester county. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to atteud the funeral, from his late residencd, No, 343 East 78th st.,on Tuesday, Lith inst., at one o'clock; thence to Calvary. ¢ O'New1, wife of Patrick O'Ne KILL. —FAZABE CL ill, aged 42 years. ‘The friends, the members of the family, are respect‘ully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 358 East 10th st., on Monday, the 10th inst., at half-past one, sharp. oHMEISER.—On Saturday, March 8, Scumuixen, in the 65th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend lis funeral, from his late residence, Wright st., Stapleton, Staten Island, on Tuesday, the 1th inst., at two o'clock P. M, Surra.—Suddenly, at her residence, in Churchville, Va., on Saturday, March 8, Manaanet, widow of the late Thomas G. Smith, in the 65th year ot her age. Tacoet.—Sunday, March 9, 1879, WintiaM, the son ot Margaret and Francis Tagget, aged 2° years, 6 months and 22 days. Relatives and triends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, on March 1W, at two P. M., from tho Tesilence of his Fasem 206 Kast 26h at. Tayton.—On Friday, March 7, 1879, Gronar @. Tayor, in the 75th The relatives ai at one o’clock CHARLES ear of his age. friends of the family, also his brother Edward 8. Taylor, are invited to attend the funeral services, at his late residence, No. 340 Lexing- ton av. on Monday, March 10, at three P. M. , SCHENCK Wax, aged 80 years, forn L. 1 yo . Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 115 Gates av., Brook: lyn, on Tucsday, at two o'clock, Wrou.—On Saturday, March 8, 1879, Moses Wenn, in the 74d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, wt half-past ten o'clock, Tuesday morning, from the Presbyterian Church, Bound Brook, N. J. Weeks.—Suddenly, on Friday morning, March 7, Porsren J. Wexxs, aged 68 years, ‘The funeral will take place from Christ's Church, corner of Sth ay. and 36th sts., on Monday morning, March 10, at past ten o'clock. Friends are re- quested not to send flowers, Halifax (N. 5.) papers please copy. Wesrenvert.—On Sunday evening, after a short a8, Aanon J, WESTERVELT, son of the late Jacob estervelt. of funeral hereafter, on Saturday morning, March 8, Avausta TALLMADGE, Wife of George K. White daughter of John P, White, formerly of rg Relatives aud friends are invited to attend the funoral services, on Monday, the 10th inst., at half. past ten A. M., at hor late residence, No. 35 West Sist st. Interment at New Haven. Ibis kindly requested that no flowers be sent. WInLiams. —On Saturday, 8th inst, Auerep Write LIAMS, in the 40th year of his age. Funeral Tucsday, March IL, at two o'clock P. My from his late residence, 260 Schermerhorn st, Brook- lyn. *Fousana—On Saturday Sap inst., Stpxe® A. You: MANS, in the 45th your of his age. Relatives and friends aro invited to attend the funeral, trom his late residence, 441 West 94th at, om ‘Tuesday, the Ath inet. at ane Bat