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A'RY 11, 1889 SIX PAGES. THREE CENTS. THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES. THE SIN OF SCANDAL. LIFE ONLY FROTI LIFE.

SOUL SAVING. SUNDAY PAPERS HIBERNIANS. TWAY'S FIGHT. HIGH A VEEAGES approaching celebration a greator success than it had ever been. Mr.

Thomas Neary declined the position offered him by the committee, He appreciated the honor implied, he said, but ho had always declared that he was not looking for office, did not expect any would be tendered him, and would insist that some one else be named in his place for the position of financial secretary. The convention insisted and Mr. Neary again positively declined. It was moved that tho matter of filling tho offico of financial secretary bo laid over to a subsequent meeting. An amendment was offered Hubstitutinf? the name of John Clarke.

The motion as amended was carried. James Dolan and Michael Feaney were chosen a committee to escort the officers to the platform. James O'Donnell, tho recording secretary, in acknowledging tho honor uf a re election, said that he was in thelieartiest acccrd with Irishmen and the prosperity of the Irish cause. Ho considered that the sentiment which had prompted his fellow citizens to extend to him a re election demonstrated the confidence they reposed in him, and he hoped to never prove recreant to his country and tho cause of his countrymen. During the year that had rolled by many faces that wore familiar to him had passed away.

The number of Irish Americans left to take their places, ho said, is a proof that tho Irish race, in whatever part of tho world destiny lias taken it, is still true and loyal to its native land and is over ready to spring to the front in behalf of tho down trodden people of Ireland. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, ho said, had reason to feel proud that it has not been fated to number in its ranks spies and traitors who aro of no use to their own people, but who are enemies of the land that gave them birth. It is true that Kings County has produced a MeDer mott, but no Irishman ever trusted him. He was sent out without character, idedas a Cain. No low fellow has gone out from the order to cross the ocean and give evidence before a British tribunal, as a paid spy of Great Britain, commissioned to nrociire eviiknco against his countryman, livery ilav the cause of Ireland grows brighter, anil every day the sun shines upon the green isle with greater radiance than ever.

State Delegate Michael J. Kennedy was discovered in the rear of the luill and called upon tho platform. lie said that he did not think it would lie of any use In disturb the," deliberations of the Iter. Dr. Bclircuds in the Central Com reg ational Church.

Tho large audience in the Central Congrega tional Church last evening was composed con siderably of young people, who listened atten. tn oly to tho twenty fifth of tho Bird's Eye Views of the Bible by Rev. Dr. Behrends. Tho special theme was Book of Eccleaiastes," aud tho discourse was both oloqnent and instructive.

Tho text was as follows: "Vanity of vanity, saith tho Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2. "Lot us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is tho whole duty of man, For God Bhall bring eyory work into judgment. with every secret thine, whether it be good or whether it be Ecclesiastes, xii, 13, 14. The following sketch presents substantially what Dr.

Bchrends iiaid The hook of Ecclesiastes is the saddest in tho Bible. There is something disappointing in its style. It ranks lowest among the poetical books, without the spiritual fervor of the Psalms, and without the sustained elevation of thought in tho Proverbs. Here and there tna po et.ic fire breaks through, and the philo sophic temper assorts itself but it is the effort of an eagle whose wings are broken. Thcro is no Summer in the book A tltili.

heavy, gray atmosphere pervades it. east iviinls sweep through all its chapters. Thcro is jnst hope enough to save the writer from settled despair and suicide; not enough to change his moan into a song. It must have been written uyan old man who had fallen into a state ot chronic melancholy in whom habitual disappointment had producor mental vacillation, mid whose faith in God wa3 little more than a dull resignation to the inev itable, which, in his better moods, ho hoped might terminate in a and happy result. There is a double nlav of MioUL'ht all tho book: a perpetual battle between despair and hope; ana this has led many to suppose that it is in reality a poetical dialogue, whose nivi Mnns cannot now bo reproduced with exactness.

This duality and contradiction in the thought has led to the most opposite interpretations. The book has been the despair of interpreters. Some have regarded it as So onion's confession of re pentance; others an lite deliberate avowal of skep ticism in the day wni'ii ins iom was everywhere honored. Some have found in it .1 recommendation to asceticism; others look upon it as advocating a sensuous, if not a sensual, life. It bus been supposed to teach the beautiful order of God's moral government, while oth rs find its key in the assertion (hat ali is confusion ami chance.

It has been regarded as an essay ou the immortality of the soul; and its aim has been cupposed to be the denial of a future existence. And many have construed it as the record of an imaginary debate between "a relined sensualist and a sober llienrst sneers as no says All is van ity. Iho second, appeals to conscience, eear God and keep his commandments." And the battle remains drawn one. The latter theory omes nearest, as it seems to mo, to the true explanation. The book is full of contradictions, hut they are the contradictions of a single thinker.

There is a sharp debate, but it is tho same man argues on both sides of tile ques tion. His thoughts are in commotion: fie passes suddenly from one extreme to another. N'o sooner does he seem to have found rest than he is adril'i again; yet he comes at, last to find a cer tain repose tho conviction that the best thing for a man to do is to trust in God and to obey Him. Such a book has its uses for certain lassos ot minds, though the ordinary rcad will find it dreary: and the utmost care is required in appealing to its utterances. Tho religious fife touches the ireezmg noiut this book aud barely escapes extinction.

It is not rule ot lite, like the book of Proveibs: nor manual of devotion, as the book of the Tsalms; but a solemn voice of waruiip from a man who cannot tvoandon ins taitn uod, out wno can no longer rest in it with an even and hearty joy. Tradition ascribes tho book to Solomon and makes it the work of his old ago. The almost unani mous judgment, however, of modern evangelical scholarship pronounces against this claim, mainly on the ground of its impure Hebrew, which most nearly corresponds with that of a prophet after the exile. It is regarded as tho latest of the Old Testament books, written by a man who voices tho perplexity of his own time in tho City of Jerusalem, where Solomon had once eigned in glory and whom lie makes his mouth piece in the protracted and painful soliloquy. In il.

I n. is .1 in is leiv jvi.t:ii:siHtti,e is iioi lue coiuessiou Oi ooiu moii in his last years, but of the nation initsdocroti itudo and ago. One after another its hopes had perished; and while its faith remained it was that of a dull and weary expectation. The shout of David hail gone out a sigh, to mount once more into a shout when the Christ should come. There is a marked difference between the Psalms, Proverbs aud Ecclesiastes.

In the first the knowledge and fellowship ol Uod are regarded as man's chief good. The tone is religious. In th" second wis dom is commended as tho great and only good, and men are urged to act rationally. The tone is philosophic. In the last happiness or enjoyment is represeuren as inc oojecr oi searen.

Jiieiono is practical. And as in Proverbs the dictates of reason are shown to agree with iho commandments of God, so in Ecelesiasto.s the conditions and sources of happiness aro shown not to bo of man's making. The very capacity for happiness is a divine gift, and therefore the primary law of enjoyment is the fear of God and obedience to ilia commandments, f'horo is no exact order in the book. The transitions are many and abrupt. I here is a good deal ol drifting, as v.

'icu a rower oses his and is deluged bv a wave. Thcro ire sudden leaps in thought, as when a skiff rises from the trough of the sea to the crest of tho billow. But it will hell) us to remember that the thought moves always between theie two extremes all is vanity, even righteous ness; righteousness cannot bo vanity, and it must be well with thorn that bar Uod. The antithesis becomes more ami more pronounced, until at last conscience triumphs and hope survives. It may bo said, in a rough way, that the book contains four soliloquies, in which there are many repetitions, nut tlirottgh which rne tiiougnc also slowly moves to the final conclusion.

In the first soliloquy de pair has the floor; in the last hope has tho ascendency, though even here it is hope without a song. Instead of studying these soliloquies in order let us trace their line of reflection and note the practical outcome. Thoy begin with picturing the weariness of human life. It is vanity. It is altogether unsatisfying and unsatisfactory.

There is an eternal sameness, a perpetual revolution in which nothing new is produced. This perpetual monotony appears also as an eternal fahilism, in which everything has its time aud place, an order that makes no account of human virtue or happiness. The man who seeks to understand the aningof nil this has only his labor for his reward. Ito adds to his perplexities. Of making books there is no end, and study is a weariness to the flesh.

Knowledge only adds unrest. Ou the other hand, tho man who gives himself to pleasuro finds the gall in every cup. The more he has the less ho enjoys. If a man turns from books and pleasure to work he is galled by the thought that he must leave his wealth to others who will squander it. If be is patriotic and helps his country in the hour of its peril others will profit by the result, and ho will be neglected.

Tho world is full of oppression. Tho meanest men are on the throne; the best men are crowded to the wall. Beside, all alike, tho wise man and tho fool, tho prince and the beggar, come to the grave. Such is tho sad refrain with which each soliloquy opens. And immediately upon it follows the pessimistic conclusion.

Life is not worth living. Existence is a perpetual mocKcry. 1 no dead alone are bap py, and not to havo boon born is the best of nil. Laughter is madness, knowledge is grief, nidus try is folly. The house of mourning is hotter than the house of feasting; sorrow is better than laughter, and the day of death is better than the daj'ot birth.

We ought to weep at the cradle and sing at the grave, becauso with death comes the end of all our anguish. You may not havo groped in these depths of darkness, but many men havo; and the death ol Austria crown prince, by his own hand, is the fruit of this logic ol despair. But tho love of life reasserts itself in these soliloquies. Tho universal order and beauty of nature suggest that man is not an exception. Iho poor aro happy, the sleep ol the laboring man is sweot.

This suggests the first general rule of true enjoy ment numeration, and arm cherish your friends, live happily at home, put your heart into your work, do what you can to relieve the sorrows ot others, lucre is a dash ot cynicism even here, when men aro acivisect to no neither righteous nor wicked over much. Avoid extremes. It is not vorv high ground, to be sure: but von must member that this man is coming out of the pit of despair. This is tho lirst ray of light that conies to him. Ho sees that man possesses a divine gift i 1 i si n.

1 joi jjaiJiJjjics.s uuti iiuii me mat 01 lis utiuill mont is contentment and moderation. The solu tion breaks upon him in the discovery that God made man upright, but that by Ins inventions man has marred tho divine work. It is an inordinate ambition that is man'B curse: simplicity is the direct and sure path to joy. And now a deeper voice makes itself heard. He cannot withhold his praise from wisdom and righteousness.

These are good in themselves. It is better to be wise than foolish, better to be truo than false, better to bo pure than impure. It is tho whisper of conscience that lie hears: and Dy it he is led to commend metv. reverence for tho character and tho command ments of Ood. There is something pathetic in the closing appeal to the voting to remember their Creator in the days of their youth, before the years ot infirmity ana exhaustion come: be.

fore the body has becomo broken, and the spirit wounded uy am. And with tuts revived taith God, and reverence for His law, comes the hopes of a better day. It is very dim, but it is there. Every secret thing, whether it be good or evil shall he brought to light. Tho righteous aiu: loving God is higher than the princes who delight in oppression.

Tho soliloquy reaches its highest and final ground in tho assurance that it cannot he well with the wicked, however he may seem to prosper, and however long his judgment may bo delayed, and that it must bo well with them that fear and obey God. You may say that thore is no argument in this book, and 5'ou aro right. Bnt it mirrors the thoughts or a man who found himself in tho prison of doubt and despair, bnt in whom love of life and the authority of conscience demanded a now hearing, and it may do us good to see by what path he slowly and painfully found ins way uacK to iuitn in me jurying uod. Tho twenty sixth of the Bird's Eyo Views will deal with "The Song of Solomon," and is promised for next Sunday evening. ANNUAL SERMON TO CHAUTAUQUANS, To an Audience of Which 300 Were Members of ILocal Circles.

The first annual sermon to the Brooklyn Chau tauqua Assembly was given last evening by tho Itov. Dr. John llumpstono, pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Tho lesson, consisting of St. John 30, was read by the president of the assembly, Ernest P.

Brook. The strangers within their gates wore gracefully alluded to by Dr. Humpslonc and cordially and kindly welcomed. The theme of the evening was "Tho Witness of ChriBt to Himself," the text being the eighteenth verso of tho lesson. The fact that Jesus early and constantly declared His divine character; that Ho was tho light of tho world," and following Him would gain the "light of life was fully dwelt upon.

Tho sermon waB a thoughtful and eloquent exposition of tho Christian belief in Jesus, and was closoly listened to by a large audience, of which over three hundred were Chautauquans. As the "Charactor of Jesus," by Bushnell, is in their course of study there was peculiar appropriateness in tho subject of the discourse. ALEXANDER DAVIDSON'S FUNEKAL. The members of Ilainbow Council No. 134, of tho American Legion of Honor, and Iolanthe Council No.

318, of tho Royal Arcanum, were well represented last evening at the funeral serv ices at the funeral services held over tho remains the late Alexander Davidson, at 1,903 Atlantic aveuuo. The intormont was privately mado this morning. DR. Tinnifa AT 0I.ITET CHAPEL. Tho preaching service last evening at Olivet Chapel, Bergen streetAwas conducted by Eev.

Dr wing, who spoke from the text, "What shall I to bo.saved?' whioii ho said was the theme of first pulpit disconi'se he over preached, thirty yeara ago. a as an no I to A Sermon by slie ISuv. ,11. J. Ticrnoy in St.

Paul'M Church. Yesterday was tlio fifth Sunday after the Epiph any and tho Eev. Father M. J. Tierney, of St, Panl's Boman Catholic Church, on the corner of congress and Court streets, chose, as the subject of his sermon Scandal." Ho look his text from Matthew xiii .24 "Another parable put he ioi in now uieni, saying, ino Kingdom or heaven is.

likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept his enemy came and sowed cockle among the wheat and went his way," etc. Father Tierney said, among other things: In to day's gospel, as well as in the gospels for somo Sundays to come, wo have presented to us a series of beautiful parables, all referring to and symbolizing tho kingdom of heaven. The reason why those lessons of our Lord are singled out for this particular portion of the ecclesiastical year may bo because we are almost on the eve ot" the consideration of thoro last events in Christ's life which constituted the meritorious causo in so curing for us that kingdom the happiness of which and tho requisite conditions for obtaining which wo are piously invited now to consider. The kingdom of heaven, then, eternal truth compares to a man that sowed good seed in his hold. So far tho parable agrees with somo others given in the gospels.

Tho sower in onr Lord Himself, the field is tho world, or the vast universe of human souls, taken collectively. Tho good seed is tho germ of all Christian virtue implanted in the soul by baptism and nurtured by tho dew of divine grace. However, tho remaining p.irf of the parable is what dis tingui.ihes this from all others that when men wero asleep the eiiomv of the sower came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way. In applying to our subject this portion of tho parable, wo may premise the remark that when we consider the Diviuo Sowor and the heavenly that is sown, we should naturally expect good and abundant harvest. But alas, there are at work which account for the contrary re mils that aro oftentimes sadly apparent: the perverse tendencies of man's nature, and the will, and to some extent tlio power, of the devil to do us spiritual harm.

This lliouacoountu lor the fact that, white in some Christian famine we find individual examples of the frniti'iil cultivation of the good seed as manifested in the pious exercise of all necessary Christian virtues, wo at the same time may ami do find side by side with these other individuals in whom the good seed of the Master Sower appears to be either crushed and neutralized as to its effects, or entirely rooted out and rephtcod by the foul seed of corruption and eternal death. Sin then and the effects oi are what the cockle typifies in to day's gospel. Nay, it will appear evident to anyone that it typiiies a very particular kind of sin, a kind that is lasting in its etfeets and communicative anil wide spreading in its influence. In one word, the sin of scandal is what our Lord proscribes to day and awainst which He warns Jhs followers io be on their guard. 'There are iao ways in which we may be tempted to sin, either by the secret and direct temptation of the devil, or by the bad example of our neighbors, and it is particularly in this latter way that scandal pursues its deadly work.

By scandal, then, wi mean an offense by word or deed more or less at variance with Christian rectitude, offering to another an occasion of spiritual sin. From this definition, then, we see that scandal can begin in two ways, either by the wicked word or the wicked act. Sad il is to think tliafc the God given facility of soeeoh should he used by man in disseminating scandal to the eternal detriment, not only of bis own soul, but to that of his neighbors. We invert the very order of Providence: speech wits given to man that he might praise his Creator, that he might bespeak and proclaim His glory, as revealed in all created things; in word, that be might offer Him tho homage of his heart: but the fcandal monger makes use of it to revile and insult the niaiestv of God and to rob Ilim of souls redeemed bv the precious blood of His only begotten Son. Tho tongue is the organ of speech, and how reprehen sible must it not be for a Catholic to use for such wicked purpose that tongue which may scarcely yet have recovered from the sacred impress of the adorable body of our blessed Lord, received in holy communion.

Scandal in words is given by tho. who utter blasphemies against God and religion; with such the byways of the world aro filled. Iulidelity is becoming a very desirable, a very fashionablo drug, and there are many who dctight in yielding to its intoxicating influence. They imagine that they are in keeping with the spirit of the age, that they are men of modern thought and liberality of views, but, alas, in reality they are not true to themselves their lives are a mockery, a deception and a shame. Kven their own very limited intelligence is suliieien to make them responsible for the deliberately false utterances that they belch forth in regard to God and the relations existing between God and man.

What a terrible account will they not have to render to Uod when tho day of final reckoning comes, then wid attach to them the terrible responsibility tor myriads of souls whoso faivh has been shattered and destroyed through their cursed influence. But. alas, infidels stand not alone in this matter. Slimy ho wear tho garb of Christianity and atfect its forms ami practices, by their impious criticism and irreligious talk scandalize perhaps beyond reparation an untold number of those who may lie weak in the faith. Those scandal giving Christians may condescend to accept the fundamental dogmas of Christianity, bnt let some pronouncement emanate from ecclesiastical authority touching or affecting some vital ipies tion of public morals which may have a not remote relation with the faith itself, and wo immediately find those people up in arms.

Ou those questions they seem to be wiser than the Holy Ghost and the universal Church which Ho divinely guides. With these persons it is always a due stum of intellectual pride. They pose as tho champions of an tintrammelod conscience, as did their prototypes in the Sixteenth Century, claiming for each individual the inherent right to be guided in certain social ipiestionr. by the 1 ght of conscience alone, unmindful of the fact that where there is a probability of strong like or dislike, there may be individual bias, and that bias often leads, to the formation of a doubtful, erroneous and blinded conscience and the judgment established therefrom partakes of the qualities of its source, 'inch is the manner in which nowadays most dangerous principles arc originated and spread throughout Iho laud. Is not this the cause of frightful scandal coming from thoso, many of whom aro nominal Catholics? All the greater havoc is made among tho souls of the faithful on account of the pretense of those teachers.

Thousands are daily imbibing the socialistic poison arc becoming embittered, absent themselves from mass and the sacraments and one by one are giving up the practices of their religion, and merciful God whither are they tending? Many communities of holy men ami women within their happy convents and monastic retreats sufficiently far removed from the world to hear naught but the echo of the storm, are day and night supplicating the God of mercy to spare and convert those misguided people and save them from themselves. May their prayers be heard and tho eternal conseijuenees of the scandal be averted. But my dear brethren, there are other ways in which Christians may give scandal by words. They give it by those licentious discourses which openly convey the poison of corruption to tho heart. By those double meaning ami ertuivocal expressions which seem only to conceal the poison to convey it more effectually and thereby render its effects more certain.

Now, those ambiguous expressions go to make up a species of scandal that is prevalent' to dny to a frightful extent, particularly among the young of both sexes. For experience proves that wherever young pooplo are gathered together, especially at their plBsos of employment, they talk, and oftentimes those topics of conversation are far from having any relation to the lives of the saints or the beauty of Christian virtue. Sad indeed is tho necessity which obliges parents to send their children at tender age to a factory or store to work. Their innocent little hearts otten throb with horror at what they are obliged to hear, but alas all of them are not proof against temptation, and l.s 1 i soon uie ueeuuiiug oinsu Ol iuouesty, WHICH at first mantled their cheeks, gradually nales awav and they themselves become adepts in scandalous talk. Woe to them who disseminate scandal of this kind.

Lord mnisett lias pronounced their "Woe to him who scandalizes one of these mvlittlo ones. itwere better forsncb man that he had never been Parents whom necessity obliges to send their children thus ear to work should.at least sec to it that they arc sur rounded oy all possible safeguards at home that they go to mass and frcouoiit the sac raments in order that all accidental lmpres. sions of a wrong nature may be neutralized and overcome. We see from our definition that beside words there is another way in which scandal may be given, and that is by act or scandalous conduct. This kind is criven bv those ncrsons who bv external actions openly and publicly violate tho lawot God in any particular to the dtscdification their neighbors who may be witnesses of their conduct.

Thcso actions may comprise either sins omission or commission. Those parents, for instance, aro an occasion for scandal to their children who neglect to hear mass and approach tho sacrament. What a burlesque on religion for thcso neonln to nrcre their children to diHebjire duty which they themselves fail to observe. The usual result generally follows that example will be moro powerful than precept. But it is particularly turougn sins oi commission mat scandal uy act caused, wo give it whenever we manifest without sufficient reason, our disrespect and contempt for those in authority.

Whenever too. bv any act we inflict a grievous injury upon our neighbor in his reputation or property. There is another kind of scandalous conduct which is given especially to the young, and which is of such a nature that it, in various ways, aims a very death blow at that virtue which is beautifully and truly styled the lily of the Christian garden. Oh my dear brethren! if sorrow can he said to be brought to the sacred heart of Jesus it on occasions, when by tho shameful conduct and familiarity of the tempter, that tmr flower is plucked from the 5'ouuk heart and the innocent and unHiisneetincr victim fascinated by tho song of the siren is gradually lured to the waters of destruction. It is always thus in the beginning.

Innocence is ever sunn and credulous: conscious of no design itself it suspects none in others. It wears no guard boforo its breast, every door Slid nortal and avenue tho heart is thrown open and all who choose it enter, tsucn was tne state oi jeaen wnen tho serpent entered its bower, but the tempter on entering soon changes the native character of that heart and tho object of its affections. By degrees mluses into it the poison ot his own toul lusts. degrees the whole individual is changed, and every object of former delight is relinquished. Mass and sacraments aro now hud aside.

Tho sermons, exhortations and pious readings which formerly awakened devout affections, only tend now to arouse sentiments of remorse, and if Mary's uravers aro not implored aud tho promptings of the guardian angel not acceded. to. then tnat poor near soui is iosi ior an eiernny. But my dear brethren what punishment shall bo meted out to the destroyer, the one who has boon occasion of the scandal and the cause of the everlasting ruin of his victim. What a terrible weight of vengeance he and others who cause scandal of this or any other kind draw down upon themselves.

Onr blessed Saviour Himself has declared, "Woe to the world because of scandals, it must needs be that scandals come, but neverthe woe to that man whom the scandal comet h. wero better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the denths of the sea." Unhannv wretch! He has caused the ruin of his brother and that brother's blood shall cry to Almighty God for vengeance against him. The Holy Ghost says "that wicked man shall indoed dio in his iniquity, but I will recover his blood.at thy hands." Foarful thought, God will then demand soul for soul. At present the time of forbearance in which He allows tho cockle to grow together with the good seed in the Held, but tho day will come when He Bhall send angels and thoy Bhall gather out of his kingdom all scandals and them that work iniquity snail cast tnem into tne inruaco ot nro, There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Could AlmichtvGod utter moro dreadful declara tions against scandal than these? and strange it to think that instead of being abated it is on increase every nay, out strangor ana more unfortunate atill to thick that wo ourselves may havo often been guilty of the sin of scandal, as a consequence thoso curses will fall upon us if we do not ropent.

But repent co is not sufficient wo must also renairtho evil effects of scandal. In the first place by resolving lead henceforth a regular and edifying life and thereby efface the fatal impressions of the past. endeavor to induce others to load good and pious lives by employing all tho moans for that purpose whioh our state of life affords us. For if nave diverted souls from tho Divino servico, ought wo not to use all possiblo efforts to draw them hack to it? Finally, we should frequently in tho most fervent manner for the salvation those to whom wo may have givon scandal, and for them all tho graces we would wish to obtain for ourselves. By reducing these resolutions nractieo we mav bono, with God's crace.

to save own bouI and do much toward Baving the souls of our own brothron, and thoreby atono for iniquities and sins of the past. It A tho in he an (be and 304 the next Dr. tho the of of of of of tion moro vital Or. Biifferttoll Speaks of Sae Origin SpSrilmil Experience Tho Rev. Dr.

Edward P. Ingersoll, at tho Puritan Congregational Church yesterday, spoke from the fir. epistlo of St. John, "lie that hath tho Son hath the life; and he that have not tho Son of Cod hath not tho life." His sermon, briefly outlined, was as follows: What is life? Science has found no question more ditncult to answer. To define it as the forces that go to make up existence is lo touch upon its essential connection's imperfectly.

That loading scientist, Herbert Silencer, tlio groat apostle, of tho oriein of living things, speaking trom his lofty pmacle, says: "Life is the definite combination of het changes, both simultaneous and successive in correspondence with external coexistence and sapiences." Wnudeiing oyer the lava bods who could lind a better definition tnan this? I defy anyone of ordinary or extraordinary intelligence to say what it means, let this is the ignis fatuus that is misleading hosts of our young men. Life is the vital correspondence of a living with its surroundings. Thi i is a good definition both for natural and spiritual life. Corrcsivrndiuicn is communion. Communion with Cod is spiritual life.

Now, ax to th religion of life. Whence is IiiL rc are two diools of science as in religion. In science, one school has contended that matter spontaneously generates life. The other, that life comes only from life. Dr.

Bs.stiiin believed that if ho could nrove that inert matt generated life, ho would llius prove that there was no i.od, though why he should wish this proof am at a ioss to know. He tool; from tin) field grass and earth and submitt sl them to a of heal, lb then said, "What life there, was in th, is now dead. Will life spring anew from this i In course of time it did, and Bastiau'. i triumph was loudlv proclaimed, lie hint proved that matter generate. I life.

But it. Huxley will try the experiment more thoroughly, li" not only submits tin; matter in tost of he.it. but there mav bo genus lii tt are like the tlu' (ire doe iv but that l'i li hicir burning pbtee io revive, 1 i l. r'n Huxley used th than heat i Kill tie: geiT.ix of life in the matter, mid re moven every condition of 'risi life even in the i atmosphere in which the was to be 1 tried. And r.irai Hie matter no life appeared 1 again.

1 1 was dead, and Br. istisn's claim was disproved. Huxley, no! without an accent ol sadness, el then. Life from life is vie torious a Ion ij the whole line." Hu looked I in lino i sea aim saw a green slime that he 1 Kf.l.l mav in h.v form from whi. sprung.

Tymlall worthy experimental that life of to lav lid: "No si tiiuouy a si poeare i to provt previous lift' The oi in our at iv, poitits. tint man wss cr. 1. Hcc.mi. 1.

in ivgsrd to spiritual the light ot sci. tiie 1 I nl image of tee." Tosuv.am ed ani vcrsal iititn: nt of iuci: Due ttnd. one inv, one eli ent, Ami one divine event, To which the whole creation What applies to individuals applies to families; what to families am dies t.i eoninmiiui what applies to communities applies 1 i the kingdom and to the king, dolus. Chri laid hold upon this acknowledged priu iele aud said, over and over again. Iho oi' heaven is like a gr.dn of mustard seed" "h' unto leaven." Science has oecome owns Mia', a lite must he from another life, but still there tan its two schools in religion.

Tin one holds that our spiritual growth is self goner tod out of what we within us. If we obey this end that rule of ng.it eoiidue' in some way j. life wil i genviiite li vir Jiie otlur te Pool ho! that spiiumil lite, like natural life, 11111 come irom another being; in a word, that we mil i be born ol tiie Holy Spirit. As 1 lo into nature I lind a mountain barrier and only one pass; a deep gulf and only one bridge. The dir of nature is shut: no min 'nil can open it.

Gold stands at the tloir and savs, "i will break through." 1'ue luhy, the diatiiou'l. the onat. the law of analogy we enter lie spiritual kingdom and lind there a door which no man can open. is not will not, but can not; as in nature so grace, pt. a man be born again he enn 0 the Kingdom of It is not an arbitrary enactment of God's word.

Jt is in the nature of things. If you would know about the eyo and the won. lets light nhivs through it you go to a scienliio oe 'You may search for this infonnntio'i for a man 1 hough spit itnatly minded a ml a goo, I item in neiey rc. pects. yet who has never a study of the eye.

If this man has good sense be will refer von to the oeci. li.sf. I you se: of the oculist information of th that an: spiritually discerned, if ho is ise he ll s.iy to yon. of him who has communed ith Got. The revelation of Go, I is what the spinnn.l world savs to the spiritual man.

Now. the w.nd of God savs: First, that we can onlv git life from life; second, that we arc, if we have not re. eiv, ,1 matter.) "To be carnaPv minded is death." "De 'd in trespasses and sin." "ile th.it hath the Sou hath the life; and he that hath not the "ii of (roil hath ihe lite. same law prevails in the natural iiu in the hiiiieriiatural. Natuse tells nt" that life comes from life.

But sue is iiutueti wnen 1 a tlv question: "YV1 can 1 get a spirit lite about the vegetable life, not the animal, nor can form tell me of the anno! tell nit: gctahle about in ih highest natural man :1 receive1 ict Ihe thin I' God, for they are tooli with 'ii can I (c know theiu. for they are si. npi 1 1 e'cnied." ho agnostic, when he sav he ct know of spiritual things, is right. A rain I How shall all know them I by revelation. There are two revelations on: of the Ihe other of the soul.

"He that haih the Sou hath the life." No other religion asks this. Confucius, nor llutlilliajitireveii Mahouinicil called for thisiest. As the highest, theirs i a religion of emotional or habitual morality, with the hoee of re.v.irds. But Christianity Jays the nx at' the root of the tree, lb down simple trust in morality as he key to heaven. It docs not take us up into God's life.

It does not brine His life to us. "He that hath the son hath the life; "for me to live is Christ;" "Christ in you;" "Christ livith in "I am tho Father and ye in me nnd I in you:" I am the vine, ye are the Marls you Christ, who is in heaven, is in the Christian. not loyally to a heatiiiiy prince, but union vital union with a present prince. "As (lie branch cannot bear fruit of itself." etc. There are three things worthy of especial notice regarding this spiritual life.

First, 1: conies suddenly. Do 1 believe in sudden conversions? There is a point at which the change to the new life occurs. The ship sails in from the wave tossed ocetni to the qni. nb of New York. At first we do not.

notice (hat a oh an to has occurred in the waters around us, but suddenly we observe the calm. So in spiritual conversion may not observe at the moment the trail iti 1:1 to the new life. It is eles i to look back tor tiie exact hour of the change. It comiM secretly. It works like the ivcn.

It moves us gradually toward the full spiritual being. How could mortal endure the sudden bursting of the full glory upon him 1 1 dolh not yet appear what we shall be: but wo know that, wlcu In: shall appear, we shall be like him, for we snail see him as ho is." first the blade, then the ear, then the corn in the car." In the evening the congregation of the F.t Church united with the Puritan congregation in a revival service, at which the evangelist, Mr. D. L. Chui.

bin preached and air. ami Cluibbuck sang, accompanied by the church choir. THE ItKV As HEKHA.V V.MW INSTALLED oi' the Bteilford Unformed C'lmrcli. Special services in connection with the installation of the Hev. Herman ('.

Berg as pastor of the Bedford lieformcd Church wore held last evening in tho edifice at the corner of Bedford avenue and Madison street. Tho Bev. John S. Gardner, president of tho South Classis of Long Island, presided, and seated with him on the platform were the Revs. Jesse W.

Brooks, Dr. Alfred Yoo n.i lis, John E. Lloyd and Daniel Van Pelt. The exercises began at 7:30 o'clock with an organ prelude and then tho choir sang an anthem. President Gardner invoked the blessing ami the congregation sang a hymn.

Tho Iicv. Jesse W. Brooks read the Scripture lesson and offered prayer. An anthem was sung by the choir and sermon was preached by the Bev. Dr.

Alfred Yeomans, who took his text from I Corinthians, 1'For after that by the wisdom of God (he world by wisdom knew not Gotl.it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that At the conclusion of the doctor's discourse tho congregation again sang. Tho form of tion was read by tho Ilev. John S. Gardner and the Bev. John E.

Lloyd delivered the charge to the people. W. F. Tooker, sang a solo, "If with all your hearts." In delivering the charge the pastor the Daniel Van Pelt among other things said: Dear brother, I would remind you that first of that as pastor ot tins church you are to be prenchor. Spurgeon remarks: "With all tho torco of my being I say, whatever yon do not do.

keep your preaching up to the mark." The nnlmt is the very liierniopylae of this war. You are to be diligent in study. The sermon doesn't amount to much if it exist only in nianusci ipt or tho preacher's head. The delivery of the ser mon is tho next practical point. 1 liroe things are hero essential, voice, nerves and muscle.

a preacher has neither of these lie cannot be blamed for such sa I defects, but he can and must blamed for trying to be a preacher. But why have nerves? that tiie delivery may be nervous nervous in tlio sense of vigor aud strength, a nervousness that makes a man stand in the full consciousness of manhood, bearing manfully the responsibility of the awful mission laid upon him to proclaim God's truth. You need muscles also to give action to your delivery. Whilo yon must take time for study von must also take time for health. It belongs to your duty to God.

Another thing to be considered about a sermon is its effect. Paul suggests three important lines of consideration in this connection. Ho says "He that prophesteth speaketh unto men to edification, exhortation and comfort." Men must instructed in Bible truths; men must bo led to know tho subtleties of Satan's temptations. While you must instruct, you must also exhort. Also effect of the sermon must at times be comfort.

If you are to do much visiting, may much it also be done by your officers. No doubt they aro too noble, too true to their official vows let you do it all alone. Finally, my brother, commend you to God and to tho word of grace, which is able to build you up to givo you an inheritance among all thom which are sanctified. Preach not yourself Christ Jesus, the Lord, and yourself your people's servant for Josns' sake. Asa Christian pastor you will preach to save souls.

As a pastor thought of God's Church and of your own people will be upon you. God seeth in secret and openly Ho will reward you in aiding you to preach His word. At the conclusion of Mr. Van Polt's remarks tho congregation sang a hymn. The Rev.

John S. Gardner offered prayor, the congregation sang doxology and the newly installed pastor pronounced the benediction. GYPSY SMITH STILL HF.UE. Much interest was taken during the past week the meetings conducted by Rudolph Smith, tho converted gypsy, held in tho Nostrum! Avenuo M. Church from Monday to Friday evening inclusive Tho result of Mr.

Smith's labors was so encouraging that the officers of the church prevailed upon him to romain anothor week. Accordingly Mr. Smith occupied the pulpit again evening. Tho services began at 7:30 o'clock for ovor an hour Gypsy Smith prayed and alternately. During the romainder of tho ovoning Mr.

Smith mingled with the congregation and urged and exhorted, and at tho conclusion it was evident that not one of his audienco been overlooked. JIEETISG OF TEMI'KRASCE Thoro was a well attended meeting" hold by tho Women's Christian Temporanco Union yesterday 108 Franklin street. Tho services, which of an interesting charactor, were conducted Mra. 8. E.

Ellsworth. of 2 J. silk the and tho C. A or 140 A by were Fred MiBs ry seph son, Miss Miss Miss Harry Mr. girl Made by the Amateur Billiard Exports.

Tovriiseiid a Proiiiisinsr CninUilate for First Tito Programme for Tin's Week. A Chnnce for the Ladies. Tho close of tho first week of the amateur tour ney at Maurice Daly's loft Mr. Townecnd as tho most promising competitor for first place, with Mr. Barnard a close second.

Ho is tied in tho score of won games with Mr. Townsend, but hie play has not been up to the standard of tho latter, as iho record shows. For instance, Mr. Townsend has the highest average of the first week of the tourney, and ho is the only player who has a credit of treble figure runs, whilo in tho total score of runs of 20 and upward he hos a credit of to Mr. Barnard's Dr.

Dcntley is a good third in the nice, and Mr. Moulton may he justly placed as fourth, though he has not won a game, he. having three defeats charged to him to one victory credited io Mr. 1'ogarty and two defeats charged. But Mr.

Moulton has the credit of a belter average, a higher single run and a larger total of points in runs of 2 0 and upward, he standing next lo Mr. Townsend in thin respoct. In the games yet to be played, however, tho possible s. eati only allow of a tie between Messrs. Moulton and Fogarty should the former win the single game he hai to play ami the latter lose his singh: game, while if the reverse is the case Mr.

Fuiuirty will leave Mr. Moulton in tho last ditch. Tho result of the series of games of tho past week shows conclusively that skill in rail nhiv is the deciding factor in the race, ami in this ele meet of success Mr. Townsend surpasses all the others. In fact, he is the quickest player in counting oil 'the rail of any amateur yet soon in the Mciropoliun tourneys.

In position play, too, ho oqintls the best ami has plenty of nerve to back him up. In cushion criroin shots Mr. Moulton equals tho 1 of tin: quintet of players in the tourney, Ivsidei being a very careful nianipula tor of th" balls on the rail; but he cannot tick off lie po iiN in play wiih the rapidity of Mr. Town a ml. the latter averaging 30 points a minute, nerve and steadiness of play in uphill contests air.

also is up to the be standard, whilo hi game is really the mo attractive of all to tho general spectator, his round tho table shots at time being masterly in skillful execution. Mr. Barnard is well both in rail play and cushion caro work, but is i a.tl ci uneven in liis piny in lnle Br. Dcntley lacks only stead iness nerve ami coolucsi in his work to play with the best. His expenditure of nerve force in match games must be costly to his health, anil it would be well if he would take things as coolly rA the others 111 the tourney do.

Mr. Fogarty only lucks skill in rail play to be up with the best of them, as ho plays an excellent cushion cnroin gainc, being very accurate in his play in this respect. Taking the live players together, handicapped an He have boon by good judgment, it would be tliili nil to place a party of contestants together to make up a more interesting tourney than this series of games is promising jp be. A complete analysis of the first week's play presents the following interesting stale tics: I 1 no; Pltiycra. To viiscntl li n.nil 1 ion1 1 ((111! oil llil If 11 l' 04 fin t(i ..10,0 0 i Defi'lts, (ii Sin It: vims Tow 11s 1, Uaruir.l, Til; anility, "it I'njtnrty, IPS; U.nil.!.: tii: a nei Tmvnsmi.l.

1 1 irieii 1 Dent Itty, I I' irl 1 M'Vptoil, IP. TT.tbl.t i tuis T.nvns oilis seiectl Tmvn fiiil, flentlay, Po ga ty, lij. Mtailton, Tlio runs of 20 ami upward made by each contestant, together with the total points scored from each run, are as follows' Towiisciid I 1 0, 100. (H, 2 1,20 aud 20: total, Moult. nt o(, 21 and 21 total, So.

Barnard 4 1, 4 1 40, ISO, 2S, total, 22... and Dcntley II. till, :r.i 5, 25, '21, 20 and 20; total, 2 1 7. Fogarty 2 1 and 2 1: total, i'S. The quickest game of the tourney during tho week was that between Messrs.

Townsend and. Dcntley, which was played in an hour and thirty minutes. The longest game was that between Messrs. Barnard ami two hours and thirty minutes. Tiie programme for this week presents Messrs.

Townseinl aud Fogarty as opponents for to night, with Moulton ami IKnll for Tuesday night, Barnard ami Dcntley for Wednesday and Town send and Barnard for Thursday. This ends tho regular programme, but there is likely to be i oiuo tit: scores to play oil' and these will take place on Friday ami Saturday. By special request of many lady votaries of the game, Mr. Iialy has arranged to give a ladies' billiard reception i'n his private parlor on Thursday at on which occasion Townsend ami Barnard will play exhibition contests tho first being a match of 2.0 points up at tho regular game, and the second one of r.O points up at cushion caroms. Oil this occasion no will bo admitted to the parlor except accompanied by a lady.

Tho exhibition promises lo be the most attractive display of billiard skill seen at the rooms for years past, as both players arc masters in round the table play. Invitation tickets for the reception can be hud uf Mr. Daly. jnoiii'ortSSorry. A home wedding was celebrated at tho Berry homestead in Kew Utrecht Wednesday afternoon.

The contracting parties were Mary J. Berry, daughter of Biehard J. Berry, and Mr. George S. Monfort, of the Twenty sixth Ward.

The "cCrti iivciy was performed by th" Bev. Robert G. Strong, assisted by the Bev. C. It Brush.

The bri le wore a gown of white moire antiquo trimmed with duchess lace and lilies of tho valloy instead of orange blossoms. Her ornaments were diamonds. The wedding procession was led by Ushers W. T. L.

Berry. X. J. Monfnrt, brothers of the bride and groom, followed by Miss M. Louise Berry and Master Walter J.

Berry, sister and nephew of tho bride, acting as pages. After the wedding an informal reception was held. Tho wedding presents wero numerous mid consisted largely of silverware ami brie a brae. Tho guests included K. T.

Berry, and Mrs. John F. Berry, Miss Emma Berry, Mr. and Mrs. A.

S. Monfort, Miss Ella Monfort, Mrs. Smith, Mr. and E. Mott, Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Stoney, Clarence Tompkins, John Ditmas, T. H.

Brant, M. Van Brunt, W. A. Berry, of Los Angeles, Mrs. Spader, Mrs.

Cynthia Lott, Mr. A. Lott, Mr. and Mrs. Lott, Mrs.

A. Suydam, Mrs. E. Suydam, Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Kotiwcnho ven, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Voorhees, Mr. and Mrs. Van Sicklen, Mr. William Garuiu and the Misses Gar liiu, Mrs. Cook, Mr.

and Mrs. Marsters, Mrs. A. N. Purves, Mr.

and Mrs. II. B. Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Marquardt, T. Schenck Remsen, Miss Annie Remsen, Tennis Remscn, Miss Kitty Remsen, Jacques Bennett, Mr. aud Mrs.

William Bennett, E. Bennett, Miss Gcrtio Bennett. iUccV'allj St coiian. A pretty wedding took place in the Jny street Cathedral, tho contracting parties being Frank McXally and Miss Lizzie A. Keonan, of 1 SI High street.

Tho bride was attired in peacock greon and luce with a shaped corsage filled with point do Venice lace. She wore diamond earrings, gift of tho bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss Sarah Tierney and Miss Mattio Grace the groomsmen Edward Myles and Edward Brady. Tho ceremony was performed in the presence of a large number of guosts in the edifice at 7 o'clock in tho evening. After the raar riago happy couple departed, followed by their friends, to tho residence of tho brido'a brother, Mr.

C. Keenan, at lol High streot, where a reception was hel l. During the night couple departed on a wodding tour amid a shower of rice. Thoy wore the recipients of many presents, of a useful natnre mostly. jVmong those present in the dwolling wore Mr.

Keenan, Miss Rose Kenny, Georgo Johnsoi Smith. Mr. Ling, Miss Kate Leonard, tho Misses Quigley, Mr. and Mrs. John Hagerty, Miss Julia Hagerty and MiBs Fogarty.

A PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT, rrjisin IVellie Cramer Ciivcs a Successful Reception on Proupcct (Heights. very pleasant social ovent took place a night two ago at tho residouco of Mrs. Hartshorn, Sixth avenuo, Prospect Heights, tho occasion being a reception given by her niece. Miss Nellie Cramer. Thore were a large number of gnxsta present, aud the affair proved a decided success.

feature of the evening was the music rendored the Uderan Quartet. The floral docorationi especially fine. Among thoso present wore Condit, Miss Lulu Castera, Harry Randall, Ida McBurney, Samuel Burger, Edward White, Miss Mamie Castera, Harold Smith, Mi. Nettie Motter, Harry Homan, MiBB Bessie Fair clough, Howard Webster, Miss Leoutino Byrne.f Willio Fountain, Miss Fannio Webster, Har Fountain, Mias Jennie Gnmos, Edward Willetts, Miss Lizzie Webster, Percy Seixas, Jo Falco, Miss Ida Barnsdall, Edward Macpher Miss Mabel Stevens, Ripley, Mibs Maud Smith, Christopher Brazor Mabel Leonard, Charles E. Strykor, Misi Libbio Grant.

Eugene Byrne, Miss Alice Venable William Arming, James Poi ton, Fred Honoywoll Emma Jerome, Edward Branch, Miss Susil Sturtevant, Harry Poters, Lulu Pearsall, Edward Williams, Robert Sturtevant, Whitnoy Lyons. Lillio Richoffer, Charles S. Hartshorn, Misj Lizzio Shultz, Lewis Grimes, Miss Annio Acorn, Fair, Miss Mamie Leslie, Poroy Lawrence. Jennie McKonna, Frank Ogg, Miss Jennie Webster, H. Young, Miss Jounie Smith, Frederick Whitleer, Miss Mamie Hill, Dr.

and Mrs. D. and Mrs. Julius W. Leonard Mrs.

John A. Jackson and many othors. Misa Anne Roach, a wealthy and accomplished of Grafton, became violontlv insn ne rm loavning that alio had been betrayed into a moolf marriage. The Salvation of the Present Generation. Her.

Br. Talinapre Preaches a Sermon or Helpfulness Au Appeal for tho Moral as Well as the Physical Wants of Men and Women. Dr. Talmago preached a sermon of hclpfulnoss yesterday morning, and a congregation that filled the Tabernacle to the doors eagerly listened. His text was: "David, after ha had served his own generation, by the will of God fell on sleep," from the Acts And upon this the preacher discoursed upon the work of saving thin generation, saying those among other things: Now let te look around this morning, prayerfully and in a common sense way, and see how we can serve our own generation.

And in the first place, I remark, by seeing that they have enough to oat The human body is no constructed that throe times a day it needs food, as a lamp needs oil or a locomotive needs fuel. To moot that want God has girdled the earth with applo orchards and orange groves and wheat fields and oceans full of fish and prairies full of cattle, and yet I have to tell you that tho vast majority of the human race lack for food, or lack tho right kind of food. Our civilization is awfully askew on this subject. God only can correct it. Many of tho mightiest fortunes of our day have boon made out of the hlond and bones of unrequited toil.

lo build a tower in olden time, a demand was mado for 70,000 human skulls from Ispahan aud for 00,000 skulls from Bagdad, and that number of people had to be lain in order to furnish the human skulls for that tower. But that number of human was a small number compared with the deni inii which is made in order to build up the tower of the world's weilth and magnificence, in which there are wrought the skeletons ot un counted multitudes ot tho underfed population of iho earth. Millions of skulls! Do not, therefore, sit at your table with five or six courses ot abundant supply and think nothing of the family ou the back street, who, if they had any one of those courses between soup siid filinond nuts, would feel that thoy were in Heaven. A great deal of Iho drunkenness of the day conies from a. lack of food, or a lack of the right kind of food.

Many of the laboring classes, after drinking what some of the grocers call coffee, sweetened with something that many of the grocers call sugar, and ch iving what some of the butchers call meat, and swallowing something that some of the bakers call broad, feel so miserable that they are tempted to tin their nasty pipes with something that the tobacco nist calls tobacco, or go into a tow restau rant tor something which the riimseller calls beer! Good coffee would extirpate a vast amount of American drunkenness. It is high time that 11 doctors, all ministers ot religion, all pbilan hropists, all Christians put themselves in biUtlo rvav against the adulteration of food. But now, how a re we to servo our own generation by getting the right kind of food By sitting down witheni slippers and lounging in an arm chair, our mouth puckered around a Havana of the best brand and through tho luxuriant smoke reading about political economy and the philosophy of strikes N'o. But by finding out some family that have nothing bet tcr than gristle and sending them a first rate tenderloin beefsteak. Let us quit surfeiting ourselves until we cannot choke down another crumb of cake and give supply to tho necessities of the suffering.

Oh, how of ten we see on a small scale what the great warrior expressed on a large scale when his staff officers wore at tempting to dissuade mm trom a certain cain paign because it would sacrifice 200,000 lives and he replied with a diabolism that can ncv be forgotten: ''What are 200,000 lives to So lar Irom appeasing human bun there aro thoso described by Isaiah as grinding the facesof the poor. lou see a mechanic, or farmer, nut an ax or scythe on a grindstone while some one turns tho crank around and around, tho water dripping upon the ground and harder and harder the tanner presses the ax on the irrindstone. until from being round and dull it gets keen and keener and tho farmer lifts tho ax and runs his finger cautiously along the edg to test it very cautiously lest be cut Ins linger to the bono. So I have seen a man put down on Iho grindstone of hardship and one man would turn tho crank and another man press down harder and harder until the man's life was being ground away bis comfort thinner, his prospects thinner, his hopes thinner, and Isaiah shrieks out. ''What mean vc.

that vo irrind tho faces of tin: poor it is an awful thing to bo hungry, it is easy enough to no in goon humor when we havo full supply, but lot hunger taico full possession of us and wo would all us barbar i.ms and cannibals and devils. Thank God the day is coming the Lord hasten it when every family vill nit down at a mil table, and it will bo only question between lamb and venison, beiw partridge and quail on toast, and irom spoon ma le out of Nevada silver or California gold, the tho tongue with tin ills pa wi i ion on ot thankfulness because thev have enough. Alcair hde, instead ol the elaborate discussion on the ubiect of bread, let us nil to work in some way to alleviate human hunger. I have read itii't the civatCHt battle in all the world's bistorv greatost for the number ot troops engaged was the battle of Leipsic because Napoleon had I UO.OOO men and had ,0,000 No No The greatest battle in the world's history is now being fought, and there are more troops in it than any other battle tho world's history. It is the struggle lor bread, eroiind tone of one of tht: great mas terpieces of music, the artist says, was suggedod to him bv the cry of tho hungry poimtnco ot lenna as the king rode through tho streets ami ttn cried: Irieul.

trive lis bread! An hrnue all no gn ii! harmonics ot musical acad emy and great cathedral I hear the pathos, tho ground tone, the tragedy of an uncounted multitude who, with streaming eyes and wan cheeks and breaking hearts, in behalf ot them selves and their fatuities arc pleading for bread We'd, now, let us take anoLher look and see bow we can servo our generation bv seeing that they have enough to wear, tfod knows just how many people there arc in the world. In civilized hi nils wo take the census and we tell quite accurately how many people there are in Kngktnd and tho United States; but he who tells how many pcoplo there arc in Asia, or in Atnca makes a wild guess. But God knows exactly how many people there are tho world and Jle provides onon food, rightly distributed, and if there be lit" teen hundred million, fifteen thousand fifteen hundred ami titteen people, then uod pro vides for fifteen hundred million, fifteen thousand, fifteen hundred and fifteen people, and He provides apparel lor them, it it is rightly distributed. Two suits a year Winter suit and Summer suit. A pair of shoes for every mortal with two feet, a coat, a hat, a bonnet, a shawl an entire masculine and ieimnmo ontht of annarel a wardrobe suited to the climate, and not a string, or a button, or a pin, or a hook and eye wanting Alas.

then, who gets the good clothes for three fourths of the people 7 The other ono fonrth appropriates them. Aud there needs to bo a distribution, and will be. Not by anarchistic violence. Outlawry, if it had its way, would rend and tear and destroy, and instead of three fourths of the people not having the apparel they ought to have, thcro would lie tour fourths will tell you how the distribution will bo made. By increased generosity on the part of those who nave supplies oy increased industry ana sobriety on the iv.u't of thoso who have suffering and deficit.

Not all, but the vast majority of the cases of poverty aro tho result either of idleness or drunkenness ou the part ot the present sufferers, or their ancestors. Not all, but the majority of tho cases. The rum iim i i the maelstrom that swallowed down the livelihood of the vast multitudes who are in ratrs. Now. there is going to be a change, and by increased generosity on the part of crowded wardrobes, and in creased industry and sobriety on the part of the empty wardrobes, there will bo enough to wear for all.

God did His part toward dressing this world, lie grows an extra amount ot warmth on the sheep's back, and the flocks that roam the mountains and the valleys with a superabun dance ol warmth that was intended to bo trans ferred to the human race when the shuttles of tho factories all tho way between the Chatta hooche and tho Merrimac shall have spun and woven it. And nero come tnc jtocuy Mountain goat and tho cashmere and the beaver, and hero comes the merino sheep, its, origin traced clear bacit to Auranamiiicanu juavnuc time, liod writing in whito letters of snowy ileeco for thou sands of years His wish that the whole human race may Iiave warmth and enough clothing. Now, who will do the most toward settling this ouestion of apparel? That man who idlv sits down to discuss a low tariff, or no tariff at all en wool, or you, the Christian woman who will go forth, having examined hrst vour own wardrobe, to see whether thero is any spare ap parel, ana taito a iait irom me street to a clothing store and give him a full outfit? Abstraction never did anything never clotneu a back, never shod a foot, never led hungry man. Abstrac tion, i'or do not be deceived by this mild Janu ary aud February weather, and think that God has forgotten the ice and tho snow. We shall havo deep snows, and much ost on tho window pane you cannot seo through it, and whole flocks of blizzards.

For God has not forgotten the promise He mado tit the beginning that Winter as well as Summer shall not cease, and between this and the Springlimo crocus you anil i win again nnu again be led to cry out with tho psalmist: "Who can stand beforo his Let us take another look and see how we can serve our own generation. We would be very short sighted certainly if we were anxious that thero should bo fond and clothing and shelter for the most insignificant part of a man his body while wo cared nothing about feed ing and clothing Ins immortal soul. Timo is only a little piece broken off a great eternity. What aro you and I doing for tho bouIs of our generation'; Let mo say that tins is a generation worth saving. We talk about tho improvements in navigation aud locomotion and art and machinery, aud we make a great ado about tho telegraph and tho telephone and the stethoscope, and we say, "What a wonderful advance between the electric light and a tallow candle!" But all that advancement is insignificant compared with the advancement in the human race.

We put a halo around the people of tho past. In oiden times, once in a wnilo thero would como forth good and great man, or a good and great women, and the world would make a great fuss about it; but there aro so many such men aud women now we do not speak of it. I tell you that this generation is moro worth saving than any of tho 180 generations that havo passed. Well now, how are we going to begin With ourselves. That is tho pillar from which we must start.

We will never save anybody elso until wo ourselves are saved. Havo you ever noticod how strong a man is when he is in the right At the time of the Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia tho directors assembled to settle whether thoy should open the exhibition on Sunday. A man of tho world from Nevada, who was a member of the Board of Direction, arose in the midst of the discussion and said: Well, I feel if I was a prodigal got home again. I went far West twenty years ago, where we had no Sabbath, aud I haven't been as good a man as I ought to have been, bnt to day 1 am thinking about my ftlorified mother and what she taught me about le Sabbath day, aud I feel just now as if I wero kneeling bv her side saying my evening nraver. Gentlemen, I vote for the observance of the Christian Sabbath." Well, the whole thing went by storm, and when the question was put: "Shall the exhibition be opened on the Sabbath day 1" it was almost unanimous "No, no, no." One man in the right boldly in tho right, magnificently in the ricrbt.

Mv friends, wo will siifiCP.RKfiillv talk moro religion, we will successfully proach no more religion than we have ourBelvefl. We will never lift anybody on the rock until we get both our feet planted on tho oternal rock. How to bo saved People have been saved in less timo than have been talking about it. What 1 Without a prayer? Yea. Without timo for much deliberation Yes.

Without a tear Yea. Believe and you will be saved. Believe what? That Jesus Christ died to save your soul from sin and death and holl. Will you helievo Do you believe You do. I see it in many of your facos.

Wolcomo, welcome! Hail, hail! baved yourself, how aro you going to Bave others By testimony. Toll it vour families, tell it to your business asso ciates, tell it everywhere. Oh, what a grand thing it would be to save this whole generation. HOTEL AR1HTALS. St.

Georob E. Watt and wife, San Franciso; H.J. Runyan, Plainfield, N. Mrs. J.

B. Hill, Newtown. R. B. Hazlett.

Grand TtanidH. E. A. Fhipps, London, England: Dr. W.

S. Dixon, U. 8. F. F.

Ames and wife, Mr. and Mrs. T. Johnson, New York; J. F.

Johuaon and wife, W. Mitchell, H. Muldoou and wifo, Brook lyn. a of of is is of lie Bv the loss It is HiB and is the and an to To wo pray of heg tn our the Attacked by the Rev. Dr.

D. C. Eddy. Ho Says Tliey Are the Foes of Christian Worship and the Enemies of God Gen eral Coinmeuls and Criticisms on tho Press. The Rev.

Dr. Daniel C. Eddy, pastor of tho First Baptist Church in the Eastern District, preached an interesting sermon to a large congregation last evening on tho subject, "The Press; Religious and Secular, Weekday and Sunday," taking for Mb text the words rom'Daniel, xii. :4, "Many shall run to and fro ami knowledge shall bo increased." The speaker said: If Daniel had foreseen the swift footed reporters and the quick cared interviewers, running Here, uim Liie men cut en in it i iitiiuiiijs lit. there and everywhere in search of news, he could not more felicitously have described tlio achievements of the press in the Nineteenth Century.

Everywhere on earth the increase of knowledge lias kept pace with tho activity ot Hie press. have in rav library at homo two splendid volumes of 1,000 pages each, containing the history of the newspaper world, a list ot all the newspapers on llle ginoe, Willi men en cuiiiiion uuii hiiiutjiun To look over them seems to be looking over a hemisphere, to read them seems to be reading the annals of a continent. A a I have turned tho pages of these remarkable volumes I have felt a nameless awe at the grandeur of this agent for good or evil. The press, with every page, lias seemed to be more potent and awful in its iv.Urencliing and influence! Very, few persons realize how close to the black heart of barbarism the newspaper has been established and how many presses are working in countries which until a short time ago had been closed against, all journalistic endeavor. Tho press in America is a mighty instrument of good or evil.

Our public schools have made us a reading people. In the railcar, the steamboat, the hotel, the hop, the bouse, you find the daily paper with its columns of contents to inform aud enlighten the people. The first train that dashes out. into the country carries its thousands of wet sheets to drop them in every town and village of the land. The religions press first claims o.ir attention.

It contains a kind of reading which the regular diiiiv does not give, and in promulgation of denominational t' net; and theological truth is invaluable. But religious s. is; fdiouhl be moro religious. Sec news, politic, business, we get long be fore' is open our weekly paper. Moro reading for the home and the heart and less concerning topics more fully and frciiuenily in cectilnr papers, should be required of the religious press.

The advertising depart lii'oiiof the religious paper should be carefully gu tetl. Advertisements may be essential to the. iii' of ibc paper, but only a proper class should appear. Patent medicines, gift enterpri in which watches worth ftlO arc cold for mysterious advertisements of articles to be given away or sent in sealed packages ail this is sham and fraud mid ought to be kept out of the reli nous paper. Much (hat poses for religious news is but gossip.

The laudation of favorite pastors, the commendation of mutual friends, the silly details of choir ought to be ruled cut. The religious press should learn that per onal gossip is not news, that longlelters from hunters in tho Adirondack's and sensational communications from Europe are not proper Sunday reading. The enormous circulation of Hie daily press constitutes it an agent of fearful power and influence. The price of a morning paper is so small that the humblest citizen can afford to have it. A few cents will purchase a on which immense labor and brain have been expended.

A boy going to the shop before in tho morning reads as he goes along what took place in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco the evening before, what was done in London yesterday or India the day previous. But the daily press often caters to the lower elements and gives too much attention to the details of crimes, the doings of criminal courts and the sports of society and too little to the great interests of humanity ami the real welfare of nociel.y. Indissriminato reporting aud impertinent interviewing are also evils of the daily press. Troubles in families and churches are exaggerated and made worse by premature publication, and what might bo settled and adjusted is made permanent division by an unwise scribe whose ready pen gives the facts to the paper with immense rhetorical coloring. Private church meetings are invaded aud the sanctity of homo often outraged by men in search of news.

The whole business of interviewing and reporting has become so extensive and important that it will not bo long before legislation will be in led to protect those whoso private business nutters aro so liable to be given to the public, under the name of journalistic enterprise. The leaning of the secular press toward the. llomish church, the made between Protestants and Catholics, the ways in which priests am) ministers who fall into sin aro treated, are matters in which the great reading public cannot fail to take an interest. Tho Sunday paper is becoming an established fact. One of our great daily papers has invaded Britain with its Sunday issue.

While we must leave to every man's conscience as to what he will do with the Sunday paper, we must protest against it as an unnecessary evil. The evil of the Sunday paper consists in the following things: First, it employs an immense number of men, women and children to distribute it on the morning of the Lord's day in every city and town throughout tho land. Many seem to think that the work at the. oilier: is the main objection. Not so.

Little of that is done on tho Sabbath and very few persons comparatively are employed in printing. The vast force of young persons kept awaj from the Sunday school and the sanctuary the men in little stalls, the boys climbing into the street ears, the women who go weaiiiy and throw it into the doors of Christian men. This great army thus employed from daylight to noon on Sunday is where the great evil of tin: Sabbath breaking comes in. Most of the work on the Sunday paper is done before midnight on Saturday, but as soon as the press stops working mail and express bears it out to a thousand towns, wlr re it is taken by hundreds of carriers and'loca! dealers, who spend the day in disposing of it. Thus it becomes a vast agent of Sabbath desecration.

Second, it keens at home multitudes who had better be in church, who ought to be there and avIio. through the Sunday papers, lose their interest in religions things. It is easy on cloudy, wet Sunday morning for a man to say, "Well, it rains this morning anil I will stay at. homo to day." It is not lie rain. He braves that every day of the weak.

It is he paper that attracts bint. Instead of being where ho ought to lii'siml where he would secure spiritual benefit, he is reading accounts of sporting, horse racing, prize fighting, or the records of ghastly crimes. Many men stay at home on Sunday simply to rend the paper. Thus it hecoi'nes the antagonist of the church, the foe of Christian worship and the enemy of God. Between the church and the Sunday newspaper there is an irreconcilable antagonism.

Third, it tends to secularize the minds of men who do not allow it to keep them from church. The paper comes early and they spend the time between breakfast and church over its pages. They read moslly the sensational, the criminal columns, the parts that ha'e the biggest headlines, ami that kind of reading unfits the mind for religious worship. There is only one way to slop the Sunday paper. It caiinoi be done by simple refusing to read it.

When Christian pontile repudiate tux days in the week the journal which has a Sunday issue, refuse it patronage, shut it out of their houses, it will stop. But until Christians have tho courage of their convictions, and refuse to accept (he most radical poliey.it will stay. Wo honor the secular press for the good it does. It should stand with the pulpit, as the guard and defense of virtue, the support of every righteous cause and the too of everything that degrades and dishonors mankind. Prayer should he offered for tho press as for Christian missions.

Wo have tho same right to ask that men who make the reading for our homes should be pure in life and correct in speech, as we havo to ask this of teachers of religion. Tho press should be watched us intently and guarded as sacredly as the pulpit. We do not sufficiently use the press in our Christian work. Tho wider distribution of religious newspapers, the freer circulation of religious tracts anil books is it strong arm of Gospel power. There whs a time when reigious matter came little into daily journalism, but iioav much of religious intelligence missionary facts and evangelical news are used by secular editors.

Tlio time, may como in tho near future when religious daily papers may crowd out the more sensational. One or two efforts of this kind have already boon tried, but their time had not yet come. ealthy benevolent men put their money into colleges and mis sions, wliv should tliov not into relnrious lournal ism? The onrso of most rolicrious moors is their poverty. They aro stinted ami meager in their onnoaranoo and coutents. because their natrona is so inadequate to their wants.

The time will come when wealth will bo put into religious lour nali.im as it is into tho secular press. Then the religious paper will bo a power as it never has been beiore. MORE STOKIKS AKOOT DUBGEO.V. EHe SmSniil to Stlave Inherited IBis Father's Inventive Renins. Frank V.

Dudgeon, the wealthy resident of Locust Valley who has boon held a party by a coroner's jury to the death of unfortunate Katie Cody, is said to have inherited tho inventive genius of his father. The latter is a Scotchman who came to this country many years ago and amassed a large fortune. His succors founded on a hydraulic pump, which he invented. His business is now carried on by a trustee The lat ter divides the profits of the concern among the older Dudgeon and his children quarterly. Frank's annual income from tho business rarely falls below 000.

It has reached as high as 000. lie spends every cent of it almost as promptly as ho receives it. A month after each ipiarterly payment he generally finds himself short of funds, and has to either borrow or sell something. His yacht, the Southern Cross, cost him WO, 000. He sold it it a time when he was pressed for money for $7,800.

The only thing he lias never parted with, oven when in the sorest financial straits, are his fast horses. Ho is a passionate lover of trotting, and usually has entries at all the meetings on Long Island. It is surmised that at. the time of Ratio Cody's death ho was entering from one of his frequent financial droughts. Dudgeon recently erected a building at Locust Valley in which ho expected to make an improved hydraulic pump which he has invonted.

Shortly boforo his arrest ho paid $1,300 for a single piece of elaborate machinery to bo used in his work. Ho was confident that his pump would prove a success and yield him largo returns. Beyond his attempts at inveution he never engaged in any employment. Apart from thoso ho has been an idler all his life. TO RECOVER LAND IX NEW LOTS.

A Iiiug County Case Argued Before the Court of Appeals. In the Court of Appeals tho past week the caso of Michael Bennett and Edward Colgan, executors, against John M. Peck was argued. Tho appeal was from a judgment of the Supremo Court, Second Department, affirming a dismissal of the complaint, with costs. It has had two trials.

On the first trial, beforo Culleu, a judgment was entered in favor of tho plaintiffs, which was reversed at General Term. On tho second trial Bartlott, dismissed the complaint. The action is in ejectment to recover possession of two pieces of land in tho Town of New Lota, in Kings County. Tho plaintiffs claimed title in fee simple in their testator, Thomas Wheeler, deceased, and that they had never been legally aliened from him. The defendant claims title by a State Controller's deed for tho salo of the lots for the payment of taxes assessed thereon in 1800.

Appellants claim that Kings County is exempt from tho provisions of tho act under which tho salo was conducted and that it was not legally made. N. 0. Moak appeared for tho appellants and tho case ra submitted for respondent. i of Th do tho five Oonventions of Two Branches of the Irish Societies.

Election of New Officers jmd Preparation for the Celebration of St. Patrick's Day. A "Word for the Spy Lo Caron. The animal Convention of Irish Societies, of which Owen Murray, of Division No. I a.

is president, was called at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in tho hall over 181 Myrtle aveimo. This association represents that section of the Kings County organization fromliich there was an offshoot two years ago. Tho latter branch of tho county organization withdrew on account of Bomo difficulty which has not since been done away with and is known by tho organization which JIr. Murray represents as tho seceding faction. It was led by Messrs.

Sheridan, of Brooklyn, mid of Philadelphia. Tho cause of tho oplit is attributed to tho desire on the part of tho Sheridan lair body to institute an American order of Hibernians, which shall act independent of the order known as the Ancient Hibernians. Its headqnariers aro at Gold street. Mr. Lawrence J.

Mulligan, of Division No. 3, A. O. recording secretary of the county organization, and Alexander McDonald, of Division No. 14, A.

O. IL, the financial secretary, at flic opening of yesterday's meeting received the credentials, winch were forwarded in the desk by each delegation and from visiting representatives of church and temperance societies. The following delegates reported: Division No. 1 Mnrtin P. O.

Meade, M. F. McFai land, E. McTernan, Thomas laud. Division No.

J. McCartv. Hugh Doyle, L. J. Mulligan, Mulligan, Michael McDonnell.

Division No. 1 James Gorman. J. A. Guilfoyle, John Cliies.

Nathan Staenni. John l'ioi'soit. Division 'o. Francis Foley, O. Han'on, Janu Maxwell, William Oarrity, Thomas Warde.

Division 0 fames Dunphy, John Burke, Thomas Ilaloran, William IT. Bcatty. Division No. 7 Jiomi' Mich Brothers, Patrick Stafford, Denis Kirby, McDaid. Division No.

8 fames Dillon, Peter Walsh. John Dougherty. James McNitughton. John Donley, T. J.

iihay. Division No. TMivnrd DouTui'r. J. P.

Walsh, Patrick McAllister, Patrick Knee. Divi io.i 1 Owen I'siri' llan John liurke. llcddy, Tli m.is liilcy. Division 1 I tiomas (Pit'ieii, Lawrence Konney, Joseph Cullius, Alexander McDonnell, Torrenoe MeGowon. Division No.

15 Patrick Barf' idgo, Patriek Slurtliii' k. Patrick Carey, fames ivai ucy, Janus C.nrdan. Division Lowe, Job Win 1 Michael Jen, John I'oilies. 1 'a trick M. (i.

ih. Tim, us Ic.rge A. i Gillohy, lertnott. it Martin. Divisio Ill James Slogan.

James Riley, Patrick Uiggins. Division No. fames Gaffeey Division No. Fiircy. John Walter, James Me Thulium 'union, Jul I'cier Muml.

iv, Paten Devlin. Division No. "id Michael Dcg.i Jolm Jlelaney, Junes (Ivan. James McDonald, i'at: i Kilph. Diwsiou No.

28 1'ati iolt Md 'm thy. Ilugli J. Donnelly, Edward Megan, John Mark rietin. Division No. 20 Malaohy heir, James 1allon.

James Flynn, John Kr Ilc Me I'ermm, Patrick Mi'lon. Division No. 30 William McLaughlin, Martin Kclley, liug'n Murry, Joini Cerlos. Division No. Philip Can, Michael Fox, John J.

lieilly, John Camo, Philip ICilev. Division S'o. Tames Duli'y, John Hughes, Patrick Mcloiirc. Michael John Flanagan. Division No.

James Mctiuire, Owen ino van, Thomas Kegan, Owen Smith. John Farrll. A. 0.11. iti'te Corps, Coinpiiuy Andrew Mc filory.

C. L. licnn tt, M. J. Lyons, l'atrick (Jor limn, Tin IMwas icy.

foll.cu were, the names ot tiiecommit I evnan, Hugh Doyle, J. A. Gml tee Ml Villi fovle. Fraiiei Foley, lames DinmliV. P.

ITnrd, James Didoii, James Knee. John itcd Tiioiuas iold' n. Jonliiti, P. Tli Kogau, Jane silney. 'Llionias Con Ion, 'ii 1 1 loogan, P.

Mel ty. Michael I'lvun, Donovan, J. J. Leilly. The cnmmittec and ol ton minutes whs taU psn liug 'In ir ions.

Mr. ill) ig. i ss i "Why WIIVS Poos." Mr. .1. Poole s'lllg li.illd Sbcehan of Hie Glens of At lici Mr.

F. Wal. li tliriii sl i he Irish pa triors heart with i.t.oil," ali joining in wiili a routing cuoriis. l'atricii tilled the room with strains from the ''Laud of lie Green." The committee made the following ooi I For president en Murray received I vo Philip Clare vice president. Thomas Conlou received the unanimou nomination.

For record ig seere fary l.au'icece Mulligan receive 1 1 voles, Miclisel itiism J'; for tiuaucial se, A. Gnni'o i il 11 vote I. Ale IcDonali! loir.ic jlcTernan eeeive.l votes. Job, r. McPartbi ud as the rir hi uaitin coiumiltee tor sergc.nt at arm A delegate mined that ele i ted unanimously.

de the secretary I the convention for Philip Cls.r Thomas Cuilon vice prcsi i Lawrence in was elei retai'y, receiving a iu ijorit or liieinei.d 1 a ud i he vote of siilent and ior pi enl. i re i.i it.rv 1 ording sec tes nvu' his r. .1 a mes A. Boon lv aeee: i "0. Mr.

Marim Mr. James Mc i rius. lis the 1', til I lie eeiobrat ion nday. he mo i hat a c'c lor tin! McTernsu I'll rt tan 1 Mr. I 'i day of Ma' of St.

i tion was cai niit'. he si cho en treasurer. i' serg, at ibovcil ibst falls on Sunday, la occur on .11, d. A dele vale mo 'iited io nial ai parade on lie I Nth of Th ointment lie Wt i k. seven he of this (Oinmittte det'erred for James Dillon moved that a couimi: tei appoint: .1 to drali ulut cNpr sive tie ol' the a Ms ion rc pecti the position of Charles wart Parnell in the noble tight he is making in behalf of Ireland.

I he committee appointed eon of Dillon. James A. Jloonc.v, Michael Doogiin. John J. lieilly, John Hugh's, Oiceu Murray, Malaeliv Flynn, John A.

(iuili'ovh Mil, r. Michael Doogan moved that it be the sense of this convention that the Ancient Order of r.i'.ins c.ui a to congratulate theiusi Ives on account of the recent developments showing Unit the lirji spy and traitor. I.e Caron, has never found to: way into tic councils ol tin Hibernians, while he has be way into the secrets of the Lam able to take his ml I and ot her moi i was carried ion adjourned until Irish org. nidations. In with cheers, and the cam next Sunday at 1'.

M. 'ft 'he Kccediiisr BBrsmcli. The meeting of the representatives of tie various Irish societies constituting the or ii.aiion. which has its headquarters at Gold street, was held o'clock, yesterday afternoon. The obicct was 1.

1 organize for lb ns ting year and make preparations for the celebration of yt. Patrick's day. President l'atrick Hynes called the convention to order. He said he was more than pleased to see so large a body representing the arions lri societies of Kings County, lie hoped that the convention would deliberate with promptness and that harmony would prevail, ife called for the treasurer's rcpoW for the past year. Treasurer James O'Brien replied fluit G.H7 represented the disbursements.

His report, embodying the various items for which money had been paid out, was referred to the Aiulitiuir Committee. The president announced that tho presentation of credentials would tirst be in order. lie directed that the chairman of each delegation present the names of the delegation he represented at the desk. The names of the delegates, and the divisions they represent, follow: Division No. 1 James Dolan, Joseph Dolan, John Dolan.

Patrick Driseoll. John Mulnurney. Division No. 1 Patrick Donlan, Patrick Ma guire, John Nolan, John V. O'Brien, James Ouinn.

Division No. Thomas Neary, Patrick Farrell, Patrick Ca cy. Jolm Nolan, Thomas liedmond. Division No. 0 Michael McGinley, Thomas Simpson.

Peter McGra'h, James Iiyau, James O'Donnell. Division No. 7 Henry Carlin, Henry Brown, "William Carney, John Clarke. Division No. Thomas Leonard, John Brady, John Muliin.

Thomas Lee, John Connor. Division No. Michael J. Cumin, William Dillon. James Foley, James Alexander Mulliolland.

Division No. 10 James MeCnnnnek. James Welsh, James ('onion, Grenn. Timothy K. Kelly.

Division No. John lieilly, George l.eith, John Cuisac, Matthew Sullivan. James O'lhien. Division No. 1 Nicholas J.

Md John Cr.r roll, James Carroll, Michael ileuivssv, James Mahoney. Division No. It Peter Elmore, Thomas Killian, Aleiander McGibney, James Curlin. Michael Mulhotlaud. Division N'o.

IP William Prince. Lewis Charles J. Lowery, John S. Kevcs. John Moylan.

Division No. Patrick lieilly, John Patrick Vork. Division No. 1 Thomns Hayden, James Dolan, Thomas O'Leary, Lawrence Conlon. James Kelly.

Division No. Patrick dinners, Peter Sweeney, John Iiourke, Daniel Hynes, James Gil coyne. Division No. Michael Feaney, r.dward ignn, Michael Moore, William Boyie, Thomas Mulliti. Division No.

25 Michael Cassidy, Francis Bor Walter Smith, James Smith, Francis Shenden. Division No. Patrick Solon, Michael Verliu, John Ford, Patrick McNeil'. Division No. I Patrick Dwyer, John Burns, Edward K.

lie, Given Mahon. Division No. J. mics llolley, Richard Burke, Matthew Jviernan Bergen, Maurice Hogan. Division No.

Fallen. William Adams, F. O'Donnell, J. Ilvues, J. llibiiiiia.ii 11:11.

Corps Thomas 11. O'Brien, Faiiick Hynes, P. J. Gill, Alexander Mulliolland. ''mulct (InardsT.

J. Kiernan, Mr. Gallagher, M. ost' ilo. Sergeant Doley.

Corporal Downev. iach delegation was direi. teil to select a member ot the Nominating Coin mi The names of the delegate constituting the Nominating Conimitt: nif; Division No. 1, James Dolan; Division No. 1.

Patrick Met Division No. Thomas liedmond: Division No. li, Michael McGinley: Division No. 7, John Clarke: Division No. 8, Thomas Leonard; DiviMon No.

Michael J. Curran: Division No. 10, James MeCorinack: Division No. John lieilly; Division No. 1:1, John Carroll: Division No.

I Peter F.lmer; Division No. IS), Lewis Ennis; Division No. Patrick lieilly: Division No. Patrick Conlon; Division No. Peter Sweeney; Division No.

LM, Ilichael Feaney; Division No. tsidy. Divi ion N'o. Michael Verliu; Division No. Patrick Dwyer; Division No.

1)4, James Holly; Division No ilti. Terence O'Donnell; Hibernian little Corps, John O'Neil; Emiuctt Guard, John J. Kosnan. A rece. of Jii'tceji minutes was takeu to allow the conimittec time to select nominees, the committee going into executive session.

In considering a candidate for the position of president the committee took an informal ballot. Patrick. Hynes, the incumbent, received thirteen votes, six members of the committee having no choice. On the second ballot Mr. Hynes received seventeen votes and the committee formally mado him its unanimous choice.

The committee from the Emmett Guards moved that allot' the ofli cers be renominated. It was understood that Mr. Patrick Casey, the financial secretary, had requested to be permitted to retire from office. Thomas Neary, the president of Division No. 5, was chosen in his place.

Secretary Feaney, of the committee, upon the reconvening of the convention, reported the result and the report was received with applause. Tiie presiding olhcer, jn announcing the formal re election of tho, (d ollieers, said that ho had not anticipated a election. He declared that it was the exemplification of his faith in the proposition that the unexpected is sure to come. He felt pride in having been selected to fulfill no important a trust, as he always entertained interest in the wellare of his countrymen. He should feel it hhi duty to do all in kin power to make tho in to to of His Friends in Arms Against Grand Marshal Jones.

Tlio Mutinous Eastern Division Republicans nol.l a Lively Meeting Mr. Letts Finds Himself a Very Small Minority. Marshal J. Warren Tway, the commander of the eastern division of the Eings Count uniformed Jicpublictui clubs during the campaign parades, and his aggressive aid, Colonel Henry B. Davis, havo boldly thrown down the gauntlet at the feet, of tho grand marshal, Colonel J.

Vresley Jones, and summoned their tribes together yesterday afternoon to prepare to give the doughty Jones battle at the great council of war of the assembled chiefs of the Republican party of tho county, or otherwise tho General Committee, Tuesday night. Marshal Tway's warriors, representing it is said about twenty four tribes, assembled at o'clock in Higgiun' Assembly Itooms, at the corner of Grand and llavemeyer streets. The marshal presided ami explained to his warriors that his object in sum moning them together at this particular tune was to officially in form them of the action taken by Colonel .1. V. Jones in removing him and others from command of tho eastern divison.

On the motion of Colonel II. IS. Davis a roinmit tee of live wits appointed to draft resolutions ex pressing tlio views oi tho eastern division clubs at tlio action of Color, Jones. The committee lectcd consisted of Captain Jeremiah Burke. II.

liandel. E. Tinkler, Charles Mitchell, Th. otlore F. Wioh.

A recess was taken to afford the committee an opportunity to draft resolutions. When the tribes reassembled Captain Burke presented the follow ing resolutions: UVicmj.s, Colonel John V. actuated bv a purely st li: motive, has undertaken to set himself ab.r. the duly constituted representatives of th" iupublican party of Kings ('nuutv, and in order to accomplish his object has made use of the uiost uugentlt'Ui: dishonest means and condip't on bis part and "it I he part of those who have en his willing iouls; and IIVii'ivus. believe that such conduct on th part of pnrson or persons who pretend to be.

leaders should meet with prompt and re mi remre. oe lllfit the unfair and disbonova'ili' conduct of the said Colonel John W. Jones render it improper for hi to he the associate of the fentlemen of this division. flr.iijln ih That we recognize no authority in Kings County except the dulveonsritulsd organization, to wit: The Republican General Committee to whose orders and wishes wo owe and at all times shall and will be subject. That we request the General Committee to at once put an end to the fraudulent pre tensions nt raid i.

oionel w. tones, and to permit him no longer to masquerade as tho leader of tho Republican organization of Kings i Vundv. H.mlivit, That we hereby auiriu our confidence in the ability, faithfulness and ze. of J. Warren Tway, marshal of the eastern division, aud hh assistants, and request the General Co nmiit.

of Kings County to recocni.e no other duly elect' representatives, notwithstanding the unauthorized and unwarrantable action of said Colonel Jones. Signed: Committee J. Burke, captain of tho Samuel T. Maddox Battery, of Fourteenth Ward: )f. Randel, of Thirteenth Ward League; K.

Tinkler, of H. C. S.ifl'cn Battery; Charles Mitchell, of the F.F. Williams Eighteenth 1 Battery; Theodore F. Wieh, of Garfield I moil, ol Sixteenth Ward.

The warriors who attached thev names were: Adolph von Turf, of Log Cabin Club: W. IJor tiess, of Log Cabin Club; George li. Smith, of the Cow Boys: S. II. Johnson, of S.i,.'e:i fiatterv; John H.

Jtittor, aid; Alfred T. Hobby, of W. U. Lcaycraft Battery: Charles H. Zeigcr, of Leav craft Battery; George T.

Brown, of Sixteenth Ward Tippecanoe Club; Captain Mol ger, of Thirteenth Ward Benjamin Battery; Henry McGinfy. Richard Burke, of S. T. illaddox Battery; Frank Briglio, of Ward Italian Club; ('rank Ctunpiglia, of Nineteenth Ward Italian Club: G. C.

Hanson, of Thirteenth Ward Harrison and Morton League; James Cooiub, II. B. Davis, honorary president of the Italian Republican Association of the Kastern District; ,1. Warren Tway, marshal; James B. Pulis, chief of staff.

The were approved amid a storm of applause which cnmiilotelv drowned one dissentient voice, that of Felix Letts, of the Thirteenth Ward League Battery. Colonel Davis was on his feet in a moment. Ho said that bo and his associate aids and assi. tant, marshals of the Kastern Division bad at the first declined their appointments, and hail three times resigned, for the reason that they deemed it degrading to them lo serve as subordinates to Colonel J. W.

Jones. lApnl i.t c.l "I want said Colonel Davis, "to tender my resignation and I insist on its immediate acceptance." The warriors would not listen to the proposition, and a motion was carried with an hurra continuing tho present ollieers. Colonel Davis xt opened a fusilade on backsliding brave, Felix Letts. Colonel Davis began the assault by rending a resolution introduced by Brave Letts at Colonel J. Wesley Jones' Montague street meeting last Monday night, and when he had finished ho asked the warrior lo specify in what m.

inner the big chief, farshal '1 way, had negieeted his duly or shown himself to be incompetent, or what clubs had complained or shown dissatisfaction. i liam II. 1 'aimer, civic chief of tho Thirteenth Ward League, asked for Warrior Letts a fair ami impartial hearing before condemning him. He explained mutters for Warrior Letts with more candor and truth than plausibility, so the bravo interrupted him several times with the expressed intention of being his own spokesman. The civic chief, evidently possessed of moro aggressiveness than the warrior, would not be stopped, anil narrated ill detail matter which the brave would sooner havo left untold.

"No doubt," said Chief Palmer at the close, "but tho General Committee v.ill pass upon the matter, but Letts should get a show here to exnlnin." Warrior Letts wanted to know who charged him with offering the resolution. "I do," said Colonel Davis. "I prefer charges upon the faith of Mr. Palmer's statement. Mr.

Palmer is not the same kind of a man as Letts. I believe what Mr. Paluief says." Warrior Letts disclaimed the resolution, whioh was handed to him at Colonel Jones' camp fire by an unknown brave. 'Iho warrior, realizing his impending fate, recounted his many valiant deeds the service of the party. He modestly credited himself with the election of the Into George W.

Light as Supervisor of the Thirteenth Ward and with lending invaluable aid in the canvass of the late A. Sheilas, who had been an independent candidate for Supervisor of the same ward'three years ago. The wnvri. had battled against the machine in the Thirteenth Ward more than once and the wily Lea vcrai't. driven to the wall, had to to his aid Democrats to preserve his ascendency.

Chief Burke said that ho never went around with any man's collar on him, nor had ho ever boon any man's tool like Warrior Letts. Tho warrior had asked him beforo the meeting to pour oil on the troubled waters.but tho only brave who rttillod the waters was Letts. The chief was, however, in favor of giving the brave a fair show. Warrior Letts resumed his defense, but be wai asked pointedly if ho could prove the allegations in the resolution. Ho acknowledged that ho could not.

"Then," said Colonel Davis, "you are a reckless assassin." Warrior Letts collapsed and tho council adjourned. KAISI.VG MOXEY FOR PAKSELL. Tlio Knntcra DiNfrict rename Ile ors nuized for Active World A mooting of tho Eastern District Land League was held yesterday afternoon in Alhamhra Hall, 304 Bedford avenue. Action was taken to raise money for the Parnell Defense Fund. Many of the activo workers in the movement, including Peter Langan, Colonel P.

H. MeGuinuess, Lawrence E. Malone, Andrew Dalton, Hobcrt Gershinskey; Captain Michael O'Coniiell, Captain Michael Blake, John Nelson, John Mc Dermott and John Lynch, were present and discussed the best method of collecting money. Mr. John Kerwin, tlio president, in opening the meeting, Baid in an informal way that itwas timo that thoy wero up and doing.

It would not do to remain fiddling while Borne was burning. Money was sorely needed to meet the heavy expenses incurred in the defense of the great Irish loader. was their duty to respond generously to tho call made upon them from the other side of tho Atlantic. The following men subscribed the amounts opposite their names: John Kcnviii S2o.n0 John Leahy Captain Dav'ul b. Browor 5.00 Andrew Dalton fi.Ol) H.

MttOuinnssS Ctvpiain M. O'Uonnoll 2.00 Potor I.nnan Mnrtin Dremion 1.00 Jt'jboifc Gcrshiuskoy .7.00 friend 1.00 John jVclsou 1.00 Kiiran Unrein 1.00 Jolm Lynch 1.00 Totn! $31.00 Lawrence E. Malone was in favor of sending cards to old members requesting them to attend session next Sunday afternoon, when arrangements could bo made for a public meeting a wook later. At the meeting two weeks henco the State delegate, Dr. Edward Malone, and some public sneaker could be invited to bo nresont and ircik addresses.

Tho movement could be well boomed this way and then collecting committees could appointed. Sir. Dalton was named as a committee to draft appeal which is as follows Deau Sm Yon aro respectfully informed that D. Branch of the fi'mb "been rcorganized'for active work in behalf of the I'arnen eiouse runo, and will meet next Sunday every Sunday thereafter at Alhambra Hall, ueatoril avenue, at 3 i'. M.

If unable to bo nresent and vet dosirnns of as. uisting the cause, you are invited to send your contribution to our treasurer, Itev. 8. Malone, 09 south Third street, or John Kerwin. Dresident.

residence, 229 South Fourth street. Tho secretary was reouestod to send cards to pastors of the local Catholic churcheB requesting thorn to announce from their altars Sunday that the Land Leaguo meeting would bo held in the afternoon. TIIE THREE MARYS. Storm' Pulpit Occupied by a Distin guiulied IJostou Clergyman. The Bov.

Dr. Storrs exchanged yesterday with pastor of the Old South Church, Boston, and Bev. Goorgo A. Gordon, tho able young Scotchman who has mado his mark in the leading church of Boston, if not of tho Congregational denomination, occupied the pulpit of tho Church the Pilgrims. His theme was the significance tho three women at tho cross, as types of permanent relationships and oxporiencos to the end time.

Beginning with a description of Rubens' mastorpieco at Antwerp, tho "Doscont from the Cross," in all its realistic and exuberant features art, Mr. Gordon suggosted that Mary, tho mothor of our Lord, ropresonted kinship; her sister Mary was a type of sympathy, a fooling which had its quickening, if not its origin, in her sister's sorrow, and Mary Magdaleno was a typo a gratefnl, forgiven sinner. Each point was elaborated and tho duty enforced of tho oultival of eaoh of these virtues, bo that we might bo closoly alliod to our fellow man and in moro union with God. Notice was givon that Dr. Storrs would conduct tho union Borvioo in the chafbl on Wednesday evening.

ttTnfrw to nil in If bo up be the of to I His and but the the in E. last and Bang had at wero by convention. it were a micEiugni rim j. w. Jibe might have much to par.

Under the circu ees he would ask lo be ex wh.iitv the convention used, lie nopcq undertook would A di leg.ti i moved the appointment of a new auditing and thai Patrick Maguire, William Price, 1'. F.lmore. J. T. O'flrion and Michael Cussidv constitute the committee.

Mr. Maguire declined to serve. As su amend ment to 1 ne motion, lie ilosiroti to nav i com mittee, win li lias comprised but tli s.iu'jrs in the past, enlarged to live. Mr. Yi red thai it In OU: the to the cir nry for tie coiiiniillci; to his; pelade on J'nirii the enlargement uf t'l o.

uu increased exneuse that I shocl cuit de i.e riac nre, won eW his motion. Mr. t'etcr Sweeney said that be thought it rpci.ful tiling to place young men on wont i is a f'or the nasi ouarter ol a ceii till'; ll" I'O'I eousi lcit wi re lnciHov i shout in th lv. nt. livc :1.

the older element have been in ignored. 'Thrre of Ihi; eooiuottee who ji.id rh'tdeii every jv.ir for the past ye.is iJc tint l'atricii ilaeed the coiumittee. si.ly and William Price also do I Mielia i i I 1 i buti'r icpiesieit tliat Magec be lis: i jn ins place. Mr. Vt ruau iusi.

tcd thai ill be unuposed of young men win. it essential to ride in i. eomuettee wit'u Magce somi oilllililtee should would, not deem lie was nil tin; ye n's when the iauiiiv of lie: latt.r occupied an enure and he hud io Mr. xp.M.'1'.f h'his fr et and retorted Ihr.t Mr. Vermin coul.l ha hail a seal in a il he I so desired, aiding tli no nueuher ot the Auditing Committee had ever been crowded out bv bis family.

Mr. Vc so. 'in replied that he hud tried to get a newt, but none of Mr. Magee's family would get out so as to iiiuke room for him. The di was brought to a close by Mr.

Ma guitv, wh i "loved that the appointment of the Auditing Committee be deferred until the next meeting. Th motion was carried, and tho convention adjourned for one week. PAIIUOTISM ASA MOH.U. AUSXCY. 'J'li IRcv.

Ir. KHvermttn'' Ses mim ii the Hral. The neces ity of a new bouse of worship for the congregation of Temple Israel, on Greene avenue, was never more, fully exemplified (ban yesterday. 'The dingy, unpainted walls contrasted painfully in appearance with the fashionably dressed and representative audience which almost filled the building to overflowing. The occasion was.

tho delivery of third of the series of se nions on 1 he Moral Agencies of Modern Life." The tirst two, on "The Stage" and The l'ress," were delivered by lir.bbi Harrison, the pastor of the Temple Israel. Yesterdays discourse was on Patriotism as a Moral Agency "and was given by the Hev. Dr. J. Silverman, assistant pasior of the New York Temple Enrauii El.

After the usual morning service and the singing of a hymn Dr. Silverman said, among other things: 1 wi to dav to hold up patriotism as a moral agency of modern life. All men have tli nr native laud. The Laplanders, Green iudeis and Swiss love their snowy lands and Aipih" 'aks ilh as strong an ardor as do other men if. Mr h'llv green mountain uis Judea of era 'gv nrlaud.

or as others become love sick swains f'oi i. lle Fr.i sunny Italy, sturdy England or gsorious country of America. Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to hine elf hath said: This i niv own, my native land. From tin': for native soil arises lb; second stage of meet U'l stag' a. pah ioti, their co supreme nicioiis 1 at riot is tit, naiuc! love tor the ve ruder which we live.

With many these urn re but one. They become bigots lo their i' dings, thcirlove for tie native land, king and country's peor.le are This feeling gave 'birth to tho per niaxini, country, right or wrong." ll madi A third came. 'J heroes, lint it martyrs, stage of patriotism was needed and it i tie patriotism takes a higher flight and concerns itself little with love lor lulls and valleys, brooks, rivers and mountains arising from a inert sentiment of association due to accidental iiirib ami habitation in childhood and youth. True patriotism does not appeal to national prejudices, it concerns itself ith government, with protection ot tile ami properly, with Industrie education, morality and pea, is always on the defensive, no rue patriotism ver on the offensive. It makes loyalty to country.

cond to loyalty lo God, which means the truth, of right. True patriotism is jeetivity with which one re be would hineelf. criticia virtue and the law that iecling ol obis Is country as i he wrong and ap p.i'.riot will obey the proves the right, lb true laws of liis country, but if they al unjust he will condemn them without fear, lie lust has been thus desci ibed the true patriot's duty, "Be just and fear not. let. all the ends thou aimest at be thy count! v's, thy God's and truth The true patriot is the oiiibodiuieut of all the virtues.

This ideal patriotism was born in America with tic birth of tht: nation. The prnte for free tun came not from an infuriated crowd, not from bigotry or preiu'iit'e and not from sordid scilisliness to refuse to pay a tax on tea, but from men who loved their their country anil Immunity, it came flMni th. Hancocks, Franklin P.iines. Jeff, rsons io. Vol Patriotism and virt te ive gone band in band And has America retained Die ring of true patriotism that fir.st her fathers ftp In times of war we answer yes.

When the was threatened tho old loyalty made itself fell and saved the Union. But how is it in times of peace Do our citizens love their country better than themselves or is it true, as has been said, that formerly men sold themselves for their country, but to day they sell their country for themselves? There has been a seeming deeliueof patriotism, and as we shall see also of virtue. Co existent with political parties is political corruption and that means the fall of the citizens' morals. Whenever party's welfare is paramount: whenever party is placed tirst instead of country, alas! for the nation, for the manhood of her citizens; her true banner has been trampled in the dust. Whoever serves under the party's lash is but a slave in fact.

A nation of slaves is doomed to ruin. Samuel Johnson rightly condemned countrymen, who, be said, loved Scotland better than truth, for all of them nay, not all, but droves of hem would come up and attest to any ihing lor the honor ol hcotlainl. So to day droves of men ill step up to the polls and vote for any body or any measure in the intercut; of their parly. Nay, they will resort to lies, calumny, libel and bribe to carry their party's policy. True patriotism lias fled, and with it the honor of the citizen, in regard to party feeling I declare, sunpoi'ted by honest Americans, that the true patriot tries to create peace, unanimity and concord among his fellow men, tries to unite parties and not drive them, tries to destroy party feeling anil not make it stronger, uses politic, to convey principles and does not create a makeshift principle to carry parties, tries to infuse into his fellow citizen a regard for national honor and union, irrespective of party victories, personal politics and private interests.

But there art other evidences of a decline of patriotism and morals. A true patriot must have his country's welfare at heart, not onlv in war and politics, but also in all private affairs of life. Hence, nil private businesses that arc in fact public jobs, which illegitimately drain the public treasuries, are in the bauds of unpatriotic citizens. All those businesses that feed the lusts ami passions of men.that undermine the mur i.ls of society ami, hence, the best interests of the country, are conducted by unpatriotic citizens, in this connection all gamblers are traitors to their country, all gambling dens arc hells of treason, alt books treating of games of chance and inflaming men's minds to wrong, arc insurrectionary tracts. Corporations that oppress the poor and trusts directed against the interests of consumers are traitorous concerns, Opposed to this decline of patriotism in politics and private life there exists a goodly portion of true patriotism that is milking for national morality and progress.

The tirst evidence thereof is our pride in our country. We are proud of this land becauso it is a great laud, rich scenery as any country, hcalthl'iil in climate and rich in natural resources. We are proud of its free institutions, its religious liberty, civil riuhts, free speech and free press. Our country is progressing in educational matters. Our political morals may be bad, still not so bad in comparison with those of other nations.

Greece, liome, Spain. Italy, France, England, Germany and liussia are all pervaded by a corrupt political atmosphere. We arc prepared to far that the relined American sentiment is opposed to political venality. There have been several occasions that severely tested American patriotism and found it not wanting. The assassinations of Presidents Lincoln and Garfield aroused the indignation of the nation, yet all stood bacit before the majesty ot the taw.

Tho presidential campaign of 870 is another caso point. The true patriot is a true American. He is law abiding and moral, loves his home and his wife and children, respects womankind and prevents cruelty to children and animals. He is engaged in legitimate business, is opposed businesses that enervate mind and body and favors refinement of education, religion aud morals, benevolence and philanthropy. He favors fair dealing with other nations and opposes hazardous reprisals and rash treatment of foreign legated.

He favors a peaceful settlement of international ditliculties and arbitration in all conflicts betw een capital and labor. He knows that purity, honesty, justice, virtue and wisdom at home aro respected abroad. The true American and the true patriot is at once a true man and a welcome citizen to all nations. A nation of true patriots must be a nation where justice prevails, where virtue resides and God reigns. A TH'PKt'ASOK Chb'U DANCE.

Smithsonian Hall, on Greenpoint avenue, Seventeenth Ward, will be the scone of a merry gathering to night. It will ho the lirst annual ball under the auspices of the Tippecanoe Club. Tho members of the club are composed of many of the prominent Republican politicians in the ward. The affair will be largely attended and promises be the event of tho season. The money realized will be used to defray the expenses of the members to Washington on March 4.

A 3IAKTIIA WASlILVflTOX TEA. A Jlartha Washington tea party will be given in the basement of tho First M. E. Chiiarch, ou Manhattan avenue, Seventeenth Warff on the oven ingot' Washington's birth: dor the auspiceB tho Ladies' Aid Sociot; receipts will go for the benefit of tho ohurob. Mil i mv.i tSio'fWiitiVWfc i'rtw,.