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MR. BEECHER. FINE ARTISTS. TEN YEARS. should believo that some of the generously disposed highwaymen executed at Tyburn, were bettor men than Howard, the philanthro phist, whose life was devoted to the improvement of the English prisons.

what thoy taught before that whioh should engage our attention. So deep, Indeed, is the filial sentiment In the human heart that the FATHERHOOD OF GOD has been, in all times and places, most natural and easy of belief to lofty souls. It would, indeed, be a libel upon natural religion to dony tbat it teaches the existence ol one God and the fatherhood of that God, Natural religion has two great books of evidence the external works of tha Creator and ttte son). The relation of the child to an earthly parent is one whioh suggests man's relation to the Infinite. The child looks naturally up to Its mother aa the Immediate creator of its being.

So neoessary is tbe child's dependence, so doep Its love, that no MONDAY EVENING, MAKCH 11, 1878. and two original Crulkshanki were given away for eaob. Alonzo Ohappel, of the Institute Building, 1 engaged at leisure moments In oonplotlng a very spirited picture aallod ths "First Fourth of July." The canvas Is literally crowded with figures and there is an Immense amount of work yot to bo done upon the work, no hopes to oxhlblt this picture at tbe oomlng Spring exhibition of the Aoademy. Eugone Deoomps, a youDg, but vory promising portrait painter, in the Institute Building, Is now engaged on a very ambitious halt length portrait of a beautiful Brooklyn lady. He has alsa recontly comploted a strong portrait of anothor Brooklyn lady.

Ho hopes to exhibit two of his pictures at tho Spring exhibition. Mr. Decomps thinks of visiting Europe next Summer for purposes of study. Mr. L.

DellBsor, young Brooklyn artist, who has passed many years In tho art schools of Munich, has returned and established a very pleasant studio on the corner of Johnson and Fulton streets. Mr. Dcliaser hopes to exhibit ono of tils boat plotures at tho Academy this Spring, Mr. has rocently completed a bust of his artist friend, Mr, James Northcote. It Is a very fine Hkoness, the poouiiar individuality of tho sitter, having been ably reproduced by the talented young sculptor.

Mr. Pardassus will shortly bogin tbe bust of ono of our first physicians. A number of Brooklyn artists are contemplating tho establishing of a pormanent gallery for the exhibition and sale of tholr latest works similar to the one recently startod by the Philadelphia names of Stokes, of Tennessee Forney, Pennsylvania DeWees, North Carolina J. F. Wilson, Iowa; Sawyer, South Carolina Eldridge, Wisconsin McDou gall, California; Clark, Kansas, and a number of other "suspects" who have been aotive in Washington at various times from 1859 to 187C.

The terms in which these men are referred to are capable of the interpretation that they were oorrupted, or of the interpretation that they were at least enthusiastic friends of McGarrrhan. Sickles, Blair, and Hickman each held 2,500 shares of Panoohe' stock. McGarrahan says he retained them as counsel and that is all he had to pay them, and that has proved worthless. He denies that he corrupted or could corrupt anpbody, and says that when all of the letters are published they will prove that the New Idria men bought and used Eugene Casserly, recently Senator of California, Columbus Delano, George H. Williams, and the occupants of the Interior and Attorney General's Departments, as well as California's officials as a whole, for many years.

The briefest intimation of the contents of the letters gives a relish of expectancy as to their full text. They have been ordered to be printed. The subject holds a great scandal in solution, but even tho most confidential letters agree with the story of his rights and wrongs as the lively Irishman has told it for twenty years, and as we have condensed it in this article. The pioture of him as a wholesale briber is interfered with in the minds of any familiar with the details of Washington life, by the fact that ho haB crats; Hunter was succeeded by Schroeder, who was a Republican, and Schroedor again by our present Democratic Mayor. Is it not fair to assumo that the minority party would not as often eleot their Aldermanio ticket as their candidate for Mayor in Brooklyn 1 We say, in all sincerity, that wo do not believe the Republicans, as a party, will be placed at any disadvantage by the proposed change.

But if it were otherwise, th objection would not be conclusive. Those who believe that, when a political party once obtaius a majority, it is therefore always to control the government, either do not understand tho essential principle on which popular rule is based, or they have no faith in it. The plan embodied in Mr. Piorce's bill is in force, substanially, in New York, and with a far more difficult element to deal with, the olection of such men as our Shannons and O'Reillys in Now York is now an impossibility. As a rule, the New York Aldermen are now greatly superior to ours.

New York has never elected a Mayor who was not, iu all tho public performances of the duties of his position, up to the standard of such officials in any country. Counselor Pryor, doubtless purely in the interest of his clients, objects to this feature of Mr. Pierce's bill, because he is opposed to mailing the position of Aldormcu bore an "eloemosyuary" one. This is not a happy term. An "eleemosynary" Alderman is an Aldermau who "lives on alms;" we don't want Aldermen of this kind, and we have come all too near having them.

We have Aldermen who havo no ostensible way of making a living, aud who are pretending Pictures in Brooklyn and ISTew York. What tha Artists and Their Patrons are Doing. M. Knoedler have just reoeived from Europe four of tho finest pioturesbrougbt to America. First thero is a soono in Venice by Felix Ztom, a very large picture representing tbo plaza ot St.

Mark's with tho sun just sinking to rest iu the lagoon, and touching with its departing rays the tall buildings and graceful columns in the foreground, There is an immonso amount of warmth In the coloring of this grand work, and everything about it Is treated In that broad and peculiar manner that marks all tho pictures by this celebrated artist. It is, doubtless, the finest work by Ziein tbat has ever msde tho voyage of tho Atlantic. Near this fine work la a picture by Adrian exhibited for the first time at the Paris salon of 1877. It is entitled "The Burgomaater's Birthday." It Is an interior, and the old burgomaster sits smiling before his broad fire place ready to welcome his relatives and friends who are crowding in through the curtained entranoe of the apartment, all smiling aud looking generally jolly. Thore are Bovoral figures in the picture all finely drawn, the attitude of the hurgomaeter himself being especially nolioeable lor its naturalness.

A Josoph Cooinans, and one of hia moat ambitious works Is now given a post of honor in the Knoedler gallery. It is a scone In Greece where "burning Sappho loved and sung," and the fair minstrel herself occupies the chief position In tho pioture, by a luxurious oudi onco, some of whom are stretched upon costly fabrics, while othors are eagerly tossing garlands to the feet of the fair singer lu token of their admiration. Tho woik lj oaliod "Sappho at Mytellne," aud the artist has painteS a companion to it for the Belgium Government, so greatly was ths work aimtrea abroad. Near this picture Is ono by Bocbctti, said to bo his best, called "A Broken Heart." The soooe Is In Home. A young girl Is about to bo married to an old man, or rathsr to his monoy, whon she eos the man she really lovos gaxlng fiercely at her from tho orowd assomblod at her wedding.

She fails back falntlug Into the arms of the agod groom, muoh t3 the astonishment ol her friends and the worthy prlost. There Is an incalculable smount of work In this picture, ss it Is crowded with figures, all carofully drawn. A groat deal of attention to detail is noticeable throughout this whole pioture, and this will be found especially true in tho treatment of tho altar, with its varied symbols and oarvlngs, Tho Society of American Artist. The finest exhibition of the Society of American artists opsned at tho Kurta Gallory, In Twonty third street, New York, yontsrday, and remains open for one month. The Society Is formed for the purposo of advancing tho interests of (ho younger art element among American painterj, both at homo and abroad.

Its President, Mr. Waltor Sblrl.iw, lg a well known New York artist, and among its list of members wo find the names of B. Swain Gifford, Samuel Colmau, J. Alden Weir, Thomas Moran, A. H.

Wyant and Louis C. Tiffany. A private view of the pictures was given to artists and tho press on Monday evening. The motto adopted by the Hang ing Committee seems to have been not name but merit," for a largo number of the best pictures havo found a place ou the line irrespective of the celebrity of the artists that painted them. Tho Hanging Committee have also taken paius to number the pictures properly, beginning with Number 1 snd going around the gallory taking tho pictures in thoir regular order up to number 122, the last on the so that it ia vory easy to find any picture you desire to see, which Is a great deal more than oan be said of many of tho Academy exhibitions whore numbor 1 waa very likely placed by tho nldo of number 101, and so on.

Tbe Hanging Committee baro also takon pains to have all tho pictures exhibitod by ono artist huug near oach othor. A vory noticeable instance of this fact is to be soen in the banging of William M. Chase's pic tures. Here we find his latest and perhaps his best work, "Ready for tho Ride," Numbor 53, plao'd by the Bido of two other pictures by him, Tho Woundod Poacher," number 66, add the Apprentice," number 57. Chase is spokon of by many as one of the moat promising of tho younger Amorioun artists.

"Heady for the Rtdo" is a very strongly troatoi plcturo, tho ooloring and drawing being remarkable. He seems to havo aimed at a Rombrandt olloct In this work, aud the old Dutoh school is plainly visible in tho treatment of both the figure and tho dark, shadowy background. "The Woutiied Poaohor" and "The Apprentice'' ara both fine examples of tho Munich school, iu which Mr. Chase has studied, but tho flrat mentioned work is cr talnly tho finest he has yet sent home. A vory peculiar landscape in thia exhibition is No.

"Studio of Corot," by Robert O. Miner. Tho artist baa naught the droamy, hazy offoct obsorvablo iu Corot's pictures, and the wliolo work Is vory muoh in Corot's stylo. Another excellent lsudscape is It. Swain Gilford's, "An Old Orchard Near tin No.

35, and also hia "Windy Day in No. 27. A vory odd ploturo and one that will not bo generally appreciated by the public is the "Bohemian Beggar," No. 5, by J. Frank Curnor.

It is one of the broadest tjpos of tho Munich school we ever rcmombor to have seen, and at flist it would strike you as oithor aa unfinished work or a poor in order to propor ly appreciate II you must stand a Ilttla dlstanco away, then you will llud that tho figure of tbo beggar stands out strongly from tho canvas, and that the work has. indeed, a vast amount of merit. A. H. Wyant is represented in this exhibition two very pleasing landscapes, "The Edge of a Wood," No.

78, snd "A Path in tho Woods," No. 96, both very warm in color aud good examples of bis charming stylo. Thomas Moran exhibits three of his best works tbe "Kanab Canon, Southern Utah," Number 31, being tbe moat ambitious of tho lot, although "An Autumn Afternoon," Number 19, wdl be pronouncsdby many the gem of the lot. Good Morning," by Walter Shirlaw, Number 23, Is ono of the very finest in this judiciously seleotod collection. Tho treatment of tho wholo work Is vigorous, tho painting of the oxcited tlojk of geese being truly marvelous.

Some of the other noticeably gcod'pioturos in this ex hibition are a very strong portrait of William Cullen Bryant, Number 52, by Wyatt Eaton; "A Shoperdess and Her Flock," by Frederick D. Williams, Number 67; 'The Bird by Milne Ramsey, Number 08 'The Mower," by Louis C. 'Tiffany, Number 70, and "Fishing For Oysters at by John 8. Sargent, Number 23, while wo would oall attention to a small work by Mr. Frank E.

Bogs, "An Oil Mill at Aron teull," Number 35, as showing the mirked progress of ono of Brooklyn's most promising young artists now painting iu Paris, Wo cannot close this noiic; without expressing snr prlss at finding such a miserable pioture as Number 81 admitted to this exhibition. It Is a hard, badly treated portrait, and its Immense size only renders its dofects all tho moro glaring. It ia a great pity that 83 crude a work should have found a plaos in a collection so generally excellent. At Slicru's, Sherk Brothers have recontly roceivod some very choice works by both foreign and American art ists. Thoy include some ot Mr.

F. A Bridgman'e vory latest pictures, "The DUlgenco," by Brldgman, will attract attention at once. It is quite different in style from anything this artist has lately sent home, and plainly showB his wonderful versatility. This picture represents a ponderous diligence drawn by six jadsd horses entering a small French hamlot. The clear sunlight brightens up the entire work, Hghttng up the white walls of the old fashioned homes and throwing its warm rays across the hard stony road.

The diligence Is crowded with passengers, and leaning against the low wall of a bouso is the lasy figure of a gtndarmt. The treatment of the light in this picture is very fine, and the whole tone of the work would do credit to Go rome, himself. Mr. Sherk has slso just roceivod two other pictures by Brldgman, one called "Tne Grandfather" represents an old man tranquilly seated upon a rough bench with his chubby little grandohlld in bis lap. The whole pic ture Is strong In oolor, ths figures being admirably.

brought out. The other Brldgman is without a but it might be called "At the 8pring." A mounted Arab ts refreshing hie beautiful steed at a little spring, and tbo sunlight illuminates the bright costume and gay trappings of both horse and rider. The treatment of tbe horse Is perfect. We also find at Sberk'B gallery two recent works by one of the greatest Interior painters In Europe, H. Hager.

The largest of these two paintings repressnts a room in the royal palace at Munich, oaliod tbe Pope's salon, bnllt by Ferdluand Marie in 1670. The walls of the room are ornamental marble and the celling Is richly glided and painted, while over the mantelpiece is a picture of St. Sebastian, and in one corner of tbe large apartment is a bust of Plus VII. On a magnificent eotu sits a msmber or tbe royal family attired in all tbo splendor of ths court dress of the period. Through a large window breaks a flood of light Illuminating the, rich furniture and polished floor, and lighting up here and there the gilding on the doors and about the mantelpiece.

It Is very essy to see why Hager stands at the very bead of interior painters bj simply giving a little attention to this great work, and the one by tbe same artist hung a littlo way off and representing another part of the same palace. There baa just been received at this gallery a very pleasing little landscape by Mr. Thomas Jensen, of Brooklyn, a gentleman who seldom leaves bis special branch of portrait painting, but who excels in all branches of painting. Hia landscape is called Falls of the Rhine." It (a a beautiful scene on ono of the most picturesque portions of tbe Bhine. The waters come tumbling down among the rocks in foaming masses plunging Into the river below and throwing np a weird gray mist.

The whole scene is bathed In moonlight, except here and there a shadowy spot among the trees and old castles on the banks of ths stream. Mr. Jensen painted this picture while on a little vacation In Europe last Summer, but it Is only recently that ha has obtained leisure to complete the work. Notes. Mr.

Philip 8. Harris, the well known portrait painter of this city, is now busily engaged in filling orders obtained during his recent trip. to Bath, Mass. He will exhibit some of his beat work at the Aoademy exhibition in April. The American Art Committee of the Paris Exposition stopped receiving pjctures for exhibition on the 4th Instant.

Mr. W. Botblns Is likely to become President of the American Water Color Society, now that Mr. Jams S. Smith ha retired from' office.

Gerome and Dore are both at work oa marble groups for tha coming Exposition. Oerome's group is called tbe "Wreatlers" and Dore'a will be anUUed "Death BU fling Genius Under Laurels." About 11,000 people visited the American Water Color Exhibition thia year. The sale of pictures has been rather small, however. Ths rage for collecting ohlna Is likely to find a counterpart In tbe passion for gathering together old engravings. This latter foible la sow at Its height in London, and tt will not long before 11 migrates to our shores, lb.

Samuel P. Avery's collection of etchings, recently sold at the Leaflet Art Booms, weak off at vary low prices. Fomr of Terboeckhoven' a sheep etching! sold tow the small anal of U0 each, while another sheep etgbini by tk, rttllnJ jaiy fcOM" He Shakes Up the Dry Bones of Plymouth Church. Ho Expresses a Fear that Many of His Best Friends Hare Ceased to Profit by Ills Preaching and Thinks that They Had Better go Elsewhere Men who Weary the Church and are Orerpreached. Women who Dave too Much Gospel.

Spiritual Gluttons and Tattooed Chris tians A Sermon that Created Great Sensation. The approaches to Plymouth Churoh were thronged last evening with strangers anxious to gain admission. When the edifice was' Ailed and all available spots used, a disappointed crowd still waited ontslde. There was a feeling abroad that Mr. Beecher might say something in reference to the reoetit interview published in tbe Eaole in which he expressed hia viewa on Colonel Ingersoll.

Mr. BBechor appeared in fine Bplrits, though his countenance whea ho ascended the platform woro a remarkably serious expression. Splondld flowers stood on the table beside him and clustered around the pulpit. After the voluntary, the choir aang "Hay, Watchman, What of the Night 5" Mr. Beecher read part of the 13th chapter of Matthew's gospel.

Tho hymn 687 was aung and the prayer followed THE PBAYEB. Mr. Baooher thanked Goi that the Saviour was made known not only In Hia word, but in His work in men's own hearts. Ho oamo not only in times of trouble, but to abide through all. Hi had oarried our sins and sickness, and our troubles had been Hi.

By tho power of Hia word and spirit He had given US life, and wa had nnnNnuail nnf.ll thia lima aurt wore to oontlnue, for having borne us thus far Tltt i Tf a wu.il uub uui, tia nsio. ADowing our ignorance, our dulness, our frequent realatanoe to P9' nevertheless, would still bear with it alt until His work waB complotod. How beautiful tho consummation when Ho had presented ua before the face of the Father, perfect. Wa must rejoice that our salvation stood In God, and not In our Blves, It WBSuot because wo wera growing away irom the flesh day by day, but bocama the work was of Him. Might light corns to those in darkness.

Might God be near to those who were In soli tnde of sou). None were in trouble and God ignorant, but he would avenge his own eleot, and that right speedily. Might thpso whose ears were acous tomod to heir the truth not beoofile hardened. Might GoJ'a spirit bear on their spirits aud God's righteousness avail for every one. For thoBe who wero dlsoouraged or bound band in band by evil habits, might there be deUverance and joy.

To all that lay bound and groaning and thtt aoemod sent forth unto death, might Jesus appear as the Redeemer of men. Might the wanderers be brought baok, many hearts be aroused, aajl the word of truth be efficacious Might the 8plrit of the Lord Jesus Christ indue all ministers, and might they ba endowed with a royal courage whioh should never yield. Might a generation arise willing to lay foundations and to bui(d in waste plaoes, looking for their reward in tho hoaveniy land, wo were going to the reality. The air above and tbe earth benoath wore flotlons the true realities were out of sight, and thither we wore moving day and night. Might we feti that truth, both for joy and arousing.

Might we be carried from Babbatb to Sabbath, aa from mountain top to mountain top, until the new Jerusalem appsarod. Mr. Beecher said that there was bo large a number of membors in Plymouth Church that it was hard to get all their names. He, therefore, invited such as had not roistered to attend In the parlors on Wednesday next, at three in the afternoon, or half paBt seven in the evening. Hymn 873 was sung, and Mr.

Beecher gave out as his text Hebrews "But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day lost any of you bo hardened through the deoeitlulness of ein. THE SEBMON. was ovidont, Mr. Boechor said, that this paasaja via not addressed to thoao Indifferent, or to scoffers or tho avowedly sinful, but to those who had made some stops in the way of Christian living. It was addressed to thoao who had thoir consciences awakened.and not to the groat maBs of thoughtless men.

They were warned not to suffer themsolvoa to be hardened through the doceltfulnoss of sin. There hunir over thosa in thn early or later stages of rollgious.profeSBion a liability of moral hardness. Hardening hardly nooded an explanation. It was that which, speaking of armor, gave powor to any metal to resiat a weapon thrown against it. To carry hardness within and rendor that insensible whioh ought to bo sensitive, was to ba doplorod.

Such a habit or state as that the truths of the goBpol would turn asido and not ponetratn was a most dreadful ono. As the system, adapted Itself to modicino, so it was possible for truth to beoome unrcmedinble to mon. Ono of tho circumstances whioh tendod to deceive mon and woar out tho piwor of tho truth, was the attempt to make truth moroiy tho cause of susceptibility, of mere emotions. Men noedad to bo stirred up, but feeling constantly stirred up aud never piuployod, lost tono. It was bid for a man to havo feeling that abode a feeling.

All deep feeling transmuted itself into a principle of action. It was customary to say Thoy have lost thctr romantic love;" and it was right, becauso love ought to transmute lt Belf into acts studying another's welfare, bearing another's burdon. As In wedded life, the couple passed on a 6teady duty, the love of emotion diganpeared. Tho ram was lost to sight, but cams up In fruit and flowers so it was when love disappeared aud tho acts of genoroalty and gentleness and consideration sprung up. How mauy persons were there bo sensitive, with hearts to tender that while willing to help tLe poar and send monoy by committees, ooulj not bear to do anything themselves.

It was better to have no sensibility thon that they should not allow it to dovolop into acts. There was much in religious truth that touched feeling and conscience, but to hear truth merely because it played on tho emotions was bad. There woro persons who WEABIED THE OHUBOH AND LECTUBE SOOM with their continual presence, and yet showed no riUt at home. Thoy ran morning, noon and night and oponed their souls to be batiiod with feeling. It was bad to havo such fealing which was not at onoe used on something for some good.

Thore was many a mau that was ovorpreaohed. There were women not growing because they nad too muoh gospel. There were spiritual gluttons that ran after prayer meetings aud revivals eating, eating uutil thoir spirits wore gluttons. The doceltfulnoss of Bin had decoivol thorn, and they were worse now than at first. An' overwrought religious experience was a dreadful danger.

That was not the danger, however, of many of tho congregations. There were many who heard tho teaobings of tho sanctuary who wished to understand and practice It, but it died in a wish. Multitudes fully approved the truth, but it did not lead them to a ohoioe. A man who went to his Btoro and thought over tbe markets and on the whole, thought it would be a good operation if he went into that or the other who went home and slept thought it over next day, but never went into it, what would you think of him? He was a dry nurse merchant. So there were men who wero wont to say they knew the time had some to be bettor and to get religion, but that was about as far as they went.

When a man had done this for one, two or three yoars, he began to be tatooed as wore. A man's oonsclenoe and ohoioe power might then become obdurate. Other persons suffered when the truth was being preaohed to them, that it was a thing to be pondered On. They must not make too great haste. They muBt take it into account.

Some did tbiB by revery. it was one thing for man to say, "God be merciful to me, a sinner," and begin to repent and do right. That was right. But another man said "Suppose 1 was to go to hear him again next Sunday, and I was to have one of thosa terrible experiences friends were to gather round mo, and I was to be oonvertsd and join the church. I'd sho them what it was to be Christian." This was "taking it into consideration." ThiB was all atr and foolishuesa.

There wero others who had a horror of insincerity, and waDted you to know what they thought about the passage which spoke of tbe man who began to build and could not finish and then they said they must invostluate the matter. There was a tort of comeliness about that, howovor. If Leing a Christian meant acquiring a knowledge of theology, then we might wait. But whvn the way of truth and honor was pointed out, there was Do waiting. The shuttle of lite was going back and forth all the time and weaving the web of life.

This hoBltaucy, this talk about inve3tignlon was wrong. We needed no time for meditation. Suppose the preaoher wont to Five Points he might not noed to go so far and preach to the thieves. Aud suppose they were to say they would take time to think about it. How long ought a man to think before be chooses between being A THIEF AND AN HONEST MAN The things that wore presbed on us iu tho Trord of God were open.

For twenty, thirty, fortv, fifty years we had heard these things, and procrastination became absurd, ridiculous. It was not fur suoh to cast anohor non and swing with every tide; a long tima ago thoy ought to have been up and doing. Ot all excuses, men's saying tbat they did not want to go into the Christian life under excitement, was the most guileful and specious. When msa had got past these stages, came tbat of mere orlticismB. The minister was one who sang a sweet long.

If the sermon began right and came out about right, some men said, "A charming discourse Others orltlclsed tbe truth from tbe logio standpoint, but; never placed themselves again at the moral standpoint. That was the case with many in that congregation. They had got usod to the preaoher. He bad no longer power to make the truth bite. The wheels turned ronud on the ttack.

Mr. Beecher wished such would go elsewhere. Some of them were his best friends. All it amounted to now was, "Well, ho did pretty well this morning." They wore men of honor and truth, but they had steeled themsolves to the power of the Gospel, and through the doceitf ulness of sin wore hardening their hearts. At Iensth old age oanie, and men found themselves in tbat state where they might saj, "Tbe harvest is past, tho Bummer is ended, and we are not saved." In every congregation there was a great number of men and women who might be called remainders.

Under other teaching they might be aroused, and begin a spiritual life. 1B. BEECHES HOUBKED OVKB MANX SUCH. He loved them. But would they take the Master's yoke npon thorn "Woe Is me," said Mr.

Beecher, "if tho gospel I preach is the savor of death unto death. To feel that I turning you away from your only hope ot salvation I can't bear. My soul la deeply touohed for those who are not so near to Christ as they wrre yars ago. Great sensation. I eometlmes think when I sco men with so many noble faculties as though each faculty was a littlo child shut up in a ceil.

You heard the smothered voice ory, who will lot me out These better feelings oU out through tha crack and crevice, and the man is. the jailor of his better self, and treads under foot tbe spiritualities of his nature aud tbe blood by which ho was purchased. There were truths, Mr. Beeoher said, that were revolting. There was a wealth of hideous news, and, to gloat over morning.

Journals and read all tbe murders and wlfebeatlngs, and bo forth, was just as bid aa to set down to carrion. It was a shame for a man to open the sewer of a morning newspaper on his breakfast table, to destroy and ruin bis children. It tbe goapel was bad news, as multitudes of ministers made It, there would be some reason for the repulsion of men. But )he gospel was charming, "God so loved tbe world. While we were enemies Christ died for us.

Come unto me and I will giro you rest, or, when a child came home sick, was the act of the mother olasplug him to her heart repulsive." The whole gospel was the mother God opening bis arms to receive his children and embrace them la love. The whole tone ot the New Testament was as sweet as music And now, said Mr. Beeohur, Buffer me to beseech yon. Do not enter on this perilous path of hardening your hearts. Don't fake the freshness and vigor of your youth to cloud your own future.

Serious thoughts wera well if yon mads something out of them. It was a good thing to think, bnt a better to transform tits thought Into deeds. We knew what II was to live for time and what to live for eternity, and there was no reason why soy one should not at onoe make up bis mind to begin to learn what Christ desired us to do, and to be what Ha desired. Mi. Beecher was very solemn and impressive.

A deep feeling pervaded the assembly, and at times many persons wept. To those who are familiar with tbe great preaobor'a methods the abova oatUne will suggest tbe telling points. Suoh can readily picture the attitude and tone and the wonderful pathos of the speaker. Sermon br Bllow on the The Rev. 0xfeuow8oi New York, occupied the pojplt 'p'iliiyCaroh of Our Saviour, on Kerrspont strt, yesterday morning.

Therawasa raj good oonirregstion present. Th reverend gentleman preached bom the text, "Be that hath seen Me hath seen the Father, and how eay est thou, then, shew, us the Father 7" John xiv: 9. Dr. Bellows said Natural and revealed religion have' too' commonly been placed In opposition to etch other, and are bow too often confounded. Then oan be no inconsls tenoy between them.

Thay are never independent one of the other, neither are they one and the came. What men might have known of God through nature and through their own souls and what' they do know of Hiaa through revelation are very different thing. What nator and tha sonl teach in the light ot revealed religion axe different things from what 1 tauht without revelation. They differ in that there are affirmations made in tha light or revelation which could not be maintained from the date of nature alone. There Is danger of overrating the testimony of natural religion.

It is rather what nature and tut foul (moU since tlta fosoel ibose Um What Has Ilappcued to a Church in that Time. The Church of the Covenant Holds a Celebration. After Tan Yeara Cclebratinar (Ue exclusion of tlie First Decade of Cbe Cfiurctt of the Covenant. Yesterday wits the tenth anniversary of the Church or tho Covenant, Grand and Atlantic avenues. It was celebrated by tho congregation in an unusual manuer.

Iu tta uf the usual services there wero re unions held In ths Huoday Scuool rooms both mom ion and evening. N.miuallj tuo church of the Co Tenant Is Congregational, but it is rather a jrt of Unioa Church si regardi tho creeds of its members. It sup piles tbe Gospel to the district on the south side of Atlantic avenue, above Clinton street. It Is ono of those outposts which have grown up from a mlsdon Sunday School, and which i the work, of earnest bands connected with other eUnrc'Jcs. A oue time it iue to the dignity of a separate building on tho corner of Clatsou avenun aud Park place, but the property was too expensive for the modest means or tho Sociely, and It was given up.

The church is not the. bonoflciarr of any particular church; but is rather the outgrowth of the Atlantic avenue Sunday School, and of general uuiiioa enterprises which were started years ago in the rude anj thinly populated dlair.cls in that section of the city. In the morDlng. and evening services aro held, the building on tbe corner of Grand and Atlantio avenues, where the Helping Hand is alao quartered, and In the afternoon the Sunday School la held in the church building un tho corner of Classon avenuo and Prospect place. It occupies Iron quarters In both instances, and ountributes what it can to the support of tho institution.

Tho putir Is Professor E. 1. Thwiug, uf tho I.ay College. Iho church was formed during I ho Winter of and waa tbo outgrowth of a number of Mission Sunday Subooht ani benevolent enterprises. Among them woro tho Atlantio aveuuo Sunday Sehool, the Mount Pr ispect Mission and others.

It is rather difficult to trace tbo exact mention of these prior eut'jrprlHcJ. Tho district lying east of tho Flutbush rojd was but little known by the well to do people of Brooklyn. It was Inhabited by a poor class of people, who were de Htltuto of the menus or tho inclination to go anywhere to church. It is related ol tho Mount Prospsct Mission, which occupied the field, that It vu tint Blurted under an appla tree In a fluid; and afterward took up quartan tn stable. Tho workers wero msiuly Irom tne Clinton avenuo Congregational Cuuroh.

an I these outor priHes aro iu a meanuro the result of the labors of that people. In 1S59 the old brick edifice now Btanding ou the corner ol Grand and Aiin' ave lines was erm ieil, nnd i 'hm (jfen A parfnot hive Of work fcvot afuoe. The Iliiluiiig Htunl occupy part or it, and tho Atlantic avenue Sunday sVboot another part, and, as iiofuro stated, Lit) of tha Covontiut uso the Sunday School rooul tnorntna; and evening, so that although organizations hive beeu vague aud shadowy, there has beeu plonty of work auuumpllshed, ami It still goes forward. Ac ono time a sewing uehool was established here, and. in a won), fur) our It has boon tho seat of active und cffcotlve mlBulon work of all kinds.

the onrncii sprang from these enterprises in 1M8, from the Atlantic avenuo Sunday School. There liaJ been prsachinac every Sunday moruiug, lu the rooms of the Sunday School, for a long time. Toe venerablo Uot. Mr. Glea son, better knonu as Father GleaxoD, now over 81) years old, preached there, and was among who were presont yesterday.

But the organization of ths church was the work of Rev. Frank Nublo. now preeoh lug in Ulster County, "cw York. Several ruoet mgs were held during the mouths of J.viuiry and February, Mm, and a council waa cillod for tt loth of March, to deliberate upou the ouudlug of ths churoh. Rev.

Dr. Budington was the moderator of Iho C'ouueli, which was formed of delegates from several cuurchsa in New Vork and Ilrooklyu. Tho result of the CimmitleeV inv.istigstioi was that Ihe churoh vs estnhllilieJ, and Rev. Dr. 8torrs preached the in aiiuuiaiiiin Mr.

Njnlu remained as pastor until about li7i. and was succeeded by Rvv. It. S. who remained in clore about eighteen months, and then gave way Professor E.

1'. Thniog, wbi has hold ths pastoral for about two years. Meanwhile, lu 1873, tbe vhureh liaJ ii cited itself in an edifice on tho cor ner of Park i.laei aiH Clts.ju avenue, tiui the financial stringency of thn times was too much for Its feeble eltorte, aud the l.uiklir.it giveu aud aold uadov murine mi by Mr. A. ft.

Barnes, who gives the use of present for the afteinoni services of the rliureh, hut the uiornHg and evening service aro held iu tho old hive li ora whieb it unarmed forth pevorrfl year ugo. Tin morning ervie; are not well atternled, a ffalh.Td in the evenings, when a.s li alveary thi ease iu iiiistun churchei the au dienoes uro the lart. t. There it a rough ulemout In the uuighlMrhno.l nnd they sometimes make a disturbance. THE T.IEll('ISi;!l rJjy were informal, there ing nn sermon I' re oj'j it itu.

tne moruiug oi le eveulug servimj. At me t.i rvi'e Prof' for Hiwtnit conducted th ejereiS', an 1 oaiip'1 ujion those who were piosent lo unite in rarioiM wari. 'Iho opening prayer was nol le by Hew Father Gleasoti, and Professor lowing i fr tLo The Hlngtuc vris piano a new cabinek araii li ah Jin. Icni! piio cl tlie cli.ipt 1 liy Professor Thwlog, hut It is v. rec ued.

Prayer wan onerod by Ci'lsiu Curtis, an oi.l friend unci co worker with Profes jt wh'o 1,1,., rea a fw.v veriei Irom Deutoron uuiy and I' A tl upon eio'in few briof remarks, in wUlcli he gat a a lin irjr (if the church ai outlined above. Letters were uis i rei from ltev. Dr. Itudlngtou and from ll v. Ffmk Nnl'K who gave some acronut of ths early formation ot iro'tr.

It now manners about li' iiiembert. I'rvfonor TUwlug said it wi, thought better that there should no sermon, hut that ths cieroijei should the form of grtulatory services. In the oiurii of tils remarks alluded to former llel'ls of labor, and lo ths old Sa eiu utreet churoh In BostoD, with which oome uf hia eirbesi recollections wero connected. Father Uloasou was then called Mpin and eddrceeetf the uathrring briefly, uiving some account of Ihe earlier work of the ehureh when it woe a mission enterprise. He was cilleJ to Ilrooklyu from Flics and found a iliblo class located lo the building wnere they thefl.

were. lie preaohed thore Sunday evenings, and was connected with it uutil the ohurch wm formed. Til venerable man then gate some account of the labors of his t'ast life, and alluded to the thlrtr four years of mitslouary labor hu had spent among the Indians. Uaplaiu Uurllft wan also called up and addreneed ths gathering briefly, aud waa followed by Dr. White, of tuo aiaynower uisatou, wno tola oi nts aret connection with mission work and of tho necessity of laboring (a whatever field was oDsned before tbe seeker.

Uo would evor pick and choose his work, but take hold of thas wuco nrst presents itself. In the evening the audience waa much larger, but tho services wero of tho sumo obaractur. Addresses were mado by different goutlemen snd by Professor Thwlng. A number of letters from former workers la tbe church and aiintion were also read. Ths exercises throughout were hearty anil informal, and full of Interest to those who were presont.

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By Baaast Ths PUrr if a KyYVeUo tVaifi By' Saiav ttaTwarres yw SJ wntiti A Claim With a History. The public and the press ought to learn something from the recurrence of the McGar rahan claim question at Washington. The matter is not disposed of by calling it a bore. It has not oven been diposed of by a decision adverse to McGarrahan by the United States Supreme Court. The subjeot is as fresh as ever and more formidable than ever in the Capital now, after a period of quite twenty rive years, during which there has been as sudden and as many disappearances and reappearances of the matter as those indulged in by Bella Wilfur and John Rokesmith on a notable occasion.

Mr. Gar rahan is an Irishman over sixty years old. His claim is one which asserts his right to valuable mining lands in California, which he declares he paid for to and received from the old Mexican authorities, who owned and ran that country beforo its incorporation into the Union. The Mexican conveyance dates back into the forties, aud it has been the effort of McGarrahan's life to establish the validity and honest reality of the purchase and to have the Interior Department of the Government of the United States to issue to him a deed, or, as it is called, a patent of proprie torship in the lands, His opponent has been aud is the New Idria Mining Company, a corporation which occupied tho land under the enabling acts which opened up California to settlers, after her annexation to the Union. The controversy has been a direct one all tho time, McGarrahan maintaining he was the first owner and an actual purchaser, the Company declaring that his claim is a forgery, ho an adventurer, and that he invented the whole of it, after the Company had honestly acquired a perfect title undor the Federal law.

Tho undisputed value of tho claim is not far off from $15, 000,000. Two contests havo been waged on parallel lines as to the matter for a quarter of a century. One contest has been in the form of a legion of law issues. Tho other has been in the form of a continuous carn paign in Congress. On the law issues, the United States Supreme Court about a year ago, possibly a little less, gave a decision which was meant to have the effect of conoluding McGarrahan from any more assertions of his claim.

There was one thing in controversy in all this Court and Congress war it was whether the Interior Department should be required to issue a proprietary patent or deed to McGarrahan, and thereby hangs a tale which, as told by McGarrahan, is to this effect President Lincoln found time to give the claim a very thorough examination. He peremptorily ordered his Secretary of the Interior, Caleb B. Smith, to direct the Land Commissioner, J. M. Edmunds, now Postmaster of Washington, to make out and enter, and issue a certified copy of, full patent of proprietorship to McGarrahan.

Mr. Lincoln decided that McGarrahan had paid a large sum of money to the Mexican establishment in California for the lauds, intending them for agricultural purposes. That the Sutter farm. discovery opened up California to gold, aud that that New Idria land proved replete with it, did not affect McGarrahan's rights it really entitled them to be scrupulously protected. Of course, California came into the Union subject to all the rights of property holders and without prejudice to them.

Mr. Lincoln's order was in part complied with. The patent was issued, that is a certified copy was given to McGarrahan, but the pages of the original, on the books of the Laud Commissioner's Office, were torn out, and whon the New Idria men questioned the copy hold by' McGarrahan, he, on resorting to tho books, found that his patent had been abstracted and that he was put in tho position of a pretonder. The effort for nearly seventeen years, was to get an order by Congress, or from the Supreme Court, directing that a patent olaimed to havo been written in the books and torn out shall be restored to them. The Houses of four Congresses have directed that tbat be done, but the Senates of those Congresses have not concurred sometimes the motion would not be reached sometimes it was voted down.

But the Senates of two Congresses have ordered the restoration of the patent, while tho Houses of those Congresses have failed to concur. McGarrahan has never had a complete Congress in his favor just as "the "Cherub" in "Our Mutual Friend" never had a complete suit of clothes at one time. Now, it iB very well worth while to not9 iu what parts this story is confirmed and disputed by the New Idria men. They admit that Mr. Lincoln ordered a patent issued.

As his order is in writing, and as McGarrahan has it, that cannot be disputed. But they declare that Mr. Lincoln verbally reconsidered the order, intended to have a rehearing of the case, so told the officials of the Interior Department, and that far from any patent ever having been written in the books none ever was, and Mr. McGarrahan's copy is spurious. What did Caleb B.

Smith know about tho matter He said he received the order from Lincoln, and referred it to Land Commissioner Edmunds. The latter says that he referred it to the Secretary of the President, who by law is authorized to make out and sign the President's name to land warrants. That Secretary who like Smith is now dead said that he received a verbal instruction direct from Mr. Lincoln to defer making out a patent, and that the socalled copy held by McGarrahan was only a form he filled out to oblige Mr. Garrahan, before the verbal order from Mr.

Lincoln to defer had been received, and when he, the Secretary, thought tile written order was as good as a patent and ho would enter a patent on the books at his leisure. He added that McGarrahan refused to hand him back the form, issued in a siirit of favor and under a misapprehension. Kershaw, who was Lincoln's messenger and card taker, says on the day by the Secretary stated to have been tho one when Mr. Lincoln gave a verbal order to him, Mr. Lincoln sent for the Seoretary and saw him alone for a short time.

He added that Mr. Lincoln frequently for the Secretary, and that occasion made no more impression on his (Kershaw's) mind than any other. McGarrahan denies any such communication to him by the private Secretary of any such verbal order from Mr. Lincoln, and swears that tbe copy he holds was made out from the original in the books whioh he read, and which has been abstracted. He claims that the New Idria men bribed the Private Secretary to commit the felony and tell the lie he oharges on him, and he does not hesitate to include Edmunds and several other persons in the plot.

To heighten the complication, death has removed the Mexican officials and fire has destroyed the Mexican records, on whom and on which McGarrahan relied to prove that the grant he holds is not a forgery such as it is charged to be. It the past generation marshaled by McGarrahan fighting the present one, whose representatives are his New Idria opponents. The Supreme Court decided that enough evidence did not exist to enable an order to be served on the Seoretary of the Interior to issue another patent to McGarrahan, responsive to the copy which he holds. The New Idria Company thus hold by the proceedings which they perfected under Federal statutes, before McGarrahan began his long war to oust them but they hold by default, as it were, and they recently reported to the Senate Public Lands Committee, that they desired the subjeot reopened, as circumstances had put them in a position to show the equity of their claim, as well as its legality, and the corrupt character of the whole of McGarrahan's case. Those circumstances were the death of McGarrahan's confidential secretary, and the coming of his letter book into the hands of the New Idria men.

The letter book contains 2,000 letters. They begin in 1859, and run down' to the present. The New Idria men have made such a use of them aa helps their Bide only, but the correspondence as a whole is extraordinary. In 1859 to fight the New Idria, McGarrahan formed himself into the Pansoche Mining Company. The letters show that Daniel E.

Siokies and Frank P. Blair, then House men, were interested in getting Buchanan to appoint E. M. Stanton Attorney General and carried forward their influence in getting Lincoln to appoint Bates Attorney General Sickles and Blair held several hundred shares of stook in the Pa noche. So did John Hickman, of Pennsylvania.

The objeot of the Panoohe pool was to get a Land Commissioner and Surveyor for California appointed favorable to "Panoohe." The letters then take great liberties with, the Tills Paper bos tne circulation ol any Evening raver Published In tne United ju f(Uae as an Advertising Medium in tboreiore apparent The Proponed Reorganization of tUc Board of Aldermen. General Eoger A. is a Counselor at Law, tmd, according to the accepted equities of his profession, he is under obligation to Recure for any rtian whose cause he undertakes to plead all that the law gives him. As an iustauce it was, we presume, his duty only a little while ago, when he appeared as couusel foe City AVorks Commissioner Flaherty, have as many people in Brooklyn as possible believe that Flaherty's alter ego, one Patrick Hayes, told the exact truth when he swore that he niado an agreement with one Andrew J. White, under which he (Hayes) was to receive two thousand dollars cash in advance, and eighteen hundred dollars per year, payable semi annually in advance also, not for any influence he might have had getting White a contract from Flaherty or Ray, but simply for looking after the contract after White had obtained it, and Hayos was, and indeed is, a petty stipendiary under the Fire Department at a salary of oue thousand dollars per annum In like manner, we presume, wa are justified in assuming that when Counselor 'Pryor appeared before the Senate Committee on Wednesday, in opposition to a bill which, among other things will have the effect of relieving tho city from paying the aforesaid Flaherty per annum as a member of a Board in which he is neither ornamental nor useful Counselor Pryor was eugaged in retaining for Flaherty, among others, all the law allows him.

In brief, we assume without intending to reflect in the slightest degree on Counselor Pryor that ho antagonized the Charter Amendment bill as a lawyer, who spoke in the interest of others and not as a citizen of Brooklyn speaking for himself, and for the great body of his fellow citizens, who are pretty unanimously of the opinion that Mr. Flaherty is too much of a luxury at $6,000 per annum, in these times. Mr. Pryor is a oapital speaker, and he is a man of very subtle intellect too, and if he made rather a bad case against the proposed plan of reorganizing and consolidating several of our municipal dopnrtmcnts, it was because if is not in the power of any man to make a pood case against a law which will give Brooklyn a more efficient and responsible city government, and save to its taxpayers a hundred thousand dollars per annum withal. Wo propose, at this time, to review Mr.

Pryor'n objections to tho proposed reorganization of our Board of Aldermen, and if we do si at Romo length it is because wo presume Mr. Pryor presents the best argument which can bo advanced on his side. The pending Charter Amendment bill pro jioses to reduce the number of Aldermen, and to eloct all the members of the Board by a Invger constituency than they now, individually, represent. It also provides that the iiiiunboi's of om local Legislature shall servo without salary. To all this, General Pryor urges the following objections, and in order that we may do him fill! justice, we quote his language: Tn the first flvn ions of the bill it won proposed t.

tho present system uf electing Aidcrinen fvinu each ward, tind reduce Clio number from tweuly liv'O to liitc. on? uo ulocttil from each Assembly Dislrict, uiu tne remainder to bo elected at large. The pructicul efi.ot of tbat would be to Rive tbe Board to mo itnuiiuHUt party, and on the present rntio of Hirenuth it would stand eleven Democrats to four Itc iiuhliciius, siilllc out to give tbe dominant party a two itiiijs voie, aud enable thetn to override any veto. It was proposed to make the oruct of Alderman an elic one, on the asBtiiuptlou that they would got a better clasa of men in the Hoard and more inteili but the practical effort of it woul I be simply to Bhut out the poor man from the board and limit it lo the aristocracy. That was the system adoptod in tho British House of Commons, where the mc.il bjrs had to be possessed of certain freehold property beforo ley were qualified to sit, aud they served for nothing but in our own Congress it had boon doomed wise to pay men for their attendance and thereby enablo tho poor mau to obtain a seat there.

Tuey might make tho position of an Alderman an oloumosyuary one, but it will not accomplish the result desired by the promoters of tho bill. It will not keep the poor aud penniless out of the Board of Aldermen of tbo City ot Brooklyn. They will Beek tho eagerly as they do now, and without the assurance of receiving the paltry pay of a thousand dollars, which tboy now reccivo, they will go there with their consciences loose from tholr moorings and with the Idea tuAt. as the public pays them nothing, they could recoup themselves. Another fact In regard to the Hoard tt Aldurmeu iB that one of the provisions of the biU empowers it to fill any vacancies that might arise by pqioii of death, resignation or otherwise, and that by majority vole, which practically gave to tho majority tbc filling ot any vacancy, unload of allowing tho people to send another representative to the Board, thereby making the Common C.uncil a sort of close corporation aud Belt perpetuating body.

One half of this argument is, we think, fallacious the bal ance of it, we are sure, would be dismissed as mere demagoguism by General Pryor, if he could have an opportunity of replying to Counselor Pryor. It is fair to as KuniG that the present Aldermanic divisions of the city are not designed to secure the minority party more weight in our local government than its numbers entitle it to. If this is a fair assumption, the change in political divisions will not change the relntivo strength of the two political parties. Kensoniug a priori, the present ward divisions would seem to place tho Republicans at a.great disadvantage. On a general ticket and on a full vote the Democrats are known to command the support of the majority of the voters of every ward of the twenty five, except about fioven.

Indeed, in the Presidential year, tho Democrats carried all the wnvds for Tilden, with, we think, three exceptions. We do not suppose the Republicans will do any worse in tho Assembly districts than in the wards and under Mr. Pierce's bill a portion of the Hoard is to be elected by Assembly Districts, instead of by wards. It is true that last year the Democrats carried seven out of tho nine Assemblymen, but this preponderance is exceptional, and was brought about by tho fact that the Eepublicaus challenged opposition by maintaining unfair representation for this county, through which it has been made to pay greatly more than its share of the cost of supporting the State government. Our county has been deprived of just representation, and it has been compelled, almost aa a necessity, to boar an unjust share of taxation.

Republicans as well as Democrats were incensed by this. We are satisfied that party lines are drawn much more closely on candidates for Assembly than on candidates for Aldermen. There are a great many Democrats who care little or nothing about the complexion of the Board of Aldermen, who desire to see Assemblymen elected who will in turn vote to send an able representative of Democratic principles to the Senate of tho United States. Despite of all this we think we do not make any mistake in saying that within the past ten years the Republicans of Kings County have had as often a numerical majority on our Assembly delegation as they have had a party majority in the Board of Aldermen. Under the bill in question six Aldermen are to be elected by the city at largo.

As this city is Democratic this would jseem to give an advantage to the Democratic party this objection is met, aa far as it can bo, by a provision providing that no voter shall vote for more than four of the six Aldermen to be elected that his ballot for Aldermen at Large shall contain the names of four candidates and no moro, otherwise his ballot will be of no effect. This is a concession of minority representation to the minority party, and it is now made for the first time here. But is it clear that tho minority party will lose by the election of Aldermen by the city at large? Aldermanic candidates who ara expected to run well over the entire city must be men of about as good standing as citizens of the class from whioh candidates for Mayor are usually selected. The nomination of candidates of this character Is the only condition on whioh the majority party oan hope for success in Brooklyn: For obvious reasons, the majority party finds more difficulty in naming such candidates than do the party which is assumed to be in a minority. Where a party nomination is regarded as very nearly eqnivar lent to an election, there will be warm competition.

The beat men will not always succeed before party conventions, and when they do, they will often provoke rivalry, resentment and opposition. Our Mayor iB, of course, elected by he citizens at large, and it might be assumed that the Democrats, being in a majority, would almost always elect one of their adherents Mayor. But let us look over the list of Mayors for the past ten or twelve years. Kalbflelsoh was a Democrat; he was Buceoeded by Colonel Wood, and he was a Republican; then came Mr. Booth, a Republican then came Kalbfleisch again, and after him Powell and Hunter, both being Demo cnaraoiensuo restraint or opposition to its owu wuubi oan easily disturb tho affection it reposes In its nttursl protectors.

God has not boon and hat not seemed less a fathor to his thoughtful obildren becauso of the severity of His providenco or the mystery of His ways. Has the world anywhere failed to call nature by the endearing name of.mother booans'o frowns andwrlnkles have sometimes been seen upon HEB BEAUTIFTI, AND BENIGNANT FACE Have her teeming bosom and her hands over lost their charm becauso her children have sometimes found them bard 7 Nature has affairs of state, necessities of office and width of relation and breadth of plana and purposes tbat sometimes make our private wishes our personal feelings, and our momentary interests intrusive and of secondary Importance. Are tbe spoiled darlings likely to kneel and love their over indulgent mothers more than tbe children of those noble matrons who study the family happiness and distribute the blessings whilo they impose duties give food and medicine with tho same hand, and bold tho even Bcales with sn impartial, wholesome Justioe? Tho motherhood of nature is really only the feminine aspect of the fatherhood of God. He Is father and mother in one. What mon have everywhere called Nature is the clearest indication that they have dimly felt the fatherhood of natube'b author.

Thore is a rid not of the senses, a world in which Ideas and eolmgs take the place of material subBtauoos and things viBible, audible and palpable. It is a world of spirits, and our God, who is a spirit, deals with His obildren aooordiug to the lws of the spirits also. Our intellectual aud moral nature is allied to that uplr itnsl world in whirh life has no resemblance to anything that ever shono on soa or land, aud cannot be described by the naturalist, the miteriallst or tlio physiologist. When I consider the ever growing and aBton isulng mystery of man's inward being, the 19 of my soul, Its actual eutranoo on earth, its powor of peno tratmg the past ny the spiritual key of written words when I refloot on tho mlad and boart tbat bavo contributed the thoughts and experiences to build up my being, whon post, apostles, sagss and patriarchs have come to deal with iu spiritual ways; when I regard tbe power tbat puts mo in relation with tho first thinking cause; when I contemplate my mysterious freedom of will; when I regard my faoully for loving my family, my Savior and my God, I am forced to recognize the great distinction between matter and spirit, am compelled to realizo my dependence upon the Spirit ot tho universe, and am onablod to declaro that I do know the Fatherhood or God, and do adore Him. God is disclosed in tbe sogl, and the revelation made by Christ makes plain tbe laws under whioh He patiently labors for tbe welfare of men.

When will tbe world learn tbat God's moat paternal blosaings and at(ributos are wholly independent of outward circumstances 7 Ho will teach you what it is to be a human soul. God was in Christ speaking to tbat humanity which is to ue His own image. We are mon id know him aud oujoy as sons their fathor. Jesus, tho older brother, is beseeching us to go with Him and put ourselves at tbe foot of His orofls. Sanclug: Pranotiucod by (he He v.

Mr, Oould tob3 Immoral, Deffruditiir and liascirlons. In tho First Free Methodist Church, ou Third avenue, between Twenty and Twenty first streets, Rev. William Gould, last evening, preaohed a sermon on "Danolng." Thero was a very large congregation, who listened with much interest to what tho speaker had to eay. The speaker prefaced his remarks by saying that he spoke with the simple, earnest desire of imparting instruction, ana or having a osnenciai result on his hoarers. In those days, when objoction is made to the praotlce of danolng, the answor given is generally "tost tnere is a time to aanco, as is aaia in the fourth verse of the third chanter of the Book of Eoolesiastos.

This 1b true. No one ought to wish to detract from the utterances or God as inane Known in the revealed Book, but those who utter this answer do not generally consider when that time is, and whst is meant by danolng. It is taken for granted that by the word "danco," is meant that kind of exorcise practiced so frequently In those days. In order TO OOME TO A CONOIitlSION on tho subjoot, it will first be necessary to search the Scriptures in whatever place the mattor is mentioned. There are comparatively few passages iu Scripture relating t.i dancing, but from what thore are, wa may at once learn whon is the time to danco, and when is the tlmo to refrain from it.

Here tho speaker road nassazes from Psalmi Jeremiah Jere miah Eudus Samuol in which dancing is spoken of as a form of roligious worship. Again in the return of tho prodigal son, wo read that there was dancing to celebrate his return. On his return he rocoives his father's forgivouoss, Joins the company of those who are virtuous, and they feeliug glad at his reiuru, celobrate the event with a dance. In reaiiug of the dauciug of olden times, we observe thrco things. First, that It was a method of expressing the soul's joyf ulness, in lotting tho foot express what might otherwmo have been expressed by the tongue.

Socond, tbat thore was uo intermingling of toe saxes, and third, that tbo compauy was not mixed. In the tlrBt oaso we have an examplo in tho stying, And David danced beforo the Lord," and In the socond, Thon shall tho virgins Wiiersvor dancing is spoken of in the Bible, there in not a slnglo hint of any such mingling up of tho soxob ax is common in our day, nor was the time for tho exercise toe Bauie. is there any evldeuou of beiug used to Bucb excesB aa to become injurious to the BjHtnm, which in our day is often tho When THE MIDNIGHT BEVEL la ever it generally happens that tho participants are unfit the next day to attend to thoir respective duties. Now, lot us oousider the abuses of dancing as found iu the Word of God. We have instances of thia tn tha fourteenth ohapler of St.

Matthew and iu the thirty third chapter of tho Book of Exodus. The objeot In view in thj olden time and tho object in viow iu the present time is entirely dlUerent. Dauoina is now usod as an eujoymont something to pass away tho time iu a pleaaaut'iaauner. Modern dancing is closely associated with drinking, gluttony, rioting, foolish mirth fnlness, looseness, and unholy associations gou ernlly. No one who frequents the ballroom will douy this.

Is not tho supper room olose by? Do not tho dancers go into it iu a hostel state, ofteu drink to exoesa, and often reel away Irom the Bavo undor the influonoo of intoxloaiing drinks? Am I wrong in stating that gluttouy is an aocompanimont 1 I know there are daucea where this charge caii bu fully substantiated. In the next plaoo let us ooueidor the physioil evils of dancing. It dostroys graceful action aud modesty of demoanor. Is it graceful for a woman to walk on her toes instead ot on her feot. Who cannot go on the stroet and pick out by their unnatural gait the giddy girls who frequent the ball room.

Modern dancing bomg an unnatural and violent exerolse it promotes disease. Now spinning around quiokly, now making unnatural postures, it is calculated to effect the system, as tho perspiration starts and pours from every part of tho body, aud is the next instant choked up. On the following morning also thore is alwayB exhaustion and headache. When looking at the SOBEB BEAUTIES 07 MFB is It not bettor for young men to go to restpeacably than waste their time iu such a manner 7 If this is tho oaso with me 1 how mnch ought it to bo with thoss who are called the gentler sex Modern dancing also seriously interferes with the discharge of household duties. Danolng is not favorable to the development of the mind and glvcB rifle to immoral tendencies.

The obar acter of tho talk of tho ballroom is of tbo most loud and frothy kind. Dancing oreates aud favors iucorroot views of oharaoter. Again sometimes matches are made in tho ballroom that entail misery for tho whole period of after life. More imtances of this kind aro known than it is necessary to mention. It is ono coustant selling and trading ot words and aotions unfit to be soon or spoken amid the homo olrcle.

Now let us consider the moral evilB of danolng. No daucer was ever noted for piety. ThBre is not an instance on record whero a person fond of dancing has been known for this devotion and love of God. This never will be the case. The lover of tho dance Is not the lover of tho prayer meeting, and undor any circumstances, Is not tho ono who makes It one of hia duties to lore God aB he does himself and his pleasures.

Would any ms when on bis dath bed dosire a minister who advocates dancing to come and sootho his last hours on earth 7 Dancing aud real religion are not consistent. Would not people think it out of place to aoe a minister taking part in a dance at a hall 7 And yet, if dancing is morally right for people, It is morally right for pastor in fact more so, for the pastor ought to bo tho very first to oountenance a good thing. Another of the evil reaulls of dancing is that it CREATES AND SUSTAINS PBIDE. When going to a hall a pcrsou's appearance and tho figure ho will out is the flrit thing considered. In this way tons of thousands of dollars are annually thrown away in attempts to gratify foolish whims and fancies.

Pride and extravagauco to a great degree are born of the dance. Position in Booiety is also to a great extent lost or galued by the manner in whioh certain parties make their first appeAranoes at dances and balls. But by all means the blackest charge that can be made against dancing, and one moreover tbat can easily bo sub 1 stantiated. Is that it creates and feeds lust. It is not proper to charge that this is so in ovety case, but I assert, with full knowledge of what I say, that it creates and sustains the fooling of unholy lust in the human heart to a frightful extent.

This arises necos sarily.from the mixture of persons, from physical contact and from the excitement produced under the circumstances. There are young ladies that will permit themselves in the ballroom to ba touched and handled in a manner so familiar and so close, that they would consider it an insult at homo If the Bamo thing woro attempted. There are scores of men to day who make it their business to go into places where the night is passed in the whirling dance, to carry out the infamous purposes to which thoy devote their lives. Of the hundreds of inmates of tho infamous dons of Now York, many of the persons there commsncod their careers in the ballroom. From the ballroom thoy gradually sank lower and lower nntil thero was no further to go.

Although I may be derided for saying it, It is undoubtedly a fact that dancing and Iaeciviouaness go hand in band. May God grant the day when the psople who frequont the ballroom will see the greatness of their folly and the enormity of their Bin. GOSPEL TEMPERANCE. meeting In tbe Central Ifl. E.

Ctiurcli E. Oi Address bf Bev, Dr. Itecd. Under the auspices of the Eastern Distriot churches a temperance meeting was held yesterday afternoon In the Central M. E.

Chutoh, on South Fifth street, Mr. J. B. Warner, Chairman, opened the meeting. After a prayer and the singing of a hymn he said tbat the prejent should be a time of rejoicing, as tho Daly bill had been defeated.

He now desired to sec tbe existing law carried out in Its letter and spirit. Ho hoped the Excise In granting now lloeoses, would not be governed by the three bed dodge. It was a startling fact that only one of the twenty nine members of Assembly from Now York and Brooklyn voted against the Daly bl I. The rural membors alone saved the temperance oause. BEV.

DB. BEED was the next speaker. He understood that $200,000 had beeu raised by the whisky interest and spent at Albany for the passage of the Daly bill. The speaker next combatted the prevalent idea tbat the present law oould not be enforced, and regarded any such admission as detrimental to the liberties of the country. Tbe law should be enforced.

He reasoned that the rural members of Assembly had an interest in tbe affairs of the two great olties, Inasmuch as young men from the country dally flock to New York to commence life. Tbelr parents, anxious for their welfare, naturally take an interest in everything tbat concerns tbe great city in which their offspring have cast their lots. He said that tbe men who opposed the present law wera neither statesmen, moralists nor men of education. They were simply rnmiellers. Fubllo opinion on the matter of the enforcement of the law should be aroused, so thai the Excise Commissioners would be compelled to do their duty.

Bev. Dr. Scudder, of tho Gothic M. E. Chnrch, next spoke, after which the meeting came to a dose.

TBI STEAM O.UE8HO.T. To tht Editor oftht Brooklyn itagft Muoh was said at the meeting before the Committee of the Common Council on Friday evening lssUabout personal or aelf tnterest being opposed to puuBo interest, and many of those' who ipoke in lavor of steam on Atlantic avenue endeavored to make it appear that personal later oat stood In the way of a great pnblio interest. Now. what is it that goes to make up Snbllo Interest 7 Is it not the aggregation of personal interests, as mountain li mad of atoms And tha uettlon arista in this case, how many it takes to draw the line where personal interest alone applies and pnblio interest begins for there ait thousands on both aides 7 But admitting, which I do not, Oat then are larger interests in favor cf alsam thin opposed to It, does) that Justify tha larger number in doing an injury to theamallsr withoni compensation 1 Is it aot a fact that when private (personal) property Is taken for pnb Ho use it can only be done, under our laws, upon payment of damage And baa any single individual who advocates stum on Atlas tlo avenue proposed to pay on cent for damage to those whose property may win eraotlcally eon fit cite, or to reimburse those who war assessed for the removal of steam If I have not yet heard of it Justice should not be lost sight of, even to farther great pnblio interest. Airn BrsAif.

TJie Bev. William Lloyd, of New York, who reoentiy retired from the Kadison avenue Beformed Churoh, preached yesterday in the Madison avenuo Ffosbjterlsai chnrob. A grstt many wn toraM array (Him(roo, CUKREXT EVENTS. Thero were 100,000 visitors to Central Park New York, yesterday. Sonator Morrissey's health is rentored and he is expected home from Florida In a tew days.

Tho Central Pacific Railroad Company hare recently employed 300 or 400 mon at $1 a day, the first white men ever employed iu California at that low The Post Office at Pottsville, wns entered by burglars on Friday night, and about titty letters opened, thoir contents strewn upuj the il'ior, and $25, funds of tho Post Office, stolon. General Grant will return to America in tho Autumn, and Philadelphia is to give him fitting wol. flame, A numbor of private citizen! have tho project in hand, and aro determined to make it a grjud session. Hundreds of petitions have been sent to Congress by printers and publishers In all parts of tho country, askini; for the alulltion or tho duty on typo. The petitions have bien referred to tho Commitlco of Ways and Means.

At At mnsi meeting Of iK vcl'n' ry bankers and business men geuerillr of i.un:v:iio Kentucky, held ou Saturday lant, resolutions favoring tbc repeal of tbo Resumption set and Bankrupt law were adopted. Sir. Edwards Pievrcpont, ex Miuistev to England, denies that he la a candidate for the Judicial office, formerly hold by JuJge Vlatohford. Ue says ho could not accept it were it teuderod, as ho is about to resume tho practice of tho lsw. A sovero snow storm has been raging since Thursday niight In tho West, extouding from Bitter Creek, Wyoming, to Ogallalla, a distance of four hundred miles.

All tho cuts on tho railroad are filled with snow. Tho weather has grown colder throughout he Nort'aw cBt. It is stated in Washington that Judge Black is preparing a memorial, which will be presented in Congress by Mr, Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, an inquiry into too facts of Mr. HayeV cU'ctiou, ami such steps further of a legal or legislative character as it may bo proper to take. A youth, who gave hia name as Herman K.

West, of Luzerne County, was arretted iu Now York yesterday, whibi in the act of paying $105 for ticket to San Francisco, ne had run away from homo with $250 that his mother had given hiin to take to the bank. He had spent considerable of the money when arrested. The Sociely of American AitiHt.s in New York yesterday openod tiio Kurtz Galbry to the public. The hours were from noou until six o'clock, and in tho latter part of the afternoon tho gallery was crowded with visitors. Tho exhibition was free anl the experiment was declared a great success.

Tne visitor wero mainly foreigners Frenchmen, Gormans and Italians. Services in memory of the late John Williams, of New York, formerly President of the Metropolitan Bank, aud for several yoira Treasurer of tho Chlldrou'e Aid Hoeloty of tbat city, wero hold at the Newsboys' Lodging Housa last ovcuin. Amng thu speakers was Mr. William Cullen Bryant, who paid a beautiful tribute to Mr. William' many virtost.

Count Joannes lectured to an audience about 800 porsons at Gllmoro's Onrdon, last night, on the subject ot "Hell." Tho lecture was a common plaoe affair, neither funnr nor blasphemous, aud tho Count oertalnly made uo now facts known regarding the place he had under discussion. A latgo number of policemen were in the building, but tho audlenoe was not a bolstorous oue, and seemed only bent on amusement. The exports for the last month have been larger tbau for any previous February In the history of tho port of Now York. New York Imports about two thtrds of all the foreign produce landed ta the country, and about forty five per cent, of all tha exports are cleared from tbat port. The exports largely exoeod, the imports and show that the balauoo of trade is largely in favor of this country.

This is en couraging end is tho most hopeful feature of the present fioancial condition of the country. The list of American exhibitors (artists ex cepted) at the Paris Exposition to whom spscebas been allotted by Commissioner General MoCormlck has been published. It Is an interesting exhibit of American luerobants and lnvontora. No moro permits for apace at the Expoaitlon can be granted. Ths list of srtlsts and ol their works, aa selected by the Advisory Art Committee, of which ex Governor E.

D. Morgan is Chairman, will bo msde public In a few days. At the mass meeting of the American Tem perance Union, at Cooper Institute, yesterday afternoon, a committee of five was appotntod to watt on the District Attorney, and request him, In ths name or tho American Temperance Union, to proceed at onco to proseoute those persons against whom lndlctmenta for violating the Excise laws are now pending. This coarse was adopted, it was said, because tho Super intendent of Polio was reported as saying tbat the only reason why tbe police do not enforce the law in New York, Is the fact that the District Attorney does not prosecute those offenders already arrested. General Sherman has assured General Miles that he shall have every possible facility to enable him to finish the Indian war the present Summer.

Thi Indians are preparing to arose the line when the Spring opens, and the hostlles now south of tbe lino hunting buffalo are numerous. They are scouring an Immense amount.of dried meat. Sitting Bull Is strengthened by White Bird, tho great Nez Percea chief, and by others of this tribe, who aro Intent upon revenge for the reverses of last season. Gen Miles Is in command In Montana. General Gib bons will have his headquarters at Fort Snelllng.

The pence demonstration in Hyde Park, London, yesterday, was not a success. Mr. iiradlaugh, who made a short apeoch. and Mr. Herbert, who pro posed resolutions in favor of peco were compelled to leave tho Park.

Tho former was compelled to fly In a cab. There were about two thousand persona preBont at tbe mooting, and they were bustled about the Park and finally ejocted by a disorderly mob. A large crowd cheered and groaned beforo Mr. Gladitono'e residence. Mr.

Gladstone and his wife when on their way to church were attacked by the mob and compelled to sook refuge in a friend's house, wbenoe they were escorted by the police. The Duke of Teck wss mistaken for Count Sohouvaloff, tho Russian Ambassador, and insulted by the mob. The financial difficulties of the Pappenheim Adams troupe have sssumed such proportions that the idea of giving any more opera performances has' been abandoned for this soaaon. Saturday afternoon a matinee performance was to have been given at the Now York Academy, but a portion of the chorus and all of the orchestra refused to go on unless their back Mr. Adams offered half the re ulred oa the ipoe promised the remainder tor This they refused, aa well as the pro eU Qf the receipts at the box office.

When tt was too late to qo the musicisns ohangsd their minds. Madame Pappenheim, who is a most worthy lady, waa greatly mortified, aa was also Mr. Adams, at the result of their offorts, but circumstances impossible to overcome have combined to render futile their task. President McCosh, in a public statement, giving ths facts of the late trouble at the oollego, denies the report tbat hazing Is a peculiarity Princeton, or that it Is a prevalent evil there. Painful scenes such as have come oome up thero will be apt to appear, he adds, wherever there is a large body of young men collected togethor, (Princeton has 500) and no coll gat is entirely free from them.

He adds that the authorities have been able to meet the emergency, by cutting off from the college those who wero guilty of the grosser offenso, and inflicted a mitigated penalty on those who joined tho late dlstnrbances. Tbe faculty feel competent to meet the evil, and have taken advantage of the late sad occurrences to pnt down hazing. Ths other ovli, the carrying of fire arms Is exceptional, and If it ever occurs again it will be tn some rare Instano and directly In violation of the solsmn promise of the student, who will be when found out, at once dlsmisssd. A severe wind storm visited Atlanta, yeskrday morning and lasted, without rslo, with steady and tremendous force for two horns. The storm came on quite auddenly and when the churohes were filled with worshipers.

Tho Episcopal churoh, like the others, was filled. Tho tornado struck it and the whole building shook to its fonadstion. Tbe minister realizing the aituation, called to the people to throw themselves under tho In an Instant this advice was followed, snd none too soon, for the build lng crashed and moved onoe and then fell Into a shapeless mass, burying the congregation under the dtbrii. The shelter afforded by the seat! protected the great mail of the congregation, but eighteen were more or less seriously wounded by tbe falling timbers. Hone have died of their injuries.

The church Is an ntter wreck, and the escape of the people I regarded aa miraculous. Other churches wera more or leas injured, the Ctty Hall was unroofed and great damage was done to private residences and torts throughout tbe Olty. The notoriety consequent upen the arrest on Friday of Bev. George B. Voebnrgh, pastor of the Uadtson avenue Baptist Church, Jersey Ctty Heights for an'alleged attempt to poison his wife, had the result of crowding hia chnrob with strangers yesterday.

The accused minister made no allusion to the unpleasant affair, and ha acted aa though he was not the objec' of mnch remark. In a oonvsriailon is tha afternoon, he staled that hia congregation had stood by him nobly and that he should continue his pastoral work aa though this charge had not been Brought. He described his brother In law, same Sloxka, a wak minded person, and believed that ha did sot realise the gravity of tha coaaequejicee of what ha waa doing, until ba had gone too far to recede, Mrs. Voaburgb be said had been Importuned by Sloklss to leave him, hut that aba indignantly Kilned to do so. Tbe matter started in idle gossip, became Mrs.

Voebaxgh'e la nets wis long, lingering and not well understood by tha Brat physician employed. Mrs. Yoebargb la rapidly recovering, and wilt deny tha chars.ee of her brother tha Utter presses the tastier to an Issue, which It ia pot beOlaveci wm 4, been ohronically unable for twenty years to pay his board bills. He has accepted as a mission the duty of fighting his claim, and while he has declaimed no moral capability of superiority to the ordinary "methods," he has been fiscally unable to "work" them, and then, too, he has in that time made warm friends of ...1 A 1. men or spouess imegmy, bucu us rteuuriunH, Buckalow, Thurmau, Matt Carpenter and the like.

His claim has been pressed by him to the eclipse of every other subjeot, the rebellion and reconstruction included, and he notes every Federal or Confederate feat of arms in his letters in its relation to the chances of his "rights" receiving attention. Tho mutual Gas Company Job. During the past four years the Eagle has been instrumental in bringing to an unprofitable end several schemes to plunder the public under the forms of law. Among the latest of these schemes killed and ignoDly buried was the Lafayette avenue Railroad job. One conspicuous rascality still lingers at the point of death, aud in a quiet way is being tended and coddled by politicians who hope to profit largely should it ever set sturdily on its legs.

We refer to the Mutual Gas Company, of which Jourdan was and, for all wo kuow, still is President, and the charter of which was signed by Frederick A. Schroedor as Mayor of the city. The incorporators of this phenomenal association were needy, hungry politicians, much better fitted by experience to impose upon unsuspecting tailors than to command the confidence of capitalists. When honest men look about them for undeveloped enterprises it is because they havo money to invest. These politicians got a gas charter because they had no money and because thoy wantedto make some.

In other words, thoy hit upon a gas charter as a good instrument for raising the wind. Thoro is littlo reason to doubt that the charter was designed to force money from the coffers of the established companies into the pockots of the men who owned it. The expectation was that the old companies would buy tho new oporators off. It is, perhaps, proof this that the charter was for months openly offered for sale, nud at tho end of two years its holders tried to maintain its vitality by getting nominal subscriptions made by people disposed to speculate upon undefined possibilities. Another field oponed up by this intesestiug instrument was that of stock jobbing.

The charter was good for "bearing" purposes. Men with money who wanted to enter the knavish ring could buy legitimate gas stock at depressed figures becauso of the possible use that might be made of the charter while it, of course, lay in the hands of the charter, owners at any time to "bull" the stocks by simply declaring that they had abandoned their purpose to construct works. To people who understand the difference between honest and sham corporations it is a sufficient commentary upon this gang to say that while obtaining power to tear up any street or any part of a street in the city for their gas niaiuB they were required to give no bonds of any kind, aud for two years traded upon their charter powers before the scandalous nature of the scheme forced Mayor Schroeder to exact a bond which when obtained was found to be littlo less of a sham than was the declared purpose of the corporation. This job, we have said, is, and for some time past has been, at the point ot death. The State law provided that in case one half of the capital stock was not paid in within one year after the charter was obtained, and the other half within two years, the Company should be dissolved.

This law was not even nominally complied with, and when the matter wan brought before the General Term of the Supreme Court, on motion of the Attorney General of the State the charter was declared forfeited. An appeal was taken from that decision and tho final decision remains to be rendered. There is no reason, however, to doubt that the upper court will affirm tho decision of the General Term, for the law is not in the least ambiguous. The politicians, however, who obtained the charter in the first place, and those who have since entered the combination, have not yet quite forsaken the scheme. They hope to obtain an extension of time for speculative purposes by appealing to their friends in the Legislature.

The following act has been introduced by an obscure Assemblyman named Thain Tbe People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Beotioh 1. No incorporated company organized, or hereafter to be organized for tbe purpose ot manufacturing and supplying gas for lighting the streets and public and private buildings of any city, village or town, or two or more villages or towns not over five miles distant from each other in this State, under an aot to authorize the formation of Gas Light Companies, passed February 16, 1849, and the acts amendatory thereof, shall be deemed dissolved or shall be dissolved on account of the eapltal stock of such company not being paid in; the one half thereof within one year, and the other half within two years from tbe incorporation of such company, provldod tbat such stock shall be paid in within four joarB from tho organization of Biioh oompauy. Sec. 2. This act shall tike effect immediately.

Whether Mr. Thain is in the job or not we cannot say. It often happens that members present measures at the request of some one of their constituents without being committed to their support or without quite understand ing their purpose. It is quite possible that Mr. Thain stands in that relation to this measure, but the purpose of the measure is not doubtful.

It is designed to give a new lease of life to one of the most palpable frauds that ever called itself a corporation. The simple proposition is to change the law so that a gang of needy, unscrupulous adveuturers, who for nearly three years past have been pla ing fast and lose with the capital of tho mauds of Brooklyn citizens, shall be permitted to con tinue their game for a year or two more. Republican Governor Prescott is running for re election in New Hampshire. Frank McKean, a young Democrat, is running against him. The election takes place tomorrow.

The Republican platform favors Hayes, policy and all. The Democratic platform favors HayeB' policy, but bears down hard on the fraud on the Presidency. The implacable Republican element is offended at the Hayes indorsement in its party's platform. It threatens to stay at home. The present prospects imply a Democratic success in the State, in which not over 2,000 votes' difference exists between the parties in "off" years.

The election is really devoid of especial significance, though a good deal will be artificially attributed to it. It is the last Spring election to be held, and tbat is a great gain. The Cuban patriots in New York are indignant at the surrender of the Cubans in Cuba. It is vastly easier to shout in New York than to starve and die in the "Faithful Isle." If the people in New York think the brave men who capitulated three weeks ago did not do their whole duty, let them go and do better. There would be much less fighting in this world if all the talkers had to shoulder muskets.

There are indications that the remaining weeks of March' will do something to maintain the boisterous reputation of the month. There heavy snow in the Northwest, and the East must take weather as well as law from the prairies. to live on a salary of $1,000 a year for nu elective position for a term of two years. We don't want such men in legislative positions. We want to get rid of them.

Counselor Pryor tells us that by paying no salary to our Aldermen we will prevent our poor men from being Aldermen, or elect only poor men who must betray thoir trusts. Well, if service in the Board of Aldermen be a burden, lot those who are not poor bear it. Counselor Pryor reminds us that the spirit of our government is on the side of paying men who perform legislative duties, so that rich and poor may have a chance of filling such offices. In England, says Mr. Pryor, a property qualification was demanded for Members of the House of Commons, who are paid no salaries, while here our Representatives, both in Washington aud at Albany, are paid salaries.

We take it that tho spirit of our institutions may be described in this way It is designed that those who are taken from a body of men equal before the laws to make laws for them shall not be at any loss by it, but it is not intended that they shall be pecuniary gamers by such honor or distinction. If we send a man to act for us at Washington or at Albany it seems only fair that we should pay his expenses while he is there, aud away from his business and his home. Wo barely do this, aud a recent vory conspicuous instance shows that the people of this country are not disposed to do more than this. An honest aud frugal citizen of Brooklyn may bear the ordinary expense of an election, and speud part of two years in Washington, at $5,000 a year, or part of one year at Albany, at a year, and loso nothing by it. A citizen of Brooklyn, who follows a legitimate occupation may, while following his ordinary business, and living at homo with his family, givo a few hours on a few afternoons in the week, to the supervision of the municipal business of himself and Jjis noighbors, and may accept the honor of tho position for the loss of titno it involves, It is done by the members of tho Board of Education.

It has been done iu the past in tbe case of the members of the Board of Aldermen, and then wo had representative citizens iu that body. Wo are not tryiug an experiment. Wo are but going back to a system we Unvo tested. No man oan serve the city as an Alderman while his chiof purposo in lifo is to keep the place as long as he can, or to get a place that will pay him bettor. Iu all this we may bo antagonizing the views of Counselor Pryor, but wo are satisfied that betweoit Citizen Rogor A.

Pryor and ourselves there can be no difference of opinion on the main issue here at stake. We are satisfied that the proposed reorganization of the Board of Alderman is not only a measure of economy and reform, but that it will be fruitful of further economy and reform. Such a Board as we think the citizens of Brooklyn can elect, under this new system, will be in position to administer our local government as business men and on business principles. Can we ask our O'Reillys, our Kanes and our Shannons to even consider the question of the propriety of paying a policeman twioe the annual income of an average mechanic, or to run the risk of losing a reelection by antagonizing some petty bell ringer, who may be in receipt of the salary of a bank clerk for doing work not worth a quarter of his stipend Gentlemen in public life, all around the board, the times have changed in this country, and if our municipal governments are to bo maintained on the basis of popular rule, they must be cheapened, or popular rule itself must be abandoned as failure. Abuse of the Eagle, by mousing politicians, is out of order and out of date.

It will maintain the position it has taken, and from that position it will oommand the situation, for there are on our side, and for all who stand with us, all who eat the bread of honest labor. Theological Points by iTlr. Boechor. In his talk about Bob Ingersoll Mr. Beecher said several clever things, aud some that are entitled to more thnn passing notice.

He took occasion to express a belief that the time is not distant when dogmatic Christianity will have to undergo modification. AYhat ho said on this point will doubtless be demurred to by the recognized conservatives, but no number of demurrers can nullify the liberalizing influences which are at work. Said Mr. Beecher I think lh growth of the irumin mind, tha incoming of scieutitlc kuowlese and scientific methods is going to disarrange, to a largo extent, the old wayB of ljoking at moral truths, and there has got to be a growth gradual not very gradual, either, but pretty rapid, and a restatement of all the great truths of humanity is at hand, and if you do not restate these truths, if you go on using medieval theolojjy, you are going to lose all thinking men. They are going to drift away from tbe church and leave it to conventionalities and Bhams.

It has boon the labor of my mind to give expression to all ideas, tbat would give to all denominations an expression of universal consciousness of mind, so whatever my preference maybe for this creed, or that creed, that fundamental relation! of mau to Clod would stand without any hindrance by any change, or changes of form or statements. There la a change going on In regard to the aubjcot of future punishment; not that the puniBb mont li otrickon out, but the kind of retribution and the powers of retribution. I believe that men are getting more and more to believe that Buffering Is not to be sternal. I cannot conceive of anything that is more preposterous than the continuation of suffering when it bus no other end' in view than suffering. As to what ohanges shall bo and how extensive they will be, opinions may well differ, but there are to be changes.

Men are growing in religious knowledge as in that of science, and it is not more reasonable to bar their advancement in one province than another. Bob Ingersoll's objections to Christianity have no weight. They are tho product of shallow thought, and sincere scholars, whether they be Christians or infidels, regard them with contempt. The case, however, is very different, when men, like Mr. Beecher, object to being bound by the dogmatic defini tions of antiquity.

Referring to Bob's attacks upon the Christian God, Mr. Boooher does what every intelligent man would do, namely, repudiates the picture which Bob holds up. Christianity is not to be judged by what the least informed of its adherents think, but by what its most advanced minds think. We do not judge apple trees by the sour fruit they bear in April, but by the ripened fruit of August, Shall less justice be done to a great religious system than to an apple tree As to the relative merits of the Christian Scriptures and other religious books, Mr. Beecher made a characteristically neat comparison That there ara some things in th Sakya Muni in the Koran, in the religious viewa of tbe Oriental nations, the Persian particularly, that they had soiled hold of great natural truths we all believe, and some of them we hold in common with the Soriptures.Sthat is known to all: but It is not pretended by soholars of any degree of skeptlolsm and unbelief that they have eellnas and concentrated Dower tbat li comparable to the Book of tha Jews.

You oan pick out here and there ohoioe bits of meat aa you oan from a hickory nut, things tbat are good, from tbe Koran, but tho New Testament is like a peach or a pear, it la all nutriment. It is safe to say that no scholar who is not trying to make things appear other than they are, will deny what Mr. Beeoher says, in this passage. It is simply characteristic of the whole Ingersoll school of critics, that in speaking of Christianity they ignore its innumerable excellences and notice only the points which they eBteem assailable, while in speaking of the other religious systems of the world they have little to say of their defects, but laud their merits to the skies. If men wore to bo disoussed in the same way, we 0.