New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-03
CITY ITEMS.
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ASOTHER MURDER.-Mr Andrew Mehan, resic-
log 10 Authooy Il was fouud dead about O'Clock this
morning a. the Of Broadway ard Leonard ST. b
officers Gsryey and Wood OF the Sixth Ward. stab
found In The ga, side Of the neck and the carotid
artery severed He 10 supposed TO have been murdered
only few minutes before be was found as body being
quite warm At the time. has been arrested on
suspicion Of having committed the horrd deed but no
proof has yet been bad sgsirs, him.
SPRISGsT. PREssTTERiAS CHURoH.-Rev Dr..
PATTON late pastor OF this Church preached bis fare
well discourse on Sabbath morning last The text wA
Philippians ls, chapter 9th 10Th and 18th verses
And this pray that your love may abound Jet more
and more 10 knOeledge and In al Judgment that ye
may approve things that excellent that - nsy be
sincere and without otsnce il the dAy OF Christ BE-
ing filed ~ith toe fruits Of righteousness which are BY
Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise OF God
II Is needless 10 ssy that the sermon was an sble and
lucid exposition Of text delivered With that
earnest eloquence which Distinguishes the pulpit e1er
else. OF Dr. Patton. We have only room for our report
Of the closing part of he sermon which embraces the
mos, interesting events that have attended his ministry
Of ten years ihis congregation. In conclusion he
remarked thst there few items which, the re-
view, may be- proper summary and briefly pass be-
fore you The first call extended to him by this people
sas dated April r. 1897 which he declined. The sec
ond cal was dated Sep, 49, Of the same year. which
after deliberston be accepted When he 10 them
il was Ia Bis heart TO live and TO die with them expect
ing here 10 abide I'LL called awsy TO his heavenly home
The number Of church members al that time "a
There have since been added on profession Of ihsir
faith 3is and by letter 49, being in al 764 average
Of Nc per pear The present humber is 723 which sf
ter deduepg ell the deaths and removals shows nett
increase Of 2l9 members Tie hsd attended -
funerals-married 265 coupes-baptized % aduls and
IA infants in I'll. Az bspdsms
He hsd preached $50 times Of these. ! z33 times
had been In HE pulpit lecture ROOM which j. IN
average Of nesfly y sermons per week during the
whole Of the ten yesrs. When pr0tracted meetings
we're held he soueiimss preached eiehl times IN The
week During the whole Of the ten years this church
eofce had never been closed excepting for three Sab
baths ~he tbs house undergoing repsrs and then
regular Sabbath services held In the Lecture
Estimating the aversse debt of the Church at sl75o0
there has been psd for interest for the first six yesrf
1880 Four years since there raised and paid
5000 showing the full of 1870 paid toward the
debt snd interest During the years there had been
paid meet the regular current expenses the addition
al sum Of e2s 100 TO various objects OF beneyoence
Sl72lG ~ nearly ss could be estimated msking IN all
the sum of$Gl.766.
This review shows that tolls congregation In the pas.
yesrs hsge been characterized for exemplary benevo-
lence such has been tie estimate In which they have
been held by other churches
With few other remarks Of very solemn and
touching character and which deeply affected the aud.
ence he babe them sfectona,e farewell.
FRENCH STEAMER PHILADELPBIa.-The agents
Of The Company Ia this city received Teegraphic
message from Boston yesterday mOnug Informing them
that steamer supposed 10 be the Phile depha seen
25 miles Eas Of Hsiisx bound TO- by the Kate
This corobortes the report brought by the pscketshp
Zurich